Leslie Winston
@conditionedsoul.bsky.social
Scholar of Japanese literature and culture. The sexed subject. Nineteenth-century French decadence! DOI: https://doi.org/10.3998/mpub.12532134
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MN is home to the largest Karen population in the country and we know the positive impact they’ve had in our state.
People fleeing war and violence should be able to find refuge in the United States. Removing their protection is not who we are.
www.startribune.com/temporary-pr...
People fleeing war and violence should be able to find refuge in the United States. Removing their protection is not who we are.
www.startribune.com/temporary-pr...
Trump administration ends protections for Myanmar refugees, affecting Minnesota’s Karen residents
After the sudden end to asylum protections, some of the Karen community risk being sent back to a country ruled by a military dictatorship.
www.startribune.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:36 PM
MN is home to the largest Karen population in the country and we know the positive impact they’ve had in our state.
People fleeing war and violence should be able to find refuge in the United States. Removing their protection is not who we are.
www.startribune.com/temporary-pr...
People fleeing war and violence should be able to find refuge in the United States. Removing their protection is not who we are.
www.startribune.com/temporary-pr...
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Mark Kelly: "My wife, Gabby Giffords, meeting with her constituents, shot in the head. Six people killed around her, a horrific thing. She spent six months in the hospital. We know what political violence is and we know what causes it too, The statements that Donald Trump made incites others."
November 25, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Mark Kelly: "My wife, Gabby Giffords, meeting with her constituents, shot in the head. Six people killed around her, a horrific thing. She spent six months in the hospital. We know what political violence is and we know what causes it too, The statements that Donald Trump made incites others."
The Endangered Species Act is the world’s most successful conservation law, but it's under attack AGAIN. The Trump administration just proposed four new rules that would gut the Act and drive species closer to extinction. Take Action >> act.biologicaldiversity.org/nXrxsHJM-USw...
Stop Trump's Extinction Plan
The Endangered Species Act is the United States' most successful conservation law, and it's under attack again. The Trump administration just proposed new rules that would gut the Act and drive imperi...
act.biologicaldiversity.org
November 21, 2025 at 6:57 PM
The Endangered Species Act is the world’s most successful conservation law, but it's under attack AGAIN. The Trump administration just proposed four new rules that would gut the Act and drive species closer to extinction. Take Action >> act.biologicaldiversity.org/nXrxsHJM-USw...
US Congress: No AI regulation moratorium action.eko.org/a/no-ai-mora...
US Lawmakers: no moratorium on AI regulation
Trump and his allies in Congress are trying to pass a multi-year ban on AI regulation that would block progressive states like California from keeping greedy AI corporations in check. AI has already l
action.eko.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:51 PM
US Congress: No AI regulation moratorium action.eko.org/a/no-ai-mora...
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Jeffries: I think Rick Scott has some history with medicaid fraud in the state of Florida. So he's no expert on health care. We ain't going to be lectured by Rick Scott about anything, but certainly not affordable health care.
November 20, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Jeffries: I think Rick Scott has some history with medicaid fraud in the state of Florida. So he's no expert on health care. We ain't going to be lectured by Rick Scott about anything, but certainly not affordable health care.
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Bless @sophiegilbert.bsky.social @theatlantic.com: "The past decade has been a gloomy lesson in how limited a proportion of men actually see women as equal human beings...The fish rots from the head. The pig is in the Oval Office." www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...
The Pig Is in the White House
This is what consequence-free misogyny looks like.
www.theatlantic.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Bless @sophiegilbert.bsky.social @theatlantic.com: "The past decade has been a gloomy lesson in how limited a proportion of men actually see women as equal human beings...The fish rots from the head. The pig is in the Oval Office." www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...
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Make it STOP!
November 21, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Make it STOP!
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The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
November 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
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Unprincipled and weak. The murder of journalists is perhaps the single most direct violation of the right to freedom of speech. (1/2)
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 20, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Unprincipled and weak. The murder of journalists is perhaps the single most direct violation of the right to freedom of speech. (1/2)
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"A citizens group in Ontario, California is spearheading an effort to make the community aware of incidents involving federal immigration agents.
They're placing signs at the locations that read, 'ICE stole someone here'..."
abc7.com/post/ontario...
They're placing signs at the locations that read, 'ICE stole someone here'..."
abc7.com/post/ontario...
Immigrant rights group placing 'ICE stole someone here' signs in Ontario
A citizens group in Ontario is spearheading an effort to make the community aware of incidents involving ICE agents detaining and arresting undocumented immigrants.
abc7.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:38 AM
"A citizens group in Ontario, California is spearheading an effort to make the community aware of incidents involving federal immigration agents.
They're placing signs at the locations that read, 'ICE stole someone here'..."
abc7.com/post/ontario...
They're placing signs at the locations that read, 'ICE stole someone here'..."
abc7.com/post/ontario...
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“ At just 16 years old, she took a job at Mar a Lago, believing she had secured a dream summer position. But that dream quickly morphed into a nightmare when Ghislaine Maxwell preyed upon her…. They trafficked her”
November 18, 2025 at 2:47 PM
“ At just 16 years old, she took a job at Mar a Lago, believing she had secured a dream summer position. But that dream quickly morphed into a nightmare when Ghislaine Maxwell preyed upon her…. They trafficked her”
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November 17, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Several women who survived abuse by Jeffrey Epstein came together for a powerful PSA video demanding that Congress release all files on the accused sex trafficker.
“While we are Epstein and Maxwell survivors, we are standing for so many victims of sexual assault and of domestic violence, as well.”
“While we are Epstein and Maxwell survivors, we are standing for so many victims of sexual assault and of domestic violence, as well.”
