Leah McElrath
@leahmcelrath.bsky.social
Politics, geopolitics, psychology, etc.
Making sense of a world that doesn’t
Smith College BA, MSW | LSE
#AuDHD #LGBTQ #MECFS
Patreon: patreon.com/leahmcelrath
Making sense of a world that doesn’t
Smith College BA, MSW | LSE
#AuDHD #LGBTQ #MECFS
Patreon: patreon.com/leahmcelrath
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Reposted by Leah McElrath
Jesse Jackson at the Democratic National Convention in 1988:
"We must never surrender. America will get better and better. Keep hope alive!"
"We must never surrender. America will get better and better. Keep hope alive!"
February 17, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Jesse Jackson at the Democratic National Convention in 1988:
"We must never surrender. America will get better and better. Keep hope alive!"
"We must never surrender. America will get better and better. Keep hope alive!"
Reposted by Leah McElrath
According to a U.N. panel of experts, the Epstein files suggest a “global criminal enterprise" whose atrocities against women and girls were so grave in scale and systematic in nature that they may reasonably meet the legal threshold of crimes against humanity. www.reuters.com/world/allega...
Allegations in Epstein files may amount to 'crimes against humanity,' UN experts say
Millions of files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein suggest the existence of a "global criminal enterprise" that carried out acts meeting the legal threshold of crimes against humanity,...
www.reuters.com
February 17, 2026 at 11:20 PM
According to a U.N. panel of experts, the Epstein files suggest a “global criminal enterprise" whose atrocities against women and girls were so grave in scale and systematic in nature that they may reasonably meet the legal threshold of crimes against humanity. www.reuters.com/world/allega...
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Read this sentence slowly:
“Gov. Gavin Newsom, crypto executives and business leaders are ramping up efforts this week to stop the proposed wealth tax...”
gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/u...
“Gov. Gavin Newsom, crypto executives and business leaders are ramping up efforts this week to stop the proposed wealth tax...”
gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/u...
As Bernie Sanders Comes to California, Wealth Tax Opponents Intensify Efforts
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Read this sentence slowly:
“Gov. Gavin Newsom, crypto executives and business leaders are ramping up efforts this week to stop the proposed wealth tax...”
gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/u...
“Gov. Gavin Newsom, crypto executives and business leaders are ramping up efforts this week to stop the proposed wealth tax...”
gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/u...
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libs getting the chamber of commerce in the national divorce, sure, why not, welcome aboard
www.reuters.com/world/us-cou...
www.reuters.com/world/us-cou...
February 17, 2026 at 8:38 PM
libs getting the chamber of commerce in the national divorce, sure, why not, welcome aboard
www.reuters.com/world/us-cou...
www.reuters.com/world/us-cou...
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Scoop @diepressecom.bsky.social: Hungarian government-financed magazine "The European Conservative" is hosting Curtis "Let's install an American Caesar" Yarvin at an event at the former Viennese Hitlerjugend HQ. www.diepresse.com/20598287/ung...
Ungarisches Magazin lädt antidemokratischen US-Blogger Curtis...
In den kommenden Tagen macht der Vordenker von „Dark Enlightenment“ und der Maga-Bewegung bei ungarisch gesponserten Rechten und der rechtsextremen „Aktion 451“ halt. Wie kam es dazu?
www.diepresse.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Scoop @diepressecom.bsky.social: Hungarian government-financed magazine "The European Conservative" is hosting Curtis "Let's install an American Caesar" Yarvin at an event at the former Viennese Hitlerjugend HQ. www.diepresse.com/20598287/ung...
Jesse Jackson at the Democratic National Convention in 1988:
"We must never surrender. America will get better and better. Keep hope alive!"
"We must never surrender. America will get better and better. Keep hope alive!"
February 17, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Jesse Jackson at the Democratic National Convention in 1988:
"We must never surrender. America will get better and better. Keep hope alive!"
"We must never surrender. America will get better and better. Keep hope alive!"
