Mari
@margoose.bsky.social
I do research for a living.
💗 science, social justice, ttrpgs, music, accessibility
I'm pan, poly, and I don't put up with bigots.
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💗 science, social justice, ttrpgs, music, accessibility
I'm pan, poly, and I don't put up with bigots.
she/her
Profile pic: white woman wearing newsboy cap holding hands with stone orangutan
Header pic: orange cactus flower
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Mari
@margoose.bsky.social
· Jan 27
Survive the Tyrant! - Survive The Tyrant | Dungeon Masters Guild
An RPG-style guide for surviving an authoritarian and oppressive regime
www.dmsguild.com
I recently came across "Survive the Tyrant!"
It's a guide to living through and making a difference in a country with an authoritarian, oppressive, or dangerous regime, in the style of a ttrpg.
I thought I'd share.
www.dmsguild.com/product/5077...
It's a guide to living through and making a difference in a country with an authoritarian, oppressive, or dangerous regime, in the style of a ttrpg.
I thought I'd share.
www.dmsguild.com/product/5077...
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Poor people get to experience joy.
Having a television or a phone is not only a way to bring a little joy, it's fundamental to knowing about national news, jobs, whether or not there's a snow day or an active shooter alert at a school, and other necessary things.
Stop hating poor people, maybe.
Having a television or a phone is not only a way to bring a little joy, it's fundamental to knowing about national news, jobs, whether or not there's a snow day or an active shooter alert at a school, and other necessary things.
Stop hating poor people, maybe.
December 4, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Poor people get to experience joy.
Having a television or a phone is not only a way to bring a little joy, it's fundamental to knowing about national news, jobs, whether or not there's a snow day or an active shooter alert at a school, and other necessary things.
Stop hating poor people, maybe.
Having a television or a phone is not only a way to bring a little joy, it's fundamental to knowing about national news, jobs, whether or not there's a snow day or an active shooter alert at a school, and other necessary things.
Stop hating poor people, maybe.
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Fresh dystopian hell from Samsung fridges with ads.
November 13, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Fresh dystopian hell from Samsung fridges with ads.
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Mutual aid can be 3-5 ppl you commit to mutually looking out for. It can be sending $1-$20 when you have it. It looks like babysitting. It looks like sharing food stamps. It looks like being of service when you can. It looks like giving af about ur neighbors & ur neighbors giving af about you.
December 4, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Mutual aid can be 3-5 ppl you commit to mutually looking out for. It can be sending $1-$20 when you have it. It looks like babysitting. It looks like sharing food stamps. It looks like being of service when you can. It looks like giving af about ur neighbors & ur neighbors giving af about you.
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“In 1987, she officially opened Britain’s first AIDS ward … the media had wondered whether she would wear protective gloves, since some folks believed the virus was spread through causal contact … not only did Diana not wear gloves—but she even shook hands w/a man who had AIDS.”
December 1, 2025 at 11:15 PM
“In 1987, she officially opened Britain’s first AIDS ward … the media had wondered whether she would wear protective gloves, since some folks believed the virus was spread through causal contact … not only did Diana not wear gloves—but she even shook hands w/a man who had AIDS.”
The Librarian’s Call: Documenting Is Resistance www.commondreams.org/opinion/docu...
The Librarian’s Call: Documenting Is Resistance | Common Dreams
History is protected by those who collect, preserve, and share the facts.
www.commondreams.org
December 1, 2025 at 6:49 PM
The Librarian’s Call: Documenting Is Resistance www.commondreams.org/opinion/docu...
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6) Rosa Parks wasn't meek. A lifelong believer in self defense, her politics were expansive. She loved Martin & Malcolm & Stokely, Ella Baker & Queen Mother Moore, fought for reparations, Black history in every curriculum, prisoner defense, welfare rights—"any move to show we are dissatisfied."
December 1, 2025 at 3:27 PM
6) Rosa Parks wasn't meek. A lifelong believer in self defense, her politics were expansive. She loved Martin & Malcolm & Stokely, Ella Baker & Queen Mother Moore, fought for reparations, Black history in every curriculum, prisoner defense, welfare rights—"any move to show we are dissatisfied."
