Maureen
@mlgfl.bsky.social
Stranger in a strange land. MA to FL. Books, Beatles, pop culture; hoping we can save democracy. Former adjunct English prof. UConn. "A lie is not an answer"~Lawrence O'Donnell 💙🇺🇸 Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦
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Maureen
@mlgfl.bsky.social
· Oct 18
My maternal ancestry can be traced back in Massachusetts to the 4th ship to follow the Mayflower. Other branches were Irish and English immigrants in the 1800s. One half Irish/half English 2x great grandfather fought for the Union in the Civil War. 1/2
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Jake sounds like Tom Cotton. And I don’t give a sh*t about what’s normal for a 79 yo. I care about whether the man who’s supposed to be President is able to do the job.
December 6, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Jake sounds like Tom Cotton. And I don’t give a sh*t about what’s normal for a 79 yo. I care about whether the man who’s supposed to be President is able to do the job.
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Biden never slept through meetings but Jake Tapper wrote a whole book about how he was too old.
December 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Biden never slept through meetings but Jake Tapper wrote a whole book about how he was too old.
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Hey @jaketapper.bsky.social how many cabinet meetings did Biden sleep through?
Given you're insane, creepy obsession with him you GOTTA know right? Feel like if he had you would have put it in your book.
Given you're insane, creepy obsession with him you GOTTA know right? Feel like if he had you would have put it in your book.
Biden never slept through meetings but Jake Tapper wrote a whole book about how he was too old.
December 6, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Hey @jaketapper.bsky.social how many cabinet meetings did Biden sleep through?
Given you're insane, creepy obsession with him you GOTTA know right? Feel like if he had you would have put it in your book.
Given you're insane, creepy obsession with him you GOTTA know right? Feel like if he had you would have put it in your book.
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When Pete Hegseth tweeted he was investigating me, Gabby laughed and laughed.
December 6, 2025 at 1:27 AM
When Pete Hegseth tweeted he was investigating me, Gabby laughed and laughed.
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This isn’t about Trump.
He is a walking moral cesspool; a lumbering, empty, loveless husk of a human being, but he has never been anything else....
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/if-hell-ex...
He is a walking moral cesspool; a lumbering, empty, loveless husk of a human being, but he has never been anything else....
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/if-hell-ex...
If Hell Exists, It Will Be Filled With Congressional Republicans
Growing up in the Church, I believed in Hell.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:32 AM
This isn’t about Trump.
He is a walking moral cesspool; a lumbering, empty, loveless husk of a human being, but he has never been anything else....
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/if-hell-ex...
He is a walking moral cesspool; a lumbering, empty, loveless husk of a human being, but he has never been anything else....
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/if-hell-ex...
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Kash Patel: "When you attack American citizens, when you attack our institutions of legislation, when you attack our nation's Capitol, you attack the very being of our way of life."
Ahem. 👇
Ahem. 👇
December 4, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Kash Patel: "When you attack American citizens, when you attack our institutions of legislation, when you attack our nation's Capitol, you attack the very being of our way of life."
Ahem. 👇
Ahem. 👇
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WALZ: “.. Donald Trump’s calling our Somali neighbors ‘garbage’ and calling the state of Minnesota a ‘hellhole’. I’m assuming it’s unprecedented for a United States President. .. We’ve got little children going to school today, their president called them ‘garbage’.”
December 4, 2025 at 8:58 PM
WALZ: “.. Donald Trump’s calling our Somali neighbors ‘garbage’ and calling the state of Minnesota a ‘hellhole’. I’m assuming it’s unprecedented for a United States President. .. We’ve got little children going to school today, their president called them ‘garbage’.”
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Also, most importantly: It was an attempt to overthrow the democratically elected government of the United States.
Reminder about Jan 6:
it really happened
It was a horror
140+ police were injured
A range of violent weapons were used by attackers
Chants to hang Mike Pence were heard
There was a gallows and guns
Pipe bombs diverted police as mob approached
it really happened
It was a horror
140+ police were injured
A range of violent weapons were used by attackers
Chants to hang Mike Pence were heard
There was a gallows and guns
Pipe bombs diverted police as mob approached
December 4, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Also, most importantly: It was an attempt to overthrow the democratically elected government of the United States.
