Jefferson Leonard
@jeffersonl1957.bsky.social
AGE: 68
BIRTH DATE: 10 AUG
Just started this app, Nov 2024, and I think it is going to be big .
BIRTH DATE: 10 AUG
Just started this app, Nov 2024, and I think it is going to be big .
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❗️Zelenskyy called for tougher sanctions against Russia, saying that Moscow is currently acting like a "spoiled Halya."
According to the president, Putin has not abandoned his desire to seize all of Ukraine, so the United States must increase economic pressure on Russia.
According to the president, Putin has not abandoned his desire to seize all of Ukraine, so the United States must increase economic pressure on Russia.
December 20, 2025 at 6:34 PM
❗️Zelenskyy called for tougher sanctions against Russia, saying that Moscow is currently acting like a "spoiled Halya."
According to the president, Putin has not abandoned his desire to seize all of Ukraine, so the United States must increase economic pressure on Russia.
According to the president, Putin has not abandoned his desire to seize all of Ukraine, so the United States must increase economic pressure on Russia.
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❗️Footage of the seizure of the Venezuelan crude oil tanker by the FBI, Homeland Security Investigations, and the U.S. Coast Guard, with support from the Department of Defense.
December 11, 2025 at 8:05 AM
❗️Footage of the seizure of the Venezuelan crude oil tanker by the FBI, Homeland Security Investigations, and the U.S. Coast Guard, with support from the Department of Defense.
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📽️ NEW VIDEO: Trump is dismantling American democracy through corruption, pay-to-play schemes and the politicization of the DOJ.
@blumenthal.senate.gov joins Marc Elias to discuss Republicans enabling an authoritarian takeover and destroying institutional integrity.
@blumenthal.senate.gov joins Marc Elias to discuss Republicans enabling an authoritarian takeover and destroying institutional integrity.
Republicans Enabling Authoritarian Takeover of DOJ | Sen. Richard Blumenthal
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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November 4, 2025 at 8:05 PM
📽️ NEW VIDEO: Trump is dismantling American democracy through corruption, pay-to-play schemes and the politicization of the DOJ.
@blumenthal.senate.gov joins Marc Elias to discuss Republicans enabling an authoritarian takeover and destroying institutional integrity.
@blumenthal.senate.gov joins Marc Elias to discuss Republicans enabling an authoritarian takeover and destroying institutional integrity.
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After the No Kings rallies against Trump’s power grab likely marked the country’s biggest single-day protest since the 1970s, the president attacked Americans while making more extreme assertions of power.
After Massive No Kings Protests, Trump Insults Americans and Asserts ‘Unquestioned Power’ to Deploy Troops Domestically
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
October 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM
After the No Kings rallies against Trump’s power grab likely marked the country’s biggest single-day protest since the 1970s, the president attacked Americans while making more extreme assertions of power.
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HAPPENING NOW: A Texas judge is holding a hearing in Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s lawsuit seeking to stop former Rep. Beto O’Rourke from fundraising to support quorum-breaking Democrats.
Background: www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Background: www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
‘Time to Lock Him Up’: Texas AG Threatens Beto O’Rourke With Arrest for Supporting Democrats
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
August 14, 2025 at 3:17 PM
HAPPENING NOW: A Texas judge is holding a hearing in Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s lawsuit seeking to stop former Rep. Beto O’Rourke from fundraising to support quorum-breaking Democrats.
Background: www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Background: www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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BREAKING: An Illinois judge denies Texas AG Ken Paxton’s petition to enforce arrests against Texas House Democrats in Illinois, ruling that Illinois lacks the authority to compel state law enforcement to carry out Texas’ civil warrants.
Background: www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Background: www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
August 13, 2025 at 9:26 PM
BREAKING: An Illinois judge denies Texas AG Ken Paxton’s petition to enforce arrests against Texas House Democrats in Illinois, ruling that Illinois lacks the authority to compel state law enforcement to carry out Texas’ civil warrants.
Background: www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Background: www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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On Wednesday I'll be in Boston interviewing Rachel Maddow at the Orpheum Theater. This is the first stop on the book tour for the paperback edition of Prequel, her excellent book on the history of US fascism in the 1930s and 40s. If you're in the area, come join us. www.msnbc.com/prequel
PREQUEL: An American Fight Against Fascism by Rachel Maddow
Inspired by her research for Ultra, in "PREQUEL: An American Fight Against Fascism," Rachel Maddow traces the fight to preserve American Democracy back to WWII.
www.msnbc.com
May 5, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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#WITHpod is nominated for a Webby award! Voting closes TOMORROW, so please vote to help the @chrislhayes.bsky.social podcast win here:
vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting...
