Marie in the Sky With Diamonds
@murray6971.bsky.social
She/her - I have that Jezebel spirit
In the immortal words of Bartleby, "I would prefer not to."
Fearless and undefined, this is what it sounds like.
In the immortal words of Bartleby, "I would prefer not to."
Fearless and undefined, this is what it sounds like.
Pinned
Tips to keep democracy alive in 2025:
1. Be Brave. Avoid helpless/hopeless talk. Authoritarians want you to feel powerless because it makes their work easier. Courage, faith, and optimism are essential. Fascism feeds on cynicism and pessimism. Starve it.
www.theframelab.org/how-to-thriv...
1. Be Brave. Avoid helpless/hopeless talk. Authoritarians want you to feel powerless because it makes their work easier. Courage, faith, and optimism are essential. Fascism feeds on cynicism and pessimism. Starve it.
www.theframelab.org/how-to-thriv...
2025: Keep democracy alive. FrameLab New Year's resolutions
Advice for defeating the authoritarian threat
www.theframelab.org
What America becomes in the future is predicated on who we are today and every day.
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Rand Paul just posted this letter from the Coast Guard confirming that 1/4 of the boats they stop carry no contraband. The likelihood that Hegseth & Bradley ordered the murder of innocent civilians is very high.
December 2, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Rand Paul just posted this letter from the Coast Guard confirming that 1/4 of the boats they stop carry no contraband. The likelihood that Hegseth & Bradley ordered the murder of innocent civilians is very high.
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Federal Government Announces Racial Profiling Campaign, Explains It’s Because of the President’s Personal Bigotry
Officials prepare immigration operation in Minnesota that would focus on Somali immigrants, source tells AP, as Trump says he doesn't want Somalis in U.S.
Federal authorities plan operation in Minnesota focusing on Somali immigrants, AP source says
Federal authorities are preparing an immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota, focusing on Somali immigrants living unlawfully in the U.S.
bit.ly
December 2, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Federal Government Announces Racial Profiling Campaign, Explains It’s Because of the President’s Personal Bigotry
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The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
Nor is it a winner with those of us old enough to remember "If you aren't with us, you're with the terrorists" bullshit rhetoric. This is that all over again.
Republicans have one play and they need to be called out on it, loudly and repeatedly.
Republicans have one play and they need to be called out on it, loudly and repeatedly.
Does the White House think this is going to win them support with Gen Z?
December 2, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Nor is it a winner with those of us old enough to remember "If you aren't with us, you're with the terrorists" bullshit rhetoric. This is that all over again.
Republicans have one play and they need to be called out on it, loudly and repeatedly.
Republicans have one play and they need to be called out on it, loudly and repeatedly.
Finally, someone saying the important thing out loud. When men/boys don't see women/girls as equals, then anything they do is illegitimate and to be viewed with contempt.
Boys need to get with the times and learn to compete in the present (not pine for the past). It ain't coming back.
Boys need to get with the times and learn to compete in the present (not pine for the past). It ain't coming back.
"the issue isn’t that we need more 'boy-friendly' reforms. It’s that boys are socialized to compete only with boys and to read girls’ success as illegitimate or emasculating. The result is dissonance, resentment, and disengagement for boys—and hostile climates for girls."
time.com/7335723/auto...
time.com/7335723/auto...
The Real Way Schools are Failing Boys
“If we really want boys to succeed, we need to ensure that they know how to both beat—and lose— to girls."
time.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Finally, someone saying the important thing out loud. When men/boys don't see women/girls as equals, then anything they do is illegitimate and to be viewed with contempt.
Boys need to get with the times and learn to compete in the present (not pine for the past). It ain't coming back.
Boys need to get with the times and learn to compete in the present (not pine for the past). It ain't coming back.
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As New Orleans braces for the arrival of ICE, there is a particular stain that comes with hunting Mexicans and Central Americans in that city. These are the same folks who arrived en masse to help rebuild the city after Katrina and have since become a vibrant part of its renewal.
Fuck ICE to hell.
Fuck ICE to hell.
December 2, 2025 at 4:41 PM
As New Orleans braces for the arrival of ICE, there is a particular stain that comes with hunting Mexicans and Central Americans in that city. These are the same folks who arrived en masse to help rebuild the city after Katrina and have since become a vibrant part of its renewal.
Fuck ICE to hell.
Fuck ICE to hell.
Share someone who looks stylish wearing a vest.
December 2, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Share someone who looks stylish wearing a vest.
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Bad sign
BREAKING NYT:
The Trump admin just fired eight immigration judges in New York City.
All the judges were dismissed from the immigration offices at 26 Federal Plaza — a building that houses the NYC headquarters of ICE and has become the epicenter of migrant arrests in the city.
The Trump admin just fired eight immigration judges in New York City.
All the judges were dismissed from the immigration offices at 26 Federal Plaza — a building that houses the NYC headquarters of ICE and has become the epicenter of migrant arrests in the city.
Trump Administration Fires 8 Immigration Judges in New York
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Bad sign
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My Bond soundtrack collection grows ever more.
Seriously, I am so stoked to own all of these albums. I went from having only one last year to these ten a year later. I’m unbelievably grateful to the folks at @lalalandrecords.bsky.social for making these available!
Seriously, I am so stoked to own all of these albums. I went from having only one last year to these ten a year later. I’m unbelievably grateful to the folks at @lalalandrecords.bsky.social for making these available!
December 2, 2025 at 1:41 AM
My Bond soundtrack collection grows ever more.
Seriously, I am so stoked to own all of these albums. I went from having only one last year to these ten a year later. I’m unbelievably grateful to the folks at @lalalandrecords.bsky.social for making these available!
Seriously, I am so stoked to own all of these albums. I went from having only one last year to these ten a year later. I’m unbelievably grateful to the folks at @lalalandrecords.bsky.social for making these available!
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Louder for the Red Necks in the back… of wait, they aren’t here. Anyway, go follow Lee Calvin on IG
December 1, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Louder for the Red Necks in the back… of wait, they aren’t here. Anyway, go follow Lee Calvin on IG
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Anyway last thing I’ll say on this is that I got my shit rocked all the time in college and I never cried to the media. TPUSA is their own concept of DEI for aggrieved white evangelical pussies and the fact that any group disproportionately wields this much power on campuses is fucking dumb
December 1, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Anyway last thing I’ll say on this is that I got my shit rocked all the time in college and I never cried to the media. TPUSA is their own concept of DEI for aggrieved white evangelical pussies and the fact that any group disproportionately wields this much power on campuses is fucking dumb
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“The United States made this person into a child soldier, and now is experiencing what I think is one of the most horrifically bright-line cases of imperial blowback that we’ve seen throughout the ‘war on terror.’”
US Enlisted DC Shooting Suspect in CIA-Backed Death Squad When He Was a Child
Rahmanullah Lakanwal, who allegedly shot two National Guardsmen, had previously worked in a “Zero Unit” in Afghanistan.
truthout.org
December 1, 2025 at 10:03 PM
“The United States made this person into a child soldier, and now is experiencing what I think is one of the most horrifically bright-line cases of imperial blowback that we’ve seen throughout the ‘war on terror.’”
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Trump just gave a commutation to David Gentile, a private equity executive who defrauded investors of $1.6B.
Meanwhile, Trump's regime has also scrapped enforcement actions against over 160 corporations accused of misconduct.
A new Golden Age for corporate criminals.
Meanwhile, Trump's regime has also scrapped enforcement actions against over 160 corporations accused of misconduct.
A new Golden Age for corporate criminals.
December 1, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Trump just gave a commutation to David Gentile, a private equity executive who defrauded investors of $1.6B.
Meanwhile, Trump's regime has also scrapped enforcement actions against over 160 corporations accused of misconduct.
A new Golden Age for corporate criminals.
Meanwhile, Trump's regime has also scrapped enforcement actions against over 160 corporations accused of misconduct.
A new Golden Age for corporate criminals.
Target REALLY doesn't want me as a customer any more. I mean, I already abandoned them but this wouldn't bring me back.
