Leslie Gura
@lgura.bsky.social
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September 1, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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What Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told the Senate Finance Committee as its members considered his nomination:
August 29, 2025 at 1:37 AM
What Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told the Senate Finance Committee as its members considered his nomination:
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Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who has worked for eight presidents, tells me this may be the “most perilous time” ever.
Our conversation:
Our conversation:
What Worries Former Pentagon Chief Robert Gates
Podcast Episode · Big Take · 07/21/2025 · 28m
podcasts.apple.com
July 21, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who has worked for eight presidents, tells me this may be the “most perilous time” ever.
Our conversation:
Our conversation:
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They helped build the global trade system President Trump is trying to dismantle.
Bob Zoellick and Mike Froman, who oversaw trade policy under Presidents Bush and Obama, respectively, join me for a conversation about Trump’s trade war, and what’s likely to happen next:
Bob Zoellick and Mike Froman, who oversaw trade policy under Presidents Bush and Obama, respectively, join me for a conversation about Trump’s trade war, and what’s likely to happen next:
After US-Japan Trade Deal, What’s Next in Trump’s Trade War
Big Take · Episode
open.spotify.com
July 23, 2025 at 9:33 PM
They helped build the global trade system President Trump is trying to dismantle.
Bob Zoellick and Mike Froman, who oversaw trade policy under Presidents Bush and Obama, respectively, join me for a conversation about Trump’s trade war, and what’s likely to happen next:
Bob Zoellick and Mike Froman, who oversaw trade policy under Presidents Bush and Obama, respectively, join me for a conversation about Trump’s trade war, and what’s likely to happen next:
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“When I was national security advisor, I never once for a moment thought, man, I have enough spare time to be secretary of state,” Jake Sullivan told me. “No way. Being national security advisor is more than a full-time job. So is being secretary of state.”
What Keeps Former National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan Up at Night
Podcast Episode · Big Take · 07/25/2025 · 32m
podcasts.apple.com
July 26, 2025 at 10:18 PM
“When I was national security advisor, I never once for a moment thought, man, I have enough spare time to be secretary of state,” Jake Sullivan told me. “No way. Being national security advisor is more than a full-time job. So is being secretary of state.”
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Honestly I still can’t stop laughing 😂😅🤣
June 15, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Honestly I still can’t stop laughing 😂😅🤣
This is outrageous. Regardless of party, troops should remain neutral.
If any Democratic president used a military audience as partisan prop, Republicans would melt down. The press would melt down. It was considered unthinkable until Trump showed R's and the media that oligarchic rule was within their reach.
Trump goads the troops into booing California Gov. Gavin Newsom and LA Mayor Karen Bass and attacks them as "incompetent"
June 10, 2025 at 10:10 PM
This is outrageous. Regardless of party, troops should remain neutral.
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Not getting much attention, but the Senate GOP is about to start voting - to make sure banks can charge higher overdraft fees. Seriously.
Good time to let your Senators know what you think of that.
Good time to let your Senators know what you think of that.
March 27, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Not getting much attention, but the Senate GOP is about to start voting - to make sure banks can charge higher overdraft fees. Seriously.
Good time to let your Senators know what you think of that.
Good time to let your Senators know what you think of that.
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Unidentified men grabbing someone off the street and putting her in a car because she wrote an op-Ed. This as flatly authoritarian as anything we’ve seen in this country in a very long time.
Video of the international student at Tufts being arrested by "federal authorities" in Massachusetts has been released and it's terrifying.
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
March 26, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Unidentified men grabbing someone off the street and putting her in a car because she wrote an op-Ed. This as flatly authoritarian as anything we’ve seen in this country in a very long time.
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🚨🚨Gross incompetence. The Trump admin accidentally texted a journalist our war plans.
This proves what we always knew: Hegseth was never qualified to be SecDef—now his recklessness is putting Troops' lives at risk.
This is deadly serious.
MORE: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
This proves what we always knew: Hegseth was never qualified to be SecDef—now his recklessness is putting Troops' lives at risk.
This is deadly serious.
MORE: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
March 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
🚨🚨Gross incompetence. The Trump admin accidentally texted a journalist our war plans.
This proves what we always knew: Hegseth was never qualified to be SecDef—now his recklessness is putting Troops' lives at risk.
This is deadly serious.
MORE: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
This proves what we always knew: Hegseth was never qualified to be SecDef—now his recklessness is putting Troops' lives at risk.
This is deadly serious.
