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Marq in the Bay

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SF Bay Area #climate champ, dog dad, technologist, singer (stage and closet). Followed by @JennyCohn, @DevinCow & @TeaPain. #ProudBlue #StandWithUkraine #ActOnClimate #Resist #BlueEarth

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Marq in the Bay @baymarq.bsky.social · Nov 16

Poem, by Marq

That site of Musk
Is now a husk.
The site of Graber? It
Is now our favorite.

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Marq in the Bay @baymarq.bsky.social · 16h

From the ORIGINAL @freepress.bsky.social -Paramount/Skydance just bought Bari Weiss’ right-leaning outlet The Free Press and made her editor-in-chief of CBS News. The move gives Trump-aligned billionaire David Ellison enormous power over one of America’s most trusted newsrooms. #ProudBlue

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

282 Ex DOJ officials open letter: “We believe it’s our duty to sound the alarm about this administration’s degradation of DoJ’s vital work, and its assault on the public servants who do it”

www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/e...

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Marq in the Bay @baymarq.bsky.social · 20h

I think Bad Bunny should sing only in Spanish at the Super Bowl halftime, and throw in "Trump". Then his staff will be forced to figure out what he said! #ProudBlue #resist

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Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 2d

Do not fall for secessionist propaganda or “Texas is invading Illinois”! Pay attention to who is saying this, who is screwing you over, and what their end goal is.

quote from book THEY KNEW about grim realities of secession in the US, written in 2021, published in 2022, applicable to now

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 21h

This is Adelita Grijalva.

She was elected to Congress two weeks ago, officially making her the final vote needed to force the release of the Epstein files.

She has still not been sworn in because Mike Johnson refuses to do so.

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Marq in the Bay @baymarq.bsky.social · 20h

She's just doing what she is paid to do.

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Ethan @grand-pa-etan.bsky.social · 20h

America is plunged into orchestrated chaos. The wannaby dictator Trump, is methodically preparing the nation for civil war. His speech on September 30, 2025, to the top military brass at Quantico leaves no doubt about this.

#ProudBlue #DemVoice1

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Marq in the Bay @baymarq.bsky.social · 21h

Lev Parnas: "Trump defies judges, aligns red-state militias under his command, and prepares a nationwide crackdown".

This is a totally illegal assault on American cities.

Anyone who is "just following orders" and committing violent acts should be arrested!

#ProudBlue #Resist

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 1d

Trump is going for martial law and he's going to invoke the Insurrection Act to bypass the judges and unleash the military against US cities.

He won't stop.

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Marq in the Bay @baymarq.bsky.social · 1d

This important election watchdog body, the FEC - is crippled. It doesn't have enough commissioners. This is BAD. #ProudBlue www.wprl.org/npr-news/202...

The Federal Election Commission is down to 2 members. So its work is at a standstill

The Federal Election Commission, which regulates campaign finance, has lost another member. But the FEC has actually been without a quorum for months, leaving the agency unable to do much of its work.

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Marq in the Bay @baymarq.bsky.social · 1d

From @washingtonmonthly.com - yes trump authoritarianism is terrifying, but there are reasons to hope there won't be a total collapse of American democracy.

ABOVE ALL - #Resist ! #BlueCrew #ProudBlue #DemVoice1
washingtonmonthly.com/2025/10/02/m...

Quit Being All Gloom and Doom. MAGA Has Not Won

MAGA has not won. Trump’s power is weaker than it looks, and American democracy is more resilient than the doomers believe.

washingtonmonthly.com

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Alan Smithee DGA @alansmitheedga.bsky.social · 8d

RELEASE THE FILES - RELEASE THE FILES - RELEASE THE FILES - RELEASE THE FILES - RELEASE THE FILES - RELEASE THE FILES - RELEASE THE FILES - RELEASE THE FILES - RELEASE THE FILES - RELEASE THE FILES - RELEASE THE FILES - RELEASE THE FILES - RELEASE THE FILES - RELEASE THE FILES - RELEASE THE FILES -

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ALT: a man with curly hair and a beard holds a drum stick

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Marq in the Bay @baymarq.bsky.social · 1d

Got this text from ResistMap -

"We're the only platform left standing that can't be shut down. Help us scale to meet this moment: arsenalpac.com/l/CrxJlx

Thank you for supporting the platform that can't be shut down so easily.

We have the watch,
- Samantha"
#ProudBlue

Donate to fund ResistMap

Support communities against raids and right-wing extremist attacks

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Greg Olear @gregolear.bsky.social · 2d

Serious question: What's stopping the State of Illinois from arresting Stephen Miller & charging him with incitement?

The Senate didn't confirm him. He's just a guy.

At some point, the states MUST use their authority to prosecute, because the federal government certainly will not.

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David Gilbert @davidgilbert.bsky.social · 2d

Over the weekend, Trump's deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller repeatedly attacked judges, calling them part of an "organized terrorist attack" on the US government....

On Saturday, the home of a judge who ruled against Trump, went up in flames

time.com/7323442/sout...

House of South Carolina Judge Criticized by Trump Administration Set Ablaze

Authorities are investigating a fire at the home of a South Carolina judge who had reportedly received death threats in what could be the latest incident of political violence across the country.

time.com

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Marq in the Bay @baymarq.bsky.social · 2d

Good G0D, NYT, what a freaking waste of pixels.
We're in the middle of a #TrumpShutdown, an economic crisis, a healthcare debacle, and a dictatorial coup.
#ProudBlue #BlueCrew

If you follow the president on social media, you’re probably familiar with his partisan rants and Beltway musings. That’s Donald Trump, the politician.

But there’s another, lesser-known Trump on the sidelines. This Trump is just as opinionated as the one you know, but he cares less about “the Democrat party” and more about “the GOAT.” This Trump argues not why politicians deserve indictments, but why athletes deserve hall-of-fame inductions...

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 3d

One of the lessons I discuss in "On Tyranny":
Listen for dangerous words.

Text card: Listen for dangerous words.
Be alert to the use of the words extremism and terrorism. Be alive to the fatal notions of emergency and exception. Be angry about the treacherous use of patriotic vocabulary.
#OnTyranny

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Marq in the Bay @baymarq.bsky.social · 2d

From the @washingtonmonthly.com -
"Race-neutral admissions policies ... should even be encouraged. The result would be more diversity, but on terms that Americans believe fair. Trump, on the other hand, is waging war on diversity itself." #ProudBlue washingtonmonthly.substack.com/p/who-deserv...

Who deserves opportunity in Trump's America?

An opponent of race-based affirmative action speaks out against Trump’s attacks on diversity

washingtonmonthly.substack.com

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 2d

So here is my question. Let’s assume Miller & Co. are successful, i.e., they deport, jail, kill, all of the “undesirables.” What do they think society is like then? Like, what happens when they realize there’s still crime, drugs, and no one around to do half the jobs, from manual to skilled labor?1/

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Steely Connie @zuhleika.bsky.social · Jan 29

Putting this out there for whoever may need this.

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Marq in the Bay @baymarq.bsky.social · 3d

278K subscribers and counting! #ProudBlue

Occupy Democrats @occupydemocrats.bsky.social · Jul 3

BREAKING: Trump gets STUNNED as January 6 hero Michael Fanone announces that he just launched his new YouTube show, ‘The Michael Fanone Show.’

His show ALREADY has 95,000 subscribers in one day. We’re setting a goal of 150,000 subscribers by TONIGHT. Here’s the link: youtube.com/@themichaelf...

Marq in the Bay @baymarq.bsky.social · 3d

She's pretty accomplished and should (we hope) appeal to the young disaffected males out there. Just sayin'
#ProudBlue

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Marq in the Bay @baymarq.bsky.social · 3d

This coldness and dehumanization - where anyone is a "suspect" - leads straight to killing at will.
No accountability.
No oversight.
Straight up fascism.
It's here NOW.
#ProudBlue #resist

Ann Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social · 3d

Marq in the Bay @baymarq.bsky.social · 3d

Keep fighting. We're counting on you. DON'T CAVE. #ProudBlue

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Marq in the Bay @baymarq.bsky.social · 3d

I'll believe it when I see other witness testimony.