Lea Leander
@lealeander.bsky.social
Classic movies, film history, bicycles, Jersey beaches. DSA. The rent is too damn high. Please: No DM's. Thanks.
Abdul El-Sayed was outspent 9-to-1 by AIPAC and corporate Super PACs in the most expensive Senate Democratic primary of all time. Last night, he proved that organized people can beat organized money.
Things appear to be going according to putin's plan. www.themirror.com/news/world-n...
US only has 43-day emergency buffer of crude oil left in 45-year low
The U.S. only has about 43 days of an emergency buffer of crude oil left — a 45-year low as President Donald Trump continues to wage war against Iran, throwing global markets into chaos
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“Music publications BrooklynVegan, Alternative Press, Revolver, and Goldmine have been gutted by parent company Veeps... Nearly all the staff at each publication appear to have been laid off yesterday. Veeps, which is now owned by Live Nation, acquired the publications in 2024 or 2025”
BrooklynVegan, Alt Press Hit With Mass Layoffs
Music publications Revolver and Goldmine have also been gutted by owners Veeps and Live Nation
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This is an astounding loss for the US if it comes to fruition. One of the biggest strategic losses the US has ever endured—perhaps biggest?—and all from a war the US chose to start for no reason, illegally.
Nicholas Grossman@nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 7h agoIran and Oman have reportedly agreed that all ships transiting Hormuz have to go through an Iran-controlled corridor, and are finalizing tolls of 3, 5, or 7%. This would close off the path outside Iranian waters the US encouraged ships to use during the MOU, then started bombing again to keep open.
After Trump lost in 2020, Flynn threatened a “shooting civil war” and urged Trump to suspend the Constitution and declare martial law so the military could conduct a new election. That’s the kind of person who got $1.25 million of your money. 3/4🧵
Michael Flynn calls for Trump to suspend the constitution and declare martial law to re-run election
‘Only then can the winning candidate be accepted as legitimate’
independent.co.uk
IRAN: Prof Marandi said the current war is unlike previous wars. The Israeli occupation is increasingly “despised” around the world & gradually losing standing in the United States. He warned of an imminent global crisis, even if an agreement is reached, the situation is far worse than many realize.
This is absolutely torture. This is a crisis. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
‘What they’re doing qualifies as torture’: new details of ICE force-feeding revealed
Exclusive: cases of Afghan man, Ukrainian man and Saudi woman show repeated nasogastric tube insertions and lack of legal representation
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'Windows Of The World' live with Elvis Costello at the Royal Albert Hall, 1988. -CHHQ
"President Donald Trump’s administration has detained dozens of parents and spouses of active-duty U.S. troops as it rolls back immigration protections for military families to pursue its mass deportation agenda." https://bit.ly/4br4M4m
AP Exclusive: Trump's immigration crackdown has detained more than 50 military spouses and parents
An Associated Press investigation reveals that President Donald Trump’s administration has detained dozens of parents and spouses of active-duty U.S. troops.
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Schiff: "He waited until he became president. Why did he wait to bring this $10b lawsuit? He waited so he would have the power of the presidency to leverage the IRS and DOJ to make him more money!"
This makes me furious. www.cnn.com/2026/08/04/p...
Judge slams the Justice Department as he ‘reluctantly’ dismisses final January 6 riot case | CNN Politics
A federal judge slammed the Justice Department as he “reluctantly” dismissed the seditious conspiracy case against leaders and members of the Oath Keepers in the final January 6 US Capitol riot case.
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NEW: Republican Rep. Chuck Edwards says he's dropping his re-election campaign, after the House Ethics Committee recommended a censure for inappropriate behavior with female staffers.
We live in a world where offending a zionist is illegal, but doing this to Palestinian children isn't. 💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔😪🤬🇮🇱♾️ Our World sucks 😪
I snarkyly said this in a comment but it is true. Stop complaining about the courts and start using them. Being angry on social media isn’t going to change anything. You have to bankrupt them and destroy their support. Isolate them culturally and isolate them socially.
