So'Westerner gone AWOL
@3elo.bsky.social
Well-published author, healthcare wonk, policy wonk. Southwesterner gone AWOL to Blue Yonder. Liberal Forever. Admires Voltaire & Sam Adams. Alas, too near-sighted to become an astronaut. Possessed by felines & hummingbirds.
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“We are told that there are hundreds of thousands of pages of documents still unreleased. These are clear-cut violations of an unambiguous law.” www.commondreams.org/news/epstein...
'The Law Must Be Enforced': Epstein Survivors Speak Out Against Trump DOJ Cover-Up and Delay | Common Dreams
Epstein survivors criticize Trump administration for withholding files related to their case, demand accountability and enforcement of the law.
www.commondreams.org
January 13, 2026 at 1:31 AM
“We are told that there are hundreds of thousands of pages of documents still unreleased. These are clear-cut violations of an unambiguous law.” www.commondreams.org/news/epstein...
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Add it to the war crimes list.
Breaking NYT:
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Add it to the war crimes list.
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January 13, 2026 at 1:31 AM
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Donald Trump is a bona fide fascist who will destroy everything and anything in his way of absolute power. Criminally charge Fed Chair Jerome Powell? WTF! Hey #SenateDems #HouseDemocrats DO YOUR FUCKING JOBS AND REMOVE TRUMP #BBCNews #DV1 #ProudBlue @housedemocrats.bsky.social @democrats.senate.gov
January 12, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Donald Trump is a bona fide fascist who will destroy everything and anything in his way of absolute power. Criminally charge Fed Chair Jerome Powell? WTF! Hey #SenateDems #HouseDemocrats DO YOUR FUCKING JOBS AND REMOVE TRUMP #BBCNews #DV1 #ProudBlue @housedemocrats.bsky.social @democrats.senate.gov
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the thing is, AOC’s message here is in some substantive ways not different from what Schumer says when he talks about COL stuff except his comms team is like next level incompetent and hers is very good
AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
January 13, 2026 at 1:36 AM
the thing is, AOC’s message here is in some substantive ways not different from what Schumer says when he talks about COL stuff except his comms team is like next level incompetent and hers is very good
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The longer they talk, the more Nazi they get.
#NazisgonnaNazi
#NazisgonnaNazi
Look at the podium.
After an SS officer was killed in 1942, the Nazis erased Lidice: men executed, women sent to camps, children murdered or stolen. Putting that phrase on a U.S. government podium isn’t a mistake. It’s a threat. And history tells us where threats like this go.
After an SS officer was killed in 1942, the Nazis erased Lidice: men executed, women sent to camps, children murdered or stolen. Putting that phrase on a U.S. government podium isn’t a mistake. It’s a threat. And history tells us where threats like this go.
January 13, 2026 at 1:35 AM
The longer they talk, the more Nazi they get.
#NazisgonnaNazi
#NazisgonnaNazi
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Initial polls with interviews after Nicole Good's killing are showing Trump's already terrible job approval dropping:
3 point decline - Morning Consult
5 point decline - RMG/Napolitan Institute
7 point decline - TIPP Insights
It's possible - thankfully - this terrible act has moved public opinion.
3 point decline - Morning Consult
5 point decline - RMG/Napolitan Institute
7 point decline - TIPP Insights
It's possible - thankfully - this terrible act has moved public opinion.
January 13, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Initial polls with interviews after Nicole Good's killing are showing Trump's already terrible job approval dropping:
3 point decline - Morning Consult
5 point decline - RMG/Napolitan Institute
7 point decline - TIPP Insights
It's possible - thankfully - this terrible act has moved public opinion.
3 point decline - Morning Consult
5 point decline - RMG/Napolitan Institute
7 point decline - TIPP Insights
It's possible - thankfully - this terrible act has moved public opinion.
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The Church Committee's investigation into the crimes of the intelligence community is about as good a model as we have for the kind of investigation into the crimes of ICE and other agencies. This is really a must-read for understanding our own moment.
With MLK day approaching, worth reading what the official Senate investigation found about surveillance, sabotage, and blackmail as part of the FBI's "war" on Martin Luther King.
"No holds were barred. We have used [similar] techniques against Soviet agents...This is a rough, tough business."
"No holds were barred. We have used [similar] techniques against Soviet agents...This is a rough, tough business."
