Paul Elledge 🇺🇦
@pelledge.bsky.social
Firefighter and technical rescue tech who enjoys history, science, travel, and animals.
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Paul Elledge 🇺🇦
@pelledge.bsky.social
· Jun 14
I would like to be wrong abt this. I would like for white conservatism to accept dissent & respect the rights & ideas of others. I would love to live in an actual democracy. Until we actually address the problem of chronic right wing lawlessness, however, all the rest is just wishful thinking.
This is it.
George who?
When Trump visited Mount Vernon in 2018, he couldn't understand why George Washington didn't name it after himself. “You’ve got to put your name on stuff or no one remembers you.” Reupping this prescient piece from @politico.com which seems pretty relevant today. www.politico.com/story/2019/0...
Trump’s ‘truly bizarre’ visit to Mt. Vernon
The 45th president — no student of history — marveled at the first president's failure to name his historic compound after himself.
www.politico.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:07 AM
George who?
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rfk will not rest until your kid is dead wapo.st/4s2l2zn
U.S. plans to stop recommending most childhood vaccines, defer to doctors
The plan, which is not finalized, suggests children get fewer shots and shifts to a model telling parents to consult doctors to make their own vaccine choices.
wapo.st
December 20, 2025 at 12:25 AM
rfk will not rest until your kid is dead wapo.st/4s2l2zn
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Bannon’s like, “What can I say to make people forget that I knowingly coached a sexual predator to help him repair his image?”
Steve Bannon reportedly said: 'You raised a kid that slit your throat!' about the late Rob Reiner.
A reminder that not a single prominent Democrat or liberal pundit said anything even vaguely akin to this when Charlie Kirk was murdered.
Oh the hypocrisy.
A reminder that not a single prominent Democrat or liberal pundit said anything even vaguely akin to this when Charlie Kirk was murdered.
Oh the hypocrisy.
Turning Point crowd boos Rob Reiner: 'You raised a kid that slit your throat!'
A crowd at Turning Point USA's AmFest event booed slain Hollywood director Rob Reiner after MAGA influencer Steve Bannon said liberals believed he had a larger impact on culture than Charlie Kirk."Jus...
www.rawstory.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Bannon’s like, “What can I say to make people forget that I knowingly coached a sexual predator to help him repair his image?”
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Schiff: "Part of this is a consequence I think frankly of Chief Justice Roberts giving the president absolute immunity when it comes to his instructions to the DOJ. He can pretty much order them to do what he wants and know that he will never be held criminally liable."
December 19, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Schiff: "Part of this is a consequence I think frankly of Chief Justice Roberts giving the president absolute immunity when it comes to his instructions to the DOJ. He can pretty much order them to do what he wants and know that he will never be held criminally liable."
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The man who asked the state of Georgia for 11,780 votes ON THE PHONE sure is going to a lot of trouble to hide from whatever is in those files
December 20, 2025 at 1:12 AM
The man who asked the state of Georgia for 11,780 votes ON THE PHONE sure is going to a lot of trouble to hide from whatever is in those files
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NEW: I was just on a call with @rokhanna.bsky.social — who says just 2.5 gigabytes out of a total of 300 gigabytes of the Epstein Files — have been released by the DOJ.
December 20, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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Oh, so now bomb threats are bad. She didn't seem to give a shit when she incited them against schools and Children's hospitals.
December 20, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Oh, so now bomb threats are bad. She didn't seem to give a shit when she incited them against schools and Children's hospitals.
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AOC one of the few actually good people in American politics. Of course she demands Justice.
December 20, 2025 at 12:33 AM
AOC one of the few actually good people in American politics. Of course she demands Justice.
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Just based on the number of photos of them together, Donald Trump hung out with Jeffrey Epstein more times than e.g. ive hung out with my own siblings as an adult.
December 20, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Just based on the number of photos of them together, Donald Trump hung out with Jeffrey Epstein more times than e.g. ive hung out with my own siblings as an adult.
