Ian Elliott (he/they)🤘🌈🎲
@thatianeliott.bsky.social
Writer, creator, avid geek. The Inquisitive Elf, advocating for a better world, with a side order of sarcasm and some nerdy obsessions for dessert.
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People who sarcastically say "Glad I learned X in high school instead of how to do taxes" ... Pretty sure you should have learned addition and subtraction well before high school. That and learning how to read instructions are pretty much all they could have taught you. It's on you to pay attention.
November 23, 2025 at 3:38 AM
People who sarcastically say "Glad I learned X in high school instead of how to do taxes" ... Pretty sure you should have learned addition and subtraction well before high school. That and learning how to read instructions are pretty much all they could have taught you. It's on you to pay attention.
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it is interesting, all family trees have that one ancestor they're really ashamed of, and now we're seeing the making of those ancestors in realtime. three, four, five generations down the road these will be the people everyone wishes they didn't have blood-ties to and skims over their lives.
DOJ is now recruiting for immigration judges by calling them “deportation judges.”
That’s seems really bad.
That’s seems really bad.
November 22, 2025 at 8:42 PM
it is interesting, all family trees have that one ancestor they're really ashamed of, and now we're seeing the making of those ancestors in realtime. three, four, five generations down the road these will be the people everyone wishes they didn't have blood-ties to and skims over their lives.
What an absolutely stupid timeline.
"Countries with state subsidies for abortion, transgender-friendly policies for children, hate speech laws and affirmative action policies will now be considered to be violating human rights under rules imposed at the [US] State Department..."
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
Abortion And DEI Policies Now Considered Violations Of Human Rights, U.S. Says
The Trump administration has overhauled how the State Department conducts its annual Human Rights Report.
www.forbes.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:29 AM
What an absolutely stupid timeline.
Harp Magic: Loreena McKennitt Sings Tennyson's Lady of Shalott youtu.be/-N4cbVlEw4Y?...
Harp Magic: Loreena McKennitt Sings Tennyson's Lady of Shalott
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November 23, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Harp Magic: Loreena McKennitt Sings Tennyson's Lady of Shalott youtu.be/-N4cbVlEw4Y?...
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1) good, they should be prosecuted, they are responsible for countless deaths
2) always very funny when these people realize the extent to which their billionaire patrons could not possibly give less of a shit about them
2) always very funny when these people realize the extent to which their billionaire patrons could not possibly give less of a shit about them
'Suddenly exposed' DOGE employees fear prosecution after Musk abandoned them: report
www.rawstory.com/doge-employe...
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'Suddenly exposed' DOGE employees fear prosecution after Musk abandoned them: report
Current and former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffers are growing increasingly concerned that the work they did slashing government programs and eliminating jobs will come back to hau...
www.rawstory.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:41 PM
1) good, they should be prosecuted, they are responsible for countless deaths
2) always very funny when these people realize the extent to which their billionaire patrons could not possibly give less of a shit about them
2) always very funny when these people realize the extent to which their billionaire patrons could not possibly give less of a shit about them
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If you have been sharing that Malwarebytes article on the Gmail thing, you should note the giant correction up top.
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
November 22, 2025 at 9:44 PM
If you have been sharing that Malwarebytes article on the Gmail thing, you should note the giant correction up top.
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
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You can say ICE is being used as a political cudgel to demolish democracy, or you can recognize that’s all they ever have been since their inception.
Attorney General Catherine Hanaway (R) publicly announced she has referred the state’s grassroots referendum campaign to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), claiming without evidence that canvassers are “employing illegal aliens” to collect signatures to overturn the mid-decade redraw.
Missouri GOP Now Siccing ICE on Gerrymander Referendum Signature Gatherers
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:35 AM
You can say ICE is being used as a political cudgel to demolish democracy, or you can recognize that’s all they ever have been since their inception.
