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Marie in the Sky With Diamonds

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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.

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Marie in the Sky With Diamonds @murray6971.bsky.social · Jan 2

What America becomes in the future is predicated on who we are today and every day.

George Lakoff @george-lakoff.com · Jan 1

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...

2025: Keep democracy alive. FrameLab New Year's resolutions

Advice for defeating the authoritarian threat

www.theframelab.org

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Marie in the Sky With Diamonds @murray6971.bsky.social · 33m

Boost US influence?! That's what USAID was for (& it was cheaper); they completely dismantled it. So now China & Russia get to influence places where the US once did & we're getting, "checks notes" Argentina.

It's a helluva thing living in a declining empire. Just dumbfuckery all the way down.

Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 1h

20 billion dollars from the US Treasury **was not enough**. So now it's 40 billion dollars! And why stop there?

All while the US government is shut down.

"America First," amirite?

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Bessent says bailout for Argentina will double to boost U.S. influence in region

The Trump administration is working to arrange private sector financing for Argentina that would double the total U.S. financial lifeline for the embattled Latin nation.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Holly Anderson 🍇 @hollyanderson.bsky.social · 7h

you fucked around and now the Episcopalians are doing memes. are you happy now. are you

Screenshot of a Facebook post featuring three of the Portland protesters wearing inflatable frog costumes with the following text:

Episcopalians on Facebook
Elizabeth Rose Elrod • 22h •
Exodus 8:2-6
"But if you refuse to let them go, I will plague your whole country with frogs...
The frogs shall come up on you and on your people and on all your officials."

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Marie in the Sky With Diamonds @murray6971.bsky.social · 54m

Usually I know to avoid the video when they use those aluminum trays but she has an actual glass casserole dish. OOF!

Marie in the Sky With Diamonds @murray6971.bsky.social · 57m

We started the downhill slide before it, but Covid poured grease on the track. The virus is literally causing cognitive decline (it's one of the main three issues post-viral along with chronic fatigue and breathing problems).

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Brandon @branzellan.bsky.social · 23h

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv... no shit. The plunge in general intelligence over just the last half decade is palpable.

America Is Sliding Toward Illiteracy

Declining standards and low expectations are destroying American education.

www.theatlantic.com

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Marie in the Sky With Diamonds @murray6971.bsky.social · 1h

You typed the word "lasagna" but the first thing to fall out of that can was franks followed by beans. I stopped there. I don't need to be that mad this afternoon.

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 2h

the president using the office to punish americans that didnt vote for him should really be one of the biggest scandals in americas history

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 9h

Trump is upfront in saying he will use the shutdown to punish Democrats, and here are the receipts. About $27.2 billion cut from Dem districts compared to about $0.7 billion in GOP districts.
We all complain about the media, but need this type of in-depth journalism.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Trump Halts Billions in Grants for Democratic Districts During Shutdown (Gift Article)

The Trump administration has frozen or canceled nearly $28 billion primarily located in Democratic-led districts, according to an analysis by The New York Times.

www.nytimes.com

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 1h

The GOP spent years screaming about a manufactured Biden bribe but says nothing about this. Tells you all you need to know.

Tweet by Melanie D’Arrigo stating: “The UAE bought $2B of Trump’s crypto — and gets computer chips. Saudi Arabia gave Kushner $2B for a new Trump Tower — and gets weapons. Qatar gives Trump a private jet and a $5.5B real estate deal — and gets US military protection. This is how bribes work.” Below is an image of Donald Trump sitting across from the Emir of Qatar in a formal meeting room. Text overlay: “Quid Pro Presidency.”

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Ray Beckerman @raybeckerman.bsky.social · 4h

Anti-Fascism Scholar Who Fled US After Death Threats Discusses MAGA’s Fascism truthout.org/video/anti-f...

Anti-Fascism Scholar Who Fled US After Death Threats Discusses MAGA’s Fascism

If we don’t organize and take action in the streets, says Mark Bray, “we’re going to end up somewhere really bad.”…

truthout.org

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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 4h

"ICE's film crew is making slick videos to convince the American People that ICE Agents are ripping the 'worst of the worst' off our streets. But they're crafting and creating a story that is divorced from the reality on the ground."

- Jacob Soboroff, MSNBC

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Owen Barcala @obarcala.bsky.social · 4h

The "don't call us Nazis" crowd sure has a lot of swastikas

Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 4h

Holy shit. This is Angelo Elia, a legislative correspondent for Congressman Dave Taylor.

According to @rooster.info, during a Zoom meeting today, he had an American nazi flag displayed in the background.

