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Large Marge (she/her) @margdoosamm.bsky.social · Nov 29

This has served me well, so worth a share. It's actually quite empowering to get clarity on what you do and don't control. It's your life. Live it your way!

This image is text. Title: The Five Guarantees.
1. I cannot control what other people choose to think.
2. I cannot control what other people choose to feel.
3. I cannot control what other people choose to do or how they choose to do it.
4. If I attempt to do any of the first three or any combination of the first three, I will feel inadequate, anxious, depressed, angry and out of control.
5. What I do have control over is:
a. What I choose to think.
b. What I choose to feel.
c. What I choose to do and how I do it.
d. How I choose to respond/react to what others directly express and do.

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Large Marge (she/her) @margdoosamm.bsky.social · 52m

“New York will not sit idly by while trans people are attacked. We will deploy hundreds of lawyers to combat Trump’s hate, make New York City an LGBTQIA+ sanctuary city, and create the office of LGBTQIA+ affairs to allocate millions for youth and adult housing programs...”

Zohran Mamdani honors trans activist Sylvia Rivera, says NYC will be a pro-trans "sanctuary city" - LGBTQ Nation

The New York City mayoral candidate gave his followers an important history lesson while pledging to fight the president's transphobic attacks.

www.lgbtqnation.com

Large Marge (she/her) @margdoosamm.bsky.social · 59m

“To bring a democracy under authoritarian control, you need more than a strongman. You need politicians who will assure the public, as we slide toward one-man rule, that nothing odd is happening. That’s the role Johnson is playing in Donald Trump’s takeover of America.”

The Speaker of the House Is Abetting Authoritarianism

Every Trump needs his Johnson: a flunky who will rationalize his crimes.

www.thebulwark.com

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Large Marge (she/her) @margdoosamm.bsky.social · 1h

“over the weekend, the administration rescinded more than half of the 1,300 termination notices it sent to public health officials at the CDC”

🤡🤡🤡

Firings of hundreds of CDC employees reportedly reversed

Department of Health and Human Services rescinds more than half of the 1,300 termination notices it sent, reports say

www.theguardian.com

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Large Marge (she/her) @margdoosamm.bsky.social · 1h

God fucking damnit with these people. Relentless. We must be too.

#NoKings
#NoBillionaires
#Oct18
#WhatreYouWearing

"Trump 2028" talk is ramping up among Republicans

Steve Bannon said there are “many different alternatives” that would allow Trump to serve a third term as president.

www.newsweek.com

Large Marge (she/her) @margdoosamm.bsky.social · 1h

“Making it likely the Trump administration will evict their reporters from the Pentagon.”

🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨

New York Times, AP, Newsmax among news outlets who say they won't sign new Pentagon rules

The New York Times, The AP and the conservative television network Newsmax are among the outlets who say they won't sign a new DOD document about press rules.

www.wkyc.com

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Large Marge (she/her) @margdoosamm.bsky.social · 1h

Nope. He sure isn’t.

Large Marge (she/her) @margdoosamm.bsky.social · 5h

You could be right about that. Sure would help to have FEMA support, though...

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Large Marge (she/her) @margdoosamm.bsky.social · 5h

Not sure he's just playing dumb...

“I Don’t Know”: Mike Johnson Ducks Key Question About Shutdown Layoffs

Mike Johnson seems to have decided his best line of defense is to play dumb.

newrepublic.com

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Large Marge (she/her) @margdoosamm.bsky.social · 5h

Well, he's the only person HE cares about anyway...

Trump Tells Fellow World Leaders He’s “the Only One That Matters”

The president couldn’t help himself.

newrepublic.com

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Large Marge (she/her) @margdoosamm.bsky.social · 5h

"Spokane International Airport is refusing to play the video, due to the airport’s 'First Amendment Policy,' which prohibits the display of political advertising content. Portland International Airport won’t show it either, on the grounds that the video could violate the Hatch Act."

Airports Are Pushing Back Against Kristi Noem’s Shutdown Propaganda

Across the country, airports are refusing to air a video from the Homeland Security chief blaming Democrats for the shutdown.

newrepublic.com

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Large Marge (she/her) @margdoosamm.bsky.social · 6h

“So right now, armed, masked secret police are going around the country kidnapping American citizens, kidnapping people that are here legally, abusing people because of the color of their skin,” Platner noted. “It’s disgusting.”

Platner Pledges 'There Will Be Consequences' for Trump Invading US Cities | Common Dreams

Democratic US Senate candidate Graham Platner takes a stand against ICE terrorizing US communities under President Donald Trump's command.

www.commondreams.org

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Large Marge (she/her) @margdoosamm.bsky.social · 6h

"The DOE’s announcement followed the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s blocking of a rule to protect coal and other miners from silica dust, prolonged exposure to which causes black lung disease, which is formally called coal worker’s pneumoconiosis."

#PeopleOverProfit
#StrongerTogether

As Trump Boosts Coal Industry, Black Lung Miners Say They've Been 'Cast Aside to Die' | Common Dreams

“The Trump administration was handed tools to protect black lung and they are doing everything in their power to toss those rules in the trash,” said one campaigner ahead of a planned protest.

www.commondreams.org

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Large Marge (she/her) @margdoosamm.bsky.social · 8h

Desperate cheaters, pathetic. Let's even the playing field.

California voters: Vote YES on #Prop50!