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4) Rosa Parks wasn't quiet at key moments. In fact when the police asked her why she didn't move, she spoke back "Why do you push us around?" In jail, she met a woman wrongfully imprisoned for defending herself against an abusive boyfriend; Parks smuggled out her brother's number to let him know
December 1, 2025 at 3:27 PM
4) Rosa Parks wasn't quiet at key moments. In fact when the police asked her why she didn't move, she spoke back "Why do you push us around?" In jail, she met a woman wrongfully imprisoned for defending herself against an abusive boyfriend; Parks smuggled out her brother's number to let him know
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Today is the 70th anniversary of Rosa Parks' arrest. Six myths: 1) She wasn't old or tired. 42 years old that day, she had a "life history of being rebellious" & had spent two decades helping to turn the Montgomery NAACP into a more activist branch alongside ED Nixon and Johnnie Carr.
December 1, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Today is the 70th anniversary of Rosa Parks' arrest. Six myths: 1) She wasn't old or tired. 42 years old that day, she had a "life history of being rebellious" & had spent two decades helping to turn the Montgomery NAACP into a more activist branch alongside ED Nixon and Johnnie Carr.
I can name multiple places in Arizona and a couple in New Mexico where towns died of cancer in the past. People worked hard to get a measure of justice and reparations for those deaths, or at least fix the damages, but this year's regulatory rollbacks mean it can all happen again.
- lobbying (ex. Turbo Tax keeping us PAYING to do taxes when other countries do it for free)
- regulatory capture (ex. The FDA allowing poison in our food/the EPA allowing a whole town to die of cancer in Louisiana)
- regulatory capture (ex. The FDA allowing poison in our food/the EPA allowing a whole town to die of cancer in Louisiana)
November 28, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I can name multiple places in Arizona and a couple in New Mexico where towns died of cancer in the past. People worked hard to get a measure of justice and reparations for those deaths, or at least fix the damages, but this year's regulatory rollbacks mean it can all happen again.
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‘Remigration’ is a term that comes out of the European far right. Its use by the DHS account is a sign of democratic and epistemic collapse
November 28, 2025 at 8:59 PM
‘Remigration’ is a term that comes out of the European far right. Its use by the DHS account is a sign of democratic and epistemic collapse
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“Mark my words: It may take some time, but Americans will be prosecuted for this, either as a war crime or outright murder.”
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:37 PM
“Mark my words: It may take some time, but Americans will be prosecuted for this, either as a war crime or outright murder.”
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GUARDIAN: “Per head, 🇺🇸 output is six times China’s, and yet, inexplicably, there seem to be more abjectly poor Americans than Chinese. 🇺🇸 inequality is breathtaking… keeps getting worse…”
Wanting to address this isn’t radical.
NOT wanting to is.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Wanting to address this isn’t radical.
NOT wanting to is.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
November 28, 2025 at 3:15 PM
GUARDIAN: “Per head, 🇺🇸 output is six times China’s, and yet, inexplicably, there seem to be more abjectly poor Americans than Chinese. 🇺🇸 inequality is breathtaking… keeps getting worse…”
Wanting to address this isn’t radical.
NOT wanting to is.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Wanting to address this isn’t radical.
NOT wanting to is.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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One thing about Ukraine is they are engaged in a war for its own existence and operating within the “laws” of war. What Putin and Trump want is to normalize war crimes and end any pretensions to an international order.
Booommm 💥💥💥💥💥💥💥
🇷🇺Two tankers (KAIROS and VIRAT) of the Russian "shadow fleet" exploded in the Black Sea near Turkiye, crew evacuated.
🇷🇺Two tankers (KAIROS and VIRAT) of the Russian "shadow fleet" exploded in the Black Sea near Turkiye, crew evacuated.
November 28, 2025 at 8:46 PM
One thing about Ukraine is they are engaged in a war for its own existence and operating within the “laws” of war. What Putin and Trump want is to normalize war crimes and end any pretensions to an international order.
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If you're interested, this tribute to Alice Wong was written by one of the people who knew her best
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
A Tribute to an Oracle, Alice Wong
Alice had the ability to look to the future and a world where laws and attitudes did not keep disabled people poor, pitied, and isolated.
