Elyse N, Ph.D.
@elysen.bsky.social
Clinical psychologist and policymaker. Mental health policy and US healthcare system discussions here. Views are my own.
Also, sharks 🦈 and general nerd content and cute animal appreciation
Also, sharks 🦈 and general nerd content and cute animal appreciation
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Student borrowers have been met with hostility from this Dept of Ed—from backlogs of apps for loan forgiveness/repayment, to sending borrowers to credit agencies-ruining their credit, to now restarting aggressive student loan garnishment. protectborrowers.org/new-analysis...
New Analysis Finds That a Student Loan Borrower Defaulted Every Nine Seconds in 2025, as Trump Restarts Wage Garnishment - Protect Borrowers
Protect Borrowers’ new analysis estimates a borrower has defaulted on a student loan every 9 seconds since January 2025. Additionally, a coalition letter urges the Administration to halt plans to resu...
protectborrowers.org
January 8, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Student borrowers have been met with hostility from this Dept of Ed—from backlogs of apps for loan forgiveness/repayment, to sending borrowers to credit agencies-ruining their credit, to now restarting aggressive student loan garnishment. protectborrowers.org/new-analysis...
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TX Education Commissioner Morath's vague order to report educators for their private comments led to unjust investigations, administrative leave, reprimands & firings, even when there was no disruption to school operations. That's why @TexasAFT.org sued radio.kttz.org/2026-01-06/t...
Texas teachers' union sues state over disciplinary actions tied to Charlie Kirk posts
The Texas Education Agency received more than 350 complaints involving teachers and staff who commented on the assassination of Charlie Kirk on social media.
radio.kttz.org
January 8, 2026 at 3:08 AM
TX Education Commissioner Morath's vague order to report educators for their private comments led to unjust investigations, administrative leave, reprimands & firings, even when there was no disruption to school operations. That's why @TexasAFT.org sued radio.kttz.org/2026-01-06/t...
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Emily Heller, an eyewitness, is speaking out to set the record straight. Officers were screaming at Renee Nicole Good, “Move, move, move.”
So she moved, and they shot her multiple times? Then Noem and Trump branded her a domestic terrorist. Does everyone see how absolutely insane that sounds?
So she moved, and they shot her multiple times? Then Noem and Trump branded her a domestic terrorist. Does everyone see how absolutely insane that sounds?
January 8, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Emily Heller, an eyewitness, is speaking out to set the record straight. Officers were screaming at Renee Nicole Good, “Move, move, move.”
So she moved, and they shot her multiple times? Then Noem and Trump branded her a domestic terrorist. Does everyone see how absolutely insane that sounds?
So she moved, and they shot her multiple times? Then Noem and Trump branded her a domestic terrorist. Does everyone see how absolutely insane that sounds?
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Once I had a big fight with a young reporter who insisted the details of a shooting differed from my reporting which was based on videos of the incident. I illustrated how his reporting could not be true & he yelled back I’M A REAL REPORTER WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT SOURCES
anyway that was wes lowery
anyway that was wes lowery
This is the current front page of the Times. The Washington Post is even worse. Their headlines are privileging the accounts of the administration with a track record of lying as being as valid as eye witness accounts and videos.
January 8, 2026 at 3:15 AM
Once I had a big fight with a young reporter who insisted the details of a shooting differed from my reporting which was based on videos of the incident. I illustrated how his reporting could not be true & he yelled back I’M A REAL REPORTER WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT SOURCES
anyway that was wes lowery
anyway that was wes lowery
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@chrislhayes.bsky.social: “A 37-year-old American citizen, the mother of a young child is dead tonight. She was shot in the face by an agent of the federal government, and that government has spent the day telling despicable lies about her.”
January 8, 2026 at 1:05 AM
@chrislhayes.bsky.social: “A 37-year-old American citizen, the mother of a young child is dead tonight. She was shot in the face by an agent of the federal government, and that government has spent the day telling despicable lies about her.”
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Jacob Frey: "I mean, let's call a spade a spade here. I was listening to Kristi Noem speak minutes ago, and it sounded to me like someone that didn't believe a word that they themselves were saying. Let's be straightforward about this: this is not about safety, this is about terrorizing people."
January 8, 2026 at 3:21 AM
Jacob Frey: "I mean, let's call a spade a spade here. I was listening to Kristi Noem speak minutes ago, and it sounded to me like someone that didn't believe a word that they themselves were saying. Let's be straightforward about this: this is not about safety, this is about terrorizing people."
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If you thought Elon Musk's “Grok” chatbot couldn't get worse, read my latest article: Grok isn't just undressing women, it's now putting swastika bikinis on them. One woman who was targeted is a recently-deceased Holocaust survivor.
BREAKING: X’s chatbot Grok isn’t just making AI porn deepfakes, it’s now making Nazi AI porn deepfakes, undressing women and showing them wearing “swastika bikinis”. Many of these women are Jewish, including a recently deceased Holocaust survivor.
Elon Musk’s “Grok” is undressing women and showing them in swastika bikinis
One woman targeted is a Jewish Holocaust survivor
decoherence.media
January 7, 2026 at 7:45 AM
If you thought Elon Musk's “Grok” chatbot couldn't get worse, read my latest article: Grok isn't just undressing women, it's now putting swastika bikinis on them. One woman who was targeted is a recently-deceased Holocaust survivor.
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School has been cancelled tomorrow and Friday across the city of Minneapolis, because our federal government has made it unsafe for children here.
January 8, 2026 at 3:07 AM
School has been cancelled tomorrow and Friday across the city of Minneapolis, because our federal government has made it unsafe for children here.
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January 8, 2026 at 12:22 AM
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Will there be enough surviving kids to die in school shooting?
BREAKING: The U.S. drops the number of vaccines it recommends for every child in an unprecedented overhaul of childhood health protections.
US drops the number of vaccines it recommends for every child
The U.S. took the unprecedented step Monday of dropping the number of vaccines it recommends for every child — leaving other immunizations, such as flu shots, open to families to choose but without clear guidance.
bit.ly
January 7, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Will there be enough surviving kids to die in school shooting?
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Scully let's split up. I'll interview this beautiful botanist and you go check out the sewer system full of human bones
January 7, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Scully let's split up. I'll interview this beautiful botanist and you go check out the sewer system full of human bones
Glad I canceled my subscription
The Washington Post editorial board comes out in favor of the Venezuela attack/operation to capture Maduro
January 3, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Glad I canceled my subscription
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sharing this book recommendation for no particular reason
was fortunate enough to take a course with Professor Grandin in college and the next best thing is reading this book
was fortunate enough to take a course with Professor Grandin in college and the next best thing is reading this book
January 3, 2026 at 2:11 PM
sharing this book recommendation for no particular reason
was fortunate enough to take a course with Professor Grandin in college and the next best thing is reading this book
was fortunate enough to take a course with Professor Grandin in college and the next best thing is reading this book
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Pretty sure that, whatever else he may have done, Maduro was not withholding any Epstein files.
DOJ is still in violation of the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
January 3, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Pretty sure that, whatever else he may have done, Maduro was not withholding any Epstein files.
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Oh
Also if anyone is interested in the history of the United States' attempts to topple leaders in South America and install more friendly dictators then you can - and I'm not joking here - download the files from the CIA website.
January 3, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Oh
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3. That presentation was disrespectful of Congressional time and power at best. Diversionary at worst. Moreover, as my friend Senator Kim notes, they explicitly denied this was about regime change. They lied. x.com/senatorandyk...
x.com
January 3, 2026 at 2:42 PM
3. That presentation was disrespectful of Congressional time and power at best. Diversionary at worst. Moreover, as my friend Senator Kim notes, they explicitly denied this was about regime change. They lied. x.com/senatorandyk...
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really cannot be emphasized enough that bari weiss has literally never done journalism. i don’t mean that in the pejorative sense. i mean that in the “has never performed the job she was hired to do” sense
One explanation for Bari killing the story is that she did so as a public act of fealty to the administration. But another is that, as an inexperienced journalist, she doesn’t understand that a refusal to go on the record is a kind of comment in and of itself
December 22, 2025 at 2:19 PM
really cannot be emphasized enough that bari weiss has literally never done journalism. i don’t mean that in the pejorative sense. i mean that in the “has never performed the job she was hired to do” sense
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I’m sure there’s a perfectly innocent explanation for a right-wing editor installed by a Trump supporter killing a story that was critical of Trump a few hours before it was supposed to air.
December 22, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I’m sure there’s a perfectly innocent explanation for a right-wing editor installed by a Trump supporter killing a story that was critical of Trump a few hours before it was supposed to air.
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so cool! now when I commit high crimes in flagrant violation of international law, all I have to do is refuse to talk about them on camera, and then, since they couldn't get "both sides," I can avoid an embarrassing news report on them! amazing system. A+
Bari Weiss this morning on the 60 Minutes segment: "We need to be able to get the principals on the record and on camera."
Of course, most journalists know that oftentimes people who are the subject of negative reporting don't want to speak on camera or on the record.
Of course, most journalists know that oftentimes people who are the subject of negative reporting don't want to speak on camera or on the record.
December 22, 2025 at 2:54 PM
so cool! now when I commit high crimes in flagrant violation of international law, all I have to do is refuse to talk about them on camera, and then, since they couldn't get "both sides," I can avoid an embarrassing news report on them! amazing system. A+
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I have just approved TINY CARS to be built in America. Little SEDANS that should fit four at most but when you open the door 27 clowns spill out. HOW??? They will DUST THEMSELVES OFF as they leave the car. The HORN will make the little eeooh-eeooh sound. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.
December 5, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I have just approved TINY CARS to be built in America. Little SEDANS that should fit four at most but when you open the door 27 clowns spill out. HOW??? They will DUST THEMSELVES OFF as they leave the car. The HORN will make the little eeooh-eeooh sound. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.
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📣 NEW: 38 under 15: #ACA enrollment & looming premium hikes for every vulnerable GOP House member:
acasignups.net/25/12/05/38-...
acasignups.net/25/12/05/38-...
38 under 15: ACA enrollment & looming premium hikes for every vulnerable GOP House member
There are 43 U.S. House districts where the Republican nominee won by 15 points or less. Of those, one (WA-04) doesn't really count since there were 2 Republicans running in the general election (Wash...
acasignups.net
December 5, 2025 at 4:25 PM
📣 NEW: 38 under 15: #ACA enrollment & looming premium hikes for every vulnerable GOP House member:
acasignups.net/25/12/05/38-...
acasignups.net/25/12/05/38-...
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"girlguides had no choice but to exclude trans people!!! there's no way they could have showed solidarity!! "
meanwhile: *actual girlguides volunteers are quitting en mass following the announcement*
meanwhile: *actual girlguides volunteers are quitting en mass following the announcement*
December 5, 2025 at 3:53 PM
"girlguides had no choice but to exclude trans people!!! there's no way they could have showed solidarity!! "
meanwhile: *actual girlguides volunteers are quitting en mass following the announcement*
meanwhile: *actual girlguides volunteers are quitting en mass following the announcement*
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Ladder press conference.
December 5, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Ladder press conference.
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Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
December 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...