Paul Elledge 🇺🇦
@pelledge.bsky.social
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Paul Elledge 🇺🇦
@pelledge.bsky.social
· Jun 14
I would like to be wrong abt this. I would like for white conservatism to accept dissent & respect the rights & ideas of others. I would love to live in an actual democracy. Until we actually address the problem of chronic right wing lawlessness, however, all the rest is just wishful thinking.
This is it.
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As far as I know I am the only one with this recording, fwiw. Anyway.
New NCI Director Says Administration Overtly Hostile to Cancer Research Is "Not Backing Away" From Cancer Research
A recording of the new director's first town hall reveals how he is trying to walk a difficult line between optimism and clear-eyed realism.
www.gravityisgone.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:30 AM
As far as I know I am the only one with this recording, fwiw. Anyway.
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Oh. My. God.
Epstein survivor Jena-Lisa Jones: "Trump really ran his campaign on this. This is why I voted for him. The release of these files has been so important for me for so long that when he run on that, I really had some hope that someone would do something about it."
November 19, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Oh. My. God.
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I love how People magazine keeps hitting Trump
people.com/white-house-...
people.com/white-house-...
White House Intervened in Feds' Treatment of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate, Report Claims
A White House official reportedly intervened on behalf of Andrew and Tristan Tate when the brothers arrived in the U.S. in February, according to a new ProPublica report.
people.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:04 AM
I love how People magazine keeps hitting Trump
people.com/white-house-...
people.com/white-house-...
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It’s amazing how much potential corruption you can pack into one well-written lede.
www.wsj.com/business/a-n...
www.wsj.com/business/a-n...
November 18, 2025 at 2:39 PM
It’s amazing how much potential corruption you can pack into one well-written lede.
www.wsj.com/business/a-n...
www.wsj.com/business/a-n...
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November 19, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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Tons of respect for Sargent, but Trump hasn’t had to accommodate himself to MAGA white nationalism…he’s encouraged it and depended on it for support from the beginning.
What, after all, were the claims over Obama’s birth certificate about?
What, after all, were the claims over Obama’s birth certificate about?
When Trump blessed Tucker's interview with Nick Fuentes, he was acknowledging that the white nationalist constituency inside the MAGA coalition has grown too big to marginalize.
On the pod, @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social is brilliant on this and what it means for Vance:
newrepublic.com/article/2033...
On the pod, @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social is brilliant on this and what it means for Vance:
newrepublic.com/article/2033...
Trump Accidentally Stabs Vance in the Back as MAGA Erupts in Civil War
As Trump’s comments about neo-Nazi Nick Fuentes create a surprising problem for JD Vance, the author of a piece on the Fuentes fiasco explains why this has ignited a civil war inside MAGA that is abou...
newrepublic.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Tons of respect for Sargent, but Trump hasn’t had to accommodate himself to MAGA white nationalism…he’s encouraged it and depended on it for support from the beginning.
What, after all, were the claims over Obama’s birth certificate about?
What, after all, were the claims over Obama’s birth certificate about?
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If the president can just raise taxes and spend money without Congressional approval, the constitution is null and void.
BREAKING: Deputy White House Chief of Staff James Blair said the administration is eyeing ways to give millions of Americans $2,000 dividend checks from tariff revenue without congressional approval, per Bloomberg.
November 19, 2025 at 3:11 AM
If the president can just raise taxes and spend money without Congressional approval, the constitution is null and void.
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Trump Family’s Business Ties to Saudi Arabia Raise Ethics Worries
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:21 AM
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Fox News Channel, 11/18/25, 8:05pm Eastern, seriously.
November 19, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Fox News Channel, 11/18/25, 8:05pm Eastern, seriously.
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Man, CBS must feel really stupid right now!
Just kidding, CBS wasn't settling a lawsuit. They were paying a bribe and they knew it.
Just kidding, CBS wasn't settling a lawsuit. They were paying a bribe and they knew it.
