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@elsehere.bsky.social
i'm no fun during authoritarian slides
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I know, everybody should leave X, but I think an exception should be made solely for Joyce Carol Oates so she can keep wounding Musk's withered soul on his own site and he can't do a thing about it.
![Joyce Carol Oates quoting a tweet that says “wherever he [Elon Musk] goes, he wants to leave”:
"wherever he goes, he wants to leave"-- that's because when he gets there, he has brought his own self along; & whatever club he's invited to join has been devalued by the invitation.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:buy3qvqcj3o76leo6ap7pn2p/bafkreifilfbsxemfsambf4kqwolr24ld2ekqcrz4ybgv3bv7kzi5e6kppm@jpeg)
November 11, 2025 at 3:14 AM
I know, everybody should leave X, but I think an exception should be made solely for Joyce Carol Oates so she can keep wounding Musk's withered soul on his own site and he can't do a thing about it.
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November 7, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Some presidents just look like agents of chaos
November 7, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Some presidents just look like agents of chaos
Poor President Millard Fillmore, the only president whose name my phone doesn't predict
November 7, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Poor President Millard Fillmore, the only president whose name my phone doesn't predict
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BREAKING: Democrat Aftab Pureval wins Cincinnati mayoral election over Cory Bowman, half-brother of Vice President JD Vance.
Follow AP for live updates.
Follow AP for live updates.
Live updates: US voters head to the polls in first general election since Trump's return to power
One year after Donald Trump retook the presidency, 2025 Election Day includes closely watched races for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and California's Proposition 50.
bit.ly
November 5, 2025 at 1:19 AM
BREAKING: Democrat Aftab Pureval wins Cincinnati mayoral election over Cory Bowman, half-brother of Vice President JD Vance.
Follow AP for live updates.
Follow AP for live updates.
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Caption is German - “Art project on the US-Mexican border”
The image shows the "Teeter-Totter Wall," an art installation that took place at the U.S.-Mexico border in July 2019.
The "Teeter-Totter Wall" won the 2020 Beazley Design of the Year given by London's Design Museum.
The image shows the "Teeter-Totter Wall," an art installation that took place at the U.S.-Mexico border in July 2019.
The "Teeter-Totter Wall" won the 2020 Beazley Design of the Year given by London's Design Museum.
November 2, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Caption is German - “Art project on the US-Mexican border”
The image shows the "Teeter-Totter Wall," an art installation that took place at the U.S.-Mexico border in July 2019.
The "Teeter-Totter Wall" won the 2020 Beazley Design of the Year given by London's Design Museum.
The image shows the "Teeter-Totter Wall," an art installation that took place at the U.S.-Mexico border in July 2019.
The "Teeter-Totter Wall" won the 2020 Beazley Design of the Year given by London's Design Museum.
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This is next level authoritarianism.👇
"Following the suspension of two career prosecutors, the U.S. Department of Justice quietly revised a sentencing memo in a high-profile case — removing all references to the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, and President Donald Trump’s social media post."
"Following the suspension of two career prosecutors, the U.S. Department of Justice quietly revised a sentencing memo in a high-profile case — removing all references to the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, and President Donald Trump’s social media post."
DOJ Scrubs Jan. 6 Attack From Court Record After Suspending Career Prosecutors
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:37 AM
This is next level authoritarianism.👇
"Following the suspension of two career prosecutors, the U.S. Department of Justice quietly revised a sentencing memo in a high-profile case — removing all references to the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, and President Donald Trump’s social media post."
"Following the suspension of two career prosecutors, the U.S. Department of Justice quietly revised a sentencing memo in a high-profile case — removing all references to the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, and President Donald Trump’s social media post."
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Washington Post capitulated.
LA Times capitulated.
ABC capitulated.
CBS capitulated.
CNN capitulated.
Support independent, pro democracy media like @status.news, @thebulwark.com, @crooked.com, @boltsmag.org, @the-downballot.com, @contrariannews.org and, of course, @democracydocket.com.
LA Times capitulated.
ABC capitulated.
CBS capitulated.
CNN capitulated.
Support independent, pro democracy media like @status.news, @thebulwark.com, @crooked.com, @boltsmag.org, @the-downballot.com, @contrariannews.org and, of course, @democracydocket.com.
