DavidElfin
@davidelfin.bsky.social
Longtime journalist & author. Devoted son & dad. Dog person. Lifelong friend, good neighbor & citizen. Proud D.C. native, Bethesda resident, alum of BCC HS, Penn & Syracuse. Fan of sports, history, classic rock, movies & TV, & biographies.
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Buttigieg on Indiana: "The big part of how Trumpism works is to make you feel totally disempowered. To make him feel inevitable. And yet the clear takeaway from this is he is not unstoppable and you are not without power."
December 12, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Buttigieg on Indiana: "The big part of how Trumpism works is to make you feel totally disempowered. To make him feel inevitable. And yet the clear takeaway from this is he is not unstoppable and you are not without power."
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MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
December 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
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Bass: We had an important victory today from the courts. The court determined what we knew all along: we do not need National Guard troops in our city. We didn’t need them in June, and we certainly don’t need them in December. I’m glad a decision was made saying the president is out of line
December 10, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Bass: We had an important victory today from the courts. The court determined what we knew all along: we do not need National Guard troops in our city. We didn’t need them in June, and we certainly don’t need them in December. I’m glad a decision was made saying the president is out of line
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Singapore intercepts record stash of SA rhino horns hidden in ‘furniture fittings’
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Singapore intercepts record stash of SA rhino horns hidden in ‘furniture fittings’ | Focusing on Wildlife
The stash of illicit rhino horns, together with an assortment of other animal parts, was destined for the south-east Asian country of Laos.
focusingonwildlife.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Singapore intercepts record stash of SA rhino horns hidden in ‘furniture fittings’
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focusingonwildlife.com/news/singapo...
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It used to be an impeachable offense.
Now it’s a daily occurrence.
Now it’s a daily occurrence.
December 11, 2025 at 9:36 AM
It used to be an impeachable offense.
Now it’s a daily occurrence.
Now it’s a daily occurrence.
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara to US citizen detained by ICE: "I apologize that this happened to you in my city with people wearing vests that say 'police.' That's embarrassing."
December 11, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara to US citizen detained by ICE: "I apologize that this happened to you in my city with people wearing vests that say 'police.' That's embarrassing."
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“Collective fear stimulates herd instinct, and tends to produce ferocity toward those who are not regarded as members of the herd.”
— Bertrand Russell
— Bertrand Russell
December 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
“Collective fear stimulates herd instinct, and tends to produce ferocity toward those who are not regarded as members of the herd.”
— Bertrand Russell
— Bertrand Russell
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Gavin Newsom: “Trump is one of the most destructive presidents & human beings in my lifetime — I think this republic is at real risk of this country being unrecognizable — I have no patience for people who want to indulge it. This guy is reckless. He has wrecked this country”
#Trump: A+++++
#Trump: A+++++
December 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Gavin Newsom: “Trump is one of the most destructive presidents & human beings in my lifetime — I think this republic is at real risk of this country being unrecognizable — I have no patience for people who want to indulge it. This guy is reckless. He has wrecked this country”
#Trump: A+++++
#Trump: A+++++
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The Dems are far from perfect, but the vast majority of them seem to have the best interests of their constituents at heart, and they deserve support in an imperfect system. This cannot be said of the scum in the Rep party.
December 10, 2025 at 1:19 AM
The Dems are far from perfect, but the vast majority of them seem to have the best interests of their constituents at heart, and they deserve support in an imperfect system. This cannot be said of the scum in the Rep party.
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This is a page from “America First: Roosevelt vs. Lindbergh in the Shadow of War” (by H. W. Brands).
It’s an example of why tyrants and aggressors can never be appeased. No matter how much one compromises, they will always want a bigger slice!
It’s an example of why tyrants and aggressors can never be appeased. No matter how much one compromises, they will always want a bigger slice!
December 10, 2025 at 6:46 PM
This is a page from “America First: Roosevelt vs. Lindbergh in the Shadow of War” (by H. W. Brands).
It’s an example of why tyrants and aggressors can never be appeased. No matter how much one compromises, they will always want a bigger slice!
It’s an example of why tyrants and aggressors can never be appeased. No matter how much one compromises, they will always want a bigger slice!
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PIERS: “You’re not gay?”
FUENTES: “No. But women are very difficult to be around.”
P: “Should they vote?”
F: “No.”
PIERS: “They should stay home?”
FUENTES: “Yeah.”
PIERS: “So you’re just a misogynistic dinosaur. Have you ever had sex?”
FUENTES: “No.”
PIERS: “Wow. Says the guy who never got laid.”
FUENTES: “No. But women are very difficult to be around.”
P: “Should they vote?”
F: “No.”
PIERS: “They should stay home?”
FUENTES: “Yeah.”
PIERS: “So you’re just a misogynistic dinosaur. Have you ever had sex?”
FUENTES: “No.”
PIERS: “Wow. Says the guy who never got laid.”
December 9, 2025 at 1:34 PM
PIERS: “You’re not gay?”
