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Leanne 🇦🇺🦘💙🦋

@leanneds.bsky.social

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Aussie who met & married the love of my life in SFO. Lots of American family & a political junkie. I'm worried about what's here, but I won't give up hope. #ProDemocracy/AustralianDivision🇦🇺 🦋💙🦋 🚫 DM's 🚫Crypto 🚫Porn 🚫No bio. 🚫🚫🚫MAGA.

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Leanne 🇦🇺🦘💙🦋 @leanneds.bsky.social · 4d

Leanne 🇦🇺🦘💙🦋 @leanneds.bsky.social · 6h

This is his
#ArtOfTheDeal 😵‍💫🤔
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Don't Cry for Me Argentina: The $20 Billion Gift to Wall Street and Buenos Aires—Paid for by American Farmers

No crying, just chuckling by Argentina as it laughs all the way to the bank, courtesy of Convicted Felon Donald Trump

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Leanne 🇦🇺🦘💙🦋 @leanneds.bsky.social · 7h

WTF‼️

Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 12h

“I’m a cop. I am not supposed to feel dread. He’s a brown person. HE’S supposed to feel dread!”

Bari nods sympathetically.

Mark Misoshnik 🏴 @misoshnik.bsky.social · 1d

Lmao is this supposed to be a bad thing?

Leanne 🇦🇺🦘💙🦋 @leanneds.bsky.social · 7h

And they are still getting paid.
Mini MAGA Mike is getting paid $223,500 so he doesn't give a crap.

Jazzy @jazzyjones.bsky.social · 10h

It's the Republicans that caused the shutdown!!

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🌴Jeff🌴 @counseloroh.bsky.social · Dec 2

My neighbor's daughter wanted to go as Marjorie Taylor Greene for #Halloween, but our City Ordinances prohibit putting any trash outside more than 8-hours before pickup. #resist #democracy

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Leanne 🇦🇺🦘💙🦋 @leanneds.bsky.social · 7h

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pissed-off-g.bsky.social @pissed-off-g.bsky.social · 10h

Leanne 🇦🇺🦘💙🦋 @leanneds.bsky.social · 7h

Oh, hell yes.
This is how it's done 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 10h

Good for him putting a stop to the gaslighting, and sparing his audience. I'd like to see a lot more off this, but I'm not holding my breath.

WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 10h

George Stephanopoulos cuts off JD Vance mid sentence 🤣🔥….this is the way!

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Leanne 🇦🇺🦘💙🦋 @leanneds.bsky.social · 7h

WHAT???

jeanie31199.bsky.social @jeanie31199.bsky.social · 17h

Haven’t heard anyone talking about it at all.

darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 19h

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

Kamala Harris: "I don't know if we can trust what's coming out of the DOJ right now. And that pains me to say that."

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Michael J Lentz RNc MBA @michaellentzrn.bsky.social · 10h

Now Evanston which is my community. Two people verified kidnapped by masked criminals, probably more. Sports activities have been cancelled. Band practice shut down.

Bom Tellino @bomtellino.bsky.social · 11h

It’s been said but it bears repeating: in addition to the people being abducted, all Chicagoans are being psychologically terrorized. Seeing feds driving/walking around and videos of violent attacks in places you know and love will fuck you up. Get ready, it’s coming to all of America soon.

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KSlatteryResist @kslatteryresist.bsky.social · 4d

As a Seattleite I can tell you we won’t bow to Trump’s invasion of our beautiful city. Stay the fuck out of Seattle. You have no authority here #DefundICE #Voices4victory #ProudBlue

www.king5.com/article/news...

Washington leaders preparing for possibility that Trump deploys National Guard to Seattle

"Stay out of Seattle," said Mayor Bruce Harrell in a message to President Donald Trump.

www.king5.com

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Leanne 🇦🇺🦘💙🦋 @leanneds.bsky.social · 7h

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Leanne 🇦🇺🦘💙🦋 @leanneds.bsky.social · 7h

I know who I believe & it ain't
#ThePuppyMurderer

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 10h

“I … met with the governor, met with the mayor, met with the chief of police, and the superintendent of the highway patrol. They’re all lying, and disingenuous, and dishonest people,” Noem said, because they wouldn’t back up her baseless claims that the streets were overrun with terrorists.

ICE Barbie Says an Entire State’s Worth of Officials Are “Lying”

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is convinced, against all evidence, that Portland is a war zone.

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onion person @junlper.beer · 14h

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 17h

Looking for Mr. Gold Bar

With Donald showing the economy more death than love, metal men are the new godfathers of finance. But remember, ladies, before you say “yes”: you’ll be joining the first wives’ club when he leaves you for a bride he’s old enough to be the father of.

by Maureen Dowd

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Leanne 🇦🇺🦘💙🦋 @leanneds.bsky.social · 7h

What???

sher12.bsky.social @sher12.bsky.social · 10h

Jordan says ICE agents ‘doing the Lord’s work’ - The Hill

Leanne 🇦🇺🦘💙🦋 @leanneds.bsky.social · 7h

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

Pritzker: "You just heard a tidal wave of lies from the VP. It's a bit shocking. And you heard over & over him just making things up. There's a reason why the judge here in federal court said that they admin lacks credibility and why even the Nobel committee chair said the admin lacks integrity."

Leanne 🇦🇺🦘💙🦋 @leanneds.bsky.social · 7h

Yep.

darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 19h

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10h

The future of the Democratic Party must be rooted in investing in the American people — not Wall St., corporations, and consultants.

Otherwise, Trumpism will continue to use cynicism, racism, and distrust to divide America.

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Leanne 🇦🇺🦘💙🦋 @leanneds.bsky.social · 7h

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jasrand8 @jasrand8.bsky.social · 10h

Seeing that a #SCOTUS decision can have world wide consequences I think every country can choose 2 ban a supreme court justice from ever entering their country 4 a vote counter to the laws of that country. 2 vote in favor of the act of making discrimination a law just because daddy said so. its sad

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Elliott Randall @elliottrandall.bsky.social · 1d

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Leanne 🇦🇺🦘💙🦋 @leanneds.bsky.social · 7h

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Anti-Fascist Collective… @wtafc.bsky.social · 19h

Leanne 🇦🇺🦘💙🦋 @leanneds.bsky.social · 7h

I always knew that
#ThePuppyMurderer
would enjoy her DHS job way, way too much.

Leanne 🇦🇺🦘💙🦋 @leanneds.bsky.social · 7h

WTF‼️‼️‼️

Jorj, Interim DEITY🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦💪🏽 @just-jorj.bsky.social · 10h

www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10...

First US flight with third-country deportees arrives in Guatemala

The flight brought three Hondurans and 56 Guatemalan nationals, according to Guatemala’s IGM migration agency.

www.aljazeera.com

Leanne 🇦🇺🦘💙🦋 @leanneds.bsky.social · 7h

America last.

Trending Finance @trending-finance.bsky.social · 10h

Trump cheers oil; renewables outperform. #econsky

Grist @grist.org · 11h

As Trump champions fossil fuels, the world is betting on renewable energy.

Despite a U.S. retreat, solar and wind are overtaking fossil fuels globally, according to two new reports.

grist.org/internationa...

#Solar #Wind #Climate #Renewables #Energy