Kathleen Elton

Kathleen Elton

@knelton.bsky.social

Retired elementary school educator. Lover of freedom and democracy. Swimmer, reader, traveler.

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The cop who shot and killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley at a Walmart in Mississippi has resigned. State prosecturors declined to press charges against Hunter Foster and said the shooting was justified. Kohen Wiley's family is calling for a federal investigation. 🧵

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Replying to @atrupar.com

Disgusting, vile, hateful behavior from the president and his boy choir. There they are, lined up in their Trump approved suits, ties and shoes, mute except for making occasional sounds indicating approval and loyalty to dear leader. This is exactly the type of obedience seen in 1930’s Germany.

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Replying to @cwebbonline.com

Some have spent tens of thousands of dollars out of pocket. These families should NEVER be abandoned. How the hell are our service members supposed to focus on defending this country when they’re worried about whether their own families are being taken care of? #SupportTheTroops

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Talarico: "We just found out that [Elon Musk] is almost single-handedly bankrolling this effort to install Ken Paxton in the U.S. Senate and defeat this movement...Elon Musk wants our land. He wants our water. He wants his very own personal United States senator. He is trying to buy Texas."

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"The design appears to eliminate Ohio Drive, which loops around Hains Point, a century-old grove of cherry trees and a historic mini golf course. The space is used not only by golfers, but thousands of cyclists, runners, walkers, anglers, birdwatchers..." www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2026/...

washingtonpost.comTrump shares plan to overhaul East Potomac golf course amid court fight over landThe historic public facility will close for about 15 months, he said. Government attorneys have stressed in court that the president’s broader redevelopment remained conceptual.

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WELKER: Who do you think is to blame for the disruption to the Starlink and Starshield services? ZELENSKYY: Of course the message came from the American government WELKER: Has the system been fully restored? ZELENSKYY: No, no. We have limitations.

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In other words: “You brown people should be grateful to live in a country where the vice-president calls you weasels in public”

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

JD Vance calls El-Sayed "a little weasel who should shut his mouth and show a little gratitude"

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WELKER: What do you say to voters who say they're struggling & want change? BESSENT: Well, why don't we revisit the Biden-era policies W: Trump has been in office for 636 days, & inflation was at 3% when he took office, it's 3.7% now. At what point does the administration take responsibility?

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Of course.

Marisa Kabas@marisakabas.bsky.social

SCOOP: 'Tommy' from the now-viral exchange with Abdul El-Sayed is Thomas Teepell, a former staffer for Republican Senator Josh Hawley with close ties to Christian Nationalist Sean Feucht. He's the son of a former Bobby Jindal staffer whose consultant work was instrumental in getting Hawley elected.

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ZELENSKY: “Of course orders for the disruption of Starliknk and Starshield services came directly from the 🇺🇸 government — and SpaceX did it… Starlink speed hasn’t been fully restored despite assurance from (Musk).” Putin is pleased.

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Remember that everything Trump says is a lie and the opposite is often true. Trump frequently claims he “rebuilt” the U.S. military. That’s the tell. He’s recklessly depleted U.S. munitions and interceptors. And once again, he’s trying to blame Biden.

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Russian forces targeted a busy Tavria V supermarket with a Geran-4 attack drone in Mayaky, Odesa. This is what Musk, Hegseth and Trump are enabling and backing. Zelenskyy: "What is happening is Russia’s pointed response to the signals it is receiving from [US]."

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton partied in Dubai on New Year’s Eve with two men facing federal charges of stealing more than $15 million from a Chicago hospital. One donated $190,000 to Paxton’s campaigns, including $25,000 days after his indictment.

yacnews.comPaxton partied in Dubai with two men facing federal fraud charges, received $190,000 donation from oneAnosh Ahmed gave Paxton $190,000, including $25,000 days after his July 2024 indictment, five months before the two partied in 2025 on the same Dubai balcony

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HAPPENING NOW: Judge Reyes is furious. She has repeatedly told the government to inform her before any major demolition work was done on the golf course. The abrupt removal of 500 trees, without notice, "has cost the government all of its credibility" in this case.

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Between Natalie Harp and now Zacharia, Trump is surrounding himself with women who believe some very strange things. If a friend told you Democrats are a bunch of “sick pedo cannibals,” you’ve back away slowly and seek professional help for her

Judd Legum@juddlegum.bsky.social

1. Trump’s new White House press secretary Katie Zacharia is a prolific user of Truth Social where she regularly promoted Pizzagate and QAnon conspiracies, accusing elites in the Democratic Party and Hollywood of running child sex rings and eating people.

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“our billion dollar air bases and naval bases in the region were obliterated by the Iranians.” If the U.S. military forces suffered those kind of damages under a Democratic admin, Congress would impeach the Defense Secretary and lot more.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Chris Murphy: "Donald Trump was so fundamentally unprepared for this war that within days of the war starting, our billion dollar air bases and naval bases in the region were obliterated by the Iranians. Every single American should be furious about that."

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Zelenskyy: “This week was very difficult for us, not only geopolitically, but also because of massive Russian attacks on our civilian infrastructure. They attacked our energy sector 196 times, our gas and oil 20 times. So far, they've killed 153 civilians.

