Aeillien
@aeillien.bsky.social
History and Literature Geek. Teacher. Husband. Father. Hispanic. Feminist. Socialist. General threat to society.
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you could fact check this — there aren’t 30 million illegal immigrants and there is no evidence that the presence of an immigrant in say houston has any impact on housing in madison, wisconsin — or you could note straightforwardly that this is just nazi rhetoric
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 13, 2025 at 10:12 PM
you could fact check this — there aren’t 30 million illegal immigrants and there is no evidence that the presence of an immigrant in say houston has any impact on housing in madison, wisconsin — or you could note straightforwardly that this is just nazi rhetoric
Going to say this again: Getting into arguments about what is "actually" pedophilia in a "technical" sense makes it sound like you are trying to excuse the rape of underage teenagers by grown ass adults. Just..stop.
November 13, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Going to say this again: Getting into arguments about what is "actually" pedophilia in a "technical" sense makes it sound like you are trying to excuse the rape of underage teenagers by grown ass adults. Just..stop.
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15-year-olds aren’t “barely legal.” There is no such thing as “underage women” they’re fucking CHILDREN.
November 13, 2025 at 5:18 PM
15-year-olds aren’t “barely legal.” There is no such thing as “underage women” they’re fucking CHILDREN.
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You just know that “Did Women Ruin the Workplace?” bit would have done NUMBERS in this little clique
Something absolutely perfect about Larry Summers riffing about the scourge of woke cancel culture being unfair to predatory men in a friendly email to his pal JEFFREY EPSTEIN.
November 13, 2025 at 3:26 PM
You just know that “Did Women Ruin the Workplace?” bit would have done NUMBERS in this little clique
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Today is a good day to remember, and to say, that the #MeToo movement was right, and was righteous, and has been vindicated over and over again. There was no overreach. There was no excess. There was no they-went-too-far.
So much work remains to be done.
So much work remains to be done.
November 12, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Today is a good day to remember, and to say, that the #MeToo movement was right, and was righteous, and has been vindicated over and over again. There was no overreach. There was no excess. There was no they-went-too-far.
So much work remains to be done.
So much work remains to be done.
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My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
November 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
Legit our present day is portions of society going "Hmm, did the man with a history of sexual assault and weird behavior w/ teenage girls use the "services" of the notorious sex trafficker of teenage girls who he was best buddies with for a decade plus? I wonder!"
November 12, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Legit our present day is portions of society going "Hmm, did the man with a history of sexual assault and weird behavior w/ teenage girls use the "services" of the notorious sex trafficker of teenage girls who he was best buddies with for a decade plus? I wonder!"
I think the Epstein story is how some people who have given Trump the pass or supported him previously are resolving the cognitive dissonance of why they don't like him now. Like, it's been obvious that Trump was implicated for awhile, but only with "proof" can some folks be like "Oh, he's bad."
November 12, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I think the Epstein story is how some people who have given Trump the pass or supported him previously are resolving the cognitive dissonance of why they don't like him now. Like, it's been obvious that Trump was implicated for awhile, but only with "proof" can some folks be like "Oh, he's bad."
When people tell you not to vote third party or leave the Dem party, the argument is (usually) not ideological but tactical. Anything you want to achieve is done much more easily by taking over your local dem party and organizing and voting in primaries to get your candidates than any other method.
November 12, 2025 at 2:54 PM
When people tell you not to vote third party or leave the Dem party, the argument is (usually) not ideological but tactical. Anything you want to achieve is done much more easily by taking over your local dem party and organizing and voting in primaries to get your candidates than any other method.
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Unlike you, I can read and that’s why I know what the constitution says.
Trump on Ilhan Omar: "I look at somebody who comes from Somalia...and she comes in and tells us how to run our country. 'The Constitution says this, the Constitution says that.' The whole thing is crazy."
November 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Unlike you, I can read and that’s why I know what the constitution says.
As a teacher this is one of the things that drives me nuts. The science on phonics has been more than settled for 20 some years. The fact that cueing is still taught anywhere approaches criminal negligence.
ever since I learned about three-cueing I've developed infinitely more patience for replies on social media. mfers literally do not know how to read. people are walking around conjuring random meanings into words they don't know, and they don't know a lot of words. it's crazy
November 11, 2025 at 7:33 PM
As a teacher this is one of the things that drives me nuts. The science on phonics has been more than settled for 20 some years. The fact that cueing is still taught anywhere approaches criminal negligence.
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Actually, this is a huge theme in my History of Alternative Medicine class. When people feel ignored or exploited by mainstream medicine, they seek out alternative providers. In turn, many of those providers see 💰 in an untapped market. Especially if what they are providing isn't regulated.
Yeah, like I'm super happy that menopause is getting more attention. It's been so neglected and understudied for far too long. But, yeah, because of that, totally ripe for weird and exploitative ventures.
November 11, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Actually, this is a huge theme in my History of Alternative Medicine class. When people feel ignored or exploited by mainstream medicine, they seek out alternative providers. In turn, many of those providers see 💰 in an untapped market. Especially if what they are providing isn't regulated.
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Yep. Don't give up the party apparatus, organization, etc to the Vichy Dems.
Kick THEM out.
