Leah McElrath
@leahmcelrath.bsky.social
Politics, intl relations, psychology, etc.
Making sense of a world that doesn’t
Smith College BA, MSW | LSE
#AuDHD #LGBTQ #MECFS
Patreon: patreon.com/leahmcelrath
Making sense of a world that doesn’t
Smith College BA, MSW | LSE
#AuDHD #LGBTQ #MECFS
Patreon: patreon.com/leahmcelrath
The fall of the Berlin Wall began 36 years ago OTD.
I traveled by train through the Wall from East Berlin into West Berlin in 1983. The entire train was searched, including the undercarriage with mirrors on wheels to look for anyone trying to escape. Snipers in lookout towers oversaw No-Man’s Land.
I traveled by train through the Wall from East Berlin into West Berlin in 1983. The entire train was searched, including the undercarriage with mirrors on wheels to look for anyone trying to escape. Snipers in lookout towers oversaw No-Man’s Land.
November 9, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The fall of the Berlin Wall began 36 years ago OTD.
I traveled by train through the Wall from East Berlin into West Berlin in 1983. The entire train was searched, including the undercarriage with mirrors on wheels to look for anyone trying to escape. Snipers in lookout towers oversaw No-Man’s Land.
I traveled by train through the Wall from East Berlin into West Berlin in 1983. The entire train was searched, including the undercarriage with mirrors on wheels to look for anyone trying to escape. Snipers in lookout towers oversaw No-Man’s Land.
Trump is posting about tariffs and the economy.
At this point, I can’t tell to what extent he is ignorant, being lied to, or simply making things up, but his posts are divorced from reality.
At this point, I can’t tell to what extent he is ignorant, being lied to, or simply making things up, but his posts are divorced from reality.
November 9, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Trump is posting about tariffs and the economy.
At this point, I can’t tell to what extent he is ignorant, being lied to, or simply making things up, but his posts are divorced from reality.
At this point, I can’t tell to what extent he is ignorant, being lied to, or simply making things up, but his posts are divorced from reality.
I won’t give Axios the benefit of the doubt for good faith here, but I would imagine this will only serve to strengthen Talarico as a candidate. He comes across as perhaps less butch than is ideal for running in Texas, and this offsets any such perception. His campaign’s response hit a perfect note:
November 9, 2025 at 2:13 AM
I won’t give Axios the benefit of the doubt for good faith here, but I would imagine this will only serve to strengthen Talarico as a candidate. He comes across as perhaps less butch than is ideal for running in Texas, and this offsets any such perception. His campaign’s response hit a perfect note:
I’m not going to post screenshots and inadvertently spread Islamophobic propaganda, but X accounts—including large accounts and well-known names—promoted the “taqiyya” narrative during the NYC mayoral campaign enough that Mamdani’s name comes up in combination with the term in the search function:
November 8, 2025 at 7:40 PM
I’m not going to post screenshots and inadvertently spread Islamophobic propaganda, but X accounts—including large accounts and well-known names—promoted the “taqiyya” narrative during the NYC mayoral campaign enough that Mamdani’s name comes up in combination with the term in the search function:
In a fear-mongering hit piece, the Washington Post Editorial Board calls the newly elected NYC mayor “Generalissimo Zohran Mamdani”:
November 8, 2025 at 7:16 PM
In a fear-mongering hit piece, the Washington Post Editorial Board calls the newly elected NYC mayor “Generalissimo Zohran Mamdani”:
NO FOOD FOR ANY OF YOU
November 8, 2025 at 3:54 AM
NO FOOD FOR ANY OF YOU
For those who might not know to what I’m referring, Bill Kristol has been on a bit of a journey:
November 8, 2025 at 1:07 AM
For those who might not know to what I’m referring, Bill Kristol has been on a bit of a journey:
Malignant narcissists can only mimic socially appropriate expressions of emotional reaction—and sometimes they don’t bother to try.
November 6, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Malignant narcissists can only mimic socially appropriate expressions of emotional reaction—and sometimes they don’t bother to try.
Barack Obama congratulated Democrats generally. Bill and Hillary Clinton congratulated Zohran Mamdani specifically.
The last posts on the X accounts of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are ones expressing grief about the death of Dick Cheney.
In case anyone was wondering.
The last posts on the X accounts of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are ones expressing grief about the death of Dick Cheney.
In case anyone was wondering.
November 5, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Barack Obama congratulated Democrats generally. Bill and Hillary Clinton congratulated Zohran Mamdani specifically.
The last posts on the X accounts of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are ones expressing grief about the death of Dick Cheney.
In case anyone was wondering.
The last posts on the X accounts of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are ones expressing grief about the death of Dick Cheney.
In case anyone was wondering.
Accepting the 1936 nomination, FDR made a speech the language of which Zohran Mamdani mirrored last night:
“These economic royalists complain that we seek to overthrow the institutions of America. What they really complain of is that we seek to take away their power.“
This is Democratic language.
“These economic royalists complain that we seek to overthrow the institutions of America. What they really complain of is that we seek to take away their power.“
This is Democratic language.
November 5, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Accepting the 1936 nomination, FDR made a speech the language of which Zohran Mamdani mirrored last night:
“These economic royalists complain that we seek to overthrow the institutions of America. What they really complain of is that we seek to take away their power.“
This is Democratic language.
“These economic royalists complain that we seek to overthrow the institutions of America. What they really complain of is that we seek to take away their power.“
This is Democratic language.
Young people experiencing hope from the democratic process is a beautiful thing to see:
November 5, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Young people experiencing hope from the democratic process is a beautiful thing to see:
“The Oval Office” is now painted in gold script on the outside of the Oval Office at the White House.
Maybe in case Trump forgets where he is?
(Pic via kaitlancollins on X)
Maybe in case Trump forgets where he is?
(Pic via kaitlancollins on X)
November 5, 2025 at 3:19 PM
“The Oval Office” is now painted in gold script on the outside of the Oval Office at the White House.
Maybe in case Trump forgets where he is?
(Pic via kaitlancollins on X)
Maybe in case Trump forgets where he is?
(Pic via kaitlancollins on X)
This argument is why I said last night that it was important for Mamdani to win with an irrefutable lead beyond the totals of Coumo and Silwa combined.
Which he did 😊
Which he did 😊
November 5, 2025 at 2:45 PM
This argument is why I said last night that it was important for Mamdani to win with an irrefutable lead beyond the totals of Coumo and Silwa combined.
Which he did 😊
Which he did 😊
Interesting omission by Buttigieg, lol.
(Nothing comes up in search either.)
(Nothing comes up in search either.)
November 5, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Interesting omission by Buttigieg, lol.
(Nothing comes up in search either.)
(Nothing comes up in search either.)
If you are still on X and enjoying the cope and crash-outs, this might come in handy:
November 5, 2025 at 2:26 PM
If you are still on X and enjoying the cope and crash-outs, this might come in handy:
Front pages:
The New York Times
and
The New York Post
The New York Times
and
The New York Post
November 5, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Front pages:
The New York Times
and
The New York Post
The New York Times
and
The New York Post
November 5, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Oh, you were DEFINITELY “on the ballot,” motherfucker.
November 5, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Oh, you were DEFINITELY “on the ballot,” motherfucker.
NYC vote total will surpass two million votes for the first time since 1969
November 5, 2025 at 1:55 AM
NYC vote total will surpass two million votes for the first time since 1969
Decision Desk HQ calls the Virginia attorney general race for Jay Jones
November 5, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Decision Desk HQ calls the Virginia attorney general race for Jay Jones
Decision Desk HQ calls the New Jersey governor race for Mikie Sherrill
November 5, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Decision Desk HQ calls the New Jersey governor race for Mikie Sherrill
Stephen Miller just endorsed Andrew Cuomo.
For real:
For real:
November 4, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Stephen Miller just endorsed Andrew Cuomo.
For real:
For real:
Never interacted with the account before:
November 3, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Never interacted with the account before: