Loretta Ellsworth
@lorettaellsworth.bsky.social
Author of books for children and adults- out now: The French Winemaker’s Daughter (HarperCollins)
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The Norwegian Nobel Prize committee has been forced to make a statement, declaring that the prize cannot be transferred.
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
January 10, 2026 at 9:15 AM
The Norwegian Nobel Prize committee has been forced to make a statement, declaring that the prize cannot be transferred.
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
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This is exactly what I told someone yesterday.
Even if I spot you the first shot (I shouldn’t, but let’s go with that), shots 2 and 3 were inexcusable and this officer will lose his case if it ever goes to court.
Even if I spot you the first shot (I shouldn’t, but let’s go with that), shots 2 and 3 were inexcusable and this officer will lose his case if it ever goes to court.
January 8, 2026 at 3:10 PM
This is exactly what I told someone yesterday.
Even if I spot you the first shot (I shouldn’t, but let’s go with that), shots 2 and 3 were inexcusable and this officer will lose his case if it ever goes to court.
Even if I spot you the first shot (I shouldn’t, but let’s go with that), shots 2 and 3 were inexcusable and this officer will lose his case if it ever goes to court.
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Just saw the video of the ICE shooting in Minnesota.
That’s murder, full stop.
You don’t shoot someone in the head for trying to flee the scene.
That’s murder, full stop.
You don’t shoot someone in the head for trying to flee the scene.
January 7, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Just saw the video of the ICE shooting in Minnesota.
That’s murder, full stop.
You don’t shoot someone in the head for trying to flee the scene.
That’s murder, full stop.
You don’t shoot someone in the head for trying to flee the scene.
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Please watch and share.
The President's remarks yesterday - the lies that he told - were among the most disgraceful moments in his rancid time in the Oval Office.
The President's remarks yesterday - the lies that he told - were among the most disgraceful moments in his rancid time in the Oval Office.
Forensic analysis of objective video evidence. This is how you serve readers searching for clarity.
January 8, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Please watch and share.
The President's remarks yesterday - the lies that he told - were among the most disgraceful moments in his rancid time in the Oval Office.
The President's remarks yesterday - the lies that he told - were among the most disgraceful moments in his rancid time in the Oval Office.
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Nothing says “we love free speech” like withdrawing from organizations that seek to protect it!!!
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The Trump Administration, which claims to care about free speech, has just withdrawn the US from:
-a multilateral organization that counters adversarial hybrid threats, among them disinformation
-a coalition of 42 govts "working to advance free expression" online
along with 64 other intl orgs.
-a multilateral organization that counters adversarial hybrid threats, among them disinformation
-a coalition of 42 govts "working to advance free expression" online
along with 64 other intl orgs.
January 8, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Nothing says “we love free speech” like withdrawing from organizations that seek to protect it!!!
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"ICE has waged a recruitment drive drenched in war metaphors and martial imagery. The type of person sought...is someone with a fervor for guns and an eagerness to apply violence."
Good work by @aselrod.bsky.social putting shooting in context of MAGA's violent ethos:
www.ms.now/opinion/ice-...
Good work by @aselrod.bsky.social putting shooting in context of MAGA's violent ethos:
www.ms.now/opinion/ice-...
Opinion | ICE's violence is no accident
Alan Elrod: The killing of a woman by an immigration enforcement officer in Minneapolis was the raw application of Trumpist authoritarianism.
www.ms.now
January 8, 2026 at 2:30 PM
"ICE has waged a recruitment drive drenched in war metaphors and martial imagery. The type of person sought...is someone with a fervor for guns and an eagerness to apply violence."
Good work by @aselrod.bsky.social putting shooting in context of MAGA's violent ethos:
www.ms.now/opinion/ice-...
Good work by @aselrod.bsky.social putting shooting in context of MAGA's violent ethos:
www.ms.now/opinion/ice-...
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“'The guy, I’m telling him like, "Please step off the school grounds," and this dude comes up and bumps into me and then tells me that I pushed him, and he knocked me down,' an official at Roosevelt High School said. 'They don’t care. They’re just animals. I’ve never seen people behave like this.'"
