Leslie Poolman
@lesliejohn.bsky.social
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Semi-regular reminder that a sane country would have already impeached and removed. But then again a sane country wouldn’t have elected a maniac criminal twice in the first place.
September 25, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Semi-regular reminder that a sane country would have already impeached and removed. But then again a sane country wouldn’t have elected a maniac criminal twice in the first place.
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In a Zeteo exclusive, I asked @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social to listen to the death threat he recently got (the man was arrested) and talk about the Islamophobia he faces.
He says Trump's rhetoric against him has helped fuel these "kinds of threats."
Full interview: zeteo.com/p/exclusive-...
He says Trump's rhetoric against him has helped fuel these "kinds of threats."
Full interview: zeteo.com/p/exclusive-...
September 25, 2025 at 5:24 PM
In a Zeteo exclusive, I asked @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social to listen to the death threat he recently got (the man was arrested) and talk about the Islamophobia he faces.
He says Trump's rhetoric against him has helped fuel these "kinds of threats."
Full interview: zeteo.com/p/exclusive-...
He says Trump's rhetoric against him has helped fuel these "kinds of threats."
Full interview: zeteo.com/p/exclusive-...
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Your Prime Day reminder that half of Amazon warehouse workers struggle with food & housing costs.
A third have had to rely on government assistance like SNAP — which is about to get cut.
If Bezos can spend $50M on a wedding, Amazon can afford to treat its workers with dignity.
A third have had to rely on government assistance like SNAP — which is about to get cut.
If Bezos can spend $50M on a wedding, Amazon can afford to treat its workers with dignity.
July 8, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Your Prime Day reminder that half of Amazon warehouse workers struggle with food & housing costs.
A third have had to rely on government assistance like SNAP — which is about to get cut.
If Bezos can spend $50M on a wedding, Amazon can afford to treat its workers with dignity.
A third have had to rely on government assistance like SNAP — which is about to get cut.
If Bezos can spend $50M on a wedding, Amazon can afford to treat its workers with dignity.
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AOC: If you are an LGBTQ kid or family, we cannot throw you under the bus in order to win an election. In this house, we stand together
March 22, 2025 at 12:07 AM
AOC: If you are an LGBTQ kid or family, we cannot throw you under the bus in order to win an election. In this house, we stand together
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AOC: I want to live in an America that guarantees healthcare to every person.
I want to live in an America that has a living wage for every person
I want to live in an America where you have free speech to express yourself and not be afraid of being put on a list or deported.
I want to live in an America that has a living wage for every person
I want to live in an America where you have free speech to express yourself and not be afraid of being put on a list or deported.
March 21, 2025 at 3:34 AM
AOC: I want to live in an America that guarantees healthcare to every person.
I want to live in an America that has a living wage for every person
I want to live in an America where you have free speech to express yourself and not be afraid of being put on a list or deported.
I want to live in an America that has a living wage for every person
I want to live in an America where you have free speech to express yourself and not be afraid of being put on a list or deported.
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Canadian MP Charlie Angus: Donald, how many fights can you pick before you prove to the world that you lose every single one of them?
March 19, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Canadian MP Charlie Angus: Donald, how many fights can you pick before you prove to the world that you lose every single one of them?
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AOC: What they like to call as radical, I believe is common sense.
I believe that when a person gets sick, they shouldn’t go bankrupt in the wealthiest country in the history of the world. Common sense
I believe that a minimum wage should cover the minimum cost to live. Common sense...
I believe that when a person gets sick, they shouldn’t go bankrupt in the wealthiest country in the history of the world. Common sense
I believe that a minimum wage should cover the minimum cost to live. Common sense...
March 20, 2025 at 9:33 PM
AOC: What they like to call as radical, I believe is common sense.
I believe that when a person gets sick, they shouldn’t go bankrupt in the wealthiest country in the history of the world. Common sense
I believe that a minimum wage should cover the minimum cost to live. Common sense...
I believe that when a person gets sick, they shouldn’t go bankrupt in the wealthiest country in the history of the world. Common sense
I believe that a minimum wage should cover the minimum cost to live. Common sense...
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This is insane. They are going to destroy the entire planet.
March 2, 2025 at 2:59 AM
This is insane. They are going to destroy the entire planet.
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I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
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This is absolutely disgusting.
White House Slammed After Sharing Disgusting 'ASMR' Video Of Migrants Being Deported
Absolutely deporable.
www.comicsands.com
February 20, 2025 at 11:27 PM
This is absolutely disgusting.
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This is why you fight these cowards.
The moment you stand up to them, they crumble.
Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights.
He can threaten me with jail and call names all he wants. He’s got nothing else.
The moment you stand up to them, they crumble.
Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights.
He can threaten me with jail and call names all he wants. He’s got nothing else.
a stammering Tom Homan on AOC: "She's the dumbest congresswoman ever elected to Congress."
February 18, 2025 at 3:17 AM
This is why you fight these cowards.
The moment you stand up to them, they crumble.
Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights.
He can threaten me with jail and call names all he wants. He’s got nothing else.
The moment you stand up to them, they crumble.
Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights.
He can threaten me with jail and call names all he wants. He’s got nothing else.
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"A democracy becomes an oligarchy when the rich figure out how to pervert the laws for themselves...this is plain even to a blind man."
