MizLeslie
@mizleslie.bsky.social
Old lady living in Georgia. Currently watching the destruction of America from the sidelines.
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MizLeslie
@mizleslie.bsky.social
· Aug 12
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Dear Bluesky, please develop an easy, predictable way for users to find the official Bluesky address for individual government reps. There is NO predictable address convention, and it's hard/sometimes impossible to find either federal or state senators and representatives. Many thanks!
Dear Bluesky, please develop an easy, predictable way for users to find the official Bluesky address for individual government reps. There is NO predictable address convention, and it's hard/sometimes impossible to find either federal or state senators and representatives. Many thanks!
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Can’t overstate importance of Republican supermajority Indiana state senate rejecting Trump’s 9-0 mid-decade gerrymander. Huge defeat of Trump’s attempt to rig midterms & his use of threats & intimidation to force Republican state legislators to bend to his will www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
December 11, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Can’t overstate importance of Republican supermajority Indiana state senate rejecting Trump’s 9-0 mid-decade gerrymander. Huge defeat of Trump’s attempt to rig midterms & his use of threats & intimidation to force Republican state legislators to bend to his will www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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“What most struck me is the brutality and physical violence involved in every story,” said Sen. Richard Blumenthal. “This is stuff that should be unrecognizable as America. It should make everyday Americans outraged.”
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
Immigration Agents Have Often Grabbed and Mistreated Citizens, Congressional Investigators Find
Prompted by ProPublica’s reporting, an investigation by Senate Democrats documented the experiences of nearly two dozen citizens wrongly detained by immigration agents, contradicting the Trump adminis...
www.propublica.org
December 11, 2025 at 11:00 PM
“What most struck me is the brutality and physical violence involved in every story,” said Sen. Richard Blumenthal. “This is stuff that should be unrecognizable as America. It should make everyday Americans outraged.”
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
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Our new, one-of-a-kind guide for litigators, Countering Originalism, equips lawyers with the strategies, arguments, and citations they need to address the originalist arguments they encounter in their cases.
Countering Originalism
This guide offers lawyers strategies, arguments, and citations to address originalist claims they encounter in litigation.
www.brennancenter.org
December 11, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Our new, one-of-a-kind guide for litigators, Countering Originalism, equips lawyers with the strategies, arguments, and citations they need to address the originalist arguments they encounter in their cases.
Why would you have anything Meta on your devices? I don’t. These are *not* neutral platforms and they certainly don’t work for your best interests.
"Campaigners say the actions indicate that Meta is taking its Trump-era approach to women’s health and LGBTQ+ issues global." www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Meta shuts down global accounts linked to abortion advice and queer content
More than 50 organisations report sites being restricted or removed, with abortion hotlines blocked and posts showing non-explicit nudity triggering warnings
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Why would you have anything Meta on your devices? I don’t. These are *not* neutral platforms and they certainly don’t work for your best interests.
Almost 2000 reported cases of highly preventable (through vaccination) measles in the US so far in 2025. Great job, America.
The measles outbreak in South Carolina is “accelerating” with no end in sight following Thanksgiving and other large gatherings, state health officials say.
South Carolina measles outbreak is 'accelerating,' driving hundreds into quarantine
Some students who remain unvaccinated are now in a second 21-day quarantine since the beginning of the school year.
nbcnews.to
December 11, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Almost 2000 reported cases of highly preventable (through vaccination) measles in the US so far in 2025. Great job, America.
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seizing oil tankers is illegal too by the way. it’s not just a pressure tactic. it’s actually unlawful use of force, whatever nonsense trump puts forward.
December 10, 2025 at 9:38 PM
seizing oil tankers is illegal too by the way. it’s not just a pressure tactic. it’s actually unlawful use of force, whatever nonsense trump puts forward.
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NEW: Emil Bove, thumbing his nose at America, is making a mockery of the rule of law.
Attending Trump's rally on Tuesday, Judge Emil Bove let it be known that his DOJ actions were just the beginning. Bove must face accountability, and ultimately impeachment.
Today, at Law Dork:
Attending Trump's rally on Tuesday, Judge Emil Bove let it be known that his DOJ actions were just the beginning. Bove must face accountability, and ultimately impeachment.
