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Mary @marytmccarthy.bsky.social · 4d

I'm attending No Kings's event, “Remove the Regime March Washington, DC” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

Remove the Regime March Washington, DC · No Kings

**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...

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Mary @marytmccarthy.bsky.social · 4d

Meh, nothing new here. Any non-white folks *without delusions* have known this is how they have ALWAYS spoken amongst themselves. And most of us have heard these words spoken to our faces as well.

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 8d

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Adam Rifkin 🐼 @ifindkarma.bsky.social · Jan 25

“With Trump signing executive orders that violate the Constitution and violate the law, and with him pardoning January 6 defendants who attacked and injured police officers and committed countless other crimes, welcome to the age of governmental lawlessness in America.” @glennkirschner.bsky.social

NYT Cover: Trump Incites Mob on January 6, 2021

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Mary @marytmccarthy.bsky.social · 16d

As a point of pride, my dad used to say his GG grandfather helped burn Atlanta as a Union soldier and another family member was horrified to hear this. He said that I shouldn’t repeat it. Well, I mean…they enslaved human beings -and fought to maintain this institution so…..

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Scott P. Egan @scottpegan.bsky.social · 19d

RIP Jane Goodall. You were an inspiration to so many, including me.

an illustration of a woman holding a chimpanzee with the words " least i can do is speak out "

ALT: an illustration of a woman holding a chimpanzee with the words " least i can do is speak out "

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Mary @marytmccarthy.bsky.social · 23d

Apple picking with my little emo baby-crazy Maisze babydoll, bringing gloominess wherever she goes #apples #emo #alt #teachemright #joy #lightinthedarkness #fdt

Mary @marytmccarthy.bsky.social · 24d

I don’t think church means what you think it means….They won’t care, they will enjoy that footage, and celebrate it. For them, the more Brown and Black lives ruined, the better. Id venture to say they LOVE it-I heard one had said, he’s just getting started. This is the best time of their lives.

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MPA & B.S. Emergency Management, Public Health, 🌈💜 @arctickn1ght.bsky.social · Sep 20

Love this

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Mary @marytmccarthy.bsky.social · Sep 20

What in the what what is going on in this country now? Time to transform into an iguana or something…Buttercup’s still working on this spell, stay tuned
#witchsky #caturday #adoptdontshop #fdt

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pnwg69.bsky.social @pnwg69.bsky.social · Sep 17

Pay attention:

They are targeting:

Free speech
Voting rights
Legal status/immigration
History of slavery
Women’s rights
LGBTQ rights
Law firms
Media
Colleges
Books
Education

They are trying to bring religion into schools.

They are trying to create a police state.

What more proof do you need?

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Po Murray @pomurray.bsky.social · Sep 17

To All the Gun Violence Survivors,

Join us at the 13th Annual National Vigil for All Victims of Gun Violence.

Meet us in DC so that we can be together in person, honor the beautiful souls taken too soon by gun violence, & remember why we continue to fight this fight.

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Mary @marytmccarthy.bsky.social · Sep 17

A forest walk always heals a bit. Finding maitaki AND chicken of the woods was a nice bonus 🍄🍄
#northwestbranchpark #mocomd #sisters #foraging #silverspring #joyisresisting

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Nora Reed (they/them ze/hir) @nora.zone · Sep 14

it does seem weird to declare war on people and then demand they mourn your dead

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · Sep 11

Only in America is the report of children being shot at school knocked out of the news by another shooting on the same day.

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Humor For Resistance @funnysnarkyjoke.bsky.social · Sep 9

1 - the supreme court justices - 6 of them with kkk hoods on

okay, one with the hoods off

2 - the supreme court sitting for a picture

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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · Sep 4

Thank you to these representatives for cosponsoring H.R.3115!

Tell your representatives and senators to ban assault weapons NOW!

(202) 224-3121

#BanAssaultWeapons #EndGunViolence #AssaultWeaponsBan

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Mary @marytmccarthy.bsky.social · Aug 29

What do you think about the show Sandra Oh was in-The Chair?

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · Aug 24

"This could be the difference whether your child gets cancer. Are you willing for them to die because the therapy for them is delayed?"

Powerful video with voices from top US scientists on the very real and devastating impacts of the funding cuts.

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Mary @marytmccarthy.bsky.social · Aug 11

Good lord. Hoping she gets the help/support needed.

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Mary @marytmccarthy.bsky.social · Aug 11

A. Not your baby girl, I’m a grown ass, middle aged Chinese American mama
B. Don’t be nasty
C. He’s making a mark and changing attitudes, I’m proud of what he’s accomplished for my community

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Mary @marytmccarthy.bsky.social · Aug 11

What? He has been a vocal critic of the lack of Asian representation in Hollywood for a long time.

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Mary @marytmccarthy.bsky.social · Aug 8

bsky.app/profile/hous...

#FFS

Susan DuBose @houseofbast777.bsky.social · Aug 8

#fliptheboard
#findagrenade

If you're playing chess with someone who puts a grenade on the table, you don't try to capture the grenade with your bishop. You recognize that you are no longer playing chess, that something else is occurring whete thete once was chess and react accordingly. You flip the board, and go find a grenade or two of your own. ~ Peter Birkenhead

Mary @marytmccarthy.bsky.social · Aug 5

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#folk #banjo #resist #releasethefiles

Cathy Fink @cfinkbanjo.bsky.social · Aug 5

Ode to the Epstein files- “It Ain’t Gonna Go Away”- especially if we keep sharing it and singing about it. #epsteinfiles

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Mary @marytmccarthy.bsky.social · Aug 1

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