Minneapolis schools cancel classes after Border Patrol clash disrupts dismissal at Roosevelt
Minneapolis schools closed for the week citing safety concerns after an encounter involving armed Border Patrol agents near Roosevelt High School.
www.mprnews.org
January 8, 2026 at 2:09 PM
“'The guy, I’m telling him like, "Please step off the school grounds," and this dude comes up and bumps into me and then tells me that I pushed him, and he knocked me down,' an official at Roosevelt High School said. 'They don’t care. They’re just animals. I’ve never seen people behave like this.'"
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Wanna see a dead body?
January 6, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Wanna see a dead body?
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DANISH PARLIAMENT MEMBER: “🇺🇸 had 30 bases on Greenland, why did you leave? You can resume that tomorrow without attacking a NATO ally… the rationale lacks factual foundation and doesn’t stand any logic testing.”
(Unless the point is to hurt us and end NATO, a Putin/Xi goal)
(Unless the point is to hurt us and end NATO, a Putin/Xi goal)
January 7, 2026 at 2:34 PM
DANISH PARLIAMENT MEMBER: “🇺🇸 had 30 bases on Greenland, why did you leave? You can resume that tomorrow without attacking a NATO ally… the rationale lacks factual foundation and doesn’t stand any logic testing.”
(Unless the point is to hurt us and end NATO, a Putin/Xi goal)
(Unless the point is to hurt us and end NATO, a Putin/Xi goal)
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Trump makes it clear on Air Force One that Venezuela was about the oil. He also floats more strikes in Venezuela, military action against Cuba and Columbia, and taking Greenland.
Completely off the rails.
Completely off the rails.
January 5, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Trump makes it clear on Air Force One that Venezuela was about the oil. He also floats more strikes in Venezuela, military action against Cuba and Columbia, and taking Greenland.
Completely off the rails.
Completely off the rails.
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The perils of ambidextrous hand shaking.
New “routine preventative MRI” coming soon?
New “routine preventative MRI” coming soon?
there appears to be a hole in Trump's left hand
December 28, 2025 at 11:14 PM
The perils of ambidextrous hand shaking.
New “routine preventative MRI” coming soon?
New “routine preventative MRI” coming soon?
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LibraryThing sat down this month with author Loretta Ellsworth / @lorettaellsworth.bsky.social in order to discuss her new historical novel, "The Jilted Countess," due out from HarperCollins next month. #LorettaEllsworth #authorinterviews #💙📚 #Booksky
December 15, 2025 at 2:53 PM
LibraryThing sat down this month with author Loretta Ellsworth / @lorettaellsworth.bsky.social in order to discuss her new historical novel, "The Jilted Countess," due out from HarperCollins next month. #LorettaEllsworth #authorinterviews #💙📚 #Booksky
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We interview author @lorettaellsworth.bsky.social about her new book, "The Jilted Countess." Come read what she has to say about the book, its inspiration, and the research she did when writing it. blog.librarything.com/2025/12/auth...
December 22, 2025 at 3:07 PM
We interview author @lorettaellsworth.bsky.social about her new book, "The Jilted Countess." Come read what she has to say about the book, its inspiration, and the research she did when writing it. blog.librarything.com/2025/12/auth...
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Coming up Jan. 27/29, online via @highlightsfound.bsky.social, what works, what doesn't, query letter basics, case studies, handouts, and more! It will be recorded. $59.
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Registration is open: www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/suc...
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Registration is open: www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/suc...
December 5, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Coming up Jan. 27/29, online via @highlightsfound.bsky.social, what works, what doesn't, query letter basics, case studies, handouts, and more! It will be recorded. $59.
Please repost and otherwise spread the word.
Registration is open: www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/suc...
Please repost and otherwise spread the word.
Registration is open: www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/suc...
