Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

A Woman of a Certain Age☘️☮️💟

@leslieesc.bsky.social

16K followers 14K following 7.1K posts

Artist, writer, lifelong progressive Californian. Retired public information officer and policy writer for a county government agency. Mostly kind but kickass when needed. Words have consequences, use them wisely. Please no DMs unless I like you.

Posts Media Videos Starter Packs

Pinned

A Woman of a Certain Age☘️☮️💟 @leslieesc.bsky.social · Dec 13

So what do we have? An oligarchy mashed with a kakistocracy littered with facist overtones and gushing Christian nationalism reeking of autocratic despotism sleeping with authoritarianism lead by a malignant narcissistic sociopath. Quite the accomplishment America.

42 140 440

A Woman of a Certain Age☘️☮️💟 @leslieesc.bsky.social · 8h

It depicts the poisonous lizard he is however a little bit turkey as well.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17h

Seems the Narcissist-in-Chief is mad about the Time Mag cover neckgina pic so please don’t share it widely

Thank you for your attention to this matter

1 4

A Woman of a Certain Age☘️☮️💟 @leslieesc.bsky.social · 8h

Ok. He gets POS award.

John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 10h

Cant believe this is what they are focusing on, when they aren’t even able to keep the government open.

1 4

A Woman of a Certain Age☘️☮️💟 @leslieesc.bsky.social · 8h

What a POS

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

Trump ignores a question from a woman reporter but says, "I just like to watch her talk. Good job. Thank you darling."

Reposted by A Woman of a Certain Age☘️☮️💟

Xennial Farmer @xennialfarmer.bsky.social · 1d

Whatever immunity they think they have will not save them.

40 260 600

A Woman of a Certain Age☘️☮️💟 @leslieesc.bsky.social · 9h

Shut down their funding. They are abdicating their duty to tax payers. I don't pay deadbeats.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 19h

Today, Mike Johnson will continue to keep the House adjourned for the 71st day out of the last 83, with Republicans refusing to show up to work again to avoid having to vote on the Epstein files or negotiate with Democrats.

Epstein Shutdown

A Woman of a Certain Age☘️☮️💟 @leslieesc.bsky.social · 11h

LLPOF

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

FOX: You said last week that you would swear in Grijalva whenever she wants. She has written a letter to your office. You have not sworn her in. Doesn't your resistance add fuel to the fire that this is about Epstein?

MIKE JOHNSON: No. This is another partisan manufactured thing

1 1

A Woman of a Certain Age☘️☮️💟 @leslieesc.bsky.social · 11h

God's abandoned these vile people. In fact daddy most vicious has admitted he's going to hell. Good try but the devil made him say this.

Vote @committovote.bsky.social · 14h

He's "saving God" y'all.

This was once called blasphemy in the church I was raised in.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

Eric Trump: "We're saving Christianity. We've saving God. We've saving the family unit. We're saving this nation. I mean, DEI is out of the window, Benny. You no longer have Colin Kaepernick kneeling for the national anthem. You no longer have Budweiser going woke as hell. All of this is dead."

A Woman of a Certain Age☘️☮️💟 @leslieesc.bsky.social · 11h

Terrorists. Violent criminals. Human rights violators. Depraved mercenaries.

Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

ICE has been deployed to *provoke* civilians, not to protect them. They want to throw tear gas canisters and get people on the streets riled up, all to create footage for Fox News and Newsmax, et al., that will be used as a pretext for imposing martial law to lower voting rates in Democratic cities.

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 2d

The only violence I’ve been seeing in Portland is from the so-called Feds!!!

Keep sharing these videos; it’s evidence.

A Woman of a Certain Age☘️☮️💟 @leslieesc.bsky.social · 11h

Important read.

Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 19h

Senate is back in session today.

1/ So a quick 🧵on where things are at on the shutdown.

You get a lot of propaganda and spin thrown at you, so I want to give you the real, behind-the-scenes tea.

A Woman of a Certain Age☘️☮️💟 @leslieesc.bsky.social · 11h

Absolutely.

Reposted by A Woman of a Certain Age☘️☮️💟

Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 13h

If you read one story ahead of tomorrow's Supreme Court argument, make it this one. The fate of the VRA and the 2026 elections potentially hang in the balance. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Fair Elections — and Perhaps Control of Congress — at Stake as SCOTUS Hears Challenge to VRA

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

17 470 1K

Reposted by A Woman of a Certain Age☘️☮️💟

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 12h

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

750 4.2K 8.3K

A Woman of a Certain Age☘️☮️💟 @leslieesc.bsky.social · 11h

Just sent mine. A resounding yes.

Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 13h

California, this November 4th, the whole country is counting on you.

Prop 50 puts our elections back on a level playing field, preserves independent redistricting over the long term, and lets the people decide.

So return your ballot today. Vote yes on 50.

1 4

A Woman of a Certain Age☘️☮️💟 @leslieesc.bsky.social · 21h

The face. The "wtf" face common in America.

Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 1d

Suffering.. but in Italian.

1 2

A Woman of a Certain Age☘️☮️💟 @leslieesc.bsky.social · 21h

Let's make this the largest peaceful protest ever. All frogs welcome. And Winnie the Pooh you come too!

George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

Find an event near you at nokings.org/#map.

( ht: @tizzywoman.bsky.social )

1 3

A Woman of a Certain Age☘️☮️💟 @leslieesc.bsky.social · 21h

No surprise. trump and bibi monsters from another monster.

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

👇👇

A Woman of a Certain Age☘️☮️💟 @leslieesc.bsky.social · 21h

Somewhat surprising.

Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 1d

Solidarity is the only way

2 8

A Woman of a Certain Age☘️☮️💟 @leslieesc.bsky.social · 1d

This so cool. I'm on a mission to purchase all of them

Lori Patrick Explores 🌎 @loripatrick.bsky.social · 2d

Newport Public Library 📚 banned books staircase. I identify as a library nerd 🤓
This speaks volumes to me. 🦋 📖 #booksky

2 7

A Woman of a Certain Age☘️☮️💟 @leslieesc.bsky.social · 1d

Callie

A Woman of a Certain Age☘️☮️💟 @leslieesc.bsky.social · 1d

Peace to trump us kicking everyone out of Gaza and naming it trumplandia.

Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 2d

If the Middle East will allow Trump to go ahead with Trump Gaza, we will need to ask ourselves what did he give them in return.

That’s the main question. And I dare to say, it’s a question of national security.

1 2

A Woman of a Certain Age☘️☮️💟 @leslieesc.bsky.social · 1d

It's like he's proud of being hell bound.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 2d

Doocy: Does this help get you into heaven?

Trump: I don’t think there’s anything that’s going to get me into heaven. I think I’m not heaven bound.

1 1

A Woman of a Certain Age☘️☮️💟 @leslieesc.bsky.social · 1d

They can rule based on law as much as they can but it means nothing to this thuggish administration.

A Woman of a Certain Age☘️☮️💟 @leslieesc.bsky.social · 1d

My first watercolor. A gift for my first born grandson who is now 17. Just a little glimpse into his great grandfather's childhood.
Gone Fishing

A Woman of a Certain Age☘️☮️💟 @leslieesc.bsky.social · 1d

Of course. It's a club.

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 2d

49-year-old worship minister
Jon Paul Sheptock was arrested on child sex abuse charges. Sheptock possessed and was involved in producing child sexual assault materials.

5 7

A Woman of a Certain Age☘️☮️💟 @leslieesc.bsky.social · 1d

One more thing he'll take credit for and diss the others in attendance. Oh and he and Netanyahu will face a back room secret agreement because as you know, crooks gotta crook.

POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 1d

The EU's António Costa joins US President Donald Trump and other world leaders today for a summit geared at ending the Israel and Hamas war.

He spoke to us yesterday as he boarded a plane to Egypt.

Brussels Playbook has more 👇

Hats off to Trump on Gaza plan, says EU’s Costa

Presented by Amazon By NICHOLAS VINOCUR with ZOYA SHEFTALOVICH PRESENTED BY Send tips here | Contact us on X @gerardofortuna @NicholasVinocur @swheaton | Listen to Playbook and view in your browser…

www.politico.eu

1 3