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HUGE NEWS from the new Epstein files:
Records show that Maria Farmer, who worked for Epstein, filed a "child pornography" report to the FBI in 1996.
The FBI has never before acknowledged that complaint. The case went nowhere, and mass abuse followed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
Records show that Maria Farmer, who worked for Epstein, filed a "child pornography" report to the FBI in 1996.
The FBI has never before acknowledged that complaint. The case went nowhere, and mass abuse followed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
Epstein Files Include 1996 Child Porn Complaint That F.B.I. Ignored
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
HUGE NEWS from the new Epstein files:
Records show that Maria Farmer, who worked for Epstein, filed a "child pornography" report to the FBI in 1996.
The FBI has never before acknowledged that complaint. The case went nowhere, and mass abuse followed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
Records show that Maria Farmer, who worked for Epstein, filed a "child pornography" report to the FBI in 1996.
The FBI has never before acknowledged that complaint. The case went nowhere, and mass abuse followed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
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The Epstein file is the only thing Trump has ever taken his name off of
🚨 "The Justice Department redacted the names and identifiers of victims. Fox News Digital has learned that the same redaction standards were applied to politically exposed individuals and government officials. "
h/t @kleinmatic.bsky.social
h/t @kleinmatic.bsky.social
Epstein files explode open as DOJ details discovery of powerful figures and more than 1,200 victims
EXCLUSIVE: More than a dozen people and government officials' names appear in the hundreds of thousands of pages of Jeffrey Epstein files made public Friday, sources said.
www.foxnews.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:20 PM
The Epstein file is the only thing Trump has ever taken his name off of
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I am genuinely fascinated how the Trump administration's handling of Epstein punctured his image among bro voters and UFC type dudes. Folks like Theo Von and Rogan began to turn on him almost immediately after that. (Von also criticized Trump on Gaza and Rogan on immigration).
STRICKLAND: Participate in the UFC White House event?
"Just to go hang out with the fucking Epstein list? I'm good, dude."
"Just to go hang out with the fucking Epstein list? I'm good, dude."
December 20, 2025 at 1:21 AM
I am genuinely fascinated how the Trump administration's handling of Epstein punctured his image among bro voters and UFC type dudes. Folks like Theo Von and Rogan began to turn on him almost immediately after that. (Von also criticized Trump on Gaza and Rogan on immigration).
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The New School owns about a billion dollars worth of art, most of which is not on display. They could sell the two Warhols they own and raise $100 million tomorrow. But they’d rather close academic departments.
New School “administrators have started to implement a plan to close, overhaul or merge about 30 academic programs or majors; pause nearly all admissions to doctoral programs; and offer buyouts or early retirement to what professors say is about 40 percent of the full-time faculty.”
Falling Enrollment, Money Woes: The New School Seeks a Path to Survival
www.nytimes.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:24 PM
The New School owns about a billion dollars worth of art, most of which is not on display. They could sell the two Warhols they own and raise $100 million tomorrow. But they’d rather close academic departments.
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People raising that Epstein files show Trump met a 14 year old victim of Epstein’s. Actually this was known from the Ghislaine Maxwell trial. But corporate media barely covered it. At least nbc news covered it years ago
December 20, 2025 at 1:28 AM
People raising that Epstein files show Trump met a 14 year old victim of Epstein’s. Actually this was known from the Ghislaine Maxwell trial. But corporate media barely covered it. At least nbc news covered it years ago
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Christ
In other contexts this note would be incredibly mundane. In the context of Jeffrey Epstein, it makes my skin crawl.
December 20, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Christ
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This administration is made up of internet influencers and Fox News mainstays who live for the camera, so I guess it’s not surprising they have no idea how to *hide* something from the media.
