Ellin Stein
@ellinst.bsky.social
Arts journo (now mostly Slate and Byline Times),
MA Screenwriting lecturer @Goldsmiths UoL, authorina https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393074093, tech fumbler
MA Screenwriting lecturer @Goldsmiths UoL, authorina https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393074093, tech fumbler
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911! The GOP war on women’s next move is to push through the corrupt SAVE Act THIS WEEK. This will require ALL MARRIED WOMEN’S LEGAL ID you use for voter registration to match the name on YOUR BIRTH CERTIFICATE. Otherwise YOU CAN’T REGISTER to vote. Call & email them to tell them to vote NO!
February 8, 2026 at 7:59 PM
911! The GOP war on women’s next move is to push through the corrupt SAVE Act THIS WEEK. This will require ALL MARRIED WOMEN’S LEGAL ID you use for voter registration to match the name on YOUR BIRTH CERTIFICATE. Otherwise YOU CAN’T REGISTER to vote. Call & email them to tell them to vote NO!
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Quelle surprise
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Post-Brexit sales of British farm products to EU fall by 37%
NFU warn it could take years to restore Brexit losses despite efforts to smooth negotiations on farming and other elements of UK-EU reset
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Quelle surprise
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Yep , latest released Epstein files state she may have victims contact details, very worrying and very possible connection!
February 8, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Yep , latest released Epstein files state she may have victims contact details, very worrying and very possible connection!
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From BBC website. Trump's vainglory, creepiness, fraud, and ultimate futility wrapped into one.
February 8, 2026 at 8:36 AM
From BBC website. Trump's vainglory, creepiness, fraud, and ultimate futility wrapped into one.
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The Trump administration is dismantling America’s climate databases, firing expert staff and deleting key reports and analyses. Such actions will make important modelling harder
The Trump administration is eroding vital climate data
American citizens are left vulnerable
econ.st
February 8, 2026 at 12:40 PM
The Trump administration is dismantling America’s climate databases, firing expert staff and deleting key reports and analyses. Such actions will make important modelling harder
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Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD) says he was uninvited from a bipartisan White House dinner for governors
"As the nation’s only Black governor, I can’t ignore that being singled out for exclusion from this bipartisan tradition carries an added weight — whether that was the intent or not"
"As the nation’s only Black governor, I can’t ignore that being singled out for exclusion from this bipartisan tradition carries an added weight — whether that was the intent or not"
February 8, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD) says he was uninvited from a bipartisan White House dinner for governors
"As the nation’s only Black governor, I can’t ignore that being singled out for exclusion from this bipartisan tradition carries an added weight — whether that was the intent or not"
"As the nation’s only Black governor, I can’t ignore that being singled out for exclusion from this bipartisan tradition carries an added weight — whether that was the intent or not"
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What could be more in the spirit of 1776 than seeking baksheesh to approach The Presence?
SCOOP: Freedom 250 — the group launched by Trump to oversee projects including the @UFC fight on the WH lawn & his arch overlooking DC — is offering access to him for donors who give $1M.
For $2.5M, donors are being offered the chance to speak at the national July 4 celebration. 🎁🔗
For $2.5M, donors are being offered the chance to speak at the national July 4 celebration. 🎁🔗
For $1 Million, Donors to U.S.A. Birthday Group Offered Access to Trump
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:22 AM
What could be more in the spirit of 1776 than seeking baksheesh to approach The Presence?
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Completely beyond me why Labour would want anything to do with Palantir.
@dawnbutlerbrent.bsky.social
@dawnbutlerbrent.bsky.social
NEW: Our investigation for @thenerve_news reveals not only that Peter Thiel’s Palantir is completely enmeshed in our critical national infrastructure.
It’s also the ‘cloud support’ for our nuclear weapons system 🤯
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www.thenerve.news/p/palantir-t...
It’s also the ‘cloud support’ for our nuclear weapons system 🤯
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www.thenerve.news/p/palantir-t...
February 7, 2026 at 8:34 AM
Completely beyond me why Labour would want anything to do with Palantir.
@dawnbutlerbrent.bsky.social
@dawnbutlerbrent.bsky.social
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@davidfrum.bsky.social has a brill take on the Mandelson thing:
alluding to Starmer *having to* give M the job bc of UK/USA relations. Trump & M were bro’s with Epstein. who knows, perhaps Trump REQUESTED. what do u do as Starmer.. when ‘President Caligula’ (as Frum calls him) makes that call?
alluding to Starmer *having to* give M the job bc of UK/USA relations. Trump & M were bro’s with Epstein. who knows, perhaps Trump REQUESTED. what do u do as Starmer.. when ‘President Caligula’ (as Frum calls him) makes that call?
