Mary Dickson @marythought.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Wait does anyone know if the teachers voted yet? 010
Reposted by Mary DicksonDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 12/07/2026They sound like absolute mensches. RIP.nytimes.comJayson Conner, 48, and Jeffrey Newman, 58, Die; Gave Thousands of Backpacks to Those in Need (Gift Article)The couple, who died within a few days of each other, provided needed supplies, like socks and wet wipes, to people living on New York City’s streets. 8568135
Reposted by Mary DicksonBeth Day @thebethocracy.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Here's the plan in brief. Used the metric, "If we get rid of it, would it make a 3rd grader cry?" 372
Reposted by Mary DicksonMerrymac Farm Sanctuary @merrymacsanctuary.bsky.social · 05/04/2026Do horses want cake? We conducted an investigation into statements published by @bencollins.bsky.social in the print edition of @theonion.com. 17963391504
Reposted by Mary DicksonRM @dorsalstream.bsky.social · 03/04/2026The horse op-ed is an instant classic. I can't tell you how much joy this piece gives me. It should be taught in every introductory writing class in no small part because the horse arguments are so compelling. "I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children." 266176886056
Reposted by Mary DicksonBART @bart.gov · 17/03/2026We got a DM the other day with a fun request from a local family: Could we find this nice BART train operator who always waved and beeped at this special little rider? And if we found him, could we deliver him a thank you card!? So we got to work … 382174475
Mary Dickson @marythought.bsky.social · 15/03/2026I propped up my monstera correctly and it has rewarded me with a new leaf! 141
Mary Dickson @marythought.bsky.social · 12/03/2026The bluesky algorithm does not seem to understand that I only want to liveskeet the board meeting right now, so I made a list!! bsky.app/profile/did:... No idea how these work but please add or recommend additional SPS nerds. 010
Reposted by Mary DicksonRobert Cruickshank @robertcruickshank.com · 05/03/2026It would be easier to get these WA House Dems who are hemming and hawing on the millionaire's tax to support it if tax revenue was dedicated to K-12 public schools, thus activating an army of parents and teachers in their districts. Instead #waleg wants to do this on extreme difficulty mode.seattletimes.comClock ticks on WA income tax proposal amid Democratic divisionsIn a campaign letter, Gov. Bob Ferguson suggested the clock might run out this year before lawmakers can produce a version of the so-called "millionaires tax" he approves of. 1176
Mary Dickson @marythought.bsky.social · 05/03/2026Extremely annoyed by the democratic WA legislature and governor. Pass the gdamn millionaires tax!! 020
Reposted by Mary DicksonLennon @lennon-s.bsky.social · 27/02/2026The enemy of my enemy is… just checking here… yep, also still my enemy 1343
Mary Dickson @marythought.bsky.social · 24/02/2026It is a great injustice of being a dog owner that they will happily eat 💩 but will ferret out and reject the pill wrapped in mozzarella and peanut butter 040
Mary Dickson @marythought.bsky.social · 09/02/2026Loved Bad Bunny halftime show and the Seahawks win! How do I get a Dickson jersey??(Many sizes sold out) 020
Reposted by Mary DicksonSoraya Nadia McDonald @soraya.press · 09/02/2026Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous 106204665191
Reposted by Mary DicksonKevin Gannon (now a Moo Deng fan account) @thetattooedprof.bsky.social · 09/02/2026OK "god bless america" and then naming every country in the americas from south to north is absolute king shit 174286784955
Reposted by Mary Dicksontaylr @taylordahlin.com · 27/01/2026brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis 327233477736
Reposted by Mary DicksonStill a nasty woman @tfergsc.bsky.social · 24/01/2026After ramming the 2nd amendment down our throats for 3 fucking decades, now having a gun in your possession is justification for extrajudicial killing. 433043
Reposted by Mary DicksonRick Steves @ricksteves.bsky.social · 21/12/2025It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans. 🧵 1 of 9 818228285910
Mary Dickson @marythought.bsky.social · 18/12/2025@thebethocracy.bsky.social hi! I would like to loop you in to an ongoing SPS transportation/safety issue. What is the best way to do that (email? Can you message me?) 110
Reposted by Mary Dicksonjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 18/12/2025very weird feeling watching a seemingly coked out president yell at you for 20 minutes straight 459208882799
Reposted by Mary Dicksonjae holzman @jael.bsky.social · 17/12/2025the full speech is something to see & is one of the reasons it is good to have a trans member of congress youtu.be/5LqVMCW4e0c?...youtu.beRep Sarah McBride on the steps of the CapitolYouTube video by David Steinglass 7575274
