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@mlesh.bsky.social

Retired FBI Special Agent and attorney, amateur photographer, and avid supporter of democracy; trying to live a life of cultured leisure amidst the decline of civilization.

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Large banner featuring Trump's face is displayed on Justice Department headquarters A large banner featuring Donald Trump’s face has been hung on the exterior of Justice Department headquarters in a physical display of the Republican president’s efforts to exert power over the law en...

“The…face gazed down from every commanding corner. There was one on the house front immediately opposite. BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU, the caption said…”

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19.02.2026 23:29 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Rubio’s speech in Munich was a watered down version of Vance’s fascist tirade last year. In 2028, assuming we’re still having elections, Marco will try to pretend he wasn’t even in Munich, and he was in the bathroom the whole time Republicans tried to dismantle our democracy.

16.02.2026 23:47 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Of course it was the unelected, unvetted, guy who couldn’t get a clearance the first time around and now serves as the conduit for corruption to the President.

12.02.2026 23:28 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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No Kings in Carlsbad, CA, but there were frogs.

19.10.2025 03:33 — 👍 10    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Not even pretending not to be a fascist.

20.09.2025 21:09 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The sadly ironic death of Charlie Kirk: the untimely death of a human being pulls at our heartstrings, even as he was a victim of the same violence he so cavalierly dismissed. We should be better than this, and we start by rejecting Kirk’s view that any deaths are a fair trade for 2A rights.

11.09.2025 15:49 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I know, broken clocks and all that, but when Brian Kilmeade gets something right, you know we’re in trouble.

09.09.2025 14:23 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Mike Johnson is lying, but let’s pretend he’s not. The only way the Bureau would use a pathological liar like Trump as an informant is if he was a co-conspirator and would record conversations with Epstein and other targets. So, let’s hear the tapes!

07.09.2025 01:43 — 👍 20    🔁 8    💬 1    📌 0

Thanks for including me!

06.09.2025 21:45 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Trump making deals and giving preferential treatment to sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell while she helps cover up his crimes.

01.08.2025 19:57 — 👍 1766    🔁 633    💬 110    📌 37
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Dear @stephencolbert.bsky.social,

Thanks for all the years of speaking truth to power & finding the funny in fascism.
Looking forward to following you wherever you land,

Your fan, Mar🐫

18.07.2025 19:26 — 👍 59878    🔁 9415    💬 1192    📌 430

It’s quite clear leadership and the rank & file at ICE have disregarded their oath to uphold the Constitution and have embraced a culture of impunity; they know what they are doing is wrong. When democracy is restored, ICE will have to be dismantled and rebuilt under better leadership.

11.07.2025 18:28 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thanks for adding me!😃

27.06.2025 18:40 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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When the world seems to be falling apart, you may feel you can’t afford to take time away from the important work of trying to help hold it together. But it’s a marathon, not a sprint, so take a walk—or a swim—in nature; it will help fortify you for the long fight!

23.06.2025 21:23 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

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15.06.2025 23:17 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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What we learned yesterday.

The Times They Are a-Changin'

15.06.2025 16:42 — 👍 43464    🔁 11530    💬 862    📌 462

It’s clear the leadership and rank-and-file at ICE have disregarded their oath to the Constitution; ICE will have to be dismantled when democracy is restored.

11.06.2025 22:13 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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10.06.2025 21:20 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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How You Can Protect Democracy 29 concrete actions you can take right now to protect democracy.

Here are 29 things you can start doing today. Start with one. But get started. protectdemocracy.org/how-to-prote...

22.04.2025 10:47 — 👍 366    🔁 200    💬 19    📌 17
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A walk in nature is good for you.

27.05.2025 03:44 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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My take on the consequences of the media's "original sin."
member.democracydocket.com/the-medias-o...

24.05.2025 18:45 — 👍 20051    🔁 6278    💬 835    📌 434

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19.05.2025 03:46 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

While Trump was on his Bribe-Me tour of the Middle East autocracies, his henchmen continued to undermine our democracy; in particular, Stephen “Discount Goebbels” Miller floated the idea of suspending habeas corpus. We must fight his corruption and authoritarianism—everywhere, all the time.

18.05.2025 02:16 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

There’s always room for one more in the Trump clown car.

09.05.2025 18:07 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Trump has always been a breathtakingly ignorant man, a conman & a criminal, and as president an aspiring autocrat & tyrant; summed up in his short answer to Welker’s simple question:

Welker: “But…don’t you need to uphold the Constitution of the United States as president?”

Trump: “I don’t know.”

05.05.2025 02:29 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

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27.04.2025 20:29 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Sad, but true.

22.04.2025 16:17 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Maybe, maybe not; but we’ll never know because, in this case, he didn’t stand up.

22.04.2025 03:59 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

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21.04.2025 16:40 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Outspoken on Trump? Really? When he had the chance to weigh in on the 2024 election, he punted and said he didn’t know who was “the lesser of two evils,” when one was evil and the other was not.

21.04.2025 16:39 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0