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Large Marge (she/her) @margdoosamm.bsky.social · Nov 29

This has served me well, so worth a share. It's actually quite empowering to get clarity on what you do and don't control. It's your life. Live it your way!

This image is text. Title: The Five Guarantees.
1. I cannot control what other people choose to think.
2. I cannot control what other people choose to feel.
3. I cannot control what other people choose to do or how they choose to do it.
4. If I attempt to do any of the first three or any combination of the first three, I will feel inadequate, anxious, depressed, angry and out of control.
5. What I do have control over is:
a. What I choose to think.
b. What I choose to feel.
c. What I choose to do and how I do it.
d. How I choose to respond/react to what others directly express and do.

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Large Marge (she/her) @margdoosamm.bsky.social · 1h

“Love for the Lord, then, is one with love for the poor … contact with those who are lowly and powerless is a fundamental way of encountering the Lord of history. In the poor, he continues to speak to us.” - Da Pope

Pope Leo Declares Whose Side He’s On—and It’s Not JD Vance’s

Leo XIV’s first apostolic exhortation focuses on loving the poor. Conservative American Catholics are sure to lose their minds over it.

newrepublic.com

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Large Marge (she/her) @margdoosamm.bsky.social · 1h

#Oct18
#NoKings
#NoBillionaires

Why No Kings Day 2.0 Is Even More Important

YouTube video by Robert Reich

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Large Marge (she/her) @margdoosamm.bsky.social · 1h

He's an elected official. And he's dangerous. Fuck the GOP.

MAGA Star Hit With Restraining Order After Judge Sides With Ex

Rep. Cory Mills is not allowed within 500 feet of former girlfriend Lindsey Langston.

www.thedailybeast.com

Large Marge (she/her) @margdoosamm.bsky.social · 1h

“Absolutely not,” he said, adding later, “There’s this conflation of the science and sort of, what is the right and wrong thing to do?”

😲

From medicine to mysticism: the radicalization of Florida's top doc

Joseph Ladapo was a normie—until he met his wife and a guru into levitating and communicating with spirits.

www.motherjones.com

Large Marge (she/her) @margdoosamm.bsky.social · 1h

“Gen-Zers in Madagascar have been on the streets of the country protesting the lack of essential services, especially water and electricity, and the negative impact on their lives for almost a month. This is a civil society uprising and its resolution should not involve the military.”

Leader of Madagascar's military rebellion tells AP he is 'taking the position of president'

The leader of Madagascar's military rebellion says he is “taking the position of president” in an interview with The Associated Press at his barracks. Col.

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Large Marge (she/her) @margdoosamm.bsky.social · 1h

Today in 1946, Nazi war criminal Hermann Goering fatally poisoned himself hours before he was to have been executed.

#CantWait4Accountability
#LookingForward

Large Marge (she/her) @margdoosamm.bsky.social · 1h

Today in 1991, despite sexual harassment allegations by Anita Hill, the Senate narrowly confirmed the nomination of Clarence Thomas to the U.S. Supreme Court, 52-48.

#BelieveAnita
#Corruption
#SCROTUS

Large Marge (she/her) @margdoosamm.bsky.social · 1h

💔

Landslides and flooding cut off 300 communities in Mexico with dozens dead and missing

A river in eastern Mexico turned into a crushing wall of water, nearly wiping out the village of Chapula.

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Large Marge (she/her) @margdoosamm.bsky.social · 1h

#UnionStrong
#PeopleOverProfit

31,000 Kaiser Permanente nurses and other health care workers strike for better wages and staffing

An estimated 31,000 Kaiser Permanente health care workers have gone on strike to demand better wages and staffing.

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Large Marge (she/her) @margdoosamm.bsky.social · 1h

He “is an amazing doctor,” she said. “He built things out of nothing.”

Israel frees some Gaza medical staff, but a prominent hospital chief remains imprisoned

Israel freed dozens of doctors, nurses and other medical workers as part of this week's release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners and detainees under the Gaza ceasefire deal.

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Large Marge (she/her) @margdoosamm.bsky.social · 1h

“It’s FIFA’s tournament, FIFA’s jurisdiction, FIFA makes those decisions,” the soccer body’s vice president Victor Montagliani said earlier this month at a sports business conference in London.

#ToddlerTrump

Trump threatens to yank World Cup games from Boston though it's up to FIFA to choose sites

President Donald Trump is threatening to relocate World Cup matches set to be played next year in suburban Boston.

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Large Marge (she/her) @margdoosamm.bsky.social · 1h

“Government officials in Florida have misled the public they are supposed to work for, and the Everglades have been harmed as a result,” Eve Samples, executive director of Friends of the Everglades, said in a statement.

#Liars
#BadFaith
#NoConcentrationCamps

Florida officials didn't disclose funding request for 'Alligator Alcatraz' facility, lawsuit says

Florida officials have been accused of failing to disclose their application for federal reimbursement for an immigration detention center in the Everglades known as "Alligator Alcatraz."

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Large Marge (she/her) @margdoosamm.bsky.social · 2h

“Republicans want to steal enough seats in Congress to rig the next election and wield unchecked power for two more years,” Obama says in the ad, looking directly into the camera. “You can stop Republicans in their tracks.”

#YesProp50

Barack Obama joins fight for US House control, urges vote for California districts to counter Trump

Barack Obama is entering the fight for U.S. House control. The former Democratic president is appearing in a 30-second ad urging California voters to approve a ballot proposal that could add as many a...

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Large Marge (she/her) @margdoosamm.bsky.social · 2h

Where the trad wives are hanging this week...

In Dallas, 6,700 women rally for culture war battles after Kirk’s death

DALLAS (RNS) — “Welcome to the fight,” said commentator Allie Beth Stuckey as she greeted the 6,700 conservative Christian women assembled in the Dallas, Texas, arena on Saturday morning (Oct. 11): “T...

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Large Marge (she/her) @margdoosamm.bsky.social · 11h

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Large Marge (she/her) @margdoosamm.bsky.social · 13h

Hypocrisy is all they know

The attack dog targeting Trump opponents over their paperwork hasn’t even filed his own

As chairman of the board of Fannie Mae, Bill Pulte was required to file a disclosure form with the SEC. He didn’t.

www.motherjones.com

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Large Marge (she/her) @margdoosamm.bsky.social · 13h

Was it The Whiskey Times?

Even Newsmax rejects the Pentagon’s new press restrictions ahead of signing deadline

‘Newsmax has no plans to sign the letter,’ the network stated on Monday. ‘We believe the requirements are unnecessary and onerous and hope that the Pentagon with review the matter further’

www.independent.co.uk

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Large Marge (she/her) @margdoosamm.bsky.social · 13h

“NPR will never be party to limitations on the independence of the press and the objective, fact-based reporting of our journalists.”

A Statement from NPR on the Pentagon's Press Policy

NPR reporters will not sign the Pentagon's rules issued on Friday, September 19

www.npr.org

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Large Marge (she/her) @margdoosamm.bsky.social · 13h

Stay safe out there

Over 150 schoolchildren quarantined as US measles cases hit 33-year high

The children in South Carolina were unvaccinated, as were many of the 1,563 people infected in the US this year.

www.bbc.com

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Large Marge (she/her) @margdoosamm.bsky.social · 13h

“The proclamation gives the county the power to assist residents they say have been impacted financially by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) action.”

Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids

Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.

abcnews.go.com

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Large Marge (she/her) @margdoosamm.bsky.social · 13h

Fuck cancer

D’Angelo Dead At 51 After Battle With Pancreatic Cancer

Neo-soul legend D’Angelo has died after a private battle with pancreatic cancer. Read Baller Alert’s exclusive report celebrating his life, music, and impact.

balleralert.com

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Monica @softtail65.bsky.social · 13h

Don't remember where I saw this, but I thought it could be helpful for those who haven't made their protest signs yet...

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Large Marge (she/her) @margdoosamm.bsky.social · 13h

That there’s called a bubble…

Goldman Sachs warns of 'jobless growth' in the US as AI fuels output but not jobs

Job growth outside the healthcare industry has turned negative recently, and corporate management teams are turning to AI to reduce labor costs.

www.businessinsider.com

Large Marge (she/her) @margdoosamm.bsky.social · 13h

I hope you’re right! 🤞

Large Marge (she/her) @margdoosamm.bsky.social · 13h

“The eighth Senate vote to advance a Republican bill that would fund government operations through 21 November failed on a 49-45 tally – far short of the 60 needed for advancement in the chamber.”

Hold strong, Dems!!

US Senate again rejects Republican plan to end government shutdown

Eighth Senate vote fails on 49-45 tally as Congress remains deadlocked on legislation amid now two-week shutdown

www.theguardian.com

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