Welcome!
My name is Ariella Elm and I run The Daily Elm.
The Daily Elm is your place to learn what is going right in the world and for things that aren't, what can you do to make it better.
I created this project back at the end of January, it's daily, so today is Day 298, if you were wondering.
You can find me everywhere (except Twitter), and I'll put all my links at the end as well.
You're not gonna like everything I say. For starters, I am a Democrat first, meaning the most important thing to know about me is how I vote. But, if I had to give myself another identity, I'd say "pragmatic progressive."
I am nuanced as shit, which, I know, is a very strange thing to say in 2025, but, well, I like a challenge.
I know that the people who spend their time on Tumblr are my target audience, and many of you don't use other platforms, so I decided it was time to come to you.
I have three series and a daily "long yap" as I've started calling it.
Long Yap - Something that I think deserves a longer post. It's an essay. I try not to make it too long and I fail every time. I will be posting those here in full.
Three Wins Today - Three things going right in the world, the smaller the better. Chances are you will never have heard of them before, that's the goal anyway, cause I want you to see more than three wins in one day. For now, for my sanity this will just be a link back to my website.
Daily Dems Doing the Work, Making Noise and Fighting Back - Four Democrats in the US House or Senate who are leveraging their power, usually stories you probably haven't heard at all. This could be using their voice, their letterhead, legislation etc. And this will also just be a link, for now.
Doomerella Gets Schooled - It's a skit where my alter ego and I banter about these stories. She's like you, scared and angry and doesn't think there's much hope and certainly not anything she can do about it. We're not very nice to each other, but It's fun to film, and hopefully fun to watch.
Election Day is Every Tuesday - A weekly election guide with all the elections I can find around the country. Which is never all the elections., there just isn't a complete database to be found. Most elections are nonpartisan so hopefully this helps. And makes people realize that there isn't a special election year or election month, they're happening all the time.
That was a lot, if you're still here, and you have other platforms, make sure to follow me there too!
Excited to be here with all of you!
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