Debra Elfenbein
@debraelfenbein.bsky.social
Librarian. Editor. Audience member.
Identify as New Yorker but live proud in Baltimore
Identify as New Yorker but live proud in Baltimore
This is illegal and, to make a tiresome point, is ipso facto not an official act. It is also just dumb and crazy.
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Trump wanted Dulles Airport, Penn Station named after him — in exchange for releasing federal funds
Trump has named several landmarks and initiatives after himself since he returned to office.
www.nbcnews.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:47 PM
@schumer.senate.gov
I ask you to not never nohow rename Dulles, Penn Station, or any other public site after Trump.
You will do more than enable him; you will be complicit in Trump’s corruption.
His withholding money allocated by Congress is why you impeached him.
@booker.senate.gov
I ask you to not never nohow rename Dulles, Penn Station, or any other public site after Trump.
You will do more than enable him; you will be complicit in Trump’s corruption.
His withholding money allocated by Congress is why you impeached him.
@booker.senate.gov
February 6, 2026 at 8:43 PM
@schumer.senate.gov
I ask you to not never nohow rename Dulles, Penn Station, or any other public site after Trump.
You will do more than enable him; you will be complicit in Trump’s corruption.
His withholding money allocated by Congress is why you impeached him.
@booker.senate.gov
I ask you to not never nohow rename Dulles, Penn Station, or any other public site after Trump.
You will do more than enable him; you will be complicit in Trump’s corruption.
His withholding money allocated by Congress is why you impeached him.
@booker.senate.gov
#singleparty
#RepublicanRule
#TrumpDoesNotLeave
#sedition
@schumer.senate.gov
@raskin.house.gov
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
@whitehouse.senate.gov
@murray.senate.gov
Act now
#RepublicanRule
#TrumpDoesNotLeave
#sedition
@schumer.senate.gov
@raskin.house.gov
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
@whitehouse.senate.gov
@murray.senate.gov
Act now
Trump: The Republicans should say, we should take over the voting in at least 15 places. The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting.
(Dan Bongino, nods in agreement)
(Dan Bongino, nods in agreement)
February 2, 2026 at 11:11 PM
This is apparently on X. I have a few concerns: 1) why is DHS sending photos of (alleged) evidence that should be in a secure chain of custody that is now lying on a car seat??? and 2) being armed does not on its own justify the use of deadly force — there has to be evidence he was trying to use it
January 24, 2026 at 5:47 PM
@wyden.senate.gov @booker.senate.gov @kaine.senate.gov @hassan.senate.gov @markey.senate.gov @vanhollen.senate.gov @markwarner.bsky.social
Vote No.
Please.
Don’t cooperate.
#StopVotingYes
It’s not bipartisan, it’s immoral
WADR
Vote No.
Please.
Don’t cooperate.
#StopVotingYes
It’s not bipartisan, it’s immoral
WADR
Bipartisan negotiators released a DHS funding bill that does not significantly reduce ICE and CBP’s funding nor rein in the agencies’ abuses of power.
Make no mistake: Any Democrat who votes for this bill is complicit in Trump’s campaign of terror.
Grow a spine and vote no.
Make no mistake: Any Democrat who votes for this bill is complicit in Trump’s campaign of terror.
Grow a spine and vote no.
January 22, 2026 at 11:29 AM
@wyden.senate.gov @booker.senate.gov @kaine.senate.gov @hassan.senate.gov @markey.senate.gov @vanhollen.senate.gov @markwarner.bsky.social
Vote No.
Please.
Don’t cooperate.
#StopVotingYes
It’s not bipartisan, it’s immoral
WADR
Vote No.
Please.
Don’t cooperate.
#StopVotingYes
It’s not bipartisan, it’s immoral
WADR
Reposted by Debra Elfenbein
Something folks can do in the coming weeks is to organize Ice Watch Training in your communities. There's an excellent resource that can help you to do this: docs.google.com/document/d/1... - Get five people together in person or virtually and get skilled up together.
Toolkit: how we dealt with Border Patrol
In November 2025, Border Patrol announced it would be coming to Charlotte, North Carolina. We only had a few days’ notice. Just like in Chicago and Los Angeles, they weren’t coming to “keep the peace....
docs.google.com
January 14, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Something folks can do in the coming weeks is to organize Ice Watch Training in your communities. There's an excellent resource that can help you to do this: docs.google.com/document/d/1... - Get five people together in person or virtually and get skilled up together.
Members of Congress: stop posting online and APPEAR, PHYSICALLY on the steps of the Capitol to decry this unconstitutional violation of domestic & international law. SHOW THE PEOPLE the level of danger we are facing as a country.
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@senatedemocrats.bsky.social
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@senatedemocrats.bsky.social
January 3, 2026 at 9:37 PM
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Carl Reiner gave Rob Reiner a copy of The Princess Bride, and Rob Reiner loved it and its father/son love story so much he turned it into a movie (with a grandfather and grandson). Three days before Carl’s death in 2020, he and Rob reenacted the final scene and “As you wish”.
December 16, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Carl Reiner gave Rob Reiner a copy of The Princess Bride, and Rob Reiner loved it and its father/son love story so much he turned it into a movie (with a grandfather and grandson). Three days before Carl’s death in 2020, he and Rob reenacted the final scene and “As you wish”.
Reposted by Debra Elfenbein
ADHD increases dementia risk, but the available epidemiological data suggests that stimulant medications may normalize risk. Totally fascinating
Thanks @hologramvin.bsky.social for this post! I did not know this so I hunted down the original paper:
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Thanks @hologramvin.bsky.social for this post! I did not know this so I hunted down the original paper:
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
November 3, 2025 at 3:54 PM
ADHD increases dementia risk, but the available epidemiological data suggests that stimulant medications may normalize risk. Totally fascinating
Thanks @hologramvin.bsky.social for this post! I did not know this so I hunted down the original paper:
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Thanks @hologramvin.bsky.social for this post! I did not know this so I hunted down the original paper:
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
November 1, 2025 at 5:49 PM
@womensmarch.com @indivisible.org @sanders.senate.gov
@democracynow.org
@wajali.bsky.social
@samseder.bsky.social
@unicornriot.bsky.social
@timothysnyder.bsky.social
@atrupar.com
@npr.org
Speechmakers, podcasters, social media mensches, legacy media: Please broadcast 10/18 #NoKings speeches
@democracynow.org
@wajali.bsky.social
@samseder.bsky.social
@unicornriot.bsky.social
@timothysnyder.bsky.social
@atrupar.com
@npr.org
Speechmakers, podcasters, social media mensches, legacy media: Please broadcast 10/18 #NoKings speeches
October 24, 2025 at 5:41 PM
@womensmarch.com @indivisible.org @sanders.senate.gov
@democracynow.org
@wajali.bsky.social
@samseder.bsky.social
@unicornriot.bsky.social
@timothysnyder.bsky.social
@atrupar.com
@npr.org
Speechmakers, podcasters, social media mensches, legacy media: Please broadcast 10/18 #NoKings speeches
@democracynow.org
@wajali.bsky.social
@samseder.bsky.social
@unicornriot.bsky.social
@timothysnyder.bsky.social
@atrupar.com
@npr.org
Speechmakers, podcasters, social media mensches, legacy media: Please broadcast 10/18 #NoKings speeches
@ericfoner.bsky.social
Dear Dr. Foner,
I’m so sorry to miss your appearance at Enoch Pratt Free Library on October 29.
I admire your work very much.
I hope all is well is well with you and your family.
I look forward to a rescheduled Writers Live! interview.
Sincerely,
One of your fans
Dear Dr. Foner,
I’m so sorry to miss your appearance at Enoch Pratt Free Library on October 29.
I admire your work very much.
I hope all is well is well with you and your family.
I look forward to a rescheduled Writers Live! interview.
Sincerely,
One of your fans
October 23, 2025 at 3:25 PM
@ericfoner.bsky.social
Dear Dr. Foner,
I’m so sorry to miss your appearance at Enoch Pratt Free Library on October 29.
I admire your work very much.
I hope all is well is well with you and your family.
I look forward to a rescheduled Writers Live! interview.
Sincerely,
One of your fans
Dear Dr. Foner,
I’m so sorry to miss your appearance at Enoch Pratt Free Library on October 29.
I admire your work very much.
I hope all is well is well with you and your family.
I look forward to a rescheduled Writers Live! interview.
Sincerely,
One of your fans
Reposted by Debra Elfenbein
One of the most TRUE signs I have ever seen at a march. Write this down and act upon it, friends.
#NoKings #Manhattan
#NoKings #Manhattan
October 18, 2025 at 9:13 PM
One of the most TRUE signs I have ever seen at a march. Write this down and act upon it, friends.
#NoKings #Manhattan
#NoKings #Manhattan
Reposted by Debra Elfenbein
The thing with designating a group that doesn't actually exist as a terrorist organization is that they can then say anyone they want is a part of that group.
September 18, 2025 at 1:07 AM
The thing with designating a group that doesn't actually exist as a terrorist organization is that they can then say anyone they want is a part of that group.
Reposted by Debra Elfenbein
We’re thrilled to be hosting a 4-part fall event series in collaboration with the New York Public Library, exploring the social implications of AI & its impacts on democracy, the environment, & human labor. Learn more and RSVP to attend live in NYC or via livestream! datasociety.net/events/under...
August 18, 2025 at 6:11 PM
We’re thrilled to be hosting a 4-part fall event series in collaboration with the New York Public Library, exploring the social implications of AI & its impacts on democracy, the environment, & human labor. Learn more and RSVP to attend live in NYC or via livestream! datasociety.net/events/under...
@schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @wyden.senate.gov @booker.senate.gov @schiff.senate.gov @fetterman.senate.gov @markey.senate.gov @vanhollen.senate.gov @raskin.house.gov @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social
Pretending, under such circumstances, that we can simply "election" & "normalcy" our way out of this problem is not only unserious, but borders on complicity & fascist accommodation. Time to wake the fuck up.
August 24, 2025 at 2:20 AM
On a transcontinental flight, window seat. The aisle seats of my row & the row directly opposite are filled with 2 suffering people. Serious wet wracking repeating wracking coughs. She stopped coughing into her elbow hours ago. A cold or flu or covid.
June 22, 2025 at 9:27 PM
On a transcontinental flight, window seat. The aisle seats of my row & the row directly opposite are filled with 2 suffering people. Serious wet wracking repeating wracking coughs. She stopped coughing into her elbow hours ago. A cold or flu or covid.
As comedian Nate Bargatze says…
June 1, 2025 at 10:25 PM
As comedian Nate Bargatze says…
Reposted by Debra Elfenbein
UPDATE:
"The executive order and the SAVE Act try to make it more difficult for American voters, particularly women voters, to participate in our elections, but the League hasn't and will not back down.”-Marcia Johnson, Chief Counsel for the LWV
Work with us! @lwvus.bsky.social @lwvva.bsky.social
"The executive order and the SAVE Act try to make it more difficult for American voters, particularly women voters, to participate in our elections, but the League hasn't and will not back down.”-Marcia Johnson, Chief Counsel for the LWV
Work with us! @lwvus.bsky.social @lwvva.bsky.social
May 14, 2025 at 10:27 AM
UPDATE:
"The executive order and the SAVE Act try to make it more difficult for American voters, particularly women voters, to participate in our elections, but the League hasn't and will not back down.”-Marcia Johnson, Chief Counsel for the LWV
Work with us! @lwvus.bsky.social @lwvva.bsky.social
"The executive order and the SAVE Act try to make it more difficult for American voters, particularly women voters, to participate in our elections, but the League hasn't and will not back down.”-Marcia Johnson, Chief Counsel for the LWV
Work with us! @lwvus.bsky.social @lwvva.bsky.social
May 1, 2025 at 11:53 PM
“Any indication of Ukrainian patriotism became an invitation for abuse, incl speaking Ukrainian, having pro-Ukraine tattoos or refusing to acknowledge Russia’s annexation of Crimea.”
Trump proposes US recognition of Crimea as Russian.
#Complicit #Trump
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Trump proposes US recognition of Crimea as Russian.
#Complicit #Trump
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She tried to expose Russia’s brutal detention system — and ended up dead
A consortium of international journalists continued the work of Viktoriia Roshchyna, who was investigating reports of torture and detention of Ukrainian civilians in occupied Ukraine.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 29, 2025 at 1:26 PM
“Any indication of Ukrainian patriotism became an invitation for abuse, incl speaking Ukrainian, having pro-Ukraine tattoos or refusing to acknowledge Russia’s annexation of Crimea.”
Trump proposes US recognition of Crimea as Russian.
#Complicit #Trump
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Trump proposes US recognition of Crimea as Russian.
#Complicit #Trump
www.washingtonpost.com/world/intera...
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And here we are.
🚨A U.S. born citizen was arrested in Florida for entering the state as an “unauthorized alien.” His mother and a community advocate showed his birth certificate during a hearing in Leon County. The judge said she had no authority to release him.
April 17, 2025 at 5:50 PM
And here we are.
@nytimes.com @ericlipton.nytimes.com @davidfrum.bsky.social @marcelias.bsky.social @washingtonpost.com @anneapplebaum.bsky.social @timothysnyder.bsky.social
American war planning usually takes place in highly secure facilities. But the Trump administration planned its strikes on the Houthis using a group chat—and accidentally included The Atlantic’s editor in chief, Jeffrey Goldberg. theatln.tc/IuULQFiY
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
theatln.tc
March 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
US Congress switchboard: 202-224-3121
White House switchboard: 202-456-1414
White House Comments Line: 202-456-1111
Scribble down what you want to say first.
Be cool, use your chest voice.
Speak up.
White House switchboard: 202-456-1414
White House Comments Line: 202-456-1111
Scribble down what you want to say first.
Be cool, use your chest voice.
Speak up.
Part 3, in which AOC explains that the calls we have been making to members of Congress this week are having an impact on Republicans and Democrats alike.
Don’t let up.
Keep making noise.
Don’t let up.
Keep making noise.
February 9, 2025 at 3:35 AM
US Congress switchboard: 202-224-3121
White House switchboard: 202-456-1414
White House Comments Line: 202-456-1111
Scribble down what you want to say first.
Be cool, use your chest voice.
Speak up.
White House switchboard: 202-456-1414
White House Comments Line: 202-456-1111
Scribble down what you want to say first.
Be cool, use your chest voice.
Speak up.