www.thenation.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:18 PM
If you're interested, this tribute to Alice Wong was written by one of the people who knew her best
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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It’s infuriating to me that I need to evaluate media to determine whether it’s AI generated now. The great “time saver” technology wastes incalculable time and energy for people who want to retain their grasp on reality
November 28, 2025 at 8:48 PM
It’s infuriating to me that I need to evaluate media to determine whether it’s AI generated now. The great “time saver” technology wastes incalculable time and energy for people who want to retain their grasp on reality
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Herbivore Dinos grazing in a Cretaceous Period paradise! Illustration from my book: DINOSAURS
Link to buy here: a.co/d/b5XhJp2
#prehistoric #dinosaurs #fossil #fossiladdict #paleontology #evolution #sciart #paleoart
Link to buy here: a.co/d/b5XhJp2
#prehistoric #dinosaurs #fossil #fossiladdict #paleontology #evolution #sciart #paleoart
November 26, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Herbivore Dinos grazing in a Cretaceous Period paradise! Illustration from my book: DINOSAURS
Link to buy here: a.co/d/b5XhJp2
#prehistoric #dinosaurs #fossil #fossiladdict #paleontology #evolution #sciart #paleoart
Link to buy here: a.co/d/b5XhJp2
#prehistoric #dinosaurs #fossil #fossiladdict #paleontology #evolution #sciart #paleoart
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YEAH! Yet just about any person who does Dem/blue flavored American exceptionalism and only has something bad to say about the US when it's about Trump or they want to praise places like Denmark and Canada, loves to forget about these things. They'll say "Trump has stripped the US of its values"
The IQ tests for indigenous, and poor people in AmeriKKKa in the 20s, had questions about films and radio, which they did not have access to, and were deemed not worthy to have children, and were sterilised.
November 22, 2025 at 6:28 PM
YEAH! Yet just about any person who does Dem/blue flavored American exceptionalism and only has something bad to say about the US when it's about Trump or they want to praise places like Denmark and Canada, loves to forget about these things. They'll say "Trump has stripped the US of its values"
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Rep. Jasmine Crockett has released receipts that reveal that ProPublica has reported that Kristi Noem secretly diverted hundreds of millions of dollars in Department of Homeland Security funds to a consulting firm affiliated with her own campaign.
November 21, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Rep. Jasmine Crockett has released receipts that reveal that ProPublica has reported that Kristi Noem secretly diverted hundreds of millions of dollars in Department of Homeland Security funds to a consulting firm affiliated with her own campaign.
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This is the woman they wanted to step down and step back.......
Rep. Jasmine Crockett has released receipts that reveal that ProPublica has reported that Kristi Noem secretly diverted hundreds of millions of dollars in Department of Homeland Security funds to a consulting firm affiliated with her own campaign.
November 22, 2025 at 6:26 PM
This is the woman they wanted to step down and step back.......
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In about 20 years, there will be an entire generation of young people who were radicalized by growing up watching this.
The phrases "acab" and "fuck capitalism" will roll off their tongues with ease
The phrases "acab" and "fuck capitalism" will roll off their tongues with ease
Dipshit is smashing out a car window with his gun, barrel first. Just rogue, cowboy stiff.
There were two US citizens in the car. They were apprehended and detained for “obstructing” ICE by honking their horn to let people know ICE was in the neighborhood.
There were two US citizens in the car. They were apprehended and detained for “obstructing” ICE by honking their horn to let people know ICE was in the neighborhood.
November 22, 2025 at 6:55 PM
In about 20 years, there will be an entire generation of young people who were radicalized by growing up watching this.
The phrases "acab" and "fuck capitalism" will roll off their tongues with ease
The phrases "acab" and "fuck capitalism" will roll off their tongues with ease
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Anyone using Link’s words should respect who he is as a person.
He never cared about what you needed money for and has always showed support for community.
Think about this when posting about Fund Friday and adding arbitrary conditions.
He never cared about what you needed money for and has always showed support for community.
Think about this when posting about Fund Friday and adding arbitrary conditions.
🧵 This Fund Friday I wanna talk about barriers to access and MA.
I am someone who believes that people should be fed, have access to clean water, people should have $ to live, be housed, have access to medical care for free, all just as basic rights.
This is why I made @mutualaidvoid.bsky.social
I am someone who believes that people should be fed, have access to clean water, people should have $ to live, be housed, have access to medical care for free, all just as basic rights.
This is why I made @mutualaidvoid.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Anyone using Link’s words should respect who he is as a person.
He never cared about what you needed money for and has always showed support for community.
Think about this when posting about Fund Friday and adding arbitrary conditions.
He never cared about what you needed money for and has always showed support for community.
Think about this when posting about Fund Friday and adding arbitrary conditions.
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It’s widely known (and, I think, pretty uncontroversial) that learning requires effort — specifically, if you don’t have to work at getting the knowledge, it won’t stick.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
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November 21, 2025 at 12:49 PM
It’s widely known (and, I think, pretty uncontroversial) that learning requires effort — specifically, if you don’t have to work at getting the knowledge, it won’t stick.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
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cpap machines are lifesaving and the improvement in quality of that life is astounding. please help if you can, or share if you cannot
November 21, 2025 at 6:41 PM
cpap machines are lifesaving and the improvement in quality of that life is astounding. please help if you can, or share if you cannot