Eleventh Circuit throws out Trump's suit against CNN in a per curiam unpublished ruling. Meaning Trump's arguments were totally meritless, not even worthy of a published opinion. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
November 18, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Man, CBS must feel really stupid right now!
Just kidding, CBS wasn't settling a lawsuit. They were paying a bribe and they knew it.
Just kidding, CBS wasn't settling a lawsuit. They were paying a bribe and they knew it.
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It's not any worse than anywhere else by virtue of the fact that it's happening in my hometown, but it is making me so angry tonight that I think I need to go take a walk
Immigration officials detain woman outside Issaquah immersion preschool
The Learning Nest Preschool was closed Friday and it is not clear when it may reopen, said owner and director Fatima Escareno.
www.seattletimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:23 AM
It's not any worse than anywhere else by virtue of the fact that it's happening in my hometown, but it is making me so angry tonight that I think I need to go take a walk
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“.. The United States is now a nation run by public servants who behave no better than internet trolls ..
“.. Trump’s sexist comments are an attack on women’s dignity — and by making them, he strips the presidency of its dignity too.”
@theatlantic.com
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
“.. Trump’s sexist comments are an attack on women’s dignity — and by making them, he strips the presidency of its dignity too.”
@theatlantic.com
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
November 19, 2025 at 12:15 AM
“.. The United States is now a nation run by public servants who behave no better than internet trolls ..
“.. Trump’s sexist comments are an attack on women’s dignity — and by making them, he strips the presidency of its dignity too.”
@theatlantic.com
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
“.. Trump’s sexist comments are an attack on women’s dignity — and by making them, he strips the presidency of its dignity too.”
@theatlantic.com
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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ICE has been raiding my neighborhood and surrounding ones for the last couple of weeks now. They commandeered my local church (against the pastor's will) for a staging site and raided supermarkets, parks, Goodwills, bus stops, you name it.
The national media's been silent. So has @mayor.lacity.gov.
The national media's been silent. So has @mayor.lacity.gov.
Engagement on our updates re: ICE kidnappings/fed siege of Los Angeles is significantly lower on Bluesky compared to Twitter. Do ppl on here not care about LA anymore? Are feeds being taken over by liberal commentators? What's going on?
Community members on the ground can't do it all. We need help.
Community members on the ground can't do it all. We need help.
The feds are escalating in Los Angeles. We've seen record high kidnappings and our communities are under attack. The media focus on LA has died down so electeds don't feel the need to even feign opposition.
People are out here fighting. We need all of us. Join the struggle. Defend your neighbors.
People are out here fighting. We need all of us. Join the struggle. Defend your neighbors.
November 18, 2025 at 11:54 PM
ICE has been raiding my neighborhood and surrounding ones for the last couple of weeks now. They commandeered my local church (against the pastor's will) for a staging site and raided supermarkets, parks, Goodwills, bus stops, you name it.
The national media's been silent. So has @mayor.lacity.gov.
The national media's been silent. So has @mayor.lacity.gov.
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love how this reads like a farewell speech
He knows his time is up
He knows his time is up
“I don't care when the Senate passes the House Bill, whether tonight, or at some other time in the near future, I just don't want Republicans to take their eyes off all of the Victories that we've had…”
November 18, 2025 at 11:01 PM
love how this reads like a farewell speech
He knows his time is up
He knows his time is up
Manufacturing consent
"[Epstein] had several ideas about who could appear on it and provide favorable testimonies [...]
'Spoke to Chomsky, he’s all in,' Epstein wrote in a text message to an undisclosed associate."
'Spoke to Chomsky, he’s all in,' Epstein wrote in a text message to an undisclosed associate."
Epstein turned to academic Chomsky, others to rehab image after Herald investigation
Other potential people Epstein considered included deceased Nobel Prize-winning scientist James Watson and Norwegian diplomat Terje Rød-Larsen.
www.miamiherald.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Manufacturing consent
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Oh, like how SpaceX bought a bunch of unsold Cybertrucks.
