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Marissa

@mriolo.bsky.social
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Here for the news, snark, and lack of Elmo Musk. She/her.

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
“When he moved here from Mexico, the Oilers still played in the Astrodome. Beltway 8 hadn’t been completed. The population of the Houston metro was a little over half what it is today. As a construction worker, Lorenzo helped build that booming metropolis …”
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Solomon @solomonrmissouri.com · 09/07/2026
i want white people to hate fascism broadly and Nazism (and it's symbolism) directly more
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DougExeter @dougexeter.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
*meredith brooks voice* im a mitch im mcconnell i help trump comma donald ive a turtle for a head im probably really dead
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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
BREAKING: Graham Platner exits the Maine Senate race www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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Graham Platner exits Maine Senate race after assault claim sends Democrats fleeing
Platner’s exit kicks off a mad dash to find a candidate to challenge Republican Sen. Susan Collins
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 07/07/2026
You do not have to give people “due process” before you choose not to vote for them. You can just be like “oh word the guy who wrote rape apologia and had allegations just got another serious allegation? Guess he doesn’t need to be my senator.”
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 07/07/2026
Cheer up, USA. One of your soccer teams has won 4 World Cups.
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
If you read just a few comments on any article about Graham Platner it should become crystal clear why victims don’t come forward earlier. The level of cruelty people direct at victims is gutting
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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
The joy in their faces
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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Let's blame the sexual assault victim for her timing instead of admitting that we didn't believe the last group of women who came forward to say he was a bad dude and and the Nazi tattoo and the racist comments about black people and the war tourism and
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s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 07/07/2026
Just thinking this morning about how many women are forced to serve up the most intimate and horrible moments of their pasts because people blast through a veritable thicket of red flags in support of a political candidate, and in retaliation, they are smeared and harassed.
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Josephine beckbook.com Riesman @josie.zone · 07/07/2026
In better news, John Oliver's three-day stint/stunt as a corporate villain on legendary soap opera "General Hospital" appears to be going... fucking brilliantly?? I have watched this clip on a loop for like 20 mins I really, truly need to see the full episodes NOW
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gamera obscura october edition @ohrobin.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Whatever Platner did or didn’t do, pay attention to how quickly conversations about sexual and physical violence against women turn into “aw shucks” meditations on second chances in a way almost no other harms do. What you frame as deserving of grace tells me who you believe should absorb the cost.
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Sky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 06/07/2026
i think one of the biggest cleavages in politics right now is between people who genuinely like women and want them to do well, and between people who at best view them as a means to an end and at worst view them as a warm hole they get to keep in their house
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CUDDY @ptcontagion.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
What’s going on with Mitch McConnell? Most Americans have to justify missing one day of work.
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Andrew M. | Founder & Advisor 🇬🇷 🇺🇸 @andrewmfounder.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Look at these miserable pieces of shit.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
shutting down a major artery into the city during a holiday weekend while the world cup is in town and there’s a historic heat wave that’s lead to energy rationing just so you can have a wedding is a real radicalizing eat the rich moment
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Jesspooka Kant 🎃 @jessdkant.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
People who are unfamiliar with the UCMJ may not realize that for an active duty major to do this in uniform, the consequence can be court martial and incarceration. All of it is prohibited, but the wearing of the uniform was an intentional choice, and a likely forfeit of both his career and freedom.
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US service member arrested at Capitol after calling for Trump’s impeachment | CNN Politics
A US Air Force major was arrested on the steps of the US Capitol on Wednesday after delivering a speech calling for the impeachment and removal of President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance.
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Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Asking how people can partake in joyful acts during a period of immense suffering leads me to believe this is your first time at the suffering rodeo.
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Not Your Negress @notyournegro.blacksky.app · 03/07/2026
These videos about America 250 have brought me so much joy. Absolutely hilarious shit happening over on TikTok.
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Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
The stage is falling apart at the rehearsal for Freedom 250's July 4th celebration.
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nick andersen @nicktheandersen.com · 02/07/2026
america has a fun shortage and it's important we talk about it (decline in third spaces, etc etc)
a bloomberg info graphic showing four different dramatically declining types of spaces in order 'Bars and Nightclubs' 'Bowling Alleys' 'Marinas' and 'Movie Theaters' from 2001 to 2025 text on top reading 'Fewer Places to Relax and Socalize' 'US establiments per 100,000 people' 'Note: movie theaters includes dirve-ins.' 2025 population data based on US Census. Sources US Bureau of Labor Statistics, World Bank, US Census'
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Marissa @mriolo.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
InfoWars Elf is now my bff.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Trans rights are human rights always and forever.
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Nancy Armour @nrarmour.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
The ban is heinous for what it does to transgender athletes. But if you think cisgender girls and young women won’t be caught up in the fallout, too, you are woefully ignorant
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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
TMZ DC with perhaps the most brutal video from Trump's Great American State Fair, showing Dr. Oz on stage bragging to Dean Cain about how big the crowd is, only for the reporter to pan around and show absolutely nobody is there. Original post: x.com/i/status/207...
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William B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
The great American state fair being stupid Trump bullshit does legit make me sad, if I’m being honest. A lot of the 250 stuff does. This could have been a really cool and special thing and literally any normal president would have pulled it off.
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Eoghan Sweeney @eoghan.eurosky.social · 28/06/2026
I don't want to hear another word about how much white European visitors are enjoying ranch dressing while team officials, Africa's top referee, and now one of the world's most celebrated fans are turned away from the World Cup. The USA is an utterly unfit host — it's as simple as that
aljazeera.com
DR Congo superfan denied US visa to support team at World Cup
Michel Kuka Mboladinga is iconic for his motionless tribute at DRC games, but a US World Cup repeat has been denied.
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Tits McGee @scientits.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
‘Say yes and never do it’ Mel Brooks knew how to deal with the studios
You have some wonderful stories of basically getting away with stuff at the studios.

