Mary Anne Sotos
@masotos.bsky.social
Retired USG. 💙 Truth matters. Angry optimist. Interested in protecting the rule of law, human rights, our children's lives, and our planet. Love my family, Orioles ⚾️, gardens, nature, photography, and creative arts. Keep Virginia 💙
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Mary Anne Sotos
@masotos.bsky.social
· Nov 15
Hi everyone! New here from the other place. Looking forward to finding old friends as well as new. Here's a recent photo as my first greeting. Cheers!
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Gov. of Florida, Ron DeSantis, caught diverting $36.2M in taxpayer funds to fight two ballot initiatives intended to overturn the 6-week abortion ban, the other was to stop the legalization of marijuana in Florida.
#Pinks #ProudBlue #Desantis #MTN
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#Pinks #ProudBlue #Desantis #MTN
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GOP Gov CAUGHT IN $35 MILLION SCAM that COULD END HIM
YouTube video by MeidasTouch
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January 4, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Gov. of Florida, Ron DeSantis, caught diverting $36.2M in taxpayer funds to fight two ballot initiatives intended to overturn the 6-week abortion ban, the other was to stop the legalization of marijuana in Florida.
#Pinks #ProudBlue #Desantis #MTN
youtu.be/V6BVQ9nM_VM?...
#Pinks #ProudBlue #Desantis #MTN
youtu.be/V6BVQ9nM_VM?...
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@hcrichardson.bsky.social posted an excellent explainer this morning. If you can't watch the whole thing, at least watch starting here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wu9Q...
Understanding the U.S. Strike on Venezuela | Explainer
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
www.youtube.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:55 PM
@hcrichardson.bsky.social posted an excellent explainer this morning. If you can't watch the whole thing, at least watch starting here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wu9Q...
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Folks we need to really zero in on this statement for it appears the Maduro regime is still in power and running the country. If Trump was confused about that this morning and delusionally believed he was in charge he must step down.
"We're going to run the country" - a moment that will live in infamy......
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Trump on Venezuela: "We're going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper, and judicious transition"
January 3, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Folks we need to really zero in on this statement for it appears the Maduro regime is still in power and running the country. If Trump was confused about that this morning and delusionally believed he was in charge he must step down.
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Courage is contagious. Nonviolent persistence is the key to success.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very
From emancipation to women’s suffrage, civil rights and BLM, mass movement has shaped the arc of US history
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Courage is contagious. Nonviolent persistence is the key to success.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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I’m going to need to see the declination memos from DoJ where they declined to prosecute the Epstein co-conspirators, and I’m gonna need to see them for every single person they declined to prosecute.
December 25, 2025 at 7:17 PM
I’m going to need to see the declination memos from DoJ where they declined to prosecute the Epstein co-conspirators, and I’m gonna need to see them for every single person they declined to prosecute.
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So last night as I was wondering why Pam Bondi diverted almost 200 National Security attorneys who should be chasing hackers and spies to redact the Epstein files, I remembered that John Eisenberg, who heads it, is the guy who altered the Trump-Zelenskyy transcript.
December 20, 2025 at 8:22 AM
So last night as I was wondering why Pam Bondi diverted almost 200 National Security attorneys who should be chasing hackers and spies to redact the Epstein files, I remembered that John Eisenberg, who heads it, is the guy who altered the Trump-Zelenskyy transcript.
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The lawless Hegseth/Trump boat murders continue: “The US military conducted strikes against three alleged drug-trafficking boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Monday, killing 8 people…”https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/15/politics/us-military-strikes-three-boats-pacific
December 16, 2025 at 1:08 PM
The lawless Hegseth/Trump boat murders continue: “The US military conducted strikes against three alleged drug-trafficking boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Monday, killing 8 people…”https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/15/politics/us-military-strikes-three-boats-pacific
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The White House is not private property. It does not belong to Donald Trump. It belongs to the people.
I’m introducing legislation to protect the building’s historic character against the president’s bulldozer and Marie Antoinette ballroom.
I’m introducing legislation to protect the building’s historic character against the president’s bulldozer and Marie Antoinette ballroom.
Raskin to introduce bill to require review of White House renovation plans
Rep. Jamie Raskin wants to see White House construction like President Trump's ballroom project subjected to the same scrutiny as other federal projects.
www.cbsnews.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:06 PM
The White House is not private property. It does not belong to Donald Trump. It belongs to the people.
I’m introducing legislation to protect the building’s historic character against the president’s bulldozer and Marie Antoinette ballroom.
