Elena Bell

Lover of cities, lists, dogs, coffee & good rom-coms.

[Mayor Muriel Bowser @MayorBowser]

DC has shelter space for everyone who needs it.

It’s going to get colder in DC in the next few days—this is your reminder that anyone can anonymously call the shelter hotline for free transportation to a safe, warm space.

DC Shelter Hotline: [phone]

[Dulles Airport (IAD) @Dulles_Airport]

Just an airport, standing in front of its passengers, asking them to double check which airport they are flying out of

[Elena Bell @ElenaCBell1012]

.@apple how can I get a 45W MagSafe power adapter? I’ve been on the home with various representatives for the past 45 mins and despite having apple care say they say I will have difficulty because my 5-year-old computer is considered “vintage”

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

by = ✍️

buy = 💵

bye = 👋

Bye Bye Bye = 💁🏼‍♂️💁🏻‍♂️💁🏼‍♂️💁🏻‍♂️💁🏻‍♂️

[Elena Bell @ElenaCBell1012]

Good care or on my international trip), I was ineligible for a refund. For a company that purports to care about ensuring pets have good care, this policy seems intentionally designed to take advantage of customers.

[Elena Bell @ElenaCBell1012]

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.@Housesitting do better please. I made an account a few days before leaving for an international trip out of desperation as our puppy was having GI issues and the pet resort where we had made a reservation said they couldn’t provide adequate care.

[Elena Bell @ElenaCBell1012]

I made it with the assurance that if we didn’t book, I wouldn’t be charged the $200+ membership fee. We didn’t book, and when I went to request a refund, was told that because I didn’t do it within 14 days (a deadline I wasn’t aware and was also either desperately trying to find

[Mark Thompson @Son_of_a_Thomp]

If Mark Cuban wants to start a new national paper with disgruntled star reporters from the WaPo, NYT & L.A. Times, with full editorial separation, I’ll subscribe.

[Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib @afalkhatib]

Never forget what Ismail Haniyeh and the group that he led represented: ruthless Islamist terror that set the Palestinian people’s just and urgent aspirations for freedom and independence back by decades without a single meaningful benefit or outcome. He served Iran’s interests, and fate had him lose his life in Iran while kissing up to a new figurehead of an evil regime. Regardless of the geopolitical implications, you should check yourself before feeling sad and heartbroken over his death. If he were a true leader, Haniyeh would have forced an expedient end to the war in Gaza instead of having it dragged out for almost a year to the massive deadly detriment of the Palestinian people. Many in Gaza are, in fact, happy that he's dead.

[Elena Bell @ElenaCBell1012]

@poorlyreasoned Sgt Peppers Lonely hearts club

[Elena Bell @ElenaCBell1012]

. @CityOfLasVegas incrdible service this weekend!! 5 stars all around, truly impressed by every service professional we interacted at with, special shout out to restaurant staff @amalfilasvegas, Hasalon, Casa Playa, Proper Eats @AriaLV; bell desk staff @wynn @TheMirageLV

[Uri Kurlianchik @VerminusM]

Everyone talks about how the actions of Israel will create a generation of Arabs interested only in revenge. No one talks about how the actions of Gaza will do the same to Israelis. Jews are always expected to be 100% rational while their foes are allowed to be purely emotional.

[Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib @afalkhatib]

It's difficult to understate just how truly evil & monstrous Hamas's leadership is. Within the past few days, the group's leaders rejected a provisional ceasefire deal that would have entailed a viable exchange framework for releasing Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners; disregarded a Security Council ceasefire resolution despite praising it and not taking any action to implement it; and ran over to Tehran like obedient disciples to receive Iranian instructions from the Ayatollahs and continue the criminal debacle that began with a horrendous attack and massacre - thanks to years-long Iranian financing, training and backing. Worse, Hamas's warlord Ismail Haniyeh is so tone-deaf that he genuinely believes himself when saying that October 7 has "achieved unprecedented accomplishments for the Palestinian people." Instead of doing everything it can to save its people and stop the further killing of Gazans and destruction of what little remains in the Strip, Hamas is effectively daring and begging Israel to invade Rafah. It is so abundantly clear that the Islamist group is hoping for apocalyptic scenes of death and destruction to force Israel to stop the war.

And yet, so many are not willing to utter a word about Hamas and its mega massive role in the unfolding annihilation of the Palestinian people in Gaza. Stirring up the hornets nest and provoking the most right wing government in Israel's history is not only suicidal and utterly moronic, but shows a Machiavellian calculus based on bringing misery upon Gaza to "draw attention" to the Palestinian cause, somehow obtain Israeli concessions, and march towards "ending the occupation." Hamas embarrassingly hides behind Israeli hostages, including women, children and elderly people, using them and Gazans as bargaining chips and human shields in carrying out what is supposedly "courageous resistance."

You cannot separate Hamas from Israel when decrying what's happening in Gaza; afterall, we're talking about the same group that has been a useful idiot to Netanyahu's devious and nefarious designs and plans to keep the Palestinians divided & justify the occupation. Time's running out: you can be a true proponent of Palestinian rights and aspirations by exposing, attacking, condemning and isolating Hamas and their destructive narrative, or you can go on believing that "now is not the right time" or that by "keeping the focus on Israel," you're somehow helping the Palestinian people.

[Elmo @elmo]

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[Democrats @TheDemocrats]

BREAKING: The economy added 275,000 jobs in February, continuing 37 consecutive months of job growth under President @JoeBiden.

[Mike Bloomberg @MikeBloomberg]

79 years after Auschwitz-Birkenau was liberated, a poll found that 1 in 5 young Americans believe the Holocaust is a myth - & half think it may be. On Holocaust Remembrance Day, as anti-Semitism surges, we must re-commit to teaching young people why we must vow, 'Never Again.'

[Tom Zohar @TomZohar]

I just know the next cold open on SNL will be Kate McKinnon singing Hallelujah at the piano as Weird Barbie

[Paul Krugman @paulkrugman]

Although we're all making fun of DeSantis's humiliation, we shouldn't forget that his anti-vax crusade — in service of his doomed run — probably killed thousands of people

[Randy Clarke @wmataGM]

It’s not beneath me to sell some #wmata merch incl. our new Rideshare shirt. If we sell 30m million t-shirts there’s no budget deficit 🤔. Seriously enjoy our holiday offerings online & at our holiday pop up store @ MLK Library. Details 👇.