MaryBee
@maryquitecontrary.bsky.social
Retired after 40+ year career in private sector and federal government. Served 6+ years as USMC logistics officer. Will always be a farm girl at heart.
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If you don't want to see this horrible garbage happen in every future high-stakes election, make sure it demonstrably fails in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race by helping elect Susan Crawford
March 27, 2025 at 3:24 AM
If you don't want to see this horrible garbage happen in every future high-stakes election, make sure it demonstrably fails in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race by helping elect Susan Crawford
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Really fascinating discussion with @petebuttigieg.bsky.social on SignalGate, tariffs, social security, China, Putin, 2024, and being a dad. Yes, I asked about ‘28 too. Listen to our Substack discussion on the go on Apple Podcasts. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Pete Buttigieg and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries call for firings in response to
Podcast Episode · The Jim Acosta Show · 03/26/2025 · 1h 9m
podcasts.apple.com
March 27, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Really fascinating discussion with @petebuttigieg.bsky.social on SignalGate, tariffs, social security, China, Putin, 2024, and being a dad. Yes, I asked about ‘28 too. Listen to our Substack discussion on the go on Apple Podcasts. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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Girl with a Pearl Earring by Johannes Furmeer.
March 26, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Girl with a Pearl Earring by Johannes Furmeer.
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Fox News today
a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a destroyed building and says please disperse
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a destroyed building and says please disperse
media.tenor.com
March 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Fox News today
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A quick interview I did on the value of NOAA for our local paper.
Scientists and colleagues, have you called you local paper and told them what the NOAA cuts mean to their community?
www.stardem.com/deep-sea-eco...
Scientists and colleagues, have you called you local paper and told them what the NOAA cuts mean to their community?
www.stardem.com/deep-sea-eco...
Deep-sea ecologist Andrew Thaler explains NOAA
Deep-sea ecologist Andrew Thaler describes what the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration does.
www.stardem.com
March 8, 2025 at 12:49 AM
A quick interview I did on the value of NOAA for our local paper.
Scientists and colleagues, have you called you local paper and told them what the NOAA cuts mean to their community?
www.stardem.com/deep-sea-eco...
Scientists and colleagues, have you called you local paper and told them what the NOAA cuts mean to their community?
www.stardem.com/deep-sea-eco...
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Beautiful.
With his permission, I'm sharing Dean Treanor's response to Ed Martin's letter:
March 7, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Beautiful.
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I had to bring this here because it’s so good
March 8, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I had to bring this here because it’s so good
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And to think we could have had a sane, serious government run by an intelligent person who would have acted in the best interests of Americans, and not Vladimir Putin.
March 1, 2025 at 1:49 AM
And to think we could have had a sane, serious government run by an intelligent person who would have acted in the best interests of Americans, and not Vladimir Putin.
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The defensive tactics training at Quantico is conducted by excellent instructors and incorporates law enforcement best practices. Also, because of the extensive planning in FBI operations, it would be rare for an agent to be involved in a physical altercation with a subject.
This is dumb.
This is dumb.
The Trump administration's new FBI director, Kash Patel, told officials he wants to bring in Ultimate Fighting Championship trainers to teach agents martial arts.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi...
www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi...
February 28, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The defensive tactics training at Quantico is conducted by excellent instructors and incorporates law enforcement best practices. Also, because of the extensive planning in FBI operations, it would be rare for an agent to be involved in a physical altercation with a subject.
This is dumb.
This is dumb.
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#Astronaut Don Pettit captured this stunning image from the International Space Station last month with Earth and the Milky Way in one photo. Read more: buff.ly/MDtgEAY
📸 NASA/ Don Pettit.
📸 NASA/ Don Pettit.
March 1, 2025 at 4:02 PM
#Astronaut Don Pettit captured this stunning image from the International Space Station last month with Earth and the Milky Way in one photo. Read more: buff.ly/MDtgEAY
📸 NASA/ Don Pettit.
📸 NASA/ Don Pettit.
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I logged onto LinkedIn today expecting to see my feed filled with outrage from the lawyer connections I have – most of whom are former federal government attorneys who now work outside the federal government in private practice or in the private sector. Per a Tuesday Executive Order, /1
February 26, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I logged onto LinkedIn today expecting to see my feed filled with outrage from the lawyer connections I have – most of whom are former federal government attorneys who now work outside the federal government in private practice or in the private sector. Per a Tuesday Executive Order, /1
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This morning we learned that we have two more deaths from the storms. Let's remember that these 14 fatalities are not just a number. These are children of God, people missed by their families and their communities. Let's pray for them and continue to support their loved ones.
February 18, 2025 at 9:18 PM
This morning we learned that we have two more deaths from the storms. Let's remember that these 14 fatalities are not just a number. These are children of God, people missed by their families and their communities. Let's pray for them and continue to support their loved ones.
