@lesliegrable.bsky.social
Reality is painful. Morale is low. So many years of work dismantled. Blueskys ahead?
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Please make sure every military member you know knows this.
Trump’s promise Wednesday to pay troops a “warrior dividend” bonus is actually a military housing stipend already approved by Congress, and not a generous new White House program.
Trump claims credit for military bonus that Congress already approved
The White House’s plans for a “warrior dividend” to reward troops this holiday season are actually housing assistance funds approved this summer.
www.politico.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Please make sure every military member you know knows this.
Hear that, America!
Australia will start a gun buyback program to take surplus, newly-banned and illegal firearms off the street, following the terror attack in Bondi Beach which left 15 people dead
Australia to Buy Back Guns After Bondi Beach Terror Attack
Australia will start a gun buyback program to take surplus, newly-banned and illegal firearms off the street, following the terror attack in Bondi Beach which left 15 people dead.
www.bloomberg.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Hear that, America!
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Just to be clear. It’s the John F Kennedy center legally.
Just like it’s still the department of defense
Just like it’s still the department of defense
December 18, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Just to be clear. It’s the John F Kennedy center legally.
Just like it’s still the department of defense
Just like it’s still the department of defense
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1990-2017: ~290 people denaturalized after extensive due process
2026: Trump plans to denaturalize up to 2500 people. Surely Black & brown people, dissenters & critics
Even his chief of staff admits—Trump is not driven by justice. He's a vindictive man doing his best to build a white ethnostate.
2026: Trump plans to denaturalize up to 2500 people. Surely Black & brown people, dissenters & critics
Even his chief of staff admits—Trump is not driven by justice. He's a vindictive man doing his best to build a white ethnostate.
December 18, 2025 at 2:51 PM
1990-2017: ~290 people denaturalized after extensive due process
2026: Trump plans to denaturalize up to 2500 people. Surely Black & brown people, dissenters & critics
Even his chief of staff admits—Trump is not driven by justice. He's a vindictive man doing his best to build a white ethnostate.
2026: Trump plans to denaturalize up to 2500 people. Surely Black & brown people, dissenters & critics
Even his chief of staff admits—Trump is not driven by justice. He's a vindictive man doing his best to build a white ethnostate.
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Instead of watching Trump's speech tonight, watch a Rob Reiner movie!
December 17, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Instead of watching Trump's speech tonight, watch a Rob Reiner movie!
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Some of the nearly 1,600 people who received clemency from Trump over the Jan. 6 attack have met with Justice Department officials and provided advice on how to retaliate against those who helped put them behind bars, a Reuters investigation finds reut.rs/4qeX9mu
December 17, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Some of the nearly 1,600 people who received clemency from Trump over the Jan. 6 attack have met with Justice Department officials and provided advice on how to retaliate against those who helped put them behind bars, a Reuters investigation finds reut.rs/4qeX9mu
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NEW: The most symbolic thing ever just happened in Guaíba, Brazil.
December 15, 2025 at 9:15 PM
NEW: The most symbolic thing ever just happened in Guaíba, Brazil.
I want to see Trump on the stand, like the ending of A Few Good Men, directed by Rob Reiner.
December 15, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I want to see Trump on the stand, like the ending of A Few Good Men, directed by Rob Reiner.
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PEOPLE reports that Rob Reiner and wife Michele Reiner were killed by their son.
They were reportedly found by their daughter.
(people.com/rob-reiner-w...)
They were reportedly found by their daughter.
(people.com/rob-reiner-w...)
December 15, 2025 at 4:25 AM
PEOPLE reports that Rob Reiner and wife Michele Reiner were killed by their son.
They were reportedly found by their daughter.
(people.com/rob-reiner-w...)
They were reportedly found by their daughter.
(people.com/rob-reiner-w...)
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BREAKING Film director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were found stabbed to death at home, sources say - TMZ
December 15, 2025 at 3:25 AM
BREAKING Film director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were found stabbed to death at home, sources say - TMZ
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I can confirm that Rob Reiner, 78, has been murdered, along with his wife Michelle, 68, at the Brentwood compound they shared.
Truly tragic news. I'll wait to share more details, but it's a sure bet this was a targeted attack.
www.nbclosangeles.com/investigatio...
Truly tragic news. I'll wait to share more details, but it's a sure bet this was a targeted attack.
www.nbclosangeles.com/investigatio...
2 found dead at Brentwood mansion that belongs to director Rob Reiner
A man and woman were found dead inside a home in Brentwood that records and neighbors tie to director Rob Reiner.
www.nbclosangeles.com
December 15, 2025 at 2:53 AM
I can confirm that Rob Reiner, 78, has been murdered, along with his wife Michelle, 68, at the Brentwood compound they shared.
Truly tragic news. I'll wait to share more details, but it's a sure bet this was a targeted attack.
www.nbclosangeles.com/investigatio...
Truly tragic news. I'll wait to share more details, but it's a sure bet this was a targeted attack.
www.nbclosangeles.com/investigatio...
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An Australian trauma surgeon, who is a friend of a friend, said in a group chat that in her entire 20-year career she has only treated TWO gunshot victims.
TWO.
Can any American trauma surgeon who has also practiced for twenty years say the same?
I highly doubt it.
TWO.
Can any American trauma surgeon who has also practiced for twenty years say the same?
