Eli
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Leftist political analyst focusing on Georgia & RI. Sometimes I talk about justice. | cishet, autistic, 27
📍Sandy Springs, GA
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Eli
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· Dec 10
Last week, Mary Robichaux ousted Kurt Wilson as mayor of Roswell, Georgia. Robichaux is a Democrat who served in the State House, while Wilson is a Republican, and it shows in the map. In his single term, Wilson has been criticized by both liberals and conservatives over transparency.
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Weber State with a "WTF did I just watch? (Complimentary)" to win the partner stunt competition at nats
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January 20, 2026 at 5:30 AM
Weber State with a "WTF did I just watch? (Complimentary)" to win the partner stunt competition at nats
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'Where's Papi? Where's Papi?'
January 20, 2026 at 5:58 AM
'Where's Papi? Where's Papi?'
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I am not exaggerating when I say ICE functions as a terrorist organization in the Twin Cities. The goal seems to be to harass and frighten people (the ones who are lucky enough to not be abducted, at least) and it's deeply unsettling when you learn they're in your neighborhood.
January 20, 2026 at 5:07 AM
I am not exaggerating when I say ICE functions as a terrorist organization in the Twin Cities. The goal seems to be to harass and frighten people (the ones who are lucky enough to not be abducted, at least) and it's deeply unsettling when you learn they're in your neighborhood.
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Yes. My theory of the moment is Miller/Vance thought their view that immigrants threaten social solidarity would be widely shared. But ICE raids are driving native-born Americans to show solidarity with immigrants quite courageously. Now Miller is trying to disrupt that alliance with state violence.
Insightful point here: Even if you take Trump seriously - he does not like the optics - they rested on an assumption that communities would welcome ICE as heroes, rather than showing the type of solidarity that Trump inherently cannot understand.
Trump is privately worried about the "optics" of ICE raids and his advisers are looking for ways to soften them, Axios reports. I'm calling bullshit: The terror and violence cannot be hived off from the broader policy agenda. They are 100% intrinsic to it.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2053...
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2053...
January 19, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Yes. My theory of the moment is Miller/Vance thought their view that immigrants threaten social solidarity would be widely shared. But ICE raids are driving native-born Americans to show solidarity with immigrants quite courageously. Now Miller is trying to disrupt that alliance with state violence.
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I like that the same day a guy was like “this place will never be Twitter” this thread gave us the most 2015 Twitter experience (complimentary) imaginable.
I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
January 20, 2026 at 4:38 AM
I like that the same day a guy was like “this place will never be Twitter” this thread gave us the most 2015 Twitter experience (complimentary) imaginable.
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The autobiography concludes its section on this conversation interestingly:
"I [Harry Belafonte] felt as if our moorings were unhinging. "Damn, Martin! If that's what you think, what would you have us do?" I asked.
He gave me a look. "I guess we're just going to have to become firemen.""
"I [Harry Belafonte] felt as if our moorings were unhinging. "Damn, Martin! If that's what you think, what would you have us do?" I asked.
He gave me a look. "I guess we're just going to have to become firemen.""
January 20, 2026 at 3:40 AM
The autobiography concludes its section on this conversation interestingly:
"I [Harry Belafonte] felt as if our moorings were unhinging. "Damn, Martin! If that's what you think, what would you have us do?" I asked.
He gave me a look. "I guess we're just going to have to become firemen.""
"I [Harry Belafonte] felt as if our moorings were unhinging. "Damn, Martin! If that's what you think, what would you have us do?" I asked.
He gave me a look. "I guess we're just going to have to become firemen.""
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the famous quote is from the end of his reply to Young. from the middle:
"...we live in a failed system. Capitalism does not permit an even flow of economic resources. With this system, a small privileged few are rich beyond conscience and almost all others are doomed to be poor at some level."
"...we live in a failed system. Capitalism does not permit an even flow of economic resources. With this system, a small privileged few are rich beyond conscience and almost all others are doomed to be poor at some level."
January 20, 2026 at 3:40 AM
the famous quote is from the end of his reply to Young. from the middle:
"...we live in a failed system. Capitalism does not permit an even flow of economic resources. With this system, a small privileged few are rich beyond conscience and almost all others are doomed to be poor at some level."
"...we live in a failed system. Capitalism does not permit an even flow of economic resources. With this system, a small privileged few are rich beyond conscience and almost all others are doomed to be poor at some level."
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Young replies: ""Well, I don't know, Martin. It's not the entire system. It's only part of it, and I think we can fix that."
King's reply begins: "I don't need to hear from you, Andy," he said. "I've heard enough from you. You're a capitalist, and I'm not."
King's reply begins: "I don't need to hear from you, Andy," he said. "I've heard enough from you. You're a capitalist, and I'm not."
January 20, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Young replies: ""Well, I don't know, Martin. It's not the entire system. It's only part of it, and I think we can fix that."
King's reply begins: "I don't need to hear from you, Andy," he said. "I've heard enough from you. You're a capitalist, and I'm not."
King's reply begins: "I don't need to hear from you, Andy," he said. "I've heard enough from you. You're a capitalist, and I'm not."
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New Jersey Governor Murphy, with two days to go in his term, said today he is undecided on whether he will sign or kill the package of three immigrant protection bills that are on his desk.
January 18, 2026 at 8:55 PM
New Jersey Governor Murphy, with two days to go in his term, said today he is undecided on whether he will sign or kill the package of three immigrant protection bills that are on his desk.
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reading this poll, not a single number here is net favorable for the trump administration. "trump admin.'s plan to deport immigrants here illegally in the U.S." is underwater among independents by 20 points! www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-tru...
CBS News poll finds more Americans say ICE being too tough; Republicans feel protesters have gone too far
Looking overseas, there is wide opposition to the idea of taking Greenland by force.
www.cbsnews.com
January 20, 2026 at 4:25 AM
reading this poll, not a single number here is net favorable for the trump administration. "trump admin.'s plan to deport immigrants here illegally in the U.S." is underwater among independents by 20 points! www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-tru...
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An FBI agent conducted an initial review of the Renee Good killing and determined sufficient grounds existed to open a civil rights probe into the actions of the ICE officer who shot her. Justice Department says no inquiry is warranted. @perrystein.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
FBI opened probe on Minneapolis shooting; none exists now, Justice Dept. says
After the death of Renée Good in Minneapolis, FBI agents launched a civil rights probe into the shooting. The Justice Department says no such case now exists.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 19, 2026 at 6:59 PM
An FBI agent conducted an initial review of the Renee Good killing and determined sufficient grounds existed to open a civil rights probe into the actions of the ICE officer who shot her. Justice Department says no inquiry is warranted. @perrystein.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Surely there are no lessons here for the other Republican senators who are cowering before the MAGA movement. None at all.
Cassidy was the key vote for RFK Jr. Now, a group with ties to Kennedy is backing the senator’s likely challenger. www.ms.now/news/trump-c...
Cassidy was the key vote for RFK Jr. Now, a group with ties to Kennedy is backing the senator's likely challenger.
MAHA PAC announced Sunday night it would help bankroll the expected Senate campaign of Louisiana Republican Rep. Julia Letlow, whom Trump endorsed.
www.ms.now
January 19, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Surely there are no lessons here for the other Republican senators who are cowering before the MAGA movement. None at all.
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Oh are we doing that whole bit again where we pretend Brianna Ghey died because of social media rather than because of the people who stabbed her 28 times.
Mother of murdered Brianna Ghey urges Starmer to ban social media for under-16s
Mother of murdered Brianna Ghey urges Starmer to ban social media for under-16s
Esther Ghey says daughter’s eating disorder and self-harm had been exacerbated by harmful online content
The mother of the murdered teenager Brianna Ghey has urged Keir Starmer to ban social media for under-16s, adding to growing pressure on the prime minister before a crunch vote on the issue on Wednesday.
