Elizabeth Elliott
@lizaelliottglobal.bsky.social
Retired prof.Sociology, Global Health, Palestine, Indigenous peoples. Pen name-Liza Elliott-for novels, narrative non-fiction, cookbooks.
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It’s Sept 11, 2001. You’re watching George W. Bush recite the 23 Psalm from the Oval like a dear in headlights on CNN. Imagine I then tell you that one day Donald Trump will spray a former Al Qaeda general here with Trump perfume—just two weeks after leveling the East Wing like the Twin Towers
Some bizarre stuff going down in the Oval these days. After spraying the Syrian president with his Trump Fragrance he then asks him how many wives he has.
November 12, 2025 at 6:04 PM
It’s Sept 11, 2001. You’re watching George W. Bush recite the 23 Psalm from the Oval like a dear in headlights on CNN. Imagine I then tell you that one day Donald Trump will spray a former Al Qaeda general here with Trump perfume—just two weeks after leveling the East Wing like the Twin Towers
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Senate Democrats: what just happened under our current leadership is a total travesty
Also Senate Democrats: i have nothing to say about whether our current leadership may be part of the problem
Also Senate Democrats: i have nothing to say about whether our current leadership may be part of the problem
November 11, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Senate Democrats: what just happened under our current leadership is a total travesty
Also Senate Democrats: i have nothing to say about whether our current leadership may be part of the problem
Also Senate Democrats: i have nothing to say about whether our current leadership may be part of the problem
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🧵 1. I saw some high-profile pro-Palestine accounts condemning Mamdani for saying "I'm going to have ppl in my admin who are Zionists" & for allegedly putting a "softer spin on his anti-Israel past"
So [coughs, puts on ye ol' media analysis professor hat] I looked into the source and HOOO BOY...
So [coughs, puts on ye ol' media analysis professor hat] I looked into the source and HOOO BOY...
October 16, 2025 at 9:55 AM
🧵 1. I saw some high-profile pro-Palestine accounts condemning Mamdani for saying "I'm going to have ppl in my admin who are Zionists" & for allegedly putting a "softer spin on his anti-Israel past"
So [coughs, puts on ye ol' media analysis professor hat] I looked into the source and HOOO BOY...
So [coughs, puts on ye ol' media analysis professor hat] I looked into the source and HOOO BOY...
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Got to address the gathering. Now I’ve been translated into Zulu
October 11, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Got to address the gathering. Now I’ve been translated into Zulu
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But’s is not, and there’s a whole world out there, with a lot more room to think and breathe and do politics and read history and learn and unlearn and BE.
September 27, 2025 at 6:41 PM
But’s is not, and there’s a whole world out there, with a lot more room to think and breathe and do politics and read history and learn and unlearn and BE.
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Actually for those of us who lost our livelihoods for saying what was happening—a small price to pay compared to the tens of thousands of doctors, nurses, journalists, moms, dads and kids who lost their lives—an “I told you so” from us is getting off easy for people like you who made it happen
July 26, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Actually for those of us who lost our livelihoods for saying what was happening—a small price to pay compared to the tens of thousands of doctors, nurses, journalists, moms, dads and kids who lost their lives—an “I told you so” from us is getting off easy for people like you who made it happen
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The New York Times' Tom Friedman has warned readers that the current Israeli government "is not an ally," but on the 77th anniversary of the Nakba, we must recognize that all Israeli governments have participated in the ethnic cleansing of Palestine.
May 15, 2025 at 8:20 PM
The New York Times' Tom Friedman has warned readers that the current Israeli government "is not an ally," but on the 77th anniversary of the Nakba, we must recognize that all Israeli governments have participated in the ethnic cleansing of Palestine.
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MUST READ especially for climate change concerned folks who think they can choose silence on genocide:
“War causes extensive, long-lasting environmental damage, affecting landscapes, ecosystems, biodiversity, and vital resources.” 🧪 @iuscientist.bsky.social
www.iuscientists.org/militarism-a...
“War causes extensive, long-lasting environmental damage, affecting landscapes, ecosystems, biodiversity, and vital resources.” 🧪 @iuscientist.bsky.social
www.iuscientists.org/militarism-a...
Militarism: A Leading Cause of Environmental and Climate Crises
By Manabendra Nath Bera.
Synopsis - The climate and environmental impacts of war and military operations are often neglected in global climate negotiations. This article highlights how war, being the...
www.iuscientists.org
April 28, 2025 at 3:04 PM
MUST READ especially for climate change concerned folks who think they can choose silence on genocide:
“War causes extensive, long-lasting environmental damage, affecting landscapes, ecosystems, biodiversity, and vital resources.” 🧪 @iuscientist.bsky.social
www.iuscientists.org/militarism-a...