I’d learned one very simple trick: say yes. Simply say yes. Like Joseph E. Levine, on “The Producers,” said, “The curly-haired guy—he’s funny looking. Fire him.” He wanted me to fire Gene Wilder. And I said, “Yes, he’s gone. I’m firing him.” I never did. But he forgot. After the screening of “Blazing Saddles,” the head of Warner Bros. threw me into the manager’s office, gave me a legal pad and a pencil, and gave me maybe twenty notes. He would have changed “Blazing Saddles” from a daring, funny, crazy picture to a stultified, dull, dusty old Western. He said, “No farting.” I said, “It’s out.”That’s probably the most famous scene in the movie, the campfire scene.

I know. He said, “You can’t punch a horse.” I said, “You’ll never see it again.” I kept saying, “You’re absolutely right. It’s out!” Then, when he left, I crumpled up all his notes, and I tossed it in the wastepaper basket. And John Calley, who was running [production at] Warner Bros. at the time, said, “Good filing.” That was the end of it. You say yes, and you never do it.

That’s great advice for life.

It is. Don’t fight them. Don’t waste your time struggling with them and trying to make sense to them. They’ll never understand.
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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
I now fervently believe this. Relatedly, I think celebrating good news and embracing joy are equally radical. You have to remember what you’re fighting for. We cannot sustainably organize around sorrow.
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digiMANDA✨️ @digimanda.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
I just found out this bird exists and it's the orbiest borb I've ever behorb'd
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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
In a real society, in a real country where laws were applied to everyone and consequences were a thing, saying "I will protect the pedophiles and crooks in this room from justice" would be the end of this guy's career and he'd be in jail
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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
its crazy how one of the only jobs where you can openly espouse the most disgusting gutter racism on-the-clock is “person who makes laws and is in charge of everything”
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m @keptsimple.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Samuel Alito's dad was born in Calabria, Italy in 1914, which was a completely failed state shithole at the time. You either spent your life farming dirt or got killed at 16 working for an Ndrangheta underboss. Now his son spends all day panicking about uncivilized Haitians.
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Your Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
We’re spending an awful lot of time undoing lessons that previous generations already learned the hard way... and then putting them back because we re-learned the reason they were there in the first place.
apnews.com
Pentagon restores mandatory flu shots for all recruits as boot camp outbreak sickens nearly 300
The Pentagon says military boot camps are once again requiring flu vaccinations for all recruits. This change comes amid a flu outbreak at Lackland Air Force Base boot camp, which has sickened nearly ...
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Democratic voters prefer politicians who are ready, willing and able to fight. Where incumbents fail that test, voters will look to replace them with politicians who will actually fight. That's it. Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.
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Dave 🌷💀⏳ @daaaaave.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
“All criticism of Israel is antisemitism” is wrong but “Nothing but criticism of Israel is antisemitism” is flat out insane
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
ALGAEBTQ+ has anyone done this yet?
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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
NEW ARG Poll among registered voters: Trump job approval: 67% disapprove 30% approve Trump’s handling of the economy: 70% disapprove 27% approve
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Sums it up nicely
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
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Musicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
i don't know how to make it clearer that there are 5,000 soldiers + federal agents + the 30-odd police forces that are always here + like the oklahoma sheriff's department for some reason, in an area that is *68 square miles* and has lower crime than many of the places these folks come from
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Spiro’s Ghost @antitoxicpeople.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
The completely & utterly demented, mentally ill President of the United States just posted this truly brainless imbecilic nonsense. Elected GOP are shameful to not remove this dangerously deranged fool from office immediately. There is something truly wrong with him. “Idiocracy” was non-fiction.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 20/06/2026
you really get the distinct sense that vance takes joy in nothing, which matters politically because voters like to know that you enjoy *something* about life
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Marissa @mriolo.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
I've never watched a basketball game in my entire life, but my god, Mamdani's speech makes me rethink that choice.
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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
We are still capable of creating beautiful, elegant things. Still capable of conducting ourselves with class, dignity and grace. Still capable of inspiring others. Still capable of fighting for the America we ought to be.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
If you watch the Obama Library, the World Cup, and the Knicks parade this afternoon -- and nothing else -- you can actually see the America we're supposed to be at age 250
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Michael J. Taylor @drmichaeljtaylor.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
The main reason the Romans are able to absorb defeat after defeat is the simple fact they are a republic. Yes, other factors too, but republics/democracies are more resilient because you have political mechanisms to mobilize collective action and express popular will.
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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
There's a live camera on it
Screenshot of the reflecting pool webcam
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