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Last Notes npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Israel cultivated Ahmadinejad to become an Israeli asset and replace current Iranian leadership. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Elon Musk just rang the opening bell for NASDAQ ahead of the SpaceX initial public offering. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Looks like it’s going to be Platner and it’s not going to be close. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath ⚠️ CENTCOM: npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath ⚠️ TRUMP: npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Hunter Biden posted a video reply to someone questioning whether or not the X account being widely followed and reposted was really him. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Here’s hoping there’s a different discourse tomorrow. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Talarico just might win. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath “Let me be clear: this is not a golden calf” is pretty funny. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Excuse the sourcing, but I haven’t seen this reported elsewhere yet: npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath ⚠️ Another US aircraft carrier and presumably its strike group are on the way to the Middle East. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath “Vibes” head at Palantir markets a branded “chore coat” npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath ⚠️ Palantir released what it describes as a vision for “The Technological Republic” in which it argues AGAINST democratic and cultural pluralism and FOR militaristic supremacy enforced by a technocratic elite who produce AI weaponry. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath (Now we wait and see how long it takes for Israel to sabotage the ceasefire.) npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath See if you can spot when Araghchi posted his announcement, lol: npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Pope Leo with the Rector of the Great Mosque of Algiers npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath ⚠️ Trump threatens to destroy the “whole civilization” of Iran: npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath We’ll need to wait for confirmation, but there was evidence of a recently renewed major SAR operation underway. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Trump claims the president of Iran wants a ceasefire: npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Play is the work of children. It’s how they process the world around them and practice adult skills. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath TRUMP RUINED BAD TASTE npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath L: Hegseth npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath ⚠️ IRGC leader: npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Tehran’s Shahran oil facility consumed by fire after Israeli airstrikes tonight npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath The IDF account announced the new bombing campaign with a video of fighter jets set to the tune of “Fortunate Son” by Creedence Clearwater Revival from 1969. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath NEW TRUMP VIDEO npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath In his Substack, Israeli Def Min Gallant positions Israel as in possible confrontation with Turkey. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath ⚠️ Rep. Thomas Massie: npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Curtis Yarvin and Andrew Tate bemoan not being in the Epstein files. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Episcopal Church leadership has really stepped up. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Episcopal Church statement on supporting immigrant communities: npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath The beautiful thing is they will all turn on each other eventually. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath We need Stephen Miller out. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Feds are trying to use coercion to stop ICE watch activity in Maine: npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Bovino and some CBP agents to leave Minnesota, per Fox News: npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Trump is so petty and superficial that he’s much more likely to throw Bovino under the bus than he would be a tall basso profondo. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath The DC Examiner reporter has deleted the post in the screenshot below.[email protected] .) npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath We might want to consider using this momentum to demand Stephen Miller’s resignation. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath It’s not an “off-ramp.” npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath It’s important to stop all of this before they get better at it. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath The article above is excellent, and it’s a gift link so there’s no paywall. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Leaderless movements in which people come together, put their comfort and safety at risk, and create a community of resistance that works by virtue of each individual offering what they can to the greater whole are profoundly moving. Connection is always meaningful, and, at scale, it’s truly sacred. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath A lot of it is gender. Most of them are men, and most of us sounding the alarm early were women. We were derided as hysterical, crazy, unserious, and lacking the capacity for reason. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath We are living through history. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath If the human shield language brings to mind the IDF, there’s a reason for that: npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath The people of Minnesota are demonstrating what I said in this thread: Even marginal changes in speed or extent of the overreach against which we resist can compound into significant impact on people’s lives. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath I’m here. I’m quiet because I’ll lose my account if I post any of my thoughts right now. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath My professional and personal opinion is that it is normal and healthy to be losing one’s shit at this point. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Stupid complicit spineless motherfuckers. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath THERE IS NO “REINING IN” A PARAMILITARY FORCE ENGAGED IN STATE DOMESTIC TERRORISM. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath There we go: npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath During the Arab Spring, I used to say to my online friends who were being subjected to state domestic terrorism in foreign countries, “Wishing you safety if possible and courage if not.” npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Photograph by Jeff Wheeler[email protected] npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath NYT says ICE shot him in the back: npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath You can’t be pure enough to be safe from state domestic terrorism. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath His last words were, “Are you okay?” npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath He was Pretti. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Alex Jeffrey Pretti was the victim’s name. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath ICE is a paramilitary engaged in state domestic terrorism. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath ⚠️ @[email protected] confirms the victim of the ICE shooting has died. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath If you want to support people in Minnesota, there are many ways to donate listed here: npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath I’m not going to share the video, but one of the ICE agents steps back, plants his feet, and shoots multiple times at a man lying on the sidewalk. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath @startribune.com now reporting on the shooting: npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Just saw the video (or one of them, as others might emerge). npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Polarization and state violence are not new. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath My mother met Houston Black Panther Carl Hampton, whom the cops later assassinated. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Maybe it was different for people who were not minorities or visibly part of the counter culture (as my family was), but it was a VERY fraught time. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath I deleted this post because I don’t have the bandwidth to deal with revisionism. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath I don’t know who might need to hear this, but, no, “evil” is not too strong a word. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath ⚠️ Trump administration is weighing a naval blockade against Cuba npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath My understanding is that Posobiec is associated with the account below, and it was pushing for US territorial expansion that included Canada and Greenland (among other areas) in 2024, before Trump even took office. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Posobiec is a long-time MAGA operative and a horrible person who is good at what he does. He was part of the 2016 MAGA3X online ops that served to inflate perceptions of enthusiasm for Trump and coerce Clinton supporters into silence, thereby shaping MSM coverage and helping usher Trump into office. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath I did a cursory check on X for the word “Alberta,” and these are a few of the top posts that came up. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath The job of Dem leaders is to make it as DIFFICULT as possible for Republicans to pass legislation like this. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Now it’s two weeks, lol. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath DHS funding bill passes:[email protected] chose not to whip the vote. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath ⚠️ ICE is calling its Maine operation “Catch of the Day.” npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath They’re also not mutually exclusive messages. AOC’s messaging linking the two polled as very effective. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath There is no “return to normal”—within the United States or within the world. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Exhortations of “this is un-American” and “this is un-Christian” tend to evoke similarly circular political discourse. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Woke up still thinking about this baby, as I’m sure many others have as well. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath That baby looks like a very young five years old. He probably still holds out his pudgy little hand with his fingers splayed when asked how old he is. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Every now and then lately, that photo of Mussolini and his mistress hanging upside down in a public square pops into my mind unbidden. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath It’s good to realize we can all still feel something, lol. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath (Still holding onto a tiny bit of hope for a Succession, Season 4, Episode 3, scenario, ngl…) npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Chances are he will deplane in Davos and this was handled oddly because this administration is odd. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath More oddness: npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Smaller second plane now wheels up per WH pool report. No other information is provided. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Seems like if they wanted to prevent rumors (or, for some, allay fears), they would have made sure the pool reporters were able to see and report on Trump deplaning and boarding the different plane. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath This is a little weird: npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Got excited there for a few minutes though, ngl. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath From the information I’m seeing, I don’t think IT is happening, unfortunately. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath I remember as a child being trapped in the backseat a car speeding down a highway with my inebriated grandfather driving while balancing a tumbler of bourbon on his lap and chain smoking with the windows rolled up. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath The only weirdly validating consolation has been watching the NYSE go steadily down the longer he talks. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath I honestly cannot watch his slurry word salad anymore. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Canadian PM Carney’s speech at Davos reportedly received a standing ovation. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath ⚠️ DOJ served subpoenas to Minnesota Governor Walz and Attorney General Ellison and to Minneapolis Mayor Frey related to an “alleged conspiracy to coerce or obstruct federal law enforcement” during ICE operations in the state: npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath If you read or share only one article today, make it this: npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath It’s happening. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Even more than the near term impact on the markets, the long term reputational damage is incalculable and will be long lasting: