Profile avatar
thelesliegaar.bsky.social
Performer. Writer. Podcaster. Serial plant killer. Austin, TX @mcsweeneys @WashingtonPost @BuzzFeed @TODAYParents @JimHensonCo
128 posts 134 followers 26 following
Prolific Poster
Conversation Starter

A man ripping off this joke from me is the most on brand thing ever.

TOMORROW 👇👇👇

Make lemons into lemonade? In this economy?

I feel like dystopian novels didn’t prepare me for how many times a day I’d be shaking my head and saying, “those fucking idiots.”

Hey Elon, Here are 5 sounds I made today (plus a bonus 6th one for funsies): 1. Pop 2. Six 3. Squish 4. Uh-uh 5. Cicero 6. Lipschitz

So hard to know who to believe anymore. On one hand, TFG is fully embracing king status and we literally had a whole revolution to get rid of kings. On the other hand…

One thing about little girls is that they have really loud voices. Just one in Idaho was heard all around the world.

Them:“Do You Hear The People Sing” is from the musical, Les Miserables, about… Theatre kids: Oh we know.

PLEASE: Watch what happened in Coeur d'Alene Idaho today. This is fascism. Unmarked cops. 1A violations. RESIST.

I think this is the catalyst that wakes up a lot of people. To be clear, it’s about fucking time- shit like this has been happening to brown and black people in this country forever and it doesn’t get a fraction of the attention this story has. Regardless, this feels like a pivotal moment.

“You would block someone over politi-“ Blocked.

Me: The Industrial Revolution kinda dicked us over. I mean, were there technological advances? Sure. Reduction in malnutrition rates? Yes. But mostly people just ended up working endless hours under horrific conditions to make the rich even richer. Hubs: It’s 7 a.m. Me: Hubs: Me: Good morning.

A very serious lady on IG informed me that this is no time for humor, that my posts were embarrassing, and that I should stop making jokes, so you know what comes next. I’m making twice as many jokes now.

So there’s an entire TikTok account devoted to hunting down cybertrucks and projecting educational messages on their projector-friendly trunks. You’re welcome. ☺️

Devastated to report that meditating and journaling every day have tremendously helped me handle all of this shit. Buckle up, ‘cause it’s all Rumi posts from here on out.

The Venn diagram of people who were up in arms about Meghan Markle and the people who are totally fine with a president claiming he’s a king is a circle.

Coming into this library board of trustees meeting like

Hey, fellow creatives. It's okay if you're not creating right now. It really is.

Today, I found out that the Department of Defense banned the Well-Read Black Girl anthology by Glory Edim. I was one of its contributors. I'm really hurt right now. So if you have it in you, please buy books by Black women from independent bookstores.

Y’all are never gonna believe this but I just had to block this guy

This whole Elon Musk thing is so confusing because on one hand, experts in fascism say it's a coup. On the other, there's this guy I went to high school with, who convinced his parents to let him skip class so he could "read his Bible and be closer to God…”

The main way you can tell I'm a humor writer is that when the cashier asks how I'm doing today, I answer with highly-original quips like "Oh, just trying not to freeze in this cold! Lol lol lol!"

Some men wonder why we don't talk about toxic femininity, and I couldn't agree more. Women obsessed with dresses that have pockets are tearing apart the fabric of our society, and it's time we stood up to them.

Austin turned out for today’s (Not My) President Day Protest! See you at the next one? ✊✊✊

Protests are happening today all over the country, at state capitols, city halls, and town squares, starting at noon, local time. We need you there not just in spirit, but if at all possible, in body.

It's hard to know who to trust with this SSRI thing. On one hand, they’ve saved millions of lives. On the other, this girl from high school who only did butt stuff so she could "still be a virgin" says we should just “eat clean” and “get some fresh air.” Tough call.

“But, it made you strong” What people don’t see is it also made them lonely, afraid to ask for what they need, & fearful that if they ask for help they’ll be rejected. There is often a lot of pain the strong people you know are hiding. Strong is sometimes the only option.

Making good trouble!

Bingo.

Cool. Now pay teachers a living wage.

This week there’s a vote on the SAVE Act. For married women, if you don’t have a birth certificate or passport that matches your married name, you may be unable to vote. Educate yourself, then call your MOCs & tell to vote NO. 202-224-3121 shorturl.at/MSKIl

I’m in Munich and people keep asking me to decode Vance’s speech. OK: In Vance English “free speech” means “Let Musk run your elections” and “democracy” means “let Russia run your elections.” Now move on. 2025 is about what Europeans do, not what Americans say.

Just added new, resistance-themed designs to my shop! I’m donating a percentage of the proceeds to Planned Parenthood. Find these and lots of other goodies at lesliegaar.myshopify.com

Ok we get it!! We never should've allowed mom jeans to come back in style! Now can we please have our democracy back??

This Valentine’s Day, get her what she really wants: a vaguely homoerotic social media post about how unapologetically alpha you are.

Now would be a really good time to make sure your vaccines are up to date.

🥕☃️

Gee, I wonder what would’ve happened if a woman had rolled up to a press conference in the Oval Office wearing a baseball cap and taking questions with her kid on her shoulders.