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It’s been called the Gulf of Mexico for 425 years. Thanks Britannica!
February 12, 2025 at 9:22 PM
It’s been called the Gulf of Mexico for 425 years. Thanks Britannica!
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I got mad at the New York Times after their editorial board released an opinion piece condemning Trump's anti-trans EOs and I decided to write about how the paper of record laundered transphobia into the mainstream and paved the road for Trump's transphobia. www.patreon.com/posts/nyt-ed...
The NYT Editorial Board's Shameless Pro-Trans Stance | Katelyn Burns
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February 9, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I got mad at the New York Times after their editorial board released an opinion piece condemning Trump's anti-trans EOs and I decided to write about how the paper of record laundered transphobia into the mainstream and paved the road for Trump's transphobia. www.patreon.com/posts/nyt-ed...
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Ahead of Kendrick’s performance today, here’s a look back at the greatest halftime show ever, including the political, cultural & social messages Prince sent through his choice of songs and the story he was telling about Black music, ownership and creative control. www.anildash.com//2021/02/05/...
How Prince won the Super Bowl - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
www.anildash.com
February 9, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Ahead of Kendrick’s performance today, here’s a look back at the greatest halftime show ever, including the political, cultural & social messages Prince sent through his choice of songs and the story he was telling about Black music, ownership and creative control. www.anildash.com//2021/02/05/...
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Amidst the chaos and the law-breaking the most important thing to remember/focus on is that they are doing these things illegally because they know they don't have the votes to do it by passing laws, even in a GOP controlled Congress.
February 9, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Amidst the chaos and the law-breaking the most important thing to remember/focus on is that they are doing these things illegally because they know they don't have the votes to do it by passing laws, even in a GOP controlled Congress.
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Not for nothing but everyone realizes that these teenagers and 20 somethings who have complete access to the Treasury payment source code are now #1 espionage recruitment targets for Russia and China, right?
February 4, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Not for nothing but everyone realizes that these teenagers and 20 somethings who have complete access to the Treasury payment source code are now #1 espionage recruitment targets for Russia and China, right?
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It's a start.
"We request an immediate update..."
"We request an immediate update..."
February 2, 2025 at 10:15 PM
It's a start.
"We request an immediate update..."
"We request an immediate update..."
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The surest way to protect our Constitution is to act and talk like we still have one.
The surest way to lose it is to act like we don't.
The surest way to lose it is to act like we don't.
February 2, 2025 at 11:39 PM
The surest way to protect our Constitution is to act and talk like we still have one.
The surest way to lose it is to act like we don't.
The surest way to lose it is to act like we don't.
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Monday Newsletter: Just a quick one this morning to remind you amidst today’s “shock and awe”: You are not the crazy ones.
charliesykes.substack.com/p/todays-a-g...
charliesykes.substack.com/p/todays-a-g...
Today's a Good Day to Think About Charlie Chaplin
Remember to laugh at the clowns
charliesykes.substack.com
January 20, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Monday Newsletter: Just a quick one this morning to remind you amidst today’s “shock and awe”: You are not the crazy ones.
charliesykes.substack.com/p/todays-a-g...
charliesykes.substack.com/p/todays-a-g...
Got up to let the dogs out in the wee hours of the morning. Crystal clear sky and the stars were magnificent. Here's the best article I could find about the planetary parade of 2025.
A planetary alignment on January 25, 2025?
earthsky.org
January 18, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Got up to let the dogs out in the wee hours of the morning. Crystal clear sky and the stars were magnificent. Here's the best article I could find about the planetary parade of 2025.
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Sing no more ditties, sing no more,
Of dumps so dull and heavy;
The fraud of men was ever so,
Since summer first was leavy.
Of dumps so dull and heavy;
The fraud of men was ever so,
Since summer first was leavy.
January 18, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Sing no more ditties, sing no more,
Of dumps so dull and heavy;
The fraud of men was ever so,
Since summer first was leavy.
Of dumps so dull and heavy;
The fraud of men was ever so,
Since summer first was leavy.
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So may the outward shows be least themselves—
The world is still deceiv’d with ornament.
In law, what plea so tainted and corrupt
But, being season’d with a gracious voice,
Obscures the show of evil?
The world is still deceiv’d with ornament.
In law, what plea so tainted and corrupt
But, being season’d with a gracious voice,
Obscures the show of evil?
November 13, 2024 at 5:16 PM
So may the outward shows be least themselves—
The world is still deceiv’d with ornament.
In law, what plea so tainted and corrupt
But, being season’d with a gracious voice,
Obscures the show of evil?
The world is still deceiv’d with ornament.
In law, what plea so tainted and corrupt
But, being season’d with a gracious voice,
Obscures the show of evil?