David Scott Marley
@dsmarley.bsky.social
Editorial manager for a technical publisher. Writer of “The Riot Grrrl on Mars,” “The Bat Bites Back,” “The Manga Flute,” and a bunch of other opera adaptations into English. Into books, board games, puzzles, ancient history, and more stuff than fits here.
The more I read the news, the more it seems that the only real crime in MAGA World is not being white.
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He Saved Americans’ Lives in Afghanistan. Then an American Took His Life in Texas.
Why was the war hero’s killer allowed to walk free?
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May 30, 2025 at 3:03 AM
The more I read the news, the more it seems that the only real crime in MAGA World is not being white.
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“President Trump is employing the vast power of his office to redefine criminality to suit his needs — using pardons to inoculate criminals he happens to like, downplaying corruption and fraud as crimes, and seeking to stigmatize political opponents by labeling them criminals.”
Trump’s Flurry of Pardons Signals a Wholesale Effort to Redefine Crime
www.nytimes.com
May 30, 2025 at 2:30 AM
“President Trump is employing the vast power of his office to redefine criminality to suit his needs — using pardons to inoculate criminals he happens to like, downplaying corruption and fraud as crimes, and seeking to stigmatize political opponents by labeling them criminals.”
It’s OK to make up fictitious reason to hate the Jews again. Yay MAGA!
Just clicked on the Elon Musk town hall and literally the first thing I heard him say was The Great Replacement Theory, which he previously pulled back from when the entire world told him it was both antisemitic and categorically false
But now he needs to buy our votes again, so
But now he needs to buy our votes again, so
March 31, 2025 at 2:01 AM
It’s OK to make up fictitious reason to hate the Jews again. Yay MAGA!
We’re turning ourselves into the Soviet Union at lightning speed.
White House promises that next week, it will impose the largest peacetime tax increase in America history outside of World War II - $6 trillion over the decade.
Middle and lower earners hit hardest. Indefensible that Congress handed presidents the power to do this unilaterally.
Middle and lower earners hit hardest. Indefensible that Congress handed presidents the power to do this unilaterally.
March 31, 2025 at 1:59 AM
We’re turning ourselves into the Soviet Union at lightning speed.
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Morning Bluesky.
In Georgia someone has hacked the payment system on Tbilisi public transport so that it plays chants and speeches from the protesters fighting against the pro-Putin party that stole the recent election.
In Georgia someone has hacked the payment system on Tbilisi public transport so that it plays chants and speeches from the protesters fighting against the pro-Putin party that stole the recent election.
January 24, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Morning Bluesky.
In Georgia someone has hacked the payment system on Tbilisi public transport so that it plays chants and speeches from the protesters fighting against the pro-Putin party that stole the recent election.
In Georgia someone has hacked the payment system on Tbilisi public transport so that it plays chants and speeches from the protesters fighting against the pro-Putin party that stole the recent election.
“We could have made a deal with the Japanese to give them Hawai’i in exchange for not attacking us any more.”
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www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
Trump suggests Ukraine shouldn't have fought back against Russia
“Zelenskyy was fighting a much bigger entity, much bigger, much more powerful,” Trump said. “He shouldn’t have done that, because we could have made a deal.”
www.nbcnews.com
January 24, 2025 at 9:44 PM
“We could have made a deal with the Japanese to give them Hawai’i in exchange for not attacking us any more.”
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Egg prices hit record highs this week.
Much of the increase is the result of egg shortages brought on by avian flu.
How has Trump responded? By ordering public health agencies to cease communications with the public.
His presidency is a threat to our health and our wallets.
Much of the increase is the result of egg shortages brought on by avian flu.
How has Trump responded? By ordering public health agencies to cease communications with the public.
His presidency is a threat to our health and our wallets.
January 24, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Egg prices hit record highs this week.
Much of the increase is the result of egg shortages brought on by avian flu.
How has Trump responded? By ordering public health agencies to cease communications with the public.
His presidency is a threat to our health and our wallets.
Much of the increase is the result of egg shortages brought on by avian flu.
How has Trump responded? By ordering public health agencies to cease communications with the public.
His presidency is a threat to our health and our wallets.
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Pretty distressed at how Dems are responding to this bill to let Trump get another term. It’s an attack on democracy—not a meme generator related to a third Obama term (the bill precludes that anyway, and Obama doesn’t want one) or a chance to joke about Trump aging.
It is. An attack. On democracy.
It is. An attack. On democracy.
January 24, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Pretty distressed at how Dems are responding to this bill to let Trump get another term. It’s an attack on democracy—not a meme generator related to a third Obama term (the bill precludes that anyway, and Obama doesn’t want one) or a chance to joke about Trump aging.
It is. An attack. On democracy.
It is. An attack. On democracy.
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«Speaking to reporters in NC on Friday, Trump said he wouldn’t feel any responsibility if harm befell the former government officials … When asked about Fauci & former national security adviser John Bolton, Trump said, “They all made a lot of money. They can hire their own security, too.”»
Trump ends Fauci's security detail and says he'd feel no responsibility if harm befell him
President Donald Trump has ended the federal security detail for Dr. Anthony Fauci, the infectious disease expert who advised him on the COVID-19 pandemic.
apnews.com
January 24, 2025 at 8:33 PM
«Speaking to reporters in NC on Friday, Trump said he wouldn’t feel any responsibility if harm befell the former government officials … When asked about Fauci & former national security adviser John Bolton, Trump said, “They all made a lot of money. They can hire their own security, too.”»
So the argument is that we SHOULDN’T try to put any limits on immigration because it WON’T stop criminals from getting in illegally, but we SHOULD ban even legal and documented gun sales because that WILL stop criminals from getting guns illegally?
Or have I got that backward?
Or have I got that backward?
January 24, 2025 at 5:35 PM
So the argument is that we SHOULDN’T try to put any limits on immigration because it WON’T stop criminals from getting in illegally, but we SHOULD ban even legal and documented gun sales because that WILL stop criminals from getting guns illegally?
Or have I got that backward?
Or have I got that backward?
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Mark Zuckerberg had to move parts of his company into a Republican jurisdiction, put a Trump toady in charge of his D.C. operation, and then allow one of Trump’s courtiers/spies into the governing body of his kingdom.
Today's Triad from @jvl.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/mark-zucke...
Today's Triad from @jvl.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/mark-zucke...
Mark Zuckerberg Is a Surrender Monkey
Capitulation is contagious.
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January 7, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Mark Zuckerberg had to move parts of his company into a Republican jurisdiction, put a Trump toady in charge of his D.C. operation, and then allow one of Trump’s courtiers/spies into the governing body of his kingdom.
Today's Triad from @jvl.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/mark-zucke...
Today's Triad from @jvl.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/mark-zucke...
The Anschluß of Greenland progresses ….
Donald Trump Jr. is set to pay a personal visit to Greenland on Tuesday after his father, President-elect Donald Trump, again floated the suggestion that the United States should buy the Danish territory.
Trump Jr. to visit Greenland amid father’s talk of U.S. buying island
Trump Jr. said he was visiting “as a tourist.” Danish and Greenlandic officials have repeatedly insisted the territory is not for sale.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 7, 2025 at 8:59 PM
The Anschluß of Greenland progresses ….
The previous Trump term saw a sharp rise in random attacks on nonwhites. It’s already starting again.
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'This is Trump's America': Man allegedly followed reporter for 40 miles and strangled him
A man allegedly followed a news reporter for 40 miles to his station, where he attacked and strangled him after accusing him of not being an American citizen.
keprtv.com
December 30, 2024 at 2:50 AM
The previous Trump term saw a sharp rise in random attacks on nonwhites. It’s already starting again.
keprtv.com/news/nation-...
keprtv.com/news/nation-...
