James Leckie
@luckyleckie.bsky.social
Proud Marylander. I rant about things I read. Opinions are mine.
I also answer to Mister Love
I also answer to Mister Love
This, but I like Lady Gaga.
A true rock star
A true rock star
Bro, Lady Gaga is actually powerful as a social force because culture is a form of power. I don't even like her music and I can still see appreciate that lol.
February 10, 2026 at 2:34 AM
This, but I like Lady Gaga.
A true rock star
A true rock star
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This is just incredibly normal
It's nice
It's nice
From @acyn.bsky.social (posted on X)
"Reporter: Do any of you have a favorite animal?
Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…
Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.
Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake."
"Reporter: Do any of you have a favorite animal?
Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…
Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.
Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake."
February 7, 2026 at 1:30 AM
This is just incredibly normal
It's nice
It's nice
I will be cheering for the Canadian hockey team
February 7, 2026 at 1:02 AM
I will be cheering for the Canadian hockey team
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Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.”
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
February 6, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.”
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
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Bad Bunny received a standing ovation for his poignant speech taking aim at ICE as he accepted the Grammy award for best música urbana album.
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February 2, 2026 at 2:33 AM
Bad Bunny received a standing ovation for his poignant speech taking aim at ICE as he accepted the Grammy award for best música urbana album.
Follow our live updates here:
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Follow our live updates here:
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It's really too bad Lady Gaga tickets are like $500 for nosebleeds...
February 2, 2026 at 2:34 AM
It's really too bad Lady Gaga tickets are like $500 for nosebleeds...
Watching the Grammys and remembering I need to branch out more...
February 2, 2026 at 2:18 AM
Watching the Grammys and remembering I need to branch out more...
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Harvard professor Steven Levitsky, who studies democracy backsliding, on Don Lemon's arrest:
“This is a new dimension. In democracies, journalists don't get arrested. In authoritarian regimes, journalists get arrested."
More in @status.news: www.status.news/p/don-lemon-...
“This is a new dimension. In democracies, journalists don't get arrested. In authoritarian regimes, journalists get arrested."
More in @status.news: www.status.news/p/don-lemon-...
January 31, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Harvard professor Steven Levitsky, who studies democracy backsliding, on Don Lemon's arrest:
“This is a new dimension. In democracies, journalists don't get arrested. In authoritarian regimes, journalists get arrested."
More in @status.news: www.status.news/p/don-lemon-...
“This is a new dimension. In democracies, journalists don't get arrested. In authoritarian regimes, journalists get arrested."
More in @status.news: www.status.news/p/don-lemon-...
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There may well be something about being a billionaire that is corrosive to your moral well-being.
New revelation, I know
New revelation, I know
January 31, 2026 at 3:58 PM
There may well be something about being a billionaire that is corrosive to your moral well-being.
New revelation, I know
New revelation, I know
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Breaking news: The former CNN anchor Don Lemon was arrested on charges connected to a Minnesota church protest, people familiar with the matter said.
Federal Agents Arrest Don Lemon Over Minnesota Church Protest
The former CNN anchor has said he was not demonstrating, but reporting as a journalist, during the interruption of a service inside a St. Paul church earlier this month.
nyti.ms
January 30, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Breaking news: The former CNN anchor Don Lemon was arrested on charges connected to a Minnesota church protest, people familiar with the matter said.
Some friends have told me in no uncertain terms that AI is quickly getting good at coding and that I shouldn't even waste my time learning new languages.
Just get good at asking Claude questions
Just get good at asking Claude questions
The U.S. has successfully convinced its people that “the humanities are frivolous and STEM is Important and Real” is basically a law of nature: this is absolute nonsense that we should stop putting up with.
January 28, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Some friends have told me in no uncertain terms that AI is quickly getting good at coding and that I shouldn't even waste my time learning new languages.
