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Retired - taught English lit & creative writing at UC Berkeley & elsewhere; Golden retriever aficionado & dog sports enthusiast; walker & traveler; writer of Haiku; lover of Mother Nature; Northern California social democrat/progressive. I BLOCK DMs!
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Concerned yet? open.substack.com/pub/marygedd...

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www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

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In Salt Lake City today to hear Bernie and AOC speak. 5000+ overflow outside. Fight Oligarchy!

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Yo! Shoutout to AOC & Bernie for leading by example — showing up, speaking truth & organizing w/the people, not just talking at them from D.C. We need that same energy from all Dems. Whether it’s 35,000 or 35 people — show up. Hit the streets, hit the town halls, show you’re ready to fight for us.

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Being denied entry is at the better-end of the possible outcomes. Think about that. By @brucearthur.bsky.social

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Hurrah Bernie & AOC! www.newsweek.com/bernie-sande...

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Let’s hear it for Canada‘s Prime Minister, Mark Carney! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 open.substack.com/pub/americam...

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“According to FSInsights’ Tom Lee, macro fund managers are privately speculating that Trump may be mentally unwell. Not ideologically extreme just clinically unstable.…” -Mary Geddry Jeez… ya think?

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Again, worth at the last considering the possibility that he’s a malevolent idiot who has no idea what he’s doing.

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www.democracydocket.com/opinion/25-h...

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More reason than ever to get out there tomorrow and join the Resistance. Let your voice be heard! It is up to us. And if you need more inspiration, here’s a poem by Lynn Unger.

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Just 6 months ago…. It’s incredible how much damage megalomaniacs can do. And why?

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What Canada, Mexico, Japan, the UK, and the European Union should do in response to Trump’s grossly irresponsible tariffs https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-canada-mexico-japan-the-uk-and

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