Leslie Symank
@lesliesymank.bsky.social
A signals intelligence soldier on the East/West German border in the early ‘90s & i was assigned to the 2nd battalion,27th infantry Regiment,3rd infantry Brigade combat Team,25th infantry Division & work as a Combat Engineer in the US-Army Force. No DMs.
Pick up a new Meta headset, “Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners,” and pocket a $50 gift card in the process. www.wired.com/story/meta-q...
This Quest 3S Bundle Is $50 Off and Includes a Game and Gift Card
Pick up a new Meta headset, “Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners,” and pocket a $50 gift card in the process.
www.wired.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Pick up a new Meta headset, “Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners,” and pocket a $50 gift card in the process. www.wired.com/story/meta-q...
"If its a hoax why are you ordering more investigations?" - reporter to Pedo-Potus
"Find out what he knows with respect to Bill Clinton." - Pedo-Potus
#USDemocracy
youtube.com/watch?v=32WT...
"Find out what he knows with respect to Bill Clinton." - Pedo-Potus
#USDemocracy
youtube.com/watch?v=32WT...
Trump RUSHES OUT of White House and leaves DC as PANIC SETS IN
YouTube video by MeidasTouch
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November 15, 2025 at 8:29 PM
"If its a hoax why are you ordering more investigations?" - reporter to Pedo-Potus
"Find out what he knows with respect to Bill Clinton." - Pedo-Potus
#USDemocracy
youtube.com/watch?v=32WT...
"Find out what he knows with respect to Bill Clinton." - Pedo-Potus
#USDemocracy
youtube.com/watch?v=32WT...
LIVE: Anti-Trump protesters rally in South Korea
Hundreds of South Korean protesters stage a rally in Gyeongju against US President Donald Trump as he was set to arrive in the city for meetings on the sidelines of the APEC summit.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUrO...
Hundreds of South Korean protesters stage a rally in Gyeongju against US President Donald Trump as he was set to arrive in the city for meetings on the sidelines of the APEC summit.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUrO...
LIVE: Anti-Trump protesters rally in South Korea | REUTERS
YouTube video by Reuters
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October 29, 2025 at 9:23 AM
LIVE: Anti-Trump protesters rally in South Korea
Hundreds of South Korean protesters stage a rally in Gyeongju against US President Donald Trump as he was set to arrive in the city for meetings on the sidelines of the APEC summit.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUrO...
Hundreds of South Korean protesters stage a rally in Gyeongju against US President Donald Trump as he was set to arrive in the city for meetings on the sidelines of the APEC summit.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUrO...
The Supreme Court Case That Could Hand the House to Republicans
Democrats would be in danger of losing around a dozen majority-minority districts across the South if the court struck down part of the Voting Rights Act.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...
Democrats would be in danger of losing around a dozen majority-minority districts across the South if the court struck down part of the Voting Rights Act.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...
The Supreme Court Case That Could Hand the House to Republicans
www.nytimes.com
October 18, 2025 at 4:34 AM
The Supreme Court Case That Could Hand the House to Republicans
Democrats would be in danger of losing around a dozen majority-minority districts across the South if the court struck down part of the Voting Rights Act.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...
Democrats would be in danger of losing around a dozen majority-minority districts across the South if the court struck down part of the Voting Rights Act.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...
Trump said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered a strike under his authority as Commander-in-Chief, killing six men he called “narcoterrorists” near Venezuela. A video shows a boat idling before being hit and bursting into flames.
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www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
U.S. kills 6 alleged drug smugglers in new strike off Venezuela, Trump says
The operation follows Senate Republicans’ narrow defeat of a measure that aimed to prevent the administration’s actions on legal grounds.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 15, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Trump said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered a strike under his authority as Commander-in-Chief, killing six men he called “narcoterrorists” near Venezuela. A video shows a boat idling before being hit and bursting into flames.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Ex-Disney CEO [Michael Eisner] tears into leaders not "standing up against bullies" for Kimmel - Axios www.axios.com/2025/09/19/d...
Ex-Disney CEO tears into leaders not "standing up against bullies" for Kimmel
Former Disney CEO Michael Eisner is one many defending Kimmel since his show was pulled.
www.axios.com
September 20, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Ex-Disney CEO [Michael Eisner] tears into leaders not "standing up against bullies" for Kimmel - Axios www.axios.com/2025/09/19/d...
More and more Disney allies—including former CEO Michael Eisner—are calling on the company to take a stand on the Jimmy Kimmel crisis.
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www.avclub.com/andor-dan-gi...
Yeah, Andor writer Dan Gilroy sees the parallels, too
Yeah, Andor writer Dan Gilroy sees the parallels, too
www.avclub.com
September 20, 2025 at 2:53 AM
More and more Disney allies—including former CEO Michael Eisner—are calling on the company to take a stand on the Jimmy Kimmel crisis.
www.avclub.com/andor-dan-gi...
www.avclub.com/andor-dan-gi...
"Charlie Kirk, Redeemed: A Political Class Finds Its Lost Cause." Ta-Nehisi Coates on Ezra Klein and the willingness of the pundit class to redeem Kirk: www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c...
