Vera Leigh
@veraleigh.bsky.social
Trying my best to fight against the current hellscape. Don't give into the lies. Don't give into the fear. 🇺🇦 🇵🇸
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JUST IN: Judge Sparkle Sooknanan shoots down Elon Musk's bid to transfer the SEC case against him to Texas or New York.
"The Court takes Mr. Musk’s convenience seriously, but it also notes that Mr. Musk has considerable means." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
"The Court takes Mr. Musk’s convenience seriously, but it also notes that Mr. Musk has considerable means." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
October 2, 2025 at 2:56 PM
JUST IN: Judge Sparkle Sooknanan shoots down Elon Musk's bid to transfer the SEC case against him to Texas or New York.
"The Court takes Mr. Musk’s convenience seriously, but it also notes that Mr. Musk has considerable means." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
"The Court takes Mr. Musk’s convenience seriously, but it also notes that Mr. Musk has considerable means." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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What's he going to do ? Not swear in any more democrats ?
This is pathetic
Release the Epstein files
This is pathetic
Release the Epstein files
No more cover-ups.
‼️RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES‼️ #TrumpsShutdown
‼️RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES‼️ #TrumpsShutdown
October 2, 2025 at 2:56 PM
What's he going to do ? Not swear in any more democrats ?
This is pathetic
Release the Epstein files
This is pathetic
Release the Epstein files
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President Trump wants to be able to fire far more executive branch employees at will — upending checks on presidential power that have existed for more than a century.
Beyond 'draining the swamp': How Trump is knocking down checks on presidential power
President Trump wants to be able to fire far more executive branch employees at will — upending checks on presidential power that have existed for more than a century.
n.pr
September 20, 2025 at 11:56 AM
President Trump wants to be able to fire far more executive branch employees at will — upending checks on presidential power that have existed for more than a century.
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BREAKING: Brian Mast just dropped the provision in his bill that would’ve let Marco Rubio revoke your passport.
That’s a win for free speech, but the fact it was ever in there shows how far some politicians will go to silence dissent. I’ll fight to protect your voice.
That’s a win for free speech, but the fact it was ever in there shows how far some politicians will go to silence dissent. I’ll fight to protect your voice.
September 15, 2025 at 8:50 PM
BREAKING: Brian Mast just dropped the provision in his bill that would’ve let Marco Rubio revoke your passport.
That’s a win for free speech, but the fact it was ever in there shows how far some politicians will go to silence dissent. I’ll fight to protect your voice.
That’s a win for free speech, but the fact it was ever in there shows how far some politicians will go to silence dissent. I’ll fight to protect your voice.
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Good that the Guardian is calling Kirk “far right” and showings its readers his views - not “common sense”, not “conservative”, but far right conspiracy.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Charlie Kirk in his own words: ‘prowling Blacks’ and ‘the great replacement strategy’
The far-right commentator didn’t pull his punches when discussing his bigoted views on current events
www.theguardian.com
September 12, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Good that the Guardian is calling Kirk “far right” and showings its readers his views - not “common sense”, not “conservative”, but far right conspiracy.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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“I think it’s very interesting that my colleague from South Carolina is so obsessed ... when many people in this body have received gender-affirming care,” Jacobs said. “Filler is gender-affirming care. Boob jobs is gender-affirming care. Botox is gender-affirming care."
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“Ridiculous!”: Nancy Mace Completely Flips Out in Congress
The representative from South Carolina starting screaming at a member of the Democratic party.
trib.al
September 11, 2025 at 1:32 PM
“I think it’s very interesting that my colleague from South Carolina is so obsessed ... when many people in this body have received gender-affirming care,” Jacobs said. “Filler is gender-affirming care. Boob jobs is gender-affirming care. Botox is gender-affirming care."
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As someone who spent many hours listening to Kirk’s show on AM radio, I would say that he made Rush Limbaugh seem like Walter Cronkite by comparison, in terms of rhetorical tone and empirical rigor. The subtext of every show was “You don’t hate the left enough.”
