Eleanor Lang
@bklynel.bsky.social
Very left of center. Have husband and cats. Had kids, but they got out. Knew I should have had them chipped. Left that other place when NepoBaby bought it. Writes and takes photographs. Deals with stress by cooking and baking bread. Lather, rinse, repeat.
I don’t know who needs to hear this, but if a president says, in his outside voice, that he hates a big swath of the American people, that should be grounds for immediate removal.
I’m of the opinion that if the networks are too spineless to air comedians, they should just go old school and run test patterns after the nightly news.
Deploying the National Guard for political stunts is a waste of taxpayer dollars. Congress can tear up the blank check—demand they act now: act.standupamerica.com/letters/cte-...
Stop Trump’s D.C. Takeover
Deploying the National Guard for political stunts is a waste of taxpayer dollars. Email Congress now and demand they block funding for National Guard deployments that put politics over public safety a...
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Listen, people have been legit loosing their minds that Fox talking head Brian Kilmeade said that homeless people should be euthanized, except he didn't use that word. He said Kill, in his outside, on air voice. He said "Just kill 'em." He should lose his job, and be charged with hate speech.
Alrighty. Please explain why members of congress are now worried about their safety after the assassination (which I condemn) of Charlie Kirk, but were unperturbed by the killing, at home, of Representative Melissa Hortman, along with her husband and FFS, their dog? www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/u...
After Kirk Assassination, Fear and Vitriol Intensify in Congress
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This is inspirational. It's just a pity that our SCOTUS are (mostly) a bunch of spineless sycophants. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/w...
Bolsonaro Convicted of Attempting a Coup in Brazil
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While we're talking about guns and violence (we were; try to keep up) WaPo inadvertently received internal National Guard documents indicating that the National Guard is feeling shame at being sent into American cities and their role in leveraging fear. www.rawstory.com/trump-nation...
Review revealing 'shame' among troops deployed to cities accidentally sent to WaPo
An internal review from the National Guard on the occupation of cities was mistakenly sent to the Washington Post and it reveals dismay among both the public and the deployed soldiers who admitted fee...
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Political violence is never acceptable, but let's not pretend that Charlie Kirk was a martyr or a "good guy." This is a good time to remind people that he said that gun deaths were worth the price of the 2nd amendment. He reaped the dissent that he sowed www.newsweek.com/charlie-kirk...
Charlie Kirk says gun deaths "unfortunately" worth it to ...
The conservative founder of Turning Point USA made the comments following a mass shooting in Nashville last week that resulted in six deaths.
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Reading and math scores are down by quite a bit, and the venerable NYT blames the plague and screen time, but really, we can look back decades and see how GOP administrations have hobbled educational initiatives. A less educated populace is easier to control. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/u...
Reading Skills of 12th Graders Hit a New Low
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It's not over until an alcoholic justice cries, but as of today, SCOTUS has lifted the lower court ban that prevented ICE in L.A. from indiscriminate arrests based on skin color or accent. If you're a brown U.S. citizen, you might want to carry ID proof. apnews.com/article/supr...
Supreme Court lifts restrictions on LA immigration stops set after agents swept up US citizens
The Supreme Court is clearing the way for federal agents to conduct sweeping immigration operations in Los Angeles, another victory for President Donald Trump at the high court.
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Bad enough when your football team loses, but far more jarring when the government of #France collapses. apnews.com/article/fran...
French government collapses in a confidence vote, forcing Macron to seek yet another prime minister
Legislators have toppled France’s government in a confidence vote. The result on Monday marked a new crisis for Europe’s second-largest economy that obliges President Emmanuel Macron to search for a f...
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If you have tomorrow off, if your kids attend middle school instead of working in a factory, if you have workplace protections, and if you have sick leave and vacation time, thank unions. Even if you don't belong to one, they're responsible for things we all take for granted. And happy #LaborDay.
Today is the 62nd anniversary of the "I have a dream" speech. Like #MLK, I hope there comes a time when all people "will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character." Of course, that will be a problem for some.
Trump declared a fake emergency in D.C. and sent in the military. Congress can end this abuse of power—join @standupamerica.com & demand action now: act.standupamerica.com/letters/cte-...
Stop Trump’s D.C. Takeover
Trump sent the National Guard into Washington, D.C. to intimidate his opponents and distract from his failed agenda. Email Congress now and demand they end his takeover of our nation’s capital.
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Those brilliant posts from Gov. Newsom's press office are the work of a woman named Camille Zapata, who leads a team of three, trolling 47. She deserves a raise. Here, an article about the ALL CAPS posts. www.thewrap.com/gavin-newsom...
Gavin Newsom Explains the Social Media Strategy Behind His Viral Trump Trolling
California Gov. Gavin Newsom explains the purpose behind the viral posts on X making fun of Trump's social media habits.
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The ersatz president has deployed the National Guard and has federalized D.C. police, despite a sharp decline in that city's crime. Explain to me like I'm six how he can do this now, but was powerless to stop actual criminals on J6. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/u...
Trump’s Show of Force Begins to Take Shape as Guard Troops Deploy in D.C.
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If the administration's censorship of the Smithsonian wasn't enough, the White House will hold a UFC mixed-martial arts fight. At the White House. The president and our government should be represent the highest pinnacle in the arts, not brawling pretending to be American achievement.
White House Announces Comprehensive Review of Smithsonian Exhibitions www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/a... In case this isn’t clear, we’re talking about real-deal authoritarian censorship from an administration that wants to control what we see, read, think.
White House Announces Comprehensive Review of Smithsonian Exhibitions
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ATTN: If you’re one of the 1,000 FBI agents who reviewed the Epstein files, feel free to reach out to me via signal (in my bio). I’ll keep you anonymous- as I have the thousands of current and former federal workers who have sent me tips. Please share this widely. 🙏🏻
Even if you don't follow art, you've seen Amy Sherald's work; she's the painter of Michelle Obama's portrait. She canceled her Smithsonian show because they wanted to pull a painting that might upset the Felon-in-Chief. BTW, I considered it the strongest in the show. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/a...
Amy Sherald Cancels Her Smithsonian Show, Citing Censorship
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There's so much wrong with AI, from intellectual theft to inane answers. Add gender biases to the mix, unsurprising since the information that was input was most likely by men and most certainly based on men. thenextweb.com/news/chatgpt...
ChatGPT advises women to ask for lower salaries, study finds
A new study has found that large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT consistently advise women to ask for lower salaries than men.
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Congressional Representative Gimenez claims that he hasn't heard from his constituents about the Epstein files, and they're "over it." You know what to do. Oh, no surprise: the congressman is from Florida
In case there was any doubt, the $$$ paid to the Grifter-in-Chief were bribes. Money paid to get him to back off. Having established he can get away with it, he'll do it to other organizations. Grifters will grift, and neither congress nor the courts will do a damn thing about it.
Andrew Cuomo said he would leave New York for Florida if Mamdani wins the mayoral election. He said this in his outside voice, at a Hamptons fundraiser -- talk about tone deaf. Good riddance to bad rubbish.
Listen, the name of a football team is not a matter of national importance, yet, the orange one has inserted himself in the name of the D.C. football team. He is not a leader looking to govern, but is like a tyrannical child, insisting that he gets his way, OR ELSE. www.reuters.com/sports/trump...
Trump threatens Washington stadium deal unless NFL team readopts Redskins name
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Sunday to interfere with a deal to build a new football stadium in Washington, D.C., unless the local NFL team, now known as the Commanders, changes its name back to Redskins.
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I know that Watergate seems like ancient history, so for those without AARP cards or who didn't pay attention in school: the cover-up is always a bigger problem than the crime. Those missing 3 minutes of jailhouse video? Rose Mary Woods, anyone?
Happy Caturday! Why is Max in a cast iron skillet? Cats are weird, is why.
ICYMI and happen to be a crossword solver, BlueSky has made it, was clued in a NYT mini!