Keith M Ellis

@kmellis.com

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61, native New Mexican, progressive, and disabled.

The decision "severely jeopardizes the lives and welfare of the people who work, and will be working, at the White House — including all future Presidents of the United States, and their families, as well as the lives of all those visiting, such as Heads of State and other Dignitaries, and all Americans who wish to visit the historic, beautiful Executive Mansion," Trump wrote.
kmellis.com A TRANSLATION OF "NIGHT MOVES" (1976), BOB SEGER by Keith M Ellis 'Wasn't it great in 1962 to be young and fucking? Me and that girl I didn't much like, the one with the great tits. Fucking in my car, the backroom, wherever. We'd fuck in the alley! Mosty we fucked in the woods. And in my car, a 1960 Ford. Fucking at night in the summer. Those were the days.' * * * ADDENDUM: THE SOURCE MATERIAL I was a little too tall; could've used a few pounds Tight pants points, hardly renowned.* She was a black-haired beauty with big, dark eyes.
Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social Farmers are coded "working class" as rural white people, even though they own their means of production. Meanwhile, I have a PhD and teach at a liberal arts college, so no one will ever call me working class, even though I earn a lot less and depend on wages. It's gendered vibes, all the way down. In Reply To: Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social Farmers vote Republican because they're people with money & property. So they vote like people with money & property. That's it. It's not rocket science.
​A screenshot of a social media post responding to another on a dark mode interface. ​The main post is by Jay Hulme (@jayhulmepoet.bsky.social) and reads: 'My biggest conspiracy theory is that telling working class people that engagement in the arts is a middle / upper class thing and to do so makes you a class traitor is a psyop to make them disengaged with themselves and the world and the beauty of being human, so that they accept worse treatment.' ​Embedded within this is a quoted post by Paul Boldrin (@paulboldrin.bsky.social) that reads: 'I read a history of early 20th century socialism and it's crazy how much of it is just clubs doing art or reading books and trying to get miners and factory workers to do art and read books.'
​A screenshot of a live news update. At the top, a timestamp reads '16m ago 15.55 BST'. Below this is the text: 'Donald and Melania Trump have now arrived,' with 'Melania Trump' highlighted in red, indicating a hyperlink. ​The main portion of the image is a photograph of Donald and Melania Trump standing side-by-side with neutral, serious expressions. Donald Trump is on the left, wearing a dark blue suit, a white shirt, a solid red tie, and an American flag lapel pin. Melania Trump is on the right, wearing a structured, tailored white jacket with a row of small buttons down the front, paired with a matching flat-brimmed white hat that has a light-colored band. ​A caption below the photo reads: 'Donald and Melania Trump ahead of the royals' arrival. Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images'.
23.53 GMT Trump threatens Iran with further attacks if Hormuz does not reopen within 48 hours Donald Trump has posted this on Truth Social in the past few minutes: "If Iran doesn't FULLY OPEN, WITHOUT THREAT, the Strait of Hormuz, within 48 HOURS from this exact point in time, the United States of America will hit and obliterate their various POWER PLANTS, STARTING WITH THE BIGGEST ONE FIRST! Thank you for your attention to this matter."
A wholesome edit of the 'Always Has Been' astronaut meme. Two astronauts in white space suits are floating in dark space with the Earth in the background. ​The first astronaut is looking at the Earth, with text beside them asking, 'wait, i am worthy of love?' ​The second astronaut is standing behind the first. Instead of pointing a gun at the first astronaut's back like in the original meme format, they are holding out a bouquet of colorful yellow and pink tulips. Text above them replies, 'always have been'.
​A close-up screenshot of a dark mode digital interface showing a vertical list of rounded rectangular cards. The central, fully visible card is a golden-brown color and contains white text. The top line reads 'Oopsie doodle' and the smaller text below it reads 'You heard me.' The partially visible cards above and below it are dark brown and dark green, respectively, with their text cut off by the frame.
kmellis.com A TRANSLATION OF "NIGHT MOVES" (1976), BOB SEGER by Keith M Ellis 'Wasn't it great in 1962 to be young and fucking? Me and that girl I didn't much like, the one with the great tits. Fucking in my car, the backroom, wherever. We'd fuck in the alley! Mosty we fucked in the woods. And in my car, a 1960 Ford. Fucking at night in the summer. Those were the days.' * * * ADDENDUM: THE SOURCE MATERIAL I was a little too tall; could've used a few pounds Tight pants points, hardly renowned. * She was a black-haired beauty with big, dark eyes.
