Aunt Elsie
@elsiehaney.bsky.social
I like to crochet and drink sherry.
Seniors are a larger than average share of the electorate in every swing state except Georgia.
December 16, 2024 at 10:16 PM
Seniors are a larger than average share of the electorate in every swing state except Georgia.
The shock in 2015-2017 was realizing the worst I had seen was dorment in a large swath of the public. I always knew people were more hateful in private, in the company of those they thought shared their views, but it was shamelessness that allowed the hate to come to the surface.
December 14, 2024 at 3:51 PM
The shock in 2015-2017 was realizing the worst I had seen was dorment in a large swath of the public. I always knew people were more hateful in private, in the company of those they thought shared their views, but it was shamelessness that allowed the hate to come to the surface.
It's certainly behavior his bloodthirsty cult members are hoping for. Trump has always been vicious and self-serving. Now he feels half the country is on his side, no matter how far he takes it. I see this delusion in everything he says or writes.
December 14, 2024 at 3:46 PM
It's certainly behavior his bloodthirsty cult members are hoping for. Trump has always been vicious and self-serving. Now he feels half the country is on his side, no matter how far he takes it. I see this delusion in everything he says or writes.
There are only two ways to stop what we all know is about to happen: resort to Jan 6 tactics ourselves, or wait until Republicans turn on Trump. The former is not a place I want to go, and the latter is out of our hands. Persuasion became obsolete in 2015.
December 12, 2024 at 1:55 PM
There are only two ways to stop what we all know is about to happen: resort to Jan 6 tactics ourselves, or wait until Republicans turn on Trump. The former is not a place I want to go, and the latter is out of our hands. Persuasion became obsolete in 2015.
He's been supporting his wife and kids, so he's grown accustomed.
December 11, 2024 at 8:34 PM
He's been supporting his wife and kids, so he's grown accustomed.
Trump will probably promise a pardon to anyone who assassinates one or more on his enemies list,then nominate them for a cabinet position. Soon, this will be the standard for demonstrating the loyalty he requires, as well as the consequences to anyone he decides has been disloyal.
December 11, 2024 at 8:32 PM
Trump will probably promise a pardon to anyone who assassinates one or more on his enemies list,then nominate them for a cabinet position. Soon, this will be the standard for demonstrating the loyalty he requires, as well as the consequences to anyone he decides has been disloyal.
...the Constitution allowed. His new cabinet seem to have expertise, not in the Departments they will lead, but in destroying them, and remaking what's left to serve a mad master.
December 10, 2024 at 7:15 PM
...the Constitution allowed. His new cabinet seem to have expertise, not in the Departments they will lead, but in destroying them, and remaking what's left to serve a mad master.
Musk's position will be the most troublesome. It seems he'll need to wrestle the power of the purse from the Congress to the executive branch. We've already seen shit happen that would have been unimaginable 8 yrs ago. Trump's 1st admin included mostly institutionists who would only go as far as...
December 10, 2024 at 7:12 PM
Musk's position will be the most troublesome. It seems he'll need to wrestle the power of the purse from the Congress to the executive branch. We've already seen shit happen that would have been unimaginable 8 yrs ago. Trump's 1st admin included mostly institutionists who would only go as far as...
It is certain Trump and his dangerous accomplices will push their sick agenda as far as it can go by manipulating, bullying and destabilizing the democratic institutions we count on to uphold our rights, and beyond that they will try to replace them with authoritarian institutions.
December 10, 2024 at 7:06 PM
It is certain Trump and his dangerous accomplices will push their sick agenda as far as it can go by manipulating, bullying and destabilizing the democratic institutions we count on to uphold our rights, and beyond that they will try to replace them with authoritarian institutions.
...do rule such draconian measures don't violate the letter of the constitution.
I'm fearful parents will be rounded up for deportation and put in a position where bringing all their minor children to a country these kids have never lived in will be their only viable option.
I'm fearful parents will be rounded up for deportation and put in a position where bringing all their minor children to a country these kids have never lived in will be their only viable option.
December 10, 2024 at 6:58 PM
...do rule such draconian measures don't violate the letter of the constitution.
I'm fearful parents will be rounded up for deportation and put in a position where bringing all their minor children to a country these kids have never lived in will be their only viable option.
I'm fearful parents will be rounded up for deportation and put in a position where bringing all their minor children to a country these kids have never lived in will be their only viable option.
...one undocumented immigrant resides will be a means to several ends these people desire.
The masterminds behind these plans are considering the possible arguments for constitutional challenges while deciding how to structure it. All that is necessary is to give 5 SCOTUS members a lame excuse...
