Marilyn Pentel
@mannerlymanners.bsky.social
Creator and owner of Mannerly Manners. A social skills course for ages 6 to 106. Teaching communication with compassion, love, and kindness.
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Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
November 1, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
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The President posted this as our government shuts down...
Yup.
Yup.
October 1, 2025 at 1:37 AM
The President posted this as our government shuts down...
Yup.
Yup.
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The media will excuse this by saying it’s just “Trump being Trump.”
Imagine if Biden called for the arrest of Greg Abbott…
Imagine if Biden called for the arrest of Greg Abbott…
October 8, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The media will excuse this by saying it’s just “Trump being Trump.”
Imagine if Biden called for the arrest of Greg Abbott…
Imagine if Biden called for the arrest of Greg Abbott…
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My family immigrated to the US from Greece and opened a restaurant here in New Hampshire 108 years ago.
And yes, my grandfather invented the chicken tender. 🧵
And yes, my grandfather invented the chicken tender. 🧵
October 17, 2025 at 3:57 PM
My family immigrated to the US from Greece and opened a restaurant here in New Hampshire 108 years ago.
And yes, my grandfather invented the chicken tender. 🧵
And yes, my grandfather invented the chicken tender. 🧵
Scientists rewired people’s romantic “type” using a made-up trait—here’s what happened next www.psypost.org/scientists-r...
Scientists rewired people's romantic "type" using a made-up trait—here's what happened next
New research indicates that the traits we value in an ideal partner may influence not only who we’re drawn to, but how we see others—especially our current partners. The study experimentally manipulat...
www.psypost.org
August 22, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Scientists rewired people’s romantic “type” using a made-up trait—here’s what happened next www.psypost.org/scientists-r...
Push this question to your representatives he's absolutely correct people need to be informed
Just another missed opportunity
Not only at EPA but VA as well. Are the dems going to take out
Ads make, appearances on all types of media explaining to union workers what cancelling these contracts mean, specifically what they could lose and how private sector employers may feel emboldened to follow suit.
Ads make, appearances on all types of media explaining to union workers what cancelling these contracts mean, specifically what they could lose and how private sector employers may feel emboldened to follow suit.
August 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Push this question to your representatives he's absolutely correct people need to be informed
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Just another missed opportunity
Not only at EPA but VA as well. Are the dems going to take out
Ads make, appearances on all types of media explaining to union workers what cancelling these contracts mean, specifically what they could lose and how private sector employers may feel emboldened to follow suit.
Ads make, appearances on all types of media explaining to union workers what cancelling these contracts mean, specifically what they could lose and how private sector employers may feel emboldened to follow suit.
August 10, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Just another missed opportunity
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If Steve Witkoff had worked for Truman we would have dropped the bombs on ourselves and unconditionally surrendered to Japan
August 10, 2025 at 2:18 PM
If Steve Witkoff had worked for Truman we would have dropped the bombs on ourselves and unconditionally surrendered to Japan
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The definition of authoritarianism means there are more of us than there are of them. While MAGA tries to concentrate power in the hands of one man, we’re reminding every American of their own power to enact change. Join the One Million Rising training on Wednesday: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
August 10, 2025 at 5:48 PM
The definition of authoritarianism means there are more of us than there are of them. While MAGA tries to concentrate power in the hands of one man, we’re reminding every American of their own power to enact change. Join the One Million Rising training on Wednesday: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
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We’re training a million Americans how to lead a local resistance movement against Trump’s regime. As our slide toward authoritarianism accelerates, it falls on us to lead the fight against fascism and force vital institutions off the sidelines. Sign up now: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
July 28, 2025 at 1:17 PM
We’re training a million Americans how to lead a local resistance movement against Trump’s regime. As our slide toward authoritarianism accelerates, it falls on us to lead the fight against fascism and force vital institutions off the sidelines. Sign up now: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
I agree our government has wasteful spending. Why is Trump spending 45 million of our money for a parade? I consider that wasteful spending by the government!
