Mary Ellen Capek
@maryellencapek.bsky.social
Retired nonprofit exec, philanthropy researcher, org consultant, and recently published poet. Coordinated and edited A WOMEN’S THESAURUS (Harper & Row 1987) that changed Library of Congress Subject Headings
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Amen and hallelujah! “There is a special place in hell for pipsqueaks like Hegseth accusing war heroes such as Mark Kelly of anything regarding their service….”
Amen and hallelujah! “There is a special place in hell for pipsqueaks like Hegseth accusing war heroes such as Mark Kelly of anything regarding their service….”
Hegseth is not fit to carry Senator Mark Kelly’s laundry
Oh boy, is Senator Kelly in trouble now.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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Amen and hallelujah! “There is a special place in hell for pipsqueaks like Hegseth accusing war heroes such as Mark Kelly of anything regarding their service….”
Amen and hallelujah! “There is a special place in hell for pipsqueaks like Hegseth accusing war heroes such as Mark Kelly of anything regarding their service….”
“Without loyalists in place to bring charges, Trump’s ability to weaponize…DOJ starts to collapse. To prosecute his enemies, he needs U.S. attorneys willing to file baseless criminal cases. But if interim appointments must come from district courts…it’s far harder to find such subservient tools.”
A Wrench In Trump’s Revenge Machine
Yesterday’s ruling holding that Lindsey Halligan was illegally appointed carries big consequences for Trump’s political prosecutions
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November 25, 2025 at 5:50 PM
“Without loyalists in place to bring charges, Trump’s ability to weaponize…DOJ starts to collapse. To prosecute his enemies, he needs U.S. attorneys willing to file baseless criminal cases. But if interim appointments must come from district courts…it’s far harder to find such subservient tools.”
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Make that TRIPLE WTF moments if you add the fact Twitter/X’s addition that reveals where posts are coming from: MANY MAGA influencers are based in Nigeria, Russia, and India 🤪. DOH!!
Make that TRIPLE WTF moments if you add the fact Twitter/X’s addition that reveals where posts are coming from: MANY MAGA influencers are based in Nigeria, Russia, and India 🤪. DOH!!
MAGA’s Twin WTF Moments
Between Trump’s embrace of Zohran and his rejection of Marjorie, MAGA world flipped upside down.
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November 24, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Make that TRIPLE WTF moments if you add the fact Twitter/X’s addition that reveals where posts are coming from: MANY MAGA influencers are based in Nigeria, Russia, and India 🤪. DOH!!
Make that TRIPLE WTF moments if you add the fact Twitter/X’s addition that reveals where posts are coming from: MANY MAGA influencers are based in Nigeria, Russia, and India 🤪. DOH!!
Raskin Brings The Fire To All Epstein Accomplices, Trump Has Another Oval Office Meltdown, Texas Gerrymandering Blocked, and Charlotte Rises To The Challenge
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Raskin Brings The Fire To All Epstein Accomplices, Trump Has Another Oval Office Meltdown, Texas Gerrymandering Blocked, and Charlotte Rises To The Challenge
Resistance grows louder
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November 19, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Raskin Brings The Fire To All Epstein Accomplices, Trump Has Another Oval Office Meltdown, Texas Gerrymandering Blocked, and Charlotte Rises To The Challenge
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The Storm Is Here
What if I told you QAnon was half right, but with a mind-blowing twist?
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November 13, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Sunday thought: A beginning?
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Amen!! I’ve been thinking this for months. Trump and Proposition 2025 enablers have inoculated democracy and strengthened our resolve and resistance. We will emerge from this nightmare older, wiser, and stronger.
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Amen!! I’ve been thinking this for months. Trump and Proposition 2025 enablers have inoculated democracy and strengthened our resolve and resistance. We will emerge from this nightmare older, wiser, and stronger.
Sunday thought: A beginning
Friends,
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November 9, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Sunday thought: A beginning?
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Amen!! I’ve been thinking this for months. Trump and Proposition 2025 enablers have inoculated democracy and strengthened our resolve and resistance. We will emerge from this nightmare older, wiser, and stronger.
