Leyland “Lee” DeVito
@leedevito.bsky.social
Editor-in-Chief Detroit @metrotimes.com. He/him. Ope, there goes gravity.
Reposted by Leyland “Lee” DeVito
When Mark Carney sets specific goals for Canada to "diversify away" from its reliance on the US—making headlines in Canada but not the US—hear that for what it is: Close partners and allies looking elsewhere for better friends.
This is the silent way that the US loses its pointless trade war.
This is the silent way that the US loses its pointless trade war.
November 30, 2025 at 12:52 PM
When Mark Carney sets specific goals for Canada to "diversify away" from its reliance on the US—making headlines in Canada but not the US—hear that for what it is: Close partners and allies looking elsewhere for better friends.
This is the silent way that the US loses its pointless trade war.
This is the silent way that the US loses its pointless trade war.
Reposted by Leyland “Lee” DeVito
The White House’s new anti-media website includes denunciations of:
-ABC, which bribed the president
-CBS, which bribed the president and moved away from fact-based journalism trying to appeal to him and his fans
-WaPo, which spiked a Harris endorsement and tilts coverage in Trump’s favor
Fools.
-ABC, which bribed the president
-CBS, which bribed the president and moved away from fact-based journalism trying to appeal to him and his fans
-WaPo, which spiked a Harris endorsement and tilts coverage in Trump’s favor
Fools.
November 30, 2025 at 3:15 AM
The White House’s new anti-media website includes denunciations of:
-ABC, which bribed the president
-CBS, which bribed the president and moved away from fact-based journalism trying to appeal to him and his fans
-WaPo, which spiked a Harris endorsement and tilts coverage in Trump’s favor
Fools.
-ABC, which bribed the president
-CBS, which bribed the president and moved away from fact-based journalism trying to appeal to him and his fans
-WaPo, which spiked a Harris endorsement and tilts coverage in Trump’s favor
Fools.
I met the Belle Isle Alligator! Her name is Fáfnir.
November 30, 2025 at 5:36 AM
I met the Belle Isle Alligator! Her name is Fáfnir.
Reposted by Leyland “Lee” DeVito
rich dudes got freakier after butlers fell out of fashion, like say what you will about having domestic servants but clearly it was some sort of moderating force on old rich dudes having a fancy man follow you around saying shit like "oh dear sir, that wouldn't be very becoming"
November 29, 2025 at 6:43 AM
rich dudes got freakier after butlers fell out of fashion, like say what you will about having domestic servants but clearly it was some sort of moderating force on old rich dudes having a fancy man follow you around saying shit like "oh dear sir, that wouldn't be very becoming"
Reposted by Leyland “Lee” DeVito
Reposted by Leyland “Lee” DeVito
Was not expecting this blatant xenophobia on my tv first thing in the morning...
November 27, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Was not expecting this blatant xenophobia on my tv first thing in the morning...
Reposted by Leyland “Lee” DeVito
Single Digits Billionaires Are Scaling Back This Thanksgiving
Gone are the lavish yacht parties with Cristal shooting from fountains.
Gone are the lavish yacht parties with Cristal shooting from fountains.
November 27, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Single Digits Billionaires Are Scaling Back This Thanksgiving
Gone are the lavish yacht parties with Cristal shooting from fountains.
Gone are the lavish yacht parties with Cristal shooting from fountains.
Reposted by Leyland “Lee” DeVito
I just converted to Catholicism. Here's why I think the pope is too woke.
November 26, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I just converted to Catholicism. Here's why I think the pope is too woke.
Reposted by Leyland “Lee” DeVito
The Detroit City Council unanimously approved a resolution supporting the Living Wage for Musicians Act, a federal proposal introduced by U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib to overhaul the way artists are paid for digital streams.
Detroit backs federal push to boost musicians’ pay on streaming platforms - Detroit Metro Times
The Detroit City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a resolution supporting the Living Wage for Musicians Act, a federal proposal introduced by U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, a Detroit Democrat, to ove...
www.metrotimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:57 PM
The Detroit City Council unanimously approved a resolution supporting the Living Wage for Musicians Act, a federal proposal introduced by U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib to overhaul the way artists are paid for digital streams.
Reposted by Leyland “Lee” DeVito
The Detroit Urban Craft Fair is an opportunity to discover and connect with local makers and one-of-a-kind finds, enjoy festive holiday music, and get your entire season’s worth of shopping done in one day — all on a budget to boot.
20 years of holiday shopping at the Detroit Urban Craft Fair - Detroit Metro Times
Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: Two crafters walk into a bar late at night. One’s got some T-shirts, and one’s got some stained glass. For both of them, already, this is more than just a hobb...
www.metrotimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The Detroit Urban Craft Fair is an opportunity to discover and connect with local makers and one-of-a-kind finds, enjoy festive holiday music, and get your entire season’s worth of shopping done in one day — all on a budget to boot.
Reposted by Leyland “Lee” DeVito
People are calling my lede here "appalling," "nightmare fuel," "actively evil," and "a desecration of the human spirit"
The Olivia Nuzzi and RFK Jr. Affair Is Messier Than We Ever Could Have Imagined
Inside the most important, and also least important, story of our time
www.theringer.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:16 PM
People are calling my lede here "appalling," "nightmare fuel," "actively evil," and "a desecration of the human spirit"
Trump is historically unpopular. This should be a no-brainer!
Duggan chose to duck on live TV when given the chance to condemn Trump’s dangerous rhetoric.
