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@merrymarym.bsky.social
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Lifelong Non-Partisan, semi retired, Gen X. The EC/2 party system is endemic to the political trap of the United States. Outlier liberal, sociologist, social worker; and student of the intersectionality of cultural anthropology and social psychology. 🤷‍♀️

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 9m
The National Park Service says the picturesque arch at Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island has collapsed, around the time a tropical cyclone sent sizable swell into the coast.
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Hawaii’s picturesque Hōlei Sea Arch collapses into the ocean
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park officials believe the 90-foot feature along the Big Island’s southern coastline collapsed in late September as a hurricane brushed by.
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Forbes @forbes.com · 34m
People paid a female-presenting AI agent 10.25% less than its female-presenting counterpart for the same work, a University of Limerick experiment found.
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Female-Presenting AI Agent Was Paid Less Than Male Counterpart In Study
People paid a female-presenting AI agent 10.25% less than its female-presenting counterpart for the same work, a University of Limerick experiment found.
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Mary @merrymarym.bsky.social · 20h
The Clerk of the House may be used to challenge certified election outcomes. Urge Congress NOW to protect the democratic voting process, itself. Beyond party/tribalism: a non-partisan letter to elected officials to uphold transparency/peaceful governance. See comments for a sample letter/more info.
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Mary @merrymarym.bsky.social · 22h
Michigan...LET'S GOOOO!!! youtube.com/watch?v=7U_-...
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Abdul El-Sayed Holds Town Hall with Sen. Elissa Slotkin
YouTube video by electron media group, inc.
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ro111777.bsky.social @ro111777.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Mary @merrymarym.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This is a favorite. Credit to the artist, Ramin Nazer. Go follow him and his work on Bluesky and elsewhere.
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Ramin Nazer @raminnazer.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 29/09/2026
Dennis Haskins, Mr. Belding on ‘Saved by the Bell,’ dies at 75
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Dennis Haskins, Mr. Belding on ‘Saved by the Bell,’ dies at 75
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Mary @merrymarym.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
What an excellent, simple read. Never forget Drumpf's ties to this monster.
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Mary @merrymarym.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
An oldie but somehow...super relevant. It's evolution, baby. youtube.com/watch?v=aDaO...
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Pearl Jam - Do the Evolution (Official HD Video)
YouTube video by PearljamVEVO
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Mary @merrymarym.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This is the most backassed, illogical, hypocritical piece of facism which betrays the fear of shitty lesser men and their unfuckability.
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Mary @merrymarym.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
ON REPEAT 🎧 youtube.com/watch?v=tzNv...
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Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Kleptocracy (Official Video)
YouTube video by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
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QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 27/09/2026
Our oceans and seas are awash with queerness - here's what they can teach us about natural gender and sex variations
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What our oceans can teach us about natural gender and sex variations
In an unpredictable world, fluidity and adaptability are signs of strength, not weaknesses
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Mary @merrymarym.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
BOOM 💥 This is absolutely stellar. No notes...clapping to myself in solidarity. Bless you for being able to synthesize this TRUE info so quickly and succinctly. youtube.com/shorts/DgfXj...
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I have some advice for Jennifer.
YouTube video by Monte Mader
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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 26/09/2026
Threats to denaturalize journalists and filmmakers are illegal and outrageous and belie any claim that financing Israel’s wars advances democracy.
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Threats Against 'NAZA' Directors Must Stop, IDA Tells Israel
Israel's government must stop threatening 'NAZA' filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, the IDA is urging in a public letter.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
WATCH: A group of ICE goons beat a man they were detaining after they'd already wrestled him to the floor in Naples, Florida on Wednesday night. Bystanders began to yell that they were filing when the ICE goons punched the man repeatedly.
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Mary @merrymarym.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Great watch: HOW IS THIS NOT A FORM OF TRAFFICKING? ICE detainees are flown to private prisons to money launder for those in the govt. both enacting these laws and on the take from financial or political interest in a prison industrial complex. Now including airlines. youtube.com/watch?v=IxeS...
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We Tracked ICE Flights Across America. What We Found Surprised Us
YouTube video by 9NEWS
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Mary @merrymarym.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Harvest Moon time tonight. So of course, my mind went here... Happy listening 🎶 youtube.com/watch?v=n2Mt...
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Neil Young - Harvest Moon [Official Music Video]
YouTube video by neilyoungchannel
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Mary @merrymarym.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
As if we needed any further proof that these fuckers are racists and trying to normalize their collective bullshit. futurism.com/advanced-tra...
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Tesla Argues in Court That the N-Word Is Acceptable Under Certain Circumstances
An important trial in California kicked off with Tesla's lawyers arguing that the n-word is a term of "respect and endearment."
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 25/09/2026
Republicans face "biblical" infighting if Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton loses a Senate race in which he has not led a single public poll since mid-August.