Esther Ghey wrote to Starmer on Monday explaining in detail how she felt her daughter’s eating disorder and self-harm had been exacerbated by TikTok influencers with whom she had become obsessed. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Oh are we doing that whole bit again where we pretend Brianna Ghey died because of social media rather than because of the people who stabbed her 28 times.
It’s propaganda for their base. That’s why they’ve been focusing on blue states.
The political point of all this, in Minneapolis and elsewhere, is to distract the Republican base from the fact that Trump cannot actually deport 14 million people as he promised. Terror and violence against some immigrants and their liberal allies is an entertaining substitute for the impossible.
Not gonna quote tweet Bouie, but he is illuminating something I was also wondering: what is the actual goal of Miller and ICE in Minneapolis beyond terror and violence? Cleansing the Somali community? Running every immigrant out of town? Turning the city into a ghost town? None of this will happen
January 19, 2026 at 8:25 PM
It’s propaganda for their base. That’s why they’ve been focusing on blue states.
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The political point of all this, in Minneapolis and elsewhere, is to distract the Republican base from the fact that Trump cannot actually deport 14 million people as he promised. Terror and violence against some immigrants and their liberal allies is an entertaining substitute for the impossible.
Not gonna quote tweet Bouie, but he is illuminating something I was also wondering: what is the actual goal of Miller and ICE in Minneapolis beyond terror and violence? Cleansing the Somali community? Running every immigrant out of town? Turning the city into a ghost town? None of this will happen
January 19, 2026 at 7:51 PM
The political point of all this, in Minneapolis and elsewhere, is to distract the Republican base from the fact that Trump cannot actually deport 14 million people as he promised. Terror and violence against some immigrants and their liberal allies is an entertaining substitute for the impossible.
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NOTE: After the SCOTUS decision ending "universal injunctions" in Trump v. CASA, DOJ is now trying to go much further—arguing class-action relief sought in Minnesota "violates CASA because it goes beyond providing targeted relief to the named Plaintiffs specifically." www.lawdork.com/i/184842027/...
![This conclusion is reinforced by the Supreme Court’s recent landmark holding in
CASA forbidding the use of universal (i.e., non-party specific) injunctions. In CASA, the
Supreme Court addressed “universal injunctions,” or injunctions that bar the defendant
from enforcing “a law or policy against anyone,” in contrast to injunctions limited to the
plaintiff. CASA, Inc., 145 S. Ct. at 2548. The Court found that the statutory grant of
jurisdiction over suits “in equity” “encompasses only those sorts of equitable remedies
traditionally accorded by courts of equity at our country’s inception.” Id. at 2551 (citation
modified). And “[n]either a universal injunction nor any analogous form of relief was
available … at the time of the founding.” Id. Rather, “suits in equity were brought by and
against individual parties.” Id. “Because the universal injunction lacks a historical
pedigree, it falls outside the bounds of a federal court’s equitable authority under the
Judiciary Act.” Id. at 2554. At most, a court granting equitable relief “may administer
complete relief between the parties.” Id. at 2557.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreiasyjbay54zaa2f55pia64cqlnjwtrqxhq7aam4khb5h3hyec4qqy@jpeg)
January 19, 2026 at 7:48 PM
NOTE: After the SCOTUS decision ending "universal injunctions" in Trump v. CASA, DOJ is now trying to go much further—arguing class-action relief sought in Minnesota "violates CASA because it goes beyond providing targeted relief to the named Plaintiffs specifically." www.lawdork.com/i/184842027/...
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BREAKING: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will attend the Supreme Court's hearing on Trump's attempted firing of Fed governor Lisa Cook, an unusual show of support by the central bank chair.
AP Source: Fed Chair Powell to attend Supreme Court argument on Cook case
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will attend the Supreme Court’s oral arguments Wednesday in a case involving the attempted firing of Fed governor Lisa Cook, an unusual show of support by the central bank chair.
bit.ly
January 19, 2026 at 5:16 PM
BREAKING: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will attend the Supreme Court's hearing on Trump's attempted firing of Fed governor Lisa Cook, an unusual show of support by the central bank chair.
