Elena Gaillard
@elenagaillard.bsky.social
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Elena Gaillard
@elenagaillard.bsky.social
· Oct 31
Hey, so I write books about chaos muppet witches in 1950s and 60s northern England. Are they spooky? Only if you get on their wrong side. They do tend to get on each other's nerves, tho. There may be some blood involved.
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Q: You said that second strike was in accordance with the law of armed conflict, but the Navy's own manual says that firing on survivors from a wrecked vessel is an example of a war crime
LEAVITT: I would reiterate that the strike was conducted in accordance with the law of armed conflict
LEAVITT: I would reiterate that the strike was conducted in accordance with the law of armed conflict
December 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Q: You said that second strike was in accordance with the law of armed conflict, but the Navy's own manual says that firing on survivors from a wrecked vessel is an example of a war crime
LEAVITT: I would reiterate that the strike was conducted in accordance with the law of armed conflict
LEAVITT: I would reiterate that the strike was conducted in accordance with the law of armed conflict
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that is not actually a reason not to compile them, not least because then you have them ready to go on day 1 after the midterms
December 1, 2025 at 11:28 PM
that is not actually a reason not to compile them, not least because then you have them ready to go on day 1 after the midterms
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Well, then Jeffries should not expect Democrats to pursue his or any other sitting Democrat’s re-election. Primary them ALL.
If you won’t impeach over murder, you‘re endorsing it. Aid and abet.
WTF is wrong with you, Jeffries? This is not keep the powder dry time, this is USE THE POWDER time.
If you won’t impeach over murder, you‘re endorsing it. Aid and abet.
WTF is wrong with you, Jeffries? This is not keep the powder dry time, this is USE THE POWDER time.
December 1, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Well, then Jeffries should not expect Democrats to pursue his or any other sitting Democrat’s re-election. Primary them ALL.
If you won’t impeach over murder, you‘re endorsing it. Aid and abet.
WTF is wrong with you, Jeffries? This is not keep the powder dry time, this is USE THE POWDER time.
If you won’t impeach over murder, you‘re endorsing it. Aid and abet.
WTF is wrong with you, Jeffries? This is not keep the powder dry time, this is USE THE POWDER time.
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Just straight up unfiltered racism and xenophobia.
Leavitt: "The Trump admin is now actively reexamining all of the Afghans imported into the country by Biden. Any individual who threatens our national security or citizenry will be subject to removal. Trump has already permanently paused migration of foreign nationals from 3rd world countries"
December 1, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Just straight up unfiltered racism and xenophobia.
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MRI is not a treatment, preventative or otherwise.
It’s a diagnostic tool. It tells you what is going on in a certain body part.
No one has “preventative” MRIs. The MRI doesn’t, and can’t prevent anything from happening. It tells you when something is happening.
And is used when doc thinks
It’s a diagnostic tool. It tells you what is going on in a certain body part.
No one has “preventative” MRIs. The MRI doesn’t, and can’t prevent anything from happening. It tells you when something is happening.
And is used when doc thinks
December 1, 2025 at 11:18 PM
MRI is not a treatment, preventative or otherwise.
It’s a diagnostic tool. It tells you what is going on in a certain body part.
No one has “preventative” MRIs. The MRI doesn’t, and can’t prevent anything from happening. It tells you when something is happening.
And is used when doc thinks
It’s a diagnostic tool. It tells you what is going on in a certain body part.
No one has “preventative” MRIs. The MRI doesn’t, and can’t prevent anything from happening. It tells you when something is happening.
And is used when doc thinks
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When you read about these brazen crimes, remember that Hegseth believes he is carrying out God's will.
Pete Hegseth responded to all this with the smirking, adolescent sadism of a schoolyard bully pulling the legs off of a spider. Now juxtapose this with the horror experienced by a source who saw the imagery of the men being blown apart in the water:
newrepublic.com/article/2037...
newrepublic.com/article/2037...
December 1, 2025 at 10:03 PM
When you read about these brazen crimes, remember that Hegseth believes he is carrying out God's will.
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When Biden gave the worst debate performance in history, my job as a neutral reporter was to write about it incessantly until he dropped out. When Trump gave the second worst debate performance in history, against Harris, my job was to lend credence to his claim that immigrants were eating pets.
December 1, 2025 at 11:19 PM
When Biden gave the worst debate performance in history, my job as a neutral reporter was to write about it incessantly until he dropped out. When Trump gave the second worst debate performance in history, against Harris, my job was to lend credence to his claim that immigrants were eating pets.
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Leavitt claims that Trump had a "preventative" MRI
December 1, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Leavitt claims that Trump had a "preventative" MRI
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Oprah and Jenny McCarthy were pushing antivaxx autism myths on moms for years before Goop existed.
December 1, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Oprah and Jenny McCarthy were pushing antivaxx autism myths on moms for years before Goop existed.
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my hot take based on nothing is: GOOP is part of why we landed here.
One of the things about trust is that it is efficient. It saves you having to invest a lot of time and effort in verification, and if placed in the right places, saves you a lot of pain.
"The diseases will do the education" is what we get when we don't trust.
"The diseases will do the education" is what we get when we don't trust.
presented without comment
December 1, 2025 at 3:00 AM
my hot take based on nothing is: GOOP is part of why we landed here.
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Signs you might be far white authoritarian party (#3269):
Leavitt: "Refugee admissions into the country right now are essentially at 0, with the exception of Afrikaners fleeing persecution in South Africa."
