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jedleonard.bsky.social
Author, musician, and community builder based in Raleigh, NC. Cofounder of the Oak City Literary Salon. Chronically ill, occasionally brilliant.
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Each of us can take our own form(s) of positive action. Everything matters.

submitted 1 hour ago • 4 comments

Never forget this. Law does not change basic morality. Slavery was wrong long before it was illegal. Gay people deserved human rights long before they got them. And no matter what any court says, my trans brothers, sisters, siblings: you are worthy, and valid, and deserving of love. Pass it on.

submitted 3 hours ago • 0 comments

When I say "liberals have a tone problem," I don't mean it in the same way centrist grifters like Yglesias do. I mean "liberals need to stop using breezy, condescending euphemisms to describe ongoing crimes against humanity." This business-as-usual shit has got to go.

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

Other Senators, Congresspeople, take note. This is how it's done. All the angry social media posts, all the impassioned speeches, they're great, don't get me wrong. But nothing beats putting your boots on the ground and risking your neck for the sake of your constituents.

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

Just so we’re clear, everybody calling Kilmar Abrego Garcia a “terrorist” or a “gang member” are lying, and they know they’re lying, and they repeat it for purposes of confusing people who don’t follow this stuff closely into accepting what was done to him.

submitted 1 day ago • 309 comments

Hey, did you know there's an alternative to ChatGPT that makes sense economically and doesn't destroy the environment? It's called English majors and they will happily fix all of your documents for the low price of health insurance and a living wage.

submitted 2 days ago • 60 comments

One of hundreds of people abducted by ICE and sold to slavery in El Salvador was a 19 year old with no criminal record in the US or Venezuela and no tattoos of any kind. An ICE kidnapper who grabbed him outside his house said, "He's not the one." The other said, "Take him anyway." So they did.

submitted 3 days ago • 693 comments

I need y'all to understand something. A fascist is only honest about his goals and opinions when he is among other fascists. The positions they state in public, especially in the media, are just kayfabe. So when you catch them on a hot mic like this, take it seriously.

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

Just tax the rich. You don't have healthcare, there are millions of hungry kids, books are being banned, and Jeff Bezos is sending Katy Perry into space

submitted 3 days ago • 14 comments

God, I fucking love this dev

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

Yeah, because fascism is inherently focused on making other people do the actual work. We're *this close* to right-wing thought leaders trying to justify slavery again, mark my words.

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

Perioidic reminder that the reason you didn't see autistic people with intellectual disabilities on the street five decades ago was not because they didn't exist. It's because they were sent away to institutions and their parents were told to put away pictures of them.

submitted 4 days ago • 196 comments

A writer is a person who cares what words mean, what they say, how they say it. Writers know words are their way towards truth and freedom, and so they use them with care, with thought, with fear, with delight. By using words well they strengthen their souls.

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments