Eleanor Randolph
@elrand.bsky.social
writer, journalist, tree lover
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Trying the same thing over and over again, without success, is either the definition of insanity or Russian negotiation tactics, depending on your point of view. | Analysis
Trump is giving Russia almost everything it wants with his Ukraine peace plan | CNN
Trying the same thing over and over again, without success, is either the definition of insanity or Russian negotiation tactics, depending on your point of view.
www.cnn.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Trying the same thing over and over again, without success, is either the definition of insanity or Russian negotiation tactics, depending on your point of view. | Analysis
So Putin likes Trump’s peace for Ukraine. What does that tell you?
November 22, 2025 at 4:49 AM
So Putin likes Trump’s peace for Ukraine. What does that tell you?
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The Traitor is TRUMP! Sen. Coons on Trump’s Calls for Execution and Friendships with Autocrats ...powerful response open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
The Traitor is TRUMP! Sen. Coons on Trump’s Calls for Execution and Friendships with Autocrats
“This is putting at risk the trust between the American people and the military that we rely on to secure and defend us.”
open.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:08 PM
The Traitor is TRUMP! Sen. Coons on Trump’s Calls for Execution and Friendships with Autocrats ...powerful response open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Time to support the media.
President Donald Trump renewed his call for the FCC to revoke station licenses for ABC after a reporter for the network asked about his handling of files related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein
Trump Threatens ABC Station Licenses After Epstein Questions
President Donald Trump renewed his call for the US Federal Communications Commission to revoke station licenses for ABC after a reporter for the network asked about his handling of files related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
bloom.bg
November 18, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Time to support the media.
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“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 17, 2025 at 3:26 PM
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
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Trump says he supports release of Epstein files, but remember, DOJ still possesses and control them. AG Bondi could “pluck” some out in the name of grand jury secrecy or privacy laws. I’ll discuss on MSNOW at 11 AM ET.
www.nbcnews.com/video/shorts...
www.nbcnews.com/video/shorts...
Trump says he supports release of Epstein files
Trump says he supports release of Epstein files
www.nbcnews.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Trump says he supports release of Epstein files, but remember, DOJ still possesses and control them. AG Bondi could “pluck” some out in the name of grand jury secrecy or privacy laws. I’ll discuss on MSNOW at 11 AM ET.
www.nbcnews.com/video/shorts...
www.nbcnews.com/video/shorts...
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The Watchdog never sleeps. After the election, NYC politics is still barking with news:
💸 Super PAC loopholes exposed
🚔 NYPD oversight shake-up
🗳️ Agencies flunk voter registration law
🏛️ Mamdani names top staff
📊 Who showed up at the polls
mailchi.mp/citizensunio...
💸 Super PAC loopholes exposed
🚔 NYPD oversight shake-up
🗳️ Agencies flunk voter registration law
🏛️ Mamdani names top staff
📊 Who showed up at the polls
mailchi.mp/citizensunio...
November 14, 2025 at 4:46 PM
The Watchdog never sleeps. After the election, NYC politics is still barking with news:
💸 Super PAC loopholes exposed
🚔 NYPD oversight shake-up
🗳️ Agencies flunk voter registration law
🏛️ Mamdani names top staff
📊 Who showed up at the polls
mailchi.mp/citizensunio...
💸 Super PAC loopholes exposed
🚔 NYPD oversight shake-up
🗳️ Agencies flunk voter registration law
🏛️ Mamdani names top staff
📊 Who showed up at the polls
mailchi.mp/citizensunio...
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Pine forest in Apalachicola national Forest
#scape #forestfriday #pine #trees #forest #landscapephotography #eastcoastkin
#scape #forestfriday #pine #trees #forest #landscapephotography #eastcoastkin
November 15, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Pine forest in Apalachicola national Forest
#scape #forestfriday #pine #trees #forest #landscapephotography #eastcoastkin
#scape #forestfriday #pine #trees #forest #landscapephotography #eastcoastkin
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A vile country isn't a country that can't feed its children, a vile country is a country that *won't* feed its children.
November 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
A vile country isn't a country that can't feed its children, a vile country is a country that *won't* feed its children.
The lesson for Dems? Listen to voters, real people.
November 5, 2025 at 2:09 PM
The lesson for Dems? Listen to voters, real people.
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"Patriotism is loving your country all the time, and your government...when it deserves it."
-Mark Twain
-Mark Twain
November 4, 2025 at 6:50 PM
"Patriotism is loving your country all the time, and your government...when it deserves it."
-Mark Twain
-Mark Twain
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Were there any leftovers at Trump's Roaring 20s party at Mar-a-Lago last night?
Almost 42 million people are losing their food aid today.
November 1, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Were there any leftovers at Trump's Roaring 20s party at Mar-a-Lago last night?
Does this mean Dem voters are starting to realize that state races are really important?
EXCLUSIVE: The GOP risks losing the redistricting war if it ignores state races, argues a new memo from the party’s state-focused campaign arm.
GOP risks losing redistricting war if they ignore state races, group warns
The GOP's state-focused campaign arm is using redistricting to push donors to focus on legislative races.
www.politico.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Does this mean Dem voters are starting to realize that state races are really important?
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Cost to fund SNAP and keep 42 million people from starving:
$100 billion
Cost of lost revenue due to tax cuts for the richest Americans in the top 1%:
$100 billion
One is decried as "welfare." One is not.
Why?
$100 billion
Cost of lost revenue due to tax cuts for the richest Americans in the top 1%:
$100 billion
One is decried as "welfare." One is not.
Why?
October 29, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Cost to fund SNAP and keep 42 million people from starving:
$100 billion
Cost of lost revenue due to tax cuts for the richest Americans in the top 1%:
$100 billion
One is decried as "welfare." One is not.
Why?
$100 billion
Cost of lost revenue due to tax cuts for the richest Americans in the top 1%:
$100 billion
One is decried as "welfare." One is not.
Why?
Shame
The largest U.S. law firms have been far less likely to challenge President Trump’s policies than they were during his first term, and smaller firms are carrying much more of the burden of high-stakes legal challenges, according to a Post analysis.
Nation’s biggest law firms back off from challenging Trump policies
The pace generated by more than 390 lawsuits challenging Trump administration actions has lawyers from many firms working around-the-clock.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Shame
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It’s more than just bad priorities. It’s about lack of basic decency.
October 25, 2025 at 8:30 PM
It’s more than just bad priorities. It’s about lack of basic decency.
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The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
October 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
Maureen does it right:
Burnin’ Down the House www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/o...
Burnin’ Down the House www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/o...
Opinion | Burnin’ Down the House
www.nytimes.com
October 26, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Maureen does it right:
Burnin’ Down the House www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/o...
Burnin’ Down the House www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/o...
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The Trump admin won’t tap emergency funds to pay for federal food benefits, imperiling benefits starting Nov. 1 for nearly 42 million Americans.
Trump administration won’t tap emergency funds to pay food aid
The move means 42 million people will miss SNAP benefits in November unless Congress acts.
www.politico.com
October 24, 2025 at 8:20 PM
The Trump admin won’t tap emergency funds to pay for federal food benefits, imperiling benefits starting Nov. 1 for nearly 42 million Americans.
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I obtained ~dozens of hours~ of previously unreported recordings of Russ Vought's briefings from 2021 to 2024.
Want to hear the recordings yourself? Watch @propublica.org's
new mini-documentary about Vought 👇
THE SHADOW PRESIDENT www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1Lu...
Want to hear the recordings yourself? Watch @propublica.org's
new mini-documentary about Vought 👇
THE SHADOW PRESIDENT www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1Lu...
Russell Vought: The Shadow President
YouTube video by ProPublica
www.youtube.com
October 24, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I obtained ~dozens of hours~ of previously unreported recordings of Russ Vought's briefings from 2021 to 2024.
Want to hear the recordings yourself? Watch @propublica.org's
new mini-documentary about Vought 👇
THE SHADOW PRESIDENT www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1Lu...
Want to hear the recordings yourself? Watch @propublica.org's
new mini-documentary about Vought 👇
THE SHADOW PRESIDENT www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1Lu...
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🚨 NEW: Citizens Union has released “How to Restore Public Trust and Clean City Hall,” a reform blueprint for the next NYC mayor.
The plan lays out clear, actionable steps to root out corruption, rebuild public trust, and restore ethics in city government. 🧵
The plan lays out clear, actionable steps to root out corruption, rebuild public trust, and restore ethics in city government. 🧵
October 24, 2025 at 2:05 PM
🚨 NEW: Citizens Union has released “How to Restore Public Trust and Clean City Hall,” a reform blueprint for the next NYC mayor.
The plan lays out clear, actionable steps to root out corruption, rebuild public trust, and restore ethics in city government. 🧵
The plan lays out clear, actionable steps to root out corruption, rebuild public trust, and restore ethics in city government. 🧵
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Read Krugman today on the Trump’s dictator chic at the White House. Sorry, no link.
October 24, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Read Krugman today on the Trump’s dictator chic at the White House. Sorry, no link.
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Today, the White House Press Secretary told the country that this ridiculous damn ballroom is “the president’s main priority”…not reopening the government, not lowering the cost of groceries, not lowering the cost of housing, not lowering the cost of healthcare….building a ballroom
October 23, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Today, the White House Press Secretary told the country that this ridiculous damn ballroom is “the president’s main priority”…not reopening the government, not lowering the cost of groceries, not lowering the cost of housing, not lowering the cost of healthcare….building a ballroom