Leslie Shepherd
leslieshepherd.bsky.social
Leslie Shepherd
@leslieshepherd.bsky.social
Strategic communications and PR leader. Never met a crisis I didn’t want to manage. Former scribe, still telling stories.
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October 10, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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It would be hard to imagine an event that could have gone better from the point of view of the Russian leader, who made no public commitment to stop his assault on Ukraine and yet was treated as a valued friend. @katierogersnyt.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/u...
Trump and Putin Put on a Show of Friendship but Come Away Without a Deal
www.nytimes.com
August 16, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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The @financialtimes.com is not mincing words

"America’s astonishing act of self-harm"
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April 4, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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At a major Canadian medical conference in Halifax. Consensus that it’s risky to travel to 🇺🇸 but if you have to go for work … Bring a burner phone. Have a plan if you are detained. Watch what you say. Who you meet.
This is the talk among doctors and scientists
April 4, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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The Globe and Mail has done tremendous work investigating false claims about fentanyl seizures on Canada's border.
That 43 pounds of fentanyl that was the Trump administration's legal justification for imposing tariffs on Canada?

Just 0.74 pounds – or 0.13% – has been positively attributed to Canada, according to new data obtained by The Globe's Kathryn Blaze Baum:
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
New fentanyl data undercuts White House’s portrayal of Canada’s role in U.S. drug crisis
Fentanyl identified as coming from Canada amounted to barely more than one-10th of 1%, according to data obtained through American freedom-of-information laws
www.theglobeandmail.com
April 2, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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Yesterday, Michael Waltz claimed that he’s “never met, don’t know, never communicated with” Jeffrey Goldberg.

Here’s a photo of Waltz standing next to Goldberg during a 2021 event at the French Embassy.

The event Waltz attended—a Q&A with a French filmmaker—was moderated by Goldberg.
March 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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“Shush, everyone - it’s Pete and Tulsi texting classified war plans.”
March 25, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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1. Tulsi Gabbard was overseas while participating in the Signal chat.
2. Steven Witkoff was in Russia when he was added to the Signal chat.
3. Russia infiltrated Signal some time ago to use it against Ukrainians.

It’s high time to Benghazi the shit out of Trump’s administration.
March 25, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Protect this man at all costs
The leaders of all of the federal parties in Canada accidentally added me to their group chat
March 25, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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Wow: JD Vance is apparently skiing in Vermont this weekend and the locals aren’t having it. Thousands have lined the streets in protest.
March 1, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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For a third straight day, an AP reporter was blocked from attending an Oval Office event, I'm told.
February 13, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Opinion: Farewell to my American friends. It's over.

vancouversun.com/news/opinion...
Opinion: Farewell to my American friends. It's over.
Pete McMartin: Where there was once admiration, there is now a firm and angry resolve. Read more.
vancouversun.com
February 3, 2025 at 10:47 PM
I urge my American friends to watch what I think was Prime Minister Trudeau's best speech ever. As he said afterward, Canadians are “perplexed why our closest friends and neighbors are choosing to target us instead of so many other challenging parts of the world."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pnvy...
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces Canada's response to U.S. tariffs – February 1, 2025
YouTube video by cpac
www.youtube.com
February 2, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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To our American friends who may now be struggling to find health information on US websites: Please check out the Public Health Agency of Canada's website for helpful resources, updated dashboards & practical health tips.

🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

canada.ca/en/public-he...
February 1, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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All the President's men
Support for Ann Telnaes
By @deAdder
Substack:
open.substack.com/pub/deadder/...
All the President's men
A cartoon in support of Ann Telnaes
open.substack.com
January 5, 2025 at 12:47 PM
A rare black fox. Apparently they make up less than 1% of North American fox population
December 1, 2024 at 1:51 PM