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ICE ended up returning the man, Saly, after realizing he’s a fucking US citizen with no criminal record, per his sister-in-law. These fucking animals.
January 19, 2026 at 5:41 AM
ICE ended up returning the man, Saly, after realizing he’s a fucking US citizen with no criminal record, per his sister-in-law. These fucking animals.
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this is what it has come to for Mexican restaurants in the Twin Cities
January 19, 2026 at 2:12 AM
this is what it has come to for Mexican restaurants in the Twin Cities
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Sign on the door of my favorite Mexican restaurant in Dallas tonight. Pretty sure this was never a problem the first eight years I lived in this neighborhood.
January 19, 2026 at 2:43 AM
Sign on the door of my favorite Mexican restaurant in Dallas tonight. Pretty sure this was never a problem the first eight years I lived in this neighborhood.
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Every time the Trump regime uses the words "funded protesters" and "outside agitators" news outlets need to cut to this photo from last week.
ICE has invaded these communities. Outside agitators don't show up in their fucking bathrobes.
ICE has invaded these communities. Outside agitators don't show up in their fucking bathrobes.
January 18, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Every time the Trump regime uses the words "funded protesters" and "outside agitators" news outlets need to cut to this photo from last week.
ICE has invaded these communities. Outside agitators don't show up in their fucking bathrobes.
ICE has invaded these communities. Outside agitators don't show up in their fucking bathrobes.
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2000-2025: facts over feelings, no safe spaces, be a fucking man
2026: your dismissive body language has left the fourth Minneapolis infantry with anxiety
2026: your dismissive body language has left the fourth Minneapolis infantry with anxiety
"We've seen over a thousand percent increase in assaults on ICE officers, 8,000 verbal assaults on them...."
January 18, 2026 at 10:00 PM
2000-2025: facts over feelings, no safe spaces, be a fucking man
2026: your dismissive body language has left the fourth Minneapolis infantry with anxiety
2026: your dismissive body language has left the fourth Minneapolis infantry with anxiety
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I posted the full PDF of the local AFL-CIO press release on LinkedIn, and it got reposted by Sara Nelson, International President of the Association of Flight Attendants, which represents over 50,000 flight attendants in the U.S.
Related: MSP is Delta's second- or third-largest hub worldwide.
Related: MSP is Delta's second- or third-largest hub worldwide.
January 18, 2026 at 7:20 PM
I posted the full PDF of the local AFL-CIO press release on LinkedIn, and it got reposted by Sara Nelson, International President of the Association of Flight Attendants, which represents over 50,000 flight attendants in the U.S.
Related: MSP is Delta's second- or third-largest hub worldwide.
Related: MSP is Delta's second- or third-largest hub worldwide.
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The Defense Department has told 1,500 active-duty troops to prepare for a possible deployment to Minnesota, where President Trump has threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act as a response to protests against the killing of a Minneapolis woman by a federal immigration officer.
Pentagon Tells 1,500 Troops to Prepare for Possible Deployment to Minnesota
But President Trump has already backed away from a threat to invoke the Insurrection Act in response to protests against the killing of a woman by a federal immigration agent.
nyti.ms
January 18, 2026 at 6:50 PM
The Defense Department has told 1,500 active-duty troops to prepare for a possible deployment to Minnesota, where President Trump has threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act as a response to protests against the killing of a Minneapolis woman by a federal immigration officer.
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Bill Cassidy, a medical doctor, beclowned himself and endangered millions of lives by voting to confirm RFK Jr. in an attempt to get on Trump's good side after voting to impeach him for January 6. And what did Cassidy get for it? Trump endorsing against him in a primary.
Trump Backs a Potential Primary Challenger to Bill Cassidy, a G.O.P. Senator
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Bill Cassidy, a medical doctor, beclowned himself and endangered millions of lives by voting to confirm RFK Jr. in an attempt to get on Trump's good side after voting to impeach him for January 6. And what did Cassidy get for it? Trump endorsing against him in a primary.