SkoienMartha
@marthskoien.bsky.social
Just a Mom who reads
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AntiTechBroOverlords
Principles Over Personality
I admire unwavering resilience boundless empathy abundant kindness & persistent optimism
fluent in Teenage MumbleGrunt
identify as PostMenopausalDragon~
Try or Fry!
EverMasker
AntiTechBroOverlords
Principles Over Personality
I admire unwavering resilience boundless empathy abundant kindness & persistent optimism
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Certainly, there has to be a better fit for Kash Patel..like mail room or janitor?@#$
December 15, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Certainly, there has to be a better fit for Kash Patel..like mail room or janitor?@#$
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apnews.com/live/brown-u... shooting suspect may have been wearing a camouflage mask
Live updates: 2 people were killed and 9 others injured in shooting at Brown University
At least two people at Brown University were killed Saturday and nine others were injured in critical but stable condition, police said. No one is in custody.
https://apnews.com/live/brown-university-shooting-updates#0000019b-1ada-d009-a79b-3effaf5b0000?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=share <br>The
December 14, 2025 at 3:56 AM
apnews.com/live/brown-u... shooting suspect may have been wearing a camouflage mask
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December 15, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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Rob Reiner’s voice was progressive, but most of all human. What a terrible tragedy. What a terrible loss.
December 15, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Rob Reiner’s voice was progressive, but most of all human. What a terrible tragedy. What a terrible loss.
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Rob Reiner was an acclaimed actor & director but he was also a vocal critic of Trump
He warned the American public that they only had a year to save their democracy
That year is almost up
Honour his legacy by fighting fascism. Fight for democracy. Fight for what’s right. Fight against tyranny.
He warned the American public that they only had a year to save their democracy
That year is almost up
Honour his legacy by fighting fascism. Fight for democracy. Fight for what’s right. Fight against tyranny.
December 15, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Rob Reiner was an acclaimed actor & director but he was also a vocal critic of Trump
He warned the American public that they only had a year to save their democracy
That year is almost up
Honour his legacy by fighting fascism. Fight for democracy. Fight for what’s right. Fight against tyranny.
He warned the American public that they only had a year to save their democracy
That year is almost up
Honour his legacy by fighting fascism. Fight for democracy. Fight for what’s right. Fight against tyranny.
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every post is like i bet you didn’t know this absolutely wonderful thing about rob reiner and each one is different
December 15, 2025 at 4:42 AM
every post is like i bet you didn’t know this absolutely wonderful thing about rob reiner and each one is different
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I’m just going to tell the story. Back in 2000 I was volunteering for the Gore campaign when he came along with Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Alfre Woodard and Dule Hill to a GOTV event here in MN. He ended up sitting down across from me stuffing his envelopes.
December 15, 2025 at 2:43 AM
I’m just going to tell the story. Back in 2000 I was volunteering for the Gore campaign when he came along with Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Alfre Woodard and Dule Hill to a GOTV event here in MN. He ended up sitting down across from me stuffing his envelopes.
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I’ve been thinking about this Fresh Air interview with Rob Reiner even before today. So much love and warmth and humor. Then yesterday I watched Spinal Tap 2 and all the delight and liveliness of his performance there
www.npr.org/2025/09/09/n...
www.npr.org/2025/09/09/n...
Rob Reiner's 'Spinal Tap' Still Goes To 11 : Fresh Air
Reiner's 1984 mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap sparked a new genre of satire. Now, more than 40 years later, the band is back in a new sequel, Spinal Tap II: The End Continues. "They have grown neither...
www.npr.org
December 15, 2025 at 4:28 AM
I’ve been thinking about this Fresh Air interview with Rob Reiner even before today. So much love and warmth and humor. Then yesterday I watched Spinal Tap 2 and all the delight and liveliness of his performance there
www.npr.org/2025/09/09/n...
www.npr.org/2025/09/09/n...
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I met Rob Reiner when we did Bill Maher’s show together.
He was a good hearted man who fought his whole life for progressive values.
I’m so so sad😢 www.latimes.com/california/s...
He was a good hearted man who fought his whole life for progressive values.
I’m so so sad😢 www.latimes.com/california/s...
2 dead in homicide at Rob Reiner's home; police question family member
Los Angeles police are investigating an apparent homicide at the Brentwood home of Rob Reiner, where two people were found dead Sunday afternoon.
www.latimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:24 AM
I met Rob Reiner when we did Bill Maher’s show together.
He was a good hearted man who fought his whole life for progressive values.
I’m so so sad😢 www.latimes.com/california/s...
He was a good hearted man who fought his whole life for progressive values.
I’m so so sad😢 www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Rob Reiner was the consummate storyteller. Over and over, he revealed us to ourselves: what it is to be young and have friends, to fall in love, to feel misery and vengeance, to feel alive. And the laughs. So many laughs. The loss of Rob Reiner is... inconceivable.
December 15, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Rob Reiner was the consummate storyteller. Over and over, he revealed us to ourselves: what it is to be young and have friends, to fall in love, to feel misery and vengeance, to feel alive. And the laughs. So many laughs. The loss of Rob Reiner is... inconceivable.
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Any time I comment on shootings in the US, I invariably get told that "you need guns to defend against tyranny".
* looks back over 2025 *
.... does "tyranny" mean something different over there?
* looks back over 2025 *
.... does "tyranny" mean something different over there?
December 14, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Any time I comment on shootings in the US, I invariably get told that "you need guns to defend against tyranny".
* looks back over 2025 *
.... does "tyranny" mean something different over there?
* looks back over 2025 *
.... does "tyranny" mean something different over there?
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What a horrifying weekend of news. Too much.
December 15, 2025 at 3:30 AM
What a horrifying weekend of news. Too much.
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The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
December 15, 2025 at 3:51 AM
The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
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Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
December 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
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Young American men volunteer for military service, knowing they may have to sacrifice their lives for their country.
But they didn't volunteer to sacrifice their futures to protect the President or Secretary of Defense from being convicted of crimes.
That's not the service for which we thank them.
But they didn't volunteer to sacrifice their futures to protect the President or Secretary of Defense from being convicted of crimes.
That's not the service for which we thank them.
December 14, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Young American men volunteer for military service, knowing they may have to sacrifice their lives for their country.
But they didn't volunteer to sacrifice their futures to protect the President or Secretary of Defense from being convicted of crimes.
That's not the service for which we thank them.
But they didn't volunteer to sacrifice their futures to protect the President or Secretary of Defense from being convicted of crimes.
That's not the service for which we thank them.
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Make Congress take action and unmask ICE!
Tell Congress: Require ICE to unmask and display clear identification
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
December 13, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Make Congress take action and unmask ICE!
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As Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis stated in 1933; “We can have democracy in this country or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of the few, but we cannot have both.”
Today, at a time of unprecedented income & wealth inequality, his words ring truer than ever.
Today, at a time of unprecedented income & wealth inequality, his words ring truer than ever.
December 14, 2025 at 10:30 PM
As Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis stated in 1933; “We can have democracy in this country or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of the few, but we cannot have both.”
Today, at a time of unprecedented income & wealth inequality, his words ring truer than ever.
Today, at a time of unprecedented income & wealth inequality, his words ring truer than ever.
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A lifetime of "thoughts & prayers" have done JACK-SQUAT to reduce or eliminate gun violence. We need to do MORE.
It is the GUNS.
#SadButTRUE 💔
It is the GUNS.
#SadButTRUE 💔
December 14, 2025 at 8:29 PM
A lifetime of "thoughts & prayers" have done JACK-SQUAT to reduce or eliminate gun violence. We need to do MORE.
It is the GUNS.
#SadButTRUE 💔
It is the GUNS.
#SadButTRUE 💔
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As it turns out, the only way to stop a bad guy with a gun *isn’t* a good guy with a gun—it can be a good guy *without* a gun. Just another NRA lie.
December 14, 2025 at 11:19 PM
As it turns out, the only way to stop a bad guy with a gun *isn’t* a good guy with a gun—it can be a good guy *without* a gun. Just another NRA lie.
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Increase in productivity since 1979: 87%
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
December 14, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Increase in productivity since 1979: 87%
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
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"i no longer want to be a meme. please let me go home."
December 13, 2025 at 8:10 AM
"i no longer want to be a meme. please let me go home."
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A month ago the Russians claimed they completely captured the Ukrainian city of Kupyansk. President Zelensky then went to Kupyansk and filmed a selfie video to prove the Russians are full of sh*t.
December 14, 2025 at 1:00 AM
A month ago the Russians claimed they completely captured the Ukrainian city of Kupyansk. President Zelensky then went to Kupyansk and filmed a selfie video to prove the Russians are full of sh*t.
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It’s the guns, and the politicians who wrote for them.
December 14, 2025 at 7:45 AM
It’s the guns, and the politicians who wrote for them.
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With this latest mass shooting at Brown University, this might be a good time to mention that Bill Clinton’s assault weapons ban reduced mass shooting deaths by 43% - but after George W Bush & Republicans let it expire, mass shooting deaths spiked by 239%.
It's the guns!!! :(
It's the guns!!! :(
December 14, 2025 at 6:17 AM
With this latest mass shooting at Brown University, this might be a good time to mention that Bill Clinton’s assault weapons ban reduced mass shooting deaths by 43% - but after George W Bush & Republicans let it expire, mass shooting deaths spiked by 239%.
It's the guns!!! :(
It's the guns!!! :(
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Putin doesn’t have the ball to go to the frontline and stand 1300 meters away from Ukrainian Forces.
December 14, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Putin doesn’t have the ball to go to the frontline and stand 1300 meters away from Ukrainian Forces.