​A distressed, faux hand-drawn sketch 'concert poster' for, apparently, 'Genesis'. ​The word 'GENESIS' dominates the top half in large, blocky, sketched letters. Below it, a tagline reads: 'You loved the book! Now listen to the music!' ​The (faux) tour dates are listed underneath: 'NOV 3 - MUNCIE CIVIC HALL / NOV 5 - PEORIA ARMORY / NOV 7 - FARGO MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM'. ​The bottom half of the poster features a sketched illustration of a rock concert. Silhouettes of three band members—a guitarist, a drummer, and a bassist—are performing on a stage equipped with tall amplifier stacks and a drum kit. Spotlights beam down from the top corners, illuminating the band, while a silhouette of a cheering crowd with raised hands is sketched along the very bottom edge.
​A screenshot of a mobile web experiment titled "Swarm Conductor." Against a dark background, a vertical axis on the left labels musical pitch frequencies (from C2 to G5), creating a horizontal grid of quantized notes. A chaotic "flock" of colorful geometric agents—blue triangles (bass), red squares (reeds), and gold circles (chimes)—is clustered in the bottom right quadrant, swarming around an invisible touch point. The agents are shown jostling for space using separation logic. One agent flashes white, visually indicating it has just crossed a grid line and triggered a sound envelope. The top UI displays the current musical scale "Mode: Major (Ionian)" and a green digital VU meter indicating the volume, which is determined by the flock's horizontal position. A large "CYCLE SCALE" button sits at the bottom.
A five-panel black and white comic strip on a textured paper background. In the first panel, a hand from the right rotates a toilet paper roll counter-clockwise, indicated by a curved arrow, with a question mark thought bubble below. The roll's end is not visible. The second panel shows the same hand rotating the roll clockwise, also with no end in sight; a thought bubble with an angry face and "NOPE." is below. The third panel shows the motionless toilet paper roll, with a speech bubble containing "SIGH" to its right. The fourth panel switches perspective to a person on a toilet, looking at a black cat with large eyes sitting on the bathroom floor. Below is a speech bubble with "RIGHT." The final panel shows a large pile of unrolled toilet paper on the floor beneath the roll, with the black cat walking away from it and a speech bubble containing "THANKS" to the right.
A screenshot of a news article header featuring a photo of author Neil Gaiman wearing a black tuxedo, bow tie, and glasses. The headline reads: 'Neil Gaiman claims sexual assault allegations are result of ‘smear campaign’'. ​The sub-headline states: 'Author says accusations ‘spread and amplified’ by people more interested in ‘outrage and getting clicks'.
A chart titled 'Confidence in Trump on several key qualities and abilities needed to serve as president'. It displays the percentage of U.S. adults who are extremely or very confident that Donald Trump possesses specific qualities, comparing data from February 2025 to January 2026. ​The data is broken down by political affiliation: Republican/Lean Rep (Red), Total (Grey), and Democrat/Lean Dem (Blue). ​1. Has the leadership skills needed to do the job: ​Republicans: Dropped from 76% to 69% ​Total: Dropped from 40% to 34% ​Democrats: Dropped from 7% to 5% ​2. Has the mental fitness needed to do the job: ​Republicans: Dropped from 75% to 66% ​Total: Dropped from 39% to 32% ​Democrats: Dropped from 6% to 3% ​3. Has the physical fitness needed to do the job: ​Republicans: Dropped from 65% to 55% ​Total: Dropped from 35% to 28% ​Democrats: Dropped from 7% to 4% ​4. Respects the country's democratic values: ​Republicans: Dropped from 60% to 52% ​Total: Dropped from 31% to 25% ​Democrats: Dropped from 4% to 3% ​5. Picks good advisers: ​Republicans: Dropped from 60% to 50% ​Total: Dropped from 31% to 25% ​Democrats: Remained flat at 3% ​6. Acts ethically in office: ​Republicans: Dropped from 55% to 42% ​Total: Dropped from 29% to 21% ​Democrats: Dropped from 4% to 2% ​The source is a survey of U.S. adults conducted Jan. 20-26, 2026.
