Timothy Leadingham
@ts-leadingham.bsky.social
Forest lover, lifelong Democrat.
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President Farquaad needs to get ahold of himself and read that pesky document he swore an oath to defend.
December 24, 2025 at 8:28 PM
President Farquaad needs to get ahold of himself and read that pesky document he swore an oath to defend.
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Jack Smith is calling for the House Judiciary Committee to release the recording of his full closed-door deposition before the panel.
"Doing so will ensure that the American people can hear the facts directly from Mr. Smith, rather than through second-hand accounts."
"Doing so will ensure that the American people can hear the facts directly from Mr. Smith, rather than through second-hand accounts."
December 24, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Jack Smith is calling for the House Judiciary Committee to release the recording of his full closed-door deposition before the panel.
"Doing so will ensure that the American people can hear the facts directly from Mr. Smith, rather than through second-hand accounts."
"Doing so will ensure that the American people can hear the facts directly from Mr. Smith, rather than through second-hand accounts."
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A Trump voter that has finally woken up.
December 24, 2025 at 4:51 AM
A Trump voter that has finally woken up.
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Not another year-in-review list!
Wrote about key First Amendment stories/themes of 2025.
- Charlie Kirk / Jimmy Kimmel fallout
- Govt funding as free speech/press issue
- 1A rights of non-citizens
- Big protests
- SCOTUS rulings
MORE #1A ⬇️
www.freedomforum.org/first-amendm...
Wrote about key First Amendment stories/themes of 2025.
- Charlie Kirk / Jimmy Kimmel fallout
- Govt funding as free speech/press issue
- 1A rights of non-citizens
- Big protests
- SCOTUS rulings
MORE #1A ⬇️
www.freedomforum.org/first-amendm...
First Amendment Stories of 2025: A Year in Review
From Supreme Court First Amendment rulings to the "No Kings" protests, we take a look at some of the biggest First Amendment stories of 2025.
www.freedomforum.org
December 18, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Not another year-in-review list!
Wrote about key First Amendment stories/themes of 2025.
- Charlie Kirk / Jimmy Kimmel fallout
- Govt funding as free speech/press issue
- 1A rights of non-citizens
- Big protests
- SCOTUS rulings
MORE #1A ⬇️
www.freedomforum.org/first-amendm...
Wrote about key First Amendment stories/themes of 2025.
- Charlie Kirk / Jimmy Kimmel fallout
- Govt funding as free speech/press issue
- 1A rights of non-citizens
- Big protests
- SCOTUS rulings
MORE #1A ⬇️
www.freedomforum.org/first-amendm...
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President Trump is suing the BBC for $10 billion. Defamation cases against media are common but very difficult to win. There are big First Amendment issues at play. Here's a helpful explainer + legal analysis (with plenty of "actual malice" fun) #1A ⬇️
www.freedomforum.org/trump-bbc-la...
www.freedomforum.org/trump-bbc-la...
Trump Sues the BBC: First Amendment Analysis
Here's what you need to know about the First Amendment issues implicated in the Trump v. BBC lawsuit.
www.freedomforum.org
December 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
President Trump is suing the BBC for $10 billion. Defamation cases against media are common but very difficult to win. There are big First Amendment issues at play. Here's a helpful explainer + legal analysis (with plenty of "actual malice" fun) #1A ⬇️
www.freedomforum.org/trump-bbc-la...
www.freedomforum.org/trump-bbc-la...
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Since the First Amendment prevents the government from favoring any one religion, why and how is Christmas a federal holiday?
Technically it's not. But December 25th is. More legal context and history #1A ⬇️
www.freedomforum.org/why-is-chris...
Technically it's not. But December 25th is. More legal context and history #1A ⬇️
www.freedomforum.org/why-is-chris...
Why Is Christmas a Federal Holiday?
In a country that separates church from state, why is Christmas a federal holiday? Here's everything you need to know.
www.freedomforum.org
December 22, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Since the First Amendment prevents the government from favoring any one religion, why and how is Christmas a federal holiday?
Technically it's not. But December 25th is. More legal context and history #1A ⬇️
www.freedomforum.org/why-is-chris...
Technically it's not. But December 25th is. More legal context and history #1A ⬇️
www.freedomforum.org/why-is-chris...
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Thing about Rick Steves is that while he's famous for his travels in other lands (mostly Europe), he's a very thoughtful and impactful citizen of his home here in WA. Embodiment of "think globally, act locally."
Cool dude.
Cool dude.
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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December 23, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Thing about Rick Steves is that while he's famous for his travels in other lands (mostly Europe), he's a very thoughtful and impactful citizen of his home here in WA. Embodiment of "think globally, act locally."
Cool dude.
Cool dude.
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If you need last-minute gift ideas for the book worm in your life, try one of these famous "banned" books, along with smarty pants explanations about the legality of book bans + First Amendment issues involved. Perfect! #1A ⬇️
www.freedomforum.org/famous-banne...
www.freedomforum.org/famous-banne...
15 of the Most Famous 'Banned' Books in US History
From books challenged by the government to books pulled from library shelves, we explore some of the most famous "banned" books in U.S. history.
www.freedomforum.org
December 24, 2025 at 5:26 PM
If you need last-minute gift ideas for the book worm in your life, try one of these famous "banned" books, along with smarty pants explanations about the legality of book bans + First Amendment issues involved. Perfect! #1A ⬇️
www.freedomforum.org/famous-banne...
www.freedomforum.org/famous-banne...
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Trump Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Global Aid. Then People Died of Cholera.
ProPublica uncovered that after USAID funding cuts, cases of cholera in South Sudan spiked.
ProPublica uncovered that after USAID funding cuts, cases of cholera in South Sudan spiked.
Trump officials celebrated with cake after slashing aid. Then people died of cholera.
ProPublica uncovered that after USAID funding cuts, cases of cholera in South Sudan spiked.
www.motherjones.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Trump Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Global Aid. Then People Died of Cholera.
ProPublica uncovered that after USAID funding cuts, cases of cholera in South Sudan spiked.
ProPublica uncovered that after USAID funding cuts, cases of cholera in South Sudan spiked.
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#Resisters
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December 16, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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Trump has pardoned 17 drug dealers and nearly 1600 people who attacked Congress on January 6, 2021.
Johnson: “If you’re going to restore the people’s faith in the justice system, you have to show them that there are serious consequences for people like Jack Smith who abuses that system.”
December 16, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Trump has pardoned 17 drug dealers and nearly 1600 people who attacked Congress on January 6, 2021.
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Hundreds of kids in S Carolina are being quarantined right now because of a measles outbreak.
I don’t have patience for niceties when it comes to this crap, so if you’re an anti-vaxxer, keep your damn kids at home and don’t travel for the holidays.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
I don’t have patience for niceties when it comes to this crap, so if you’re an anti-vaxxer, keep your damn kids at home and don’t travel for the holidays.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
December 11, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Hundreds of kids in S Carolina are being quarantined right now because of a measles outbreak.
I don’t have patience for niceties when it comes to this crap, so if you’re an anti-vaxxer, keep your damn kids at home and don’t travel for the holidays.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
I don’t have patience for niceties when it comes to this crap, so if you’re an anti-vaxxer, keep your damn kids at home and don’t travel for the holidays.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
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That's not even the weirdest part! They keep voting for him anyway. Remember - he wiped out farmers with tariff's his first term.
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December 11, 2025 at 11:50 PM
That's not even the weirdest part! They keep voting for him anyway. Remember - he wiped out farmers with tariff's his first term.
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SNL parodied the fact that former Rep. Matt Gaetz is credentialed to cover the Pentagon. So, is he a "journalist" now? And for that matter, who gets to decide? Does the First Amendment protection for "the press" cover him or only certain people? MORE #1A ⬇️
www.freedomforum.org/who-is-a-jou...
www.freedomforum.org/who-is-a-jou...
Who Is a 'Journalist?' An Evolving Definition
The First Amendment protects freedom of the press but doesn’t specify who exactly "the press" is. What makes a journalist a journalist?
www.freedomforum.org
December 9, 2025 at 4:55 PM
SNL parodied the fact that former Rep. Matt Gaetz is credentialed to cover the Pentagon. So, is he a "journalist" now? And for that matter, who gets to decide? Does the First Amendment protection for "the press" cover him or only certain people? MORE #1A ⬇️
www.freedomforum.org/who-is-a-jou...
www.freedomforum.org/who-is-a-jou...
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This is Trump’s America. Fuck Trump’s America. This must never be our America. And btw, let’s not just get angry about it. Join an effort to DO something about it. Go to Paxis.app and help us. We’re building an answer to ICE’s lawlessness & cruelty.
