Marti Burbeck
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Habitat restoration/rewilding, Living Building Challenge full certification, Beacon Springs Preserve, Ann Arbor, MI. Grandma; masters swimmer.
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Former special counsel Jack Smith delivered a striking message to lawmakers today: his team developed “proof beyond a reasonable doubt” that Trump committed crimes related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election and the retention of classified documents.
Jack Smith tells Congress he could prove Trump engaged in a 'criminal scheme' to overturn 2020 election
Smith testified about his investigations into Trump during a closed-door hearing with members of the House Judiciary Committee.
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December 17, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Former special counsel Jack Smith delivered a striking message to lawmakers today: his team developed “proof beyond a reasonable doubt” that Trump committed crimes related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election and the retention of classified documents.
FASCINATING!!
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December 17, 2025 at 2:33 PM
FASCINATING!!
And will we be surprised when he does just that this evening? Sure would love to see lawmakers and military stand up to him for once.
December 17, 2025 at 2:26 PM
And will we be surprised when he does just that this evening? Sure would love to see lawmakers and military stand up to him for once.
Or more likely, what news outlet they listen to. And what a mess.
December 17, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Or more likely, what news outlet they listen to. And what a mess.
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Rewatched this last night - and yes, character matters! What a speech.
December 17, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Rewatched this last night - and yes, character matters! What a speech.
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Fucker wants to stay out of prison...
December 16, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Fucker wants to stay out of prison...
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This is illegal! The Trump administration is instructing managers across the federal government (regardless of employee performance) to ensure that at least 80 percent of staff receive a 3 out of 5 rating, making them easier to terminate and easier to justify in court.
December 17, 2025 at 12:05 AM
This is illegal! The Trump administration is instructing managers across the federal government (regardless of employee performance) to ensure that at least 80 percent of staff receive a 3 out of 5 rating, making them easier to terminate and easier to justify in court.
Great idea.
Here's an idea: Rob Reiner's daughters should sue Trump for $20 billion dollars (evidently Trump's favorite number) for slander, defamation, inciting violence, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
December 16, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Great idea.
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Some dude just told me that if a woman were president we’d be at war once a month …so far we’ve only had men presidents and the US has been at war 225 out of 243 years since 1776 🤨
December 16, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Some dude just told me that if a woman were president we’d be at war once a month …so far we’ve only had men presidents and the US has been at war 225 out of 243 years since 1776 🤨
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Brendan Carr booted Jimmy Kimmel for making a statement that wasn't even offensive about Kirk, while Trump is throwing a party over Reiner's death.
One country, yet different rules for different parties?
Enough of that noise
One country, yet different rules for different parties?
Enough of that noise
December 15, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Brendan Carr booted Jimmy Kimmel for making a statement that wasn't even offensive about Kirk, while Trump is throwing a party over Reiner's death.
One country, yet different rules for different parties?
Enough of that noise
One country, yet different rules for different parties?
Enough of that noise
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How a true POTUS responds to a tragedy 🙏🏾💙
December 16, 2025 at 2:14 PM
How a true POTUS responds to a tragedy 🙏🏾💙
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We need to keep posting this. It could make a difference
December 16, 2025 at 11:07 AM
We need to keep posting this. It could make a difference
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On Canadian tv if Trump does a press conference they run about 30 seconds then cut away adding “he’s just repeating things he’s been saying for years” that’s what US tv needs to do. Shut him off. He just rambles.
December 15, 2025 at 10:04 PM
On Canadian tv if Trump does a press conference they run about 30 seconds then cut away adding “he’s just repeating things he’s been saying for years” that’s what US tv needs to do. Shut him off. He just rambles.
Nailed it. Thank you, Rob Reiner and Heather Cox Richardson. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
December 15, 2025
“For the last couple of months, Senator Rumson has suggested that being president of this country was to a certain extent about character.
open.substack.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Nailed it. Thank you, Rob Reiner and Heather Cox Richardson. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
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Feverishly working on this
December 15, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Feverishly working on this
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Americans
There’s been a mass shooting, now is not the time to talk about gun laws
Australia
There’s been a mass shooting, we need to review our already great gun laws
There’s been a mass shooting, now is not the time to talk about gun laws
Australia
There’s been a mass shooting, we need to review our already great gun laws
December 15, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Americans
There’s been a mass shooting, now is not the time to talk about gun laws
Australia
There’s been a mass shooting, we need to review our already great gun laws
There’s been a mass shooting, now is not the time to talk about gun laws
Australia
There’s been a mass shooting, we need to review our already great gun laws
More evil for sure. Not as stupid as we’d like to think. He knows how to manipulate the masses.
I do make things up sometimes, but not this time. The idiot trump basically said the Reiners deserved to die because of “trump derangement syndrome”. This was shortly after he made two mass shootings his “me too” moment. Sometimes it’s hard to tell if our president is more stupid or more evil.
December 15, 2025 at 3:37 PM
More evil for sure. Not as stupid as we’d like to think. He knows how to manipulate the masses.
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Checked in at Crystal Mountain. Stopped at the little grocery store. Completely flattered by the clerk who could barely believe that we, at ages 71 and 73, are here to snowboard. Looking forward to whizzing down the hills this week!
December 15, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Checked in at Crystal Mountain. Stopped at the little grocery store. Completely flattered by the clerk who could barely believe that we, at ages 71 and 73, are here to snowboard. Looking forward to whizzing down the hills this week!
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Yeah, this happened.
December 11, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Yeah, this happened.
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America is a mafia state running a protection racket in the interest of the boss, not the people www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1... bsky.app/profile/john...
December 12, 2025 at 11:54 AM
America is a mafia state running a protection racket in the interest of the boss, not the people www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1... bsky.app/profile/john...
Seems entirely true.
December 12, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Seems entirely true.
Excellent and helpful history explaining a whole lot about our current mess.
Over the past 40–50 years, cable news has prioritized culture-war coverage over economic issues because it drives viewership and shapes politics—often exploiting our attention for profit. Looking at you, Fox News and other RW outlets.
December 9, 2025
When G.
open.substack.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Excellent and helpful history explaining a whole lot about our current mess.