Dileep Rao
@leepers.bsky.social
Actor. Writer. Interested in activities.
The fundamental question— which will be put to the American people— is whether a society should prioritize access to these goods. Good housing. Nutrition. Healthcare. Education. If one argument is that these are prizes to the victors of the struggle, their argument—
I had a job in the 80s. With an MA from Columbia.
November 11, 2025 at 2:42 AM
The fundamental question— which will be put to the American people— is whether a society should prioritize access to these goods. Good housing. Nutrition. Healthcare. Education. If one argument is that these are prizes to the victors of the struggle, their argument—
The principal problem with (I can’t believe this needs to be stated) just caving and getting nothing is that it is then (honestly, correctly) seen as having always been your fault since you could have just done this at the outset. Worse, you appear to have no principle. Shameful.
Most people think the President of the United States can snap his fingers and do what he wants. Trump is eager to reinforce this, in principle and practice. If you fold now, he gets the credit. Go back on your terms or not at all. Sometimes politics is a slow bleed.
November 10, 2025 at 3:49 AM
The principal problem with (I can’t believe this needs to be stated) just caving and getting nothing is that it is then (honestly, correctly) seen as having always been your fault since you could have just done this at the outset. Worse, you appear to have no principle. Shameful.
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I think in our analysis you trust us to take a position but at least analyze the alternative. In this case there is no alternative. There is no political advantage to this deal. None.
November 10, 2025 at 2:10 AM
I think in our analysis you trust us to take a position but at least analyze the alternative. In this case there is no alternative. There is no political advantage to this deal. None.
One of the things I’ve heard and felt in my bones, beyond policy leanings, awfulness in presentation was the horror of what happened to the east wing of the white house. Yes, it’s a building and people are really hurting. ICE is a menace. But that visual was literal symbol of the wanton destruction.
And finally, the candidates who won were running AGAINST people endorsed by Donald Trump. Like seriously, all of them. Americans are sick of tariffs raising their costs while he focuses on renovating bathrooms in the White House.
November 6, 2025 at 1:40 AM
One of the things I’ve heard and felt in my bones, beyond policy leanings, awfulness in presentation was the horror of what happened to the east wing of the white house. Yes, it’s a building and people are really hurting. ICE is a menace. But that visual was literal symbol of the wanton destruction.
This is so bonkers. 25k Americans. Does anyone seriously want someone this idiotic in charge?
Trump: "Every boat that we hit kills -- think of this, if it gets through -- kills 25,000 Americans plus."
November 5, 2025 at 9:07 PM
This is so bonkers. 25k Americans. Does anyone seriously want someone this idiotic in charge?
This is the kind of monstrous action weak nations allow. We go out of our way to avoid this. Before a single person sputters, “but they crimed!!” remember tye ‘crimes’ are pretextual. And just imagine you were trying to protest for what you believed and were then rounded up by AOC or something.
Donald Trump is weaponizing the Department of Justice against his political opponents. This is just the latest example. Everyone who cares about democracy and the rule of law needs to speak out loudly and clearly that this is wrong. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ Indicts Congressional Candidate Amid Threats to Arrest Dems Over ICE Accountability Efforts
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 1, 2025 at 12:02 AM
This is the kind of monstrous action weak nations allow. We go out of our way to avoid this. Before a single person sputters, “but they crimed!!” remember tye ‘crimes’ are pretextual. And just imagine you were trying to protest for what you believed and were then rounded up by AOC or something.
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Donald Trump is weaponizing the Department of Justice against his political opponents. This is just the latest example. Everyone who cares about democracy and the rule of law needs to speak out loudly and clearly that this is wrong. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ Indicts Congressional Candidate Amid Threats to Arrest Dems Over ICE Accountability Efforts
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
October 30, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Donald Trump is weaponizing the Department of Justice against his political opponents. This is just the latest example. Everyone who cares about democracy and the rule of law needs to speak out loudly and clearly that this is wrong. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Here’s the original clip of Ronald Reagan from April 25, 1987, where he delivered a complete and total rebuke against tariffs. Trump's calling Reagan’s words here “FAKE” and “fraudulent.” They’re 100% real. And the original clip is actually far worse for Trump, as much is left out of the ad:
October 24, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Here’s the original clip of Ronald Reagan from April 25, 1987, where he delivered a complete and total rebuke against tariffs. Trump's calling Reagan’s words here “FAKE” and “fraudulent.” They’re 100% real. And the original clip is actually far worse for Trump, as much is left out of the ad:
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this didn’t happen and if it did it is also impeachable
Trump: "By the way, a friend of mine called us the other day and he said 'I'd like to contribute any shortfall you have because of the Democrat shutdown. I'd like to contribute any shortfall you have with the military.' Today, he sent us a check for $130 million. It's gonna go the military."