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April 17, 2025 at 12:50 AM
#WITHpod is nominated for a Webby award! Voting closes TOMORROW, so please vote to help the @chrislhayes.bsky.social podcast win here:
vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting...
vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting...
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Facts
Black Americans make up 13% of the population. But as federal government employees, Black employees are:
20% of the Dept. of Health & Human Services
24% of the Dept. of Veterans Affairs
26% of postal workers,
30% of the Dept. of Education
That's the "swamp" Trump is draining.
20% of the Dept. of Health & Human Services
24% of the Dept. of Veterans Affairs
26% of postal workers,
30% of the Dept. of Education
That's the "swamp" Trump is draining.
How Trump’s War on the Federal Government Will Stifle Black Progress
For generations, government jobs helped build the Black middle class. With Trump and Elon Musk’s DOGE, those days may be over.
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April 17, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Facts
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"Two US officials said Waltz has created and hosted multiple other sensitive national-security conversations on Signal with cabinet members, including on Russia/Ukraine and on military operations. They declined to say if classified information was posted in those chats."
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Mike Waltz Is Losing Support Inside the White House
Although Trump decided not to fire his national security adviser over the Signal group chat, Waltz’s position is tenuous, officials say.
www.wsj.com
March 31, 2025 at 12:53 AM
"Two US officials said Waltz has created and hosted multiple other sensitive national-security conversations on Signal with cabinet members, including on Russia/Ukraine and on military operations. They declined to say if classified information was posted in those chats."
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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they’re running out of things to get from trump
The Kremlin stated that it will not implement the agreed ceasefire in the Black Sea until the United States lifts sanctions on Russian state-owned agricultural bank Rosselkhozbank and other unspecified financial organizations involved in international food and fertilizer trade.⬇️(1/2)
March 26, 2025 at 2:40 AM
they’re running out of things to get from trump
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“As long as college leaders — especially those representing the most prestigious and resourced campuses — rely on old habits of reflexive acquiescence, they invite further retribution against us all.” 🗃️ www.historynewsnetwork.org/article/whos...
Whose Side Are College Administrators On?
There’s a long history of politicians targeting student protesters — and of campus leaders abetting those efforts.
www.historynewsnetwork.org
March 21, 2025 at 9:27 PM
“As long as college leaders — especially those representing the most prestigious and resourced campuses — rely on old habits of reflexive acquiescence, they invite further retribution against us all.” 🗃️ www.historynewsnetwork.org/article/whos...
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❗️🇮🇹Italian Prime Minister Meloni stressed that security guarantees for 🇺🇦Ukraine should be implemented within the framework of NATO, as this is the best environment for ensuring lasting peace.
She argued that other solutions would be less effective for ensuring the security of Ukraine and the EU.
She argued that other solutions would be less effective for ensuring the security of Ukraine and the EU.
February 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
❗️🇮🇹Italian Prime Minister Meloni stressed that security guarantees for 🇺🇦Ukraine should be implemented within the framework of NATO, as this is the best environment for ensuring lasting peace.
She argued that other solutions would be less effective for ensuring the security of Ukraine and the EU.
She argued that other solutions would be less effective for ensuring the security of Ukraine and the EU.
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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) sued the Trump administration to release over $3 billion of federal funding allocated to his state’s agencies.
@marcelias.bsky.social explains:
@marcelias.bsky.social explains:
Pennsylvania Governor Sues Trump to Unfreeze Billions in Federal Funds
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) sued the Trump administration to release over $3 billion of federal funding allocated to his state’s agencies, saying that...
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February 19, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) sued the Trump administration to release over $3 billion of federal funding allocated to his state’s agencies.
@marcelias.bsky.social explains:
@marcelias.bsky.social explains:
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📢 “He’s trying to steal Medicaid to enrich himself. He’s gutting NASA to line his pockets with SpaceX. He’s looting everything good in America for private profit.” - @aoc.bsky.social at today’s #SaveOurServices NYC rally.
The fight isn’t over. Join us: go.savepublicservices.com
The fight isn’t over. Join us: go.savepublicservices.com
February 19, 2025 at 11:48 PM
📢 “He’s trying to steal Medicaid to enrich himself. He’s gutting NASA to line his pockets with SpaceX. He’s looting everything good in America for private profit.” - @aoc.bsky.social at today’s #SaveOurServices NYC rally.
