@lesleyjanemace.bsky.social
Just another 🏳️🌈 mom and civics/American History teacher desperately trying to preserve one of the last few places Americans come together and learn with and from people different from themselves: our public schools.
Reposted
The challenge to the court's 2015 ruling came from Kim Davis, the former Kentucky clerk who refused to issue same-sex licenses after the court's Obergefell v. Hodges decision, which recognized a constitutional right to same-sex marriage.
www.wunc.org/2025-11-10/s...
www.wunc.org/2025-11-10/s...
Supreme Court declines to revisit gay marriage decision
The challenge to the court's 2015 ruling came from Kim Davis, the former Kentucky clerk who refused to issue same-sex licenses after the court's Obergefell v. Hodges decision, which recognized a const...
www.wunc.org
November 10, 2025 at 5:14 PM
The challenge to the court's 2015 ruling came from Kim Davis, the former Kentucky clerk who refused to issue same-sex licenses after the court's Obergefell v. Hodges decision, which recognized a constitutional right to same-sex marriage.
www.wunc.org/2025-11-10/s...
www.wunc.org/2025-11-10/s...
Reposted
“Anyone who helps me try to steal an election gets a pardon” is perhaps the most corrupt thing to happen in American history.
That “conservatives” have simply accepted this as the price of admission is the greatest moral and intellectual humiliation.
That “conservatives” have simply accepted this as the price of admission is the greatest moral and intellectual humiliation.
NEW: Donald Trump has pardoned a long list of allies in his bid to subvert the 2020 election including:
-Rudy Giuliani
-John Eastman
-Mark Meadows
-Sidney Powell
-Ken Chesebro
-Christina Bobb
-Kelli Ward
-Jenna Ellis
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
-Rudy Giuliani
-John Eastman
-Mark Meadows
-Sidney Powell
-Ken Chesebro
-Christina Bobb
-Kelli Ward
-Jenna Ellis
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 10, 2025 at 5:16 PM
“Anyone who helps me try to steal an election gets a pardon” is perhaps the most corrupt thing to happen in American history.
That “conservatives” have simply accepted this as the price of admission is the greatest moral and intellectual humiliation.
That “conservatives” have simply accepted this as the price of admission is the greatest moral and intellectual humiliation.
Reposted
Lucy is really going to let Charlie Brown kick the football this time. She really means it.
Shaheen: "We've heard from a number of our colleagues on the other side of the aisle that they're willing to come to the table, they're willing to work with us once the govt is open to get this done. We've heard the same thing from the White House. So now we'll see if they're really gonna work w/us"
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Lucy is really going to let Charlie Brown kick the football this time. She really means it.
Reposted
As always, the simplest answer is usually the correct answer. And if Trump commutes her sentence, it’s because it’s most likely that Trump is a pedophile.
BREAKING:
A whistleblower tells House Judiciary Democrats that convicted sex offender Ghislaine Maxwell is in the process of seeking a commutation of her 20-year prison sentence from Donald Trump. tinyurl.com/582addcc
A whistleblower tells House Judiciary Democrats that convicted sex offender Ghislaine Maxwell is in the process of seeking a commutation of her 20-year prison sentence from Donald Trump. tinyurl.com/582addcc
November 10, 2025 at 5:19 PM
As always, the simplest answer is usually the correct answer. And if Trump commutes her sentence, it’s because it’s most likely that Trump is a pedophile.
Reposted
TENNESSEE FARMERS: “The tariffs pass down to the consumer… had to take on 2nd & 3rd jobs… 4 blood pressure pills a day…”
Why won’t Republicans fight for them and ask Trump to stop the pain instead of supporting this like @MattForTN Van Epps & @rustygrills & @MarshaBlackburn?
Why won’t Republicans fight for them and ask Trump to stop the pain instead of supporting this like @MattForTN Van Epps & @rustygrills & @MarshaBlackburn?
November 10, 2025 at 5:20 PM
TENNESSEE FARMERS: “The tariffs pass down to the consumer… had to take on 2nd & 3rd jobs… 4 blood pressure pills a day…”
Why won’t Republicans fight for them and ask Trump to stop the pain instead of supporting this like @MattForTN Van Epps & @rustygrills & @MarshaBlackburn?
Why won’t Republicans fight for them and ask Trump to stop the pain instead of supporting this like @MattForTN Van Epps & @rustygrills & @MarshaBlackburn?
