Jillian Elliott
@jillianelliott.bsky.social
Former nonprofit professional. Current community organizer. I love my family, friends, animals, books, music, and democracy.
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Germany sends troops to Greenland.
Germany has seen this movie before.
They played the bad guys then.
They want a different role in the sequel.
Germany has seen this movie before.
They played the bad guys then.
They want a different role in the sequel.
January 16, 2026 at 5:19 AM
Germany sends troops to Greenland.
Germany has seen this movie before.
They played the bad guys then.
They want a different role in the sequel.
Germany has seen this movie before.
They played the bad guys then.
They want a different role in the sequel.
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It’s like ICE stealing that kid’s phone and selling it. No responsibility, no law, just greedy violence. But on a massive scale. As though McKremlin consultants were explaining how to do it.
The main bank account holding revenue from the Venezuelan oil sales is located in Qatar.
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
Exclusive: US gets first $500 million Venezuelan oil deal, holding some proceeds in Qatar
The details shared with Semafor mark an initial milestone in the administration’s plan following the ouster of Nicolás Maduro.
www.semafor.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:26 AM
It’s like ICE stealing that kid’s phone and selling it. No responsibility, no law, just greedy violence. But on a massive scale. As though McKremlin consultants were explaining how to do it.
This. Finally getting through.
January 16, 2026 at 12:32 AM
This. Finally getting through.
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When Trump won in 2016, I said that Americans had a hubris about the strength of our political institutions and suffered from a lack of imagination about how bad it can quickly get.
I hope this wakes people up.
I hope this wakes people up.
Trump to Reuters about the midterm elections: "When you think of it, we shouldn't even have an election." www.reuters.com/world/us/fiv...
January 15, 2026 at 5:32 PM
When Trump won in 2016, I said that Americans had a hubris about the strength of our political institutions and suffered from a lack of imagination about how bad it can quickly get.
I hope this wakes people up.
I hope this wakes people up.
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DAN KOH: “$30 BILLION for 10,000 more ICE agents… that would cover all the ACA subsidies for a year. It would eliminate all medical debt. Trump is making it easier to kill people than keep people alive.”
January 15, 2026 at 4:09 AM
DAN KOH: “$30 BILLION for 10,000 more ICE agents… that would cover all the ACA subsidies for a year. It would eliminate all medical debt. Trump is making it easier to kill people than keep people alive.”
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The House voted 341 to 79 to fund Trump's war-mongering foreign policy agenda.
Only 57 Democrats voted NO.
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Only 57 Democrats voted NO.
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January 14, 2026 at 11:48 PM
The House voted 341 to 79 to fund Trump's war-mongering foreign policy agenda.
Only 57 Democrats voted NO.
clerk.house.gov/evs/2026/rol...
Only 57 Democrats voted NO.
clerk.house.gov/evs/2026/rol...
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This is 10th-grader Arnoldo Bazan.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
January 13, 2026 at 10:20 PM
This is 10th-grader Arnoldo Bazan.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
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This is completely fucking unacceptable. Shut this terrorist government down until it stops brutalizing its own citizens.
Today at 34 & Park in Minneapolis, a woman tried to drive down the street where a protest had broken out in front of a home ICE was raiding, saying she had a doctor apt to get to. ICE agents busted out her windows, cut off her seatbelt, and pulled her out before arresting her.
January 13, 2026 at 6:57 PM
This is completely fucking unacceptable. Shut this terrorist government down until it stops brutalizing its own citizens.
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AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
January 13, 2026 at 1:20 AM
AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
Excellent instructional video. Pass it on.
January 13, 2026 at 7:46 AM
Excellent instructional video. Pass it on.
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One basic pattern here is that DHS officials are engaging in violence simply because they are irritated at citizens protesting them. There is no plausible threat of violence here. He just wants to inflict pain, and believes there will be no penalty for doing so.
Big clash this afternoon between DHS agents and protesters in a residential street in Minneapolis, following a DHS agent hitting another vehicle. Tear gas was deployed in people’s yards and agents pepper prayed people.
January 12, 2026 at 10:09 PM
One basic pattern here is that DHS officials are engaging in violence simply because they are irritated at citizens protesting them. There is no plausible threat of violence here. He just wants to inflict pain, and believes there will be no penalty for doing so.
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Heads-up for tomorrow: The CBS Sunday Morning segment I recorded in Nov is slated to air tomorrow at 9. We talked for a long time & I don’t know what they used, but I discussed the ways that health insurance coverage barriers deepen inequities & administrative burden. www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/thi...
January 11, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Heads-up for tomorrow: The CBS Sunday Morning segment I recorded in Nov is slated to air tomorrow at 9. We talked for a long time & I don’t know what they used, but I discussed the ways that health insurance coverage barriers deepen inequities & administrative burden. www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/thi...
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This Sunday, you can find me on CBS Sunday Morning discussing health insurance coverage denials and the findings from my forthcoming book, Coverage Denied, which is out 4/23 and available for preorder (www.cambridge.org/core/books/c...). www.cbsnews.com/news/this-we...
This week on "Sunday Morning" (Jan. 11)
A look at the features for this week's broadcast of the Emmy-winning program, hosted by Jane Pauley.
www.cbsnews.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:44 PM
This Sunday, you can find me on CBS Sunday Morning discussing health insurance coverage denials and the findings from my forthcoming book, Coverage Denied, which is out 4/23 and available for preorder (www.cambridge.org/core/books/c...). www.cbsnews.com/news/this-we...