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'Trump should blame himself': GOP facing 'biblical' civil war over Ken Paxton implosion
Republicans face "biblical" infighting if Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton loses a Senate race in which he has not led a single public poll since mid-August.A veteran Texas GOP operative made that prediction to Politico's Playbook newsletter this week, as Paxton, the Republican nominee, trails stat...
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 25/09/2026
Sordid revelations about the white-nationalist-themed Office of Remigration should galvanize Democrats: If they win power, they must try to shut it down. trib.al/80J1v0P
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Stephen Miller’s MAGA Terror Campaign Exposed by Damning New Leaks
Sordid revelations about the white-nationalist-themed Office of Remigration should galvanize Democrats: If they win power, they must try to shut it down.
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Mary @merrymarym.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A teeny tiny reminder from your ol gen X auntie... ...and a gorgeous earworm for you to ponder with your daily dose of existential dread. Don't let them win. 🫶 youtube.com/watch?v=TLLI...
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Crowded House - Don't Dream It's Over (Lyrics)
YouTube video by Cakes & Eclairs
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Mary @merrymarym.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Fascinating stuff and an intelligently paced interview. youtube.com/watch?v=yF31...
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Stanford Medicine reveals human brain is two organs
YouTube video by KRON 4
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Jennifer C @thejenniwren.teamlh.social · 24/09/2026
Donald Johnson is 81. He has driven over 200,000 miles delivering lost luggage as his wife Josephine has cancer & he needs to pay her medical bills. “It’s the only job that will hire me.” Vote blue for a country where 81-year-olds get to care for their wives. #BlueWaveIn40Days
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 25/09/2026
⚡️ Russian attacks kill 10, injure 61 across Ukraine over past day as missile strike hits farm in Kharkiv Oblast.
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Russian attacks kill 10, injure 61 across Ukraine over past day as missile strike hits farm in Kharkiv Oblast
One of the deadliest attacks struck northeastern Kharkiv Oblast. Six people — two men and four women — were killed, and 14 others were injured in Russian strikes on the village of Stara Hnylytsia in t...
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Mary @merrymarym.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
MAGAt cronies in charge of science funding means itsthat dark ages part 2 for us all.
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Javi Ibarrondo @jibarrondo.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Submerged land bridge may have helped people cross the Mediterranean | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪
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Submerged land bridge may have helped people cross the Mediterranean
A campaign to map and sample the bridge could help reconstruct ancient animal migrations
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NPR @npr.org · 23/09/2026
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian addressed the U.N. General Assembly a day after President Trump threatened from the same podium to "annihilate" Iran. n.pr/4xKUofU
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Iran's president gives a rare wartime speech at the U.N.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian addressed the U.N. General Assembly a day after President Trump threatened from the same podium to "annihilate" Iran.
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STAT @statnews.com · 23/09/2026
“The maternal mental health needs of women like me have been badly underprioritized in American society,” writes Meg LeDuc. www.statnews.com/2026/09/23/l...
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Mentally ill women deserve more support to have children
“The maternal mental health needs of women like me have been badly underprioritized in American society,” writes Meg LeDuc.
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Mary @merrymarym.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Man, the Zionists hate her for speaking truth to power. This is a well articulated speech. I'm not anti anyone's belief system, and I love MANY Jewish, Muslim, and Xians; and yet religions as social stratifiers are at the root of political violence. youtube.com/watch?v=QxmW...
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Ana Kasparian Key Note Speech at CAIR-Chicago's 23rd Annual Banquet
YouTube video by CAIR Chicago
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 23/09/2026
Hurricane Polo grew into one of the most powerful Pacific cyclones in decades on Tuesday, and it was expected to skirt Mexico's southwestern coast as a Category 5 hurricane. to.pbs.org/4xBHIYz
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Live Map: Track the path of Hurricane Polo
National Hurricane Center data shows that Polo has reached speeds comparable to only a few hurricanes to form in the region in recent decades.
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The Lever @levernews.com · 23/09/2026
Susan Collins is fighting to keep her seat against @troyjackson207.bsky.social, Graham Platner’s Democratic replacement. Jackson’s out-of-state party advisers are reportedly frustrated by the Sanders ally’s “backwoods cadence” and progressive stances — and want him to move to the center.
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Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 23/09/2026
"Another 'innovation' of Trump's second term is 'Rapid Response 47,' an X account intended to 'hold fake news accountable for their lies.' … Their social media presence has nothing to do with communicating policy and everything to do with posting ragebait." (from February)
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Killing for Content
The Trump administration cares more about clicks and content than human life.
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Mary @merrymarym.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Fucking racist pieces of shit are at it again.
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Mary @merrymarym.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Apparently
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 21/09/2026
The Supreme Court is making more and more consequential rulings in the shadows. Watch us break down how a once-rare emergency process became the norm — and what it means for public trust.
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Watch: The New Supreme Court
For likely the first time in modern history, the Supreme Court decided more cases in fast-tracked, secretive proceedings than in open court. We break down how a once-rare emergency process became the ...
