Andrew Elder
@awelder.bsky.social
Media criticism and other things. Yeah but why
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The president of the United States has been a millionaire thanks to tax fraud since the age of eight
feels like one of those facts that never get said yet explain almost everything
feels like one of those facts that never get said yet explain almost everything
Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes as He Reaped Riches From His Father (Published 2018)
The president has long sold himself as a self-made billionaire, but a Times investigation found that he received at least $413 million in today’s dollars from his father’s real estate empire, much of ...
www.nytimes.com
December 14, 2025 at 12:09 PM
The president of the United States has been a millionaire thanks to tax fraud since the age of eight
feels like one of those facts that never get said yet explain almost everything
feels like one of those facts that never get said yet explain almost everything
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Trump is probably the first President in the last 50 years with enough control over the Contract to actually do good things for the country like universal health care and gun control. But he won't because there's no profit in it for him.
December 14, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Trump is probably the first President in the last 50 years with enough control over the Contract to actually do good things for the country like universal health care and gun control. But he won't because there's no profit in it for him.
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We staffed the entire FBI with guys who only make memes and podcasts, hope that doesn't affect our ability to respond to major crimes
December 15, 2025 at 5:52 AM
We staffed the entire FBI with guys who only make memes and podcasts, hope that doesn't affect our ability to respond to major crimes
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If only the government had acted earlier to let an unqualified, politically appointed anti-semitism Czar police the thoughts of university campuses, the government could have .. <checks notes> .. persuaded a father/son IS terrorist cell from terroristing.
<blink blink>
Are we really going there?
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Are we really going there?
December 15, 2025 at 5:56 AM
If only the government had acted earlier to let an unqualified, politically appointed anti-semitism Czar police the thoughts of university campuses, the government could have .. <checks notes> .. persuaded a father/son IS terrorist cell from terroristing.
<blink blink>
Are we really going there?
<blink blink>
Are we really going there?
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Just want to share with my American friends how the Australians respond to a shooting tragedy. Action, rather than thoughts and prayers.
December 15, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Just want to share with my American friends how the Australians respond to a shooting tragedy. Action, rather than thoughts and prayers.
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The oddest thing about this whole malarky wasn't that a fruit shop guy disarmed another fruit shop guy, but that the son was an "unemployed" bricklayer.
I've never met an unemployed bricklayer.
I've never met an unemployed bricklayer.
December 15, 2025 at 1:03 AM
The oddest thing about this whole malarky wasn't that a fruit shop guy disarmed another fruit shop guy, but that the son was an "unemployed" bricklayer.
I've never met an unemployed bricklayer.
I've never met an unemployed bricklayer.
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The kind .. you find … in a second hand store
December 14, 2025 at 10:54 AM
The kind .. you find … in a second hand store
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How incels view themselves in the 1950s versus how they'd actually be.
December 13, 2025 at 7:20 PM
How incels view themselves in the 1950s versus how they'd actually be.
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Lawmakers Pave the Way to Billions in Handouts for Weapons Makers That the Pentagon Itself Opposed
theintercept.com/2025/12/12/p...
theintercept.com/2025/12/12/p...
Lawmakers Pave the Way to Billions in Handouts for Weapons Makers That the Pentagon Itself Opposed
The pilot program upends an 80-year precedent against covering contractors’ interest payments — something the military itself opposed.
theintercept.com
December 14, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Lawmakers Pave the Way to Billions in Handouts for Weapons Makers That the Pentagon Itself Opposed
theintercept.com/2025/12/12/p...
theintercept.com/2025/12/12/p...
Antisemitism is spreading like wildfire and Netanyahu will not shut up, therefore Netanyahu is no leader
In a fiery address overnight, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said “antisemitism is a cancer” and that it “spreads when leaders stay silent”.
Israel's Netanyahu accuses Australian PM of fueling antisemitism
In a fiery address overnight, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said “antisemitism is a cancer” and that it “spreads when leaders stay silent”.
www.abc.net.au
December 14, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Antisemitism is spreading like wildfire and Netanyahu will not shut up, therefore Netanyahu is no leader
"Despite being from the US"? Jennie Jerome was from the US. Also the Go-Betweens sang about Lee Remick youtu.be/m_p0n051u_0?...
December 14, 2025 at 11:13 PM
"Despite being from the US"? Jennie Jerome was from the US. Also the Go-Betweens sang about Lee Remick youtu.be/m_p0n051u_0?...
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Old King Cole passed legislation against mixing shredded cabbage with mayonnaise. This is Cole's Law
December 14, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Old King Cole passed legislation against mixing shredded cabbage with mayonnaise. This is Cole's Law
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I tried to find a photo of Christopher Plummer riding a bike, and instead I found this photo of a guy named Chris who's a plumber, which is even better.
December 14, 2025 at 10:31 AM
I tried to find a photo of Christopher Plummer riding a bike, and instead I found this photo of a guy named Chris who's a plumber, which is even better.
Condolences to all who grieve those who have died at Bondi, and to the wounded, and praise and thanks for all who are helping
December 14, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Condolences to all who grieve those who have died at Bondi, and to the wounded, and praise and thanks for all who are helping
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Via Daniel Sinnott on X:
“Shout out to the #bondi beach life guard who, while there was shots being fired and we were all ducking for cover behind their buggy, noticed someone in the water struggling so grabbed a board and went to rescue them.”
“Shout out to the #bondi beach life guard who, while there was shots being fired and we were all ducking for cover behind their buggy, noticed someone in the water struggling so grabbed a board and went to rescue them.”
December 14, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Via Daniel Sinnott on X:
“Shout out to the #bondi beach life guard who, while there was shots being fired and we were all ducking for cover behind their buggy, noticed someone in the water struggling so grabbed a board and went to rescue them.”
“Shout out to the #bondi beach life guard who, while there was shots being fired and we were all ducking for cover behind their buggy, noticed someone in the water struggling so grabbed a board and went to rescue them.”
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Spotted in a Mumbai restaurant: “London corner shop style samosas” and “Birmingham Balti”.
December 14, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Spotted in a Mumbai restaurant: “London corner shop style samosas” and “Birmingham Balti”.
Spoiler: Putin denied any attention to attack Ukraine while the attack was underway
Wouldn’t I sleep better if I could share this conviction with this level of confidence.
unherd.com/newsroom/mar...
unherd.com/newsroom/mar...
December 14, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Spoiler: Putin denied any attention to attack Ukraine while the attack was underway
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My life is like an over produced comic book series.
It's just one issue after another, and the plot doesn't seem to be going anywhere.
It's just one issue after another, and the plot doesn't seem to be going anywhere.
December 14, 2025 at 6:08 AM
My life is like an over produced comic book series.
It's just one issue after another, and the plot doesn't seem to be going anywhere.
It's just one issue after another, and the plot doesn't seem to be going anywhere.
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“Putin does not need to defeat NATO in a conventional war. He can achieve his goals by discrediting the concept of collective security.”
Business Ukraine editor Peter Dickinson joined Ukraine’s Телеканал FREEДОМ as NATO members warn of an escalating Russian threat
Business Ukraine editor Peter Dickinson joined Ukraine’s Телеканал FREEДОМ as NATO members warn of an escalating Russian threat
December 13, 2025 at 9:37 AM
“Putin does not need to defeat NATO in a conventional war. He can achieve his goals by discrediting the concept of collective security.”
Business Ukraine editor Peter Dickinson joined Ukraine’s Телеканал FREEДОМ as NATO members warn of an escalating Russian threat
Business Ukraine editor Peter Dickinson joined Ukraine’s Телеканал FREEДОМ as NATO members warn of an escalating Russian threat
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You have to admit that Bari Weiss taking over CBS News and instantly turning it into her personal Tiktok page is freaking funny as hell
December 14, 2025 at 4:48 AM
You have to admit that Bari Weiss taking over CBS News and instantly turning it into her personal Tiktok page is freaking funny as hell
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*They, the books weren't...
If you read the books, James Bond is a hot mess of a man kept together by Duty. The villains in the books, and those films, are the forerunners of (and models for) tech bros. It wasn't written for a scientifically literate audience and nor for one centred on elves
December 14, 2025 at 7:02 AM
*They, the books weren't...
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Michael C. Rockefeller got shipwrecked in 1963, washed up on an island, and was promptly eaten by cannibals.
December 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Michael C. Rockefeller got shipwrecked in 1963, washed up on an island, and was promptly eaten by cannibals.