@msmaureen.bsky.social
Today: mosaic artist, cat-lover, hiker, kayaker, guide at local historic site
Past lives: history, civics, social justice teacher, nonprofit leader.
Substack: https://maureenbcostello.substack.com
Past lives: history, civics, social justice teacher, nonprofit leader.
Substack: https://maureenbcostello.substack.com
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View the The Philadelphia Tribune for Sunday, February 8, 2026
www.phillytrib.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:18 AM
Dont underestimate the power of music to focus and unite us
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This Machine Kills Fascists
Art, especially music, has power
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January 31, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Dont underestimate the power of music to focus and unite us
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The spirit of Woody Guthrie lives ...
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 6:37 PM
The spirit of Woody Guthrie lives ...
What I see is respect and love.
A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
January 25, 2026 at 3:53 PM
What I see is respect and love.
Has this man ever met an actual American?
Bessent: "Someone, maybe your parents for their retirement have bought 5, 10, 12 homes."
January 21, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Has this man ever met an actual American?
"There are no written documents ..."
January 20, 2026 at 12:45 AM
"There are no written documents ..."
"We reviewed footage with a panel of eight former police officers and law enforcement experts. They were appalled."
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
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We Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing
Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold. The government ...
www.propublica.org
January 15, 2026 at 11:59 PM
"We reviewed footage with a panel of eight former police officers and law enforcement experts. They were appalled."
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
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“My deepest fear is not that we fail to survive this moment—it’s that we survive it only to return to the status quo that made it possible.”
Mine too. We need a reformation.
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Mine too. We need a reformation.
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The Wall Looks Permanent Until It Falls
On the optimism of preparation in a time of democratic decay.
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January 14, 2026 at 7:55 PM
“My deepest fear is not that we fail to survive this moment—it’s that we survive it only to return to the status quo that made it possible.”
Mine too. We need a reformation.
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Mine too. We need a reformation.
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Trump: "We're going to have our very large United States oil companies go in, spend billions of dollars, fix the badly broken infrastructure and start making money for the country. And we are ready to stage a second and much larger attack if we need to do so."
January 3, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Trump: "We're going to have our very large United States oil companies go in, spend billions of dollars, fix the badly broken infrastructure and start making money for the country. And we are ready to stage a second and much larger attack if we need to do so."
Reposted
Here’s the scathing statement from @markwarner.bsky.social, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee.
January 3, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Here’s the scathing statement from @markwarner.bsky.social, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee.
No, Marco. This was not "basically a law enforcement" mission.
January 3, 2026 at 5:21 PM
No, Marco. This was not "basically a law enforcement" mission.
Just as we were thinking that 2026 might give us a shot at getting back to sanity.
January 3, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Just as we were thinking that 2026 might give us a shot at getting back to sanity.
He lives in an alternate universe.
January 3, 2026 at 4:55 PM
He lives in an alternate universe.
Rubio wants him to stop talking. He's sighing, glancing to his left, looking for someone to pull Trump away from the podium.
January 3, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Rubio wants him to stop talking. He's sighing, glancing to his left, looking for someone to pull Trump away from the podium.
He's riffing now ... all the cities we "saved."
January 3, 2026 at 4:52 PM
He's riffing now ... all the cities we "saved."
The last confirmed murder (homicide) in Washington D.C. occurred on Wednesday, December 31, 2025.
January 3, 2026 at 4:51 PM
The last confirmed murder (homicide) in Washington D.C. occurred on Wednesday, December 31, 2025.
"We're gonna run it" ... three times. And now, the oil. Yeah, narcoterrorism, right.
January 3, 2026 at 4:46 PM
"We're gonna run it" ... three times. And now, the oil. Yeah, narcoterrorism, right.
Of course.
Trump’s $1,776 checks for more than a million troops, announced Wednesday, will actually come from reconciliation funds previously allocated by Congress that were intended to subsidize housing allowances for service members, a senior administration official confirmed.
Trump rebrands Congressionally-approved troop housing subsidy as ‘warrior dividend’ bonus
More than $2.9 billion in reconciliation funds was allocated to beef up troop housing allowances. Now it’s being used for $1,776 checks.
www.defenseone.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Of course.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said that the texts are “eloquently written descriptions of each president” and that “many were written directly by the President himself.”
No shit.
No shit.
White House adds plaques below Biden and Obama portraits, calling them ‘the worst President in American history’ and ‘divisive’
White House adds insulting plaques below Biden and Obama portraits
www.independent.co.uk
December 17, 2025 at 9:21 PM
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said that the texts are “eloquently written descriptions of each president” and that “many were written directly by the President himself.”
No shit.
No shit.
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White House adds plaques below Biden and Obama portraits, calling them ‘the worst President in American history’ and ‘divisive’
White House adds insulting plaques below Biden and Obama portraits
www.independent.co.uk
December 17, 2025 at 7:40 PM
White House adds plaques below Biden and Obama portraits, calling them ‘the worst President in American history’ and ‘divisive’
Now, this is a War on Christmas.
Masked, secret deportation police as Santa. Very cool and normal and definitely in the spirit of Christmas.
December 6, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Now, this is a War on Christmas.
One wonders what the quid was for this quo.
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The Ex-President Whom Trump Plans to Pardon Flooded America With Cocaine
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November 30, 2025 at 7:11 PM
One wonders what the quid was for this quo.
Gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
Gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...