Elli (she/her)
elisaelli.bsky.social
Elli (she/her)
@elisaelli.bsky.social
Play Pathfinder as much as possible, listen to actual plays when I can't play ttrpgs, get annoyed at science in media, devour comics
Following the tradition of Americans destroying tea, I've found the third/four steeps of a given tea bag work better if you microwave the tea bag with the water. Doing @gailsimone.bsky.social proud.
December 12, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Wow, that must be so terrifying to think you're being abducted.
The agent, who’s assigned to another HSI office and is in Minnesota on “temporary detail for an operation,” is unfamiliar with the Twin Cities, did not know where they were going, and “was in fear that he was being abducted.”
FBI: Man, woman drive to police station with Homeland Security agent trapped in vehicle
A man and a woman are facing charges of assaulting a federal officer after Homeland Security Investigations agents tried to arrest the man Wednesday for overstaying his student visa. The pair drove to...
www.mprnews.org
December 12, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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I made a Chrome extension that swaps Times New Roman for Calibri on every site or just .gov. It also had Open Sans and Open Dyslexic, because f**k these people.

I’m waiting for Google’s approval for it to install automatically, but you can download it and install it in 90 seconds. Instructions 👇
ReCalibri
They always make us do everything ourselves, anyway
Dr.eamer.dev
December 11, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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“She showed up as scheduled, and when she arrived, officers were asking everyone what country they were from, and if they said a certain country, they were told to step out of line and that their oath ceremonies were canceled.”

www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
Immigrants kept from Faneuil Hall citizenship ceremony as feds crackdown nationwide
Trump administration is pausing naturalizations for immigrants from 19 countries.
www.wgbh.org
December 5, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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Did you make that grilled cheese?
Sure did, Boss, real fucking sexy, just like you asked.
December 6, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.

It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.

It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.

Transgender care saves lives.
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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i fucking hate these people so much. "i spent the time working, reading and thinking" so you want a train. you want the bus. get on fucking public transit you absolute coward. or are you afraid of being next to god forbid someone poorer than you??
November 19, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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Here's some good news: who's coming with me and @ryehickman.bsky.social to GOBLIN TOWN!?!?!!!!
October 23, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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[To the tune of Pretty Woman by Roy Orbison]

🎵Baba Yaga
🎵Walking down the street
🎵Baba Yaga
🎵House with chicken feet
🎵Baba Yaga
November 14, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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SCOTUS has granted a stay in Trump v. Orr, the trans passport case, meaning that the government will be able to once again deny gender marker changes to trans passport applicants.

This is a terrible decision with horrifying consequences for trans folks.

www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
November 6, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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Bahahahahahaha 12 hours later someone went “uhhh…”

Great job everyone.
November 6, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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Over at @therumpus.net, I am so happy to publish an essay by @hebagowayed.bsky.social about Zohran Mamdani and the radical idea that Muslims are human! therumpus.net/2025/11/05/z...
Zohran Mamdani’s Campaign and the Radical Idea that Muslims are Human - The Rumpus
It is against this background of a country that has reduced Muslims into a dark, foreign, terrorist “other,” that Mamdani ran a campaign that centers the affordability of the city for all who live wit...
therumpus.net
November 5, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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we’re starving kids AND canceling Thanksgiving because we really, really need to double the cost of your healthcare, and other winning messages
npr.org NPR @npr.org · Nov 6
The Federal Aviation Administration will reduce air traffic at many busy airports to maintain safety during the government shutdown, which has led to staffing shortages of air traffic controllers. n.pr/4oN8zwM
FAA will reduce air traffic by 10% at many airports to maintain safety
The Federal Aviation Administration will reduce air traffic at many busy airports to maintain safety during the government shutdown, which has led to staffing shortages of air traffic controllers.
n.pr
November 6, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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The last set of chibi plushie moths I made, including the Pride moth, replica moths and Mothman ❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜🩷🖤🩶🤍🤎
November 5, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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All day, many of you have been asking for a Cheney obituary from me. Get ready:
His Works Completed, Dick Cheney, Mass Murderer of Iraqis and American Democracy, Dies
As much as the Trumpists claim to disavow the War on Terror, they walk a path paved by the most powerful vice president in U.S. history.
www.thenation.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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It’s not ever about the numbers—you can bring insane audience engagement, views, eyeballs to your verticals, shape the conversation in wonderful ways, win awards and on and on

And they still will nuke your job and your entire desk in the name of capital consolidation and kissing the fucking ring
November 3, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.

certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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I grew up on food stamps--not SNAP, physical paper stamps that came in a little book that Mom kept in her purse.
October 31, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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Diversity doesn’t weaken unions. Racist bosses like Vance using racism to divide workers by race so they can exploit them weakens unions. All this stuff is arsonists complaining about the temperature in the building they set on fire. bsky.app/profile/diew...
JD Vance claims that diversity weakens unions, as people end up distrusting each other and not organizing.

Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
October 30, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Mexico Versus Nazis is a theme that’s really resonating with me of late
October 30, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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This is exactly the same argument — and, in parts, even the same language — that segregationists advanced to argue that white people had a “right” not to live next to people who were different from them.
Vance says it is "totally reasonable and acceptable" for people to not want to live next door to people who speak a different language than they do
October 29, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Sticker shock for ACA recipients:

Clint and Cindy Kittrell, Oregon: $305/month --> $2,500/month.

Chad and Tara Smith, Idaho: $710/month --> $1,000/month.

Jessica Bunger, Florida: New premiums quadruple to $1,100/month. "I’ve never felt so powerless in my life"

www.wsj.com/health/healt...
Americans Are Getting a Look at Next Year’s ACA Premiums and Many Don’t Like It
Many Affordable Care Act enrollees could pay hundreds of dollars more if they stick with their health plans.
www.wsj.com
October 28, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.

Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.

The people who need help are not the problem.

It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
October 27, 2025 at 9:08 PM