Steve Leatherman
@slleather.bsky.social
Retired software engineer from a Chicago area government R&D lab.
Married for many years. Live in central Illinois with wife, three daughters and more cats than kids.
Married for many years. Live in central Illinois with wife, three daughters and more cats than kids.
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I don't know about you but I am very sick of worrying about the future. I want a competent BORING government.
January 20, 2026 at 4:39 AM
I don't know about you but I am very sick of worrying about the future. I want a competent BORING government.
@durbin.senate.gov Make it clear that is ability to continue as U.S. President depends on him taking an off ramp. Get a backbone. Stand up. Do what is needed for the good of the country.
January 19, 2026 at 9:19 PM
@durbin.senate.gov Make it clear that is ability to continue as U.S. President depends on him taking an off ramp. Get a backbone. Stand up. Do what is needed for the good of the country.
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Danish Parliament Deputy Speaker Lars-Christian Brask:
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
January 19, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Danish Parliament Deputy Speaker Lars-Christian Brask:
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
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Dump your Ring
January 19, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Dump your Ring
Sadly true.
January 18, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Sadly true.
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Please SHARE if you agree!
January 17, 2026 at 1:26 PM
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On the money. Dismantle DHS. Constrain CBP to ports of entry only. Fire ALL existing ICE. Rehire with much smaller staff dedicated as public servants.
No. We don’t need to “modify ICE training.” We need to close DHS. Dismantle it. It’s an outdated expensive bureaucracy that’s been usurped by violent white supremacists. Shut it down.
January 18, 2026 at 1:29 AM
On the money. Dismantle DHS. Constrain CBP to ports of entry only. Fire ALL existing ICE. Rehire with much smaller staff dedicated as public servants.
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What we should have done...
January 18, 2026 at 12:14 AM
What we should have done...
Youngest daughter just accepted an entry level engineering job at a major manufacturer. She's just a junior so I'm pretty proud. She's full of dread though....
January 17, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Youngest daughter just accepted an entry level engineering job at a major manufacturer. She's just a junior so I'm pretty proud. She's full of dread though....
Youngest daughter is agonizing about whether to accept an immediate job offer for a job she doesn't really want versus waiting a couple of weeks to hear about the job she really, really wants. Welcome to adulthood baby-G.
January 16, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Youngest daughter is agonizing about whether to accept an immediate job offer for a job she doesn't really want versus waiting a couple of weeks to hear about the job she really, really wants. Welcome to adulthood baby-G.
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The thing is, some people can make mistakes, get things wrong, be careless, etc. But that’s not what Jennings did here. Jennings knowingly, purposefully and intentionally lied to utterly distort what was said, which CNN pays him to do every day. CNN is the enabler of this.
January 16, 2026 at 11:15 AM
The thing is, some people can make mistakes, get things wrong, be careless, etc. But that’s not what Jennings did here. Jennings knowingly, purposefully and intentionally lied to utterly distort what was said, which CNN pays him to do every day. CNN is the enabler of this.
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Like, Trump could drop dead of a heart attack tomorrow, and the damage we've already done to our allies is already likely unrepairable in my lifetime.
The same with Trump attempting to use the power of the US government to attempt a second coup - *even if he fails badly in that attempt*.
The same with Trump attempting to use the power of the US government to attempt a second coup - *even if he fails badly in that attempt*.
January 15, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Like, Trump could drop dead of a heart attack tomorrow, and the damage we've already done to our allies is already likely unrepairable in my lifetime.
The same with Trump attempting to use the power of the US government to attempt a second coup - *even if he fails badly in that attempt*.
The same with Trump attempting to use the power of the US government to attempt a second coup - *even if he fails badly in that attempt*.
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It's sad that none of my twenty something children know how to sweep the kitchen floor using a broom.
January 14, 2026 at 6:36 PM
It's sad that none of my twenty something children know how to sweep the kitchen floor using a broom.
Yes!
semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
January 12, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Yes!
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Congress should pass a law requiring agents to show their faces, identify themselves, & wear their badges. It’s not agent safety we have to worry about these days.
End so-called Kavanaugh stops & admin warrant-based forced entry into homes too. Let’s have a Constitution.
End so-called Kavanaugh stops & admin warrant-based forced entry into homes too. Let’s have a Constitution.
January 12, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Congress should pass a law requiring agents to show their faces, identify themselves, & wear their badges. It’s not agent safety we have to worry about these days.
End so-called Kavanaugh stops & admin warrant-based forced entry into homes too. Let’s have a Constitution.
End so-called Kavanaugh stops & admin warrant-based forced entry into homes too. Let’s have a Constitution.
Maybe Minneapolis should simply decide not to plow snow. ICE wouldn't be able to get around.
January 12, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Maybe Minneapolis should simply decide not to plow snow. ICE wouldn't be able to get around.
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Martin Luther King Jr. was disliked by a majority of Americans during his lifetime; in 1966, about 63% of Americans viewed him unfavorably. Roughly 57% of Americans said sit-ins hurt the cause of integration. The March on Washington had 36% approval. All of these methods were peaceful protests.
January 12, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Martin Luther King Jr. was disliked by a majority of Americans during his lifetime; in 1966, about 63% of Americans viewed him unfavorably. Roughly 57% of Americans said sit-ins hurt the cause of integration. The March on Washington had 36% approval. All of these methods were peaceful protests.
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i just had a box of delicious smelling fried chicken with me on the train and wow i was the belle of the ball. two people asked where i got it. a dog tried to sit in my lap. an irish guy asked me to come home with him. people treat you with more respect when you have a box of fried chicken
January 11, 2026 at 11:34 PM
i just had a box of delicious smelling fried chicken with me on the train and wow i was the belle of the ball. two people asked where i got it. a dog tried to sit in my lap. an irish guy asked me to come home with him. people treat you with more respect when you have a box of fried chicken
Brilliant!
FIFA could prevent world war three tomorrow: tell Trump if he invades Greenland he’s losing the FIFA Peace Prize and the U.S. is out as World Cup Host.
January 11, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Brilliant!
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If you need inspiration to keep going right now, may I recommend the story of Robert Smalls, who stole a confederate steamboat and piloted his family and almost 20 others to freedom and went on to become one of the first Black people elected to Congress ✊🏽
www.usatoday.com/story/life/b...
www.usatoday.com/story/life/b...
'Be Free or Die,' tale of escaped slave who became a Union hero
Cate Lineberry's new book tells the little-known story of Robert Smalls, a ship pilot.
www.usatoday.com
January 10, 2026 at 9:48 PM
If you need inspiration to keep going right now, may I recommend the story of Robert Smalls, who stole a confederate steamboat and piloted his family and almost 20 others to freedom and went on to become one of the first Black people elected to Congress ✊🏽
www.usatoday.com/story/life/b...
www.usatoday.com/story/life/b...
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Also, by their own standards, the cops protecting the Capitol on Jan 6 should have opened fire all over.
January 10, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Also, by their own standards, the cops protecting the Capitol on Jan 6 should have opened fire all over.
We could use Ike's wisdom right now.
"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
January 10, 2026 at 10:45 PM
We could use Ike's wisdom right now.