Reposted by La LeesNiall Harbison @niallharbison.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I think a lot of people would have started following me when we rescued Rodney in Thailand. How he lived through those first days I’ll never know. To see him and run a couple of laps with him in London this weekend was magical ❤️ 2286021829 0
Reposted by La LeesBenjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · 15/09/2026It’s not a goddamn “branding dispute,” @apnews.com. Do your job. 647575 0
Reposted by La LeesKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Jared Kushner is not "on the other side of the aisle." He's not an elected official. He's not an administration official. He's the president's son-in-law and a private citizen. You do not, in fact, have to take meetings with relatives of the president. Some might even say you should *not* do that 58491752098 0
Reposted by La LeesRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 25/08/2026We will always love you.youtube.comDolly Parton - I Will Always Love You [Official Music Video]YouTube video by Dolly Parton 354863 0
Reposted by La LeesGovernor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 04/08/2026You could grow a spine and do your damn jobs. 778153993519 0
Reposted by La LeesDavid Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 30/07/2026What an impressive leader Zelensky has proven to be. Not perfect but courageous, resourceful, intelligent, resilient and very much the man his nation and Europe needed at a critical and dangerous moment. 927561 0
Reposted by La LeesChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 29/07/2026Senate Dems just announced a $40 million ground game investment across 10 battleground states. I’m pleasantly surprised. Instead of blowing it on expensive TV ads, they’re investing in field staff, new offices, volunteer programs, and outreach to Latino, Black, and Alaska Native voters. 1/2 30376871876 0
Reposted by La LeesChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 02/07/2026THIS IS WHAT IS CALLED FOR UNDER FASCISM — BRAVERY Before the attacks & the hot takes start, a few facts: Major Jason Watson is a graduate of the US Air Force Academy, a career logistics officer, a NATO officer, and a decorated veteran who volunteered for a 365-day tour in Afghanistan… 🧵 987204417453 0
Reposted by La LeesChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 22/06/2026Wow! Iran left a thank you note in their locker room thanking LA for its hospitality during the World Cup. Be sure you read the last line: “May peace, respect, and friendship prevail among all nations.” (Source: Reuters) 397163684202 0
Reposted by La LeesBenjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · 21/06/2026As I just heard someone comment: He has actually failed at surrendering. 638071 0
Reposted by La LeesPeter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 21/06/2026"Something just brushed past my leg!" — Luke Skywalker, #StarWars Image credit: tempestkc on Threads #LincolnMemorialReflectingPool #USA 440189534053 0
Reposted by La LeesTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Hereby drawing attention to the decency, integrity, and dignity of Andy Kim 382330668 0
Reposted by La LeesAndrew Weissmann @weissmann.substack.com · 28/02/2026TRUMP’S IRAN WAR: we are starting a war illegally (ie without congressional approval), in order to obliterate Iran’s nuclear capability, which the White House has said it does not have any more as a result of the Trump administration’s attack on Iran last year? In short: An illegal pretextual war. 67806235 0
Reposted by La LeesMark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 24/02/2026This is basically the good teacher coming in with a grin and saying, "Okay, everybody back to class" after the bad teacher (Tisch) shrieks, "I'm putting you all on double detention!" The quote-posts saying "He's capitulating to fascism!"...some of you really need to adjust your dials. 821022 0
Reposted by La LeesMark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 16/02/2026A giant loss: Robert Duvall is gone. An extraordinary artist who was fluent in every dialect of film acting, from ice-cold underplayer (The Godfather) to expert naturalist (Tender Mercies, The Apostle) to balls-to-the-wall maniac (Apocalypse Now). One of our all-timers. Plunge into that filmography. 532079477 0
Reposted by La LeesBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 15/02/2026Shut down Dilley. www.thebulwark.com/p/kids-arent...thebulwark.comThe Kids Aren’t Alright in DilleyA baby who needs medicine. A toddler whose detained mom may have breast cancer. A suicide attempt. 231598487 0
Reposted by La LeesAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 03/02/2026Casar holds a 3 minute and 26 second moment of silence to represent the time in which DHS officers let Renee Good bleed out after she was shot 380193516406 0
Reposted by La LeesBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Bessent really features an unmatched combination of utter stupidity and smug arrogance. 881128199 0
Reposted by La LeesDave Keating @davekeating.substack.com · 20/01/2026🇨🇦PM Carney just schooled our cowardly European leaders at #Davos. This speech was clearly aimed at them: "We must actively take on the world as it is, not wait around for a world we wish to be." "What does it mean for middle powers to live the truth? First it means naming reality..." (🧵1/6) 24378551825 0
Reposted by La LeesRyan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 19/01/2026Local news Fox9 reports: ICE detains Minnesota city worker, a snow plow driver, and transfers him to detention facility in Texas. Where he remains. "He had every federal authorization to be here," public works director in interview. hat tip: @longtimehistory.bsky.social 8722821103 0
Reposted by La Leesjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 11/01/2026This seems to strongly suggest that the incoming president of UVA doctored his CV to the edge of outright dishonesty, and that the most recent changes came months before Jim Ryan was forced, as if they were made in anticipation in Ryan’s removal. augustafreepress.com/news/vanishi...augustafreepress.comHow UVA’s presidential search missed what took us an hour to findInside Higher Ed frames the controversy surrounding Scott C. Beardsley's appointment as the University of Virginia's president. 7138641065 0
Reposted by La LeesPermission2BFancy @permission2bfancy.bsky.social · 11/01/2026Calling all my work emails “corporate white papers” from now on 0543 0
Reposted by La LeesJames Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 05/12/2025The current Supreme Court has forfeited all legitimacy. Democrats (and everyone) need to address that reality. John Roberts > Roger Taney. Court needs to expand. And have fixed terms—like *every* other supreme court in developed world. And have ethics rules, like all normal organizations. 532117657 0
Reposted by La LeesJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 24/11/2025At this point X is like 1950s Vienna, a whole place made up entirely of spies, running ops against other spies, with no non-spy people. Or maybe like a 1971 Black Panthers convention where 3/4 of the attendees are conintelrpo. 541883326 0
Reposted by La LeesDavid Noll @david.noll.org · 16/11/2025Seriously, what is wrong with these people? 4257467974 0
Reposted by La LeesLisa Reyna Loe @lisaloe.bsky.social · 15/11/2025Hey Megyn Kelly, 14-year-old Eloise would like a word: “If my voice makes you uncomfortable, good… because the minute adults start defending predators by defending the age of a child, you’re not protecting the truth, you’re protecting the predator.” Sound up! 🔥🔊 1/2 610198407613 0
Reposted by La Leesjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 08/11/2025incredible that these guys have a massive hard on for a country that, if it were a state, would rank behind kansas in terms of wealth and which would be a total backwater if it weren’t economically integrated with more functional countries 565146322736 0
Reposted by La LeesSimon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 07/11/2025Trump isn’t meeting with Democrats for we have no bribes for him. He can’t make any money from the meeting. 12428181 0
Reposted by La LeesSimon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 07/11/2025Friends, Trump is gone. Listen to this. It's incredible that there is no national discourse about whether he can continue to do the job. 1371697367 0
Reposted by La LeesPEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 28/10/2025MeidasTouch ad censored by Fox News! #cdnpoli It would be a shame if people kept reposting it over and over. 9931462132 0
Reposted by La LeesZohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 03/10/2025On October 3rd, I’m asking you to register to vote. zohranfornyc.com/register 229186164698 0
Reposted by La LeesBrad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 25/09/2025I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu) 56232782213909 0
Reposted by La LeesAndrew Weissmann @weissmann.substack.com · 25/09/2025substack.com/@weissmann/n...substack.comAndrew Weissmann (@weissmann)BREAKING: with the news that the new EDVA US Attorney, put in place by Trump to indict Comey when the prior US Attorney seemed to balk, is poised to do just that, here are some thoughts. —The case mu... 819239 0
Reposted by La LeesChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 05/09/2025Sen. Warren Daniel (R–NC, District 46) was caught trading stocks right on the Senate floor. Didn’t even wait for a break. Playing the market on the taxpayers’ time…pure abuse of power. 855185639155 0
Reposted by La LeesRichard Williamson @rcwmsn.bsky.social · 03/09/2025And now for something completely different… Sofie Amalia Ribbing 1835 – 1894 Swedish painter of the Düsseldorf School. She specialized in portraits and genre scenes, often placed in family settings Boys Drawing (aka Drawing Boys), 1864 Oil on canvas 91.5 cm 79 cm Gothenburg Museum of Art 526833 0
Reposted by La LeesJen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 25/08/2025Recognition that the MAGA-ized court majority, devoid of judicial integrity, is nothing but a band of partisan hacks should inform democracy advocates’ agenda. 1134597 0
Reposted by La LeesThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 25/08/2025KILMAR IN BALTIMORE: “Never lose hope. Promise me you’ll continue fight for freedom — not just for me, for everybody.” He was just taken into ICE custody. 570151745447 0
Reposted by La LeesMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 15/08/2025“People can get huffy that my insanely stupid husband is exposing their children to measles, cancer, and/or death. It’s rather strange and touchy. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯” 5132741663 0
Reposted by La LeesZohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 15/08/2025I am once again asking you to knock on doors to win a city we can afford. zohranfornyc.com/events 17797172054 0