Tim Leisman
@timleisman.bsky.social
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“They are not here to cause safety in this city,” Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said in a press conference following the shooting. “What they are doing is causing chaos and distrust,” he continued, “and in this case, quite literally killing people.”
ICE agent shoots and kills woman in Minneapolis
The woman, 37, was in her car at an active ICE operation.
www.motherjones.com
January 7, 2026 at 7:51 PM
“They are not here to cause safety in this city,” Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said in a press conference following the shooting. “What they are doing is causing chaos and distrust,” he continued, “and in this case, quite literally killing people.”
So this is gonna be another year of just waking up every day to something new and more horrible and just going to work like normal? K cool got it fun times friends
January 6, 2026 at 6:41 PM
So this is gonna be another year of just waking up every day to something new and more horrible and just going to work like normal? K cool got it fun times friends
Maybe it's just my tinnitus but if I listen closely I feel like I can hear the support beams of society creaking and popping. Something's got to give.
January 4, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Maybe it's just my tinnitus but if I listen closely I feel like I can hear the support beams of society creaking and popping. Something's got to give.
Everyone's always saying "don't be late for your dentist appointment"
But then they're also saying "don't hold it so long you end up sharting all over the chair during your appointment" WELL WHICH IS IT BETHANY
But then they're also saying "don't hold it so long you end up sharting all over the chair during your appointment" WELL WHICH IS IT BETHANY
December 10, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Everyone's always saying "don't be late for your dentist appointment"
But then they're also saying "don't hold it so long you end up sharting all over the chair during your appointment" WELL WHICH IS IT BETHANY
But then they're also saying "don't hold it so long you end up sharting all over the chair during your appointment" WELL WHICH IS IT BETHANY
Ever let your shoulders relax and realize how much tension you've been holding all day?
December 4, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Ever let your shoulders relax and realize how much tension you've been holding all day?
When the coffee is so strong it puckers your cheeks 🤌
August 25, 2025 at 2:17 PM
When the coffee is so strong it puckers your cheeks 🤌
"I would say as human beings we're more of a 'when' than a 'who'" - @taylorjenkinsreid.bsky.social interviewed about her new book Atmosphere on @npr.org
June 7, 2025 at 2:04 PM
"I would say as human beings we're more of a 'when' than a 'who'" - @taylorjenkinsreid.bsky.social interviewed about her new book Atmosphere on @npr.org
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The whole point is not just the state disappearing whoever they want, it's you being in the habit of accepting the state choosing whom to disappear, without question. It's submission to the state. Same as with Gitmo after 9/11. The state's judgment must not be questioned.
March 23, 2025 at 6:02 PM
The whole point is not just the state disappearing whoever they want, it's you being in the habit of accepting the state choosing whom to disappear, without question. It's submission to the state. Same as with Gitmo after 9/11. The state's judgment must not be questioned.
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NEWS: In USDA, multiple people have been asked to report the names of LGBTQ employee resource group leaders to higher-ranking officials, according to interviews with workers and a document reviewed by Mother Jones.
+ similar in the Department of the Interior
+ similar in the Department of the Interior
LGBTQ federal workers say they're terrified they're about to be fired for their gender identity, sexual orientation, or past efforts to support other queer and trans employees—in other words, a second Lavender Scare.
Honored to have their trust with this story: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Honored to have their trust with this story: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
LGBTQ federal workers brace for a McCarthyist purge
"They’re not asking people ‘Are you gay? Are you lesbian?’ They’re asking, ‘Who is participating in DEI?'"
www.motherjones.com
February 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
NEWS: In USDA, multiple people have been asked to report the names of LGBTQ employee resource group leaders to higher-ranking officials, according to interviews with workers and a document reviewed by Mother Jones.
+ similar in the Department of the Interior
+ similar in the Department of the Interior
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El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.
February 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.
On what used to be Twitter this morning both left and right wing accounts are posting about "the West is lost". Seems about right for a Monday in 2025
February 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
On what used to be Twitter this morning both left and right wing accounts are posting about "the West is lost". Seems about right for a Monday in 2025
It's that time of year when many of us night owls are absolutely dreading spring forward. Can we just not fall back after this one?
February 23, 2025 at 3:07 PM
It's that time of year when many of us night owls are absolutely dreading spring forward. Can we just not fall back after this one?
They told the richest man in the world to cut whatever he thought was fraudulent and he quickly targeted the consumer financial protection bureau. Not a single Republican in Congress sees a problem with this?
February 19, 2025 at 6:14 PM
They told the richest man in the world to cut whatever he thought was fraudulent and he quickly targeted the consumer financial protection bureau. Not a single Republican in Congress sees a problem with this?
This latest executive order is such a clear step towards authoritarian rule. Even with how far we've moved the goalposts past what would've been shocking 10 years ago, this is still pretty hard to believe.
