So'Westerner gone AWOL
@3elo.bsky.social
Well-published author, healthcare wonk, policy wonk. Southwesterner gone AWOL to Blue Yonder. Liberal Forever. Admires Voltaire & Sam Adams. Alas, too near-sighted to become an astronaut. Possessed by felines & hummingbirds.
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America's ready - more than ready, - for a genuinely progressive democratic movement. I'm hopeful that the D Party will recognize that. If it isn't going to, tho, it'd be better if it'd just got the hell out of the way.
80% marginal income tax above $10M
$20 min wage
Rightsize SCOTUS
DC statehood
80% marginal income tax above $10M
$20 min wage
Rightsize SCOTUS
DC statehood
January 3, 2026 at 5:40 AM
America's ready - more than ready, - for a genuinely progressive democratic movement. I'm hopeful that the D Party will recognize that. If it isn't going to, tho, it'd be better if it'd just got the hell out of the way.
80% marginal income tax above $10M
$20 min wage
Rightsize SCOTUS
DC statehood
80% marginal income tax above $10M
$20 min wage
Rightsize SCOTUS
DC statehood
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My man looks like Robert Redford was battered and deep-fried
January 3, 2026 at 3:24 AM
My man looks like Robert Redford was battered and deep-fried
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I woke up to 2026, full of HOPE.☺️
Why? Cuz last night, my MAGAt neighbors were not partying, few fireworks, no street party etc. I was SHOCKED. 🫣
For 6 yrs, it was non-stop fireworks on NYE 6-midnight. Not last night! Few at 9, more around 11-12, but NOTHING like B4.
We can beat them. 💙 #VOTEBLUE
Why? Cuz last night, my MAGAt neighbors were not partying, few fireworks, no street party etc. I was SHOCKED. 🫣
For 6 yrs, it was non-stop fireworks on NYE 6-midnight. Not last night! Few at 9, more around 11-12, but NOTHING like B4.
We can beat them. 💙 #VOTEBLUE
January 2, 2026 at 6:52 PM
I woke up to 2026, full of HOPE.☺️
Why? Cuz last night, my MAGAt neighbors were not partying, few fireworks, no street party etc. I was SHOCKED. 🫣
For 6 yrs, it was non-stop fireworks on NYE 6-midnight. Not last night! Few at 9, more around 11-12, but NOTHING like B4.
We can beat them. 💙 #VOTEBLUE
Why? Cuz last night, my MAGAt neighbors were not partying, few fireworks, no street party etc. I was SHOCKED. 🫣
For 6 yrs, it was non-stop fireworks on NYE 6-midnight. Not last night! Few at 9, more around 11-12, but NOTHING like B4.
We can beat them. 💙 #VOTEBLUE
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Be warned: Trump is plotting to expand his cruel deportation machine even more this year.
Here's what you need to know about your right to due process. https://youtu.be/metN4EiDtmQ?si=AJsWWmKMHIKtPUqR
Here's what you need to know about your right to due process. https://youtu.be/metN4EiDtmQ?si=AJsWWmKMHIKtPUqR
What is Due Process?
Robert Reich
youtu.be
January 2, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Be warned: Trump is plotting to expand his cruel deportation machine even more this year.
Here's what you need to know about your right to due process. https://youtu.be/metN4EiDtmQ?si=AJsWWmKMHIKtPUqR
Here's what you need to know about your right to due process. https://youtu.be/metN4EiDtmQ?si=AJsWWmKMHIKtPUqR
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In conservative radio interviews, R.N.C. Chairman Joe Gruters warned of “almost certain defeat,” calling it “a pending, looming disaster heading our way,” as he sought to set expectations for 2026. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/rnc-chairm...
January 2, 2026 at 7:00 PM
In conservative radio interviews, R.N.C. Chairman Joe Gruters warned of “almost certain defeat,” calling it “a pending, looming disaster heading our way,” as he sought to set expectations for 2026. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/rnc-chairm...
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NYT editorial board, in an extensive and reflective piece, calls the period we are now living in "a political era that began on Jan. 6, 2021."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/o...
Opinion | Trump Is the Jan. 6 President
www.nytimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 6:09 PM
NYT editorial board, in an extensive and reflective piece, calls the period we are now living in "a political era that began on Jan. 6, 2021."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/o...
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Imagine believing, and getting mad about, Somali daycare centers having contributed $35 million to the Democrats - a nonsensical, demonstrable, obvious lie.
And yet some *billionaires* believed it and then spread the lie over on Twitter.
Some of the richest people are some of the dumbest.
And yet some *billionaires* believed it and then spread the lie over on Twitter.
Some of the richest people are some of the dumbest.
January 2, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Imagine believing, and getting mad about, Somali daycare centers having contributed $35 million to the Democrats - a nonsensical, demonstrable, obvious lie.
And yet some *billionaires* believed it and then spread the lie over on Twitter.
Some of the richest people are some of the dumbest.
And yet some *billionaires* believed it and then spread the lie over on Twitter.
Some of the richest people are some of the dumbest.
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🚨BREAKING: A pro-democracy organization has filed two formal complaints asking federal watchdogs to look into potential illegal actions and partisanship inside the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, an independent federal agency tasked with helping states administer elections.
Following Democracy Docket reporting, Election Advocates File Complaints Against Federal Election Panel
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 2, 2026 at 6:21 PM
🚨BREAKING: A pro-democracy organization has filed two formal complaints asking federal watchdogs to look into potential illegal actions and partisanship inside the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, an independent federal agency tasked with helping states administer elections.