Charlie Kirk, Redeemed: A Political Class Finds Its Lost Cause
By ignoring the rhetoric and actions of the Turning Point USA founder, pundits and politicians are sanitizing his legacy.
www.vanityfair.com
September 17, 2025 at 11:25 PM
"Charlie Kirk, Redeemed: A Political Class Finds Its Lost Cause." Ta-Nehisi Coates on Ezra Klein and the willingness of the pundit class to redeem Kirk: www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c...
The broadside against Cook speaks to the second Trump administration’s war on the Fed, on the president’s perceived opponents in the federal government, and on sound, independent data.
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talkingpointsmemo.com/fivepoints/f...
5 Points on Trump’s High-Stakes Onslaught Against Fed Governor Lisa Cook
An appeals court ruled late Monday that Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook...
talkingpointsmemo.com
September 17, 2025 at 11:59 AM
The broadside against Cook speaks to the second Trump administration’s war on the Fed, on the president’s perceived opponents in the federal government, and on sound, independent data.
talkingpointsmemo.com/fivepoints/f...
talkingpointsmemo.com/fivepoints/f...
Tyler Robinson, a 22-year-old from Utah, is expected to be charged Tuesday afternoon for the fatal shooting of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University. Follow along with us.
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County Attorney Will Seek Death Penalty for Alleged Charlie Kirk Killer Tyler Robinson
Tyler Robinson, a 22-year-old from Utah, was charged with seven counts on...
talkingpointsmemo.com
September 17, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Tyler Robinson, a 22-year-old from Utah, is expected to be charged Tuesday afternoon for the fatal shooting of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University. Follow along with us.
talkingpointsmemo.com/live-blog/ty...
talkingpointsmemo.com/live-blog/ty...
Groypers, gopniks, and the Kirk-Fuentes beef.
The American right is one nutty hospital. Me @newrepublic :
newrepublic.com/article/2004...
The American right is one nutty hospital. Me @newrepublic :
newrepublic.com/article/2004...
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Avoiding It: Post-Kirk, We Have to Learn About the Groyper Wars
We still don’t know Tyler Robinson’s motivation. But we know we need to learn about the Charlie Kirk–Nick Fuentes Armageddon, dammit.
newrepublic.com
September 16, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Groypers, gopniks, and the Kirk-Fuentes beef.
The American right is one nutty hospital. Me @newrepublic :
newrepublic.com/article/2004...
The American right is one nutty hospital. Me @newrepublic :
newrepublic.com/article/2004...
The inscriptions on bullets recovered near the scene of Charlie Kirk's murder appear to reference video games like ‘Helldivers 2’ and online furry roleplay, not a legible political ideology. www.wired.com/story/charli...
Bullets Found After the Charlie Kirk Shooting Carried Messages. Here’s What They Mean
The inscriptions on bullets recovered near the scene of Charlie Kirk's murder appear to reference video games like ‘Helldivers 2’ and online furry role-play, not a legible political ideology.
www.wired.com
September 12, 2025 at 11:18 PM
The inscriptions on bullets recovered near the scene of Charlie Kirk's murder appear to reference video games like ‘Helldivers 2’ and online furry roleplay, not a legible political ideology. www.wired.com/story/charli...
“The retired general [said] more than 10% of Gaza’s 2.2 million population had been killed or injured – “more than 200,000 people”. That estimate is…close to the current figures provided by Gaza’s health ministry.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
‘We took the gloves off’: ex-IDF chief confirms Gaza casualties over 200,000
Retired general Herzi Halevi says ‘not once’ had legal advice constrained Israel’s military decisions in the strip
www.theguardian.com
September 12, 2025 at 10:08 PM
“The retired general [said] more than 10% of Gaza’s 2.2 million population had been killed or injured – “more than 200,000 people”. That estimate is…close to the current figures provided by Gaza’s health ministry.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
“I’m basically going to cancel with extreme prejudice these evil, sick animals who celebrated Charlie Kirk’s assassination.”
The Trump administration is throwing the full weight of the federal government behind memorializing Charlie Kirk.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The Trump administration is throwing the full weight of the federal government behind memorializing Charlie Kirk.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The full weight of the federal government is being used to memorialize Charlie Kirk
And to punish those who speak ill of him.
www.motherjones.com
September 12, 2025 at 6:55 PM
“I’m basically going to cancel with extreme prejudice these evil, sick animals who celebrated Charlie Kirk’s assassination.”
The Trump administration is throwing the full weight of the federal government behind memorializing Charlie Kirk.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The Trump administration is throwing the full weight of the federal government behind memorializing Charlie Kirk.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
This works for humans too - *if* they can keep off the ground. (DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME ETC ETC AD INFINITUM!)
To demonstrate this, please watch this video of power-line inspectors doing an everyday but also absolutely insane thing:
youtu.be/9YmFHAFYwmY?...
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To demonstrate this, please watch this video of power-line inspectors doing an everyday but also absolutely insane thing:
youtu.be/9YmFHAFYwmY?...
