Eleanor Skelton
@eleanorskelton.bsky.social
journalist | high school teacher | ENFP | 4w5 | ♍️☀️♍️🌙♒️⬆️ | enby | homeschool alum | neurodivergent ex-IFB survivor | 📍 Colorado Springs | 📧 eleanor.k.skelton AT gmail.com
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Despite knowing Clint Massie was abusing girls for years, church leaders never reported him to police.
It felt like “a group of people who are not just trying to protect someone — but something,” the DA said. “They have enabled something awful here.”
With @startribune.com
It felt like “a group of people who are not just trying to protect someone — but something,” the DA said. “They have enabled something awful here.”
With @startribune.com
Young Girls Were Sexually Abused by a Church Member. They Were Told to Forgive and Forget.
In Minnesota, leaders of an Old Apostolic Lutheran Church community enabled a child abuser by telling his victims that once the sins were “washed away in the blood of reconciliation,” they could never...
www.propublica.org
November 23, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Despite knowing Clint Massie was abusing girls for years, church leaders never reported him to police.
It felt like “a group of people who are not just trying to protect someone — but something,” the DA said. “They have enabled something awful here.”
With @startribune.com
It felt like “a group of people who are not just trying to protect someone — but something,” the DA said. “They have enabled something awful here.”
With @startribune.com
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Imagine, if you will, that NASA updated its website to suggest gravity might not exist, prompting CalTech and CERN to release statements saying, "With great sadness, we can no longer recommend listening to NASA."
This is what's happening in epidemiology.
This is what's happening in epidemiology.
November 21, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Imagine, if you will, that NASA updated its website to suggest gravity might not exist, prompting CalTech and CERN to release statements saying, "With great sadness, we can no longer recommend listening to NASA."
This is what's happening in epidemiology.
This is what's happening in epidemiology.
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Police took the former president into custody amid claims he was planning slip away from house arrest using the cover of a protest by supporters
Bolsonaro arrested over ‘plan to flee Brazil’ before prison sentence
Police took the former president into custody amid claims he was planning slip away from house arrest using the cover of a protest by supporters
www.thetimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Police took the former president into custody amid claims he was planning slip away from house arrest using the cover of a protest by supporters
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US aviation administration issues warning amid 'worsening security' and growing 'military activity' around Venezuela.
US warns civilian flights as military activity around Venezuela increases
US aviation administration issues warning amid 'worsening security' and growing 'military activity' around Venezuela.
bit.ly
November 22, 2025 at 6:30 AM
US aviation administration issues warning amid 'worsening security' and growing 'military activity' around Venezuela.
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President Donald Trump said Friday night that he's "immediately" terminating temporary legal protections for Somali migrants living in Minnesota. The state has the nation's largest Somali community. n.pr/43La07b
Trump says he's terminating legal protections for Somali migrants in Minnesota
President Donald Trump said Friday night that he's "immediately" terminating temporary legal protections for Somali migrants living in Minnesota. The state has the nation's largest Somali community.
n.pr
November 22, 2025 at 6:32 AM
President Donald Trump said Friday night that he's "immediately" terminating temporary legal protections for Somali migrants living in Minnesota. The state has the nation's largest Somali community. n.pr/43La07b
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A relentless desire to keep dreaming
November 20, 2025 at 5:28 PM
A relentless desire to keep dreaming
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Long-simmering tensions between President Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz are boiling over, with White House allies convinced that the Texas Republican is aiming to boost his 2028 presidential prospects at the expense of VP Vance.
An early 2028 fight erupts as the White House stews over Sen. Ted Cruz
President Donald Trump's aides and allies are irritated with Cruz and accusing him of running a counter-agenda designed to challenge Vice President JD Vance for the GOP nomination.
nbcnews.to
November 20, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Long-simmering tensions between President Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz are boiling over, with White House allies convinced that the Texas Republican is aiming to boost his 2028 presidential prospects at the expense of VP Vance.
