Zibby
@herglorang.bsky.social
Small joys, garden, writing, books, birds, the sky, history, quiet, laughing, kindness.
"Every moment of your life that is not a hideous nightmare is happiness" - Merrill Markoe
"Every moment of your life that is not a hideous nightmare is happiness" - Merrill Markoe
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MINNEAPOLIS, United States -- Paramilitary forces under the command of President Trump expanded their campaign of terrorism to a new major American city, attacking a school and killing an unarmed civilian attempting to flee the violence.
Minneapolis public schools canceled classes officials after Roosevelt High School said armed Border Patrol officers came on school property during dismissal Wednesday and began tackling people, handcuffed two staff members and released chemical weapons on bystanders
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Minneapolis schools cancel classes after Border Patrol clash disrupts dismissal at Roosevelt
Minneapolis schools closed for the week citing safety concerns after an encounter involving armed Border Patrol agents near Roosevelt High School.
www.mprnews.org
January 8, 2026 at 3:47 PM
MINNEAPOLIS, United States -- Paramilitary forces under the command of President Trump expanded their campaign of terrorism to a new major American city, attacking a school and killing an unarmed civilian attempting to flee the violence.
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Harmless-looking white ladies better step up our game. Protect the people who have been doing the work for years. Wield what's left of your privilege, protect your neighbors, and HOLD THE LINE. Be a Karen, louder. Ask to see ICE's manager.
January 9, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Harmless-looking white ladies better step up our game. Protect the people who have been doing the work for years. Wield what's left of your privilege, protect your neighbors, and HOLD THE LINE. Be a Karen, louder. Ask to see ICE's manager.
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So, can we talk about the ICE action at Roosevelt for a minute? I feel like it has been a bit lost in the face of the bigger story about the murder. None of the reporting explains what, exactly, ICE was doing there. Only that they were tackling people. Have they given any reason at all?
“'The guy, I’m telling him like, "Please step off the school grounds," and this dude comes up and bumps into me and then tells me that I pushed him, and he knocked me down,' an official at Roosevelt High School said. 'They don’t care. They’re just animals. I’ve never seen people behave like this.'"
Minneapolis schools cancel classes after Border Patrol clash disrupts dismissal at Roosevelt
Minneapolis schools closed for the week citing safety concerns after an encounter involving armed Border Patrol agents near Roosevelt High School.
www.mprnews.org
January 8, 2026 at 8:36 PM
So, can we talk about the ICE action at Roosevelt for a minute? I feel like it has been a bit lost in the face of the bigger story about the murder. None of the reporting explains what, exactly, ICE was doing there. Only that they were tackling people. Have they given any reason at all?
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Rough vibes on this website today, likely because people feel Hopeless and Helpless Because Can't Stop It and No One Who Is Supposed To Is Trying To So Now We're Fighting Each Other™. I recommend activities such as book, or potentially instrument if you like instrument, or even do talk on phone.
January 5, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Rough vibes on this website today, likely because people feel Hopeless and Helpless Because Can't Stop It and No One Who Is Supposed To Is Trying To So Now We're Fighting Each Other™. I recommend activities such as book, or potentially instrument if you like instrument, or even do talk on phone.
Three months later, we're at 15,412. Which seems not bad considering I haven't made any effort on that.
I just deleted about 12,000 emails from my inbox. Only 22,000 to go. Please clap.
January 5, 2026 at 7:31 AM
Three months later, we're at 15,412. Which seems not bad considering I haven't made any effort on that.
JOYOUS!
Okay, I'm going to take that and run with it.
Okay, I'm going to take that and run with it.
Take a screenshot of this GIF, and whichever new word you land on is YOUR word for 2026.
Let's. Go.
Let's. Go.
January 4, 2026 at 4:03 AM
JOYOUS!
Okay, I'm going to take that and run with it.
Okay, I'm going to take that and run with it.
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You have to go through Congress for anything resembling this type of war. Round up Massie and Paul types and have him removed. The people in this administration are on actual drugs and have insatiable bloodlust and bespoke mental illnesses. He has to go, and everybody with him.
January 3, 2026 at 6:58 AM
You have to go through Congress for anything resembling this type of war. Round up Massie and Paul types and have him removed. The people in this administration are on actual drugs and have insatiable bloodlust and bespoke mental illnesses. He has to go, and everybody with him.
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one thing that has always genuinely frightened me about him is he doesn’t appear to believe that the world will exist after he’s gone, and as president, he could make that literally true
January 23, 2025 at 3:38 AM
one thing that has always genuinely frightened me about him is he doesn’t appear to believe that the world will exist after he’s gone, and as president, he could make that literally true
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Members of Congress: stop posting online and APPEAR, PHYSICALLY on the steps of the Capitol to decry this unconstitutional violation of domestic & international law. SHOW THE PEOPLE the level of danger we are facing as a country.
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@senatedemocrats.bsky.social
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@senatedemocrats.bsky.social
January 3, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Members of Congress: stop posting online and APPEAR, PHYSICALLY on the steps of the Capitol to decry this unconstitutional violation of domestic & international law. SHOW THE PEOPLE the level of danger we are facing as a country.
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@senatedemocrats.bsky.social
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@senatedemocrats.bsky.social
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Well, at least we finally found that War on Christmas.
Trump, ICE, and MAGA are shutting down Christmas services in NOLA. It was never from the left.
www.wwltv.com/article/news...
Trump, ICE, and MAGA are shutting down Christmas services in NOLA. It was never from the left.
www.wwltv.com/article/news...
New Orleans-area churches cancel Christmas services amid Border Patrol operation
“It’s too dangerous,” said Melquisedec Castillo, a leader of a local coalition of Hispanic pastors.
www.wwltv.com
December 24, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Well, at least we finally found that War on Christmas.
