Ed Elder
@edelder.bsky.social
A refugee from that other social media site.
The parade of corruption never ends does it?
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/u...
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Anatomy of Two Giant Deals: The U.A.E. Got Chips. The Trump Team Got Crypto Riches.
www.nytimes.com
September 17, 2025 at 9:41 AM
The parade of corruption never ends does it?
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/u...
Statehood for DC is a cause near to my heart. I never thought conservative pundit George Conway would speak favorably about it. See his latest Bulwark 'cast at 34:15.
I'm thrilled hearing this. I'll take my allies wherever I can find them on this one.
www.thebulwark.com/p/pam-bondis...
I'm thrilled hearing this. I'll take my allies wherever I can find them on this one.
www.thebulwark.com/p/pam-bondis...
Pam Bondi’s Overreach Blows Up in Her Face
George explains.
www.thebulwark.com
August 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Statehood for DC is a cause near to my heart. I never thought conservative pundit George Conway would speak favorably about it. See his latest Bulwark 'cast at 34:15.
I'm thrilled hearing this. I'll take my allies wherever I can find them on this one.
www.thebulwark.com/p/pam-bondis...
I'm thrilled hearing this. I'll take my allies wherever I can find them on this one.
www.thebulwark.com/p/pam-bondis...
I've taken to Substack to keep hearing from several really good writers. Now Glenn Kessler is posting there too!
Why I left The Washington Post
“Democracy Dies in Darkness” — but what if the lights are going out from within?
glennkessler.substack.com
August 8, 2025 at 11:58 PM
I've taken to Substack to keep hearing from several really good writers. Now Glenn Kessler is posting there too!
Up next in the Theories of Fascim series. 🤣
I really don't think this framework is as half-baked as Ganz says. It echoes the way one of my old friends described politics after working in Washington for a time: "It's high school, with power."
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I really don't think this framework is as half-baked as Ganz says. It echoes the way one of my old friends described politics after working in Washington for a time: "It's high school, with power."
www.unpopularfront.news/p/the-jockcr...
The Jock/Creep Theory of Fascism
It's Real and It Works
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July 18, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Up next in the Theories of Fascim series. 🤣
I really don't think this framework is as half-baked as Ganz says. It echoes the way one of my old friends described politics after working in Washington for a time: "It's high school, with power."
www.unpopularfront.news/p/the-jockcr...
I really don't think this framework is as half-baked as Ganz says. It echoes the way one of my old friends described politics after working in Washington for a time: "It's high school, with power."
www.unpopularfront.news/p/the-jockcr...
The update is a great read. Makes me want to look up the original.
www.techdirt.com/2025/07/08/w...
www.techdirt.com/2025/07/08/w...
Who Goes MAGA?
With apologies to Dorothy Thompson, whose 1941 essay in Harper’s, “Who Goes Nazi?” remains a worthwhile read on the cultural archetypes of who is drawn to fascism, and who would never go down such …
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July 10, 2025 at 1:20 PM
The update is a great read. Makes me want to look up the original.
www.techdirt.com/2025/07/08/w...
www.techdirt.com/2025/07/08/w...
First sunflower of the year!
July 2, 2025 at 6:21 PM
First sunflower of the year!
Andrew Cuomo, along with guys like Raham Emanuel, are perfect examples of the rot at the center of the Democratic party's problems. The sooner they step away from public life the better for America.
Cuomo Doesn’t Blame Himself for Losing the Primary. Others Do.
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June 27, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Andrew Cuomo, along with guys like Raham Emanuel, are perfect examples of the rot at the center of the Democratic party's problems. The sooner they step away from public life the better for America.
Whether this is really from Liz Cheny or no, the point is well made: The Democratic Party needs to do more.
A remarkable message
You need to read this.
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June 24, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Whether this is really from Liz Cheny or no, the point is well made: The Democratic Party needs to do more.
Found my weekend read.
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May 30, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Found my weekend read.
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I have been struggling lately with the spritually degradtion and the emotions this bunch of clowns bring out. It's good to see I'm not the only one.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/o...
Opinion | I’m Normally a Mild Guy. Here’s What’s Pushed Me Over the Edge.
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May 30, 2025 at 11:14 AM
I have been struggling lately with the spritually degradtion and the emotions this bunch of clowns bring out. It's good to see I'm not the only one.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/o...
Speeches like this rock you back on your heels.
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‘Our Hearts Were Touched with Fire’
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. on how, “in the great democracy of self-devotion private and general stand side by side.”
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May 26, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Speeches like this rock you back on your heels.
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198 Methods of Nonviolent Action — AEI/ Empowering Humankind
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May 22, 2025 at 11:15 AM
We're with you Bruce.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hz97...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hz97...
