Michael
@mlesh.bsky.social
Retired FBI Special Agent and attorney, amateur photographer, and avid supporter of democracy; trying to live a life of cultured leisure amidst the decline of civilization.
No Kings in Carlsbad, CA, but there were frogs.
October 19, 2025 at 3:33 AM
No Kings in Carlsbad, CA, but there were frogs.
The sadly ironic death of Charlie Kirk: the untimely death of a human being pulls at our heartstrings, even as he was a victim of the same violence he so cavalierly dismissed. We should be better than this, and we start by rejecting Kirk’s view that any deaths are a fair trade for 2A rights.
September 11, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The sadly ironic death of Charlie Kirk: the untimely death of a human being pulls at our heartstrings, even as he was a victim of the same violence he so cavalierly dismissed. We should be better than this, and we start by rejecting Kirk’s view that any deaths are a fair trade for 2A rights.
Mike Johnson is lying, but let’s pretend he’s not. The only way the Bureau would use a pathological liar like Trump as an informant is if he was a co-conspirator and would record conversations with Epstein and other targets. So, let’s hear the tapes!
September 7, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Mike Johnson is lying, but let’s pretend he’s not. The only way the Bureau would use a pathological liar like Trump as an informant is if he was a co-conspirator and would record conversations with Epstein and other targets. So, let’s hear the tapes!
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Trump making deals and giving preferential treatment to sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell while she helps cover up his crimes.
August 1, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Trump making deals and giving preferential treatment to sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell while she helps cover up his crimes.
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Dear @stephencolbert.bsky.social,
Thanks for all the years of speaking truth to power & finding the funny in fascism.
Looking forward to following you wherever you land,
Your fan, Mar🐫
Thanks for all the years of speaking truth to power & finding the funny in fascism.
Looking forward to following you wherever you land,
Your fan, Mar🐫
July 18, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Dear @stephencolbert.bsky.social,
Thanks for all the years of speaking truth to power & finding the funny in fascism.
Looking forward to following you wherever you land,
Your fan, Mar🐫
Thanks for all the years of speaking truth to power & finding the funny in fascism.
Looking forward to following you wherever you land,
Your fan, Mar🐫
When the world seems to be falling apart, you may feel you can’t afford to take time away from the important work of trying to help hold it together. But it’s a marathon, not a sprint, so take a walk—or a swim—in nature; it will help fortify you for the long fight!
June 23, 2025 at 9:23 PM
When the world seems to be falling apart, you may feel you can’t afford to take time away from the important work of trying to help hold it together. But it’s a marathon, not a sprint, so take a walk—or a swim—in nature; it will help fortify you for the long fight!
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What we learned yesterday.
The Times They Are a-Changin'
The Times They Are a-Changin'
June 15, 2025 at 4:42 PM
What we learned yesterday.
The Times They Are a-Changin'
The Times They Are a-Changin'
It’s clear the leadership and rank-and-file at ICE have disregarded their oath to the Constitution; ICE will have to be dismantled when democracy is restored.
June 11, 2025 at 10:13 PM
It’s clear the leadership and rank-and-file at ICE have disregarded their oath to the Constitution; ICE will have to be dismantled when democracy is restored.
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Here are 29 things you can start doing today. Start with one. But get started. protectdemocracy.org/how-to-prote...
How You Can Protect Democracy
29 concrete actions you can take right now to protect democracy.
protectdemocracy.org
April 22, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Here are 29 things you can start doing today. Start with one. But get started. protectdemocracy.org/how-to-prote...
A walk in nature is good for you.
May 27, 2025 at 3:44 AM
A walk in nature is good for you.
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My take on the consequences of the media's "original sin."
member.democracydocket.com/the-medias-o...
member.democracydocket.com/the-medias-o...
May 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
My take on the consequences of the media's "original sin."
member.democracydocket.com/the-medias-o...
member.democracydocket.com/the-medias-o...
While Trump was on his Bribe-Me tour of the Middle East autocracies, his henchmen continued to undermine our democracy; in particular, Stephen “Discount Goebbels” Miller floated the idea of suspending habeas corpus. We must fight his corruption and authoritarianism—everywhere, all the time.
May 18, 2025 at 2:16 AM
While Trump was on his Bribe-Me tour of the Middle East autocracies, his henchmen continued to undermine our democracy; in particular, Stephen “Discount Goebbels” Miller floated the idea of suspending habeas corpus. We must fight his corruption and authoritarianism—everywhere, all the time.
Trump has always been a breathtakingly ignorant man, a conman & a criminal, and as president an aspiring autocrat & tyrant; summed up in his short answer to Welker’s simple question:
Welker: “But…don’t you need to uphold the Constitution of the United States as president?”
Trump: “I don’t know.”
Welker: “But…don’t you need to uphold the Constitution of the United States as president?”
Trump: “I don’t know.”
May 5, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Trump has always been a breathtakingly ignorant man, a conman & a criminal, and as president an aspiring autocrat & tyrant; summed up in his short answer to Welker’s simple question:
Welker: “But…don’t you need to uphold the Constitution of the United States as president?”
Trump: “I don’t know.”
Welker: “But…don’t you need to uphold the Constitution of the United States as president?”
Trump: “I don’t know.”
Our critical failure to hold bad actors accountable made the current crisis possible: whether it was the Trail of Tears, the Civil War, Nixon, or rendition and torture under W, we’ve turned a blind eye once the perpetrators were no longer in power. When the current regime falls, we must do better.
April 14, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Our critical failure to hold bad actors accountable made the current crisis possible: whether it was the Trail of Tears, the Civil War, Nixon, or rendition and torture under W, we’ve turned a blind eye once the perpetrators were no longer in power. When the current regime falls, we must do better.
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Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
April 3, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
So, Trump has started a trade war and is destroying the world’s economy because he wants someone to talk to.🤦🏻♂️
“If I didn’t do what I did over the last couple of weeks, you wouldn’t have anyone who wants to negotiate,” Trump said. “Now they’re coming to us.”
“If I didn’t do what I did over the last couple of weeks, you wouldn’t have anyone who wants to negotiate,” Trump said. “Now they’re coming to us.”
April 8, 2025 at 2:03 PM
So, Trump has started a trade war and is destroying the world’s economy because he wants someone to talk to.🤦🏻♂️
“If I didn’t do what I did over the last couple of weeks, you wouldn’t have anyone who wants to negotiate,” Trump said. “Now they’re coming to us.”
“If I didn’t do what I did over the last couple of weeks, you wouldn’t have anyone who wants to negotiate,” Trump said. “Now they’re coming to us.”
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In Encinitas, CA. Hands off our democracy!
April 6, 2025 at 2:15 AM
In Encinitas, CA. Hands off our democracy!
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Kind of incredible how much Trumpism really is just a dumber version of Pat Buchanan’s shtick.
April 5, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Kind of incredible how much Trumpism really is just a dumber version of Pat Buchanan’s shtick.
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This is a moral moment. It is not left or right, it is right or wrong.
April 2, 2025 at 8:04 PM
This is a moral moment. It is not left or right, it is right or wrong.
Susan Crawford’s victory in Wisconsin is a thing of beauty, like this tulip my partner placed in our kitchen window.
April 2, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Susan Crawford’s victory in Wisconsin is a thing of beauty, like this tulip my partner placed in our kitchen window.
Truly impressive that in only a matter of weeks, every one of these unqualified, dangerous, lying idiots proved every criticism of them to be completely accurate. The only one happy about this is RFK, Jr., who’s thinking, “I’m an anti-science conspiracy theorist, but these clowns are really morons!”
March 26, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Truly impressive that in only a matter of weeks, every one of these unqualified, dangerous, lying idiots proved every criticism of them to be completely accurate. The only one happy about this is RFK, Jr., who’s thinking, “I’m an anti-science conspiracy theorist, but these clowns are really morons!”
If there is no due process for the Venezuelans, there is no due process for you or me.
March 21, 2025 at 12:38 AM
If there is no due process for the Venezuelans, there is no due process for you or me.
In dark times, it’s important to find joy and happiness where you can. There is beauty and light in art, nature, and community that Trump and his fascists cannot sully; it can sustain you and they fear it.
March 6, 2025 at 8:32 PM
In dark times, it’s important to find joy and happiness where you can. There is beauty and light in art, nature, and community that Trump and his fascists cannot sully; it can sustain you and they fear it.
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❓How many Trump supporters does it take to change a light bulb?
None!…Trump says he fixed it, and they all stand around in the dark cheering!
None!…Trump says he fixed it, and they all stand around in the dark cheering!
March 2, 2025 at 5:59 AM
❓How many Trump supporters does it take to change a light bulb?
None!…Trump says he fixed it, and they all stand around in the dark cheering!
None!…Trump says he fixed it, and they all stand around in the dark cheering!