Elijah Nelson
@sintra4.bsky.social
He/Him. Autistic. 30-years-old. Oregonian. Animal lover, especially snakes. Loves games. Former hospital worker. Trying to reach *maturity*.
All angry posts and most blocked accounts are a result of PTSD. I'm sorry. Working on it.
All angry posts and most blocked accounts are a result of PTSD. I'm sorry. Working on it.
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Yup. They can’t wrap their brains around standing up to power of any kind. So pathetic
January 26, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Yup. They can’t wrap their brains around standing up to power of any kind. So pathetic
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The average wine mom probably also has more relevant organizational and leadership experience than anyone involved in running DHS.
January 26, 2026 at 6:31 PM
The average wine mom probably also has more relevant organizational and leadership experience than anyone involved in running DHS.
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A big part of the story here is that women like Renee Good are braver and stronger than they could have ever imagined and that just doesn't fit with what MAGA men tell themselves about how gender works. It just does not compute.
January 26, 2026 at 6:18 PM
A big part of the story here is that women like Renee Good are braver and stronger than they could have ever imagined and that just doesn't fit with what MAGA men tell themselves about how gender works. It just does not compute.
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Fascists don’t comprehend the simple mundane courageous altruism of ordinary everyday people, because in order for them to believe the things fascism requires they believe, that kind of altruism cannot exist. If it appears, it’s only a cynical lie
January 26, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Fascists don’t comprehend the simple mundane courageous altruism of ordinary everyday people, because in order for them to believe the things fascism requires they believe, that kind of altruism cannot exist. If it appears, it’s only a cynical lie
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The 2029 Pretti Good Act will establish a commission to identify all agents, create a detailed accounting of all acts, and hold criminally liable as necessary. Agents who voluntarily and truthfully disclose will be granted some leniency, provided their crimes did not include murder or torture.
When I say this agency [ICE and CBP] CAN’T be reformed this is why.
January 26, 2026 at 6:28 PM
The 2029 Pretti Good Act will establish a commission to identify all agents, create a detailed accounting of all acts, and hold criminally liable as necessary. Agents who voluntarily and truthfully disclose will be granted some leniency, provided their crimes did not include murder or torture.
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Every time someone tells me that interoperable protocols are too complicated for the average person, I point out that they use email and the web.
The goal needs to be to get atproto to the point that it is just "how the internet works" and the details fade into the background like https & smtp.
The goal needs to be to get atproto to the point that it is just "how the internet works" and the details fade into the background like https & smtp.
Today, your most-used interoperable protocols are probably smtp, delivering your email, and https, loading web pages
Interoperability means you can use Gmail and Outlook, or Chrome and Firefox, to access the data that's moving over the same agreed-upon (protocol) rails
ATProto does that for social
Interoperability means you can use Gmail and Outlook, or Chrome and Firefox, to access the data that's moving over the same agreed-upon (protocol) rails
ATProto does that for social
Correct. We refer to that as "interoperability". It works because Blacksky and Bluesky operate on the same protocol which is a social contract on how data should be shared so that all of our apps can work the same or similarly and users have familiar experiences while benefiting from more choice.
January 26, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Every time someone tells me that interoperable protocols are too complicated for the average person, I point out that they use email and the web.
The goal needs to be to get atproto to the point that it is just "how the internet works" and the details fade into the background like https & smtp.
The goal needs to be to get atproto to the point that it is just "how the internet works" and the details fade into the background like https & smtp.
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[stares directly into the camera]
![Ben Terris
@bterris
X.com
"[My father] had one problem," Trump said. "
He started getting, what do they call it?" He pointed to his forehead and looked to his press secretary for the word that escaped him.
"Alzheimer's," Leavitt said.
"Like an Alzheimer's thing," Trump said. "Well, I don't have it."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:drfb2pdjlnsqkfgsoellcahm/bafkreiddfjrkrizv6r5szmevc7gl3bgwmcoub2i7ondb7cpnnqslhsjtvi@jpeg)
January 26, 2026 at 3:30 PM
[stares directly into the camera]
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A reality hard to convey to those outside communities on the front lines. So many of us wanted to just be ourselves, but the realities of poverty, oppression and injustice are vast and brutal.
So trans people organize and fight. We have to. We're radical because we can't turn away from the truth.
