Tariq Leslie
@esotariq.bsky.social
🇨🇦🇬🇧 Actor: Arrow, Creepshow, Fringe, Dirk Gently, a Million Little Things, and others. Voices for: MLP, Dragon Prince, Monster Beach, Little Caesars, T-Mobile and many more.
Decency. Kindness. Empathy.
Decency. Kindness. Empathy.
Have you tried using The Way Back Machine?
I generally find success using it to find older articles no longer available online, it might work to find past records like you’re looking for.
I generally find success using it to find older articles no longer available online, it might work to find past records like you’re looking for.
February 3, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Have you tried using The Way Back Machine?
I generally find success using it to find older articles no longer available online, it might work to find past records like you’re looking for.
I generally find success using it to find older articles no longer available online, it might work to find past records like you’re looking for.
Why DEA? That makes no sense. Can someone illuminate why he’s wearing DEA gear?
January 30, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Why DEA? That makes no sense. Can someone illuminate why he’s wearing DEA gear?
This confirms my suspicion that “pretty soon” is the new “in about two weeks.”
January 29, 2026 at 5:16 PM
This confirms my suspicion that “pretty soon” is the new “in about two weeks.”
I just rewatched the video, and 🤞🙏 it appears she bolted away when the shots are fired. The fact too that many ICE agents bolted when shots started gives hope she managed to get away. And the angle we do have may prove useful too, as it’s clear even some of the ICE agents are recoiling in shock.
January 24, 2026 at 5:47 PM
I just rewatched the video, and 🤞🙏 it appears she bolted away when the shots are fired. The fact too that many ICE agents bolted when shots started gives hope she managed to get away. And the angle we do have may prove useful too, as it’s clear even some of the ICE agents are recoiling in shock.
I’m super happy and excited by Mamdani’s win, but seeing those tallies again, my takeaway (and revulsion) is seeing that Cuomo did as well as he did.
Tom’s “bizarre scrum” holds water if it considers what the voting would have looked like without scandals plaguing Adams and Cuomo.
Tom’s “bizarre scrum” holds water if it considers what the voting would have looked like without scandals plaguing Adams and Cuomo.
January 24, 2026 at 5:36 PM
I’m super happy and excited by Mamdani’s win, but seeing those tallies again, my takeaway (and revulsion) is seeing that Cuomo did as well as he did.
Tom’s “bizarre scrum” holds water if it considers what the voting would have looked like without scandals plaguing Adams and Cuomo.
Tom’s “bizarre scrum” holds water if it considers what the voting would have looked like without scandals plaguing Adams and Cuomo.
Is it me, or is he slowly becoming the Alec Baldwin’s version of him?
(Apart from the fact Baldwin was far more energized than…well - than Trump ever was or could be)
(Apart from the fact Baldwin was far more energized than…well - than Trump ever was or could be)
January 22, 2026 at 2:57 AM
Is it me, or is he slowly becoming the Alec Baldwin’s version of him?
(Apart from the fact Baldwin was far more energized than…well - than Trump ever was or could be)
(Apart from the fact Baldwin was far more energized than…well - than Trump ever was or could be)
God he even manages to add his trademark ickiness a bullshit plan - “consumated!?!” 🤢
January 22, 2026 at 2:46 AM
God he even manages to add his trademark ickiness a bullshit plan - “consumated!?!” 🤢
Fellow Canadian here. Not a big fan of Newsom, but in the actual full clip of this, Newsom isn’t criticizing Carney, or Canada or even Norway or Denmark.
He’s clearly talking about leaders like Starmer - EU politicians acquiescing to Trump and following appeasement rather than defiance.
He’s clearly talking about leaders like Starmer - EU politicians acquiescing to Trump and following appeasement rather than defiance.
January 21, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Fellow Canadian here. Not a big fan of Newsom, but in the actual full clip of this, Newsom isn’t criticizing Carney, or Canada or even Norway or Denmark.
He’s clearly talking about leaders like Starmer - EU politicians acquiescing to Trump and following appeasement rather than defiance.
He’s clearly talking about leaders like Starmer - EU politicians acquiescing to Trump and following appeasement rather than defiance.
Curious if you watched it in a theatre or at home? Amongst my friends it certainly seems that’s the dividing line - those that watched it in a theatre engaged with the film, those that watched at home didn’t connect with it. Anecdotal, but it does seem to be the case.
January 12, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Curious if you watched it in a theatre or at home? Amongst my friends it certainly seems that’s the dividing line - those that watched it in a theatre engaged with the film, those that watched at home didn’t connect with it. Anecdotal, but it does seem to be the case.
We’re in trouble if people who (physically) appear to be adults, dismiss opinions because they come from someone who doesn’t like the same TV they do.
I blame Warner Bros for acquiescing to fanboys by releasing the “Snyder Cut.” It reinforced the belief that their every whim must be catered to.😂😉
I blame Warner Bros for acquiescing to fanboys by releasing the “Snyder Cut.” It reinforced the belief that their every whim must be catered to.😂😉
January 11, 2026 at 5:29 PM
We’re in trouble if people who (physically) appear to be adults, dismiss opinions because they come from someone who doesn’t like the same TV they do.
I blame Warner Bros for acquiescing to fanboys by releasing the “Snyder Cut.” It reinforced the belief that their every whim must be catered to.😂😉
I blame Warner Bros for acquiescing to fanboys by releasing the “Snyder Cut.” It reinforced the belief that their every whim must be catered to.😂😉
FIND a reason? No one needs to find a reason, the guys first year has given us plenty of reasons. Every time this orange asshole opens his yap, he’s either confessing/bragging about his crimes or projecting his crimes onto others.
January 6, 2026 at 10:21 PM
FIND a reason? No one needs to find a reason, the guys first year has given us plenty of reasons. Every time this orange asshole opens his yap, he’s either confessing/bragging about his crimes or projecting his crimes onto others.
But you’ll also have cis voice actors like me that will be only too happy to have your back when you need it. Happy to know you’re in this part of the biz! Enjoy your success and naysaying morons be damned!
January 6, 2026 at 10:17 PM
But you’ll also have cis voice actors like me that will be only too happy to have your back when you need it. Happy to know you’re in this part of the biz! Enjoy your success and naysaying morons be damned!
Agreed - with the caveat “Turnabout Intruder” is the exception (tho what actor could do better with that script ?) and extend that praise to the films (V, and Generations excepted).
He became a better actor over time, and one thing I appreciate about him is he plays to the scripts he’s given.
He became a better actor over time, and one thing I appreciate about him is he plays to the scripts he’s given.
January 6, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Agreed - with the caveat “Turnabout Intruder” is the exception (tho what actor could do better with that script ?) and extend that praise to the films (V, and Generations excepted).
He became a better actor over time, and one thing I appreciate about him is he plays to the scripts he’s given.
He became a better actor over time, and one thing I appreciate about him is he plays to the scripts he’s given.
Couldn’t think of a better way to say it.
This in addition to the “validation” given by equally uninformed “peers,” that turns ill-informed ideas and opinions into “facts” is hastening our societal decline.
This in addition to the “validation” given by equally uninformed “peers,” that turns ill-informed ideas and opinions into “facts” is hastening our societal decline.
January 5, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Couldn’t think of a better way to say it.
This in addition to the “validation” given by equally uninformed “peers,” that turns ill-informed ideas and opinions into “facts” is hastening our societal decline.
This in addition to the “validation” given by equally uninformed “peers,” that turns ill-informed ideas and opinions into “facts” is hastening our societal decline.
Agreed - and anyone that actually watches clips of him in various hearings (most are easily found on YouTube) can see how he was a master of destroying bullshit arguments from extreme conservatives, like a judo master - and all in clear but non-condescending language.
December 28, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Agreed - and anyone that actually watches clips of him in various hearings (most are easily found on YouTube) can see how he was a master of destroying bullshit arguments from extreme conservatives, like a judo master - and all in clear but non-condescending language.
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I believe people who say they’re victims of sexual assault, but the facts of these particular claims seem pretty suspect. Let’s not forget either, Franken was very open to a full-investigation into the claims. This New Yorker piece is worth reading.
I believe people who say they’re victims of sexual assault, but the facts of these particular claims seem pretty suspect. Let’s not forget either, Franken was very open to a full-investigation into the claims. This New Yorker piece is worth reading.
The Case of Al Franken
A close look at the accusations against the former senator.
www.newyorker.com
December 28, 2025 at 1:21 PM
www.newyorker.com/magazine/201...
I believe people who say they’re victims of sexual assault, but the facts of these particular claims seem pretty suspect. Let’s not forget either, Franken was very open to a full-investigation into the claims. This New Yorker piece is worth reading.
I believe people who say they’re victims of sexual assault, but the facts of these particular claims seem pretty suspect. Let’s not forget either, Franken was very open to a full-investigation into the claims. This New Yorker piece is worth reading.
I agree, and I think if we all look back at 2020 - during the pandemic - this was the way his popularity declined too. It was a gradual drop over successive weeks and months, with seemingly more precipitous declines every time Trump felt he had to speak to the nation.
December 19, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I agree, and I think if we all look back at 2020 - during the pandemic - this was the way his popularity declined too. It was a gradual drop over successive weeks and months, with seemingly more precipitous declines every time Trump felt he had to speak to the nation.
I tend to rewatch this every few years, and when I do, there are so many moments that still get me weepy.
It’s uncanny how much it echoes my growing up in that same time in the 1970’s/early eighties.
It’s uncanny how much it echoes my growing up in that same time in the 1970’s/early eighties.
December 16, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I tend to rewatch this every few years, and when I do, there are so many moments that still get me weepy.
It’s uncanny how much it echoes my growing up in that same time in the 1970’s/early eighties.
It’s uncanny how much it echoes my growing up in that same time in the 1970’s/early eighties.
Nicely parsed, and in a way that might resonate with all or most Americans(🤞).
As for name dropping the King of All Kaijus?
As for name dropping the King of All Kaijus?
a cartoon of a chef with a needle in his mouth is playing at 4:32
ALT: a cartoon of a chef with a needle in his mouth is playing at 4:32
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December 16, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Nicely parsed, and in a way that might resonate with all or most Americans(🤞).
As for name dropping the King of All Kaijus?
As for name dropping the King of All Kaijus?
If that’s true - and I believe it is - it’s hard not to read his first sentence as meaning, “A really sad thing happened in Hollywood last night [and it didn’t have to be this way if Reiner had just spoken nicely about me].” Narcissistic Gangster through and through.
December 16, 2025 at 6:08 PM
If that’s true - and I believe it is - it’s hard not to read his first sentence as meaning, “A really sad thing happened in Hollywood last night [and it didn’t have to be this way if Reiner had just spoken nicely about me].” Narcissistic Gangster through and through.
Even as a teenager I often felt depictions of authoritarians in Blues Brothers, MASH, Animal House and other films were over the top caricatures. Trump’s administration proves such people not only exist, but in many cases exceed the caricature of any cinematic counterpart they may have.
November 28, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Even as a teenager I often felt depictions of authoritarians in Blues Brothers, MASH, Animal House and other films were over the top caricatures. Trump’s administration proves such people not only exist, but in many cases exceed the caricature of any cinematic counterpart they may have.