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Frey: "This notion of inflammatory comments -- c'mon guys. I dropped an F bomb, they killed someone. Which one of those is more inflammatory? I'm going with the killing somebody."
January 9, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Frey: "This notion of inflammatory comments -- c'mon guys. I dropped an F bomb, they killed someone. Which one of those is more inflammatory? I'm going with the killing somebody."
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Martin Peterson's creative response to being banned from teaching Plato (shared with his permission).
January 8, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Martin Peterson's creative response to being banned from teaching Plato (shared with his permission).
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Walz: "I couldn't help but think, and it scares me a bit -- 'The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most important directive.' It certainly feels like that in this moment."
January 8, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Walz: "I couldn't help but think, and it scares me a bit -- 'The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most important directive.' It certainly feels like that in this moment."
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Really important for the left - and our donors - to understand the machinery they are building.
January 7, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Really important for the left - and our donors - to understand the machinery they are building.
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Trump: "The woman driving the car was very disorderly, obstructing and resisting, who then violently, willfully and viciously ran over the ICE officer. ... It is hard to believe [the ICE officer] is alive but he is now recovering in the hospital."
All lies.
All lies.
January 7, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Trump: "The woman driving the car was very disorderly, obstructing and resisting, who then violently, willfully and viciously ran over the ICE officer. ... It is hard to believe [the ICE officer] is alive but he is now recovering in the hospital."
All lies.
All lies.
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“No money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law"
Article I, Section 9.
Article I, Section 9.
January 7, 2026 at 12:33 AM
“No money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law"
Article I, Section 9.
Article I, Section 9.
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This is Jimmy Kimmel's monologue from Monday, which includes him taking the same cognitive test that Trump takes (iteratively). It starts at about 12 minutes, and is pretty great.
This is Jimmy Kimmel's monologue from Monday, which includes him taking the same cognitive test that Trump takes (iteratively). It starts at about 12 minutes, and is pretty great.
Jimmy Kimmel Recaps the Crazy Stuff Trump Did Over the Holidays & Takes Cognitive Test Donny “ACED”
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
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January 7, 2026 at 6:19 AM
youtu.be/X6hFZsRGm1Q?...
This is Jimmy Kimmel's monologue from Monday, which includes him taking the same cognitive test that Trump takes (iteratively). It starts at about 12 minutes, and is pretty great.
This is Jimmy Kimmel's monologue from Monday, which includes him taking the same cognitive test that Trump takes (iteratively). It starts at about 12 minutes, and is pretty great.
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The reason for us all to fight now is that Putin has ruled Russia as a dictator for 20 years.
If we want a different path in America you should do everything you can to fight. Now. While it can still make a difference.
If we want a different path in America you should do everything you can to fight. Now. While it can still make a difference.
January 6, 2026 at 10:00 PM
The reason for us all to fight now is that Putin has ruled Russia as a dictator for 20 years.
If we want a different path in America you should do everything you can to fight. Now. While it can still make a difference.
If we want a different path in America you should do everything you can to fight. Now. While it can still make a difference.
This is a critical thread and one that Congress should be able to oder to be fixed, if there's a will.
The Congressional Research Service estimates about one-third of people who will be subject to Medicaid work requirements could be auto-exempted because they're already subject to SNAP work requirements.
A wrinkle? Only about half of states' Medicaid and SNAP eligibility systems are integrated.
A wrinkle? Only about half of states' Medicaid and SNAP eligibility systems are integrated.
January 7, 2026 at 12:42 AM
This is a critical thread and one that Congress should be able to oder to be fixed, if there's a will.
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Trump wants to make child care more expensive so he can afford senseless wars and ballroom renovations. And congressional Republicans are empowering him every step of the way.
Seems easy enough for Democrats to run on.
Seems easy enough for Democrats to run on.
BREAKING: The Trump administration is suspending $10 billion intended for child care and poor families in five blue states.
www.axios.com/2026/01/05/t...
www.axios.com/2026/01/05/t...
Trump administration to freeze billions in childcare funding in five states
The White House is pointing to reports of social services fraud in Minnesota to threaten funding for child care around the country.
www.axios.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Trump wants to make child care more expensive so he can afford senseless wars and ballroom renovations. And congressional Republicans are empowering him every step of the way.
Seems easy enough for Democrats to run on.
Seems easy enough for Democrats to run on.
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OUT: Helping you pay for health care.
IN: Helping oil companies pay for their infrastructure in a foreign country.
IN: Helping oil companies pay for their infrastructure in a foreign country.
January 6, 2026 at 12:14 AM
OUT: Helping you pay for health care.
IN: Helping oil companies pay for their infrastructure in a foreign country.
IN: Helping oil companies pay for their infrastructure in a foreign country.
This is the best news so far in 2026. I hope it starts a trend.
BREAKING: Abortion will remain legal in Wyoming after the state Supreme Court struck down laws, including the first U.S. ban on pill abortions.
Abortion stays legal in Wyoming as its top court strikes down laws, including first US pill ban
Abortion will remain legal in Wyoming after the state Supreme Court struck down laws including the nation’s first explicit ban on abortion pills.
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January 6, 2026 at 6:53 PM
This is the best news so far in 2026. I hope it starts a trend.