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Maria Thompson @writercpa.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

@repkweisimfume.bsky.social Time to fire up that pen and inquire why our tax dollars were sent down a political sewer a month before Election Day. If everyone sends a note to our Representatives, maybe we'll have enough heat to gets some action.

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Maria Thompson @writercpa.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Too soon to call this an October surprise. The high cost of diesel on the middle of harvest season will be a diaster for everyone in 2027. We won't be fooled again.

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Maria Thompson @writercpa.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The Regime is a Quisling by any measure of the word. "America First" just another grift in the nonstop line of get even richer schemes. No morals. No ethics. No principles! We knew Nixon wouldn't sell out America. The Regime just haggles over the price.

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Maria Thompson @writercpa.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

'You will tell us what your religious faith is, and if you don't tell us, we'll pick one for you.' That is not the way to treat our service members or citizens with respect. This is an outrageous violation of the First Amendment. Impeach Hegseth! www.military.com/air-force-is...

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New Air Force Directive Echoes DOD Guidance on Religious Affiliation, Giving Deadline to Service Members Not Part of Certain Faiths

The new directive follows the DOD dramatically reducing its official recognized faith list earlier this year by roughly 180. Two deadlines are set.

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Maria Thompson @writercpa.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I guess they didn't have a merger hanging fire or rollover and offer up milions ala Paramount, 60 Minutes, Harvard, Paul Weiss and the rest of the cowards that lead the parade to this moment. It's only going to get worse for the next 26 months. There's nothing for The Regime to lose. Thank SCOTUS

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Maria Thompson @writercpa.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Private equity. n. All for me. None for employees, communities, vendors; put a stake in the stakeholders. Buy the company using its own assets swapped for debt, bleed it dry, put lipstck on it, then shove it back on the street, where it collapses. The model gives the worst pimps a bad name.

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Maria Thompson @writercpa.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

My ballot came today. It will be in the hands of the Board of Elections, not by way of USPS, in days! We must restore the rule of law so that none shall be afraid of lawless agencies, politicized courts and blatant self-dealing corruption. This must stop! NOW! youtu.be/NdTQbX1DXHI?...

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ICE Shooting Case Takes a SHOCKING Turn as New Video Emerges

YouTube video by Talking Feds with Harry Litman

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Maria Thompson @writercpa.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Another member of vote buying conspiracy. @oagmaryland.bsky.social are you paying attention? Maybe AGs in multiple states should start Grand Jury investigations. Unchecked election interference must stop. A few subpoenas would help. The Regime can pardon state crimes www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

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Speaker Johnson says Congress could work with Trump to deliver $5,000 checks to Americans but there are no guarantees

The House speaker said the checks could take “some time” but that Congress would “work with the president hand in hand” if Republicans win congressional majorities.

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Maria Thompson @writercpa.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

How is saying, "Have blessed day," impinging on anyone's life or lack of faith? If a person wishes another well, it can be accepted or ignored. 10 seconds of good or nothing, take it or go. choice This is not posting the 10 Commandments at the gate or a classroom. www.notus.org/defense/air-...

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Air Force Base to Allow Religious Greetings After Hegseth Vowed to Intervene

A spokesperson for Kirtland Air Force Base defended the use of greetings like “have a blessed day” after a religious freedom group denounced the practice.

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Maria Thompson @writercpa.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I mostly ignore National Whatever Days, Weeks, and Months. But this is different: National Library Card Sign Up Month! This is a truly life changing event! Take anyone you know to the closest library and get them signed up!

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Maria Thompson @writercpa.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Improving sperm counts does nothing for fertility rates if the babies don't survive. While survival rates for minority babies are terrible, the rates for white infants are not good, and will not get better w the loss of rural maternity wards. www.notus.org/health-scien...

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HHS Cancels Infant Mortality, Postpartum Grants to Focus on Sperm Counts, ED

Officials at the Office of Minority Health told grantees that they’re prioritizing “root causes” of infertility and promoting exercise.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

The Trump administration is pressuring the National Park Service to give a piece of Yosemite National Park to a private developer. This isn't Trump's first attack on our beautiful national parks. Here's what you need to know.

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Donald Trump’s New Enemy? Our National Parks

Americans love their national parks.There’s a reason why they were once described as “America’s best idea.”So why are Tr

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Maria Thompson @writercpa.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

The Regime continues acting like a wrecking ball. State schools set lower tuition based on state residency. This crazed lawsuit goes after the entire concept of in-state tuition for anyone! How is that discriminating against US citizens from other states? Federalism!! abcnews.com/amp/US/doj-s...

