David Leopold
@davidleopold.bsky.social
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David Leopold
@davidleopold.bsky.social
· Apr 18
History is watching each of us. What we do matters.
“The US Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika — an emblem of fascism & white supremacy inextricably linked to the murder of millions of Jews and the deaths of more than 400,000 US troops who died fighting in WW II
— as a hate symbol..” www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
— as a hate symbol..” www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:43 AM
“The US Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika — an emblem of fascism & white supremacy inextricably linked to the murder of millions of Jews and the deaths of more than 400,000 US troops who died fighting in WW II
— as a hate symbol..” www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
— as a hate symbol..” www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Reposted by David Leopold
Trump really shivved JD Vance when he endorsed Tucker's interview w/Nick Fuentes, who had been mocking Vance and making racist comments about his wife. Trump basically dumped the Fuentes mess on him.
@zackbeauchamp.bsky.social nails the dynamics in this exchange:
newrepublic.com/article/2033...
@zackbeauchamp.bsky.social nails the dynamics in this exchange:
newrepublic.com/article/2033...
November 18, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Trump really shivved JD Vance when he endorsed Tucker's interview w/Nick Fuentes, who had been mocking Vance and making racist comments about his wife. Trump basically dumped the Fuentes mess on him.
@zackbeauchamp.bsky.social nails the dynamics in this exchange:
newrepublic.com/article/2033...
@zackbeauchamp.bsky.social nails the dynamics in this exchange:
newrepublic.com/article/2033...
Listening to Va Gov-elect Abigail Spanberger’s magnanimous victory speech, thanking her opponent for her service and reaching out to those who didn’t vote for her. Tears in my eyes remembering what real American leadership looks like.
November 5, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Listening to Va Gov-elect Abigail Spanberger’s magnanimous victory speech, thanking her opponent for her service and reaching out to those who didn’t vote for her. Tears in my eyes remembering what real American leadership looks like.
Reposted by David Leopold
ABC News featured Jenni Rivera’s story of losing her and her kids losing their husband and father to self deportation today. Please watch this video and sit with the agonizing reality that our members at American Families United face right now.
abcnews.go.com/ThisWeek/vid...
abcnews.go.com/ThisWeek/vid...
October 19, 2025 at 5:21 PM
ABC News featured Jenni Rivera’s story of losing her and her kids losing their husband and father to self deportation today. Please watch this video and sit with the agonizing reality that our members at American Families United face right now.
abcnews.go.com/ThisWeek/vid...
abcnews.go.com/ThisWeek/vid...
Finally. Our hostages are home.
October 13, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Finally. Our hostages are home.
Reposted by David Leopold
U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff says his office has documented more than 500 cases of abuse in immigrant detention centers, including the abuse of pregnant women and children.
Investigation by Sen. Jon Ossoff alleges abuse of children, pregnant women in ICE custody
An investigation by the office of Sen. Jon Ossoff alleges more than 500 counts of human rights abuses in immigration detention, including the abuse of pregnant women and children.
www.gpb.org
August 12, 2025 at 10:28 PM
U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff says his office has documented more than 500 cases of abuse in immigrant detention centers, including the abuse of pregnant women and children.
Reposted by David Leopold
🧐 ALSO: Jeanine Pirro says district residents can carry rifles and shotguns in DC.
Think this will work out?
🧾 Jeanine Pirro's office ends D.C. rifle and shotgun felony prosecutions policy share.google/cizgtCuSI4cD...
🧾 National Guard troops in DC are now armed: Official
is.gd/wOJM4S
Think this will work out?
🧾 Jeanine Pirro's office ends D.C. rifle and shotgun felony prosecutions policy share.google/cizgtCuSI4cD...
🧾 National Guard troops in DC are now armed: Official
is.gd/wOJM4S
August 24, 2025 at 11:59 PM
🧐 ALSO: Jeanine Pirro says district residents can carry rifles and shotguns in DC.
Think this will work out?
🧾 Jeanine Pirro's office ends D.C. rifle and shotgun felony prosecutions policy share.google/cizgtCuSI4cD...
🧾 National Guard troops in DC are now armed: Official
is.gd/wOJM4S
Think this will work out?
🧾 Jeanine Pirro's office ends D.C. rifle and shotgun felony prosecutions policy share.google/cizgtCuSI4cD...
🧾 National Guard troops in DC are now armed: Official
is.gd/wOJM4S
Cruelty for cruelty’s sake.
In July, Judge Xinis tried to get info about the government’s plans to deport Abrego after his release from criminal custody.
DOJ insisted that nothing would be decided until he’s in ICE custody and assigned a desk officer.
He’s not in ICE custody but suddenly they know exactly what the plan is.
DOJ insisted that nothing would be decided until he’s in ICE custody and assigned a desk officer.
He’s not in ICE custody but suddenly they know exactly what the plan is.
UPDATE: Hours after Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s release in Tennessee, Fox News reports that the Trump administration may deport him to Uganda as early as next week.
August 23, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Cruelty for cruelty’s sake.
Reposted by David Leopold
"A year has passed, and I still can't understand that you aren't here," said Eden's mother, Shirit Yerushalmi, at the ceremony in Tel Aviv's Yarkon Cemetery. "Not a day goes by when I don't think of you, about your big heart and the way you loved life."
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Friends and family gather to remember Eden, a year after she was killed in captivity
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www.haaretz.com
August 20, 2025 at 8:59 AM
"A year has passed, and I still can't understand that you aren't here," said Eden's mother, Shirit Yerushalmi, at the ceremony in Tel Aviv's Yarkon Cemetery. "Not a day goes by when I don't think of you, about your big heart and the way you loved life."
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Putin gets applause and a limo ride. Gazan children get refused medical visas. Who’s more of a national security threat? www.nytimes.com/2025/08/16/u...
U.S. Pauses Visitor Visas for Gazans After Right-Wing Outcry
www.nytimes.com
August 17, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Putin gets applause and a limo ride. Gazan children get refused medical visas. Who’s more of a national security threat? www.nytimes.com/2025/08/16/u...
Fact reported in this article—>“Undocumented immigrants pay tens of billions of dollars in taxes each year, which the ITINs help facilitate.” www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
IRS, White House clashed over immigrants’ data before tax chief was ousted
The Trump administration’s move to push out IRS Commissioner Billy Long came after the agency said it couldn’t release some information on taxpayers suspected of being here illegally.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 9, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Fact reported in this article—>“Undocumented immigrants pay tens of billions of dollars in taxes each year, which the ITINs help facilitate.” www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Reposted by David Leopold
Good morning. Trump is protecting Epstein files. The confederacy lost and they were traitors, mRNA vaccines are the future, cops shouldn’t wear masks, Trump cut taxes for the rich and ripped benefits from the poor.
Have a weekend
Have a weekend
August 9, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Good morning. Trump is protecting Epstein files. The confederacy lost and they were traitors, mRNA vaccines are the future, cops shouldn’t wear masks, Trump cut taxes for the rich and ripped benefits from the poor.
Have a weekend
Have a weekend
The administration’s deportation playbook reads like a dystopian travel guide—CECOT, South Sudan, torture included. But when lawyers push back, suddenly we’re the problem? Sorry, zealous advocacy isn’t a crime. Yet. www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
‘This is sending a message’: DOJ moves to sanction lawyer who took pro bono deportation case
The move comes after Trump directed the department to seek to sanction lawyers “who engage in frivolous, unreasonable, and vexatious litigation.”
www.politico.com
August 7, 2025 at 11:33 PM
The administration’s deportation playbook reads like a dystopian travel guide—CECOT, South Sudan, torture included. But when lawyers push back, suddenly we’re the problem? Sorry, zealous advocacy isn’t a crime. Yet. www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
Dean Cain joining ICE during masked raids is peak method acting. From Superman to “I am only following orders.” Looks like “truth, justice and the American way” got deleted from the script 🤔 www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Former Superman actor Dean Cain reveals he’s becoming an Ice agent to support Trump’s mass deportation agenda
The actor will be sworn in ‘ASAP’ amid the federal agency’s recruitment drive and unprecedented immigration raids that have sparked protest across the US
www.theguardian.com
August 7, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Dean Cain joining ICE during masked raids is peak method acting. From Superman to “I am only following orders.” Looks like “truth, justice and the American way” got deleted from the script 🤔 www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
“Pope Leo XIV urged the public to see migrants and refugees as “messengers of hope” on Friday, as the Trump administration focuses on mass deportation efforts in the pontiff’s former home country.” www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Pope Leo reflects on migrants and refugees as ‘messengers of hope’
Pope Leo showed a special interest in the well-being of immigrants during his work before the papacy and has been described as the “first modern immigrant pope.”
www.washingtonpost.com
July 26, 2025 at 11:23 PM
“Pope Leo XIV urged the public to see migrants and refugees as “messengers of hope” on Friday, as the Trump administration focuses on mass deportation efforts in the pontiff’s former home country.” www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
I have this clip running on a loop. www.nytimes.com/video/us/pol...
Video: Powell Corrects Trump on Cost of Fed Renovations
During a tour of the Federal Reserve’s headquarters, President Trump debated with Jerome H. Powell, the Fed chair, over the cost of renovations to the central bank’s headquarters.
www.nytimes.com
July 25, 2025 at 9:30 AM
I have this clip running on a loop. www.nytimes.com/video/us/pol...
