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marnest.bsky.social
Composer, Pianist, Servant to Several Cats. He/him. 💙 🇺🇸🇺🇦 Born 312.4 ppm CO2
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"Resistance begets paperwork"

Darren Beattie - the State Dept official who dismantled the US government's main center for fighting Russian and Chinese propaganda around the world - turns out to have personal ties to the Russian elite. www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...

They’re doing this to children? www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/a...

Crucial from @mjtoma.bsky.social: Republicans *want* fiscal crises because it enables cutting the safety net and turns voters against public investment. It's amazing that the role of GOP presidents in exploding deficits still isn't widely understood. Good column: newrepublic.com/article/1959...

Unbelievably horrified by this attack in Boulder. We don’t know the full story of the attacker, but no matter what it is, let me be clear: Senseless, antisemitic attacks do not help Palestinians, Jews, or Israelis. Committing terror attacks against people standing for hostages is disgusting.

Welcomb two ma 20ef Birfdai coktayl partee frends!!! Weez at da Royal Pavilion first (fink it call dat coz iz an kween!) Dis fansi partee but youz noe how fings goe! Mia awreddy up on da bloons wiv her streema 😸🎉 Ma hoom wil add mor venews layta! Fanks sew mush fur comin frends 😽💕 #Toes20Birfday

Climate change summarized. "Carbon is Forever" 🧵 0/6

The 2018 steel tariffs just called to remind you that steel is produced by a tiny sliver of the economy, but used as an input by a much broader swathe of manufacturers. econofact.org/steel-tariff...

MUST WATCH: ICE kidnapped a disabled American citizen. Her name is Alma Bowman. Born in the Philippines while her dad served in the U.S. Navy. She’s lived here 48 years. They crashed her wheelchair, denied meds, cut her off from her lawyer—and jailed her. She. Is. A. Citizen.

THREAD 🧵 Internal State Department records show that months of warnings have become a reality: The Trump administration’s sudden withdrawal of foreign humanitarian aid has brought about death, violence and unrest. 1/

John Tyler became US president in 1841. His youngest grandson just died this past weekend. www.richmonder.org/harrison-ruf...