E.S. Leon
@cillawyer83.bsky.social
Father, Husband, Son, Brother, Sports Fan, Employment Attorney and eternal optimist about the innate decency of mankind, in general.
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The US is no longer a liberal democracy, according to the top global watchdog on freedom and democracy. We're falling fast, and are now classed the same as Guatemala, Colombia, and Peru
www.v-dem.net/documents/75...
www.v-dem.net/documents/75...
www.v-dem.net
March 17, 2026 at 5:27 PM
The US is no longer a liberal democracy, according to the top global watchdog on freedom and democracy. We're falling fast, and are now classed the same as Guatemala, Colombia, and Peru
www.v-dem.net/documents/75...
www.v-dem.net/documents/75...
Wouldn’t it be great if there was some technology that would allow us to never need to say national security and oil in the same sentence?
March 16, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Wouldn’t it be great if there was some technology that would allow us to never need to say national security and oil in the same sentence?
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ProPublica received eight handwritten letters from children who have been held at the detention center that 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was recently released from.
We'll let their words speak for themselves.
We'll let their words speak for themselves.
“I Have Been Here Too Long”: Read Letters from the Children Detained at ICE’s Dilley Facility
Hundreds of children are currently being held with their parents at an immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas. In letters and drawings, eight kids convey the pain of feeling trapped with no end...
www.propublica.org
February 16, 2026 at 2:00 AM
ProPublica received eight handwritten letters from children who have been held at the detention center that 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was recently released from.
We'll let their words speak for themselves.
We'll let their words speak for themselves.
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“If you raise your voice, I’ll erase your voice.”
January 28, 2026 at 1:47 AM
“If you raise your voice, I’ll erase your voice.”
Are you saying that he once again has no idea what he’s doing?
Although Venezuela has the world’s largest proven oil reserves, extracting a profit may be harder than Donald Trump thinks. Why? Listen to “Money Talks” to find out
Oil or nothing: will Trump’s Venezuela gamble pay off?
Our podcast on markets, the economy and business. This week, why it doesn’t always make sense to “drill, baby, drill”
econ.st
January 13, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Are you saying that he once again has no idea what he’s doing?
Sooooo, yeah we didn’t forget about Epstein, Mr. Shits his pants.
January 4, 2026 at 5:43 AM
Sooooo, yeah we didn’t forget about Epstein, Mr. Shits his pants.
Assuming we find the other side, this time will be remembered as the worst in our history. There are so many awful and absolutely idiotic things caused by this administration.
An anti-Ukraine policy “swept through the Pentagon. Time and again, Mr. Hegseth and his advisers undermined, sidelined or silenced front-line generals and administration officials sympathetic to Ukraine.” (gift article)
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The Separation: Inside the Unraveling U.S.-Ukraine Partnership (Gift Article)
As President Trump sought a peace deal and Vladimir V. Putin sought victory, factions in the White House and Pentagon bled the Ukrainian war effort.
www.nytimes.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Assuming we find the other side, this time will be remembered as the worst in our history. There are so many awful and absolutely idiotic things caused by this administration.
This should be a story every citizen sees, but probably won’t. Ughhhhh
SOUTH CAROLINA… “Judge Goodstein was walking on the beach when the fire started. Her husband, Arnie, was in the house with children and perhaps grandchildren. The family had to escape by jumping from a window or balcony...” www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
October 6, 2025 at 12:57 PM
This should be a story every citizen sees, but probably won’t. Ughhhhh
Release the Epstein Files
September 11, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Release the Epstein Files
As an Illinois fan and a Bears fan I should have known that only 1 of my teams could be good in a year. Go Illini!
September 9, 2025 at 3:10 AM
As an Illinois fan and a Bears fan I should have known that only 1 of my teams could be good in a year. Go Illini!
Odd fact I learned today: Trump and Bill Clinton are the same age. I’m 40+ years old and Clinton was President when I was in 4th grade. That really makes Trump’s age hit different.
September 7, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Odd fact I learned today: Trump and Bill Clinton are the same age. I’m 40+ years old and Clinton was President when I was in 4th grade. That really makes Trump’s age hit different.
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As a survivor, I can't think of a more fitting metaphor than a rapist creating loud noises with planes as a survivor tries to tell her story. I mean... just wow. Nevertheless, she persisted.
September 3, 2025 at 6:45 PM
As a survivor, I can't think of a more fitting metaphor than a rapist creating loud noises with planes as a survivor tries to tell her story. I mean... just wow. Nevertheless, she persisted.
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jesus christ
You know that boat the administration blew up? A former law enforcement official told the NYT the boat seemed to be carrying not drugs but *’migrants *
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/u...
September 4, 2025 at 1:02 AM
jesus christ
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From 2019-2024, Lowe's spent $46.6 BILLION on stock buybacks.
That's enough to give each of its 273k employees a $28k bonus for the next six years.
Instead, it paid its CEO 659x what it paid median employees.
And we STILL think corporate tax breaks will magically trickle down?
That's enough to give each of its 273k employees a $28k bonus for the next six years.
Instead, it paid its CEO 659x what it paid median employees.
And we STILL think corporate tax breaks will magically trickle down?
August 23, 2025 at 12:18 AM
From 2019-2024, Lowe's spent $46.6 BILLION on stock buybacks.
That's enough to give each of its 273k employees a $28k bonus for the next six years.
Instead, it paid its CEO 659x what it paid median employees.
And we STILL think corporate tax breaks will magically trickle down?
That's enough to give each of its 273k employees a $28k bonus for the next six years.
