Stephanie Leavitt
@stephleavitt.bsky.social
Big 🍎 superfan, 🌎 traveler, former politico, pet parent to 🐈. RTs = interesting/of note. All opinions mine. She/her.
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Mr. Cuban, I'm a professor at Yale School of Public Health. Here's a paper published by one of my colleagues in the top medical journal evaluating the Medicare for All Act, which would not only get us there, but would save $450B per year. Happy to discuss! www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Improving the prognosis of health care in the USA
Although health care expenditure per capita is higher in the USA than in any other
country, more than 37 million Americans do not have health insurance, and 41 million
more have inadequate access to c...
www.thelancet.com
December 25, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Mr. Cuban, I'm a professor at Yale School of Public Health. Here's a paper published by one of my colleagues in the top medical journal evaluating the Medicare for All Act, which would not only get us there, but would save $450B per year. Happy to discuss! www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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MELIA is still waiting for a home. 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇
Loves the outdoors, Peaceful walks, enjoys car rides, playing, can live with cats, sweet, smart, around 50 lbs and only 3.5 years old. MELIA needs a low traffic adult only home, no dogs. Please give her a life!
Hempstead Animal Shelter
(516) 785-5220
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
Hempstead Animal Shelter
(516) 785-5220
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
December 24, 2025 at 12:42 AM
MELIA is still waiting for a home. 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇
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Loves the outdoors, Peaceful walks, enjoys car rides, playing, can live with cats, sweet, smart, around 50 lbs and only 3.5 years old. MELIA needs a low traffic adult only home, no dogs. Please give her a life!
Hempstead Animal Shelter
(516) 785-5220
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
Hempstead Animal Shelter
(516) 785-5220
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
December 22, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Loves the outdoors, Peaceful walks, enjoys car rides, playing, can live with cats, sweet, smart, around 50 lbs and only 3.5 years old. MELIA needs a low traffic adult only home, no dogs. Please give her a life!
Hempstead Animal Shelter
(516) 785-5220
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
Hempstead Animal Shelter
(516) 785-5220
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
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RE: 60 Minutes, the @spj-posts.bsky.social Code of Ethics advises diligently *seeking* comment when airing/publishing allegations of wrongdoing.
It does not say "hold the piece until those accused of wrongdoing agree to talk."
www.spj.org/wp-content/u...
It does not say "hold the piece until those accused of wrongdoing agree to talk."
www.spj.org/wp-content/u...
December 22, 2025 at 3:39 PM
RE: 60 Minutes, the @spj-posts.bsky.social Code of Ethics advises diligently *seeking* comment when airing/publishing allegations of wrongdoing.
It does not say "hold the piece until those accused of wrongdoing agree to talk."
www.spj.org/wp-content/u...
It does not say "hold the piece until those accused of wrongdoing agree to talk."
www.spj.org/wp-content/u...
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Wrong.
The First Amendment protects our right to record law enforcement activity in public — full stop.
The First Amendment protects our right to record law enforcement activity in public — full stop.
DHS says recording or following law enforcement 'sure sounds like obstruction of justice'
Seven federal circuit courts have upheld the First Amendment right to record and monitor the police.
reason.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Wrong.
The First Amendment protects our right to record law enforcement activity in public — full stop.
The First Amendment protects our right to record law enforcement activity in public — full stop.
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Democratic-led states sue to block US consumer watchdog's defunding under Trump reut.rs/4s1Pk58
Democratic-led states sue to block US consumer watchdog's defunding under Trump
A coalition of Democratic-led states filed a lawsuit on Monday seeking to prevent President Donald Trump's administration from defunding the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau by refusing to request money from the Federal Reserve.
reut.rs
December 22, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Democratic-led states sue to block US consumer watchdog's defunding under Trump reut.rs/4s1Pk58
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This is Melia!!! 🩷🩷🩷
If you are able, and in the New York area, please visit her
She is amazing and will be the best decision for anyone fortunate enough to make the life changing decision to add her to their family!
(At the very least, please repost!)
Don’t let this opportunity pass you by! 😁
If you are able, and in the New York area, please visit her
She is amazing and will be the best decision for anyone fortunate enough to make the life changing decision to add her to their family!
(At the very least, please repost!)
Don’t let this opportunity pass you by! 😁
December 22, 2025 at 1:25 PM
This is Melia!!! 🩷🩷🩷
If you are able, and in the New York area, please visit her
She is amazing and will be the best decision for anyone fortunate enough to make the life changing decision to add her to their family!
(At the very least, please repost!)
Don’t let this opportunity pass you by! 😁
If you are able, and in the New York area, please visit her
She is amazing and will be the best decision for anyone fortunate enough to make the life changing decision to add her to their family!
(At the very least, please repost!)
Don’t let this opportunity pass you by! 😁
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Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
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Now seems like a swell time to point out that Frontline just released this excellent 11-minute mini-documentary about what happened inside CECOT.
Surviving CECOT (full documentary) | Deported to a Maximum-Security Prison | FRONTLINE + ProPublica
YouTube video by FRONTLINE PBS | Official
m.youtube.com
December 21, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Now seems like a swell time to point out that Frontline just released this excellent 11-minute mini-documentary about what happened inside CECOT.
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MELIA can live with cats (slow intro) , no dogs. Shes just a beautiful, sweet, loving, smart, dog looking for a peaceful adult only home. She enjoys walks, car rides, playing. Just looking for that perfect home
🏠Hempstead Animal Shelter
☎️(516) 785-5220
📍3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
🏠Hempstead Animal Shelter
☎️(516) 785-5220
📍3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
December 21, 2025 at 10:04 PM
MELIA can live with cats (slow intro) , no dogs. Shes just a beautiful, sweet, loving, smart, dog looking for a peaceful adult only home. She enjoys walks, car rides, playing. Just looking for that perfect home
🏠Hempstead Animal Shelter
☎️(516) 785-5220
📍3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
🏠Hempstead Animal Shelter
☎️(516) 785-5220
📍3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
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BRENNAN: This isn't everything you asked for just yet, but would you acknowledge that they are complying with the spirit if not the intent of your law?
MASSIE: No. They're flouting the spirit and the letter of the law. It's very troubling the posture that they've taken.
MASSIE: No. They're flouting the spirit and the letter of the law. It's very troubling the posture that they've taken.
December 21, 2025 at 3:37 PM
BRENNAN: This isn't everything you asked for just yet, but would you acknowledge that they are complying with the spirit if not the intent of your law?
MASSIE: No. They're flouting the spirit and the letter of the law. It's very troubling the posture that they've taken.
MASSIE: No. They're flouting the spirit and the letter of the law. It's very troubling the posture that they've taken.
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“Coverups are difficult in free societies. They are routine for authoritarian governments. The Epstein coverup will be an indicator of how far we are down the road to authoritarianism. The success of such a coverup would take us much further down that road.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/why-the-ep...
www.thebulwark.com/p/why-the-ep...
Why the Epstein Coverup Matters
In free societies, government coverups are difficult. In authoritarian ones, they’re routine.
www.thebulwark.com
December 21, 2025 at 1:58 PM
“Coverups are difficult in free societies. They are routine for authoritarian governments. The Epstein coverup will be an indicator of how far we are down the road to authoritarianism. The success of such a coverup would take us much further down that road.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/why-the-ep...
www.thebulwark.com/p/why-the-ep...
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@newsweek.com did a story on MELIA last year. Please read it. Repost it. Shes such a special, loving dog that just needs that amazing human to give her the best life.
Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter
(516) 785-5220
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
www.newsweek.com/after-410-da...
Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter
(516) 785-5220
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
www.newsweek.com/after-410-da...
After 410 days waiting, shelter films POV of "nervous" dog no one wants
Hempstead Animal Shelter director Ashley Behrens told Newsweek: "Given the right owner, Melia will shine."
www.newsweek.com
December 21, 2025 at 3:25 AM
@newsweek.com did a story on MELIA last year. Please read it. Repost it. Shes such a special, loving dog that just needs that amazing human to give her the best life.
Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter
(516) 785-5220
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
www.newsweek.com/after-410-da...
Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter
(516) 785-5220
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
www.newsweek.com/after-410-da...
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🚨 The DOJ appears to have redacted Donald Trump’s name from the allegations made in this exhibit in the Epstein files.
Trump’s name was in the original release. Now, it’s blacked out.
See for yourself.
Trump’s name was in the original release. Now, it’s blacked out.
See for yourself.
December 21, 2025 at 4:56 AM
🚨 The DOJ appears to have redacted Donald Trump’s name from the allegations made in this exhibit in the Epstein files.
Trump’s name was in the original release. Now, it’s blacked out.
See for yourself.
Trump’s name was in the original release. Now, it’s blacked out.
See for yourself.
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HUGE NEWS from the new Epstein files:
Records show that Maria Farmer, who worked for Epstein, filed a "child pornography" report to the FBI in 1996.
The FBI has never before acknowledged that complaint. The case went nowhere, and mass abuse followed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
Records show that Maria Farmer, who worked for Epstein, filed a "child pornography" report to the FBI in 1996.
The FBI has never before acknowledged that complaint. The case went nowhere, and mass abuse followed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
Epstein Files Include 1996 Child Porn Complaint That F.B.I. Ignored
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
HUGE NEWS from the new Epstein files:
Records show that Maria Farmer, who worked for Epstein, filed a "child pornography" report to the FBI in 1996.
The FBI has never before acknowledged that complaint. The case went nowhere, and mass abuse followed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
Records show that Maria Farmer, who worked for Epstein, filed a "child pornography" report to the FBI in 1996.
