Leila Warner
@leilabelle.bsky.social
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Medicare for All would save $450B a year.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
February 14, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Medicare for All would save $450B a year.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
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While this is true, nobody in the Trump admin or MAGA movement believes this.
February 14, 2026 at 12:27 PM
While this is true, nobody in the Trump admin or MAGA movement believes this.
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I realize media doesn’t think it’s a big deal that Trump, Vance & Hegseth continue to give partisan political speeches to troops, evidenced by the fact that they are never asked about it nor are members of Congress, but it is one of the most dangerous things happening right now.
February 14, 2026 at 12:51 PM
I realize media doesn’t think it’s a big deal that Trump, Vance & Hegseth continue to give partisan political speeches to troops, evidenced by the fact that they are never asked about it nor are members of Congress, but it is one of the most dangerous things happening right now.
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Yesterday upwards of 300 million people across India held a national strike.
Numerous unions and farmers' groups flooded the streets, shutting down large segments of the economy.
One of the key demands was a withdrawal from the trade deal struck with the Trump administration.
Numerous unions and farmers' groups flooded the streets, shutting down large segments of the economy.
One of the key demands was a withdrawal from the trade deal struck with the Trump administration.
February 13, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Yesterday upwards of 300 million people across India held a national strike.
Numerous unions and farmers' groups flooded the streets, shutting down large segments of the economy.
One of the key demands was a withdrawal from the trade deal struck with the Trump administration.
Numerous unions and farmers' groups flooded the streets, shutting down large segments of the economy.
One of the key demands was a withdrawal from the trade deal struck with the Trump administration.
"The AG spied on members of Congress as we were conducting oversight … which completely violates the separation of powers. The whole point of Congress is … oversight on this administration. Why would they need to spy on us if they weren’t worried about what we were looking at?" [cued to segment]
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell - Feb. 12 | Audio Only
YouTube video by MS NOW
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February 13, 2026 at 2:15 PM
"The AG spied on members of Congress as we were conducting oversight … which completely violates the separation of powers. The whole point of Congress is … oversight on this administration. Why would they need to spy on us if they weren’t worried about what we were looking at?" [cued to segment]
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The details of the Kristi Noem blanket incident are just fucking perfect
February 13, 2026 at 3:35 AM
The details of the Kristi Noem blanket incident are just fucking perfect
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It’s election subversion, not cancellation, that is the real authoritarian move.
Putin hasn’t canceled an election. Iran has regular elections.
It's competitive authoritarianism, where "democratic institutions & elections persist, but are hollowed out."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/o...
Putin hasn’t canceled an election. Iran has regular elections.
It's competitive authoritarianism, where "democratic institutions & elections persist, but are hollowed out."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/o...
Opinion | Trump Says He Wants to Cancel Elections, but Here Is the Real Threat
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:26 AM
It’s election subversion, not cancellation, that is the real authoritarian move.
Putin hasn’t canceled an election. Iran has regular elections.
It's competitive authoritarianism, where "democratic institutions & elections persist, but are hollowed out."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/o...
Putin hasn’t canceled an election. Iran has regular elections.
It's competitive authoritarianism, where "democratic institutions & elections persist, but are hollowed out."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/o...
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Two of them were convicted drug traffickers. But hey, they were former NFL players so they shouldn’t have to endure those kinds of things on their records. As usual, follow the money.
February 13, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Two of them were convicted drug traffickers. But hey, they were former NFL players so they shouldn’t have to endure those kinds of things on their records. As usual, follow the money.
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In our history we’ve had Cabinets with people who were bad at their jobs, but good people who meant well.
We’ve had people who were good at their jobs, but bad people.
But we’ve not had one like Trump’s filled with people who are both garbage humans and terrible at their jobs.
We’ve had people who were good at their jobs, but bad people.
But we’ve not had one like Trump’s filled with people who are both garbage humans and terrible at their jobs.
February 13, 2026 at 11:25 AM
In our history we’ve had Cabinets with people who were bad at their jobs, but good people who meant well.
We’ve had people who were good at their jobs, but bad people.
But we’ve not had one like Trump’s filled with people who are both garbage humans and terrible at their jobs.
We’ve had people who were good at their jobs, but bad people.
But we’ve not had one like Trump’s filled with people who are both garbage humans and terrible at their jobs.
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How the fuck is Corey Lewandowski in any position to fire a Coast Guard pilot?
What is his title?
What is his job?
What is his official position in the US government?
If you are Kristi Noem’s boyfriend you get to fire Coast Guard officers?
What is his title?
What is his job?
What is his official position in the US government?
If you are Kristi Noem’s boyfriend you get to fire Coast Guard officers?
February 13, 2026 at 11:56 AM
How the fuck is Corey Lewandowski in any position to fire a Coast Guard pilot?
What is his title?
What is his job?
What is his official position in the US government?
If you are Kristi Noem’s boyfriend you get to fire Coast Guard officers?
What is his title?
What is his job?
What is his official position in the US government?
If you are Kristi Noem’s boyfriend you get to fire Coast Guard officers?
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I do really wish more reporters would just ask "Speaker Johnson, do you think it’s appropriate for the Speaker of the House—third in line of succession to the presidency—to be so consistently unfamiliar with current events?"
Q: Rep. Jayapal accused the DOJ of tracking her search history. Is that appropriate conduct?