So trans people organize and fight. We have to. We're radical because we can't turn away from the truth.
you know, i never wanted to be an organizer or anarchist or activist. all i wanted growing up was to play video games and study space.
but i heard people voicing warning signs back in 2017, and it got to me.
i dont organize bcz i wanna be a hero. i organize because i want to stay alive
but i heard people voicing warning signs back in 2017, and it got to me.
i dont organize bcz i wanna be a hero. i organize because i want to stay alive
January 26, 2026 at 3:09 PM
A reality hard to convey to those outside communities on the front lines. So many of us wanted to just be ourselves, but the realities of poverty, oppression and injustice are vast and brutal.
So trans people organize and fight. We have to. We're radical because we can't turn away from the truth.
So trans people organize and fight. We have to. We're radical because we can't turn away from the truth.
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have they considered wandering off into the woods and getting eaten by wolves about it
January 26, 2026 at 5:22 PM
have they considered wandering off into the woods and getting eaten by wolves about it
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It can get lower!
Morale plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports
Morale plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports
Morale plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports
www.independent.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 6:43 PM
It can get lower!
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This administration is not seeking the truth about Alex Pretti’s killing. It is trying to control the narrative before facts can surface. Smearing the dead, ignoring video evidence, and blocking investigations is not law and order. It is the erosion of democratic accountability in real time.
January 26, 2026 at 5:50 PM
This administration is not seeking the truth about Alex Pretti’s killing. It is trying to control the narrative before facts can surface. Smearing the dead, ignoring video evidence, and blocking investigations is not law and order. It is the erosion of democratic accountability in real time.
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I know respectability politics are bullshit, I know perfect victim narratives are toxic and harmful, but it really is so striking to me that they’re not only murdering white people, THESE are the white people they’re murdering
On film, in the midst of trying to help people
On film, in the midst of trying to help people
The execution of Alex Pretti is playing so badly because you can look at his actions and life story - his last act was helping, boy scout, athlete, health care worker to veterans - and compare those to the men who killed him and know which you would want to be your son, brother, father, uncle.
January 26, 2026 at 5:45 PM
I know respectability politics are bullshit, I know perfect victim narratives are toxic and harmful, but it really is so striking to me that they’re not only murdering white people, THESE are the white people they’re murdering
On film, in the midst of trying to help people
On film, in the midst of trying to help people
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The execution of Alex Pretti is playing so badly because you can look at his actions and life story - his last act was helping, boy scout, athlete, health care worker to veterans - and compare those to the men who killed him and know which you would want to be your son, brother, father, uncle.
January 26, 2026 at 4:18 PM
The execution of Alex Pretti is playing so badly because you can look at his actions and life story - his last act was helping, boy scout, athlete, health care worker to veterans - and compare those to the men who killed him and know which you would want to be your son, brother, father, uncle.
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It’s important to stop all of this before they get better at it.
January 26, 2026 at 6:32 AM
It’s important to stop all of this before they get better at it.
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ICE and CBP agents need to understand they're going to be wearing those masks for the rest of their lives.
January 24, 2026 at 4:29 AM
ICE and CBP agents need to understand they're going to be wearing those masks for the rest of their lives.
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This is essentially what governments did in the late 1900s and early 2000s with respect to Nazis. Whether you were a lowly concentration camp guard or in Hitler's inner circle, if there was evidence you were a Nazi, it was straight to jail with your walker.
It worked.
It worked.
Maybe instead of identifying specific ICE agents who do particularly heinous things, we could just penalize everyone who was on payroll at the agency starting by a certain date.
January 24, 2026 at 3:49 AM
This is essentially what governments did in the late 1900s and early 2000s with respect to Nazis. Whether you were a lowly concentration camp guard or in Hitler's inner circle, if there was evidence you were a Nazi, it was straight to jail with your walker.
It worked.
It worked.
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This bill by a Washington State Democratic legislator would prevent any law enforcement agency in the state from hiring anyone employed as a sworn ICE officer after January 20, 2025. A good start, I say. Make them outcasts.
Rep. Simmons introduces ICE Out Act of 2026 prohibiting hiring of ICE officers – Tarra Simmons
housedemocrats.wa.gov
January 24, 2026 at 4:35 AM
This bill by a Washington State Democratic legislator would prevent any law enforcement agency in the state from hiring anyone employed as a sworn ICE officer after January 20, 2025. A good start, I say. Make them outcasts.
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This👇. Every day more illegal detentions and brutality from Trump’s ICE gestapo. 😡🤬
they went to an emergency room seeking help for their 7 year old child.
ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents.
the family is here legally.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents.
the family is here legally.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
ICE detains family seeking emergency care for child at Portland hospital
The Venezuelan parents and their 7-year-old daughter entered the U.S. legally.
www.oregonlive.com
January 24, 2026 at 6:53 AM
This👇. Every day more illegal detentions and brutality from Trump’s ICE gestapo. 😡🤬
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Former advisor to Clinton, Obama, and Biden with a really poor understanding here of UBI but of course thousands of words to go on and on about how the answer is a collection of targeted benefits and "double dignity jobs" lol. JFC.
