Elaine Atwell
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Elaine Atwell
@elaineatwell.bsky.social
· Nov 11
Borrowed Time. Or: The Centrist Does Not Hold - The Dart
I think I have discovered a new emotion, since it happened. Well, not “new,” exactly, but a mixture of the familiar primary colors into a new shade. There’s rage, of course, although not the bright, b...
www.thedart.co
“History doesn’t merely offer us the comfort of knowing we are not alone in grief; it reminds us that people have always carried on and made joy amidst the sorrow. We have continued past our empires, and we will again.”
I wrote about how this moment feels. www.thedart.co/2024/11/08/b...
I wrote about how this moment feels. www.thedart.co/2024/11/08/b...
the emerging schism in the GOP is between the “observable phenomenon/passage of time” wing of the party and the “trump is an immortal being whose very name makes elections irrelevant” faction. and if you think that sounds silly, you have forgotten how stupid, craven, and myopic these people are.
"What is her angle???" Her angle is that the leader of her movement is turning 80 and term-limited and his nominal heir apparent is gonna be defending an economic record everyone hates just like Kamala Harris
I've said for a long time that Marjorie Taylor Greene is not "stupid," but a savvy political operator who knows how to get and keep attention. She's gunning to take the reins of MAGA while also putting distance between her and Trump to avoid fallout from his inevitable meltdown.
November 18, 2025 at 9:04 PM
the emerging schism in the GOP is between the “observable phenomenon/passage of time” wing of the party and the “trump is an immortal being whose very name makes elections irrelevant” faction. and if you think that sounds silly, you have forgotten how stupid, craven, and myopic these people are.
i’ve received an advance copy of part 2 of the olivia nuzzi exposé and let’s just say they will NOT be letting her back in the Hall of Presidents anytime soon.
November 18, 2025 at 7:16 PM
i’ve received an advance copy of part 2 of the olivia nuzzi exposé and let’s just say they will NOT be letting her back in the Hall of Presidents anytime soon.
my ADHD generally resists hacks and gamification, because my ADHD is a sugar high toddler who can tell when she’s being tricked. but something about the gentleness of this app has made a difference for me, and bought me many hours of peaceful focus.
Um...Focus Friend is Google's...App...of the Year.
OF THE YEAR?!
Not like, in a category. But APP OF THE YEAR.
BRIA, LOOK WHAT YOU MADE!!! @bobabria.bsky.social
blog.google/products/goo...
OF THE YEAR?!
Not like, in a category. But APP OF THE YEAR.
BRIA, LOOK WHAT YOU MADE!!! @bobabria.bsky.social
blog.google/products/goo...
Google Play’s best apps, books and games of 2025
We’re announcing Google Play’s Best of 2025 awards, celebrating the best apps, games and books of the year.
blog.google
November 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
my ADHD generally resists hacks and gamification, because my ADHD is a sugar high toddler who can tell when she’s being tricked. but something about the gentleness of this app has made a difference for me, and bought me many hours of peaceful focus.
this is the vibe of every white house press conference lately
There is one God that is Lord over the earth, and one Captain that is lord over the Pequod.
November 18, 2025 at 1:48 PM
this is the vibe of every white house press conference lately
i know “quiet, piggy” is just one raindrop in the flood of vile, shocking statements from trump, but it’s SO cruel, so threatening, such a violation of our most basic interpersonal norms. i would really like to see it get some actual coverage.
"When an off-camera female reporter... began to ask if there was anything 'incriminating' in the Epstein emails, Trump pointed a finger in her face. 'Quiet. Quiet, Piggy,' he said menacingly."
Tell me again how it's women who are ruining the workplace?
people.com/donald-trump...
Tell me again how it's women who are ruining the workplace?
people.com/donald-trump...
Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
people.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:17 PM
i know “quiet, piggy” is just one raindrop in the flood of vile, shocking statements from trump, but it’s SO cruel, so threatening, such a violation of our most basic interpersonal norms. i would really like to see it get some actual coverage.
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you gotta hand it to him - another remarkable bit of statesmanship from our Nazi pedophile billionaire president
"Quiet! Quiet, Piggy."
November 18, 2025 at 3:02 AM
you gotta hand it to him - another remarkable bit of statesmanship from our Nazi pedophile billionaire president
i must insist on reading all excerpts of olivia nuzzi’s book in her voice.
November 18, 2025 at 1:39 AM
i must insist on reading all excerpts of olivia nuzzi’s book in her voice.
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ok I’m sorry to ever say anything but what the fuck does she think a canto is
November 17, 2025 at 11:49 PM
ok I’m sorry to ever say anything but what the fuck does she think a canto is
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choosing to believe this is about Nuzzi
apparently the book is *not satire.* i pulled it off a friend’s shelf and started reading, expecting the self-awareness to drop after the main character massacres enough alien civilians. i was still waiting 150 pages later.
