E.S.
@esteele-writes.bsky.social
Writer, editor, book lover. Currently screaming into the void.
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It's hard to convey my disgust & moral outrage at Trump & Rubio for killing hundreds of thousands
My team at Duke has spent almost a decade studying the pros & cons of health aid, which has undoubtedly saved millions of live but has down sides. We have a policy paper out soon on the topic.
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My team at Duke has spent almost a decade studying the pros & cons of health aid, which has undoubtedly saved millions of live but has down sides. We have a policy paper out soon on the topic.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:24 PM
It's hard to convey my disgust & moral outrage at Trump & Rubio for killing hundreds of thousands
My team at Duke has spent almost a decade studying the pros & cons of health aid, which has undoubtedly saved millions of live but has down sides. We have a policy paper out soon on the topic.
1/n
My team at Duke has spent almost a decade studying the pros & cons of health aid, which has undoubtedly saved millions of live but has down sides. We have a policy paper out soon on the topic.
1/n
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I'm shaking almost too hard to type. I entered SLC airport and heard screams and cries for help. I could see people gathered around, watching. I sped over to discover this woman face down on the floor, four grown men pushing her down, while she cried "HELP ME" and pled for her child.
October 29, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I'm shaking almost too hard to type. I entered SLC airport and heard screams and cries for help. I could see people gathered around, watching. I sped over to discover this woman face down on the floor, four grown men pushing her down, while she cried "HELP ME" and pled for her child.
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When historians write the history of the destruction of US public health & health research, I believe this event will be foundational in encapsulating what went wrong
The Great Barrington Declaration meets extreme anti-vaxx activists meets dangerous conspiracy theorists meets wellness grifters, ugh
The Great Barrington Declaration meets extreme anti-vaxx activists meets dangerous conspiracy theorists meets wellness grifters, ugh
October 22, 2025 at 7:08 PM
When historians write the history of the destruction of US public health & health research, I believe this event will be foundational in encapsulating what went wrong
The Great Barrington Declaration meets extreme anti-vaxx activists meets dangerous conspiracy theorists meets wellness grifters, ugh
The Great Barrington Declaration meets extreme anti-vaxx activists meets dangerous conspiracy theorists meets wellness grifters, ugh
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“.. It’s not his house. It’s your house. And he’s destroying it.”
@politico.com
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@politico.com
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October 22, 2025 at 7:11 PM
“.. It’s not his house. It’s your house. And he’s destroying it.”
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
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“.. They are the asylum seekers, the rule followers. They go into the federal building holding papers .. hoping for a measure of due process. Some leave the courthouse with a hearing date set months or years from now. Others disappear into ICE’s prison system.”
@nymag.com
nymag.com/intelligence...
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October 20, 2025 at 6:07 PM
“.. They are the asylum seekers, the rule followers. They go into the federal building holding papers .. hoping for a measure of due process. Some leave the courthouse with a hearing date set months or years from now. Others disappear into ICE’s prison system.”
@nymag.com
nymag.com/intelligence...
@nymag.com
nymag.com/intelligence...
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October 20, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents. They’ve had their necks kneeled on. They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
October 20, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents. They’ve had their necks kneeled on. They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
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First World Series between two cities threatened with invasion or invaded by a U.S. president.
October 21, 2025 at 3:45 AM
First World Series between two cities threatened with invasion or invaded by a U.S. president.
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DOJ WHISTLEBLOWER: “I wouldn’t be abiding by my oath if I stayed silent right now.” He says Trumps DOJ wanted him to lie (about Kilmar being a gang member & a terrorist…)— and then fired him when he wouldn’t.
October 21, 2025 at 6:08 AM
DOJ WHISTLEBLOWER: “I wouldn’t be abiding by my oath if I stayed silent right now.” He says Trumps DOJ wanted him to lie (about Kilmar being a gang member & a terrorist…)— and then fired him when he wouldn’t.