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🚨Holy shit, brilliant animators just made a devastating ad against Republican corruption: “A massive flood of money… impacts every part of our democracy.” Trump’s corruption is putting our democracy, our rights, and our future up for sale. VOTE. #CostOfTrumpsCorruption

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Today in DC: "Beginning Saturday, crews will start another major round of cutting at the historic public golf course. The first phase contains 169 trees marked for removal. The Trump Administration says as many as 529 could eventually come down..." www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2026/...

washingtonpost.comMore than 500 trees may be removed from D.C. golf course Trump wants to redesignBeginning Saturday, National Park Service crews will start another major round of cutting at East Potomac Golf Links, according to a new filing in federal court.

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Replying to @atrupar.com

For those who forgot their Trump decoder ring: “We” = Trump alone “Many people” = Trump alone “They” = Trump’s sycophants and/or Trump alone “The country” = Trump alone “Us” = Trump alone

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Congratulations to Dr. Navi Pillay on the Nobel Peace Prize. In 2015, as Dean of the Fletcher School at Tufts University, I had the honor of presenting her with an honorary degree at Class Day. She has spent a lifetime showing that the law can stand between people and atrocity. Richly deserved

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Trump: "Let them hit a missile into San Diego or Los Angeles on the way. You want to see a horror show? Let them hit San Diego. Let them hit Los Angeles. You want to see some bad things happen?"

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So after the White House spokespersons tried to justify his inexplicable remarks, saying that he wasn't calling for Iran to nuke Los Angeles and San Diego, Trump *doubles down* Literally daring them to bomb the California cities

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "Let them hit a missile into San Diego or Los Angeles on the way. You want to see a horror show? Let them hit San Diego. Let them hit Los Angeles. You want to see some bad things happen?"

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FBI 302: The woman said Epstein introduced her to Trump when she was 13–15: “It was Donald Trump.” She said Trump told her “Let me teach you how little girls are supposed to be,” then raped her. She said she fought back, Trump “pulled her hair and punched her on the side of her head.” #OpDeathEaters

Anonymous@opdeatheaters.bsky.social

Three FBI interviews with a woman who accused Donald Trump of sexually assaulting / raping her when she was 13–15, after Jeffrey Epstein introduced them, were missing from the DOJ’s initial Epstein files release. #OpDeathEaters

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🚨BREAKING: Democrats are suing the Trump administration for using $20 million in taxpayer money on campaign-style TV ads promoting Trump. The ads carry explicit disclaimers saying they were paid for by the U.S. government, which the party argues violate federal law.

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Trump: "I could've done very bad things to Hillary Clinton. I could've done very very bad things to Joe Biden. I could've done very bad things to Barack Hussein Obama ... I can do whatever I want, if I want."

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Yes, Israel committed genocide, US enabled it.

Anonymous@youranoncentral.bsky.social

Israel has left Gaza devastated: 134K+ buildings destroyed, 74,000+ Palestinians killed and mass displacement. In the West Bank, Israeli settlement expansion and settler attacks are accelerating as Palestinians are expelled from their homes and land. It is genocide. Survivors ask: "Where do we go?"

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A BFD. As people get ready to fill their heating oil tanks for the winter, they learn it will cost 80% more than last year. Your early Christmas Gift from Trump and the Republican Party is that your Christmas present budget will now go to their friends in the oil business.

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who knows if jackson can win this thing but i am glad that he is making clear that susan collins's whole scam is to do everything she can to make life worse for mainers and then take credit for mitigating it in the slightest way possible

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Troy Jackson after Collins takes credit for rural healthcare cuts in big beautiful bill not being as bad as they could've been even though she voted to advance the bill: "Sen. Collins is like an arsonist who helped set the fire, and then she wants credit for bringing a cup of water to put it out"

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Every single one of these claims better be shut down. Todd Blanche promised Congress the January 6 slush fund was dead. January 6 defendants are suing taxpayers for payouts anyway.

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58 deaths. Outrageous. Should never happen in America.

Headquarters@headquartersnews.bsky.social

DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin on ICE detention centers, where at least 58 people have died: "We're not providing Holiday Inns."

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Eight U.S. Marines were injured this month when the nonmilitary vessel on which they were embarked was attacked by Iran, U.S. officials said, in an incident that was not publicly disclosed by the Trump administration.

washingtonpost.comU.S. Marines were wounded in Iranian attack on nonmilitary vesselThe Trump administration has not publicly disclosed the incident, which occurred earlier this month and caused eight service members to be injured, officials said.

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Trump last week touted "one of the Biggest and Most Beautiful Events to take place in many years, the arrival at the White House of the Highly Respected President of China, Xi Jinping, and his beautiful wife, Madam Peng." The U.S. switched sides.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump on Canada: "They have been one of the worst countries in the entire world"

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He says this with a straight face as gas reaches $4.50/gal, diesel reaches $6.50/gal, mortgage rates soar over 7%, grocery costs are rising, and Americans’ sentiments towards the economy are the lowest they’ve been since the Great Recession.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump claims the US has "the best economy we've ever had"

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Guys, THIS IS WILD Trump’s 250-foot arch isn’t supposed to start construction until November, but geologists are already testing the soil. Why? Because apparently they need to make sure the tallest triumphal arch on earth won’t just tip over when it’s built. 👀

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QUESTION: What’s going on with Susan Collins and the bribery scandal? But explain it to me like I’m five. ANSWER: Here you go 👇🏽

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Raskin made a holy shit observation on MS Now this afternoon: Since taking office, Trump has made a million dollars per hour for himself. Every hour, he has made more than twice the president’s annual salary.