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Amen!! I’ve been thinking this for months. Trump and Proposition 2025 enablers have inoculated democracy and strengthened our resolve and resistance. We will emerge from this nightmare older, wiser, and stronger.
A Wealth Tax that Will Work
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“. even with Trump lording over America like a giant slug, positive change can and will still happen at the state (and city) level.”
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“. even with Trump lording over America like a giant slug, positive change can and will still happen at the state (and city) level.”
A wealth tax that works
How we build a better future despite Trump and his Republican lapdogs (Part 1)
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November 3, 2025 at 1:40 PM
A Wealth Tax that Will Work
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“. even with Trump lording over America like a giant slug, positive change can and will still happen at the state (and city) level.”
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“. even with Trump lording over America like a giant slug, positive change can and will still happen at the state (and city) level.”
Obama and Newsom Rally Against Trump: Pre-Election Momentum, A Major Prop 50 Push, and States Fight Back Against The GOP’s Shutdown Propaganda
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Yay NM!!
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Yay NM!!
Obama and Newsom Rally Against Trump: Pre-Election Momentum, A Major Prop 50 Push, and States Fight Back Against The GOP’s Shutdown Propaganda
Courage leads our progress
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November 2, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Obama and Newsom Rally Against Trump: Pre-Election Momentum, A Major Prop 50 Push, and States Fight Back Against The GOP’s Shutdown Propaganda
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Yay NM!!
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Yay NM!!
Sunday thought: How to cope with Trump’s chaos
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Important perspective
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Important perspective
Sunday thought: Coping with Trump's chaos
Friends,
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November 2, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Sunday thought: How to cope with Trump’s chaos
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Important perspective
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Important perspective
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Cuomo should be ashamed of himself. Racist has-been/wannabe/sexist creep who abused his last elected position.
Cuomo should be ashamed of himself. Racist has-been/wannabe/sexist creep who abused his last elected position.
What the New York mayor’s race will reveal about the Democratic party
The political differences between the two main candidates could have major implications for next year’s midterms
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November 1, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Cuomo should be ashamed of himself. Racist has-been/wannabe/sexist creep who abused his last elected position.
Cuomo should be ashamed of himself. Racist has-been/wannabe/sexist creep who abused his last elected position.
Trump Administration Live Updates: Government Ordered to Pay Food Stamp Benefits During Shutdown www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
Anybody taking bets that they’ll comply?
Anybody taking bets that they’ll comply?
Trump Administration Live Updates: Government Ordered to Pay Food Stamp Benefits During Shutdown
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October 31, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Trump Administration Live Updates: Government Ordered to Pay Food Stamp Benefits During Shutdown www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
Anybody taking bets that they’ll comply?
Anybody taking bets that they’ll comply?
The Hunger Games
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Unfuckingbelieveable! And these MAGGOTS call themselves “Christians”???
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Unfuckingbelieveable! And these MAGGOTS call themselves “Christians”???
The Hunger Games
The White House and the GOP are now using food as a weapon in the ongoing shutdown.
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October 31, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The Hunger Games
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Unfuckingbelieveable! And these MAGGOTS call themselves “Christians”???
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Unfuckingbelieveable! And these MAGGOTS call themselves “Christians”???
No defendants, no evidence, no lawyers, no courts, no judges, just dead people in the water
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No defendants, no evidence, no lawyers, no courts, no judges, just dead people in the water
Trump’s rocket strikes on alleged drug boats in the Western Caribbean and Eastern Pacific are his dream of what law enforcement should be.
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October 31, 2025 at 1:30 PM
No defendants, no evidence, no lawyers, no courts, no judges, just dead people in the water
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“…the political strategy behind Republicans’ policy agenda appears to have gone completely off the rails.”
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Too Cruel Too Soon
How Republicans messed up on Project 2025
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October 31, 2025 at 1:03 PM
“…the political strategy behind Republicans’ policy agenda appears to have gone completely off the rails.”
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