UBI enables the pursuit of purpose
UBI is dignity as a HUMAN RIGHT
UBI enables the pursuit of purpose
UBI is dignity as a HUMAN RIGHT
My new piece: “An Economic Dignity Compact for the AI Age”
We - not the largest AI interests - must shape our economic destiny.
The answer’s not UBI: it’s a focus on purpose, work, contribution, double dignity jobs & a universal economic dignity floor
democracyjournal.org/arguments/an...
We - not the largest AI interests - must shape our economic destiny.
The answer’s not UBI: it’s a focus on purpose, work, contribution, double dignity jobs & a universal economic dignity floor
democracyjournal.org/arguments/an...
An Economic Dignity Compact for the AI Age
Technology does not shape our destiny. We still have the power to do that—if we keep human well-being, happiness, and dignity top of mind.
democracyjournal.org
January 24, 2026 at 6:22 AM
Former advisor to Clinton, Obama, and Biden with a really poor understanding here of UBI but of course thousands of words to go on and on about how the answer is a collection of targeted benefits and "double dignity jobs" lol. JFC.
UBI enables the pursuit of purpose
UBI is dignity as a HUMAN RIGHT
UBI enables the pursuit of purpose
UBI is dignity as a HUMAN RIGHT
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Transphobia is a cancer of the heart and mind.
It is a useless fear, based on ignorance and cruelty.
Trans people are not responsible for a single one of the problems we face.
Do the world a favor and grow the fuck up.
It is a useless fear, based on ignorance and cruelty.
Trans people are not responsible for a single one of the problems we face.
Do the world a favor and grow the fuck up.
January 24, 2026 at 3:15 AM
Transphobia is a cancer of the heart and mind.
It is a useless fear, based on ignorance and cruelty.
Trans people are not responsible for a single one of the problems we face.
Do the world a favor and grow the fuck up.
It is a useless fear, based on ignorance and cruelty.
Trans people are not responsible for a single one of the problems we face.
Do the world a favor and grow the fuck up.
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David Easterwood, Southern Baptist pastor at Cities Church, St Paul, MN & ICE field director - spreading the love of Jesus 24/7.
January 23, 2026 at 3:28 AM
David Easterwood, Southern Baptist pastor at Cities Church, St Paul, MN & ICE field director - spreading the love of Jesus 24/7.
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We are all closer to being homeless than a billionaire. They should not exist until we figure out a UBI. Trillionaire should never exist, for many years.
Former Eagles defensive tackle Kevin Johnson killed in Los Angeles homeless encampment.
Former Eagles defensive tackle Kevin Johnson killed in Los Angeles homeless encampment
Former NFL defensive tackle Kevin Johnson was killed this week at a homeless encampment in Los Angeles.
www.nbcsports.com
January 23, 2026 at 8:43 PM
We are all closer to being homeless than a billionaire. They should not exist until we figure out a UBI. Trillionaire should never exist, for many years.
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All three people arrested by the feds in connection with the protest at the ICE pastor's church — Nekima Levy-Armstrong, Chauntyll Allen, and William Kelly — have now been ordered released.
Judge's order as to the first two: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Judge's order as to the first two: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 23, 2026 at 10:04 PM
All three people arrested by the feds in connection with the protest at the ICE pastor's church — Nekima Levy-Armstrong, Chauntyll Allen, and William Kelly — have now been ordered released.
Judge's order as to the first two: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Judge's order as to the first two: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Polarization and state violence are not new.
What stands out now, to me, is state surveillance capacity has expanded, wealth and power have consolidated, corruption has increased, and institutions are weakened.
But there are more of us “resisting” now than there were then.
We can win.
We must.
What stands out now, to me, is state surveillance capacity has expanded, wealth and power have consolidated, corruption has increased, and institutions are weakened.
But there are more of us “resisting” now than there were then.
We can win.
We must.
January 24, 2026 at 5:59 AM
Polarization and state violence are not new.
What stands out now, to me, is state surveillance capacity has expanded, wealth and power have consolidated, corruption has increased, and institutions are weakened.
But there are more of us “resisting” now than there were then.
We can win.
We must.
What stands out now, to me, is state surveillance capacity has expanded, wealth and power have consolidated, corruption has increased, and institutions are weakened.
But there are more of us “resisting” now than there were then.
We can win.
We must.