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leosparkle.bsky.social @leosparkle.bsky.social · 14h

That hero sure doesn’t look like a “lunatic leftist,” whatever that is

leosparkle.bsky.social @leosparkle.bsky.social · 14h

Seems like these men are used to hearing women scream and cry

leosparkle.bsky.social @leosparkle.bsky.social · 14h

the highest, the lowest, tomato, tomahto

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leosparkle.bsky.social @leosparkle.bsky.social · 4d

Trump’s ICE Has Started Targeting Activists, Not Just Immigrants truthout.org/articles/tru...

Trump’s ICE Has Started Targeting Activists, Not Just Immigrants

ICE demanded Meta hand over personal information attached to Instagram accounts that track immigration raids.

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Federal Workers United @fedworkersunited.bsky.social · 9d

The Trump administration has been shutting down the government & slashing public services for months. 12% of the federal workforce has already been cut. This is not about numbers. It’s about power. But together, we will win. Read: prospect.org/politics/202... #SaveOurServices #SupportFederalWorkers

The Government Has Been Shut Down for Months

Today is the day we stop pretending that it’s not.

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Mark Greene @remakingmanhood.bsky.social · 4d

ICE is assaulting nonviolent US citizens. Had enough? National protests Oct 18 - NoKings.org

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leosparkle.bsky.social @leosparkle.bsky.social · 4d

Queen

KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 5d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 5d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 6d

WATCH: Gregory Bovino, the Border Patrol commander overseeing ICE’s expanded enforcement in Chicago, body-slam a man outside the Broadview ICE facility in Illinois this morning.

Drop Site contributor Taha Syed (@MSyedt on X) captured the scene as demonstrators gathered during a visit from...

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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 4d

Physiotherapist Abdelhameed Qaradaya, who worked at the MSF field hospital in Deir al-Balah, died today of wounds sustained in an Israeli drone strike 3 days ago. The attack targeted a group of MSF healthcare workers, all wearing marked vests, as they waited for their shuttle to work...

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leosparkle.bsky.social @leosparkle.bsky.social · 8d

what a life well lived.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 10d

1. A day after the Michigan church shooting, Republicans are silent after learning the shooter was a MAGA extremist.

No investigations of Trump supporters as terrorists. No national conversations about the rights of cisgender men.

The silence is deafening.

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Deafening Silence After Mormon Church Shooter Not A "Transgender Leftist" But A Trump Supporter

The event is a case study in how shootings are covered in America.

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leosparkle.bsky.social @leosparkle.bsky.social · 9d

Wilson says Dems are wrong to focus on “culture issues” and not class issues. Why does he think its either/or? My resistance includes everyone.

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leosparkle.bsky.social @leosparkle.bsky.social · 9d

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leosparkle.bsky.social @leosparkle.bsky.social · 9d

My friend’s trans son was already kicked out of the military by Trump, after 10 years

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Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 10d

It's telling that J.K. Rowling singled out Emma Watson as the Harry Potter star to unleash her fury on, when Harry Potter himself, Dan Radcliffe, has spoken up more forcefully on trans rights.

Watson released a single statement in 2020 saying "[I] see you, respect you and love you for who you are.”

The Hollywood Reporter @thr.com · 10d

Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling has hit out at Emma Watson in a lengthy statement on X, saying: “She has so little experience of real life she’s ignorant of how ignorant she is.”

J.K. Rowling Brands Emma Watson “Ignorant” in Lengthy Post Defending Anti-Trans Stance: “She Has So Little Experience of Real Life”

Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling has hit out at Emma Watson in a lengthy statement on X, saying: “She has so little experience of real life she’s ignorant of how ignorant she is.”

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leosparkle.bsky.social @leosparkle.bsky.social · 14d

Amazon To Pay $2.5 Billion To Settle FTC Allegations It Duped Customers Into Enrolling In Prime

The trial in Seattle started this week after the case was filed two years ago.

www.huffpost.com

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leosparkle.bsky.social @leosparkle.bsky.social · 14d

“Ambush posts”? 😂 They have to keep making up new names for hospitals and schools.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 14d

In the wake of Charlie Kirk's death, the far-right, led by the Trump administration, has doubled its efforts to crackdown on transgender people.

My latest article in The Guardian.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Transgender Americans are seeing a wave of hate unleashed by Charlie Kirk’s killing | Erin Reed

In the aftermath of Kirk’s death, the far-right and Trump administration have turned up attacks on transgender people

www.theguardian.com

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leosparkle.bsky.social @leosparkle.bsky.social · 27d

“Normal procedures for handling complaints had been suspended.” Terrifying.

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leosparkle.bsky.social @leosparkle.bsky.social · 27d

Thank you from Chapel Hill!!!!

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leosparkle.bsky.social @leosparkle.bsky.social · Sep 7

Asylum case for trans US citizen pending in Canada.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

LGBTQ+ Americans consider move to Canada to escape Trump: ‘I’m afraid of living here’

LGBTQ+ people in the US contemplate heading north as they wrestle with the president’s assault on the community

www.theguardian.com

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leosparkle.bsky.social @leosparkle.bsky.social · Sep 7

How? I’m under 65 and healthy.

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · Sep 4

Contrary to what RFKJ yelled in the hearing today, COVID vaccines will not be free and available to everyone due to his decisions. Here’s what you can do to get one, and how annoying it’ll be.

What better way to give him a big🖕 and protect yourself for respiratory virus season than getting a 💉?

David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · Sep 4

We took the paywall down on this one. defector.com/how-the-fuck...

How Are You Supposed To Get The COVID Vaccine Now? An Explainer | Defector

As the muggy malaise of summer winds down, you might find yourself interested in taking advantage of one of several safe and proven vaccines to help protect you from the inevitable brumal surge of res...

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leosparkle.bsky.social @leosparkle.bsky.social · Sep 4

That’s what I’m afraid of

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