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1. A blockade is an act of war
2. The idea that Venezuela has stolen land from the United States is so laughably stupid on its face that even some of his base is like 🤨
3. It’s always about oil.
2. The idea that Venezuela has stolen land from the United States is so laughably stupid on its face that even some of his base is like 🤨
3. It’s always about oil.
December 17, 2025 at 2:44 AM
1. A blockade is an act of war
2. The idea that Venezuela has stolen land from the United States is so laughably stupid on its face that even some of his base is like 🤨
3. It’s always about oil.
2. The idea that Venezuela has stolen land from the United States is so laughably stupid on its face that even some of his base is like 🤨
3. It’s always about oil.
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We knew this already, but shocking to hear a prosecutor say it out loud.
We knew this already, but shocking to hear a prosecutor say it out loud.
BREAKING on MS NOW:
Jack Smith, in his opening statement to House Judiciary, says:
"Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power."
Jack Smith, in his opening statement to House Judiciary, says:
"Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power."
December 17, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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We knew this already, but shocking to hear a prosecutor say it out loud.
We knew this already, but shocking to hear a prosecutor say it out loud.
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Even at the beginning of WWII, U boats honored the law of the sea and picked survivors up. Later, a Uboat made it into a war crime and they were executed.
Bash: "Do you believe if there was a second strike to eliminate any survivors that it constitutes a war crime?"
Mark Kelly: "It seems to."
Bash: "If you received that order, would you have carried it out?"
Mark Kelly: "No…Going after survivors in the water is unlawful."
Mark Kelly: "It seems to."
Bash: "If you received that order, would you have carried it out?"
Mark Kelly: "No…Going after survivors in the water is unlawful."
December 1, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Even at the beginning of WWII, U boats honored the law of the sea and picked survivors up. Later, a Uboat made it into a war crime and they were executed.
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NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
edition.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
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I don’t have a clue. Dems offered the GOP a 1 year ACA subsidy compromise and the GOP told them to kick rocks.
Longest shutdown continues, I guess.
Longest shutdown continues, I guess.
November 8, 2025 at 3:53 AM
I don’t have a clue. Dems offered the GOP a 1 year ACA subsidy compromise and the GOP told them to kick rocks.
Longest shutdown continues, I guess.
Longest shutdown continues, I guess.
Two months!
November 10, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Two months!
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This. Also:
1. Our nuclear modernization started under Obama.
2. The only significant nuclear expansion under Trump was the low-yield W76 mod 2 submarine launched ballistic missile.
3. Testing nukes is fucking stupid. We don’t need to do it.
1. Our nuclear modernization started under Obama.
2. The only significant nuclear expansion under Trump was the low-yield W76 mod 2 submarine launched ballistic missile.
3. Testing nukes is fucking stupid. We don’t need to do it.
None of this is correct. Good thing we have a steady hand on "nuclear"
October 30, 2025 at 2:21 AM
This. Also:
1. Our nuclear modernization started under Obama.
2. The only significant nuclear expansion under Trump was the low-yield W76 mod 2 submarine launched ballistic missile.
3. Testing nukes is fucking stupid. We don’t need to do it.
1. Our nuclear modernization started under Obama.
2. The only significant nuclear expansion under Trump was the low-yield W76 mod 2 submarine launched ballistic missile.
3. Testing nukes is fucking stupid. We don’t need to do it.
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Did you know that your healthcare premiums are about to double because the GOP is intentionally sabotaging the Affordable Care Act and pretending that Democrats are trying to give undocumented immigrants free insurance?
October 4, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Did you know that your healthcare premiums are about to double because the GOP is intentionally sabotaging the Affordable Care Act and pretending that Democrats are trying to give undocumented immigrants free insurance?
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Even if you support massive deportation operations, under no circumstances should ANYONE be ok with US citizens being forcibly removed from their homes and detained without explanation.
This is a clear violation of their constitutional rights and should universally condemned.
This is a clear violation of their constitutional rights and should universally condemned.
October 4, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Even if you support massive deportation operations, under no circumstances should ANYONE be ok with US citizens being forcibly removed from their homes and detained without explanation.
This is a clear violation of their constitutional rights and should universally condemned.
This is a clear violation of their constitutional rights and should universally condemned.