A screenshot of a Media Matters for America article. The visible text quotes a social media caption: 'parents know that the person teaching their kids is on an anti-ICE resistance group chat which coordinates the doxxing and harassment of federal agents? Do you condone these actions?' ​Below this text is an image of the actual social media post by 'Libs of TikTok' (@libsoftiktokofficial), which directs this question to a school district account (@bps271). ​The Libs of TikTok post shares a screenshot of a tweet by Patrick Casey (@restoreorderusa) dated Jan 26. Casey's tweet features photos of an individual (whose name is redacted in white blocks) and reads: 'Say hello to [Redacted]. He's in one of the anti-ICE Signal chats the FBI is investigating. [Redacted] is a gay man who uses "he/they" pronouns. He is also an elementary school teacher with @TeachersOnCall and @bps271. Would you feel comfortable with him teaching your kids?'
​A screenshot of a Guardian UK news article header titled 'This Week in Trumpland' with the sub-category 'Analysis.' The headline reads: 'Is this the darkest period of Donald Trump’s second term?' The byline lists the author as Adam Gabbatt. ​Above the text is a photo of White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt standing at a podium. She is wearing a black turtleneck and speaking into microphones with the White House logo and an American flag visible in the blue background behind her.
​A screenshot of an article by David Smith titled '‘This is what fascism looks like’: terror in Minneapolis reminiscent of civil war'. The sub-headline reads: 'Alex Pretti’s death could be a moment of reckoning for Democrats to call time on Trump waging war on his people'. The date is Sunday, 25 Jan 2026. ​A red circle highlights the first paragraph of body text, which reads: 'Wearing helmets, gas masks and camouflage fatigues, the federal agents took aim and prepared to open fire. “It’s like Call of Duty,” one could be heard saying via a TV mic, referring to a first-person shooter military video game. “So cool, huh?”' The text continues: 'This was the scene on the streets of Minneapolis on Saturday after armed agents, wearing masks and tactical vests, wrestled 37-year-old Alex Pretti to the ground and shot him dead. The killing took place just over a mile from where Renee Good was fatally shot on 7 January, a scene that itself was less than a mile from where police murdered George Floyd in May 2020.'
​"A screenshot of a mobile image search grid displaying results for 'Abu Ghraib.' The thumbnails show several recognizable, graphic historical photographs documenting prisoner abuse and detention at the prison, accompanied by captions and headlines from sources such as The New York Times, NBC News, and the Philadelphia Inquirer."
An image from 'The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine' by Barna da Siena. A woman is beating a wicked, dark shape with a large, wooden hammer. Text has been comically added showing 'what??' by the dark shape's head and 'say what again I dare you. I double dare you motherfcker. say what, one more goddamned time.' by the woman's head. It could be read in either order.
“...results. If there were enough demand in the places (highlighting begins) where I suspect AI is really powerful - finding patterns in massive troves of data which humans can then review, doing calculations in aerial dogfights faster than any human possibly can and whatever other things I can't think of (highlighting ends) - they wouldn't be so pervasively coming up with these silly things that I think most people find annoying. That logic is mathematical in its clarity. Because this stuff isn't cheap. I'm...” No attribution included.
​A parody of the movie poster for "Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice." In this version, the character of Ted (originally played by Elliott Gould) has been replaced by the Grinch. The Grinch sits on the far left of a large bed, scowling with green fur, alongside the original cast members Natalie Wood, Robert Culp, and Dyan Cannon. The credits below the title have been altered to read "Grinch" instead of "Elliott Gould," the title altered to replace "Bob" with "Grinch", and the tagline at the bottom reads, "consider the possibilities."
A Father's Lament My three daughters all voted for Harris. Two of them have stopped speaking to me (and one is boycotting Thanksgiving) because I voted Nazi. I did not tell thrm how to vote. I did not presume to argue or even to convince them not to associate with people of other races. I cannot fathom why they expect me to tolerate this lack of basic social courtesy merely because I wish them to be stripped of their rights and forced to be brood mares for other fathers' proud and well-muscled sons who I totally do not imagine engaging in such activities with my ungrateful baby girls. I have the right to my opinion. A man should be able to practice eugenics in his own home. This is what freedom is and I am very angry at my children for hating freedom, even were I to forgive them for hating me. Which I most certainly do not. I will not talk about their mother, The Bitch. American society has lost its way, hiding behind the smelly skirts of women, and it now must return to the bountiful embrace of tall, hard men in sleek, black uniforms, all practically exploding from their swelling pride. This, this: women cannot comprehend the warrior spirit of a boy in his prime, they can only tremble at his feet in fear and awe in the presence of such Aryan vitality. I did always want to have a boy, you know. Or two. Yes, it's true, two at the same time can be a bit much. But I hear it's worth it.
Mishell Baker thankfully @mishellbaker.bsky.social "Don't post if you don't want random strangers to reply" remains one of the most most hilariously illogical things I have seen people say on social media. Allow me to list several other examples of "Do not allow me to perceive a thing if I cannot personally interact with it" logic at play: Nov 25, 2025, 5:53 PM Some people can reply 11 reposts, 1 quote, 65 likes, 2 saves
​A screenshot of a Guardian news article under the category 'Documentary films.' The headline reads: '‘The public has been lied to’: secretly made documentary insists that aliens exist.' Below, the sub-headline states: 'The Age of Disclosure is a new film featuring high-ranking government officials who claim proof of extraterrestrial life has been covered up.' The byline lists the author as Shrai Popat, published on Saturday, 22 Nov 2025.
Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted. If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
​"A sleek black kitten strides confidently toward the camera across a polished floor, her tail held high in a friendly posture. She has bright yellow-green eyes and shiny fur. The setting appears to be a shelter or clinic room with metal equipment legs visible in the background. A text overlay at the bottom identifies her name as 'Uhera' with a 'NEW' status indicator."
​"A close-up portrait of a stunningly fluffy, light orange (buff) kitten gazing directly at the camera with large, pale sage-green eyes. The kitten has a soft, almost angelic appearance with long whiskers and ear tufts, resting on a textured blanket. A 'GOOD MATCH' tag is visible in the top left corner, and gallery navigation dots appear at the bottom."
​"A tiny white kitten is held aloft in one hand by a veterinary worker wearing a black medical glove and a smartwatch. The kitten looks adorably feisty, with its mouth wide open in a mid-hiss scream and one paw raised in a dramatic striking pose. A green badge in the top corner reads 'GOOD MATCH,' and the background features purple shelter walls and a checklist for 'Closing Duties.'"
Dave Jones @popzeus.bsky.social ... The food shop that's loved by your Nana Richard Wild @richardwild.bsky.social The cheapest fruits north of Havana Reign Man @r31gnman.bsky.social ...where fruit and passion are always the fashion, at the Co op...Co op Banana
Attorney general Pam Bondi called the governor's effort a "power grab”. "Newsom should be concerned about keeping Californians safe and shutting down Antifa violence, not rigging his state for political gain," she added.
Fyodor @fyodor.bsky.socia,l 3mo There are actually no real indications of this. Trump's approval is maybe -8 in registered voter polls. He is more popular than the similar point in his first term. Maybe he will drop but maybe he will rebound as he often did. There are absolutely no present indications of a major wave. Fyodor @fyodor.bsky.social, 3mo Everything right now points to maybe a typical midterm with a moderate out party advantage. Projecting anything else at this stage is pure wishcasting. Keith M Ellis @kmellis.com Are you angling for a Washington Post op-ed? Good luck with that. July 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Screenshot of text from Guardian article “But to many, the Totenkopf-bearing man, shirtless and belting in the video that Platner showed on Pod Save America, is simply more American than others – more authentic, more admirable, more worthy of winning over. Women of color, Jews, rape survivors, Black people, or any of the others that Platner might alienate with this past behavior, meanwhile, seem relatively cheap to them in comparison. This chase for the white male vote as more worthy and important is conspicuous, now, among the liberal pundit class. How are all the other voters supposed to feel about it? “Moira Donegan is a Guardian US columnist”
Inset of Goya's "Saturn Devouring His Son"
Brian Harris was working from home on Indigenous Peoples' Day and went to the Santa Fe Plaza after seeing on social media some type of protest was taking place. When he arrived, he was confronted with what he described as "an angry mob." "It was disheartening, to say the least," Harris said. He arrived a few minutes after the obelisk had already been toppled and said he stayed for about 45 minutes, during which he said there was a sense of lawlessness he hadn't previously encountered in Santa Fe. Harris, who moved to Santa Fe in 1999, said he is "very much a liberal" and believes in free and fair protest, but what he saw that day was something different. "There was an undertone of violence," he said, adding he felt like many people present were inordinately happy they had succeeded in destroying the monument.
In the mountains of Southern California, Sharon (Mimi Rogers) and her daughter, Mary (Kimberly Cullum) hold hands while watching the sky as they await the Rapture.
26m ago 16.42 BST Tech giant Oracle, headed by Larry Ellison, will receive a copy of TikTok's algorithm to operate for US users, a senior official in the Trump administration told the Associated Press.
Lots of black leather. Two people. Meta's new RayBan smartglasses. You're in a Ridley Scott movie and these two supercillious synthoids are looking at you and wondering how tender your roasted thigh meat is going to be. Someone else is going to have to describe this photo, I suppose.
New Mexico No Vote NM-1 D Stansbury, Melanie Present NM-2 D Vasquez, Gabriel (Gabe) No Vote NM-3 D Leger Fernandez, Teresa
Brendan Carr @BrendanCarrFCC Should the government censor speech it doesn't like? Of course not. The FCC does not have a roving mandate to police speech in the name of the "public interest.” usatoday.com/story/opinion/... 7:05 AM Feb 14, 2019
Chicken filets baked with garlic butter basting, after being brined in a green chile & teriyaki marinade.
Screenshot of Guardian US crime story, photo Kohlberger in custody: 'Idaho students' killer had reputation for being sexist'
Will Chamberlain @willchamberlain Follow ... I brought my family to DC for the Cherry Blossom festival. The first thing I saw when I exited the L'Enfant Flaza Metro was a gang of youths driving ATVs down the street, one of whom was doing a wheelie So forgive me if I doubt that crime is down 1:40 PM Aug 11, 2025 611.6K Views
Three Headlines and Subheadlines: US New York shooting: gunman dies from self-inflicted wound after killing four people 35m ago Reno Shooting at Nevada casino leaves three dead, with wounded suspect in custody London Two dead after four people stabbed at business premises in central London 8h ago
Guardian story: "Stephen Miller's legal group asks DoJ to look into 'illegal DEI practices' at Johns Hopkins."
J.K. Rowling @jk_rowling The highest calling of men is using their strength to defend and protect, and I honour every one of you who does it ♥️ 11:57 pm 23 Jun 2025 9,221 Views
"As for what's on the ground right now, it's buried under miles and miles of rubble because of the success of these strikes on Saturday evening,” she said.
Thomas Chatterton Williams @chatterton.bsky.social My sister-in-law grew up in the Soviet Union. One thing I can say with 100 percent certainty is I'm not *ever* going to be shopping at a government-owned and -operated grocery store when I'm in New York City June 25, 2025 at 9:47 AM Some people can reply
"He looks TERRIBLE, his voice is grating, he's not very smart, he's got AOC+3, Dummies ALL, backing him, and even our Great Palestinian Senator, Cryin' Chuck Schumer, is groveling over him,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. "Yes, this is a big moment in the History of our Country!"
1987 view of the snow-covered Sandia mountains taken from slightly NW of Bernalillo. Copyright © Keith Ellis No commercial use allowed.
"Photo of a Qatar Airways Boeing 747 with a maroon Qatar flag near the windows. Four ancient Trojan soldiers in bronze armor and red crested helmets are oddly placed along the bottom edge of the plane, as if standing outside or emerging from the fuselage."
The beginning of the "US CONSTITUTION" (supposedly) with all the text replaced with fake lorem ipsom text.
[Image of browser tab with ChatGPT open] “The dead giveaway that ChatGPT wrote your content - and how to work around it”
What is the market size? Overall, about 10 million households lack a transaction account (e.g., savings, checking, call account, money market) and about 12 million do not have a checking account (e.g., checking, checking money market), instead relying in large numbers on check-cashing establishments or other financial institutions that charge fees to cash paychecks. This latter group of unbanked households represents the primary market for the $60 billion in checks cashed every year at nonbank establishments, adding up to $1.5 billion in fees collected from at least 178 million different transactions. Among the households that lack a checking account, 52 percent include at least one full-time worker, costing the household an average of $40 per payroll check to use a non-bank check casher. Graphic: “The Non-Bank Check-Cashing Market” 89.8% of adults are in banked households 10.2% are in unbanked households 22 million potential check-cashing customers in 11.9 million households 178 million annual transactions $40 estimated median check-cashing fee for households with a full-time worker $60 billion in checks cashed $1.5 billion in fees Source: Analysis of data from the Federal Reserve's 2004 Survey of Consumer Finances; Sawyer and Temkin 2004; Stephens Inc. 2007; and state check-cashing regulations (see Appendix 3 for full list of regulations)
Colin Spacetwinks @spacetwinks.bsky: i love every time someone rushes to defend dem leadership in a way that puts them as next level political geniuses and simultaneously whose failures against the biggest dumbasses are unfortunately simply inevitable. 'we have the smartest, most brilliant people, who will never, ever, ever win'