Les
@ellontheplains.bsky.social
Retired journalist, believer in facts, writer, gardener, reader, and former elderly parent caregiver who loves watching football and baseball and who lives on the Great Plains. Blog: https://morewithles.blogspot.com/
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Former Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Lawton Nuss joined about 50 counterparts around the country to establish the Alliance of Former Chief Justices, a nonpartisan group dedicated to promoting the rule of law and judicial independence. #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2025/12/22/f...
Former Kansas Supreme Court chief justice joins national alliance to promote rule of law • Kansas Reflector
Former Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Lawton Nuss joined about 50 counterparts around the country to establish the Alliance of Former Chief Justices, a nonpartisan group dedicated to promoting the...
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December 22, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Former Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Lawton Nuss joined about 50 counterparts around the country to establish the Alliance of Former Chief Justices, a nonpartisan group dedicated to promoting the rule of law and judicial independence. #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2025/12/22/f...
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Now seems like a swell time to point out that Frontline just released this excellent 11-minute mini-documentary about what happened inside CECOT.
Surviving CECOT (full documentary) | Deported to a Maximum-Security Prison | FRONTLINE + ProPublica
YouTube video by FRONTLINE PBS | Official
m.youtube.com
December 21, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Now seems like a swell time to point out that Frontline just released this excellent 11-minute mini-documentary about what happened inside CECOT.
I know I am older, but is Nicki Minaj still even relevant? Until this past weekend, I hadn't heard about her for years.
December 22, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I know I am older, but is Nicki Minaj still even relevant? Until this past weekend, I hadn't heard about her for years.
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Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
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Outrageous!
While the Trump team defends killing suspected drug dealers who have not been convicted of anything, the convicted drug trafficking former president of Honduras is released from prison by a Trump pardon. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
Former President of Honduras Is Freed From Prison After Trump Pardon
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Outrageous!
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Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
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Trump ordered the Justice Department to investigate his political opponents while protecting and rewarding his friends.
The Justice Department is supposed to work for the American people—not be the president’s personal law firm.
The Justice Department is supposed to work for the American people—not be the president’s personal law firm.
November 19, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Trump ordered the Justice Department to investigate his political opponents while protecting and rewarding his friends.
The Justice Department is supposed to work for the American people—not be the president’s personal law firm.
The Justice Department is supposed to work for the American people—not be the president’s personal law firm.
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Epstein survivor Haley Robson refutes Mike Johnson: "The survivors that don't want to be public are Jane Does. They've been protected and their names have been redacted the whole time ... I don't care if my name is redacted is not."
November 19, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Epstein survivor Haley Robson refutes Mike Johnson: "The survivors that don't want to be public are Jane Does. They've been protected and their names have been redacted the whole time ... I don't care if my name is redacted is not."
Trying to appear strong in front of the Saudi crown prince, so he verbally attacked a female reporter who asked something that made him uncomfortable. 🤬
Mob boss attacks female reporter again for her “attitude” and says he will ask his FCC commissioner to look into revoking her company’s broadcast license.
November 19, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Trying to appear strong in front of the Saudi crown prince, so he verbally attacked a female reporter who asked something that made him uncomfortable. 🤬
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
I find myself agreeing with some of what she said. Did hell freeze over?
BASH: We have seen these attacks from the president at other people. It's not new. And I haven't heard you speak out about it until it was directed at you.
MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE: I think that's fair criticism. And I would like to say, humbly, I'm sorry for taking part in the toxic politics.
MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE: I think that's fair criticism. And I would like to say, humbly, I'm sorry for taking part in the toxic politics.
November 16, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I find myself agreeing with some of what she said. Did hell freeze over?
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Higher gun ownership rates lead to more gun homicides of pregnant women, new study says | via @nhassanein.bsky.social #ksleg
Higher gun ownership rates lead to more gun homicides of pregnant women, new study says • Kansas Reflector
Homicide rates among pregnant women increase with the rate of firearm ownership, according to a state-by-state study.
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November 16, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Higher gun ownership rates lead to more gun homicides of pregnant women, new study says | via @nhassanein.bsky.social #ksleg
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This is a better answer than I gave on The Source to @kaitlancollins.bsky.social last night.
November 14, 2025 at 5:10 PM
This is a better answer than I gave on The Source to @kaitlancollins.bsky.social last night.
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What Would Jesus [Not] Do?
November 13, 2025 at 6:25 PM
What Would Jesus [Not] Do?
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All while many Americans face the prospect of not being able to feed themselves and their families! 🤬
October 31, 2025 at 5:36 PM
All while many Americans face the prospect of not being able to feed themselves and their families! 🤬
Outrageous!
He said it wouldn’t impact the existing structure at all. So now we’re talking about something other than the Epstein files: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom
The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 20, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Outrageous!
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The antifa terrorist marxists are out
October 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
The antifa terrorist marxists are out
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In the latest More With Les blog post: my birthday celebration began a little early! morewithles.blogspot.com/2025/07/a-mu...
July 29, 2025 at 4:53 PM
In the latest More With Les blog post: my birthday celebration began a little early! morewithles.blogspot.com/2025/07/a-mu...