maryl416.bsky.social
Avid bibliophile. Music lover. Animal lover. People lover. Opinionated. Will always love being a Boomer! I have lived thru some serious national challenges, but what is going on now requires everyone who believes in Democracy to fight against the oligarchy
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Where can I get this shirt?
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It would be so much more satisfying and hopeful if your students realized that someone needs to care. To respond. To prosecute.
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How punny you are!
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The cost to the reputation of millions of Americans will take generations.
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It can be done. Hopefully, the "less than" have not been put aside.
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respect for perfect parochial taught/enforced writing in script.
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Ringworm.
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Just one person's opinion. May All Americans be grateful for our first amendment.
May he/she/they/them get a good night's sleep.
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It took a FEW WEEKS for Houthis bombings, jets falling into the Red Sea, and score cards w/ America 0, (minus $1B).
I wish I had "the cards" to influence the generations of Americans you reach out to with concern.
Many who think "Me First, and then anyone else", will not lose sleep over this.
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Most people I meet really don't know what critical thinking means. I live in a middle class suburban- easy to commute to big city america.
Daily life is, "what do I need, what are my daily responsibilities, who is trying to f"!k me over? Boomers raised "Me, and only me" families .
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May thru next June and every June for ever and ever/
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Great show! I watched all 60 minutes and applaud your efforts to present both sides in our struggle to achieve a true and lasting democracy. Michael may be a Republican at heart, but he is an American whose blood runs red, white and blue.
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Just a 'Thanks, Mom".
It's too late for her to influence his decisions in life. She can only save her own reputation and hopefully bury his crimes with political donations. Not new. Tawdry? Yes.
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Don't forget the music!! Gotta dance to it.
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He's crying! Baby got slapped.
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Thankfully she has no cognitive appreciation of what she's saying.
Instruction to Press Secretary: Read paper. Use passionate expression to support the script. Attempt defusing opposition questions.
Discount your failure.
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No one said Havard was accepting only the best and the brightest. 'Bout time they did!
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Can you feel it?
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Heard the music in my head!!!! PLEASE someone put it on a You Tube video so we can play it on a loop. It invites everyone to do the Orange Man Dance.
Let's enjoy the music in our hearts.
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I wasn't Harvard material. BUT I will always commend those who make it thru those ivy-covered walls and achieve their dreams.
Class, race, sex, national origin, or political advocacy count not. Those who want to learn from the best and brightest should be accepted to this iconic institution.
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I suggest we have taco trucks on every street corner on June 14th.
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No one who is on Bluesky thinks he has a brain capable of critical thinking. He presents himself more like an AI programed marionette. Not worth the time to listen to the blah, blah, blah.
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Perhaps. We're going to see a few young (under 60 yrs old) potential leaders emerge within the next 12 months. Mid-terms are coming.
IMO Dems need a governor with solid experience that dealt with the economy, natural disasters, infrastructure, social programs, etc.
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Because he's blind (self-imposed) and never got a grade above "C" in mathematics.
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Always keep in mind that EVERYTHING is a transaction for Orange Man. ALWAYS. Once he gets what he wants from you the deal is done. You're wanting something more will require another transaction. Be prepared to give up something valuable.
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NO! Republican owned media wants AOC to be the face/voice/influencer of the democratic party. Get your facts straight. What media outlets are claiming this FACT?
While I respect her opinion on many subjects, IMO she is not the BE ALL/END ALL for the party.
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Brian is no more than a marionette. Fox control center puts the words they want to hear come out of his mouth and low and behold! THEY SPEAK!
Whatever he says is just what Murdoch wants spoken.
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More importantly is the STUPID QUESTION the reporter posed.
We can't grow Italian tomatoes/olives, French grapes, Swiss cheese, German wine or Scottish wool. They require the soil/air/water found in specific European regions.
We are not EU. Nor should we try to be.
We are trading partners w/ EU.
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Not everyone graduates at the top 50% of their class. The lower 50% just want to believe the trust they place in their leader will protect and serve them. Orange Man persuaded them believe in him. His greatest skill.
He slapped them back into their lockers. He laughed. They deserve the LAST LAUGH.
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Keep in mind, all republican and many democrats watch the tariff see-saw play out. They use their financial advisors to advise them how to buy/sell their stocks/bonds/futures. They can therefore thank their feckless leader for their financial stability.
