Mary E Clinton
@meclinton.bsky.social
Hoarder, bibliophile, old school lefty, follower of Dorothy Day. In my previous lives I have been an academic and a theatre crew member. Full time carer and worrier.
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She's building up to it.
September 17, 2025 at 9:27 PM
She's building up to it.
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This is absolutely hilarious.
Russell Brand shares fake redacted file claiming that Penelope Keith shot JFK.
Clearly didn't read it.
Mind you, it's no madder than some of the other theories.
Russell Brand shares fake redacted file claiming that Penelope Keith shot JFK.
Clearly didn't read it.
Mind you, it's no madder than some of the other theories.
March 20, 2025 at 8:36 AM
This is absolutely hilarious.
Russell Brand shares fake redacted file claiming that Penelope Keith shot JFK.
Clearly didn't read it.
Mind you, it's no madder than some of the other theories.
Russell Brand shares fake redacted file claiming that Penelope Keith shot JFK.
Clearly didn't read it.
Mind you, it's no madder than some of the other theories.
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One [Labour] MP said: “Increasingly I’m trying to figure out what we’re doing that the Tories wouldn’t be if they were in power.”
Reeves to reveal biggest UK spending cuts since austerity in spring statement
Reeves to reveal biggest UK spending cuts since austerity in spring statement
Labour MPs uneasy as chancellor prepares even deeper reductions that economists say will harm key services
Rachel Reeves will announce the biggest spending cuts since austerity at next week’s spring statement after ruling out tax rises as a way to close…
www.theguardian.com
March 19, 2025 at 11:11 PM
One [Labour] MP said: “Increasingly I’m trying to figure out what we’re doing that the Tories wouldn’t be if they were in power.”
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And I am an ally. If you are too, let the world know.
February 22, 2025 at 10:14 PM
And I am an ally. If you are too, let the world know.
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I actually managed to find the funny in this one. Yeah, I know, under THESE conditions?! Remarkable.
I’ll do a shot of Novichok to celebrate. Russian warship, go fuck yourself!
Here’s my take: Are Trump, Musk & Johnson KGB Agents? Yeah, Probably. youtu.be/XvBGrQ8gKEg?...
I’ll do a shot of Novichok to celebrate. Russian warship, go fuck yourself!
Here’s my take: Are Trump, Musk & Johnson KGB Agents? Yeah, Probably. youtu.be/XvBGrQ8gKEg?...
Are Trump, Musk & Johnson KGB Agents? Yeah, Probably.
YouTube video by Supertanskiii
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February 22, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I actually managed to find the funny in this one. Yeah, I know, under THESE conditions?! Remarkable.
I’ll do a shot of Novichok to celebrate. Russian warship, go fuck yourself!
Here’s my take: Are Trump, Musk & Johnson KGB Agents? Yeah, Probably. youtu.be/XvBGrQ8gKEg?...
I’ll do a shot of Novichok to celebrate. Russian warship, go fuck yourself!
Here’s my take: Are Trump, Musk & Johnson KGB Agents? Yeah, Probably. youtu.be/XvBGrQ8gKEg?...
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happy valentine's day! looking at you my fellow heartless who may need some self love today 💚✨
February 14, 2025 at 3:26 PM
happy valentine's day! looking at you my fellow heartless who may need some self love today 💚✨
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Happy Valentine's Day 🍷🩸🖤
February 14, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Happy Valentine's Day 🍷🩸🖤
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The new U.S. Department of Transportation secretary, Sean Duffy, issued an order this week that threatened to shift federal transportation funding away from local governments that don’t cooperate with federal immigration enforcement.
Trump Raises New Threat to Sanctuary Cities: Blocking Transportation Dollars
A new order revives an old battle about how much an administration is allowed to coerce cities and states by withholding money.
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2025 at 11:42 PM
The new U.S. Department of Transportation secretary, Sean Duffy, issued an order this week that threatened to shift federal transportation funding away from local governments that don’t cooperate with federal immigration enforcement.
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White House announces tariffs on products from Canada, Mexico, China, reports Jennifer Shutt, @jennifershutt.bsky.social, of @statesnewsroom.com, via @alaskabeacon.com: alaskabeacon.com/2025/01/31/d...
White House announces tariffs on products from Canada, Mexico, China • Alaska Beacon
Leavitt said that Trump will place 25% tariffs on goods coming from Canada and Mexico, and a 10% tariff on imports from China.
alaskabeacon.com
January 31, 2025 at 11:43 PM
White House announces tariffs on products from Canada, Mexico, China, reports Jennifer Shutt, @jennifershutt.bsky.social, of @statesnewsroom.com, via @alaskabeacon.com: alaskabeacon.com/2025/01/31/d...
@wintonka.bsky.social glad to see you here.
January 29, 2025 at 5:37 PM
@wintonka.bsky.social glad to see you here.
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There's no Felon without elon...
January 19, 2025 at 7:48 PM
There's no Felon without elon...
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Share this around if you like the sound of it - I do
#DisabledCreators of all stripes!
Let’s work together in creating, marketing, selling, etc — @barrowmember.bsky.social and I are gauging interest in a #CripCoop — starting with collecting a list of wants and needs, which then would match with another coop members skills/abilities.
Interested?
Let’s work together in creating, marketing, selling, etc — @barrowmember.bsky.social and I are gauging interest in a #CripCoop — starting with collecting a list of wants and needs, which then would match with another coop members skills/abilities.
Interested?
January 4, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Share this around if you like the sound of it - I do
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BREAKING: A judge has ordered US president-elect Donald Trump to be sentenced next week in his New York hush money case - but has suggested he will not jail him
news.sky.com/story/judge-...
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Judge orders Donald Trump to be sentenced in hush money case - but signals he won't be jailed
A judge has ordered US president-elect Donald Trump to be sentenced next week in his New York hush money case - but has suggested he will not jail him.
news.sky.com
January 3, 2025 at 9:39 PM
BREAKING: A judge has ordered US president-elect Donald Trump to be sentenced next week in his New York hush money case - but has suggested he will not jail him
news.sky.com/story/judge-...
news.sky.com/story/judge-...
Beware those January sales
January 1, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Beware those January sales
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Wes Streeting’s decision to interfere in what doctors think is best for young trans patients poses dangers for everyone | Jennie Kermode
Politicians should keep their hands off our bodies
Wes Streeting’s decision to interfere in what doctors think is best for young trans patients poses dangers for everyone
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December 15, 2024 at 8:48 PM
Wes Streeting’s decision to interfere in what doctors think is best for young trans patients poses dangers for everyone | Jennie Kermode
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It wasn't the first time Nigel Richards, arguably the best Scrabble player ever, won a Scrabble competition in a language he didn’t speak.
This year’s Spanish Scrabble champion? A man who can’t speak Spanish.
Nigel Richards, arguably the best Scrabble player ever, previously won French tournaments without speaking the language.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 15, 2024 at 8:49 PM
It wasn't the first time Nigel Richards, arguably the best Scrabble player ever, won a Scrabble competition in a language he didn’t speak.
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‘Whelmed’ really means ‘capsized’ - the over and under were added later for effect. But you can be consolate: consoled and comforted. And gruntled too.
I can be overwhelmed or underwhelmed, but I can’t be whelmed.
Or, at least, I think theoretically I could but the way I have set up my life seems to have made it very difficult.
I would love to spend more of my life whelmed. Someone whelm me.
Or, at least, I think theoretically I could but the way I have set up my life seems to have made it very difficult.
I would love to spend more of my life whelmed. Someone whelm me.
December 10, 2024 at 10:02 PM
‘Whelmed’ really means ‘capsized’ - the over and under were added later for effect. But you can be consolate: consoled and comforted. And gruntled too.
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In Advice: Rethinking my assigned reading lists has reinvigorated my classroom. chroni.cl/3ZrBN9F
Are You Assigning Too Much Reading? Or Just Too Much Boring Reading?
Call me unrigorous if you like, but rethinking my assigned-reading lists has reinvigorated my classroom.
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December 8, 2024 at 2:42 PM
In Advice: Rethinking my assigned reading lists has reinvigorated my classroom. chroni.cl/3ZrBN9F
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Nearly half the 1.5m UK children growing up in poverty in the private rental sector are pushed into it by housing costs.
Private renters paying three times as much as mortgagor for the same housing.
Yet govts cut real wages/benefits, don't curb profiteering
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/priv...
Private renters paying three times as much as mortgagor for the same housing.
Yet govts cut real wages/benefits, don't curb profiteering
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/priv...
Private rental costs drive hundreds of thousands of children into poverty
morningstaronline.co.uk
December 7, 2024 at 7:04 AM
Nearly half the 1.5m UK children growing up in poverty in the private rental sector are pushed into it by housing costs.
Private renters paying three times as much as mortgagor for the same housing.
Yet govts cut real wages/benefits, don't curb profiteering
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/priv...
Private renters paying three times as much as mortgagor for the same housing.
Yet govts cut real wages/benefits, don't curb profiteering
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/priv...
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"You put a billionaire who basically has made his fortune off government subsidies in charge of deciding how the government should spend its money."
'Sounds like a con job': Senator blasts DOGE plan — and suggests going after Elon Musk
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) supports cutting government spending, but he does not believe someone receiving government money should decide what gets cut. Speaking to MSNBC on Thursday, Murphy addressed C...
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December 5, 2024 at 9:59 PM
"You put a billionaire who basically has made his fortune off government subsidies in charge of deciding how the government should spend its money."
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Uber will need to fingerprint drivers in California to transport teens
Uber will need to fingerprint drivers in California to transport teens
Uber has 30 days to require certain drivers to get fingerprinted if the ride-hail giant intends to continue transporting unaccompanied teens in California. The California Public Utilities Commission issued a ruling Thursday that requires taxi and…
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December 5, 2024 at 10:08 PM
Uber will need to fingerprint drivers in California to transport teens
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Jensen Huang, the chief executive of Nvidia, is the 10th-richest person in the U.S., worth $127 billion. He is also the beneficiary of a series of tax dodges that will enable him to pass on much of his fortune tax free, according to securities and tax filings reviewed by The New York Times.
How Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, Is Avoiding Billions in Taxes
The chief executive of Nvidia, Jensen Huang, has taken advantage of popular loopholes in the federal estate and gift taxes, which have quietly been eviscerated.
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2024 at 10:09 PM
Jensen Huang, the chief executive of Nvidia, is the 10th-richest person in the U.S., worth $127 billion. He is also the beneficiary of a series of tax dodges that will enable him to pass on much of his fortune tax free, according to securities and tax filings reviewed by The New York Times.
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The crypto world is jubilant after President-elect Donald Trump chose Paul Atkins, a crypto-company adviser, as the next chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission
Crypto Players Celebrate SEC Pick, Bitcoin Touches $100,000
Paul Atkins, Trump’s nominee to run the securities regulator has close ties to digital-asset companies.
on.wsj.com
December 5, 2024 at 10:10 PM
The crypto world is jubilant after President-elect Donald Trump chose Paul Atkins, a crypto-company adviser, as the next chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission