Leah Fiddler
@leahfiddler.bsky.social
Hello hello (¡hola!) I’m at a place called the Capitol
Policymaking on rights, refugees, health system strengthening, vulnerable communities
🇦🇫Afghanistan 🌍Africa 🇪🇺EU 🇫🇷France
Constitutions nerd
Disaster ✈️🌪️ 🌊 enthusiast
Cheese vacuum
Fucktose intolerant
Policymaking on rights, refugees, health system strengthening, vulnerable communities
🇦🇫Afghanistan 🌍Africa 🇪🇺EU 🇫🇷France
Constitutions nerd
Disaster ✈️🌪️ 🌊 enthusiast
Cheese vacuum
Fucktose intolerant
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“we failed a veteran” is the ultimate story here and if I were a soldier currently being asked to do war crimes on Trump’s behalf I would consider this instructive
Suspect in National Guard attack struggled with 'dark isolation' as community raised concerns
Emails obtained by the Associated Press show that the Afghan man accused of shooting two National Guard members near the White House had been unraveling for years.
www.latimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:12 PM
“we failed a veteran” is the ultimate story here and if I were a soldier currently being asked to do war crimes on Trump’s behalf I would consider this instructive
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Meet two heroes of our times.
December 1, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Meet two heroes of our times.
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We do not delight in death. It is a necessary evil. Done at the last resort, when all other means have failed.
December 2, 2025 at 1:29 AM
We do not delight in death. It is a necessary evil. Done at the last resort, when all other means have failed.
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People who think like this have no business in the business of war. It's not heroic to watch someone die alone and in pain. It's not honorable to watch someone cry to their God or their mother.
We have Laws about such things.
We have Laws about such things.
December 2, 2025 at 1:28 AM
People who think like this have no business in the business of war. It's not heroic to watch someone die alone and in pain. It's not honorable to watch someone cry to their God or their mother.
We have Laws about such things.
We have Laws about such things.
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They're calling him the most French man in history
A French cyclist survived for three days after a horrendous 130-foot fall into a ravine, kept alive by the bottles of red wine he had in his shopping bag, police said.
Cyclist falls down 130-foot ravine in France, survives 3 days by drinking wine he had in shopping bag
A helicopter airlifted him to hospital, with a rescue doctor calling his survival "a miracle."
cbsn.ws
October 31, 2025 at 2:14 PM
They're calling him the most French man in history
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Pope Leo quotes Hannah Arendt:
“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against "post-truths," lies and manipulation
Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.
www.cbsnews.com
October 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Pope Leo quotes Hannah Arendt:
“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
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No institutional design can overcome a lawbreaking president, a Congress defending lawbreaking and forfeiting its own power, a Supreme Court that pretends legal text doesn’t count to facilitate lawbreaking, and a citizenry that votes for all that.
Need at least one that wants rule of law. Maybe two.
Need at least one that wants rule of law. Maybe two.
October 12, 2025 at 11:34 AM
No institutional design can overcome a lawbreaking president, a Congress defending lawbreaking and forfeiting its own power, a Supreme Court that pretends legal text doesn’t count to facilitate lawbreaking, and a citizenry that votes for all that.
Need at least one that wants rule of law. Maybe two.
Need at least one that wants rule of law. Maybe two.
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Crying real tears of gratitude. Thank you, @charlotteclymer.bsky.social. And to you, Diane Keaton. My bowler hat's off to you.
"I will never know Diane Keaton, but she had a wonderful quality about her that made me think she’d always offer the best life advice and a damn good laugh while passing the joint back on a summer evening."
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/a-toast-to...
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/a-toast-to...
A Toast to Diane Keaton
The patron saint of cool women.
charlotteclymer.substack.com
October 12, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Crying real tears of gratitude. Thank you, @charlotteclymer.bsky.social. And to you, Diane Keaton. My bowler hat's off to you.
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it's really important for people to talk about this outside their usual communities of like-minded. is this the world people want to inhabit, where the president dictates what we learn, when we laugh, how we live, who we love? think that overstates it? i don't.
September 18, 2025 at 1:05 AM
it's really important for people to talk about this outside their usual communities of like-minded. is this the world people want to inhabit, where the president dictates what we learn, when we laugh, how we live, who we love? think that overstates it? i don't.
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It's crazy how we humans can somehow stomach atrocities if it is a slow drip drip of them. Reading over all that gruesome shit that happened the last 22 months is next level depressing.
What is the one atrocity Zionists have committed in the past 22 months that you think about the most?
September 2, 2025 at 7:28 PM
It's crazy how we humans can somehow stomach atrocities if it is a slow drip drip of them. Reading over all that gruesome shit that happened the last 22 months is next level depressing.
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What is the one atrocity Zionists have committed in the past 22 months that you think about the most?
August 26, 2025 at 8:34 PM
What is the one atrocity Zionists have committed in the past 22 months that you think about the most?
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Hunter is genuinely *more* mad about the El Salvador shit than basically... the entire rank and file House leadership?
Hunter Biden has a point. And a quite colorful one.
July 21, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Hunter is genuinely *more* mad about the El Salvador shit than basically... the entire rank and file House leadership?
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"It's heart breaking to see a mother listening to her child cry because he or she wanted food and she cannot give them food.
This is not aid, aid doesn't kill."
This is not aid, aid doesn't kill."
Gaza health ministry says 33 people dead from malnutrition in last 48 hours
New figures from the Hamas-run ministry include 12 children who have died, as the UN says Israel must allow aid into Gaza.
www.bbc.com
July 22, 2025 at 2:21 PM
"It's heart breaking to see a mother listening to her child cry because he or she wanted food and she cannot give them food.
This is not aid, aid doesn't kill."
This is not aid, aid doesn't kill."
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"(Note: By the time I finished writing this piece, another 31 Palestinians seeking aid were killed by Israeli forces.)"
July 22, 2025 at 11:46 PM
"(Note: By the time I finished writing this piece, another 31 Palestinians seeking aid were killed by Israeli forces.)"
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This war in Gaza must end NOW.
Call your reps to demand they:
-- pressure the Trump admin to negotiate a sturdy ceasefire
-- work to ensure the urgent, safe delivery of aid to Palestinians
-- support resolutions blocking arms sales to Israel
Script here 👉 5calls.org/issue/gaza-p...
Call your reps to demand they:
-- pressure the Trump admin to negotiate a sturdy ceasefire
-- work to ensure the urgent, safe delivery of aid to Palestinians
-- support resolutions blocking arms sales to Israel
Script here 👉 5calls.org/issue/gaza-p...
July 23, 2025 at 12:00 AM
This war in Gaza must end NOW.
Call your reps to demand they:
-- pressure the Trump admin to negotiate a sturdy ceasefire
-- work to ensure the urgent, safe delivery of aid to Palestinians
-- support resolutions blocking arms sales to Israel
Script here 👉 5calls.org/issue/gaza-p...
Call your reps to demand they:
-- pressure the Trump admin to negotiate a sturdy ceasefire
-- work to ensure the urgent, safe delivery of aid to Palestinians
-- support resolutions blocking arms sales to Israel
Script here 👉 5calls.org/issue/gaza-p...
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I refuse to give the horrifying Bret Stephens op-ed my attention and, weeping through it, read Marisa's piece "Gaza is Starving" instead.
Recommend you read it, and pressure your elected official to push for an end to the atrocities.
Recommend you read it, and pressure your elected official to push for an end to the atrocities.
July 23, 2025 at 1:54 AM
I refuse to give the horrifying Bret Stephens op-ed my attention and, weeping through it, read Marisa's piece "Gaza is Starving" instead.
Recommend you read it, and pressure your elected official to push for an end to the atrocities.
Recommend you read it, and pressure your elected official to push for an end to the atrocities.
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'Sometimes putting faces to a tragedy can make people understand the consequences, but since October 7, 2023, there have been tens of thousands of faces from which too many chose to look away.'
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Gaza is starving
Palestinians seeking food are being killed by the IDF. It's time for the entire world to say enough.
www.thehandbasket.co
July 23, 2025 at 1:52 PM
'Sometimes putting faces to a tragedy can make people understand the consequences, but since October 7, 2023, there have been tens of thousands of faces from which too many chose to look away.'
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“The world is watching as people who’ve already been stripped of nearly everything they have are being forced to hand over the one thing they have left: the very fat on their bodies.”
July 23, 2025 at 5:14 AM
“The world is watching as people who’ve already been stripped of nearly everything they have are being forced to hand over the one thing they have left: the very fat on their bodies.”
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Thank you @marisakabas.bsky.social for adding your voice. I am also a Jewish woman (and international humanitarian) and this is not a complex moral decision. Starving people and shooting them as they seek food is inexcusable.
@repdangoldman.bsky.social @schumer.senate.gov
@repdangoldman.bsky.social @schumer.senate.gov
July 23, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Thank you @marisakabas.bsky.social for adding your voice. I am also a Jewish woman (and international humanitarian) and this is not a complex moral decision. Starving people and shooting them as they seek food is inexcusable.
@repdangoldman.bsky.social @schumer.senate.gov
@repdangoldman.bsky.social @schumer.senate.gov
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In the past when I sat down to write about Israel, I’ve had a moment where I take a deep breath and accept that, as a Jewish woman, it’s going to be difficult. This time, there was no such moment.
I wrote about the intentional starvation of Gaza by Israel/US, and the moral imperative to say enough:
I wrote about the intentional starvation of Gaza by Israel/US, and the moral imperative to say enough:
Gaza is starving
Palestinians seeking food are being killed by the IDF. It's time for the entire world to say enough.
www.thehandbasket.co
July 23, 2025 at 1:16 PM
In the past when I sat down to write about Israel, I’ve had a moment where I take a deep breath and accept that, as a Jewish woman, it’s going to be difficult. This time, there was no such moment.
I wrote about the intentional starvation of Gaza by Israel/US, and the moral imperative to say enough:
I wrote about the intentional starvation of Gaza by Israel/US, and the moral imperative to say enough:
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“The UN-led humanitarian system has not failed, it has been prevented from functioning.”
Not just one aid organization. Over 100 saying the same thing together.
Gazans are starving.
Not just one aid organization. Over 100 saying the same thing together.
Gazans are starving.
Over 100 aid agencies call for Gaza ceasefire, warn of starvation risks | CBC News
More than 100 largely aid and rights groups on Wednesday called for governments to take action as hunger spreads in Gaza, including by demanding an immediate and permanent ceasefire and the lifting of...
www.cbc.ca
July 24, 2025 at 12:36 AM
“The UN-led humanitarian system has not failed, it has been prevented from functioning.”
Not just one aid organization. Over 100 saying the same thing together.
Gazans are starving.
Not just one aid organization. Over 100 saying the same thing together.
Gazans are starving.
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A horrifying statement published today by the Editorial Committee of the Agence France-Presse (AFP) news agency.
"Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die"
Translation from French to English by @cnorristrent.bsky.social:
"Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die"
Translation from French to English by @cnorristrent.bsky.social:
July 21, 2025 at 11:21 PM
A horrifying statement published today by the Editorial Committee of the Agence France-Presse (AFP) news agency.
"Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die"
Translation from French to English by @cnorristrent.bsky.social:
"Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die"
Translation from French to English by @cnorristrent.bsky.social:
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July 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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