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Marlin O.

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Water advocate. Editor-designer. Still aspiring.

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Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
“A Republic if you can keep it.”
joycevance.substack.com
On Being an American
I am not ashamed to be an American.
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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.com
Opinion | The Secret Reason Bosses Want Everyone Back in the Office, Every Day of the Week
It’s all about them.
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Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
keepitquarterly.org/1955
keepitquarterly.org
A 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.
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Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
The Executive Order To Restrict Vote By Mail
open.substack.com
The Executive Order To Restrict Vote By Mail
Trump is still trying to suppress your vote
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Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Fight the Assault on Voting Rights
open.substack.com
Fight the MAGA Assault on Voting Rights
And find other ways to stand up for democracy in our Contrarian Calls to Action.
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Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
A little history, a lot important.
open.substack.com
The New Jim Crow
What happened in Alabama today
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Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Meme showing a kuscious ice cream cone, alongside the words "I scream, you scream, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein"
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Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Meme showing a kuscious ice cream cone, alongside the words "I scream, you scream, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein"
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Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Consider 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.com
Final Bow for Yellowface - External Design
exit This is WordPress, too—thinking outside the blocks.
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Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
contrariannews.org
We Built the Surveillance State Ourselves
Privacy was traded for utility long ago.
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Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
By some counts, this is our Epsteenth War.
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Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
poem by Billy Collins: "Old Man Eating Alone in a Chinese Restaurant"

I am glad I resisted the temptation, if it was a temptation when I was young, to write a poem about an old man
eating alone at a corner table in a Chinese restaurant.

I would have gotten it all wrong
thinking: the poor bastard, not a friend in the world and with only a book for a companion.
He'll probably pay the bill out of a change purse.

So glad I waited all these decades
to record how hot and sour the hot and sour soup is here at Chang's this afternoon and how cold the Chinese beer in a frosted glass.

And my book -José Saramago's Blindness as it turns out — is so absorbing that I look up from its escalating horrors only
when I am stunned by one of his gleaming sentences.

And I should mention the light
that falls through the big windows this time of day italicizing everything it touches —
the plates and teapots, the immaculate tablecloths,

as well as the soft brown hair of the waitress in the white blouse and short black skirt, the one who is smiling now as she bears a cup of rice and shredded beef with garlic to my favorite table in the corner.
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Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
The Law of War
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The Law of War
I am not a law of war expert.
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Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
poem by Billy Collins: "Old Man Eating Alone in a Chinese Restaurant"

I am glad I resisted the temptation, if it was a temptation when I was young, to write a poem about an old man
eating alone at a corner table in a Chinese restaurant.

I would have gotten it all wrong
thinking: the poor bastard, not a friend in the world and with only a book for a companion.
He'll probably pay the bill out of a change purse.

So glad I waited all these decades
to record how hot and sour the hot and sour soup is here at Chang's this afternoon and how cold the Chinese beer in a frosted glass.

And my book -José Saramago's Blindness as it turns out — is so absorbing that I look up from its escalating horrors only
when I am stunned by one of his gleaming sentences.

And I should mention the light
that falls through the big windows this time of day italicizing everything it touches —
the plates and teapots, the immaculate tablecloths,

as well as the soft brown hair of the waitress in the white blouse and short black skirt, the one who is smiling now as she bears a cup of rice and shredded beef with garlic to my favorite table in the corner.
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Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
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Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Text meme on abstract-art background: "Disinformation is intentionally pandemic. Double-check all sources."
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Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
"Judgment is mine," saith the Lord. (Mormon 8:20)

"Oh, Lord, let us help you with that," saith the congregation.
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Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
"Judgment is mine," saith the Lord. (Mormon 8:20)

"Oh, Lord, let us help you with that," saith the congregation.
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Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
If They Call Me A Domestic Terrorist open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
open.substack.com
If They Call Me A Domestic Terrorist
This morning, I stumbled across an amazing poem by a wonderful man named Michael F.
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Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
I know what Mitzi Gaynor would've sung: "I'm gonna wash those men right outta my hair…"
contrarian.substack.com
ICE: The Epitome of Toxic Masculinity
Dr. Cynthia Miller-Idriss on harmful masculinities, violent extremism, and prevention tactics
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Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Text meme on abstract-art background: "Disinformation is intentionally pandemic. Double-check all sources."
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ElizabethC 💙🐸 @econklin44.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
The 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
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ElizabethC 💙🐸 @econklin44.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Goebbels 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
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John Ross @johnrossmd.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Catastrophe: 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.com
Thousands to lose access to HIV drugs with new cuts
An 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).
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Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Bull 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.com
Bull Connor's Ghost
Theophilus 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...
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Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Year's End 2025
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Year's End 2025
A year of resistance
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ElizabethC 💙🐸 @econklin44.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Smith 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...
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Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
"Bringing home the Christmas tree," 1946. Photo by Monte Fresco.
Photo: rainy street scene with a very young girl lifting a scrawny, undecorated Christmas tree that's twice as tall as she is.
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Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
nytimes.com
A 3-D Look Inside Trump’s Revamped Oval Office
Take a 3-D tour of the president’s office, where he covered a third of the wall space with gold.
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Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
youtu.be
Anúna - The Coventry Carol
YouTube video by The Anúna Collective
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Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
Five Questions: Live with The Librarians
open.substack.com
Five Questions: Live with The Librarians
A recording of my conversation with director & producer Kim Snyder
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Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
youtube.com
Hello Comrade live performance
YouTube video by Carsie Blanton
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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.com
Wag the Dog (1997) ⭐ 7.1 | Comedy, Drama
1h 37m | R
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Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
On Saturday, We Bake
open.substack.com
On Saturday, We Bake
Culture is upstream of politics.
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Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
www.youtube.com/shorts/Z4ckh...
youtube.com
BREAKING: Lt
YouTube video by Democratic Wins Media
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Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
…and what's up with those cancer rates, Iowa?
h2oiq.org
What’s Eating Iowa? — H2O IQ
Pulitzer Prize winner Art Cullen on the waters of Iowa… and noting the agricultural state may have the nation's second-highest cancer rates.
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Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
npr.org
A 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.
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Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Vaccine 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.com
Doctor Critical of Vaccines Quietly Appointed as C.D.C.’s Second in Command
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Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
You know, it's not a bad idea to check the mask supply.
newsweek.com
New H3N2 flu strain hits the US: What to know
The emergence of the H3N2 variant has led experts to warn that this flu season could be particularly severe.
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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 Ethics
scu.edu
What 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.
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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.com
Sorry, 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...
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Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
theguardian.com
Plastic 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
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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.com
Google Search
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Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
contrarian.substack.com
Ken 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...
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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.com
E.P.A. Rule Would Drastically Curb Protections for Wetlands
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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.com
Opinion | Adults 50-64 Should Be Exempt From Medicaid Work Requirements
Classifying this group as having 'special medical needs' will protect care access
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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 16/11/2025
Remember 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
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Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
youtu.be
Easy To Be Hard - Hair the movie musical
YouTube video by Malinda DeRouen
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Marlin O. @marlino.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
youtu.be
“Peaceable Kingdom” - Patti Smith (LIVE on The Late Show)
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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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.gov
Founders Online: From John Adams to John Taylor, 17 December 1814
From John Adams to John Taylor, 17 December 1814
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