Auntiemmm
@mmmerrimac.bsky.social
Retired writer/editor, devoted auntie and cat mom, unabashed bleeding heart liberal, not afraid to tell the truth—especially about this country’s past and present.
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I did not understand this: one of the five Europeans the US has barred from traveling to the United States...is a permanent resident who lives with his family in the US.
Now he is worried about being arrested and deported for the crime of monitoring online hate.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/u...
Now he is worried about being arrested and deported for the crime of monitoring online hate.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/u...
Judge Blocks Detention of British Researcher Who Scrutinizes Online Hate
www.nytimes.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:55 AM
I did not understand this: one of the five Europeans the US has barred from traveling to the United States...is a permanent resident who lives with his family in the US.
Now he is worried about being arrested and deported for the crime of monitoring online hate.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/u...
Now he is worried about being arrested and deported for the crime of monitoring online hate.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/u...
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We’re stronger when we organize together.
It’s resolution season and if one of your goals for 2026 is becoming more engaged in your community and doing more to save democracy, it might be time to connect with your local organizers: indivisible.org/groups
It’s resolution season and if one of your goals for 2026 is becoming more engaged in your community and doing more to save democracy, it might be time to connect with your local organizers: indivisible.org/groups
December 24, 2025 at 1:44 PM
We’re stronger when we organize together.
It’s resolution season and if one of your goals for 2026 is becoming more engaged in your community and doing more to save democracy, it might be time to connect with your local organizers: indivisible.org/groups
It’s resolution season and if one of your goals for 2026 is becoming more engaged in your community and doing more to save democracy, it might be time to connect with your local organizers: indivisible.org/groups
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Merry Christmas from herbie
December 25, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Merry Christmas from herbie
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From our family to yours – Merry Christmas, Michigan!
December 25, 2025 at 3:57 PM
From our family to yours – Merry Christmas, Michigan!
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Merry Christmas! Michelle and I hope you have a wonderful holiday filled with light and joy.
December 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Merry Christmas! Michelle and I hope you have a wonderful holiday filled with light and joy.
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Smudge is watching gifts get unwrapped
December 25, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Smudge is watching gifts get unwrapped
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Merry Christmas #BlackSky
A reminder: For @letterboxd.social I wrote up a starter pack of Black Christmas to watch this holiday season!
Home for the Holidays: Sixteen Black Christmas films to add to your rotation this winter • Journal • A Letterboxd Magazine
From jolly rom-coms to chaotic family romps and religious gems, Robert Daniels celebrates sixteen Black Christmas films to add to your holiday rotation.
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December 25, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Merry Christmas #BlackSky
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Somebody in the area needs this sweet guy.
Looking for a Christmas miracle for a kitty (aging parent situation) for Baltimore pals: (1/2)
""My mom can no longer keep Angelo (alas!!!) and we are looking to rehome him. Angelo is a total sweetheart. He is 6 years old, gentle, playful, friendly, and a lovebug."
""My mom can no longer keep Angelo (alas!!!) and we are looking to rehome him. Angelo is a total sweetheart. He is 6 years old, gentle, playful, friendly, and a lovebug."
December 25, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Somebody in the area needs this sweet guy.
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Wishing a very Merry Christmas to all those celebrating today. May this holiday season inspire us all to find peace and comfort in the moments shared with our loved ones.
December 25, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Wishing a very Merry Christmas to all those celebrating today. May this holiday season inspire us all to find peace and comfort in the moments shared with our loved ones.
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It's the first dray of Christmas
December 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM
It's the first dray of Christmas
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I'm in the final stretch of packing for my move from NYC back to Toronto. Please give me your tips, or suggestions for one (1) thing I should take my Mom to see tomorrow.
December 25, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I'm in the final stretch of packing for my move from NYC back to Toronto. Please give me your tips, or suggestions for one (1) thing I should take my Mom to see tomorrow.
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Robert Reich's observations about Walgreens are all pertinent and grounds for boycotting the chain. Here's another reason: The store sucks. Spotty inventory. Understaffed. Auto-checkout doesn't work. No thanks.
After buying it for $18.8 billion, Walgreens' new private equity owner has eliminated paid holidays for all hourly workers on Christmas and New Year's.
Last year, Walgreens had a CEO-to-Worker pay gap of 410 to 1.
Corporate greed that would make even Scrooge blush.
Last year, Walgreens had a CEO-to-Worker pay gap of 410 to 1.
Corporate greed that would make even Scrooge blush.
December 25, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Robert Reich's observations about Walgreens are all pertinent and grounds for boycotting the chain. Here's another reason: The store sucks. Spotty inventory. Understaffed. Auto-checkout doesn't work. No thanks.
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All dogs are good dogs, but these are REALLY good dogs. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/w...
The Service Dogs Helping Veterans With PTSD
www.nytimes.com
December 25, 2025 at 2:12 AM
All dogs are good dogs, but these are REALLY good dogs. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/w...
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Wishing you all a peaceful moment today! www.criterion.com/current/post...
Room Tone 2025
Celebrate the holiday season with this special treat from our production team.
www.criterion.com
December 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Wishing you all a peaceful moment today! www.criterion.com/current/post...