The FBI has never before acknowledged that complaint. The case went nowhere, and mass abuse followed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
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I hope you’ll read this story about Melissa Hortman’s life, her parents and children, her love for gardening, her faith, and her approach to public service. It’s not about how she died, there is infinitely more to know about her than that. She is so missed.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Melissa Hortman Died in a Shocking Act of Political Violence. This Is the Story of Her Life
Melissa Hortman died in a shocking act of political violence. This is her story
www.rollingstone.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:08 AM
I hope you’ll read this story about Melissa Hortman’s life, her parents and children, her love for gardening, her faith, and her approach to public service. It’s not about how she died, there is infinitely more to know about her than that. She is so missed.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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FYI Petfinder has recently changed policies for searches on out of town pets, which is drastically shifting the abilities of small rescues in Texas to move dogs out of Texas to adopters in other parts of the country. If you've adopted from a small rescue, please amplify their rescue work.
December 18, 2025 at 4:02 AM
FYI Petfinder has recently changed policies for searches on out of town pets, which is drastically shifting the abilities of small rescues in Texas to move dogs out of Texas to adopters in other parts of the country. If you've adopted from a small rescue, please amplify their rescue work.
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As a person who has been studying extreme far right ideologies for the last decade (and did a PhD on immigration) I find the entrance of “remigration” into the mainstream American political lexicon so profoundly disturbing
December 16, 2025 at 1:03 PM
As a person who has been studying extreme far right ideologies for the last decade (and did a PhD on immigration) I find the entrance of “remigration” into the mainstream American political lexicon so profoundly disturbing
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On that last post: I genuinely cannot think of any good-faith reason to bar international adoptions from those 39 countries. Under this new ban, consulates will refuse adoption visas for any baby from Cuba, Haiti, Venezuela, Nigeria, or any of the 39 other countries.
December 16, 2025 at 9:58 PM
On that last post: I genuinely cannot think of any good-faith reason to bar international adoptions from those 39 countries. Under this new ban, consulates will refuse adoption visas for any baby from Cuba, Haiti, Venezuela, Nigeria, or any of the 39 other countries.
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U.S. business activity growth hits 6-month low in December reut.rs/4p9pBW0
U.S. business activity growth hits 6-month low in December
U.S. business activity growth slowed in December to the weakest pace since June, with new orders sliding for both manufacturers and service providers to cap a year of volatility and uncertainty for the American economy, survey data showed on Tuesday.
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December 16, 2025 at 8:45 PM
U.S. business activity growth hits 6-month low in December reut.rs/4p9pBW0
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This is the most important political, legal and democracy story right now. Yet, it has garnered relatively little coverage from legacy media outlets. The outcome in these cases may decide whether we have free and fair elections in 2026. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/as-...
As DOJ Sues More States For Voter Rolls, Federal ‘Power Grab’ Comes into Focus
Read about the fight for democracy from activists, elected officials, legal experts and others.
www.democracydocket.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:19 AM
This is the most important political, legal and democracy story right now. Yet, it has garnered relatively little coverage from legacy media outlets. The outcome in these cases may decide whether we have free and fair elections in 2026. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/as-...
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that the Pentagon will not publicly release unedited video of a strike that killed two survivors of an initial attack on a boat allegedly carrying cocaine in the Caribbean. https://to.pbs.org/4pZJb8p
Hegseth says he won't publicly release video of boat strike that killed survivors in the Caribbean
Hegseth said that members of the House and Senate Armed Services Committee would have an opportunity this week to review the video, but did not say whether all members of Congress would be allowed to ...
to.pbs.org
December 16, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that the Pentagon will not publicly release unedited video of a strike that killed two survivors of an initial attack on a boat allegedly carrying cocaine in the Caribbean. https://to.pbs.org/4pZJb8p
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Today in Definitely Not A Bubble, Everything Is Fine
December 16, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Today in Definitely Not A Bubble, Everything Is Fine
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“All our work is being destroyed.”
The FBI spent a generation relearning how to catch spies. Then came Kash Patel.
The FBI spent a generation relearning how to catch spies. Then came Kash Patel.
The FBI Spent a Generation Relearning How to Catch Spies. Then Came Kash Patel.
As China’s spies grow more aggressive, the FBI is distracted and off-balance.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:01 AM
“All our work is being destroyed.”
The FBI spent a generation relearning how to catch spies. Then came Kash Patel.
The FBI spent a generation relearning how to catch spies. Then came Kash Patel.
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Donald Trump trashes Rob Reiner while forgetting a key detail of his own mythology: the cover photo for The Art of the Deal—the book he still dines out on—was taken by Reiner’s wife, Michele Singer.
Trump’s “brand” was literally helped into existence by the very family he now insults.
Trump’s “brand” was literally helped into existence by the very family he now insults.
December 15, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Donald Trump trashes Rob Reiner while forgetting a key detail of his own mythology: the cover photo for The Art of the Deal—the book he still dines out on—was taken by Reiner’s wife, Michele Singer.
Trump’s “brand” was literally helped into existence by the very family he now insults.
Trump’s “brand” was literally helped into existence by the very family he now insults.