Elyssa
@she.gaf.nyc
Theater obsessive~Enthusiastic audience member~NYC Mom of neurodivergent kids~Devoted volunteer~🏳️⚧️Ally🏳️🌈~Best thing to ever happen to @gaf.nyc
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Shocked to learn that despite 1,000 op-eds about how they are now a workers' party, Republicans are doing what they always do when they're in power
We have $ for a dozen ICE agents to hang around for hours trying to arrest 2 roofers working in MN.
Meanwhile, the agency that investigates and prosecutes violations of Americans' right to organize is shedding staff again. Now down to like 1 agency staff per 145,000 workers.
Meanwhile, the agency that investigates and prosecutes violations of Americans' right to organize is shedding staff again. Now down to like 1 agency staff per 145,000 workers.
December 14, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Shocked to learn that despite 1,000 op-eds about how they are now a workers' party, Republicans are doing what they always do when they're in power
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The Sandy Hook shooting was 13 years ago today. Yesterday, there was a shooting at Brown University. There have been at least 75 school shootings this year. The US has a gun problem, and it seems we're never going to do anything about it. www.cnn.com/us/school-sh...
December 14, 2025 at 3:34 PM
The Sandy Hook shooting was 13 years ago today. Yesterday, there was a shooting at Brown University. There have been at least 75 school shootings this year. The US has a gun problem, and it seems we're never going to do anything about it. www.cnn.com/us/school-sh...
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43-year-old Ahmed al Ahmed was shot twice, saving countless lives when he wrestled the rifle away from one of the Bondi Beach gunmen.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUEc...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUEc...
Hero suffers two gunshot wounds in Bondi beach shooting | 7NEWS
YouTube video by 7NEWS Australia
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December 14, 2025 at 3:48 PM
43-year-old Ahmed al Ahmed was shot twice, saving countless lives when he wrestled the rifle away from one of the Bondi Beach gunmen.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUEc...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUEc...
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An event to celebrate the first day of Hanukkah was targeted by gunmen at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia.
Our hearts are with the victims, their loved ones, and the Jewish community—in Australia and worldwide—as they grapple with this horrific act of hate-fueled mass gun violence.
Our hearts are with the victims, their loved ones, and the Jewish community—in Australia and worldwide—as they grapple with this horrific act of hate-fueled mass gun violence.
Live updates: At least 11 dead in shooting at Australia's Bondi Beach targeting Jewish community, officials say
At least 11 people are dead after a mass shooting at Australia’s famous Bondi Beach on Sunday.
www.nbcnews.com
December 14, 2025 at 3:44 PM
An event to celebrate the first day of Hanukkah was targeted by gunmen at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia.
Our hearts are with the victims, their loved ones, and the Jewish community—in Australia and worldwide—as they grapple with this horrific act of hate-fueled mass gun violence.
Our hearts are with the victims, their loved ones, and the Jewish community—in Australia and worldwide—as they grapple with this horrific act of hate-fueled mass gun violence.
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immigrants score the lowest on tests, but they also take all our jobs, while at the same time taking all the welfare and buying all the homes
Stephen Miller: "If you subtract immigration out of test scores, all of the sudden our test scores skyrocket"
December 9, 2025 at 10:59 PM
immigrants score the lowest on tests, but they also take all our jobs, while at the same time taking all the welfare and buying all the homes
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I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
December 2, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
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November 7, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009
November 7, 2025 at 9:36 PM
New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009
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There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.
America’s children deserve better than this.
America’s children deserve better than this.
October 11, 2025 at 4:51 PM
There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.
America’s children deserve better than this.
America’s children deserve better than this.
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"We're going to create superintelligence" How about making outlook search work first. How about that
October 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
"We're going to create superintelligence" How about making outlook search work first. How about that
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Trans rights are human rights.
September 17, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Trans rights are human rights.
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The effort to keep schools safe from mass shooters has ballooned into a multibillion dollar industry. Companies are selling school districts assurance with high-tech products.
