Ellen T McKnight
@eltmck.bsky.social
Writer, poet, gardener, hiker, ex-lawyer. Student of human nature. Humor helps.💙 ellentmcknight.com
Wouldn’t it be fitting if emails are what takes Trump down?
November 13, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Wouldn’t it be fitting if emails are what takes Trump down?
“You’re the criminals,” she told them. “You’re the ones kidnapping people off the street.” >
Inside Chicago's growing resistance movement against Operation Midway Blitz: 'Small acts have huge consequences'
Inside Chicago's growing resistance movement against Operation Midway Blitz: 'Small acts have huge consequences'
November 9, 2025 at 4:50 PM
“You’re the criminals,” she told them. “You’re the ones kidnapping people off the street.” >
Inside Chicago's growing resistance movement against Operation Midway Blitz: 'Small acts have huge consequences'
Inside Chicago's growing resistance movement against Operation Midway Blitz: 'Small acts have huge consequences'
He wouldn’t read it anyway
when you forget to put up a piece of paper in the Oval Office that says BE HUMAN in gold
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 9, 2025 at 4:42 PM
He wouldn’t read it anyway
Why not temporarily allow the appeals court and district court orders to STAND, allowing millions to get their expected SNAP benefits? Why err on the side of evil?
November 8, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Why not temporarily allow the appeals court and district court orders to STAND, allowing millions to get their expected SNAP benefits? Why err on the side of evil?
The district court’s block of Trump’s national guard deployment in Chicago is upheld by 7th Court of Appeals: “political opposition is not rebellion.” Truth!
October 16, 2025 at 11:20 PM
The district court’s block of Trump’s national guard deployment in Chicago is upheld by 7th Court of Appeals: “political opposition is not rebellion.” Truth!
Find your nearest No Kings protest here > nokings.org
No Kings
As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...
nokings.org
October 14, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Find your nearest No Kings protest here > nokings.org
Federal district courts can most effectively block Trump’s misuse of power by holding to the facts. There is no “danger of rebellion” in Chicago or in Portland. Trump lies — and that should override any judicial deference to a president on appeal.
October 12, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Federal district courts can most effectively block Trump’s misuse of power by holding to the facts. There is no “danger of rebellion” in Chicago or in Portland. Trump lies — and that should override any judicial deference to a president on appeal.
Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma just criticized deployment of Texas National Guard to Illinois as a violation of his beliefs in federalism and states’ rights. “Oklahomans would lose their mind if Pritzker in Illinois sent troops down to Oklahoma.” About time a Republican spoke up about this!
October 9, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma just criticized deployment of Texas National Guard to Illinois as a violation of his beliefs in federalism and states’ rights. “Oklahomans would lose their mind if Pritzker in Illinois sent troops down to Oklahoma.” About time a Republican spoke up about this!
Men filled with hate are twisting our world (and my stomach). Whatever happened to peace, love and understanding?
September 26, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Men filled with hate are twisting our world (and my stomach). Whatever happened to peace, love and understanding?
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They've lost the 9yos
September 24, 2025 at 4:03 PM
They've lost the 9yos
Freedom of speech, unless it’s about me, says the standard bearer of the GOP
September 20, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Freedom of speech, unless it’s about me, says the standard bearer of the GOP
Reposted by Ellen T McKnight
I stand with PBS.
I stand with NPR.
I stand with Stephen Colbert.
I stand with Jimmy Kimmel.
I stand with the First Amendment.
PERIOD.*
*Also #ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files
I stand with NPR.
I stand with Stephen Colbert.
I stand with Jimmy Kimmel.
I stand with the First Amendment.
PERIOD.*
*Also #ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files
September 18, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I stand with PBS.
I stand with NPR.
I stand with Stephen Colbert.
I stand with Jimmy Kimmel.
I stand with the First Amendment.
PERIOD.*
*Also #ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files
I stand with NPR.
I stand with Stephen Colbert.
I stand with Jimmy Kimmel.
I stand with the First Amendment.
PERIOD.*
*Also #ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files
Signs of life in burned-out remains — something I need to believe in for this country.
