Elizabeth Lynn
@aikilizzy.bsky.social
Martial artist. Teacher, writer (retired.) Yoga practitioner. Walker. Introvert. Reader. Anti-fascist since 1946.
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The cartoon that appeared this week on the front page of France’s most influential national newspaper, Le Monde
Brilliant work by the cartoonist, Guffo.
Brilliant work by the cartoonist, Guffo.
February 6, 2026 at 10:43 PM
The cartoon that appeared this week on the front page of France’s most influential national newspaper, Le Monde
Brilliant work by the cartoonist, Guffo.
Brilliant work by the cartoonist, Guffo.
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Economist John Maynard Keynes wrote hopefully of “Economic Possibilities for our Grandchildren” in 1930:
“The love of money as a possession—as distinguished from the love of money as a means to the enjoyments and realities of life—will be recognised for what it is, a somewhat disgusting morbidity…”
“The love of money as a possession—as distinguished from the love of money as a means to the enjoyments and realities of life—will be recognised for what it is, a somewhat disgusting morbidity…”
February 8, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Economist John Maynard Keynes wrote hopefully of “Economic Possibilities for our Grandchildren” in 1930:
“The love of money as a possession—as distinguished from the love of money as a means to the enjoyments and realities of life—will be recognised for what it is, a somewhat disgusting morbidity…”
“The love of money as a possession—as distinguished from the love of money as a means to the enjoyments and realities of life—will be recognised for what it is, a somewhat disgusting morbidity…”
Go Seahawks!!
🧵 We interrupt your regularly scheduled doomscrolling for this baller ballerinas timeline cleanse.
#DoomscrollingBreak
#DoomscrollingBreak
Need a mood boost?
Watch the Pacific Northwest Ballet celebrate the Seattle Seahawks being in the Super Bowl
Watch the Pacific Northwest Ballet celebrate the Seattle Seahawks being in the Super Bowl
February 8, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Go Seahawks!!
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After Kennesaw State University in Georgia shuttered its LGBTQ+ Resource Center, a nearby church offered up its Sunday School classroom, which now serves as home base for the school’s student-led pride alliance.
religionnews.com/2026/02/05/a...
religionnews.com/2026/02/05/a...
As universities shutter DEI offices, progressive Christian groups open their doors
(RNS) — Several of these groups are connected with ZOE, an emerging network of progressive Christian student ministries.
religionnews.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:00 PM
After Kennesaw State University in Georgia shuttered its LGBTQ+ Resource Center, a nearby church offered up its Sunday School classroom, which now serves as home base for the school’s student-led pride alliance.
religionnews.com/2026/02/05/a...
religionnews.com/2026/02/05/a...
Yes! Thank you if you regularly post gift articles when you think those articles are vital and should be read, particularly articles from NYT, WSJ, Economist. Many of us have limited $ for subscriptions. My $ goes to independent news producers.
I want to thank everyone who posts gift articles of really important stories that all Americans should read but are behind paywalls so most can’t.
There are some stories that are so important to the public interest that media companies should remove paywalls on some occasions.
There are some stories that are so important to the public interest that media companies should remove paywalls on some occasions.
February 8, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Yes! Thank you if you regularly post gift articles when you think those articles are vital and should be read, particularly articles from NYT, WSJ, Economist. Many of us have limited $ for subscriptions. My $ goes to independent news producers.
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Kash Patel, a podcaster selected because of his fierce loyalty to the President, told FBI agents not to investigate the details on Renee Good's shooting because it would contradict the President. Fact matter less than the King's opinion in a personalist regime.
February 7, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Kash Patel, a podcaster selected because of his fierce loyalty to the President, told FBI agents not to investigate the details on Renee Good's shooting because it would contradict the President. Fact matter less than the King's opinion in a personalist regime.
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The CDC says it's fine to resume normal activities 24 hrs after Covid symptoms are improving. A new, large prospective study with digital tracking shows recovery takes much longer than that www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
February 7, 2026 at 3:43 PM
The CDC says it's fine to resume normal activities 24 hrs after Covid symptoms are improving. A new, large prospective study with digital tracking shows recovery takes much longer than that www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Google says that DHS has purchased or leased warehouse properties in the following places: El Paso TX, San Antonio, TX, Surprise, AZ, Berk's County PA, Tremont PA, Hagerstown, MD, Social Circle, GA, and Paramount, CA.