Reposted by David Leopold
"I don't believe the polls" -- Homan on polls showing a majority of American oppose Trump's deportation policies
July 22, 2025 at 11:40 AM
"I don't believe the polls" -- Homan on polls showing a majority of American oppose Trump's deportation policies
Reposted by David Leopold
The Israel Medical Association demands humanitarian aid be brought into Gaza. "Harm to innocent people approaching aid hubs in Gaza must be avoided. There'a a serious concern international law is being breached."
July 22, 2025 at 10:41 AM
The Israel Medical Association demands humanitarian aid be brought into Gaza. "Harm to innocent people approaching aid hubs in Gaza must be avoided. There'a a serious concern international law is being breached."
Reposted by David Leopold
“Americans are recoiling,” almost 60% oppose Trump’s attempt to take away birthright citizenship.
📺 @davidleopold.bsky.social joined CNN Newsroom to explain how Trump’s policies are shredding our constitutional rights.
📺 @davidleopold.bsky.social joined CNN Newsroom to explain how Trump’s policies are shredding our constitutional rights.
July 21, 2025 at 2:18 PM
“Americans are recoiling,” almost 60% oppose Trump’s attempt to take away birthright citizenship.
📺 @davidleopold.bsky.social joined CNN Newsroom to explain how Trump’s policies are shredding our constitutional rights.
📺 @davidleopold.bsky.social joined CNN Newsroom to explain how Trump’s policies are shredding our constitutional rights.
Masked enforcement by ICE agents isn’t just alarming—it’s legally dubious and ethically indefensible. It undermines identification laws, invites impersonation risks, and chips away at public trust. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
ICE chief stands by mask use in immigration raids, despite criticism
There is no constitutional protection or ban on immigration agents wearing masks or face coverings. ICE acting head Todd M. Lyons defended the practice.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 21, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Masked enforcement by ICE agents isn’t just alarming—it’s legally dubious and ethically indefensible. It undermines identification laws, invites impersonation risks, and chips away at public trust. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
A former ICE official warns new hires may include Proud Boys & insurrectionists. With Trump expanding ICE & gutting oversight, this isn’t reform—it’s weaponization. Civil liberties aren’t just eroding. They’re being bulldozed. slate.com/news-and-pol...
A Former ICE Official Is Worried That the Agency Is About to Go on a Hiring Spree of Proud Boys
“What self-respecting person who wants a meaningful career in law enforcement would go to work" at ICE "right now, knowing the way [it] comports itself?"
slate.com
July 18, 2025 at 10:57 PM
A former ICE official warns new hires may include Proud Boys & insurrectionists. With Trump expanding ICE & gutting oversight, this isn’t reform—it’s weaponization. Civil liberties aren’t just eroding. They’re being bulldozed. slate.com/news-and-pol...
Must read thread.
What's up with Justice Jackson? She started making her mark and speaking out early, and some of her dissents are so pointed Kagan and Sotomayor don’t even join them. The far right is out for her, and even Republican justices are getting snarky.
So what's up? Here’s my take 🧵
So what's up? Here’s my take 🧵
July 17, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Must read thread.
ICE can’t just snatch people off the street.
✅ Must have reason to believe the person committed a federal offense or is unlawfully present.
✅ Must get a warrant—unless escape risk.
✅ Must ID themselves and state the reason for arrest.
Due process isn’t optional. www.nytimes.com/video/us/pol...
✅ Must have reason to believe the person committed a federal offense or is unlawfully present.
✅ Must get a warrant—unless escape risk.
✅ Must ID themselves and state the reason for arrest.
Due process isn’t optional. www.nytimes.com/video/us/pol...
Video: Documenting L.A.’s Surge in Immigration Arrests
Jennifer Medina, a political reporter at The New York Times who is based in Los Angeles, speaks with a witness who recorded an immigration raid near a Home Depot.
www.nytimes.com
July 17, 2025 at 9:35 AM
ICE can’t just snatch people off the street.
✅ Must have reason to believe the person committed a federal offense or is unlawfully present.
✅ Must get a warrant—unless escape risk.
✅ Must ID themselves and state the reason for arrest.
Due process isn’t optional. www.nytimes.com/video/us/pol...
✅ Must have reason to believe the person committed a federal offense or is unlawfully present.
✅ Must get a warrant—unless escape risk.
✅ Must ID themselves and state the reason for arrest.
Due process isn’t optional. www.nytimes.com/video/us/pol...
Due process isn’t optional. Stripping bond hearings and forced incarceration immigrants is state-sanctioned cruelty. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
ICE declares millions of undocumented immigrants ineligible for bond hearings
A memo from ICE’s acting director instructs officers to hold immigrants who entered the country illegally “for the duration of their removal proceedings,” which can take months or years.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 15, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Due process isn’t optional. Stripping bond hearings and forced incarceration immigrants is state-sanctioned cruelty. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...