Andrew Elder
@awelder.bsky.social
Media criticism and other things. Yeah but why
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Jay Bhattacharya spent 4 years screaming about how he was the face of free speech in America, supposedly (not really) a victim of gov't speech oppression (which was nonsense).
Now celebrating the blatantly unconstitutional arrest and indictment of a journalist for doing journalism.
Now celebrating the blatantly unconstitutional arrest and indictment of a journalist for doing journalism.
Yep. Censor Jay is celebrating the arrest of journalists who hurt his feelings.
February 1, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Jay Bhattacharya spent 4 years screaming about how he was the face of free speech in America, supposedly (not really) a victim of gov't speech oppression (which was nonsense).
Now celebrating the blatantly unconstitutional arrest and indictment of a journalist for doing journalism.
Now celebrating the blatantly unconstitutional arrest and indictment of a journalist for doing journalism.
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Every actor's Wikipedia is like "Went to Julliard. Studied under Lee Strasberg. Played the lead in an award winning production of Waiting for Godot. Moved to Hollywood and played The Fartmaster in the third Fartmaster film."
February 1, 2026 at 6:43 AM
Every actor's Wikipedia is like "Went to Julliard. Studied under Lee Strasberg. Played the lead in an award winning production of Waiting for Godot. Moved to Hollywood and played The Fartmaster in the third Fartmaster film."
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"Jeffrey, people tell me you're an expert on miners"
Newly released documents reveal UK politician Peter Mandelson wrote to Jeffrey Epstein in 2010 about a campaign against the Rudd government's proposed mining super profits tax.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02... #auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02... #auspol
Rudd's scrapped mining profits tax discussed by miners in Epstein emails
Newly released documents show British Labour peer Peter Mandelson kept sex trafficking paedophile Jeffrey Epstein informed about the campaign against Kevin Rudd's proposed mining tax.
www.abc.net.au
February 2, 2026 at 7:02 AM
"Jeffrey, people tell me you're an expert on miners"
No, just fuck all these people and the slobbering camp followers. Admit there's nothing new to be said. Let the Mitfords die. Write about other people who have contributed more than these parasites but with less coverage
‘The Mitford mythos began with their own stories, quarrels and teases. Asked later in life to confirm whether the bond with her sisters had “stood between her and life’s cruel circumstances”, Decca replied: “Sisters 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 life’s cruel circumstances.”’
Rosemary Hill:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Rosemary Hill:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Rosemary Hill · One of the Worst Things: Jessica Mitford’s Handbag
It sometimes feels as if we shall never hear the last of the Mitfords. What Jessica Mitford called ‘the Mitford...
www.lrb.co.uk
February 2, 2026 at 9:16 AM
No, just fuck all these people and the slobbering camp followers. Admit there's nothing new to be said. Let the Mitfords die. Write about other people who have contributed more than these parasites but with less coverage
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JK Rowling : The only reason I'm transphobic is to protect women and children!
Also JK Rowling :
Also JK Rowling :
JK Rowling's team invited Jeffery Epstein to the deathly hallows play and to a Harry potter dinner.
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov
February 1, 2026 at 10:19 PM
JK Rowling : The only reason I'm transphobic is to protect women and children!
Also JK Rowling :
Also JK Rowling :
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Unless a few repubs vote with this, it most likely can't happen; but, Inslee is damn straigh right about this anyway.
#TheAlliedForces
#TheAlliedForces
February 1, 2026 at 3:35 AM
Unless a few repubs vote with this, it most likely can't happen; but, Inslee is damn straigh right about this anyway.
#TheAlliedForces
#TheAlliedForces
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The inspiration for Dancing Bez from Happy Mondays #WesternCiv
February 2, 2026 at 5:56 AM
The inspiration for Dancing Bez from Happy Mondays #WesternCiv
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UK Politics
90 per cent of Reform supporting comments on social media are bots
Exclusive: Analysis of
649 pro-Reform UK comments in 2025 on social media found that 65 were from real people, while the rest were fake bot accounts used to make their support appear higher than it actually is.
