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@elyseea.bsky.social
Former educator, prof, and national nonprofit director. Retired, married, dog lover. Pro-democracy; anti-oligarchy; pretty damn pissed off right now. Trust me, folks, it’s really not fun to live under fascism. Also at Threads as "elyseea". No DMs.💙🇺🇦🇨🇦🇬🇱🇲🇽
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@elyseea.bsky.social
· Apr 7
“The only thing we should fear is that we will surrender our homeland to be plundered by a gang of liars, thieves, and hypocrites; that we will surrender without a fight, voluntarily, our own future and that of our children.”
Alexei Navalny
Alexei Navalny
Here they are (gift article):
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/b...
Books That Examine the Past and Present of the Middle East Take National Book Awards
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Here they are (gift article):
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/b...
California is very expensive, and 🍊’s policies are making it worse. But all of that pales in comparison with what would happen if Mamdani makes busses free in NYC.
November 21, 2025 at 6:05 PM
California is very expensive, and 🍊’s policies are making it worse. But all of that pales in comparison with what would happen if Mamdani makes busses free in NYC.
Trump’s 28 point peace plan is deeply dishonorable. I am truly ashamed. People have been noting that this administration “seems” to have switched sides toward Putinphilia, but this peace plan absolutely ratifies that. We have now joined the autocrats against the democracies.
November 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Trump’s 28 point peace plan is deeply dishonorable. I am truly ashamed. People have been noting that this administration “seems” to have switched sides toward Putinphilia, but this peace plan absolutely ratifies that. We have now joined the autocrats against the democracies.
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Cheers to the person who leaked the initial changes www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
In reversal, Coast Guard again classifies swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The new order came hours after The Post reported the service would instead classify such symbols as “potentially divisive” under guidelines set for release next month.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Cheers to the person who leaked the initial changes www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Early voting begins TODAY in the #TN07 Special Election!
It is absolutely CRUCIAL that Democrats get out and vote as early as possible for @aftynbehn.bsky.social.
An early ballot is a banked ballot, and banked ballots will decide any margin of victory here.
www.newschannel5.com/news/early-v...
It is absolutely CRUCIAL that Democrats get out and vote as early as possible for @aftynbehn.bsky.social.
An early ballot is a banked ballot, and banked ballots will decide any margin of victory here.
www.newschannel5.com/news/early-v...
Early voting begins in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District
Early voting begins Wednesday for the special general election in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District. The race pits Republican Matt Van Epps against Democratic State Representative Aftyn Behn.
www.newschannel5.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Early voting begins TODAY in the #TN07 Special Election!
It is absolutely CRUCIAL that Democrats get out and vote as early as possible for @aftynbehn.bsky.social.
An early ballot is a banked ballot, and banked ballots will decide any margin of victory here.
www.newschannel5.com/news/early-v...
It is absolutely CRUCIAL that Democrats get out and vote as early as possible for @aftynbehn.bsky.social.
An early ballot is a banked ballot, and banked ballots will decide any margin of victory here.
www.newschannel5.com/news/early-v...
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‘Tis the “grifting” season 🎁 🔫
November 21, 2025 at 5:06 PM
‘Tis the “grifting” season 🎁 🔫
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It’s official!
I just filed to run for the US Senate.
It’s time to take power back for working people.
I just filed to run for the US Senate.
It’s time to take power back for working people.
November 20, 2025 at 8:39 PM
It’s official!
I just filed to run for the US Senate.
It’s time to take power back for working people.
I just filed to run for the US Senate.
It’s time to take power back for working people.
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THREAD: Judge Ellis is the first federal judge to review extensive body cam video of DHS's actions in Chicago. She finds that DHS *repeatedly* misled the public and made claims that were disproven by agents' own videos.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
![II. Credibility
The Court next addresses the credibility of the parties’ evidence and witnesses. After reviewing all the evidence submitted to the Court and listening to the testimony elicited at the preliminary injunction hearing, during depositions, and in other court proceedings, the Court finds Defendants’ evidence simply not credible. [FN 6]
Plaintiffs submitted a mountain of evidence, providing the Court with over eighty declarations, numerous videos and articles, and other evidence. Defendants did not rebut anything that Plaintiffs set forth in their declarations or testimony, even with BWC footage.
[FN 6] In another case considering some of the same evidence presented to this Court, another court in this district also found that the perceptions of certain of Defendants’ declarants, such as Hott and Parra, were not reliable. See Illinois v. Trump, No. 25-cv-12174, 2025 WL 2886645, at *5 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 10, 2025) (noting a “troubling trend of Defendants’ declarants equating protests with riots and a lack of appreciation for the wide spectrum that exists between citizens who are observing, questioning, and criticizing their government, and those who are obstructing, assaulting, or doing violence”), motion to stay denied in part, 155 F.4th 929 (7th Cir. 2025).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreifpyry2il5toxbr3iejgrsxs6kmnwve75qwnhebfp44ieyjrfpsdu@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 11:04 PM
THREAD: Judge Ellis is the first federal judge to review extensive body cam video of DHS's actions in Chicago. She finds that DHS *repeatedly* misled the public and made claims that were disproven by agents' own videos.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
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Reasonable bet that this is not the only time Republicans reportedly faked attack on them to frame the opposition. It's pathetic but it feeds into their perpetual victim/grievance narrative.
A staffer to a New Jersey congressman allegedly paid an scarification artist $500 to wound her as she staged a scene with zip ties and “Trump Whore” written on her stomach, federal prosecutors say
Ex-Van Drew staffer staged fake attack, writing 'Trump Whore' across her stomach and alleging men held her down and cut her body - New Jersey Globe
A 26-year-old Ocean City woman who claimed she was brutally assaulted because she worked for Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-Ocean City) instead orchestrated the
newjerseyglobe.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Reasonable bet that this is not the only time Republicans reportedly faked attack on them to frame the opposition. It's pathetic but it feeds into their perpetual victim/grievance narrative.
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Attorney General Pam Bondi on Wednesday refused to commit to releasing all of the Epstein files, giving a cagey answer that suggests it may be a long time before we ever see the documents related to the accused child sex trafficker.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
Pam Bondi won't commit to releasing full Epstein files
Attorney General Pam Bondi on Wednesday refused to commit to releasing all of the Epstein files, giving a cagey answer that suggests it may be a long time before we ever see the documents related to ....
www.dailykos.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Attorney General Pam Bondi on Wednesday refused to commit to releasing all of the Epstein files, giving a cagey answer that suggests it may be a long time before we ever see the documents related to the accused child sex trafficker.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
Of the two, loopholes is the better word.
Breaking News: President Trump signed a bill calling on the Justice Department to release files tied to Jeffrey Epstein, but with significant exceptions. Follow live updates: nyti.ms/484IDWJ
November 20, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Of the two, loopholes is the better word.
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The United States shared images on Wednesday of joint military exercises in Trinidad and Tobago, as its armed forces amass in the region, building pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. https://cnn.it/49Mesq7
November 20, 2025 at 2:01 AM
The United States shared images on Wednesday of joint military exercises in Trinidad and Tobago, as its armed forces amass in the region, building pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. https://cnn.it/49Mesq7
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NEW: US President Donald Trump is considering signing an executive order that would seek to challenge state efforts to regulate artificial intelligence through lawsuits and the withholding of federal funding, WIRED has learned.
Trump Takes Aim at State AI Laws in Draft Executive Order
The draft order, obtained by WIRED, instructs the US Justice Department to sue states that pass laws regulating AI.
www.wired.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:01 AM
NEW: US President Donald Trump is considering signing an executive order that would seek to challenge state efforts to regulate artificial intelligence through lawsuits and the withholding of federal funding, WIRED has learned.