November 17, 2025 at 10:39 PM
choosing to believe this is about Nuzzi
the magic bullet theory read this metaphor and was like “now hold up, not even i can do all that.”
I regret to inform you that Olivia Nuzzi's book appears to be Perfect
insane, stupid, comically overwritten, dishy, politically indefensible I cannot wait to get my hands on it I must accept this is who I am as a person at some deep level whether I like it or not www.vanityfair.com/news/story/o...
insane, stupid, comically overwritten, dishy, politically indefensible I cannot wait to get my hands on it I must accept this is who I am as a person at some deep level whether I like it or not www.vanityfair.com/news/story/o...
November 17, 2025 at 3:21 PM
the magic bullet theory read this metaphor and was like “now hold up, not even i can do all that.”
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It's very interesting how the media pushed the line that arresting politicians 'makes you a banana republic' when the reverse is absolutely true.
History shows that democracies don’t survive when their leaders live above the law. This danger is magnified by Trump’s pardoning or promising to pardon people who’ve already committed crimes on his behalf, acts intended to benefit him politically or personally.
hartmannreport.com/p/the-epstei...
hartmannreport.com/p/the-epstei...
The Epstein Affair Has Move From Sleaze to a Crisis for American Democracy Itself
This Epstein Affair has shown a pattern where men of wealth and power created a zone of impunity that protected them for decades while destroying vulnerable people like Virginia Guiffrey…
hartmannreport.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:37 PM
It's very interesting how the media pushed the line that arresting politicians 'makes you a banana republic' when the reverse is absolutely true.
“our hemisphere?” oh we’re going whole-ass monroe doctrine now, huh?
Pete Hegseth announces Operation Southern Spear.
There doesn’t seem to be reporting yet on what this means. But I assume it’s not good.
There doesn’t seem to be reporting yet on what this means. But I assume it’s not good.
November 14, 2025 at 9:36 PM
“our hemisphere?” oh we’re going whole-ass monroe doctrine now, huh?
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not knowing how to write but taking the Big Writing Job because your parents are famous writers means writing this instead of “she put the Bible and the Divine Comedy on the table for me to see”
November 14, 2025 at 7:03 PM
not knowing how to write but taking the Big Writing Job because your parents are famous writers means writing this instead of “she put the Bible and the Divine Comedy on the table for me to see”
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venture capitalists
We gotta have a clear term for people so cynical they become gullible.
November 12, 2025 at 4:56 PM
venture capitalists
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at no point while reading this did i have any idea what the next word would be
New WSJ: After flying an FBI jet to see his girlfriend sing at a wrestling match, FBI director Kash Patel took the jet to a private Texas hunting resort called the Boondoggle Ranch. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Kash Patel’s ‘Effin Wild’ Ride as FBI Director
In just one week in October, he ticked off his bosses with premature comments about a terror investigation squeezed in a trip to the ‘Boondoggle Ranch’ on the bureau jet.
www.wsj.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:28 PM
at no point while reading this did i have any idea what the next word would be
they do say it’s hardest to take your own advice
Trump: "If we die, we must die and we as men we die without complaining."
November 11, 2025 at 5:12 PM
they do say it’s hardest to take your own advice
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sorry, lots to unpack here, but who the hell *wakes up in the shower*?
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 11, 2025 at 1:59 PM
sorry, lots to unpack here, but who the hell *wakes up in the shower*?
i was reading reviews of marie callender’s pot pies (which apparently are terrible now) and i found the smallest, saddest review of anything on the internet.
November 11, 2025 at 1:53 PM
i was reading reviews of marie callender’s pot pies (which apparently are terrible now) and i found the smallest, saddest review of anything on the internet.
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I keep watching this because I simply can't process what an absolute hollowed out prick of a man RFK Jr. Is
holy shit -- one of Trump's toadies just passed out and the White House event is brought to an abrupt end
November 7, 2025 at 1:32 PM
I keep watching this because I simply can't process what an absolute hollowed out prick of a man RFK Jr. Is
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Omg. Ok folks. You need to do this—big feeds, please amplify ( @kevinmkruse.bsky.social maybe you can too)
Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
November 7, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Omg. Ok folks. You need to do this—big feeds, please amplify ( @kevinmkruse.bsky.social maybe you can too)
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this has wa-leslie knope energy
November 5, 2025 at 11:49 AM
this has wa-leslie knope energy
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It's uncanny how Cuomo has been laser-focused at appealing to the absolute worst qualities in people - their insularity, their tribalism, and now their fear. A campaign monumental in its cynicism, a colossal bet by this man and his billionaire backers that people are basically bad.
This isn't a closing election argument, it's Vidkun Quisling explaining why surrender is better than resistance.
November 4, 2025 at 5:27 AM
It's uncanny how Cuomo has been laser-focused at appealing to the absolute worst qualities in people - their insularity, their tribalism, and now their fear. A campaign monumental in its cynicism, a colossal bet by this man and his billionaire backers that people are basically bad.