The school shooting industry is worth billions — and it keeps growing
The effort to keep schools safe from mass shooters has ballooned into a multibillion dollar industry. Companies are selling school districts assurance with high-tech products.
n.pr
September 9, 2025 at 2:25 PM
The effort to keep schools safe from mass shooters has ballooned into a multibillion dollar industry. Companies are selling school districts assurance with high-tech products.
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A round up of some interesting menopause content including hormone levels, articles on misinformation, and a great interview on testosterone with a true world expert vajenda.substack.com/p/gyn-potpou...
GYN Potpourri: News and Notes
From my article on menopause misinformation to an op-ed on inappropriate hormone level testing to a world-class interview on testosterone—here’s what’s new, important, and worth your time.
vajenda.substack.com
August 27, 2025 at 4:42 AM
A round up of some interesting menopause content including hormone levels, articles on misinformation, and a great interview on testosterone with a true world expert vajenda.substack.com/p/gyn-potpou...
As someone who has the privilege to regularly work at my local food bank, this characterization is 100% accurate.
When I was back home I spent an afternoon volunteering at the food bank my mom helps run. It’s in a mid sized Midwestern city. It was pretty eye opening. These are people who are really reliant on the social safety net that the BBB slashed. Here’s a list of observations 1/x
August 15, 2025 at 4:23 AM
As someone who has the privilege to regularly work at my local food bank, this characterization is 100% accurate.
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When people support Andrew Cuomo, what they’re saying implicitly is that they don’t care about the women he’s already sexually harassed and retaliated against and they won’t care if he does it again. It’s a political stance that enables discrimination against women in government
June 20, 2025 at 5:15 PM
When people support Andrew Cuomo, what they’re saying implicitly is that they don’t care about the women he’s already sexually harassed and retaliated against and they won’t care if he does it again. It’s a political stance that enables discrimination against women in government
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Telling me "the subway is so dangerous now" is my immediate sign that you need your TV taken away and your news algorithm adjusted www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/the-subway...?
The Subway Is Not Scary
Fear of the subway is a mark of low moral character.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
June 19, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Telling me "the subway is so dangerous now" is my immediate sign that you need your TV taken away and your news algorithm adjusted www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/the-subway...?
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There are no distractions. It's all bad. Systematically stripping trans people of their rights, guys in balaclavas shoving any brown person with a tattoo into a ummarked vans, ending healthcare for millions. It's all in service of fascism and technofeudalism. It's all one thing. That's the point.
June 18, 2025 at 5:52 PM
There are no distractions. It's all bad. Systematically stripping trans people of their rights, guys in balaclavas shoving any brown person with a tattoo into a ummarked vans, ending healthcare for millions. It's all in service of fascism and technofeudalism. It's all one thing. That's the point.
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This is beyond vile. Shame shame shame
Breaking: The Trevor Project received a stop-work order last night on its contract with the national 988 suicide prevention hotline. The Trump administration is eliminating the option for LGBTQ callers to the hotline to press 3 and connect with someone who specializes in LGBTQ mental health.
June 18, 2025 at 2:20 PM
This is beyond vile. Shame shame shame
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“WHO YOU CALLING A BUNCH OF PANSIES?!?”
June 3, 2025 at 12:51 PM
“WHO YOU CALLING A BUNCH OF PANSIES?!?”
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Trump's gift of a plane from Qatar raises serious legal questions, namely: Will he be flying that plane to a private fishing lodge in Alaska? And will there be an extra seat available?
by Samuel Alito
by Samuel Alito
May 15, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Trump's gift of a plane from Qatar raises serious legal questions, namely: Will he be flying that plane to a private fishing lodge in Alaska? And will there be an extra seat available?
by Samuel Alito
by Samuel Alito
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73% of mothers with kids under 18 are in the workforce. More than flowers or brunch, working moms need:
-Paid family leave
-Equal pay
-Universal childcare
(But get your mom flowers, too)
-Paid family leave
-Equal pay
-Universal childcare
(But get your mom flowers, too)
May 11, 2025 at 2:20 PM
73% of mothers with kids under 18 are in the workforce. More than flowers or brunch, working moms need:
-Paid family leave
-Equal pay
-Universal childcare
(But get your mom flowers, too)
-Paid family leave
-Equal pay
-Universal childcare
(But get your mom flowers, too)