Leah McElrath
@leahmcelrath.bsky.social
Politics, intl relations, psychology, etc.
Making sense of a world that doesn’t
Smith College BA, MSW | LSE
#AuDHD #LGBTQ #MECFS
Patreon: patreon.com/leahmcelrath
Making sense of a world that doesn’t
Smith College BA, MSW | LSE
#AuDHD #LGBTQ #MECFS
Patreon: patreon.com/leahmcelrath
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There are accounts on here knowingly sharing AI slop resistance videos and the Houdini dude is one of them
December 6, 2025 at 6:06 PM
There are accounts on here knowingly sharing AI slop resistance videos and the Houdini dude is one of them
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Between living in a state of hyper-vigilance, enduring widespread loss, and bearing witness to purposeful cruelty while powerless to stop it, we are all experiencing trauma—even if we as individuals or as members of a vulnerable group are not being targeted directly.
Be gentle with yourselves.
Be gentle with yourselves.
December 5, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Between living in a state of hyper-vigilance, enduring widespread loss, and bearing witness to purposeful cruelty while powerless to stop it, we are all experiencing trauma—even if we as individuals or as members of a vulnerable group are not being targeted directly.
Be gentle with yourselves.
Be gentle with yourselves.
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Doing diplomacy the right way
December 5, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Doing diplomacy the right way
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Our latest polling averages over at 50+1 show Trump hitting a new low in his job approval rating (39.4% among adults) and Dems meeting their previous high in the generic ballot (+4.4) fiftyplusone.news/latest-polls
December 5, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Our latest polling averages over at 50+1 show Trump hitting a new low in his job approval rating (39.4% among adults) and Dems meeting their previous high in the generic ballot (+4.4) fiftyplusone.news/latest-polls
Doing diplomacy the right way
December 5, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Doing diplomacy the right way
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Federal judge orders unsealing of grand jury transcripts from abandoned Jeffrey Epstein investigation in Florida.
December 5, 2025 at 6:18 PM
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Federal judge orders unsealing of grand jury transcripts from abandoned Jeffrey Epstein investigation in Florida.
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Forty years ago, 90% of media outlets were spread across 50 companies.
Now, just 5 companies control 90% of the media market.
This consolidation hurts consumers and helps oligarchs. 🧵
Now, just 5 companies control 90% of the media market.
This consolidation hurts consumers and helps oligarchs. 🧵
December 5, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Forty years ago, 90% of media outlets were spread across 50 companies.
Now, just 5 companies control 90% of the media market.
This consolidation hurts consumers and helps oligarchs. 🧵
Now, just 5 companies control 90% of the media market.
This consolidation hurts consumers and helps oligarchs. 🧵
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ICE raided a James Beard award winning restaurant & because the chef/owner was prepared, left emptyhanded:
December 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
ICE raided a James Beard award winning restaurant & because the chef/owner was prepared, left emptyhanded:
What are people’s thoughts on these Pentagon videos of the boat bombings?
Do you think it’s helpful to share them because they emphasize the horror of US actions or do you see them as military techno snuff porn that could desensitize people?
(I’ll read all replies even if I don’t respond. Thanks.)
Do you think it’s helpful to share them because they emphasize the horror of US actions or do you see them as military techno snuff porn that could desensitize people?
(I’ll read all replies even if I don’t respond. Thanks.)
December 5, 2025 at 6:10 PM
What are people’s thoughts on these Pentagon videos of the boat bombings?
Do you think it’s helpful to share them because they emphasize the horror of US actions or do you see them as military techno snuff porn that could desensitize people?
(I’ll read all replies even if I don’t respond. Thanks.)
Do you think it’s helpful to share them because they emphasize the horror of US actions or do you see them as military techno snuff porn that could desensitize people?
(I’ll read all replies even if I don’t respond. Thanks.)
I have to believe that one day people who participated in groveling displays like this will be embarrassed and ashamed of their actions.
December 5, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I have to believe that one day people who participated in groveling displays like this will be embarrassed and ashamed of their actions.
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IRW — a Pulitzer-winning nonprofit newsroom at American — and @thebarbedwire.com traced the history of anti-trans legislation. Houston conservatives realized homophobia didn’t fly anymore, weaponized girls’ safety, and parroted segregationist language. It worked.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/12/04/a...
thebarbedwire.com/2025/12/04/a...
Where Did Anti-Trans Laws Start? How a Forgotten Houston Ordinance Turned Into a Massive, Nationwide Culture War
In fighting for bathroom bills in Houston, Texas conservatives provided a blueprint for the rest of the country.
thebarbedwire.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:47 PM
IRW — a Pulitzer-winning nonprofit newsroom at American — and @thebarbedwire.com traced the history of anti-trans legislation. Houston conservatives realized homophobia didn’t fly anymore, weaponized girls’ safety, and parroted segregationist language. It worked.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/12/04/a...
thebarbedwire.com/2025/12/04/a...
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JUST IN: US court says Trump can remove Democrats from two federal labor boards reut.rs/44cUmBH
December 5, 2025 at 4:15 PM
JUST IN: US court says Trump can remove Democrats from two federal labor boards reut.rs/44cUmBH
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This is the third newsroom (at least) with an FBI leak about the suspect being a Trump supporter. Seems some FBI folks — presumably not the political hires —are very eager to get this out there.
BREAKING on MS NOW:
Brian Cole Jr., the suspect accused of being the Jan. 6 pipe bomber, confessed to agents that he planted the bombs and has indicated he supported President Trump, according to two people familiar with his interview.
Brian Cole Jr., the suspect accused of being the Jan. 6 pipe bomber, confessed to agents that he planted the bombs and has indicated he supported President Trump, according to two people familiar with his interview.
December 5, 2025 at 3:20 PM
This is the third newsroom (at least) with an FBI leak about the suspect being a Trump supporter. Seems some FBI folks — presumably not the political hires —are very eager to get this out there.
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Come for the corvid and stay for the quote posts, lol.
December 5, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Come for the corvid and stay for the quote posts, lol.
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This piece is somehow simultaneously both hilarious and infuriating—and definitely worth a read:
December 5, 2025 at 2:56 AM
This piece is somehow simultaneously both hilarious and infuriating—and definitely worth a read:
Come for the corvid and stay for the quote posts, lol.
December 5, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Come for the corvid and stay for the quote posts, lol.
This piece is somehow simultaneously both hilarious and infuriating—and definitely worth a read:
December 5, 2025 at 2:56 AM
This piece is somehow simultaneously both hilarious and infuriating—and definitely worth a read:
Between living in a state of hyper-vigilance, enduring widespread loss, and bearing witness to purposeful cruelty while powerless to stop it, we are all experiencing trauma—even if we as individuals or as members of a vulnerable group are not being targeted directly.
Be gentle with yourselves.
Be gentle with yourselves.
December 5, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Between living in a state of hyper-vigilance, enduring widespread loss, and bearing witness to purposeful cruelty while powerless to stop it, we are all experiencing trauma—even if we as individuals or as members of a vulnerable group are not being targeted directly.
Be gentle with yourselves.
Be gentle with yourselves.
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Pantone has chosen its color of the year for 2026.
The color is white.
(Yes, really.)
The color is white.
(Yes, really.)
![[white panel]
PANTONE®
11-4201 TCX
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December 5, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Pantone has chosen its color of the year for 2026.
The color is white.
(Yes, really.)
The color is white.
(Yes, really.)
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We love a courageous and telegenic minister who is willing to speak the truth and act on his faith.
Pastor Black: While I was in the middle of using the words of Jesus, they opened fire on me. It was so clear that they had been so poorly trained, or — the alternative — that they had been deliberately told to escalate violence against peaceful protesters.
December 5, 2025 at 1:04 AM
We love a courageous and telegenic minister who is willing to speak the truth and act on his faith.
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In a moment of hope amid the rubble in Gaza, 54 couples were married in a mass wedding ceremony.
Some wonderful photos here:
www.theguardian.com/world/galler...
Some wonderful photos here:
www.theguardian.com/world/galler...
![[color photos of crowds of people standing on and within the rubble of a multistory building]
Family and friends try to get a good view among the rubble of damaged buildings.
Photograph: Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto/Shutterstock](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gvda6fem6r7selm4gzjjww4a/bafkreih2xxxf7zj2swazn4h3wzpzu6huetzyn2qrzohvzxqq2owlbyrbpi@jpeg)
December 5, 2025 at 12:58 AM
In a moment of hope amid the rubble in Gaza, 54 couples were married in a mass wedding ceremony.
Some wonderful photos here:
www.theguardian.com/world/galler...
Some wonderful photos here:
www.theguardian.com/world/galler...
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I mean, this is an execution
December 5, 2025 at 1:03 AM
I mean, this is an execution
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Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
December 4, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
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Jared Kushner is now a billionaire.
It’s almost like his insertion into US government foreign policy is for self-enrichment rather than in the service of the interests of the United States.
www.forbes.com/sites/monica...
It’s almost like his insertion into US government foreign policy is for self-enrichment rather than in the service of the interests of the United States.
www.forbes.com/sites/monica...
Jared Kushner Is Now A Billionaire
Thanks to some good investments, new funding from his Middle Eastern backers and higher home values in south Florida, Ivanka Trump’s husband has joined his brother and his father-in-law in the three-c...
www.forbes.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Jared Kushner is now a billionaire.
It’s almost like his insertion into US government foreign policy is for self-enrichment rather than in the service of the interests of the United States.
www.forbes.com/sites/monica...
It’s almost like his insertion into US government foreign policy is for self-enrichment rather than in the service of the interests of the United States.
www.forbes.com/sites/monica...
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BREAKING: Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans & intersex people, memo says. A DOJ memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) do not align with Trump’s Jan. 20 anti-trans executive order, @byadamrhodes.bsky.social reports.
Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans and intersex people
A Department of Justice memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act do not align with Trump’s executive order
prismreports.org
December 4, 2025 at 11:30 PM
BREAKING: Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans & intersex people, memo says. A DOJ memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) do not align with Trump’s Jan. 20 anti-trans executive order, @byadamrhodes.bsky.social reports.