Élan Young
@youngelan.bsky.social
Tennessee Writer | Make good trouble | www.elanyoung.com
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Trump Deploys Troops To D.C. To Distract From The Epstein Files
- the only headline you need today
- the only headline you need today
August 11, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Trump Deploys Troops To D.C. To Distract From The Epstein Files
- the only headline you need today
- the only headline you need today
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PEOPLE WILL DIE. 3rd post in an endless series:
“Efforts by state officials in collaboration with antiabortion groups to make reproductive health care information public empower domestic abusers to use their partners’ health care decisions as a tool of control.”
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
“Efforts by state officials in collaboration with antiabortion groups to make reproductive health care information public empower domestic abusers to use their partners’ health care decisions as a tool of control.”
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
July 23, 2025 at 11:02 AM
PEOPLE WILL DIE. 3rd post in an endless series:
“Efforts by state officials in collaboration with antiabortion groups to make reproductive health care information public empower domestic abusers to use their partners’ health care decisions as a tool of control.”
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
“Efforts by state officials in collaboration with antiabortion groups to make reproductive health care information public empower domestic abusers to use their partners’ health care decisions as a tool of control.”
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Congratulations on learning absolutely nothing about making deals with him, Senator.
July 22, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Congratulations on learning absolutely nothing about making deals with him, Senator.
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ICE has masks and weapons— but the people are mighty.
July 11, 2025 at 2:05 PM
ICE has masks and weapons— but the people are mighty.
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"At least 12 people have already died in ICE custody so far this year, the same number that died in all of 2024."
Kristi Noem Guts ICE Oversight as Detainee Deaths Surge
ICE Barbie Kristi Noem is making it harder to hold ICE accountable.
newrepublic.com
July 11, 2025 at 3:57 PM
"At least 12 people have already died in ICE custody so far this year, the same number that died in all of 2024."
Slippery slope? More like a mudslide. Jesus wept.
The IRS announced that churches and other houses of worship are now allowed to endorse political candidates to their congregations, effectively carving out an exemption to the longstanding ban on political activity by tax-exempt nonprofits.
July 8, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Slippery slope? More like a mudslide. Jesus wept.
In search of techniques and books or resources related to bursting the bubble for loved ones who are hopelessly caught up in propaganda bullshit. #propaganda #disinfo
July 6, 2025 at 9:05 PM
In search of techniques and books or resources related to bursting the bubble for loved ones who are hopelessly caught up in propaganda bullshit. #propaganda #disinfo
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We drove out to Basile, La., today for a demonstration organized by @seiu.org at an ICE detention center for women. Union folks from all over the country showing solidarity with their many immigrant members.
June 30, 2025 at 11:55 PM
We drove out to Basile, La., today for a demonstration organized by @seiu.org at an ICE detention center for women. Union folks from all over the country showing solidarity with their many immigrant members.
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Meditating on the mantra "Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without" that @youngelan.bsky.social spoke during our weekend girls backpacking trip. Feeling strong in my boycott of Target. 10+ years without Amazon Prime and feeling fantastic!
March 31, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Meditating on the mantra "Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without" that @youngelan.bsky.social spoke during our weekend girls backpacking trip. Feeling strong in my boycott of Target. 10+ years without Amazon Prime and feeling fantastic!
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I hope everybody can see the connection between this kind of talk and what's happening to Mahmoud Khalil.
The co-president says speaking against Putin’s interests is akin to treason.
So I guess that’s where we are now.
So I guess that’s where we are now.
March 10, 2025 at 11:10 PM
I hope everybody can see the connection between this kind of talk and what's happening to Mahmoud Khalil.
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Trump plans to sign an executive order barring certain student loan borrowers from eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness. This popular federal program forgives a portion of student debt for individuals who work in government or qualifying nonprofit jobs for ten years.
March 7, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Trump plans to sign an executive order barring certain student loan borrowers from eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness. This popular federal program forgives a portion of student debt for individuals who work in government or qualifying nonprofit jobs for ten years.
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Far right extremists want to take a chainsaw to Medicaid.
Democrats refuse to bend the knee.
So House Republicans are preparing to shut down the government.
Democrats refuse to bend the knee.
So House Republicans are preparing to shut down the government.
March 7, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Far right extremists want to take a chainsaw to Medicaid.
Democrats refuse to bend the knee.
So House Republicans are preparing to shut down the government.
Democrats refuse to bend the knee.
