Mary R
@mreh.bsky.social
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Word of the Day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet individual whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
February 14, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Word of the Day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet individual whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
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Weak men cannot compromise. Weak men cannot build consensus. Weak men think that leadership means force. Weak men build nothing that lasts.
February 8, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Weak men cannot compromise. Weak men cannot build consensus. Weak men think that leadership means force. Weak men build nothing that lasts.
Trenchant Susie Dent. Maybe America would be a better place with more precise language.
Word of the Day is ‘bayard’ (16th century): one who has the supreme self-confidence of ignorance.
February 5, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Trenchant Susie Dent. Maybe America would be a better place with more precise language.
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NEW: The American people are turning against Elon Musk. His approval rating has plummeted to -11 from +29 in 2016, per a new Quinnipiac poll.
53% oppose him having a key role in a Trump admin, with just 39% in support—dropping to 36% among independents.
53% oppose him having a key role in a Trump admin, with just 39% in support—dropping to 36% among independents.
February 5, 2025 at 5:27 PM
NEW: The American people are turning against Elon Musk. His approval rating has plummeted to -11 from +29 in 2016, per a new Quinnipiac poll.
53% oppose him having a key role in a Trump admin, with just 39% in support—dropping to 36% among independents.
53% oppose him having a key role in a Trump admin, with just 39% in support—dropping to 36% among independents.
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Congressional delegation outside USAID now: “We are here to shed a light on a crime unfolding before our eyes.”
February 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Congressional delegation outside USAID now: “We are here to shed a light on a crime unfolding before our eyes.”
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The men carrying out Musk's coup are Akash Bobba, Edward Coristine, Luke Farritor, Gautier Cole Killian, Gavin Kliger, and Ethan Shaotran.
Make them famous. And, eventually, when possible, arrest them and charge them with multiple felonies. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Make them famous. And, eventually, when possible, arrest them and charge them with multiple felonies. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk's Government Takeover
Engineers between 19 and 24, most linked to Musk’s companies, are playing a key role as he seizes control of federal infrastructure.
www.wired.com
February 2, 2025 at 7:08 PM
The men carrying out Musk's coup are Akash Bobba, Edward Coristine, Luke Farritor, Gautier Cole Killian, Gavin Kliger, and Ethan Shaotran.
Make them famous. And, eventually, when possible, arrest them and charge them with multiple felonies. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Make them famous. And, eventually, when possible, arrest them and charge them with multiple felonies. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
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Some thoughts on marketing.
February 2, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Some thoughts on marketing.
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These are the dems that voted to confirm the guy that just handed the Treasury to Musk:
Blunt Rochester
Booker
Cantwell
Coons
Fetterman
Gallego
Gillibrand
Hassan
Hickenlooper
Kaine
Kelly
King (Independent)
Peters
Shaheen
Slotkin
Warner
Blunt Rochester
Booker
Cantwell
Coons
Fetterman
Gallego
Gillibrand
Hassan
Hickenlooper
Kaine
Kelly
King (Independent)
Peters
Shaheen
Slotkin
Warner
February 2, 2025 at 1:51 AM
These are the dems that voted to confirm the guy that just handed the Treasury to Musk:
Blunt Rochester
Booker
Cantwell
Coons
Fetterman
Gallego
Gillibrand
Hassan
Hickenlooper
Kaine
Kelly
King (Independent)
Peters
Shaheen
Slotkin
Warner
Blunt Rochester
Booker
Cantwell
Coons
Fetterman
Gallego
Gillibrand
Hassan
Hickenlooper
Kaine
Kelly
King (Independent)
Peters
Shaheen
Slotkin
Warner
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Supreme Court has made it legal for Trump to commit crimes against US, but he would rather limit the amount of people who know about his crimes. The corruption, weakening of our security, end of our democracy is happening now, not being threatened in the future.
Trump fires all the inspector generals and the NYT says this "threatened to end the traditional independence of the internal watchdogs." Why is the word "threatened" in that sentence? Sort of like the three bullets to the head "threatens" to end the person's life.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/u...
Trump Fires 17 Inspectors General in Late-Night Purge
The internal government watchdogs were believed to have been dismissed at several major agencies, though the Justice Department’s was not said to have been among them.
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Supreme Court has made it legal for Trump to commit crimes against US, but he would rather limit the amount of people who know about his crimes. The corruption, weakening of our security, end of our democracy is happening now, not being threatened in the future.
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A stark reminder of the power and discipline of rightwing messaging (propaganda) and the utter weakness and ineffectiveness of liberal messaging.
More Americans now believe Trump won a bigger popular vote margin in 2024 than Biden won in 2020 (he didn’t of course).
More Americans now believe Trump won a bigger popular vote margin in 2024 than Biden won in 2020 (he didn’t of course).
January 24, 2025 at 4:54 PM
A stark reminder of the power and discipline of rightwing messaging (propaganda) and the utter weakness and ineffectiveness of liberal messaging.
More Americans now believe Trump won a bigger popular vote margin in 2024 than Biden won in 2020 (he didn’t of course).
More Americans now believe Trump won a bigger popular vote margin in 2024 than Biden won in 2020 (he didn’t of course).
Susie Dent is my hero.
Word of day is ‘unasinous’ (17th century): united in stupidity.
A riff on ‘unanimous’: which comes from the Latin for ‘one mind’. ‘Unasinous’ means ‘one ass’.
A riff on ‘unanimous’: which comes from the Latin for ‘one mind’. ‘Unasinous’ means ‘one ass’.
January 22, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Susie Dent is my hero.
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Pete Hegseth is the most unqualified Defense Secretary nominee in US history.
-Mismanaged a veteran's nonprofit into the ground
-Reports of public intoxication at work
-Accused of rape
-Thinks women can't serve in combat
How can we trust him to protect our national security?
-Mismanaged a veteran's nonprofit into the ground
-Reports of public intoxication at work
-Accused of rape
-Thinks women can't serve in combat
How can we trust him to protect our national security?
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel, is seeking answers from Pete Hegseth to more than 70 questions in advance of his confirmation hearing next week.
Warren pushes Hegseth on controversies ahead of Senate hearing
Sen. Elizabeth Warren is seeking answers from Pete Hegseth to more than 70 questions in advance of the former Fox News host’s confirmation hearing next week.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 7, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Pete Hegseth is the most unqualified Defense Secretary nominee in US history.
-Mismanaged a veteran's nonprofit into the ground
-Reports of public intoxication at work
-Accused of rape
-Thinks women can't serve in combat
How can we trust him to protect our national security?
-Mismanaged a veteran's nonprofit into the ground
-Reports of public intoxication at work
-Accused of rape
-Thinks women can't serve in combat
How can we trust him to protect our national security?
Love a new planner. Bring on 2025!
December 30, 2024 at 11:23 PM
Love a new planner. Bring on 2025!
Headed on a short getaway with the fam and bringing this bad boy with me. I’m glad the hubs prefers to drive so I get to read!
December 14, 2024 at 4:32 PM
Headed on a short getaway with the fam and bringing this bad boy with me. I’m glad the hubs prefers to drive so I get to read!
First Bluesky post. I guess I should make it a good one. So anyway, here’s what I’m reading.
November 27, 2024 at 9:02 PM
First Bluesky post. I guess I should make it a good one. So anyway, here’s what I’m reading.