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scottelliott.bsky.social
Documentary filmmaker at 590films, where we produce work for and about nonprofits, socially responsible companies, schools and all sorts of other fun stuff.
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I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F. 18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it. We made this website to tell our story: 18f.org

submitted 2 days ago • 3313 comments

Sorry small business owners, but you voted for this tariff madness, guess you're going to have to deal with it. Wait for it... "Ms. Campbell, the seller of religious goods, said she was contemplating passing some of the additional costs from tariffs on to her customers."

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

There has been a lot of chatter today about Zelenskyy's meeting with Trump, some regarding this moment when White House correspondent Brian Glenn asked if the Ukrainian president plans to wear a suit. I want to address idea in this thread. 🧵

submitted 3 days ago • 490 comments

Stay strong Zelensky

submitted 3 days ago • 49 comments

Trump is an international disgrace. The way he treated Zelensky was un-American. Only a traitor who is Putin's puppet would be this horrible. Unforgivable.

submitted 3 days ago • 163 comments

Corporate leaders who were fine with Trump sadistically imposing mass suffering on vulnerable groups as long as they got their tax cuts deserve every last bit of what this madman is now unleashing on them with these tariffs. Assholes.

submitted 30 days ago • 97 comments

I really can’t wrap my head around congressional Democrats’ response to the past 12 days of crises. It reeks of pathetic capitulation. Trump is asserting dictatorial powers of absolute control over the entire government and the reaction is “we don’t swing at every pitch”? An appalling abdication.

submitted 30 days ago • 385 comments

Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent. Opportunities are everywhere. Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉

submitted 33 days ago • 3790 comments

This comments section is the first time I've felt even a shred of hope in eight days.

submitted 34 days ago • 605 comments

Moments ago, we were endorsed by Governors Kelly, Beshear, Lujan Grisham, Whitmer, Healey, Kotek & Mills. Honored by their support! Investing in the leadership of Dem govs will help us unite, fight, and win everywhere.

submitted 39 days ago • 71 comments

I’m trying to strike a balance between staying informed and keeping my sanity.

submitted 74 days ago • 1973 comments

GDP has risen 12.6 percent over Biden’s tenure, far outpacing both predictions made even before Covid became a household name and growth in other advanced countries.

submitted 76 days ago • 52 comments

On Sunday, I launched my campaign to chair the DNC. I'm looking forward to talking with DNC members & allies about how we can unite our party, fight on every platform in every place, and win – with a year-round campaign strategy for each and every state and territory. @michellegoldberg.bsky.social

submitted 88 days ago • 104 comments

Of course @gregsargent.bsky.social is right. Just as Trump will use tariff exemptions to extort private favors, he'll use deportation exemptions for same. The livelihood and security of cleaners reduced to whether their hotel's CEO has flattered Trump or lined his pockets or undermined a shared foe.

submitted 88 days ago • 15 comments

@mjsdc.bsky.social on the poison pill in attacks on gender affirming care. slate.com/news-and-pol...

submitted 90 days ago • 16 comments

It’s great to start Thanksgiving by serving hungry New Yorkers— and nobody does it better than @bowerymission. CEO James Winans says the need is rising.

submitted 95 days ago • 1 comment

I genuinely don't think I can handle the next four years of New York Times headlines. Kill me now.

submitted 91 days ago • 2978 comments

How Trump Rolled Out this Kash Patel Pick Is Part of Spinning False Claims about Rule of Law www.emptywheel.net/2024/12/01/f...

submitted 92 days ago • 25 comments

I just can’t. I feel like I’m in the fucking upside down world. This guy Bessent is clearly a very successful hedge fund bro. Awesome for him, I guess! But for fucking fuck sake he was mentored by Soros, worked for Soros, his fund was STARTED BY SOROS WITH 2 BILLION DOLLARS. The hypocrisy is just…

submitted 101 days ago • 0 comments

Delta’s CEO says Trump has promised to roll back a rule requiring automatic refunds on canceled flights and another requiring airlines to disclose the full cost of a ticket up front

submitted 103 days ago • 937 comments

A Trump-appointed judge just struck down a Biden rule expanding overtime pay to 4 million working people. It's really surprising how little media coverage this has received. Trump faced no real questions about this issue during the campaign. 1/ (link) newrepublic.com/article/1886...

submitted 102 days ago • 387 comments

Blocking Nazis, trolls, and fascists doesn’t make it an “echo chamber.” People need to stop gaslighting us into thinking we have to listen to Nazis and debate trolls in order to be informed.

submitted 107 days ago • 1828 comments

NEW: The great Trump-Musk crackdown is coming. And it will hit hard & fast. Journalists will be first. But everyone else is next. I urge you to read my 20 lessons in How to Survive the Broligarchy, inspired by & featuring the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social 1/ www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

submitted 106 days ago • 1169 comments

Finally some funny good news

submitted 109 days ago • 0 comments

One of fascism's main tactics is to physically and mentally exhaust you. To flood the zone with outrageous bullshit, to make you bite on a dozen pump-fakes — so that when the real shot comes, you're too worn out to react. We need to pace ourselves. It's only been a week. Alert fatigue is dangerous

submitted 110 days ago • 231 comments

"The people who watched Trump’s television ads... had not been harmed by a transgender person, or by an immigrant, or by a woman of color. The magic lies in the daring it takes to declare a weaker group to be part of an overwhelming conspiracy." www.newyorker.com/magazine/dis...

submitted 113 days ago • 20 comments