Sam DeLeo
@samdeleo.bsky.social
Writer of fiction & nonfiction; editor; amateur networker; social media dabbler; reluctant user of semicolons
Keeping informed and involved with what's going on can be exhausting. Sometimes it feels healthy to unplug for a bit...
...I read somewhere that a buddha, whose name I can't remember, said "I wouldn't pluck a single hair from my head to save the world." As a balding, old guy, I can relate.
...I read somewhere that a buddha, whose name I can't remember, said "I wouldn't pluck a single hair from my head to save the world." As a balding, old guy, I can relate.
December 1, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Keeping informed and involved with what's going on can be exhausting. Sometimes it feels healthy to unplug for a bit...
...I read somewhere that a buddha, whose name I can't remember, said "I wouldn't pluck a single hair from my head to save the world." As a balding, old guy, I can relate.
...I read somewhere that a buddha, whose name I can't remember, said "I wouldn't pluck a single hair from my head to save the world." As a balding, old guy, I can relate.
Why did Payton (#Broncos) pass on two chances for 2 with only 5-point leads? Anyone understand that strategy?
December 1, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Why did Payton (#Broncos) pass on two chances for 2 with only 5-point leads? Anyone understand that strategy?
If death is the question that asks, "Have you had enough?", my answer is definitely yes on the green bean casserole. (Let the Thanksgiving references begin.)
November 26, 2025 at 5:01 AM
If death is the question that asks, "Have you had enough?", my answer is definitely yes on the green bean casserole. (Let the Thanksgiving references begin.)
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Trump knows they're not going to share evidence in an ongoing investigation. So what does he do? He orders the DOJ to investigate Epstein-Dem connections to effectively lock away the files, then urges release of the files to create the false image of innocence. Don't be fooled.
November 17, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Trump knows they're not going to share evidence in an ongoing investigation. So what does he do? He orders the DOJ to investigate Epstein-Dem connections to effectively lock away the files, then urges release of the files to create the false image of innocence. Don't be fooled.
Laura Trump unavailable to sing soprano parts because she was busy solving the Unified Field Theory...
It's just fucking ridiculous at this point.
www.thedailybeast.com/maga-loyalis...
www.thedailybeast.com/maga-loyalis...
MAGA Loyalist With No Experience Conducts Orchestra at Trump’s Kennedy Center
Richard Grenell, a former U.S. ambassador to Germany, led a performance of the national anthem at the now Trumpy venue.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Laura Trump unavailable to sing soprano parts because she was busy solving the Unified Field Theory...
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Every time the mainstream media declines to name sociopathy, they both enable and empower it. But then, doing this just to make more money is kind of sociopathic.
November 7, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Every time the mainstream media declines to name sociopathy, they both enable and empower it. But then, doing this just to make more money is kind of sociopathic.
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Another great drummer lost to us – for a while anyway. Goodbye, Jack DeJohnette. –S.R.
October 27, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Another great drummer lost to us – for a while anyway. Goodbye, Jack DeJohnette. –S.R.
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House Republicans opposed an amendment to prohibit deporting U.S. citizens.
Read that again.
As many times as you need.
www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...
Read that again.
As many times as you need.
www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...
GOP Stays Silent On Deporting Americans In Unusual Immigration Markup
House Republicans stayed silent during an unusual immigration bill markup and opposed an amendment to prohibit deporting U.S. citizens.
www.forbes.com
October 25, 2025 at 3:57 AM
House Republicans opposed an amendment to prohibit deporting U.S. citizens.
Read that again.
As many times as you need.
www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...
Read that again.
As many times as you need.
www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...
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“Having struck out with Uganda, Eswatini and Ghana, ICE now seeks to deport our client Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia – a country with which he has no connection, thousands of miles from his family and home in Maryland.”
Weird how they don't just put him on trial.
www.rawstory.com/kilmar-abreg...
Weird how they don't just put him on trial.
www.rawstory.com/kilmar-abreg...
DOJ tries to ship wrongly deported migrant to Africa: 'Should be an amenable choice!'
The Department of Justice was slammed Friday for its continued efforts to again deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia — ignoring Garcia's pleas of innocence and his request to be granted refugee status in his n...
www.rawstory.com
October 24, 2025 at 7:43 PM
“Having struck out with Uganda, Eswatini and Ghana, ICE now seeks to deport our client Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia – a country with which he has no connection, thousands of miles from his family and home in Maryland.”
Weird how they don't just put him on trial.
www.rawstory.com/kilmar-abreg...
Weird how they don't just put him on trial.
www.rawstory.com/kilmar-abreg...
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Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!
October 22, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!
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🧵I’m on the road for another 2 weeks, but everyone needs to pay attention to the Supreme Court tomorrow (Wednesday)
The fascist robes are taking the extraordinary step of rehearing Louisiana v. Callais, which would cement one-party rule for at least another generation.
The fascist robes are taking the extraordinary step of rehearing Louisiana v. Callais, which would cement one-party rule for at least another generation.
The Supreme Court Might Net Republicans 19 Congressional Seats in One Fell Swoop
On Wednesday, the justices will take the extraordinary step of rehearing Louisiana v. Callais.
slate.com
October 15, 2025 at 4:18 AM
🧵I’m on the road for another 2 weeks, but everyone needs to pay attention to the Supreme Court tomorrow (Wednesday)
The fascist robes are taking the extraordinary step of rehearing Louisiana v. Callais, which would cement one-party rule for at least another generation.
The fascist robes are taking the extraordinary step of rehearing Louisiana v. Callais, which would cement one-party rule for at least another generation.
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I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
October 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
she's the only one who ever brought tears of joy to my eyes, and it happened every time i saw her speak...
“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are.” —Maya Angelou
October 3, 2025 at 4:33 AM
she's the only one who ever brought tears of joy to my eyes, and it happened every time i saw her speak...
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God damn ICE! Sue the shit out of them, no settlements, put each asshole on the stand and use discovery to expose their personal text messges, their histories of substance abuse, and domestic abuse because it's probably there. Make each of these brutes famous.
September 28, 2025 at 5:13 AM
God damn ICE! Sue the shit out of them, no settlements, put each asshole on the stand and use discovery to expose their personal text messges, their histories of substance abuse, and domestic abuse because it's probably there. Make each of these brutes famous.
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What the facility is really facing is an investigation. Just days before all of this, on September 24th, local officials had made it clear that ICE is about to lose its permit to operate in Portland because of repeated violations.
open.substack.com/pub/dissenti...
open.substack.com/pub/dissenti...
What's Really Happening in Portland?
September 27th, 2025: At 10:19 AM, ‘President’ Trump got on Truth Social and declared Portland a battlefield.
open.substack.com
September 28, 2025 at 5:37 AM
What the facility is really facing is an investigation. Just days before all of this, on September 24th, local officials had made it clear that ICE is about to lose its permit to operate in Portland because of repeated violations.
open.substack.com/pub/dissenti...
open.substack.com/pub/dissenti...
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This is very well said concerning the death of Charlie Kirk.
September 11, 2025 at 5:51 AM
This is very well said concerning the death of Charlie Kirk.
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So: race can’t open doors to opportunity, but it can slam them shut with ICE raids.👇
September 8, 2025 at 11:55 PM
So: race can’t open doors to opportunity, but it can slam them shut with ICE raids.👇
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We’ve gone from ‘the cameras malfunctioned’ to ‘the guards fell asleep’ to ‘it’s a hoax’ to ‘that’s not my signature.’
Next up: ‘a dog ate the Epstein files.’
He hasn’t tried that one yet, but give it time.
Attaching a make-believe video of that scenario.😂
Believe women.👇
Next up: ‘a dog ate the Epstein files.’
He hasn’t tried that one yet, but give it time.
Attaching a make-believe video of that scenario.😂
Believe women.👇
September 8, 2025 at 10:46 PM
We’ve gone from ‘the cameras malfunctioned’ to ‘the guards fell asleep’ to ‘it’s a hoax’ to ‘that’s not my signature.’
Next up: ‘a dog ate the Epstein files.’
He hasn’t tried that one yet, but give it time.
Attaching a make-believe video of that scenario.😂
Believe women.👇
Next up: ‘a dog ate the Epstein files.’
He hasn’t tried that one yet, but give it time.
Attaching a make-believe video of that scenario.😂
Believe women.👇
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Never stop demanding the release of those Epstein files
September 6, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Never stop demanding the release of those Epstein files
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Republicans: You have a choice.
Stand with the truth or with the lies that have protected predators for decades.
ANY politician that is the Epstein files needs to be uncovered: Republican OR Democrat.
Stand with the truth or with the lies that have protected predators for decades.
ANY politician that is the Epstein files needs to be uncovered: Republican OR Democrat.
September 6, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Republicans: You have a choice.
Stand with the truth or with the lies that have protected predators for decades.
ANY politician that is the Epstein files needs to be uncovered: Republican OR Democrat.
Stand with the truth or with the lies that have protected predators for decades.
ANY politician that is the Epstein files needs to be uncovered: Republican OR Democrat.
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The damage this man has done is incalculable.
August 29, 2025 at 9:06 PM
The damage this man has done is incalculable.
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Listen to this! This is what needs to be done about the Epstein files.
This is the bombshell clip that needs to go viral 💣
No one in the MSM has gotten the kind of exclusives like @tarabuster.bsky.social & I did on #TheTaraShow from @wyden.senate.gov about his investigation into Russian ties to Epstein’s international sex trafficking ring
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
No one in the MSM has gotten the kind of exclusives like @tarabuster.bsky.social & I did on #TheTaraShow from @wyden.senate.gov about his investigation into Russian ties to Epstein’s international sex trafficking ring
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
August 22, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Listen to this! This is what needs to be done about the Epstein files.