TAPPER: “This is one of the documents Trump’s DOJ released. It’s 100 pages. ALL BLACK. That’s the ‘transparency’ we’re getting.” #TrumpEpsteinCoverup
December 20, 2025 at 1:34 AM
This administration is made up of internet influencers and Fox News mainstays who live for the camera, so I guess it’s not surprising they have no idea how to *hide* something from the media.
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Democracy Docket vs Washington Post.
It has never been more urgent to support independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
It has never been more urgent to support independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
December 19, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Democracy Docket vs Washington Post.
It has never been more urgent to support independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
It has never been more urgent to support independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
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“Everyone who wants to shake Putin’s hand must acknowledge that they are shaking hands with the biggest child kidnapper in the world.”
– @avalaina.bsky.social
www.gaslitnationpod.com/episodes-tra...
– @avalaina.bsky.social
www.gaslitnationpod.com/episodes-tra...
The Oleksandra Matviichuk Interview — Gaslit Nation
In this high-stakes episode, Andrea is joined by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Oleksandra Matviichuk as Putin openly claims alignment with the U.S., and Europe is being forced to, whether it likes it o...
www.gaslitnationpod.com
December 18, 2025 at 10:03 PM
“Everyone who wants to shake Putin’s hand must acknowledge that they are shaking hands with the biggest child kidnapper in the world.”
– @avalaina.bsky.social
www.gaslitnationpod.com/episodes-tra...
– @avalaina.bsky.social
www.gaslitnationpod.com/episodes-tra...
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surprise, surprise. DOJ will release docs over a rolling production over a few weeks -- violation of terms of Epstein law but who's to stop them. Big point is timing -- remember first spin of Mueller Report by Bill Barr? What comes out first will be big influence on public perception.
December 19, 2025 at 2:55 PM
surprise, surprise. DOJ will release docs over a rolling production over a few weeks -- violation of terms of Epstein law but who's to stop them. Big point is timing -- remember first spin of Mueller Report by Bill Barr? What comes out first will be big influence on public perception.
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Catherine Rampell: America is so safe now that immigration enforcement agents with no badges can enter your home while contractors are doing work, manhandle them, detain them, and leave your house a bloody mess.
Trump Is Walloping Construction Businesses. The Industry Stays Quiet.
Raids on work sites. Roofers under siege. But builders keep mum.
open.substack.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Catherine Rampell: America is so safe now that immigration enforcement agents with no badges can enter your home while contractors are doing work, manhandle them, detain them, and leave your house a bloody mess.
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Santiago Montag reports from Syria, where 16 million people—70% of the population—are dependent on humanitarian aid, and are increasingly desperate after USAID cuts:
"We’ve reduced our meals to just one plate a day"
"People only get water once every ten days"
prospect.org/2025/12/19/u...
"We’ve reduced our meals to just one plate a day"
"People only get water once every ten days"
prospect.org/2025/12/19/u...
USAID Cuts Leave Syrians on the Brink of Thirst - The American Prospect
A year after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, humanitarian needs are great. But the Trump administration’s cuts threaten stability for millions of displaced people.
prospect.org
December 19, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Santiago Montag reports from Syria, where 16 million people—70% of the population—are dependent on humanitarian aid, and are increasingly desperate after USAID cuts:
"We’ve reduced our meals to just one plate a day"
"People only get water once every ten days"
prospect.org/2025/12/19/u...
"We’ve reduced our meals to just one plate a day"
"People only get water once every ten days"
prospect.org/2025/12/19/u...
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This is a compelling piece, but I think it overstates just how much romance is left among ”liberal lawyers“ for the Court. I’ll highlight one example. 1.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It’s time to accept that the US supreme court is illegitimate and must be replaced | Ryan Doerfler and Samuel Moyn
We need to remake the US high court so Americans don’t suffer future decades of oligarchy-facilitating rule
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:46 PM
This is a compelling piece, but I think it overstates just how much romance is left among ”liberal lawyers“ for the Court. I’ll highlight one example. 1.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...