February 7, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Google says that DHS has purchased or leased warehouse properties in the following places: El Paso TX, San Antonio, TX, Surprise, AZ, Berk's County PA, Tremont PA, Hagerstown, MD, Social Circle, GA, and Paramount, CA.
Just a reminder.
February 6, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Just a reminder.
Josh Marshall is brilliant. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/trump...
Trump’s Big Loser Energy, and Other Tales From the Annals of Political Messaging
A few days ago Donald Trump said he’s deciding to “nationalize” American...
talkingpointsmemo.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Josh Marshall is brilliant. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/trump...
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VA Gov. Spanberger (moderate, was in CIA) and NYC Mayor Mamdani (left, is in DSA) both taking steps to block local law enforcement from helping ICE as it violently violates people's rights is a good example of how the relevant divide in the Dem coalition isn't center-left, it's fight-don't fight.
February 6, 2026 at 6:40 PM
VA Gov. Spanberger (moderate, was in CIA) and NYC Mayor Mamdani (left, is in DSA) both taking steps to block local law enforcement from helping ICE as it violently violates people's rights is a good example of how the relevant divide in the Dem coalition isn't center-left, it's fight-don't fight.
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1) My nominee for Nobel Peace Prize: The people of Minnesota.
2) My action-item for people of DC: Keep round-the-clock watch on the Kennedy Center, so Trump's goons don't do to it what they did to the East Wing.
2) My action-item for people of DC: Keep round-the-clock watch on the Kennedy Center, so Trump's goons don't do to it what they did to the East Wing.
February 6, 2026 at 8:01 PM
1) My nominee for Nobel Peace Prize: The people of Minnesota.
2) My action-item for people of DC: Keep round-the-clock watch on the Kennedy Center, so Trump's goons don't do to it what they did to the East Wing.
2) My action-item for people of DC: Keep round-the-clock watch on the Kennedy Center, so Trump's goons don't do to it what they did to the East Wing.
A long read but worth it!
open.substack.com/pub/aaronrup...
open.substack.com/pub/aaronrup...
Why Delia Ramirez thinks DHS needs to be dismantled
"Why would we ever want to give them more money to keep doing what they’re doing?"
open.substack.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:30 PM
A long read but worth it!
open.substack.com/pub/aaronrup...
open.substack.com/pub/aaronrup...
I think this may be a tremendously important finding. Personal note: I started taking statins in 2006, post heart attack. I continue to take a daily dose of a statin (I have also changed my diet) and have had no side effects. My lipid numbers and my heart disease are well controlled.
“What we found is there’s no significant excess risk with statins for almost all the conditions listed in statin packaging as potential side effects… We now have really good evidence that although these things may well happen to people while they take statins, that statins are not the cause”
Statins don’t cause most of the side effects on package warnings, study finds
Many people who should be taking statins avoid them for fear of side effects. A large new study says most of those side effects don't actually show up.
www.statnews.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:13 PM
I think this may be a tremendously important finding. Personal note: I started taking statins in 2006, post heart attack. I continue to take a daily dose of a statin (I have also changed my diet) and have had no side effects. My lipid numbers and my heart disease are well controlled.
Fine. Shut it down.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Thursday that demands made by Democrats for new restrictions on federal immigration officers are “unrealistic” and warned that the Department of Homeland Security will shut down next week if they do not work with Republicans and the White House.
Homeland Security shutdown grows more likely as Republicans rebuff Democratic demands for ICE
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Thursday that demands made by Democrats for new restrictions on federal immigration officers are “unrealistic” and warned that the Department of Homeland Secu…
trib.al
February 6, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Fine. Shut it down.
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Johnny Carson once said the fastest measurable unit of time is that which elapses between when a light turns green in NY and someone honks their horn. But the speed with which Trump's name will be torn off his monuments to himself when he's gone will be greater. open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
Ask Not for Whom the Bell Tolls, Mr. President
Trump's mania to erect monuments to himself will soon, quickly (and gloriously) be undone
open.substack.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Johnny Carson once said the fastest measurable unit of time is that which elapses between when a light turns green in NY and someone honks their horn. But the speed with which Trump's name will be torn off his monuments to himself when he's gone will be greater. open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
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“This is not folklore,” one participant said. “It’s an act of faith — an act of resistance.”
religionnews.com/2026/02/04/c...
religionnews.com/2026/02/04/c...
Catholic rituals blend with Neapolitan folklore in pilgrimage for queer community
MERCOGLIANO, Italy (RNS) — Inside a church just outside Naples, people known as femminielli gathered for La Juta, a centuries-old Candlemas pilgrimage honoring the Madonna of Montevergine.
religionnews.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:00 AM
“This is not folklore,” one participant said. “It’s an act of faith — an act of resistance.”
religionnews.com/2026/02/04/c...
religionnews.com/2026/02/04/c...
Say goodbye to The Washington Post. Bezos bought it -- and then he broke it. 😥
February 4, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Say goodbye to The Washington Post. Bezos bought it -- and then he broke it. 😥
This breaks my heart. I was born well before we had a measles vaccine. I was 7 years old when I knocked on a door to invite my friend to play -- to be told by her mother that she was dead. She had died of measles encephalitis.
NEW: Children are developing encephalitis as the South Carolina measles outbreak continues. @emilymullin.bsky.social has more:
Measles Is Causing Brain Swelling in Children in South Carolina
In the ongoing measles outbreak in South Carolina that has infected more than 800 people, some children have developed a rare but serious complication called encephalitis.
www.wired.com
February 4, 2026 at 10:21 PM
This breaks my heart. I was born well before we had a measles vaccine. I was 7 years old when I knocked on a door to invite my friend to play -- to be told by her mother that she was dead. She had died of measles encephalitis.
From Charlotte Clymer: Two tech-savvy public servants, and a team of contributors have converted the emails in the Epstein Files to a website that looks as though you’re in Jeffrey Epstein’s Gmail account. They call it The Jmail Suite. It’s a great tool.
Go to www.jmail.world
Go to www.jmail.world
February 4, 2026 at 3:39 PM
From Charlotte Clymer: Two tech-savvy public servants, and a team of contributors have converted the emails in the Epstein Files to a website that looks as though you’re in Jeffrey Epstein’s Gmail account. They call it The Jmail Suite. It’s a great tool.
Go to www.jmail.world
Go to www.jmail.world
Krugman: "MAGA will try, somehow, to prevent voters from having their say. Will ICE try to prevent blue districts from voting? If that fails, will they reject the results?... Remember: The alarmists have been right, and the people telling us to calm down have been wrong, every step of the way."
February 4, 2026 at 3:42 AM
Krugman: "MAGA will try, somehow, to prevent voters from having their say. Will ICE try to prevent blue districts from voting? If that fails, will they reject the results?... Remember: The alarmists have been right, and the people telling us to calm down have been wrong, every step of the way."
A good article. Thanks for the gift link.
“You need only know this: Whatever is happening with your data, it is important enough to the most egregiously lawless administration in American history that it be collected and consolidated.” Always read @tressiemcphd.bsky.social (gift link)
Opinion | Democracy Dies by Database
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:30 PM
A good article. Thanks for the gift link.
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BREAKING: A federal judge has EXTENDED Haiti TPS!
U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes’ order read it was “substantially likely” that DHS Secretary Kristi Noem preordained her termination decision because of “hostility to nonwhite immigrants.”
HERE TO STAY!
WI NOU KAPAB!
U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes’ order read it was “substantially likely” that DHS Secretary Kristi Noem preordained her termination decision because of “hostility to nonwhite immigrants.”
HERE TO STAY!
WI NOU KAPAB!
February 3, 2026 at 1:11 AM
BREAKING: A federal judge has EXTENDED Haiti TPS!
U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes’ order read it was “substantially likely” that DHS Secretary Kristi Noem preordained her termination decision because of “hostility to nonwhite immigrants.”
HERE TO STAY!
WI NOU KAPAB!
U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes’ order read it was “substantially likely” that DHS Secretary Kristi Noem preordained her termination decision because of “hostility to nonwhite immigrants.”
HERE TO STAY!
WI NOU KAPAB!