February 19, 2025 at 5:30 AM
This latest executive order is such a clear step towards authoritarian rule. Even with how far we've moved the goalposts past what would've been shocking 10 years ago, this is still pretty hard to believe.
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This is the new Executive Order that eliminates the very concept of independent regulatory agencies.
It gives the President direct control over the decisions of every Congressionally-created regulatory body across the U.S. government. Including FEC.
Read it all.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
It gives the President direct control over the decisions of every Congressionally-created regulatory body across the U.S. government. Including FEC.
Read it all.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
February 19, 2025 at 5:09 AM
This is the new Executive Order that eliminates the very concept of independent regulatory agencies.
It gives the President direct control over the decisions of every Congressionally-created regulatory body across the U.S. government. Including FEC.
Read it all.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
It gives the President direct control over the decisions of every Congressionally-created regulatory body across the U.S. government. Including FEC.
Read it all.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
We are in for hard, dangerous times. It's an important moment to start living more simply, growing our own food, and creating offline patterns of communication in our communities and systems of support.
February 16, 2025 at 4:45 PM
We are in for hard, dangerous times. It's an important moment to start living more simply, growing our own food, and creating offline patterns of communication in our communities and systems of support.
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“The thing that I can’t get over is that the actual richest man in the world directed my fucking firing. I make $50k a year and work to keep drinking water safe. The richest man in the world decided that was an expense too great for the American taxpayer.”
Yesterday many thousands of federal employees were terminated. This is a Reddit thread for federal employees that got laid off.
From the fednews community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the fednews community
www.reddit.com
February 15, 2025 at 11:24 PM
“The thing that I can’t get over is that the actual richest man in the world directed my fucking firing. I make $50k a year and work to keep drinking water safe. The richest man in the world decided that was an expense too great for the American taxpayer.”
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This is like a bank robber getting to fire the cops and disable the alarms just before he strolls into the bank lobby.
February 12, 2025 at 9:30 PM
This is like a bank robber getting to fire the cops and disable the alarms just before he strolls into the bank lobby.
This is hard news for local journalism in NC but a great celebration of the work that @triadcitybeat.bsky.social has done. Hope we can find new ways as a community to keep that fire going.
@triadcitybeat.bsky.social, the North Carolina alt-weekly that propelled me into right-wing extremism coverage at @rawstory.com, is hanging it up. #EndOfAnEra
nclocalnewsworkshop.org/news-leader-...
nclocalnewsworkshop.org/news-leader-...
‘Not a funeral, a celebration’: Triad City Beat reflects on 10+ years of local news, muckraking and movement journalism - NC Local News Workshop
As Triad City Beat prepares to sunset, Co-Founder Brian Clarey and Managing Editor Sayaka Matsuoka reflect on the role TCB has played in the local news ecosystem, lessons learned from a decade of publishing, and what’s kept them going all these years.
nclocalnewsworkshop.org
February 12, 2025 at 8:09 PM
This is hard news for local journalism in NC but a great celebration of the work that @triadcitybeat.bsky.social has done. Hope we can find new ways as a community to keep that fire going.
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Worth noting how this number triples from one billion to three billion during the Biden administration.
One place our government could save a lot of money is the billions given to Elon Musk's companies every year.
abcnews.go.com/US/musk-work...
abcnews.go.com/US/musk-work...
February 12, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Worth noting how this number triples from one billion to three billion during the Biden administration.
Latest political party affiliation Gallup poll had record low affiliation for Democrats, increasing affiliation for right leaning independence. Does that remain the case? Genuinely curious how many Americans feel that our government does not represent their interests at all.
February 12, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Latest political party affiliation Gallup poll had record low affiliation for Democrats, increasing affiliation for right leaning independence. Does that remain the case? Genuinely curious how many Americans feel that our government does not represent their interests at all.
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Also this subreddit is proving to be exceptionally useful for those who want to give any and all Google services a wave goodbye, and a middle finger on the way out
reddit.com/r/degoogle
reddit.com/r/degoogle
DeGoogle - expel Google from your life
Welcome to r/degoogle! Where you can find all the resources you need to expel Google from your life.
reddit.com
February 12, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Also this subreddit is proving to be exceptionally useful for those who want to give any and all Google services a wave goodbye, and a middle finger on the way out
reddit.com/r/degoogle
reddit.com/r/degoogle
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DOGE has cut nearly $1 billion in federal education research, affecting projects to understand challenges such as post-Covid academic recovery; disability issues; behavior problems; and the sharp rise in student absenteeism. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/u...
Musks’s DOGE Announces Millions in Cuts to Education Dept. Amid Legal Pushback
Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team said that it had “terminated” 89 of the department’s contracts, apparently targeting its research arm.
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2025 at 8:50 PM
DOGE has cut nearly $1 billion in federal education research, affecting projects to understand challenges such as post-Covid academic recovery; disability issues; behavior problems; and the sharp rise in student absenteeism. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/u...