Today, at Law Dork:
Emil Bove, thumbing his nose at America, is making a mockery of the rule of law
Attending Trump's rally on Tuesday, Judge Emil Bove let it be known that his DOJ actions were just the beginning. Bove must face accountability, and ultimately impeachment.
www.lawdork.com
December 10, 2025 at 9:50 PM
NEW: Emil Bove, thumbing his nose at America, is making a mockery of the rule of law.
Attending Trump's rally on Tuesday, Judge Emil Bove let it be known that his DOJ actions were just the beginning. Bove must face accountability, and ultimately impeachment.
Today, at Law Dork:
Attending Trump's rally on Tuesday, Judge Emil Bove let it be known that his DOJ actions were just the beginning. Bove must face accountability, and ultimately impeachment.
Today, at Law Dork:
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Remind me: Did Brett Kavanaugh include having your wedding band cut in pieces among the minor inconveniences of being arrested by ICE as a US citizen?
“She has marks on her neck and wrist from where agents restrained her. Agents cut off her wedding ring and held her in leg shackles at Whipple Federal Building for about five hours.”
Her crime: witnessing ICE, from a distance.
Her crime: witnessing ICE, from a distance.
Federal agents arrest citizen observer watching ICE detain neighbors on her north Minneapolis block
Susan Tincher, a 55-year-old American citizen, appears to be the first observer arrested by federal immigration enforcement officers since the agency launched an immigration surge in the Twin Cities l...
www.mprnews.org
December 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Remind me: Did Brett Kavanaugh include having your wedding band cut in pieces among the minor inconveniences of being arrested by ICE as a US citizen?
WHY would anyone want to visit the United States today??
December 10, 2025 at 3:47 PM
WHY would anyone want to visit the United States today??
Fascinating analysis of the real, underlying problem of hyper wealth untethered to anything but individual interests.
Will the 21st Century Nabobs Win Their War on Public Accountability?
A friend of mine ran an analogy by me which really resonated....
talkingpointsmemo.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Fascinating analysis of the real, underlying problem of hyper wealth untethered to anything but individual interests.
True story, playing rough in the art world!!
This Artist Is the Only Person Banned From Using the World’s Pinkest Pink
It's a brightly colored revenge for restricting the world’s blackest black
www.smithsonianmag.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:31 AM
True story, playing rough in the art world!!
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“The policy mix of the Trump administration feels similar to Brexit. It is likely slowing growth down and lowering living standards relative to what would have been achieved without this policy mix.”— Martha Gimbel, executive director of the Yale Budget Lab
Gift link www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/o...
Gift link www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/o...
Opinion | Why the ‘Affordability Hoax’ Is a Trap for Trump
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:42 AM
“The policy mix of the Trump administration feels similar to Brexit. It is likely slowing growth down and lowering living standards relative to what would have been achieved without this policy mix.”— Martha Gimbel, executive director of the Yale Budget Lab
Gift link www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/o...
Gift link www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/o...
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2026 is going to be a great year to run for office. It’s not too late in most places! runforwhat.net
December 10, 2025 at 2:24 AM
2026 is going to be a great year to run for office. It’s not too late in most places! runforwhat.net
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🚨BREAKING: More than 300,000 Missourians have signed a petition demanding that the gerrymander be put to a statewide referendum, advocacy organization People Not Politicians announced as it delivered those signatures to the state government Tuesday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
300,000 Missouri Voters Sign Petition To Put GOP Gerrymander to Statewide Vote
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:42 PM
🚨BREAKING: More than 300,000 Missourians have signed a petition demanding that the gerrymander be put to a statewide referendum, advocacy organization People Not Politicians announced as it delivered those signatures to the state government Tuesday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Sotomayor with the lament: 'Neither the king not parliaments nor prime ministers nor England at the time of the founding ever had an unqualified removal power'
'You're asking us to destroy the structure of government'
'You're asking us to destroy the structure of government'
December 8, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Sotomayor with the lament: 'Neither the king not parliaments nor prime ministers nor England at the time of the founding ever had an unqualified removal power'
'You're asking us to destroy the structure of government'
'You're asking us to destroy the structure of government'
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OMG: totally unsurprising and also needs to be the subject of national attention:
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 3:33 PM
OMG: totally unsurprising and also needs to be the subject of national attention:
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
What economic theory supports the Republican plan to drain most of the disposable income from a huge percentage of Americans, while still covering less of their medical needs? What will happen to the rest of the economy if it becomes entirely out of reach for millions?