December 1, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Target REALLY doesn't want me as a customer any more. I mean, I already abandoned them but this wouldn't bring me back.
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Killing boatloads of poor people for *alleged* drug offenses while pardoning an elite trafficker...is the Drug War in a nutshell.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/28/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/28/p...
Trump says he will pardon former Honduran president serving sentence in drug-trafficking case | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump said Friday he intends to grant a “full and complete pardon” to former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, a move that would erase a major US drug-trafficking conviction ...
www.cnn.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Killing boatloads of poor people for *alleged* drug offenses while pardoning an elite trafficker...is the Drug War in a nutshell.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/28/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/28/p...
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A trans teacher at OU was specifically targeted by a student being groomed to be a Turning Point USA campus crusader.
So of course white cishet academics talk over trans people to say this is principally ideological and just what conservatives do, as if we are an issue and not people.
So of course white cishet academics talk over trans people to say this is principally ideological and just what conservatives do, as if we are an issue and not people.
December 1, 2025 at 7:33 PM
A trans teacher at OU was specifically targeted by a student being groomed to be a Turning Point USA campus crusader.
So of course white cishet academics talk over trans people to say this is principally ideological and just what conservatives do, as if we are an issue and not people.
So of course white cishet academics talk over trans people to say this is principally ideological and just what conservatives do, as if we are an issue and not people.
I named my fists Two Cities because they have a Tale for you.
I named my fists Moby and Dick because I am about to whale on you.
I named my fists Chekhov and Gun because you know they're coming but you don't know when
December 1, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I named my fists Two Cities because they have a Tale for you.
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If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
November 30, 2025 at 8:42 PM
If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
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presented without comment
December 1, 2025 at 2:28 AM
presented without comment
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The even worse part is that if you try and apply this to any situation other than politics people will rightly laugh at you and call you a fool.
"It's not the drunk driver's fault I lost my kids in that car accident, I blame the paramedics who couldn't save them at the scene!"
"It's not the drunk driver's fault I lost my kids in that car accident, I blame the paramedics who couldn't save them at the scene!"
All joking aside, the fundamental flaw with some people's view of politics is that no bad result is ever the fault of the bad actor who did it. It's always the fault of every other actor who "failed to stop them". The obvious drawbacks to this way of thinking are somehow obscured to its adherents.
November 30, 2025 at 8:17 PM
The even worse part is that if you try and apply this to any situation other than politics people will rightly laugh at you and call you a fool.
"It's not the drunk driver's fault I lost my kids in that car accident, I blame the paramedics who couldn't save them at the scene!"
"It's not the drunk driver's fault I lost my kids in that car accident, I blame the paramedics who couldn't save them at the scene!"
You're at Simon.
I need you at Simon.
I need you at Simon.
You're at Lacey
I need you at Cagney
I need you at Cagney
You're at Ren
I need you at Stimpy
I need you at Stimpy
November 30, 2025 at 11:18 PM
You're at Simon.
I need you at Simon.
I need you at Simon.
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The actual "worse than watergate" scandal is how much news media collectively worked to ratfuck a Democratic presidency by largely inventing health/mental acuity concerns for hyperventilate about while largely ignoring the very real & worsening issues in front of their faces from Trump
November 30, 2025 at 8:27 AM
The actual "worse than watergate" scandal is how much news media collectively worked to ratfuck a Democratic presidency by largely inventing health/mental acuity concerns for hyperventilate about while largely ignoring the very real & worsening issues in front of their faces from Trump
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An important part of arresting the consolidation of authoritarianism is convincing corporations and institutions that Trump will eventually be out of power and at that point they’ll face consequences for their actions and by that standard this is a good sign
Jamie Dimon says JPM hasn't given to the ballroom because "anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful about how anything is perceived." Adds "And also how the next DOJ is going to deal with."
thehill.com/business/559...
thehill.com/business/559...
thehill.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:17 AM
An important part of arresting the consolidation of authoritarianism is convincing corporations and institutions that Trump will eventually be out of power and at that point they’ll face consequences for their actions and by that standard this is a good sign