Ellen Wilde
ellenwilde.bsky.social
Ellen Wilde
@ellenwilde.bsky.social
Reposted by Ellen Wilde
I keep thinking “my god the people they’ve killed seem like exceptionally good folks” and I think the lesson there is that they’re not exceptional, but that wonderful people abound and that a baseline distrust in humanity is a shitty conservative trope that privileges power over collective strength
you don't become a martyr because you were a saint, you become a saint because you were martyred
I agree that we can’t make Alex Pretti a Benedictine monk because that’s a trap, but we can talk about the good things we did because people will see and hear them and think “I do those things too”
January 25, 2026 at 12:27 AM
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"It is no longer enough to say, 'The other side is really bad, so vote for us because we’re slightly less bad.'"

In this op-ed, Angelita Morillo calls on fellow Democrats to stand up to Trump. ⤵️
This Young Lawmaker Went Viral on TikTok for Calling Out Dems Voting for Trump’s Agenda
Angelita Morillo wants Democrats to grow a spine.
www.teenvogue.com
February 24, 2025 at 2:09 PM