So House Republicans are preparing to shut down the government.
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Again: what happens here in Tennessee is coming your way next. Pay attention.
They openly say they want this to end up at the Supreme Court.
tennesseelookout.com/2025/03/06/t...
They openly say they want this to end up at the Supreme Court.
tennesseelookout.com/2025/03/06/t...
March 6, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Again: what happens here in Tennessee is coming your way next. Pay attention.
They openly say they want this to end up at the Supreme Court.
tennesseelookout.com/2025/03/06/t...
They openly say they want this to end up at the Supreme Court.
tennesseelookout.com/2025/03/06/t...
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To quote FDR: "I ask you to judge me by the enemies I have made."
March 6, 2025 at 6:27 PM
To quote FDR: "I ask you to judge me by the enemies I have made."
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I miss John Lewis.
I even miss John McCain.
Fighters on opposing sides.
...but both lions who would crawl through a mile of broken glass to defend our nation against fascism.
I even miss John McCain.
Fighters on opposing sides.
...but both lions who would crawl through a mile of broken glass to defend our nation against fascism.
March 5, 2025 at 5:03 PM
I miss John Lewis.
I even miss John McCain.
Fighters on opposing sides.
...but both lions who would crawl through a mile of broken glass to defend our nation against fascism.
I even miss John McCain.
Fighters on opposing sides.
...but both lions who would crawl through a mile of broken glass to defend our nation against fascism.
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“I won’t forget” ?
March 5, 2025 at 4:12 PM
“I won’t forget” ?
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NEW: The National Endowment of Democracy, a congressionally created foundation dedicated to developing democratic institutions around the world, sues Trump for withholding $200 million in federal funding that had been allocated to it by Congress.
Democracy Endowment Sues Trump Over $200M in Frozen Funding
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
March 5, 2025 at 10:47 PM
NEW: The National Endowment of Democracy, a congressionally created foundation dedicated to developing democratic institutions around the world, sues Trump for withholding $200 million in federal funding that had been allocated to it by Congress.
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It's been evident that Musk/Trump/DOGE are trying to make federal workers as miserable as possible as they're forced to return to working in person.
Someone in a fed agency shared these bullet points they received about upcoming changes to the office setup. "Chairs are limited."
Someone in a fed agency shared these bullet points they received about upcoming changes to the office setup. "Chairs are limited."
March 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
It's been evident that Musk/Trump/DOGE are trying to make federal workers as miserable as possible as they're forced to return to working in person.
Someone in a fed agency shared these bullet points they received about upcoming changes to the office setup. "Chairs are limited."
Someone in a fed agency shared these bullet points they received about upcoming changes to the office setup. "Chairs are limited."
More on the illegal firings of NPS workers in the Smokies.
Hellbender Press - Smoky gray: Lots of interest, little information on cuts at Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Campers are seen enjoying a morning at Elkmont Campground in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. National Park Service Warnings mount that Great Smoky Mountains National Park cuts will negatively aff...
hellbenderpress.org
March 5, 2025 at 10:40 PM
More on the illegal firings of NPS workers in the Smokies.
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The Supreme Court decision should have been 9-0. The fact it was 5-4 reveals how utterly compromised the bench is in favor of right-wing authoritarianism.
March 5, 2025 at 8:33 PM
The Supreme Court decision should have been 9-0. The fact it was 5-4 reveals how utterly compromised the bench is in favor of right-wing authoritarianism.
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Crockett: This is not what we should be doing. I don’t even know why we’re fighting with Greenland. We’re fighting with Greenland, Canada, and Mexico—yet we’re in love with Putin?!
March 5, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Crockett: This is not what we should be doing. I don’t even know why we’re fighting with Greenland. We’re fighting with Greenland, Canada, and Mexico—yet we’re in love with Putin?!
Take note of how @aoc.bsky.social gives genuine welcome to Republicans who might be listening to her Insta Live tonight to learn WTH is up with Medicaid. #Medicaid
March 5, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Take note of how @aoc.bsky.social gives genuine welcome to Republicans who might be listening to her Insta Live tonight to learn WTH is up with Medicaid. #Medicaid
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In case you wondering what Al Green was yelling at Trump: "“You have no mandate to cut Medicaid!”
Hell yeah.
Hell yeah.
March 5, 2025 at 2:32 AM
In case you wondering what Al Green was yelling at Trump: "“You have no mandate to cut Medicaid!”
Hell yeah.
Hell yeah.