@marylee27.bsky.social
Retired educator, Democrat, author, artist, mom.
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Medicare for All would save $450B a year.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
February 14, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Medicare for All would save $450B a year.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
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Bernie Sanders is right.
We need Medicare For All.
We need Medicare For All.
February 12, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Bernie Sanders is right.
We need Medicare For All.
We need Medicare For All.
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Breaking News: The Trump administration repealed the bedrock scientific finding that greenhouse gases threaten human life and well being, meaning that the EPA can no longer regulate them. nyti.ms/4rSszQu
February 12, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Breaking News: The Trump administration repealed the bedrock scientific finding that greenhouse gases threaten human life and well being, meaning that the EPA can no longer regulate them. nyti.ms/4rSszQu
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Beth Rubin, 67, said she attended because she sees ICE on a path toward what her family fled in the 1930s.
"What is happening today to immigrants, to citizens, to innocent people...to the undocumented and the documented is very similar to what happened then."
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
"What is happening today to immigrants, to citizens, to innocent people...to the undocumented and the documented is very similar to what happened then."
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
'An affront to God.' Rabbis and Jewish leaders protest outside ICE headquarters
More than 150 rabbis and cantors protest outside ICE's headquarters in Washington, DC, criticizing the Trump administration's immigration enforcement.
www.usatoday.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Beth Rubin, 67, said she attended because she sees ICE on a path toward what her family fled in the 1930s.
"What is happening today to immigrants, to citizens, to innocent people...to the undocumented and the documented is very similar to what happened then."
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
"What is happening today to immigrants, to citizens, to innocent people...to the undocumented and the documented is very similar to what happened then."
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
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This is the second account - the first being in Chicago - of DHS agents mass detaining people and then *sorting them by race*.
More than 400 people, including hundreds of citizens, were “sorted” at gun point into racial and ethnic groups by 200 ICE agents who fired flash-bang grenades into cars with people inside, pointed guns at children & demanded their zip tied parents not comfort them. apple.news/Ausdx6kWtT0e...
Idaho families sue over immigration raid that swept up hundreds, including U.S. citizens — NBC News
About 400 people, including children and U.S. citizens, were detained for four hours while they were denied food and water in the raid, according to the lawsuit.
apple.news
February 12, 2026 at 2:26 AM
This is the second account - the first being in Chicago - of DHS agents mass detaining people and then *sorting them by race*.
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December 19, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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The older I get, the more my politics mature from childish, naïve beliefs like "the world is complicated and leaders have to make hard decisions" to more serious, adult principles like "hurting people is bad and helping people is good."
December 15, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The older I get, the more my politics mature from childish, naïve beliefs like "the world is complicated and leaders have to make hard decisions" to more serious, adult principles like "hurting people is bad and helping people is good."
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The EPA will approve two new pesticides containing “forever chemicals” and relax a reporting rule for companies who make products with forever chemicals.
The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry.
Where is the MAHA outcry?
The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry.
Where is the MAHA outcry?
November 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The EPA will approve two new pesticides containing “forever chemicals” and relax a reporting rule for companies who make products with forever chemicals.
The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry.
Where is the MAHA outcry?
The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry.
Where is the MAHA outcry?
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Monday Musings...if a picture paints a thousand words ....
November 10, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Monday Musings...if a picture paints a thousand words ....
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AOC: I have to tell you, in my traveling across the country, I am hearing and have been seeing consistent things from everyday people. And it is that they are terrified, they are frustrated, they are angry, and they are shocked by a president violating the values that we hold dear
November 5, 2025 at 3:17 AM
AOC: I have to tell you, in my traveling across the country, I am hearing and have been seeing consistent things from everyday people. And it is that they are terrified, they are frustrated, they are angry, and they are shocked by a president violating the values that we hold dear
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Today's word of the day:
REBUKE: (verb) to criticize sharply; to reprimand; to turn back or keep down
(noun) an expression of strong disapproval; a reprimand
REBUKE: (verb) to criticize sharply; to reprimand; to turn back or keep down
(noun) an expression of strong disapproval; a reprimand
November 5, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Today's word of the day:
REBUKE: (verb) to criticize sharply; to reprimand; to turn back or keep down
(noun) an expression of strong disapproval; a reprimand
REBUKE: (verb) to criticize sharply; to reprimand; to turn back or keep down
(noun) an expression of strong disapproval; a reprimand
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it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
November 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
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October 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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I know Donald Trump is a pathological liar, malignant narcissistic sociopath, racist, antisemite, misogynist, xenophobe, homophobe, transphobe, hater of our troops and believer in euthanizing folks with disabilities, but we too often forget that he's *also* an adjudicated rapist and convicted felon.