“War causes extensive, long-lasting environmental damage, affecting landscapes, ecosystems, biodiversity, and vital resources.” 🧪 @iuscientist.bsky.social
www.iuscientists.org/militarism-a...
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FIVE ALARM FIRE
JUST IN:
A Milwaukee judge has been arrested this morning allegedly because she “tried to help an undocumented immigrant avoid arrest after he appeared in her courtroom last week.”
There’s not a lot of info on this yet so stay tuned for more as it is released.
www.jsonline.com/story/news/b...
A Milwaukee judge has been arrested this morning allegedly because she “tried to help an undocumented immigrant avoid arrest after he appeared in her courtroom last week.”
There’s not a lot of info on this yet so stay tuned for more as it is released.
www.jsonline.com/story/news/b...
Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan arrested by federal authorities at Courthouse
Brady McCarron, spokesman for U.S. Marshals Service in Washington, D.C., confirmed Dugan was arrested at about 8 a.m. at the Milwaukee County Courthouse and is in federal custody.
www.jsonline.com
April 25, 2025 at 2:43 PM
FIVE ALARM FIRE
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Barack Obama or Oprah or Beyoncé and Jay-Z or Rihanna could easily solve all of these problems for every single Black museum in the country. When they don’t, that’s a choice.
That’s all I’m gonna say
That’s all I’m gonna say
"Yesterday, we received notice from the federal government that our grant had been terminated and part of the reasoning was that we no longer align with the White House policies.”
African-American history museum in Boston worried about future as its federal grant is cut
African-American history museum in Boston worried about future as its federal grant is cut
African-American history museum in Boston worried about future as its federal grant is cut
A museum dedicated to the African-American history of Boston has had its federal grant cut, putting future programs in jeopardy.
www.cbsnews.com
April 15, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Barack Obama or Oprah or Beyoncé and Jay-Z or Rihanna could easily solve all of these problems for every single Black museum in the country. When they don’t, that’s a choice.
That’s all I’m gonna say
That’s all I’m gonna say
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NASA is threatened with a 50% cut to earth science.
Meanwhile, the Europeans celebrate their space agency with flower rockets in parades.
Meanwhile, the Europeans celebrate their space agency with flower rockets in parades.
Flower parade in the Netherlands today... @esa.int with a great show, Ariane 6 rocket 🚀
April 12, 2025 at 2:29 PM
NASA is threatened with a 50% cut to earth science.
Meanwhile, the Europeans celebrate their space agency with flower rockets in parades.
Meanwhile, the Europeans celebrate their space agency with flower rockets in parades.
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They are removing the bravest amongst us from society
Momodou Taal, the Black Cornell University student targeted by ICE for protesting against Israel’s genocidal assault against Palestinians, has announced he is leaving America.
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April 1, 2025 at 2:27 AM
They are removing the bravest amongst us from society
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One by one
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Israel killed 15 Palestinian paramedics and rescue workers one by one, says UN
Workers on a mission to help colleagues were buried in mass grave in southern Gaza, says humanitarian office
www.theguardian.com
March 31, 2025 at 6:36 PM
One by one
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
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“By God, I fulfilled my duty as a journalist. I risked everything to report the truth, and now, I am finally at rest-something I haven't known in the past 18 months.” If only all of us could fulfill our duty like this young man
March 25, 2025 at 11:21 PM
“By God, I fulfilled my duty as a journalist. I risked everything to report the truth, and now, I am finally at rest-something I haven't known in the past 18 months.” If only all of us could fulfill our duty like this young man
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This is the Vice President of the United States saying "excellent" to collapsing an apartment building full of civilians and *maybe* one person who wasn't a civilian.
This jibes with contemporary reporting that the raids hit several residential buildings, in each case killing about 15 people and wounding more. Maybe a little more of the conversation should be about how cavalier we apparently are about bombing civilian homes? www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/...
March 26, 2025 at 4:09 PM
This is the Vice President of the United States saying "excellent" to collapsing an apartment building full of civilians and *maybe* one person who wasn't a civilian.
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Does Columbia still merit the name of a university? by Rashid Khalidi
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Does Columbia still merit the name of a university? | Rashid Khalidi
Columbia’s long been run more like the vast business empire, than as an educational institution. Now it’s acting like Vichy on the Hudson
www.theguardian.com
March 25, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Does Columbia still merit the name of a university? by Rashid Khalidi
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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some of us begged the space science community to stop normalizing Musk
to stop saying “but the SpaceX engineers do really good work and it’s not all about him”
I hope the people who said we were histrionic do some introspection
to stop saying “but the SpaceX engineers do really good work and it’s not all about him”
I hope the people who said we were histrionic do some introspection
March 25, 2025 at 12:47 AM
some of us begged the space science community to stop normalizing Musk
to stop saying “but the SpaceX engineers do really good work and it’s not all about him”
I hope the people who said we were histrionic do some introspection
to stop saying “but the SpaceX engineers do really good work and it’s not all about him”
I hope the people who said we were histrionic do some introspection
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What Vance is doing here is ENORMOUS disinformation. International students at the undergrad level typically pay full tuition, which subsidizes tuition for American students on financial aid by keeping tuition costs lower. At the grad level, domestic students are harder to recruit!