Scoop: During a trip to DC last week, CNN CEO Mark Thompson made a visit to the White House, where he promoted the network’s new streamer
Staffers were taken aback the next morning when Thompson urged them to ease up on East Wing renovation coverage
www.status.news/p/mark-thomp...
Staffers were taken aback the next morning when Thompson urged them to ease up on East Wing renovation coverage
www.status.news/p/mark-thomp...
Mark Thompson’s D.C. Drop-In
CNN’s chief has Washington talking about his private meeting at the White House—following which he urged the network to ease up on coverage of Trump’s East Room demolition, Status has learned.
www.status.news
October 27, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Washington Post capitulated.
LA Times capitulated.
ABC capitulated.
CBS capitulated.
CNN capitulated.
Support independent, pro democracy media like @status.news, @thebulwark.com, @crooked.com, @boltsmag.org, @the-downballot.com, @contrariannews.org and, of course, @democracydocket.com.
LA Times capitulated.
ABC capitulated.
CBS capitulated.
CNN capitulated.
Support independent, pro democracy media like @status.news, @thebulwark.com, @crooked.com, @boltsmag.org, @the-downballot.com, @contrariannews.org and, of course, @democracydocket.com.
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Proof that the U.S. government social media accounts are in fact white nationalist propaganda accounts, funded by our tax dollars.
You’ve got to see this…
You’ve got to see this…
October 26, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Proof that the U.S. government social media accounts are in fact white nationalist propaganda accounts, funded by our tax dollars.
You’ve got to see this…
You’ve got to see this…
Chaotic pantser
Q1: Since we're talking about plot, we figured it would be fun to see how you plot! Based on this nifty chart, what is your plotting/writing style alignment? #WeeknightWriters
October 25, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Chaotic pantser
Things to do
- start following a favorite foreign news outlet or two
- support domestic news outlets not owned by billionaires
- be cognizant of the fact the richest few men on Earth own our largest social media platforms (tiktok, X, FB, insta, YouTube) & watch for propaganda
- start following a favorite foreign news outlet or two
- support domestic news outlets not owned by billionaires
- be cognizant of the fact the richest few men on Earth own our largest social media platforms (tiktok, X, FB, insta, YouTube) & watch for propaganda
This is how oligarchs wind up helping tyrants and get favors back for it.
October 25, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Things to do
- start following a favorite foreign news outlet or two
- support domestic news outlets not owned by billionaires
- be cognizant of the fact the richest few men on Earth own our largest social media platforms (tiktok, X, FB, insta, YouTube) & watch for propaganda
- start following a favorite foreign news outlet or two
- support domestic news outlets not owned by billionaires
- be cognizant of the fact the richest few men on Earth own our largest social media platforms (tiktok, X, FB, insta, YouTube) & watch for propaganda
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The amount is meaningless — less than one day of salary. But the principle is important: once the armed services are paid by the oligarchs, they become a private militia, and we no longer have a country.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Pentagon Accepts $130 Million Donation to Help Pay Troops During Shutdown
www.nytimes.com
October 24, 2025 at 9:18 PM
The amount is meaningless — less than one day of salary. But the principle is important: once the armed services are paid by the oligarchs, they become a private militia, and we no longer have a country.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
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Sheena Liam, contemporary embroidery artist of Malaysian Chinese descent
December 4, 2024 at 7:26 AM
Sheena Liam, contemporary embroidery artist of Malaysian Chinese descent
I win! Almost the most boring graph ever. #novelmber #nanowrimo #amwriting (I decided to write to par every day starting on day 3)
November 30, 2024 at 4:25 PM
I win! Almost the most boring graph ever. #novelmber #nanowrimo #amwriting (I decided to write to par every day starting on day 3)
I hate that Jeff Bezos somehow made it into my novel this year #nanowrimo
November 30, 2024 at 1:03 AM
I hate that Jeff Bezos somehow made it into my novel this year #nanowrimo
People who wrap up their dogs' poop and leave it on the side of the path
November 26, 2024 at 2:59 PM
People who wrap up their dogs' poop and leave it on the side of the path
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Lesson 1: Do not obey in advance.