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This hits a lot of the notes I've been shouting from the rooftops: the frictionlessness of both producing and consuming slop, and the value of labor as friction that lets us slow down and think. Rather than "unlocking creativity" it's rendering our collective creativity down into a big vat of slop.
Hi. I wrote an essay about AI slop: How it feels like an invasive species for the internet. How its boosters describe building a future that’s devoid of craft. How frictionlessness can be nihilistic & how this stuff seems to leach part of our shared humanity out of the world. I hope you'll read it.
AI’s Invasive Species
The slop is winning.
www.theatlantic.com
October 21, 2025 at 12:55 PM
This hits a lot of the notes I've been shouting from the rooftops: the frictionlessness of both producing and consuming slop, and the value of labor as friction that lets us slow down and think. Rather than "unlocking creativity" it's rendering our collective creativity down into a big vat of slop.
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Powerful sign at No Kings in Cleveland
October 18, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Powerful sign at No Kings in Cleveland
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So no terrorism then?
October 18, 2025 at 8:26 PM
So no terrorism then?
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The antifa terrorist marxists are out
October 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
The antifa terrorist marxists are out
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MAGA Mike Johnson said it would be a "hate America rally"
Karoline Leavitt called us "Hamas terrorists" and "violent criminals"
But MILLIONS OF PATRIOTS are showing them the truth about America at #NoKings rallies all across the country
And we're just getting started
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Ag9da7/
Karoline Leavitt called us "Hamas terrorists" and "violent criminals"
But MILLIONS OF PATRIOTS are showing them the truth about America at #NoKings rallies all across the country
And we're just getting started
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Ag9da7/
MASSIVE CROWD shows up in New York City for No Kings Day! #NYC #fyp #Democracy #MAGA #DonaldTrump
TikTok video by Vince D. Monroy
www.tiktok.com
October 18, 2025 at 5:57 PM
MAGA Mike Johnson said it would be a "hate America rally"
Karoline Leavitt called us "Hamas terrorists" and "violent criminals"
But MILLIONS OF PATRIOTS are showing them the truth about America at #NoKings rallies all across the country
And we're just getting started
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Ag9da7/
Karoline Leavitt called us "Hamas terrorists" and "violent criminals"
But MILLIONS OF PATRIOTS are showing them the truth about America at #NoKings rallies all across the country
And we're just getting started
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Ag9da7/
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Beautiful thread of pics
This sign @glopan.bsky.social spotted made me laugh
October 18, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Beautiful thread of pics
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It’s going to take ages to pay all these people
October 18, 2025 at 5:39 PM
It’s going to take ages to pay all these people
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There are a bunch of American flags out here, likely a response to Mike Johnson and other GOP leaders attempting to discredit the protests as un-American
October 18, 2025 at 5:42 PM
There are a bunch of American flags out here, likely a response to Mike Johnson and other GOP leaders attempting to discredit the protests as un-American
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Hilarious that Republicans are calling “No Kings” anti-America when the whole point of the United States of America is literally NO KINGS.
October 18, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Hilarious that Republicans are calling “No Kings” anti-America when the whole point of the United States of America is literally NO KINGS.
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America! Your expats and your friends are *always* with you! Sending you love and courage and #NoKings solidarity and frog costumes from Melbourne, Australia. Make fascism history again!
October 18, 2025 at 4:24 AM
America! Your expats and your friends are *always* with you! Sending you love and courage and #NoKings solidarity and frog costumes from Melbourne, Australia. Make fascism history again!
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My heart is full! Cary NC has turned out spectacularly for No Kings!!
October 18, 2025 at 4:31 PM
My heart is full! Cary NC has turned out spectacularly for No Kings!!
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Happening now: Here’s a view of the “No Kings” protest in Washington, DC
October 18, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Happening now: Here’s a view of the “No Kings” protest in Washington, DC
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Chicago - no kings
October 18, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Chicago - no kings
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LFG ~ NO MF KINGS IN AMERICA‼️
October 14, 2025 at 5:22 PM
LFG ~ NO MF KINGS IN AMERICA‼️