"Last week, Vance said foreign students at elite U.S. universities are 'not just bad for national security,' but also 'bad for the American dream, for American kids who want to go to a nice university but can’t because their spot was taken by a foreign student.'"
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
Universities are caving to Trump with a stunning speed and scope
Some of the nation’s oldest and wealthiest institutions are swiftly bending to President Donald Trump, who is acting on longstanding conservative criticisms of universities as elitist and progressive.
www.politico.com
March 21, 2025 at 11:23 AM
What Vance is doing here is ENORMOUS disinformation. International students at the undergrad level typically pay full tuition, which subsidizes tuition for American students on financial aid by keeping tuition costs lower. At the grad level, domestic students are harder to recruit!
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We are pausing donations to my legal defense fund bc in less than 24 hours, you all raised $10,000. I am OVERWHELMED by your generosity. Thank you for making me feel cared for ❤️🙏🏾You can still circulate, sign & join the 1,000 people who signed this petition forms.gle/Rn9Rmq5fQUhq...
March 21, 2025 at 2:55 PM
We are pausing donations to my legal defense fund bc in less than 24 hours, you all raised $10,000. I am OVERWHELMED by your generosity. Thank you for making me feel cared for ❤️🙏🏾You can still circulate, sign & join the 1,000 people who signed this petition forms.gle/Rn9Rmq5fQUhq...
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An essay about my mom in @msmagazine.com — excerpted from a new book that is in part a history of her work. #BlackSky #BookSky
msmagazine.com/2025/03/19/m...
msmagazine.com/2025/03/19/m...
The Feminist Path of Margaret Prescod: Black Women's Fight Against Unpaid Labor
Margaret Prescod, co-founder of Black Women for Wages for Housework, knew that raising children is hard work and that women on welfare are among society’s hardest workers. In a newsletter printed up b...
msmagazine.com
March 20, 2025 at 1:50 PM
An essay about my mom in @msmagazine.com — excerpted from a new book that is in part a history of her work. #BlackSky #BookSky
msmagazine.com/2025/03/19/m...
msmagazine.com/2025/03/19/m...
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This strikes at the heart of my own punishment. I will never stop speaking out, no matter how much Northwestern & Biden & Trump & Congress try to illegally punish me. But they’re hoping that in seeing what they do to ME, it will make YOU self-censor. Please, don’t let them!!!
Letter from @columbiajournalism.bsky.social rightly notes that "punishing even one person for their speech is meant to intimidate others into self-censorship." There are over a million international students nationwide living in fear "that they are no longer free to speak their mind."
A strong letter from the @columbiajournalism.bsky.social faculty journalism.columbia.edu/news/cjs-fac...
March 16, 2025 at 2:22 PM
This strikes at the heart of my own punishment. I will never stop speaking out, no matter how much Northwestern & Biden & Trump & Congress try to illegally punish me. But they’re hoping that in seeing what they do to ME, it will make YOU self-censor. Please, don’t let them!!!
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They say this is “unheard of” but it’s not. This is Viktor Orbán of Hungary’s playbook to the T—take control of the press, and universities, and strangle opposition through control of federal funding. Better shut this down now.
apnews.com/article/colu...
apnews.com/article/colu...
Trump demands unprecedented control at Columbia, alarming scholars and speech groups
The Trump administration has delivered an extraordinary ultimatum to Columbia University, threatening to permanently end federal funding to the school unless it cedes control of an international studi...
apnews.com
March 16, 2025 at 10:54 PM
They say this is “unheard of” but it’s not. This is Viktor Orbán of Hungary’s playbook to the T—take control of the press, and universities, and strangle opposition through control of federal funding. Better shut this down now.
apnews.com/article/colu...
apnews.com/article/colu...
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Harvard alum here to say that what happens to Univ of Maine and other public universities like it is way more important than anything financial that is happening to Columbia right now because Columbia can withstand the financial storm. and our public unis serve people Columbia wouldn’t sniff at.
March 16, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Harvard alum here to say that what happens to Univ of Maine and other public universities like it is way more important than anything financial that is happening to Columbia right now because Columbia can withstand the financial storm. and our public unis serve people Columbia wouldn’t sniff at.