It is a game that the press does not SEE.
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embarrassment, no argument. Dangerous... we were all aware of before he was elected. When he demonstrated his belief that pictures he presented to the PM of South Africa were verifiable, he showed he was beyond conspiracy theory oatmeal mush mind.
Someone call Jake Tapper.
A book deal is calling.
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My ability to withstand another act of disgusting behavior has reached my personal limit. It's full.
Therefore, I find myself in a perpetual state of disgust for this embarrassment of a presidency. I just sigh at another dose of disgusting behavior.
My only hope is that this will have an ending.
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Apparently, Fulton County, Geogia BOC have spines as well as brains.
Grateful. Thankful.
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Cruelty is no more than a side effect. There is no advantage for him to give aid to NC. They've already given him their votes. He doesn't need them anymore.
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Will NC Television and webcasts expose this act as the desertion of the true need its citizens wanted from their support of him? Are the company owners of these stations too afraid to stand up and support their viewers and thereby risk lawsuits threatening their financial future?
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He wants to be WH Press Secretary. Duh!!! Will allow him better access to write another tell-all of information the public should have been told while it was happening.
I tune in to BBC America for my news.
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Have you prepared the constitutional amendment that needs ratification by every state to bring this to fruition? Will take more than wishing and hoping, thoughts and prayers to make it happen.
Read "Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition" by Daniel Okrent. Maybe we call reinvent the playbook.
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He wants to be the MAGA anointed successor to the intellectually impaired Orange Man. By imitating and parroting his leader's ignorance he may realize long held dreams.
Not sure the young, buff, misogynistic 20/30 something men will support little bitty Mario.
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No Surrender means NO SURRENDER.
If/when Orange Man writes lyrics to a song that moves listeners to play it, pay to see it performed live, and engrave it in their heart's perfect playlist, only then would Bruce's fans MAYBE pay attention.
The toddler fits Orange throws just need a long time out.
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You ask too much.
If he read the words aloud, he then has to acknowledge he understands the law (it's in the words and he reads English). He is unable (threatened with the loss of his job) to affirm to the facts you referred.
So, he protects his pockets and violates his oath to protect taxpayers.
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He doesn't deserve my vote. I lived thru the Kushner sleaze in NJ. His decision to vote in favor reflects badly on his opinion of his own constituents who are sickened by this nomination.
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Kushner's notorious corrupt behavior in NJ cost taxpayers $ to put him behind bars. Booker approving his nomination shows how little Booker cares what his constituents in Monmouth and Ocean Counties experienced during Kushner's fraudulent real estate deals in the 70's and 80's.
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CNN will never ask her to appear at any time on their station to dispute the trash published by one of their own. She could dress him down to his skivvies allowing all of us the opportunity to enjoy his discomfort. Don't expect Jake to be embarrassed. He literally put his name on it as author.
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Both Jake and Alex are taking notes for their future tabloid style books. I wouldn't be surprised if they use a nom de plume to avoid critical analysis of their lack of style, annotated facts, and verifiable sources.
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Having purchased books using anonymous and unnamed sources in the past, I can recommend only to try not give in to the urge of spending your hard-earned money. And if you do succumb to the curious side of your nature, use the pages for a fire starter in your summer fire pit.
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Vlad wouldn't pick up the phone. The Orange Toddler doesn't understand why daddy is ignoring him.
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Every minute in front of the TV will be worth the experience of watching the overlooked talent of James G.
Watch closely as he navigates his character's slow decent into the irreversible outcome for Tony Soprano. Master class.
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Screw the small business owners whose revenue is planned according to the inventory the dolls generate.
Screw the part-time workers whose hourly wage enables them to pay their bills.
Screw the landlords who will have to fill the empty retail space when the small business owners go out of business.
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KENNEDY'S A MORON!
Trump saying he's a valuable asset to the health/welfare of Americans EXPOSES how little Trump values the citizens he was elected to protect.
THERE IS NO MONETARY VALUE FOR DONNIE IN THE GARBAGE RFK SPEWS...
Therefore, TRUMP's not interested in/or validating RFK brainworm prose
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IT'S ALWAS ABOUT THE $.