Russ Epp-Leppel 💜💀
@leppeppel.bsky.social
Author. Engineer. Armchair polymath. (formerly @purpleskull14 and @leppeppel on the bird app)
SFFH or STFU | ADHD, Kinsey 2 | Memento Mori
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Russ Epp-Leppel 💜💀
@leppeppel.bsky.social
· Nov 15
When a detective's search for his missing love interest in a city of magic uncovers a plot to trigger Ragnarök, it entangles him in a web of crime and intrigue. Will he risk his career to become the last mensch standing in the path of oblivion?
#amquerying #UrbanFantasy
#amquerying #UrbanFantasy
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The Trump administration announced new efforts today to roll back key parts of the Endangered Species Act, aiming to reinstate changes from his first term that were previously halted by a federal court.
November 20, 2025 at 2:31 AM
The Trump administration announced new efforts today to roll back key parts of the Endangered Species Act, aiming to reinstate changes from his first term that were previously halted by a federal court.
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Thanks to Rachel Maddow for covering the Remove the Regime event taking place this week. Tomorrow’s schedule begins at 10:00 a.m. with a rally at Flare, followed by what organizers anticipate will be record-breaking direct lobbying for impeachment and removal.
November 20, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Thanks to Rachel Maddow for covering the Remove the Regime event taking place this week. Tomorrow’s schedule begins at 10:00 a.m. with a rally at Flare, followed by what organizers anticipate will be record-breaking direct lobbying for impeachment and removal.
November 20, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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Good news! Judge James E. Boasberg just issued a serious warning to the Justice Department, signaling that he may open a formal contempt investigation into whether the Trump administration violated his order to stop deportation flights of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador back in March.
November 19, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Good news! Judge James E. Boasberg just issued a serious warning to the Justice Department, signaling that he may open a formal contempt investigation into whether the Trump administration violated his order to stop deportation flights of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador back in March.
Insurance is the only industry where vendors profit principally by not providing customers with the product they're paying for.
Markwayne Mullin: "Reward people for being healthy. Think about this. Healthcare is the only industry that you're not rewarded for taking care of your responsibility. If you think about homeowners insurance, if you're within 500 feet of a fire hydrant, your insurance goes down."
November 19, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Insurance is the only industry where vendors profit principally by not providing customers with the product they're paying for.
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You ready? ✊
November 19, 2025 at 7:58 PM
You ready? ✊
Rebleeting for #WorldAnteaterDay
Today's aesthetic is unusual celebrity pets of yore.
(deets in alt text)
(deets in alt text)
November 19, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Rebleeting for #WorldAnteaterDay
Adding this to my "sknail" aesthetic collection. Go snails! 💀🐌
We're snailposting, post your snails!
November 19, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Adding this to my "sknail" aesthetic collection. Go snails! 💀🐌
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Hello @ec.europa.eu , or whoever is responsible for enforcing the rules, X's AI, Grok, is denying the Holocaust. Holocaust denial is illegal in France. Please don't make an exception when it comes to a billionaire, as usual.
Please take concrete and firm action against this cruel disinformation.
Please take concrete and firm action against this cruel disinformation.
November 19, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Hello @ec.europa.eu , or whoever is responsible for enforcing the rules, X's AI, Grok, is denying the Holocaust. Holocaust denial is illegal in France. Please don't make an exception when it comes to a billionaire, as usual.
Please take concrete and firm action against this cruel disinformation.
Please take concrete and firm action against this cruel disinformation.
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The Trump administration just unveiled a plan to significantly narrow which bodies of water qualify for protection under the Clean Water Act. They proposed a new definition of what counts as a “water of the United States,” a change that would
November 19, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The Trump administration just unveiled a plan to significantly narrow which bodies of water qualify for protection under the Clean Water Act. They proposed a new definition of what counts as a “water of the United States,” a change that would
Tonight's aesthetic is pre-code horror films.
November 19, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Tonight's aesthetic is pre-code horror films.
Presented without context
November 18, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Presented without context
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A win! A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit the Trump administration filed against New York State in an attempt to allow immigration agents to carry out arrests inside state and local courthouses. Judge Mae A. D’Agostino ruled late Monday in New York’s favor,
November 18, 2025 at 6:31 PM
A win! A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit the Trump administration filed against New York State in an attempt to allow immigration agents to carry out arrests inside state and local courthouses. Judge Mae A. D’Agostino ruled late Monday in New York’s favor,
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It’s amazing that the House passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act. But even though the bill bans redactions for embarrassment or political reasons, it still includes several exceptions that could allow key names to be withheld:
November 18, 2025 at 9:32 PM
It’s amazing that the House passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act. But even though the bill bans redactions for embarrassment or political reasons, it still includes several exceptions that could allow key names to be withheld:
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) quietly shared state voter-registration data with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), despite earlier assurances to state election officials that the information would only be used for routine voter-list maintenance. Beginning in May 2025, DOJ
November 18, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The Department of Justice (DOJ) quietly shared state voter-registration data with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), despite earlier assurances to state election officials that the information would only be used for routine voter-list maintenance. Beginning in May 2025, DOJ
Today's aesthetic is... just what kind of animal are you?
