Elle K
@thiskingkong.bsky.social
Free-range GenXer raised by coast redwoods with deep Pacific Northwest roots. In the world trying to pay attention, be astonished, and tell about it.
Gee, who would think to scour someone’s mortgage application for fraud? Someone who committed mortgage fraud. He’s always got a tell.
Trump says Lisa Cook is unfit to be a Fed governor because she claimed two different properties as her primary residence on her mortgage applications. (Cook denies this.) Trump did the exact same thing on mortgage applications submitted a mere 7 weeks apart. And so did four of his cabinet members.
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Gee, who would think to scour someone’s mortgage application for fraud? Someone who committed mortgage fraud. He’s always got a tell.
“They are in fact burrowed into the agencies like ticks.”
SCOOP from me + @makenakelly.bsky.social: despite recent reports, DOGE isn’t dead—it’s actually everywhere. @wired.com
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DOGE Isn’t Dead. Here’s What Its Operatives Are Doing Now
Contrary to popular reports, DOGE has “burrowed into the agencies like ticks,” government sources tell WIRED.
www.wired.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:57 PM
“They are in fact burrowed into the agencies like ticks.”
"You'll be visited by three spirits."
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
November 25, 2025 at 3:10 PM
"You'll be visited by three spirits."
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
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"One side is led by fascists. It’s like saying the Civil War, the problem with the Civil War was polarization ...It’s nonsensical. It’s just fascism enabling." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
I study fascism. I’ve already fled America.
On this week’s “More To The Story,” former Yale philosophy professor Jason Stanley explains his recent move to Canada and calls the Trump administration’s takeover of the US government a “coup.”
www.motherjones.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:59 PM
"One side is led by fascists. It’s like saying the Civil War, the problem with the Civil War was polarization ...It’s nonsensical. It’s just fascism enabling." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Everyone watching Ken Burn’s American Revolution thinking this morning: A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.
November 20, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Everyone watching Ken Burn’s American Revolution thinking this morning: A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.
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🚨Using any kind of chemical weapons at this range is aggravated assault against peaceful protesters. They have no weapons, they pose no threat. ICE is the enemy. 1/2
November 19, 2025 at 12:56 PM
🚨Using any kind of chemical weapons at this range is aggravated assault against peaceful protesters. They have no weapons, they pose no threat. ICE is the enemy. 1/2
Mob boss in chief says “things happen”. Khashoggi was ambushed and strangled by a 15-member squad of Saudi operatives. His body was dismembered with a bone saw and disposed of in suitcases. His widow had never recovered his body.
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 19, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Mob boss in chief says “things happen”. Khashoggi was ambushed and strangled by a 15-member squad of Saudi operatives. His body was dismembered with a bone saw and disposed of in suitcases. His widow had never recovered his body.
As a reminder, here’s a list of Epstein records that need to be made public.
November 18, 2025 at 3:04 PM
As a reminder, here’s a list of Epstein records that need to be made public.
I’ve often wondered why “human exceptionalism” is so selfish when we could be it helping the planet and our animal relatives that nurture us.
New on The Guardian : “The last frontier of empathy: why we still struggle to see ourselves as animals | Megan Mayhew Bergman”
The last frontier of empathy: why we still struggle to see ourselves as animals | Megan Mayhew Bergman
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I’ve often wondered why “human exceptionalism” is so selfish when we could be it helping the planet and our animal relatives that nurture us.
The Big Beautiful Boycott list is growing: Arby's, Buffalo Wild Wings, Coinbase, Dasani, Domino Sugar, Goldman Sachs, Goya Foods, Mailchimp, Minute Maid, MyPillow, Pilgrim's Pride, Scott's Miracle Gro, Sephora, Target, Tesla, UFC, Waze, What'sApp, Whole Foods. Find out more: bigbeautifulboycott.us
Big Beautiful Boycott
The Big Beautiful Boycott stops funding to those funding fascism. Every dollar is a choice
bigbeautifulboycott.us
November 14, 2025 at 10:50 PM
The Big Beautiful Boycott list is growing: Arby's, Buffalo Wild Wings, Coinbase, Dasani, Domino Sugar, Goldman Sachs, Goya Foods, Mailchimp, Minute Maid, MyPillow, Pilgrim's Pride, Scott's Miracle Gro, Sephora, Target, Tesla, UFC, Waze, What'sApp, Whole Foods. Find out more: bigbeautifulboycott.us
They all knew.
November 12, 2025 at 3:17 PM
They all knew.
Twenty years after the war, I walked sniper alley in Sarajevo haunted by images of civilians dashing between buildings for cover. I never imagined that some may have been shot by ‘sniper tourists’ who paid for a chance to kill them. My god!
“There were no political or religious motivations. They were rich people who went there for fun and personal satisfaction. We are talking about people who love guns who perhaps go to shooting ranges or on safari in Africa.” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
November 12, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Twenty years after the war, I walked sniper alley in Sarajevo haunted by images of civilians dashing between buildings for cover. I never imagined that some may have been shot by ‘sniper tourists’ who paid for a chance to kill them. My god!
