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Leah McElrath

@leahmcelrath.bsky.social

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Politics, intl relations, psychology, etc. Making sense of a world that doesn’t Smith College BA, MSW | LSE #ActuallyAutistic #LGBTQ #MECFS Patreon: patreon.com/leahmcelrath

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · Feb 23

Pisses me off that we’re stardust with the gift of conscious existence and having to spend our time on all this bullshit.

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 19m

I thought that’s what it looked like happened (but honestly couldn’t tolerate rewatching the clip to be sure):

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 39m

Yeah, that is a tear gas canister being fired toward the retreating couple holding the baby

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 3h

Current and former Trump admin ambassadors to Israel—Mike Huckabee and David Friedman—performed a "Sweet Home Alabama" cover titled "Sweet Home Yerushalayim.”

The performance took place in Israel at a benefit for United Hatzalah, whose members spread the "baby baked in oven" hoax about October 7th.

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 43m

That kind of did me in, ngl.

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 44m

At about 0:55, a couple in a nearby car gets out and hurries away with an infant in a carseat to try and escape the tear gas:

Hart Cunningham @hpsc24.bsky.social · 3h

Zero Regard for Safety, ICE Escalation in Chicago Leaves Baby in Harm’s Way🇺🇸

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Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 1h

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 1h

This thread is…concerning.

(I get more understated the more alarmed I am.)

Kate Ross @kateross.bsky.social · Aug 1

In a two week period:

Trump fired 7 of the 8 members who do independent federal oversight on nuclear waste.

Peter Thiel (Palantir) is found to be backing the first privately developed uranium enrichment facility in the US.

Billionaire Peter Thiel backing first privately developed US uranium enrichment facility in Paducah

A California-based company with ties to billionaire investor and Trump ally Peter Thiel announced plans Friday to build America’s first U.S.-owned, privately developed facility to enrich uranium in fa...

www.wkms.org

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 1h

Can we blame them for the vibes?

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Kate Ross @kateross.bsky.social · 1d

Andruil just announced a new product called EagleEye for “warfighters” on the other site.

Andruil partnered w/ Meta, Oakley, Standard Issue, Qualcomm, & GentexCorp.

So much defense money is going to the same people and corporations.

Gentex is also a Tesla supplier.

Anduril Industries
@anduriltech
X.com
Anduril has partnered with @Meta,@oakley Standard Issue, @Qualcomm, and @GentexCorp to bring the best in AR, rugged eyewear, compute, sensing and ballistic helmets to EagleEye. With world-class partners, we're delivering proven tech for the warfighter at rapid speed.

Anduril Industries &
@anduriltech •3h
Superpowers for Superheroes.
Today, we unveil EagleEye: the family of warfighter augments that place mission command & Al directly into the operator's helmet.

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 1h

It’s rough out here. 💜

Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 1h

I checked, and Mercury is not in retrograde. This is just how things are now apparently.

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Margaret Manto @margaretmanto.bsky.social · 2h

SCOOP: Mental health workers supporting CDC employees after the August shooting at the agency's headquarters were among those laid off last week.

Read the story here:

www.notus.org/health-scien...

‘A Kick in the Mouth’: Trump Administration Makes Staffing Cuts to CDC’s Safety Office Months After Shooting

The cuts were made to an office whose role includes providing mental health support for employees affected by the August shooting at CDC headquarters.

www.notus.org

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 23h

Thinking about how much of their violence has been normalized already, how scenes that caused shockwaves 6 weeks ago are now part of the rhythm of daily life. Watched a TikTok from a daughter who has to do her parents' laundry & get their groceries because they're in hiding. This is just it now

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 2h

NEW: Pentagon officials are forcing staff to watch Pete Hegseth's "Warrior" speech he forced generals to listen to.

Officials are even "testing" staff to see if they watched — and are threatening consequences if they lie about watching it or if they mock it, sources tell @swin24.bsky.social and I.

The Pentagon Is Ordering Staff to Watch Hegseth’s ‘MAGA Garbage’ Speech… Or Else

Defense Department sources tell Zeteo that staff have been warned that if they don’t watch or read the speech, or if they speak negatively of it, they could face severe consequences.

zeteo.com

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 3h

“Jared Kushner and Peter Thiel are also in”

To attract tech, KSA, and UAE money, Kushner is selling an idea of Gaza as a place with “tax-free startups, with scattered server farms for cloud processing and artificial intelligence, and at its center a Tesla factory where CHEAP LOCAL LABOR will work…”

איך עזה עשויה להפוך למקלט מס שיביא נורמליזציה עם סעודיה

הפרויקט הכלכלי של שיקום עזה לאחר המלחמה כבר מעורר עניין ממדינות, מיליארדרים ומנהיגים לשעבר. כך זה עשוי לעבוד - ואלו האתגרים

www-mako-co-il.translate.goog

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 2h

Good thread, and Musk has turned X into a desensitization accelerator.

Antifascist Art PDX @antifashpdxart.bsky.social · 2h

The purpose and effects of racist and bigoted jokes on the far-right 🧵

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 11h

The Dem establishment appears to be putting its thumb hard on the scales against Graham Platner:

The DSCC (Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee) has formed a joint fundraising committee with the campaign of Janet Mills.

It’s called “Maine Senate Victory 2026”:

docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/form...

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
HOME / CAMPAIGN FINANCE DATA / COMMITTEE DETAILS / HTML VIEWER
FEC FORM 1
STATEMENT OF ORGANIZATION
FILING FEC-1919061
1. Maine Senate Victory 2026
120 Maryland Ave NE
Washington, DC 20002
Email: compliance@dscc.org;anderson@dscc.org
2. Date: 10/14/2025
3. FEC Committee ID #: C00923177
This committee collects contributions, pays fundraising expenses and disburses net proceeds for two or more political
committees/organizations, at least one of which is an authorized committee of a federal candidate.
Committees Participating in Joint Fundraiser
Joint Fund Participant(s)
1. Mills for Maine,
Committee Id: C00923144
Committee Type: Senate
2. DSCC,
Committee Id: C00042366
Committee Type: Unauthorized
Affiliated Committees/Organizations
NONE
Custodian of Records:
Connor Reilly
120 Maryland Ave NE
Washington, DC 20002
Title: Custodian of Records
Treasurer:
Evan Clary
120 Maryland Ave NE
Washington, DC 20002
Phone # (202) 224-2447
Designated Agent(s):
Tristan Anderson
120 Maryland Ave NE
Washington, DC 20002
Title: Assistant Treasurer
Banks or Depositories
Amalgamated Bank
1825 K St NW
Washington, DC 20006
Signed: Evan Clary
Date Signed: 10/14/2025
(End FEC FORM 1)

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Resist 🕎🍉 @antizionistjew.bsky.social · 2h

This is not the first time

Eyad El-Halaq was also a Palestinian man with Autism, and he was killed by the IDF. The judges let him free

This is very personal to me, I was diagnosed on the spectrum myself when I was 2, and seeing this just makes me sad and mad, where’s humanity?

RileyTChiweeieT14381 @rileytchiweenie2.bsky.social · 11h

This autistic Palestinian boy, Omar Yahya Al-Karnawi, was released 10/13/2025 to Gaza from Israeli prison after long months in detention without any charge. 1000s sit in jail with no charge for months, years including Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya.

#FreeDrHussamAbuSafiya

www.instagram.com/reel/DPwaokX...

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Senate Gabe @senategabe.bsky.social · 2h

Curious how many Democrats are going to claim they support No Kings and then walk back to the Congress and continue sabotaging impeachment efforts.

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Anne Trubek @atrubek.bsky.social · 3h

Probably best to chase it indefinitely

2covet @2covet.bsky.social · 3h

www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/rare-whit...

Locals stunned by world-famous white whale sighting off NZ coast

Locals near Kaikōura captured rare footage of a white humpback whale.

www.nzherald.co.nz

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 2h

She appeared in February:

Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 2h

Just to clarify:

The clip in the OP is from Donald Trump Jr.’s podcast in February.

Machado appeared on his show and made these statements before being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

Donala Trump Jr.
@DonaldJ TrumpJr
FolloW
Guys breaking news episode of Triggered TONIGHT 6 pm et with the undisputed leader of the opposition party in Venezuela @MariaCorinaYA
Marina Corina Machado
My father just revoked the Biden era oil licenses funding Maduro's corrupt illegitimate regime
Don't miss this.
TRIGGERED
WITH DONALD TRUMP JR.
MESSAGE TO MADURO:
YOU LOST. GET LOST.
INTERVIEW WITH MARÍA CORINA MACHADO
1:55 PM • 2/26/25 • 1.6M Views

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 2h

Thanks.

Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 2h

Just to clarify:

The clip in the OP is from Donald Trump Jr.’s podcast in February.

Machado appeared on his show and made these statements before being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 2h

Just to clarify:

The clip in the OP is from Donald Trump Jr.’s podcast in February.

Machado appeared on his show and made these statements before being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Leah Millis @leahmillis.bsky.social · 3h

The @chicago.suntimes.com photographer who risked their personal health and safety to take this photograph is Anthony Vazquez. Please credit photographers and media outlets. In this age of misinformation, a photo with no context could be anything at all.

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 3h

Please remind us who the domestic terrorists are again.

Photo from Chicago: DHS militarized agent holding a gun up directly in someone’s face as the victim has their hands up, pleading for them not to shoot.

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 2h

The US military attacks on boats off the coast of Venezuela and the characterization of their occupants as “terrorists” and “unlawful combatants” by the Trump administration could potentially be used as a backdoor for engaging in military intervention toward the goal of regime change.

Gift link:

U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says

www.nytimes.com

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 2h

Nobel Peace Prize recipient María Corina Machado appeared on Donald Trump Jr.’s podcast.

She touted the oil reserves in Venezuela (the largest in the world) and vowed to privatize the oil industry to enable American corporations to exploit and profit from the country’s resources if she gains power.

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