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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 2h

The vindictive prosecutions of political enemies are not a distraction from the Epstein files - they’re one and the same: wielding the power of the DoJ to persecute your foes AND to protect your friends.

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 1d

Drugs are not weapons of war. They are drugs.

The president’s word on who is or is not a drug dealer is not trustworthy. He and his administration have been caught lying about that multiple times.

Even if blowing up random boats were legal under the laws of armed combat, it’d be stupid strategy.

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Marya @maryapetry.bsky.social · 22h

Love to hear it.

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Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 1d

With farm bailouts back in the news, it's a great time to remind everyone that US Treasury Secretary Bessent owns thousands of acres of of soybean farms.

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/u...

Bessent Has Yet to Fully Divest Assets, Raising Concern at Ethics Agency

www.nytimes.com

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

www.justsecurity.org/121940/trump...

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 1d

There it is

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Matthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 1d

happy bday the iconic Desmond Tutu, b.1931

"Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness".

"We are all connected. What unites us is our common humanity"

“Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.”

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Marya @maryapetry.bsky.social · 1d

This whole business is a sadistic grift.

As Money Rushed In, ICE’s Rapid Expansion Stalled Out

Immigration arrests have declined and jail overcrowding is worse despite billions in new funds.

www.theatlantic.com

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

Ms. Martinez’ lawyer says body cam footage shows the agent turned into HER car and yelled “do something bitch” before firing shots.

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 1d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Marya @maryapetry.bsky.social · 2d

Gorgeous!

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

We’re trying to Imagine the reaction from Tennessee Republicans if New York deployed the National guard into Tennessee without @GovBillLee’s approval to to enforce a policy Tennesseans were overwhelmingly against

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Marya @maryapetry.bsky.social · 2d

This man is not well and he should not be in any chain of command over any armed force of government.

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 2d

Stephen Miller is portraying opposition to Donald Trump in any form, including by judges issuing legal rulings, as an illegal rebellion, Jonathan Chait argues:

Stephen Miller Lays Out the Plan in Public

The White House aide equates opposition to Trump’s agenda with terrorism—and pushes for the use of state power to suppress it.

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Marya @maryapetry.bsky.social · 2d

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Marya @maryapetry.bsky.social · 2d

Pritzker is initiating investigations into the raids in Chicago, specifically in terms of the treatment of children. Perhaps it is the beginning of something in the legal realm that may have impact.

Marya @maryapetry.bsky.social · 2d

It really has been stunning. It is heartbreaking to realize I believed there was a shared truth and conscience where none existed. Perhaps we have no common values after all.

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Marya @maryapetry.bsky.social · 2d

This is my only consolation today in this sad and heavy world. Make beauty, hope for better, inspire someone for the future.

Gareth L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 2d

“So while our art cannot, as we wish it could, save us from wars, privation, envy, greed, old age, or death, it can revitalize us amidst it all.” - Ray Bradbury

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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 2d

I hope Democrats understand that if and when they get back to power, defaulting to “unity” politics and empty reconciliation without any real accountability would not only be morally abhorrent, but also politically suicidal: The desire for at least some semblance of justice will be overwhelming.

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Marya @maryapetry.bsky.social · 2d

Every day, Mat. One foot in front of the other. Look for the glimmers. I’ve found it’s the only way through.

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Marya @maryapetry.bsky.social · 2d

I wanted to quote most of this essay! I’m sharing it here and sending it to individual people in my life as well. We absolutely cannot negotiate the line between who is and who is not a human being deserving of dignity, respect, and the protection of the law.

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Marya @maryapetry.bsky.social · 2d

Essential reading. How do you move the line of “acceptable” when doing so negates the rights of some people to exist here?

“But trying to find ways to do politics with the other side is not the same as creating a sanitized fiction of the other side as the basis of your politics.”

Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 2d

ICYMI yesterday:

I wrote about Ezra Klein, Ta-Nehisi Coates, the struggle to define the boundaries of what is acceptable in America – and why democratic citizens have an obligation to hold the line on what we consider beyond the pale.

Some thoughts from my new piece:

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Where Is the Line?

On Ezra Klein, Ta-Nehisi Coates, and the struggle to define the boundaries of what is acceptable in America

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Marya @maryapetry.bsky.social · 2d

I taught Hamlet in an all girls college prep high school. Ophelia is one of my favorite characters. Teaching the play from her pov is a kaleidoscope! She has no mother, only Gertrude (!) as a role model. Adolescent girls identify with Ophelia as she’s used, manipulated, and nearly voiceless.

Folger Shakespeare Library @folger.edu · 2d

The first track on Taylor Swift’s new album, "The Life of a Showgirl," is “The Fate of Ophelia”… which got us thinking, well, what is the fate of Ophelia? And why can’t we stop writing, painting, and singing about her?

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The fate of Ophelia | Folger Shakespeare Library

Folger Shakespeare Library is the world's largest Shakespeare collection, the ultimate resource for exploring Shakespeare and his world. Shakespeare belongs to you. His world is vast. Come explore. Jo...

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Marya @maryapetry.bsky.social · 2d

There is certainly a unique perspective that comes near the end of life. When people are still sufficiently cogent and articulate enough to share their thoughts it is such a valuable lesson for us all.

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Marya @maryapetry.bsky.social · 2d

Fascinating.

WIRED @wired.com · 2d

Research reveals that those diagnosed with autism early show distinct genetic and developmental profiles from those diagnosed later. www.wired.com/story/autism...

Autism Is Not a Single Condition and Has No Single Cause, Scientists Conclude

Research reveals that those diagnosed with autism early show distinct genetic and developmental profiles from those diagnosed later.

www.wired.com

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Marya @maryapetry.bsky.social · 2d

Wonderful! Thanks for sharing, Ellen. She truly inspires.

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 2d

Sending troops from Texas to forcefully occupy and suppress cities in Illinois and Oregon IN OPPOSITION TO THOSE STATES' GOVERNORS is literally a civil war and it's cooking my brain that Democrats are simply pretending it isn't happening

Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 2d

UPDATE: Hegseth today called up 400 members of the Texas National Guard, with Gov. Abbott's apparent permission, to be deployed "where needed, including in the cities of Portland and Chicago." www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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