@jofleisch.bsky.social
Grateful to live in the great state of MN, book lover, writer, and a bunch of other cool stuff. She/Her
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This literally did not happen. No children were “lost.” The entire thing stems from a willful misreading of a DHS OIG report.
C: HHS 340k unaccompanied migrant children 'lost'.
Kids exposed to trafficking & exploitation. What specific steps taken to ensure better outcomes?
RFK: major reason Biden admin lost children - emphasizing speed over security. Now doing DNA testing, background checks, income verification.
Kids exposed to trafficking & exploitation. What specific steps taken to ensure better outcomes?
RFK: major reason Biden admin lost children - emphasizing speed over security. Now doing DNA testing, background checks, income verification.
June 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
This literally did not happen. No children were “lost.” The entire thing stems from a willful misreading of a DHS OIG report.
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Two years ago today I signed a bill making Minnesota the first state to codify abortion rights after the fall of Roe v. Wade.
Politicians across the nation turned back the clock on reproductive rights. But here in Minnesota, we trust people to make their own decisions.
Politicians across the nation turned back the clock on reproductive rights. But here in Minnesota, we trust people to make their own decisions.
January 31, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Two years ago today I signed a bill making Minnesota the first state to codify abortion rights after the fall of Roe v. Wade.
Politicians across the nation turned back the clock on reproductive rights. But here in Minnesota, we trust people to make their own decisions.
Politicians across the nation turned back the clock on reproductive rights. But here in Minnesota, we trust people to make their own decisions.
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In 2004, I interviewed for a teaching position. The principal asked me how many kids I had. I answered. He asked if I was planning to have more —said he couldn’t afford to have another teacher out on maternity leave.
This is why women need protections, diversity, equity, and inclusion.
This is why women need protections, diversity, equity, and inclusion.
January 24, 2025 at 2:31 AM
In 2004, I interviewed for a teaching position. The principal asked me how many kids I had. I answered. He asked if I was planning to have more —said he couldn’t afford to have another teacher out on maternity leave.
This is why women need protections, diversity, equity, and inclusion.
This is why women need protections, diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Jan. 6 defendant Pamela Hemphill turns down Trump's pardon www.npr.org/2025/01/23/g...
One of the Jan. 6 defendants has turned down Trump's pardon
Pamela Hemphill, who pleaded guilty to a single misdemeanor charge and spent 60 days behind bars for her role in the Capitol riots, says she no longer believes the lies President Trump promoted.
www.npr.org
January 24, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Jan. 6 defendant Pamela Hemphill turns down Trump's pardon www.npr.org/2025/01/23/g...
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The Trump-Vance administration has kicked off their harmful agenda and it will take ALL of us to protect our hard-won freedoms.
We are going to show up in court, in the halls of Congress, and throughout our local communities to protect LGBTQ+ equality. Take action with us: hrc.im/100
We are going to show up in court, in the halls of Congress, and throughout our local communities to protect LGBTQ+ equality. Take action with us: hrc.im/100
January 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The Trump-Vance administration has kicked off their harmful agenda and it will take ALL of us to protect our hard-won freedoms.
We are going to show up in court, in the halls of Congress, and throughout our local communities to protect LGBTQ+ equality. Take action with us: hrc.im/100
We are going to show up in court, in the halls of Congress, and throughout our local communities to protect LGBTQ+ equality. Take action with us: hrc.im/100
Amen.
January 23, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Amen.
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You can’t just sign an executive order decreeing people you don’t like no longer exist…
youtube.com/shorts/AZpcN...
youtube.com/shorts/AZpcN...
Male and Female Only
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
youtube.com
January 22, 2025 at 11:47 PM
You can’t just sign an executive order decreeing people you don’t like no longer exist…
youtube.com/shorts/AZpcN...
youtube.com/shorts/AZpcN...
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If you want to read a new book coming out but don't want to buy it, a great thing you can do is ask your local library to order it. The more requests they get, the more likely they are to acquire it and then lots of people will get to read it who othewise wouldn't.
January 22, 2025 at 4:27 PM
If you want to read a new book coming out but don't want to buy it, a great thing you can do is ask your local library to order it. The more requests they get, the more likely they are to acquire it and then lots of people will get to read it who othewise wouldn't.
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Another of Trump's Day-1 executive orders took aim at drug costs. Jeff Nesbit, Former Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, discusses the policy backsliding and potential price-gouging.
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contrarian.substack.com/p/trump-acti...
Trump Actions to Undermine Drug Prices Will Cost Medicare Recipients Money
By Jeff Nesbit, Former Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
contrarian.substack.com
January 22, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Another of Trump's Day-1 executive orders took aim at drug costs. Jeff Nesbit, Former Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, discusses the policy backsliding and potential price-gouging.
contrarian.substack.com/p/trump-acti...
contrarian.substack.com/p/trump-acti...
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I Was Kamala Harris’ Videographer. I Wish I Could Show You What I’ve Seen.
She completely changed me.
slate.com
January 22, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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“We just released the leaders of two terrorist organizations,” a counterterrorism expert and senior Trump DHS official told me. “In the name of politics, we have just released violent criminals out onto our streets.”
More than 100 Texans active in the Jan. 6 insurrection among those pardoned
A Texan was the first to breach the Capitol and many others joined the assault. The presidential pardon helps cast all of them as folk heroes.
www.texastribune.org
January 21, 2025 at 7:46 PM
“We just released the leaders of two terrorist organizations,” a counterterrorism expert and senior Trump DHS official told me. “In the name of politics, we have just released violent criminals out onto our streets.”
It's -13°, but feels like -36° where I live in MN. I'm grateful for indoor plumbing.
January 21, 2025 at 1:54 AM
It's -13°, but feels like -36° where I live in MN. I'm grateful for indoor plumbing.
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January 20, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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From monumental legislative successes to steady leadership amid our nation’s greatest challenges, Joe Biden gave us 4 years of reunification, recovery, and revitalization. Trump will try to steal the credit, but it was Biden who delivered it for us. Thank you, President Biden.
January 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
From monumental legislative successes to steady leadership amid our nation’s greatest challenges, Joe Biden gave us 4 years of reunification, recovery, and revitalization. Trump will try to steal the credit, but it was Biden who delivered it for us. Thank you, President Biden.
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‘Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.’ — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
On #MLKDay, we honor his legacy by choosing love over hate, justice over injustice, and hope over fear.
On #MLKDay, we honor his legacy by choosing love over hate, justice over injustice, and hope over fear.
January 20, 2025 at 2:55 PM
‘Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.’ — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
On #MLKDay, we honor his legacy by choosing love over hate, justice over injustice, and hope over fear.
On #MLKDay, we honor his legacy by choosing love over hate, justice over injustice, and hope over fear.
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Dr. King spread a message of justice and persisted in the face of hatred.
His legacy calls us to serve each other and to continue striving towards a more inclusive and united Minnesota.
His legacy calls us to serve each other and to continue striving towards a more inclusive and united Minnesota.
January 20, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Dr. King spread a message of justice and persisted in the face of hatred.
His legacy calls us to serve each other and to continue striving towards a more inclusive and united Minnesota.
His legacy calls us to serve each other and to continue striving towards a more inclusive and united Minnesota.
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We’re building @skylight.social on #atproto to be a TikTok alternative
I would love to see the Bluesky team create a TikTok alternative — video centric, same approach to community as here on the microblogging platform.
We shouldn't live in a world where a handful of people own the entire social media ecosystem.
We shouldn't live in a world where a handful of people own the entire social media ecosystem.
January 19, 2025 at 5:05 PM
We’re building @skylight.social on #atproto to be a TikTok alternative
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Trump on Elon Musk: "He knows those computers better than anybody. All those computers. Those vote-counting computers. And we ended up winning Pennsylvania like in a landslide."
January 19, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Trump on Elon Musk: "He knows those computers better than anybody. All those computers. Those vote-counting computers. And we ended up winning Pennsylvania like in a landslide."
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UPDATE:
No other allied country has banned Tiktok. All your favorite content creator's videos are still there and they are still getting views from other countries, just not America.
This is totally a stunt to make Donald Trump look amazing. Welcome to fascism. Create a fake problem & solve it.
No other allied country has banned Tiktok. All your favorite content creator's videos are still there and they are still getting views from other countries, just not America.
This is totally a stunt to make Donald Trump look amazing. Welcome to fascism. Create a fake problem & solve it.
January 19, 2025 at 3:33 PM
UPDATE:
No other allied country has banned Tiktok. All your favorite content creator's videos are still there and they are still getting views from other countries, just not America.
This is totally a stunt to make Donald Trump look amazing. Welcome to fascism. Create a fake problem & solve it.
No other allied country has banned Tiktok. All your favorite content creator's videos are still there and they are still getting views from other countries, just not America.
This is totally a stunt to make Donald Trump look amazing. Welcome to fascism. Create a fake problem & solve it.
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Now the Dems need to hold Mike Johnson’s feet to the f’n fire when he said he will enforce the law on the TikTok ban.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Johnson says ‘we will enforce the law’ on TikTok ban, 2 GOP senators break with Trump on extension
In a statement, senators disputed President-elect Donald Trump's suggestion that he would "most likely" give TikTok a 90-day extension to bring the app back.
www.nbcnews.com
January 19, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Now the Dems need to hold Mike Johnson’s feet to the f’n fire when he said he will enforce the law on the TikTok ban.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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If you’re overwhelmed, pause.
If you’re uncertain, reflect.
If you’re angry, breathe.
If you’re lonely, reach out.
If you’re lost, explore.
If you’re scared, take one step forward.
If you’re stuck, move.
If you’re doubting yourself, remember why you started.
-The Midnight Journal
If you’re uncertain, reflect.
If you’re angry, breathe.
If you’re lonely, reach out.
If you’re lost, explore.
If you’re scared, take one step forward.
If you’re stuck, move.
If you’re doubting yourself, remember why you started.
-The Midnight Journal
January 19, 2025 at 4:47 PM
If you’re overwhelmed, pause.
If you’re uncertain, reflect.
If you’re angry, breathe.
If you’re lonely, reach out.
If you’re lost, explore.
If you’re scared, take one step forward.
If you’re stuck, move.
If you’re doubting yourself, remember why you started.
-The Midnight Journal
If you’re uncertain, reflect.
If you’re angry, breathe.
If you’re lonely, reach out.
If you’re lost, explore.
If you’re scared, take one step forward.
If you’re stuck, move.
If you’re doubting yourself, remember why you started.
-The Midnight Journal
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And there it is. Scam and grift revealed. Watch who gets rich off this. Interested also to see how legacy media covers this, which has been putrid so far.
January 19, 2025 at 3:14 PM
And there it is. Scam and grift revealed. Watch who gets rich off this. Interested also to see how legacy media covers this, which has been putrid so far.