90 per cent of Reform supporting comments on social media are bots
Exclusive: Analysis of
649 pro-Reform UK comments in 2025 on social media found that 65 were from real people, while the rest were fake bot accounts used to make their support appear higher than it actually is.
February 1, 2026 at 11:40 PM
UK Politics
90 per cent of Reform supporting comments on social media are bots
Exclusive: Analysis of
649 pro-Reform UK comments in 2025 on social media found that 65 were from real people, while the rest were fake bot accounts used to make their support appear higher than it actually is.
90 per cent of Reform supporting comments on social media are bots
Exclusive: Analysis of
649 pro-Reform UK comments in 2025 on social media found that 65 were from real people, while the rest were fake bot accounts used to make their support appear higher than it actually is.
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The President shit himself on live TV. Melania bombed. The Epstein files are sending shockwaves through the Alt Right. Liam and his dad are back home. A Texas district that was DEEP red for 35 years flipped blue. Pretti's killers have been identified.
Small wins, but you can feel the change coming.
Small wins, but you can feel the change coming.
February 2, 2026 at 1:17 AM
The President shit himself on live TV. Melania bombed. The Epstein files are sending shockwaves through the Alt Right. Liam and his dad are back home. A Texas district that was DEEP red for 35 years flipped blue. Pretti's killers have been identified.
Small wins, but you can feel the change coming.
Small wins, but you can feel the change coming.
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Detroit had over two decades to use their vast resources and supply chains to get ahead on EVs and become the world's supplier. But they chose to double down on massive SUVs and trucks, catering to an increasingly niche market.
Big 3 auto deserve whatever's coming for them.
Big 3 auto deserve whatever's coming for them.
I Test Drove a Chinese EV. Now I Don’t Want to Buy American Cars Anymore.
Amazing battery range, customizable interiors and sleek software—our columnist fell in love with a Xiaomi SU7 Max after driving it for a few weeks.
www.wsj.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Detroit had over two decades to use their vast resources and supply chains to get ahead on EVs and become the world's supplier. But they chose to double down on massive SUVs and trucks, catering to an increasingly niche market.
Big 3 auto deserve whatever's coming for them.
Big 3 auto deserve whatever's coming for them.
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I need y’all to understand something
Trump is destroying the Kennedy center for the same reason he destroyed the rose garden and the east wing
It is not about Black people or Obama but a vendetta that runs older and longer than that….
A vendetta against the Kennedy family who snubbed Trump’s fam
Trump is destroying the Kennedy center for the same reason he destroyed the rose garden and the east wing
It is not about Black people or Obama but a vendetta that runs older and longer than that….
A vendetta against the Kennedy family who snubbed Trump’s fam
February 2, 2026 at 3:52 AM
I need y’all to understand something
Trump is destroying the Kennedy center for the same reason he destroyed the rose garden and the east wing
It is not about Black people or Obama but a vendetta that runs older and longer than that….
A vendetta against the Kennedy family who snubbed Trump’s fam
Trump is destroying the Kennedy center for the same reason he destroyed the rose garden and the east wing
It is not about Black people or Obama but a vendetta that runs older and longer than that….
A vendetta against the Kennedy family who snubbed Trump’s fam
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TENURED YALE PROFESSOR IN AN OP-ED: In our society we have too often accepted the heckler’s veto, allowing the perfect to be the enemy of the good and making the refusal to forgive our highest virtue
TENURED YALE PROFESSOR IN AN EMAIL: hii jfefrey Can I come to rape party w/a plusone this weekend
TENURED YALE PROFESSOR IN AN EMAIL: hii jfefrey Can I come to rape party w/a plusone this weekend
February 2, 2026 at 2:42 AM
TENURED YALE PROFESSOR IN AN OP-ED: In our society we have too often accepted the heckler’s veto, allowing the perfect to be the enemy of the good and making the refusal to forgive our highest virtue
TENURED YALE PROFESSOR IN AN EMAIL: hii jfefrey Can I come to rape party w/a plusone this weekend
TENURED YALE PROFESSOR IN AN EMAIL: hii jfefrey Can I come to rape party w/a plusone this weekend
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Monday's cartoon in The Mercury Newspaper: Brendan the mind reader
February 1, 2026 at 7:13 AM
Monday's cartoon in The Mercury Newspaper: Brendan the mind reader
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So how exactly were we a democracy if no matter who we voted in, we kept getting Epstein associates lording over us?
