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@lesliest.bsky.social

Academic librarian, movie lover, craft beer enthusiast, kitty foster mom, cheese maker, baker, wine taster, embroiderer, world traveler. Posts are my own...cuz I’m more Leslie than you.

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Is Susan Collins going to get this man and the rest of the kidnapped Mainers back from her new BFF Kristi Noem?

She got her headlines today - and that's usually her primary goal but trusting Collins is risky business and trusting Noem is even worse

29.01.2026 18:10 — 👍 217    🔁 94    💬 9    📌 3
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“I watched him die… then I watched them maneuver his body like a rag doll— only to discover it was because they wanted to count the bullet wounds and see how many they ‘got’, like he was a deer.”

28.01.2026 05:46 — 👍 25186    🔁 11784    💬 917    📌 1051

The whole interview is worth it

24.01.2026 20:53 — 👍 5650    🔁 2039    💬 60    📌 191
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Sunday, at least 7 ICE agents stormed a house and took an elderly man out into the freezing cold, wearing only his underwear and a blanket.

He was a member of the Hmong community, which came to the area from Laos in the 1970s after siding with the US in the Vietnam War.

Notice the suppressors
1/2

19.01.2026 13:33 — 👍 13541    🔁 7419    💬 1427    📌 968

Do ICE officers swear an oath to protect and defend the Constitution?

13.01.2026 17:14 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Let us all stand with Chairman Powell.

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BREAKING: ICE agents pepper-spray peaceful demonstrators and journalists and deploy chemical irritants in Minneapolis.

Our partners @statuscoupnews.bsky.social captured the moment live on the ground as it happened.

11.01.2026 22:15 — 👍 15662    🔁 7974    💬 1585    📌 648

Members of Congress: stop posting online and APPEAR, PHYSICALLY on the steps of the Capitol to decry this unconstitutional violation of domestic & international law. SHOW THE PEOPLE the level of danger we are facing as a country.
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@senatedemocrats.bsky.social

03.01.2026 17:17 — 👍 25804    🔁 7901    💬 721    📌 923
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WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.

BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...

22.12.2025 22:46 — 👍 35373    🔁 19979    💬 1678    📌 2093

Planning a trip to Japan in the spring. What towns should I see in the Japanese Alps?

16.12.2025 04:53 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Buster from the tv show ‘Arrested Development’ holding an arm full of plushies while he looks at his mother Lucille, saying, “these are my awards, mother, from FIFA.“

Buster from the tv show ‘Arrested Development’ holding an arm full of plushies while he looks at his mother Lucille, saying, “these are my awards, mother, from FIFA.“

Who has made this 🤣

07.12.2025 13:49 — 👍 20881    🔁 4096    💬 100    📌 116

The inaugural and final FIFA peace prize. 🏆

06.12.2025 16:59 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
POND RULES:

No swimming, jumping or gallivanting.
Do not disturb the pond witch.
No fishing with dynamite.
Sacrifices to water gods on alternate Wednesdays only - NO EXCEPTIONS!
Taunt the crows at your own risk.
If a hand comes out of the water to beckon you, turn and walk away.
Do not feed the weretrout.
Is the water burning with cold unholy fire? Report it to the ranger!
They’re not ducks. Run.
Have fun!

POND RULES: No swimming, jumping or gallivanting. Do not disturb the pond witch. No fishing with dynamite. Sacrifices to water gods on alternate Wednesdays only - NO EXCEPTIONS! Taunt the crows at your own risk. If a hand comes out of the water to beckon you, turn and walk away. Do not feed the weretrout. Is the water burning with cold unholy fire? Report it to the ranger! They’re not ducks. Run. Have fun!

You know, I'm not sure I ever really read the Pond Rules at our local nature preserve all that closely before

25.11.2025 01:24 — 👍 6862    🔁 1229    💬 302    📌 109

You should see what my husband calls my Frankenstein style wrapping of Christmas presents. He encourages gift bags as we both cannot wrap neatly.

16.11.2025 21:31 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I have saved up the great British baking show to binge over thanksgiving weekend. It has been difficult. I’m looking forward to some wholesome joy.

15.11.2025 03:31 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Only if he has it on audio book. Or if Stephen miller reads it as the nap time story.

06.11.2025 14:48 — 👍 8    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I’m gonna have to see this thing to the end. Wild. #worldseries

02.11.2025 03:55 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Holy caught balls! I don’t even watch much baseball, and this 9th inning was a thrill. Now extra innings. #worldseries

02.11.2025 03:42 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Got the notification that my mail in ballot was counted. Have you voted? Vote!

02.11.2025 03:29 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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a woman is sitting at a table in a living room talking to a man . Alt: Arrested Development gif. Lucile is sitting at a table in a living room talking to a man “it’s one banana. Michael, what would it cost? 10 dollars”

How much a banana be, Michael? Ten dollars?

28.10.2025 14:23 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Rand Paul: "In the one instance you're killed on sight. On the other instance, if you're captured, we just say, 'Oh well, we're gonna send you back to your country.' It doesn't make any sense."

26.10.2025 13:45 — 👍 12393    🔁 3478    💬 489    📌 186
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👇🏽

26.10.2025 02:36 — 👍 21953    🔁 7969    💬 533    📌 241

Our military is being paid by an anonymous donor.

Our WH East Wing was demolished for a ballroom - paid for by donors.

These aren’t acts of benevolence or patriotism.

This is the oligarchy assuming control, insidiously becoming part of how we function.

Every American should reject it.

25.10.2025 02:21 — 👍 32765    🔁 10930    💬 1084    📌 440
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Locking Down the Pentagon Press Is Dangerous Pete Hegseth’s proposed restrictions would harm the people whom both the military and the press are meant to serve.

"The Pentagon should not fear scrutiny by the press corps that walks its halls. It should welcome it and rise to it. In a free country, the Army defends the people—and the press ensures the people know what is being done in their name." www.thebulwark.com/p/locking-do...

15.10.2025 02:30 — 👍 638    🔁 192    💬 20    📌 5
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This from @govpritzker.illinois.gov on @cnn.com

05.10.2025 14:34 — 👍 9237    🔁 3195    💬 224    📌 146

Targeting more than half the population of the US for a political reason is treason. No elected official or a member of his staff has the right to punish the American people for who they vote for. Withholding money for states that voted for Harris is tyranny and must be stopped now.

05.10.2025 12:05 — 👍 5601    🔁 1671    💬 166    📌 68

You warm my heart. I’m so happy this opportunity presented itself to you and I look forward to the new episodes.

You will be wonderful in guiding a love of reading.

04.10.2025 20:33 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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It began with crowd size.

04.10.2025 07:30 — 👍 1010    🔁 407    💬 20    📌 15
French President Macron Speaks at German Unity Day Ceremony | WION LIVE
YouTube video by WION French President Macron Speaks at German Unity Day Ceremony | WION LIVE

President Macron:
“We were very naive to leave our public space to social media networks controlled by US or Chinese companies that don’t share our interests and not interested in survival of our democracies.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MggN...

04.10.2025 03:59 — 👍 7726    🔁 2695    💬 228    📌 224

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