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Reminder about Jan 6:
it really happened
It was a horror
140+ police were injured
A range of violent weapons were used by attackers
Chants to hang Mike Pence were heard
There was a gallows and guns
Pipe bombs diverted police as mob approached
it really happened
It was a horror
140+ police were injured
A range of violent weapons were used by attackers
Chants to hang Mike Pence were heard
There was a gallows and guns
Pipe bombs diverted police as mob approached
December 4, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Reminder about Jan 6:
it really happened
It was a horror
140+ police were injured
A range of violent weapons were used by attackers
Chants to hang Mike Pence were heard
There was a gallows and guns
Pipe bombs diverted police as mob approached
it really happened
It was a horror
140+ police were injured
A range of violent weapons were used by attackers
Chants to hang Mike Pence were heard
There was a gallows and guns
Pipe bombs diverted police as mob approached
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You. Were. Never. Not. Allowed. To. Say. Merry. Christmas. You. Performative. MAGA. Morons.
December 3, 2025 at 10:17 PM
You. Were. Never. Not. Allowed. To. Say. Merry. Christmas. You. Performative. MAGA. Morons.
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Trump thinks he will change the narrative by blowing up alleged narco-boats and putting military leaders in lawless positions; forcing Congress to pivot from investigating Epstein's sex trafficking/pedo ring to investigating possible war crimes
#ReleaseAllTheEpsteinFiles #WalkAndChewGum
#ReleaseAllTheEpsteinFiles #WalkAndChewGum
December 2, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Trump thinks he will change the narrative by blowing up alleged narco-boats and putting military leaders in lawless positions; forcing Congress to pivot from investigating Epstein's sex trafficking/pedo ring to investigating possible war crimes
#ReleaseAllTheEpsteinFiles #WalkAndChewGum
#ReleaseAllTheEpsteinFiles #WalkAndChewGum
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Admiral Holsey is to this serial murder in the Caribbean as Hugh Thompson was to the butchery at My Lai --
that is to say a great American and a lone, solitary credit to its armed forces in a moment when a great and unremovable stain was put upon the honor of the entire American military.
that is to say a great American and a lone, solitary credit to its armed forces in a moment when a great and unremovable stain was put upon the honor of the entire American military.
Remember 6 weeks ago when Admiral Alvin Holsey, head of the U.S. military’s southern command, abruptly decided to retire?
Makes me think at least one top-ranking officer knows what a war crime is.
Makes me think at least one top-ranking officer knows what a war crime is.
US admiral to retire amid military strikes in Caribbean and tensions with Venezuela
Alvin Holsey just took over the US southern command late last year for a position that normally lasts three years
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Admiral Holsey is to this serial murder in the Caribbean as Hugh Thompson was to the butchery at My Lai --
that is to say a great American and a lone, solitary credit to its armed forces in a moment when a great and unremovable stain was put upon the honor of the entire American military.
that is to say a great American and a lone, solitary credit to its armed forces in a moment when a great and unremovable stain was put upon the honor of the entire American military.
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Good morning ☕️
December 2, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Good morning ☕️
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1 December 1971:
John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s single Happy Xmas (War Is Over) is released in the USA.
The single fails to chart. The main factor is lack of promotion, mostly due to it being recorded and released so late in the year.
See more:
www.beatlesbible.com/people/john-...
John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s single Happy Xmas (War Is Over) is released in the USA.
The single fails to chart. The main factor is lack of promotion, mostly due to it being recorded and released so late in the year.
See more:
www.beatlesbible.com/people/john-...
Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
Written by: Lennon-Ono Recorded: 28, 30 October 1971 Producers: John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Phil Spector Released: 24 November 1972 (UK), 1 December 1971 (US) Available on: Power To The People – The Hits J...
www.beatlesbible.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:19 PM
1 December 1971:
John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s single Happy Xmas (War Is Over) is released in the USA.
The single fails to chart. The main factor is lack of promotion, mostly due to it being recorded and released so late in the year.
See more:
www.beatlesbible.com/people/john-...
John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s single Happy Xmas (War Is Over) is released in the USA.
The single fails to chart. The main factor is lack of promotion, mostly due to it being recorded and released so late in the year.
See more:
www.beatlesbible.com/people/john-...
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Department of Defense Law of War Manual, Sec. 18.3.2.1 states the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders.
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
December 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Department of Defense Law of War Manual, Sec. 18.3.2.1 states the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders.
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
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Frank's Film Review: Hamnet
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
Visually, "Hamnet" is a feast for the eyes. Chloé Zhao’s direction is nothing short of masterful, elegantly capturing the rugged beauty of the English countryside and the intimacy of family life. Every frame is rich in texture and emotion. Here's the review...
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
Visually, "Hamnet" is a feast for the eyes. Chloé Zhao’s direction is nothing short of masterful, elegantly capturing the rugged beauty of the English countryside and the intimacy of family life. Every frame is rich in texture and emotion. Here's the review...
