Eli
@elium2.com
Leftist political analyst focusing on Georgia & RI. Sometimes I talk about justice. | cishet, autistic, 27
📍Sandy Springs, GA
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Eli
@elium2.com
· Oct 23
2025 Nov. qual. muni candidates by @elium2 (GA)
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Here's my 2025 Georgia candidate list! I've listed general election candidates for every municipality in the state with at least 2,000 people (as of the 2020 Census), and I'm working on smaller jurisdictions as well. Special elections are probably not comprehensive.
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ICE deported a woman who owned a home in the US for 30 years. A judge banned ICE from deporting her to Sierra Leone where she had been tortured, so it deported her to Ghana, which kidnapped her and sent her back Sierra Leone anyway. ICE is part of this illegal conspiracy.
November 25, 2025 at 4:40 PM
ICE deported a woman who owned a home in the US for 30 years. A judge banned ICE from deporting her to Sierra Leone where she had been tortured, so it deported her to Ghana, which kidnapped her and sent her back Sierra Leone anyway. ICE is part of this illegal conspiracy.
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Additionally, OpenAI argues its not liable because Raine, by using ChatGPT for self-harm, broke its terms of service
November 25, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Additionally, OpenAI argues its not liable because Raine, by using ChatGPT for self-harm, broke its terms of service
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This article heavily implies that ICE is being used in a custody dispute to help Karoline Leavitt's brother get his son and have the mother locked up in ICE detention
"A woman with a family connection to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Revere, Massachusetts."
www.wcvb.com/article/karo...
www.wcvb.com/article/karo...
![REVERE, Mass. —
A woman with a family connection to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Revere, Massachusetts.
The woman, Bruna Ferreira, has an 11-year-old son with Michael Leavitt, Karoline Leavitt's brother.
Ferreira migrated with her family to the United States from Brazil as a child and is currently in custody at an ICE facility in southern Louisiana.
Michael Leavitt released a statement, saying that his "only concern has always been the safety, well-being, and privacy of [his] son."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:x4qyokjtdzgl7gmqhsw4ajqj/bafkreiacyzixchgacpjse7wyra342opgjsvdxzqdrkxq55zzqah65zyeae@jpeg)
November 26, 2025 at 4:24 AM
This article heavily implies that ICE is being used in a custody dispute to help Karoline Leavitt's brother get his son and have the mother locked up in ICE detention
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At least one out of twenty Palestinians in Gaza was killed by Israel in the genocide. Boycott Israel. Justice for Gaza.
More than 100,000 Palestinians likely killed in Gaza, leading German institute says
Max Planck Institute finds Gaza war-related death toll is substantially higher than the Palestinian health ministry’s own figures
www.middleeasteye.net
November 26, 2025 at 2:45 AM
At least one out of twenty Palestinians in Gaza was killed by Israel in the genocide. Boycott Israel. Justice for Gaza.
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Hey, @alexvitale.bsky.social, in the middle below, has just been named to Mamdani's Committee on Public Safety! www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
Calvin John Smiley, @alexvitale.bsky.social, and Cheryl Rivera at Another World at last night's @socialists.nyc event about "Policing and Public Safety Under a Socialist Mayor."
November 26, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Hey, @alexvitale.bsky.social, in the middle below, has just been named to Mamdani's Committee on Public Safety! www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
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This misleading language is the same crap that Ohio Republicans pulled off in 2024: claiming a vote to block GOP gerrymandering would perpetuate gerrymandering.
Missouri courts repeatedly have had to overrule Republicans who’ve given deceptive summaries to ballot measures like this in recent years
Missouri courts repeatedly have had to overrule Republicans who’ve given deceptive summaries to ballot measures like this in recent years
#NEW: People Not Politicians has filled a lawsuit arguing that the ballot summary for the referendum on Missouri's new congressional map is unfair and insufficient.
The court will hold a status conference hearing on December 22, 2025. www.komu.com/news/state…
The court will hold a status conference hearing on December 22, 2025. www.komu.com/news/state…
November 25, 2025 at 4:23 PM
This misleading language is the same crap that Ohio Republicans pulled off in 2024: claiming a vote to block GOP gerrymandering would perpetuate gerrymandering.
Missouri courts repeatedly have had to overrule Republicans who’ve given deceptive summaries to ballot measures like this in recent years
Missouri courts repeatedly have had to overrule Republicans who’ve given deceptive summaries to ballot measures like this in recent years
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Weird dog that caught the car situation. Weiss started a very successful small media outlet that provides commentary for a niche audience about obscure culture war topics. She's just as out of step with the mainstream as the institutions she criticizes! No one cares about Alan Dershowitz!
I don’t understand why Weiss thinks the desired outcome of CBS News coverage is debate.
November 25, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Weird dog that caught the car situation. Weiss started a very successful small media outlet that provides commentary for a niche audience about obscure culture war topics. She's just as out of step with the mainstream as the institutions she criticizes! No one cares about Alan Dershowitz!
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Time for my usual morning routine, pouring myself a cup of coffee and checking the stock price of the company "Nvidia" to find out if the entire economy has crashed
November 25, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Time for my usual morning routine, pouring myself a cup of coffee and checking the stock price of the company "Nvidia" to find out if the entire economy has crashed
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when its definitely not a hostage situation
November 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
when its definitely not a hostage situation
What if we end up with another Colton Moore/Jeff Mullis contest
November 25, 2025 at 4:21 PM
What if we end up with another Colton Moore/Jeff Mullis contest
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This is so incredible. You have to see the photos. These workers held the line for THREE YEARS www.publicsource.org/post-gazette...
November 25, 2025 at 5:29 AM
This is so incredible. You have to see the photos. These workers held the line for THREE YEARS www.publicsource.org/post-gazette...
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The decline of religion as a source of meaning in people's lives remains underrated as a factor shaping society. The need doesn't go away - they just seek it out elsewhere in (often false) health/wellness beliefs, (often highly polarized/conflictual) politics, etc. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/o...
November 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The decline of religion as a source of meaning in people's lives remains underrated as a factor shaping society. The need doesn't go away - they just seek it out elsewhere in (often false) health/wellness beliefs, (often highly polarized/conflictual) politics, etc. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/o...
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As the striking journalists return to the newsroom, both sides expect it’ll be a rocky reunion. www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/what...
What newsroom organizers learned from the years-long strike at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The importance of coordination, how digital news consumption patterns limit the effectiveness of public shame, and more.
www.niemanlab.org
November 24, 2025 at 8:23 PM
As the striking journalists return to the newsroom, both sides expect it’ll be a rocky reunion. www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/what...
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The origin of this law? A Reconstruction-era Black Code to prevent recently freed persons in some counties from gaining any independence from working on white owned plantations.
In Georgia, picking wild fruit could cost you $1,000 — unless you go here
www.ajc.com/video/news/2...
In Georgia, picking wild fruit could cost you $1,000 — unless you go here
www.ajc.com/video/news/2...
In Georgia, picking wild fruit could cost you $1,000 — unless you go here
The Urban Food Forest at Browns Mill offers a rare, legal area to forage for fruits, nuts and herbs. Credits: AJC | Library of Congress | The Conservation Fund
www.ajc.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The origin of this law? A Reconstruction-era Black Code to prevent recently freed persons in some counties from gaining any independence from working on white owned plantations.
In Georgia, picking wild fruit could cost you $1,000 — unless you go here
www.ajc.com/video/news/2...
In Georgia, picking wild fruit could cost you $1,000 — unless you go here
www.ajc.com/video/news/2...
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1. In Tennessee, public libraries have closed for up to a week to facilitate a Trump-inspired book purge.
Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett (R) has ordered most of the state's public librarians to remove children's books with LGBTQ characters or themes.
Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett (R) has ordered most of the state's public librarians to remove children's books with LGBTQ characters or themes.
Tennessee public libraries close for Trump-inspired book purge
One hundred and eighty-one public libraries in Tennessee are reviewing their children’s collections after Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett (R) ordered them to remove books with LGBTQ themes…
popular.info
November 25, 2025 at 3:09 PM
1. In Tennessee, public libraries have closed for up to a week to facilitate a Trump-inspired book purge.
Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett (R) has ordered most of the state's public librarians to remove children's books with LGBTQ characters or themes.
Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett (R) has ordered most of the state's public librarians to remove children's books with LGBTQ characters or themes.
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It ain’t the first time RFK has prompted this kind of enemy of my enemy statement, but it’s good to see each time.
WOW! Autism Society of America, The Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, the Autism Science Foundation, the Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network and Autism Speaks put out a statement denouncing the CDC changing its website on vaccines
autisticadvocacy.org/2025/11/lead...
autisticadvocacy.org/2025/11/lead...
Leading Autism and Disability Organizations Statement on CDC's Vaccines and Autism Page
As national organizations dedicated to advancing the well-being of autistic individuals and partners across the disability and public health sectors, we are deeply disappointed by the latest update to...
autisticadvocacy.org
November 24, 2025 at 11:46 PM
It ain’t the first time RFK has prompted this kind of enemy of my enemy statement, but it’s good to see each time.
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My not so hot analysis is that these autism groups have legitimate divides about how to approach autism and autistic people. Some of these will never be solved by civil debate. But RFK Jr.’s conspiracy mongering drains resources from these groups’ major priorities.
It ain’t the first time RFK has prompted this kind of enemy of my enemy statement, but it’s good to see each time.
WOW! Autism Society of America, The Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, the Autism Science Foundation, the Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network and Autism Speaks put out a statement denouncing the CDC changing its website on vaccines
autisticadvocacy.org/2025/11/lead...
autisticadvocacy.org/2025/11/lead...
November 25, 2025 at 2:04 AM
My not so hot analysis is that these autism groups have legitimate divides about how to approach autism and autistic people. Some of these will never be solved by civil debate. But RFK Jr.’s conspiracy mongering drains resources from these groups’ major priorities.
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Saying the quiet part out loud
Rep. Salazar on Venezuela: "We're about to go in ... we need to go in ... Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day"
November 25, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Saying the quiet part out loud
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A @nytimes.com investigation has found that state prison guards have been credibly accused of engaging in such behavior — putting inmates in restraints and then assaulting them — far more often than was previously known.
Restrained, Beaten, Asphyxiated: New York Prison Guards’ Brutality Grows
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:50 PM
A @nytimes.com investigation has found that state prison guards have been credibly accused of engaging in such behavior — putting inmates in restraints and then assaulting them — far more often than was previously known.
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Saying this but to a computer
November 24, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Saying this but to a computer
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Really looks like the United States is about to launch a regime change war against Venezuela with:
-No casus belli
-No authorization from Congress
-No allies or international support
-No plan for a post-Maduro Venezuela
-No preparation for any sort of stabilization or containment of the fallout
-No casus belli
-No authorization from Congress
-No allies or international support
-No plan for a post-Maduro Venezuela
-No preparation for any sort of stabilization or containment of the fallout
November 24, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Really looks like the United States is about to launch a regime change war against Venezuela with:
-No casus belli
-No authorization from Congress
-No allies or international support
-No plan for a post-Maduro Venezuela
-No preparation for any sort of stabilization or containment of the fallout
-No casus belli
-No authorization from Congress
-No allies or international support
-No plan for a post-Maduro Venezuela
-No preparation for any sort of stabilization or containment of the fallout
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This is a huge win that you might have missed last week: we successfully pressured airlines to shut down their data broker, which was selling passenger data to the government without a court order. I'm going to keep at it until other industries to follow suit.
After 404 Media's months-long reporting and pressure from lawmakers, the data broker owned by the U.S.’s major airlines will now shut down a program in which it sold access to hundreds of millions of flight records to the government and let agencies track peoples’ movements without a warrant.
November 24, 2025 at 3:32 PM
This is a huge win that you might have missed last week: we successfully pressured airlines to shut down their data broker, which was selling passenger data to the government without a court order. I'm going to keep at it until other industries to follow suit.
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Oh, my oped against extending 25+ year old TIFs/TADs in Atlanta ran in print today. Nothing like irritating the powers-that-be be twice with the same piece.
November 24, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Oh, my oped against extending 25+ year old TIFs/TADs in Atlanta ran in print today. Nothing like irritating the powers-that-be be twice with the same piece.
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Emmanuel, a 15-year-old with intellectual disabilities, wandered away from his mom’s fruit stand in October.
She reported him missing to Houston police. But instead of reuniting them, the city turned him over to ICE.
“They’re failing all of us,” his mom said.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/24/d...
She reported him missing to Houston police. But instead of reuniting them, the city turned him over to ICE.
“They’re failing all of us,” his mom said.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/24/d...
A Disabled Child’s Mom Reported Him Missing. He Was Locked Away by Federal Immigration Authorities for 48 Days.
Emmanuel, a 15-year-old who has an intellectual disability, walked away from his mom’s fruit stand in October. Houston Police called ICE.
thebarbedwire.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Emmanuel, a 15-year-old with intellectual disabilities, wandered away from his mom’s fruit stand in October.
She reported him missing to Houston police. But instead of reuniting them, the city turned him over to ICE.
“They’re failing all of us,” his mom said.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/24/d...
She reported him missing to Houston police. But instead of reuniting them, the city turned him over to ICE.
“They’re failing all of us,” his mom said.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/24/d...