Miriam Elder
@miriamelder.bsky.social
Some personal/professional news miriamelder.substack.com/p/we-had-fun...
We Had Fun, Didn't We?
Some personal news.
miriamelder.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Some personal/professional news miriamelder.substack.com/p/we-had-fun...
Thank you to Politico for writing this specifically for me, someone who grew up in Queens and now lives on the Upper West Side www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Mamdani’s New York Rejected Trump — and He Never Forgot
Zohran Mamdani and Donald Trump are the two most prominent populist politicians in America. They grew up on two sides of elite New York City society.
www.politico.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Thank you to Politico for writing this specifically for me, someone who grew up in Queens and now lives on the Upper West Side www.politico.com/news/magazin...
In what cases are swastikas and nooses not divisive? Oh.
Exclusive: The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, nooses and the Confederate flag as hate symbols.
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:58 PM
In what cases are swastikas and nooses not divisive? Oh.
The only unbelievable part of Pluribus so far is Carol choosing to sit in coach
November 19, 2025 at 11:31 PM
The only unbelievable part of Pluribus so far is Carol choosing to sit in coach
Read Things in Nature Merely Grow this weekend and thought I'd had it bad when a friend said she knew what I was going thru after losing my mom bc she once had a bad breakup, but the person who told Yiyun Li she could relate to the death of her two boys because her two kids were OFF AT COLLEGE?!
November 18, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Read Things in Nature Merely Grow this weekend and thought I'd had it bad when a friend said she knew what I was going thru after losing my mom bc she once had a bad breakup, but the person who told Yiyun Li she could relate to the death of her two boys because her two kids were OFF AT COLLEGE?!
Reposted by Miriam Elder
NEW: The White House intervened in a DHS investigation.
The target? Sex offender Andrew Tate.
The WH person? Paul “Nazi Streak” Ingrassia.
Who was previously also Tate’s lawyer.
A banger from @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Shapiro
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
The target? Sex offender Andrew Tate.
The WH person? Paul “Nazi Streak” Ingrassia.
Who was previously also Tate’s lawyer.
A banger from @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Shapiro
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
November 18, 2025 at 11:41 AM
NEW: The White House intervened in a DHS investigation.
The target? Sex offender Andrew Tate.
The WH person? Paul “Nazi Streak” Ingrassia.
Who was previously also Tate’s lawyer.
A banger from @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Shapiro
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
The target? Sex offender Andrew Tate.
The WH person? Paul “Nazi Streak” Ingrassia.
Who was previously also Tate’s lawyer.
A banger from @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Shapiro
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
Could argue the misogyny Summers expressed both publicly while president of Harvard and in emails to Epstein says more about the culture at our most elite institutions than any of the frontpage freakouts over academia in the past few years but hey
November 17, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Could argue the misogyny Summers expressed both publicly while president of Harvard and in emails to Epstein says more about the culture at our most elite institutions than any of the frontpage freakouts over academia in the past few years but hey
Rrrrrrrrosalia miriamelder.substack.com/p/a-win-for-...
A Win For Art Over AI
Let’s call it: orchestral maneuvers in the light.
miriamelder.substack.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Rrrrrrrrosalia miriamelder.substack.com/p/a-win-for-...
I wonder more often than is healthy if the Joan Didion girlies realize she was a Barry Goldwater supporter for her entire life and the innate conservatism of much of her writing. But anyway!
November 14, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I wonder more often than is healthy if the Joan Didion girlies realize she was a Barry Goldwater supporter for her entire life and the innate conservatism of much of her writing. But anyway!
He had billionaires on the dais when he was inaugurated but yes let’s read about this new trend!
November 14, 2025 at 12:13 PM
He had billionaires on the dais when he was inaugurated but yes let’s read about this new trend!
Reposted by Miriam Elder
Like I dunno, maybe the reason it took a lady to break open the story of all the men protecting the dude trafficking underage girls is because the male journos were all emailing him making jokes about it?
November 12, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Like I dunno, maybe the reason it took a lady to break open the story of all the men protecting the dude trafficking underage girls is because the male journos were all emailing him making jokes about it?
First we get "please don’t do in the news nothing about me" and now "DO NOT REPEAT THIS INSIGHT"?? What a year
November 12, 2025 at 4:45 PM
First we get "please don’t do in the news nothing about me" and now "DO NOT REPEAT THIS INSIGHT"?? What a year
Impressive to come out looking the worst amid the cast of characters in this story, congrats to Michael Wolff www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Impressive to come out looking the worst amid the cast of characters in this story, congrats to Michael Wolff www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
Pro tip: if you listen to the transition from Mio Cristo Piange Diamanti to Berghain while walking through this wind/flurry storm, it feels like you’re doing something very theatrical and dramatic rather than just suffering through the cold
November 11, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Pro tip: if you listen to the transition from Mio Cristo Piange Diamanti to Berghain while walking through this wind/flurry storm, it feels like you’re doing something very theatrical and dramatic rather than just suffering through the cold
I wonder if this would be treated so cutesy if it were about a male senator and their son
November 10, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I wonder if this would be treated so cutesy if it were about a male senator and their son
Damn, this Rosalia album actually is perfect. The drama we need.
November 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Damn, this Rosalia album actually is perfect. The drama we need.
Our greatest minds asking all the key questions today. Can Christians eat with Jews? Did women ruin the workplace? Is a hot dog a sandwich? Tune in tonight at 8pm.
November 6, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Our greatest minds asking all the key questions today. Can Christians eat with Jews? Did women ruin the workplace? Is a hot dog a sandwich? Tune in tonight at 8pm.
It’s so strange that anti-oligarchy messages of economic populism are resonating www.wsj.com/business/aut...
The Hurdles Elon Musk Must Clear to Unlock $1 Trillion in Tesla Pay
Tesla shareholders must consider a complex web of stock-price milestones and operational goals.
www.wsj.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:07 PM
It’s so strange that anti-oligarchy messages of economic populism are resonating www.wsj.com/business/aut...
Reposted by Miriam Elder
“Taken together, the results amount to a resounding rejection of the notion that Democrats must soften—or stay silent—on LGBTQ+ rights to win.” www.erininthemorning.com/p/a-stunning...
"A Stunning Rebuke Of Anti-Trans Politics"—Dems Win Elections Nationwide Despite Anti-Trans Ads
As election results poured in on Tuesday night, it became clear that Democrats were winning nationwide against anti-trans opponents.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:07 PM
“Taken together, the results amount to a resounding rejection of the notion that Democrats must soften—or stay silent—on LGBTQ+ rights to win.” www.erininthemorning.com/p/a-stunning...
Russian speakers arise. What is a “ya-ed apple”?
November 5, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Russian speakers arise. What is a “ya-ed apple”?
Just inadvertently walked by the Curtis Sliwa watch party, up here on the UWS at Arte Cafe. Already a rather impressive array of brightly colored suits (powder blue seems particularly popular)
November 5, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Just inadvertently walked by the Curtis Sliwa watch party, up here on the UWS at Arte Cafe. Already a rather impressive array of brightly colored suits (powder blue seems particularly popular)
Reposted by Miriam Elder
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LIVE: NYC Election Coverage on NY1 | Live Updates, Results, Speeches
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November 4, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Spectrum News NY1 is providing free access to its stream all day and night via its Website and YouTube:
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Reposted by Miriam Elder
I would add @nysfocus.bsky.social, @boltsmag.org and of course @cityandstateny.bsky.social!
Definitely make sure you're regularly checking the C&S live blog: www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...
Definitely make sure you're regularly checking the C&S live blog: www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...
November 4, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I would add @nysfocus.bsky.social, @boltsmag.org and of course @cityandstateny.bsky.social!
Definitely make sure you're regularly checking the C&S live blog: www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...
Definitely make sure you're regularly checking the C&S live blog: www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...