Ted Leo 🍉
@tedleo.bsky.social
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The thing about a strong opening position is it gets you more than a weak one. This is basic. You don't start with what you think you'll get.
Maybe Democrats don't *want* to lose, but they sure don't help the narrative that says that they do when they negotiate against themselves so assiduously.
Maybe Democrats don't *want* to lose, but they sure don't help the narrative that says that they do when they negotiate against themselves so assiduously.
January 30, 2026 at 1:58 PM
The thing about a strong opening position is it gets you more than a weak one. This is basic. You don't start with what you think you'll get.
Maybe Democrats don't *want* to lose, but they sure don't help the narrative that says that they do when they negotiate against themselves so assiduously.
Maybe Democrats don't *want* to lose, but they sure don't help the narrative that says that they do when they negotiate against themselves so assiduously.
If you’re trying out @upscrolled.bsky.social, I’m on there under the auld classic, “@tedleo”
January 30, 2026 at 2:05 PM
If you’re trying out @upscrolled.bsky.social, I’m on there under the auld classic, “@tedleo”
If anyones knows about public domain, can you tell me what’s up with Dickens? Asking for a me who likes to read out loud and was thinking of DIY’ing some audio books.
January 30, 2026 at 4:14 AM
If anyones knows about public domain, can you tell me what’s up with Dickens? Asking for a me who likes to read out loud and was thinking of DIY’ing some audio books.
I’m reposting this because it’s useful in the current hard panning discourse
January 29, 2026 at 5:50 PM
I’m reposting this because it’s useful in the current hard panning discourse
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Scrolling through the photos of Pam Bondi's "Minnesota rioters," it's just hero after hero. Every photo includes a cowardly DHS agent with their back to the camera.
Bondi thinks she's going to win the propaganda war with this shit, but it's never been more clear that they're losing.
Bondi thinks she's going to win the propaganda war with this shit, but it's never been more clear that they're losing.
January 28, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Scrolling through the photos of Pam Bondi's "Minnesota rioters," it's just hero after hero. Every photo includes a cowardly DHS agent with their back to the camera.
Bondi thinks she's going to win the propaganda war with this shit, but it's never been more clear that they're losing.
Bondi thinks she's going to win the propaganda war with this shit, but it's never been more clear that they're losing.
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What makes Gavin Newsom such a skilled politician is that he stands up to Trump’s bullying with piping hot memes AND is able to agree with Trump about policy
www.sacbee.com
www.sacbee.com
Gov. Gavin Newsom: ‘I disagree’ with calls to abolish ICE
The 2028 presidential contender came out against calls to dismantle ICE after an agent fatally shot a Minneapolis woman.
www.sacbee.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:20 AM
What makes Gavin Newsom such a skilled politician is that he stands up to Trump’s bullying with piping hot memes AND is able to agree with Trump about policy
www.sacbee.com
www.sacbee.com
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This is unconscionable. Evil.
But it happened in May 2023, when Biden was president.
So no, we don’t “reform immigration detention,” we destroy ICE, CBP, and DHS. We can’t reform this soul sickness.
But it happened in May 2023, when Biden was president.
So no, we don’t “reform immigration detention,” we destroy ICE, CBP, and DHS. We can’t reform this soul sickness.
Anadith Danay Reyes Álvarez died in government custody.
She had sickle cell and congenital heart disease but couldn’t access timely and adequate medical care.
We need to reform immigration detention.
She had sickle cell and congenital heart disease but couldn’t access timely and adequate medical care.
We need to reform immigration detention.
January 28, 2026 at 5:18 AM
This is unconscionable. Evil.
But it happened in May 2023, when Biden was president.
So no, we don’t “reform immigration detention,” we destroy ICE, CBP, and DHS. We can’t reform this soul sickness.
But it happened in May 2023, when Biden was president.
So no, we don’t “reform immigration detention,” we destroy ICE, CBP, and DHS. We can’t reform this soul sickness.
Yeah - this whole thread
January 27, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Yeah - this whole thread
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Trump is not doing this and the media is lying to you because they want to take him to the dance and kiss
January 27, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Trump is not doing this and the media is lying to you because they want to take him to the dance and kiss
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Exactly right.
Bovino's leaving? Great, get Noem to resign.
Noem resigns? Great, defund and dismantle ICE.
Go after Stephen Miller too. Bring charges against ICE thugs at the state and local level. Lawsuits. New state laws restricting them.
Every possible angle.
Bovino's leaving? Great, get Noem to resign.
Noem resigns? Great, defund and dismantle ICE.
Go after Stephen Miller too. Bring charges against ICE thugs at the state and local level. Lawsuits. New state laws restricting them.
Every possible angle.
They are wounded and flailing. Press the advantage.
January 27, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Exactly right.
Bovino's leaving? Great, get Noem to resign.
Noem resigns? Great, defund and dismantle ICE.
Go after Stephen Miller too. Bring charges against ICE thugs at the state and local level. Lawsuits. New state laws restricting them.
Every possible angle.