I highly doubt it.
December 14, 2025 at 11:22 PM
An Australian trauma surgeon, who is a friend of a friend, said in a group chat that in her entire 20-year career she has only treated TWO gunshot victims.
TWO.
Can any American trauma surgeon who has also practiced for twenty years say the same?
I highly doubt it.
TWO.
Can any American trauma surgeon who has also practiced for twenty years say the same?
I highly doubt it.
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UPDATE
Australia’s New South Wales police say that the perpetrators of the Bondi Beach massacre were a 50-year-old father and his 24-year-old son.
The father has been killed and the son is hospitalized with injuries.
The father was licensed to own six firearms.
Australia’s New South Wales police say that the perpetrators of the Bondi Beach massacre were a 50-year-old father and his 24-year-old son.
The father has been killed and the son is hospitalized with injuries.
The father was licensed to own six firearms.
December 14, 2025 at 9:09 PM
UPDATE
Australia’s New South Wales police say that the perpetrators of the Bondi Beach massacre were a 50-year-old father and his 24-year-old son.
The father has been killed and the son is hospitalized with injuries.
The father was licensed to own six firearms.
Australia’s New South Wales police say that the perpetrators of the Bondi Beach massacre were a 50-year-old father and his 24-year-old son.
The father has been killed and the son is hospitalized with injuries.
The father was licensed to own six firearms.
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BREAKING: Footage released of Brown University shooting suspect. He's still at large. If you know who he is, call 911
December 14, 2025 at 3:55 AM
BREAKING: Footage released of Brown University shooting suspect. He's still at large. If you know who he is, call 911
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Just saw a Parkland survivor post about being on lock down at Brown University.
We've failed generations of kids with our gun fetish
We've failed generations of kids with our gun fetish
December 13, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Just saw a Parkland survivor post about being on lock down at Brown University.
We've failed generations of kids with our gun fetish
We've failed generations of kids with our gun fetish
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For the first time in decades, I handed my successor an air traffic controller workforce that was growing instead of shrinking.
Disturbingly, the Trump administration can't or won't say whether that’s still the case.
Disturbingly, the Trump administration can't or won't say whether that’s still the case.
December 12, 2025 at 8:43 PM
For the first time in decades, I handed my successor an air traffic controller workforce that was growing instead of shrinking.
Disturbingly, the Trump administration can't or won't say whether that’s still the case.
Disturbingly, the Trump administration can't or won't say whether that’s still the case.
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Based on a quick search, I can find that the U.S. can seize a ship in international waters based on the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act. They are going to say that proceeds from oil sales goes to drug manufacturing/fund drug trafficking or something stupid like that.
December 10, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Based on a quick search, I can find that the U.S. can seize a ship in international waters based on the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act. They are going to say that proceeds from oil sales goes to drug manufacturing/fund drug trafficking or something stupid like that.
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The Trump administration will begin withholding money for administering federal food assistance in California and 21 other states.
Kern County food banks officials discuss Trump administration SNAP benefit withholding
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Trump administration will begin withholding money for administering federal food assistance in California and 21 other states. That is, unless the states star…
www.kget.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:19 AM
The Trump administration will begin withholding money for administering federal food assistance in California and 21 other states.
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FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s public support for Donald Trump and a peace prize awarded to the U.S. president are the subjects of formal complaints to the global soccer body's ethics investigators. on.nbcboston.com/fi23d4T
Infantino accused of breaching FIFA's ethics codes after Trump gets peace prize
FIFA’s ethics code calls for a ban from soccer of up to two years for violating the duty of neutrality, though it is unclear if the case will be taken up.
on.nbcboston.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:15 AM
FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s public support for Donald Trump and a peace prize awarded to the U.S. president are the subjects of formal complaints to the global soccer body's ethics investigators. on.nbcboston.com/fi23d4T
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December 7, 2025 at 5:51 AM
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The Biden/Harris administration was without a doubt the friendliest administration towards the LGBT community that I have seen in my lifetime.
"The Institute’s board cited Biden’s “historic leadership on LGBTQ+ equality”—a standard made starker by the political environment in which this year’s conference unfolds."
www.advocate.com/politics/bid...
www.advocate.com/politics/bid...
Joe Biden to receive top honor at LGBTQ+ leadership conference for his contributions to equality
He will receive the award at the LGBTQ+ Victory Institute's International LGBTQ+ Leaders Conference, the largest gathering of LGBTQ+ elected leaders held in Washington, D.C. annually.
www.advocate.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:48 PM
The Biden/Harris administration was without a doubt the friendliest administration towards the LGBT community that I have seen in my lifetime.
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As of Dec. 15, the U.S. State Department will now be conducting “an online presence review” of H-1B visa applicants and their dependents. As a part of this policy, everyone under review is required to set their social media account settings to “public.”
December 5, 2025 at 4:18 AM
As of Dec. 15, the U.S. State Department will now be conducting “an online presence review” of H-1B visa applicants and their dependents. As a part of this policy, everyone under review is required to set their social media account settings to “public.”
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Breaking per CNN: DOD IG finds Hegseth’s Signal chats endangered US troops. Full video on Substack: substack.com/@thefrankfig...
December 3, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Breaking per CNN: DOD IG finds Hegseth’s Signal chats endangered US troops. Full video on Substack: substack.com/@thefrankfig...