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Michael Leppert

@michaelleppert.bsky.social
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Professor/columnist/novelist. I teach stuff. I write stuff. I never grew out of my ‘why’ phase. michaelleppert.com michaelleppert.substack.com

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Michael Leppert @michaelleppert.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
The “MOU” didn’t make it to its first f***ing weekend. 👏
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Michael Leppert @michaelleppert.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
It’s here…it’s out…Audible next week… #newbook
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Michael Leppert @michaelleppert.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
This captures his soul.
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Michael Leppert @michaelleppert.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
I normally don’t care about shit like this, but I’d like to have one of these.
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Michael Leppert @michaelleppert.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Why? Why does he show up for such obvious and predictable public abuse?
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Talarico will beat Paxton in November. Count on it.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/05/2026
"In the end, American consumers paid $159b in nat'l sales taxes for which most will never be reimbursed a penny. And rather than those taxes being used by the federal govt to, say, repave roads or build bridges, most of the money will instead provide corporate windfalls." — @schaller67.bsky.social
publicnotice.co
The triple toll of Trump’s terrible tariffs
Ultimately, American workers and consumers suffer three different ways.
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Michael Leppert @michaelleppert.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
My God. The people of the world saw it in real time with their own eyes.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Jacobs: The War Powers Resolution of 1973 is very clear. After 60 days, the president is required to withdraw troops from hostilities unless Congress acts. Congress has not acted, and yet it is day 73 and my constituents are still in the region.
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Michael Leppert @michaelleppert.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
What are @bluetrends.bsky.social’s hours of operation?
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Michael Leppert @michaelleppert.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Watching a married couple agonize over counter tops on HGTV is the one thing worse than actually shopping for counter tops with a spouse.
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Michael Leppert @michaelleppert.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
My immediate reaction to today’s “news” was exactly this. 👇👇👇
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 20/05/2026
NEW: I've filed a claim with Todd Blanche for compensation from the $1.776B slush fund for the unlawful investigation by the government into my podcast in August 2019. I'm seeking $8.647 million in compensation for weaponized lawfare - the equivalent of punitive damages, lost pay and retirement.
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Michael Leppert @michaelleppert.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Truer words have never been written. 👇👇👇👇
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Michael Leppert @michaelleppert.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Of course, he endorsed Paxton. He’s a criminal too. www.texastribune.org/2026/05/19/d...
texastribune.org
Trump endorses Ken Paxton in Senate GOP runoff
The development, coming partway through early voting, is a searing blow for John Cornyn, who finished first in the March runoff but was unable to convince Trump to endorse him.
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Michael Leppert @michaelleppert.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Bud Fox sure wishes he was dealing Blue Star stock to Gordon Gecko in today’s America…
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Michael Leppert @michaelleppert.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
It’s not a settlement.
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#BLM/#NMP/#ANTIFA🇲🇽 @sinnu1.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
What he says…
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Michael Leppert @michaelleppert.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
This won’t do.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Trump has publicly championed the U.S. steel industry, and yet, the White House just secured tens of millions of dollars worth of donated foreign steel for Trump's $400 million ballroom project.
nytimes.com
White House Secures Foreign Steel for Ballroom Project
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Michael Leppert @michaelleppert.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Tom Llamas, on the evening desk of @nbcnews.com, doesn’t know how to pronounce “mifepristone.” That’s the entire post.
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Michael Leppert @michaelleppert.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
I see the WNBA refs didn’t spend the offseason learning how to be refs.
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Michael Leppert @michaelleppert.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
It’s a trend…. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/u...
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Gunman Exchanges Fire With Secret Service Near Washington Monument
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Michael Leppert @michaelleppert.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Finding the art you love can be hard sometimes. When you find it, hold on to it tightly. The weekly stack. @noahkahan.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/michaell...
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Do you remember crying for all them horses?
