Richard Levangie
@richardlevangie.bsky.social
#Author. Environmentalist. Feminist. Ally. Survivor. Warrior. Settler. Climate activist. Woke AF. MFA. Secrets of the Hotel Maisonnueve, 2020. Red Tiger, Spring, 2026 (Galleon). Kjipuktuk. Halifax, Nova Scotia. He/him. Be kind, be cool. 🇨🇦 315ppm
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Donald #Trump had dinner with sex trafficker Jeffrey #Epstein and other friends at Epstein mansion in 2017. That was 13 years after Trump claimed he had cut Epstein out of his life.
Trump was president.
Donald Trump is mentioned in the current release of Epstein emails more than 1,000 times.
Trump was president.
Donald Trump is mentioned in the current release of Epstein emails more than 1,000 times.
November 13, 2025 at 11:56 PM
I wonder if an historically bad October jobs report would distract journalists from pursuing the #Epstein files.
I expect that tomorrow and an escalation against Venezuela.
Evil, incompetent prick.
I expect that tomorrow and an escalation against Venezuela.
Evil, incompetent prick.
November 13, 2025 at 12:23 AM
I wonder if an historically bad October jobs report would distract journalists from pursuing the #Epstein files.
I expect that tomorrow and an escalation against Venezuela.
Evil, incompetent prick.
I expect that tomorrow and an escalation against Venezuela.
Evil, incompetent prick.
I’m pretty high. My last thought was that some junior lawyer could mail the #Epstein files to an independent journalist or Propublica and live in luxury in Costa Rica off their #Patreon for the rest of their lives.
And they’d be doing a great service for their country.
And they’d be doing a great service for their country.
Karoline Leavitt claimed today that Trump was always "extremely professional" while hanging out with [checks notes] Jeffrey Epstein
November 12, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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In a few minutes, @milestaylor.bsky.social is launching Defiance.org. Come spend some time with us.
November 12, 2025 at 9:58 PM
In a few minutes, @milestaylor.bsky.social is launching Defiance.org. Come spend some time with us.
This has been a common comment in our house today.
Oh look… another billionaire.
Oh look… another billionaire.
Besides everything else, Epstein was tied into most of the AI barons
November 12, 2025 at 10:38 PM
This has been a common comment in our house today.
Oh look… another billionaire.
Oh look… another billionaire.
I literally get a compliment every time I wear my Fox Skull and Mushroom T-Shirt.
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#shopsmall #shoplocal #pdx
This Fox skull & Mushrooms print + lots more items can be found here ⬇️
swordfernstudios.etsy.com/listing/1712...
#shopsmall #shoplocal #pdx
November 12, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I literally get a compliment every time I wear my Fox Skull and Mushroom T-Shirt.
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the republican party is engaged in a cover up to keep the american people from learning whether president trump is president pedo
A direct email exchange from 2011 between Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, just released by House Oversight Committee Democrats.
November 12, 2025 at 2:35 PM
the republican party is engaged in a cover up to keep the american people from learning whether president trump is president pedo
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My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
November 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
A full court press from the Trump administration as they pressure a republican congresswoman to remove her vote from the discharge petition.
This might be the only decent thing that Lauren Boebert has done in her time in Congress. I expect she’ll cave.
#Epstein
This might be the only decent thing that Lauren Boebert has done in her time in Congress. I expect she’ll cave.
#Epstein
November 12, 2025 at 6:18 PM
A full court press from the Trump administration as they pressure a republican congresswoman to remove her vote from the discharge petition.
This might be the only decent thing that Lauren Boebert has done in her time in Congress. I expect she’ll cave.
#Epstein
This might be the only decent thing that Lauren Boebert has done in her time in Congress. I expect she’ll cave.
#Epstein
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i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
If the Dems blink after all of this, for a deal that all but ensures no ACA subsidies in 2026 anyway, then what was the purpose of letting the shutdown go for 40 days in the first place?
November 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
FFS, #Democrats. You can’t compromise with authoritarians.
The elections last week were fair. Don’t bet on fair elections in 2026.
Read this and get back to me.
