Elie Hess
@eliehess.bsky.social
Software engineer, Magic player, and JRPG enthusiast
Absolutely insane opinion from an appellate judge, complaining about George Soros in the *first line* of a dissent
Uhhh, this belated dissent in the Texas districting case—written by a 79-year-old Reagan appointee—is quite a ride storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 19, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Absolutely insane opinion from an appellate judge, complaining about George Soros in the *first line* of a dissent
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Unless and until some kind of compelling legal and moral argument is presented as to why this is a legitimate use of deadly force, this is just…mass murder.
The military has now killed 27 people as if they were enemy soldiers in a war zone and not criminal suspects. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...
U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says
www.nytimes.com
October 14, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Unless and until some kind of compelling legal and moral argument is presented as to why this is a legitimate use of deadly force, this is just…mass murder.
Rand Paul had his two seconds of having correct takes and decided that was enough of that, apparently
Rand Paul: "People say, 'Oh, people have a right to say things.' Well, actually they don't necessarily have a right to say things. Many people have in their contract what we call a morals clause ... I think it is time for this to be a crackdown on people."
September 16, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Rand Paul had his two seconds of having correct takes and decided that was enough of that, apparently
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All right, I wrote about it:
The White Civility Council
As the nation reckons with the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, there has been a notable trend from mainstream pundits and press outlets. They have tended to downplay or outright i...
campaign-trails.ghost.io
September 13, 2025 at 8:19 PM
All right, I wrote about it:
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Political violence disproportionately hurts people with less power, not people with more power. Political violence will disproportionately hurt people of color and women and LGBTQ people. It’s not fair, but that’s the way it works. Celebrating political violence means at best indifference to that.
Political violence is bad. It usually begets more political violence.
Celebrating political violence is bad. It usually encourages more political violence, against various targets.
Campus shootings are bad. They make everyone on campus less safe.
It's bad that what I wrote here is controversial.
Celebrating political violence is bad. It usually encourages more political violence, against various targets.
Campus shootings are bad. They make everyone on campus less safe.
It's bad that what I wrote here is controversial.
September 10, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Political violence disproportionately hurts people with less power, not people with more power. Political violence will disproportionately hurt people of color and women and LGBTQ people. It’s not fair, but that’s the way it works. Celebrating political violence means at best indifference to that.
Why the fuck is *Rand Paul* the one with the correct takes???
Rand Paul: "The reason we have trials & we don't automatically assume guilt is what if we make a mistake and they happen to be people fleeing the Venezuelan dictator? ... off our coast it isn't our policy just to blow people up ... even the worst people in our country, they still get a trial."
September 4, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Why the fuck is *Rand Paul* the one with the correct takes???
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A Florida court detained a US Citizen for being an "illegal immigrant." He showed the court proof of citizenship. The court agreed—& held him anyway.
I criticized the ruling online & a Florida judge responded by trying to strip me of my law license. I fought back www.qasimrashid.com/p/a-florida-...
I criticized the ruling online & a Florida judge responded by trying to strip me of my law license. I fought back www.qasimrashid.com/p/a-florida-...
A Florida Judge Tried To Strip Me Of My Law License
Why I need your courage now more than ever to combat injustice in our legal systems and protect due process of law for All people in the United States
www.qasimrashid.com
September 2, 2025 at 1:15 AM
A Florida court detained a US Citizen for being an "illegal immigrant." He showed the court proof of citizenship. The court agreed—& held him anyway.
I criticized the ruling online & a Florida judge responded by trying to strip me of my law license. I fought back www.qasimrashid.com/p/a-florida-...
I criticized the ruling online & a Florida judge responded by trying to strip me of my law license. I fought back www.qasimrashid.com/p/a-florida-...
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YouTube Support,
I wish to appeal my ban on the grounds that death threats are acceptable greetings among my people.
Worf
I wish to appeal my ban on the grounds that death threats are acceptable greetings among my people.
Worf
May 12, 2025 at 4:49 PM
YouTube Support,
I wish to appeal my ban on the grounds that death threats are acceptable greetings among my people.
Worf
I wish to appeal my ban on the grounds that death threats are acceptable greetings among my people.
Worf
This is an awesome way to run a campaign
Your first clue.
August 24, 2025 at 7:47 PM
This is an awesome way to run a campaign
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INBOX: Union for Reform Judaism, Central Conference of American Rabbis & American Conference of Cantors issue a lengthy statement declaring:
"Starving Gazan civilians neither will bring Israel the 'total victory' over Hamas it seeks, nor can it be justified by Jewish values or humanitarian law."
"Starving Gazan civilians neither will bring Israel the 'total victory' over Hamas it seeks, nor can it be justified by Jewish values or humanitarian law."
July 28, 2025 at 2:01 AM
INBOX: Union for Reform Judaism, Central Conference of American Rabbis & American Conference of Cantors issue a lengthy statement declaring:
"Starving Gazan civilians neither will bring Israel the 'total victory' over Hamas it seeks, nor can it be justified by Jewish values or humanitarian law."
"Starving Gazan civilians neither will bring Israel the 'total victory' over Hamas it seeks, nor can it be justified by Jewish values or humanitarian law."
To anyone who might still be on Twitter, uh, you're enabling this.
July 8, 2025 at 8:59 PM
To anyone who might still be on Twitter, uh, you're enabling this.
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This is just appalling, disgusting, gutter racism.
Rep. Andy Ogles, a Republican from Tennessee, has sent a letter to Pam Bondi calling for Zohran Mamdani to be stripped of his citizenship and deported.