162 years ago today, Nov19, Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address. This piece offers an examination of the address and its rhetorical aspirations. If you are watching Revolution, you might be in the mood for this next vital text from the US, one that harkens back and amplifies the Declaration:
272 Words That Changed America
What we talk about when we talk about the Gettysburg Address.
open.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:47 PM
162 years ago today, Nov19, Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address. This piece offers an examination of the address and its rhetorical aspirations. If you are watching Revolution, you might be in the mood for this next vital text from the US, one that harkens back and amplifies the Declaration:
The Senate has passed the discharge bill -- already -- and with no changes. Remarkable days.
November 18, 2025 at 10:55 PM
The Senate has passed the discharge bill -- already -- and with no changes. Remarkable days.
What the released emails tell us about Esptein and Bannon:
www.americanfreakshow.news/p/the-last-p...
www.americanfreakshow.news/p/the-last-p...
The Last Picture Show
The “Epic Epic Epic” Bannon-Epstein Bromance
www.americanfreakshow.news
November 18, 2025 at 6:41 PM
What the released emails tell us about Esptein and Bannon:
www.americanfreakshow.news/p/the-last-p...
www.americanfreakshow.news/p/the-last-p...
In the small and lovely world of serious humanities work, this sort of thing is a big deal. It will also affect the bigger picture of humanistic content that swirls around us:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/a...
Fired Scholars and Big Grants to Favored Projects: Inside Trump’s N.E.H.
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:37 PM
In the small and lovely world of serious humanities work, this sort of thing is a big deal. It will also affect the bigger picture of humanistic content that swirls around us:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/a...
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NEW: Retired four-star general and flag officers have just released a paper on the critical national security need to safeguard an apolitical military. Read more about it below ⬇️
Today, we released a new paper on the urgent risks of politicizing the U.S. military. Our armed forces have remained apolitical, professional, and subordinate to civilian authority for over two centuries. That norm is under strain—and requires renewed attention. counteveryhero.org/letter_docum...
November 17, 2025 at 8:19 PM
NEW: Retired four-star general and flag officers have just released a paper on the critical national security need to safeguard an apolitical military. Read more about it below ⬇️
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The North Carolina State Board of Elections is in chaos, and now led by people who do not believe in fair and impartial election administration.
There's only one way to overcome this kind of bias: to vote in large numbers that can't be suppressed. 📈
There's only one way to overcome this kind of bias: to vote in large numbers that can't be suppressed. 📈
November 17, 2025 at 11:45 AM
The North Carolina State Board of Elections is in chaos, and now led by people who do not believe in fair and impartial election administration.
There's only one way to overcome this kind of bias: to vote in large numbers that can't be suppressed. 📈
There's only one way to overcome this kind of bias: to vote in large numbers that can't be suppressed. 📈
Several times now, I have worked up some extremely witty comments for posts that would have been very, very entertaining, but the comments were restricted and I couldn't post them. So now you all will just have to wonder what I've been chuckling about here at home. Clap and laugh along if you want.
November 18, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Several times now, I have worked up some extremely witty comments for posts that would have been very, very entertaining, but the comments were restricted and I couldn't post them. So now you all will just have to wonder what I've been chuckling about here at home. Clap and laugh along if you want.
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Dear ICE: They don't let you wear a mask in your mug shot.
Great news. This is what an ICE agent looks like in a mugshot. Meet Gerardo Rodriguez, 45, of Temecula, courtesy of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office. Arrested for "illegally detaining a minor at gunpoint while off duty last week." 🧵
November 17, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Dear ICE: They don't let you wear a mask in your mug shot.
Keep this in mind as you read about the pardons:
open.substack.com/pub/stopthep...
open.substack.com/pub/stopthep...
How the media ‘pardon’ political criminals
News outlets paper over the ugly pasts of right-wing extremists
open.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Keep this in mind as you read about the pardons:
open.substack.com/pub/stopthep...
open.substack.com/pub/stopthep...