JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<blockquote>
<div style="color:#f00">bar</div>
</blockquote>
<ul>
<li>
<a id=foo>foo</a>
</li>
</ul>
JavaScript
$$('#foo ! ul !~ blockquote > div')
.morph({color:'#0f0'}).appendText(' ← lol, found you')