ElieNYC
@elienyc.bsky.social
Justice Correspondent for The Nation Magazine. Author of Allow Me to Retort and Bad Law.
Class: PLD. Alignment: Neutral Good
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Class: PLD. Alignment: Neutral Good
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ElieNYC
@elienyc.bsky.social
· Jan 7
On March 25, my new book comes out. It's called "Bad Law: 10 Popular Laws That Are Ruining America"
This is my Bill of Wrongs.
Instead of saying "orange man bad," I drilled down on 10 laws most people like that are actually destroying us.
You can preorder below:
www.amazon.com/Bad-Law-Popu...
This is my Bill of Wrongs.
Instead of saying "orange man bad," I drilled down on 10 laws most people like that are actually destroying us.
You can preorder below:
www.amazon.com/Bad-Law-Popu...
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Trumpists do not believe that people who disagree with them are entitled to a voice in government.
Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."
February 14, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Trumpists do not believe that people who disagree with them are entitled to a voice in government.
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Great newsletter from @elienyc.bsky.social this week. The last sentence of this paragraph is particularly enraging:
February 13, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Great newsletter from @elienyc.bsky.social this week. The last sentence of this paragraph is particularly enraging:
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@elienyc.bsky.social on Sen. Amy Klobuchar saying we need to "overhaul" ICE:
"No, Senator Klobuchar, we do not need an “overhaul” of the agency. We need abolition of the agency."
Amen!! I will not suppoirt any wishy-washy centrist Dems, only those who fight to put these folks in jail.
"No, Senator Klobuchar, we do not need an “overhaul” of the agency. We need abolition of the agency."
Amen!! I will not suppoirt any wishy-washy centrist Dems, only those who fight to put these folks in jail.
February 14, 2026 at 2:30 AM
@elienyc.bsky.social on Sen. Amy Klobuchar saying we need to "overhaul" ICE:
"No, Senator Klobuchar, we do not need an “overhaul” of the agency. We need abolition of the agency."
Amen!! I will not suppoirt any wishy-washy centrist Dems, only those who fight to put these folks in jail.
"No, Senator Klobuchar, we do not need an “overhaul” of the agency. We need abolition of the agency."
Amen!! I will not suppoirt any wishy-washy centrist Dems, only those who fight to put these folks in jail.
Judge grants Senator Mark Kelly’s preliminary injunction against Secretary of War Crimes Hegseth: “Defendants have trampled on Kelly’s 1st A freedoms… and threatens the constitutional liberties of millions of military retirees.”
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February 12, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Judge grants Senator Mark Kelly’s preliminary injunction against Secretary of War Crimes Hegseth: “Defendants have trampled on Kelly’s 1st A freedoms… and threatens the constitutional liberties of millions of military retirees.”
Tinder profile as campaign ad has happened in my lifetime
It me.
Swipe for democracy!
Swipe for democracy!
February 12, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Tinder profile as campaign ad has happened in my lifetime
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🚨"The white community is finally seeing what [Black people] have been saying all along—how government cover ups happen, how those in power lie and manipulate," arrested ICE church protester Nekima Levy Armstrong on Trump cover-ups of Renee Good & Alex Pretti murders.
February 11, 2026 at 7:46 PM
🚨"The white community is finally seeing what [Black people] have been saying all along—how government cover ups happen, how those in power lie and manipulate," arrested ICE church protester Nekima Levy Armstrong on Trump cover-ups of Renee Good & Alex Pretti murders.
Trump's approval ratings are low so... they're going to stop reporting his approval rating.
Can't make this complict shit up any more.
Can't make this complict shit up any more.
Gallup will no longer measure presidential approval after 88 years thehill.com/homenews/med...
February 11, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Trump's approval ratings are low so... they're going to stop reporting his approval rating.
Can't make this complict shit up any more.
Can't make this complict shit up any more.
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Pam Bondi testifying in front of Congress
February 11, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Pam Bondi testifying in front of Congress
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Sometimes very hard not to feel like the rest of the country has abandoned Minnesota. We STILL have ICE everywhere. Our schools, businesses, and economy are in profound crisis. But without Bovino here throwing tear gas, much of the country seems to not care at all what’s being done to us.
February 11, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Sometimes very hard not to feel like the rest of the country has abandoned Minnesota. We STILL have ICE everywhere. Our schools, businesses, and economy are in profound crisis. But without Bovino here throwing tear gas, much of the country seems to not care at all what’s being done to us.
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I'm there for it.
February 11, 2026 at 6:34 PM
I'm there for it.
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As an established writer, I'm not really worried by AI, because AI can't do what I do. It can only pretend. And I've cultivated the kind of audience that can spot the difference.
BUT... that word "established" is load bearing. The opportunity to LEARN to do what I do is what AI is taking away.
BUT... that word "established" is load bearing. The opportunity to LEARN to do what I do is what AI is taking away.
February 11, 2026 at 6:30 PM
As an established writer, I'm not really worried by AI, because AI can't do what I do. It can only pretend. And I've cultivated the kind of audience that can spot the difference.
BUT... that word "established" is load bearing. The opportunity to LEARN to do what I do is what AI is taking away.
BUT... that word "established" is load bearing. The opportunity to LEARN to do what I do is what AI is taking away.
My friends who are in tech are getting destroyed by AI.
My friends who are established writers are like "bring it, Claude, I'll have your ass hanging on a flagpole by morning."
Just anecdotal, but still.
My friends who are established writers are like "bring it, Claude, I'll have your ass hanging on a flagpole by morning."
Just anecdotal, but still.
a lot of "AI hype" discourse makes more sense when you realize that a lot of initial LLM/GenAI hype envisioned replacing artists and PhDs, and its actual impacts have been much greater on coders and other tech workers
creatives/experts see "AI" as underperforming hype, techies see it overperforming
creatives/experts see "AI" as underperforming hype, techies see it overperforming
February 11, 2026 at 6:27 PM
My friends who are in tech are getting destroyed by AI.
My friends who are established writers are like "bring it, Claude, I'll have your ass hanging on a flagpole by morning."
Just anecdotal, but still.
My friends who are established writers are like "bring it, Claude, I'll have your ass hanging on a flagpole by morning."
Just anecdotal, but still.
Hire stupid Republicans, win stupid prizes
The viewpoint that this viewpoint diversity hire added to the OSU community was "it's ok to assault a reporter"
Unfolding very alarming story of alleged assault on a reporter + attack on free speech at the Chase Center, a center empowered by the state to operate outside university norms, pushed on Ohio State by the state legislature purportedly to advance intellectual diversity www.wosu.org/politics-gov...
February 11, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Hire stupid Republicans, win stupid prizes
In fairness, if I'm ever up for a confirmation hearing, all I'm bringing to the table is a copy of the Constitution and a burn binder of every dumbass thing the Senators have said so I can roast them.
Per @pabloreports.bsky.social: Bondi has a “burn book” organized by the names of Democratic lawmakers so she can attack them when they ask her questions.
February 11, 2026 at 6:04 PM
In fairness, if I'm ever up for a confirmation hearing, all I'm bringing to the table is a copy of the Constitution and a burn binder of every dumbass thing the Senators have said so I can roast them.
All right. I just filed. I unlocked Uriel in Warframe last night so... hit me up on the text machine if there is regime change, otherwise, see you tomorrow.
February 10, 2026 at 9:11 PM
All right. I just filed. I unlocked Uriel in Warframe last night so... hit me up on the text machine if there is regime change, otherwise, see you tomorrow.
Just go ahead and stick this on my tombstone. :)
February 10, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Just go ahead and stick this on my tombstone. :)
I've been at @thenation.com for six Super Bowls and I'm pretty sure this is the most Super Bowl coverage we've ever done, and it's all thanks to Bad Bunny. :)
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Bad Bunny’s Stunning Redefinition of “America”
His joyous, internationalist, worker-centered vision was a declaration of war against Trumpism.
www.thenation.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:53 PM
I've been at @thenation.com for six Super Bowls and I'm pretty sure this is the most Super Bowl coverage we've ever done, and it's all thanks to Bad Bunny. :)
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Oh god, Mollie Hemmingway is dropping a fellacious bio of Alito in April.
Folks, this man is *so* going to retire at the end of the term. Senate Democrats, PLEASE staff up. This is *going to happen.*
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/molli...
Folks, this man is *so* going to retire at the end of the term. Senate Democrats, PLEASE staff up. This is *going to happen.*
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/molli...
Alito
From an award-winning journalist, the authoritative—and explosive—inside story of Justice Samuel Alito and his powerful role in shaping the Supreme Court...
www.hachettebookgroup.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Oh god, Mollie Hemmingway is dropping a fellacious bio of Alito in April.
Folks, this man is *so* going to retire at the end of the term. Senate Democrats, PLEASE staff up. This is *going to happen.*
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/molli...
Folks, this man is *so* going to retire at the end of the term. Senate Democrats, PLEASE staff up. This is *going to happen.*
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/molli...
Real Paleontologists don't like de-aging.
making a list of american institutions that are meeting this moment, and so far I've got burning man and paleontology down here... guess we're rebuilding society around the study of dinosaur bones and doing drugs in the desert
February 10, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Real Paleontologists don't like de-aging.
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In the future we're gonna look back at online gambling and prediction markets in the same way we look now at cigarettes on airplanes and lead-based paint
www.wsj.com/business/med...
www.wsj.com/business/med...
February 10, 2026 at 2:38 AM
In the future we're gonna look back at online gambling and prediction markets in the same way we look now at cigarettes on airplanes and lead-based paint
www.wsj.com/business/med...
www.wsj.com/business/med...
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Like, one time, I used Brett Kavanaugh's lies as an excuse to explain the game of Cee-Lo to white people. :). I miss those days.
abovethelaw.com/2018/09/yo-d...
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Yo, Did Brett Kavanaugh Roll Aces And Get Emotional About Losing His Stash? Sheldon Whitehouse Thinks So. - Above the Law
Translation for white people: Does Brett Kavanaugh Have Gambling Debts From Dice Games?
abovethelaw.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Like, one time, I used Brett Kavanaugh's lies as an excuse to explain the game of Cee-Lo to white people. :). I miss those days.
abovethelaw.com/2018/09/yo-d...
abovethelaw.com/2018/09/yo-d...
Man... I miss the part of my life where "legal writing" could sometimes include stupid Blackjack rules instead of... stupid ICE rules
www.courthousenews.com/judge-blocks...
www.courthousenews.com/judge-blocks...
Judge blocks California ban on masked ICE agents
While the judge wasn't persuaded that ICE agents have a legitimate reason to hide their face, she still halted the California law because it discriminates against federal officers.
www.courthousenews.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Man... I miss the part of my life where "legal writing" could sometimes include stupid Blackjack rules instead of... stupid ICE rules
www.courthousenews.com/judge-blocks...
www.courthousenews.com/judge-blocks...
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This is like legalizing pot but then making all joints contain 95% oregano.
February 10, 2026 at 3:38 PM
This is like legalizing pot but then making all joints contain 95% oregano.