Shana Elmsford 🪷
@shanaelmsford.bsky.social
I’m just a performing arts teacher who cares about politics, Bravo, and pop culture!
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Frey: "You cannot drag pregnant women through the snow. You're not allowed to take teenagers out of their car and detain them when they are in fact American citizens. That is against the law in every state. That is against our US Constitution."
January 12, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Frey: "You cannot drag pregnant women through the snow. You're not allowed to take teenagers out of their car and detain them when they are in fact American citizens. That is against the law in every state. That is against our US Constitution."
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Breaking NYT:
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Breaking NYT:
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
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The presidential electors are meeting to cast their electoral votes in state capitols today. Which means the following: www.npr.org/2024/12/17/n...
'Fake electors' from 2020 are casting 2024 votes for Trump while facing felony charges
Eight of the Republicans set to cast Michigan and Nevada's 2024 Electoral College votes for President-elect Donald Trump still face felony charges related to efforts to reverse Trump's 2020 loss.
www.npr.org
December 17, 2024 at 1:25 PM
The presidential electors are meeting to cast their electoral votes in state capitols today. Which means the following: www.npr.org/2024/12/17/n...
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PROFITS OVER HEALTH: For years, PBMs, took secret payments from opioid makers, like Purdue Pharma, in return for not restricting the flow of opioids.
"As tens of thousands of Americans OD'd & died from prescription painkillers, the middlemen collected billions of dollars 1/
#MedSky #BlueSky
"As tens of thousands of Americans OD'd & died from prescription painkillers, the middlemen collected billions of dollars 1/
#MedSky #BlueSky
Drugmakers Paid PBMs Not to Restrict Opioid Prescriptions (Gift Article)
Drugmakers including Purdue Pharma paid pharmacy benefit managers not to restrict painkiller prescriptions, a New York Times investigation found.
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2024 at 1:12 PM
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Thank you, teachers! 💙
November 24, 2024 at 5:22 AM
Thank you, teachers! 💙
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I know everyone is talking about Matt Gaetz but please don't miss this:
Georgia fired every single person on its maternal mortality review committee. Why? They didn't like that reporters found out that the state's ban killed two women www.propublica.org/article/geor...
Georgia fired every single person on its maternal mortality review committee. Why? They didn't like that reporters found out that the state's ban killed two women www.propublica.org/article/geor...
Georgia Dismissed All Members of Maternal Mortality Committee After ProPublica Obtained Internal Details of Two Deaths
In a letter, the state’s public health commissioner said the action was taken because “confidential information provided to the Maternal Mortality Review Committee was inappropriately shared with outs...
www.propublica.org
November 21, 2024 at 10:18 PM
I know everyone is talking about Matt Gaetz but please don't miss this:
Georgia fired every single person on its maternal mortality review committee. Why? They didn't like that reporters found out that the state's ban killed two women www.propublica.org/article/geor...
Georgia fired every single person on its maternal mortality review committee. Why? They didn't like that reporters found out that the state's ban killed two women www.propublica.org/article/geor...
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Appearing on a Christian nationalist podcast last night, Pete Hegseth said he's creating a system of "classical Christian schools" to provide recruits for an underground army that will eventually launch an "educational insurgency" across the nation. www.peoplefor.org/rightwingwat...
November 19, 2024 at 6:57 PM
Appearing on a Christian nationalist podcast last night, Pete Hegseth said he's creating a system of "classical Christian schools" to provide recruits for an underground army that will eventually launch an "educational insurgency" across the nation. www.peoplefor.org/rightwingwat...
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NEW: UnitedHealth is the nation’s largest health insurance conglomerate.
ProPublica obtained what is effectively the company’s internal playbook for limiting and cutting therapy costs.
Here’s what we found.
ProPublica obtained what is effectively the company’s internal playbook for limiting and cutting therapy costs.
Here’s what we found.
How UnitedHealth’s Playbook for Limiting Mental Health Coverage Puts Countless Americans’ Treatment at Risk
United used an algorithm system to identify patients who it determined were getting too much therapy and then limited coverage. It was deemed illegal in three states, but similar practices persist due...
propub.li
November 19, 2024 at 4:12 PM
NEW: UnitedHealth is the nation’s largest health insurance conglomerate.
ProPublica obtained what is effectively the company’s internal playbook for limiting and cutting therapy costs.
Here’s what we found.
ProPublica obtained what is effectively the company’s internal playbook for limiting and cutting therapy costs.
Here’s what we found.
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The adults in the room have to get off their ass and change the laws that don’t hold him accountable. Convicted felons have no right being able to hold the highest office in the United States 🇺🇸.
The adults in the room have to get off their ass and change the laws that don’t hold him accountable. Convicted felons have no right being able to hold the highest office in the United States 🇺🇸.
Trump is about to get security clearance despite criminal conviction (Raw Story)
Former President Donald Trump is the president-elect. He is also a convicted felon, thanks to a jury verdict after a trial in New York state court for a hus...
l.smartnews.com
November 19, 2024 at 12:49 PM
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The adults in the room have to get off their ass and change the laws that don’t hold him accountable. Convicted felons have no right being able to hold the highest office in the United States 🇺🇸.
The adults in the room have to get off their ass and change the laws that don’t hold him accountable. Convicted felons have no right being able to hold the highest office in the United States 🇺🇸.
