Elizabeth Svoboda
@svobodster.bsky.social
Author of WHAT MAKES A HERO? and THE LIFE HEROIC. Contributing writer, Boston Globe Ideas. Words in Scientific American, Psychology Today, Atlas Obscura, NYT, etc. Book-in-progress: THE ART OF PACING.
After Trump posted this morning about the "Epstein Hoax," his own fans jumped down his throat in the comments. "You campaigned on releasing the Epstein Files," one wrote. "So you lied to your supporters!"
November 14, 2025 at 3:56 PM
After Trump posted this morning about the "Epstein Hoax," his own fans jumped down his throat in the comments. "You campaigned on releasing the Epstein Files," one wrote. "So you lied to your supporters!"
Here we have Steve Bannon, Michael Wolff and Epstein exchanging sour-grapes banter after they learned @jkbjournalist.bsky.social 's Miami Herald Epstein investigation, "Perversion of Justice," won a major 2019 journalism prize.
November 13, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Here we have Steve Bannon, Michael Wolff and Epstein exchanging sour-grapes banter after they learned @jkbjournalist.bsky.social 's Miami Herald Epstein investigation, "Perversion of Justice," won a major 2019 journalism prize.
The Baby-sitters Club is officially 40 years old. That means the original sitters — Kristy, Mary Anne, Stacey and Claudia — are now... wait for it... 53.
October 17, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The Baby-sitters Club is officially 40 years old. That means the original sitters — Kristy, Mary Anne, Stacey and Claudia — are now... wait for it... 53.
Good lord. Correct me if I'm wrong, but it appears that Young Republican Anne Kaykaty is a school counselor?!
October 14, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Good lord. Correct me if I'm wrong, but it appears that Young Republican Anne Kaykaty is a school counselor?!
Honored to make the notable list for Best American Science & Nature Writing 2025, alongside @emilysohn.bsky.social @carlzimmer.com @raminskibba.bsky.social and others! Preorder your copy today.
October 1, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Honored to make the notable list for Best American Science & Nature Writing 2025, alongside @emilysohn.bsky.social @carlzimmer.com @raminskibba.bsky.social and others! Preorder your copy today.
Titanic's Palm Court:
September 25, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Titanic's Palm Court:
Need a timeline cleanse? Check out my @bostonglobe.com profile of Danyelle Christmas, who's running for New Orleans City Council. Her father was wrongfully convicted for murder, then freed. Following his activist lead, Christmas hopes to secure justice for Ninth Ward residents. bit.ly/3K3Jui8
September 14, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Need a timeline cleanse? Check out my @bostonglobe.com profile of Danyelle Christmas, who's running for New Orleans City Council. Her father was wrongfully convicted for murder, then freed. Following his activist lead, Christmas hopes to secure justice for Ninth Ward residents. bit.ly/3K3Jui8
Not too far off actually! These are the malformed brain protein shapes seen in chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).
August 4, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Not too far off actually! These are the malformed brain protein shapes seen in chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).
If you want to know how things are going at the White House, Reddit's Conservative forum has just pinned its second "Epstein Megathread," after the first was pinned for multiple days. Top comment: "Trump is acting guilty as hell."
July 22, 2025 at 10:38 PM
If you want to know how things are going at the White House, Reddit's Conservative forum has just pinned its second "Epstein Megathread," after the first was pinned for multiple days. Top comment: "Trump is acting guilty as hell."
Sure, Conservative Reddit is mad about Epstein, but the divide between Trump and his base goes much deeper. For starters, they absolutely hate the Big Beautiful Bill.
July 14, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Sure, Conservative Reddit is mad about Epstein, but the divide between Trump and his base goes much deeper. For starters, they absolutely hate the Big Beautiful Bill.
These comments, from Conservative Reddit, are very representative of the forum's Trump/ Epstein mood. The MAGA/ Q base is PISSED—burying the files seems to have them 10x more shook than Jan. 6.
July 9, 2025 at 3:50 AM
These comments, from Conservative Reddit, are very representative of the forum's Trump/ Epstein mood. The MAGA/ Q base is PISSED—burying the files seems to have them 10x more shook than Jan. 6.
Undisclosed AI use in medical communications destroys the trust between provider and patient. Here's how one patient reacted when a therapist pasted ChatGPT boilerplate into what was supposed to be a consoling text. Not sure this kind of breach can ever be repaired.
April 24, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Undisclosed AI use in medical communications destroys the trust between provider and patient. Here's how one patient reacted when a therapist pasted ChatGPT boilerplate into what was supposed to be a consoling text. Not sure this kind of breach can ever be repaired.
Mr. "Obviously Usha's not white" all about loving his family first now
February 8, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Mr. "Obviously Usha's not white" all about loving his family first now
19-year old Edward Coristine, DOGE lackey and common criminal, claims to be "passionate about improving humanity." (Passionate in the Goebbels sense, I guess.)
February 5, 2025 at 6:55 PM
19-year old Edward Coristine, DOGE lackey and common criminal, claims to be "passionate about improving humanity." (Passionate in the Goebbels sense, I guess.)
The facebook salad days of Edward Coristine. I don't think his grandma is coming to save him now.
February 3, 2025 at 6:38 AM
The facebook salad days of Edward Coristine. I don't think his grandma is coming to save him now.
Harvard Crimson, November 19, 2003. 21 years later, Zuckerberg's site is exponentially sketchier, but he no longer has any qualms about unleashing it on the community.
January 11, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Harvard Crimson, November 19, 2003. 21 years later, Zuckerberg's site is exponentially sketchier, but he no longer has any qualms about unleashing it on the community.
Thinking about all the times in history "segregate/ silence/ kill all [insert group here]" has been mainstream political discourse
January 8, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Thinking about all the times in history "segregate/ silence/ kill all [insert group here]" has been mainstream political discourse
When you see studies on how corporally punished kids often turn into authoritarian adults, the twisted resonance of these appeals starts to become clear.
October 24, 2024 at 7:19 PM
When you see studies on how corporally punished kids often turn into authoritarian adults, the twisted resonance of these appeals starts to become clear.
The rest of the carcass was dumped in Central Park, a rickety old bike leaning up against it.
August 26, 2024 at 6:49 PM
The rest of the carcass was dumped in Central Park, a rickety old bike leaning up against it.
The best sundae bowls, like the best taco bowls, are made in Trump Tower Grill.
August 15, 2024 at 6:57 PM
The best sundae bowls, like the best taco bowls, are made in Trump Tower Grill.
Stollen Election 2024. Be there, will be wild!
August 7, 2024 at 4:21 PM
Stollen Election 2024. Be there, will be wild!