Thread of lessons from my book #OnTyranny. Written in 2016.
Thread of lessons from my book #OnTyranny. Written in 2016.
November 23, 2024 at 1:43 PM
Lesson 1: Do not obey in advance.
Thread of lessons from my book #OnTyranny. Written in 2016.
Thread of lessons from my book #OnTyranny. Written in 2016.
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A 🧵 of every recording of The Planets I listen to in Gustav Holst's 150th anniversary year.
#Holst150 #GustavHolst150 #ThePlanets
Xplanted from you-know-where and now with added-but-unexplained stars out of 5!
#1. Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Järvi. Telarc, 2009
⭐⭐⭐½
#Holst150 #GustavHolst150 #ThePlanets
Xplanted from you-know-where and now with added-but-unexplained stars out of 5!
#1. Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Järvi. Telarc, 2009
⭐⭐⭐½
November 16, 2024 at 6:26 PM
A 🧵 of every recording of The Planets I listen to in Gustav Holst's 150th anniversary year.
#Holst150 #GustavHolst150 #ThePlanets
Xplanted from you-know-where and now with added-but-unexplained stars out of 5!
#1. Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Järvi. Telarc, 2009
⭐⭐⭐½
#Holst150 #GustavHolst150 #ThePlanets
Xplanted from you-know-where and now with added-but-unexplained stars out of 5!
#1. Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Järvi. Telarc, 2009
⭐⭐⭐½
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Optimist: The cup is half full
Pessimist: The cup is half empty
Romance reader: What if there’s only one cup and they’re snowed in and have to share and after one drinks the other sips and their tongue lingers like they can taste the other person and they lock eyes and fall in love FOR REAL???
Pessimist: The cup is half empty
Romance reader: What if there’s only one cup and they’re snowed in and have to share and after one drinks the other sips and their tongue lingers like they can taste the other person and they lock eyes and fall in love FOR REAL???
November 23, 2024 at 11:37 PM
Optimist: The cup is half full
Pessimist: The cup is half empty
Romance reader: What if there’s only one cup and they’re snowed in and have to share and after one drinks the other sips and their tongue lingers like they can taste the other person and they lock eyes and fall in love FOR REAL???
Pessimist: The cup is half empty
Romance reader: What if there’s only one cup and they’re snowed in and have to share and after one drinks the other sips and their tongue lingers like they can taste the other person and they lock eyes and fall in love FOR REAL???
Nancy Mace made it into my novel in the form of a character trying to segregate bathrooms on an airship. I wasn't even sure who she was but now her legacy is written in blood (I write in blood)
The character's name is Nancy Mace but let me know if you have something punny I can change it to
The character's name is Nancy Mace but let me know if you have something punny I can change it to
November 21, 2024 at 1:38 PM
Nancy Mace made it into my novel in the form of a character trying to segregate bathrooms on an airship. I wasn't even sure who she was but now her legacy is written in blood (I write in blood)
The character's name is Nancy Mace but let me know if you have something punny I can change it to
The character's name is Nancy Mace but let me know if you have something punny I can change it to
I'm writing exactly to par for #NaNoWriMo this year. Wanted to write over 100k but I think we are all agreed that this year is ducked thanks to the org itself. So I decided to make a pretty graph instead.
November 21, 2024 at 4:36 AM
I'm writing exactly to par for #NaNoWriMo this year. Wanted to write over 100k but I think we are all agreed that this year is ducked thanks to the org itself. So I decided to make a pretty graph instead.
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There's two kinds of people in a relationship. One who thinks that duvet/covers are a gift from God and the one who thinks it's dumb but still stands naked and shivering holding one end while we fix the wadded up tissue inside the bag.
November 15, 2024 at 1:20 PM
There's two kinds of people in a relationship. One who thinks that duvet/covers are a gift from God and the one who thinks it's dumb but still stands naked and shivering holding one end while we fix the wadded up tissue inside the bag.
She sleeps like this
November 14, 2024 at 1:02 AM
She sleeps like this
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once again thinking about the fact that this is all just OUT THERE and we can only see it through the eyes of telescopes
November 13, 2024 at 6:45 PM
once again thinking about the fact that this is all just OUT THERE and we can only see it through the eyes of telescopes