The Church Committee Report: Revelations from the Bombshell 1970s Investigation Into the National Security State
Revelations from the Bombshell 1970s Investigation Into the National Security State
bookshop.org
January 11, 2026 at 6:48 PM
The Church Committee's investigation into the crimes of the intelligence community is about as good a model as we have for the kind of investigation into the crimes of ICE and other agencies. This is really a must-read for understanding our own moment.
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www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery has replaced a photo of President Donald Trump and reportedly a caption that accompanied it — erasing mentions of Trump’s two impeachments and the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection.
Wake up America‼️
The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery has replaced a photo of President Donald Trump and reportedly a caption that accompanied it — erasing mentions of Trump’s two impeachments and the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection.
Wake up America‼️
National Portrait Gallery makes changes to Trump part of 'America's Presidents' exhibit
The new photo was taken by White House photographer Daniel Torok, a museum spokesperson said.
www.nbcnews.com
January 12, 2026 at 12:34 PM
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery has replaced a photo of President Donald Trump and reportedly a caption that accompanied it — erasing mentions of Trump’s two impeachments and the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection.
Wake up America‼️
The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery has replaced a photo of President Donald Trump and reportedly a caption that accompanied it — erasing mentions of Trump’s two impeachments and the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection.
Wake up America‼️
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Mark Kelly has sued Pete Hegseth & DOD, over Hegseth's censure of Kelly and effort to reduce his retirement grade, alleging violations of the First Amendment, due process, Speech & Debate Clause & federal laws.💙
#ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed #IStandWithKelly
#ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed #IStandWithKelly
January 12, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Mark Kelly has sued Pete Hegseth & DOD, over Hegseth's censure of Kelly and effort to reduce his retirement grade, alleging violations of the First Amendment, due process, Speech & Debate Clause & federal laws.💙
#ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed #IStandWithKelly
#ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed #IStandWithKelly
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...Phillips-Staley watched Trump reclaim the nation’s highest office — after he was found liable for sexual abuse — then go on to install, in similarly lofty positions, a string of men credibly accused of sex crimes.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
January 12, 2026 at 3:56 PM
...Phillips-Staley watched Trump reclaim the nation’s highest office — after he was found liable for sexual abuse — then go on to install, in similarly lofty positions, a string of men credibly accused of sex crimes.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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"ICE agents suck and should be prosecuted, and ICE should have its funding cut" is now the majority sensible moderate centrist popularist abundance third way blah blah blah position.
Anyone who says otherwise—as many 'data-driven' 'liberal' pundits still do—is really just MAGA without the hat.
Anyone who says otherwise—as many 'data-driven' 'liberal' pundits still do—is really just MAGA without the hat.
This YouGov poll on ICE is really eye-opening. Public opinion has really swung against DHS/ICE and their terror regime.
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d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/IC...
January 13, 2026 at 1:38 AM
"ICE agents suck and should be prosecuted, and ICE should have its funding cut" is now the majority sensible moderate centrist popularist abundance third way blah blah blah position.
Anyone who says otherwise—as many 'data-driven' 'liberal' pundits still do—is really just MAGA without the hat.
Anyone who says otherwise—as many 'data-driven' 'liberal' pundits still do—is really just MAGA without the hat.
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I am at a vigil for Renee Good at St Mark's in the Bowery.
They handed out cards bearing the names of people killed by ICE in this second Trump era.
There are a lot of cards.
They handed out cards bearing the names of people killed by ICE in this second Trump era.
There are a lot of cards.
January 13, 2026 at 1:08 AM
I am at a vigil for Renee Good at St Mark's in the Bowery.
They handed out cards bearing the names of people killed by ICE in this second Trump era.
There are a lot of cards.
They handed out cards bearing the names of people killed by ICE in this second Trump era.
There are a lot of cards.
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AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
January 13, 2026 at 1:20 AM
AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
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“Target declined to comment”
A Minnesota state representative said two Richfield Target employees detained by U.S. Border Patrol on Jan. 8 were U.S. citizens and were both injured in the incident.
Target employees detained by federal officers were U.S. citizens, legislator says
Minnesota Rep. Michael Howard, who represents Richfield, said the employees also were injured in the incident.
bit.ly
January 13, 2026 at 1:04 AM
“Target declined to comment”
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SBIR/STTR grants are essential, help get nascent projects off the ground.
"Seed" grants foster interdisciplinary collaboration between universities & small biotech companies. Innovative tech such as DNA sequencing platforms (Illumina), mRNA delivery benefitted from early support.
🧪 bit.ly/49PT0jl
"Seed" grants foster interdisciplinary collaboration between universities & small biotech companies. Innovative tech such as DNA sequencing platforms (Illumina), mRNA delivery benefitted from early support.
🧪 bit.ly/49PT0jl
The Federal Government’s Research Innovation Lifeline Has Gone Dark
Congressional inaction has led to the expiration of the federal government’s SBIR/STTR program, cutting off a biotechnology lifeline.
bit.ly
January 12, 2026 at 7:30 PM
SBIR/STTR grants are essential, help get nascent projects off the ground.
"Seed" grants foster interdisciplinary collaboration between universities & small biotech companies. Innovative tech such as DNA sequencing platforms (Illumina), mRNA delivery benefitted from early support.
🧪 bit.ly/49PT0jl
"Seed" grants foster interdisciplinary collaboration between universities & small biotech companies. Innovative tech such as DNA sequencing platforms (Illumina), mRNA delivery benefitted from early support.
🧪 bit.ly/49PT0jl
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The cool thing about Pete Hegseth is he's going to break every single law on the books, no matter how old or obscure.
Breaking NYT:
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:39 AM
The cool thing about Pete Hegseth is he's going to break every single law on the books, no matter how old or obscure.
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Any Democratic votes to fund DHS later this month as Minneapolis is being terrorized by DHS is going to be a major slap in the face to Americans living here. Demand major reforms or shut the government down.
January 13, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Any Democratic votes to fund DHS later this month as Minneapolis is being terrorized by DHS is going to be a major slap in the face to Americans living here. Demand major reforms or shut the government down.
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Didn’t his goons at doge copy all of our personal info before they cleared out?
January 12, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Didn’t his goons at doge copy all of our personal info before they cleared out?
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BREAKING NEWS: Angry white ice agent shoots defenseless woman in the face because the emasculated him. that's the story. stop posting the admins indefensible actions.
January 13, 2026 at 1:44 AM
BREAKING NEWS: Angry white ice agent shoots defenseless woman in the face because the emasculated him. that's the story. stop posting the admins indefensible actions.
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SO WHAT if she was involved in an “activist group???” Since when are we allowed to shoot people in the face because they don’t agree with us politically???
January 13, 2026 at 1:41 AM
SO WHAT if she was involved in an “activist group???” Since when are we allowed to shoot people in the face because they don’t agree with us politically???
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It’s not illegal to belong to groups.
It’s not illegal to be organized.
It’s not illegal to belong liberal.
It’s not illegal to film ICE
It’s not illegal to be organized.
It’s not illegal to belong liberal.
It’s not illegal to film ICE
January 13, 2026 at 1:41 AM
It’s not illegal to belong to groups.
It’s not illegal to be organized.
It’s not illegal to belong liberal.
It’s not illegal to film ICE
It’s not illegal to be organized.
It’s not illegal to belong liberal.
It’s not illegal to film ICE
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Rep. Jasmine Crockett didn’t spend her Christmas Day relaxing.
Instead, the Dallas-area Democrat visited a homeless shelter named The Bridge, where she spoke with residents about their struggles, asking how long they had “been off their feet,” in her words.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
Instead, the Dallas-area Democrat visited a homeless shelter named The Bridge, where she spoke with residents about their struggles, asking how long they had “been off their feet,” in her words.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
Jasmine Crockett on blazing her own trail in Texas politics
Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett didn’t spend her Christmas Day relaxing. Instead, the Dallas-area Democrat visited a homeless shelter named The Bridge, where she spoke with residents about their ...
www.dailykos.com
January 12, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Rep. Jasmine Crockett didn’t spend her Christmas Day relaxing.
Instead, the Dallas-area Democrat visited a homeless shelter named The Bridge, where she spoke with residents about their struggles, asking how long they had “been off their feet,” in her words.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
Instead, the Dallas-area Democrat visited a homeless shelter named The Bridge, where she spoke with residents about their struggles, asking how long they had “been off their feet,” in her words.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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I think she already does. You can see it in her eyes...she knows what's coming.
January 12, 2026 at 9:15 PM
I think she already does. You can see it in her eyes...she knows what's coming.