Transportation Department can kiss my ass. They cram you into uncomfortable seating, AND you practically have to strip to go through security. I'm dressing for what they put me through, which means comfort and simplicity.
As a former travel agent & airline employee who has traveled 100s of thousands of miles, no. It won't improve shit. The problem with air travel civility is entitlement over the enshittification of flying, not the ladies in yoga pants & crop tops. Make FLYING better.
www.cbsnews.com/news/transpo...
www.cbsnews.com/news/transpo...
Transportation Department urges "dressing with respect" on flights. Will it improve air travel?
The agency's "Golden Age of Travel" campaign aims to restore civility to air travel. Experts say they have doubts.
www.cbsnews.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Transportation Department can kiss my ass. They cram you into uncomfortable seating, AND you practically have to strip to go through security. I'm dressing for what they put me through, which means comfort and simplicity.
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JD Vance — begs folks to be patient with an economy he admits is bad. Trump — brags it’s the greatest ever.
I’ve said it so many times, Republicans stay synced and on message even when the message is a lie, but this slip tells a story.
There’s chaos behind the scenes and the wheels are coming off.
I’ve said it so many times, Republicans stay synced and on message even when the message is a lie, but this slip tells a story.
There’s chaos behind the scenes and the wheels are coming off.
November 22, 2025 at 11:11 PM
JD Vance — begs folks to be patient with an economy he admits is bad. Trump — brags it’s the greatest ever.
I’ve said it so many times, Republicans stay synced and on message even when the message is a lie, but this slip tells a story.
There’s chaos behind the scenes and the wheels are coming off.
I’ve said it so many times, Republicans stay synced and on message even when the message is a lie, but this slip tells a story.
There’s chaos behind the scenes and the wheels are coming off.
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🇺🇸"Trump doesn’t know a single, damn thing about Army values, Navy values, or ANY values, because the only thing he truly values — the only thing he has EVER valued — is himself. So six patriots and public servants stayed true to their oaths, love of country, and their duty to warn."
-A grateful vet
-A grateful vet
DUTY TO WARN
The blood-thirsty Trump wasted no time illustrating why Democrats' video aimed at our troops was so necessary ...
dearlstephens.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:02 PM
🇺🇸"Trump doesn’t know a single, damn thing about Army values, Navy values, or ANY values, because the only thing he truly values — the only thing he has EVER valued — is himself. So six patriots and public servants stayed true to their oaths, love of country, and their duty to warn."
-A grateful vet
-A grateful vet
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Survive the lycans or survive as a lycan. My lycanthrope survival guide is Out!
New lore, 15 new lycans, all of which are playable as a werebeast, rules to make your own and more.
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
New lore, 15 new lycans, all of which are playable as a werebeast, rules to make your own and more.
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
d'Artagnan's Lycanthrope Survival Guide - d'Artagnan Tabletop | d'Artagnan Tabletop | DriveThruRPG
The full moon is a sign of comfort and safety for the common traveller on the roads. The bright light shining down from it illuminates all paths and keeps the dangers of the night at bay...
Most of th...
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November 22, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Survive the lycans or survive as a lycan. My lycanthrope survival guide is Out!
New lore, 15 new lycans, all of which are playable as a werebeast, rules to make your own and more.
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
New lore, 15 new lycans, all of which are playable as a werebeast, rules to make your own and more.
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
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SIMON KIRKE Reflects On BRIAN HOWE Era Of BAD COMPANY: 'We Started Butting Heads'
SIMON KIRKE Reflects On BRIAN HOWE Era Of BAD COMPANY: 'We Started Butting Heads'
During a recent appearance on Billy Corgan's podcast "The Magnificent Others", rock legend Simon Kirke — founding drummer of BAD COMPANY and FREE — reflected on the period when BAD COMPANY was fronted...
blabbermouth.net
November 22, 2025 at 3:13 PM
SIMON KIRKE Reflects On BRIAN HOWE Era Of BAD COMPANY: 'We Started Butting Heads'
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President Trump's refusal to share the legal justification for his airstrikes on civilian boats at sea is shocking, but not unprecedented. For too long, both parties have looked the other way as presidents abuse their power and evade accountability.
From Secret Law (2001-2024) to None at All (2025-present)
The Trump administration's lethal strikes are the apotheosis of the last quarter century's often always secret and often unreviewable executive branch legal reasoning.
www.justsecurity.org
November 22, 2025 at 1:48 AM
President Trump's refusal to share the legal justification for his airstrikes on civilian boats at sea is shocking, but not unprecedented. For too long, both parties have looked the other way as presidents abuse their power and evade accountability.
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That was obvious when we saw the language. A lot of it is about the Danish study he tried to get retracted, even though it was actually very impactful and well done. Study authors and others have debunked RFK Jr’s take on that study, but now his mistaken interpretation is on the CDC site.
RFK Jr. revealed that he personally ordered the CDC to change its website to push the widely debunked claim that vaccines and autism are linked
CDC’s Autism Website ‘Update’ Came Directly From Kennedy, He Says
Ex-CDC vaccines chief Dr. Demetre Daskalakis called the update a “national embarrassment.”
www.huffpost.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:23 AM
That was obvious when we saw the language. A lot of it is about the Danish study he tried to get retracted, even though it was actually very impactful and well done. Study authors and others have debunked RFK Jr’s take on that study, but now his mistaken interpretation is on the CDC site.
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DONT FALL FOR MTG’S BULLSHIT SHE IS STILL A VIOLENT ANTISEMITE WHO BLAMES JEWS FOR EVERYTHING WRONG IN THE WORLD A FULLY ENDORSES GREAT REPLACEMENT THEORY
Also, she fully believes a cabal of worldwide Jewish pedophiles control the government. She just thinks Trump has become compromised by them. Or possibly was secretly compromised the entire time.
November 22, 2025 at 1:58 AM
DONT FALL FOR MTG’S BULLSHIT SHE IS STILL A VIOLENT ANTISEMITE WHO BLAMES JEWS FOR EVERYTHING WRONG IN THE WORLD A FULLY ENDORSES GREAT REPLACEMENT THEORY
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Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
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No, he isn’t. There is literally no legal means by which he can do this. It’s not presidential power. TPS by law cannot be terminated early, and Somali TPS is not set to expire until March 17, 2026.
Trump says he’s ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somali refugees in Minnesota “immediately.”
November 22, 2025 at 1:50 AM
No, he isn’t. There is literally no legal means by which he can do this. It’s not presidential power. TPS by law cannot be terminated early, and Somali TPS is not set to expire until March 17, 2026.
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Dipshit is smashing out a car window with his gun, barrel first. Just rogue, cowboy stiff.
There were two US citizens in the car. They were apprehended and detained for “obstructing” ICE by honking their horn to let people know ICE was in the neighborhood.
There were two US citizens in the car. They were apprehended and detained for “obstructing” ICE by honking their horn to let people know ICE was in the neighborhood.
November 22, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Dipshit is smashing out a car window with his gun, barrel first. Just rogue, cowboy stiff.
There were two US citizens in the car. They were apprehended and detained for “obstructing” ICE by honking their horn to let people know ICE was in the neighborhood.
There were two US citizens in the car. They were apprehended and detained for “obstructing” ICE by honking their horn to let people know ICE was in the neighborhood.
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Using a dishwasher rather than hand washing can save you nine days of personal time over the course of a year.
Friendly reminder that dishwashers made after 1995 or so are so water and energy efficient that even if you ran them twice fully loaded it would still use less water than handwashing the same load.
So many "green" things feel like sacrifices. Dishwashers are not one of them.
So many "green" things feel like sacrifices. Dishwashers are not one of them.
November 21, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Using a dishwasher rather than hand washing can save you nine days of personal time over the course of a year.
Reading Hurwitz's comments truly made me ill. I cannot wrap my head around believing such things and not grasping how horrible they are.
I felt like I was losing my mind watching this person's remarks and had to write about how disgusting they are.
Sarah Hurwitz Profanes the Holocaust
Holocaust education has worked too well for the Obama speechwriter, since when she rationalizes Israel's genocide, "I sound obscene." Maybe sit with that, Sarah
www.forever-wars.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Reading Hurwitz's comments truly made me ill. I cannot wrap my head around believing such things and not grasping how horrible they are.
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hand-drawn BW cave battlemap commission.
Did this one for The Game Master's Book of Legendary Locations.
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
#battlemap #dnd #ttrpg #b&wart
Did this one for The Game Master's Book of Legendary Locations.
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
#battlemap #dnd #ttrpg #b&wart
November 21, 2025 at 2:48 PM
hand-drawn BW cave battlemap commission.
Did this one for The Game Master's Book of Legendary Locations.
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
#battlemap #dnd #ttrpg #b&wart
Did this one for The Game Master's Book of Legendary Locations.
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
#battlemap #dnd #ttrpg #b&wart
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Just so it's clear. It's not allowing AI because it's trying to create a clean dataset for training AI. It's not because any of the involved parties actually care about human created art.
Demons can lie to you. You have to rebuke them categorically, rather than fold when they say the right words.
Demons can lie to you. You have to rebuke them categorically, rather than fold when they say the right words.
Vine is being rebooted under the name diVine, with funding from Twitter’s former CEO Jack Dorsey.
The app plans to feature more than 10,000 previously archived Vines and does not allow AI-generated content.
(divine.video)
The app plans to feature more than 10,000 previously archived Vines and does not allow AI-generated content.
(divine.video)
November 20, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Just so it's clear. It's not allowing AI because it's trying to create a clean dataset for training AI. It's not because any of the involved parties actually care about human created art.
Demons can lie to you. You have to rebuke them categorically, rather than fold when they say the right words.
Demons can lie to you. You have to rebuke them categorically, rather than fold when they say the right words.
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Furries, do NOT buy this game if it is using any of that generative ai BS. Even if it is "just a little". This is how they slowly add it in and make it more accepted, and they WANT that. THAT is their plan.
November 21, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Furries, do NOT buy this game if it is using any of that generative ai BS. Even if it is "just a little". This is how they slowly add it in and make it more accepted, and they WANT that. THAT is their plan.
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www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Good Morning with some good news
The ridiculous trump administration states they're backing off SNAP RECIPIENTS TO REAPPLY
After all states put SNAP recipients under strict guidelines they don't just give them away especially to undocumented
Good Morning with some good news
The ridiculous trump administration states they're backing off SNAP RECIPIENTS TO REAPPLY
After all states put SNAP recipients under strict guidelines they don't just give them away especially to undocumented
Trump admin backs off idea to force SNAP users to reapply
Officials will rely on state standards that are already in place to ensure eligibility, despite USDA chief Brooke Rollins’ comments last week.
www.politico.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:33 PM
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Good Morning with some good news
The ridiculous trump administration states they're backing off SNAP RECIPIENTS TO REAPPLY
After all states put SNAP recipients under strict guidelines they don't just give them away especially to undocumented
Good Morning with some good news
The ridiculous trump administration states they're backing off SNAP RECIPIENTS TO REAPPLY
After all states put SNAP recipients under strict guidelines they don't just give them away especially to undocumented
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At long last we have created The Teddy Bear that Wants to Kill You from the classic horror movie Don't Buy a Teddy Bear that Wants to Kill You.
A teddy bear powered by AI told safety testers about knives, pills and sex
A company is reportedly withdrawing its AI teddy bear from the market after researchers found it told a tester where to get knives, pills and matches when asked.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
At long last we have created The Teddy Bear that Wants to Kill You from the classic horror movie Don't Buy a Teddy Bear that Wants to Kill You.