Elaine the Fair, etc.
elainethefair.bsky.social
Elaine the Fair, etc.
@elainethefair.bsky.social
In the South for over half my life.
Semi-retired cat lady with a son, daughter-in-law, and 2 grandkids. I test my cognition daily with Connections and Wordle in the New York Times.

But I ignore unsolicited casual DMs, FYI. It's not you, it's me.
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Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
December 27, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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This Needs To Stop!🛑

Peeps, you DO realize that our non-white friends and neighbors...are now carrying their birth certificates and passports so they can PROVE they are US citizens "just in case"?

There is NO version of America where this is OK. Defund ICE. Restore due process and rule of law.
December 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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It can't be repeated enough - in an attempt to stay in office against the will of the voters, Trump incited a deadly insurrection against our government in which hundreds of police officers were beaten for hours and our Capitol was ransacked.

And the GOP thought he should face zero consequences.
December 26, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Nonconsensual Pregnancy Testing is the Default in ERs Across the Nation — These Experts Are Sounding the Alarm religiondispatches.org/nonconsensua...
Nonconsensual Pregnancy Testing is the Default in ERs Across the Nation — These Experts Are Sounding the Alarm
In the film Belén, released earlier this year, a woman suffering from incapacitating stomach cramps goes to an emergency room only to learn that she’s pregnant. After she miscarries and doctors report...
religiondispatches.org
December 23, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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This is still an ongoing crisis and not getting nearly enough media attention.

Please share.

@atrupar.com @hcrichardson.bsky.social @joycewhitevance.bsky.social
December 11, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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I asked www.PAXIS.app the 3 most important things to know about immigration rights:

1. The Constitution Protects All Persons—Not Just Citizens
2. ICE Cannot Enter a Home Without a Judicial Warrant
3. You Have the Right to Remain Silent and Ask for a Lawyer

Help make PAXIS real: gofund.me/64ace616f
Donate to PAXIS: An AI Lifeline for Immigrant Rights and Support, organized by Joe Walsh
PAXIS - WHEN ICE KNOCKS, WE ANSWER. Together with immigrant advocate… Joe Walsh needs your support for PAXIS: An AI Lifeline for Immigrant Rights and Support
www.PAXIS.app
December 10, 2025 at 5:54 AM
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/b...
So now Dumpty has me rooting for China. Strange days indeed.
China’s Trade Surplus Climbs Past $1 Trillion for First Time
www.nytimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:26 AM
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The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
December 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
@skepchick.org
[continued] heads and faces because they more closely resemble human babies. Mickey Mouse originally had an elongated ratlike snout. He is currently rounded and domesticated to the max. All this is to say that you are on the right track re: raccoons, and I'm glad possums are safe.
December 5, 2025 at 3:59 AM
@skepchick.org I'm only partly sure that it was Saint Carl (Sagan) who made this observation, but it was that the average person has only marginal sympathy for lab rats. But, if you substitute the word "mouse," compassion goes way up. He said that we have evolved to favor creatures with round
December 5, 2025 at 3:54 AM
How can we have a red, white, and blue when some people only see the white?
October 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM
“My family and I have known for years there are costs to standing up to Donald Trump. But we couldn’t imagine ourselves living any other way. We will not live on our knees, and you shouldn’t either."
-part of James Comey's statement. Read the whole thing and get inspired.
September 26, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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Like I needed an excuse...
pen.org/banned-books...
September 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
WARNING:
I have a vocabulary
and I know how to use it.

...That ought make 'em tremble.
September 24, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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September 16, 2025 at 5:57 AM
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Glad not to have him here, but putting Kirk over three thousand dead New Yorkers tells you all you ever need to know.
September 11, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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If only John Bolton had had the Epstein Files, his house never would have been raided.
August 22, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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👀
August 22, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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BREAKING: Indiana Gov. Mike Braun said Loving v. Virginia—legalizing interracial marriage—should have been left to individual states. That’s not misunderstanding, it’s blatant racism. Now he’s “walking it back.” We see your game, Gov. Watch this space, don’t let anyone forget.
August 17, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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I encourage you to research the “7 Mountains Mandate.” This is a movement that believes Christians should own the following spheres of influence on our country: family, religion, education, media, arts and entertainment, business, and government.
Christiamericanity
The Religion of MAGA
open.substack.com
February 13, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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@tialevingswriter.bsky.social This was a hard book for me. Saw many comparisons to my marriage. I highly recommend it to help people understand how some conservative Christians think. Thank you.
August 14, 2025 at 3:52 PM