ellestad.bsky.social
@ellestad.bsky.social
Tea drinker, husband, pet companion, woodwind musician, enthusiast cook; works in technology. San Francisco, CA. He/Him.
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Trumpism Is at War with the Idea of a Citizenry of Equals
The regime’s latest racist fury is tied to the Right’s much broader attempt to redefine citizenship and national identity in service of an exclusionary white nationalist vision.
New piece:
The regime’s latest racist fury is tied to the Right’s much broader attempt to redefine citizenship and national identity in service of an exclusionary white nationalist vision.
New piece:
Trumpism Is at War with the Idea of a Citizenry of Equals
The regime’s latest racist fury is tied to the Right’s much broader attempt to redefine citizenship and national identity in service of an exclusionary white nationalist
steady.page
December 13, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Trumpism Is at War with the Idea of a Citizenry of Equals
The regime’s latest racist fury is tied to the Right’s much broader attempt to redefine citizenship and national identity in service of an exclusionary white nationalist vision.
New piece:
The regime’s latest racist fury is tied to the Right’s much broader attempt to redefine citizenship and national identity in service of an exclusionary white nationalist vision.
New piece:
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Bovino, the man overseeing mass deportations, publicly declared that we must all have our papers on us, at all times, or we could be stopped, harassed, kidnapped, and detained, as they did with the man in this case, who is a US citizen.
December 13, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Bovino, the man overseeing mass deportations, publicly declared that we must all have our papers on us, at all times, or we could be stopped, harassed, kidnapped, and detained, as they did with the man in this case, who is a US citizen.
W2T says this Brown Sugar ripe puerh biscuit was from a "long ago club shipment". Is 2019 tea shipped in 2020 really "long ago"? It is well settled into its character.
#RipePuerh #ShouCha #White2Tea @white2tea.bsky.social
#RipePuerh #ShouCha #White2Tea @white2tea.bsky.social
December 12, 2025 at 9:15 PM
W2T says this Brown Sugar ripe puerh biscuit was from a "long ago club shipment". Is 2019 tea shipped in 2020 really "long ago"? It is well settled into its character.
#RipePuerh #ShouCha #White2Tea @white2tea.bsky.social
#RipePuerh #ShouCha #White2Tea @white2tea.bsky.social
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It's not just social media. Looks like visitors to the US from Europe and other countries that are part of the visa waiver program will have to submit an enormous amount of data about themselves and their families, including DNA, if proposed new rules are accepted
December 12, 2025 at 12:24 PM
It's not just social media. Looks like visitors to the US from Europe and other countries that are part of the visa waiver program will have to submit an enormous amount of data about themselves and their families, including DNA, if proposed new rules are accepted
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i think to understand the meaning of the birthright citizenship clause to the framers of the 14th amendment, you have to understand significance of dred scott to the civil war republican party. dred scott wasn't just a bad ruling, it was understood as a rejection of the declaration itself.
December 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
i think to understand the meaning of the birthright citizenship clause to the framers of the 14th amendment, you have to understand significance of dred scott to the civil war republican party. dred scott wasn't just a bad ruling, it was understood as a rejection of the declaration itself.
W2T calls Zayton Black, "a throwback traditional style of black tea". It is a bit burly, somewhere between a Fujian and Dian Hong in style. A little fruit, a little savory.
December 6, 2025 at 5:39 PM
W2T calls Zayton Black, "a throwback traditional style of black tea". It is a bit burly, somewhere between a Fujian and Dian Hong in style. A little fruit, a little savory.
Boy, Republicans really hate the Hemp/CBD industry. Where are the Libertarians complaining about this? "New US seed ban risks driving cannabis genetics underground, growers warn" www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
New US seed ban risks driving cannabis genetics underground, growers warn
Part of the shutdown deal, the ban could kill the cannabis genetics market, with only big firms able to comply
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Boy, Republicans really hate the Hemp/CBD industry. Where are the Libertarians complaining about this? "New US seed ban risks driving cannabis genetics underground, growers warn" www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Starting next week, riding this bus and most other buses to BART will be FREE!
Clipper 2 rolls out on December 10, including free and low cost transfers between all transit agencies.
Riders will automatically receive discounts up to $2.85 when transferring within a two hour window.
Clipper 2 rolls out on December 10, including free and low cost transfers between all transit agencies.
Riders will automatically receive discounts up to $2.85 when transferring within a two hour window.
December 2, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Starting next week, riding this bus and most other buses to BART will be FREE!
Clipper 2 rolls out on December 10, including free and low cost transfers between all transit agencies.
Riders will automatically receive discounts up to $2.85 when transferring within a two hour window.
Clipper 2 rolls out on December 10, including free and low cost transfers between all transit agencies.
Riders will automatically receive discounts up to $2.85 when transferring within a two hour window.
White2Tea's 2024 Jamrock Steady is, "Another one of these white2tea years in the making experiments. Aged raw Puer maocha from the mid 2010's pressed alongside light ferment small batch shou Puer than is 2-4 years old in a blend meant to mimic tea with decades of age."
November 26, 2025 at 5:06 PM
White2Tea's 2024 Jamrock Steady is, "Another one of these white2tea years in the making experiments. Aged raw Puer maocha from the mid 2010's pressed alongside light ferment small batch shou Puer than is 2-4 years old in a blend meant to mimic tea with decades of age."
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Just a friendly reminder as we go into the holidays:
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
November 23, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Just a friendly reminder as we go into the holidays:
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
If Drumpf's Russia-Ukraine peace plan is anything like his Palestine-Israel peace plan, it will just mean Russia can continue bombing Ukraine with impunity and any response from Ukraine will trigger additional attacks.
November 23, 2025 at 8:30 PM
If Drumpf's Russia-Ukraine peace plan is anything like his Palestine-Israel peace plan, it will just mean Russia can continue bombing Ukraine with impunity and any response from Ukraine will trigger additional attacks.
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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
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A blockbuster investigation by the AP, out today.
So much in it, give it a read, but starts with: "The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious."
So much in it, give it a read, but starts with: "The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious."
Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with 'suspicious' travel patterns
The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious.
apnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:51 PM
A blockbuster investigation by the AP, out today.
So much in it, give it a read, but starts with: "The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious."
So much in it, give it a read, but starts with: "The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious."
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The goal of the republicans plan is to create a socially Darwinian society that allows the most at risk to die without being seen or heard.
It’s all social murder at scale and eugenics all the way down.
The republicans are building the tools of mass death and painting them as public health.
It’s all social murder at scale and eugenics all the way down.
The republicans are building the tools of mass death and painting them as public health.
This is far worse than anyone expected.
Trump's HUD plan would cut *two-thirds* of permanent housing and push as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people back onto the street—redirecting funds to work mandates, forced treatment, and encampment sweeps.
All as mass internment camps are being built.
Trump's HUD plan would cut *two-thirds* of permanent housing and push as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people back onto the street—redirecting funds to work mandates, forced treatment, and encampment sweeps.
All as mass internment camps are being built.
Trump Administration to Drastically Cut Housing Grants
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The goal of the republicans plan is to create a socially Darwinian society that allows the most at risk to die without being seen or heard.
It’s all social murder at scale and eugenics all the way down.
The republicans are building the tools of mass death and painting them as public health.
It’s all social murder at scale and eugenics all the way down.
The republicans are building the tools of mass death and painting them as public health.
First real winter rainstorm of the season is a good day to get out a Shou Puerh mini from the 2021 W2T Trick or Treat Bag. Lesser Evils small batch Shou was one of my faves from the assortment.
#ShouPuerh #RipePuerh #White2Tea @white2tea.bsky.social #TeaSky
#ShouPuerh #RipePuerh #White2Tea @white2tea.bsky.social #TeaSky
November 13, 2025 at 4:14 PM
First real winter rainstorm of the season is a good day to get out a Shou Puerh mini from the 2021 W2T Trick or Treat Bag. Lesser Evils small batch Shou was one of my faves from the assortment.