December 1, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Signs you might be far white authoritarian party (#3269):
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Signs you might be a far right authoritarian party (#3268):
They're not hiding it, folks—straight up neo-Nazi advertising, from the font to the language to the 11 stars for the Confederacy. Then you have the DHS openly using white nationalist language of "remigrate", which means ethnic cleansing.
This is who MAGA is now.
This is who MAGA is now.
November 30, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Signs you might be a far right authoritarian party (#3268):
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i dare you to try to count how many lies Rep. John Rose tells about the economy in this clip
December 1, 2025 at 7:51 PM
i dare you to try to count how many lies Rep. John Rose tells about the economy in this clip
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Which wars were won due to little-to-no rules of engagement, and which wars were lost due to tighter rules of engagement?
The Soviets had more permissive rules of engagement in Afghanistan than the US did, and killed more civilians. They still lost, and at greater cost to their country.
The Soviets had more permissive rules of engagement in Afghanistan than the US did, and killed more civilians. They still lost, and at greater cost to their country.
Pete Hegseth: "[Trump] changed the rules of engagement [and] untied the hands of war fighters…We don't need burdensome rules of engagement that make it impossible for us to win these wars."
December 1, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Which wars were won due to little-to-no rules of engagement, and which wars were lost due to tighter rules of engagement?
The Soviets had more permissive rules of engagement in Afghanistan than the US did, and killed more civilians. They still lost, and at greater cost to their country.
The Soviets had more permissive rules of engagement in Afghanistan than the US did, and killed more civilians. They still lost, and at greater cost to their country.
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Holy Shit‼️Watch this epic clap back from Jennifer Welch in response to Katie Miller’s meltdown she had on CNN the other night. Welch is right, if you don’t want to be called certain names then stop acting a certain way! If you can’t stand the heat get out of the kitchen!🔥💥🔥
December 1, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Holy Shit‼️Watch this epic clap back from Jennifer Welch in response to Katie Miller’s meltdown she had on CNN the other night. Welch is right, if you don’t want to be called certain names then stop acting a certain way! If you can’t stand the heat get out of the kitchen!🔥💥🔥
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the last Lizza post ended on a cliffhanger where Lizza teased a recording of Trump talking about the assassination attempt that would potentially "shatter our understanding of recent history." in the latest drop he reveals that he doesn't know what the recording was and also it has been destroyed.
December 1, 2025 at 9:13 PM
the last Lizza post ended on a cliffhanger where Lizza teased a recording of Trump talking about the assassination attempt that would potentially "shatter our understanding of recent history." in the latest drop he reveals that he doesn't know what the recording was and also it has been destroyed.
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If people can dip out of an entire gender at will, then what’s to keep Christian fundamentalist wives from dipping out of gender-based free labor demands? How are they supposed to convince their girls they have to be property if they can see they don’t even have to be girls?
December 1, 2025 at 10:55 PM
If people can dip out of an entire gender at will, then what’s to keep Christian fundamentalist wives from dipping out of gender-based free labor demands? How are they supposed to convince their girls they have to be property if they can see they don’t even have to be girls?
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the OU situation can be about erasing trans people from public life AND about enforcing Christian supremacy, because the campaign to erase trans people from public life is a Christian supremacist campaign
trans people threaten Christian supremacy by refusing to perform the gender they were assigned
trans people threaten Christian supremacy by refusing to perform the gender they were assigned
December 1, 2025 at 10:52 PM
the OU situation can be about erasing trans people from public life AND about enforcing Christian supremacy, because the campaign to erase trans people from public life is a Christian supremacist campaign
trans people threaten Christian supremacy by refusing to perform the gender they were assigned
trans people threaten Christian supremacy by refusing to perform the gender they were assigned
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“It would take a heart of stone not to laugh.”
The dividends that $MSTR owes total “over $640 million annually .. Bitcoin generates no cashflow. Nor does Strategy’s aging software business. ..
“.. A tragic spiral now seems possible.”
@reuters.com
“.. A tragic spiral now seems possible.”
@reuters.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:55 PM
“It would take a heart of stone not to laugh.”
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A lot of transphobic whataboutism is just straight up trying to make being a bigot sound like a legit position asked in good faith.
Nope, same old horseshit.
Nope, same old horseshit.
December 1, 2025 at 3:57 AM
A lot of transphobic whataboutism is just straight up trying to make being a bigot sound like a legit position asked in good faith.
Nope, same old horseshit.
Nope, same old horseshit.
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Kelly: “I was notified of a potential court-martial through a tweet by the Secretary of Defense…I think that says a lot about who Pete Hegseth is and what he cares about. He doesn't care about the law…He doesn't care about accountability. He cares about views on his Twitter account.”
December 1, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Kelly: “I was notified of a potential court-martial through a tweet by the Secretary of Defense…I think that says a lot about who Pete Hegseth is and what he cares about. He doesn't care about the law…He doesn't care about accountability. He cares about views on his Twitter account.”
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President Trump has freed GPB Capital founder David Gentile, who was sentenced to seven years in prison for a fraud scheme that put at risk more than $1 billion of investor funds
Trump Commutes Sentence of GPB Capital Founder David Gentile
President Donald Trump has freed GPB Capital Holdings LLC founder David Gentile, who was sentenced to seven years in prison for a fraud scheme that put at risk more than $1 billion of investor funds.
bloom.bg
December 1, 2025 at 11:00 PM
President Trump has freed GPB Capital founder David Gentile, who was sentenced to seven years in prison for a fraud scheme that put at risk more than $1 billion of investor funds