Leslie Lawson

Anyone who believed Trump would be the “peace president” should delete their accounts- including JD

I watched Trump’s looneytunes press conference about the SCOTUS tariff ruling. The takeaways? A) he’s furious. B) he’s going to keep trying to levy tariffs. C) he couldn’t care less about working Americans.

But we knew that.

Access Denied My name is Jess and I was a high school Literature teacher for 16 years until I decided to run as a Democrat in a rural, red district in Missouri. I bring you news and politics from Missouri and beyon...

Missouri your representatives are using the authorities to keep you away from them. They are trampling on your right to contact them and air your grievances with your government representative. Vote them all out. You can do better than the current lot you now have. open.substack.com/pub/jesspipe...

The Disastrous First Year of RFK Jr. The damage the HHS secretary has done to science and public health is appalling—and it could have been avoided.

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Texas Democratic Congressional Candidate CHANGES HIS NAME To Avoid Conservative Past A Texas conservative CHANGED HIS NAME to run for Congress as a Democrat!

Texas this guy is NOT a Dem. J. Gordon Mitchel, formerly known as James “Jim” MacKay. Don't fall for it Texas. www.buzzfeed.com/jealousturtl...

Whistle Up 2: Rise of the Whistle Goblins | dansinker.com

If you need whistles in bulk...American's are a creative bunch! dansinker.com/posts/2026-0...

The CIA World Factbook is dead. Here's how I came to love it The Factbook survived the Cold War and became a hit online. It mixed quirky cultural notes and trivia with maps, data, and photos taken by CIA officers. But it was discontinued this week.

For the world travelers. What a loss to our government employees as well as other world travelers. "It has been a resource used by presidents, by warfighters, and by the world's greatest scholars." www.npr.org/2026/02/07/n...

DAGS NR: HAWAIʻI STATE ARCHIVES DIGITIZES INDEXES TO HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF RECORDS STATE OF HAWAIʻI KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR KE KIAʻĀINA DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES KA ʻOIHANA LOIHELU A LAWELAWE LAULĀ   KEITH A. REGAN […]

For those of you who might be called to do research in Hawaii, there is a new database to search! #genealogy [https://governor.hawaii.gov/newsroom/dags-nr-hawai%CA%BBi-state-archives-digitizes-indexes-to-hundreds-of-thousands-of-records/](governor.hawaii.gov/newsroom/dag...)

'The old order is not coming back,' Carney says in provocative speech at Davos | CBC News Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered a frank assessment of how he views the world in a provocative speech in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, where he said the longstanding U.S.-led, rules-based intern...

"The old order is not coming back. We should not mourn it. Nostalgia is not a strategy. But from the fracture, we can build something better, stronger and more just."

#cdnPoli

Calm, focused, not performative but frank. Pulls no punches in his speech

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The orange one can't cancel them. Voting is run by the states not the federal govt. States have other people running for positions within their state. Fed politicians are only a small number. Orange one would have to get those who run elections in all 50 states to agree. Won't happen.

I absolutely HATE it when Marjorie Taylor Greene makes sense.

The White House has been caught.

The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.

In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.

Couldn't agree more. All of these proposals are constitutional, reasonable, and vital. (1/2)

@bmathewz.bsky.social We miss you over at the fb place and hope to find conversation with you here. I'll post over on fb to find you here. Thank you for the email!

All of these new rulings don’t just affect today, they rewrite precedent. Trump still has three years left, and whatever expanded powers the Court hands him now will automatically pass to the next president as well.

@bmathewz.bsky.social We miss you over on FB but understand that zuck thinks you are a bot. He is a PIA. Please post over here and let us know how you are doing.

She is resigning just 2 days after her 5 year mark in Congress. Now she has lifetime pension and healthcare.

How one tech startup is giving cash to SNAP recipients Propel makes a free app for people on food stamps. Now it's giving some of them $50 each, as some private companies, nonprofits, and individuals scramble to help.

Those needing to find SNAP benefit help, this startup has an app for that. Article on NPR this morning explains. Go to app store and search for Propel: EBT, SNAP, WIC... www.npr.org/2025/11/04/n...

WHEW

‘Their history is just erased’: Google drops a key program for boosting women in tech Google is offloading a key career resource program for supporting women in tech, another sign the search giant is unwinding its diversity programs following political pressure over diversity, equity a...

Sadly it tells me that Google is doing all it can to appease the orange leader. One more step to dismissing women and their potential leadership in tech. nz.news.yahoo.com/history-just...

UPDATE: More donors funding the demolition of the East Wing for Trump's $250M ballroom have been identified

An image showing a graphic titled “TRUMP APPROVAL RATING” with the AP and NORC at the University of Chicago logos. The results read: “APPROVE 37%” and “DISAPPROVE 61%.” At the bottom, small text notes the survey was conducted October 9–13 with 1,289 adults. A photo of Donald Trump in a dark suit and red tie appears on the left side of the image.

This is great work, America but I know we can do better.

The current occupant of the house stated, America First! Why then is America NOT first but last? American's can't have health care but rich autocrats in other countries can have OUR tax funds. Shouldn't that money benefit US, here in the USA?

No Kings, no autocrats, no dictators.

@govpritzker.illinois.gov it rhymes with Edmund Pettus Bridge 1965. WHAT are you going to do about it and when are you going to do it?

Calishat created 'No Kings TV' so that anyone can follow the no kings protests tomorrow across a number of metro areas. searchtweaks.com/nkt/

Cartoon by wolvertoon.com.

Top 10 Rally Reminders for #NoKingsDayOct18th

Public health alert! Have you purchased either of these:

10.1-oz. containers of “HELLO FRESH READY MADE MEALS CHEESY PULLED PORK PEPPER PASTA”

10-oz. containers of “HELLO FRESH READY MADE MEALS UNSTUFFED PEPPERS WITH GROUND TURKEY”

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Judge grants motion for temporary restraining order blocking deployment of National Guard troops in Portland Judge Karin Immergut grants a temporary restraining order challenging President Trump's deployment of 200 National Guard members to Portland.

Oregon judge has blocked the trump admin from deploying the guard against us. www.kgw.com/article/news...

How Much More Would People Pay in Premiums if the ACA's Enhanced Premium Tax Credits Expire? | KFF The ACA's enhanced premium tax credits arre set to expire at the end of 2025. This calculator estimates how much out-of-pocket premiums would increase for families if Congress does not extend the cred...

You all need to wrap your heads around what insurance will cost you next year. The Dems want you to keep your subsidies but the trump regime wants his buddies to get tax breaks. Good luck all!

So! Check those numbers! This has been a shocker for many of us. www.kff.org/interactive/...