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Mara
@maralinn.bsky.social
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Half pessimistic doom-scroller, half progressive socialist. Ex-librarian into rug-hooking, cats, dogs, nature, classic film, Jeopardy, US politics, climate. I try to post/repost interesting things in addition to politics.
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A couple of weeks ago, Trump struggled with a broken umbrella as he boarded Air Force One.

Let me tell you how we got to this point — and the tragic downfall of the noble umbrella. 🧵
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Q: “Yesterday, there was a vote at the Knesset in Israel on annexing the West Bank. Do you see it as a challenge to your peace?”

Trump: “Will you answer that, please? Because I cannot understand the words you say.”
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I love that this is literally just

we realized we weren't connecting with Black people so we tried talking to more Black people and Black people like us much better now
"Black organizers had noticed gaps in the campaign’s strategy for reaching Black voters. To address them, they led canvasses in working-class Black neighborhoods...By early October, Mamdani had taken a commanding lead over Cuomo among Black voters"

hammerandhope.org/article/zohr...
Will Zohran Mamdani Win Over Black New Yorkers?
Five people talk about their experience of the Mamdani campaign — from the inside and the outside.
hammerandhope.org
He’s really good in Ship of Fools, a favorite film of mine.
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JUST IN: Rep. Ronny Jackson's lawsuit against Gov. Gavin Newsom over California's redistricting effort was thrown out today by Judge Matt Kacsmaryk.

Jackson failed to show he faced a cognizable injury from CA's redistricting plan, Kacsmaryk says. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Fruity sours are the ISIS of beers.
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It is not your job to protect the profits of shareholders. They do not need your help, and you are only a couple of bad breaks away from being the person unable to afford the food they exploit our need for.
Remember, as SNAP is about to end, the standing rule remains firm:

If you see someone stealing diapers or formula no you didn't.
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Angie Craig on Trump importing beef from Argentina: "This is either corrupt or stupid, and it's probably both."
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"It turns out, in the end, that there’s only one check and balance that actually matters: Good character. Everything else in a constitutional system follows and relies on that simple foundation."

Excellent explanation of how vitally important good character is in government service.
The destruction of the East Wing is a reminder that America has violated the only check-and-balance that actually ends up mattering: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/the-only-c...
The only check-and-balance that actually matters
www.doomsdayscenario.co
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Also, you’d be surprised how willing neighbors are to lend tools. This is a great time to join waste nothing groups or ask around if possible. We have six families in our two bocks that basically trade tools and other services
If you are trying to find workarounds for MAGA-owned hardware stores but are struggling to find decent alternatives where you live, try cutting back on non-essentials there. You may still need screws, a tree lopper, or a snow blower, but you don't need to buy their Halloween, Xmas, or other decor.
The Home Depot continues to allow ICE to terrorize the communities they pretend to serve. Let’s show them the same kindness we did to target!

use the website boycotthomedepot.network and the toolkit at bit.ly/boycotthomed... to spread the word!
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Dig 10 feet underground, anywhere on Earth, and the ground temperature will be a balmy 50 to 60° Fahrenheit (10-15° C). When you tap that ambient heat and hook it up to a heat pump, it becomes the world’s most efficient form of heating and cooling.
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Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, is about to cross 20 hours of continuously holding the Senate floor and speaking to "ring the alarm bells" about authoritarianism.
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UPDATE: More donors funding the demolition of the East Wing for Trump's $250M ballroom have been identified
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There's no limit to how much money Trump could demand from the government for various pretextual reasons. Why stop at $320 million--a third of a billion dollars?
House Judiciary Dems have determined that because this is a DOJ administrative claim, any such payment can be made confidentially at the outset, even if Trump directly commands Deputy AG Todd Blanche to approve it.

A Brennan expert I interviewed thinks the same:

newrepublic.com/article/2021...
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22 years of watching Schindler's List, Indiana Jones, Hogans Heroes and it never dawned on me, hey, don't those skulls on the SS soldiers' hats look exactly like my tattoo that I got in a random shop in Croatia? But this week made me really think about it.
Years ago I got a skull and crossbones tattoo with my buddies in the Marines.

I was appalled to learn it closely resembled a Nazi symbol. I altered it yesterday, into something that isn't deeply offensive to my core beliefs.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwt_...
Graham Platner for Senate | Tattoo
YouTube video by Graham Platner for Senate
www.youtube.com
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INBOX: The Minnesota Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling in Cooper v. USA Powerlifting, affirming that transgender athletes have the right to compete in sports without discrimination under the Minnesota Human Rights Act.
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New 'state of climate action' report gives you a much better picture than daily headlines about contextless solar panel or EV sales

- Most things are going in the right direction

- Most things are badly off track to the pace of change required

systemschangelab.org/state-climat...
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Time to re-up one of the great quotes of all time...while the Totenkopf is in the discourse. www.huffpost.com/entry/attemp...
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Entire government is an extortion racket.
Breaking News: President Trump wants $230 million from the Justice Department for investigating him, people familiar with the matter say. Any settlement might ultimately be approved by senior department officials who defended him or those in his orbit. nyti.ms/4hmIi5X
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"US Marshal shot during immigration enforcement in LA"

* article explains he was shot by an ICE officer whose weapon discharged when he used it to smash a car window
US Marshal shot during immigration enforcement operation in LA, reports say
A U.S. Marshal was shot while assisting an immigration enforcement operation, according to several reports.
www.kktv.com
I’m not sure that’s what “strategy” means.
Who could have predicted?

“Several Trump officials..said there is concern within the administration that Mr. Netanyahu may vacate the deal. The strategy now, the officials say, is for Mr. Vance, Mr. Witkoff and Mr. Kushner to try to keep Mr. Netanyahu fr resuming an all-out assault against Hamas”
White House Works to Preserve Gaza Deal Amid Concerns About Netanyahu

The Trump administration strategy is to try to keep Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel from resuming an all-out assault against Hamas, U.S. officials said.
Paywall-free 🔗
archive.fo/2025.10.20-2...
Who will control #47 🧐
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don't know the exactly details here but i'm pretty confident this didn't happen
Trump: "Buttigieg spent billions fixing the air traffic control. They used copper wire going into glass wire. Any union electrician here or any non-union electrician would say you can't hook copper into glass. It doesn't work. They spent billions, turned on the system & it was stone cold blank"