October 23, 2025 at 10:13 PM
this didn’t happen and if it did it is also impeachable
It’s actually a great physical cleansing to just tear that whatever the fuck he puts up immediately and restore the east wing. Dig up his paving and restore Jackie Kennedy Rose Garden. Just cleanse him from the building. And put his portrait in a presidential pig sty.
Bonus primary points to which ever Democrat promises to demolish whatever fucking monstrosity ballroom Trump builds
October 22, 2025 at 9:53 PM
It’s actually a great physical cleansing to just tear that whatever the fuck he puts up immediately and restore the east wing. Dig up his paving and restore Jackie Kennedy Rose Garden. Just cleanse him from the building. And put his portrait in a presidential pig sty.
Here’s the even careful headline: “Citing no evidence Democratic cities have more crime, President Trump flouts both law and tradition in deploying US Troops to intimidate those he targets as ‘enemies‘. This uses both his own language and captures his stated intent. Why soften that?
President Trump is bucking tradition and legal precedent in pushing to deploy the National Guard to Democratic-led cities like Portland, Oregon, and Chicago due to what he says is rampant crime and to support his crackdown on illegal immigration.
Trump's power to deploy National Guard, explained
President Trump is bucking tradition and legal precedent in pushing to deploy the National Guard to Democratic-led cities like Portland, Oregon, and Chicago due to what he says is rampant crime and to support his crackdown on illegal immigration.
n.pr
October 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Here’s the even careful headline: “Citing no evidence Democratic cities have more crime, President Trump flouts both law and tradition in deploying US Troops to intimidate those he targets as ‘enemies‘. This uses both his own language and captures his stated intent. Why soften that?
This series of events shows the fundamental flaw of having media that’s owned by corporations in an authoritarian regime. To preserve shareholder value, each must bow under threat. No ideal can withstand that. Corruption is utter. And ruinous.
September 18, 2025 at 12:39 PM
This series of events shows the fundamental flaw of having media that’s owned by corporations in an authoritarian regime. To preserve shareholder value, each must bow under threat. No ideal can withstand that. Corruption is utter. And ruinous.
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The @washingtonpost.com has changed its slogan again, from “Democracy Dies In Darkness” to “Know Your Place.”
Some personal news:
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.
I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.
substack.com
September 15, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The @washingtonpost.com has changed its slogan again, from “Democracy Dies In Darkness” to “Know Your Place.”
This is crazy. No one should have their passport stripped for speech. Period.
September 15, 2025 at 1:05 AM
This is crazy. No one should have their passport stripped for speech. Period.
Friends on the right: is this ok to talk about people who have every right you do (including life) but you don’t like? Is this who your movement is. I don’t believe it. If the Kirk assassination has shown us anything, it is that violent, homicidal ideation is contagious. Enough.
Brian Kilmeade endorses euthanizing homeless people: "Involuntary lethal injection, or something. Just kill them."
September 13, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Friends on the right: is this ok to talk about people who have every right you do (including life) but you don’t like? Is this who your movement is. I don’t believe it. If the Kirk assassination has shown us anything, it is that violent, homicidal ideation is contagious. Enough.
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You know who was also a young husband and father—not to mention ex-Marine—who died, not attacking others to make himself rich and powerful, but to save the lives of others?
David Rose, the officer killed by the anti-vax domestic terrorist who attacked the CDC.
apnews.com/article/deka...
David Rose, the officer killed by the anti-vax domestic terrorist who attacked the CDC.
apnews.com/article/deka...
Law enforcement officers remember police officer killed in CDC shooting in Atlanta
Weeks after David Rose was killed while responding to a shooting this month at the CDC headquarters in Atlanta, officers are remembering the DeKalb County police officer as a courageous leader who pri...
apnews.com
September 11, 2025 at 2:21 PM
You know who was also a young husband and father—not to mention ex-Marine—who died, not attacking others to make himself rich and powerful, but to save the lives of others?
David Rose, the officer killed by the anti-vax domestic terrorist who attacked the CDC.
apnews.com/article/deka...
David Rose, the officer killed by the anti-vax domestic terrorist who attacked the CDC.
apnews.com/article/deka...
Two things can be true at once: a person can be a horrible, vile, dehumanizing popinjay and gadfly who calls for violence against those he disprefers. And he should not be killed. We don’t even know why but the ease of its being exploited is a symptom of our failure to be adults.
September 11, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Two things can be true at once: a person can be a horrible, vile, dehumanizing popinjay and gadfly who calls for violence against those he disprefers. And he should not be killed. We don’t even know why but the ease of its being exploited is a symptom of our failure to be adults.
There‘s also what I think even average people will think: Trump and his creepy subordinates brought this to the country. That this ugliness is their atmosphere. people aren’t naifs.
September 11, 2025 at 1:58 AM
There‘s also what I think even average people will think: Trump and his creepy subordinates brought this to the country. That this ugliness is their atmosphere. people aren’t naifs.
Sure there are some fringe freaks who want this crap but do most Americans want a society like this? Fuck this. And fuck these aggressive assholes.
If you click through to the video, you’ll hear a young woman repeatedly telling a college professor that President Trump has declared that what the Professor had been teaching is illegal and she’ll be meeting with the head of the university about it.
It’s chilling and scary.
It’s chilling and scary.
September 9, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Sure there are some fringe freaks who want this crap but do most Americans want a society like this? Fuck this. And fuck these aggressive assholes.
At some point Tanner Scott has to be an adult and either have the integrity to be the pitcher he was or give the money back. Dead Serious. I’m a s pro union and pro worker as anyone. I live for my union. But you also can’t be a bad faith lout. He has failed the dodgers faith in him. And the fans.
September 9, 2025 at 5:41 AM
At some point Tanner Scott has to be an adult and either have the integrity to be the pitcher he was or give the money back. Dead Serious. I’m a s pro union and pro worker as anyone. I live for my union. But you also can’t be a bad faith lout. He has failed the dodgers faith in him. And the fans.
I can’t wait for Trump to truth or tweet that the nfl halftime is too woke cause it’s so brown.
September 6, 2025 at 1:46 AM
I can’t wait for Trump to truth or tweet that the nfl halftime is too woke cause it’s so brown.
The NFL (god love it) is so ridiculous, only they could treat the pre game of the opening contest like they blew up the death star.
September 5, 2025 at 12:13 AM
The NFL (god love it) is so ridiculous, only they could treat the pre game of the opening contest like they blew up the death star.
This was a very clear prong in the rise of every authoritarian regime. Take away a fundamental right (which I find dubious but it is as of now, fundamental) from ONE group that has no numbers and is an ‘acceptable’ group to harm.
Selectively revoking constitutional rights for vulnerable minority groups is a GIGANTIC red flag. The reddest possible flag.
The "from my cold dead hands" crowd wants to ban people from owning guns
September 4, 2025 at 5:58 PM
This was a very clear prong in the rise of every authoritarian regime. Take away a fundamental right (which I find dubious but it is as of now, fundamental) from ONE group that has no numbers and is an ‘acceptable’ group to harm.
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The president is sending the military to control American cities and if you're a reporter who's framing that illegal power grab as "pushing the boundaries of constitutionality" or "acting boldly to fight crime" or whatever, please go find another line of work where you won't get us all killed.
September 2, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The president is sending the military to control American cities and if you're a reporter who's framing that illegal power grab as "pushing the boundaries of constitutionality" or "acting boldly to fight crime" or whatever, please go find another line of work where you won't get us all killed.
Who are we? What in the fuck are we doing? Whatever your goal, politics, ends— becoming monsters is not an excusable station toward that.
NEW: my office has received disturbing whistleblower reports that the Trump administration plans to separate 700 children from their families, lawyers, and support systems. Disappearing vulnerable children beyond the reach of American law and oversight is beyond depravity.
Trump administration plans to remove nearly 700 unaccompanied migrant children, senator says
The Trump administration plans to remove nearly 700 Guatemalan children who crossed into the U.S. without their parents
www.latimes.com
August 30, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Who are we? What in the fuck are we doing? Whatever your goal, politics, ends— becoming monsters is not an excusable station toward that.