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Debra Elfenbein @debraelfenbein.bsky.social · 1d

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Debra Elfenbein @debraelfenbein.bsky.social · 1d

On it

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Debra Elfenbein @debraelfenbein.bsky.social · 2d

seems his clearly written thesis argues the poll and pollster are being cynical and disingenuous, manipulative and propagandistic, with express intentions to gaslight us into kleptocracy…?

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Debra Elfenbein @debraelfenbein.bsky.social · 3d

Such a misreading is the fault of the poll writers, which is an egregious, unprofessional problem

with all due respect seeing how I know nothing about said pollsters

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Debra Elfenbein @debraelfenbein.bsky.social · 4d

Brilliant

Isn’t it almost weeks too late though?

Now media is onboard and helping Trump frame it

Maybe if Obama acts today—and GWBush too, he owes us this crumb to break into heaven

Debra Elfenbein @debraelfenbein.bsky.social · 6d

Pardon repetitive “is well”

I’m just sending hope for a lot of wellness to you

Debra Elfenbein @debraelfenbein.bsky.social · 7d

Post photos, sure; they’re satisfying, moving, entertaining mementos.
But play recordings of speeches to inspire & engage w/substance, vision & direction for ongoing & future actions.
#NoKings #Speeches #Evidence #Strategize
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Debra Elfenbein @debraelfenbein.bsky.social · 7d

@womensmarch.com @indivisible.org @sanders.senate.gov
@democracynow.org
@wajali.bsky.social
@samseder.bsky.social
@unicornriot.bsky.social
@timothysnyder.bsky.social
@atrupar.com
@npr.org
Speechmakers, podcasters, social media mensches, legacy media: Please broadcast 10/18 #NoKings speeches

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Debra Elfenbein @debraelfenbein.bsky.social · 8d

@ericfoner.bsky.social
Dear Dr. Foner,
I’m so sorry to miss your appearance at Enoch Pratt Free Library on October 29.
I admire your work very much.
I hope all is well is well with you and your family.
I look forward to a rescheduled Writers Live! interview.
Sincerely,
One of your fans

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Debra Elfenbein @debraelfenbein.bsky.social · 9d

William Morris!

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Debra Elfenbein @debraelfenbein.bsky.social · 10d

“the speaker of the House is refusing to seat a duly elected member of Congress to protect the president from a vote to investigate his extensive connections the world's most notorious human trafficking pedophile" is one of those things you simply cannot put into New York Timesese
@ryanlcooper.com

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 12d

One of the most TRUE signs I have ever seen at a march. Write this down and act upon it, friends.

#NoKings #Manhattan

Hand drawn sign reads ACTION ABSORBS ANXIETY

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Debra Elfenbein @debraelfenbein.bsky.social · 21d

So “early circumcision” is bad—and “late circumcision” is ok?

How late is “late”?

Debra Elfenbein @debraelfenbein.bsky.social · 23d

A couple making $85,000 is described as “higher earners”?

Debra Elfenbein @debraelfenbein.bsky.social · 27d

your observation can be seen as allegedly agreeable

Debra Elfenbein @debraelfenbein.bsky.social · Sep 24

The paywall keeps me from reading this article but from the words here, I infer that its “both-sides” meaning and timing are published as clickbait greed.
“The left” is a vapid term, unsubstantiated, generalized, objectifying nonsense.
“Dubious arguments“ misrepresents nihilistic propaganda.
WADR

Debra Elfenbein @debraelfenbein.bsky.social · Sep 18

Some people keeping at it

www.thecity.nyc/2025/09/18/d...

Feds Arrests 11 Elected Officials Inside Manhattan ICE Facility

The group included 10 state lawmakers, all Democrats, along with city Comptroller Brad Lander.

www.thecity.nyc

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Debra Elfenbein @debraelfenbein.bsky.social · Sep 18

So WADR, I disagree w/leaders who stay stock-still scared.
3. Fu*k waiting. Fu*k politeness. Empathy, yes. Critical thinking, yes. Coordination. Bravery.
Elected officials have to sh*t or get off the pot.

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Debra Elfenbein @debraelfenbein.bsky.social · Sep 18

I beg to differ.
1. Elected officials host or address protest rallies; lead or walk in marches & parades; wave & kiss babies, indoors & out, for American time immemorial. Good leaders must be rousing models of protest, power & fun.
2. Trump et al. are aiming for more power, more violence.

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Debra Elfenbein @debraelfenbein.bsky.social · Sep 18

• Force and shame FCC chair Carr into testifying.
• Do press conferences
• Travel around the country educating
• Arrange for protests
• Work with entertainment industry leaders
• Other fierce action

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Danielle Froom 🏳️‍🌈 @danifroom.bsky.social · Sep 18

The thing with designating a group that doesn't actually exist as a terrorist organization is that they can then say anyone they want is a part of that group.

@realDonaldTrump

I am pleased to inform our many U.S.A. Patriots that I am designating ANTIFA, A SICK, DANGEROUS, RADICAL LEFT DISASTER, AS A MAJOR TERRORIST ORGANIZATION. I will also be strongly recommending that those funding ANTIFA be thoroughly investigated in accordance with the highest legal standards and practices. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

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Debra Elfenbein @debraelfenbein.bsky.social · Sep 15

Review the primary print and video sources of Charlie Kirk’s public statements.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Charlie Kirk in his own words: ‘prowling Blacks’ and ‘the great replacement strategy’

The far-right commentator didn’t pull his punches when discussing his bigoted views on current events

www.theguardian.com

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Debra Elfenbein @debraelfenbein.bsky.social · Sep 15

Hindustan Times is a questionable source.

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Debra Elfenbein @debraelfenbein.bsky.social · Sep 5

Nice riff off WW2 poster by Steve Broder

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Data & Society @datasociety.bsky.social · Aug 18

We’re thrilled to be hosting a 4-part fall event series in collaboration with the New York Public Library, exploring the social implications of AI & its impacts on democracy, the environment, & human labor. Learn more and RSVP to attend live in NYC or via livestream! datasociety.net/events/under...

Text on an blue, green, orange, and purple background with the title of the event series, Understanding AI, which is a collaboration with the New York Public Library. It says, “Join us online or live in NYC at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL).” It continues with the dates and titles of the four events in this series; the event on September 5, 2025 is titled Understanding AI: What the Public Needs to Know; the event on September 23, 2025 is titled The Environmental Costs of AI Are Surging — What Now?; the event on October 29, 2025 is titled Reorienting AI in the Public Interest; and the event on November 20, 2025 is titled Standing Up for Human Value in the AI Economy.

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