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DOJ sues 4 states that allow some noncitizen residents to qualify for in-state tuition at universities

The Justice Department filed lawsuits seeking to block laws in four states that allow residents without citizenship to qualify for in-state tuition and financial aid.

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Maria Thompson @writercpa.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

It would be good to know if and when @bsky.app is receiving 1509 summonses and how it responds. Our community absolutely looks like the ones we know are being targeted by The Regime. Is @bsky.app pushing back or rolling over? Users have a right to know.

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Bluesky

Social media as it should be. Find your community among millions of users, unleash your creativity, and have some fun again.

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Maria Thompson @writercpa.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Who said we needed to get rid of ordinary car keys in the first place? A few on a key ring were self defense. Now we get robbed through our front doors! Check out this article: Don’t leave your car keys by the front door: Baltimore-area police warn of new threat www.thebanner.com/community/lo...

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Don’t leave your car keys by the front door: Baltimore-area police warn of new threat

Thieves are using electronic devices available at a modest cost to clone car key fobs or swipe signals.

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Maria Thompson @writercpa.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Seriously? How does one ever justify stealing from an employer? I don't think we were ever talking about pens, paperclips or occasional photo copies. Stealing? Real hand in the till stealing? A fish rots from the head down. The Regime says it's in charge of law enforcement; so new FBI standard

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Maria Thompson @writercpa.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

The Outer Rim Film Festival is at @balticon.bsky.social all weekend. 3310 E. Baltimore St. Baltimore, MD 21224 On major bus lines. #filmfestival #film

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Maria Thompson @writercpa.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

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Maria Thompson @writercpa.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

This story is everything that is wrong w education. American schools present the most uninspired, boring material imaginable, then wonder why children don't read. They wear out & fire effective teachers Children learn to read by finding things they want to read. www.themoth.org/stories/no-i...

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No if ands or BUTTS | Stories

Toby Price faces unexpected consequences when he introduces his students to a book he and his family love.

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Maria Thompson @writercpa.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Looksvlike a good book recommendation.

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Maria Thompson @writercpa.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Anyone who can keep supporting The Regime in the face of such blatant corruption must be in line hoping the gravy train will reach their end of the table. We must shut this down on Nov. 3! Get out and VOTE!

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Maria Thompson @writercpa.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Unfortunately, too many people will sacrifice others fir perceived safety. Examples abound with the Nazis, Rwanda, and neighborhoods run by drug lords leading the parade.

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Maria Thompson @writercpa.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

It dawns on me that The Regime's hypersensitivity to its image just does not extend to ethics. The sons & father have no internal guard rails except "Don't get punished." Caught is OK. (See grandfsther & '70s discrimination.) A family with no moral compasses. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/b...

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The U.S. Start-Up Making Low-Cost Interceptors for the Iran War (Gift Article)

For Florida-based Powerus, becoming a global supplier of counterdrone technology has meant involving the Trumps, a golf course and a new way of doing business.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Americans are relearning the lesson we learned during the Gilded Age of the late 1890s, when robber barons ran the government and the economy for their own benefit: Oligarchy is incompatible with the common good. I'm hopeful we'll respond with a new progressive movement.

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Maria Thompson @writercpa.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Most of us would have gotten the "jests" as embellishment. Prime Healthcare's cease and desist see all the times the company paid really big bucks to "make it go away" in case after case. I now facts to infer that the company is pretty shady. They can come for me.

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Maria Thompson @writercpa.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

This is no time for a Cuban Solar Panel Crisis. At least they're not building offshore windmills. That would just about could guarantee an attack.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

They openly admit their election crimes & are actively doing everything they can to undermine & outright steal the Midterm Elections. Any surprise he fired the remaining members of the Election Assistance Commission? He knows if he loses he's headed for a 3rd Impeachment & an orange jumpsuit. 🤞 👍

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Maria Thompson @writercpa.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Reporting on the Hawaii Supreme Court decision Granillo v. State of Hawii, containing (starting at page 72) a damning indictment of #SCOTUS. "The Constitution is enduring, amended...by radical ideologues in robes." Yell from the rooftops and VOTE! www.thebulwark.com/p/a-blisteri...

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A Blistering Critique of the Roberts Court, From Hawaii’s Supreme Court

In an extraordinary opinion, the state justices accuse the SCOTUS majority of undermining democracy.

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Maria Thompson @writercpa.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

#gardening String beans, Japanese eggplant, and boat loads of the Cherry 100 and Early Girl tomatoes. I eat so much better when fresh veggies are right outside my door!