I’m introducing legislation to protect the building’s historic character against the president’s bulldozer and Marie Antoinette ballroom.
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Trump is basically using the FBI to fabricate politically charged cases, even if they don’t hold in court the objective is to flood the media and information space with the idea that they are legitimate and manufacture a crisis to justify his illegal actions.
December 16, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Trump is basically using the FBI to fabricate politically charged cases, even if they don’t hold in court the objective is to flood the media and information space with the idea that they are legitimate and manufacture a crisis to justify his illegal actions.
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www.tpr.org/news/2025-12... Texas Public Radio
Human Rights groups warn immigration detention camp at Fort Bliss reaching "breaking point"
Human Rights groups are calling the immigration detention camp at Fort Bliss a human and civil rights disaster. They demand the federal government shut down the tent facility and warn living condition...
www.tpr.org
December 13, 2025 at 3:16 PM
www.tpr.org/news/2025-12... Texas Public Radio
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You and me against the world: who was behind Trump’s anti-Europe foreign policy?
www.theguardian.com
You and me against the world: who was behind Trump’s anti-Europe foreign policy?
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December 13, 2025 at 12:12 PM
You and me against the world: who was behind Trump’s anti-Europe foreign policy?
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The reason we don’t sell H200, and other advanced chips to China is that they have dual-use (military and civilian) capability.
These will help China improve their AI, surveillance, and cyber espionage capability.
The export controls existed strictly for NatSec purposes.
These will help China improve their AI, surveillance, and cyber espionage capability.
The export controls existed strictly for NatSec purposes.
December 9, 2025 at 12:59 PM
The reason we don’t sell H200, and other advanced chips to China is that they have dual-use (military and civilian) capability.
These will help China improve their AI, surveillance, and cyber espionage capability.
The export controls existed strictly for NatSec purposes.
These will help China improve their AI, surveillance, and cyber espionage capability.
The export controls existed strictly for NatSec purposes.
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Trump admits he took another cognitive test.
They don’t just give those out for funsies.
He also says the NYT reporting on his heath is sedition and perhaps treason.
Whatever news he got must be awful.
They don’t just give those out for funsies.
He also says the NYT reporting on his heath is sedition and perhaps treason.
Whatever news he got must be awful.
December 10, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Trump admits he took another cognitive test.
They don’t just give those out for funsies.
He also says the NYT reporting on his heath is sedition and perhaps treason.
Whatever news he got must be awful.
They don’t just give those out for funsies.
He also says the NYT reporting on his heath is sedition and perhaps treason.
Whatever news he got must be awful.
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This is probably the clearest indication yet that the administration understands what they’re doing in the Caribbean is illegal.
They’re now threatening the ICC with sanctions if they investigate Trump and his team.
They’re now threatening the ICC with sanctions if they investigate Trump and his team.
The U.S. is not a member of the ICC, but the court can still prosecute individuals for actions carried out on the territory of ICC member nations.
Exclusive: US threatens new ICC sanctions unless court pledges not to prosecute Trump
President Donald Trump's administration wants the International Criminal Court to amend its founding document to ensure it does not investigate the Republican president and his top officials, a Trump ...
www.reuters.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:19 PM
This is probably the clearest indication yet that the administration understands what they’re doing in the Caribbean is illegal.
They’re now threatening the ICC with sanctions if they investigate Trump and his team.
They’re now threatening the ICC with sanctions if they investigate Trump and his team.
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👀👀👀👀
Release the Epstein files.
Release the Epstein files.
🚨 BREAKING: Oversight Dems received 95,000 new photos from Jeffrey Epstein's estate. These disturbing images raise even more questions about Epstein and his relationships with some of the most powerful men in the world.
Time to end this White House cover-up. Release the files!
Time to end this White House cover-up. Release the files!
December 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
👀👀👀👀
Release the Epstein files.
Release the Epstein files.
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ICE Using Air Passenger Lists For Kidnapping
TSA is providing domestic passenger lists in real time to ICE.
They're using the names of travelers to kidnap people.
Until now, ICE has historically avoided interfering with domestic travel.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...
TSA is providing domestic passenger lists in real time to ICE.
They're using the names of travelers to kidnap people.
Until now, ICE has historically avoided interfering with domestic travel.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...
Immigration Agents Are Using Air Passenger Data for Deportation Effort
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 11:27 PM
ICE Using Air Passenger Lists For Kidnapping
TSA is providing domestic passenger lists in real time to ICE.
They're using the names of travelers to kidnap people.
Until now, ICE has historically avoided interfering with domestic travel.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...
TSA is providing domestic passenger lists in real time to ICE.