Reposted by Leah McElrath
⚠️ Israeli media reports the White House has indicated to Israel that negotiations with Iran have reached a “dead end.”
Significant movements of US military assets into the Middle East continue.
Significant movements of US military assets into the Middle East continue.
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February 17, 2026 at 8:08 PM
⚠️ Israeli media reports the White House has indicated to Israel that negotiations with Iran have reached a “dead end.”
Significant movements of US military assets into the Middle East continue.
Significant movements of US military assets into the Middle East continue.
Reposted by Leah McElrath
A two-month old baby who became non-responsive overnight has nevertheless been returned to the Dilley Center concentration camp:
Me and my team have been in contact with Juan’s family. Juan has bronchitis—according to his mom—and at some point in the last several hours he was unresponsive. Juan was still discharged from the hospital despite that around midnight today.
February 17, 2026 at 7:50 PM
A two-month old baby who became non-responsive overnight has nevertheless been returned to the Dilley Center concentration camp:
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"Marimar Martinez, the Chicago woman shot by federal agents last fall, was already on the government's radar before an agent opened fire, identified as a threat after a social media post."
Immigration authorities had surveilled Chicago woman shot 5 times during 'Midway Blitz': CBP Report
Marimar Martinez, the Chicago woman shot by federal agents last fall, was already on the government's radar and was identified as a threat after a social media post, according to a CBP report obtained...
abc7chicago.com
February 17, 2026 at 6:47 PM
"Marimar Martinez, the Chicago woman shot by federal agents last fall, was already on the government's radar before an agent opened fire, identified as a threat after a social media post."
⚠️ Israeli media reports the White House has indicated to Israel that negotiations with Iran have reached a “dead end.”
Significant movements of US military assets into the Middle East continue.
Significant movements of US military assets into the Middle East continue.
February 17, 2026 at 8:08 PM
⚠️ Israeli media reports the White House has indicated to Israel that negotiations with Iran have reached a “dead end.”
Significant movements of US military assets into the Middle East continue.
Significant movements of US military assets into the Middle East continue.
A two-month old baby who became non-responsive overnight has nevertheless been returned to the Dilley Center concentration camp:
Me and my team have been in contact with Juan’s family. Juan has bronchitis—according to his mom—and at some point in the last several hours he was unresponsive. Juan was still discharged from the hospital despite that around midnight today.
February 17, 2026 at 7:50 PM
A two-month old baby who became non-responsive overnight has nevertheless been returned to the Dilley Center concentration camp:
Reposted by Leah McElrath
A protester accused of being part of a Texas "antifa cell" was held in solitary confinement for three months.
“They went and poisoned everyone against the defendants before we ever even knew what was going on,” her sister told
@joshkovensky.bsky.social
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/guilt-b...
“They went and poisoned everyone against the defendants before we ever even knew what was going on,” her sister told
@joshkovensky.bsky.social
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/guilt-b...
Guilt by Association: First ‘Antifa’ Case Sweeps Anti-Trump Activists Into One Terrorism Conspiracy
This article is part of TPM’s ongoing “Creating the Enemy Within” project,...
talkingpointsmemo.com
February 17, 2026 at 7:16 PM
A protester accused of being part of a Texas "antifa cell" was held in solitary confinement for three months.
“They went and poisoned everyone against the defendants before we ever even knew what was going on,” her sister told
@joshkovensky.bsky.social
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/guilt-b...
“They went and poisoned everyone against the defendants before we ever even knew what was going on,” her sister told
@joshkovensky.bsky.social
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/guilt-b...
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“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
February 17, 2026 at 7:31 PM
“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
Reposted by Leah McElrath
Job growth has been driven by an increased demand for elder care.
Important analysis by @pbump.com—worth clicking through to read:
Important analysis by @pbump.com—worth clicking through to read:
February 17, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Job growth has been driven by an increased demand for elder care.