May 6, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I agree our government has wasteful spending. Why is Trump spending 45 million of our money for a parade? I consider that wasteful spending by the government!
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WHAT DO THESE GENIUSES THINK WILL HAPPEN TO MANUFACTURING JOBS IN THIS COUNTRY IF THERE IS A RECESSION !?!?!?!?!?!!?
April 12, 2025 at 12:50 AM
WHAT DO THESE GENIUSES THINK WILL HAPPEN TO MANUFACTURING JOBS IN THIS COUNTRY IF THERE IS A RECESSION !?!?!?!?!?!!?
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Imagine being a small business with debt, that you used to import products you had manufactured in china. In the time it took to make the products, tariffs were added, that more than doubled your cost. They are crushed
Are there any states offering support for their businesses ?
Are there any states offering support for their businesses ?
April 12, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Imagine being a small business with debt, that you used to import products you had manufactured in china. In the time it took to make the products, tariffs were added, that more than doubled your cost. They are crushed
Are there any states offering support for their businesses ?
Are there any states offering support for their businesses ?
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“What we’re seeing is one of the oldest tricks in the authoritarian handbook,” says Palestinian scholar Eman Abdelhadi.
“We Can Only Survive This Together” — Refusing Trump’s Campus Repression
“What we’re seeing is one of the oldest tricks in the authoritarian handbook,” says Palestinian scholar Eman Abdelhadi.
buff.ly
April 12, 2025 at 8:20 PM
“What we’re seeing is one of the oldest tricks in the authoritarian handbook,” says Palestinian scholar Eman Abdelhadi.
@truthout.org this another is another money-making deal for Trump that does not make accommodations for any except himself.
April 12, 2025 at 8:59 PM
@truthout.org this another is another money-making deal for Trump that does not make accommodations for any except himself.
This book is very relevant for today and is worth reading by every single person on this entire planet. It's a guide to what we're experiencing currently.
April 9, 2025 at 7:35 PM
This book is very relevant for today and is worth reading by every single person on this entire planet. It's a guide to what we're experiencing currently.
I recommend mary 's Summer Rain series. Especially important in this current political strife that we're experiencing. The two most important books are the series, Phoenix Rising, and DayBreak.
April 9, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I recommend mary 's Summer Rain series. Especially important in this current political strife that we're experiencing. The two most important books are the series, Phoenix Rising, and DayBreak.
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There are 32m small businesses in the USA
April 5, 2025 at 1:22 AM
There are 32m small businesses in the USA
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👇🤔☮️💙🌊🐕🦺
April 5, 2025 at 10:10 AM
👇🤔☮️💙🌊🐕🦺
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i am like 80% serious when i say that woke is the only thing that kept this country together
turns out the United States was an incredible moneymaking engine that ran on wokeness
April 5, 2025 at 9:52 PM
i am like 80% serious when i say that woke is the only thing that kept this country together
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Top 5 signs @jamieraskin saw in DC today:
1. “Elon Musk is the only undocumented immigrant taking your job”
2. “Neuter your Doge”
3. “Donald Trump, Russian-Owned since 1987”
4. “The Emperor has no clothes and it ain’t pretty”
5. “Buy America: Putin did”
1. “Elon Musk is the only undocumented immigrant taking your job”
2. “Neuter your Doge”
3. “Donald Trump, Russian-Owned since 1987”
4. “The Emperor has no clothes and it ain’t pretty”
5. “Buy America: Putin did”
April 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Top 5 signs @jamieraskin saw in DC today:
1. “Elon Musk is the only undocumented immigrant taking your job”
2. “Neuter your Doge”
3. “Donald Trump, Russian-Owned since 1987”
4. “The Emperor has no clothes and it ain’t pretty”
5. “Buy America: Putin did”
1. “Elon Musk is the only undocumented immigrant taking your job”
2. “Neuter your Doge”
3. “Donald Trump, Russian-Owned since 1987”
4. “The Emperor has no clothes and it ain’t pretty”
5. “Buy America: Putin did”