lesliejyerman
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Making photos created through the prism of spirit and heart. Instagram: lesliejyerman Consultant: Communications, writing, administration. Comments my own.
Tell Your Members of Congress to rein in ICE NOW act.indivisible.org/sign/ice-out...
Tell Your Members of Congress to rein in ICE NOW
On January 24, federal forces with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. This was just over two weeks after the killing of Renee Good. These killings are a direc...
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February 11, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Tell Your Members of Congress to rein in ICE NOW act.indivisible.org/sign/ice-out...
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Members of the Buddhist Walk for Peace, leaving the National United Methodist Church, beginning their walk to the National Cathedral this afternoon.
DC Metro police—with name tags, badges, masks only as needed for the cold—accompanied the procession on a fleet of bicycles.
DC Metro police—with name tags, badges, masks only as needed for the cold—accompanied the procession on a fleet of bicycles.
February 10, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Members of the Buddhist Walk for Peace, leaving the National United Methodist Church, beginning their walk to the National Cathedral this afternoon.
DC Metro police—with name tags, badges, masks only as needed for the cold—accompanied the procession on a fleet of bicycles.
DC Metro police—with name tags, badges, masks only as needed for the cold—accompanied the procession on a fleet of bicycles.
From @sulliview.bsky.social
Yes! THIS is how it's done, New York Times
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Yes! THIS is how it's done, New York Times
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Yes! THIS is how it's done, New York Times
Much more blunt truth-telling, please
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February 10, 2026 at 12:42 PM
From @sulliview.bsky.social
Yes! THIS is how it's done, New York Times
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Yes! THIS is how it's done, New York Times
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From @djrothkopf.bsky.social
"So, here are the non-negotiables, the points on which all Democrats must agree:
• We will fight for what we believe in...
• Winning means ending the threat to our country, our values, our institutions...
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"So, here are the non-negotiables, the points on which all Democrats must agree:
• We will fight for what we believe in...
• Winning means ending the threat to our country, our values, our institutions...
open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
Dems Don't Have to Agree on Everything...
...Just these things.
open.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:04 AM
From @djrothkopf.bsky.social
"So, here are the non-negotiables, the points on which all Democrats must agree:
• We will fight for what we believe in...
• Winning means ending the threat to our country, our values, our institutions...
open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
"So, here are the non-negotiables, the points on which all Democrats must agree:
• We will fight for what we believe in...
• Winning means ending the threat to our country, our values, our institutions...
open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
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People: Our taxes are being used to imprison children because they are immigrants. This cruel regime is violating human rights every day in our names.
www.propublica.org/article/life...
www.propublica.org/article/life...
The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center
ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of...
www.propublica.org
February 9, 2026 at 2:56 PM
People: Our taxes are being used to imprison children because they are immigrants. This cruel regime is violating human rights every day in our names.
www.propublica.org/article/life...
www.propublica.org/article/life...
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I’m a progressive from New Jersey. So I am delighted that within Bad Bunny’s powerful message of love and joy and inclusion there was also an unmistakable fuck you to Trump and MAGA and the forces of hate, violence and contempt for our basic human rights.
February 9, 2026 at 1:58 AM
I’m a progressive from New Jersey. So I am delighted that within Bad Bunny’s powerful message of love and joy and inclusion there was also an unmistakable fuck you to Trump and MAGA and the forces of hate, violence and contempt for our basic human rights.
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Bad Bunny just abolished ICE through relentless fuck you pride and joy
February 9, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Bad Bunny just abolished ICE through relentless fuck you pride and joy
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“Good f**king riddance,” one staffer told @nataliekorach.bsky.social. “Will’s legacy can be summed up as nothing more than having destroyed an institution in American media.”
Go inside The Washington Post after CEO/publisher Will Lewis' abrupt exit: www.status.news/p/washington...
Go inside The Washington Post after CEO/publisher Will Lewis' abrupt exit: www.status.news/p/washington...
Bezos Loses His Will
The abrupt exit of Washington Post publisher Will Lewis served as a cathartic moment for staff in the wake of mass layoffs—but did little to lift the dark clouds hanging over the paper’s future.
www.status.news
February 8, 2026 at 9:34 PM
“Good f**king riddance,” one staffer told @nataliekorach.bsky.social. “Will’s legacy can be summed up as nothing more than having destroyed an institution in American media.”
Go inside The Washington Post after CEO/publisher Will Lewis' abrupt exit: www.status.news/p/washington...
Go inside The Washington Post after CEO/publisher Will Lewis' abrupt exit: www.status.news/p/washington...
Support the victim's of Jeffrey Epstein by signing this petition demanding transparency from Pam Bondi and the DOJ:
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February 8, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Support the victim's of Jeffrey Epstein by signing this petition demanding transparency from Pam Bondi and the DOJ:
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From @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social
How a 5-Year-Old Detained by ICE Made It Back Home
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How a 5-Year-Old Detained by ICE Made It Back Home
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How a 5-Year-Old Detained by ICE Made It Back Home
And got his hat back.
open.substack.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:23 PM
From @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social
How a 5-Year-Old Detained by ICE Made It Back Home
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How a 5-Year-Old Detained by ICE Made It Back Home
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“Neither the Bivens Act nor the Universal Constitutional Remedies Act is a magic bullet that will save American democracy, but they would provide greater levels of deterrence and accountability”
A Law That Might Just Save the Midterms www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/o...
A Law That Might Just Save the Midterms www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/o...
Opinion | A Law That Might Just Save the Midterms
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:28 AM
“Neither the Bivens Act nor the Universal Constitutional Remedies Act is a magic bullet that will save American democracy, but they would provide greater levels of deterrence and accountability”
A Law That Might Just Save the Midterms www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/o...
A Law That Might Just Save the Midterms www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/o...
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1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
February 6, 2026 at 5:42 PM
1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
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Cowardly and racist is an amazing combination. We all know that wasn't a staffer and that he meant that shit. bsky.app/profile/leba...
POLITICO reporting that the White House has now claimed the ape video was an accident and removed it.
February 6, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Cowardly and racist is an amazing combination. We all know that wasn't a staffer and that he meant that shit. bsky.app/profile/leba...
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The extent to which this administration personally targets and continues the assault on people who embarrass and shame it is particularly despicable.
BREAKING: The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
DHS has requested expedited deportation proceedings against family of Liam Conejo Ramos
The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
www.mprnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 3:04 AM
The extent to which this administration personally targets and continues the assault on people who embarrass and shame it is particularly despicable.
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I am not going to repost the vile and racist image that Trump posted last night of President & First Lady Obama because it is beyond disgusting. Trump is a vile racist as is every Republican that continues to support him. I don’t want to hear mumbling from Mike Johnson or stoic silence from Thune.
February 6, 2026 at 2:54 PM
I am not going to repost the vile and racist image that Trump posted last night of President & First Lady Obama because it is beyond disgusting. Trump is a vile racist as is every Republican that continues to support him. I don’t want to hear mumbling from Mike Johnson or stoic silence from Thune.
From @djrothkopf.bsky.social
"Trump's mania to erect monuments to himself will soon, quickly (and gloriously) be undone."
I hope Rothkopf is right.
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"Trump's mania to erect monuments to himself will soon, quickly (and gloriously) be undone."
I hope Rothkopf is right.
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Ask Not for Whom the Bell Tolls, Mr. President
Trump's mania to erect monuments to himself will soon, quickly (and gloriously) be undone
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February 6, 2026 at 2:34 PM
From @djrothkopf.bsky.social
"Trump's mania to erect monuments to himself will soon, quickly (and gloriously) be undone."
I hope Rothkopf is right.
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"Trump's mania to erect monuments to himself will soon, quickly (and gloriously) be undone."
I hope Rothkopf is right.
open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
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This is truly incredible.
Shakespeare speaking to RIGHT NOW—on the “mountainish” inhumanity of punishing and casting out strangers from your country.
Shakespeare speaking to RIGHT NOW—on the “mountainish” inhumanity of punishing and casting out strangers from your country.
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 4:09 PM
This is truly incredible.
Shakespeare speaking to RIGHT NOW—on the “mountainish” inhumanity of punishing and casting out strangers from your country.
Shakespeare speaking to RIGHT NOW—on the “mountainish” inhumanity of punishing and casting out strangers from your country.
Heartbreaking piece from @ashleyrparker.bsky.social about the murder of The Washington Post.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The Murder of The Washington Post
Today’s layoffs are the latest attempt to kill what makes the paper special.
www.theatlantic.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Heartbreaking piece from @ashleyrparker.bsky.social about the murder of The Washington Post.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."
February 4, 2026 at 2:34 PM
A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."
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The Post sports department was a jewel for decades -- producing much of the paper's best writing. And the only recently expanded Sunday Books erction was terrific, often better even than the Times and Journal. Both killed by Bezos.
February 4, 2026 at 3:18 PM
The Post sports department was a jewel for decades -- producing much of the paper's best writing. And the only recently expanded Sunday Books erction was terrific, often better even than the Times and Journal. Both killed by Bezos.
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Watch to the end. It’s < 90 seconds.
February 4, 2026 at 5:26 AM
Watch to the end. It’s < 90 seconds.
From @djrothkopf.bsky.social: "We need people who will hold the those who attacked our democracy & our laws accountable.
For those who have been playing by the rules described here who can’t give them up...thank you for your service. Have a great retirement...
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For those who have been playing by the rules described here who can’t give them up...thank you for your service. Have a great retirement...
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It's the Billionaires, Stupid
The faultline for Dems in the run to 2028 will be attitudes toward elites
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February 4, 2026 at 1:59 AM
From @djrothkopf.bsky.social: "We need people who will hold the those who attacked our democracy & our laws accountable.
For those who have been playing by the rules described here who can’t give them up...thank you for your service. Have a great retirement...
open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
For those who have been playing by the rules described here who can’t give them up...thank you for your service. Have a great retirement...
open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...