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Leslie Ragland

@jlecrags.bsky.social

Retired veterinarian, love books, baseball, travel and hiking in our beautiful national parks. Democrat, still a Texan but hanging on by a thread!

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This kid’s face is breaking my heart. So scared.

17.06.2025 19:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They are playing CCR’s Fortunate Son for the soldiers to march to??! πŸ˜‚ Did anyone listen to the words?

15.06.2025 04:59 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This is disgusting.

12.06.2025 18:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Unbelievable

12.06.2025 18:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes. The 5 Calls App makes it easy.

25.05.2025 01:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

My passport expires in January. I just applied to renew it online so my current passport is invalid now. It sickens me that we now live in a country where I will worry until my new passport arrives.

21.05.2025 05:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Et tu, @huffpost.com Read the room.

21.05.2025 02:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Cruelty Is The Point, But What’s The Goal? The Trump administration isn’t cruel just for cruelty’s sake. There’s a deeper, darker purpose.

open.substack.com/pub/thinkbig...

21.05.2025 01:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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3 Texas Bills You Can Still Stop Before Sine Die: HB 2, SB 16, SB 2880 School funding, voter suppression, and abortion pill bans are on the line. Here’s how Texans can fight back in the final days of session.

open.substack.com/pub/howdypol...

20.05.2025 20:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Andry JosΓ© HernΓ‘ndez Romero, as a teen, sewing costumes for his town’s Three Kings Fest.

Andry JosΓ© HernΓ‘ndez Romero, as a teen, sewing costumes for his town’s Three Kings Fest.

Andry JosΓ© HernΓ‘ndez Romero, I remember you, even if I do not know how to articulate my horror, rage, & sorrow at your treatment by my government.

No one has heard from you in 65 days.

As vigil, I’m posting a photo* of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.

*as a teen, sewing

19.05.2025 01:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3407    πŸ” 861    πŸ’¬ 32    πŸ“Œ 24
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US Republican budget proposal has removal of gun silencer tax in its sights U.S. Republican tax writers pushing through President Donald Trump's signature tax cut priorities proposed to eliminate a customer tax on firearm silencers, a tax potentially undoing the almost 100-year-old tax.

Hidden deep in the Republican tax bill is a $1.4B gift to the NRA: a repeal of the 90-year-old tax on gun silencers. Just 12 lines in a 400-page bill. A huge win for gun lobbyists and a dangerous loss for public safety. They buried it for a reason.

16.05.2025 03:50 β€” πŸ‘ 462    πŸ” 303    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 22

So you’re saying we could solve all the financial problems of 379 million of us and impact just 19 households. What an interesting fact. Fun little bit of trivia.

29.04.2025 02:35 β€” πŸ‘ 11620    πŸ” 4294    πŸ’¬ 182    πŸ“Œ 80

Ignoring the obvious stupidity of this remark, he is also saying that folks who have underlying health issues (auto-immune, heart disease, cancer) are not worthy of our concern. Really?? Is this where we are as a country?

12.04.2025 15:14 β€” πŸ‘ 59    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 0
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April 11, 2025 On April 4, Trump fired head of U.S.

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The info in today’s letter is ominous, terrifying.

12.04.2025 14:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Trump chose to attend a Saudi-sponsored golf tournament rather than welcome home the remains of four soldiers. The vice president didn’t attended either. They don’t even pretend to care about service members.

THEY DO NOT CARE ABOUT US.

04.04.2025 18:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1315    πŸ” 405    πŸ’¬ 55    πŸ“Œ 19

πŸ₯ΊπŸ‘

02.04.2025 00:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Masked, no identification. Terrifying.

27.03.2025 14:41 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Krassenstein on Substack Make this go viral! Her husband’s life was put at risk by the Signal texts.

substack.com/@krassenstei...

26.03.2025 19:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hey Texas friends let’s fill this event to overflowing!

26.03.2025 17:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Frightening. And completely unacceptable.

26.03.2025 17:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Like OJ looking for the real murderers.

25.03.2025 20:21 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Barn door, Tulsi, barn door.

25.03.2025 18:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump’s commerce secretary Howard Lutnick says if Social Security skipped a check, his mother-in-law wouldn’t complainβ€”and if you would, it indicates you are probably a fraudster. Insane.

21.03.2025 18:18 β€” πŸ‘ 10944    πŸ” 3635    πŸ’¬ 3170    πŸ“Œ 1742

Insanity

21.03.2025 05:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m so confused, isn’t this what they are already doing?!
Vote NO!

14.03.2025 01:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My senators are Cruz and Cornyn. Is there anything I can do to help?

13.03.2025 21:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Or the country of Wales vs the whales in the ocean…

05.03.2025 20:59 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

We give the wives of these guys too much credit. They are just as bad.

03.03.2025 03:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Kudos to the guy with the sign taped to the back of his jacket!

03.03.2025 03:03 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This

03.03.2025 02:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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