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Leah Millis
@leahmillis.bsky.social
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Photojournalist Washington, D.C. Spirit resides in Colorado www.leahmillis.com
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Leah Millis @leahmillis.bsky.social · Jun 21
Update: I am now a freelancer! I left Reuters so that I could pursue new paths and projects and I will continue to freelance for them in the future. I am a professional photographer/videographer, I have a drone license, recent HET certs and I am also getting into the safety instructor space.
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Leah Millis @leahmillis.bsky.social · Dec 3
Intro: I'm a photojournalist with a background in newspapers before joining Reuters. I've covered small feature stories, national and international protest movements, climate change, breaking news, conflict and so many other things in between. I'll be posting my work here and on IG. #photojournalism
Rain falls as C’Monie Scott raises her fist while people chant around her at a memorial site for George Floyd that was created at the place where he was murdered by local police in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., June 2, 2020. Thomas Musolino wears a mask of U.S. President Donald Trump while holding his daughter Gianna Musolino, 10, during a Trump campaign rally at Mohegan Sun Arena August 2, 2018 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S. Tear gas wafts in the air as an explosion caused by a flash bang grenade deployed by law enforcement goes off as supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump storm the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. An American flag lays perfectly flat on the freshly exposed bottom of Lake McClure Sept 28, 2014 in Snelling, Calif.
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Leah Millis @leahmillis.bsky.social · 17h
Can we credit photographers, please? It’s not just about what’s right, now it’s also about providing the public with an easy way to check for authenticity.
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Amy @lolennui.bsky.social · 1d
George Orwell’s Animal Crossing
Someone in a frog costume facing down a line of police in riot gear
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Leah Millis @leahmillis.bsky.social · Sep 7
We don’t need anymore podcasts but part of me wants to create a rage-fueled one where it’s just me highlighting different every day journalists who ARE covering the story. It is so damaging to constantly bash “the media” without specifics. It drives me crazy.
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David Folkenflik @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social · Sep 5
PBS cuts 15% of jobs in wake of federal funding cut

My story for NPR

www.npr.org/2025/09/04/n...
PBS cuts 15% of jobs in wake of federal funding cut
After Congress clawed back public media funding, PBS says it's cutting 15% of its staff, or more than 100 jobs.
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Leah Millis @leahmillis.bsky.social · Sep 2
DC: I’m out and about covering the federal/national guard occupation this week. Feel free to send me DMs if you see/hear anything. #freedc #dc #ice #feds
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Leah Millis @leahmillis.bsky.social · Aug 30
Thanks!
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Leah Millis @leahmillis.bsky.social · Aug 30
I did get a few photos of sandwich guy art outside of the Subway on 14th & U, THE spot of the infamous throw.
For anyone outside of DC: this art is everywhere. Photos (c) @leahmillis
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Leah Millis @leahmillis.bsky.social · Aug 30
Yo do you remember where this is at?
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Leah Millis @leahmillis.bsky.social · Aug 29
Thx!!
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Leah Millis @leahmillis.bsky.social · Aug 29
Nothing like a palisade peach.
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Leah Millis @leahmillis.bsky.social · Aug 29
Anyone know where this is? You can DM me
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Adam Rothman enjoys a good sandwich @adamrothman.bsky.social · Aug 23
#FreeDC
Four Banksy-style posters depicting a masked man throwing a sandwich at Trump's right-hand ghoul Stephen Miller
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Leah Millis @leahmillis.bsky.social · Aug 29
Critical thinking skillz is a hill I will die on.
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Leah Millis @leahmillis.bsky.social · Aug 29
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
‘Nowhere to go’: What happened after Trump ordered homeless encampments cleared
The White House said 50 homeless encampments in D.C. have been cleared in recent weeks and more action is forthcoming.
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Leah Millis @leahmillis.bsky.social · Aug 11
I can’t say definitively one way or the other but I can say that he often talks about never wanting to be near a warzone, like Ukraine. I would be very surprised if he would have agreed to something like that.
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Leah Millis @leahmillis.bsky.social · Aug 11
A rally can also be a protest but it’s not always a protest. It can also be a campaign rally, which is what that one was.
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Leah Millis @leahmillis.bsky.social · Aug 11
All I know is what I wrote. Don’t pull meaning from my words that isn’t there.
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Leah Millis @leahmillis.bsky.social · Aug 11
That’s how most politicians do it. A lot of theater. That doesn’t necessarily mean that the assassination attempt was also a set up. I can tell you that the photographers were not in on it if it was. I think people prefer the idea that someone is pulling the strings instead of the scariness of chaos
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Leah Millis @leahmillis.bsky.social · Aug 11
Dawn, every rally he has is a photo op. That’s what a rally is.
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Leah Millis @leahmillis.bsky.social · Aug 11
I know the photographers who were there, I have confirmed what I wrote in that thread. It’s not what I think, it’s what I know.
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Leah Millis @leahmillis.bsky.social · Jul 18
Another successful debunking campaign! I’m glad 8 people saw this, lol.
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Leah Millis @leahmillis.bsky.social · Jul 17
Comments on this post are limited so I’m going to speak here (where I’m sure nobody will see it). I’m a photojournalist, member of WHCA and I’ve covered Trump and his rallies for 3.5 yrs his first term and half of this year of second term. I can explain what you’re seeing here:
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Leah Millis @leahmillis.bsky.social · Jul 17
We are talking about professional photographers who have years of experience on this beat. Not a sexy or exciting explanation, but it is the factual truth. And yes, I confirmed with one of them that the mystery man was a wrangler. I verify. /end
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Leah Millis @leahmillis.bsky.social · Jul 17
Also, remember that the press pool travels with POTUS everywhere. They are used to seeing us there. But you better bet that if any of them had pushed the boundaries, got too close, it would have been a bad day for them.
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Leah Millis @leahmillis.bsky.social · Jul 17
I’ve talked to USSS agents about what would happen if all hell broke loose at a rally (we always have one agent assigned to us) and they have all been like our priority is the president. So what you’re seeing is all the agents prioritizing getting him to safety.
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Leah Millis @leahmillis.bsky.social · Jul 17
I can only speak on things I know and experiences I understand. It’s important to have critical thinking, which involves verifying. I have seen people wondering why they allowed the photogs to be there.
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Leah Millis @leahmillis.bsky.social · Jul 17
But also don’t forget: all of them just survived a shooting. He is prob running on muscle memory & adrenaline. The photogs knew where to go bc they are highly experienced. Evan Vucci (the guy who took THE photo) has experience in warzones, for example.
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Leah Millis @leahmillis.bsky.social · Jul 17
You might have assumed that the thing causing his jacket to stick up is a gun, it’s not, it’s his radio. What you’re seeing in this video is him actually holding onto them bc his job is to keep them at a certain distance from POTUS.
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