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The far right is obsessed with Lord of the Rings and Musk keeps posting about "hobbits" because modern scientific racism owes more to fantasy worlds and gaming systems than genetic science, and they see both as effective mediums for right-wing propaganda www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why Elon Musk Needs Dungeons and Dragons to Be Racist
The fantastical roots of “scientific racism”
www.theatlantic.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The far right is obsessed with Lord of the Rings and Musk keeps posting about "hobbits" because modern scientific racism owes more to fantasy worlds and gaming systems than genetic science, and they see both as effective mediums for right-wing propaganda www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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The only silver lining to last night’s cave.
November 10, 2025 at 12:14 PM
The only silver lining to last night’s cave.
Want to help the people of Sudan? Call your reps and tell them to support the Stand Up for Sudan Act (S 935/HR 2059) and the US involvement in Sudanese Peace Act (HR 1939.
“We're seeing a level of proliferation of bodies & body piles from space that's unlike anything I've ever seen…”
Human rights investigator Nathaniel Raymond explains how more people could be killed within a week in Sudan, compared to the past two years in Gaza.
🔗 zeteo.com/p/sudans-dea...
Human rights investigator Nathaniel Raymond explains how more people could be killed within a week in Sudan, compared to the past two years in Gaza.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Want to help the people of Sudan? Call your reps and tell them to support the Stand Up for Sudan Act (S 935/HR 2059) and the US involvement in Sudanese Peace Act (HR 1939.
He’s definitely working on something here.
photos of Trump sleeping through yesterday's Oval Office event via Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 8, 2025 at 3:05 PM
He’s definitely working on something here.
This is my boy with his magical migratory monarch.
November 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
This is my boy with his magical migratory monarch.
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“I'm such a real a** b*tch, Mehdi.”
Actress and comedian Ilana Glazer joined @mehdirhasan.bsky.social on the latest episode of ‘We’re Not Kidding’ to share how she is not afraid to lose work over speaking out for Gaza.
Watch the latest episode on zeteo.com: zeteo.com/p/ilana-glaz...
Actress and comedian Ilana Glazer joined @mehdirhasan.bsky.social on the latest episode of ‘We’re Not Kidding’ to share how she is not afraid to lose work over speaking out for Gaza.
Watch the latest episode on zeteo.com: zeteo.com/p/ilana-glaz...
November 7, 2025 at 2:38 PM
“I'm such a real a** b*tch, Mehdi.”
Actress and comedian Ilana Glazer joined @mehdirhasan.bsky.social on the latest episode of ‘We’re Not Kidding’ to share how she is not afraid to lose work over speaking out for Gaza.
Watch the latest episode on zeteo.com: zeteo.com/p/ilana-glaz...
Actress and comedian Ilana Glazer joined @mehdirhasan.bsky.social on the latest episode of ‘We’re Not Kidding’ to share how she is not afraid to lose work over speaking out for Gaza.
Watch the latest episode on zeteo.com: zeteo.com/p/ilana-glaz...
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Read this thread. All of these ICE “facilities” are concentration camps. There is a reason they are not allowing oversight. Keep protesting this shit and informing people about this Nazi regime. Nuremberg Trials 2.0 can’t come fast enough.
A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
November 7, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Read this thread. All of these ICE “facilities” are concentration camps. There is a reason they are not allowing oversight. Keep protesting this shit and informing people about this Nazi regime. Nuremberg Trials 2.0 can’t come fast enough.
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It's publication day for Read This When Things Fall Apart! So grateful to our contributors and to @akpress.org for making this book a reality. This is a strange time to be promoting a book, but I believe it's a text that has the potential to help us right now. Please get yourself a copy. ❤️
Read This When Things Fall Apart: Letters to Activists in Crisis
Letters to Activists in Crisis
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November 4, 2025 at 2:43 PM
It's publication day for Read This When Things Fall Apart! So grateful to our contributors and to @akpress.org for making this book a reality. This is a strange time to be promoting a book, but I believe it's a text that has the potential to help us right now. Please get yourself a copy. ❤️
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Toxic wastewater from oil fields keeps pouring out of the ground. Oklahoma regulators failed to stop it.
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#OK #Oklahoma #Water #Toxic #Oil
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#OK #Oklahoma #Water #Toxic #Oil
Toxic wastewater from oil fields keeps pouring out of the ground. Oklahoma regulators failed to stop it.
Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, is spewing from Oklahoma oil wells.
grist.org
November 4, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Happy Halloween to the most sympathetic monster.
October 31, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Happy Halloween to the most sympathetic monster.
Here's my good thing for the week: a lovely being that I adore and is so fun to be around. Love my Aussie mix.
October 31, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Here's my good thing for the week: a lovely being that I adore and is so fun to be around. Love my Aussie mix.
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The Trump administration’s lawlessness cannot be ignored.
Period.
Period.
October 31, 2025 at 1:05 AM
The Trump administration’s lawlessness cannot be ignored.
Period.
Period.
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Spotify is now running ICE recruitment ads. We asked them to stop. They ignored us. Let's show them what we showed Disney. No Kings, No Collaborators, No Capitulators. indivisible.org/cancel-spotify
Don’t Stream Fascism: Cancel Spotify
indivisible.org
October 28, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Spotify is now running ICE recruitment ads. We asked them to stop. They ignored us. Let's show them what we showed Disney. No Kings, No Collaborators, No Capitulators. indivisible.org/cancel-spotify