Elana Levin
@levin.bsky.social
Digital & narrative trainings @NewMediaMentors.
Host of Graphic Policy Radio: a podcast on genre media & movements for social change. 🤘🏻 🏳️🌈 🖖🏻 Public Health, unions, NYC, comic books, music history & DS9. https://graphicpolicy.com/radio/
Host of Graphic Policy Radio: a podcast on genre media & movements for social change. 🤘🏻 🏳️🌈 🖖🏻 Public Health, unions, NYC, comic books, music history & DS9. https://graphicpolicy.com/radio/
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Whether new to your role or sharpening your skills—if you are part of your organization's online response to the the world today or just trying to be heard, you should attend our training. This traini...
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Perhaps you work for a nonprofit, candidate, union or other social change organization that is posting to X but not on here.
Perhaps you'd like to change that & explain why in terms rooted in strategy instead of ethics.
May I suggest my training kicking off Thurs? I don't only cover social media
Perhaps you'd like to change that & explain why in terms rooted in strategy instead of ethics.
May I suggest my training kicking off Thurs? I don't only cover social media
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I’m listening to this while reviewing recent photographs from Gaza that a source provided me for a forthcoming piece and certain resonances between both circumstances have me about at my emotional limit
"A modern-day concentration camp ... People have been killed by the staff here." Irish citizen Seamus Culleton has been in ICE detention since September, despite having a valid work permit and his own business in the US.
February 10, 2026 at 4:26 PM
I’m listening to this while reviewing recent photographs from Gaza that a source provided me for a forthcoming piece and certain resonances between both circumstances have me about at my emotional limit
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"We are been made invisible. The virus is circulating freely today, and there are no longer any systematic effective PCR tests, which are our primary means of recognizing Long COVID. "
February 10, 2026 at 2:28 PM
"We are been made invisible. The virus is circulating freely today, and there are no longer any systematic effective PCR tests, which are our primary means of recognizing Long COVID. "
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"[She] did not mince her words. “We are in an absurd situation where there is no longer any COVID prevention, nor any approved treatment for Long COVID,” she lamented."
February 10, 2026 at 2:28 PM
"[She] did not mince her words. “We are in an absurd situation where there is no longer any COVID prevention, nor any approved treatment for Long COVID,” she lamented."
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One of every thousand American residents has been taken into custody by ICE in the last year.
A stunning detail the ICE chief shared in this hearing that was supposed to be a brag, except it isn't: ICE has arrested 379,000 people between Jan. 2025-Jan. 2026 -- but only 8,700 were suspected gang members or known suspected terrorists.
That's 2%! www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...
That's 2%! www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...
Congresswoman Uses Simple Math To Show How Broken ICE Is
www.huffpost.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:11 PM
One of every thousand American residents has been taken into custody by ICE in the last year.
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NEW: Salesforce employees are circulating a letter urging CEO Marc Benioff to denounce ICE www.wired.com/story/letter...
Salesforce Workers Circulate Open Letter Urging CEO Marc Benioff to Denounce ICE
The letter comes after Benioff joked at a company event on Monday that ICE was monitoring international employees in attendance, sparking immediate backlash.
www.wired.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:27 PM
NEW: Salesforce employees are circulating a letter urging CEO Marc Benioff to denounce ICE www.wired.com/story/letter...
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well well well how the turntables bsky.app/profile/pale...
“…Mr. Lemon has hired as one of his defense lawyers a veteran criminal litigator who, until just weeks ago, was helping lead the prosecutor’s office that has charged Mr. Lemon with felonies.”
Don Lemon Hires Federal Prosecutor Who Quit Over Immigration Crackdown
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:29 PM
well well well how the turntables bsky.app/profile/pale...
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Columbia will never be free of this stain.
When Texas lawmakers tried to visit 33-year-old “political prisoner” Leqaa Kordia at an ICE facility, she’d already lost 50 pounds and was running a high fever.
By Friday, she was hospitalized. But her family still has not been able to locate her.
thebarbedwire.com/2026/02/09/l...
By Friday, she was hospitalized. But her family still has not been able to locate her.
thebarbedwire.com/2026/02/09/l...
‘Political Prisoner’ Leqaa Kordia Has Been Hospitalized, DHS Says. After Calling 16 Hospitals, Her Lawyers Say They Can't Find Her.
The Columbia University protester had a fever when lawmakers tried to visit her last month — and her health is declining fast.
thebarbedwire.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:21 AM
Columbia will never be free of this stain.
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Similarly: my workplace is off March 2nd.
The only thing listed on my calendar then was Labour Day for Western Australia... which is very much NOT where I live.
But my fellow Illinoisans, especially Chicagoans, might recognize the real reason I have March 2nd off: Casimir Pulaski Day!
The only thing listed on my calendar then was Labour Day for Western Australia... which is very much NOT where I live.
But my fellow Illinoisans, especially Chicagoans, might recognize the real reason I have March 2nd off: Casimir Pulaski Day!
February 10, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Similarly: my workplace is off March 2nd.
The only thing listed on my calendar then was Labour Day for Western Australia... which is very much NOT where I live.
But my fellow Illinoisans, especially Chicagoans, might recognize the real reason I have March 2nd off: Casimir Pulaski Day!
The only thing listed on my calendar then was Labour Day for Western Australia... which is very much NOT where I live.
But my fellow Illinoisans, especially Chicagoans, might recognize the real reason I have March 2nd off: Casimir Pulaski Day!
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Her community rallied so fast and so diligently. This is a victory to uphold and celebrate. Reminds everyone that it's worth fighting back.
An immigration court dropped its case against Turkish graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk, a little less than a year after federal agents arrested her on a street near Tufts University
Immigration Court Drops Case Against Tufts Student Rumeysa Ozturk
The Turkish national had been arrested by plainclothes federal officers outside her apartment.
on.wsj.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Her community rallied so fast and so diligently. This is a victory to uphold and celebrate. Reminds everyone that it's worth fighting back.
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More from the monks and the sudden march behind them to the Cathedral
February 10, 2026 at 7:18 PM
More from the monks and the sudden march behind them to the Cathedral
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TheTenX5
Day 10
Jeffrey Lewis - LP's
2019
This might resonate with some of you...
"and that's the way I got the disease"
youtu.be/3urXygZXb74?...
Day 10
Jeffrey Lewis - LP's
2019
This might resonate with some of you...
"and that's the way I got the disease"
youtu.be/3urXygZXb74?...
Jeffrey Lewis & The Voltage - LPs
YouTube video by JeffreyLewisBandVEVO
youtu.be
February 10, 2026 at 9:49 AM
TheTenX5
Day 10
Jeffrey Lewis - LP's
2019
This might resonate with some of you...
"and that's the way I got the disease"
youtu.be/3urXygZXb74?...
Day 10
Jeffrey Lewis - LP's
2019
This might resonate with some of you...
"and that's the way I got the disease"
youtu.be/3urXygZXb74?...
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No way will I attend the White House dinner with this President.
I’m standing with @govwesmoore.bsky.social and @colorado.gov — and standing against Trump’s corruption and hatred.
And I’m calling on my Republican colleagues to do the same.
I’m standing with @govwesmoore.bsky.social and @colorado.gov — and standing against Trump’s corruption and hatred.
And I’m calling on my Republican colleagues to do the same.
Democratic governors to boycott White House dinner
More than a half dozen Democrats said Donald Trump disinviting two of their colleagues is the latest example of administration's 'chaos and division.'
www.usatoday.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:07 PM
No way will I attend the White House dinner with this President.
I’m standing with @govwesmoore.bsky.social and @colorado.gov — and standing against Trump’s corruption and hatred.
And I’m calling on my Republican colleagues to do the same.
I’m standing with @govwesmoore.bsky.social and @colorado.gov — and standing against Trump’s corruption and hatred.
And I’m calling on my Republican colleagues to do the same.
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I live in Seattle but do a lot of work with East Coast suppliers (NJ/NY/PA) and I'm always surprised at what holidays they close for.
February 10, 2026 at 6:16 PM
I live in Seattle but do a lot of work with East Coast suppliers (NJ/NY/PA) and I'm always surprised at what holidays they close for.
It’s the time of year where I ask people about their availability for work meetings and it becomes very clear how much I work with other New Yorkers. Everyone else is wondering “wait, why did you ask if I was working on Saint Patrick’s Day?” Or “why are you saying there’s 2 holidays Feb 18?”
February 10, 2026 at 6:13 PM
It’s the time of year where I ask people about their availability for work meetings and it becomes very clear how much I work with other New Yorkers. Everyone else is wondering “wait, why did you ask if I was working on Saint Patrick’s Day?” Or “why are you saying there’s 2 holidays Feb 18?”
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FIFFE FILES • Part 4 • This is the big one, the visual identity of Five Years Later examined. It’s entirely possible that this video project was an excuse for me to discuss and give context to this exact period of Keith Giffen’s career: youtu.be/X9mT9ras6y0?...
February 10, 2026 at 4:37 PM
FIFFE FILES • Part 4 • This is the big one, the visual identity of Five Years Later examined. It’s entirely possible that this video project was an excuse for me to discuss and give context to this exact period of Keith Giffen’s career: youtu.be/X9mT9ras6y0?...
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timeline cleanse?
February 10, 2026 at 1:08 PM
timeline cleanse?
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🌞 a @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social call for nationwide help with MN! a quick useful thing you & i can do from anywhere: make a hotel reservation at hilton in MN then cancel it 🌞
& it’s simple & it’s what they deserve & it’s funny & it’s effective
action.sunrisemovement.org/a/shutdownhi...
& it’s simple & it’s what they deserve & it’s funny & it’s effective
action.sunrisemovement.org/a/shutdownhi...
