Leslie Tall Manning
@leslietallmanning.bsky.social
Award-winning author of novels, plays, and musicals. Repped by Uwe Stender @TriadaUS Literary Agency.
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A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. And like Renée Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
January 10, 2026 at 3:24 PM
A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. And like Renée Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
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Students were waiting in the school library when children’s book authors Joanna Ho & Caroline Kusin-Pritchard arrived to talk about their book, "The Day the Books Disappeared." But first, the authors were told they weren't permitted to address the topic of the book—book bans. pen.org/dont-mention...
Don’t Mention It: Even The Discussion of Censorship Is Under Attack
"It all amounts to an increasingly Kafkaesque situation, where reading and talking about book bans and censorship is itself being censored."
pen.org
January 8, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Students were waiting in the school library when children’s book authors Joanna Ho & Caroline Kusin-Pritchard arrived to talk about their book, "The Day the Books Disappeared." But first, the authors were told they weren't permitted to address the topic of the book—book bans. pen.org/dont-mention...
I believe when we die, we have a life review of some kind. We feel everything others felt through the way we treated them, even indirectly. I believe many of these leaders' souls will cry out in anguish and shame in the afterlife. This is the thought that keeps me moving forward.
January 8, 2026 at 5:30 PM
I believe when we die, we have a life review of some kind. We feel everything others felt through the way we treated them, even indirectly. I believe many of these leaders' souls will cry out in anguish and shame in the afterlife. This is the thought that keeps me moving forward.
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WATCH: Pamela Hemphill, who rejected a pardon for her part in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, apologizes to Capitol Police officers.
“I am truly sorry from the bottom of my heart for being part of the mob that put you and so many officers in danger,” Hemphill said at a hearing Tuesday.
January 6, 2026 at 4:17 PM
WATCH: Pamela Hemphill, who rejected a pardon for her part in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, apologizes to Capitol Police officers.
“I am truly sorry from the bottom of my heart for being part of the mob that put you and so many officers in danger,” Hemphill said at a hearing Tuesday.
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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting — which helped fund NPR, PBS and many local radio and TV stations — is officially shutting down, months after Congress passed spending cuts that stripped the organization of more than $1 billion in funding.
Corporation for Public Broadcasting is officially shutting down months after GOP funding cuts
The CBP's board of directors voted to dissolve the private, nonprofit corporation after 58 years of service.
nbcnews.to
January 5, 2026 at 9:20 PM
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting — which helped fund NPR, PBS and many local radio and TV stations — is officially shutting down, months after Congress passed spending cuts that stripped the organization of more than $1 billion in funding.
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One of the most lopsided results you'll ever see in a poll, from our weekend Washington Post poll www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
January 5, 2026 at 3:39 PM
One of the most lopsided results you'll ever see in a poll, from our weekend Washington Post poll www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
Great cartoon...except that at the real inauguration, his hand never touched the bible.
January 5, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Great cartoon...except that at the real inauguration, his hand never touched the bible.
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Are you looking for a new challenge in 2026?
We are on the hunt for a new Operations Manager to oversee our office and events at our Bedford Row office in London.
Closing date is 14th January.
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We are on the hunt for a new Operations Manager to oversee our office and events at our Bedford Row office in London.
Closing date is 14th January.
buff.ly/ZMppmhS
January 5, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Are you looking for a new challenge in 2026?
We are on the hunt for a new Operations Manager to oversee our office and events at our Bedford Row office in London.
Closing date is 14th January.
buff.ly/ZMppmhS
We are on the hunt for a new Operations Manager to oversee our office and events at our Bedford Row office in London.
Closing date is 14th January.
buff.ly/ZMppmhS
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Swalwell: He couldn't run a casino, and now he's going to run a country in South America while he fails to run a country in North America?
January 4, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Swalwell: He couldn't run a casino, and now he's going to run a country in South America while he fails to run a country in North America?
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It's an old and obvious pattern. An unpopular president - failing on the economy and losing his grip on power at home - decides to launch a war for regime change abroad.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
January 3, 2026 at 5:08 PM
It's an old and obvious pattern. An unpopular president - failing on the economy and losing his grip on power at home - decides to launch a war for regime change abroad.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
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Moulton: "When we had briefings on Venezuela, we asked, 'Are you going to invade the country?' We were told no. 'Do you plan to put troops on the ground?' We were told no. 'Do you intend regime change in VZ?' We were told no. So in a sense, we have been briefed, we've just been completely lied to"
January 3, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Moulton: "When we had briefings on Venezuela, we asked, 'Are you going to invade the country?' We were told no. 'Do you plan to put troops on the ground?' We were told no. 'Do you intend regime change in VZ?' We were told no. So in a sense, we have been briefed, we've just been completely lied to"
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Thousands of New Yorkers packed the plaza outside City Hall and the streets of Lower Manhattan to see Mayor Zohran Mamdani take office on Thursday. See more photos here. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/n...
January 2, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Thousands of New Yorkers packed the plaza outside City Hall and the streets of Lower Manhattan to see Mayor Zohran Mamdani take office on Thursday. See more photos here. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/n...
Not sure what makes me more ill, hearing that a friend of a family member, a veteran no less, just had his wife and child taken by ICE, or knowing we have three more years of this madness. 😞
December 29, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Not sure what makes me more ill, hearing that a friend of a family member, a veteran no less, just had his wife and child taken by ICE, or knowing we have three more years of this madness. 😞
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How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very
From emancipation to women’s suffrage, civil rights and BLM, mass movement has shaped the arc of US history
www.theguardian.com
December 28, 2025 at 1:25 AM
How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Can someone please respond to Stephen Miller with this message from Frank Sinatra?
December 26, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Can someone please respond to Stephen Miller with this message from Frank Sinatra?
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In conversation with PEN America, Ben Folds talked about his decision to step down from the Kennedy Center, art as activism, and why he doesn’t believe in writer’s block. Read the full interview at: https://pen.org/ben-folds-interview/ #benfolds #kennedycenter
December 24, 2025 at 3:35 AM
In conversation with PEN America, Ben Folds talked about his decision to step down from the Kennedy Center, art as activism, and why he doesn’t believe in writer’s block. Read the full interview at: https://pen.org/ben-folds-interview/ #benfolds #kennedycenter
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I'd rather drink goat's blood.
December 23, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I'd rather drink goat's blood.
I can't write this sh**.
I mean yeah it’s an authoritarian takeover but can we take some comfort in the fact that the people doing it are INSANELY stupid?
December 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
I can't write this sh**.
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I’m old enough to remember when CBS News would never have surrendered to a demagogic president or any other politician. Remember Edward R. Murrow?
December 22, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I’m old enough to remember when CBS News would never have surrendered to a demagogic president or any other politician. Remember Edward R. Murrow?
This is a bummer. I'd have loved to see him live. The weird part is that I just listened to this song on my playlist yesterday. RIP and hugs to his loved ones.
Always loved this one! RIP Chris.
Chris Rea - Fool If You Think Its Over (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Chris Rea
www.youtube.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:45 AM
This is a bummer. I'd have loved to see him live. The weird part is that I just listened to this song on my playlist yesterday. RIP and hugs to his loved ones.
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If refusing to comment is enough to kill a story, then the government now has veto power over journalism.
That’s what CBS normalized last night — and it should scare everyone.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
That’s what CBS normalized last night — and it should scare everyone.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
CBS Pulled a “60 Minutes” Story Because the White House Refused to Comment — That’s a Veto on Journalism
Pulling a finished investigation because the administration refused to comment isn’t journalism. It’s submission.
open.substack.com
December 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
If refusing to comment is enough to kill a story, then the government now has veto power over journalism.
That’s what CBS normalized last night — and it should scare everyone.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
That’s what CBS normalized last night — and it should scare everyone.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
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I’m just hoping that ████ ██ isn’t still ███████ and ████.
December 20, 2025 at 12:03 AM
I’m just hoping that ████ ██ isn’t still ███████ and ████.