- Plato, Republic - approximately 350 BC
- Plato, Republic - approximately 350 BC
February 15, 2025 at 4:44 PM
"A democracy becomes an oligarchy when the rich figure out how to pervert the laws for themselves...this is plain even to a blind man."
- Plato, Republic - approximately 350 BC
- Plato, Republic - approximately 350 BC
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Yes. But they are missing that much of this has to be performative. That’s what Trump is great at and Dems are awful at.
You can’t just tell voters , you have to know how to sell voters.
Trump gives sales pitches, Dems show charts. One goes viral. The other is ignored and forgotten
You can’t just tell voters , you have to know how to sell voters.
Trump gives sales pitches, Dems show charts. One goes viral. The other is ignored and forgotten
February 14, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Yes. But they are missing that much of this has to be performative. That’s what Trump is great at and Dems are awful at.
You can’t just tell voters , you have to know how to sell voters.
Trump gives sales pitches, Dems show charts. One goes viral. The other is ignored and forgotten
You can’t just tell voters , you have to know how to sell voters.
Trump gives sales pitches, Dems show charts. One goes viral. The other is ignored and forgotten
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NYT: Danielle R. Sassoon, Manhattan’s acting U.S. attorney, resigned on Thursday rather than obey a Justice Department order that she drop a corruption case against New York City’s mayor, Eric Adams, that she had championed, according to three people with knowledge of the matter.
Manhattan’s Federal Prosecutor Quits After Adams Case Is Ordered Dropped
Danielle R. Sassoon, the interim U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, quit after the Justice Department told her to withdraw corruption charges against Mayor Eric Adams.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2025 at 7:23 PM
NYT: Danielle R. Sassoon, Manhattan’s acting U.S. attorney, resigned on Thursday rather than obey a Justice Department order that she drop a corruption case against New York City’s mayor, Eric Adams, that she had championed, according to three people with knowledge of the matter.
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The DOJ is now a criminal operation
Pam Bondi announces the DOJ has "filed charges against the state of New York, Kathy Hochul, Letitia James, and Mark Schroeder"
February 12, 2025 at 10:21 PM
The DOJ is now a criminal operation
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They are angry that a judge restored a public website providing life-saving resources from the CDC, FDA, and HHS.
February 11, 2025 at 7:59 PM
They are angry that a judge restored a public website providing life-saving resources from the CDC, FDA, and HHS.
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BAIER: Would the Palestinians have the right to return to Gaza?
TRUMP: No, they wouldn't
TRUMP: No, they wouldn't
February 10, 2025 at 4:12 PM
BAIER: Would the Palestinians have the right to return to Gaza?
TRUMP: No, they wouldn't
TRUMP: No, they wouldn't
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Listen to Secretary Pete. And remember, these are our funds. These are our courts. And these are our streets.
February 9, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Listen to Secretary Pete. And remember, these are our funds. These are our courts. And these are our streets.
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I stand with the trans community. Pass it along.
February 9, 2025 at 12:45 PM
I stand with the trans community. Pass it along.
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Absolutely insane. The only reason to do this is to destroy our economy and government.
SCOOP: The US Treasury claimed a DOGE's Marco Elez didn’t have ‘write access,’ when he actually did. Sources tell WIRED that his ability to alter code controlling trillions in federal spending was rescinded, days after officials said it didn't exist.
The US Treasury Claimed DOGE Technologist Didn’t Have ‘Write Access’ When He Actually Did
Sources tell WIRED that the ability of DOGE's Marko Elez to alter code controlling trillions in federal spending was rescinded days after US Treasury and White House officials said it didn't exist.
wrd.cm
February 7, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Absolutely insane. The only reason to do this is to destroy our economy and government.
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The Panama Canal Authority has refuted U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s assertion that a deal was made to allow U.S. government vessels to transit the canal without fees, clarifying that no such agreement exists and that the established fee structure remains unchanged.
Panama Canal Authority Disputes Marco Rubio's Claims Of Free Passage For US Vessels
Once again, there is a public disconnect between what the Trump Administration is saying and what the Panamanian government is saying.
meidasnews.com
February 6, 2025 at 3:37 PM
The Panama Canal Authority has refuted U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s assertion that a deal was made to allow U.S. government vessels to transit the canal without fees, clarifying that no such agreement exists and that the established fee structure remains unchanged.
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Republican Congresswoman Nancy Mace calls to “turn Gaza into Mar-A-Lago”
February 5, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Republican Congresswoman Nancy Mace calls to “turn Gaza into Mar-A-Lago”
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There have been MASSIVE protests this week across the country. If you took any videos or photos from the protests, or have seen great videos or photos of them online, post them below! Let's show the world that the pro-democracy community is just getting started!
St. Paul, Minn., resist. It was so great to see love for humanity alongside disgust for foolish and dangerous leadership. #50501
February 6, 2025 at 2:24 AM
There have been MASSIVE protests this week across the country. If you took any videos or photos from the protests, or have seen great videos or photos of them online, post them below! Let's show the world that the pro-democracy community is just getting started!
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WOW! Have you seen all those posts calling Trump ‘Genocide Don’ or the Free Palestine protests outside the White House today?
Yeah, me neither.
Yeah, me neither.
February 4, 2025 at 11:41 PM
WOW! Have you seen all those posts calling Trump ‘Genocide Don’ or the Free Palestine protests outside the White House today?
Yeah, me neither.
Yeah, me neither.