Veteran detained by ICE: I identified myself as a US citizen and a veteran, but that didn't matter. Agents smashed my window, sprayed tear gas into my car, dragged me out. Even after I complied, I was held for 3 days without charges. No phone call, no lawyer, no medical care
December 10, 2025 at 9:45 PM
This is Trump’s America. Fuck Trump’s America. This must never be our America. And btw, let’s not just get angry about it. Join an effort to DO something about it. Go to Paxis.app and help us. We’re building an answer to ICE’s lawlessness & cruelty.
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🚨ZIZZLING NEWS🚨
Trump admitted in a furious meltdown that he handed out pardons in exchange for favours.
In only 10 months, trump has dispensed some of his 1,600 pardons to drug lords, corrupt politicians and crypto dealers.
President Biden only gave 140 pardons in 4 years.
WATCH 👇🏻
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Trump admitted in a furious meltdown that he handed out pardons in exchange for favours.
In only 10 months, trump has dispensed some of his 1,600 pardons to drug lords, corrupt politicians and crypto dealers.
President Biden only gave 140 pardons in 4 years.
WATCH 👇🏻
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December 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
🚨ZIZZLING NEWS🚨
Trump admitted in a furious meltdown that he handed out pardons in exchange for favours.
In only 10 months, trump has dispensed some of his 1,600 pardons to drug lords, corrupt politicians and crypto dealers.
President Biden only gave 140 pardons in 4 years.
WATCH 👇🏻
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Trump admitted in a furious meltdown that he handed out pardons in exchange for favours.
In only 10 months, trump has dispensed some of his 1,600 pardons to drug lords, corrupt politicians and crypto dealers.
President Biden only gave 140 pardons in 4 years.
WATCH 👇🏻
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“Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in.”
Leonard Cohen
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in.”
Leonard Cohen
December 10, 2025 at 9:42 PM
“Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in.”
Leonard Cohen
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in.”
Leonard Cohen
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Trumplethinskin creates his own version of reality & then expects us to believe it as if we don't have eyes, ears or functioning brains.
#SAD 🤣
#SAD 🤣
December 10, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Trumplethinskin creates his own version of reality & then expects us to believe it as if we don't have eyes, ears or functioning brains.
#SAD 🤣
#SAD 🤣
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Spot on, Mr. Rather. 🎯 💯
December 7, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Spot on, Mr. Rather. 🎯 💯
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Our full conversation here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUUA...
Are Trump’s Days Numbered? | The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich
YouTube video by Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
December 7, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Our full conversation here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUUA...
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How does the First Amendment clock in when you're on the clock? If 1A is all about the government, what does your free speech look like when your employer is the government? What about getting fired for posting on social? A #1A guide ⬇️
www.freedomforum.org/first-amendm...
www.freedomforum.org/first-amendm...
Do First Amendment Freedoms Apply in the Workplace?
Workers may lose some First Amendment rights in the workplace, but it depends on whether they work for the government or a private employer.
www.freedomforum.org
November 25, 2025 at 7:29 PM
How does the First Amendment clock in when you're on the clock? If 1A is all about the government, what does your free speech look like when your employer is the government? What about getting fired for posting on social? A #1A guide ⬇️
www.freedomforum.org/first-amendm...
www.freedomforum.org/first-amendm...
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Are non-citizens protected by the First Amendment? A question asked a lot, and a @1stforall.bsky.social article that keeps getting shared (and updated) the past year+. So, here we go again. #1A ⬇️
www.freedomforum.org/non-citizens...
www.freedomforum.org/non-citizens...
Are Non-Citizens Protected by the First Amendment?
Are non-citizens protected by the First Amendment? The answer isn't as clear-cut as you may think. Here's everything to know.
www.freedomforum.org
December 4, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Are non-citizens protected by the First Amendment? A question asked a lot, and a @1stforall.bsky.social article that keeps getting shared (and updated) the past year+. So, here we go again. #1A ⬇️
www.freedomforum.org/non-citizens...
www.freedomforum.org/non-citizens...
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Prior to his current stint with the FBI, when he was a right wing media voice, Dan Bongino lied to his audience. He admitted it this week. Nothing he said was based on facts or the truth. And sadly, he’s not the only one. My end of week wrap up.👇 open.substack.com/pub/socialco...
Danny B. Lets Us in on a Little Secret
The Social Contract Weekly Wrap
open.substack.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Prior to his current stint with the FBI, when he was a right wing media voice, Dan Bongino lied to his audience. He admitted it this week. Nothing he said was based on facts or the truth. And sadly, he’s not the only one. My end of week wrap up.👇 open.substack.com/pub/socialco...