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 21/09/2026
Secret donors paid millions to Clarence Thomas-linked law firm with Supreme Court cases
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Secret donors paid millions to Clarence Thomas-linked law firm with Supreme Court cases
A conservative law firm with deep ties to Justice Clarence Thomas, President Donald Trump and a history of arguing more than a dozen cases on hot-button right-wing causes before the Supreme Court took in more than $33.5 million from nonprofit dark money networks, according to new watchdog research.C...
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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 21/09/2026
The Trump administration wants to allow mining near the protected Boundary Waters at the U.S.-Canada border. Downstream, and north of the border, First Nations and a smalltown mayor are pushing back, fearing for the safety of the water.
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A border town’s drinking water hangs in the balance of a proposed U.S. mine
The Trump administration’s push for mining near the Boundary Waters at the international border is stalled for now. But north of the border, opponents are still wondering when Canada will step in
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Mary @merrymarym.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Another attempt to strangle us ALL, slowly, yet in plain sight.
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Mary @merrymarym.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Sunday sermon: MAGA /Christian Nationalism and ANY church preaching directly that Trump is a flawed device of the "Savior;" IS IN FACT a fucking Death Cult, hell bent on BRINGING you the apocalypse. Iran is them "lighting the signal fire" from Revelation. IT has BEEN A CULT since '68 convention.
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Mary @merrymarym.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
A phenomenal watch. K folks, let's just keep pretending that The Handmaid's Tale isn't a Christian National goal via the RepubliCunts. Keep snoozing and the jackboots will be in the mail. youtube.com/watch?v=rgVQ...
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🚨 Trump KNOCKED OUT After He's EXPOSED For SECRET FASCIST AGENDA!
YouTube video by I've Had It
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Mary @merrymarym.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
They are back with fire 👏😍 🎧 🫶🤩 youtube.com/watch?v=dPkP...
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Alabama Shakes ¦ Bonnaroo Music Festival 2026 ¦ Full Set
YouTube video by RemasterKingdom2.0
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Mary @merrymarym.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Woah. What a great interview. Thank you to this guy for running toward a jet crash site. KUDOS to the pro pilot who was clearly HEROIC in waiting to ditch the plane and eject later deploying slowly to minimize ground casualties at his own peril. Thank you 🫡 youtube.com/watch?v=292p...
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Witness finds pilot after military plane crashes in Blair Township
YouTube video by UpNorthLive
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 19/09/2026
For the first time in a while, the Kennedy Center was brimming with life. Thousands of supporters gathered Friday, surrounding as much of the building as they could, in protest of President Trump’s takeover and closure of the venue.
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Thousands rally outside shuttered Kennedy Center, chanting ‘Hands off!’
The vigil took place at the end of a week that saw the doors to the marble building locked shut.
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 19/09/2026
New details about President Donald Trump's secret deal with drug companies emerged Saturday, enraging watchdogs who call the promised benefit to the public a "mirage.
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Trump's drug 'mirage' exposed as watchdog cries foul: 'Handing out favors to Big Pharma'
New details about President Donald Trump's secret deal with drug companies emerged Saturday, enraging watchdogs who call the promised benefit to the public a "mirage."Documents obtained through Freedom of Information Act lawsuits reveal pharmaceutical companies were induced to raise drug prices abro...
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 19/09/2026
A previously unknown cat species has been identified in plain sight: at a wildlife sanctuary in Bolivia, where the small, spotted feline had been living for years after being taken in by a local family. to.pbs.org/4y61KvB
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Meet Earth’s newest wild cat species, living in Bolivia and the first named in over a century
A previously unknown cat species has been identified in plain sight: at a wildlife sanctuary in Bolivia, where the small, spotted feline had been living for years after being taken in by a local famil...
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 18/09/2026
Artist Peter Max has died at the age of 88. His bold, psychedelic pop art reflected the "flower power" movement of the 1960s and made him one of the most successful artists of his time.
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Mary @merrymarym.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Aww. Sad news. RIP www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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Duncan Sheik, 'Spring Awakening' Composer and 'Barely Breathing' Singer, Dead at 56
Duncan Sheik, singer of the 1996 hit single “Barely Breathing” and Tony Award-winning composer of 'Spring Awakening,' has died at the age of 56.
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Mary @merrymarym.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
BOOM. SHOTS FIRED. This is what actual public servants do. youtube.com/watch?v=UKFw...
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‘If You Refuse To Prosecute…’: Republican Thomas Massie Checkmates Blanche, Trump On Epstein Files
YouTube video by Hook Global
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 18/09/2026
An immigration officer who is accused of shooting a Venezuelan man during the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis early this year is scheduled to appear in U.S. District Court on Friday.
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ICE officer to appear in federal court for alleged false statement in nonfatal Minneapolis shooting
A federal immigration officer who faces state and federal charges in the nonfatal shooting of a Venezuelan man during the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis is now out of custody.
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