Leonidas1771
@leonidas1771.bsky.social
Husband, father, educator, survivor of evangelical fundamentalism and conservatism, and Jaguar driver.
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“With your patient and rigorous work, you can act as a barrier against those who, through the ancient art of lying, seek to create divisions in order to rule by dividing,” he said. “You can be a bulwark of civility against the quicksand of approximation and post-truth...”
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Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths
Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.
apnews.com
October 12, 2025 at 5:16 PM
“With your patient and rigorous work, you can act as a barrier against those who, through the ancient art of lying, seek to create divisions in order to rule by dividing,” he said. “You can be a bulwark of civility against the quicksand of approximation and post-truth...”
apnews.com/article/pope...
apnews.com/article/pope...
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🚨🚨🚨WA Governor Bob Ferguson responds to a letter he received from AG Pam Bondi in which she threatened to place him in jail. 🧯He is on fire! 1/2
October 12, 2025 at 7:57 PM
🚨🚨🚨WA Governor Bob Ferguson responds to a letter he received from AG Pam Bondi in which she threatened to place him in jail. 🧯He is on fire! 1/2
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🚨 Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago answers this question brilliantly. 1/2
October 13, 2025 at 3:51 AM
🚨 Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago answers this question brilliantly. 1/2
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Either Gym Jordan read a different Bible than I did, or he considers Frumpy the Lord. Either way, he drank the Kool-aid.
www.huffpost.com/entry/jim-jo...
www.huffpost.com/entry/jim-jo...
Jim Jordan Claims ICE Agents Are ‘Doing The Lord’s Work’
The GOP rep called the “pushback” ICE has been getting “interesting.”
www.huffpost.com
October 12, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Either Gym Jordan read a different Bible than I did, or he considers Frumpy the Lord. Either way, he drank the Kool-aid.
www.huffpost.com/entry/jim-jo...
www.huffpost.com/entry/jim-jo...
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The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
October 12, 2025 at 11:30 PM
The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
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I read 902 books from 2023 to present…90% of the book I read are by black authors…#blackbooksky
a man with a mustache is holding his fist up in front of a sign that says that 's my girl .
ALT: a man with a mustache is holding his fist up in front of a sign that says that 's my girl .
media.tenor.com
April 13, 2025 at 12:32 PM
I read 902 books from 2023 to present…90% of the book I read are by black authors…#blackbooksky
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Disappearing people without any due process is fascism — full stop. I’m sick to my stomach and we all should be.
April 13, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Disappearing people without any due process is fascism — full stop. I’m sick to my stomach and we all should be.
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The stock portfolios of more than two dozen members of Congress outperformed the market in 2024.
This isn't due to luck or skill.
Lawmakers can use privileged information to trade stocks while they’re supposed to be working for you.
Make no mistake, it’s legalized corruption.
This isn't due to luck or skill.
Lawmakers can use privileged information to trade stocks while they’re supposed to be working for you.
Make no mistake, it’s legalized corruption.
April 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The stock portfolios of more than two dozen members of Congress outperformed the market in 2024.
This isn't due to luck or skill.
Lawmakers can use privileged information to trade stocks while they’re supposed to be working for you.
Make no mistake, it’s legalized corruption.
This isn't due to luck or skill.
Lawmakers can use privileged information to trade stocks while they’re supposed to be working for you.
Make no mistake, it’s legalized corruption.
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House sparrows go completely silent and disappear from my yard whenever a hawk flies over. They don’t help the hawk.
I wish US voters were as smart as birds.
I wish US voters were as smart as birds.
April 12, 2025 at 7:13 PM
House sparrows go completely silent and disappear from my yard whenever a hawk flies over. They don’t help the hawk.
I wish US voters were as smart as birds.
I wish US voters were as smart as birds.
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Remember Fiona Hill? She’s now sounding the alarm again: “We’re definitely on a path toward full-on state repression. There’s no question about it. I’ve thought about this for an extraordinarily long time.” When Fiona speaks, we should all listen.
April 13, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Remember Fiona Hill? She’s now sounding the alarm again: “We’re definitely on a path toward full-on state repression. There’s no question about it. I’ve thought about this for an extraordinarily long time.” When Fiona speaks, we should all listen.
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Eugenicists are so stupid.
The U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services has repeatedly claimed: “If you’re healthy, it’s almost impossible to die from an infectious disease in modern times.”
That is dangerously false.
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
That is dangerously false.
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
Experts Push Back on RFK Jr’s Infection Comments
The new Secretary of Health and Human Services has made claims about measles and other communicable diseases that could lead to sickness, and even death, his critics claim.
www.medscape.com
April 13, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Eugenicists are so stupid.
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Legal experts say states could help married women who have changed their last names by accepting documents like a legal decree or a marriage certificate, but it might not fix the issue for all.
Will the SAVE Act make it harder for married women to vote? We ask legal experts
Legal experts say states could help married women who have changed their last names by accepting documents like a legal decree or a marriage certificate, but it might not fix the issue for all.
www.npr.org
April 13, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Legal experts say states could help married women who have changed their last names by accepting documents like a legal decree or a marriage certificate, but it might not fix the issue for all.
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Well I’m not going with the guy who bankrupted his own casinos.
April 13, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Well I’m not going with the guy who bankrupted his own casinos.
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This is so smart. @petebuttigieg.bsky.social , thoughts ?
And if you see this. A reminder. This is not Twitter. You can engage here and have thoughtful discussions !
We all look forward to reading your thoughts
And if you see this. A reminder. This is not Twitter. You can engage here and have thoughtful discussions !
We all look forward to reading your thoughts
I keep saying Dems need to do a daily briefing on Capitol Hill and fill the void, fact check the WH. Hire Pete Buttigeig and give him a staff to do this.
February 14, 2025 at 6:15 PM
This is so smart. @petebuttigieg.bsky.social , thoughts ?
And if you see this. A reminder. This is not Twitter. You can engage here and have thoughtful discussions !
We all look forward to reading your thoughts
And if you see this. A reminder. This is not Twitter. You can engage here and have thoughtful discussions !
We all look forward to reading your thoughts
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I really do feel like I’m losing my mind.
This is insane. Eric Adams is on Fox and Friends as Homan’s pet dog, and Holman is openly discussing “the agreement we came to,” and NO DEM ANYWHERE IS SAYING ANYTHING
February 14, 2025 at 2:20 PM
I really do feel like I’m losing my mind.
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Unreal. The US government is dumping Asian and African families and children in random countries that they have no connection to. Dumping, not "deporting." Deportation implies the return of a person to their home country. This is treating people like toxic waste.
www.cbsnews.com/news/us-depo...
www.cbsnews.com/news/us-depo...
February 14, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Unreal. The US government is dumping Asian and African families and children in random countries that they have no connection to. Dumping, not "deporting." Deportation implies the return of a person to their home country. This is treating people like toxic waste.
www.cbsnews.com/news/us-depo...
www.cbsnews.com/news/us-depo...
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Ooooh well played.
February 14, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Ooooh well played.
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RFK Jr said he wants to send folks who are taking antidepressants and ADHD medications to "wellness farms" in rural America where they will be forced to labor by growing organic food to "cure their addictions."
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
RFK Jr. wants to send people addicted to antidepressants to government "wellness farms"
The farms will "reparent" them.
www.motherjones.com
February 14, 2025 at 8:26 PM
RFK Jr said he wants to send folks who are taking antidepressants and ADHD medications to "wellness farms" in rural America where they will be forced to labor by growing organic food to "cure their addictions."
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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6 questions, 3 scotches.
February 14, 2025 at 10:30 PM
6 questions, 3 scotches.
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Incompetence in Washington puts every American at risk, no matter how you voted. No one should be happy that the DOGE team - the same folks who randomly published classified U.S. security information online today - wants access to your bank account & Social Security numbers.
February 15, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Incompetence in Washington puts every American at risk, no matter how you voted. No one should be happy that the DOGE team - the same folks who randomly published classified U.S. security information online today - wants access to your bank account & Social Security numbers.
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Am I having a stroke or did Trump just talk about the US “owning” Gaza? And maybe sending US troops?
February 5, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Am I having a stroke or did Trump just talk about the US “owning” Gaza? And maybe sending US troops?