Steven Nelson
@stevenel.bsky.social
Advocate for democracy, reader, occasional runner, hobby woodworker, attorney, Philly.
Grifters
Oligarchs
Pedophiles
The three poles of the GOP tent
Oligarchs
Pedophiles
The three poles of the GOP tent
pedocon theory is a theory like gravity is a theory www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/o...
Dennis Hastert, Powerful Politician Disgraced by Child Sexual Abuse, Dies (Gift Article)
The longest-serving Republican speaker of the House admitted in 2016 to abusing teenage boys decades earlier. He was 84.
www.nytimes.com
October 5, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Grifters
Oligarchs
Pedophiles
The three poles of the GOP tent
Oligarchs
Pedophiles
The three poles of the GOP tent
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The contemporary GOP:
Grifters,
Oligarchs, &
Pedophiles
Grifters,
Oligarchs, &
Pedophiles
September 22, 2026 at 10:03 PM
The contemporary GOP:
Grifters,
Oligarchs, &
Pedophiles
Grifters,
Oligarchs, &
Pedophiles
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Just posting this for no special reason
September 22, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Just posting this for no special reason
But hear me out: read it in Gollum’s voice.
September 22, 2026 at 6:23 PM
But hear me out: read it in Gollum’s voice.
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Jimmy Kimmel announces his interview with James Talarico has been censored and will not air on television today after Trump’s FCC threatened ABC.
It will go on YouTube instead.
It will go on YouTube instead.
September 10, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Jimmy Kimmel announces his interview with James Talarico has been censored and will not air on television today after Trump’s FCC threatened ABC.
It will go on YouTube instead.
It will go on YouTube instead.
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Pablo Torre can obviously fight his own battles, but I can't get over how many prominent people in media downplayed, refuted, and even mocked his Clippers reporting and are now just silent on the whole thing.
Massive outlets ran cover for the Clippers and now just ... move on.
Massive outlets ran cover for the Clippers and now just ... move on.
September 3, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Pablo Torre can obviously fight his own battles, but I can't get over how many prominent people in media downplayed, refuted, and even mocked his Clippers reporting and are now just silent on the whole thing.
Massive outlets ran cover for the Clippers and now just ... move on.
Massive outlets ran cover for the Clippers and now just ... move on.
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Before losing her life in 1986 aboard Space Shuttle Challenger, Christa McAuliffe was set to be the first teacher in space with plans to teach a lesson to kids around the world from orbit. Today is her birthday, and even now, her courage and dedication to education continues to inspire.
September 2, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Before losing her life in 1986 aboard Space Shuttle Challenger, Christa McAuliffe was set to be the first teacher in space with plans to teach a lesson to kids around the world from orbit. Today is her birthday, and even now, her courage and dedication to education continues to inspire.
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Love it when @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social comes right out of the gate throwing 103mph.
September 2, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Love it when @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social comes right out of the gate throwing 103mph.
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Good NYC organizations that are always seeking good volunteers:
CHIPS - www.chipsonline.org/volunteer
@evlovesnyc.bsky.social - www.evloves.nyc
PLSN [remote opportunity] - plsn.org
Refettorio - www.refettorioharlem.org/volunteer
CHIPS - www.chipsonline.org/volunteer
@evlovesnyc.bsky.social - www.evloves.nyc
PLSN [remote opportunity] - plsn.org
Refettorio - www.refettorioharlem.org/volunteer
Volunteer — CHiPS
www.chipsonline.org
September 2, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Good NYC organizations that are always seeking good volunteers:
CHIPS - www.chipsonline.org/volunteer
@evlovesnyc.bsky.social - www.evloves.nyc
PLSN [remote opportunity] - plsn.org
Refettorio - www.refettorioharlem.org/volunteer
CHIPS - www.chipsonline.org/volunteer
@evlovesnyc.bsky.social - www.evloves.nyc
PLSN [remote opportunity] - plsn.org
Refettorio - www.refettorioharlem.org/volunteer
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“How will we ever replace them?”
FUND. THE. ARTS.
FUND. THE. ARTS.
August 26, 2026 at 6:11 PM
“How will we ever replace them?”
FUND. THE. ARTS.
FUND. THE. ARTS.
Tumbled out of bed and stumbled to the kitchen.
Making myself a cup of ambition.
Yawn and stretch and aspire to a live a life like Dolly.
(Even if only in the level of kindness and a tiny fraction of the genius and impact)
Making myself a cup of ambition.
Yawn and stretch and aspire to a live a life like Dolly.
(Even if only in the level of kindness and a tiny fraction of the genius and impact)
August 26, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Tumbled out of bed and stumbled to the kitchen.
Making myself a cup of ambition.
Yawn and stretch and aspire to a live a life like Dolly.
(Even if only in the level of kindness and a tiny fraction of the genius and impact)
Making myself a cup of ambition.
Yawn and stretch and aspire to a live a life like Dolly.
(Even if only in the level of kindness and a tiny fraction of the genius and impact)
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BREAKING:
After the Washington Post fired me last year for speaking the truth in the wake of the Charlie Kirk killing, I fought back.
And I'm happy to announce: I won my case against the Washington Post.
They have been ordered to reinstate me immediately.
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/b...
After the Washington Post fired me last year for speaking the truth in the wake of the Charlie Kirk killing, I fought back.
And I'm happy to announce: I won my case against the Washington Post.
They have been ordered to reinstate me immediately.
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/b...
Washington Post Ordered to Rehire Fired Columnist Karen Attiah
An arbitrator ordered the newspaper to reinstate Karen Attiah, who was fired after posting about “white men who espouse hatred and violence” following Charlie Kirk’s killing.
www.nytimes.com
August 24, 2026 at 11:12 AM
BREAKING:
After the Washington Post fired me last year for speaking the truth in the wake of the Charlie Kirk killing, I fought back.
And I'm happy to announce: I won my case against the Washington Post.
They have been ordered to reinstate me immediately.
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/b...
After the Washington Post fired me last year for speaking the truth in the wake of the Charlie Kirk killing, I fought back.
And I'm happy to announce: I won my case against the Washington Post.
They have been ordered to reinstate me immediately.
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/b...
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Bro. People are cool as fuck.
August 13, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Bro. People are cool as fuck.
I don’t understand how people *still* will not only repeat their language but treat it as if it was ever in any way an honest goal rather than a con.
From lettuce, blueberries, cheese, chicken, or frozen meals, the Trump administration’s cuts to the FDA, CDC, and USDA are putting your health and safety at risk.
What happened to making America healthy again?
What happened to making America healthy again?
How Trump admin cuts have compromised food safety
Since May, more than 11,000 cases of illness caused by the parasite cyclospora have been reported in 41 states. This comes after the Trump administration drastically cut FDA and CDC staff, prompting o...
www.cbsnews.com
July 29, 2026 at 2:39 AM
I don’t understand how people *still* will not only repeat their language but treat it as if it was ever in any way an honest goal rather than a con.
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Haley Stevens is going to be Kyrsten Sinema in the Senate. Don't say you weren't warned.
July 26, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Haley Stevens is going to be Kyrsten Sinema in the Senate. Don't say you weren't warned.
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![What are some steps companies, employers, and the government to [pay Black women fairly]?
Pay Black women fairly.
[Literally], that’s the first step.
Black woman in Afro is being asked about black wkmens equal pay day on NBC News.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ebtn5uwxbtwbyjx25jjqlh7b/bafkreifsi3zmsbj2opaxphuadkrtcr4xyf6vvc736pdidrb6utdic2ycbm)
July 21, 2026 at 9:55 PM
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Give to your local food banks and community fridges.
Yell at and vote against every professional Republican you encounter.
Vote against every do-nothing Democrat in every primary.
Yell at and vote against every professional Republican you encounter.
Vote against every do-nothing Democrat in every primary.
"Four months into an appeal, Ms. McDonald, a cancer survivor who weighs 69 pounds, bustles to food banks, stretches ground turkey with oatmeal, and skips meals to feed three teenage boys." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/u...
Faced With Piles of New Paperwork, People Are Losing Food Stamps
Arizona’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program rolls have plummeted, offering a possible preview of national trends as states try to avoid new federal penalties.
www.nytimes.com
July 21, 2026 at 3:33 AM
Give to your local food banks and community fridges.
Yell at and vote against every professional Republican you encounter.
Vote against every do-nothing Democrat in every primary.
Yell at and vote against every professional Republican you encounter.
Vote against every do-nothing Democrat in every primary.
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Never forget that they had to spend trillions of dollars, build massive data centers, consume millions of galloons of water and insane amounts of electricity, just to kind of do what you can do better with your imagination and a cup of coffee.
That's how envious they are of what you can do.
That's how envious they are of what you can do.
July 20, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Never forget that they had to spend trillions of dollars, build massive data centers, consume millions of galloons of water and insane amounts of electricity, just to kind of do what you can do better with your imagination and a cup of coffee.
That's how envious they are of what you can do.
That's how envious they are of what you can do.
So am I understanding this correctly - a single photograph release is being treated as confirmation that the senior senator from Kentucky is still alive?
July 20, 2026 at 2:52 AM
So am I understanding this correctly - a single photograph release is being treated as confirmation that the senior senator from Kentucky is still alive?
My biggest electoral regret is supporting this jack-wad in the 2022 primary (I organized a small fundraiser).
And I voted for GWB in 2000, for some sense of scale of how foolish I feel about it.
And I voted for GWB in 2000, for some sense of scale of how foolish I feel about it.
Laying the groundwork for the switch in 2027, so he can run as an R in 2028
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Sen. John Fetterman says he’ll leave the Democratic Party if it ‘officially’ becomes ‘anti-Israel’
The Pennsylvania Democrat laid out a red line that would cause him to quit his party, although he didn’t say whether he would become an independent or a Republican.
www.nbcnews.com
July 20, 2026 at 2:25 AM
My biggest electoral regret is supporting this jack-wad in the 2022 primary (I organized a small fundraiser).
And I voted for GWB in 2000, for some sense of scale of how foolish I feel about it.
And I voted for GWB in 2000, for some sense of scale of how foolish I feel about it.
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On the newest DIY Democracy, I spoke with @benchansfield.bsky.social about the kindling, the fuels, and the spark of the 1970s arson wave, and what it means for us today.
DIY Democracy: “Not the Government, Just Its Money” - The Role of Insurance Regulation in Creating the ‘Urban Crisis'
For this episode, I spoke with Professor Bench Ansfield, author of the recent book, . In the book and the interview, we talked about the kindling (decades of redlining, deindustrialization,...
diydemocracy.libsyn.com
July 16, 2026 at 11:01 PM
On the newest DIY Democracy, I spoke with @benchansfield.bsky.social about the kindling, the fuels, and the spark of the 1970s arson wave, and what it means for us today.
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Historian here. Last call teachers to register for this online seminar on slavery and abolition, July 27-31. Registrations close this Monday on July 20th. Hope to see you there!
July 17, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Historian here. Last call teachers to register for this online seminar on slavery and abolition, July 27-31. Registrations close this Monday on July 20th. Hope to see you there!