Marcy Frantom
@mcgillicutti.bsky.social
#poet #folklore #historicpainter #bousillage colonial Louisiana & #Natchitoches, SE US native plants, player of mando-banjo-ukulele, collector of stories. Y-DNA, cultural anthro, archaeology MA, MBA. No porn, DMs or fake profiles/posts. Be real. Vote BLUE
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Glad to not have to shop at big box stores and Amazon today through Tuesday to celebrate the purchasing power of the American people! I woke up late and going to work out at the gym. Life’s good and I don’t need anything. Friends & family know I love them.
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Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.) speaks on the legality, and military and moral aspects of the September 2 boat strikes.
@markhertling.bsky.social
@markhertling.bsky.social
December 1, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.) speaks on the legality, and military and moral aspects of the September 2 boat strikes.
@markhertling.bsky.social
@markhertling.bsky.social
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I know we’ve moved on 781 times by now, but…
I still can’t believe he tore down half the White House
I still can’t believe he tore down half the White House
December 1, 2025 at 3:46 AM
I know we’ve moved on 781 times by now, but…
I still can’t believe he tore down half the White House
I still can’t believe he tore down half the White House
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Don’t forget LBJ and the war on poverty. If the Dems could just divorce themselves from wall street and dirty money, grow a spine and a set of cajones, and walk the walk, that’d be super.
November 30, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Don’t forget LBJ and the war on poverty. If the Dems could just divorce themselves from wall street and dirty money, grow a spine and a set of cajones, and walk the walk, that’d be super.
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With my next SCOTUS argument little more than one week away, I will be writing less often between now and the 9th. In the meantime, subscribe to Democracy Docket to support the team's invaluable work. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
December 1, 2025 at 12:26 AM
With my next SCOTUS argument little more than one week away, I will be writing less often between now and the 9th. In the meantime, subscribe to Democracy Docket to support the team's invaluable work. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
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In a pilot study, A.I.was able to accurately predict the type of coda, the whale’s vocal clan and the individual whale with over 90% accuracy.
... it might be possible to use A.I. to find patterns within the vocal data and eventually translate what whales were saying to one another.
#incroyable
... it might be possible to use A.I. to find patterns within the vocal data and eventually translate what whales were saying to one another.
#incroyable
Opinion | I’m a Marine Biologist. This Is How I Talk to Whales.
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:38 AM
In a pilot study, A.I.was able to accurately predict the type of coda, the whale’s vocal clan and the individual whale with over 90% accuracy.
... it might be possible to use A.I. to find patterns within the vocal data and eventually translate what whales were saying to one another.
#incroyable
... it might be possible to use A.I. to find patterns within the vocal data and eventually translate what whales were saying to one another.
#incroyable
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‘The Buildup Is Real’: GOP Lawmaker Anticipates Venezuela’s Maduro Could Step Down This Week Mediaite
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‘The Buildup Is Real’: GOP Lawmaker Anticipates Venezuela’s Maduro Could Step Down This Week
twp.ai
December 1, 2025 at 4:25 PM
‘The Buildup Is Real’: GOP Lawmaker Anticipates Venezuela’s Maduro Could Step Down This Week Mediaite
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96% of the highest-paid workers in the US have paid sick days.
Just 38% of the lowest-paid workers get them — including the thousands of retail workers working this holiday weekend.
Only in America do we call working people ‘essential’ but deny them paid sick leave.
Just 38% of the lowest-paid workers get them — including the thousands of retail workers working this holiday weekend.
Only in America do we call working people ‘essential’ but deny them paid sick leave.
The Hidden Costs of Denying Paid Sick Leave
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:00 AM
96% of the highest-paid workers in the US have paid sick days.
Just 38% of the lowest-paid workers get them — including the thousands of retail workers working this holiday weekend.
Only in America do we call working people ‘essential’ but deny them paid sick leave.
Just 38% of the lowest-paid workers get them — including the thousands of retail workers working this holiday weekend.
Only in America do we call working people ‘essential’ but deny them paid sick leave.
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Ten years of the Paris Agreement - What we achieved and what is yet to be done
Thoughts at the end of 10-year term as professor
✅Zero emissions is the new norm
❌but heavy pushback by fossil fuel lobby
✅Emissions / temperature future outlook improved
❌but 1.5°C will be breached
Thoughts at the end of 10-year term as professor
✅Zero emissions is the new norm
❌but heavy pushback by fossil fuel lobby
✅Emissions / temperature future outlook improved
❌but 1.5°C will be breached
December 1, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Ten years of the Paris Agreement - What we achieved and what is yet to be done
Thoughts at the end of 10-year term as professor
✅Zero emissions is the new norm
❌but heavy pushback by fossil fuel lobby
✅Emissions / temperature future outlook improved
❌but 1.5°C will be breached
Thoughts at the end of 10-year term as professor
✅Zero emissions is the new norm
❌but heavy pushback by fossil fuel lobby
✅Emissions / temperature future outlook improved
❌but 1.5°C will be breached
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OPINION:
Is Speaker Johnson losing control of the House?
House Speaker Mike Johnson is one of the weakest compared to the long line of speakers that have come before him, and his own GOP caucus has figured out a way to get around his demands. @theweekendmsnow.bsky.social takes a closer look.