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"I’m still dealing with the aftermath of the Club Q shooting. That’s the first gay bar I ever went to. I can’t just ignore that pain. I can’t turn away from how my queerness is a big part of who I am." @eleanorskelton.bsky.social
#ClubQshooting #LGBTQ #spiritualabuse #deconstruction #exvangelical
#ClubQshooting #LGBTQ #spiritualabuse #deconstruction #exvangelical
Growing up fundamentalist and queer
By Eleanor Skelton When part of your identity is considered to be a sin, it’s easy to ignore how deeply it shapes who you are. I’m bisexual and non-binary. This means that I experience …
vashtiinitiative.org
November 20, 2025 at 7:54 PM
"I’m still dealing with the aftermath of the Club Q shooting. That’s the first gay bar I ever went to. I can’t just ignore that pain. I can’t turn away from how my queerness is a big part of who I am." @eleanorskelton.bsky.social
#ClubQshooting #LGBTQ #spiritualabuse #deconstruction #exvangelical
#ClubQshooting #LGBTQ #spiritualabuse #deconstruction #exvangelical
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Breaking: In a sharp reversal, Trump said House Republicans should vote to release the Epstein files.
Trump Backs Vote to Release Epstein Files in Sharp Reversal
The vote set for this week had been shaping up as a major test of GOP loyalty to the president.
on.wsj.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Breaking: In a sharp reversal, Trump said House Republicans should vote to release the Epstein files.
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Scotland has the lowest difference in excess mortality between summer and winter despite consistently seeing the coldest winters talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/11/16/s...
Scotland has the lowest difference in excess mortality between summer and winter despite consistently seeing the coldest winters
stewartb O/T Tho’ staying with the challenges of winter, a newly published research paper published by UK Parliament Post has noteworthy statistics on levels of winter mortality …
talkingupscotlandtwo.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Scotland has the lowest difference in excess mortality between summer and winter despite consistently seeing the coldest winters talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/11/16/s...
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
We need to raise the age of consent nationwide to either 21 or 25 years old.
Rental car companies won’t rent to people younger than this because their brains aren’t fully developed. It should be the same for consent.
18 years old is still a child. Also #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles.
Rental car companies won’t rent to people younger than this because their brains aren’t fully developed. It should be the same for consent.
18 years old is still a child. Also #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles.
November 15, 2025 at 7:14 PM
We need to raise the age of consent nationwide to either 21 or 25 years old.
Rental car companies won’t rent to people younger than this because their brains aren’t fully developed. It should be the same for consent.
18 years old is still a child. Also #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles.
Rental car companies won’t rent to people younger than this because their brains aren’t fully developed. It should be the same for consent.
18 years old is still a child. Also #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles.
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“When I treat myself with gentleness, I recover faster. I don’t spiral as deeply, and when I do, I climb out with more patience." https://twloha.com/blog/when-your-emotional-landscape-changes-cyclically/
November 15, 2025 at 7:02 PM
“When I treat myself with gentleness, I recover faster. I don’t spiral as deeply, and when I do, I climb out with more patience." https://twloha.com/blog/when-your-emotional-landscape-changes-cyclically/
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so re: what i just reposted:
My first job, I was making 36,000/year. With inflation, that's now $53,000 but I still see entry level jobs being posted at that rate, in non-profits in the Twin Cities. Program associates posted for barely above 40,000/year.
My first job, I was making 36,000/year. With inflation, that's now $53,000 but I still see entry level jobs being posted at that rate, in non-profits in the Twin Cities. Program associates posted for barely above 40,000/year.
November 15, 2025 at 3:12 PM
so re: what i just reposted:
My first job, I was making 36,000/year. With inflation, that's now $53,000 but I still see entry level jobs being posted at that rate, in non-profits in the Twin Cities. Program associates posted for barely above 40,000/year.
My first job, I was making 36,000/year. With inflation, that's now $53,000 but I still see entry level jobs being posted at that rate, in non-profits in the Twin Cities. Program associates posted for barely above 40,000/year.
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"During daily chapel preaching, the whole student body is told that God doesn’t approve of quitters."