September 11, 2025 at 1:15 PM
As someone who spent many hours listening to Kirk’s show on AM radio, I would say that he made Rush Limbaugh seem like Walter Cronkite by comparison, in terms of rhetorical tone and empirical rigor. The subtext of every show was “You don’t hate the left enough.”
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really appreciate this piece stating simply and clearly,
-here's what he's doing differently than other authoritarians
-here's what we're up against & what we still have going for us
-"We need to be alarmed and panicked, not to fall into despair, so that we can act aggressively before it’s too late"
-here's what he's doing differently than other authoritarians
-here's what we're up against & what we still have going for us
-"We need to be alarmed and panicked, not to fall into despair, so that we can act aggressively before it’s too late"
Trump is moving more aggressively and creatively than many autocrats abroad did, according to democracy scholars. Even other authoritarians defer to legislators more than Trump. With insights from @brendannyhan.bsky.social, @donmoyn.bsky.social sky.social and others. newrepublic.com/article/2002...
Donald Trump Is No Viktor Orbán—He’s Well on His Way to Being Worse
Democracy scholars say Trump is having way more success than expected in becoming America’s dictator. One reason: Too many Americans—including some Democrats in Congress—are far too complacent about i...
newrepublic.com
September 11, 2025 at 2:28 PM
really appreciate this piece stating simply and clearly,
-here's what he's doing differently than other authoritarians
-here's what we're up against & what we still have going for us
-"We need to be alarmed and panicked, not to fall into despair, so that we can act aggressively before it’s too late"
-here's what he's doing differently than other authoritarians
-here's what we're up against & what we still have going for us
-"We need to be alarmed and panicked, not to fall into despair, so that we can act aggressively before it’s too late"
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something i think about when people on here start talking about how we'll never be able to rebuild what trump destroyed. i fundamentally don't believe that--because history shows that you can build *a lot* quite quickly when you've got the will for it
the ratio between the rate of institutional creation and destruction is not 10:1.
germany had recovered industrial production to prewar levels within five years of WWII, surpassed its prewar GDP within 10, and was the second-largest economy in the world within 15.
germany had recovered industrial production to prewar levels within five years of WWII, surpassed its prewar GDP within 10, and was the second-largest economy in the world within 15.
September 10, 2025 at 7:41 PM
something i think about when people on here start talking about how we'll never be able to rebuild what trump destroyed. i fundamentally don't believe that--because history shows that you can build *a lot* quite quickly when you've got the will for it
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New numbers show ICE is devouring US law enforcement: 1 in 5 US marshals, 1 in 5 FBI agents, half of all DEA agents, and over two-thirds of all ATF agents are now assigned to ICE enforcement. These are agencies with critical jobs they're now NOT doing.
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-is-eat...
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-is-eat...
ICE is Eating the Soul of America
Four things that show ICE increasingly considers itself outside the law
www.doomsdayscenario.co
September 9, 2025 at 7:43 PM
New numbers show ICE is devouring US law enforcement: 1 in 5 US marshals, 1 in 5 FBI agents, half of all DEA agents, and over two-thirds of all ATF agents are now assigned to ICE enforcement. These are agencies with critical jobs they're now NOT doing.
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-is-eat...
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-is-eat...
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It's tough to refer to someone as a criminal if you've given them no due process to determine whether they're a criminal. Like if you get arrested and get a trial and are convicted of 34 felony counts. That's due process. You can call that guy a criminal.
May 7, 2025 at 7:47 PM
It's tough to refer to someone as a criminal if you've given them no due process to determine whether they're a criminal. Like if you get arrested and get a trial and are convicted of 34 felony counts. That's due process. You can call that guy a criminal.
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Do people not remember how Peter Thiel (with an assist from Hulk Hogan) basically destroyed Gawker?
Why haven't we seen 60 Minutes do a piece?
May 6, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Do people not remember how Peter Thiel (with an assist from Hulk Hogan) basically destroyed Gawker?
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Crockett: Instead of the President cosplaying as the next pope, he may want to cosplay as an actual President of these United States.
That means he may have to do a little bit of research and understand that he swore a an oath to defend and protect the constitution.
That means he may have to do a little bit of research and understand that he swore a an oath to defend and protect the constitution.
May 6, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Crockett: Instead of the President cosplaying as the next pope, he may want to cosplay as an actual President of these United States.
That means he may have to do a little bit of research and understand that he swore a an oath to defend and protect the constitution.
That means he may have to do a little bit of research and understand that he swore a an oath to defend and protect the constitution.
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Rubio publicly criticizing an ally for cracking down on right-wing extremism. And Germany hitting back. We are in a new world
May 2, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Rubio publicly criticizing an ally for cracking down on right-wing extremism. And Germany hitting back. We are in a new world
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10:45pm mass text just so the whole day can be a shitshow.
April 28, 2025 at 9:40 PM
10:45pm mass text just so the whole day can be a shitshow.
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Personally, I think it should be front page news for at least a month if a sitting US President is using falsified evidence to try and deny due process to a man who has committed no crime, but that’s just me
April 19, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Personally, I think it should be front page news for at least a month if a sitting US President is using falsified evidence to try and deny due process to a man who has committed no crime, but that’s just me
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Trump today to El Salvador President: "Home-growns are next. The home-growns. You gotta build about five more places. It's not big enough."
Seems like a good day to remind everyone that Auschwitz — a complex of over 40 concentration and extermination camps — was not located in Nazi Germany either.
April 14, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Trump today to El Salvador President: "Home-growns are next. The home-growns. You gotta build about five more places. It's not big enough."
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BREAKING: Masked men in plainclothes detained an Upper Valley resident in Colchester during a scheduled citizenship interview Monday morning, despite his status as a lawful permanent resident in the United States.
A legal Upper Valley resident from Palestine was detained in Colchester during citizenship interview - VTDigger
State Sen. Becca White said she saw a handcuffed Mohsen Mahdawi, accompanied by several masked and hooded men, being put into an unmarked black vehicle just after noon.
vtdigger.org
April 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM
BREAKING: Masked men in plainclothes detained an Upper Valley resident in Colchester during a scheduled citizenship interview Monday morning, despite his status as a lawful permanent resident in the United States.
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👀🚨JICYMI: New Quinnipiac Poll: More Americans now disapprove of Trump on immigration by 50% to 45% (including 51% independents)
MAJORITY of Americans now disapprove of Trump on deportations by 53% to 42% poll.qu.edu/poll-release...
cc: @schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social l
MAJORITY of Americans now disapprove of Trump on deportations by 53% to 42% poll.qu.edu/poll-release...
cc: @schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social l
April 14, 2025 at 11:41 PM
👀🚨JICYMI: New Quinnipiac Poll: More Americans now disapprove of Trump on immigration by 50% to 45% (including 51% independents)
MAJORITY of Americans now disapprove of Trump on deportations by 53% to 42% poll.qu.edu/poll-release...
cc: @schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social l
MAJORITY of Americans now disapprove of Trump on deportations by 53% to 42% poll.qu.edu/poll-release...
cc: @schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social l
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We’ve joined 118 other organizations—and counting—in signing an open letter to state leaders urging them to use the full power of their office to defend our rights, the environment, and our democracy. Learn more and take action at acluvt.org/letter.
April 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM
We’ve joined 118 other organizations—and counting—in signing an open letter to state leaders urging them to use the full power of their office to defend our rights, the environment, and our democracy. Learn more and take action at acluvt.org/letter.
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Trump said "I hope they raise prices" on cars and he "couldn't care less" about high prices of cars.
How is this not front page of every newspaper and leading every broadcast? And, yes, I know it's a tired refrain, but imagine if a Democrat said that?!?!
How is this not front page of every newspaper and leading every broadcast? And, yes, I know it's a tired refrain, but imagine if a Democrat said that?!?!
April 1, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Trump said "I hope they raise prices" on cars and he "couldn't care less" about high prices of cars.
How is this not front page of every newspaper and leading every broadcast? And, yes, I know it's a tired refrain, but imagine if a Democrat said that?!?!
How is this not front page of every newspaper and leading every broadcast? And, yes, I know it's a tired refrain, but imagine if a Democrat said that?!?!
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