Just get good at asking Claude questions
Just get good at asking Claude questions
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Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
January 25, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
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AOC: "An ICE officer had violently pushed a woman to the ground and he had come over to help get her up and that is what precipitated this incident that very quickly led to an execution in the streets. What we are seeing here is a momentous pivotal moment for the United States."
January 24, 2026 at 10:25 PM
AOC: "An ICE officer had violently pushed a woman to the ground and he had come over to help get her up and that is what precipitated this incident that very quickly led to an execution in the streets. What we are seeing here is a momentous pivotal moment for the United States."
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Alex Pretti took care of veterans as an ICU nurse. “He was a super nice, super helpful guy – looked after his patients," said @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social, who worked with Pretti both at the hospital and on scientific research. "I’m just stunned.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Man shot in Minneapolis by federal agents identified as VA nurse: ‘He wanted to help people’
Alex Pretti, 37, worked in the ICU at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System and had assisted on scientific research
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Alex Pretti took care of veterans as an ICU nurse. “He was a super nice, super helpful guy – looked after his patients," said @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social, who worked with Pretti both at the hospital and on scientific research. "I’m just stunned.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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NEWS: Minnesota investigators just said they were unable to do any work on the scene where Border Patrol agents shot and killed a US citizen.
They even went so far as to obtain a search warrant, and DHS still blocked their access to the scene.
They even went so far as to obtain a search warrant, and DHS still blocked their access to the scene.
Minnesota Officials Say They’ve Been Blocked From Investigation Into Federal Agent’s Killing of a Minneapolis Resident
State officials said they took the unusual step of obtaining a search warrant for the scene but were still denied access by Department of Homeland Security officials.
www.notus.org
January 24, 2026 at 9:22 PM
NEWS: Minnesota investigators just said they were unable to do any work on the scene where Border Patrol agents shot and killed a US citizen.
They even went so far as to obtain a search warrant, and DHS still blocked their access to the scene.
They even went so far as to obtain a search warrant, and DHS still blocked their access to the scene.
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Alex Pretti’s last words were “are you ok?” said the woman next to him who ICE also pepper sprayed in the face.
January 24, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Alex Pretti’s last words were “are you ok?” said the woman next to him who ICE also pepper sprayed in the face.
Don't mind me, just gonna watch this to cheer up
a man says that there is some good in this world mr. frodo and it 's worth fighting for
ALT: a man says that there is some good in this world mr. frodo and it 's worth fighting for
media.tenor.com
January 24, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Don't mind me, just gonna watch this to cheer up
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One day, if we are lucky, the erasure of American history will itself be remembered as a shameful chapter in American history
January 23, 2026 at 1:30 AM
One day, if we are lucky, the erasure of American history will itself be remembered as a shameful chapter in American history
Decreasing utilization and cheaper alternatives may well be why health spending projections are always more expensive than reality
www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10....
www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10....
Anatomy Of A Slowdown: Decomposing The Moderation In Health Spending Growth, 2009–19 | Health Affairs Journal
National health expenditure growth between 2009 and 2019 slowed to less than half the historical rate of growth seen between 1970 and 2008. To identify why, we gathered actuarial projections of the fi...
www.healthaffairs.org
January 22, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Decreasing utilization and cheaper alternatives may well be why health spending projections are always more expensive than reality
www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10....
www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10....
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The Columbia Heights school district says ICE detained four of its students, including a 5-year-old boy, as "bait" to draw out family members.
ICE detains 5-year old Minnesota boy; lawyer says agents used him as ‘bait’
The Columbia Heights school district says federal agents have detained four children in their district. School officials and a lawyer for the family say agents used 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramo as “bai...
www.mprnews.org
January 22, 2026 at 1:51 AM
The Columbia Heights school district says ICE detained four of its students, including a 5-year-old boy, as "bait" to draw out family members.
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🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
January 21, 2026 at 10:00 PM
🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
Stained glass is not used enough outside of churches, imo
January 20, 2026 at 3:01 AM
Stained glass is not used enough outside of churches, imo