MORE: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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My maternal grandmother died in the 1918 flu pandemic.
RFK Jr can go fuck himself.
RFK Jr can go fuck himself.
March 22, 2025 at 6:32 PM
My maternal grandmother died in the 1918 flu pandemic.
RFK Jr can go fuck himself.
RFK Jr can go fuck himself.
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I’m tellin ya. It’s AOC. 34,000 people today in Denver.
March 22, 2025 at 3:53 AM
I’m tellin ya. It’s AOC. 34,000 people today in Denver.
It was Reagan.
1/2 Worth-reading piece by Franklin Foer in @theatlantic.com on Schumer's rationale.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Having been there at the time (Chuck was head of college Dems, I was editor of college paper), I *don't* agree w this wrapup statement, below. [Cont...]
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Having been there at the time (Chuck was head of college Dems, I was editor of college paper), I *don't* agree w this wrapup statement, below. [Cont...]
March 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
It was Reagan.
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Are you listening, @schumer.senate.gov?
She's talking about you.
And that crowd in Tempe, AZ agrees with what she's saying.
For the good of the country and democracy, step down as Senate Minority Leader.
It's clear you don't have the fight in you, and we need a leader who knows how to fight.
She's talking about you.
And that crowd in Tempe, AZ agrees with what she's saying.
For the good of the country and democracy, step down as Senate Minority Leader.
It's clear you don't have the fight in you, and we need a leader who knows how to fight.
March 22, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Are you listening, @schumer.senate.gov?
She's talking about you.
And that crowd in Tempe, AZ agrees with what she's saying.
For the good of the country and democracy, step down as Senate Minority Leader.
It's clear you don't have the fight in you, and we need a leader who knows how to fight.
She's talking about you.
And that crowd in Tempe, AZ agrees with what she's saying.
For the good of the country and democracy, step down as Senate Minority Leader.
It's clear you don't have the fight in you, and we need a leader who knows how to fight.
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How is this okay?
March 22, 2025 at 2:02 PM
How is this okay?
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From 2010 to 2016 (latest data I have ), NIH research contributed to EVERY drug approved by the FDA
March 22, 2025 at 10:44 AM
From 2010 to 2016 (latest data I have ), NIH research contributed to EVERY drug approved by the FDA
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BREAKING: 34,000 people have showed up in Denver, Colorado this evening to see Bernie Sanders and AOC fight oligarchy and authoritarianism.
March 22, 2025 at 12:46 AM
BREAKING: 34,000 people have showed up in Denver, Colorado this evening to see Bernie Sanders and AOC fight oligarchy and authoritarianism.
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WOW! AOC and Bernie Sanders just held the Biggest political event in Denver since Obama 2008.
March 22, 2025 at 3:17 PM
WOW! AOC and Bernie Sanders just held the Biggest political event in Denver since Obama 2008.
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NONE of this is normal
March 22, 2025 at 3:28 PM
NONE of this is normal
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“Elias Law Group will not be deterred from fighting for democracy in court. There will be no negotiation with this White House about the clients we represent or the lawsuits we bring on their behalf."
Statement from Elias Law Group Chair Marc Elias
elias.law
March 22, 2025 at 4:39 PM
“Elias Law Group will not be deterred from fighting for democracy in court. There will be no negotiation with this White House about the clients we represent or the lawsuits we bring on their behalf."
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Welp, there goes the US defense industry.
March 22, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Welp, there goes the US defense industry.
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Pete Buttigieg breaks down DEI for everyday folks…
“The opposite of diversity is uniformity. The opposite of equity is inequity. The opposite of inclusion is exclusion.” @petebuttigieg.bsky.social
Our problem: too many value uniformity over inclusion and they’re the ones running the government.
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“The opposite of diversity is uniformity. The opposite of equity is inequity. The opposite of inclusion is exclusion.” @petebuttigieg.bsky.social
Our problem: too many value uniformity over inclusion and they’re the ones running the government.
🧵
March 22, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Pete Buttigieg breaks down DEI for everyday folks…
“The opposite of diversity is uniformity. The opposite of equity is inequity. The opposite of inclusion is exclusion.” @petebuttigieg.bsky.social
Our problem: too many value uniformity over inclusion and they’re the ones running the government.
🧵
“The opposite of diversity is uniformity. The opposite of equity is inequity. The opposite of inclusion is exclusion.” @petebuttigieg.bsky.social
Our problem: too many value uniformity over inclusion and they’re the ones running the government.
🧵