The masterminds behind these plans are considering the possible arguments for constitutional challenges while deciding how to structure it. All that is necessary is to give 5 SCOTUS members a lame excuse...
December 10, 2024 at 6:53 PM
...one undocumented immigrant resides will be a means to several ends these people desire.
The masterminds behind these plans are considering the possible arguments for constitutional challenges while deciding how to structure it. All that is necessary is to give 5 SCOTUS members a lame excuse...
The masterminds behind these plans are considering the possible arguments for constitutional challenges while deciding how to structure it. All that is necessary is to give 5 SCOTUS members a lame excuse...
Let's hope that will stop this attempt to circumvent constitutional right before it erodes to the point it is meaningless. It's clear Elon Musk's plan to cut $2T from the budget requires throwing millions of people under a bus, and making life unbearable for every member of a household where even...
December 10, 2024 at 6:44 PM
Let's hope that will stop this attempt to circumvent constitutional right before it erodes to the point it is meaningless. It's clear Elon Musk's plan to cut $2T from the budget requires throwing millions of people under a bus, and making life unbearable for every member of a household where even...
...weasels his way into deals where people will be forced to deal with him. The only willing players are the few more shameless than he is, only a lot smarter. That's why the worst people on the planet have had their hooks in him, some for decades.
December 10, 2024 at 5:44 PM
...weasels his way into deals where people will be forced to deal with him. The only willing players are the few more shameless than he is, only a lot smarter. That's why the worst people on the planet have had their hooks in him, some for decades.
...partnership made over 8 yrs was gobbled up on both sides by legal fees and lost revenue resulting from nuisance lawsuits. He courted the press even then to make his baseless defamation of his opponents public.
No one who knows Trump's tactics has ever wanted to business with him. He always...
No one who knows Trump's tactics has ever wanted to business with him. He always...
December 10, 2024 at 5:41 PM
...partnership made over 8 yrs was gobbled up on both sides by legal fees and lost revenue resulting from nuisance lawsuits. He courted the press even then to make his baseless defamation of his opponents public.
No one who knows Trump's tactics has ever wanted to business with him. He always...
No one who knows Trump's tactics has ever wanted to business with him. He always...
Trump first big foray into Manhattan real estate was buying a partial share of the land beneath the Empire State Building. He tried to bully, coerce and extort the building owners and even his own partner in the land deal.
Trump never achieved his desired ends, but the small gain the land...
Trump never achieved his desired ends, but the small gain the land...
December 10, 2024 at 5:35 PM
Trump first big foray into Manhattan real estate was buying a partial share of the land beneath the Empire State Building. He tried to bully, coerce and extort the building owners and even his own partner in the land deal.
Trump never achieved his desired ends, but the small gain the land...
Trump never achieved his desired ends, but the small gain the land...
...precedent will be used to extend this denial of rights to every corner of the lives of immigrants.
It will spread like a wildfire.
It will spread like a wildfire.
December 10, 2024 at 5:24 PM
...precedent will be used to extend this denial of rights to every corner of the lives of immigrants.
It will spread like a wildfire.
It will spread like a wildfire.
...undocumented immigrants.
It's likely to start with pregnancy and neo-natal heathcare, which is now covered by Medicaid. Presently, a fetus who will be born in the US is considered a US citizen. All it will take is one lower court upholding a law to deny undocumenteds this care, and the...
It's likely to start with pregnancy and neo-natal heathcare, which is now covered by Medicaid. Presently, a fetus who will be born in the US is considered a US citizen. All it will take is one lower court upholding a law to deny undocumenteds this care, and the...
December 10, 2024 at 5:22 PM
...undocumented immigrants.
It's likely to start with pregnancy and neo-natal heathcare, which is now covered by Medicaid. Presently, a fetus who will be born in the US is considered a US citizen. All it will take is one lower court upholding a law to deny undocumenteds this care, and the...
It's likely to start with pregnancy and neo-natal heathcare, which is now covered by Medicaid. Presently, a fetus who will be born in the US is considered a US citizen. All it will take is one lower court upholding a law to deny undocumenteds this care, and the...
...lunches will be next, then the right to a public education.
Once some states get away with this, the portion of Federal grants that once made up part of these state and local expenses will be on the chopping block, and will quickly be withheld from states that continue to treat children of...
Once some states get away with this, the portion of Federal grants that once made up part of these state and local expenses will be on the chopping block, and will quickly be withheld from states that continue to treat children of...
December 10, 2024 at 5:15 PM
...lunches will be next, then the right to a public education.