Important analysis by @pbump.com—worth clicking through to read:
Important analysis by @pbump.com—worth clicking through to read:
Reposted by Leah McElrath
American democracy is facing its most serious crisis since the Civil War, but we have no coherent effort to even to try to figure out what's wrong, in order to start fixing things. But Denmark is doing just that with a model it's used before. 1/9
www.liberalcurrents.com/america-if-y...
www.liberalcurrents.com/america-if-y...
America, If You’re Listening: Denmark’s Example for Fixing Liberal Democracy
Talking to Michael Bang Peterson on Denmark's recurring process of self-examination.
www.liberalcurrents.com
February 17, 2026 at 6:37 PM
American democracy is facing its most serious crisis since the Civil War, but we have no coherent effort to even to try to figure out what's wrong, in order to start fixing things. But Denmark is doing just that with a model it's used before. 1/9
www.liberalcurrents.com/america-if-y...
www.liberalcurrents.com/america-if-y...
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⚠️ For the first time, the Trump administration is seeking to convict anti-ICE protesters on charges related to domestic terrorism.
Federal prosecutors have characterized the protest as an “antifa attack.”
The trial for nine of the defendants starts TODAY:
Federal prosecutors have characterized the protest as an “antifa attack.”
The trial for nine of the defendants starts TODAY:
Trump wants to prosecute anti-fascists as terrorists. This Texas trial will test his power.
A July 4 shooting at an ICE detention center could change the way the federal government prosecutes activists.
www.ms.now
February 17, 2026 at 4:21 PM
⚠️ For the first time, the Trump administration is seeking to convict anti-ICE protesters on charges related to domestic terrorism.
Federal prosecutors have characterized the protest as an “antifa attack.”
The trial for nine of the defendants starts TODAY:
Federal prosecutors have characterized the protest as an “antifa attack.”
The trial for nine of the defendants starts TODAY:
Reposted by Leah McElrath
OKAY BIG ONE FOR YA
NEW report out today: I dig deep into how big tech has been muddling tech types and overstating evidence to claim "AI" will make global emissions drop like a stone....
Not only will it not, it seems to be verifiably doing the opposite!!
ketanjoshi.co/2026/02/17/b... + 📼+🧵>
NEW report out today: I dig deep into how big tech has been muddling tech types and overstating evidence to claim "AI" will make global emissions drop like a stone....
Not only will it not, it seems to be verifiably doing the opposite!!
ketanjoshi.co/2026/02/17/b... + 📼+🧵>
February 17, 2026 at 6:48 AM
OKAY BIG ONE FOR YA
NEW report out today: I dig deep into how big tech has been muddling tech types and overstating evidence to claim "AI" will make global emissions drop like a stone....
Not only will it not, it seems to be verifiably doing the opposite!!
ketanjoshi.co/2026/02/17/b... + 📼+🧵>
NEW report out today: I dig deep into how big tech has been muddling tech types and overstating evidence to claim "AI" will make global emissions drop like a stone....
Not only will it not, it seems to be verifiably doing the opposite!!
ketanjoshi.co/2026/02/17/b... + 📼+🧵>
“Children with ASD [Autism Spectrum Disorder] and ADHD had a significantly higher prevalence of developmental disturbances of teeth (51.6%) compared to controls (22.6%).”
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Developmental Disturbances of Teeth in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Cross-sectional Study
Developmental disturbances of teeth in children with neurodevelopmental disorders like autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can significantly impact their oral health. Children with these disorders show ...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
February 17, 2026 at 6:32 PM
“Children with ASD [Autism Spectrum Disorder] and ADHD had a significantly higher prevalence of developmental disturbances of teeth (51.6%) compared to controls (22.6%).”
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
The fear of this happening is a greater threat to voter turnout than the possibility of it happening.
ICE simply does not have the manpower to do this at scale.
The greater threat is mass disenfranchisement if the “SAVE Act” passes.
☎️ Call your senators and tell them to vote NO:
202-224-3121
ICE simply does not have the manpower to do this at scale.
The greater threat is mass disenfranchisement if the “SAVE Act” passes.
☎️ Call your senators and tell them to vote NO:
202-224-3121
One of my biggest fears about the midterms is that ICE could flood the polls with agents who perform Kavanaugh Stops on every non-white person before they get a chance to cast a ballot, then detain them until voting is over. Which is not far-fetched at this point. www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-po...
February 17, 2026 at 6:29 PM
The fear of this happening is a greater threat to voter turnout than the possibility of it happening.
ICE simply does not have the manpower to do this at scale.
The greater threat is mass disenfranchisement if the “SAVE Act” passes.
☎️ Call your senators and tell them to vote NO:
202-224-3121
ICE simply does not have the manpower to do this at scale.
The greater threat is mass disenfranchisement if the “SAVE Act” passes.
☎️ Call your senators and tell them to vote NO:
202-224-3121
Reposted by Leah McElrath
The Chief Justice of the United States will literally change the rules of the Supreme Court of the United States instead of divesting in individual stocks.
NEW: The Supreme Court will begin requiring litigants in March to list the stock ticker for each party involved in a case to make it easier to check if a justice has a conflict of interest that might require recusal. #SCOTUS
Here are the changes: www.supremecourt.gov/filingandrul...
Here are the changes: www.supremecourt.gov/filingandrul...
February 17, 2026 at 6:08 PM
The Chief Justice of the United States will literally change the rules of the Supreme Court of the United States instead of divesting in individual stocks.
Reposted by Leah McElrath
The map for No Kings Day just went live with nearly 600 peaceful protests planned across all 50 states (including our flagship event in the Twin Cities).
Find your local protest or start a new No Kings event if there’s currently nothing planned near you: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
Find your local protest or start a new No Kings event if there’s currently nothing planned near you: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
February 17, 2026 at 6:11 PM
The map for No Kings Day just went live with nearly 600 peaceful protests planned across all 50 states (including our flagship event in the Twin Cities).
Find your local protest or start a new No Kings event if there’s currently nothing planned near you: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
Find your local protest or start a new No Kings event if there’s currently nothing planned near you: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
Reposted by Leah McElrath
As an attorney with occasional experience with the Equal Time rule, I can explain what's going on here and how the FCC's Brandon Carr is leveraging his position to force late night and daytime talk show hosts to exclude Democratic candidates.
First I need to explain the Equal Time rule itself. 1/
First I need to explain the Equal Time rule itself. 1/
Stephen Colbert said that the FCC and CBS - which is in no way a compromised or complicit organization - wouldn’t allow him to broadcast an interview with Democratic State Rep James Talarico. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/a...
Colbert Doesn’t Give an FCC About Calling Out CBS
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 1:37 PM
As an attorney with occasional experience with the Equal Time rule, I can explain what's going on here and how the FCC's Brandon Carr is leveraging his position to force late night and daytime talk show hosts to exclude Democratic candidates.
First I need to explain the Equal Time rule itself. 1/
First I need to explain the Equal Time rule itself. 1/
Job growth has been driven by an increased demand for elder care.
Important analysis by @pbump.com—worth clicking through to read:
Important analysis by @pbump.com—worth clicking through to read:
February 17, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Job growth has been driven by an increased demand for elder care.
Important analysis by @pbump.com—worth clicking through to read:
Important analysis by @pbump.com—worth clicking through to read:
Reposted by Leah McElrath
Palantir paid zero federal income tax for fiscal year 2025, despite reporting $1.5 billion in income.
itep.org/palantir-pay...
itep.org/palantir-pay...
Palantir Pays Zero Federal Income Tax Despite Explosive Growth, Largely Due to Trump Tax Law
Palantir reported $1.5 billion of U.S. income but paid exactly zero federal income tax in 2025. Despite explosive growth, tax breaks from the Trump tax law helped Palantir avoid paying even a dime of...
itep.org
February 17, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Palantir paid zero federal income tax for fiscal year 2025, despite reporting $1.5 billion in income.
itep.org/palantir-pay...
itep.org/palantir-pay...