John Elliott
@velcroski.bsky.social
Refugee of sorts. Picture shows actual Tower of Sauron.
Hong lost in Wisconsin? But Fox News promised a socialist takeover! NOW WHAT I AM SUPPOSED TO BE FEARFUL OF AND ANGRY ABOUT?!? My column: www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
Hong lost Wisconsin primary. How can I fear socialism now? | Opinion
I was told radical leftist socialism is on the march. Then Francesca Hong lost to David Crowley in the Wisconsin Democratic primary. Whomp-whomp.
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yeah i'm not really worried that we're gonna lose this one any more. polling might take a couple weeks to catch up but
Abdul El-Sayed@abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 6h agoI proudly endorse this message from my grandparents ❤️
The future we were promised: Flying cars The future we got: Pervert glasses with an app that can undress women in real time.
Gambling apps partnering with news organizations are the natural endpoint of horserace journalism. What’s the point of a horserace if you can’t bet on it
I would say at this point just about everyone can make an EV work unless you live in a remote rural area, drive like 150+ miles per day, or regularly have to tow long distances
"Thus, in the same way that FSAs facilitate the gifting of worker wages to employers, HSAs facilitate the gifting of worker wages to financial institutions." www.peoplespolicyproject.org/2026/05/26/c...
What Is the Current US Healthcare Situation?
A useful primer ahead of the 2028 policy primary.
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Elon Musk: $71 million so far into the midterms… Jeff Yass: $55+ million… Two dudes flooding elections with more cash than most Americans will see in ten lifetimes. It’s disgusting. 😎✨
If you have enough money that you can blow $100,000,000 on avoiding taxes, you have enough money to pay $100,000,000 *on* taxes that will help your fellow citizens, you self-centered prick.
Thirty years in federal prison for moving a box of old zines that never mentioned the protest or the shooting. The charge was concealing a record. That is what a domestic terror designation does once it exists and needs bodies to justify the paperwork behind it.
Jeanine Pirro looks to 'dirty somebody up' with latest surprise move: legal expert
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's newly reported "very unusual" move suggests a sinister development in play, MS NOW legal analyst Lisa Rubin said Wednesday.Rubin took to the airwaves to discuss the conve...
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Drove out to Clare to avoid any light pollution. You can’t see this with eclipse glasses bc clouds took care of that. No light pollution tho.
That's an excellent message. I'm sure the people are going to respond well. Maybe it should go national.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2h agoMinnesota Senate nominee Michele Tayofa on the Iran war: "Maybe you take one less trip to Starbucks and so that gas goes a little further. Until this thing is over and these gas prices come back down again, let's just try to be patriots about this."
There is an entire political movement and party that openly wishes to mug you, take things from you, rip food out of your children’s mouth, laugh at you, and if they feel like it which they often do, brutalize you and your family, and then go on tv and smear you or your memory. they want you to…
Truthout@truthout.org · 7d agoUS Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins bragged that the Trump administration has now “moved 5 million people off food stamps,” an outcome that she hailed as a significant victory even amid mounting reports of families with children struggling to afford groceries after losing federal assistance.
there's a really jarring disconnect between how much mainstream press is about Ds in disarray and how much the Ds on the ground seem ... arrayed. i don't think Ds have seemed this arrayed since 2020 when it was clear Biden would be the nominee; and they're more arrayed now than they were then.
“I was shocked that even scrapping a hybrid gives big climate benefits,” www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2026/08/when...
When should you scrap your gasoline car? The answer is almost certainly now.
Researchers calculated the carbon footprint of vehicle trade-ins across a wide variety of scenarios, and EVs emerged as the clear winner
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Never forget that Trump purged NSC’s top Iran expert last year bc Laura Loomer told him to.
Brian Finucane@bcfinucane.bsky.social · 1h ago"When I asked current and former U.S. officials what had to be done to win, the most common first response was a primal scream of sorts that translated into, “We never should have started this war.” That was followed by: “What do you mean by ‘win’?” Pretty much. www.politico.com/news/magazin...
i feel like the possibility of financial accountability for the climate crisis shouldn't be left up to someone who is financially invested in the perpetuation of the climate crisis ballsandstrikes.org/ethics-accou...
The Supreme Court’s Recusal Rules Are Worthless
Cases involving the oil and gas industry are great for Justice Samuel Alito, a noted investor in the oil and gas industry.
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Genuine q: At what point does this overtake Iraq as worst *self-inflicted* move in US military/strategic history? -Vietnam vastly bloodier, but took years to get in this deep, through step-by-step, individually 'rational' decisions. -Iraq bloodier, but had a 'rationale,' however false.
Brian Finucane@bcfinucane.bsky.social · 1h ago"When I asked current and former U.S. officials what had to be done to win, the most common first response was a primal scream of sorts that translated into, “We never should have started this war.” That was followed by: “What do you mean by ‘win’?” Pretty much. www.politico.com/news/magazin...
A reader in OH says they got no advance warning of tornado that took power out.
Sam Alito has made so much money from big oil and--unrelatedly I'm sure--he does not seem to think he should recuse from the big oil case the Supreme Court will hear this fall 🙃 ballsandstrikes.org/ethics-accou...
The Supreme Court’s Recusal Rules Are Worthless
Cases involving the oil and gas industry are great for Justice Samuel Alito, a noted investor in the oil and gas industry.
ballsandstrikes.org
The punishment for the crime of wearing electro-shock gloves should be never being allowed to take them off.
David Crowley: "I especially want to thank Rep. Francesca Hong. Her campaign reminded people across Wisconsin that there are no long shots when it comes to believing in a better future and fighting to expand opportunities to every family ... the real opponent has always been Tom Tiffany."
Big silver lining for Dems in Francesca Hong's loss: Wisconsin Dems tell me David Crowley at top of ticket will make state legislative wins more likely, potentially enabling flipping of both chambers to Dems. That would allow Dems to redistrict long-term. New piece: newrepublic.com/article/2142...
Stunning Wisconsin Outcome Hands Dems a Surprise Weapon Against MAGA
How David Crowley’s upset win in the Wisconsin gubernatorial primary sets the party up for potential wins in state legislative races, and in bigger upcoming battles with MAGA.
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the Democratic Socialists are the future of the Democratic Party. thank you for your attention to today's post, in which I explain why this a very good thing. link is here: bit.ly/4wtpcRR
David Crowley says he and Francesca Hong will campaign together as part of a "unity tour"
This means it was entirely appropriate for Fauci to assert the 5th Am when he testified—because there was a threat of future prosecution & he had the right to avoid self-incrimination.
NEW: The DOJ asked SCOTUS to quickly allow the Trump administration to implement his anti-voting executive order after a federal judge issued a nationwide block on the measure. The push underscores the administration's urgency to impose sweeping mail voting restrictions for the midterms.
Trump admin begs Supreme Court to quickly unblock anti-mail voting executive order
Voting experts have warned that the order, even if quickly implemented, would confuse mail voters and wreak havoc on ballot counts.
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