Noah Kahan's new album: The Great Divide
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Michael Leppert @michaelleppert.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Most presidents wouldn’t volunteer to save an airline that’s failing, then go down with it just days later. And here’s the kicker: there’s not even a hint of embarrassment from him or his idiot following.
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Memento Mori @mementomori4950.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
This 👇🔥🔥
"Science is not about building a body of | known 'facts'. It is a method for asking awkward questions and subjecting them to a reality check, thus avoiding the human tendency to believe whatever makes us feel good." 
Terry Pratchett
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
“If someone tells you it’s raining outside and someone else tells you it’s not… the job of a journalist is to look outside the f***ing window and check if it's raining.” My speech at Zeteo’s two-year anniversary party about the the failure of corporate media and the need to speak truth to power:
youtube.com
Mehdi’s Powerful Speech Defending Independent Journalism
YouTube video by Zeteo
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Michael Leppert @michaelleppert.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Is there any polling available that will show how the British people feel about Charles’s visit?
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Michael Leppert @michaelleppert.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
CBS is on his staff and even THEY can please him.
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Michael Leppert @michaelleppert.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
No shit.
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Michael Leppert @michaelleppert.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
I suggested canceling the WHCA dinner days ago. Just saying.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
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Michael Leppert @michaelleppert.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
That new Applebee’s cheeseburger that they serve on a puddle of melted cheese might require some attention. I’m just sayin.
media.tenor.com
three men are talking in a living room with the caption how much cheese is too much cheese
ALT: three men are talking in a living room with the caption how much cheese is too much cheese
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Michael Leppert @michaelleppert.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Now that’s funny. Accurate too.
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Michael Leppert @michaelleppert.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Great visual👇👇👇👇👇
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Michael Leppert @michaelleppert.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
When and how did managing and disposing of cardboard become my primary purpose in life? I don’t find it fulfilling. I actually think I might be dead and my damnation has begun.
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Michael Leppert @michaelleppert.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
This is brutal. That 33% still approve of this zombie is truly remarkable.
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Michael Leppert @michaelleppert.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Cancel the event—it’s not useful in the moment. If I were in that press corps, no way would I attend this just to take shit from the one we were supposed to be roasting. No way.
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Michael Leppert @michaelleppert.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
People need conversation. Much like we need exercise. The weekly stack. open.substack.com/pub/michaell...
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Conversations “about nothing” really suck…or do they?
Fans of the hit 90’s TV show, Seinfeld, will vividly remember the episodes in the show’s fourth season that started with “The Pitch.” Jerry and George were making a pitch to NBC about a new sitcom tha...
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Michael Leppert @michaelleppert.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Outrageous, even for this idiot monster. Trump Is Said to Be in Talks to Send Afghans Who Aided U.S. Forces to Congo www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/w...
nytimes.com
Trump Is Said to Be in Talks to Send Afghans Who Aided U.S. Forces to Congo
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TommyBoy @tampatom69.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Well, at least the BBC is covering this.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
We don't know which Cabinet secretary will be forced to resign next, but we know it'll be either Brooke Rollins or Linda McMahon because they're the last two women left.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 20/04/2026
WATCH: Researchers at Stanford University modeled how many people could die or be disabled in 25 years if vaccines for polio, measles, rubella or diphtheria were no longer available.
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Michael Leppert @michaelleppert.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Not only is the Trump administration awful, they actually suck at being awful. #Iran
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Michael Leppert @michaelleppert.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Seen on the morning dog walk in Indy. Made me smile.
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Michael Leppert @michaelleppert.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Excellent.
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Michael Leppert @michaelleppert.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
So, Catholic MAGA types now have to choose between the leader of their faith or Trump? 🍿🍿🍿🍿
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Michael Leppert @michaelleppert.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
He needs restrained and secluded.
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Michael Leppert @michaelleppert.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Traditions. Are they good or bad? Yes. #masters2026 open.substack.com/pub/michaell...
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A tradition unlike any other...thank God, right?
I’ve been watching The Masters every April since my memory began.
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Michael Leppert @michaelleppert.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
I love this so much.
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