Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 13/09/2026“A Republic if you can keep it.”joycevance.substack.comOn Being an AmericanI am not ashamed to be an American. 011
Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 03/08/2026“…forcing people to come in every day backfires. … Return-to-office mandates fail to increase financial returns. They succeed only in motivating star employees to quit, reducing the satisfaction of those who stay and discouraging new talent from joining." www.nytimes.com/2026/06/22/o...nytimes.comOpinion | The Secret Reason Bosses Want Everyone Back in the Office, Every Day of the WeekIt’s all about them. 010
Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 30/06/2026keepitquarterly.org/1955keepitquarterly.orgA return to 1955's rules could cost you a third of your savings.The SEC wants public companies to report twice a year instead of quarterly. Last time we did this, from 1955 to 1970, investors paid for it. Comment by July 6, 2026. 000
Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 21/06/2026The Executive Order To Restrict Vote By Mailopen.substack.comThe Executive Order To Restrict Vote By MailTrump is still trying to suppress your vote 000
Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Fight the Assault on Voting Rightsopen.substack.comFight the MAGA Assault on Voting RightsAnd find other ways to stand up for democracy in our Contrarian Calls to Action. 000
Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 07/05/2026A little history, a lot important.open.substack.comThe New Jim CrowWhat happened in Alabama today 011
Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 04/04/2026Consider adding your name to those who object to Asian roles being assigned to other-ethnicity performers… Organizers are calling this, "Final Bow for Yellowface." Hint: there are plenty of superb Asian dancers, actors, musicians… (Photo: Marlon Brando in Teahouse of the August Moon.)externaldesign.comFinal Bow for Yellowface - External Designexit This is WordPress, too—thinking outside the blocks. 200
Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 13/03/2026contrariannews.orgWe Built the Surveillance State OurselvesPrivacy was traded for utility long ago. 000
Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 01/03/2026The Law of Waropen.substack.comThe Law of WarI am not a law of war expert. 000
Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 02/02/2026If They Call Me A Domestic Terrorist open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...open.substack.comIf They Call Me A Domestic TerroristThis morning, I stumbled across an amazing poem by a wonderful man named Michael F. 000
Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 30/01/2026I know what Mitzi Gaynor would've sung: "I'm gonna wash those men right outta my hair…"contrarian.substack.comICE: The Epitome of Toxic MasculinityDr. Cynthia Miller-Idriss on harmful masculinities, violent extremism, and prevention tactics 000
Reposted by Marlin O.ElizabethC 💙🐸 @econklin44.bsky.social · 20/01/2026The big Corp. CEOs have not only a lot of money, but also a lot of power. They must realize how bonkers he is, but are afraid to risk their domains by not bowing to him. Disgusting. #ProudBlue 52715
Reposted by Marlin O.ElizabethC 💙🐸 @econklin44.bsky.social · 20/01/2026Goebbels was given a Nobel Prize medal in 1943 from Norwegian author Knut Hamsun, a Nobel laureate in Literature (1920), as a gesture of support for Nazi Germany, a symbolic act notable for its historical context, though it didn't transfer the award itself, as with Trump's Peace Prize. #ProudBlue 043
Reposted by Marlin O.John Ross @johnrossmd.bsky.social · 19/01/2026Catastrophe: Florida's Department of Health is stopping coverage for antivirals to 10,000 low-income people with HIV infection, blaming impending federal cuts to the AIDS Drug Assistance Program. 12.5% of Americans with HIV live in Florida.fox13news.comThousands to lose access to HIV drugs with new cutsAn estimated 10,000 people are about to lose access to their HIV medication as the Florida Department of Health makes cuts to the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP). 8916211108
Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 20/01/2026Bull Connor's Ghost “Eugene Connor, the Birmingham Police Commissioner who used dogs and fire hoses to break up civil rights demonstrations in the early nineteen‐sixties, died here today.”open.substack.comBull Connor's GhostTheophilus Eugene Connor, better known by his nickname, Bull, was the Commissioner of Public Safety in Birmingham, Alabama—the head of the police—for the better part of three decades, until he was for... 030
Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 01/01/2026Year's End 2025open.substack.comYear's End 2025A year of resistance 010
Reposted by Marlin O.ElizabethC 💙🐸 @econklin44.bsky.social · 24/12/2025Smith requests that his closed-door deposition be made public, asserting that it presents proof "beyond a reasonable doubt" that Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. GOP is terrified. #ProudBlue thehill.com/homenews/adm... 27941
Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 24/12/2025"Bringing home the Christmas tree," 1946. Photo by Monte Fresco. 010
Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 24/12/2025nytimes.comA 3-D Look Inside Trump’s Revamped Oval OfficeTake a 3-D tour of the president’s office, where he covered a third of the wall space with gold. 010
Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 22/12/2025youtu.beAnúna - The Coventry CarolYouTube video by The Anúna Collective 000
Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 20/12/2025Five Questions: Live with The Librariansopen.substack.comFive Questions: Live with The LibrariansA recording of my conversation with director & producer Kim Snyder 010
Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 17/12/2025youtube.comHello Comrade live performanceYouTube video by Carsie Blanton 010
Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 11/12/2025"Shortly before an election, a spin-doctor and a Hollywood producer join efforts to fabricate a war in order to cover up a Presidential sex scandal." (IMDb)imdb.comWag the Dog (1997) ⭐ 7.1 | Comedy, Drama1h 37m | R 020
Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 11/12/2025On Saturday, We Bakeopen.substack.comOn Saturday, We BakeCulture is upstream of politics. 000
Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 07/12/2025www.youtube.com/shorts/Z4ckh...youtube.comBREAKING: LtYouTube video by Democratic Wins Media 000
Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 07/12/2025…and what's up with those cancer rates, Iowa?h2oiq.orgWhat’s Eating Iowa? — H2O IQPulitzer Prize winner Art Cullen on the waters of Iowa… and noting the agricultural state may have the nation's second-highest cancer rates. 010
Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 26/11/2025npr.orgA former U.S. attorney offers 'A Manual for Keeping a Democracy'Joyce Vance, author of Giving Up Is Unforgivable, discusses recent impactful decisions by courts and the Justice Department, and how her son helped her understand Gen Z's view of defending democracy. 020
Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 25/11/2025Vaccine advice? Any other medical info that's on the political agenda? Please speak directly with a healthcare provider who you can trust and/or with legitimate patient advocacy groups.nytimes.comDoctor Critical of Vaccines Quietly Appointed as C.D.C.’s Second in Command 031
Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 24/11/2025You know, it's not a bad idea to check the mask supply.newsweek.comNew H3N2 flu strain hits the US: What to knowThe emergence of the H3N2 variant has led experts to warn that this flu season could be particularly severe. 021
Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 24/11/2025“In any society, most people accept standards that are, in fact, ethical. But standards of behavior in society can deviate from what is ethical. An entire society can become ethically corrupt. Nazi Germany is a good example of a morally corrupt society.” —Markkula Center for Applied Ethicsscu.eduWhat is Ethics?Ethics is based on well-founded standards of right and wrong that prescribe what humans ought to do, usually in terms of rights, obligations, benefits to society, fairness, or specific virtues. 010
Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 21/11/2025"George Washington would, most certainly, not have hung members of Congress for expressing their views. He would not have approved of what Donald Trump said today, or pretty much any day." Sorry, George Washington Would Not Have Hanged Them. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...open.substack.comSorry, George Washington Would Not Have Hanged Them.This week, Donald Trump continues to use his claimed power to kill people who have received no due process, in international waters, based on his administration’s assertion that they are narcoterroris... 000
Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 19/11/2025theguardian.comPlastic surgeons wrestle with requests for ‘Mar-a-Lago face’: ‘You’re going to look like Maleficent’The puffy, artificial look is rising in popularity - thanks to Maga elite such as Kristi Noem and Matt Gaetz 000
Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 19/11/2025"Third Spaces" We were reminiscing about childhood places where we'd pass a few hours with a cuppa (or soda) and newspaper (or comic), catching up, seeing folks (or not). Pinball, maybe; jukebox definitely. Turns out they're good for us AND the community. Who knew?! www.google.com/search?q=thi...google.comGoogle Search 030
Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 19/11/2025contrarian.substack.comKen Burns and Sarah Botstein on the untold stories of 'The American Revolution'Listen now | '..the founders, if they showed up here, would not be surprised that someone was trying to increase their power. They’d just be devastated that the legislative branch, had yielded that po... 000
Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 18/11/2025"These changes could strip federal protections from up to 55 million acres of wetlands, or about 85 percent of all wetlands nationwide, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council, an environmental group." [contʻd in comments] www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/c...nytimes.comE.P.A. Rule Would Drastically Curb Protections for Wetlands 110
Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 16/11/2025"…this population has substantial medical needs, and the health effects of losing Medicaid coverage could be devastating.... "… can lead to substantial healthcare costs, either in the emergency department or when these adults turn 65 and receive Medicare coverage."medpagetoday.comOpinion | Adults 50-64 Should Be Exempt From Medicaid Work RequirementsClassifying this group as having 'special medical needs' will protect care access 000
Reposted by Marlin O.Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 16/11/2025Remember how Trump said ICE targets “violent criminals?” Trump’s own DOJ now reports that ONLY 2.5% of the people ICE arrested in Chicago have any criminal history. That means 97.5% have ZERO criminal record. They were targeted because they were of Latino ethnicity. This is what fascism looks like 8575264
Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 16/11/2025youtu.beEasy To Be Hard - Hair the movie musicalYouTube video by Malinda DeRouen 010
Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 08/11/2025youtu.be“Peaceable Kingdom” - Patti Smith (LIVE on The Late Show)YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 010
Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 30/10/2025"There is never a democracy that did not commit suicide. It is in vain to say that democracy is less vain, less proud, less selfish, less ambitious, or less avaricious than aristocracy or monarchy. It is not true, in fact, and nowhere appears in history." [cont'd in comments]founders.archives.govFounders Online: From John Adams to John Taylor, 17 December 1814From John Adams to John Taylor, 17 December 1814 110