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Taffy Marlington

@taffymarlington.bsky.social

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🌊Avid amateur astronomer and sci-fi fanatic; former roller derby girl & professional pianist/vocalist/actor/jingle singer. Lover of empathetic smart people. LGBTQ+ ally. 🌊 NO DMs, please. Twitter refugee.

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Taffy Marlington @taffymarlington.bsky.social · Nov 21

Pathocracy. Where we've landed:

"A pathocracy is a system of government where a small group of people with personality disorders, like psychopathy or narcissism, gain control over a society. People in a pathocracy are driven by self-interest, extremism, and disregard for others."

jen sometimes aph 🌻 @bunnibytz.bsky.social · Nov 20

should probably keep posting this

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Rob Sheridan @rob-sheridan.com · 5h

Just had my first-ever experience of a delivery guy needing to collect a tariff from me in order to give me my package. Only a bank or cashier’s check is accepted, so no way for me to pay, I have to go to the bank tomorrow and the postman will try again. Very cool new system, America is great again

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Taffy Marlington @taffymarlington.bsky.social · 3h

The whole Qatari Air Force Base in Idaho is WILD. Just WILD. WHY? Follow the money. Or the $400M plane.

altNOAA 🇺🇸 @altnoaa.bsky.social · 11h

Just an idea, but how about voting for the party that will NOT give terror financing Muslims from Qatar a MILITARY BASE on US soil?

And even better: How about stopping this and calling your representatives to tell them that YOU will replace them if they don't replace him?

You brought this to USA.

Taffy Marlington @taffymarlington.bsky.social · 3h

Another great thread from Seth Abramson, noting the ICE paradox: They're badasses according to Noem and DHS, but they also need help so badly from out-of-state National Guards?
It's indefensible.

Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 1d

(🧵) A key irony in what is now happening in Portland, Chicago, Los Angeles, Memphis, and D.C. is something I have not heard much discussed: in order to meet the high legal standard for deployment of federal troops, Trump must not only argue but establish by evidence that his agents are... incapable.

Taffy Marlington @taffymarlington.bsky.social · 3h

Pathetic.

butterflygirl24 @butterflygirl24.bsky.social · 19h

🤣😂 Kimmel told Taco he didn’t win the Nobel Peace Prize. How many posts on X n Truth Social will Taco the cry baby post today about not winning? 😭⬅️ Taco! #arresttrump

Taffy Marlington @taffymarlington.bsky.social · 3h

The new restrictive TikTok sucks. This is the kind of thing they're policing now.

jeff com-BOO-ters @helldude.bsky.social · 10h

the joy of tik tok

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 10h

Huh: TikTok took down my 8-second video featuring this image of Debbie Brockman — the news producer just detained by Trump’s CBP agents — saying it violates the “joy of TikTok”

Taffy Marlington @taffymarlington.bsky.social · 7h

I honestly don't know how many dicks Bessent can fit in his mouth at one time, but I'm guessing it's a lot.

Taffy Marlington @taffymarlington.bsky.social · 7h

This is fascism. This is wrong.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 8h

A new Noem video is being played at airports trashing Democrats.

Taffy Marlington @taffymarlington.bsky.social · 7h

WTAF??????????

Taffy Marlington @taffymarlington.bsky.social · 9h

@cnn.com @msnbc.com @nbcnews.com @cbsnews.com
WHAT'S UP WITH THAT? Why don't you have reporters there PROVING there is no violence except for ICE and the cops? The city is NOT "on fire." WHYYYY aren't you SHOWING THAT?

BlueVoter @bluevoter24.bsky.social · 2d

That's a damn good question.. #politics #media #fascism

Taffy Marlington @taffymarlington.bsky.social · 10h

*grumble*

#travle #1031 +1
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Travle: A daily game, get between countries in as few guesses as possible!

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13h

Amazing what happens when you give the guy a plane

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Taffy Marlington @taffymarlington.bsky.social · 10h

These islandy countries are the trickiest.
#Worldle #1358 (10.10.2025) 1/6 (100%)
🔥 Current Win Streak: 3 days
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Worldle - Guess the Country

A daily geography game where you guess the country from its shape and get clues with every attempt. Play daily or explore the archive.

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Remora House DC 🎃 @remorahousedc.bsky.social · 10h

If you are employed & doing pretty fine right now, set aside some money from each paycheck to dedicate to mutual aid asks. Even just $20.

Shit is really bad, the social safety net is being shredded, & truly TRULY all we have is each other right now.

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Taffy Marlington @taffymarlington.bsky.social · 10h

Man, Mike Johnson REALLY doesn't want to release those Epstein files.

Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 11h

The house just extended their vacation!

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ᑕᕼᗴᖇYᒪ @cheryl2877.bsky.social · 13h

Please ~ take a minute …

This is a MUST listen to 💙

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Taffy Marlington @taffymarlington.bsky.social · 10h

Of all the things that never happened, this never happened the most.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

Trump: "The person who actually got the Nobel Prize called today, called me, and said 'I'm accepting this in honor of you, because you really deserved it.' A really nice thing to do. I didn't say 'Then give it to me, though.'"

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Taffy Marlington @taffymarlington.bsky.social · 10h

At first, this made me angry because it's such an easily disproved lie. Then I realized its SO deranged it's funny, and these men deserve NOTHING but the derisive laughter headed their way. I'll start.

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tweety @bluskypolitics.bsky.social · 23h

📌 Letitia James is FIERCE 🔥

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Taffy Marlington @taffymarlington.bsky.social · 13h

A friend of mine was in the 2009 Broadway revival.
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The Cast of Broadway's "Hair" Performs "Aquarius/Let The Sun Shine In" | Letterman

YouTube video by Letterman

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Taffy Marlington @taffymarlington.bsky.social · 13h

Today is National Hug a Kevin Day! Find a Kevin and get on that.
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National Hug a Kevin Day

If you are a Kevin, get ready to receive some premium hugs.

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Taffy Marlington @taffymarlington.bsky.social · 13h

It's "Hair!" I performed it in 1989 :)

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Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 1d

Of all the clerics they could have popped, those ICE idiots had to hit Hot Priest.

Presbyterian minister David Black on CNN, who was shot with pepper balls while praying outside an ICE facility.

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ℝ𝕖𝕓𝕖𝕝𝔹𝕝𝕦𝕖 🌊 @rebelb1ue.bsky.social · 13h

America first, indeed...

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Taffy Marlington @taffymarlington.bsky.social · 13h

My mother had a number of pithy but useful sayings, I used one of my favorites today: "Fence-sitting hurts your ass." This is not to be confused with "Shit or get off the pot." I miss her, but carry her with me, always.

Taffy Marlington @taffymarlington.bsky.social · 14h

I don't like this one bit.

Marco Foster @marcofoster.bsky.social · 18h

JB Pritzker: “Another thing that’s happened with very few people paying attention is they demanded our voter data. Not just ours in Illinois — every state’s voter data. Why? They won’t tell us why.”