November 18, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Today's aesthetic is... just what kind of animal are you?
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FILE.
FILE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
FILE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:27 AM
FILE.
FILE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
FILE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
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Don't look away. Soliman: "My experience was more traumatizing than my detention in Egypt....I don't think this gov't will stop....Immigrants will be the first target. After that, they will target any opposition. Violating due process this time means they will violate it again and again and again."
Opinion | We Followed the Rules. ICE Jailed Us Anyway.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Don't look away. Soliman: "My experience was more traumatizing than my detention in Egypt....I don't think this gov't will stop....Immigrants will be the first target. After that, they will target any opposition. Violating due process this time means they will violate it again and again and again."
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The Department of Unsubtle Metaphors continues to exceed expectations
President Trump walking past the flag at the Whitehouse which has fallen to the ground
November 18, 2025 at 1:25 AM
The Department of Unsubtle Metaphors continues to exceed expectations
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We’ve repeated a warning for a long time: “Eventually, the monster will come for us all.” We’ve said it to each other as Trump and his administration have continued targeting anyone they view as part of the resistance, attempting to silence and eliminate opposition,
November 17, 2025 at 8:16 PM
We’ve repeated a warning for a long time: “Eventually, the monster will come for us all.” We’ve said it to each other as Trump and his administration have continued targeting anyone they view as part of the resistance, attempting to silence and eliminate opposition,
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Wow 😮 A federal magistrate judge overseeing the criminal case against former F.B.I. director James B. Comey just issued a ruling stating that “government misconduct may have tainted the grand jury proceedings” that led to his indictment. We expected this, but here it is.
November 17, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Wow 😮 A federal magistrate judge overseeing the criminal case against former F.B.I. director James B. Comey just issued a ruling stating that “government misconduct may have tainted the grand jury proceedings” that led to his indictment. We expected this, but here it is.
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Less than $700 away from our goal. Thank you to everyone who has supported us!
Please consider donating $5 to help us reach that mark !
Please consider donating $5 to help us reach that mark !
Imagine not having a place to shower. Days without being able to get clean. Nowhere to go.
We already have the shower trailer. We just need a truck to haul it so we can bring free showers and dignity to people in NJ.
We are only a few hundred dollars short. Every dollar helps.
gofund.me/0b71593db
We already have the shower trailer. We just need a truck to haul it so we can bring free showers and dignity to people in NJ.
We are only a few hundred dollars short. Every dollar helps.
gofund.me/0b71593db
November 17, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Less than $700 away from our goal. Thank you to everyone who has supported us!
Please consider donating $5 to help us reach that mark !
Please consider donating $5 to help us reach that mark !
As a kid, I thought zoology was pronounced "zoo-ology," because zoos = animals, and the third o had been omitted for readability (like how freed doesn't have 3 e's).
I was in my late twenties when I finally realized "zoo" is short "zoological gardens," so arguably we've been pronouncing zoo wrong. 🤷
I was in my late twenties when I finally realized "zoo" is short "zoological gardens," so arguably we've been pronouncing zoo wrong. 🤷
November 17, 2025 at 4:07 PM
As a kid, I thought zoology was pronounced "zoo-ology," because zoos = animals, and the third o had been omitted for readability (like how freed doesn't have 3 e's).
I was in my late twenties when I finally realized "zoo" is short "zoological gardens," so arguably we've been pronouncing zoo wrong. 🤷
I was in my late twenties when I finally realized "zoo" is short "zoological gardens," so arguably we've been pronouncing zoo wrong. 🤷
Okay Trekkies, post a picture from your first #StarTrek movie.
Additionally, First Contact might be the first piece of TNG media I ever watched. (Middle school was a long time ago; it's hard to remember.)
Additionally, First Contact might be the first piece of TNG media I ever watched. (Middle school was a long time ago; it's hard to remember.)
November 17, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Okay Trekkies, post a picture from your first #StarTrek movie.
Additionally, First Contact might be the first piece of TNG media I ever watched. (Middle school was a long time ago; it's hard to remember.)
Additionally, First Contact might be the first piece of TNG media I ever watched. (Middle school was a long time ago; it's hard to remember.)
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So, MTG is now admitting that Trump identifying you as an enemy puts your life in danger.
November 16, 2025 at 10:21 PM
So, MTG is now admitting that Trump identifying you as an enemy puts your life in danger.