This is so nasty and unnecessary! Smh
ICYMI — Tennessee is following through on criminalizing homelessness, slapping unhoused people with felonies. fox17.com/news/local/s...
November 18, 2024 at 11:21 PM
This is so nasty and unnecessary! Smh
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(📢) NEW at PROOF: You’re Not the Only Person Who Thinks the Matt Gaetz-for-AG Nomination Is Fishy As Hell
Republicans and Democrats are flabbergasted by the Gaetz nomination. They should be; it’s not what it seems. Trump was enmeshed in the very ethics probe this nomination was intended to scuttle.
Republicans and Democrats are flabbergasted by the Gaetz nomination. They should be; it’s not what it seems. Trump was enmeshed in the very ethics probe this nomination was intended to scuttle.
You’re Not the Only Person Who Thinks the Matt Gaetz-for-AG Nomination Is Fishy As Hell
In three paragraphs, this new report explains why the recent nomination of disgraced former congressman Matt Gaetz for Attorney General of the United States by Donald Trump is not what it seems.
sethabramson.substack.com
November 14, 2024 at 6:21 PM
(📢) NEW at PROOF: You’re Not the Only Person Who Thinks the Matt Gaetz-for-AG Nomination Is Fishy As Hell
Republicans and Democrats are flabbergasted by the Gaetz nomination. They should be; it’s not what it seems. Trump was enmeshed in the very ethics probe this nomination was intended to scuttle.
Republicans and Democrats are flabbergasted by the Gaetz nomination. They should be; it’s not what it seems. Trump was enmeshed in the very ethics probe this nomination was intended to scuttle.
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The U.S. Senate race in Pennsylvania is headed to a recount, Pennsylvania’s Secretary of State announced.
Currently, 26,845 votes separate Republican Dave McCormick, who is leading, and Senator Bob Casey.
Currently, 26,845 votes separate Republican Dave McCormick, who is leading, and Senator Bob Casey.
November 14, 2024 at 1:10 AM
The U.S. Senate race in Pennsylvania is headed to a recount, Pennsylvania’s Secretary of State announced.
Currently, 26,845 votes separate Republican Dave McCormick, who is leading, and Senator Bob Casey.
Currently, 26,845 votes separate Republican Dave McCormick, who is leading, and Senator Bob Casey.
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Ah yes all the infamously woke generals
The thing about giving discursive ground to people with zero boundaries and ethics is that by the time language stops meaning anything and can be turned on anyone the damage is done. We had whole books and histories warning us about that
The thing about giving discursive ground to people with zero boundaries and ethics is that by the time language stops meaning anything and can be turned on anyone the damage is done. We had whole books and histories warning us about that
November 14, 2024 at 1:04 PM
Ah yes all the infamously woke generals
The thing about giving discursive ground to people with zero boundaries and ethics is that by the time language stops meaning anything and can be turned on anyone the damage is done. We had whole books and histories warning us about that
The thing about giving discursive ground to people with zero boundaries and ethics is that by the time language stops meaning anything and can be turned on anyone the damage is done. We had whole books and histories warning us about that
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Now it’s all starting to make sense
November 14, 2024 at 12:45 AM
Now it’s all starting to make sense
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HAAHHAHAHAAHHAHAAHA.
Rep. Michael Guest, the Republican chair for the House Ethics Committee, told the AP that Matt Gaetz’s nomination as Attorney General doesn't change the panel’s ongoing probe into the alleged sex trafficking, sexual misconduct and drug use against Gaetz.
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Rep. Michael Guest, the Republican chair for the House Ethics Committee, told the AP that Matt Gaetz’s nomination as Attorney General doesn't change the panel’s ongoing probe into the alleged sex trafficking, sexual misconduct and drug use against Gaetz.
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November 13, 2024 at 11:26 PM
HAAHHAHAHAAHHAHAAHA.
Rep. Michael Guest, the Republican chair for the House Ethics Committee, told the AP that Matt Gaetz’s nomination as Attorney General doesn't change the panel’s ongoing probe into the alleged sex trafficking, sexual misconduct and drug use against Gaetz.
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Rep. Michael Guest, the Republican chair for the House Ethics Committee, told the AP that Matt Gaetz’s nomination as Attorney General doesn't change the panel’s ongoing probe into the alleged sex trafficking, sexual misconduct and drug use against Gaetz.
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A pedophile for AG, chosen by a rapist.
What could go wrong?
What could go wrong?
November 13, 2024 at 9:33 PM
A pedophile for AG, chosen by a rapist.
What could go wrong?
What could go wrong?
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Shoutout to everyone who is making all the starter packs.
They are so helpful.🙏
They are so helpful.🙏
November 12, 2024 at 2:08 PM
Shoutout to everyone who is making all the starter packs.
They are so helpful.🙏
They are so helpful.🙏
This place seems sooo much nicer than the other place!!
November 13, 2024 at 2:49 AM
This place seems sooo much nicer than the other place!!
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The Supreme Court declined to hear a bid by landlord groups "to challenge rent stabilization laws in NYC that cap rent hikes and make it harder to evict tenants"
US Supreme Court won't hear clash over New York rent stabilization laws
The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to hear a bid by landlord groups to challenge rent stabilization laws in New York City that cap rent hikes and make it harder to evict tenants.
www.reuters.com
November 12, 2024 at 6:41 PM
The Supreme Court declined to hear a bid by landlord groups "to challenge rent stabilization laws in NYC that cap rent hikes and make it harder to evict tenants"