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Taffy Marlington
@taffymarlington.bsky.social
🌊Avid amateur astronomer and sci-fi fanatic; former roller derby girl & professional pianist/vocalist/actor/jingle singer. Lover of empathetic smart people. LGBTQ+ ally. 🌊 NO DMs, please.
Twitter refugee.
I love quality chocolate. I also like supporting small businesses. I placed a large order from my usual chocolatiers in Syracuse, NY, Hercules Candies. Holiday treats for hubband and me, mostly dark chocolate. Check 'em out.
www.herculescandy.com/collections/...

I'm out of control. My haul:
December 5, 2025 at 10:03 PM
RIP Fran Gehry

His DTLA Disney Concert Hall has the steepest nosebleed seats I've ever crept up. Great acoustics in the venue, though, and it is lovely and warmly wooden inside, contrasting with the cold swoopy shiny metal outside.
December 5, 2025 at 9:16 PM
The best part of Thanksgiving is the soup afterwards. I slow-cooked he carcass for 24 hours for broth and just cooked the noodles, carrots and celery and added the meat from the slow cook. Holy shnikeys, it's delicious. Only wish there was more!
December 3, 2025 at 8:09 PM
My mother woulda dumped my father for Jim Rockford. I get it.
December 3, 2025 at 6:52 PM
WOW. The most interesting thing about the TN 7 election today is the remarkable BLUE SHIFT numbers.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
December 3, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Well done, Aftyn. You narrowed the margin in TN significantly.
With 90% of the votes counted:
December 3, 2025 at 2:31 AM
That increased to 7.7
Republicans should feel afraid.
December 3, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Look at the difference in the margins from 2024. Republicans should feel terrified.
December 3, 2025 at 2:24 AM
NYT on TN race just now.
December 3, 2025 at 2:18 AM
As expected. Note there's still 50% of heavily-blue Nashville to count. Epps will win but by a shockingly thin margin.
December 3, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Nashville is starting to come in.
December 3, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Made Thanksgiving dinner Saturday, my hubband's 1st day off. The carcass is finishing off 24 hours of slow cooking to make broth to turn into Turkey Noodle Soup and it already smells amazing in here. Added celery/carrots/onion/herbs for the last 2 hours. I love cooking soups from scratch. 💜
December 3, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Off-the-charts sycophancy.
www.noaa.gov/news-release...
December 2, 2025 at 8:22 PM
A movie that takes place where you are from.
November 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Read Reich's take on how we overcome Citizens United. It's easier than you think, Montana's trying it. Looking at you @governor.ca.gov
November 24, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Can't. Stop. Making. Sourdough. Crust. Pizzas. 🍕🍕
November 23, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Magats are sick sick people. They're planning a maga invasion takeover on the same day as the annual Gay Pride day at the park. When you think it's "hilarious" to ruin other peoples' fun day, you might be a terrible no-good human.
people.com/disneyland-m...
November 22, 2025 at 7:09 PM
We live in different worlds, conservatives and I. The current FoxNews homepage is... I dunno, what is this?
November 18, 2025 at 7:14 AM
From Ballotpedia, upcoming state elections to keep an eye on:
ballotpedia.org/Statewide_el...
November 16, 2025 at 10:56 PM
This is me at 15. I'm a child.
I'm a CHILD, Megyn.
November 15, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Donny2Dolls has lost control of the monster he helped create. A maga Ouroboros, if you will.
November 14, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Just watched "Materialists" on HBO. (I sees Pedro Pascal, I clicks.) It was a really smart script with great dialogues/monologues. A slow-burn rom-com with teeth. I liked it even though Reddit hated it and though I usually find Dakota Johnson unlikeable, her unlikability worked for me in this.
November 10, 2025 at 9:33 PM
With Veterans Day tomorrow, how do you feel about this, Veterans? Maga, does this sit right with you?

My take: Donald J. Trump is a weak draft-dodging racist with a terrorist regime. As the daughter of a vet, I'm feeling utterly disgusted.
kevinmlevin.substack.com/p/the-trump-...

Share widely.
November 10, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Happy Halloween!

Today's also my hubband's birthday, and all I had was Xmas wrapping stuff, so that's what he gets. He took today off and is sleeping in, but I'm looking forward to him opening his gifts, including a large motorcycle-shaped handmade chocolate bar.
October 31, 2025 at 5:44 PM
...is also the woman I think of THIS way. As a wife and mother who was always on the floor with us, showing us something, reading to us, playing with us and LOOKING GREAT doing it.

Mom in her first classroom and with my 4 yo brother in San Diego in '74.

A teacher through and through.

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October 27, 2025 at 8:54 AM