#governmentshutdown
#authoritarianism
The elections last week were fair. Don’t bet on fair elections in 2026.
Read this and get back to me.
#governmentshutdown
#authoritarianism
The perfect storm
And the blueprint Democrats should use to save democracy. If they don't retake the House in 2026, the US won't have fair elections for a generation. Or longer.
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:01 PM
FFS, #Democrats. You can’t compromise with authoritarians.
The elections last week were fair. Don’t bet on fair elections in 2026.
Read this and get back to me.
#governmentshutdown
#authoritarianism
The elections last week were fair. Don’t bet on fair elections in 2026.
Read this and get back to me.
#governmentshutdown
#authoritarianism
Please, can we replace Chuck Schumer now. He needs to retire.
November 10, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Please, can we replace Chuck Schumer now. He needs to retire.
Five years ago today, you threw me a lifeline.
Secrets of the Hotel Maisonneuve
How has five years passed so quickly?
open.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Five years ago today, you threw me a lifeline.
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i think this is a pretty good take on pelosi, who is unquestionably one of the most consequential house speakers in the history of the institution
Opinion | Nancy Pelosi Is an American Political Giant
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
i think this is a pretty good take on pelosi, who is unquestionably one of the most consequential house speakers in the history of the institution
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Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"
November 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"
Anyone heading to #HALCON this weekend?
WFNS is distributing a spec fiction zine that highlights 13 regional #authors, including me. Look for The Anvil Mountains.
It’s pulled from Red Tiger, a 120K word #fantasy coming from @galleon-books.bsky.social in Spring 2026.
#HaliSky
#NovaScotia
#books
WFNS is distributing a spec fiction zine that highlights 13 regional #authors, including me. Look for The Anvil Mountains.
It’s pulled from Red Tiger, a 120K word #fantasy coming from @galleon-books.bsky.social in Spring 2026.
#HaliSky
#NovaScotia
#books
November 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Anyone heading to #HALCON this weekend?
WFNS is distributing a spec fiction zine that highlights 13 regional #authors, including me. Look for The Anvil Mountains.
It’s pulled from Red Tiger, a 120K word #fantasy coming from @galleon-books.bsky.social in Spring 2026.
#HaliSky
#NovaScotia
#books
WFNS is distributing a spec fiction zine that highlights 13 regional #authors, including me. Look for The Anvil Mountains.
It’s pulled from Red Tiger, a 120K word #fantasy coming from @galleon-books.bsky.social in Spring 2026.
#HaliSky
#NovaScotia
#books
For Christmas folks. So many lovely gifts!
I just sold some art prints in my lonely Etsy shop. Yay! I’ve been feeling overstimulated and gloomy lately so that cheered me up a bit. ☺️☺️
My cold, blackened, weird art girl heart is warmed, y’all 🖤
My cold, blackened, weird art girl heart is warmed, y’all 🖤
November 7, 2025 at 1:48 AM
For Christmas folks. So many lovely gifts!
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Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
November 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
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incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
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ah, perhaps instead of pumping millions into endless factional infighting Dem donors could invest in making local Dem organizations genuine civic spaces that can reach people during and between elections
November 5, 2025 at 12:49 PM
ah, perhaps instead of pumping millions into endless factional infighting Dem donors could invest in making local Dem organizations genuine civic spaces that can reach people during and between elections
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Just left the latest hearing in Jim Comey's criminal case. It did not go well for DOJ
The magistrate judge scolded them for an "indict first, investigate second" posture and ordered them to turn over reams of material — including all grand jury info — to Comey's team
Details TK
The magistrate judge scolded them for an "indict first, investigate second" posture and ordered them to turn over reams of material — including all grand jury info — to Comey's team
Details TK
November 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Just left the latest hearing in Jim Comey's criminal case. It did not go well for DOJ
The magistrate judge scolded them for an "indict first, investigate second" posture and ordered them to turn over reams of material — including all grand jury info — to Comey's team
Details TK
The magistrate judge scolded them for an "indict first, investigate second" posture and ordered them to turn over reams of material — including all grand jury info — to Comey's team
Details TK