February 1, 2026 at 12:07 PM
So how exactly were we a democracy if no matter who we voted in, we kept getting Epstein associates lording over us?
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This morning reported ICE arrested a man and woman w kids in the car in Albert Lea, MN, Aldi's parking lot. On their way to Whipple, likely. Liam's school dist is also traumatized, crying in school afraid their parents won't be home when they get there. School officials have been followed by ICE.
February 1, 2026 at 6:40 PM
This morning reported ICE arrested a man and woman w kids in the car in Albert Lea, MN, Aldi's parking lot. On their way to Whipple, likely. Liam's school dist is also traumatized, crying in school afraid their parents won't be home when they get there. School officials have been followed by ICE.
I'm starting to wonder whether this Peter Thiel is our sort of chap
February 2, 2026 at 3:14 AM
I'm starting to wonder whether this Peter Thiel is our sort of chap
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Tonight other dumb napkin cartoon…
February 2, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Tonight other dumb napkin cartoon…
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Old Man Whistling While Slapping Knee Once Again Sweeps Grammys https://theonion.com/old-man-whistling-while-slapping-knee-once-again-sweeps-1851226320/
February 2, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Old Man Whistling While Slapping Knee Once Again Sweeps Grammys https://theonion.com/old-man-whistling-while-slapping-knee-once-again-sweeps-1851226320/
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We are living through one of the most shameful and dark periods in American history.
February 1, 2026 at 11:15 PM
We are living through one of the most shameful and dark periods in American history.
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anyone else notice the same people - federal politicians and the Canberra press gallery - who lecture us to swing in behind a genocide for social cohesion are all blathering and plotting, on OUR coin, over opposition cohesion.
February 2, 2026 at 3:02 AM
anyone else notice the same people - federal politicians and the Canberra press gallery - who lecture us to swing in behind a genocide for social cohesion are all blathering and plotting, on OUR coin, over opposition cohesion.
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Australian high schools the most expensive in the world – new research https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/australian-high-schools-the-most-expensive-in-the-world-new-research/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=australian-high-schools-the-most-expensive-in-the-world-new-research #auspol
Australian high schools the most expensive in the world - new research
As the 2026 school year gets underway, new research by The Australia Institute reveals that Australia is the most expensive place in the developed world for families to send a child to high school.
australiainstitute.org.au
February 1, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Australian high schools the most expensive in the world – new research https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/australian-high-schools-the-most-expensive-in-the-world-new-research/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=australian-high-schools-the-most-expensive-in-the-world-new-research #auspol
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Never really subscribed to the “China is living in the future” stuff as it’s mostly just good governance + infrastructure investment at play
However
I keep seeing my neighbors get out of their cars at their doors and then the car fucks off to park itself
Yeah Chinese are living in the future.
However
I keep seeing my neighbors get out of their cars at their doors and then the car fucks off to park itself
Yeah Chinese are living in the future.
February 2, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Never really subscribed to the “China is living in the future” stuff as it’s mostly just good governance + infrastructure investment at play
However
I keep seeing my neighbors get out of their cars at their doors and then the car fucks off to park itself
Yeah Chinese are living in the future.
However
I keep seeing my neighbors get out of their cars at their doors and then the car fucks off to park itself
Yeah Chinese are living in the future.
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2GB and 6News saying Cory Bernardi will be endorsed as a One Nation Senate candidate. Given One Nation's famous inability to keep its own MPs in the tent for a full term a guy who quit his party seven months into a six year term last time should fit right in.
February 1, 2026 at 10:57 PM
2GB and 6News saying Cory Bernardi will be endorsed as a One Nation Senate candidate. Given One Nation's famous inability to keep its own MPs in the tent for a full term a guy who quit his party seven months into a six year term last time should fit right in.