They're the ones who suck, not us.
Kick THEM out.
They're the ones who suck, not us.
Right, the answer isn't to abandon the party to these weasels.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
Hey, a lot of people are talking about changing affiliation from Democratic to Independent.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
November 10, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Yep. Don't give up the party apparatus, organization, etc to the Vichy Dems.
Kick THEM out.
They're the ones who suck, not us.
Kick THEM out.
They're the ones who suck, not us.
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Hey, a lot of people are talking about changing affiliation from Democratic to Independent.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
November 10, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Hey, a lot of people are talking about changing affiliation from Democratic to Independent.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
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if you want a vision of the future, imagine 3-month CRs with 40 day shutdowns, forever
I know everyone is upset about the deal, but don’t worry. We’ll be doing this again in a month.
November 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
if you want a vision of the future, imagine 3-month CRs with 40 day shutdowns, forever
So, we're gonna do at least a couple more hundred turns of this, yeah?
November 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
So, we're gonna do at least a couple more hundred turns of this, yeah?
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I’m mad at the Dems caving as well but I really don’t think they’re going to pay the dude consequences that everyone’s predicting, like this one. You can just be mad without claiming that people will hold them responsible for healthcare getting more expensive.
So when healthcare premiums skyrocket next year it will be blamed on the Dems
Jesus. How incredibly stupid
Jesus. How incredibly stupid
November 10, 2025 at 1:32 PM
I’m mad at the Dems caving as well but I really don’t think they’re going to pay the dude consequences that everyone’s predicting, like this one. You can just be mad without claiming that people will hold them responsible for healthcare getting more expensive.
Just left a message w/ my Senators here in MA thanking them for voting against the R but asking them to get rid of Schumer.
November 10, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Just left a message w/ my Senators here in MA thanking them for voting against the R but asking them to get rid of Schumer.
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Important to note that the DNC, House Dems, 2028 contenders, and even the most pro-leadership pundits and influencers are all laying on Senate Dems right now.
They betrayed all of us. Schumer has no allies left.
They betrayed all of us. Schumer has no allies left.
November 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Important to note that the DNC, House Dems, 2028 contenders, and even the most pro-leadership pundits and influencers are all laying on Senate Dems right now.
They betrayed all of us. Schumer has no allies left.
They betrayed all of us. Schumer has no allies left.
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GE elections are probably going to be the same as before, *primaries* are going to look interesting. Even a single Senator going down would be telling
folks. this is not going to blunt the blue wave. i am going to need you to ease all the way back on the dooming. trump is going to do eighteen more horrible things that eat news cycles by next *week*. no one is going to still be fuming about this in a year
November 10, 2025 at 2:27 AM
GE elections are probably going to be the same as before, *primaries* are going to look interesting. Even a single Senator going down would be telling
In general, it is always wise to bet that the Senate, be it Dems or R's, will do one of the bad things that's on the menu of choices.
November 9, 2025 at 11:58 PM
In general, it is always wise to bet that the Senate, be it Dems or R's, will do one of the bad things that's on the menu of choices.
See, the thing about the Senate and the filibuster is that it seems to only operate as one way these days. It *only* functions to stop progressive bills that might help people. It never seems to stop or delay terrible republican efforts to destroy everything.
November 9, 2025 at 11:49 PM
See, the thing about the Senate and the filibuster is that it seems to only operate as one way these days. It *only* functions to stop progressive bills that might help people. It never seems to stop or delay terrible republican efforts to destroy everything.
My unpopular take is that the results of the 2024 presidential election got baked into the cake sometime around 2022 and no strategy, event, language or policy position would have changed anything enough to matter.
November 9, 2025 at 2:50 PM
My unpopular take is that the results of the 2024 presidential election got baked into the cake sometime around 2022 and no strategy, event, language or policy position would have changed anything enough to matter.
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Mamdani got 1,036,051 votes and had 108,000 volunteers. One out of ten people who voted for him also built the campaign. Amazing.
All of us olds live in constant PTSD about Obama's campaign purposefully unwinding its volunteer army in 2009.
Good news: Mamdani's team says it's doing the opposite.
All of us olds live in constant PTSD about Obama's campaign purposefully unwinding its volunteer army in 2009.
Good news: Mamdani's team says it's doing the opposite.
November 9, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Mamdani got 1,036,051 votes and had 108,000 volunteers. One out of ten people who voted for him also built the campaign. Amazing.
All of us olds live in constant PTSD about Obama's campaign purposefully unwinding its volunteer army in 2009.
Good news: Mamdani's team says it's doing the opposite.
All of us olds live in constant PTSD about Obama's campaign purposefully unwinding its volunteer army in 2009.
Good news: Mamdani's team says it's doing the opposite.
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it's true and they should say it but it's a real bad sign it's winding up in print
“A Nigerian official was told by a U.S. counterpart that, with Thanksgiving coming up, Nigeria should go quiet and wait for the president’s attention to shift, a Nigerian official said.”
Ladies and Gentlemen, the commander in chief of the U.S. military.
Ladies and Gentlemen, the commander in chief of the U.S. military.
November 9, 2025 at 4:13 AM
it's true and they should say it but it's a real bad sign it's winding up in print