"They see my rare disease life and the disabilities I manage day to day and consider me 'overcoming' the flesh by attending their Bible college." - Rebekah Palmer
#spiritualabuse #chronicillness
"They see my rare disease life and the disabilities I manage day to day and consider me 'overcoming' the flesh by attending their Bible college." - Rebekah Palmer
#spiritualabuse #chronicillness
Ableism in the Church: Part Two
Photo: Image by PublicDomainPictures from Pixabay By Rebekah Palmer Content note: mention of child sexual abuse I’m left in my bottom bunk in my dorm room in tears and panicked breathing, again. Cu…
vashtiinitiative.org
November 15, 2025 at 3:31 AM
"During daily chapel preaching, the whole student body is told that God doesn’t approve of quitters."
"They see my rare disease life and the disabilities I manage day to day and consider me 'overcoming' the flesh by attending their Bible college." - Rebekah Palmer
#spiritualabuse #chronicillness
"They see my rare disease life and the disabilities I manage day to day and consider me 'overcoming' the flesh by attending their Bible college." - Rebekah Palmer
#spiritualabuse #chronicillness
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Robert Dear, the admitted gunman in the 2015 deadly attack at the Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood, will not be going to trial in the state case anytime soon.
Admitted gunman in 2015 Planned Parenthood attack remains unlikely to stand trial
Robert Dear, the admitted gunman in the 2015 deadly attack at the Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood, is in the process of being civilly committed at the federal level.
www.koaa.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Robert Dear, the admitted gunman in the 2015 deadly attack at the Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood, will not be going to trial in the state case anytime soon.
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Lots of folks captioning aurora photos like "for a few minutes we didn't think about politics"
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
November 13, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Lots of folks captioning aurora photos like "for a few minutes we didn't think about politics"
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
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"I feel that it is one of the most human experiences, to feel that something like a disease, or health struggle is not fair. You know why, because it is not fair. Especially if you have been through a hell of a lot already."
#religioustrauma #chronicillness #TrigeminalNeuralgia #IFB #cults
#religioustrauma #chronicillness #TrigeminalNeuralgia #IFB #cults
It’s Not Fair: Living with Chronic Illness
Photo: Image by StockSnap from Pixabay Editorial Note: The following is reprinted with permission from Laura Launderville’s blog. It was originally published on June 25, 2023. By Laura La…
vashtiinitiative.org
November 13, 2025 at 3:45 AM
"I feel that it is one of the most human experiences, to feel that something like a disease, or health struggle is not fair. You know why, because it is not fair. Especially if you have been through a hell of a lot already."
#religioustrauma #chronicillness #TrigeminalNeuralgia #IFB #cults
#religioustrauma #chronicillness #TrigeminalNeuralgia #IFB #cults
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After the coldest air so far this fall in South-Central Texas, a big weather shift is coming.
Here's a look at what you can expect: bit.ly/3LRU6l0
Here's a look at what you can expect: bit.ly/3LRU6l0
November 11, 2025 at 12:45 AM
After the coldest air so far this fall in South-Central Texas, a big weather shift is coming.
Here's a look at what you can expect: bit.ly/3LRU6l0
Here's a look at what you can expect: bit.ly/3LRU6l0
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Anyway a great way to radicalize people is for them to realize that you just abandoned their chance at being able to access and afford health care because you didn’t like waiting in line at the airport.
November 10, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Anyway a great way to radicalize people is for them to realize that you just abandoned their chance at being able to access and afford health care because you didn’t like waiting in line at the airport.
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"The reality is that I was a depressed child. I was an anxious child. I was a traumatized child." - Lydia Joy Launderville
vashtiinitiative.org/2023/05/05/h...
#spiritualabuse #IndependentFundamentalBaptist #religioustrauma #cults #IFB #mentalhealth #support #VashtiCares #mentalhealthmatters
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#spiritualabuse #IndependentFundamentalBaptist #religioustrauma #cults #IFB #mentalhealth #support #VashtiCares #mentalhealthmatters
How Religious Abuse Harmed My Mental Health and How I Healed
Photo: Image by Pexels from Pixabay By Lydia Joy Kaplan “I have mental illness” is a phrase that was very, very hard for me to say out loud to another living soul. Even acknowledging and accepting …
vashtiinitiative.org
November 4, 2025 at 1:41 AM
"The reality is that I was a depressed child. I was an anxious child. I was a traumatized child." - Lydia Joy Launderville
vashtiinitiative.org/2023/05/05/h...
