Elise

Elise

@bnat4.bsky.social

Always ask why. History (19th century is a fave), art, reading, Paris, ballet, LiverpoolFC, Mets, and other stuff. Please add sources to posts when appropriate.

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During an interview with Roop Raj on a local Fox affiliate in Detroit, Michigan Trump made several misleading and false statements about the auto industry and U.S. manufacturing. I've included a brief fact check.

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At least 18 early voting centers in rural Alaska have not opened as of Friday, state Sen. Bill Wielechowski says. The commonality? All the affected areas have at least a 60% Alaska Native population — with nearly a dozen having Alaska Native populations upwards of 90%: https://demdock.com/4yTW5Ze

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Nobody wants to look back at this election and regret not doing more. We can’t afford to take anything for granted with the midterms while Trump threatens to sabotage them.

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Reading about an ailing priest literally being carried out of an ICE facility, as well as Team Trump spying on churches, I kept thinking about one thing: The Trump White House last year accused Biden and his administration of having “abused and targeted Christians.” www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

ms.nowThe Trump administration keeps clashing with faith communitiesLast year the White House said Joe Biden and his administration “abused and targeted Christians.” A year later, the hypocrisy is staggering.

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The Ramaswamy ad has pushed the largest newspaper in Ohio, the Cleveland Plain Dealer, to reverse its position on endorsements. "A candidate who uses childhood sexual abuse as a weapon against the person who endured it has crossed a line that Ohioans should defend, whatever their party."

cleveland.comPlain Dealer/cleveland.com endorses Amy Acton for Ohio governorThe Plain Dealer editorial board endorses Democrat Amy Acton for Ohio governor, citing her preparedness and community engagement, while condemning opponent Vivek Ramaswamy's weaponizing of Acton's chi...

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1. A group formed last week called “Progressive Alliance of Wisconsin” is attacking David Crowley, the state’s Democratic nominee for governor, with hundreds of thousands in attack mailers. A Popular Information investigation has linked the effort to GOP operatives.

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By November 3rd: Vote !! It’s our turn.

David Rothkopf@djrothkopf.bsky.social

Thank you, Brazil. Thank you, Serbia. Reminding us of the power and undying promise of democracy. Are you listening, America?

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Read this thread

Francesca D'Annunzio@francescadnunz.bsky.social

Early this year, I visited Ingram, a TX town of ~1,900, to check out a tip. The area was starting to recover from its worst flood in a century. But as Latino workers drove to jobsites to help rebuild, the tipster said, a cop in a black Dodge Charger kept stopping them ... 🧵

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A recent post by a Nobel Peace Prize winner.

Oleksandra Matviichuk@avalaina.bsky.social

In this stroller, there is now nothing but a bloody pulp. This is all that remains of the baby after today’s Russian shelling of a park in the Kharkiv region. #MadeByPutin #FinancedByTrump

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Obama points out that while we may be struck with Trump for two more years, we are not stuck with a spineless Congress

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Well… I mean… people that hang with Trump obviously think rape qualifies as Humanitarian Aid

Kate from Kharkiv@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social

Russians kidnapped him, imprisoned, horrifically beaten and sexually assaulted. Witkoff: how humanitarian! 🤦‍♀️

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A wild story: the CEO of a US energy company whose plans were discussed during the Witkoff-Kushner-Putin negotiations resigns. Why? He learned that his company's main investor is a sanctioned Russian company, not the UAE www.nytimes.com/2026/10/23/u...

nytimes.comIn U.S. Gas Talks With Kremlin, Hidden Financing for Alaska Project Emerges (Gift Article)Interviews and documents show a Russian energy giant secretly funded a U.S. firm. The deal has been discussed in talks to end the war in Ukraine.

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The West Virginia Attorney General’s Office subpoenaed at least six environmental groups, asking for records regarding climate change, in a move at least one advocated called a “fishing expedition intended to stifle our collective voice.”

bit.lyWest Virginia Attorney General McCuskey issues subpoenas on environmental groupsThe West Virginia Attorney General’s Office subpoenaed at least six environmental groups, asking for records regarding climate change, in a move at least one advocated called a “fishing expedition intended to stifle our collective voice.”

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Emiliano Andrade-Covarrubias has died at a GEO-owned for-profit concentration camp in Texas. DHS denied him life saving medication, including for heart disease after he complained of chest tightness and trouble breathing. Emiliano was a father, husband, son who deserved dignity and due process.

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NEW AD: Have you seen these anti-Talarico attack ads? Elon Musk paid for nearly all of them. The world's first trillionaire knows if he drags the most corrupt politician in Texas across the finish line, Ken Paxton will owe him everything. Elon Musk: Texas is not for sale.

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A ONE-YEAR-OLD BABY WAS KILLED BY POLICE, AND MISSISSIPPI IS CALLING IT JUSTIFIED. We cannot let this become just another headline. Kohen Wiley's life was stolen by a system that continues to fail Black children. He deserved a lifetime of love, joy, and growing up. He deserved so much more.

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The corruption we know of is already staggering. Imagine the corruption we don't know about.

ProPublica@propublica.org

NEW: The Trump administration committed the U.S. to taking a large stake in a Venezuelan company, some of whose owners and investors are shielded from public view. The exact details of the agreement over oil fields had remained unclear — until now.

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Early into Trump’s second term, political appointees at DHS made an unusual request of its agency focused on cybersecurity: Secretly acquire a voting machine and hack it. The agency was directed not to alert the voting machine company if it uncovered flaws, contrary to its standard practices.

propublica.orgTrump Appointees Asked a Federal Cybersecurity Agency to Secretly Acquire a Voting Machine — and Hack ItThough not acted on, the request shows how the Trump administration has tried to use the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency for its own ends while draining it of resources to help its mi...

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Nearly 4,000 absentee ballots in North Carolina could be rejected because of an envelope not being sealed correctly. North Carolina voters now must seal their absentee ballot in two envelopes, or risk their ballot being void. Follow Democracy Docket to stay up to date on the latest election news.

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wow trump was right they are paying protesters to show up

Marisa Kabas@marisakabas.bsky.social

Huge follow-up reporting to my scoop: The Guardian confirmed America Next—the conservative nonprofit founded by Bobby Jindal that was offering students $ to disrupt El-Sayed events—paid a firm registered to Tommy Teepell’s dad Timmy $250k for “canvassing and influencer marketing” against El-Sayed.

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Republican Vivek Ramaswamy is facing backlash over an ad featuring his opponent Amy Acton’s estranged mother, urging voters not to elect her. Acton’s mother lost custody of her children after her husband was charged with sexually abusing Acton as a child.

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I’m looking for voters who consider MAHA their most important issue going into the midterms. If this is you or someone you know, and you’d be willing to talk to a reporter, please reach out in my DMs or Signal: brandyzadrozny.53

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Energy Secretary Wright is campaigning with Ken Paxton today in Texas. A reminder that government officials partaking in campaign events should not be normal.

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To Beltway elites, folks like Susan Collins, Lindsey Graham and Jim Clyburn symbolized the "Good Washington" that was soiled by the uncouth Trump But here they are in steakhouses ripping off taxpayers with bogus contracts in return for campaign cash Yo, pundits, your life is based around a lie

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For those wondering if their vote matters: Speaking as a historian, there have been elections throughout American history that were decided by an AMAZINGLY SMALL number of votes. Don't surrender your right to have a say. Vote!

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Once again, an American has been viciously assaulted by Trump’s ICE thugs. We can’t keep funding this terror. Abolish ICE now.

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A military spouse was detained by ICE after she showed up to a Navy base to pick up her family’s military ID cards. Her husband, Pedro, applied for a program built to protect the families of people in uniform. That application appears to have been used to find her. apple.news/AGUonOd7GQbC...

apple.newsHe Joined the Military. They Reported His Wife to ICE. — The AtlanticWhen a soldier’s wife went to pick up her military ID at a base in Texas, ICE officers showed up.

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Asked by reporters about a potential summit with Presidents Putin and Xi, President Trump says he “would do it.” But he doesn’t expect the focus would be on Ukraine. “Russia, frankly, has been fine on Ukraine,” he says. “They haven't been doing much.”

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if you vote for any Republican on the ballot this year, then you just don't get the moment we are in. Splitting your ticket at this point only serves to empower the attacks on our democracy and constitution.

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NEW: Through its extraordinary lawsuit against California, the Trump DOJ is trying to bypass bans on last-minute registration purges by targeting voters’ ballots directly. If a court approves the department's approach, it would significantly damage federal voting protections.

democracydocket.com‘We didn’t ask you to remove them’: DOJ’s California lawsuit aims to get around federal voter protectionsIf a court approves the department's approach, it would substantially expand the executive branch’s power over elections.

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Souls to the Polls is a longstanding tradition rooted in the legacy of Civil Rights heroes who fought so hard to secure the right to vote. I join you in honoring their legacy as we gather this Sunday and make our voices heard. Vote early and visit IWillVote.com to find your polling place.

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Reposting photos of the #NoKings protests because Meta closed down their Instagram account today. So let’s make the day mighty fuckin’ visible! (Sorry. Yes, I’m beyond mad.)