Instead, it paid its CEO 659x what it paid median employees.
And we STILL think corporate tax breaks will magically trickle down?
Anyone else feel as if their plan is to shrink the economy in an effort to give more power back to large employers? The goal is to cause pain and make people more desperate. It’s either that or Dump can’t be controlled by anyone.
August 9, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Anyone else feel as if their plan is to shrink the economy in an effort to give more power back to large employers? The goal is to cause pain and make people more desperate. It’s either that or Dump can’t be controlled by anyone.
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Wait the projected number was 110,000? So there were one-third (!) fewer jobs than anticipated last month?
DUN-DUN-DUN -- Maria Bartiromo and company react with stunned silence to a "disappointing" jobs report showing only 73,000 jobs were created in July
August 1, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Wait the projected number was 110,000? So there were one-third (!) fewer jobs than anticipated last month?
The “fuck your feelings” crowd has so many feelings.
July 26, 2025 at 3:36 AM
The “fuck your feelings” crowd has so many feelings.
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PBS News is not going anywhere.
We will continue our work without fear or favor, as we have for nearly five decades on the air.
We are profoundly grateful to Viewers Like You for your loyalty and unwavering support.
We will continue our work without fear or favor, as we have for nearly five decades on the air.
We are profoundly grateful to Viewers Like You for your loyalty and unwavering support.
July 22, 2025 at 12:06 AM
PBS News is not going anywhere.
We will continue our work without fear or favor, as we have for nearly five decades on the air.
We are profoundly grateful to Viewers Like You for your loyalty and unwavering support.
We will continue our work without fear or favor, as we have for nearly five decades on the air.
We are profoundly grateful to Viewers Like You for your loyalty and unwavering support.
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They’re eating the files, they’re eating the flight logs, they’re eating the list. 😉
July 13, 2025 at 3:36 PM
They’re eating the files, they’re eating the flight logs, they’re eating the list. 😉
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🚀Daily Press Briefings
🚀LeftWingMassMediaEcosystem
🚀Engagement Teams
🚀RapidRespWarRooms24/7/365
🚀COMMIT TO VOTE&GOTV
🚀Fireside Chats/Rallies
🚀Motivators/Cheerleaders
🚀Civic Engagement
🚀Charismatic leadership
🚀ID what ppl need/want & give it
🚀Drive the Narrative
🚀Shadow Cabinet
🚀TO WIN
July 14, 2025 at 8:57 AM
🌖DEMs NEED
🚀Daily Press Briefings
🚀LeftWingMassMediaEcosystem
🚀Engagement Teams
🚀RapidRespWarRooms24/7/365
🚀COMMIT TO VOTE&GOTV
🚀Fireside Chats/Rallies
🚀Motivators/Cheerleaders
🚀Civic Engagement
🚀Charismatic leadership
🚀ID what ppl need/want & give it
🚀Drive the Narrative
🚀Shadow Cabinet
🚀TO WIN
🚀Daily Press Briefings
🚀LeftWingMassMediaEcosystem
🚀Engagement Teams
🚀RapidRespWarRooms24/7/365
🚀COMMIT TO VOTE&GOTV
🚀Fireside Chats/Rallies
🚀Motivators/Cheerleaders
🚀Civic Engagement
🚀Charismatic leadership
🚀ID what ppl need/want & give it
🚀Drive the Narrative
🚀Shadow Cabinet
🚀TO WIN
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Ex-farm worker here.
We need to talk about this whole "But a living wage for farm workers would spike the cost of food!" thing.
Not true AT ALL.
Y'all don't understand how fast experienced farm workers are.
The average tomato picker pulls 650lbs per hour.
At $20/hr, that's $0.03/lb for labor.
We need to talk about this whole "But a living wage for farm workers would spike the cost of food!" thing.
Not true AT ALL.
Y'all don't understand how fast experienced farm workers are.
The average tomato picker pulls 650lbs per hour.
At $20/hr, that's $0.03/lb for labor.
July 13, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Ex-farm worker here.
We need to talk about this whole "But a living wage for farm workers would spike the cost of food!" thing.
Not true AT ALL.
Y'all don't understand how fast experienced farm workers are.
The average tomato picker pulls 650lbs per hour.
At $20/hr, that's $0.03/lb for labor.
We need to talk about this whole "But a living wage for farm workers would spike the cost of food!" thing.
Not true AT ALL.
Y'all don't understand how fast experienced farm workers are.
The average tomato picker pulls 650lbs per hour.
At $20/hr, that's $0.03/lb for labor.
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I got permission to share this, and I'm extremely grateful for that.
The Onion got this letter from one of our subscribers in Alaska. She works with dementia patients and decided to leave a copy in the car for each one.
This email made my year. Read it and you'll see what I mean. People are good.
The Onion got this letter from one of our subscribers in Alaska. She works with dementia patients and decided to leave a copy in the car for each one.
This email made my year. Read it and you'll see what I mean. People are good.
July 1, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I got permission to share this, and I'm extremely grateful for that.
The Onion got this letter from one of our subscribers in Alaska. She works with dementia patients and decided to leave a copy in the car for each one.
This email made my year. Read it and you'll see what I mean. People are good.
The Onion got this letter from one of our subscribers in Alaska. She works with dementia patients and decided to leave a copy in the car for each one.
This email made my year. Read it and you'll see what I mean. People are good.
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My God. Please make sure everyone you know knows this.
July 2, 2025 at 1:22 AM
My God. Please make sure everyone you know knows this.
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