Elyse Eidman-Aadahl

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Formerly ED of National Writing Project, a network of educators teaching writing & media at all grades, in school and out. Now happily retired, married, and loving on my dog. I post from my reading, join conversations, and try to be positive — even when that is the most challenging thing. Based in the Bay Area, CA, US.

My mottos: “Leave the campsite better than you found it.” But also: "If I can't dance, it's not my revolution"

Old acct at bird site@elyseea
Account at Threadselyseea
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preferred fur babydog
Show threadElyse Eidman-AadahlDec 7, 2024
@bouriquet @[email protected]
Impatient and shallow, alas
Elyse Eidman-AadahlDec 6, 2024
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Show threadElyse Eidman-AadahlDec 6, 2024
@bouriquet @[email protected]
The big ship metaphor is good. Dems didn’t get here overnight, nor can they shift overnight. Grassroots takes time but can produce results.
Elyse Eidman-AadahlAug 3, 2024
@JuanWild No surprise given he sees the architecture of this court as his crowning achievement.
Elyse Eidman-AadahlAug 1, 2024
Gil DuranJul 31, 2024
🧵 I've spent this year writing for the @newrepublic about how a group of Silicon Valley billionaires has gone WEIRD. Now their weirdness is mating up with Trump's MAGA weirdness in the 2024 election.
Here's a few things to understand about these guys:
Elyse Eidman-AadahlJul 30, 2024
Jeri DanskyJul 29, 2024

"In the last week ... Democrats have not focused that much on debunking any of the many, many (many) falsehoods the Trump/Vance campaign spews.

"Instead, they’ve leaned in deeply on just how fucking weird Trump & Vance & their core beliefs are."

"For the 1st time in 8 years it feels like Democrats actually realized that the way to go after Trump is not to try to respond to all the nonsense, but to ... trust that people can recognize the nonsense."

https://www.techdirt.com/2024/07/29/instead-of-fact-checking-maga-democrats-have-moved-on-to-vibe-checking/
#uspol #Harris2024

Instead Of Fact Checking MAGA, Democrats Have Moved On To Vibe Checking

If you’ve been paying any attention to the political news in the last week, you may have seen stories about couch fucking, or dolphin porn, or burnt monkey testicles, or even cat ladies. Or really …

Techdirt
Elyse Eidman-AadahlJul 29, 2024
Brandi BuchmanJul 29, 2024

GOOD NEWS for the voters of Mississippi:

Federal judge rejects lawsuit seeking to stop counting of mail-in votes in Mississippi after Election Day

https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/federal-judge-rejects-lawsuit-seeking-to-stop-counting-of-mail-in-votes-in-mississippi-after-election-day/

Judge rejects lawsuit seeking to stop counting of mail-in votes in Mississippi after election

A federal judge in Mississippi has rejected a bid from members of the state's Republican party to assert that ballots received after Election Day but postmarked on or before it, are invalid.

Law & Crime
Show threadElyse Eidman-AadahlJul 29, 2024
@GottaLaff Seriously, people need to see/hear the crazy. Now that the frame for the campaign isn’t strong vs weak, it’s time for people to be reminded of all the crazy.
Elyse Eidman-AadahlJul 28, 2024
From The New Yorker daily comment, an article clarifying Harris’s work with immigration.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/the-real-story-of-kamala-harriss-record-on-immigration?utm_source=nl&utm_brand=tny&utm_mailing=TNY_Daily_072824&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_medium=email&utm_term=tny_daily_digest&bxid=5bd66d382ddf9c619437dc40&cndid=8716041&hasha=9cc92873a052987f94eb4248510468fc&hashb=3562139c6c2e5f09b17fd104fc76bee42cb8e7be&hashc=e85968bcd9806cbd9c4744d16af874288a2eed01c6eeab38ad0e5b87f95681b8&esrc=OIDC_SELECT_ACCOUNT_PAGE&mbid=CRMNYR012019
The Real Story of Kamala Harris’s Record on Immigration

Jonathan Blitzer writes that, though Republicans have attacked the Vice-President as the Biden Administration’s “border czar,” her remit has never been to manage the border.

The New Yorker
Elyse Eidman-AadahlJul 28, 2024
@funnymonkey Yes, the complicity is absolutely true.