El Why
@elwhyed.bsky.social
Writer. Higher education. Equity in education. #AshevilleStrong
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I'm going to keep saying this in my effort to speak it into reality: Supreme Court should have at least 100 Justices with rotating panels (and maybe an en banc option). No single Justice should have so much power and they shouldn't be names everyone knows.
A court with a normal-ish conservative majority would have been tolerable. I'm not eager for court packing, impeaching justices, and other such options. But this court sticking around post-Trump is untenable. They've already torched their own legitimacy, the only question is what do we do about it.
Democrats need to lay the groundwork for reform by attacking the villains on the Supreme Court - loudly, angrily, personally, relentlessly. And they should start now.
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
December 5, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I'm going to keep saying this in my effort to speak it into reality: Supreme Court should have at least 100 Justices with rotating panels (and maybe an en banc option). No single Justice should have so much power and they shouldn't be names everyone knows.
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Invite for VP’s Hanukkah Party Says ‘Celebrating 50 Years of Christmas’
Invite for VP’s Hanukkah Party Says ‘Celebrating 50 Years of Christmas’
The invitation for a Hanukkah celebration at the Vice President's residence included glaring errors referencing the wrong holiday.
The post Invite for VP’s Hanukkah Party Says ‘Celebrating 50 Years of Christmas’ first appeared on Mediaite.
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December 4, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Invite for VP’s Hanukkah Party Says ‘Celebrating 50 Years of Christmas’
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“.. American Bitcoin, which was co-founded by Eric Trump, is now down 75% after the big drop on Tuesday.”
@bloomberg.com #crypto
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@bloomberg.com #crypto
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
December 3, 2025 at 11:40 AM
“.. American Bitcoin, which was co-founded by Eric Trump, is now down 75% after the big drop on Tuesday.”
@bloomberg.com #crypto
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@bloomberg.com #crypto
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
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I need everybody to read this and understand what’s going on. These are spouses of US citizens in the country legally. They have entry clearance and green cards, they’ve passed background checks and have no criminal records. ICE is taking them anyway.
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I need everybody to read this and understand what’s going on. These are spouses of US citizens in the country legally. They have entry clearance and green cards, they’ve passed background checks and have no criminal records. ICE is taking them anyway.
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
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One of my best friends from grad school described something Trump said as "something Gertrude Stein might write if her absinthe had gone past its expiration date," and I cannot stop laughing.
November 26, 2025 at 4:47 PM
One of my best friends from grad school described something Trump said as "something Gertrude Stein might write if her absinthe had gone past its expiration date," and I cannot stop laughing.
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yes, hello, I would like to place an order for everyone’s funniest stories of holiday food-related family grudges / drama / chaotic incidents / lore
I feel like we need this
I feel like we need this
November 24, 2025 at 11:39 PM
yes, hello, I would like to place an order for everyone’s funniest stories of holiday food-related family grudges / drama / chaotic incidents / lore
I feel like we need this
I feel like we need this
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The military has a duty to refuse unlawful orders, but Congress has a duty to remove from office a president and secretary who would issue such orders. There is something off about members of Congress talking about the former while refusing to say the latter, the part that's actually their job here.
November 25, 2025 at 6:38 AM
The military has a duty to refuse unlawful orders, but Congress has a duty to remove from office a president and secretary who would issue such orders. There is something off about members of Congress talking about the former while refusing to say the latter, the part that's actually their job here.
Normalize wearing sweatpants to Thanksgiving
November 24, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Normalize wearing sweatpants to Thanksgiving
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What everyone knows, but the Ivy Leagues won't admit: The SAT is great if you want to perpetuate inequality by giving opportunity to the students who have the most opportunity, but a weak tool to predict freshman GPA.
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
Why the SAT Is a Poor Fit for Public Universities (opinion)
The SAT may suit the Ivies, but it undermines the mission of America’s public institutions.
www.insidehighered.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:33 PM
What everyone knows, but the Ivy Leagues won't admit: The SAT is great if you want to perpetuate inequality by giving opportunity to the students who have the most opportunity, but a weak tool to predict freshman GPA.
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
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The plan was leaked by the Russians and no one in America’s historically inept administration knew what anyone else was doing so people started getting behind it because they thought it was official policy.