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We leave you this Sunday with signs of new life within burned-out areas of Lincoln National Forest near Ruidoso, New Mexico. Videographer: Scot Miller. https://cbsn.ws/4mXKp2h
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September 14, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Signs of life in burned-out remains — something I need to believe in for this country.
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Every day, another ugliness.
Trump Is Renaming the Defense Department the Department of War www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/u...
Trump Is Renaming the Defense Department the Department of War www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/u...
Trump Is Renaming the Defense Department the Department of War
www.nytimes.com
September 5, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Every day, another ugliness.
Trump Is Renaming the Defense Department the Department of War www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/u...
Trump Is Renaming the Defense Department the Department of War www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/u...
Just the title alone cracks me up!
www.borowitzreport.com/p/national-g...
www.borowitzreport.com/p/national-g...
National Guard Refuses to Go to Chicago, Citing Bone Spurs
The White House was plunged into chaos after receiving over seven thousand notes from guardsmen’s podiatrists.
www.borowitzreport.com
August 26, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Just the title alone cracks me up!
www.borowitzreport.com/p/national-g...
www.borowitzreport.com/p/national-g...
“We tell ourselves this story that every 2 years, voters go into the voting booth and pick their member of the House of Representatives. And right now it’s the other way around. The politicians are going into a room and picking their voters.” Pamela Karlan, Stanford law prof formerly at Justice Dept
August 10, 2025 at 12:18 PM
“We tell ourselves this story that every 2 years, voters go into the voting booth and pick their member of the House of Representatives. And right now it’s the other way around. The politicians are going into a room and picking their voters.” Pamela Karlan, Stanford law prof formerly at Justice Dept
Where big law has stepped down, kudos to the others who have stepped up
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/u...
Big Law Firms Bowed to Trump. A Corps of ‘Little Guys’ Jumped in to Fight Him.
www.nytimes.com
July 22, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Where big law has stepped down, kudos to the others who have stepped up
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/u...
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert cancelled by CBS just 3 days after he called its parent company Paramount’s $16M settlement with Trump “a big fat bribe” 🤔
July 18, 2025 at 1:37 AM
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert cancelled by CBS just 3 days after he called its parent company Paramount’s $16M settlement with Trump “a big fat bribe” 🤔
This Fourth of July, I’m thinking of how proud I am of all the people who protested “No Kings.” I believe in the fundamental goodness and strength of so many people in this country. And I believe we can find a way to live with our differences. In that spirit, I wish all a Happy 4th!
July 4, 2025 at 2:07 PM
This Fourth of July, I’m thinking of how proud I am of all the people who protested “No Kings.” I believe in the fundamental goodness and strength of so many people in this country. And I believe we can find a way to live with our differences. In that spirit, I wish all a Happy 4th!
we buried our eyes in the arms of the ones that we clinged to. A wave of intense heat came over us, and I woke myself up. And my room looked so normal, it took a moment before it seemed real. Strangely, the sense of powerlessness still hasn’t dissipated. (4/4)
July 3, 2025 at 2:07 PM
we buried our eyes in the arms of the ones that we clinged to. A wave of intense heat came over us, and I woke myself up. And my room looked so normal, it took a moment before it seemed real. Strangely, the sense of powerlessness still hasn’t dissipated. (4/4)
wiped out in an hour. And that was that. The seas started churning, the sky erupting into color, so bright it was painful to see. We stood outside anyway, hugging our loved ones. Talking softly to each other, because really what could anyone do? As it became too bright to stand it, (3/4)
July 3, 2025 at 2:07 PM
wiped out in an hour. And that was that. The seas started churning, the sky erupting into color, so bright it was painful to see. We stood outside anyway, hugging our loved ones. Talking softly to each other, because really what could anyone do? As it became too bright to stand it, (3/4)
and they had determined that we weren’t worth saving. We needed more arts and English majors, less preoccupation with money and power. Less pushing others down to climb up. He folded his thick arms, towering above us, easily ignoring the self-righteous clamor. The people on Earth would be… (2/4)
July 3, 2025 at 2:06 PM
and they had determined that we weren’t worth saving. We needed more arts and English majors, less preoccupation with money and power. Less pushing others down to climb up. He folded his thick arms, towering above us, easily ignoring the self-righteous clamor. The people on Earth would be… (2/4)