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Elliott White
@eloteblanco.bsky.social
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Oklahoma ➡️ Washington, D.C.
Equal Justice Works Fellow
Tech Enthusiast, Philosophy Geek, and Animal Lover
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bannedbooksweek.bsky.social
"Those who ban books want to lock away ideas they fear. But in truth, they are trying to steal our freedom."

#BannedBooksWeek honorary chair @georgetakei.bsky.social encourages all of us to stand up for the freedom to read! #CensorshipIsSo1984

youtu.be/qwtzX15AKvQ?...
George Takei, Banned Books Week 2025 Honorary Chair
YouTube video by Banned Books Week
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October 5, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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jazzpomegranate.com
so now link is suspended with no email
link pointing out that jay now follows jonathan chait and suggesting that it may be for transphobic reasons
October 5, 2025 at 4:56 PM
eloteblanco.bsky.social
If you see this post, I’d like to ask you to visit www.HUD.gov and see if you notice anything out of the ordinary.

#law #governmentshutdown #shutdown
HUD Home | HUD.gov / U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
www.HUD.gov
September 30, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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barackobama.bsky.social
This is precisely the kind of government coercion that the First Amendment was designed to prevent — and media companies need to start standing up rather than capitulating to it.
Washington Post Columnist Says She Was Fired for Posts After Charlie Kirk Shooting
www.nytimes.com
September 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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ronfilipkowski.bsky.social
Right-wing Sinclair Broadcasting owns all these local media stations and many others all across America. This is not journalism, it is scripted propaganda.
September 18, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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originalsp.in
RIP Robert Redford, a brilliant artist and performer, visionary philanthropist and the star of one of the most resilient reaction memes on the internet, even if most people don’t realize this is him:
a man with a beard is holding a pair of binoculars in front of a trendzisst logo
Alt: a man with a beard is holding a pair of binoculars
media.tenor.com
September 16, 2025 at 7:08 PM
eloteblanco.bsky.social
The Supreme Court has stayed a lower court's order preventing ICE agents from using racial profiling to justify detentions. The Fourth Amendment is under attack.

www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...

#law #supremecourt #dueprocess
www.supremecourt.gov
September 8, 2025 at 6:03 PM
eloteblanco.bsky.social
Just another day in the nation’s capital. #NewNormal #FreeDC #DCStatehood #WashingtonDC
August 14, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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eff.org
“If people can’t trust that the data they are giving the government will be protected, (and believe) that it will be used for things other than what they gave it for, it will lead to a crisis of trust,” EFF’s @mariotrujillo.bsky.social told @nytimes.com.
Trump Taps Palantir to Compile Data on Americans
www.nytimes.com
May 30, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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minakimes.bsky.social
Musk should be asked about this in every interview he does now and forever. To ignore it is a dereliction of duty.

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
There is one place, however, where Musk, with the help of his minions, achieved his goals. He did indeed shred U.S.A.I.D. Though a rump operation is now operating inside the State Department, the administration says that it has terminated more than 80 percent of U.S.A.I.D. grants. Brooke Nichols, an associate professor of global health at Boston University, has estimated that these cuts have already resulted in about 300,000 deaths, most of them of children, and will most likely lead to significantly more by the end of the year. That is what Musk’s foray into politics accomplished.
May 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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nbcnews.com
Harvard president receives standing ovation during commencement.
May 29, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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wonderofscience.bsky.social
Zoom in on the Andromeda Galaxy with Hubble. What looks like a smudge of light to the unaided eye is actually a vast galaxy containing an estimated 1 trillion stars.

Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA
May 26, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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atrupar.com
Trump to Bukele: "Home-growns are next. The home-growns. You gotta build about five more places. It's not big enough."
April 14, 2025 at 4:50 PM
eloteblanco.bsky.social
The President of the United States is calling himself a king and posting AI art of himself wearing a crown. This is not normal.
February 19, 2025 at 9:20 PM
eloteblanco.bsky.social
For anyone wondering: I can confirm that Kagi Maps still labels the Gulf of Mexico with its proper name. Highly recommend.

#GulfofMexico
kagi.com Kagi HQ @kagi.com · Feb 16
Unlike other Map services that track your location to serve you ads, Kagi does not track or store your search history or location data 🗺️

help.kagi.com/kagi/feature...
This image features a stylized map with three yellow location markers placed on it, representing specific points of interest. Below the map is Kagi's mascot, a cartoon dog, with a playful expression, looking upward.
February 16, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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governorwalz.mn.gov
Elon Musk is a terrible president.
February 3, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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popbase.tv
Starting today, same-sex marriage is officially legalized in Thailand.

It’s the first country in Southeast Asia to recognize marriage equality.
January 23, 2025 at 6:29 AM
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pearlmania500.bsky.social
TikTok is shut down in the US
January 19, 2025 at 3:38 AM
eloteblanco.bsky.social
If you need more cuteness in your life, the Richmond Zoo is hosting a livestream of their baby Pygmy Hippo, Poppy. The Poppy Cam will be up every day from 9 AM to 5 PM EST!

metrorichmondzoo.com/animals/popp...
Poppy The Pygmy Hippo - Metro Richmond Zoo
metrorichmondzoo.com
January 13, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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amorateacup.bsky.social
Some things I love:

✨ Books
✨ Food & Cooking
✨ Music
✨ Cocktails
✨ Dogs
✨ Stardew Valley
✨ Baldur’s Gate 3, The Witcher, etc
✨ Board games
✨ K-pop & k-drama
✨ Anime
✨ Science
✨ Nails 💅
✨ Candles
✨ Cozy vibes

#promosky
January 13, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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hankgreen.bsky.social
ONE MONTH TO CIV
January 13, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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washingtonpost.com
The Supreme Court said Friday it will review the constitutionality of a provision of the Affordable Care Act that requires health plans to provide no-cost preventive care, including cancer screenings, immunizations and contraception, to millions of Americans.
Supreme Court to hear case challenging Obamacare’s preventive coverage
At issue is a provision requiring health-care plans to cover no-cost preventive care, including cancer screenings, immunizations and contraception. A Christian-owned business has challenged it.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 11, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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sambiddle.com
NEW: I've obtained internal Meta docs revealing an array of sample posts that are now allowed under new hate speech rules. Examples include calling children "trannies," “Jews are flat out greedier than Christians," and “immigrants are grubby, filthy pieces of shit”

theintercept.com/2025/01/09/f...
Leaked Meta Rules: Users Are Free to Post “Mexican Immigrants Are Trash!” or “Trans People Are Immoral”
Facebook now allows attacks on immigrants and trans people, and posts like “Mexican immigrants are trash!” and “I’m a proud racist.”
theintercept.com
January 10, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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esqueer.net
Meta literally created a LGBTQ exception for calling someone mentally ill as an insult. You can't do it for any other group except LGBTQ people.
The image is from a "Transparency Center" document and lists guidelines regarding acceptable and prohibited content for insults. It mentions: 1. Insults about: Character, such as cowardice, dishonesty, criminality, and sexual promiscuity or immorality. Mental characteristics, including but not limited to accusations of stupidity, intellectual capacity, and mental illness, as well as unsupported comparisons among politically correct (PC) groups based on inherent intellectual traits. 2. Highlighted section: The document allows allegations of mental illness or abnormality when tied to gender or sexual orientation, referencing political and religious discourse about transgenderism and homosexuality. It also acknowledges the non-serious use of terms like "weird."
January 8, 2025 at 1:51 AM