Mary O’Brien
@maryoinca.bsky.social
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Can I just say that no Ambassador would, in the presence of the President, get up unbidden, walk around the table and speak directly to the Prime Minister. #TheDiplomat
December 31, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Can I just say that no Ambassador would, in the presence of the President, get up unbidden, walk around the table and speak directly to the Prime Minister. #TheDiplomat
This was always the plan.
As many have been saying was the Bibi/Smotrich/Ben Gvir plan all along… www.wsj.com/world/middle...
December 24, 2025 at 2:43 PM
This was always the plan.
This is a great human being.
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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December 21, 2025 at 3:24 PM
This is a great human being.
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I’ll also note that there are 25 million naturalized citizens, so even if the Trump admin succeeded at its wildest dreams, we’re talking 2,400 denaturalizations a year, or 0.01% of the total naturalized immigrant population.
So it’s more to spread fear and send a message than make a tangible dent.
So it’s more to spread fear and send a message than make a tangible dent.
December 17, 2025 at 11:08 PM
I’ll also note that there are 25 million naturalized citizens, so even if the Trump admin succeeded at its wildest dreams, we’re talking 2,400 denaturalizations a year, or 0.01% of the total naturalized immigrant population.
So it’s more to spread fear and send a message than make a tangible dent.
So it’s more to spread fear and send a message than make a tangible dent.
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The GOP’s health care “plan” does nothing for millions who will see their health insurance premiums go through the roof in January. Facing a choice between seeing the doctor and paying your rent is appalling but that’s life in Trump’s America.
December 17, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The GOP’s health care “plan” does nothing for millions who will see their health insurance premiums go through the roof in January. Facing a choice between seeing the doctor and paying your rent is appalling but that’s life in Trump’s America.
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Trump's not building a ballroom - he's building a data center.
Note that Israel has the same type of data center as well.
I stumbled across this video on Substack. This is the best explanation I have heard connecting the dots as to why the tech bros are part of the presidency.
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Note that Israel has the same type of data center as well.
I stumbled across this video on Substack. This is the best explanation I have heard connecting the dots as to why the tech bros are part of the presidency.
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Trump Isn’t Building a Ballroom
When Trump announced a $300 million ballroom at the White House, something went off in my brain.
open.substack.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Trump's not building a ballroom - he's building a data center.
Note that Israel has the same type of data center as well.
I stumbled across this video on Substack. This is the best explanation I have heard connecting the dots as to why the tech bros are part of the presidency.
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Note that Israel has the same type of data center as well.
I stumbled across this video on Substack. This is the best explanation I have heard connecting the dots as to why the tech bros are part of the presidency.
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That specific brand of men’s entire gender grievances all have their genesis in “we are unlikeable douchebags and no one wants to fuck us, therefore we should take women’s rights away.”
December 14, 2025 at 3:21 PM
That specific brand of men’s entire gender grievances all have their genesis in “we are unlikeable douchebags and no one wants to fuck us, therefore we should take women’s rights away.”
It wouldn't be necessary without tariffs, you dolt! finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-s...
Trump says his farm bailout 'would not be possible without tariffs.' His critics agree.
The issue with Trump's farm bailout, some farmers and economists are quick to note, is that the problems facing farmers are primarily a direct consequence of Trump's own tariff actions.
finance.yahoo.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:57 PM
It wouldn't be necessary without tariffs, you dolt! finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-s...
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December 6, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Amazon workers worldwide are on strike.
They want to know why Jeff Bezos, the 5th wealthiest person on earth at $251 billion, can’t provide them with decent wages or working conditions.
It’s time for international solidarity. Let’s stand with striking workers.
They want to know why Jeff Bezos, the 5th wealthiest person on earth at $251 billion, can’t provide them with decent wages or working conditions.
It’s time for international solidarity. Let’s stand with striking workers.
December 1, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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Underappreciated lesson from 2016: most fake news was run for profit (not ideology) & right-wing fake news thrived because it sold better than left-wing fake news. X takes that to next level with a social media platform designed for right-wing users, intentionally incentivizing right-wing fake news.
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 23, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Underappreciated lesson from 2016: most fake news was run for profit (not ideology) & right-wing fake news thrived because it sold better than left-wing fake news. X takes that to next level with a social media platform designed for right-wing users, intentionally incentivizing right-wing fake news.
Thanks a bunch, Fetterman, Kaine, Durbin, King with a special F**k You to Shaheen, Hassan, Rosen and Cortez Masto aaronparnas.substack.com/p/breaking-r...
BREAKING: Republicans Demand Abortion Restrictions in Exchange for ACA Subsidies
Republicans demand tougher abortion restrictions in exchange for ACA subsidies, Grijalva will be sworn in tomorrow, Republicans are furious at Johnson as GOP loses redistricting war, and more
aaronparnas.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Thanks a bunch, Fetterman, Kaine, Durbin, King with a special F**k You to Shaheen, Hassan, Rosen and Cortez Masto aaronparnas.substack.com/p/breaking-r...
It wasn’t hungry Americans that pushed Dems over the line; it wasn’t Americans losing health insurance. It was the f**king airline companies whining. Go to hell, Schumer.
November 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
It wasn’t hungry Americans that pushed Dems over the line; it wasn’t Americans losing health insurance. It was the f**king airline companies whining. Go to hell, Schumer.
Dear Senator Shaheen, he will hit you again.
November 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Dear Senator Shaheen, he will hit you again.
Any guesses as to who the recipient might be?
Meanwhile on TruthSocial...
November 10, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Any guesses as to who the recipient might be?
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Mike Luckovich, Atlanta Journal Constitution
November 6, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Mike Luckovich, Atlanta Journal Constitution
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PRO TIP: This is not a winning message.
Source: Last night's election results, FAFO.
Source: Last night's election results, FAFO.
November 5, 2025 at 9:29 AM
PRO TIP: This is not a winning message.
Source: Last night's election results, FAFO.
Source: Last night's election results, FAFO.
Hey, Mike Johnson, you are going to adjourn yourself right out of a job when Trump decides that he just doesn’t need you after all.
Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 91st day out of the last 103.
12 days of work in 103 days.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
12 days of work in 103 days.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
November 3, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Hey, Mike Johnson, you are going to adjourn yourself right out of a job when Trump decides that he just doesn’t need you after all.
I think Adelita Grijalva should show up with a Bible at every Mike Johnson press conference and ask him to swear her in.
October 31, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I think Adelita Grijalva should show up with a Bible at every Mike Johnson press conference and ask him to swear her in.
The US cancelled the visa of Nobel Prize winner because he compared Donald Trump to Ugandan dictator Idi Amin.
Le Nigérian Wole Soyinka, prix Nobel de littérature en 1986, voit son visa américain annulé
Le Nigérian Wole Soyinka, prix Nobel de littérature en 1986, voit son visa américain annulé
Le dramaturge avait récemment comparé le président américain Donald Trump à l’ex-dictateur ougandais Idi Amin Dada, au pouvoir entre 1971 et 1979.
www.lemonde.fr
October 29, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The US cancelled the visa of Nobel Prize winner because he compared Donald Trump to Ugandan dictator Idi Amin.
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"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
The Cruelty is the Point - signed the Republican Party.
NOT MY PROBLEM! @govbilllee says he won’t touch Tennessee’s $2 BILLION savings account to feed 700,000 children, low-income working parents & disabled Tennesseans if the #TrumpShutdown continues into November
www.tennessean.com/story/news/p...
www.tennessean.com/story/news/p...
October 23, 2025 at 2:50 PM
The Cruelty is the Point - signed the Republican Party.