Obamacare Users Face Higher Deductibles, Higher Premiums
www.nytimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:34 PM
What economic theory supports the Republican plan to drain most of the disposable income from a huge percentage of Americans, while still covering less of their medical needs? What will happen to the rest of the economy if it becomes entirely out of reach for millions?
Great story! Thanks for the gift link.
The great @willbunch.bsky.social of the @inquirer.com on the frontlines of the new American Revolution where apps and whistles have replaced Paul Revere's lanterns.
-GIFT LINK- So everyone can read this terrific article.
share.inquirer.com/zWayqH
-GIFT LINK- So everyone can read this terrific article.
share.inquirer.com/zWayqH
In New Orleans and across U.S., anger over ICE raids sparks a 2nd American Revolution | Will Bunch
Everyday folks are rising up to resist immigration raids with whistles, car chases, and noisy protests. Revolution is in the air.
share.inquirer.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Great story! Thanks for the gift link.
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Hi All, free weekend update is out. This was the best week for Ukraine/Europe since November 5, 2024. The new US Security Strategy confirms without a doubt that Trump is out to attack Europe (and cripple Ukraine). After months of a con, the truth is undeniable. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
Weekend Update #162: The Best Week Since November 5, 2024
The Tomahawk Con: A Case Study: Pokrovsk And The Ranged War
open.substack.com
December 7, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Hi All, free weekend update is out. This was the best week for Ukraine/Europe since November 5, 2024. The new US Security Strategy confirms without a doubt that Trump is out to attack Europe (and cripple Ukraine). After months of a con, the truth is undeniable. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
Acting like the gods of Olympus with all of their finesse and entitlement.
Terrifying & well-researched piece about how Epstein’s sick world-view funded & helped elevate the TechBros “cocktail party”
(already underway) agenda for eugenics, genetic manipulation, institutionalized misogyny, mass death & a fascist aristocracy of Broligarchs to rule us all.
This is real.
(already underway) agenda for eugenics, genetic manipulation, institutionalized misogyny, mass death & a fascist aristocracy of Broligarchs to rule us all.
This is real.
December 7, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Acting like the gods of Olympus with all of their finesse and entitlement.
If this is "masculine leadership," then maybe we want to try something else? Just look at this smug fucker.
A Palantir billionaire just called for public hangings.
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
Joe Lonsdale Calls For Public Hangings
Silicon Valley radicalization escalates
www.thenerdreich.com
December 7, 2025 at 4:20 PM
If this is "masculine leadership," then maybe we want to try something else? Just look at this smug fucker.
Also, Yale Law School, which has given us JD Vance and others.
December 7, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Also, Yale Law School, which has given us JD Vance and others.
Our crazed president is such a gift to China.
"A Chinese hospital ship quietly docked in hurricane-hit Jamaica this week, projecting soft power into the heart of the Caribbean where a US armada is conducting a controversial anti-narcotics mission targeted at Venezuela."
Chinese Hospital Ship Visits Jamaica as US Gunboats Ply Caribbean
A Chinese hospital ship quietly docked in hurricane-hit Jamaica this week, projecting soft power into the heart of the Caribbean where a US armada is conducting a controversial anti-narcotics mission ...
www.bloomberg.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Our crazed president is such a gift to China.
It wasn’t enough to have a failed Birthday Parade?
Donald Trump just removed Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth from the list of free entry days at national parks.
They are being replaced with Trump’s birthday.
They are being replaced with Trump’s birthday.
December 6, 2025 at 2:09 PM
It wasn’t enough to have a failed Birthday Parade?
This action by HHS is absolutely disgusting, an insult to every serving or retired officer.
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered. n.pr/48HypvT
HHS changed the name of transgender health leader on her official portrait
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered.
n.pr
December 6, 2025 at 12:21 AM
This action by HHS is absolutely disgusting, an insult to every serving or retired officer.