Once some states get away with this, the portion of Federal grants that once made up part of these state and local expenses will be on the chopping block, and will quickly be withheld from states that continue to treat children of...
Once some states get away with this, the portion of Federal grants that once made up part of these state and local expenses will be on the chopping block, and will quickly be withheld from states that continue to treat children of...
The push to marginalize "others" will work like a staph infection. Once it finds even a small scratch, it gets in the blood and debilitates the entire body.
It will start at the state or municipal level. Benefits for birthright kids will be denied because the parents are ineligible. School...
It will start at the state or municipal level. Benefits for birthright kids will be denied because the parents are ineligible. School...
December 10, 2024 at 5:06 PM
The push to marginalize "others" will work like a staph infection. Once it finds even a small scratch, it gets in the blood and debilitates the entire body.
It will start at the state or municipal level. Benefits for birthright kids will be denied because the parents are ineligible. School...
It will start at the state or municipal level. Benefits for birthright kids will be denied because the parents are ineligible. School...
Rosa sat next to my kid on the bus, and he came home with cooties and listening to rap music. It took months to beat it out of him. He had to go to Pray the Black Away Camp. I hope he never sits next to anyone LGBT on the bus, or a college grad or a Liberal.
The world is a dangerous place.
The world is a dangerous place.
December 10, 2024 at 12:25 PM
Rosa sat next to my kid on the bus, and he came home with cooties and listening to rap music. It took months to beat it out of him. He had to go to Pray the Black Away Camp. I hope he never sits next to anyone LGBT on the bus, or a college grad or a Liberal.
The world is a dangerous place.
The world is a dangerous place.
Russian election interference around the globe changed since the Soviet Union amplified workers' grievances against the ruling class, hoping to spark Communist revolutions in fledgling nations that had just decolonized. They need not promote a single, radical ideology. They push every radical agenda
December 10, 2024 at 12:15 PM
Russian election interference around the globe changed since the Soviet Union amplified workers' grievances against the ruling class, hoping to spark Communist revolutions in fledgling nations that had just decolonized. They need not promote a single, radical ideology. They push every radical agenda
...world.
Post-Soviet Russia grew impatient with the transition to a free market economy, and Putin was propelled into power by this sentiment.
The fast way to get a seat at the table was to upset the apple cart. Russia, as in Soviet times, has created a situation where they only thrive on chaos.
Post-Soviet Russia grew impatient with the transition to a free market economy, and Putin was propelled into power by this sentiment.
The fast way to get a seat at the table was to upset the apple cart. Russia, as in Soviet times, has created a situation where they only thrive on chaos.
December 10, 2024 at 12:09 PM
...world.
Post-Soviet Russia grew impatient with the transition to a free market economy, and Putin was propelled into power by this sentiment.
The fast way to get a seat at the table was to upset the apple cart. Russia, as in Soviet times, has created a situation where they only thrive on chaos.
Post-Soviet Russia grew impatient with the transition to a free market economy, and Putin was propelled into power by this sentiment.
The fast way to get a seat at the table was to upset the apple cart. Russia, as in Soviet times, has created a situation where they only thrive on chaos.
The US and Western Europe won the Cold War on many fronts. As the leading economies in the world, and the most diverse economies, our societies thrive when their is economic and political stability in the rest of the world. China is getting to that point as well...
December 10, 2024 at 12:01 PM
The US and Western Europe won the Cold War on many fronts. As the leading economies in the world, and the most diverse economies, our societies thrive when their is economic and political stability in the rest of the world. China is getting to that point as well...
Oh, by the way, Paul Manafort and Roger Stone advised Yanukovic on political calculations that would give him a chance to survive when the consequences of his deal with the devil became obvious. Steve Banon would later encourage the same in W European countries, but the fringe right wasn't viable.
December 9, 2024 at 1:31 PM
Oh, by the way, Paul Manafort and Roger Stone advised Yanukovic on political calculations that would give him a chance to survive when the consequences of his deal with the devil became obvious. Steve Banon would later encourage the same in W European countries, but the fringe right wasn't viable.
...their former Nazi brother successfully in the 2014 battle of Mariupal. These were Azov. These were boys fighting for the hometown sports team against the long-standing rival team from Russia.
These were Ukraine's Jan 6ers of 2014.
These were Ukraine's Jan 6ers of 2014.
December 9, 2024 at 1:23 PM
...their former Nazi brother successfully in the 2014 battle of Mariupal. These were Azov. These were boys fighting for the hometown sports team against the long-standing rival team from Russia.
These were Ukraine's Jan 6ers of 2014.
These were Ukraine's Jan 6ers of 2014.