Mary DeVries
@marydevries.bsky.social
I delight, despair and write about a life lived around the world. Fueled by Yorkshire Gold tea.
I’m struggling with coping with the constant onslaught of institutions I once respected being destroyed to advance evil. The church, the Supreme Court, Washington Post.
February 4, 2026 at 5:28 PM
I’m struggling with coping with the constant onslaught of institutions I once respected being destroyed to advance evil. The church, the Supreme Court, Washington Post.
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In a "he said, she said" situation, I default to believing the women but it's *possible* for them to be lying. Staggeringly unlikely, but possible.
But in a "he said, she said, she said, she said, she said, she said, she said, she said, and she said" situation? Fuck off.
But in a "he said, she said, she said, she said, she said, she said, she said, she said, and she said" situation? Fuck off.
February 2, 2026 at 8:23 PM
In a "he said, she said" situation, I default to believing the women but it's *possible* for them to be lying. Staggeringly unlikely, but possible.
But in a "he said, she said, she said, she said, she said, she said, she said, she said, and she said" situation? Fuck off.
But in a "he said, she said, she said, she said, she said, she said, she said, she said, and she said" situation? Fuck off.
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college
History of Nazi Germany
Linguistics
Intro to Philosophy
John Calvin’s Institutes
History of Ancient Greece and Rome
History of Nazi Germany
Linguistics
Intro to Philosophy
John Calvin’s Institutes
History of Ancient Greece and Rome
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college
Sage, the Way, and Zen
Shakespeare
Religion and Modern Secularism
Creative Fiction Writing
International Political Economy
Pleasantly surprised how many of these classes proved useful later in life.
Sage, the Way, and Zen
Shakespeare
Religion and Modern Secularism
Creative Fiction Writing
International Political Economy
Pleasantly surprised how many of these classes proved useful later in life.
January 31, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college
History of Nazi Germany
Linguistics
Intro to Philosophy
John Calvin’s Institutes
History of Ancient Greece and Rome
History of Nazi Germany
Linguistics
Intro to Philosophy
John Calvin’s Institutes
History of Ancient Greece and Rome
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my expectation of democratic senators is that they find 1/10th of the bravery of your average 70 year old lutheran lady following ICE around mpls in her subaru crosstrek
January 27, 2026 at 2:47 PM
my expectation of democratic senators is that they find 1/10th of the bravery of your average 70 year old lutheran lady following ICE around mpls in her subaru crosstrek
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If it is fascism now it was fascism then but if you were wrong no need to pause to make a special effort to admit your error -- we don't have that much time now, please act right away, get organized, and then tell your followers what you are doing to stop fascism and what they too can do.
January 25, 2026 at 8:33 PM
If it is fascism now it was fascism then but if you were wrong no need to pause to make a special effort to admit your error -- we don't have that much time now, please act right away, get organized, and then tell your followers what you are doing to stop fascism and what they too can do.
Share a bird pic you took
January 21, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Share a bird pic you took
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RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'
![You’ve got super fans pausing and zooming in on individuals frames of your documentary. One allegedly shows one of the Duffers with a ChatGPT tab open on their computer. In your presence, what did they use ChatGPT for?
I mean, are we even sure they had ChatGPT open?
I’m personally not, but the internet seems sure.
Well, there’s a lot of chatter where [social media users] are like, “We don’t really know, but we’re assuming.” But to me it’s like, doesn’t everybody have it open, to just do quick research?
I do.
How can you possibly write a storyline with 19 characters and use ChatGPT, I don’t even understand.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7t2urmt3i33jl6tjgiolio6g/bafkreidw2tmcr2ayq74oqmjm5pn2tdox6hlxnpqevhuqqj6oa7nsslx3oi@jpeg)
January 13, 2026 at 8:45 PM
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'
Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides
#tidesouttuesday
#tidesouttuesday
January 13, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides
#tidesouttuesday
#tidesouttuesday
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General reminder of what the First Minnesota did at Gettysburg.
2nd July 1863. Battle of Gettysburg. For perhaps the only time in the entire war the Confederates seem to be winning.
Dan Sickles, commander III Corps, is ordered hold on Cemetery Ridge. For reasons unknown he advances. Broken, his men begin to flee.
This is the moment on which the war depends /1
Dan Sickles, commander III Corps, is ordered hold on Cemetery Ridge. For reasons unknown he advances. Broken, his men begin to flee.
This is the moment on which the war depends /1
January 11, 2026 at 8:10 AM
General reminder of what the First Minnesota did at Gettysburg.
Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides #standingstonesunday
January 11, 2026 at 8:50 AM
Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides #standingstonesunday
Fiction is the thing keeping me sane these days. Lots and lots of fiction. Science fiction, mysteries, romance, thrillers, I’m mainlining it all. 100% would recommend as a coping strategy. #books
January 3, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Fiction is the thing keeping me sane these days. Lots and lots of fiction. Science fiction, mysteries, romance, thrillers, I’m mainlining it all. 100% would recommend as a coping strategy. #books
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Fun fact, while in the Lord Of The Rings movies frodo looked like this, in the books he actually looks like this!
January 2, 2026 at 8:39 AM
Fun fact, while in the Lord Of The Rings movies frodo looked like this, in the books he actually looks like this!
Here’s the inspiration I needed for the new year. Thanks @chuckwendig.bsky.social
Writer Resolution 2026: Wield The Weapon That Is You
It’s never precisely easy to be a writer — professional or otherwise. I mean, it’s easy in the sense of, hey, anybody can open a word processor and start (fiercely or methodically…
terribleminds.com
January 1, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Here’s the inspiration I needed for the new year. Thanks @chuckwendig.bsky.social
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Banning teenagers from VPNs will push them to use more unsafe routes to access what they want to access. They're more technically literate coupled with being idiotic risk takers.
End.
End.
December 15, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Banning teenagers from VPNs will push them to use more unsafe routes to access what they want to access. They're more technically literate coupled with being idiotic risk takers.
End.
End.
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'AI is coming' I tell the museum stakeholders as I proudly cut the ribbon of our new Artificial Insemination exhibition
December 12, 2025 at 11:03 AM
'AI is coming' I tell the museum stakeholders as I proudly cut the ribbon of our new Artificial Insemination exhibition
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Same. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
as an American living in the UK, I am begging my fellow countrypeople to PLEASE check the context of a post on here before assuming that it’s about the US
please, it is embarrassing enough to be American here, you’re making it so much worse 😭
please, it is embarrassing enough to be American here, you’re making it so much worse 😭
November 18, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Same. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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this is a reminder that we dont have to settle for newsom in 2028
November 5, 2025 at 2:44 AM
this is a reminder that we dont have to settle for newsom in 2028
I cruised through the seventies, eighties, and nineties sustained by a steady IV drip of sci-fi, so I’m not about to say computers will never become creative sentient entities, but pretending true artificial intelligence is already here is pure fiction.
November 4, 2025 at 2:05 PM
I cruised through the seventies, eighties, and nineties sustained by a steady IV drip of sci-fi, so I’m not about to say computers will never become creative sentient entities, but pretending true artificial intelligence is already here is pure fiction.
Reading the news these days
November 3, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Reading the news these days
I'm a little nervous about what's about to go down in this museum.
November 2, 2025 at 10:40 AM
I'm a little nervous about what's about to go down in this museum.
Never use a pencil when angry
October 31, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Never use a pencil when angry