October 18, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I know Donald Trump is a pathological liar, malignant narcissistic sociopath, racist, antisemite, misogynist, xenophobe, homophobe, transphobe, hater of our troops and believer in euthanizing folks with disabilities, but we too often forget that he's *also* an adjudicated rapist and convicted felon.
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The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion, after getting $1.2 trillion richer over the past year alone.
Meanwhile, the rest of the country is getting squeezed by tariffs and high prices for groceries, utilities, and health care.
The system is broken.
Meanwhile, the rest of the country is getting squeezed by tariffs and high prices for groceries, utilities, and health care.
The system is broken.
October 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion, after getting $1.2 trillion richer over the past year alone.
Meanwhile, the rest of the country is getting squeezed by tariffs and high prices for groceries, utilities, and health care.
The system is broken.
Meanwhile, the rest of the country is getting squeezed by tariffs and high prices for groceries, utilities, and health care.
The system is broken.
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Yesterday they were shooting priests in the head with rubber bullets. Today they're arresting journalists. If you have anyone in your life who doesn't regularly follow the news and doesn't understand how bad things are and how bad they're about to get, you need to tell them right now. Time is short.
October 10, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Yesterday they were shooting priests in the head with rubber bullets. Today they're arresting journalists. If you have anyone in your life who doesn't regularly follow the news and doesn't understand how bad things are and how bad they're about to get, you need to tell them right now. Time is short.
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Last year they claimed “illegals” were voting, without any evidence.
They used fear mongering to push for voter suppression laws.
Now they claim “illegals” are getting free healthcare, again without any evidence.
So they can make healthcare unaffordable for millions of Americans.
Enough.
They used fear mongering to push for voter suppression laws.
Now they claim “illegals” are getting free healthcare, again without any evidence.
So they can make healthcare unaffordable for millions of Americans.
Enough.
October 6, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Last year they claimed “illegals” were voting, without any evidence.
They used fear mongering to push for voter suppression laws.
Now they claim “illegals” are getting free healthcare, again without any evidence.
So they can make healthcare unaffordable for millions of Americans.
Enough.
They used fear mongering to push for voter suppression laws.
Now they claim “illegals” are getting free healthcare, again without any evidence.
So they can make healthcare unaffordable for millions of Americans.
Enough.
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A big difference between Republicans and Democrats is that Republicans understand the science of political communication. Republicans dictate the topics/terms of debate while Dems (and the left) usually burn energy in constant response.
Thiel and Co call this mimetics, Lakoff calls it framing.
Thiel and Co call this mimetics, Lakoff calls it framing.
August 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
A big difference between Republicans and Democrats is that Republicans understand the science of political communication. Republicans dictate the topics/terms of debate while Dems (and the left) usually burn energy in constant response.
Thiel and Co call this mimetics, Lakoff calls it framing.
Thiel and Co call this mimetics, Lakoff calls it framing.
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This is how you know it must be GOOD.
God bless Superman!
God bless Superman!
Racist Morons Are Mad That Superman Is An Immigrant
He’s always been an immigrant.
www.thegodpodcast.com
July 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
This is how you know it must be GOOD.
God bless Superman!
God bless Superman!
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Your Prime Day reminder that half of Amazon warehouse workers struggle with food & housing costs.
A third have had to rely on government assistance like SNAP — which is about to get cut.
If Bezos can spend $50M on a wedding, Amazon can afford to treat its workers with dignity.
A third have had to rely on government assistance like SNAP — which is about to get cut.
If Bezos can spend $50M on a wedding, Amazon can afford to treat its workers with dignity.
July 8, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Your Prime Day reminder that half of Amazon warehouse workers struggle with food & housing costs.
A third have had to rely on government assistance like SNAP — which is about to get cut.
If Bezos can spend $50M on a wedding, Amazon can afford to treat its workers with dignity.
A third have had to rely on government assistance like SNAP — which is about to get cut.
If Bezos can spend $50M on a wedding, Amazon can afford to treat its workers with dignity.
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Ted Cruz: ‘Vacationing Is How I Grieve’
July 8, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Ted Cruz: ‘Vacationing Is How I Grieve’
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“Terrible things are happening outside. At any time of night and day, poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart; men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared” ~Anne Frank.
June 9, 2025 at 7:26 AM
“Terrible things are happening outside. At any time of night and day, poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart; men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared” ~Anne Frank.
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Trump couldn’t hold back from talking about Biden’s diagnosis: “I’m surprised the public wasn’t told sooner – stage 9 takes a long time… I aced my physical, including cognitive tests.”
May 19, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Trump couldn’t hold back from talking about Biden’s diagnosis: “I’m surprised the public wasn’t told sooner – stage 9 takes a long time… I aced my physical, including cognitive tests.”