Elisa
@elisaurmston.bsky.social
Musician, artist, poet, educator
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Wildfires threaten homes in Oregon and California, prompting hundreds of evacuations
Wildfires threaten homes in Oregon and California, prompting hundreds of evacuations
Thousands of homes are under evacuation orders, including about 4,000 around Sisters, Oregon, because of the growing Flat fire.
www.seattletimes.com
August 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Wildfires threaten homes in Oregon and California, prompting hundreds of evacuations
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Trump limps, #JDVance simpers, the #NationalGuard patrols D.C. with rifles, #ICE metes out petty cruelty, and Elon’s robo-taxis still need babysitters. Dangerous times, absurd times #uspolitics
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The Rotting Strongman and His Armed Palace
Trump limps across the fairway, Vance shrugs for Putin, soldiers patrol D.C. with rifles, and cruelty reigns while the gilding flakes off the White House walls.
open.substack.com
August 25, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Trump limps, #JDVance simpers, the #NationalGuard patrols D.C. with rifles, #ICE metes out petty cruelty, and Elon’s robo-taxis still need babysitters. Dangerous times, absurd times #uspolitics
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Breaking news: In a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court finds nationwide injunctions for birthright citizenship likely exceeded the authority Congress has given the courts.
Live updates: Supreme Court expected to rule on birthright citizenship and other major cases
Tracking the six final decisions of the Supreme Court term, including nationwide injunctions on birthright citizenship.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 27, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Breaking news: In a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court finds nationwide injunctions for birthright citizenship likely exceeded the authority Congress has given the courts.
Earthquake country. Get prepared
April 15, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Earthquake country. Get prepared
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Cuddling a water sausage.
April 11, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Cuddling a water sausage.
Donald Trump is like a domestic abuser- the first thing an abuser does is isolate his family from their friends and true family. He keeps them afraid and controls what they can do or see or have. Americans need to find a way out of this. Nobody is coming to save us
March 1, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Donald Trump is like a domestic abuser- the first thing an abuser does is isolate his family from their friends and true family. He keeps them afraid and controls what they can do or see or have. Americans need to find a way out of this. Nobody is coming to save us
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Musk is working on replacing contract workers in the Department of Education with AI chatbots, aiming to use generative AI to handle student and parent inquiries.
February 16, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Musk is working on replacing contract workers in the Department of Education with AI chatbots, aiming to use generative AI to handle student and parent inquiries.
He makes millions per day off government contracts.
February 16, 2025 at 5:48 PM
He makes millions per day off government contracts.
Imagine accidentally firing hundreds of the people responsible for maintaining your nuclear weapons stockpile, because you didn’t even know that’s what they do. Then scrambling to try to unfire them once you realize who you were just firing…
February 15, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Imagine accidentally firing hundreds of the people responsible for maintaining your nuclear weapons stockpile, because you didn’t even know that’s what they do. Then scrambling to try to unfire them once you realize who you were just firing…
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Good morning
be the change
be the light
eat some chocolate
🔥
be the change
be the light
eat some chocolate
🔥
February 3, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Good morning
be the change
be the light
eat some chocolate
🔥
be the change
be the light
eat some chocolate
🔥
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When I was a Hill staffer in 2009, a Dem trifecta was trying to pass universal healthcare. In response, Senate GOP released a memo detailing all of the tactics they in the minority could use to delay the effort as much as possible. I'm recirculating that 2009 GOP memo here. Take inspiration from it.
February 2, 2025 at 5:33 PM
When I was a Hill staffer in 2009, a Dem trifecta was trying to pass universal healthcare. In response, Senate GOP released a memo detailing all of the tactics they in the minority could use to delay the effort as much as possible. I'm recirculating that 2009 GOP memo here. Take inspiration from it.
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Just a reminder that Musk couldn’t get a top level security clearance. And he was under investigation for violating the terms of the clearance he did have. Now he has your Social Security number, your tax returns, and is unilaterally deciding who the government does and does not pay.
Elon Musk and SpaceX Face Federal Reviews After Violations of Security Reporting Rules
Federal agencies have opened at least three reviews into whether the company and its leader complied with disclosure protocols intended to protect state secrets, people with knowledge of the matter sa...
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Just a reminder that Musk couldn’t get a top level security clearance. And he was under investigation for violating the terms of the clearance he did have. Now he has your Social Security number, your tax returns, and is unilaterally deciding who the government does and does not pay.
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#LiberalCanadians - thank you for support. We are in this together, watch out for your own right-wingers! You must stop them before it's too late.
January 25, 2025 at 11:12 PM
#LiberalCanadians - thank you for support. We are in this together, watch out for your own right-wingers! You must stop them before it's too late.
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A federal court has declared that warrantless searches of US person’s communications collected for national security purposes is unconstitutional. Now it’s our job to make sure Congress knows that when they renew this law in a little over a year.
VICTORY! Federal Court (Finally) Rules Backdoor Searches of 702 Data Unconstitutional
In a landmark ruling, a federal district court held that backdoor searches of databases full of Americans’ private communications collected under Section 702 ordinarily require a warrant. Congress sho...
www.eff.org
January 23, 2025 at 10:08 PM
A federal court has declared that warrantless searches of US person’s communications collected for national security purposes is unconstitutional. Now it’s our job to make sure Congress knows that when they renew this law in a little over a year.
Castaic fire—3400 acres in a very short period of time. Explosive conditions. Careful out there, folks
January 22, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Castaic fire—3400 acres in a very short period of time. Explosive conditions. Careful out there, folks