FUENTES: “No. But women are very difficult to be around.”
P: “Should they vote?”
F: “No.”
PIERS: “They should stay home?”
FUENTES: “Yeah.”
PIERS: “So you’re just a misogynistic dinosaur. Have you ever had sex?”
FUENTES: “No.”
PIERS: “Wow. Says the guy who never got laid.”
FUENTES: “No. But women are very difficult to be around.”
P: “Should they vote?”
F: “No.”
PIERS: “They should stay home?”
FUENTES: “Yeah.”
PIERS: “So you’re just a misogynistic dinosaur. Have you ever had sex?”
FUENTES: “No.”
PIERS: “Wow. Says the guy who never got laid.”
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No surprise here...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Report says Trump did same 'mortgage fraud' he accuses his targets of
President Donald Trump engaged in a similar arrangement to what he has called potentially criminal "mortgage fraud," according to a ProPublica report.
www.usatoday.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:23 AM
No surprise here...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
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We are dealing with such corruption in every aspect of our government, I don't know how we undo the damage.
December 9, 2025 at 1:26 AM
We are dealing with such corruption in every aspect of our government, I don't know how we undo the damage.
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Ossoff: "She's gonna have to give up her insurance in the middle of chemotherapy while she's fighting breast cancer. What are people supposed to do when they lose health insurance in the middle of a cancer battle? ... this is life or death"
December 9, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Ossoff: "She's gonna have to give up her insurance in the middle of chemotherapy while she's fighting breast cancer. What are people supposed to do when they lose health insurance in the middle of a cancer battle? ... this is life or death"
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And think
The republicans have managed to do this to us, to the world, in les than a year.
The republicans have managed to do this to us, to the world, in les than a year.
December 9, 2025 at 1:15 PM
And think
The republicans have managed to do this to us, to the world, in les than a year.
The republicans have managed to do this to us, to the world, in les than a year.
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Consumer Reports ranks Teslas as the least reliable used cars. "The best of the worst [ten] was Chevrolet at a score of 40. But Tesla makes that failing grade seem respectable with its absolute rock bottom rating of 31, trailing Jeep by just one point.” futurism.com/advanced-tra...
Old Teslas Are Falling Apart
On Consumer Reports' latest ranking of used car reliability, Tesla came in dead last with a rating not even half of the top placed brand.
futurism.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Consumer Reports ranks Teslas as the least reliable used cars. "The best of the worst [ten] was Chevrolet at a score of 40. But Tesla makes that failing grade seem respectable with its absolute rock bottom rating of 31, trailing Jeep by just one point.” futurism.com/advanced-tra...
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And even if you're right, the punishment for drug smuggling isn't death.
Rand Paul: "This is an insane policy. It's inconsistent. It's not war. It's not the way we've ever done this. If we can blow up a boat in the ocean, what about when they get to Miami & put it in a truck? Can you shoot a grenade launcher at the truck? No! We arrest people b/c sometimes we're wrong."
December 9, 2025 at 6:14 PM
And even if you're right, the punishment for drug smuggling isn't death.
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I have more respect for the Iraqi journalist who threw a shoe at George W Bush than any of the cowards in the current White House press pool.
December 9, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I have more respect for the Iraqi journalist who threw a shoe at George W Bush than any of the cowards in the current White House press pool.
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🇬🇧 🇺🇸 WATCH — @mrjamesob.bsky.social: “I’m going to say this slowly… The President of The United States of America has sided with Putin against the United Kingdom. He has put the whole of Europe in the crosshairs.”
December 9, 2025 at 6:25 PM
🇬🇧 🇺🇸 WATCH — @mrjamesob.bsky.social: “I’m going to say this slowly… The President of The United States of America has sided with Putin against the United Kingdom. He has put the whole of Europe in the crosshairs.”
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Caleb Ragland, president of the American Soybean Association, on Trump's farm bailout: "This is a band-aid on an open wound ... what we truly need are market-based solutions"
December 9, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Caleb Ragland, president of the American Soybean Association, on Trump's farm bailout: "This is a band-aid on an open wound ... what we truly need are market-based solutions"
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Marjorie Taylor Greene: "I sent those deaths threats directly to him in a text message & informed him of what his name calling & words were doing - it was a direct assassination threat on my son. And he was extremely - I won't repeat what he said - but it was extremely unkind. No sympathy. No care"
December 9, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Marjorie Taylor Greene: "I sent those deaths threats directly to him in a text message & informed him of what his name calling & words were doing - it was a direct assassination threat on my son. And he was extremely - I won't repeat what he said - but it was extremely unkind. No sympathy. No care"
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Breaking News: Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois signed a bill that restricts immigration enforcement near state courthouses and makes it easier to sue ICE agents.
December 9, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Breaking News: Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois signed a bill that restricts immigration enforcement near state courthouses and makes it easier to sue ICE agents.
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Cartoon by @davewhamond.bsky.social.
December 9, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Cartoon by @davewhamond.bsky.social.