Eli Edwards
@misseli.bsky.social
Still a bibliothecary, lawyer, info policy geek, chocolate lover. Enthusiastically ambivalent about legal technology.
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Wife of a furloughed federal worker here. We live in Okinawa & they aren't paying our housing or his salary. We are worried about neighbors & coworkers in the same boat. This sucks. But what sucks worse? Dems fucking betraying us and caving so all of this was for nothing right when we had leverage.
November 10, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Wife of a furloughed federal worker here. We live in Okinawa & they aren't paying our housing or his salary. We are worried about neighbors & coworkers in the same boat. This sucks. But what sucks worse? Dems fucking betraying us and caving so all of this was for nothing right when we had leverage.
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SCOTUS today agreed to hear a case that could strike down what's known as a "grace period," the practice many states have of allowing mail-in ballots to count if they're postmarked by Election Day, even if they arrive in the following days.
Bolts reported on the conservative push to end this:
Bolts reported on the conservative push to end this:
Trump Wants Mail Votes to Arrive By Election Day. Red States Are Rushing to Toe the Line. - Bolts
Two more states just banned grace periods for mail ballots that are sent before polls close but arrive after Election Day. Trump and conservative judges stepped up attacks, too.
boltsmag.org
November 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
SCOTUS today agreed to hear a case that could strike down what's known as a "grace period," the practice many states have of allowing mail-in ballots to count if they're postmarked by Election Day, even if they arrive in the following days.
Bolts reported on the conservative push to end this:
Bolts reported on the conservative push to end this:
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Pretty much all affordability discourse could benefit from just posting this chart.
If you're in the better off America, all the luxury goods you want in excess are for the most part much cheaper. If you're in the poorer America, most of the shit you need to live/grow is more expensive.
If you're in the better off America, all the luxury goods you want in excess are for the most part much cheaper. If you're in the poorer America, most of the shit you need to live/grow is more expensive.
November 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Pretty much all affordability discourse could benefit from just posting this chart.
If you're in the better off America, all the luxury goods you want in excess are for the most part much cheaper. If you're in the poorer America, most of the shit you need to live/grow is more expensive.
If you're in the better off America, all the luxury goods you want in excess are for the most part much cheaper. If you're in the poorer America, most of the shit you need to live/grow is more expensive.
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I am a Leo and feel however you want but at our best
We find the inability to be happy and celebrate others without needing to be centered CONTEMPTIBLE
they planned on using Tuesday to cave and when folks did too well?
They then took that away by “doing the hard thing”
We find the inability to be happy and celebrate others without needing to be centered CONTEMPTIBLE
they planned on using Tuesday to cave and when folks did too well?
They then took that away by “doing the hard thing”
November 10, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I am a Leo and feel however you want but at our best
We find the inability to be happy and celebrate others without needing to be centered CONTEMPTIBLE
they planned on using Tuesday to cave and when folks did too well?
They then took that away by “doing the hard thing”
We find the inability to be happy and celebrate others without needing to be centered CONTEMPTIBLE
they planned on using Tuesday to cave and when folks did too well?
They then took that away by “doing the hard thing”
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I agree partway with @joshtpm.bsky.social.
Basically, he suggests (my gloss), you have to recognize how unbelievably bad things were just a few months ago. Yes, today's vote was a massive and pathetic cave. But for these Senate Dems, it actually represents progress.
True! However—
Basically, he suggests (my gloss), you have to recognize how unbelievably bad things were just a few months ago. Yes, today's vote was a massive and pathetic cave. But for these Senate Dems, it actually represents progress.
True! However—
November 10, 2025 at 5:57 AM
I agree partway with @joshtpm.bsky.social.
Basically, he suggests (my gloss), you have to recognize how unbelievably bad things were just a few months ago. Yes, today's vote was a massive and pathetic cave. But for these Senate Dems, it actually represents progress.
True! However—
Basically, he suggests (my gloss), you have to recognize how unbelievably bad things were just a few months ago. Yes, today's vote was a massive and pathetic cave. But for these Senate Dems, it actually represents progress.
True! However—
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President Trump has issued pardons for Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman, Mark Meadows, Christina Bobb, Boris Epshteyn, and dozens of GOP electors and others tied to efforts to overturn the 2020 election, according to pardon attorney Ed Martin.
November 10, 2025 at 6:46 AM
President Trump has issued pardons for Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman, Mark Meadows, Christina Bobb, Boris Epshteyn, and dozens of GOP electors and others tied to efforts to overturn the 2020 election, according to pardon attorney Ed Martin.
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CPL is an absolute palace to the people and these proposed cuts are abominable. Artificial austerity. Chicago folks, read this, check the links to bug the mayor and your alders—this can be fought and won.
The People Want to Read: on the massive budget cuts proposed for Chicago Public Library. What's at stake and what you can do, whether or not you live in Chicago.
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The People Want To Read: On Massive Budget Cuts Proposed in Chicago
If passed, Chicago Public Library will lose half their budget for acquiring new books and materials.
buttondown.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:17 PM
CPL is an absolute palace to the people and these proposed cuts are abominable. Artificial austerity. Chicago folks, read this, check the links to bug the mayor and your alders—this can be fought and won.
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Okay I guess worldwide butlerian Jihad is a sort of reckoning with the issue at least
November 9, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Okay I guess worldwide butlerian Jihad is a sort of reckoning with the issue at least
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BREAKING: Trump’s ICE bans Christians and all people from praying “in front of or inside” the Broadview ICE facility.
So, forced prayer in school is good, but volunteer prayer for the prisoner is banned.
This is what white nationalist Christianity looks like. This is Trump’s fascist America. Smh.
So, forced prayer in school is good, but volunteer prayer for the prisoner is banned.
This is what white nationalist Christianity looks like. This is Trump’s fascist America. Smh.
November 9, 2025 at 5:28 AM
BREAKING: Trump’s ICE bans Christians and all people from praying “in front of or inside” the Broadview ICE facility.
So, forced prayer in school is good, but volunteer prayer for the prisoner is banned.
This is what white nationalist Christianity looks like. This is Trump’s fascist America. Smh.
So, forced prayer in school is good, but volunteer prayer for the prisoner is banned.
This is what white nationalist Christianity looks like. This is Trump’s fascist America. Smh.
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the "proliferation of AI...in library and education spaces would not be possible...without the precedent of book bans...once you have a culture in which all expertise is denigrated & considered nonessential, you create the circumstances in which AI can flourish” www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
AI Is Supercharging the War on Libraries, Education, and Human Knowledge
"Fascism and AI, whether or not they have the same goals, they sure are working to accelerate one another."
www.404media.co
November 7, 2025 at 7:15 PM
the "proliferation of AI...in library and education spaces would not be possible...without the precedent of book bans...once you have a culture in which all expertise is denigrated & considered nonessential, you create the circumstances in which AI can flourish” www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
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This is obscene.
Two panels commemorating the contribution of Black American soldiers towards the liberation of the Netherlands in World War Two have been quietly removed from a cemetery in Limburg. It follows a complaint by right-wing think tank The Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission.
November 9, 2025 at 5:52 AM
This is obscene.
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Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco/Bay Area - here are some restaurants helping with food if you’re struggling with loss of SNAP benefits.
Please share!
Please share!
November 7, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco/Bay Area - here are some restaurants helping with food if you’re struggling with loss of SNAP benefits.
Please share!
Please share!
If I still shopped at Target, the last thing I want is someone getting my way when I walk through the door, unless they're rushing ahead of me to unlock the allergy meds.
Target greeters trying to lure us back:
November 7, 2025 at 9:36 PM
If I still shopped at Target, the last thing I want is someone getting my way when I walk through the door, unless they're rushing ahead of me to unlock the allergy meds.
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In the last month at O’Hare International Airport, federal agents have repeatedly abducted rideshare drivers with legal work permits from their cars and disappeared them to immigration jails or fast-track deportation flights.
November 6, 2025 at 9:18 PM
In the last month at O’Hare International Airport, federal agents have repeatedly abducted rideshare drivers with legal work permits from their cars and disappeared them to immigration jails or fast-track deportation flights.
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I will never understand the people who can look at this and shrug.
November 7, 2025 at 7:39 AM
I will never understand the people who can look at this and shrug.
The latest Lawyer Ex Machina is out: Ether's value tumbles after a hack, Getty Images loses in UK court against Stability AI on the issue of copyright, CA pushes browser companies for a single opt-out for selling user data, and more #lawsky #lawlibrarians #legaltech buttondown.com/LawyerExMach...
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A small newsletter on legaltech
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November 6, 2025 at 8:21 PM
The latest Lawyer Ex Machina is out: Ether's value tumbles after a hack, Getty Images loses in UK court against Stability AI on the issue of copyright, CA pushes browser companies for a single opt-out for selling user data, and more #lawsky #lawlibrarians #legaltech buttondown.com/LawyerExMach...
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Most popular in our church Free Pantry:
Pouch tuna
Crackers
Granola bars
Bottled water
Any kind of waterproof blanket or slicker
Fresh fruit
Face masks,if they are black earloop.
Pouch tuna
Crackers
Granola bars
Bottled water
Any kind of waterproof blanket or slicker
Fresh fruit
Face masks,if they are black earloop.
I love the little free pantry library things, but please remember that canned foods are hard for a lot of people for a lot of reasons, and if you are going to stock cans, stick to ones with pop tabs.
Please remember the varied needs of the real people experiencing food insecurity.
Please remember the varied needs of the real people experiencing food insecurity.
November 6, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Most popular in our church Free Pantry:
Pouch tuna
Crackers
Granola bars
Bottled water
Any kind of waterproof blanket or slicker
Fresh fruit
Face masks,if they are black earloop.
Pouch tuna
Crackers
Granola bars
Bottled water
Any kind of waterproof blanket or slicker
Fresh fruit
Face masks,if they are black earloop.
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Attention has (justly) gone to the abuses in Chicago but the assaults in Los Angeles never ended. The military left but they were guarding building. DHS paramilitaries remain active in L.A. it's bad.
Don’t think ppl understand the terror the Feds are unleashing on the streets of LA right now. Roving patrols targeting vulnerable individuals. It’s horrible.
There’s no one coming to save us except ourselves.
There’s no one coming to save us except ourselves.
The past week+ has been really intense in Los Angeles. We need all of the help, support, & attention we can get. Feds are literally roving the streets snatch & grabbing vulnerable individuals. It's horrific. We need to do more.
November 6, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Attention has (justly) gone to the abuses in Chicago but the assaults in Los Angeles never ended. The military left but they were guarding building. DHS paramilitaries remain active in L.A. it's bad.
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BREAKING: Starbucks workers have just authorized a massive strike.
Union Starbucks baristas voted to authorize the strike by 92%.
Now baristas in over 25 cities could launch an unfair labor practice strike on Thursday, November 13th.
Union Starbucks baristas voted to authorize the strike by 92%.
Now baristas in over 25 cities could launch an unfair labor practice strike on Thursday, November 13th.
November 5, 2025 at 5:13 PM
BREAKING: Starbucks workers have just authorized a massive strike.
Union Starbucks baristas voted to authorize the strike by 92%.
Now baristas in over 25 cities could launch an unfair labor practice strike on Thursday, November 13th.
Union Starbucks baristas voted to authorize the strike by 92%.
Now baristas in over 25 cities could launch an unfair labor practice strike on Thursday, November 13th.
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I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.
November 5, 2025 at 12:13 PM
I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.
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ah, perhaps instead of pumping millions into endless factional infighting Dem donors could invest in making local Dem organizations genuine civic spaces that can reach people during and between elections
November 5, 2025 at 12:49 PM
ah, perhaps instead of pumping millions into endless factional infighting Dem donors could invest in making local Dem organizations genuine civic spaces that can reach people during and between elections
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Two days ago, the Trump Administration said it would comply with two court orders and release SNAP emergency funds.
Now, he's contradicting his own Administration. Is Trump depriving hungry people of food assistance? Americans need their SNAP benefits and we need answers.
Now, he's contradicting his own Administration. Is Trump depriving hungry people of food assistance? Americans need their SNAP benefits and we need answers.
November 6, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Two days ago, the Trump Administration said it would comply with two court orders and release SNAP emergency funds.
Now, he's contradicting his own Administration. Is Trump depriving hungry people of food assistance? Americans need their SNAP benefits and we need answers.
Now, he's contradicting his own Administration. Is Trump depriving hungry people of food assistance? Americans need their SNAP benefits and we need answers.
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Reposting because, and I say this with love, some of you are going to see this and go “oh shit, I need to check my bottle” and then immediately forget about it so if this could affect you, go check right now before you even scroll to the next post, I mean it.
As a headsup for anyone on Vyvanse, you should go check your lot numbers.
www.health.com/adhd-medicat...
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FDA Announces Nationwide Recall of ADHD Medication—Check Your Cabinets Now
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries has recalled several lots lisdexamfetamine dimesylate capsules, a generic form of Vyvanse, after testing found they failed to dissolve properly.
www.health.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Reposting because, and I say this with love, some of you are going to see this and go “oh shit, I need to check my bottle” and then immediately forget about it so if this could affect you, go check right now before you even scroll to the next post, I mean it.
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it was radicalizing to realize when i was young that i did not want kids and how utterly, violently american society wanted to force them on me
while simultaneously knowing that my friends who did want kids were similarly, violently denied from having them or raising them in a good environment
while simultaneously knowing that my friends who did want kids were similarly, violently denied from having them or raising them in a good environment
Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to our analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%.
(Published February)
(Published February)
Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.
ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.
www.propublica.org
November 6, 2025 at 2:38 AM
it was radicalizing to realize when i was young that i did not want kids and how utterly, violently american society wanted to force them on me
while simultaneously knowing that my friends who did want kids were similarly, violently denied from having them or raising them in a good environment
while simultaneously knowing that my friends who did want kids were similarly, violently denied from having them or raising them in a good environment