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Cranky McCrankymom

@marag.bsky.social

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Work-at-home mom, SF/fantasy geek, Jewish atheist, organizer for social justice, volunteer with JUFJ/HJM/MCJC... (views are my own!), co-host of the Toku Ladies Podcast, etc. I contain multitudes, yo. Cis, not entirely het. Pronouns: she/her.

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Cranky McCrankymom @marag.bsky.social · Nov 11

Welcome to friends old and new! What you will find here:
1) Local politics (MoCo MD)
2) My kids (biological and not) being awesome
3) National politics
4) Costumed Japanese superheroes
5) Thai, Taiwanese, Chinese, Japanese BL
6) Jewish stuff
7) Other social justice/community organizing

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Cranky McCrankymom @marag.bsky.social · 2h

The MVA website says I can just get my eyes checked at their office when I go to renew my driver's license. Wanna bet the people on-site will say something different? (Sucker bet, that's usually how it works.)

But Mara, why did you wait until 3 weeks before your license expires? Shut up ::glares::

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 20h

Not that anybody comes to me for Maine politics, but the fact that the Democrats successfully convinced a 77yo Governor to primary the 41yo progressive, is today's example of why the Democrats fucking stay failing.

Susan Collins is 72 and if Schumer gets his way, she'll be the YOUNGER choice!

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Cranky McCrankymom @marag.bsky.social · 14h

Yes, "inherently racist people whose entire policy platform is super racist and horrible say racist and horrible things" isn't exactly a news flash.

Cranky McCrankymom @marag.bsky.social · 17h

OH YES. I won't click on any of the ones about the University Boulevard plan, because blurg.

I've very briefly been in a wheelchair and I pushed a stroller for years and as I navigate cracked sidewalks that have poles sticking out of the middle of them, etc., I think about those populations.

Cranky McCrankymom @marag.bsky.social · 22h

::inarticulate screams of rage::

Cranky McCrankymom @marag.bsky.social · 1d

HFS, there was an accident that closed most of SB I-270 at 370 *and* an accident that closed part of the Beltway Inner Loop and part of the Outer Loop near Connecticut Ave o_O

I'm frequently grateful I don't commute, but today I'm extra grateful. Wow.

Cranky McCrankymom @marag.bsky.social · 1d

Of course there's already someone who has retained an attorney ::eyeroll:: I can't imagine this being a winning lawsuit. How *dare* the county use their legal right-of-way to implement a public good like safer pedestrian and bikeways, plus add public transportation! Terrible! ::snort::

Cranky McCrankymom @marag.bsky.social · 1d

Call me a glutton for punishment...I replied to a ND post freaking out over the bus rapid transit work starting on Viers Mill. Now waiting for the people complaining housing prices will go up, others complaining housing prices will go down, and a lot of people who don't know what a right-of-way is.

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Cranky McCrankymom @marag.bsky.social · 1d

So many things people complain about us spending money on are actually money-savers. (See: vaccines abroad, housing first in the US...)

Like, even if I can't get y'all to care about other human beings, can we at least do the thing because it will a) save your life, b) save you money, or c) both?

Cranky McCrankymom @marag.bsky.social · 1d

Yes! I believe that raising antifascist kids and pushing against fascism among their friends and in their schools is underrated. We can't solve all the world's problems, but we can push back. And at least we know we haven't made the world *worse*.

Cranky McCrankymom @marag.bsky.social · 1d

I volunteer as an advocate for more affordable housing, eviction prevention funding, and other measures to help the homeless and rent burdened in my county and state. I write testimony, show up to meetings, rally, write letters/emails...etc.

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 2d

My latest is the story of how my community has rallied to protect and defend our neighbors in recent days, as ICE has targeted the Rogers Park neighborhood in Chicago. "This is not a story about a moment of victory, but a moment of being reminded of our power."

They Came for Our Neighbors. We Showed Up.

Before long, there were dozens, and then hundreds of people in the streets, watching and responding.

organizingmythoughts.org

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MurderBotBot @murderbotbot.bsky.social · 2d

Why the hell does everything have to happen at once?

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Cranky McCrankymom @marag.bsky.social · 2d

I'm crying. I wasn't sure any of them would survive. It's still a giant mess but at least they are home.

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waltydunlop @waltydunlop.bsky.social · 3d

Job occupations, from an 1881 census. Every one of these sounds like something a sorely provoked Captain Haddock would should at someone in times of heavy stress.

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Cranky McCrankymom @marag.bsky.social · 2d

Seriously. There are certain people who I wouldn't mess around with on here, like menswear guy or AOC.

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Cranky McCrankymom @marag.bsky.social · 2d

Bwahahaha! Yes, terrifying!

Cranky McCrankymom @marag.bsky.social · 2d

Wait...oh. ::blinks::

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Cranky McCrankymom @marag.bsky.social · 2d

It was horror-comedy when it happened to me :D

Marketing folks have all their books data in an external piece of software. They demand we "just import the data" into our web content management system. They couldn't tell us anything about the other system or how data was stored. ::sobs::

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 3d

theonion.com/ice-raids-my...

MYTH: ICE agents lack proper training.

FACT: Most have been racists their entire lives.

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Cranky McCrankymom @marag.bsky.social · 2d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

Just import the data!

Sean Eric Fagan @kithrup.bsky.social · 2d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

The drives were clicking.

Chris 🎃 DevPods.gg gamedev community @chrisdeleon.bsky.social · 2d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

Animate taking off jacket

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2d

Portland, you magnificent weirdos

Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 2d

Live from the Emergency Naked Bike Ride 🚲 where the crowd hase just erupted in cheers with the arrival of the Unipipier

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Cranky McCrankymom @marag.bsky.social · 2d

I just gave on donor's choose to a distant cousin who needed books for her classroom. Made me feel slightly better about the world for a few minutes.

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Cranky McCrankymom @marag.bsky.social · 2d

Wow, I wouldn't have expected that I would have an opinion on the Seattle mayoral race, but it turns out I do. Huh.

(I'm against removal/destruction/invasion of homeless encampments. Just to be clear.)

Bolts @boltsmag.org · 2d

Under Mayor Bruce Harrell, Seattle has seen a major expansion in homeless encampment removals. Now, Harrell is running for a second term against a progressive community organizer who wants to ban most sweeps.

In Seattle Mayoral Race, Tensions Between Crackdown and Compassion on Homelessness

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell has ramped up sweeps of homeless encampments in his first term. In his reelection bid, he faces a progressive challenger who wants to curb them.

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Cranky McCrankymom @marag.bsky.social · 2d

I'm not in your profession, but I know enough that I shuddered in fear.