Reposted by Mary DicksonJane Migliara Brigham @janembrigham.bsky.social · 17/12/2025Remember: These are the stakes. If passed, it would be the biggest blow to trans right in the US in the 21st century.theneedlenews.comUS House to vote on transition medicine ban for anyone under 18The text of the bill, including proposed amendments, makes acting to facilitate social and medical transition legally the same category as felony fraud, making the affirmation of transgender youth pun... 33116
Reposted by Mary DicksonMerriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 15/12/2025Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year. 357238397190
Reposted by Mary DicksonFrovo @frovo.bsky.social · 12/12/2025♫the itsy-bitsy spider climbed up the water spout down came the rain and washed the spider out out came the sun and dried up all the rain and the itsy-bitsy spider climbed up the spout again♪ SISYPHUS: okay wow 215334
Reposted by Mary DicksonMister Frumble @misterfrumble.blog · 10/12/2025You should play this. Now. woe-industries.itch.io/you-have-bil... 214018
Mary Dickson @marythought.bsky.social · 11/12/2025www.wheresyoured.at/reality-check/ extremely ranty and relatablewheresyoured.atReality CheckLike this newsletter? Why not listen to the podcast version on Better Offline? Part 1 is out now (here're other links), and Part 2 comes out Friday May 2nd! I'm sick and god-damn tired of this! I hav... 000
Mary Dickson @marythought.bsky.social · 10/12/2025Trolling the recruiters who ask about my GenAI experience by referencing the two independently intelligent humans I have created and trained. 010
Reposted by Mary DicksonHamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 10/12/2025The incredible grassroots anti-ICE organizing in LA, Chicago, NC, and now New Orleans is probably the most hopeful political thing I’ve seen all year. www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/new-orlean...hamiltonnolan.comNew Orleans Is Watching You, Fuckers.As the feds chase immigrants, a city chases the feds. 361944524
Reposted by Mary DicksonBill Nottingham @notting.bsky.social · 06/12/2025It's frankly astonishing the billions of dollars wasted in on new software and tools in service of various initiatives, without first ensuring the organization can accept and handle change. Especially because making change is literally what goes into working on software. 1163
Reposted by Mary Dicksonplaidflannel (they/them) @plaidflannel.bsky.social · 04/12/2025The Pantone color of the year being white feels like a microaggression 141
Mary Dickson @marythought.bsky.social · 03/12/2025Does everyone remember how Pete Hedgehog texted war plans to journos and his spouse including the phase, in caps, "THIS IS WHEN THE FIRST BOMBS WILL DEFINITELY DROP" 🤣🤣🤣 I'm sorry that just cracked me up again (& the fact that he's experienced 0 consequences) abcnews.go.com/Politics/ig-...abcnews.go.comIG report on Hegseth's use of Signal app complete, classified findings sent to lawmakers: SourceAn investigation into Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's use of the Signal app is complete and its classified findings provided to Capitol Hill, a source says. 110
Mary Dickson @marythought.bsky.social · 03/12/2025It is never ok to call a person or group of people "garbage." 110
Mary Dickson @marythought.bsky.social · 28/11/2025I hate to waste airtime on that dingbat in the Whitehouse but HE put the national guard there in the first place. I don't wish gun death on anyone but save us the manufactured outrage and extended news cycle. 010
Mary Dickson @marythought.bsky.social · 28/11/2025The Hivemind setting a boundary with Carol is honestly hilarious. #pluribus 040
Reposted by Mary DicksonMother Jones @motherjones.com · 20/11/2025“I want their morale as low as possible because a team with low morale is ineffective.” Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scootermotherjones.comMeet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooterClifford “Buzz” Grambo patrols the streets of Baltimore to keep his neighbors safe—and make federal agents uncomfortable. 252187034461
Mary Dickson @marythought.bsky.social · 20/11/2025Not all heroes wear capes but also someone get this guy a cape 020
Mary Dickson @marythought.bsky.social · 20/11/2025I have done pretty much everything I can to avoid the most important job-seeking task (up to and including coding a TODO app to track tasks), and now it is the only task left. If you would like to demo/try the app it's up at marythought.pythonanywhere.com ! #aidevtools 130
Mary Dickson @marythought.bsky.social · 09/09/2025secure.actblue.com/donate/jenla... running for school board is whack y'all, andsecure.actblue.comDonate to Jen LaValleeShow your support with a contribution. 010
Reposted by Mary DicksonEmily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · 08/09/2025*9/8/2025 noncooperation thread* Further to this post of mine ⬇️, @cjkarr.bsky.social just shared this post with me, and friends, I like the way we're all thinking. 5/ 24512