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Maria Thompson @writercpa.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Gift article: Know someone MAGA? Tell them turnabout is fair play. Tell them no one else ever went this far b/c it opens the door to big losses for your team in the future. Everyone else knows taxes are not red or blue. All taxpayers deserve fair treatment. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...

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Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him (Gift Article)

Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.

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Larrish 💙 @larrish.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

This mural is titled "New York Avenue". It was created by artist Jenna Morello. It’s on the Bywater Building in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Photo credit: Rueben Garcia. #streetart #art #mural #atlanticcity #newjersey #flowers

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Maria Thompson @writercpa.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Transmission by the vaccine? Was RFKJr in a coma during COVID? The man is cognitively impaired! Lockdows, masking and social distancing were all we had in 2020 and most of 2021. They saved lives while the medical establishment was struggling to cope. And measles do not cause autism. Impeach him!

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Maria Thompson @writercpa.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Ticket Prices go up at midnight Aug. 2 Outer Rim Folm Festival hosted by @balticon.bsky.social The Outer Rim Science Fiction Film Festival. Baltimore, MD Aug 28 - 30 at the Baltimore Science Fiction Building. theouterrimfest.com Bsfs.org

Lower right Man in space suit walks toward a sunrise on an alien planet. Red on the left shifts to orange. Test: The Outer Rim Science Fiction Film Festival. Baltimore, MD Aug 28 - 30 at the BSFS Building.

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Maria Thompson @writercpa.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

I should be settling in to hear Weird Al Yankovic and @puddlespityparty.bsky.social. instead I'm home trying to get warm after a liberal dousing in the rain and hoping my asthma won't flare. And my glucose monitor tells me I'm skirting a low. Just can't do it. Some other, warmer, drier occasion.

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Maria Thompson @writercpa.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

The man has no solid core of belief, no fundamental belief, nothing to hold him up in the wind. Listen to how loud he screams about his rights when the subpoenas and warrants start falling at his feet like autumn leaves.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 15/07/2026

Sen. Booker to Todd Blanche: "Your nomination should fail. The Attorney General's client is not the president, it's the American people. You've been protecting one person for most of your career…You should not be confirmed to this job."

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Maria Thompson @writercpa.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Testosterone poisoning as defense policy? What will he do when he learns how high testosterone levels can get in women with PMOS (formerly PCOS.) One of them should show him he doesn't have the highest level of strength and skill in uniform. Undignified twit. thehill.com/policy/defen...

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Hegseth announces annual testosterone screenings for service members

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday announced a new effort to annually screen service members’ testosterone levels and offer testosterone replacement therapy (TRT), framing it as a way to k…

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Maria Thompson @writercpa.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Because the "nice white people" up North are no less deadly, just less honest with their victims or themselves about their motivations and intents. Only the NWP are fooled. The Black people always have known better.

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Maria Thompson @writercpa.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

"The people who make those decisions, the research suggests, are neither extremists nor victims. They are often just middling workers looking for a way to get ahead." Legions The Regime tells to blame DEI for shortfalls in their dreams, not their own failings or tax loopholes for the Uber Rich.

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Maria Thompson @writercpa.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Blue smoke and mirrors. We don't need to direct the Social Security Board to hold hearings and write legislation. Those things are the responsibilities of Congress. They should get to it! This is just a way to avoid culpability for any increases in taxes or longer waits for eligibility.

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Maria Thompson @writercpa.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Raising the age for retirement is a lousy idea. It just rakes us back to when the age for benefits was close to life expectancy. 2 yrs more for full benefits than when I started putting funds in have taken a toll that will reduce my late 50s cohort's longevity. www.cbsnews.com/news/social-...

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Social Security recipients face looming benefit cuts. Can the program be saved?

Social Security checks could see a 22% cut in 2032 unless Congress takes steps to shore up the program. Here are 5 ideas for fixing it.

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Texas Paul @realtexaspaul.com · 15/07/2026

Please stop trying to "reach" MAGA. They are not operating on your level.

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California Democrats @cademocrats.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Californians are pumping the AC to stay cool this summer, but we haven’t had a Flex Alert to conserve power since 2022. Why? Because California invested in battery storage to make sure we meet our growing energy needs while taking care of the planet. ⚡🌎

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

People don't want masked thugs terrorizing their neighbors. They don't want warehouses being turned into detention centers. They don't want billions of taxpayer dollars spent on a rogue police state. They want healthcare. They want affordable homes. They want their basic needs met.

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Maria Thompson @writercpa.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

@NYT finally enables direct quotations to @bsky.app . Happy the Old Gray Lady acknowledges the rise of this platform. Happy.

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