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Marie in the Sky With Diamonds @murray6971.bsky.social · 4h

Fuck RFK Jr. AND Olivia Nuzzi. They are both shitstains.

How's that?

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 5h

briefly interrupting my shame posting to tap one of the other signs: a society that would like to keep functioning must discourage baldfaced lying, especially by authorities

Nick Turse @nickturse.bsky.social · 5h

SCOOP: Trump Fabricates Story of Hand-to-Hand Combat Between Troops and Child Gangsters in D.C.

Trump’s claim that National Guard members beat child gang members on the streets of Washington was disputed even by the military.

theintercept.com/2025/10/15/t...

Trump Fabricates Story of Hand-to-Hand Combat Between Troops and Child Gangsters in D.C.

Trump’s claim that National Guard members beat child gang members on the streets of Washington was disputed even by the military.

theintercept.com

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regsf.bsky.social @regsf.bsky.social · 5h

These articles that are written with the inference of “can you believe this?” Need to change to, “look at what this asshole billionaire does to people.” This is unregulated capitalism—full stop.

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SpryOldLorax @spryoldlorax.bsky.social · 5h

If you have the means and the ability, I would like to strongly suggest that you donate to Meals on Wheels, and your local food bank(s) right now, and for Thanksgiving, and in lieu of buying shit you don't need and others don't want for Christmas.

Please consider, if you are able.

Clay Nobles @claynobles.bsky.social · 7h

In San Antonio Texas, Trump and the Republicans voted to STARVE Senior Citizens.
But they are sending Billions to help Argentina and spending millions to build a ballroom at the White House

Meals on Wheels to suspend meal delivery services for local seniors.

Meals on Wheels to suspend meal delivery services for hundreds of local seniors

SAN ANTONIO - A local institution is having to drastically scale back services to elderly and disabled people across the community.On Tuesday, Meals on Wheels S

bit.ly

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Kevin 🚀🤠 @astro-cowboy.bsky.social · 5h

The entire NASA budget is $25B.

More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 5h

BREAKING: The Trump administration is doubling its Argentina bailout to $40 billion.

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Marie in the Sky With Diamonds @murray6971.bsky.social · 4h

I do this ever time I hear him speak but like Sunny, I'm begging someone in the fucking room to do it too!

sunny 🌻 @lolsniperftw.bsky.social · 2d

Oh my fucking god just one person scream out what the fuck are you talking about

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Winifred Tylenol Spice Burton @authorwinifred.blacksky.app · 6h

Things will stay stuck unless and until people reckon with why and how we got here *honestly.*

So far the self-distancing from the problem and "We'll Be Back/This is Not Us/Lets Sue Our Way Out of Authoritarianism" Juice is beating y'all's asses.

I promise the exceptionalism won't help.

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Marie in the Sky With Diamonds @murray6971.bsky.social · 5h

🤣 Perfect!!!

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 5h

The popularity of video podcasts is a deep, deep mystery to me. "Watch a podcast on Netflix" are you f'ing insane? At this point we're just doing low-budget talk shows! Why do people like this?

Netflix, Spotify Forge Video Podcast Deal

The Bill Simmons Podcast, Dissect, The Rewatchables, and more are coming next year.

www.netflix.com

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Dave Keating @davekeating.substack.com · 10h

Los Angeles has just declared a state of emergency.

Not because of wildfires. Not because of riots. But because of an invasion by federal government troops.

We can see where this is going.

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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Jeffrey Brown @texasgeologist.bsky.social · 5h

During the measles outbreak in Samoa in 2019--following a reduction in vaccinations that was encouraged by RFK, Jr.--one out of every 150 infants age 6 to 11 months died from the measles.

And RFK, Jr.'s anti-vax message is already having a measurable impact in the US:

Marie in the Sky With Diamonds @murray6971.bsky.social · 5h

I agree with you that our minimum is scorced earth. I feel violent when assholes joke about gas chambers but if we can at least get these jerks ostracized by the larger society at large, that might make others think before doing this.

Marie in the Sky With Diamonds @murray6971.bsky.social · 5h

The bare minimum response is to say this is unacceptable and disqualifying from holding any leadership position. We have to keep calling it wrong, all day every day.

Miriam @miriam.blacksky.app · 5h

Even if we’re not shocked we should still be outraged. We can’t become desensitised

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Marie in the Sky With Diamonds @murray6971.bsky.social · 6h

"Just because you’re taught that something’s right and everyone believes it’s right, it don’t make it right."

--Mark Twain

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