Marty Jensen 🇺🇦🇨🇦🇲🇽
@leftbraindem.bsky.social
Proud MA Democrat who believes facts matter, corporations aren't people, climate change is real, and Putin invaded Ukraine —sources on request.
Well, “MTG resigns from Congress” was certainly not on my bingo card tonight.
Marjorie Taylor Greene resigns from Congress after clash with Trump
Marjorie Taylor Greene resigns from Congress after clash with Trump
The former Trump loyalist said she will step down Jan. 5.
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November 22, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Well, “MTG resigns from Congress” was certainly not on my bingo card tonight.
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In retrospect it’s pretty fucking terrible for my mental health that the sun starts setting at 4 pm every year right when the baseball season ends.
November 19, 2025 at 1:14 AM
In retrospect it’s pretty fucking terrible for my mental health that the sun starts setting at 4 pm every year right when the baseball season ends.
There was a report of a GOP offer to fund HSA accounts instead of restoring ACA subsidies. At least THAT would have made a difference for people affected by the loss of subsidies. The deal reportedly agreed by the Dems does absolutely fucking nothing for anyone facing ACA premium spikes. Shame.
November 10, 2025 at 12:46 AM
There was a report of a GOP offer to fund HSA accounts instead of restoring ACA subsidies. At least THAT would have made a difference for people affected by the loss of subsidies. The deal reportedly agreed by the Dems does absolutely fucking nothing for anyone facing ACA premium spikes. Shame.
Soundtrack to play for any Democratic Senator who rolled over in support of the Republican B.S. offer of a doomed-to-fail vote in return for giving up their only leverage in the funding fight.
Fuck them.
-https://youtube.com/watch?v=U4wDOI_dFfc
Fuck them.
-https://youtube.com/watch?v=U4wDOI_dFfc
Won't Get Fooled Again (Remastered 2022)
YouTube video by The Who - Topic
youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Soundtrack to play for any Democratic Senator who rolled over in support of the Republican B.S. offer of a doomed-to-fail vote in return for giving up their only leverage in the funding fight.
Fuck them.
-https://youtube.com/watch?v=U4wDOI_dFfc
Fuck them.
-https://youtube.com/watch?v=U4wDOI_dFfc
Scenes from a small town protest.
Amesbury, MA
No Kings Rally, Oct 18 2025
Amesbury, MA
No Kings Rally, Oct 18 2025
October 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Scenes from a small town protest.
Amesbury, MA
No Kings Rally, Oct 18 2025
Amesbury, MA
No Kings Rally, Oct 18 2025
Important point here.
Here's a neat trick they teach in authoritarianism school: If you purge the people who measure the effects of your policies (BLS, MMWR), you can just claim everything's great, and nobody can prove how much damage you're doing.
BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:
October 11, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Important point here.
Love this!
Dam been writing a book about this and she just TikToked it in 90 seconds.
September 19, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Love this!
Arguing about whether or not we’re experiencing autocracy or fascism or constitutional crisis is beside the point. Every small freedom we lose is gone forever unless we’re willing to fight now to keep them.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Authoritarianism Feels Surprisingly Normal—Until It Doesn’t
Life in Venezuela was deceptively mundane. Then everything collapsed.
www.theatlantic.com
September 9, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Arguing about whether or not we’re experiencing autocracy or fascism or constitutional crisis is beside the point. Every small freedom we lose is gone forever unless we’re willing to fight now to keep them.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
And while we’re on the subject of misrepresenting real studies to justify your positions …
The recent DOE climate science report misrepresents the work of many researchers. Carbon Brief asked those cited to review the parts of the report where their work was used, and we collectively found 100+ misleading or false statements: interactive.carbonbr...
August 16, 2025 at 3:25 AM
And while we’re on the subject of misrepresenting real studies to justify your positions …
Analysis of Kennedy’s “evidence” for defunding mRNA vaccine research from a real infectious disease physician … not from a conspiracy addled nut case with brain worms.
www.statnews.com/2025/08/13/r...
www.statnews.com/2025/08/13/r...
Kennedy's case against mRNA vaccines collapses under his own evidence
“This isn't scientific disagreement. It's either staggering incompetence or willful misrepresentation,” writes infectious disease physician Jake Scott.
www.statnews.com
August 16, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Analysis of Kennedy’s “evidence” for defunding mRNA vaccine research from a real infectious disease physician … not from a conspiracy addled nut case with brain worms.
www.statnews.com/2025/08/13/r...
www.statnews.com/2025/08/13/r...
Trump is a national embarrassment. That is all.
US army rolling the red carpet to murderer’s plane. I will never forget this image.
August 16, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Trump is a national embarrassment. That is all.
And here’s the rub. Trump’s definition of antisemitism turns more on blocking criticism of the Israeli gov’t rather than looking for real antisemitic behaviors. It also equates ANY pro-Palestinian speech with antisemitism. Free speech is a now a right only available to some under the regime.
"I am seeking clarification on how I—a student with Israeli citizenship—am allowed to speak about my government without violating these new policies."
In Israel, I protest my government. Can I do the same at Columbia?
Dear President Shipman,
www.columbiaspectator.com
August 11, 2025 at 10:53 PM
And here’s the rub. Trump’s definition of antisemitism turns more on blocking criticism of the Israeli gov’t rather than looking for real antisemitic behaviors. It also equates ANY pro-Palestinian speech with antisemitism. Free speech is a now a right only available to some under the regime.
I'm hearing Joni singing Big Yellow Taxi in my head
They paved paradise, put up a parking lot
With a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swingin' hot spot
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone…
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
They paved paradise, put up a parking lot
With a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swingin' hot spot
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone…
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
President Trump relishes new 'very white' paved-over Rose Garden
President Trump said his "very white" new patio at the Whtie House Rose Garden will reflect heat, cooling down outdoor events.
www.usatoday.com
August 4, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I'm hearing Joni singing Big Yellow Taxi in my head
They paved paradise, put up a parking lot
With a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swingin' hot spot
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone…
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
They paved paradise, put up a parking lot
With a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swingin' hot spot
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone…
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
There’s a lot of really angry beavers up in the Great White North. Can’t say I blame them.
Canada does not want US dairy or food products on our shelves. And now that US food health regulations seem to be falling apart, hell no we don’t want your food products. #BuyCanadian #ShopLocal #SupportCanada #CanadaStrong #ElbowsUp 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
July 27, 2025 at 6:01 PM
There’s a lot of really angry beavers up in the Great White North. Can’t say I blame them.
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Tesla Takedown in Boston.
June 2, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Tesla Takedown in Boston.
Ironic - but far from surprising - that those who claim they want to MAGA (as if it's not been pretty great so far) are hell-bent on destroying everything that made this country great in the first place. 🤦♂️😠😡🤬
Unless you’re a Nobel laureate, the brain drain will be away from science and not to other countries.
U.S. Scientists Warn That Trump’s Cuts Will Set Off a Brain Drain
www.nytimes.com
June 3, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Ironic - but far from surprising - that those who claim they want to MAGA (as if it's not been pretty great so far) are hell-bent on destroying everything that made this country great in the first place. 🤦♂️😠😡🤬
Make it go viral …
May 30, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Make it go viral …
What I think ...
1. Biden accomplished a lot
2. Biden should have dropped after the mid-terms
3. Dem post-mortem can't blame Biden alone
Ds must deal with aging pols (wtf Feinstein?) who stand in the way of the next gen of leaders rather than using their remaining influence to mentor rising stars.
1. Biden accomplished a lot
2. Biden should have dropped after the mid-terms
3. Dem post-mortem can't blame Biden alone
Ds must deal with aging pols (wtf Feinstein?) who stand in the way of the next gen of leaders rather than using their remaining influence to mentor rising stars.
Democrats, under immense pressure from by advisers and pundits and reporters to ape some canned line or other about Joe Biden—his age and health and presidency—should try something truly radical: deciding what they really think, and saying that. www.offmessage.net/p/in-defense...
In Defense Of Thinking
It's better to have a view than adopt a position.
www.offmessage.net
May 20, 2025 at 5:26 PM
What I think ...
1. Biden accomplished a lot
2. Biden should have dropped after the mid-terms
3. Dem post-mortem can't blame Biden alone
Ds must deal with aging pols (wtf Feinstein?) who stand in the way of the next gen of leaders rather than using their remaining influence to mentor rising stars.
1. Biden accomplished a lot
2. Biden should have dropped after the mid-terms
3. Dem post-mortem can't blame Biden alone
Ds must deal with aging pols (wtf Feinstein?) who stand in the way of the next gen of leaders rather than using their remaining influence to mentor rising stars.
Fareed Zakaria's frightening read on Trump's economy should be a wake-up call to get our fiscal house in order ... but you know that it won't make a damn bit of difference. They'll drive the ship full-steam into the iceberg field while the clown show frolics on deck.
youtu.be/KPL_YCmuJ14?...
youtu.be/KPL_YCmuJ14?...
Fareed’s Take: A perfect storm might be coming in global economy
YouTube video by CNN
youtu.be
May 20, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Fareed Zakaria's frightening read on Trump's economy should be a wake-up call to get our fiscal house in order ... but you know that it won't make a damn bit of difference. They'll drive the ship full-steam into the iceberg field while the clown show frolics on deck.
youtu.be/KPL_YCmuJ14?...
youtu.be/KPL_YCmuJ14?...
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Yes, we noticed. You're still here.
May 17, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Yes, we noticed. You're still here.
The depravity and corruption of this administration is beyond comprehension. This is extortion plain and simple, commanded by the Mad King and enacted through his enablers. While Harvard has pledged $250M to backfill, the cuts to date are nearly $3B.
Fck Trump!
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/16/m...
Fck Trump!
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/16/m...
‘A bloodbath’: Trump administration moves to terminate scores of federal grants at Harvard - The Boston Globe
Harvard researchers who rely on federal grants to study cancer, infectious diseases and a range of other topics began receiving termination notices en masse on Thursday from a number of federal agenci...
www.bostonglobe.com
May 16, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The depravity and corruption of this administration is beyond comprehension. This is extortion plain and simple, commanded by the Mad King and enacted through his enablers. While Harvard has pledged $250M to backfill, the cuts to date are nearly $3B.
Fck Trump!
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/16/m...
Fck Trump!
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/16/m...
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Good night 😴
War is when the government tells you who the bad guy is.
Revolution is when you decide that for yourself.
Benjamin Franklin
War is when the government tells you who the bad guy is.
Revolution is when you decide that for yourself.
Benjamin Franklin
May 10, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Good night 😴
War is when the government tells you who the bad guy is.
Revolution is when you decide that for yourself.
Benjamin Franklin
War is when the government tells you who the bad guy is.
Revolution is when you decide that for yourself.
Benjamin Franklin
When law enforcement needs to hide their faces from public view then fascism has arrived at your doorstep.
"Masked security forces captured an opposition leader in the coastal province of New Jersey as regime officials continue their months-long crack-down against pro-democracy elements in the embattled United States. The arrest comes as the regime issued calls for summary detentions without trial."
HAPPENING NOW: Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was just taken into custody while protesting outside the Delaney Hall ICE detention center
May 9, 2025 at 11:51 PM
When law enforcement needs to hide their faces from public view then fascism has arrived at your doorstep.