Elon Musk's SpaceX and xAI are buying Tesla's unsold Cybertrucks
Hundreds of Tesla Cybertrucks have been spotted being delivered Elon Musk’s private companies, SpaceX and xAI, as Tesla is having...
electrek.co
November 19, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Oh, like how SpaceX bought a bunch of unsold Cybertrucks.
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Republican support for Trump on a long list of policy issues is cracking
November 18, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Republican support for Trump on a long list of policy issues is cracking
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Or just move them to a minimum security Club Fed and give them a puppy and yoga classes.
November 19, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Or just move them to a minimum security Club Fed and give them a puppy and yoga classes.
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I urge members of the legal profession to realize that prosecuting individuals who seek to overturn the constitutional order is not "retaliation" in any normatively significant sense.
November 17, 2025 at 2:23 PM
I urge members of the legal profession to realize that prosecuting individuals who seek to overturn the constitutional order is not "retaliation" in any normatively significant sense.
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b/w "Nuzzi’s ethical lapses, the revelations from the Epstein emails of journalists withholding information, and Trump’s continued degradation of the press, what’s been reinforced is a crisis of elite control of journalism and of profound rot."
@marisakabas.bsky.social threads it brilliantly here.
@marisakabas.bsky.social threads it brilliantly here.
Moral rot in elite journalism is killing the whole field
The Nuzzi/RFK Jr. mess and the revelation of Esptein's journo pals lay bare a profound moral absence at the heart of our free press.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 18, 2025 at 11:09 PM
b/w "Nuzzi’s ethical lapses, the revelations from the Epstein emails of journalists withholding information, and Trump’s continued degradation of the press, what’s been reinforced is a crisis of elite control of journalism and of profound rot."
@marisakabas.bsky.social threads it brilliantly here.
@marisakabas.bsky.social threads it brilliantly here.
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I’ve been thinking and it’s kind of exceptional that not a single person said “Hey now” after the piggy comment.
November 19, 2025 at 1:36 AM
I’ve been thinking and it’s kind of exceptional that not a single person said “Hey now” after the piggy comment.
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⚡️US holding secret peace talks with Moscow to end Russia's war against Ukraine, Axios reports.
The White House and Moscow have been secretly working on a proposal to end Russia's war against Ukraine, Axios reported on Nov. 18, citing U.S. and Russian officials.
The White House and Moscow have been secretly working on a proposal to end Russia's war against Ukraine, Axios reported on Nov. 18, citing U.S. and Russian officials.
US holding secret peace talks with Moscow to end Russia's war against Ukraine, Axios reports
U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Russian Envoy Kirill Dmitriev have extensively discussed the 28-point peace plan, an unnamed U.S. official said.
kyivindependent.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:04 AM
⚡️US holding secret peace talks with Moscow to end Russia's war against Ukraine, Axios reports.
The White House and Moscow have been secretly working on a proposal to end Russia's war against Ukraine, Axios reported on Nov. 18, citing U.S. and Russian officials.
The White House and Moscow have been secretly working on a proposal to end Russia's war against Ukraine, Axios reported on Nov. 18, citing U.S. and Russian officials.
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This is indeed what happens when billionaires like Jeff Bezos dictate the contents of the opinion pages of @washingtonpost.com
What a fall for a once good newspaper! I have never regretted canceling my subscription after he nixed the Kamala Harris endorsement.
What a fall for a once good newspaper! I have never regretted canceling my subscription after he nixed the Kamala Harris endorsement.
November 18, 2025 at 1:37 PM
This is indeed what happens when billionaires like Jeff Bezos dictate the contents of the opinion pages of @washingtonpost.com
What a fall for a once good newspaper! I have never regretted canceling my subscription after he nixed the Kamala Harris endorsement.
What a fall for a once good newspaper! I have never regretted canceling my subscription after he nixed the Kamala Harris endorsement.