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I'm watching The Bishop's Wife #nfotd
a woman wearing a hat holds a little girl in her arms
ALT: a woman wearing a hat holds a little girl in her arms
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December 25, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I'm watching The Bishop's Wife #nfotd
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NEW: Ohio has just restricted mail voting, banning the so-called 'grace period' that allows mail ballots to come in the day after Election Day as long as they've been postmarked in time.
This is likely to lead to thousands of Dem-leaning ballots to be rejected.
Ohio is following Trump's demands.
This is likely to lead to thousands of Dem-leaning ballots to be rejected.
Ohio is following Trump's demands.
Ohio Bans Grace Periods for Mail Ballots, Fulfilling Trump’s Wishes - Bolts
Ohio is the fourth GOP-run state this year to ban ballots that are postmarked by Election Day but arrive after. A Supreme Court case could force that policy nationwide next year.
boltsmag.org
December 23, 2025 at 5:11 PM
NEW: Ohio has just restricted mail voting, banning the so-called 'grace period' that allows mail ballots to come in the day after Election Day as long as they've been postmarked in time.
This is likely to lead to thousands of Dem-leaning ballots to be rejected.
Ohio is following Trump's demands.
This is likely to lead to thousands of Dem-leaning ballots to be rejected.
Ohio is following Trump's demands.
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Protect the academic freedom of faculty at the UNC system, and challenge the unreasonable demand of admin to require instructors to publicly post their syllabi, by signing on to the petition below👇
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Protect Academic Freedom, Our Faculty, Our Communities
Faculty, staff, students, alumni, and community members: The UNC System is preparing to cave to political pressure from the Heritage Foundation, the Oversight Project, and the James Martin Center by ...
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December 23, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Protect the academic freedom of faculty at the UNC system, and challenge the unreasonable demand of admin to require instructors to publicly post their syllabi, by signing on to the petition below👇
@unc-ch-aaup.bsky.social
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"Providing public access to syllabi during a period of heightened partisanship and rising political violence looks like partisan pandering with a cost."
— North Carolina AAUP
Link to petition challenging this dangerous decision in thread. Sign on and support faculty at the UNC system!
— North Carolina AAUP
Link to petition challenging this dangerous decision in thread. Sign on and support faculty at the UNC system!
UNC to require faculty to publicly post syllabi in 2026-27
The 16-campus system has faced conservative-led public records requests this year focused on diversity- and race-related instruction.
www.highereddive.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:59 PM
"Providing public access to syllabi during a period of heightened partisanship and rising political violence looks like partisan pandering with a cost."
— North Carolina AAUP
Link to petition challenging this dangerous decision in thread. Sign on and support faculty at the UNC system!
— North Carolina AAUP
Link to petition challenging this dangerous decision in thread. Sign on and support faculty at the UNC system!
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Here are a couple of the wonderful cats I photographed at the shelter yesterday - only two days left to donate to my fundraiser for them! Let's see if we can get it up to $8,000! givebutter.com/n5l31M
December 23, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Here are a couple of the wonderful cats I photographed at the shelter yesterday - only two days left to donate to my fundraiser for them! Let's see if we can get it up to $8,000! givebutter.com/n5l31M
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‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Varang Actor Oona Chaplin Is Charlie Chaplin’s Granddaughter and Considered Changing Her Name: ‘It’s Tricky to Feel Undeserving’ variety.com/2025/film/ne...
‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Varang Actor Oona Chaplin Is Charlie Chaplin’s Granddaughter and Considered Changing Her Name: ‘It’s Tricky to Feel Undeserving’
'Avatar: Fire and Ash' actor Oona Chaplin plays Varang and nearly changed her name because she's Charlie Chaplin's granddaughter.
variety.com
December 23, 2025 at 5:36 PM
‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Varang Actor Oona Chaplin Is Charlie Chaplin’s Granddaughter and Considered Changing Her Name: ‘It’s Tricky to Feel Undeserving’ variety.com/2025/film/ne...
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I would love to be assigned something on the show for season two, especially because there are not that many culture reporters of Asian descent.
An interesting thing about reading all the Heated Rivalry press like I did with Crazy Rich Asians is seeing the differences in profiles and features. It's apparent which ones clearly understand the cultural impact, demand for romance, and lightning-in-a-bottle moment, while others fall short.
December 23, 2025 at 6:14 PM
I would love to be assigned something on the show for season two, especially because there are not that many culture reporters of Asian descent.
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Jeff Ewing is back giving us a taste of what movies everyone will be talking about in Park City in January. These are the days I'm jealous I won't be there! Give it a read at The Film Maven.
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15 Can't Miss Sundance Titles
What movies are going to be on everyone's lips in January?
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December 23, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Jeff Ewing is back giving us a taste of what movies everyone will be talking about in Park City in January. These are the days I'm jealous I won't be there! Give it a read at The Film Maven.
thefilmmaven.com/must-see-mov...
thefilmmaven.com/must-see-mov...
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MY LATEST: The “60 Minutes” we have known is dead. The fearless program that many of us grew up with was strangled by corporate titans seeking favor with the Trump White House. I don’t know what is next for the storied franchise, but it will never be the same. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/60-m...
“60 Minutes” Obeyed in Advance
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 22, 2025 at 9:53 PM
MY LATEST: The “60 Minutes” we have known is dead. The fearless program that many of us grew up with was strangled by corporate titans seeking favor with the Trump White House. I don’t know what is next for the storied franchise, but it will never be the same. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/60-m...