Joel Lesko

@sunshowerlearning.bsky.social

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Inclusion Matters. Filmmaker, producer, DEI educator for belonging https://www.sunshowerlearning.com ✍️ https://www.cultureofbelonging.net 🎥 https://seeds-movie.com Abolish ICE• #NoKings • DC, Puerto Rico Statehood • Expand SCOTUS • Support Ukraine 🇺🇦🙏🏽🦮🌷

The Spanish team celebrates winning the World Cup. Trump is pulled off the stage because, well, he's a narcissist and wanted to make believe the crowd was cheering for him. But earlier, they booed him thunderously.
An image promoting a Zoom conversation event with Derald Wing Sue and Lisa Beth Spanierman about their book "Breaking the Deadly Dance of Racism." The cover features silhouettes of people against a blue backdrop. The event is on Thursday, August 13, at 2pm EDT/11am PDT. The tone is informative and academic.
A silhouetted figure controls puppet-like people with strings, set against colorful stage lights, creating a dramatic and suspenseful atmosphere.
Black and white image of a man with glasses gazing intently to the right, suggesting deep thought. Text header reads "the fourth estate." The overall tone conveys seriousness. Text - Sulzberger’s Press Warning: Ahead of the July 4th holiday, The NYT publisher A.G. Sulzberger is urging political and business leaders to mount a more forceful defense of press freedom, arguing that attacks on independent journalism ultimately threaten American democracy itself. In an essay published in The Dallas Morning News, Sulzberger warned that “the press that the founders regarded as crucial to American democracy is at its weakest point in the nation’s history” and that it requires public support when it comes under political assault. A.G. Sulzberger is writing op-eds about press freedom while Palestinian journalist Hossam Shabat said "a reason why we are still being bombed is because of the New York Times." The NYT silenced its own reporters on Gaza. That's not defending the press. That's defending power.
Screenshot of The Morning: "Trump made at least $2.2 billion during his first year back in the White House, including about $1.4 billion from his family’s cryptocurrency businesses, according to a mandatory financial disclosure last night. Trump is a major crypto operator and the industry’s top policymaker, dual roles that seemed to pay off." But they make no mention of how corrupt this is.
Nova, an Australian Shepherd, celebrates the removal of Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center.
An old man sits at a desk sleeping, his head tilted off to his right shoulder, surrounded by four standing men in suits, some looking thoughtful or speaking. The setting is formal, with flags and an ornate curtain in the background. This is Donald J Trump, the sleeping fascist, surrounded by sycophants who ignore his snores.
A graphic that shows The Donald J Trump Ballroom with two shelves of glass jars with two balls in each jar. The jars are labeled with names of sycophants - Lindsay, JD, Mikey J, Little Marco, Lyin' Ted, Tim Apple, Zuck, Jeff Amazon, Sen Tommy Tuberville, Jimbo Jordan, John Roberts, Scott Bessent, Howard Nutnick, Elon Musk. Reply with more names to add to the collection.
A graphic that shows The Donald J Trump Ballroom with two shelves of glass jars with two balls in each jar. The jars are labeled with names of sycophants - Lindsay, JD, Mikey J, Little Marco, Lyin' Ted, Tim Apple, Zuck, Jeff Amazon, Sen Tommy Tuberville, Jimbo Jordan, John Roberts, Scott Bessent, Howard Nutnick, Elon Musk. Reply with more names to add to the collection.
A graphic that shows The Donald J Trump Ballroom with two shelves of glass jars with two balls in each jar. The jars are labeled with names of sycophants - Lindsay, JD, Mikey J, Little Marco, Lyin' Ted, Tim Apple, Zuck, Jeff Amazon, Sen Tommy Tuberville, Jimbo Jordan, John Roberts, Scott Bessent, Howard Nutnick, Elon Musk. Reply with more names to add to the collection.
A graphic that shows The Donald J Trump Ballroom with two shelves of glass jars with two balls in each jar. The jars are labeled with names of sycophants - Lindsay, JD, Mikey J, Little Marco, Lyin' Ted, Tim Apple, Zuck, Jeff Amazon, Sen Tommy Tuberville, Jimbo Jordan, John Roberts, Scott Bessent, Howard Nutnick, Elon Musk. Reply with more names to add to the collection.
A graphic that shows The Donald J Trump Ballroom with two shelves of glass jars with two balls in each jar. The jars are labeled with names of sycophants - Lindsay, JD, Mikey J, Little Marco, Lyin' Ted, Tim Apple, Zuck, Jeff Amazon, Sen Tommy Tuberville, Jimbo Jordan, John Roberts, Scott Bessent, Howard Nutnick, Elon Musk. Reply with more names to add to the collection.
Healthcare not war sign
Man protesting against war holding sign
A group of people with American flags stand on a street corner holding signs advocating resistance. Their expressions convey determination. We the People let's take our country back.
A tri-color australian shepherd talks for the first time. "Hey, you know, I understand when you say W A L K, I know what that means. Let's go!"
Donald J. Trump, the well-known pedo, walks into the Offal Office
Tweet by Amanda Ungaro, with a verified check, expressing determination to challenge a corrupt system. Mentions fearlessness and ominous knowledge.
A formal event at Mar-a-Lago with three elegantly dressed individuals posing inside a lavishly decorated room. Paolo Zampolli, Melania Trump and the person we are all going hear a lot from - Amanda Ungaro
creenshot of a news snippet titled "White House Secures Foreign Steel for Ballroom Project" from nytimes.com dated April 8, 2026. It states ArcelorMittal is donating steel for President Trump's ballroom - the headline should read, Trump accepts bribe from foreign steel corporation
White-haired, spineless man in dark suit and red tie.
A fluffy dog dressed in pink glasses, a bow tie, and booties sits on a ledge. The sign reads “No Kings, Just Treats.” People are gathered around. #NoKings Ashland Oregon
A serious man wearing a respirator and putting on yellow gloves stands in a utility room. Text reads "Crime Scene Cleaner" in bold, distressed font.
A serious man wearing a respirator and putting on yellow gloves stands in a utility room. Text reads "Crime Scene Cleaner" in bold, distressed font.
A Vietnam veteran dressed in white shirt with a VFW353 cap stands on the side of the demonstration with many people lining the road behind him with signs.
A man wearing a dayglo vest in a selfie with demonstrators behind. The man is Joel Lesko, host of the Ashland NOKINGS
Screenshot of the NYT article about #NoKings with headline, A Challenge for No Kings Protests the Third Time Around. Commentary - the #BrokenTimes is already trying to shrink a movement that hasn’t even hit the streets. This is how power dismisses uprising before it grows. They’re scared of what’s coming. Show them they should be. #NoKings #BrokenTimes was coined by @jeffjarvis.bsky.social
A tricolor Australian Shepherd sleeps with his head elevated on a woolen blanket that has blue, beige and brown stripes. But the Aussie never really sleeps as long as his pack (family) is around. 🤣
#NoKings poster stuck to a light post in downtown Ashland Oregon
image of headline that reads, SCHUMER SOUNDS ALARM: AS TRUMP STRIPS STAFF FROM 9/11 HEALTH PROGRAM AND REASSIGNS THEM TO ICE, SENATOR DEMANDS IMMEDIATE REVERSAL TO PROTECT 140,000 SURVIVORS
A cute furry friend, Nova, a tri-color Aussie, waits for his walk.
Screenshot of a tweet by Orla Joelsen posted at 6:39 PM on Feb 28, 2026. The tweet reads: "The world's largest military power – and a situation room where, according to the image, sensitive maps are left openly visible behind curtains?" The attached photo shows two men, one is Donald Trump, seated at a table in a dimly lit room. Behind them, partially obscured by dark curtains, is a large map on a board labeled "OPERATION EPIC FURY" with a Pentagon seal visible. A man has opened the curtain and peers into the not at all secure SCIF.
Pres Trump in foreground avoids looking at the sign, "Black People Aren't Apes!" in the background, held by Rep Al Green, a man with a beard and wearing a dark suit.
Screenshot of NYT newsletter with headling, "The new diplomacy". A senile old man in a blue suit holds up a large proclamation while other men in suits applaud his amazing strength to hold up a sheet of paper.
AG Pam Bondi sits and looks down, refusing to turn around and face survivors who are standing behind her with hands raised.
Bad Bunny wears a white suit and walks towards the camera singing his heart out with love for America, all together. We are not savages.
Bad Bunny wears a white suit.
A rare pink winter rose in Oregon, behind a fence. Beauty and pain.
Rep Thomas Massie screenshot of a Tweet: If your representative, Democrat or Republican, is still silent about the Epstein files, or claiming it's much ado about noting, it's time to elect a new one. Check their public statements today.
Blanche, a white man wearing a blue suit, bites his lip as he prepares to lie. He is a real scumbag.
3 headlines show the weakness of the NY Times - Videos Appear to contradict, then Videos Contradict, then State and Federal Officials Clash
Woman on light pole holding sign ICE out for good.