#ShouPuerh #RipePuerh #White2Tea @white2tea.bsky.social #TeaSky
#ShouPuerh #RipePuerh #White2Tea @white2tea.bsky.social #TeaSky
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Republicans just voted to end Affordable Care Act funding, putting health care at risk for nearly 300,000 Wisconsinites.
WisDems Chair @devinremiker.bsky.social responds: 👇
WisDems Chair @devinremiker.bsky.social responds: 👇
November 13, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Republicans just voted to end Affordable Care Act funding, putting health care at risk for nearly 300,000 Wisconsinites.
WisDems Chair @devinremiker.bsky.social responds: 👇
WisDems Chair @devinremiker.bsky.social responds: 👇
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The Senate’s spending bill eliminates or delays food safety rules aimed at preventing foodborne illnesses and contamination.
Not only did 8 Senate Democrats fail to protect millions of Americans’ healthcare, but they’re also making our food less safe.
Hello?
Not only did 8 Senate Democrats fail to protect millions of Americans’ healthcare, but they’re also making our food less safe.
Hello?
The Government Shutdown Deal Is Endangering Food Safety
After intense lobbying and major campaign donations, the emergency spending bill intended to end the federal government
jacobin.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:01 PM
The Senate’s spending bill eliminates or delays food safety rules aimed at preventing foodborne illnesses and contamination.
Not only did 8 Senate Democrats fail to protect millions of Americans’ healthcare, but they’re also making our food less safe.
Hello?
Not only did 8 Senate Democrats fail to protect millions of Americans’ healthcare, but they’re also making our food less safe.
Hello?
Not to mosh your holiday plans, but a reduction in commercial flights is probably part of the plan to reduce the barriers to mass deportation via air carriers/military.
November 11, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Not to mosh your holiday plans, but a reduction in commercial flights is probably part of the plan to reduce the barriers to mass deportation via air carriers/military.
Iron Arhat (Tue Luo Han) is always one of my favorite rock teas. This is a very nice (2022) example from Rivers and Lakes Tea.
#RiversAndLakesTea #RockTea #Yancha #TeaSky
#RiversAndLakesTea #RockTea #Yancha #TeaSky
November 11, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Iron Arhat (Tue Luo Han) is always one of my favorite rock teas. This is a very nice (2022) example from Rivers and Lakes Tea.
#RiversAndLakesTea #RockTea #Yancha #TeaSky
#RiversAndLakesTea #RockTea #Yancha #TeaSky
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of all the things about this deal that are pissing me off this might have pissed me off the most
November 10, 2025 at 4:18 AM
of all the things about this deal that are pissing me off this might have pissed me off the most
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Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.
November 9, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.
"Federal authorities told demonstrators Friday that there would be 'no more prayer' in front of or inside the Broadview ICE facility, in a move that mystified local leaders and raised legal questions."
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...
Feds Tell Faith Leaders 'No More Prayer' Outside Broadview Facility
In a possible violation of the First Amendment, federal officials instructed demonstrators to stop holding religious gatherings outside the immigration processing facility in suburban Broadview after ...
blockclubchicago.org
November 8, 2025 at 7:49 PM
"Federal authorities told demonstrators Friday that there would be 'no more prayer' in front of or inside the Broadview ICE facility, in a move that mystified local leaders and raised legal questions."
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...
Press pot brewing Kuura Corp Go Juice "all day every day" Yunnan black tea. Nothing fancy.
#BlackTea #HongCha #KuuraCorp #TeaSky
#BlackTea #HongCha #KuuraCorp #TeaSky
November 8, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Press pot brewing Kuura Corp Go Juice "all day every day" Yunnan black tea. Nothing fancy.
#BlackTea #HongCha #KuuraCorp #TeaSky
#BlackTea #HongCha #KuuraCorp #TeaSky
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Beshear: Let me be clear. The president has both the funding and the authority to fund snap during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.
November 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Beshear: Let me be clear. The president has both the funding and the authority to fund snap during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.