Reposted
Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, Sidney Powell, John Eastman, Jeffrey Clark and other crooks who helped him try to overturn the 2020 election. A criminal pardoning his fellow criminals. These are dark times in America.
apnews.com/article/rudy...
apnews.com/article/rudy...
Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani and others who backed efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss
President Donald Trump has pardoned his former personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, onetime chief of staff Mark Meadows and others accused of backing the Republican’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
apnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, Sidney Powell, John Eastman, Jeffrey Clark and other crooks who helped him try to overturn the 2020 election. A criminal pardoning his fellow criminals. These are dark times in America.
apnews.com/article/rudy...
apnews.com/article/rudy...
Reposted
Reporter: Dr Oz said that—
Jeffries: Who? Nobody who is serious in this country takes Dr. Oz seriously… I’m not going to respond to any comments from randos like Dr. Oz who is woefully unqualified.
Jeffries: Who? Nobody who is serious in this country takes Dr. Oz seriously… I’m not going to respond to any comments from randos like Dr. Oz who is woefully unqualified.
November 10, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Reporter: Dr Oz said that—
Jeffries: Who? Nobody who is serious in this country takes Dr. Oz seriously… I’m not going to respond to any comments from randos like Dr. Oz who is woefully unqualified.
Jeffries: Who? Nobody who is serious in this country takes Dr. Oz seriously… I’m not going to respond to any comments from randos like Dr. Oz who is woefully unqualified.
Reposted
Looks like Democrats have once again brought a fluffy bunny to a knife fight with the GOP. I wonder why Republicans assume they will wipe the floor with Dems when it all goes down?
November 10, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Looks like Democrats have once again brought a fluffy bunny to a knife fight with the GOP. I wonder why Republicans assume they will wipe the floor with Dems when it all goes down?
Reposted
Hey Chuck, don’t fucking cave.
November 9, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Hey Chuck, don’t fucking cave.
Reposted
Rep. Mikie Sherrill, a former Navy pilot, says voters chose her to lead and address affordability at a time when many New Jersey residents feel challenged by the Trump administration.
Mikie Sherrill says New Jersey voters want 'leadership' in face of Trump's challenges
Rep. Mikie Sherrill, a former Navy pilot, says voters chose her to lead and address affordability at a time when many New Jersey residents feel challenged by the Trump administration.
n.pr
November 9, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Rep. Mikie Sherrill, a former Navy pilot, says voters chose her to lead and address affordability at a time when many New Jersey residents feel challenged by the Trump administration.
Reposted
Of course a plain reading of the Constitution and precedent says Trump can't use the military as domestic law enforcement. But the right isn't into plain readings of the Constitution these days. ICYMI Philip Allen Lacovara:
The Founders Would Abhor Trump’s Domestic Deployments
And the notion that courts can’t review his National Guard decisions is baseless.
www.thebulwark.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Of course a plain reading of the Constitution and precedent says Trump can't use the military as domestic law enforcement. But the right isn't into plain readings of the Constitution these days. ICYMI Philip Allen Lacovara:
Reposted
OutKast is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame:
“We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”
“We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”
November 9, 2025 at 1:05 PM
OutKast is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame:
“We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”
“We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”
Reposted
1981: My immigrant father lost an election. He taught me that running for office, giving voters a choice, losing, & trying again are all critical parts of democracy.
1987: He wins, making history as Ontario’s first Muslim legislator.
Show up. Build coalitions. Expand the definition of who belongs.
1987: He wins, making history as Ontario’s first Muslim legislator.
Show up. Build coalitions. Expand the definition of who belongs.
Ali Velshi: Democracy is built by people who show up even when the odds say they shouldn’t
In 1981, Murad Velshi was running to represent his district in the Ontario Legislature. He never stood a chance, but he taught his 11-year-old son that running, losing, and trying again is what democracy is about. Six years later, Murad ran again— and won — becoming the first Muslim immigrant elected to Ontario’s Legislature, proving that democracy is often built at the margins long before it reaches the center. Decades later, in another major city, another Muslim immigrant has achieved the improbable: Zohran Mamdani, now the first Muslim and first South Asian immigrant elected Mayor of New York City— a reminder that democracy is sustained through courage, coalition-building, and showing up, especially when the odds say you shouldn’t.
www.msnbc.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:12 PM
1981: My immigrant father lost an election. He taught me that running for office, giving voters a choice, losing, & trying again are all critical parts of democracy.
1987: He wins, making history as Ontario’s first Muslim legislator.
Show up. Build coalitions. Expand the definition of who belongs.
1987: He wins, making history as Ontario’s first Muslim legislator.
Show up. Build coalitions. Expand the definition of who belongs.
Reposted
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says online Islamophobia seems to come mostly from paid campaigns on X, highlighting a company called ‘Influensible,’ owned by Brad Parscale—former Trump campaign manager and registered foreign agent for Israel—that she believes runs thousands of coordinated accounts...
November 8, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says online Islamophobia seems to come mostly from paid campaigns on X, highlighting a company called ‘Influensible,’ owned by Brad Parscale—former Trump campaign manager and registered foreign agent for Israel—that she believes runs thousands of coordinated accounts...
Reposted
November 8, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Reposted
🚨🚨🚨 The jury has reached a verdict. Sean Dunn, aka the DC Sandwich Guy, has been found NOT GUILTY of assault.
November 6, 2025 at 7:25 PM
🚨🚨🚨 The jury has reached a verdict. Sean Dunn, aka the DC Sandwich Guy, has been found NOT GUILTY of assault.
Reposted
Reposted
When we were on Twitter the line was “Twitter isn’t real life” and now that Twitter is deliberately stirring up bigotry it’s “Bluesky is a bubble you have to be on Twitter” and I think that is a pretty clear statement of value.
Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:58 AM
When we were on Twitter the line was “Twitter isn’t real life” and now that Twitter is deliberately stirring up bigotry it’s “Bluesky is a bubble you have to be on Twitter” and I think that is a pretty clear statement of value.
Reposted
A Customs and Border Protection agent appeared to brag to fellow agents about his marksmanship after he repeatedly shot a Chicago woman following a collision between their cars, text messages shown in court revealed. https://cnn.it/4oNgXfK
Marimar Martinez hearing | CNN
A Customs and Border Patrol agent appeared to brag to fellow agents about his marksmanship when he shot a woman five times after their cars collidedin Chicago last month, text massages shown in court ...
www.cnn.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:00 AM
A Customs and Border Protection agent appeared to brag to fellow agents about his marksmanship after he repeatedly shot a Chicago woman following a collision between their cars, text messages shown in court revealed. https://cnn.it/4oNgXfK
Reposted
“authors & publishers who filed a lawsuit against the Sam Altman-led firm have secured access to internal Slack messages… discussing the mass deletion of a pirated books dataset… A NY district court ordered OpenAI to hand over the communications regarding data deletion”
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
OpenAI in Danger After Authors Suing It Gain Access to Its Internal Slack Messages
Authors and publishers, who are suing OpenAI, secured access to internal Slack messages and emails discussing the deletion of pirated books.
futurism.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:57 AM
“authors & publishers who filed a lawsuit against the Sam Altman-led firm have secured access to internal Slack messages… discussing the mass deletion of a pirated books dataset… A NY district court ordered OpenAI to hand over the communications regarding data deletion”
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
Reposted
November 6, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Reposted
Rob Leathern and Rob Goldman, who both worked at Meta, are launching a new nonprofit that aims to bring transparency to an increasingly opaque, scam-filled social media ecosystem. www.wired.com/story/scam-a...
Scam Ads Are Flooding Social Media. These Former Meta Staffers Have a Plan
Rob Leathern and Rob Goldman, who both worked at Meta, are launching a new nonprofit that aims to bring transparency to an increasingly opaque, scam-filled social media ecosystem.
www.wired.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Rob Leathern and Rob Goldman, who both worked at Meta, are launching a new nonprofit that aims to bring transparency to an increasingly opaque, scam-filled social media ecosystem. www.wired.com/story/scam-a...
Reposted
“It is outrageous that YouTube is furthering the Trump administration’s agenda to remove evidence of human rights violations and war crimes from public view,” said Katherine Gallagher, a senior staff attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights.
YouTube Quietly Erased More Than 700 Videos Documenting Israeli Human Rights Violations
The tech giant deleted the accounts of three prominent Palestinian human rights groups — a capitulation to Trump sanctions.
theintercept.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:36 AM
“It is outrageous that YouTube is furthering the Trump administration’s agenda to remove evidence of human rights violations and war crimes from public view,” said Katherine Gallagher, a senior staff attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights.
Reposted
Across the country, demand for electricity is on the rise — and so is the price of electric power. n.pr/485sLnd
Is your electric bill going up? AI is partly to blame
Across the country, demand for electricity is on the rise — and so is the price of electric power.
n.pr
November 6, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Across the country, demand for electricity is on the rise — and so is the price of electric power. n.pr/485sLnd