Trump, ICE, and MAGA are shutting down Christmas services in NOLA. It was never from the left.
www.wwltv.com/article/news...
Trump, ICE, and MAGA are shutting down Christmas services in NOLA. It was never from the left.
www.wwltv.com/article/news...
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Here is a piece I wrote a few years ago that is meant to be read aloud to dogs as they are seated in the glow of holiday related lights. It is, for dogs, a seasonal tale of HOPE AND RENEWAL. And it is about my dog Lewis. open.substack.com/pub/merrillm...
It's a Wonderful Lewis
A Christmas Tale of Hope and Renewal. For Dogs.
open.substack.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Here is a piece I wrote a few years ago that is meant to be read aloud to dogs as they are seated in the glow of holiday related lights. It is, for dogs, a seasonal tale of HOPE AND RENEWAL. And it is about my dog Lewis. open.substack.com/pub/merrillm...
"Dishes recommended for you based on what you’ve saved:
Whole Roast Suckling Pig"
Ohhhhhnonononononono.
Whole Roast Suckling Pig"
Ohhhhhnonononononono.
December 23, 2025 at 6:46 AM
"Dishes recommended for you based on what you’ve saved:
Whole Roast Suckling Pig"
Ohhhhhnonononononono.
Whole Roast Suckling Pig"
Ohhhhhnonononononono.
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Sadness arrives uninvited. Joy demands more—it requires us to search, to kindle, to protect the flame against every wind. When we choose joy despite everything that argues against it, we don't just save ourselves—we illuminate the way for everyone around us.
December 22, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Sadness arrives uninvited. Joy demands more—it requires us to search, to kindle, to protect the flame against every wind. When we choose joy despite everything that argues against it, we don't just save ourselves—we illuminate the way for everyone around us.
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Today's doomscrolling was made worthwhile by coming across this! I love these so much.
The Lewis Chessmen
These 12th-century chess pieces are packed with personality, and have such charmingly expressive eyes! ♟️ 👀
From a large gaming hoard discovered on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland, in 1831.
📷 by me
#FindsFriday
#Archaeology
These 12th-century chess pieces are packed with personality, and have such charmingly expressive eyes! ♟️ 👀
From a large gaming hoard discovered on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland, in 1831.
📷 by me
#FindsFriday
#Archaeology
December 7, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Today's doomscrolling was made worthwhile by coming across this! I love these so much.
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36 years ago today, 14 women, most of whom were studying engineering, were killed by an anti-feminist gun man at École Polytechnique in Montreal. I was a young graduate student studying physics at the time and I will never forget. #MontrealMassacre #NeverForget 🧪 👩🔬 ⚛️ 🎢 #AcademicSky 🇨🇦
December 6, 2025 at 7:02 PM
36 years ago today, 14 women, most of whom were studying engineering, were killed by an anti-feminist gun man at École Polytechnique in Montreal. I was a young graduate student studying physics at the time and I will never forget. #MontrealMassacre #NeverForget 🧪 👩🔬 ⚛️ 🎢 #AcademicSky 🇨🇦
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Vaccines are the greatest public health success story in history.
So much death and suffering can be stopped entirely, or dramatically reduced.
And people are just throwing it away.
So much death and suffering can be stopped entirely, or dramatically reduced.
And people are just throwing it away.
December 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Vaccines are the greatest public health success story in history.
So much death and suffering can be stopped entirely, or dramatically reduced.
And people are just throwing it away.
So much death and suffering can be stopped entirely, or dramatically reduced.
And people are just throwing it away.
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The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
November 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
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People will die, and are currently dying, because RFK was granted one of the most powerful megaphones in the country. Two people who could have thrown barriers in front of his climb decided not to; there's a sex scandal here but it is not the biggest scandal.
November 26, 2025 at 11:30 PM
People will die, and are currently dying, because RFK was granted one of the most powerful megaphones in the country. Two people who could have thrown barriers in front of his climb decided not to; there's a sex scandal here but it is not the biggest scandal.
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I can relate to being inspired by practices that have survived from antiquity but "I like this theology because in my interpretation, it elevates me above those I consider my lessers" is generally about ideology rather than faith
November 23, 2025 at 11:16 PM
I can relate to being inspired by practices that have survived from antiquity but "I like this theology because in my interpretation, it elevates me above those I consider my lessers" is generally about ideology rather than faith
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A reminder that I’ve archived every public-facing web page from the CDC website prior to the Trump Regime purging data back in late January:
acasignups.net/cdc-website
acasignups.net/cdc-website
CDC.Gov Archive Index
With the Musk/Trump Administration bulldozing their way through seemingly every federal government website, teams of data analysts and archivers have been attempting to download and archive as much fe...
acasignups.net
November 20, 2025 at 5:13 AM
A reminder that I’ve archived every public-facing web page from the CDC website prior to the Trump Regime purging data back in late January:
acasignups.net/cdc-website
acasignups.net/cdc-website
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However. One of the patients talking with "Viv" (the AI companion)...had not had a visitor in three months.
She talked for two hours. She was so, so happy to have someone to talk to.
It broke my heart a little. I think it broke the researcher's heart a little, too.
She talked for two hours. She was so, so happy to have someone to talk to.
It broke my heart a little. I think it broke the researcher's heart a little, too.
November 19, 2025 at 9:30 PM
However. One of the patients talking with "Viv" (the AI companion)...had not had a visitor in three months.
She talked for two hours. She was so, so happy to have someone to talk to.
It broke my heart a little. I think it broke the researcher's heart a little, too.
She talked for two hours. She was so, so happy to have someone to talk to.
It broke my heart a little. I think it broke the researcher's heart a little, too.