@anneelef.bsky.social
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If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
February 5, 2026 at 12:16 AM
If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
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Fold in the cheese.
January 30, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Fold in the cheese.
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👀 @cookpolitical.com moves #CO05 from Solid R to Likely R. This Colorado Springs based seat has never been held by a D since it was created. #copolitics
January 15, 2026 at 5:24 PM
👀 @cookpolitical.com moves #CO05 from Solid R to Likely R. This Colorado Springs based seat has never been held by a D since it was created. #copolitics
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They are cosplaying bullies and losers, playing soldier on the public dime.
January 14, 2026 at 3:31 PM
They are cosplaying bullies and losers, playing soldier on the public dime.
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SEN. KELLY: “How many generations of Donald Trump’s family have served in the military? ZERO.”
January 5, 2026 at 10:58 PM
SEN. KELLY: “How many generations of Donald Trump’s family have served in the military? ZERO.”
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How it Started How it's going
November 23, 2025 at 6:23 PM
How it Started How it's going
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This isn’t really surprising, given the history of D20 candidates, and likely won’t change any voter’s mind, but now we know.
coloradotimesrecorder.com/2023/10/laws...
coloradotimesrecorder.com/2023/10/laws...
Lawsuit Alleges D20 Board Candidate Defrauded Military Health Insurance
“I have run a business where we had to work within the lines,” said conservative Academy School District 20 Board of Education candidate Amy Shandy during an Oct. 4 candidate...
coloradotimesrecorder.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:13 PM
This isn’t really surprising, given the history of D20 candidates, and likely won’t change any voter’s mind, but now we know.
coloradotimesrecorder.com/2023/10/laws...
coloradotimesrecorder.com/2023/10/laws...
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Shoutout to the VA for getting me my FOIA response *on* election day. Better late than never, I guess.
coloradotimesrecorder.com/2025/11/co-s...
coloradotimesrecorder.com/2025/11/co-s...
CO Springs School Board Candidate has History of Complaints, Misconduct at VA
Eddie Waldrep, a candidate for the Academy School District 20 Board of Education, has touted his experience as clinical psychologist for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). His campaign website.....
coloradotimesrecorder.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Shoutout to the VA for getting me my FOIA response *on* election day. Better late than never, I guess.
coloradotimesrecorder.com/2025/11/co-s...
coloradotimesrecorder.com/2025/11/co-s...
Waste, Fraud, and Abuse
Corruption watch
“The Department of Homeland Security has purchased two Gulfstream private jets for Kristi Noem, the secretary, and other top department officials at a cost of $172 million”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...
October 18, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Waste, Fraud, and Abuse
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Cartoon by John Deering.
October 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Cartoon by John Deering.
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Nothing like showing concern for victims of political assassinations
Q: Do you think it would've been fitting to lower the flags to half staff when Melissa Hortman, the Minnesota House Speaker, was gunned down by an assassin?
TRUMP: I'm not familiar. The who?
TRUMP: I'm not familiar. The who?
September 15, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Nothing like showing concern for victims of political assassinations
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Before the hearing begins, a reminder…
Battling Infectious Diseases in the 20th Century: The Impact of Vaccines
The number of infected people, measured over 70-some years and across all 50 states and the District of Columbia, generally declined after vaccines were introduced.
graphics.wsj.com
September 4, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Before the hearing begins, a reminder…
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THANK YOU #POTUS for acknowledging Ukraine's Independence Day is what I would've written yesterday if he hadn't completely ignored it.
#SlavaUkraine 🇺🇦
#SlavaUkraine 🇺🇦
August 25, 2025 at 9:27 PM
THANK YOU #POTUS for acknowledging Ukraine's Independence Day is what I would've written yesterday if he hadn't completely ignored it.
#SlavaUkraine 🇺🇦
#SlavaUkraine 🇺🇦
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“Would have never happened if I were President.”
August 16, 2025 at 6:58 PM
“Would have never happened if I were President.”
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Yup, this is indeed what happened.
August 5, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Yup, this is indeed what happened.
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I recently complained/asked how to stop (there were no good answers) the Democratic fundraising texts. A friend shared this piece about what a total scam it is: "$11 million of the $678 million raised from individuals has made its way to candidates, campaigns, or the national party committees."
The Mothership Vortex: An Investigation Into the Firm at the Heart of the Democratic Spam Machine
How a single consulting firm extracted $282 million from a network of spam PACs while delivering just $11 million to actual campaigns.
data4democracy.substack.com
August 4, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I recently complained/asked how to stop (there were no good answers) the Democratic fundraising texts. A friend shared this piece about what a total scam it is: "$11 million of the $678 million raised from individuals has made its way to candidates, campaigns, or the national party committees."
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Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Niall Maher. #NewYorkerCartoons
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July 21, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Niall Maher. #NewYorkerCartoons
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Cf. "I love America more than any other country in the world and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually." James Baldwin, & me.
July 3, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Cf. "I love America more than any other country in the world and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually." James Baldwin, & me.
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Keep reminding folks of this.
The Senators that voted 'yes' on this disastrous bill represent more than 30 million FEWER Americans than the Senators that voted 'no.'
July 2, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Keep reminding folks of this.
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“We’re the good guys,” I tell myself as a 6-year-old leukemia patient pees his pants in fear. I adjust my black mask and sunglasses in the mirror, making sure to hide my identity. “I am not evil,” I whisper.
Monstrous:
"They were crying in fear. One of the agents at one point lifted up his shirt, which displayed the gun that he was carrying....The 6-year-old boy was terrified to see the gun. He urinated on himself and wet all his clothing. No one offered him a change of clothing for many hours."
"They were crying in fear. One of the agents at one point lifted up his shirt, which displayed the gun that he was carrying....The 6-year-old boy was terrified to see the gun. He urinated on himself and wet all his clothing. No one offered him a change of clothing for many hours."
ICE arrested a 6-year-old boy with leukemia at immigration court. His family is suing.
A Honduran mother and her two children — ages 6 and 9 — sued the Trump administration over their arrest at Los Angeles Immigration Court, the first lawsuit challenging the arrests of children under a ...
www.tpr.org
June 27, 2025 at 7:17 PM
“We’re the good guys,” I tell myself as a 6-year-old leukemia patient pees his pants in fear. I adjust my black mask and sunglasses in the mirror, making sure to hide my identity. “I am not evil,” I whisper.
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It should not be lost on anyone that Minnesota Rep Melissa Hortman, who was shot to death in her home last night by an assassin, was a gun safety advocate who worked tirelessly to protect her constituents from gun violence.
June 14, 2025 at 4:18 PM
It should not be lost on anyone that Minnesota Rep Melissa Hortman, who was shot to death in her home last night by an assassin, was a gun safety advocate who worked tirelessly to protect her constituents from gun violence.
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Kristi Noem, our homeland security secretary, does not know a literally 1000-year-old core legal principle. Arguably the first, foundational legal principle of a free society.
HASSAN: What is habeas corpus?
NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country
HASSAN: That's incorrect
NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country
HASSAN: That's incorrect
May 20, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Kristi Noem, our homeland security secretary, does not know a literally 1000-year-old core legal principle. Arguably the first, foundational legal principle of a free society.
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Yeah I feel super bad for these investors. </s>
How best to describe a POTUS-endorsed investment opportunity where 58 people make money while 764,000 get taken to the cleaners?
www.salon.com/2025/05/07/7...
www.salon.com/2025/05/07/7...
764,000 have lost money on Trump meme coin
The president is promoting the coin as a chance to dine with him and tour the White House.
www.salon.com
May 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Yeah I feel super bad for these investors. </s>