Putin totally played the US, knowing full well he was up against incompetents and idiots.
Putin totally played the US, knowing full well he was up against incompetents and idiots.
November 22, 2025 at 11:15 PM
The plan was leaked by the Russians and no one in America’s historically inept administration knew what anyone else was doing so people started getting behind it because they thought it was official policy.
Putin totally played the US, knowing full well he was up against incompetents and idiots.
Putin totally played the US, knowing full well he was up against incompetents and idiots.
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You ever just sit down and realize that the rise of 21st century fascism is capital's answer to climate change?
November 21, 2025 at 9:25 AM
You ever just sit down and realize that the rise of 21st century fascism is capital's answer to climate change?
Can the dumb get even dumber?
Yes, yes, apparently it can. And will.
Yes, yes, apparently it can. And will.
Cassidy: "If she goes and gets 2 types of shampoo & one is a dollar cheaper, she'll get the cheaper one & the other lowers their price. Once you give her the power of making the decision, she's gonna shop -- that begins to save her money and squeezes waste out of the healthcare system."
November 19, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Can the dumb get even dumber?
Yes, yes, apparently it can. And will.
Yes, yes, apparently it can. And will.
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Workers at The Met are trying to unionize, citing “long-term pay inequities, lack of job protection, and ever-increasing workloads.” If they succeed, their union would be one of the largest museum unions in the US.
Met Museum Workers Push to Unionize
Staffers at the New York City institution have filed a petition for a union vote with the National Labor Relations Board.
hyperallergic.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Workers at The Met are trying to unionize, citing “long-term pay inequities, lack of job protection, and ever-increasing workloads.” If they succeed, their union would be one of the largest museum unions in the US.
Muting the words "Lizza" and "Nuzzi" but not "pizza" has really improved my timeline
November 18, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Muting the words "Lizza" and "Nuzzi" but not "pizza" has really improved my timeline
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I wanted to share probably the most important sermon I’ve given and it’s while I’m being arrested. It’s torture pure and simple what happens at #Broadview. I’m ok, though I was thrown to the ground and choked with my pectoral cross. A review of the video shows I was peaceful - did I deserve this?
November 15, 2025 at 5:57 AM
I wanted to share probably the most important sermon I’ve given and it’s while I’m being arrested. It’s torture pure and simple what happens at #Broadview. I’m ok, though I was thrown to the ground and choked with my pectoral cross. A review of the video shows I was peaceful - did I deserve this?
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So moved and enraged by the replies to this and was thinking... maybe we should collect them and send them to Chuck Schumer and the rest of the Senate cowards.
Form here, won't collect emails unless you provide them.
forms.gle/YnhsgtKTWD9A...
Form here, won't collect emails unless you provide them.
forms.gle/YnhsgtKTWD9A...
November 11, 2025 at 4:05 PM
So moved and enraged by the replies to this and was thinking... maybe we should collect them and send them to Chuck Schumer and the rest of the Senate cowards.
Form here, won't collect emails unless you provide them.
forms.gle/YnhsgtKTWD9A...
Form here, won't collect emails unless you provide them.
forms.gle/YnhsgtKTWD9A...
Trump is out there bragging about acing a dementia test, and Dems can't even pass the Marshmallow Test
November 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Trump is out there bragging about acing a dementia test, and Dems can't even pass the Marshmallow Test
None of these asshats has to worry about their own insurance/healthcare so they have no idea what the cost is. They're going to give each of us $300 and say, look, we fixed it, while declaring that everyone now has the "freedom" to buy ivermectin for all that ails you.
November 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM
None of these asshats has to worry about their own insurance/healthcare so they have no idea what the cost is. They're going to give each of us $300 and say, look, we fixed it, while declaring that everyone now has the "freedom" to buy ivermectin for all that ails you.
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
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photos of Trump sleeping through yesterday's Oval Office event via Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 7, 2025 at 4:38 PM
photos of Trump sleeping through yesterday's Oval Office event via Andrew Harnik of Getty
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If sandwich shops don’t start offering a sandwich named “the acquittal” then what are we even doing
November 6, 2025 at 9:27 PM
If sandwich shops don’t start offering a sandwich named “the acquittal” then what are we even doing
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incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty