EllinThomps

EllinThomps

@elynnthomp.bsky.social

Politically cranky Navy mom Poodle mom, I have Standards! Computer Nerd & Basketmaker

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“furious about the war against Iran Trump started after pledging to avoid new wars in the Middle East… tell Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to “go to hell… & cut off all aid to Israel & Ukraine” -Washington Post

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Home of the Brave is proud to join @votevets.org and The Cultural Landscape Foundation in the effort to educate Americans about the controversy surrounding Trump's proposed 250-ft arch at Memorial Circle and give a voice to the veterans, Gold Star families, historians, and others opposed to it.

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Gas costs more right now. Why? Trump’s war. We’re making sure voters don’t forget it. That's why we're spending an additional $1 million on our billboards across Ohio, Michigan, and Iowa.

Eric Lipton NYT@ericlipton.nytimes.com

JUST POSTED: A Russian energy giant has secretly moved to acquire a position in a massive Alaska gas project. Its part of talks between Witkoff/Kushner & Putin. But CEO of US company resigns after learning of Russian money in the project. A wowzer of a story. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/23/u...

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JUST POSTED: A Russian energy giant has secretly moved to acquire a position in a massive Alaska gas project. Its part of talks between Witkoff/Kushner & Putin. But CEO of US company resigns after learning of Russian money in the project. A wowzer of a story. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/23/u...

nytimes.comIn U.S. Gas Talks With Kremlin, Hidden Financing for Alaska Project EmergesInterviews 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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Truth.

Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social

Poverty is a policy decision. Concentrated wealth is a policy decision. Inequality is a policy decision. Economic inequality is not some naturally occurring phenomenon. It is the consequence of choices. One question I always urge my students to ask: who is the market organized for — and why?

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Netanyahu denies that this Washington Post reporter, Heidi Levine, was attacked by Israeli settlers. She sustained: Four broken vertebrae Two broken ribs Four puncture wounds She was knocked to the ground and repeatedly beaten! She said that Palestinian youth saved her during the settler attack.

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"Tripling union membership in this country would deliver a 14.5% raise to the median worker—more than $7,700 a year or the equivalent of 7.5 extra weeks of pay annually. This adds up to nearly $270,000 over a 35-year career." #BetterInAUnion aflcio.mn/47t8asU

aflcio.mnUnions Are the Key to America’s Cost of Living Crisis"As everything gets more and more expensive, we believe there is a powerful solution: unions," write Liz Shuler and Heidi Shierholz.

“Lake Powell’s retreat is revealing a lost world covered in deep piles of sedimentary sludge. A group of adventurers & scientists are teaming up to explore its resurrected canyons, & reveal the fate of this critical reservoir”. National Geographic

“Trump is facing mounting pressure from a group of 12 U.S. senators demanding that his administration stop allowing American financial dealings that they fear could help bankroll Russian President Vladimir Putin's war against Ukraine” - OK!

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Before calling someone a “dirtbag,” the Senator should have had his facts straight. An apology is in order. Glad one of us knew the difference between the Atlanta Hawks and the Iowa Hawkeyes!

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How did my generation – the baby boomers – squander the potential our parents left us? What can our children do to correct our mistakes? These are the central questions of my new memoir: Coming Up Short. You can preorder it now. sites.prh.com/reich

“The kindness of strangers: Two helicopter pilots flew down low to wave to my three-year-old son – he was beside himself with joy” - The Guardian

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Replying to @walshfreedom.bsky.social

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“Attorney general defends White House’s decision to ban CNN from Air Force One, citing national security” - MS NOW What part of “Freedom of Speech” is difficult to understand?

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Wait, what???? Susan Collins has tapped a former member of the extremist Oath Keepers as her campaign chair. The scumbag can claim she’s a “moderate” all she wants. Nobody should believe her after that, “ I think he learned a lesson” remark.

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"1) Universal vote-by-mail does not appear to affect either party’s share of turnout. 2) Universal vote-by-mail does not appear to increase either party’s vote share. 3) Universal vote-by-mail modestly increases overall average turnout rates." www.gsb.stanford.edu/faculty-rese...

gsb.stanford.eduUniversal Vote-By-Mail Has No Impact on Partisan Turnout or Vote ShareIn response to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), many scholars and policy makers are urging the United States to expand voting-by-mail programs to safeguard the electoral process. What are the effe...