#spiritualabuse #IndependentFundamentalBaptist #religioustrauma #cults #IFB #mentalhealth #support #VashtiCares #mentalhealthmatters
vashtiinitiative.org/2023/05/05/h...
#spiritualabuse #IndependentFundamentalBaptist #religioustrauma #cults #IFB #mentalhealth #support #VashtiCares #mentalhealthmatters
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"When I left the ministry after 20 years, it felt like I was on fire. But eventually, different people convinced me to stop and slow down and heal. The flames of doubt, confusion, and other things began to subside." - Karl Forehand
#spiritualabuse #religioustrauma #healingjourney #deconstruction
#spiritualabuse #religioustrauma #healingjourney #deconstruction
Stop, Drop, and Heal
Photo: Image by misterfarmer from Pixabay Editorial Note: The following is reprinted with permission from Karl Forehand’s blog. It was originally published on January 22, 2024. By Ka…
vashtiinitiative.org
November 6, 2025 at 3:45 AM
"When I left the ministry after 20 years, it felt like I was on fire. But eventually, different people convinced me to stop and slow down and heal. The flames of doubt, confusion, and other things began to subside." - Karl Forehand
#spiritualabuse #religioustrauma #healingjourney #deconstruction
#spiritualabuse #religioustrauma #healingjourney #deconstruction
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"The father of the teenage male who sexually abused me is the youth pastor until my church and school hires someone else. They keep coming to sing to me in my hospital room."
vashtiinitiative.org/2023/06/12/t...
#spiritualabuse #disability #chronicillness #deconstruction #cystinosis #lymphoma
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#spiritualabuse #disability #chronicillness #deconstruction #cystinosis #lymphoma
This Is Me: Disability and Spiritual Abuse
Image by Lily from Pixabay By Rebekah Palmer This essay was first accepted to be included in a story collection supporting National Organization of Rare Disorders, Inc. (NORD), a project titled Kal…
vashtiinitiative.org
November 7, 2025 at 11:32 PM
"The father of the teenage male who sexually abused me is the youth pastor until my church and school hires someone else. They keep coming to sing to me in my hospital room."
vashtiinitiative.org/2023/06/12/t...
#spiritualabuse #disability #chronicillness #deconstruction #cystinosis #lymphoma
vashtiinitiative.org/2023/06/12/t...
#spiritualabuse #disability #chronicillness #deconstruction #cystinosis #lymphoma
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"The theology of an abusive God will no doubt lead to an abusive man. For what kind of a God would purposefully make a person evil, then condemn them for being what they were created to be?"
#spiritualabuse #Calvinism #abusivetheology #religioustrauma #IFB #cults #deconstruction #exvangelical
#spiritualabuse #Calvinism #abusivetheology #religioustrauma #IFB #cults #deconstruction #exvangelical
Too Many Tulips
Photo: Image by Pexels from Pixabay Editorial Note: The following is reprinted with permission from Ida’s blog. It was originally published on June 30, 2023. By Ida Growing up, I wa…
vashtiinitiative.org
November 8, 2025 at 3:58 PM
"The theology of an abusive God will no doubt lead to an abusive man. For what kind of a God would purposefully make a person evil, then condemn them for being what they were created to be?"
#spiritualabuse #Calvinism #abusivetheology #religioustrauma #IFB #cults #deconstruction #exvangelical
#spiritualabuse #Calvinism #abusivetheology #religioustrauma #IFB #cults #deconstruction #exvangelical
It's outrageous that Spotify is running ICE ads. I'm moving to another streaming platform that doesn't profit from exploiting artists while recruiting for ICE. #CancelSpotify app.sosha.ai/s/qPVYjApJ
Don’t Stream Fascism: Cancel Spotify
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November 6, 2025 at 7:01 PM
It's outrageous that Spotify is running ICE ads. I'm moving to another streaming platform that doesn't profit from exploiting artists while recruiting for ICE. #CancelSpotify app.sosha.ai/s/qPVYjApJ