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Mary McNamara

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Was: reporter, tv critic, member Television Critics Assoc. Now: living the surf life in Outer Sunset. Lifelong Dem, proud Iowa native. #WeAreNAFO “CIA funded gangster” "cancel culture bully from hell" 🇺🇸🇮🇪🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈

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Mary McNamara @marymcnamara.bsky.social · Mar 13

This is a CNBC must-watch. Josh Brown sums up Trump Admin perfectly. It’s all about Javier Milei. And (my words, not his) Elon is the puppet master. Elon is trying to Argentine-ize the U.S.

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Mary McNamara @marymcnamara.bsky.social · 7h

NAFO fellas - does anyone know what happened to Shulamain (aka Sterbenz) on X? He created beautiful pieces of artwork as a fundraiser for Ukraine. His account is gone. 😢 Did I miss an announcement? He was having health issues. 😢

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Mary McNamara @marymcnamara.bsky.social · 7h

Here is the gofundme gofund.me/0392d27e0

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Reason Magazine @reason.com · 4d

Larry Bushart posted a meme on a local Facebook page about Charlie Kirk.

He now faces years in prison.

Tennessee man arrested, gets $2 million bond for posting Facebook meme

Larry Bushart posted a meme on a local Facebook page about Charlie Kirk. He now faces years in prison.

reason.com

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🖤💋SammieSam💋🖤 @sammiestsam.sheshed.rocks · 1d

Have any of y'all heard about Larry Bushart Jr.? I ask, because I hadn't.

Watch this video and catch up on what's being done to him over a meme he posted.

He wasn't fired. He wasn't "canceled". He was arrested. Based on lies.

We should be outraged by this.

#SheShed

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Wild Hornets 🐝 @wildhornets.bsky.social · 9h

Its average efficiency is around 70% successful interceptions.

Over the time it’s been in use — hundreds of enemy targets intercepted and thousands of lives saved.

A result we’re proud of — and one our soldiers keep improving every single day.
All thanks to them.

Glory to Ukraine 🇺🇦

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The Press Democrat @pressdemo.bsky.social · 7h

American farmers are losing their best customers because of Trump's tariff policy.

Lopez: A federal bailout isn’t a solution for ‘Farmaggedon’

American farmers are losing their best customers because of Trump’s tariff policy.

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Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 2d

I'm giving a talk, followed by Q&A, Tuesday evening in Hamilton, Ohio. events.miamioh.edu/event/stev...

Steve Herman: Goes “Behind the White House Curtain”

events.miamioh.edu

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Mary McNamara @marymcnamara.bsky.social · 7h

😢😢😢the newer vax is more effective. I’m so sorry. ❤️🫂🫂🫂

Mary McNamara @marymcnamara.bsky.social · 9h

Hey folks get that shingles vax.

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Anthony Edwards @edwardsanthonyb.bsky.social · 1d

California tornadoes are rare in October. It’s the third-least common month for tornadoes in the state after June and July. There’s only been one October twister in the state in the past decade, coming on Oct. 8, 2022 in Lake Elsinore. #CAwx

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Mary McNamara @marymcnamara.bsky.social · 1d

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Everyone knows just how much of an extreme racist thug Tommy Robinson is, he doesn't hide it, it's well known.

So Musk endorsing this mofo is a big deal, extremely bad.

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All of the most racist scum in the UK will be tripping over each other, scrambling to get in on the action, it's going to have a real, measurable, serious impact imo

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Dean Preston @deanpreston.bsky.social · 1d

This one mansion sale will generate $2.5 million in real estate transfer tax intended for social housing thanks to the voters of SF passing Prop I in 2020.

San Franciscans have said loud and clear: tax billionaires to fund social housing.

San Francisco’s priciest home of 2025 sells off market for $42M on Billionaires’ Row

A mansion in San Francisco’s Pacific Heights sold for $42 million, marking the city’s most expensive home sale of 2025 as demand for luxury real estate skyrockets on the back of an AI wealth...

www.sfchronicle.com

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Mary McNamara @marymcnamara.bsky.social · 1d

JFC!

Caitlin G. DeAngelis @caitlindeangelis.bsky.social · 2d

ICE kidnapped a 7th-grader with a pending asylum claim and spirited him out of state without notifying his parents, seemingly with the cooperation of the local police in Everett, MA.

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...

Everett 13-year-old arrested by ICE and sent to Virginia detention facility
By Marcela Rodrigues Globe Staff,Updated October 12, 2025, 44 minutes ago

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A 13-year-old boy was arrested by ICE in Everett and sent to a juvenile detention facility in Virginia.
A 13-year-old boy was arrested by ICE in Everett and sent to a juvenile detention facility in Virginia.
A 13-year-old boy was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Everett after an interaction with members of the Everett Police Department and sent to a juvenile detention facility in Virginia, according to his mother and immigration lawyer Andrew Lattarulo.

The boy’s mother, Josiele Berto, was called to pick her son up from the Everett Police Department on Thursday, the day he was arrested. After waiting for about an hour and a half, she was told her son was taken by ICE, Berto told the Globe in a phone interview.

“My world collapsed,” Berto said in Portuguese.

From the police department, the boy was taken to ICE’s holding facility in Burlington on Thursday evening, where he spent a night before being transferred by car to the Northwestern Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Winchester, Va., on Friday morning, his mother said. The juvenile facility is more than 500 miles away from Everett.

The boy is a 7th-grader at Albert N. Parlin School in Everett, his mother said. The teen and his family, who are Brazilian nationals, have a pending asylum case and are authorized to work legally in the United States, Lattarulo said.

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Ulf Lundberg🇸🇪🇫🇮🇺🇦🇪🇺 @storanorrland.bsky.social · 1d

From Raccoon and Moose🫡

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Mary McNamara @marymcnamara.bsky.social · 1d

It’s Tuesday! Time to donate!

Official Toonie Tuesday @toonietuesday.bsky.social · 1d

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#ToonieTuesday this week we are teaming up with @wildhornets.bsky.social to support the 210th Assault Regiment and HUR’s military intelligence “Arey” Special Forces for drones.

Donate €£$2📬screenshot in replies&🚀(Toonie in comment)

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Lee-in-Iowa 💙 @lee-in-iowa.bsky.social · 1d

Maliciously incompetent! Perfect!

Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 1d

~1300 fired on a Friday, about half unfired the next day, due to an apparent “coding error”. But sure, your data will be secure.

They’re all in a competition for who can be the most maliciously incompetent. So much winning. Participation trophies for eveyone. Nobel Prizes in Nonsense.

CDC purge hits 600 workers in key offices despite reversals

The casualties include employees working on health statistics, injury and violence prevention, congressional outreach and human resources.

www.axios.com

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Violet @violet-bennett.bsky.social · 1d

They are killing immigrants. We need to share far and wide all these horror stories! Silverio Villegas Gonzalez, 38, a man from Michoacan was fatally shot by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Franklin Park, Chicago.

www.reuters.com/world/us/chi...

Chicago ICE crackdown's first casualty, a father of two, had built a quiet life in the US

An agent shot Silverio Villegas Gonzalez, father of two, during a massive immigration sweep.

www.reuters.com

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Mary McNamara @marymcnamara.bsky.social · 1d

Well, look at that. Direct hit.

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Wayne The Seine @waynetheseine.bsky.social · 2d

The Oath Keepers and Proud Boys are too busy getting off on rounding up brown people to even notice. Afterall, they are never been acused of being intelligent. When all is said and done, their guns will be the first. Just like the brown shirts, after serving their purpose, they were offed.

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Mary McNamara @marymcnamara.bsky.social · 1d

Wow - cost of Medicare Advantage plans is skyrocketing. Total out of pocket on one plan jumped from $3900/yr to $4900/yr. I was told that basic Medicare Part B could go to $3000 per yr. Drug costs could be as high as $2k/yr. All so American billionaires can get a tax break. This is not sustainable.

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Dr. Whofella - Jesse J 🇺🇦🇬🇪🇹🇼🇻🇪👀 @jessej468.bsky.social · 2d

Marv needs hugs. Go hug Marv.

Farmer Marv Bot 🇺🇸 🇺🇦🚜🌾 @farmermarvbot.bsky.social · 2d

Daaayum. Why am I only finding out about this. At 11pm? Where were all the “hug a farmer” ppl today ffs 🤦‍♂️ 🤷‍♂️

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 2d

Today and every day, we recognize the hardworking Illinoisans who work around the clock to put food on our tables and carry on our proud agricultural traditions.

Know that we’ll always have your back.

Happy National Farmer’s Day!

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Ian Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · 2d

"COVID altered molecules in RNA in the fathers' sperm, which are involved in the regulation of genes that are known to be important in brain development, suggesting that the COVID-19 pandemic could have long-lasting effects on future generations."
www.sciencealert.com/covids-surpr...

COVID's Surprising Effect on Sperm May Impact Future Generations

COVID-19 infection causes changes to sperm in mice that may increase anxiety in their offspring, a study released Saturday said, suggesting the pandemic's possibly long-lasting effects on future gener...

www.sciencealert.com

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Mary McNamara @marymcnamara.bsky.social · 2d

I posted the other day that my husband and I are on Medicare now, with a secondary (not a supplement) plan. The costs are skyrocketing. Secondary alone is 20k/yr. Medicare is an additional 6k per yr because husband is still working. Plus 9k out of pocket.

Ian Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · 2d

If Congress doesn't act, costs will rise on premiums for health care plans on the Affordable Care Act marketplaces. Here's what to know about the politics and real-world impact of this issue.
www.npr.org/2025/10/12/n...

5 things to know about the health care fight behind the shutdown

If Congress doesn't act, costs will rise on premiums for health care plans on the Affordable Care Act marketplaces. Here's what to know about the politics and real-world impact of this issue.

www.npr.org

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Mary McNamara @marymcnamara.bsky.social · 2d

Quite windy right now in the Outer Sunset.

Rob Mayeda NBC Bay Area @robmayeda.bsky.social · 2d

The first significant storm of the season is upon us. Given the colder air support some hail producing storms (in addition to strong wind/high rain rates) will be likely, and we may see some special marine warnings at times as well. 10/12/2025 @nbcbayarea.com

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