David Elwell
@drelwell.bsky.social
Inputs: words & music, pictures too. Outputs: not so much.
When I'm working: editorial & publications. When I'm not: aimless.
When I'm working: editorial & publications. When I'm not: aimless.
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🪸 More than half of the world's coral reefs were bleached between 2014-2017, a study published on Tuesday showed -- a record-setting episode now being eclipsed by another series of devastating heatwaves ➡️ u.afp.com/S2VL
February 10, 2026 at 4:06 PM
🪸 More than half of the world's coral reefs were bleached between 2014-2017, a study published on Tuesday showed -- a record-setting episode now being eclipsed by another series of devastating heatwaves ➡️ u.afp.com/S2VL
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In DHS hearing Eric Swalwell erroneously says [only] two people have been killed.
Todd Lyons erroneously calls Kristi Noem an elected official (while refusing to deny that Renee Good was a terrorist).
www.c-span.org/event/house-...
Todd Lyons erroneously calls Kristi Noem an elected official (while refusing to deny that Renee Good was a terrorist).
www.c-span.org/event/house-...
www.c-span.org
February 10, 2026 at 4:07 PM
In DHS hearing Eric Swalwell erroneously says [only] two people have been killed.
Todd Lyons erroneously calls Kristi Noem an elected official (while refusing to deny that Renee Good was a terrorist).
www.c-span.org/event/house-...
Todd Lyons erroneously calls Kristi Noem an elected official (while refusing to deny that Renee Good was a terrorist).
www.c-span.org/event/house-...
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SWALWELL: If someone rolls up in an unidentified van and gets out wearing all black and their face is covered with no ID and they ask me to get into the van, how do I know they're an ICE agent or a bad guy?
TODD LYONS: ICE agents have identifiable placards on their uniforms
TODD LYONS: ICE agents have identifiable placards on their uniforms
February 10, 2026 at 4:12 PM
SWALWELL: If someone rolls up in an unidentified van and gets out wearing all black and their face is covered with no ID and they ask me to get into the van, how do I know they're an ICE agent or a bad guy?
TODD LYONS: ICE agents have identifiable placards on their uniforms
TODD LYONS: ICE agents have identifiable placards on their uniforms
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This explains everything. Gift link. https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/capital-labor-wealth-economy-2fcf6c2f?st=fHvK83&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
The Big Money in Today’s Economy Is Going to Capital, Not Labor
Soaring profits and stocks funnel more of GDP toward companies, their top employees and shareholders. AI will intensify this trend.
www.wsj.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:13 PM
This explains everything. Gift link. https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/capital-labor-wealth-economy-2fcf6c2f?st=fHvK83&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
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do not sleep on the DC tax ratfuckery either s/o @51st.news 51st.news/republican-b...
February 10, 2026 at 12:50 AM
do not sleep on the DC tax ratfuckery either s/o @51st.news 51st.news/republican-b...
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Investigation Reveals Israel 'Evaporated' Nearly 3,000 Palestinians With Thermal Weapons in Gaza
Investigation Reveals Israel 'Evaporated' Nearly 3,000 Palestinians With Thermal Weapons in Gaza
Investigation reveals Israel's use of US-supplied thermal weapons in Gaza, resulting in nearly 3,000 Palestinians evaporated. Shocking details uncovered.
www.commondreams.org
February 10, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Investigation Reveals Israel 'Evaporated' Nearly 3,000 Palestinians With Thermal Weapons in Gaza
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SWALWELL: Your staying on to lead ICE is a decision. Considering the dishonorable acts of those that have worked for you, will you resign from ICE?
LYONS: No sir I won't
SWALWELL: Why not?
LYONS: Because that child your showing -- ICE took care of him when his father abandoned him
LYONS: No sir I won't
SWALWELL: Why not?
LYONS: Because that child your showing -- ICE took care of him when his father abandoned him
February 10, 2026 at 4:20 PM
SWALWELL: Your staying on to lead ICE is a decision. Considering the dishonorable acts of those that have worked for you, will you resign from ICE?
LYONS: No sir I won't
SWALWELL: Why not?
LYONS: Because that child your showing -- ICE took care of him when his father abandoned him
LYONS: No sir I won't
SWALWELL: Why not?
LYONS: Because that child your showing -- ICE took care of him when his father abandoned him
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A federal judge appointed by President Donald Trump dismissed the DOJ’s efforts to obtain Michigan’s unredacted voter rolls, a bruising setback for the department’s sweeping national effort to force states to disclose sensitive voter data.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Trump-appointed judge rejects DOJ attempt to access Michigan voter rolls
Michigan is just one of two dozen states wrestling with the unusual demand from the DOJ.
www.democracydocket.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:23 PM
A federal judge appointed by President Donald Trump dismissed the DOJ’s efforts to obtain Michigan’s unredacted voter rolls, a bruising setback for the department’s sweeping national effort to force states to disclose sensitive voter data.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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I know, I know, stop being so naive, but this is utterly fucking outrageous.
@ablativmeatshld.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
@ablativmeatshld.bsky.social
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Local police aid ICE by tapping school cameras amid Trump’s immigration crackdown
Local police assisted federal immigration agents by repeatedly searching school cameras that record license plate numbers, data show
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:16 PM
I know, I know, stop being so naive, but this is utterly fucking outrageous.
@ablativmeatshld.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
@ablativmeatshld.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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The director of I.C.E. is asked if he has hired any pardoned Jan 6 rioters
His answer equivocates ====>
His answer equivocates ====>
February 10, 2026 at 4:45 PM
The director of I.C.E. is asked if he has hired any pardoned Jan 6 rioters
His answer equivocates ====>
His answer equivocates ====>
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ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations. www.wired.com/story/ice-ex...
ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next
ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
www.wired.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:12 PM
ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations. www.wired.com/story/ice-ex...
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VAN HOLLEN: You mentioned you were accompanied by nannies when you went to Epstein island. Do you know whether the nanny you had on that trip was the same nanny that Epstein expressed interest in meeting?
LUTNICK: I have no idea about that whole thing
LUTNICK: I have no idea about that whole thing
February 10, 2026 at 4:32 PM
VAN HOLLEN: You mentioned you were accompanied by nannies when you went to Epstein island. Do you know whether the nanny you had on that trip was the same nanny that Epstein expressed interest in meeting?
LUTNICK: I have no idea about that whole thing
LUTNICK: I have no idea about that whole thing
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"[I]mmediate release is appropriate for two reasons. First, this Court has no faith that the Government would comply with an order to hold a bond hearing. ... Second, a bond hearing would be futile."
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February 10, 2026 at 4:12 PM
"[I]mmediate release is appropriate for two reasons. First, this Court has no faith that the Government would comply with an order to hold a bond hearing. ... Second, a bond hearing would be futile."
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just a fucking weird statement on it's face but also highlights how filthy rich and completely out of touch trump's whole cabinet is. a private boat for a family vacation? stopping by a billionaire's island for lunch? nannies, plural?? the epstein class, indeed.
VAN HOLLEN: Did you in fact make the visit to Epstein's private island?
LUTNICK: I did have lunch w/ him as I was on a boat going across on a family vacation. My wife was with me as were my 4 children and nannies. We had lunch on the island. That's true. For an hour. We left with all of my children
LUTNICK: I did have lunch w/ him as I was on a boat going across on a family vacation. My wife was with me as were my 4 children and nannies. We had lunch on the island. That's true. For an hour. We left with all of my children
February 10, 2026 at 4:36 PM
just a fucking weird statement on it's face but also highlights how filthy rich and completely out of touch trump's whole cabinet is. a private boat for a family vacation? stopping by a billionaire's island for lunch? nannies, plural?? the epstein class, indeed.
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Rep. Raskin: “Epstein’s lawyers quoted Trump as saying Jeffrey Epstein was not a member of Mar-a-Lago, but he was a guest at Mar-a-Lago, but had never been asked to leave. That was redacted for some indeterminate, inscrutable reason.”
February 10, 2026 at 12:41 PM
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‘A white man’s war, a Black man’s fight’: the eye-opening story of Black soldiers in Vietnam
‘A white man’s war, a Black man’s fight’: the eye-opening story of Black soldiers in Vietnam
At a time when Black military history is being rewritten under Trump officials, new book The War Within a War provides a vital reminder
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:45 AM
‘A white man’s war, a Black man’s fight’: the eye-opening story of Black soldiers in Vietnam
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This is not just criminal it is treason.
Trump’s family is embroiled in a $500m UAE scandal. We’ve hardly noticed | Mohamad Bazzi
A crypto startup founded by Trump’s family signed a huge deal with the UAE president’s brother. Where’s the political fallout?
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:05 AM
This is not just criminal it is treason.
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Yes. Miller knows those people can't all be deported. He knows they will be in camps. We need to understand: many, many people in Trump's circle read about the Nazis, openly admire Hitler, and want to emulate what Hitler did. We have to accept how serious this is - we cannot hide from it.
Dear all saying no worries, Trump can't round up 10M immigrants because their work is needed for the US economy: please, remember that MOST of the camps in Germany from 1938 were "Arbeitslager" - labor camps. Deporting people is hard. But locking people up and making them work, that's been done. 1/
February 10, 2026 at 4:05 AM
Yes. Miller knows those people can't all be deported. He knows they will be in camps. We need to understand: many, many people in Trump's circle read about the Nazis, openly admire Hitler, and want to emulate what Hitler did. We have to accept how serious this is - we cannot hide from it.
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“A new era of depravity”
Asked about Trump’s fuel embargo on Cuba (most Americans have no idea is happening), Rep. @aoc.bsky.social says the destruction of Gaza by Israel with 🇺🇸 bombs has normalized collective punishment
(From @pabloreports.bsky.social @dropsitenews.com @acyn.bsky.social )
Asked about Trump’s fuel embargo on Cuba (most Americans have no idea is happening), Rep. @aoc.bsky.social says the destruction of Gaza by Israel with 🇺🇸 bombs has normalized collective punishment
(From @pabloreports.bsky.social @dropsitenews.com @acyn.bsky.social )
February 10, 2026 at 1:04 PM
“A new era of depravity”
Asked about Trump’s fuel embargo on Cuba (most Americans have no idea is happening), Rep. @aoc.bsky.social says the destruction of Gaza by Israel with 🇺🇸 bombs has normalized collective punishment
(From @pabloreports.bsky.social @dropsitenews.com @acyn.bsky.social )
Asked about Trump’s fuel embargo on Cuba (most Americans have no idea is happening), Rep. @aoc.bsky.social says the destruction of Gaza by Israel with 🇺🇸 bombs has normalized collective punishment
(From @pabloreports.bsky.social @dropsitenews.com @acyn.bsky.social )
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Now that members of Congress are able to see what was redacted they are learning how Todd Blanche failed to comply with the law in countless instances, and it’s now about to get real because what DOJ was hiding is the most incriminating stuff.
February 10, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Now that members of Congress are able to see what was redacted they are learning how Todd Blanche failed to comply with the law in countless instances, and it’s now about to get real because what DOJ was hiding is the most incriminating stuff.
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Khanna: "Here we have a sitting cabinet member, Lutnick, who's all over the files as having a business relationship allegedly and personal relationship alleged after Epstein was convicted. He's allegedly lied about his relationship. And there's no consequence. We need to get real in this country."
February 10, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Khanna: "Here we have a sitting cabinet member, Lutnick, who's all over the files as having a business relationship allegedly and personal relationship alleged after Epstein was convicted. He's allegedly lied about his relationship. And there's no consequence. We need to get real in this country."
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Khanna: "The more important point is what the DOJ got was already scrubbed. Donald Trump's FBI in March went and scrubbed these files. The DOJ just told us, 'Ok, we're getting these documents uploaded, but they've already been redacted.' They're protecting powerful people."
February 10, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Khanna: "The more important point is what the DOJ got was already scrubbed. Donald Trump's FBI in March went and scrubbed these files. The DOJ just told us, 'Ok, we're getting these documents uploaded, but they've already been redacted.' They're protecting powerful people."
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ICE has been tracking the names of protesters in an internal database for several months, according to two US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss operations reut.rs/46wwn1j
ICE is cracking down on people who follow them in their cars
Becky Ringstrom was heading home after following federal immigration officers in her gray Kia SUV in suburban Minneapolis when she was suddenly boxed in by unmarked vehicles.
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February 10, 2026 at 1:21 PM
ICE has been tracking the names of protesters in an internal database for several months, according to two US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss operations reut.rs/46wwn1j
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GOP Sen Lummis says she’s changed her mind after the new Epstein revelations today: “Initially my reaction to all this was, I don’t care. I don’t see what the big deal is. But now I see what the big deal is. The members of Congress who were pushing this were not wrong!”
February 9, 2026 at 11:09 PM
GOP Sen Lummis says she’s changed her mind after the new Epstein revelations today: “Initially my reaction to all this was, I don’t care. I don’t see what the big deal is. But now I see what the big deal is. The members of Congress who were pushing this were not wrong!”
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European Publishers Council files EU antitrust complaint about Google's AI Overviews reut.rs/3ZYsdeX
European Publishers Council files EU antitrust complaint about Google's AI Overviews
The European Publishers Council has complained to EU antitrust regulators about Alphabet unit Google's AI-generated summaries known as AI Overviews, the lobbying group said on Tuesday.
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February 10, 2026 at 1:35 PM
European Publishers Council files EU antitrust complaint about Google's AI Overviews reut.rs/3ZYsdeX