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Last Notes npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath What if what is often decried as the self-reinforcing nature of social media might also be functioning for many of us as an accountability mechanism helping us to maintain our values within a larger political environment of unceasing moral injury? npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Another interesting data point is that Netanyahu and Zelensky are both scheduled to meet with Trump at the White House on Tuesday. (It’s unclear if their respective meetings are related or not.) npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath The language used in the Arabic posts by the IRGC spokesperson is even more dramatic: npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Israel cultivated Ahmadinejad to become an Israeli asset and replace current Iranian leadership. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath On the WSJ front page, no less: npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath WOW WOW WOW WOW: npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath HOLY SHIT—NORWAY 🇳🇴 npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL NORWAY 🇳🇴 npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s office calls the story “fake news”: npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Wow—Netanyahu reportedly used to refer to President Obama as “boy”: npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!! npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath There are almost 40k people watching, lol. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Hard not to love Wemby. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Nellie Bowles, the wife of Bari Weiss, is in the Epstein files enthusiastically setting up a meeting with him in 2018. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Hunter Biden is a poaster. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Ivanka and Jared Kushner are building a massive resort on Sazan Island, a private island in the Adriatic Sea off the coast of Albania that used to house a Soviet military base which reportedly contains more than 3,600 nuclear bunkers. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Talarico just might win. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Hahahahahahahahahahahaha npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath The assessment of the transmissibility of this variant of the Andes hantavirus appears to be fluid, but the changes in classification and contact tracing of the known infections point to possible airborne transmission. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath “Let me be clear: this is not a golden calf” is pretty funny. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Before the advent of trauma theory, the impact of trauma—especially childhood trauma—was largely disregarded. We somehow swung the opposite direction, and some now believe EVERYTHING is due to trauma. Both are simplistic and misguided perspectives. Human beings are complex. Our brains especially so. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath IDF Central Command chief admits unequal enforcement against Palestinians and Jews in the West Bank npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Excuse the sourcing, but I haven’t seen this reported elsewhere yet: npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath I do, however, defer to Mother Nature. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath ⚠️ Another US aircraft carrier and presumably its strike group are on the way to the Middle East. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath This would be the most fascinating slow motion car crash to watch if we weren’t all inside the car. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath TL;DR: npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath “Vibes” head at Palantir markets a branded “chore coat” npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath “An army marches on its stomach” npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Miriam Adelson again leads the pack among donors to Republicans: npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Not sure what you’re laughing about, but your disrespect for me is noted. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Anger about inflation and baseline price increases is part of what helped usher Ronald Reagan into office during the presidential election in 1980. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath People were in fact VERY angry about inflation and nominal baseline price increases in the late 1970s and early 1980s. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath “The world is being ravaged by a handful of tyrants, yet it is held together by a multitude of supportive brothers and sisters…as numerous as the stars in the sky and the grains of sand on the seashore.” npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath “Woe to those who manipulate religion and the very name of God for their own military, economic, and political gain, dragging that which is sacred into darkness and filth.” npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Powerful people saw people without power using the internet to connect across communities and borders as a problem. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Pay close attention to this part in the @[email protected] piece: npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath ⚠️ US WIDENS BLOCKADE npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath This article by Jeff Giesea published by the journal for NATO Strategic Communications is referenced: npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Social media influencer Ashley St. Clair reveals details about the the pay-to-play MAGA messaging operation that now dominates former Twitter aka X. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath LOTS of familiar names in this piece, including: npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath New Epstein-linked revelations show how neo-Nazi operative Andrew Auernheimer aka “Weev” became a crucial link between Peter Thiel and the online far-right subcultures waging “memetic warfare” against their enemies.[email protected] npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Relevant to to Schumer’s votes regarding bulldozers and more arms to Israel: npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath “A contest over who can sustain more pain” is one of the best and most succinct definitions of war I’ve ever heard. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Personalist regimes substituting loyalty for expertise in their intelligence services comes at a cost. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Republicans shit-talking about the Pope in advance of midterms is certainly a choice. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath The US Conference of Catholic Bishops is even weighing in now: npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Substitute Mike Johnson for JD Vance: npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Oh my, it keeps going. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Danny Citrinowicz savaging Richard Goldberg was the cage match I didn’t know I needed. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath I realize Magyar is a “center-right” politician. It was just a bit startling to see his apparent embrace of Trump and Netanyahu back-to-back on my feed this morning. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath OTOH, this is savage: npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath I hope Magyar doesn’t turn out to be a milkshake duck. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Pope Leo with the Rector of the Great Mosque of Algiers npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Some staffers on the Hill are memorizing the faces of TMZ's new Hill correspondents and planning alternate routes for lawmakers to travel through the Capitol complex to limit interactions with TMZ reporters—but they’re also talking about TMZ’s practice of paying for tips, lmao. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath “We have different beliefs, we have different ways of worshipping, we have different ways of living, we can live together in peace.” npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath More fractal goddesses please. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Quite fond of this wee goddess who wears a tiny version of herself around her neck: npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath When you feel imposter syndrome sneaking up on you, just remember that JD Vance lectured the Pope on theology. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath I am being informed that chocolate is, in fact, sort of a drug (separate from the caffeine). npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath I usually only get chocolate cravings as part of the prodromal phase of a migraine, but it’s also reportedly a migraine trigger. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath If chocolate isn’t a drug, why drug-craving and drug-effect shaped? npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath She says she knew he was married and his wife was pregnant at the time, and she thought he was “my friend.” npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath The testimony being given at a press conference by one of the women accusing Swalwell of sexual misconduct is bad. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath In advance of midterms, Trump has systematically demolished federal guardrails that prevented him from overturning the 2020 presidential election. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath ⚠️ CENTCOM claims it’s supporting “freedom of navigation” while enforcing a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Declassified Files Expose Jewish Pre-state Underground Militia's Contacts With Nazi Germany npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath ⚠️ Declassified Files Expose Jewish Pre-state Underground Militia's Contacts With Nazi Germany npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath We understandably focus a lot on the influence of far-right networks in bringing about illiberalism, but the legal prohibitions against criticizing Israel that are being instituted in the UK and Europe are another important part of the picture. They stifle freedom of speech and political expression. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath THIS is part of how illiberalism is being spread in Europe: npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath It’s about time we saw this coverage: npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath ⚠️ “Ahmed Shihab-Eldin’s arrest comes as part of a wider crackdown on online speech in Kuwait and other Gulf countries during the Iran war.” npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Good piece—and, as I’ve argued with Stancil about before, the lag effect between price increases and our acceptance of those price increases as a new normal is part of the picture. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Trump will continue to decompensate through escalation unless he is removed from office or otherwise externally contained. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Trump will only become more belligerent as the limits of his power become more obvious. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath ⚠️ Negotiating teams from US and Iran could return to Pakistan later this week with possible negotiations over the weekend, per Reuters npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath ⚠️ China calls US blockade of Iran “dangerous and irresponsible.” npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath (And it’s all really exhausting.) npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath ⚠️ GONZALES TO “RETIRE” npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath President Pezeshkian of Iran posted a statement on X in English and Persian condemning Trump’s insults to the Pope and his “desecration” of Jesus and tagged the Pope. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath ⚠️ SWALWELL TO RESIGN npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath I’m already angry in anticipation of all of the “tell-all” books by White House staff and access journalists that are no doubt going to be published once Trump is out of office. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Memes sent to a reporter from people in “Trumpworld” about the current mood in the White House: npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Former Pakistan ambassador backs up reports by Iran that the US "shifted goalposts" (his phrase in the interview) late in the talks, specifically he says with regard to enrichment of uranium for peaceful purposes. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath I feel like Galatians 3:28 is right there, ready and waiting, for Christians seeking a more progressive view on sexuality and gender: npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath When it comes to LGBT issues, Pope Leo maintains the stance of his predecessor, Pope Francis, of welcoming all people as children of God while also emphasizing that Catholic Church doctrine is unlikely to change. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Dolly Parton is WEAK on Nuclear Weapons. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath (He really is insane.) npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath That post might be what finally sends me over the edge. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath This Trump post is really too nuts to summarize, but here are a few pull quotes: npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath I’m going to end up Catholic at this rate, lmao. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath ‼️ TRUMP ATTACKS POPE LEO npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath ⚠️ SWALWELL OUT OF RACE FOR GOVERNOR npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath I was wondering how the talks with Iran went from proceeding to breaking out into expert issue area discussions to total implosion at the end. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath FUCK FASCISM. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath ‼️ Orban publicly concedes in speech, says results are “painful…but clear”: npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Let’s hope Trump sends out JD Vance to campaign for Republicans in the midterms. npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath ⚠️ Magyar has also now posted on X that Orban called him to concede: npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath ⚠️ Orban has reportedly congratulated Magyar on his electoral victory in Hungary npub18z5mdyg65tkedarcryvnc9n0tf2k4syrfztzxawvuk905edf3dwqlhvh9w Leah McElrath Reading these “red lines” makes it clear the talks with Iran were basically theater from a US perspective.
