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Steve Leatherman

@slleather.bsky.social
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Retired software engineer from a Chicago area government R&D lab. Married for many years. Live in central Illinois with wife, three daughters and more cats than kids.

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Steve Leatherman @slleather.bsky.social · 9h
Everything Republicans have done since at least Reagan has been to destroy government.
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Steve Leatherman @slleather.bsky.social · 9h
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Nuremberg Laws | Holocaust Encyclopedia
Learn more about the Reich Citizenship Law and the Law for the Protection of German Blood and German Honor, collectively known as the Nuremberg Race Laws.
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Steve Leatherman @slleather.bsky.social · 12h
Alcoholism is fatal if not arrested. You are doing the right thing. I'm so sorry it took your son from you. Keep up the good work!
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Steve Leatherman @slleather.bsky.social · 14h
Laws don't self implement. They depend on good faith actors. Germany had a good constitution. And, of course, the German people were obeying the laws as they were murdering people. Americans were obeying the law when we imprisoned Japanese Americans in concentration camps.
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Steve Leatherman @slleather.bsky.social · 14h
Absolutely! The creation of DHS was a knee jerk reaction to 9/11. They were a horrible idea then and an even worse idea now. They've gone from protecting against international terrorism to terrorizing Americans. Now they want to get involved with voting. NO!
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Steve Leatherman @slleather.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Being an immigrant is hard enough without racist forces working against you. New foods, clothes, music, language, religion, customs and laws. Despite that, many, if not most, immigrants seem more ambitious and upwardly mobile than native born citizens.
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Steve Leatherman @slleather.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Okay. Sure.
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Steve Leatherman @slleather.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
I can only hope that Elon and Melania's immigration documents are clean as a whistle. What goes around must come around.
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Steve Leatherman @slleather.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
There will be Maga parents who ensure their children watch. A good portion of the country is pure evil right now.
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Steve Leatherman @slleather.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Yes.
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Lakota Man 🪶 @lakotaman.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
So, a Trump supporter told me that, “nobody gives a sh*t” about Indigenous Peoples Day. Please, tell me, do you care about Indigenous Peoples Day?
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Saneman @saneman.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Happy genocide in the name of Christianity day! (Tomorrow.)
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Steve Leatherman @slleather.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
To me it's a national security problem.
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Steve Leatherman @slleather.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
U.S. government has to create an environment that encourages competition and alternatives to Starlink and SpaceX. It will take a while and a good amount of money. But I don't think it is good for the country to be so dependent on one company. Especially when it is controlled by an unstable person.
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Steve Leatherman @slleather.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Here in central Illinois the lilacs are leafing out again - with flowers.
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Steve Leatherman @slleather.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Gruesome and sickening as it is, it's a good idea to post these things from time-to-time.
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Ruha Benjamin @ruha9.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
“Texas Tech’s censorship policy does not just affect the humanities. According to the AAUP lawsuit, medical students at the campus in El Paso are no longer permitted to learn about racial disparities in medical care or how to treat underserved populations.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...
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SI: Museum of African American History (Bot) @simuseumafro.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Photographic postcard of James J. Jeffries staggering away from Jack Johnson nmaahc.si.edu/object/nmaahc_2010.36…
Photographic postcard of James J. Jeffries staggering away from Jack Johnson
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Steve Leatherman @slleather.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Driven past it many times. Never stopped or went in. Didn't know it was that nicely appointed.
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silverbeard2026 @silverbeard2026.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
FYI
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Steve Leatherman @slleather.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
I've said many times they, and border patrol, should never be armed. At most, a Taser. Don't mind vests. Dismantle DHS. They've become grotesque.
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Steve Leatherman @slleather.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
It is a back door attempt to eliminate social security.
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Steve Leatherman @slleather.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Not funny. Entirely in the realm of possibility.
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Steve Leatherman @slleather.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Trump and Putin are supporting each other. If they don't they will both go to the gallows.
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Steve Leatherman @slleather.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
She's skating to meet the sandwich guy.
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Steve Leatherman @slleather.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I'm certain Hegseth will love personally delivering a televised coup de grâce if need be.
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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Some ~personal~ news: After five years, I have been laid off from @the-independent.com. I am grateful for the time I have had there. With that in mind, I am absolutely looking for new work opportunities, especially ahead if the midterms. My email is EMGarcia2009@gmail.com. My signal is emgarcia.85
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Steve Leatherman @slleather.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I lived through Ray LaHood and Bob Michael. While Ray was conservative, he and I could get along. Darin does nothing other than support Trump and Trumpism - even in the depths of crazy Magaisms. The LaHood dynasty has to end.
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Steve Leatherman @slleather.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
In addition to dismantling DHS, how about getting rid of OMB.
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Steve Leatherman @slleather.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I can't believe Republicans are this frigging stupid. But here we are with the Federalists, the Heritage group and a myriad of greedy corporations and military contractors. Their only goal in life is to destroy government so they can return to the days of robber barons, child labor and enslavement.
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regular meghan 나영지 🇵🇸 @ruemcclammyhand.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
don't know how to tell you this but yes we are the bad guys
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Steve Leatherman @slleather.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
We hate the President because we love our country.
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Steve Leatherman @slleather.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
We were in the streets mostly because the draft directly impacted us.
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Steve Leatherman @slleather.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Trumps next Executive Order will be to televise all executions in Federal facilities.
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Steve Leatherman @slleather.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
And they were dyed in the wool Democrats right up until the Civil Rights Act and school desegregation.
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Steve Leatherman @slleather.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
There is so much wrong with the U.S. Constitution.
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Steve Leatherman @slleather.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Steve Leatherman @slleather.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Low T
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 08/10/2026
It's Artificial Intelligence. It's Twitter. It's the Gulf of Mexico. It's Lake Ontario. It's the Department of Defense. It's the Kennedy Center.
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Elizabeth Wrigley-Field @wrigleyfield.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
This is very good (although I've been told by a researcher in this area that National Panhellenic Conference sororities overturning their alcohol ban is "never gonna happen" for insurance reasons)
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Finding New Ideas for Campus Sexual Assault Prevention
Learn from schools with better climates.
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Steve Leatherman @slleather.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
A phenomenal piece of artwork. Horses weren't commonly available and this must have been a highly regarded piece in its time.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Here is what you can do to help me: Spread the word about the threats to democracy and how we can fight back. Tell everyone to subscribe to Democracy Docket and share its content. demdock.com/4w6emld
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Steve Leatherman @slleather.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I can't begin to imagine how horrid that would be.
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finstersghost.bsky.social @finstersghost.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
deport musk
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Steve Leatherman @slleather.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Ike created HEW in 53
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Steve Leatherman @slleather.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Stage is set for major mischief.
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chonkdog.bsky.social @chonkdog.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The French are fighting harder for an education than Americans are against outright tyranny. We have become a nation of subservient men.
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Steve Leatherman @slleather.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I'm so tired of this human toilet renaming things. It will always be AI, Gulf of Mexico and Lake Ontario.
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Steve Leatherman @slleather.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Don't confirm a single Republican nominated judge. Cut their budget. Restructure the judiciary. Not a big fan of packing the Supreme court.
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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Some 3,400 years ago, an Egyptian artisan captured a sense of speed and elegance in this beautifully carved handle in the shape of a horse! 🐴 ❤️ New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III, c. 1390–1352 BC. The Met 📷 by me #Archaeology
My photo shows an ivory handle of a light whip or fly whisk carved in the shape of a horse. The ivory body of the horse is stained reddish-brown, and the mane and tail are black. The horse is seen in profile facing left. Its legs are outstretched in front and at the back in what scholars refer to as a ‘flying gallop' position, with a gracefully arched back. The eyes are inlaid with garnet, one of which is missing (not seen in my photo). It  is displayed on a vertical, thin metal stand in a museum display case. This beautiful object is dated to the New Kingdom period, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep IlI, c. 1390-1352 BC. Dimensions: L: 14.7 cm × H: 5.5 cm × W: 2 cm
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