MIKE JOHNSON: I don't know anything about that
Q: Bondi had a piece of paper with Jayapal's search history
JOHNSON: I don't know anything about that but it would be inappropriate if it happened
MIKE JOHNSON: I don't know anything about that
Q: Bondi had a piece of paper with Jayapal's search history
JOHNSON: I don't know anything about that but it would be inappropriate if it happened
February 12, 2026 at 8:01 PM
I do really wish more reporters would just ask "Speaker Johnson, do you think it’s appropriate for the Speaker of the House—third in line of succession to the presidency—to be so consistently unfamiliar with current events?"
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I can think of several dozen historians who would be happy to lecture @jaketapper.bsky.social about why "concentration camp" is, in fact, an apt term.
God the gall of @jaketapper.bsky.social lecturing that Minneapolis small business owner about the meaning of the word "concentration camp" while people are being crammed into poorly resourced buildings by the thousands and shuttled off never to be heard from again
February 13, 2026 at 1:00 AM
I can think of several dozen historians who would be happy to lecture @jaketapper.bsky.social about why "concentration camp" is, in fact, an apt term.
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Trump's big, ugly budget megabill gives ICE more agents than the FBI, more jails than the federal Bureau of Prisons, and a larger budget than most countries' militaries.
It does this by stripping food away from children, the disabled, and the working poor.
Not one more penny.
It does this by stripping food away from children, the disabled, and the working poor.
Not one more penny.
February 12, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Trump's big, ugly budget megabill gives ICE more agents than the FBI, more jails than the federal Bureau of Prisons, and a larger budget than most countries' militaries.
It does this by stripping food away from children, the disabled, and the working poor.
Not one more penny.
It does this by stripping food away from children, the disabled, and the working poor.
Not one more penny.
Bondi tracked Congress members' searches of the files. Bondi saw that Rep. Balint had searched for Howard Lutnick, who is Jewish. Bondi then pounced on that fact to accuse Rep. Balint of antisemitism. Rep. Balint is Jewish, and she lost a grandfather in the Holocaust.
"I Was Just So Disgusted": Jewish Rep. Balint Walks Out of Hearing After Bondi Calls Her Antisemitic
YouTube video by Democracy Now!
youtu.be
February 12, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Bondi tracked Congress members' searches of the files. Bondi saw that Rep. Balint had searched for Howard Lutnick, who is Jewish. Bondi then pounced on that fact to accuse Rep. Balint of antisemitism. Rep. Balint is Jewish, and she lost a grandfather in the Holocaust.
I agree with Jimmy Kimmel. Since Trump insists on putting his name on EVERYTHING, we should refer to the Epstein files from now on as the Trump Epstein Files.
February 12, 2026 at 2:48 PM
I agree with Jimmy Kimmel. Since Trump insists on putting his name on EVERYTHING, we should refer to the Epstein files from now on as the Trump Epstein Files.
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Sometimes I remember Reagan removing Jimmy Carter’s solar panels and I think we’ve been enduring this shit for way too many years.
February 11, 2026 at 6:25 AM
Sometimes I remember Reagan removing Jimmy Carter’s solar panels and I think we’ve been enduring this shit for way too many years.
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Pam Bondi sounded a little different before she started doing Trump's bidding.
February 11, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Pam Bondi sounded a little different before she started doing Trump's bidding.
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"In 2023, the economy added 3 million jobs. In 2024, still under Biden, it added 2.2 million jobs. In 2025, under Trump, it added just 181,000 jobs. This is a story about an economy getting throttled by one man and his capricious, destructive governance."
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Shock Poll: Americans Miss Joe Biden’s Economy
Here’s what they’re worried about.
open.substack.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:16 PM
"In 2023, the economy added 3 million jobs. In 2024, still under Biden, it added 2.2 million jobs. In 2025, under Trump, it added just 181,000 jobs. This is a story about an economy getting throttled by one man and his capricious, destructive governance."
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.
February 11, 2026 at 4:46 PM
This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.
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I’ve watched a lot of congressional hearings over the last 40 years. This performance by Bondi is the single most unprofessional, non-responsive, reprehensible and obnoxious I have ever seen from any witness who has testified before any committee of either chamber.
February 11, 2026 at 5:38 PM
I’ve watched a lot of congressional hearings over the last 40 years. This performance by Bondi is the single most unprofessional, non-responsive, reprehensible and obnoxious I have ever seen from any witness who has testified before any committee of either chamber.
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Pam Bondi has a smear file on each Democrat on the committee in front of her. When one of them asks a question, she opens the file to that member and spouts smear read from the file, without even pretending to answer the question. This meets the technical requirements for a contempt citation.
February 11, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Pam Bondi has a smear file on each Democrat on the committee in front of her. When one of them asks a question, she opens the file to that member and spouts smear read from the file, without even pretending to answer the question. This meets the technical requirements for a contempt citation.
TIEDRICH: "I seem to recall that every time Joe Biden stubbed his toe, newspapers from coast to coast would demand that he step down, ‘for the good of the country.’
"why does Donny get a free pass?"
"why does Donny get a free pass?"
here's today's post: "the Dead Pedo Bestie Files coverup just got a thousand times worse" — there’s no justice in sight, and it’s fucking infuriating.
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the Dead Pedo Bestie Files coverup just got a thousand times worse
there’s no justice in sight, and it’s fucking infuriating
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February 11, 2026 at 4:53 PM
TIEDRICH: "I seem to recall that every time Joe Biden stubbed his toe, newspapers from coast to coast would demand that he step down, ‘for the good of the country.’
"why does Donny get a free pass?"
"why does Donny get a free pass?"
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“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
Israel used weapons in Gaza that made thousands of Palestinians evaporate
US-made thermal weapons burning at 3,500C caused 2,842 people to "evaporate" in Gaza, Al Jazeera investigation finds.
www.aljazeera.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:29 PM
“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.