North Carolina GOP announce plans to vote on new House map amid nationwide redistricting battle

North Carolina Republican legislative leaders say they will vote next week on redrawing the state’s U.S. House district map.

apnews.com

Large Marge (she/her) @margdoosamm.bsky.social · 9h

“This indicates to the court both bias and lack of objectivity,” she wrote. “Ultimately, this court must conclude that defendants’... perceptions are not reliable.”

= Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire!

Judge Shuts Down Trump's Chicago Troop Deployment And Questions Administration's Grasp on Reality | Common Dreams

Federal judge questions Trump administration's rationale for deploying National Guard in Chicago, citing lack of rebellion or danger.

www.commondreams.org

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Large Marge (she/her) @margdoosamm.bsky.social · 9h

“This isn’t streamlining the government—it’s dismantling our ability to detect and respond to outbreaks before they spread,” Dr. Catharine Young, a senior fellow at the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, wrote in a post on X. “You can’t cut your way to safety."

'It's a Disaster': Medical Experts Horrified by Trump Administration 'Friday Night Massacre' at CDC | Common Dreams

The Trump administration's mass layoffs of CDC public health officials leave the US vulnerable to disease outbreaks. Experts warn of dire consequences.

www.commondreams.org

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Large Marge (she/her) @margdoosamm.bsky.social · 9h

“Thoughts and prayers to Cosplay Cop Kristi who had to endure the dogs, farmer’s markets, capybaras, and marathon runners of Portland this week,” Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) wrote in a post on X.

Trump's 'Divorced From Reality' Depiction of Portland Ridiculed by Local Officials | Common Dreams

US President Donald Trump falsely claims Portland is a lawless wasteland. Local officials and residents debunk his lies.

www.commondreams.org

Large Marge (she/her) @margdoosamm.bsky.social · 9h

TAKE ACTION

The women at CELSIR are amazing. I know because I've met them multiple times and can vouch for their legitimacy and critical work.

Please join me in supporting their purchase of the Ruby Home so that women exiting prison in Nigeria will always have a safe home to return to.

Donate to Secure The Ruby House for CELSIR Women, organized by Margaret Dooley-Sammuli

[Friends of CELSIR, based in San Diego, is hosting this fundraiser. We … Margaret Dooley-Sammuli needs your support for Secure The Ruby House for CELSIR Women

gofund.me

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Large Marge (she/her) @margdoosamm.bsky.social · 9h

In 1792, the cornerstone of the executive mansion, later known as the White House, was laid by President George Washington during a ceremony in the District of Columbia.

Then enslaved people were forced to build the rest of it. Remember our history. It explains the present.

Who Built the White House?

Historians take a years-long journey to determine who the enslaved African Americans were who built the White House.

www.si.edu

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Large Marge (she/her) @margdoosamm.bsky.social · 9h

Any other president would be reassuring these communities. Instead, Trump is golfing...

New Jersey declares emergency as nor'easter approaches, while Alaska flooding carries away homes

A nor'easter is churning up the East Coast, prompting declarations of a state of emergency in New Jersey and parts of New York state.

apnews.com

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Large Marge (she/her) @margdoosamm.bsky.social · 9h

Sure he is

President Donald Trump is in 'exceptional health,' his doctor says, after visit to Walter Reed

President Donald Trump is in "exceptional health," according to his physician, who evaluated him Friday.

apnews.com

Large Marge (she/her) @margdoosamm.bsky.social · 9h

“It was through our collective action that a democracy was built. What we have to do is not only defend against what is happening now, but we have to push further past where we were before, to build a system to build a better American democracy that we all deserve.”

Trump's indictment of New York attorney general Letitia James stirs concerns for Black women leaders

The indictment of New York Attorney General Letitia James on allegations of mortgage fraud has raised alarms among her allies and Black leaders, who condemned it as a politicization of the justice sys...

apnews.com

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Large Marge (she/her) @margdoosamm.bsky.social · 9h

“Since Trump is now signaling he cares about the WIC program, he should finally get to the negotiating table to reopen the government,” said Sen Murray. “And he should immediately disavow his budget request to significantly cut benefits for millions of moms and kids.”

WIC food program receives $300M to keep running during government shutdown

The Trump administration has provided a $300 million infusion to a food aid program for low-income mothers and children, easing concerns about funding during the government shutdown.

apnews.com

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Large Marge (she/her) @margdoosamm.bsky.social · 10h

"On Friday, the broad S&P 500 stock market index plunged 2.7%, its worst day in about six months after Trump’s tariff threat."

#MarketManipulation
#TrumpShutdown
#InsiderTrading
#Assholes

China vows to stand firm against Trump's tariff threat. He urges Beijing to be less confrontational

President Donald Trump says China should take a less confrontational approach to his threatened new tariffs, but he's not retreating from his demands.

apnews.com

Large Marge (she/her) @margdoosamm.bsky.social · 10h

"Frank Miranda was outside his place of work when multiple agents wearing masks, who did not identify themselves, approached him and told him he was 'on an overstay.' In a video that Miranda took of his detention, he can be heard saying, 'What do you mean, overstay? I don’t know what that is.'”

US citizen detained and held at ICE building in Portland for hours before release, lawyer says

A lawyer in Portland, Oregon, says he is representing a U.S. citizen who was detained and held at the city's U.S.

apnews.com

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Large Marge (she/her) @margdoosamm.bsky.social · 10h

TAKE ACTION - Tell all US Governors to stand up to Trump and his goons!!

Governors: Stand Up for Our Families

Help our Governors to stand up against the Trump occupations of our cities, and cuts to vital healthcare, transit and public education - while taking on the billionaires who are bleeding us dry.

actionnetwork.org

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