Is Speaker Johnson losing control of the House?
House Speaker Mike Johnson is one of the weakest compared to the long line of speakers that have come before him, and his own GOP caucus has figured out a way to get around his demands. @theweekendmsnow.bsky.social takes a closer look.
Is Speaker Johnson losing control of the House?
YouTube video by MS NOW
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December 1, 2025 at 4:17 PM
OPINION:
Is Speaker Johnson losing control of the House?
House Speaker Mike Johnson is one of the weakest compared to the long line of speakers that have come before him, and his own GOP caucus has figured out a way to get around his demands. @theweekendmsnow.bsky.social takes a closer look.
Is Speaker Johnson losing control of the House?
House Speaker Mike Johnson is one of the weakest compared to the long line of speakers that have come before him, and his own GOP caucus has figured out a way to get around his demands. @theweekendmsnow.bsky.social takes a closer look.
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A reminder to a nation with way too many people untethered to facts and truth: There’s no such thing as “The Department of War.” It doesn’t exist. Only Congress has the power to create and name executive departments & agencies. So it’s still The Department of Defense.
Thanks
Thanks
December 1, 2025 at 3:08 PM
A reminder to a nation with way too many people untethered to facts and truth: There’s no such thing as “The Department of War.” It doesn’t exist. Only Congress has the power to create and name executive departments & agencies. So it’s still The Department of Defense.
Thanks
Thanks
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If the President doesn’t want to be called a Russian asset, perhaps he should stop acting like a Russian asset.
November 30, 2025 at 11:00 AM
If the President doesn’t want to be called a Russian asset, perhaps he should stop acting like a Russian asset.
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I’ve never been a “defund the police” type of guy. I believe that police are necessary, despite their flaws.
But ICE is different. I am 100% behind ending their existence and prosecuting every single one of them.
ICE must go. End of discussion.
But ICE is different. I am 100% behind ending their existence and prosecuting every single one of them.
ICE must go. End of discussion.
December 1, 2025 at 9:53 AM
I’ve never been a “defund the police” type of guy. I believe that police are necessary, despite their flaws.
But ICE is different. I am 100% behind ending their existence and prosecuting every single one of them.
ICE must go. End of discussion.
But ICE is different. I am 100% behind ending their existence and prosecuting every single one of them.
ICE must go. End of discussion.
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On this day in 1955 Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat. For 381 days people boycotted the buses. They walked, carpooled and organized every single day until segregation cracked. Nothing will change today without that same resolve. Freedom isn’t granted, it's taken one step at a time. #Resist
December 1, 2025 at 12:08 PM
On this day in 1955 Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat. For 381 days people boycotted the buses. They walked, carpooled and organized every single day until segregation cracked. Nothing will change today without that same resolve. Freedom isn’t granted, it's taken one step at a time. #Resist
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Mark Kelly: “Pete Hegseth is not a serious person. He’s unqualified for this job. I think he is the least qualified Secretary of Defense in the history of our country by far. & this President thinks he can bully & intimidate people? He’s not gonna stop me from speaking out & holding him accountable”
November 30, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Mark Kelly: “Pete Hegseth is not a serious person. He’s unqualified for this job. I think he is the least qualified Secretary of Defense in the history of our country by far. & this President thinks he can bully & intimidate people? He’s not gonna stop me from speaking out & holding him accountable”
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“It’s a mockery of due process. It’s a mockery of our constitutional rights.”
December 1, 2025 at 3:48 AM
“It’s a mockery of due process. It’s a mockery of our constitutional rights.”
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One Afghan immigrant shoots two National Guard members, MAGA insists that all immigration from "Third World" (Read: Brown countries) is immediately and permanently halted.
Young white American males gun down dozens of school children each year, MAGA insists we make it easier for them to get guns.
Young white American males gun down dozens of school children each year, MAGA insists we make it easier for them to get guns.
December 1, 2025 at 9:20 AM
One Afghan immigrant shoots two National Guard members, MAGA insists that all immigration from "Third World" (Read: Brown countries) is immediately and permanently halted.
Young white American males gun down dozens of school children each year, MAGA insists we make it easier for them to get guns.
Young white American males gun down dozens of school children each year, MAGA insists we make it easier for them to get guns.
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Dear Senator Cassidy,
“We” didn’t. WE didn’t pardon anyone. HE did. The President of the United States pardoned him. Come on Bill, say his name. Who’s our president? Say his name.
Best,
Your Former Congressional Colleague
“We” didn’t. WE didn’t pardon anyone. HE did. The President of the United States pardoned him. Come on Bill, say his name. Who’s our president? Say his name.
Best,
Your Former Congressional Colleague
December 1, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Dear Senator Cassidy,
“We” didn’t. WE didn’t pardon anyone. HE did. The President of the United States pardoned him. Come on Bill, say his name. Who’s our president? Say his name.
Best,
Your Former Congressional Colleague
“We” didn’t. WE didn’t pardon anyone. HE did. The President of the United States pardoned him. Come on Bill, say his name. Who’s our president? Say his name.
Best,
Your Former Congressional Colleague
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