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@elyseea.bsky.social
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Former educator, prof, and national nonprofit director. Retired, married, dog lover. Pro-democracy; anti-oligarchy; pretty damn pissed off right now. Trust me, folks, it’s really not fun to live under fascism. Also at Threads as "elyseea". No DMs.💙🇺🇦🇨🇦🇬🇱🇲🇽

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Russ @pappyparki.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
At no point during Senate Republicans speeches & questioning of Jack Smith did a single Republican Senator deny Donald J Trump committed sedition, treason, espionage, breach of national security, conspired to overturn a election, conspired to assault, injure or kill Congress & VP. Think about that
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David Mack @davidmack.pro · 26/09/2026
The laws that make this possible need to be struck from the code and replaced with new laws that make clear the Constitution applies without exceptions at the U.S. border, as well.
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Elyse can’t even @elyseea.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This SCOTUS ruling can lead to much mischief. People need to monitor their registration in the face of purges, and some might need assistance in proving their citizenship. And there is not much time to do this: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/u...
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Supreme Court Allows Expansive Federal Database for Voter Screening (Gift Article)
Critics of a citizenship database built by the Trump administration have raised alarms about privacy and improper voter purges.
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Elyse can’t even @elyseea.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Did prices rise more under Biden than Trump? Snopes checked the data and debunked a widespread social media meme. www.snopes.com/fact-check/t...
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Did prices rise more under Biden than Trump? We checked the data
A popular Facebook graphic made an unfair comparison between inflation data from Biden's presidency and Trump's second term.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 23/09/2026
John Roberts has spent his entire career trying to kill the Voting Rights Act. Now his Republican-appointed majority is dusting off arguments once used to destroy Reconstruction to roll back the gains made during the civil rights era. Our latest cover story: tinyurl.com/3m6nawpj
Mother Jones magazine cover linking the Roberts Supreme Court to a revival of Jim Crow: a black judicial robe hangs next to a white KKK hooded robe with a hand reaching toward it; headline "The Southern Strategy" and subhead "Jim Crow was dead and buried. Then came the Roberts court."
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Elyse can’t even @elyseea.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Yes, so much bad news. But there are local wins and successes that are getting little coverage. A few are covered in this post: open.substack.com/pub/dworkin/...
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He Told Off Trump’s ICE Chief. ICE Showed Up. So Did A Judge.
Also: Trump’s watchdog quit on 55,000 car buyers. Then Letitia James showed up. Plus the wind farm the regime tried to stop twice, and why a county’s Flock cameras are wearing trash bags.
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Elyse can’t even @elyseea.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Here's a different approach to the issue of a free press. Yes, it is Constitutional, so Trump's moves should be overturned in court. But this piece asks whether it matters economically.
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What Economists Know About Kicking Out Reporters
Trump banned three news organizations from the White House last week — and there’s a research literature on exactly where that leads.
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
FBI blindsided as hackers claim to steal data on 'all employees': 'This is extremely bad' #RawStory
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FBI blindsided as hackers claim to steal data on 'all employees': 'This is extremely bad'
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Elyse can’t even @elyseea.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Well worth the time www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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MAGA Is Making the World Safe for Corruption
Far-right ideologues have transformed American foreign policy into a tool of private gain and antidemocratic reaction.
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Elyse can’t even @elyseea.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
This is important to remember across the states. As bad as the previous cuts have been for so many, especially SNAP, there are more cuts to come. They were always timed to hit after the midterms.
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Elyse can’t even @elyseea.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Worth your time to keep track of what the DHS is doing with voter data and personal information, and what the whistleblower is exposing: open.substack.com/pub/welivedi...
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Whistleblower Sounds Alarm on DHS Voter Hunt
What federal employees were reportedly told to do.
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Congressman Greg Landsman @repgreglandsman.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Haitians living legally in Ohio have built families, careers, and churches here. Ending their protections and treating them like criminals serves neither justice nor humanity.
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Don't send Ohio's Haitian neighbors 'back to hell' | Opinion
Opinion: Haitians found safety in Ohio. America shouldn't send them back.
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LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The full press release. massie.house.gov/news/documen...
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Rep. Massie Forces Vote to Impeach Secretary of Defense Peter Hegseth
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Isn’t it interesting though that Mike Johnson shrugs all this off as just provocative things said just to create a “persona online” from one of his ACTUAL NOMINEES FOR CONGRESS, but Hasan Piker, who isn’t running for anything, supposedly represents the entire Democratic Party.
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Defiance Dispatch @defiancedispatch.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
7 faith leaders and #clergy arrested after blockading an #ICE surveillance center in Williston, #Vermont. The faith leaders encouraged other faith leaders to join them for a week of action protesting ICE starting October 4th. Find out more info by visiting shutdownicevt.org! #faithleaders
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 10/09/2026
It's a feature, not a bug
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Elyse can’t even @elyseea.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The numbers. We need to be able to trust the "official" numbers. But that trust (for real reasons) is being broken. Now this: open.substack.com/pub/platypus...
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The Sentence That Used to Protect American Statistics
"Protection from inappropriate influence is a hallmark of scientific integrity." That line governed the Census Bureau and then the White House quietly disappeared it.
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Laura Ansley @lmansley.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
One of the most respected historians in the United States and a giant in the museums world—but above all, an incredible kind man. He will be president of the AHA in 2027 (taking the gavel during the January conference), and I could not be happier to have him lead the association in these times.
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
JUST IN: D.C. Circuit says IRS decision to share taxpayer info with DHS tens of thousands of violates the law — and that the administration's rebuttal to that claim is "weak sauce." www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Here's an anecdote: On 9/10/2001, The Onion staff had a New York launch party at the Bowery Ballroom to celebrate the staff's move from Madison, Wisconsin to New York City. They woke up hungover, took a week off, and then produced one of the greatest front pages in the history of newspapers.
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Elyse can’t even @elyseea.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Sage advice: allpoetry.com/poem/1262246...
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Manifesto: The Mad Farmer Liberation Front by Wendell Berry
Read the full text of Wendell Berry's classic poem "Manifesto: The Mad Farmer Liberation Front." Explore poetic themes, analysis, and share your own critique with a community of fellow poets.
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Elyse can’t even @elyseea.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Jack Hopkins moved this in front of paid subscriber wall. Check it out: open.substack.com/pub/thejackh...
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The Kremlin Announced It. We Called It A Rumor.
What Moscow said out loud last Saturday night
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Elyse can’t even @elyseea.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
For Labor Day, legal pads and a poem. Just trust me; oh, and Justin Wolfers. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWpf...
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Who Burns for the Perfection of Paper by Martín Espada | Poetry in America [Labor Day]
YouTube video by Poetry in America
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Elyse can’t even @elyseea.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Here's your Labor Day read:
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Labor Day: The Holiday they Signed While They Were Shooting Us
Today is Labor Day.
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Alisa @azalisa.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
All good news! Here’s one: “The national voter registration rate for 18-year-olds is up 6.7 percentage points compared to the same point in the 2022 midterms.” chopwoodcarrywaterdailyactions.substack.com/p/extra-extr...
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Extra! Extra! 9/6
Yes! Good things are STILL happening! 🎉🎉
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
‘All signs’ pointing to ‘major escalation’ on world stage just ahead of midterms: expert #RawStory
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‘All signs’ pointing to ‘major escalation’ on world stage just ahead of midterms: expert
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I wish the media had the same urgency about the state of Mitch McConnell as they did for Kamala's W-2 from McDonald's in the 80s.
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SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: 18-Year-Old Mia Heller From Virginia, USA, Invents a Water Filter That Eliminates 96% of Microplastics From Drinking Water
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Rep. Jermaine Johnson @drjljohnson.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Y'all, I need you to hear this. A new ACLU of South Carolina analysis found we removed nearly 1.2 million voters from our rolls since 2022, net 85,571 fewer than before, and Black and Brown communities got hit hardest. Check yours at scvotes.gov before Oct 2. #NewSC #JohnsonSkardon
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Home - SC Votes - South Carolina Election Commission
The mission of the State Election Commission is to ensure every eligible citizen has the opportunity to register to vote and participate in fair and
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Elyse can’t even @elyseea.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
When you already have a government, you shouldn't have to make a whole one to do the job the government used to do...but here we are. Here's an effort to track recalls by state. Info on food, drugs, and children's products is free. Membership at $20 or $25 per year supports other categories.
recall411.com
Recall411 — Your Recall Report, by state
Recalls and safety warnings that can reach you — by state, cited to the official notice. More than 100 official sources, checked twice a day.
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Carole King @carolekingofficial.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
As we elders, our daughters, and our granddaughters continue the fight for power, equality, and respect, we hold you in our hearts with love and gratitude. Rest in peace and power, Gloria Steinem. 🤍
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Gloria Steinem, Personification of the Women’s Movement, Dies at 92 (Gift Article)
She challenged sexist assumptions, helping women develop a sense of self-worth and gain a measure of equality at work, at home and in society at large.
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Elyse can’t even @elyseea.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Another icon gone
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Elyse can’t even @elyseea.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
And the House rejected it!