Bruce Springsteen's blistering Donald Trump attack at Manchester Show
YouTube video by Manchester Evening News
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May 16, 2025 at 11:39 AM
We're with you Bruce.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hz97...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hz97...
On more example of MAGA America being for only a few, not the many.
www.thebulwark.com/p/an-afrikan...
www.thebulwark.com/p/an-afrikan...
An Afrikaner Refugee Has Thoughts About the Jews
The Trump administration is clear: Antisemitism from brown people will not be tolerated.
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May 15, 2025 at 11:43 AM
On more example of MAGA America being for only a few, not the many.
www.thebulwark.com/p/an-afrikan...
www.thebulwark.com/p/an-afrikan...
Some of the better analysis of the situation we're in now was published in the 1930s. Go figure.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/03/w...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription.
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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription.
The Frightening Precedents for Trump’s ‘Legal Abyss’ (Gift Article)
The ‘dual-state theory’ explains how authoritarians bend the law to their will.
www.nytimes.com
May 3, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Some of the better analysis of the situation we're in now was published in the 1930s. Go figure.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/03/w...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/03/w...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription.
I don't always agree with Brook's columns. I'm a bit more left than he. I'm not inclined to be overly picky about my allies these days however.
Opinion | What’s Happening Is Not Normal. America Needs an Uprising That Is Not Normal. (Gift Article)
It will take a concerted effort by every sector of our society to respond to Trumpism’s threat.
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April 18, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I don't always agree with Brook's columns. I'm a bit more left than he. I'm not inclined to be overly picky about my allies these days however.
Take note: Congress wants all of the power, but refuses to take responsibility. Very sad. Today's GOP really has strayed from what it was.
April 11, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Take note: Congress wants all of the power, but refuses to take responsibility. Very sad. Today's GOP really has strayed from what it was.
Of course our dysfunctional Congressional Overlords left without allowing the capitol spend money we raised on our own. As a result the District is going to need to start implementing $ 1.1 billion in spending cuts. And these fools keep saying they want more power!
April 11, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Of course our dysfunctional Congressional Overlords left without allowing the capitol spend money we raised on our own. As a result the District is going to need to start implementing $ 1.1 billion in spending cuts. And these fools keep saying they want more power!
It has been really weird to hear how youger folks were supposedly turning to the GOP. Hopefully these last few weeks will be a wake-up call for Gen Z. I am hoping this young woman will help lead the way.
March 27, 2025 at 10:22 PM
It has been really weird to hear how youger folks were supposedly turning to the GOP. Hopefully these last few weeks will be a wake-up call for Gen Z. I am hoping this young woman will help lead the way.
The oldest blog on the web also happens to be my longtime favorite. It's called _The Daily Illuminator_. Today they published links to a (not) game which speaks to our times.
www.sjgames.com/ill/archive/...
Feel free to repost and publish.
www.sjgames.com/ill/archive/...
Feel free to repost and publish.
survivethetyrant.infy.uk
March 26, 2025 at 11:33 AM
The oldest blog on the web also happens to be my longtime favorite. It's called _The Daily Illuminator_. Today they published links to a (not) game which speaks to our times.
www.sjgames.com/ill/archive/...
Feel free to repost and publish.
www.sjgames.com/ill/archive/...
Feel free to repost and publish.
It's becoming clear that it's going to take a lot of work to push the tyrants out. The current ways of thinking and acting are not going to be enough. Old habits are hard to break. Especially for someone my age. Fortunately we have some allies who can help us along.
How to Think (and Act) Like a Dissident Movement
AOC, solidarity, and people power.
www.thebulwark.com
March 25, 2025 at 8:43 PM
It's becoming clear that it's going to take a lot of work to push the tyrants out. The current ways of thinking and acting are not going to be enough. Old habits are hard to break. Especially for someone my age. Fortunately we have some allies who can help us along.
Our struggle is timeless.
Watch this US anti fascist educational film from 1945.
YouTube video by MobergsR
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March 13, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Our struggle is timeless.
The only reason Social Security is running out of money is that the taxes are capped after about $176,000. Eliminate the cap, make the rich pay their fair share, and Social Security will be in the black again.
March 6, 2025 at 12:13 PM
The only reason Social Security is running out of money is that the taxes are capped after about $176,000. Eliminate the cap, make the rich pay their fair share, and Social Security will be in the black again.
Good post from The Bulwark this afternoon. What the current policy boils down to is Trump looking for foreign assistance in dismantling democratic rule here in America.
It's all about "Trump first."
It's all about "Trump first."
‘America First’ Is a Lie
America has *always* been about putting America first. Trump’s “America First” movement is about something else entirely.
www.thebulwark.com
March 3, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Good post from The Bulwark this afternoon. What the current policy boils down to is Trump looking for foreign assistance in dismantling democratic rule here in America.
It's all about "Trump first."
It's all about "Trump first."