Bovino's leaving? Great, get Noem to resign.
Noem resigns? Great, defund and dismantle ICE.
Go after Stephen Miller too. Bring charges against ICE thugs at the state and local level. Lawsuits. New state laws restricting them.
Every possible angle.
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someone in a nail polish subreddit created a shade that matches the one in this photo and is selling it on etsy so she can afford to buy her boyfriend a bulletproof vest to wear while doing ICE watch at home depot. we live in hell but we are going to fucking win.
the nail polish girlies are going absolutely feral and it’s so good
January 25, 2026 at 7:26 PM
someone in a nail polish subreddit created a shade that matches the one in this photo and is selling it on etsy so she can afford to buy her boyfriend a bulletproof vest to wear while doing ICE watch at home depot. we live in hell but we are going to fucking win.
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There’s a rally going on in Boston rn and they’re chanting “we’re not cold, we’re not afraid, MN taught us to be brave!” and I might cry
January 25, 2026 at 12:34 AM
There’s a rally going on in Boston rn and they’re chanting “we’re not cold, we’re not afraid, MN taught us to be brave!” and I might cry
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A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
January 25, 2026 at 12:28 PM
A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
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Before Kent State, there was the Orangeburg Massacre at South Carolina State.
We're not trying to one-up you. We're demanding that you put the pieces of the puzzle together.
We're not trying to one-up you. We're demanding that you put the pieces of the puzzle together.
January 24, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Before Kent State, there was the Orangeburg Massacre at South Carolina State.
We're not trying to one-up you. We're demanding that you put the pieces of the puzzle together.
We're not trying to one-up you. We're demanding that you put the pieces of the puzzle together.
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okay hear me out
January 24, 2026 at 9:34 PM
okay hear me out
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An Irish man responsible for leaking the identities of thousands of US immigration enforcement officers has said he will continue his work until the Trump administration stops targeting immigrant communities.
Irish man risks US retaliation for unmasking thousands of Ice officers online
Dominick Skinner started publishing identities last year and is assisted by over 500 volunteers across America
www.irishtimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 1:48 PM
An Irish man responsible for leaking the identities of thousands of US immigration enforcement officers has said he will continue his work until the Trump administration stops targeting immigrant communities.
“Reign of Terror,” by @attackerman.bsky.social
This administration would defend Tim McVeigh if they thought he was a Trump voter
Bovino shamelessly lies: "This looks like a situation where an individual wanted to do maximum damage and massacre law enforcement"
January 24, 2026 at 9:15 PM
“Reign of Terror,” by @attackerman.bsky.social
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I told the young men in my life that I see the choice they have to make today and that I consider it the highest praise that I see them in the young man that was murdered and not in the young men that surrounded him and killed him. I see the choices they’ve made and they’re making good ones.
January 24, 2026 at 9:07 PM
I told the young men in my life that I see the choice they have to make today and that I consider it the highest praise that I see them in the young man that was murdered and not in the young men that surrounded him and killed him. I see the choices they’ve made and they’re making good ones.
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I think there's a gender element in this murder, too. In new vid, we see victim try to shield a much smaller woman a male ICE goon has violently knocked down. Goon enraged, focuses his attack on man shielding woman. As if enraged for showing up his masculinity, for revealing his hysteria.
January 24, 2026 at 7:46 PM
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I just got kind of heated on Cory Booker’s voicemail
We are calling our senators right now and demanding that they vote no on the omnibus with DHS funding
We are explicitly mentioning ICE’s murder in cold blood of a man on the streets of Minneapolis this morning
We are explicitly mentioning ICE’s murder in cold blood of a man on the streets of Minneapolis this morning
January 24, 2026 at 7:15 PM
I just got kind of heated on Cory Booker’s voicemail
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“Everyone should be allowed to carry a gun for their safety but the government can murder you in the street if you have a gun” is an incredible endpoint for the conservative moment
January 24, 2026 at 5:48 PM
“Everyone should be allowed to carry a gun for their safety but the government can murder you in the street if you have a gun” is an incredible endpoint for the conservative moment
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Mfer the guy who shot Renee was a fucking TRAINER. Done with you losers who will drag your feet, lay on the ground and cry if we abolish ice.
That’s what policing has always been. You cannot train it out of them. You live in a fantasy because you’re scared of brown and poor people.
That’s what policing has always been. You cannot train it out of them. You live in a fantasy because you’re scared of brown and poor people.
It's not, and that's proven by the fact these officers receive a tiny fraction of the training and are using deadly force in situations that every city cop has been trained to avoid. These ICE/CPB operations not held to the same standards and it's a huge problem that Congress could quickly fix.
January 24, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Mfer the guy who shot Renee was a fucking TRAINER. Done with you losers who will drag your feet, lay on the ground and cry if we abolish ice.
That’s what policing has always been. You cannot train it out of them. You live in a fantasy because you’re scared of brown and poor people.
That’s what policing has always been. You cannot train it out of them. You live in a fantasy because you’re scared of brown and poor people.