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Later this year, we’re going to take the House, the Senate, governorships, and state legislatures all over the country.
And we’re going to build the largest midterm margins against the incumbent party that this country has ever seen.
Let’s get to work. 👇
And we’re going to build the largest midterm margins against the incumbent party that this country has ever seen.
Let’s get to work. 👇
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January 2, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Later this year, we’re going to take the House, the Senate, governorships, and state legislatures all over the country.
And we’re going to build the largest midterm margins against the incumbent party that this country has ever seen.
Let’s get to work. 👇
And we’re going to build the largest midterm margins against the incumbent party that this country has ever seen.
Let’s get to work. 👇
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Ok everyone got their easy dunks out of the way, here's a substantive one
THIS happened BECAUSE he was completely defeated. The George W Bush Presidency had effectively ended at that point. He lost not just the House, but the Senate too, because voters hated him. You get THIS when WE WIN.
THIS happened BECAUSE he was completely defeated. The George W Bush Presidency had effectively ended at that point. He lost not just the House, but the Senate too, because voters hated him. You get THIS when WE WIN.
January 2, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Ok everyone got their easy dunks out of the way, here's a substantive one
THIS happened BECAUSE he was completely defeated. The George W Bush Presidency had effectively ended at that point. He lost not just the House, but the Senate too, because voters hated him. You get THIS when WE WIN.
THIS happened BECAUSE he was completely defeated. The George W Bush Presidency had effectively ended at that point. He lost not just the House, but the Senate too, because voters hated him. You get THIS when WE WIN.
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AGREE!!! REFORM REVOLUTION!
January 2, 2026 at 5:01 AM
AGREE!!! REFORM REVOLUTION!
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Dont get complacent! The Midterms wont save us! We need real reform! Stay Loud!!!
January 2, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Dont get complacent! The Midterms wont save us! We need real reform! Stay Loud!!!
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Zohran is singlehandedly killing left-NIMBYism we love to see it
January 2, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Zohran is singlehandedly killing left-NIMBYism we love to see it
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going to reiterate my call to nationalize Twitter and then sell it off to responsible investors
so x dot com’s ai generated CSAM and they admitted it may violate US law and … i haven’t seen in anyone in power say much at all or call to stop using the platform
January 2, 2026 at 1:46 AM
going to reiterate my call to nationalize Twitter and then sell it off to responsible investors
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A Utah-based federal judge has orderd the Trump administration to facilitate the return of a man who administration officials acknowledge was deported in violation of a court order. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 2, 2026 at 4:17 AM
A Utah-based federal judge has orderd the Trump administration to facilitate the return of a man who administration officials acknowledge was deported in violation of a court order. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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No, duh is all I say.
January 2, 2026 at 3:23 AM
No, duh is all I say.
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Like I've said elsewhere, it's the Wagner Group 2.0: AmeriKKKa edition
December 31, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Like I've said elsewhere, it's the Wagner Group 2.0: AmeriKKKa edition
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The next January 6 will not be the nuts in 2021 or even the put out SK military in 2024 but will be a motivated and armed ICE paramilitary.
December 31, 2025 at 5:24 PM
The next January 6 will not be the nuts in 2021 or even the put out SK military in 2024 but will be a motivated and armed ICE paramilitary.
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They're all getting laid off and disbanded in 2028, it's a waste of time and money. Still shocked republicans gave this regime more money to fund ICE that the Marine Corps has.
December 31, 2025 at 5:23 PM
They're all getting laid off and disbanded in 2028, it's a waste of time and money. Still shocked republicans gave this regime more money to fund ICE that the Marine Corps has.
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Jan 6 was a dress rehearsal
December 31, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Jan 6 was a dress rehearsal
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Whoa, this is some scary shit. He’s building his army with our tax dollars. Putting guns in the hands of individuals that would probably not pass a background check. And paying them to do it. The Patriot Act was a mistake. Abolish ICE.
December 31, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Whoa, this is some scary shit. He’s building his army with our tax dollars. Putting guns in the hands of individuals that would probably not pass a background check. And paying them to do it. The Patriot Act was a mistake. Abolish ICE.
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This is also powerful evidence that maga thugs are not done yet. The kidnappings and assaults and renditions will continue. They may also expand and escalate as the paramilitary grows and the feared election nears.
Literally seeking to build a regime-supporting paramilitary force of tens of thousands of people - explicitly recruiting people based on their politics
December 31, 2025 at 3:54 PM
This is also powerful evidence that maga thugs are not done yet. The kidnappings and assaults and renditions will continue. They may also expand and escalate as the paramilitary grows and the feared election nears.
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"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command"
Trump denies what we've all seen with our own eyes -- that he regularly falls asleep during on camera events -- instead saying he's just "blinking."
“Sometimes they’ll take a picture of me blinking, blinking, and they’ll catch me with the blink.” (4/6)
“Sometimes they’ll take a picture of me blinking, blinking, and they’ll catch me with the blink.” (4/6)
January 1, 2026 at 7:28 PM
"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command"
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Let’s make this Trump’s Stalingrad and force him to retreat all the way back to his bunker.
President Trump said Wednesday he's removing National Guard troops from Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, at least for now. In a social media post, Trump wrote, "We will come back, perhaps in a much different and stronger form, when crime begins to soar again, only a question of time."
January 1, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Let’s make this Trump’s Stalingrad and force him to retreat all the way back to his bunker.