Hamnet
Frank’s Film Review: Hamnet⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 Audiences entering the theater to watch Hamnet may not know exactly what to expect. With the acclaimed talents of Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley anchoring the cas…
franksfilmreview.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Frank's Film Review: Hamnet
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
Visually, "Hamnet" is a feast for the eyes. Chloé Zhao’s direction is nothing short of masterful, elegantly capturing the rugged beauty of the English countryside and the intimacy of family life. Every frame is rich in texture and emotion. Here's the review...
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
Visually, "Hamnet" is a feast for the eyes. Chloé Zhao’s direction is nothing short of masterful, elegantly capturing the rugged beauty of the English countryside and the intimacy of family life. Every frame is rich in texture and emotion. Here's the review...
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“RFk jr is unqualified and in any other time would be completely disqualified from this position. Here’s why that’s troubling and disturbing for Americans”
There. Fixed it
There. Fixed it
November 29, 2025 at 11:25 PM
“RFk jr is unqualified and in any other time would be completely disqualified from this position. Here’s why that’s troubling and disturbing for Americans”
There. Fixed it
There. Fixed it
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Stephen Miller is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. His great-grandparents inhabited the Pale of Settlement (western Russia where Jews were allowed to live) and escaped Russian pogroms and the Holocaust. All the same racist, xenophobic, ignorant things he is saying were said about his own family.
November 28, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Stephen Miller is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. His great-grandparents inhabited the Pale of Settlement (western Russia where Jews were allowed to live) and escaped Russian pogroms and the Holocaust. All the same racist, xenophobic, ignorant things he is saying were said about his own family.
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RETWEET if you support Sen. Mark Kelly!
November 25, 2025 at 11:34 PM
RETWEET if you support Sen. Mark Kelly!
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The AUDACITY of TRUMP & HEGSETH
It disgusts me to my very core
They want to court martial our Arizona Senator !!
Hegseth and Trump can't shine his shoes
Let alone Gabby Giffords
Once again, like Comey this insane investigation wil do nothing, only waste thousands of taxpayer dollars
It disgusts me to my very core
They want to court martial our Arizona Senator !!
Hegseth and Trump can't shine his shoes
Let alone Gabby Giffords
Once again, like Comey this insane investigation wil do nothing, only waste thousands of taxpayer dollars
November 25, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The AUDACITY of TRUMP & HEGSETH
It disgusts me to my very core
They want to court martial our Arizona Senator !!
Hegseth and Trump can't shine his shoes
Let alone Gabby Giffords
Once again, like Comey this insane investigation wil do nothing, only waste thousands of taxpayer dollars
It disgusts me to my very core
They want to court martial our Arizona Senator !!
Hegseth and Trump can't shine his shoes
Let alone Gabby Giffords
Once again, like Comey this insane investigation wil do nothing, only waste thousands of taxpayer dollars
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Genuine question: has any GOP member of house or senate spoken out about the Dept of defense and Hegseth threatening sen Mark Kelly with lawfare? Beyond disturbing
Especially any veterans?
Shame on all those who stay silent
Especially any veterans?
Shame on all those who stay silent
November 24, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Genuine question: has any GOP member of house or senate spoken out about the Dept of defense and Hegseth threatening sen Mark Kelly with lawfare? Beyond disturbing
Especially any veterans?
Shame on all those who stay silent
Especially any veterans?
Shame on all those who stay silent
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Pete Hegseth take notes. This is what a real Patriot looks like.
I swore an oath to the Constitution in 1986. I've upheld it through 25 years of service and every day since I retired.
If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
November 24, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Pete Hegseth take notes. This is what a real Patriot looks like.
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Dear MAGA,
If you didn't want us to torch the mean asshole who made President Biden's age / physical condition an issue -- despite the fact he's only 2 years younger and in WORSE shape -- you shouldn't have thrown rocks in that glass house.
Turnabout is fair play.
Buckle up.
If you didn't want us to torch the mean asshole who made President Biden's age / physical condition an issue -- despite the fact he's only 2 years younger and in WORSE shape -- you shouldn't have thrown rocks in that glass house.
Turnabout is fair play.
Buckle up.
November 23, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Dear MAGA,
If you didn't want us to torch the mean asshole who made President Biden's age / physical condition an issue -- despite the fact he's only 2 years younger and in WORSE shape -- you shouldn't have thrown rocks in that glass house.
Turnabout is fair play.
Buckle up.
If you didn't want us to torch the mean asshole who made President Biden's age / physical condition an issue -- despite the fact he's only 2 years younger and in WORSE shape -- you shouldn't have thrown rocks in that glass house.
Turnabout is fair play.
Buckle up.