The fight isn’t over. Join us: go.savepublicservices.com
The fight isn’t over. Join us: go.savepublicservices.com
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New #podcast episode: Judge Chutkan squashes effort to block Musk and DOGE from accessing federal data systems.
🚨Listen now:
🚨Listen now:
Judge Chutkan squashes effort to block Musk and DOGE from accessing federal data systems | The ReidOut with Joy Reid
Joy Reid leads this episode of the ReidOut with Judge Tanya Chutkan’s rejection of efforts brought by 14 states to curtail Elon Musk and DOGE’s access to federal data across seven agencies. Joy and he...
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February 19, 2025 at 1:43 AM
New #podcast episode: Judge Chutkan squashes effort to block Musk and DOGE from accessing federal data systems.
🚨Listen now:
🚨Listen now:
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"Most cases are in school-age kids, and 13 have been hospitalized..."
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
In rural West Texas, a measles outbreak grows with no end in sight
At least 49 cases have been confirmed. Health officials — who are scrambling to get a handle on the vaccine-preventable outbreak — suspect 200 to 300 people may be infected.
www.nbcnews.com
February 17, 2025 at 8:06 PM
"Most cases are in school-age kids, and 13 have been hospitalized..."
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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"working to swiftly rectify the situation..."
www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
USDA says it accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is trying to rehire them
In a statement, an Agriculture Department spokesperson told NBC News that officials are "working to swiftly rectify the situation."
www.nbcnews.com
February 18, 2025 at 10:58 PM
"working to swiftly rectify the situation..."
www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
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❗️Polish Prime Minister Tusk: "If Viktor Orban really blocks European sanctions at a crucial moment for the war, it will be absolutely clear that in this great game for the security and future of Europe, he is playing on Putin's team, not in ours. With all the consequences of this fact."
January 25, 2025 at 2:52 PM
❗️Polish Prime Minister Tusk: "If Viktor Orban really blocks European sanctions at a crucial moment for the war, it will be absolutely clear that in this great game for the security and future of Europe, he is playing on Putin's team, not in ours. With all the consequences of this fact."
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BREAKING: Trump gets hit hard in the ego as polling reveals that only 21% of Americans are confident he can lower grocery costs during his first year.
According to The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, only 19% believe he'll lower housing costs and 16% for healthcare.
According to The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, only 19% believe he'll lower housing costs and 16% for healthcare.
January 16, 2025 at 9:39 PM
BREAKING: Trump gets hit hard in the ego as polling reveals that only 21% of Americans are confident he can lower grocery costs during his first year.
According to The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, only 19% believe he'll lower housing costs and 16% for healthcare.
According to The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, only 19% believe he'll lower housing costs and 16% for healthcare.
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Tyler Perry blasts insurers for wildfire policy cancellations
www.thesouthafrican.com/lifestyle/ce...
www.thesouthafrican.com/lifestyle/ce...
Tyler Perry blasts insurers for wildfire policy cancellations
Tyler Perry strongly criticised insurance companies for cancelling policies in Los Angeles’ fire-prone areas ahead of devastating wildfires.
www.thesouthafrican.com
January 14, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Tyler Perry blasts insurers for wildfire policy cancellations
www.thesouthafrican.com/lifestyle/ce...
www.thesouthafrican.com/lifestyle/ce...
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The Georgia Court of Appeals disqualified Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from prosecuting the 2020 election subversion case against President-elect Donald Trump and dozens of others but rejected a request to dismiss the indictment.
Georgia Court of Appeals Disqualifies Fani Willis from 2020 Election Subversion Case
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 21, 2024 at 6:00 PM
The Georgia Court of Appeals disqualified Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from prosecuting the 2020 election subversion case against President-elect Donald Trump and dozens of others but rejected a request to dismiss the indictment.
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BREAKING: Rep. Ilhan Omar torches Trump's fascist plan to destroy birthright citizenship and says that he's cultivating "outright fear" in Americans.
She warned that Trump will send teenagers "to a country they know nothing about and have not been."
Like and share if you stand with Ilhan Omar!
She warned that Trump will send teenagers "to a country they know nothing about and have not been."
Like and share if you stand with Ilhan Omar!
December 10, 2024 at 7:48 PM
BREAKING: Rep. Ilhan Omar torches Trump's fascist plan to destroy birthright citizenship and says that he's cultivating "outright fear" in Americans.
She warned that Trump will send teenagers "to a country they know nothing about and have not been."
Like and share if you stand with Ilhan Omar!
She warned that Trump will send teenagers "to a country they know nothing about and have not been."
Like and share if you stand with Ilhan Omar!