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“Chinese state media is reportedly troubled by the latest exodus of X users flocking to Bluesky. State outlets … put considerable resources into amassing millions of followers on Elon Musk’s social media platform.”
www.semafor.com/article/11/25/2024/bluesky-boom-worries-chinese-media
www.semafor.com/article/11/25/2024/bluesky-boom-worries-chinese-media
Bluesky boom worries Chinese media | Semafor
State outlets, which put considerable resources into amassing millions of followers on Elon Musk’s social media platform, have recently seen their growth plateau.
www.semafor.com
December 8, 2024 at 9:49 AM
“Chinese state media is reportedly troubled by the latest exodus of X users flocking to Bluesky. State outlets … put considerable resources into amassing millions of followers on Elon Musk’s social media platform.”
www.semafor.com/article/11/25/2024/bluesky-boom-worries-chinese-media
www.semafor.com/article/11/25/2024/bluesky-boom-worries-chinese-media
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Is the media really doing this again?
No, Donald Trump did not make his personal criminal defense lawyer the number two person at DOJ to "protect" the agency from Trump. Please stop.
No, Donald Trump did not make his personal criminal defense lawyer the number two person at DOJ to "protect" the agency from Trump. Please stop.
November 24, 2024 at 5:12 PM
Is the media really doing this again?
No, Donald Trump did not make his personal criminal defense lawyer the number two person at DOJ to "protect" the agency from Trump. Please stop.
No, Donald Trump did not make his personal criminal defense lawyer the number two person at DOJ to "protect" the agency from Trump. Please stop.
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Uggh. Strong evidence that Trump 2.0 will be even worse than the worst we might have imagined. This is wrong and deeply f—ked up in 800 ways.
Trump plans to fire Jack Smith’s team, use DOJ to probe 2020 election
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Trump plans to fire Jack Smith’s team, use DOJ to probe 2020 election
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Trump plans to fire Jack Smith’s team, use DOJ to probe 2020 election
The plans show how president-elect Donald Trump wants to use the Justice Department to address his own personal grievances.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 22, 2024 at 11:41 PM
Uggh. Strong evidence that Trump 2.0 will be even worse than the worst we might have imagined. This is wrong and deeply f—ked up in 800 ways.
Trump plans to fire Jack Smith’s team, use DOJ to probe 2020 election
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Trump plans to fire Jack Smith’s team, use DOJ to probe 2020 election
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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If anyone understands transitioning, it's Nancy Mace
November 22, 2024 at 9:56 PM
If anyone understands transitioning, it's Nancy Mace
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“The latest vote count shows that Donald J. Trump won the popular vote by one of the smallest margins since the 19th century.” www.nytimes.com/2024/11/22/u...
The ‘Landslide’ That Wasn’t: Trump and Allies Pump Up His Narrow Victory
The latest vote count shows that Donald J. Trump won the popular vote by one of the smallest margins since the 19th century. But Mr. Trump claims a “powerful mandate.”
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2024 at 4:01 PM
“The latest vote count shows that Donald J. Trump won the popular vote by one of the smallest margins since the 19th century.” www.nytimes.com/2024/11/22/u...
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Make America Florida. Huh.
November 22, 2024 at 7:36 PM
Make America Florida. Huh.
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The real story on Capitol Hill is the desire of GOP men to have transgender women in their bathrooms
November 21, 2024 at 1:34 PM
The real story on Capitol Hill is the desire of GOP men to have transgender women in their bathrooms
The e-book of Nicholas Ostler’s terrific “Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World” is on sale for $1.99 today. books.apple.com/us/book/empi...
Empires of the Word
Professional & Technical · 2011
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November 22, 2024 at 3:53 PM
The e-book of Nicholas Ostler’s terrific “Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World” is on sale for $1.99 today. books.apple.com/us/book/empi...
It may seem to disqualify her for Secretary of Education, but in fact it’s the most important qualification for being part of the Trump administration.
Please ask yourself what the worst 10 allegations a prospective Secretary of Education could ever face are and then tell me this is not one of them
Preventing child abuse and child sexual abuse is central to the mission of the American education system and McMahon already allegedly failed that test
Preventing child abuse and child sexual abuse is central to the mission of the American education system and McMahon already allegedly failed that test
November 22, 2024 at 5:14 AM
It may seem to disqualify her for Secretary of Education, but in fact it’s the most important qualification for being part of the Trump administration.