Mary 🍁🇨🇦
@shesortsseashells.bsky.social
Socialist, feminist, retired health care worker, ME/CFS, bladder cancer survivor. Knitter, artist, gardening enthusiast. Forest walker, sea swimmer, I love my e-bike.
Grandma. Mother. Wife.
Grandma. Mother. Wife.
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The most reckless, stupid administration E-V-E-R. Nothing comes close.
October 19, 2025 at 11:33 PM
The most reckless, stupid administration E-V-E-R. Nothing comes close.
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OK, so our "Secretary of War" currently has two big priorities: (1) murdering innocent fishermen in the Caribbean, and (2) endangering the lives of commuters in Southern California.
Perhaps, we are seeing one of the downsides to having a drunk TV talk show chatterbox running our military.
Perhaps, we are seeing one of the downsides to having a drunk TV talk show chatterbox running our military.
October 20, 2025 at 1:28 AM
OK, so our "Secretary of War" currently has two big priorities: (1) murdering innocent fishermen in the Caribbean, and (2) endangering the lives of commuters in Southern California.
Perhaps, we are seeing one of the downsides to having a drunk TV talk show chatterbox running our military.
Perhaps, we are seeing one of the downsides to having a drunk TV talk show chatterbox running our military.
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Prime example of white privilege in plain sight.
Black kids get called adults to justify blame, while white adults get called “kids” to excuse their hate. They’re not boys and girls, they’re grown-ass men and women, and the receipts are in writing.
Black kids get called adults to justify blame, while white adults get called “kids” to excuse their hate. They’re not boys and girls, they’re grown-ass men and women, and the receipts are in writing.
October 20, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Prime example of white privilege in plain sight.
Black kids get called adults to justify blame, while white adults get called “kids” to excuse their hate. They’re not boys and girls, they’re grown-ass men and women, and the receipts are in writing.
Black kids get called adults to justify blame, while white adults get called “kids” to excuse their hate. They’re not boys and girls, they’re grown-ass men and women, and the receipts are in writing.
My 10 lb Chihuahua needed no training to snuff out rodents and happily spent the summer tracking the rats, moles and squirrels that invaded her yard.
October 20, 2025 at 4:17 PM
My 10 lb Chihuahua needed no training to snuff out rodents and happily spent the summer tracking the rats, moles and squirrels that invaded her yard.
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When we talk about needing 'herd immunity' to disease, kids like Beckett are why.
October 19, 2025 at 8:46 PM
When we talk about needing 'herd immunity' to disease, kids like Beckett are why.
Funding Changes Might Leave BC's Long-COVID Patients in the Lurch via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/08...
Funding Changes Might Leave BC’s Long-COVID Patients in the Lurch | The Tyee
The province has one main clinic offering care to more than 5,200 online patients.
thetyee.ca
August 27, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Funding Changes Might Leave BC's Long-COVID Patients in the Lurch via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/08...
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The number of people who are like “ewww property damage” when hearing about people popping ICE’s tires is too damn high.
They are STEALING PEOPLE. One is a LITTLE more pressing than the other. I’m not worried about their “property”.
They are STEALING PEOPLE. One is a LITTLE more pressing than the other. I’m not worried about their “property”.
June 21, 2025 at 7:53 PM
The number of people who are like “ewww property damage” when hearing about people popping ICE’s tires is too damn high.
They are STEALING PEOPLE. One is a LITTLE more pressing than the other. I’m not worried about their “property”.
They are STEALING PEOPLE. One is a LITTLE more pressing than the other. I’m not worried about their “property”.
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Resistance will take many forms in the days and months ahead.
June 22, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Resistance will take many forms in the days and months ahead.
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Have any members of congress sued over the new illegal ICE detention facility inspection restrictions yet?
June 21, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Have any members of congress sued over the new illegal ICE detention facility inspection restrictions yet?
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A Dem lawmaker and her husband were killed by a guy for their political views and it’s already out of the news.
June 21, 2025 at 11:05 PM
A Dem lawmaker and her husband were killed by a guy for their political views and it’s already out of the news.
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This is not about the merits of Iran’s nuclear program. No president has the authority to bomb another country that does not pose an imminent threat to the US without the approval of Congress. This is an unambiguous impeachable offense.
June 22, 2025 at 12:26 AM
This is not about the merits of Iran’s nuclear program. No president has the authority to bomb another country that does not pose an imminent threat to the US without the approval of Congress. This is an unambiguous impeachable offense.
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We’ve bombed Iran. And dismantled our joint terrorism task force. And sent a third of the FBI to help ICE. And gutted the National Security Council. And a drunk guy is in charge at the pentagon. And our intelligence allies probably won’t share intel with us. Because people couldn’t vote for a woman.
June 22, 2025 at 12:24 AM
We’ve bombed Iran. And dismantled our joint terrorism task force. And sent a third of the FBI to help ICE. And gutted the National Security Council. And a drunk guy is in charge at the pentagon. And our intelligence allies probably won’t share intel with us. Because people couldn’t vote for a woman.
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14/10. No notes.
As a parent I can confirm this is the best No Kings sign
June 17, 2025 at 3:49 AM
14/10. No notes.
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W.E.B. Du Bois on Robert E. Lee:
“Either he knew what slavery meant when he helped maim and murder thousands in its defense, or he did not. If he did not he was a fool. If he did, Robert Lee was a traitor and a rebel–not indeed to his country, but to humanity and humanity’s God.”
“Either he knew what slavery meant when he helped maim and murder thousands in its defense, or he did not. If he did not he was a fool. If he did, Robert Lee was a traitor and a rebel–not indeed to his country, but to humanity and humanity’s God.”
June 11, 2025 at 12:42 PM
W.E.B. Du Bois on Robert E. Lee:
“Either he knew what slavery meant when he helped maim and murder thousands in its defense, or he did not. If he did not he was a fool. If he did, Robert Lee was a traitor and a rebel–not indeed to his country, but to humanity and humanity’s God.”
“Either he knew what slavery meant when he helped maim and murder thousands in its defense, or he did not. If he did not he was a fool. If he did, Robert Lee was a traitor and a rebel–not indeed to his country, but to humanity and humanity’s God.”
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🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand:
A woman (60s?) is talking to a friend in a library. She holds up a book and says: "I absolutely LOVED this one when I read it in my twenties. Although, my copy was missing the last ten pages so I never knew how it ended!" (1)
A woman (60s?) is talking to a friend in a library. She holds up a book and says: "I absolutely LOVED this one when I read it in my twenties. Although, my copy was missing the last ten pages so I never knew how it ended!" (1)
June 11, 2025 at 6:56 PM
🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand:
A woman (60s?) is talking to a friend in a library. She holds up a book and says: "I absolutely LOVED this one when I read it in my twenties. Although, my copy was missing the last ten pages so I never knew how it ended!" (1)
A woman (60s?) is talking to a friend in a library. She holds up a book and says: "I absolutely LOVED this one when I read it in my twenties. Although, my copy was missing the last ten pages so I never knew how it ended!" (1)
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At no point in this entire article of 16 paragraphs does ABC mention that another cop killed this cop by shooting her in the back. Nor does it mention the name of the cop who killed this cop. Nor does it mention that the civilians involved never fired at them.
ABC might as well be state media.
ABC might as well be state media.
June 9, 2025 at 12:57 PM
At no point in this entire article of 16 paragraphs does ABC mention that another cop killed this cop by shooting her in the back. Nor does it mention the name of the cop who killed this cop. Nor does it mention that the civilians involved never fired at them.
ABC might as well be state media.
ABC might as well be state media.
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I agree with Karoline Leavitt that ABC News needs to issue an apology.
I disagree on its recipient.
ABC News needs to apologize to Terry Moran and make clear to him that his tweet was journalistically in-bounds—supported by years of public evidence—and he should never have been suspended.
I disagree on its recipient.
ABC News needs to apologize to Terry Moran and make clear to him that his tweet was journalistically in-bounds—supported by years of public evidence—and he should never have been suspended.
Stephen Miller’s Affinity for White Nationalism Revealed in Leaked Emails
In the run-up to the 2016 election, White House senior policy adviser Stephen Miller promoted white nationalist literature, pushed racist immigration stories.
www.splcenter.org
June 8, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I agree with Karoline Leavitt that ABC News needs to issue an apology.
I disagree on its recipient.
ABC News needs to apologize to Terry Moran and make clear to him that his tweet was journalistically in-bounds—supported by years of public evidence—and he should never have been suspended.
I disagree on its recipient.
ABC News needs to apologize to Terry Moran and make clear to him that his tweet was journalistically in-bounds—supported by years of public evidence—and he should never have been suspended.
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RIP to the great Sly Stone. A monumental loss. His PR just sent this out.
June 9, 2025 at 7:29 PM
RIP to the great Sly Stone. A monumental loss. His PR just sent this out.
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This kid is someone who has lived under the threat of gun violence their entire life, and lived through hundreds of hours of active shooter drills at school. They’re built different because they had no other choice.
June 9, 2025 at 4:45 AM
This kid is someone who has lived under the threat of gun violence their entire life, and lived through hundreds of hours of active shooter drills at school. They’re built different because they had no other choice.
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BREAKING: LAPD didn’t just “detain” someone. They surrounded him, beat him, and jumped him — like a gang. On camera. On horses. While he screamed for help. Unarmed. Cornered. Alone.
If that’s not state violence, what the fuck is?
If that’s not state violence, what the fuck is?
June 9, 2025 at 3:34 PM
BREAKING: LAPD didn’t just “detain” someone. They surrounded him, beat him, and jumped him — like a gang. On camera. On horses. While he screamed for help. Unarmed. Cornered. Alone.
If that’s not state violence, what the fuck is?
If that’s not state violence, what the fuck is?
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I'll take Mexicans over Nazis every fucking day of the week. I'm old enough to remember when TACO Pedo incited a violent mob to attack the Capitol, overthrow the govmnt, and overturn democracy. Trump called for the termination of the constitution. I know hypocrisy when I see it.
June 9, 2025 at 12:32 PM
I'll take Mexicans over Nazis every fucking day of the week. I'm old enough to remember when TACO Pedo incited a violent mob to attack the Capitol, overthrow the govmnt, and overturn democracy. Trump called for the termination of the constitution. I know hypocrisy when I see it.
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It’s not just that it’s clearly intentional, it’s that it’s clearly intentional knowing that he’s being recorded. They know they can do whatever they want with complete impunity.
Watch the slow motion: it appears to me that the officers discuss the photographer and reporter before the one on the end fires on them (it looks to me like he's aiming at the camera, not the reporter, but you decide)
June 9, 2025 at 3:07 AM
It’s not just that it’s clearly intentional, it’s that it’s clearly intentional knowing that he’s being recorded. They know they can do whatever they want with complete impunity.
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Truth-tellers, not rioters. Protect these two men at all costs.
“You feel tough with your assault rifles and your sticks. You should be standing here with us. You’re on the wrong side of history.”
“John Lewis said make good trouble… that means make trouble on behalf of democracy.”
“You feel tough with your assault rifles and your sticks. You should be standing here with us. You’re on the wrong side of history.”
“John Lewis said make good trouble… that means make trouble on behalf of democracy.”
June 9, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Truth-tellers, not rioters. Protect these two men at all costs.
“You feel tough with your assault rifles and your sticks. You should be standing here with us. You’re on the wrong side of history.”
“John Lewis said make good trouble… that means make trouble on behalf of democracy.”
“You feel tough with your assault rifles and your sticks. You should be standing here with us. You’re on the wrong side of history.”
“John Lewis said make good trouble… that means make trouble on behalf of democracy.”