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Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 33m

More from the fall garden report

Orange and yellow cannas with dewy water droplets

The red/pink leaves of a Ti plant have caught the morning sunlight.

A twisty green and yellow snake plant fills a white nubby pot

A red hibiscus flower, partially in the shade

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Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 45m

good luck! This was all costco's good work. All I did was water her.

Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 46m

a woman in a yellow plaid jacket stands in a crowd of people and says ugh as if

Alt: a woman in a yellow plaid jacket stands in a crowd of people and says ugh as if

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Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 1h

Gaze upon this magnificent queen.

A ginormous yellow mum in full bloom. Each yellow flower has an orange center.

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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 8h

doomscroll break

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Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 2h

This is the way

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 4h

#WarRavagedPortland

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Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 13h

Oh. "Plenary authority is power that is wide-ranging, broadly construed, and often limitless for all practical purposes. When used with respect to public officials, the more popular term is plenary power." www.law.cornell.edu/wex/plenary_...

plenary authority

www.law.cornell.edu

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Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 13h

President Miller glitched 😬

Blanche Devereaux @gingerkap23.bsky.social · 19h

Miller oopsie doodled and said the quiet part out loud, talking about DT aka himself having “plenary authority”:

A plenary power or plenary authority is a complete and absolute power to take action on a particular issue, with no limitations

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Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 16h

It's like they think I'm Love Lines over here. 🤭

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Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 16h

Every email in my inbox has the word "request" in the subject line.

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Eric Roston @eroston.bsky.social · 1d

Oh:
- The US sold $80 billion in oil and gas abroad through July.
- China exported $120 billion in green technology over the same period.
By @akshatrathi.bsky.social
🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

China Is Beating the US in the Battle for Energy Export Dominance

China’s exports of clean energy technology hit a record in August, with $20 billion shipped globally.

www.bloomberg.com

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Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 22h

Send me the ARC when it's ready!

a man in a tie is screaming with his hands in the air .

ALT: a man in a tie is screaming with his hands in the air .

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Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 22h

I SUPER can't wait for this! 🤩

Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 22h

I have an announcement to make — I’m writing a book!

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Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 1d

The way to win elections on the left is to tell people a narrative that they want to engage with, that gives them a heroic role to play, that creates a community, and gives everyone in that community a special status. Voting is an act of ratification for the community they want to see triumph. 🏆

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Craig Roblewsky @pointc.bsky.social · 1d

This is the way.

MariaevaJ (Formal Tribel) @mariaevaj.bsky.social · 2d

Leave it to another strong woman ⭐️

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 1d

It seems clear—I think to everyone, now—that a false and illegal invocation of the Insurrection Act is coming before the end of the year. Media outlets should be telling us how they will prepare for this potential Treason. State governments should be telling us. Activists should be developing plans.

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Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 1d

they have hockey games in town, ever go?

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Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 1d

puck-splainer 😂

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Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 1d

Our brains are designed to think in narrative. We don't think in facts. Put any two words together (banana, vomit) & most people's brains will create a narrative that connects those two words, words that don't necessarily have any factual connection. Narrative is the most important thing, not lying.

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Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 1d

No, that shouldn't be the takeaway. It's not about shouting louder. It's about controlling where the puck goes. It's about telling a compelling narrative that positions believers as heroes and gives people a sense of belonging and status. That's all. Not shouting, the left doesn't like shouty.

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Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 1d

Yes! The key to a successful social movement is the same as what I wrote in the thread. It's always narrative, emotion, community, and status. That's it. That's all there is.

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Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 1d

I know you know this Anat, but @nberlat.bsky.social: the public doesn't care about the shutdown. And the shutdown is just further proof that we don't need government. The only way people will care about the shutdown is if it affects them personally. We're not hearing about negative impacts.

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Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 1d

Yes. The right is obsessed with controlling the conversation (moving the puck). The left is constantly chasing the puck. All folks on the left do is argue the right's frame wars. It's so dumb.

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Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 1d

The way to win elections on the left is to tell people a narrative that they want to engage with, that gives them a heroic role to play, that creates a community, and gives everyone in that community a special status. Voting is an act of ratification for the community they want to see triumph. 🏆

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Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 1d

I agree completely! bsky.app/profile/jenm...

Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · Jul 4

For July 4th, reskeeting an old thread:

I'm fascinated by the seemingly default assumption (made and propagated on the extreme right) that this is their country and the rest of us have to comply.

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