Epstein survivors push for release of files in new PSA, say fight isn't political
Several women who survived abuse by Jeffrey Epstein have come together for a public service announcement video demanding that Congress release all files on the accused sex trafficker.“It’s a call to a...
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November 17, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Several women who survived abuse by Jeffrey Epstein came together for a powerful PSA video demanding that Congress release all files on the accused sex trafficker.
“While we are Epstein and Maxwell survivors, we are standing for so many victims of sexual assault and of domestic violence, as well.”
“While we are Epstein and Maxwell survivors, we are standing for so many victims of sexual assault and of domestic violence, as well.”
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New information here on how Trump has turned the Department of Justice—which is supposed to work on your behalf—into his own personal law firm, punishing his enemies and rewarding his friends.
"Worse than Watergate" doesn't begin to cover it. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
"Worse than Watergate" doesn't begin to cover it. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
60 Attorneys on the Year of Chaos Inside Trump’s Justice Department (Gift Article)
Sixty former staffers describe an environment of suspicion and intimidation within the nation’s most powerful law enforcement agency.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:23 PM
New information here on how Trump has turned the Department of Justice—which is supposed to work on your behalf—into his own personal law firm, punishing his enemies and rewarding his friends.
"Worse than Watergate" doesn't begin to cover it. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
"Worse than Watergate" doesn't begin to cover it. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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The Deputy Attorney General, Todd Blanche, was outed running the Epstein coverup from his office in the Department of Justice. Emails released this week show that his interview with Ghislaine Maxwell was a sham and a betrayal. youtube.com/shorts/hQeKb...
Todd Blanche’s Big Betrayal
YouTube video by Lawyer Oyer
youtube.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:05 AM
The Deputy Attorney General, Todd Blanche, was outed running the Epstein coverup from his office in the Department of Justice. Emails released this week show that his interview with Ghislaine Maxwell was a sham and a betrayal. youtube.com/shorts/hQeKb...
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2025 is here, buckle up for a rocky ride ✅
November 15, 2025 at 11:11 PM
2025 is here, buckle up for a rocky ride ✅
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Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya #Belarus
@Tsihanouskaya
😔
Five years ago today,brave journalist #KatsiarynaAndreyeva was arrested while reporting on protests after the Belarus regime’s thugs killed Raman Bandarenka.As her 2-year sentence neared its end,the regime added 8 more.👇
@Tsihanouskaya
😔
Five years ago today,brave journalist #KatsiarynaAndreyeva was arrested while reporting on protests after the Belarus regime’s thugs killed Raman Bandarenka.As her 2-year sentence neared its end,the regime added 8 more.👇
November 15, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya #Belarus
@Tsihanouskaya
😔
Five years ago today,brave journalist #KatsiarynaAndreyeva was arrested while reporting on protests after the Belarus regime’s thugs killed Raman Bandarenka.As her 2-year sentence neared its end,the regime added 8 more.👇
@Tsihanouskaya
😔
Five years ago today,brave journalist #KatsiarynaAndreyeva was arrested while reporting on protests after the Belarus regime’s thugs killed Raman Bandarenka.As her 2-year sentence neared its end,the regime added 8 more.👇
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One ~182km x ~211km solar thermal plant could provide all of America’s electricity, including a fully-electrified land transport sector.
100% clean power from just 0.39% of U.S land.
That’s why renewables are constantly under attack from the fossil fuel industry and their paid mouthpieces.
100% clean power from just 0.39% of U.S land.
That’s why renewables are constantly under attack from the fossil fuel industry and their paid mouthpieces.
November 14, 2025 at 12:36 PM
One ~182km x ~211km solar thermal plant could provide all of America’s electricity, including a fully-electrified land transport sector.
100% clean power from just 0.39% of U.S land.
That’s why renewables are constantly under attack from the fossil fuel industry and their paid mouthpieces.
100% clean power from just 0.39% of U.S land.
That’s why renewables are constantly under attack from the fossil fuel industry and their paid mouthpieces.
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"The reason why this is of concern, is—he's the president of the United States, he's been found in another case by a civil jury to have been liable for sexually abusing a woman in a department store, he's a convicted felon, and he's had dozens of women accuse him of sexual abuse."
November 14, 2025 at 4:01 AM
"The reason why this is of concern, is—he's the president of the United States, he's been found in another case by a civil jury to have been liable for sexually abusing a woman in a department store, he's a convicted felon, and he's had dozens of women accuse him of sexual abuse."
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BREAKING: Twenty-four survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s crimes have issued an emotional and urgent appeal to the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, demanding that Congress vote to release the long-awaited Epstein files. meidasnews.com/news/survivo...
meidasnews.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:39 PM
BREAKING: Twenty-four survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s crimes have issued an emotional and urgent appeal to the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, demanding that Congress vote to release the long-awaited Epstein files. meidasnews.com/news/survivo...
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Basically saying "if you do crime for me, I won't only pardon you--I'll give you millions of dollars of public money." Truly unprecedented level of corruption
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Michael Flynn, DOJ in Settlement Talks Over $50 Million Claim
The Justice Department has been discussing settlements with two former officials from Donald Trump’s first term who — like the president — claim they’re owed major payouts from the US government as vi...
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Basically saying "if you do crime for me, I won't only pardon you--I'll give you millions of dollars of public money." Truly unprecedented level of corruption
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Dementia J. Trump can’t even get through a sentence when all he has to do is read it. This is guy is sundowning pretty fast. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Trump: "Christians and more, think of this, more than twice as likely foster care they'll adopt the general population. They adopt to it so easily. When they get out, they adopt to it like it's become second nature. It's amazing."
November 14, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Dementia J. Trump can’t even get through a sentence when all he has to do is read it. This is guy is sundowning pretty fast. bsky.app/profile/atru...