"I advised the prime minister to make that appointment and I take full responsibility for that advice" guess we know where the buck stops -
McSweeney says he takes ‘full responsibility’ for advising Starmer to appoint Mandelson as he resigns as chief of staff – www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
McSweeney says he takes ‘full responsibility’ for advising Starmer to appoint Mandelson as he resigns as chief of staff – www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
McSweeney says he takes ‘full responsibility’ for advising Starmer to appoint Mandelson as he resigns as chief of staff – UK politics live
The PM’s chief of staff has resigned following his involvement in the decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as US ambassador
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:42 PM
@davidfrum.bsky.social has a brill take on the Mandelson thing:
alluding to Starmer *having to* give M the job bc of UK/USA relations. Trump & M were bro’s with Epstein. who knows, perhaps Trump REQUESTED. what do u do as Starmer.. when ‘President Caligula’ (as Frum calls him) makes that call?
alluding to Starmer *having to* give M the job bc of UK/USA relations. Trump & M were bro’s with Epstein. who knows, perhaps Trump REQUESTED. what do u do as Starmer.. when ‘President Caligula’ (as Frum calls him) makes that call?
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cruelty, all of this
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh," an Otay Mesa captive communicated through handwritten note. "We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
Exclusive: Detention Center Captives Are Throwing Lotion Bottles Wrapped With Notes to Organizers Outside Otay Mesa Facility ~ L.A. TACO
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh," an Otay Mesa captive communicated through handwritten note. "We are all in one big room with no doors...
lataco.com
February 8, 2026 at 10:10 AM
cruelty, all of this
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they intend to converge camps and disease
DC Health said Saturday it was notified of multiple people with confirmed cases of measles who visited a variety of locations in the District. Officials did not specify exactly how many infected people there were.
Multiple potential measles exposures in DC: Check sites and dates
DC Health said Saturday it was notified of multiple people with confirmed cases of measles who visited a variety of locations in the District. Officials did not specify exactly how many infected peopl...
www.nbcwashington.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:43 AM
they intend to converge camps and disease
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The proposed centers are so large that some could house as many as 8,000 detainees at once, according to a DHS spreadsheet of more than 20 potential locations that was verified by NBC News. The largest federal prison in the U.S., for example, has roughly 4,000 inmates.
ICE plans to build mega warehouses for immigration detention spark growing concern
Sources at two government contractors told NBC News they were worried that new warehouses — and the large numbers of immigrants who would be housed in them — would present safety problems.
www.nbcnews.com
February 8, 2026 at 12:23 AM
The proposed centers are so large that some could house as many as 8,000 detainees at once, according to a DHS spreadsheet of more than 20 potential locations that was verified by NBC News. The largest federal prison in the U.S., for example, has roughly 4,000 inmates.
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Russia’s full-scale invasion began 4 years ago. It began in winter, and so this winter is the 5th. And, for civilians, the worst. Russia launches missiles and drones at energy infrastructure to force Ukrainians to endure the freezing cold. Here's how you can help
snyder.substack.com/p/the-long-u...
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The Long Ukrainian Winter
How You Can Help
snyder.substack.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Russia’s full-scale invasion began 4 years ago. It began in winter, and so this winter is the 5th. And, for civilians, the worst. Russia launches missiles and drones at energy infrastructure to force Ukrainians to endure the freezing cold. Here's how you can help
snyder.substack.com/p/the-long-u...
snyder.substack.com/p/the-long-u...
Lots of calls for "Starmer resign NOW" from people who, on closer examination, don't wish Labour well.
I couldnt give a hoot about the labour party.
They need to disappear
They need to disappear
February 8, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Lots of calls for "Starmer resign NOW" from people who, on closer examination, don't wish Labour well.
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Andy McCarthy — conservative lawyer, Fox News legal analyst, National Review contributor… acknowledges the $500 MILLION UAE-crypto bribe right before Trump took office is far worse than anything even alleged about Biden.
www.nationalreview.com/2026/02/the-...
www.nationalreview.com/2026/02/the-...
February 8, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Andy McCarthy — conservative lawyer, Fox News legal analyst, National Review contributor… acknowledges the $500 MILLION UAE-crypto bribe right before Trump took office is far worse than anything even alleged about Biden.
www.nationalreview.com/2026/02/the-...
www.nationalreview.com/2026/02/the-...
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👀 What if I told you there was a hidden art gallery scattered across the country?
What if I told you some of its treasures had vanished?
What if I told you that I found them?
A project three years in the making (🎁 gift link):
What if I told you some of its treasures had vanished?
What if I told you that I found them?
A project three years in the making (🎁 gift link):
The disappearing art gallery in your post office
The U.S. Postal Service is home to thousands of historic works of art in post offices nationwide. Hundreds have been lost, sold or destroyed.
wapo.st
February 8, 2026 at 2:08 PM
👀 What if I told you there was a hidden art gallery scattered across the country?
What if I told you some of its treasures had vanished?
What if I told you that I found them?
A project three years in the making (🎁 gift link):
What if I told you some of its treasures had vanished?
What if I told you that I found them?
A project three years in the making (🎁 gift link):
This seems like it should be something of a big story...
Jeffrey Epstein died on August 10th. In the Epstein files, there is what appears to be a draft DOJ press release announcing his death that is dated August 9th.
(It’s here: www.justice.gov/epstein/file...)
(It’s here: www.justice.gov/epstein/file...)
The release on Saturday, August 10th appears to have two differences. The date, and the addition of “of an apparent suicide” www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr...
February 8, 2026 at 2:48 PM
This seems like it should be something of a big story...
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Fuck NBC! The reason NBC censored the massive booing of JD Vance during the Olympics opening ceremony was due to Republican donor and pedophile protector Cesar Conde, the vacuous Trump-loving cunt who is chairman of NBCUniversal News Group. 😳👇
February 8, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Fuck NBC! The reason NBC censored the massive booing of JD Vance during the Olympics opening ceremony was due to Republican donor and pedophile protector Cesar Conde, the vacuous Trump-loving cunt who is chairman of NBCUniversal News Group. 😳👇
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Reading a bit between the lines Marty Baron details here…Bezos stopped caring about the Post when he and McKenzie Scott got divorced and he was surrounded by shallow and red-pilled people. Really wish she had gotten it in the divorce. www.tiktok.com/t/ZTh5TAVkq/
The Washington Post is laying off one-third of its workforce across both the newsroom and its business operations, a massive blow at a storied newspaper that has struggled in recent years to stay prof...
TikTok video by pbsnews
www.tiktok.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Reading a bit between the lines Marty Baron details here…Bezos stopped caring about the Post when he and McKenzie Scott got divorced and he was surrounded by shallow and red-pilled people. Really wish she had gotten it in the divorce. www.tiktok.com/t/ZTh5TAVkq/
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Lewis didn’t even go into his newsroom when they won Pulitzers.
He just didn’t like journalists. Which is ok. He just shouldn’t have been a newspaper publisher.
He just didn’t like journalists. Which is ok. He just shouldn’t have been a newspaper publisher.
Whew, this new ending to the updated story
February 8, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Lewis didn’t even go into his newsroom when they won Pulitzers.
He just didn’t like journalists. Which is ok. He just shouldn’t have been a newspaper publisher.
He just didn’t like journalists. Which is ok. He just shouldn’t have been a newspaper publisher.
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just building this awful camp system is a crime against humanity imo
The proposed centers are so large that some could house as many as 8,000 detainees at once, according to a DHS spreadsheet of more than 20 potential locations that was verified by NBC News. The largest federal prison in the U.S., for example, has roughly 4,000 inmates.
ICE plans to build mega warehouses for immigration detention spark growing concern
Sources at two government contractors told NBC News they were worried that new warehouses — and the large numbers of immigrants who would be housed in them — would present safety problems.
www.nbcnews.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:49 AM
just building this awful camp system is a crime against humanity imo
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Jeff Bezos makes enough money to fully fund this literally every two minutes.
Former Washington Post journalists have launched a GoFundMe to help repatriate fired staff members who are effectively stranded in foreign countries.
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
Donate to Support for Washington Post international employees, organized by Michelle Lee
Among the hundreds of journalists laid off by The Washington Post on … Michelle Lee needs your support for Support for Washington Post international employees
www.gofundme.com
February 8, 2026 at 5:13 AM
Jeff Bezos makes enough money to fully fund this literally every two minutes.
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Bill Ackman's fund, Pershing Square, manages 18 billion dollars for wealthy clients, billions of it for the Harvard Endowment
Anyways here he is uncritically eating up conspiracy slop from Naomi Wolf about stolen NYC elections
Anyways here he is uncritically eating up conspiracy slop from Naomi Wolf about stolen NYC elections
February 8, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Bill Ackman's fund, Pershing Square, manages 18 billion dollars for wealthy clients, billions of it for the Harvard Endowment
Anyways here he is uncritically eating up conspiracy slop from Naomi Wolf about stolen NYC elections
Anyways here he is uncritically eating up conspiracy slop from Naomi Wolf about stolen NYC elections