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
That is an incidence rate of… 0.00547% The voter fraud allegations you’ve been sold are blatantly and provably false.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 03/09/2026
BREAKING: The House REJECTS a constitutional amendment to keep the Supreme Court locked at 9 justices. Mwuhahahaha www.cbsnews.com/news/house-s...
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House rejects GOP constitutional amendment to limit Supreme Court to 9 justices
A GOP-proposed constitutional amendment to limit the Supreme Court to nine justices failed in the House, coming up well short of the two-thirds majority needed.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
NEW: Since Democracy Docket broke this news, it appears that DHS has taken down the website. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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DHS posts ‘Citizenship Lists Portal’ to advance Trump’s anti-voting order
It’s the latest sign that the federal government is hurtling forward with Trump’s anti-voting executive order.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 01/09/2026
🚨 TEXAS: THEY’RE TRYING TO CLOSE 92 ELECTION DAY POLLING PLACES Tarrant County officials are set to vote TODAY on cutting Election Day voting locations from 316 to 224, nearly 1 in 3 polling places gone. Civil rights groups warn the cuts could disproportionately burden Black, Latino & Asian voters
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Elyse can’t even @elyseea.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
We've lost another great: www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/u...
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Wendell Berry, Writer Who Extolled America’s Agrarian Past, Dies at 92 (Gift Article)
A Kentucky farmer, he railed against agribusiness and championed small family farms and the environment, winning widespread acclaim.
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Google acquiesces so eagerly, he's going to order them to rename the app Trump Maps.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Ron and Cassie DeSantis: These two crooks stole $10 million from a settlement with a charity, wired it to Cassie’s fake “charity,” laundered it through two puppet organizations, and then used it for political ads in an election year. They should be in jail.
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Pam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTD3hFe73/ Once again, Jose Andres and his team are doing God’s work. If you are able, please donate to World Central Kitchen. No politics. No bullshit. Just food and compassion where it is needed most, with speed and excellence in delivery. I have been donating to WCK for
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John checks in from Kathmandu as a team heads north to set up kitchens closer to the epicenter of the disaster. The impact here is vast. "More heartbreaking than I can describe," messaged one team mem...
TikTok video by WorldCentralKitchen
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
People are falling for the DSA vs Establishment trap again. Didn’t we learn our lesson in 2016 and 2024? It’s the establishment’s job to build a coalition that can win EVERYWHERE. In some places, that means ultra-progressive. In others, it means establishment. The tent is big enough for all of us.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
We & the media are NOT talking enough about how a Florida grand jury found that $10 million was funneled from a settlement intended to benefit Florida taxpayers to Ron DeSantis’s wife’s illegitimate “charity” (that never registered with the IRS), where it was laundered before it got to the FLA GOP.
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WidowsPique 🇨🇦 @widowspique.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
What an embarrassment.
No text required.
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Chad Loder @chadloder.dev · 28/08/2026
Texas has suspended over 1.2 million voter registrations. Many valid voters in Texas have found their voter registrations were somehow canceled when they checked. Check your registration here and fix it immediately - Texas doesn't always honor provisional ballots cast on election day.
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Chris⚖️Justice @chrisjustice01.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
⚖️✊ Al Sharpton and MLKIII lead voting rights march in Washington DC. 8/28/26 /@FordFischer
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I hope it’s clear to everyone who cares about the survival of our democracy that we need massive turnout and landslide margins to counteract the lies and cries of fraud that are coming after the midterm vote.
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SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: After 40 years of research, Brazilian scientist Dr. Mariangela Hungria wins the World Food Prize for pioneering a $2 nitrogen-fixing bacteria treatment that replaces costly fertilizers, saves farmers $25 billion annually, and cuts 230 million tons of CO₂ emissions.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
🚨BREAKING: The Department of Homeland Security privately confessed that it lacked “high confidence” in its claim that more than 14,000 noncitizens were improperly registered to vote in Pennsylvania, according to a letter from the state’s top election official. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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DHS lacks ‘high confidence’ in its Pennsylvania noncitizen voter roll claims
The disclosure is the latest indication that sweeping noncitizen-voting claims promoted publicly by the Trump administration were based entirely on preliminary or unverified federal data.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 27/08/2026
EXCLUSIVE: Sens. Alex Padilla and Mark Warner are demanding answers from prediction market giants Kalshi and Polymarket over their payments to influencers accused of spreading election disinformation. Here’s what the Senators uncovered:
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Exclusive: Senators Padilla and Warner Demand Answers from Prediction Market Companies on Paying Influencers Who Spread Disinformation
A formal letter was sent by the Senators on Wednesday
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