February 10, 2026 at 3:46 PM
🌞 a @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social call for nationwide help with MN! a quick useful thing you & i can do from anywhere: make a hotel reservation at hilton in MN then cancel it 🌞
& it’s simple & it’s what they deserve & it’s funny & it’s effective
action.sunrisemovement.org/a/shutdownhi...
& it’s simple & it’s what they deserve & it’s funny & it’s effective
action.sunrisemovement.org/a/shutdownhi...
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Join us for a free webinar! The Sick Times editors @mileswgriffis.bsky.social and @betsyladyzhets.bsky.social — plus special guest speakers — will demystify the process of writing and pitching op-eds and essays on Long COVID. Register now: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
February 9, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Join us for a free webinar! The Sick Times editors @mileswgriffis.bsky.social and @betsyladyzhets.bsky.social — plus special guest speakers — will demystify the process of writing and pitching op-eds and essays on Long COVID. Register now: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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NEW: Ring has introduced "Search Party", a horrifyingly dystopian feature nominally designed to turn all of the Ring cameras in a neighborhood into a dragnet that uses AI to look for, in their commercial, a cute lost dog.
With Ring, US consumers are actually building a surveillance dragnet.
With Ring, US consumers are actually building a surveillance dragnet.
With Ring, American Consumers Built a Surveillance Dragnet
Ring's 'Search Party' is dystopian surveillance accelerationism.
www.404media.co
February 10, 2026 at 3:18 PM
NEW: Ring has introduced "Search Party", a horrifyingly dystopian feature nominally designed to turn all of the Ring cameras in a neighborhood into a dragnet that uses AI to look for, in their commercial, a cute lost dog.
With Ring, US consumers are actually building a surveillance dragnet.
With Ring, US consumers are actually building a surveillance dragnet.
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My written interview with @ebhutchins.bsky.social over @comicsbeat.bsky.social just went live! You can learn all about my @wearezoop.bsky.social campaign with @nakashojiart.com, Alex Smith, @nakashojiart.com, @wastedwings.bsky.social and @tayloresposito.bsky.social
Interview: Jeremy Whitley explores genre tropes with latest Zoop double feature comic projects
Interview: Jeremy Whitley explores genre tropes with latest Zoop double feature comic projects
The prolific creator discusses SLAY! and The Girlfriend Survives
www.comicsbeat.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:13 PM
My written interview with @ebhutchins.bsky.social over @comicsbeat.bsky.social just went live! You can learn all about my @wearezoop.bsky.social campaign with @nakashojiart.com, Alex Smith, @nakashojiart.com, @wastedwings.bsky.social and @tayloresposito.bsky.social
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“While organic social media is now the #1 source of news for Americans, Democratic campaign strategy remains plagued by an overreliance on paid media, bloated ad budgets, and consultant-driven incentives that prioritize spend over outcomes.”
Prioritize ROI and outcomes over spend.
Prioritize ROI and outcomes over spend.
Bluesky peeps: if you are a social media strategist or content creator that makes things that Dems might, you know, message with, check out this sign-on letter encouraging the party to put aside some of that giant ad budget & invest in organic content creators (like us).
A Letter From the Internet People to the Democratic Party Establishment
To: Democratic Party Donors, Strategists, Campaign Managers, and Party Leadership including DNC Chair Ken Martin, DSCC Chair Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene, and DLCC President He...
docs.google.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:20 AM
“While organic social media is now the #1 source of news for Americans, Democratic campaign strategy remains plagued by an overreliance on paid media, bloated ad budgets, and consultant-driven incentives that prioritize spend over outcomes.”
Prioritize ROI and outcomes over spend.
Prioritize ROI and outcomes over spend.
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The thing about kids asking about gay people is that most kids, when left to their own devices, will be more confused by anyone making rules that only certain people can kiss or get married than they will be by random people of various genders kissing or getting married.
always so funny to me when people are like “how am I supposed to explain Gay to my kids?” my kid asks me way harder shit all the time. “why did they build the road this way? why are some people bad?” I don’t know. please ask me about Gay
February 10, 2026 at 3:14 AM
The thing about kids asking about gay people is that most kids, when left to their own devices, will be more confused by anyone making rules that only certain people can kiss or get married than they will be by random people of various genders kissing or getting married.
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Cory Booker is getting primaried. Good.
Booker will face challenge from the left in this year’s Senate primary - New Jersey Globe
As Republicans struggle to figure out who will take on Senator Cory Booker this year, the senator has drawn a new challenge – but it’s from a fellow
newjerseyglobe.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Cory Booker is getting primaried. Good.
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They're the most working class, egalitarian band I can think of (and nobody tell me half of them went to public school, if that's the case I don't want to know!)
February 10, 2026 at 9:03 AM
They're the most working class, egalitarian band I can think of (and nobody tell me half of them went to public school, if that's the case I don't want to know!)