They're using the names of travelers to kidnap people.
Until now, ICE has historically avoided interfering with domestic travel.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...
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Things I learned today - Icky gross creepy Steve Bannon was an investment banker at Goldman Sachs? Yuck.
And as a reminder
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
And as a reminder
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
Steve Bannon must answer questions under oath about his relationship and dealings with Jeffrey Epstein.
Haul his ass before Oversight.
Hell, get Pamela Jo to investigate Bannon if she’s a real Attorney General.
Haul his ass before Oversight.
Hell, get Pamela Jo to investigate Bannon if she’s a real Attorney General.
December 12, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Things I learned today - Icky gross creepy Steve Bannon was an investment banker at Goldman Sachs? Yuck.
And as a reminder
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
And as a reminder
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
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Unearthed audio from the RNC Chair drops a truth they’ve been hiding from their base:
“We are facing almost certain defeat.” 👀
They know their cruelty is wildly unpopular.
We just have to finish the job: organize, vote, and make that prediction reality.
LFG people!
“We are facing almost certain defeat.” 👀
They know their cruelty is wildly unpopular.
We just have to finish the job: organize, vote, and make that prediction reality.
LFG people!
December 12, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Unearthed audio from the RNC Chair drops a truth they’ve been hiding from their base:
“We are facing almost certain defeat.” 👀
They know their cruelty is wildly unpopular.
We just have to finish the job: organize, vote, and make that prediction reality.
LFG people!
“We are facing almost certain defeat.” 👀
They know their cruelty is wildly unpopular.
We just have to finish the job: organize, vote, and make that prediction reality.
LFG people!
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Here's Greg Bovino lying and saying the US citizen arrested by unidentified ICE agents in MN should have been carrying "immigrantion documents per the INA", which is FALSE.
The INA (Immigration and Nationality Act) does NOT require U.S. citizens to carry proof of citizenship.
The INA (Immigration and Nationality Act) does NOT require U.S. citizens to carry proof of citizenship.
December 12, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Here's Greg Bovino lying and saying the US citizen arrested by unidentified ICE agents in MN should have been carrying "immigrantion documents per the INA", which is FALSE.
The INA (Immigration and Nationality Act) does NOT require U.S. citizens to carry proof of citizenship.
The INA (Immigration and Nationality Act) does NOT require U.S. citizens to carry proof of citizenship.
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NOEM: DHS and this administration comply with all federal court orders
THANEDAR: Not true
December 11, 2025 at 4:15 PM
NOEM: DHS and this administration comply with all federal court orders
THANEDAR: Not true
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The first paragraph of Judge Breyer‘s opinion granting an injunction in the California National Guard case is a banger.
December 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The first paragraph of Judge Breyer‘s opinion granting an injunction in the California National Guard case is a banger.
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🚨‼️When hiring standards for “officers” is very poor at best and they can cover their faces and have no accountability for what they’re doing, this it what happens!
Officers at Texas immigration detention facility accused of beatings and sexual abuse | US immigration | The Guardian
Officers at Texas immigration detention facility accused of beatings and sexual abuse | US immigration | The Guardian
Officers at Texas immigration detention facility accused of beatings and sexual abuse
Civil rights coalition calls for immediate closure of camp, where more than 2,700 detainees are being held
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:35 AM
🚨‼️When hiring standards for “officers” is very poor at best and they can cover their faces and have no accountability for what they’re doing, this it what happens!
Officers at Texas immigration detention facility accused of beatings and sexual abuse | US immigration | The Guardian
Officers at Texas immigration detention facility accused of beatings and sexual abuse | US immigration | The Guardian
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It took dozens of special agents the best part of a decade to bring Juan Orlando Hernández to justice for flooding US cities with cocaine. Then, in a single social media post last week, Donald Trump set the former Honduran president free.
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December 6, 2025 at 6:08 PM
It took dozens of special agents the best part of a decade to bring Juan Orlando Hernández to justice for flooding US cities with cocaine. Then, in a single social media post last week, Donald Trump set the former Honduran president free.
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BREAKING: Prosecutors in the Comey case just told the judge that they’re under orders from the Deputy Attorney Generals’s office not to disclose whether career prosecutors wrote a memo recommending *against* indicting Comey prior to Halligan going to the grand jury.
November 19, 2025 at 3:51 PM
BREAKING: Prosecutors in the Comey case just told the judge that they’re under orders from the Deputy Attorney Generals’s office not to disclose whether career prosecutors wrote a memo recommending *against* indicting Comey prior to Halligan going to the grand jury.