'Thought I Was Going to Die': Black Musician Attacked While Recording White Nationalist Group Marching In Boston Receives $2.7M Judgment, Critics Say It's Tactic to 'Bankrupt the Group'
The white nationalist group Patriot Front and its leader, Thomas Rousseau, have been hit where it hurts most in a civil rights violation ruling. On Jan.
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Horns, plus cross as tbullet point besides “faith.” This straight-up fascist antisemitism. It’s been noted this won’t get 1/10 attention as non-antisemitic statements by Mamdani. That’s part Islamophobia, & part media market. Very few who aren’t from there or very online know what state this is.
Kyle Clark@kylec.bsky.social · yesterdayDepicting Jewish people with horns is a centuries-old, dehumanizing, antisemitic trope. Democratic Gov nominee Phil Weiser is outspoken about his mother’s birth in a Nazi concentration camp, his family members killed in the Holocaust, and the threat posed by antisemitism today.
Where is the money for all the Americans that Israel has killed? apnews.com/article/plo-...
Supreme Court won't halt $656M judgment against the PLO and Palestinian Authority
The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to halt a $656 million judgment against Palestinian authorities in a lawsuit filed by Americans killed or wounded in attacks in Israel.
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Lea Leander @lealeander.bsky.social · yesterdayWe really don't care about the Palestinians. open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
This is tonight! Come say hi and get your bike fixed. 6 pm to 9pm at Arlington Park in Jersey City, NJ!
🚲Bike JC🗽@bikejc.org · 4d agoFree bike repairs at National Night Out! Join Bike JC and Volition Ride Co. at Arlington Park this Tuesday, Aug 4 for National Night Out! Arlington Park Tuesday, August 4 6pm to 9pm See you there!
Where did he get all the money from? www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/u...
House Ethics Panel Finds Rep. Chuck Edwards Likely Violated Sexual Harassment Rules
The Ethics Committee called for the censure of Representative Chuck Edwards, Republican of North Carolina, who showered two female staffers with lavish gifts and affection.
nytimes.com
This is interesting because Israel has never paid a dime for all the Americans they killed. www.jpost.com/internationa...
Sonia Sotomayor declines to block $655m. Palestinian Authority judgment over Second Intifada suits | The Jerusalem Post
The decision allows efforts to collect the money to continue while the PA and PLO prepare another appeal, but it does not mean the Supreme Court has ruled on that appeal itself.
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Far-right Israeli Knesset members Itamar Ben-Gvir and Yidit Silman are presenting - canals for crocodiles that will arrive at the Ketzivot prison, to prevent prisoners from escaping Completely real, by the way.
I wish people here would realize that food stylists exist for a reason.
🔥 Here's Whitehouse's entire remarkable speech opposing Blanche: "What's left of this committee when we don't demand straight answers? How many times has DOJ been asked what became of the $50k that the FBI reported it handed to Homan? ... our R colleagues see no evil, hear no evil, & speak no evil."
Whitehouse on Blanche: "Today is a sad and embarrassing day"
YouTube video by Aaron Rupar
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Justin Overbaugh rails frequently against immigration, sometimes veering into unapologetic extreme nationalism. He oversees defense intelligence and security agencies and helps shape military operations.
Oh look, another far-right extremist at the Pentagon
He oversees defense intelligence and security agencies and helps shape military operations.
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Bombshell new report out from my investigators this morning spanning our four year investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s financial records. This report shows exactly how Wall Street protected Epstein and enabled his sex trafficking for decades. Mega thread following with some key points:
Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, BofA Enabled Epstein, Wyden Report Says
Democrat Ron Wyden cited nonpublic documents held by the US Treasury in a report that says banks delayed reporting suspicious financial transactions and calls for tougher anti-money-laundering rules, ...
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