Marie
@marielynn502.bsky.social
Ky educator. Single Mom. Neurodivergent. Cat lady. Pragmatic lefty. She/her
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When I was little, I believed that adult people in charge of stuff were all really smart, because they wouldn't be in charge of stuff if they weren't; like, you couldn't be stupid and still have responsibilities. And while I have been wrong about many things in my life, I was wrongest about that.
November 4, 2025 at 12:53 AM
When I was little, I believed that adult people in charge of stuff were all really smart, because they wouldn't be in charge of stuff if they weren't; like, you couldn't be stupid and still have responsibilities. And while I have been wrong about many things in my life, I was wrongest about that.
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makes me weep to think of the gifts robbed from us because unaffordable housing has made it difficult for people to pursue their passions and hobbies
October 26, 2025 at 8:49 PM
makes me weep to think of the gifts robbed from us because unaffordable housing has made it difficult for people to pursue their passions and hobbies
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If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation.
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
October 26, 2025 at 9:03 PM
If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation.
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
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I think one of the biggest cleavages in our society that no one talks about is the division between those that think powerful people must be held to a higher standard than non-powerful people and those who think powerful people should be flattered and sucked up to.
October 15, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I think one of the biggest cleavages in our society that no one talks about is the division between those that think powerful people must be held to a higher standard than non-powerful people and those who think powerful people should be flattered and sucked up to.
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PSA: Thinking this is wrong doesn’t make you a “radical” — thinking it isn’t does.
September 21, 2025 at 2:40 AM
PSA: Thinking this is wrong doesn’t make you a “radical” — thinking it isn’t does.
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I think the Kimmel stuff is quite serious and bad, but taking a rich guy off the air for speech is not as harsh as agents of the state grabbing someone over speech and deporting them without due process, and the latter person is clearly more vulnerable, come on.
September 19, 2025 at 1:48 PM
I think the Kimmel stuff is quite serious and bad, but taking a rich guy off the air for speech is not as harsh as agents of the state grabbing someone over speech and deporting them without due process, and the latter person is clearly more vulnerable, come on.
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Netanyahu: ‘These So-Called Genocide Experts Have Probably Never Committed A Genocide In Their Lives’
Netanyahu: ‘These So-Called Genocide Experts Have Probably Never Committed A Genocide In Their Lives’
JERUSALEM—In response to an independent United Nations inquiry concluding that Israel is committing an ongoing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a defiant...
theonion.com
September 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Netanyahu: ‘These So-Called Genocide Experts Have Probably Never Committed A Genocide In Their Lives’
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Yo dawg I hear you like hate in your hate
September 16, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Yo dawg I hear you like hate in your hate
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enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits
September 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits
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So many netizens tonight seem to be indulging in the kind of hopeful flights of fancy typically reserved for kids on Xmas Eve. It’s all silly, of course. But seeing the joy it brings warms the heart. We haven’t lost the capacity to dream.
August 30, 2025 at 3:14 AM
So many netizens tonight seem to be indulging in the kind of hopeful flights of fancy typically reserved for kids on Xmas Eve. It’s all silly, of course. But seeing the joy it brings warms the heart. We haven’t lost the capacity to dream.
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Past "this changes everything" tech I recall:
-"Cell phones," apprx 1980s-onward
-Personal computers, late 70s-on
-Email, 80s-on
-Internet, 90s-on
-"Smart phones," 2000s-on
-Social media, 2000s-on
QED:
1)Indeed "changed everything"
2)But NOT in ways most experts foresaw
I apply 1 + 2 to AI predix
-"Cell phones," apprx 1980s-onward
-Personal computers, late 70s-on
-Email, 80s-on
-Internet, 90s-on
-"Smart phones," 2000s-on
-Social media, 2000s-on
QED:
1)Indeed "changed everything"
2)But NOT in ways most experts foresaw
I apply 1 + 2 to AI predix
August 18, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Past "this changes everything" tech I recall:
-"Cell phones," apprx 1980s-onward
-Personal computers, late 70s-on
-Email, 80s-on
-Internet, 90s-on
-"Smart phones," 2000s-on
-Social media, 2000s-on
QED:
1)Indeed "changed everything"
2)But NOT in ways most experts foresaw
I apply 1 + 2 to AI predix
-"Cell phones," apprx 1980s-onward
-Personal computers, late 70s-on
-Email, 80s-on
-Internet, 90s-on
-"Smart phones," 2000s-on
-Social media, 2000s-on
QED:
1)Indeed "changed everything"
2)But NOT in ways most experts foresaw
I apply 1 + 2 to AI predix
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this is so wonderfully weird, give her all the golds 🥇
August 18, 2025 at 12:16 AM
this is so wonderfully weird, give her all the golds 🥇
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legit laughing my ass off
August 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
legit laughing my ass off
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A government-sanctioned "truth arbiter" will soon arrive at CBS. Their role will be to ensure that journalists do not criticize this Administration or express views that conflict with its agenda.
This is a betrayal—not just of journalistic independence, but of the public trust. 🧵
This is a betrayal—not just of journalistic independence, but of the public trust. 🧵
August 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
A government-sanctioned "truth arbiter" will soon arrive at CBS. Their role will be to ensure that journalists do not criticize this Administration or express views that conflict with its agenda.
This is a betrayal—not just of journalistic independence, but of the public trust. 🧵
This is a betrayal—not just of journalistic independence, but of the public trust. 🧵
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Secession is unthinkable, but this is the kind of thing that triggers it. The reporting says the FBI "has agreed" to help, but on what basis? Apparently a senator's request, which is not a law. So, we're looking at a lawless action by FBI targeting another state entity w/in its plain legal authority
August 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Secession is unthinkable, but this is the kind of thing that triggers it. The reporting says the FBI "has agreed" to help, but on what basis? Apparently a senator's request, which is not a law. So, we're looking at a lawless action by FBI targeting another state entity w/in its plain legal authority
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A lot of older adults forced a war on universities because that’s where their kids realized their parents were evil.
Linda McMahon on Columbia settlement: "This is a monumental victory for conservatives who wanted to do things on these elite campuses for a long time because we had such far left-leaning professors."
July 24, 2025 at 12:52 PM
A lot of older adults forced a war on universities because that’s where their kids realized their parents were evil.
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The way dems have been campaigning since at least 2016 is summed up in one word. Annoying.
And it stems from the middle management style of wanting to see numbers on graphs. Everything is metrics and if the metrics aren't right you dial up the Annoying.
Creative thinking is not allowed
And it stems from the middle management style of wanting to see numbers on graphs. Everything is metrics and if the metrics aren't right you dial up the Annoying.
Creative thinking is not allowed
July 24, 2025 at 12:40 AM
The way dems have been campaigning since at least 2016 is summed up in one word. Annoying.
And it stems from the middle management style of wanting to see numbers on graphs. Everything is metrics and if the metrics aren't right you dial up the Annoying.
Creative thinking is not allowed
And it stems from the middle management style of wanting to see numbers on graphs. Everything is metrics and if the metrics aren't right you dial up the Annoying.
Creative thinking is not allowed
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Historians Politely Remind Nation To Check What's Happened In Past Before Making Any Big Decisions theonion.com/histori...
July 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Historians Politely Remind Nation To Check What's Happened In Past Before Making Any Big Decisions theonion.com/histori...
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It's been obvious for years that, apart from a handful of congressional districts, "Republican-lite" picks up a trivial number of swing voters while depressing base turnout, resulting in a net loss.
Problem is, the most influential people in our party prefer a loss to a win by anyone to their left.
Problem is, the most influential people in our party prefer a loss to a win by anyone to their left.
EXCLUSIVE: Democratic voters who skipped the 2024 election favor candidates like Bernie Sanders and AOC. Polling shows they believe inequality is at the heart of America’s problems and health care should be available to everyone.
Democratic Voters Who Skipped 2024 Election Want Candidates Like Bernie, AOC
New research suggests the prevailing wisdom in Washington — the idea that Democrats tacked too far to the left last year — might be wrong.
www.rollingstone.com
July 17, 2025 at 4:37 PM
It's been obvious for years that, apart from a handful of congressional districts, "Republican-lite" picks up a trivial number of swing voters while depressing base turnout, resulting in a net loss.
Problem is, the most influential people in our party prefer a loss to a win by anyone to their left.
Problem is, the most influential people in our party prefer a loss to a win by anyone to their left.
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I think Americans, blessed with relatively stable government for a long time, assume there is someone, some adult, who will step in and make things right before the President does anything REALLY bad.
There’s not.
There’s not.
February 2, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I think Americans, blessed with relatively stable government for a long time, assume there is someone, some adult, who will step in and make things right before the President does anything REALLY bad.
There’s not.
There’s not.
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"They released their insane asylum population into our country" -- Trump still thinks that people who make political asylum claims come from insane asylums
July 8, 2025 at 4:09 PM
"They released their insane asylum population into our country" -- Trump still thinks that people who make political asylum claims come from insane asylums
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I checked because I could not believe this one was real and folks, this is real.
July 8, 2025 at 8:36 PM
I checked because I could not believe this one was real and folks, this is real.
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So am I reading this court decision correctly? We now have 50 micronations with their own laws interpreting the U.S. Constitution wholly separate from one another? But there's one guy with private law enforcement who is immune from all punishment who can do whatever he wants in those 50 states?
June 27, 2025 at 2:52 PM
So am I reading this court decision correctly? We now have 50 micronations with their own laws interpreting the U.S. Constitution wholly separate from one another? But there's one guy with private law enforcement who is immune from all punishment who can do whatever he wants in those 50 states?
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“This is exactly what Donald Trump wanted,” Newsom said. “He flamed the fires and illegally acted to federalize the National Guard. The order he signed doesn’t just apply to CA. It will allow him to go into ANY STATE and do the same thing. We’re suing him.”
Read more www.latimes.com/california/l...
Read more www.latimes.com/california/l...
June 9, 2025 at 3:16 PM
“This is exactly what Donald Trump wanted,” Newsom said. “He flamed the fires and illegally acted to federalize the National Guard. The order he signed doesn’t just apply to CA. It will allow him to go into ANY STATE and do the same thing. We’re suing him.”
Read more www.latimes.com/california/l...
Read more www.latimes.com/california/l...