Elliot Mess
@elliotmess.bsky.social
On an adventure, but misplaced my map. Writer, photographer, and lover of the Oxford comma. Lip balm bisexual. ADHD extraordinaire. She/Her.
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91% of Somali-Americans are citizens
Compare to 86% of the US as a whole
They’d have a significantly better chance of finding non-citizen immigrants if they just went to the mall and grabbed random people
Compare to 86% of the US as a whole
They’d have a significantly better chance of finding non-citizen immigrants if they just went to the mall and grabbed random people
ICE detain U.S. citizen for looking Somali—use illegal chokehold to tackle him to ground.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
December 11, 2025 at 2:00 AM
91% of Somali-Americans are citizens
Compare to 86% of the US as a whole
They’d have a significantly better chance of finding non-citizen immigrants if they just went to the mall and grabbed random people
Compare to 86% of the US as a whole
They’d have a significantly better chance of finding non-citizen immigrants if they just went to the mall and grabbed random people
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I lost my job, my kids have measles, and my town is flooded with cocaine now that Trump pardoned all the traffickers. But at least the State Department is using Times New Roman again.
December 10, 2025 at 2:26 AM
I lost my job, my kids have measles, and my town is flooded with cocaine now that Trump pardoned all the traffickers. But at least the State Department is using Times New Roman again.
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Israel’s genocide on Palestinians has 8% support from Democrats but 71% support from MAGAs
If you’re an elected Dem still taking AIPAC $ or still silent on genocide—you’re on the wrong side of history, or a MAGA
You dont get to claim you condemn Trump’s fascism while embracing Netanyahu’s genocide
If you’re an elected Dem still taking AIPAC $ or still silent on genocide—you’re on the wrong side of history, or a MAGA
You dont get to claim you condemn Trump’s fascism while embracing Netanyahu’s genocide
December 11, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Israel’s genocide on Palestinians has 8% support from Democrats but 71% support from MAGAs
If you’re an elected Dem still taking AIPAC $ or still silent on genocide—you’re on the wrong side of history, or a MAGA
You dont get to claim you condemn Trump’s fascism while embracing Netanyahu’s genocide
If you’re an elected Dem still taking AIPAC $ or still silent on genocide—you’re on the wrong side of history, or a MAGA
You dont get to claim you condemn Trump’s fascism while embracing Netanyahu’s genocide
All right enough doomscrolling. Night everyone.
December 7, 2025 at 8:52 AM
All right enough doomscrolling. Night everyone.
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Are you overthinking what I'm overthinking?
December 7, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Are you overthinking what I'm overthinking?
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Trump’s Justice Department is hellbent on accessing our private voter information—Social Security numbers, party affiliation, driver's licenses—resulting in what experts warn would be a gold mine for hackers.
Trump’s DOJ is building a voter purge machine—powered by your private data
The federal agency ordinarily would prevent attacks on voting rights. Now it’s carrying them out.
bit.ly
December 7, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Trump’s Justice Department is hellbent on accessing our private voter information—Social Security numbers, party affiliation, driver's licenses—resulting in what experts warn would be a gold mine for hackers.
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At a dance class I complimented a woman on her grippy-bottomed socks. “I love the psych ward socks,” I said. And she goes “I call them Pilates socks.” And those, my friends, are the two types of people.
December 7, 2025 at 12:51 AM
At a dance class I complimented a woman on her grippy-bottomed socks. “I love the psych ward socks,” I said. And she goes “I call them Pilates socks.” And those, my friends, are the two types of people.
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I once spoke during the open comment portion of a school board meeting and within a day three people had asked me to run in the next election.
I really can't emphasize enough that if you care about local politics, all you gotta do is show up. Just a regular schmegular person showing up. Literally just show up consistently in person and within a remarkably short amount of time, you will have a shocking amount of influence.
December 5, 2025 at 11:46 AM
I once spoke during the open comment portion of a school board meeting and within a day three people had asked me to run in the next election.
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GOP just burning down our democracy in real time.
Utah lawmakers are planning to convene in an unexpected special session this Tuesday. Why? To move the filing deadline for congressional candidates, to give the GOP more time to appeal the ruling that created a Dem seat.
www.abc4.com/news/politic...
www.abc4.com/news/politic...
December 7, 2025 at 3:33 AM
GOP just burning down our democracy in real time.
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Every legal story now is either
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
October 3, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Every legal story now is either
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
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Okay, so these people are evil. Inserting gambling everywhere possible is also evil as it leads to addiction and poverty and, as we see, encourages a callous and disconnected relationship with the world.
#auspol
#auspol
December 6, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Okay, so these people are evil. Inserting gambling everywhere possible is also evil as it leads to addiction and poverty and, as we see, encourages a callous and disconnected relationship with the world.
#auspol
#auspol
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Ebenezer Scrooge: Goes outside
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It would cost $30 billion to end homelessness in the USA.
Mark Zuckerberg’s gamble on the "Metaverse" has lost his company more than $77 billion.
December 6, 2025 at 7:03 AM
It would cost $30 billion to end homelessness in the USA.
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Great thread on why hepatitis B is such an issue and why the vaccine at birth was SO important.
Why do babies need the hepatitis B vaccine if they aren’t high-risk?
Short answer: Because hepatitis B is a tricky virus.
Longer answer: Continue reading ⬇️
🧵1/9 @kkjetelina.bsky.social @meganranney.bsky.social @jasonlschwartz.bsky.social @enirenberg.bsky.social
Short answer: Because hepatitis B is a tricky virus.
Longer answer: Continue reading ⬇️
🧵1/9 @kkjetelina.bsky.social @meganranney.bsky.social @jasonlschwartz.bsky.social @enirenberg.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Great thread on why hepatitis B is such an issue and why the vaccine at birth was SO important.
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"This fucking sucks" and "all is lost" are two different sentences.
Don't say the second when you mean the first.
Don't say the second when you mean the first.
October 27, 2025 at 3:29 PM
"This fucking sucks" and "all is lost" are two different sentences.
Don't say the second when you mean the first.
Don't say the second when you mean the first.
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Anyone who has participated in or attended a naturalization ceremony knows how meaningful and joyous these ceremonies tend to be. The cruelty of this is heartbreaking and enraging.
“She showed up as scheduled, and when she arrived, officers were asking everyone what country they were from, and if they said a certain country, they were told to step out of line and that their oath ceremonies were canceled.”
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
Immigrants kept from Faneuil Hall citizenship ceremony as feds crackdown nationwide
Trump administration is pausing naturalizations for immigrants from 19 countries.
www.wgbh.org
December 6, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Anyone who has participated in or attended a naturalization ceremony knows how meaningful and joyous these ceremonies tend to be. The cruelty of this is heartbreaking and enraging.
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In their confirmation hearings, RFK Jr pledged he would not be anti-vax, Hegseth said he respected women serving in leadership positions in the military, and Bondi said she would not weaponize DOJ against Trump’s political enemies.
December 6, 2025 at 2:20 AM
In their confirmation hearings, RFK Jr pledged he would not be anti-vax, Hegseth said he respected women serving in leadership positions in the military, and Bondi said she would not weaponize DOJ against Trump’s political enemies.
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No judgements, but you don’t want to be a sugar baby or a trad wife. You want universal basic income and affordable housing.
December 4, 2025 at 7:19 PM
No judgements, but you don’t want to be a sugar baby or a trad wife. You want universal basic income and affordable housing.
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Eisenhower would be rolling in his grave.
The idea that the US wants the "unapologetic celebration" of European nationalism is bonkers. Suppressing Euro nationalism is why we fought in WWII and in large part why we stayed in Europe forever after.
The idea that the US wants the "unapologetic celebration" of European nationalism is bonkers. Suppressing Euro nationalism is why we fought in WWII and in large part why we stayed in Europe forever after.
"Patiotic European parties" - ie pro-Russian neofascists.
I had just read excerpts via @samagreene.bsky.social
So Trump 2.0 is officially determined to officially meddle in the domestic politics of Euro countries.
Not some new revelation, but the pompousness and self-righteousness of putting it in black and white in this official document is pathetic.
So Trump 2.0 is officially determined to officially meddle in the domestic politics of Euro countries.
Not some new revelation, but the pompousness and self-righteousness of putting it in black and white in this official document is pathetic.
December 5, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Eisenhower would be rolling in his grave.
The idea that the US wants the "unapologetic celebration" of European nationalism is bonkers. Suppressing Euro nationalism is why we fought in WWII and in large part why we stayed in Europe forever after.
The idea that the US wants the "unapologetic celebration" of European nationalism is bonkers. Suppressing Euro nationalism is why we fought in WWII and in large part why we stayed in Europe forever after.
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CARTOON OF THE DAY
December 5, 2025 at 4:27 AM
CARTOON OF THE DAY
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tapping the sign
December 4, 2025 at 4:35 PM
tapping the sign
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OK, have we at least *considered* a War on Rich People Drugs?
December 5, 2025 at 2:04 PM
OK, have we at least *considered* a War on Rich People Drugs?
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Donald Trump’s restitution scheme is among the greatest heists in US history
Donald Trump’s restitution scheme is among the greatest heists in US history
Bogus claims of malicious prosecution could cost taxpayers hundreds of millions.
www.motherjones.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Donald Trump’s restitution scheme is among the greatest heists in US history
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cool that the official position of the administration appears to be that black people don’t really count as americans
"The Donald Trump administration has changed which holidays qualify for free entrance to national parks, removing two holidays celebrating Black people and adding the president’s birthday."
National parks change prioritizes Trump birthday over days honoring Black people
Free entrance days at national parks no longer include MLK Day and Juneteenth.
www.sfgate.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:20 PM
cool that the official position of the administration appears to be that black people don’t really count as americans