Leslie Ann Epperson
@wesee.bsky.social
Artist, doc filmmaker, admire all creatures. Plants too. And rocks. Rivers, big on rivers.
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Finland Lapland Northern Lights 😍
February 15, 2026 at 10:06 AM
Finland Lapland Northern Lights 😍
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"It is the first time anywhere in the world that an insect species receives this kind of legal status."
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#bees
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#bees
For the first time in global legal history, a country has recognized the legal rights of insects, and it is the stingless bees of the Peruvian Amazon that are taking the first step toward a new model ...
Peru just made history: stingless bees in the Amazon now have legal rights, letting communities sue to defend hives and habitat.
www.ecoticias.com
February 15, 2026 at 1:44 PM
"It is the first time anywhere in the world that an insect species receives this kind of legal status."
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#bees
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#bees
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ABC: Do you still have confidence in Pam Bondi as AG?
MASSIE: I don't think Pam Bondi has confidence in Pam Bondi. She wasn't confident enough to engage in anything but name calling in a hearing. So no, I don't. She was responsible for the document production.
MASSIE: I don't think Pam Bondi has confidence in Pam Bondi. She wasn't confident enough to engage in anything but name calling in a hearing. So no, I don't. She was responsible for the document production.
February 15, 2026 at 2:57 PM
ABC: Do you still have confidence in Pam Bondi as AG?
MASSIE: I don't think Pam Bondi has confidence in Pam Bondi. She wasn't confident enough to engage in anything but name calling in a hearing. So no, I don't. She was responsible for the document production.
MASSIE: I don't think Pam Bondi has confidence in Pam Bondi. She wasn't confident enough to engage in anything but name calling in a hearing. So no, I don't. She was responsible for the document production.
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This case raises an unsettling question: how many other incidents have gone unseen? Given ICE’s recent conduct, it’s reasonable to ask whether accountability would have happened at all absent video evidence.
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
Court rebukes Trump administration for denying immigration detainees access to lawyers
It’s the latest and perhaps most pointed rebuke yet from Minnesota federal judges.
www.politico.com
February 14, 2026 at 5:20 PM
This case raises an unsettling question: how many other incidents have gone unseen? Given ICE’s recent conduct, it’s reasonable to ask whether accountability would have happened at all absent video evidence.
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
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Rep. Angie Craig: "The attacks on Black and brown people in Minnesota have been egregious. At the end of the day, what they wanted out of Minnesota was for us to riot. I think this will go down in American history as one of the greatest examples of peaceful resistance from an entire community."
February 15, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Rep. Angie Craig: "The attacks on Black and brown people in Minnesota have been egregious. At the end of the day, what they wanted out of Minnesota was for us to riot. I think this will go down in American history as one of the greatest examples of peaceful resistance from an entire community."
Jane Godley was right.
February 15, 2026 at 5:03 AM
Jane Godley was right.
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Trump is saying that he will disregard Congress and issue an Excutive order that will violate the Constitution.
Here is my promise: If he does that, we will sue and we will win. Just like we did the last time. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Here is my promise: If he does that, we will sue and we will win. Just like we did the last time. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Trump: ‘There will be Voter I.D. for the Midterm Elections, whether approved by Congress or not!’
"I have searched the depths of Legal Arguments not yet articulated or vetted on this subject, and will be presenting an irrefutable one in the very near future," wrote Trump, who is not a lawyer.
www.democracydocket.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Trump is saying that he will disregard Congress and issue an Excutive order that will violate the Constitution.
Here is my promise: If he does that, we will sue and we will win. Just like we did the last time. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Here is my promise: If he does that, we will sue and we will win. Just like we did the last time. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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New @ms.now: Two ICE officers are under a criminal investigation into whether they lied under oath about the shooting of a migrant in Minneapolis last month.
It's ANOTHER example of a radical about-face by DHS — Kristi Noem previously called this an “attempted murder of federal law enforcement."
It's ANOTHER example of a radical about-face by DHS — Kristi Noem previously called this an “attempted murder of federal law enforcement."
DOJ investigating whether ICE officers lied about migrant’s shooting
The news comes a day after the government moved to dismiss charges accusing the man of assaulting a federal officer.
www.ms.now
February 14, 2026 at 12:28 AM
New @ms.now: Two ICE officers are under a criminal investigation into whether they lied under oath about the shooting of a migrant in Minneapolis last month.
It's ANOTHER example of a radical about-face by DHS — Kristi Noem previously called this an “attempted murder of federal law enforcement."
It's ANOTHER example of a radical about-face by DHS — Kristi Noem previously called this an “attempted murder of federal law enforcement."
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As we know from witnesses and surveillance videos of many incidents, these guys lie about 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈.
apnews.com/article/immi...
apnews.com/article/immi...
Feds open a perjury probe into ICE officers' testimony about the shooting of a Venezuelan man
Federal authorities have opened a criminal probe into whether two immigration officers lied under oath about a shooting in Minneapolis last month, as all charges were dropped against two Venezuelan me...
apnews.com
February 14, 2026 at 5:19 PM
As we know from witnesses and surveillance videos of many incidents, these guys lie about 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈.
apnews.com/article/immi...
apnews.com/article/immi...
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February 15, 2026 at 2:22 AM
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Sort of gives away the lie that they're arresting hardened criminals who are drags on society when they're setting up traps to lure in Good Samaritans
CCTV footage appears to show DHS agents posing as people having car trouble in order to lure a target out of his house before arresting them. The target comes out and starts helping them before 3 vehicles surround the scene. The car "experiencing" trouble then drives off with them.
February 15, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Sort of gives away the lie that they're arresting hardened criminals who are drags on society when they're setting up traps to lure in Good Samaritans
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Axolotls can completely rebuild their thymus, a key immune organ
Axolotls wow scientists by regenerating this complex organ
Axolotls can completely rebuild their thymus, a key immune organ
www.scientificamerican.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Axolotls can completely rebuild their thymus, a key immune organ
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Because ICE isn't operating on the same planet as the concept of innocence.
February 15, 2026 at 3:50 AM
Because ICE isn't operating on the same planet as the concept of innocence.
My people are waking up. We are raised on ideals of liberty and justice and liberty and justice are calling more and more of us to get up and stand up.
“I’ve never protested before - but I just watched 4th & 5th grade kids run away from our own government.” 😕🇺🇸💔
(From @crindivisible.bsky.social )
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February 15, 2026 at 3:55 AM
My people are waking up. We are raised on ideals of liberty and justice and liberty and justice are calling more and more of us to get up and stand up.
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“I’ve never protested before - but I just watched 4th & 5th grade kids run away from our own government.” 😕🇺🇸💔
(From @crindivisible.bsky.social )
(From @crindivisible.bsky.social )
February 15, 2026 at 12:45 AM
“I’ve never protested before - but I just watched 4th & 5th grade kids run away from our own government.” 😕🇺🇸💔
(From @crindivisible.bsky.social )
(From @crindivisible.bsky.social )
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Yes he was handsome. But give some credit to the meticulous attention his wife Anna Murray Douglass paid to his care, his home, & the presentation of his garments. It was Anna, a free woman who he met in Baltimore, who out of her meager savings gave FD the money for his train ride to escape.
February 14, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Yes he was handsome. But give some credit to the meticulous attention his wife Anna Murray Douglass paid to his care, his home, & the presentation of his garments. It was Anna, a free woman who he met in Baltimore, who out of her meager savings gave FD the money for his train ride to escape.
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My universe revolves around you. Happy Valentine’s Day, Gabby.
February 14, 2026 at 8:52 PM
My universe revolves around you. Happy Valentine’s Day, Gabby.
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"Trump doesn’t believe in anything except himself... When that resistance and those protests actually made his policies tremendously unpopular, he relented. And I think it’s a lesson that we should apply elsewhere when he engages in outrageous activities...”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...
Trump’s Minnesota Retreat Points to the Power of Public Anger
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:40 AM
"Trump doesn’t believe in anything except himself... When that resistance and those protests actually made his policies tremendously unpopular, he relented. And I think it’s a lesson that we should apply elsewhere when he engages in outrageous activities...”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...
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Great sitting down with Brian Tyler Cohen to talk about everything from the courage we saw in Minnesota, to how Democrats can be true to our values and get stuff done, to how we’re building a community of changemakers at the Obama Foundation. youtube.com/watch?v=uI-hgSE5QIw
February 14, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Great sitting down with Brian Tyler Cohen to talk about everything from the courage we saw in Minnesota, to how Democrats can be true to our values and get stuff done, to how we’re building a community of changemakers at the Obama Foundation. youtube.com/watch?v=uI-hgSE5QIw
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It’s a beautiful day in Minnesota. Spring is coming, people.
February 14, 2026 at 10:29 PM
It’s a beautiful day in Minnesota. Spring is coming, people.
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Raskin: What makes somebody a good lawyer?
You have to identify with the people who are the victims of injustice — not with their perpetrators.
So I would say to Pam Bondi: If you’re going to stand with the victimizers and not the victims, then you’re not a real lawyer.
You have to identify with the people who are the victims of injustice — not with their perpetrators.
So I would say to Pam Bondi: If you’re going to stand with the victimizers and not the victims, then you’re not a real lawyer.
February 14, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Raskin: What makes somebody a good lawyer?
You have to identify with the people who are the victims of injustice — not with their perpetrators.
So I would say to Pam Bondi: If you’re going to stand with the victimizers and not the victims, then you’re not a real lawyer.
You have to identify with the people who are the victims of injustice — not with their perpetrators.
So I would say to Pam Bondi: If you’re going to stand with the victimizers and not the victims, then you’re not a real lawyer.