Duggan won’t say if Trump’s execution threats go too far - Detroit Metro Times
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan had an opportunity this weekend to say whether he thinks President Donald Trump’s threats of jailing and executing political opponents has gone too far.
www.metrotimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Trump is historically unpopular. This should be a no-brainer!
Like a Yakuza tattoo for Trump supporters.
Plastic surgeons wrestle with requests for ‘Mar-a-Lago face’: ‘You’re going to look like Maleficent’
The puffy, artificial look is rising in popularity - thanks to Maga elite such as Kristi Noem and Matt Gaetz
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Like a Yakuza tattoo for Trump supporters.
Reposted by Leyland “Lee” DeVito
This administration is in the final stages of a deal to hand over control of TikTok to pro-Trump, pro-Israel billionaire investors – and Joe Biden is to blame.
TikTok Is About to Go Full MAGA
This administration is in the final stages of a deal to hand over control of TikTok to pro-Trump, pro-Israel billionaire investors – and Joe Biden is to blame.
zeteo.com
September 27, 2025 at 9:04 PM
This administration is in the final stages of a deal to hand over control of TikTok to pro-Trump, pro-Israel billionaire investors – and Joe Biden is to blame.
What OpenAI Did When ChatGPT Users Lost Touch With Reality
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Reposted by Leyland “Lee” DeVito
The contradictions of the ideas associated with Trumpism reflect a unique disconnect between thinking and reality, Joshua Rothman writes. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/imQD69
Does MAGA Have Ideas?
A new book traces the intellectual origins of Trumpism—straight into the void.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The contradictions of the ideas associated with Trumpism reflect a unique disconnect between thinking and reality, Joshua Rothman writes. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/imQD69
Reposted by Leyland “Lee” DeVito
In WaPo today JB Pritzker is in the picture. Bezos is not. Must be an oversight…
November 21, 2025 at 6:07 PM
In WaPo today JB Pritzker is in the picture. Bezos is not. Must be an oversight…
Reposted by Leyland “Lee” DeVito
The Epstein Survivors have issued a new statement in which they plead for a full disclosure of the files and express their fears as most of them received death threats.
Please take a moment to read their message. Let’s all give them a sound support.
Please take a moment to read their message. Let’s all give them a sound support.
November 21, 2025 at 10:40 PM
The Epstein Survivors have issued a new statement in which they plead for a full disclosure of the files and express their fears as most of them received death threats.
Please take a moment to read their message. Let’s all give them a sound support.
Please take a moment to read their message. Let’s all give them a sound support.
“The Aristocrats!”
Part 2 of Ryan Lizza's expose of Olivia Nuzzi dropped and it is full of grotesquerie.
November 22, 2025 at 1:12 PM
“The Aristocrats!”
“What we’re seeing isn’t just a political upset or a surprising photo-op. It’s the collapse of an old order that can no longer explain itself.”
Trump, Mamdani, and a Funeral for a Dying Order
RIP to Cheney's world...? Too soon...
quartzevelyn.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:58 AM
“What we’re seeing isn’t just a political upset or a surprising photo-op. It’s the collapse of an old order that can no longer explain itself.”
Reporting by @metrotimes.com about Detroit’s sketchy “Psychedelic Healing Shack” was referenced on @colbertlateshow.bsky.social. Thanks for the plug!
The Late Show's Refreshing Change Of Subject: Smokey The Goat And The Psychedelic Healing Shack
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
www.youtube.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Reporting by @metrotimes.com about Detroit’s sketchy “Psychedelic Healing Shack” was referenced on @colbertlateshow.bsky.social. Thanks for the plug!
Reposted by Leyland “Lee” DeVito
Lol awesome
Q: Stefanik has called Mamdani a 'jihadist.' Do you think you're standing next to a jihadist right now?
TRUMP: No, I don't. I met with a man who's a very rational person
TRUMP: No, I don't. I met with a man who's a very rational person
November 21, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Lol awesome
Reposted by Leyland “Lee” DeVito
Trump on Zohran Mamdani: "We’ve had some interesting conversations … Some of his ideas really are the same ideas that I have."
November 21, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Trump on Zohran Mamdani: "We’ve had some interesting conversations … Some of his ideas really are the same ideas that I have."
This is so fucked.
Just two days after a violent Jan. 6 rioter marched into Dearborn with a bulletproof vest to taunt Muslims, a top Trump administration official is now suggesting the U.S. Department of Justice may investigate the people he provoked.
Trump’s DOJ eyes Dearborn’s Muslims, not the racist insurrectionist who terrorized them - Detroit Metro Times
Just two days after a violent Jan. 6 defendant marched into Dearborn with a bulletproof vest to taunt Muslims by yelling racial slurs and slapping a Quran with a bag of bacon, a top Trump administrati...
www.metrotimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:20 PM
This is so fucked.
Reposted by Leyland “Lee” DeVito
The personal stories of health insurance out-of-pocket premium costs soaring aren't going away no matter how much the GOP tries to hide from the problem. @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social talks to some of the recipients of sticker shock:
prospect.org/2025/11/21/a...
prospect.org/2025/11/21/a...
Panic Tears Through U.S. as Health Insurance Costs Spike - The American Prospect
The end of expanded subsidies for the Affordable Care Act exchanges means more people will go without health insurance.
prospect.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:25 PM
The personal stories of health insurance out-of-pocket premium costs soaring aren't going away no matter how much the GOP tries to hide from the problem. @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social talks to some of the recipients of sticker shock:
prospect.org/2025/11/21/a...
prospect.org/2025/11/21/a...