June 26, 2025 at 7:21 PM
This is just appalling, disgusting, gutter racism.
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Fuck these fascists. Protect trans kids.
June 18, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Fuck these fascists. Protect trans kids.
Baby bunnies!!!!
Did you think I wouldn't also get video? Silly. A silly thing to think.
May 15, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Baby bunnies!!!!
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I'm not sure what's the most graceful way to say this, so bear with me.
Some of you have reached out for my thoughts about the planned "Harry Potter" television series set to debut on HBO next year.
(long thread)
Some of you have reached out for my thoughts about the planned "Harry Potter" television series set to debut on HBO next year.
(long thread)
May 3, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I'm not sure what's the most graceful way to say this, so bear with me.
Some of you have reached out for my thoughts about the planned "Harry Potter" television series set to debut on HBO next year.
(long thread)
Some of you have reached out for my thoughts about the planned "Harry Potter" television series set to debut on HBO next year.
(long thread)
This reskeet is an endorsement. Everyone, without a single exception, deserves due process
Just to be clear, I'm advocating for due process for Kilmar Abrego Garcia
JUST IN: Deputy Assistant to the President and "Counterterrorism Czar" Sebastian Gorka says anyone advocating for due process for Kilmar Abrego Garcia could be viewed as "aiding and abetting a terrorist" and be federally charged. (h/t Philip Germain)
April 17, 2025 at 4:10 AM
This reskeet is an endorsement. Everyone, without a single exception, deserves due process
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hey.
a very unfortunate and upsetting thing happened to me this week, and talking about it publicly comes at a great personal cost so if you could take the time to read it, it would mean a lot
tldr: wotc pulled the ad i made on all platforms due to the comments said ad received
a very unfortunate and upsetting thing happened to me this week, and talking about it publicly comes at a great personal cost so if you could take the time to read it, it would mean a lot
tldr: wotc pulled the ad i made on all platforms due to the comments said ad received
April 9, 2025 at 3:29 PM
hey.
a very unfortunate and upsetting thing happened to me this week, and talking about it publicly comes at a great personal cost so if you could take the time to read it, it would mean a lot
tldr: wotc pulled the ad i made on all platforms due to the comments said ad received
a very unfortunate and upsetting thing happened to me this week, and talking about it publicly comes at a great personal cost so if you could take the time to read it, it would mean a lot
tldr: wotc pulled the ad i made on all platforms due to the comments said ad received
Absolutely nobody is exempt from this. Without due process, there is no way for anybody to push back on any accusation the government makes
If you think this can’t happen, remember that of the 125,000 Japanese Americans who were interned during WWII for years without charge or trial, two-thirds were U.S. citizens. Including me.
April 4, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Absolutely nobody is exempt from this. Without due process, there is no way for anybody to push back on any accusation the government makes
Without the ability to call hearings, subpoena witnesses, or pass legislation, there aren't many proactive things the minority party can do.
But this is good to see, and I hope to see more of it in the future. It may be performative, but it appears to be actually disruptive and attention-grabbing.
But this is good to see, and I hope to see more of it in the future. It may be performative, but it appears to be actually disruptive and attention-grabbing.
Senator Cory Booker has started his 17th hour on the Senate floor during his filibuster.
"Donald Trump is rolling back common sense environmental protections, threatening our children's' futures, and hurting our nation's economy."
Get it, Cory!
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
"Donald Trump is rolling back common sense environmental protections, threatening our children's' futures, and hurting our nation's economy."
Get it, Cory!
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
April 1, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Without the ability to call hearings, subpoena witnesses, or pass legislation, there aren't many proactive things the minority party can do.
But this is good to see, and I hope to see more of it in the future. It may be performative, but it appears to be actually disruptive and attention-grabbing.
But this is good to see, and I hope to see more of it in the future. It may be performative, but it appears to be actually disruptive and attention-grabbing.
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I'm giving away EVERY Masters set EVER! It's Masters Masters!
I'm giving TEN PEOPLE each one box of Masters from the entire history of Masters sets as a thank you!
Just donate in multiples of $4.00 to
@translifeline.bsky.social until Feb 15 at 11am PST!
Donate---> give.translifeline.org/tolarian
I'm giving TEN PEOPLE each one box of Masters from the entire history of Masters sets as a thank you!
Just donate in multiples of $4.00 to
@translifeline.bsky.social until Feb 15 at 11am PST!
Donate---> give.translifeline.org/tolarian
February 12, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I'm giving away EVERY Masters set EVER! It's Masters Masters!
I'm giving TEN PEOPLE each one box of Masters from the entire history of Masters sets as a thank you!
Just donate in multiples of $4.00 to
@translifeline.bsky.social until Feb 15 at 11am PST!
Donate---> give.translifeline.org/tolarian
I'm giving TEN PEOPLE each one box of Masters from the entire history of Masters sets as a thank you!
Just donate in multiples of $4.00 to
@translifeline.bsky.social until Feb 15 at 11am PST!
Donate---> give.translifeline.org/tolarian
This administration is utterly evil. Anyone who enabled or continues to enable them can take a long walk off a short pier
New — The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) was told this week by DOJ that they'd lose their funding if the org didn't remove any mentions of LGBTQIA+ issues from their public materials, I've learned. Staff were told they need to deadname trans kids in their reports to comply.
February 7, 2025 at 4:25 AM
This administration is utterly evil. Anyone who enabled or continues to enable them can take a long walk off a short pier