Jessica Leigh
@jessleighparks.bsky.social
Editor. Sometimes good with words and noticing when things are not as they should be. "The world is held together, really it is held together, by the love and the passion of a very few people." – James Baldwin
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“Fuck ICE!” chants & a brass band performing “Which side are you on?” as hundreds march in Manhattan, NYC against ICE and in solidarity with Minneapolis.
January 9, 2026 at 12:06 AM
“Fuck ICE!” chants & a brass band performing “Which side are you on?” as hundreds march in Manhattan, NYC against ICE and in solidarity with Minneapolis.
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Looks like Customs and Border Protection shot two people in Portland. Reportedly still alive. More details should be coming soon.
US Border agents shoot two people in Portland, city officials say
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents shot two people in Portland on Thursday afternoon, according to Portland city councilors.The shooting occurred near Ea
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January 8, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Looks like Customs and Border Protection shot two people in Portland. Reportedly still alive. More details should be coming soon.
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In the wake of the execution of Renee Nicole Macklin Good by an ICE agent and a sustained boycott that dropped Spotify’s stock 10% in one month, Spotify confirms ICE recruitment ads are no longer running.
January 8, 2026 at 10:12 PM
In the wake of the execution of Renee Nicole Macklin Good by an ICE agent and a sustained boycott that dropped Spotify’s stock 10% in one month, Spotify confirms ICE recruitment ads are no longer running.
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YES, this (from another constituent).
Senator (yes, you represent me in WA), she's not going to resign and she's not going to be fired.
Call for the House to impeach her, and offer your support to vote in conviction.
Noem has no shame, and only a tenuous grasp of power. Take her power away.
Call for the House to impeach her, and offer your support to vote in conviction.
Noem has no shame, and only a tenuous grasp of power. Take her power away.
Kristi Noem has had a disgraceful tenure marked by chaos, brutality, and rampant corruption.
She should resign or be fired immediately.
The question for the American people is, will this Republican-led Congress join Democrats in pushing for any accountability?
She should resign or be fired immediately.
The question for the American people is, will this Republican-led Congress join Democrats in pushing for any accountability?
January 8, 2026 at 10:10 PM
YES, this (from another constituent).
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Good morning. I'd like to invite anyone who is interested to make a small gesture of kindness today. It's up to you to decide what that can be. The key is for you to act on the idea. With so much out of our control, we can choose how to be with each other today and every day.
January 8, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Good morning. I'd like to invite anyone who is interested to make a small gesture of kindness today. It's up to you to decide what that can be. The key is for you to act on the idea. With so much out of our control, we can choose how to be with each other today and every day.
Bookmark this one because...
Sen. Kennedy: "Invading Greenland would be weapons grade stupid. Now, President Trump is not weapons grade stupid."
January 7, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Bookmark this one because...
Outright lying.
Kristi Noem accuses the woman who was killed by ICE in Minneapolis of committing an act of "domestic terrorism"
January 7, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Outright lying.
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The Regime is already LYING. Part of our job is to call them liars at every turn.
January 7, 2026 at 6:15 PM
The Regime is already LYING. Part of our job is to call them liars at every turn.
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This Langston Hughes poem is relevant af.
January 5, 2026 at 4:27 PM
This Langston Hughes poem is relevant af.
I’m so angry. This is all so needlessly cruel and stupid and corrupt.
January 5, 2026 at 8:13 PM
I’m so angry. This is all so needlessly cruel and stupid and corrupt.
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Genuinely find this upsetting to watch.
It’s the live and mass violation of women for daring to exist outside the narrow confines of a controlled and sexualised plaything for men
It’s the live and mass violation of women for daring to exist outside the narrow confines of a controlled and sexualised plaything for men
One example of how Grok is being used to target women. Swedish Deputy Prime Minister Ebba Busch being sexualised, degraded, and humiliated step-by-step by Grok. All the images accurately reflect the prompts provided.
January 5, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Genuinely find this upsetting to watch.
It’s the live and mass violation of women for daring to exist outside the narrow confines of a controlled and sexualised plaything for men
It’s the live and mass violation of women for daring to exist outside the narrow confines of a controlled and sexualised plaything for men
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What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 4:12 PM
What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
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Trump in a single gaggle on Air Force One just threatened:
-- a second strike against Venezuela
-- Cuba
-- Mexico
-- Colombia
-- Iran
-- Greenland (which in turn would be an attack on the EU and Denmark)
-- a second strike against Venezuela
-- Cuba
-- Mexico
-- Colombia
-- Iran
-- Greenland (which in turn would be an attack on the EU and Denmark)
January 5, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Trump in a single gaggle on Air Force One just threatened:
-- a second strike against Venezuela
-- Cuba
-- Mexico
-- Colombia
-- Iran
-- Greenland (which in turn would be an attack on the EU and Denmark)
-- a second strike against Venezuela
-- Cuba
-- Mexico
-- Colombia
-- Iran
-- Greenland (which in turn would be an attack on the EU and Denmark)
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The wisdom of Mr. Rogers is eternal:
January 4, 2026 at 11:57 AM
The wisdom of Mr. Rogers is eternal:
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A functional country would shut Grok down permanently. Like, immediately. Right now. Last week. Whatever. Just flip the switch. Obviously.
January 4, 2026 at 10:52 PM
A functional country would shut Grok down permanently. Like, immediately. Right now. Last week. Whatever. Just flip the switch. Obviously.
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Anyone within the sound of my voice: Stop repeating the bullshit about em-dashes being a sign of LLM text. We are the people. We are the children of God. Punctuation marks are the legacy of our ancestors and no clanker can take them from us.
January 4, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Anyone within the sound of my voice: Stop repeating the bullshit about em-dashes being a sign of LLM text. We are the people. We are the children of God. Punctuation marks are the legacy of our ancestors and no clanker can take them from us.
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he called President Donald Trump and directly voiced his opposition to the U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
January 4, 2026 at 4:32 AM
I am so done with Democrats who will not do their job and be an actual opposition party.
January 4, 2026 at 1:10 AM
I am so done with Democrats who will not do their job and be an actual opposition party.
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We will either end fossil fuel dependency and the predatory extractivist basis of global production, or they will end us through wars and ecological collapse - all at the same time.
January 3, 2026 at 3:34 PM
We will either end fossil fuel dependency and the predatory extractivist basis of global production, or they will end us through wars and ecological collapse - all at the same time.
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Mamdani: I have been told that this is the occasion to reset expectations, that I should use this opportunity to encourage the people of New York to ask for little and expect even less. I will do no such thing. The only expectation I seek to reset is that of small expectations.
January 1, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Mamdani: I have been told that this is the occasion to reset expectations, that I should use this opportunity to encourage the people of New York to ask for little and expect even less. I will do no such thing. The only expectation I seek to reset is that of small expectations.
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
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everyone reading jack's post here almost certainly has someone in their life who knows more about religion than either douthat or pinker and your ideas about religion would be far more informed by taking that person out to coffee than by watching bari's televised jousting match.
All of that is to say: Pinker and Douthat sounding off on religion isn't new — they've both done so for a long time, and are influential figures.
But speaking as a religion reporter: for CBS to choose this particular pair for a major televised debate over "God" is…a choice I have questions about.
But speaking as a religion reporter: for CBS to choose this particular pair for a major televised debate over "God" is…a choice I have questions about.
December 21, 2025 at 5:04 PM
everyone reading jack's post here almost certainly has someone in their life who knows more about religion than either douthat or pinker and your ideas about religion would be far more informed by taking that person out to coffee than by watching bari's televised jousting match.
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Who has made this 🤣
December 7, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Who has made this 🤣