Leslie Mac

@lesliemac.com

Digital Strategist Comms Expert/Coach Abolitionist

Federal agents raiding Ilhan Omar’s home just weeks before an election should alarm us all. After years of Trump’s racist attacks on Ilhan and Somali Americans, the timing demands answers. We cannot normalize the weaponization of federal power against political opponents. #IStandWithIlhan

A bold purple and black solidarity graphic featuring a black-and-white portrait of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar wearing a headscarf, with the U.S. Capitol dome in the background. Large, high-contrast lettering across the center reads “I STAND WITH ILHAN.”
Beneath it, smaller white text reads: “This president should not be able to weaponize the federal government against political enemies.” 
The design features textured purple backgrounds, cream-colored brushstrokes, and bold typography.

DIRECT GIVING ASK - a 35-year career Public School Bus Driver is retiring due to physical issues and needs some support. I want to properly honor this dedicated Black woman and her life's work serving the children of NYC. Goal is $2K CashApp: $LeslieMacFRN Venmo: @LeslieMacFRN

NEW TERM ALERT: Flockaganda: using crime and fear to sell surveillance as safety. Flock gives it the name. It applies to the whole surveillance state.

Graphic defining “Flockaganda” as “Messaging that sells surveillance as safety by using crime and fear to manufacture public support.” Black background with bold yellow, pink, and white text, plus icons showing crime and fear leading to surveillance and manufactured public support.

NEW: Part 1 in an important series & call to action. It has everything: a famed Black artist at the center, a prestigious art museum, a reputable media outlet, and a BRILLIANT Black Woman who refuses to let these people get away with stealing from her. curatingbasquiat.substack.com/p/part-i-i-a...

Part I: I am Launching a Legal Fund in Response to Vox Media and Elon Green's Plagiarism of My Work

In producing and platforming Elon Green's latest book, Vox continues a long line of institutional theft, bullying and disregard of my work, the law and my humanity.

curatingbasquiat.substack.com

I have a large need for big accounts, celebrities that care and musicians to throw down around meeting the overwhelming rent needs in Minneapolis. I want to help throw a recurring Minneapolis Rent Party to help raise funds every month for this and we need people with reach and access.

EYES NOT LIES is not only about white victims. Da’Quain Johnson was murdered in plain sight & ON CAMERA by Grand Rapids PD in Michigan & we need a lot more people making a lot more noise about it.

Eyes Not Lies

“I’ve never seen federal agents so out of control and acting in such a malicious manner,” a former federal prosecutor and federal judge said. “They said they were going after ‘the worst of the worst,’ then they became the problem. Read this by @jonschuppe.bsky.social & @natashakorecki.bsky.social

Broken bones, burning eyes: How Trump's DHS deploys 'less lethal' weapons on protesters

Federal immigration officers have repeatedly used force in ways that appear to violate their own policies or general policing guidelines, NBC News found.

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URGENT ASK - I have an urgent ask from a Black Women organizer in Texas who needs support to get their insulin and insulin supplies this month. They are $80 short: CashApp: $LeslieMacFRN Venmo: @LeslieMacFRN

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Minnesota is STILL under occupation. Everything you have seen on your screens over the past few weeks is STILL happening. Neighbors are being kidnapped, communities are being terrorized, people are being brutally attacked by federal forces. Keep sharing and keep donating below!

ashley fairbanks@ziibiing.com · 9mo ago

tomorrow, StandWithMinnesota.com will hit a million site visits and over 650,000 unique visitors. i made it 10 days ago with $600 from you guys for hosting and cloudflare. thank you. thank you.

Rep. Morrison on conditions at Whipple: "She said, 'they are treating us like animals in here. The women that are in this cell with me, we slept on a cold concrete floor last night. We were begging for a blanket, & guards were cruel'... we have to resolve that every single person deserves dignity"