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Extreme Jobs - High Voltage Power Line Inspection
YouTube video by World Channel
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September 11, 2025 at 6:56 PM
This works for humans too - *if* they can keep off the ground. (DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME ETC ETC AD INFINITUM!)
To demonstrate this, please watch this video of power-line inspectors doing an everyday but also absolutely insane thing:
youtu.be/9YmFHAFYwmY?...
4/
To demonstrate this, please watch this video of power-line inspectors doing an everyday but also absolutely insane thing:
youtu.be/9YmFHAFYwmY?...
4/
Yet another round of political theater from Tennessee’s lawmakers. Heavy on optics, light on substance. Their actions continue to embarrass the very constituents they claim to represent.
More performative bullshit from our elected lawmakers in TN. You're an embarrassment.
September 11, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Yet another round of political theater from Tennessee’s lawmakers. Heavy on optics, light on substance. Their actions continue to embarrass the very constituents they claim to represent.
WTF? Does “the right way” to “practice politics” include lying re factual matters (eg saying Black Women have too little brainpower to be “taken seriously”)? Mourning Kirk’s murder & defending his right to make his wild claims doesn’t excuse praising his political MO
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/o...
Opinion | Charlie Kirk Was Practicing Politics the Right Way
www.nytimes.com
September 11, 2025 at 4:02 PM
WTF? Does “the right way” to “practice politics” include lying re factual matters (eg saying Black Women have too little brainpower to be “taken seriously”)? Mourning Kirk’s murder & defending his right to make his wild claims doesn’t excuse praising his political MO
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/o...
Immigrants in Southern #California go on high alert after Supreme Court ruling
Organizers warned them to expect intensified raids after the justices blocked a lower court's ruling that prohibited roving patrols and racial profiling. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Organizers warned them to expect intensified raids after the justices blocked a lower court's ruling that prohibited roving patrols and racial profiling. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Immigrants in Southern California go on high alert after Supreme Court ruling
Organizers warned them to expect intensified raids after the justices blocked a lower court's ruling that prohibited roving patrols and racial profiling.
www.nbcnews.com
September 9, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Immigrants in Southern #California go on high alert after Supreme Court ruling
Organizers warned them to expect intensified raids after the justices blocked a lower court's ruling that prohibited roving patrols and racial profiling. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Organizers warned them to expect intensified raids after the justices blocked a lower court's ruling that prohibited roving patrols and racial profiling. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
ICE agents assembles the last couple of days in a covered lot outside Chicago, be prepared Chicago!
September 8, 2025 at 5:34 AM
ICE agents assembles the last couple of days in a covered lot outside Chicago, be prepared Chicago!
I’m hearing that the 23,000 Reduction in force goal for the Army "may be more likely to target employees that work on overhead funding and less those who work on project funding. If true, This leaves USACE "district offices somewhat less vulnerable to cuts. This is opinion, however. Not fact.
September 7, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I’m hearing that the 23,000 Reduction in force goal for the Army "may be more likely to target employees that work on overhead funding and less those who work on project funding. If true, This leaves USACE "district offices somewhat less vulnerable to cuts. This is opinion, however. Not fact.
And just like that Tom Hanks is canceled? Alrighty then. JFC
And NPR's understatement in this article is something else.
"West Point has been going through a PERIOD of READJUSTMENT since the start of the Trump administration."
🥱
www.npr.org/2025/09/06/n...
And NPR's understatement in this article is something else.
"West Point has been going through a PERIOD of READJUSTMENT since the start of the Trump administration."
🥱
www.npr.org/2025/09/06/n...
West Point alumni group scraps prestigious award celebrations honoring Tom Hanks
The 69-year-old actor and veterans' advocate had been scheduled to receive the prestigious Sylvanus Thayer award at an official ceremony and parade on Sept. 25.
www.npr.org
September 7, 2025 at 9:04 AM
And just like that Tom Hanks is canceled? Alrighty then. JFC
And NPR's understatement in this article is something else.
"West Point has been going through a PERIOD of READJUSTMENT since the start of the Trump administration."
🥱
www.npr.org/2025/09/06/n...
And NPR's understatement in this article is something else.
"West Point has been going through a PERIOD of READJUSTMENT since the start of the Trump administration."
🥱
www.npr.org/2025/09/06/n...
Trump’s former surgeon general urges president to fire RFK Jr.
Jerome Adams cites vaccine policy and chaos at CDC and joins other officials in saying Kennedy is risking US health.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Jerome Adams cites vaccine policy and chaos at CDC and joins other officials in saying Kennedy is risking US health.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump’s former surgeon general urges president to fire RFK Jr
Jerome Adams cites vaccine policy and chaos at CDC and joins other officials in saying Kennedy is risking US health
www.theguardian.com
September 7, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Trump’s former surgeon general urges president to fire RFK Jr.
Jerome Adams cites vaccine policy and chaos at CDC and joins other officials in saying Kennedy is risking US health.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Jerome Adams cites vaccine policy and chaos at CDC and joins other officials in saying Kennedy is risking US health.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...