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marti1969.bsky.social
New Yorker, liberal, member of Democratic party, anti-Trump, anti-MAGA, anti-stupid, anti-guns, anti-assassins, anti-murder; Concerned U.S. Citizen, Musician, Retired. Swimmer, cat lover (former cat Mom), flute player. Loves art and photography.
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Elvis Costello opens his L A show with “What’s so funny about peace, love and understanding?”

This is not about the merits of Iran’s nuclear program. No president has the authority to bomb another country that does not pose an imminent threat to the US without the approval of Congress. This is an unambiguous impeachable offense.

Excerpt from this week’s No Mercy / No Malice by @profgalloway.com. Full post: profgalloway.com/pomp-vs-prot... Fun fact: nonviolent campaigns are twice as likely to achieve their goals as violent movements.

Seems timely

We’ve bombed Iran. And dismantled our joint terrorism task force. And sent a third of the FBI to help ICE. And gutted the National Security Council. And a drunk guy is in charge at the pentagon. And our intelligence allies probably won’t share intel with us. Because people couldn’t vote for a woman.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVkB... Is the USA now 1930s Germany? Chris Hayes (last night). MSNBC.

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Every. Time.

Just so I’m clear… Terry Moran got fired, but Mike Lee is still a sitting US senator?

Joanna Coles interviewed Michael Wolff about Trump's parade. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbW4...

There was an excerpt from his interview with Trump (which I'd seen before) that reminded me how stupid, stubborn and rude Trump is. I am still watching this youtube video as I post it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpAs...

"If you’re among the vast sea of Americans who remain enthusiastically grateful for vaccines, the time for pushing back against Kennedy isn’t later, when he’ll likely be ratcheting up his program to 'reevaluate' longstanding pediatric vaccines."

Happy Obama Appreciation Day 💙 First Dogs Bo and Sunny meet Pope Francis Wonder if the current First Dog will meet Pope Leo ... oh, never mind, there is NO FIRST DOG and that speaks volumes. #dogs #NoKingsDay #ObamaAppreciationDay

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Washington Square Park, Greenwich Village, New York, NY. June 11, 2025. #washingtonsquarepark #arches #fountains #greenwichvillage

Washington Square Park -- flowers, fountain, view of the Empire State Building. Greenwich Village. #washingtonsquarepark #flowers #fountain #judsonmemorialchurch #empirestatebuilding #newyorkcity

Washington Square Arch entrance to the park. #washingtonsquare #arches #washingtonsquarearch #greenwichvillage #newyorkcity #washingtonsquarepark

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First Presbyterian Church, 5th Avenue, Greenwich Village, New York, NY (seen from W. 11th Street). #churches #fifthavenue #greenwichvillage #newyorkcity #firstpresbyteriannyc

Church of the Ascension, 5th Avenue, Greenwich Village, New York, NY (Episcopal). True Christianity. June 11, 2025. #churchoftheascension #greenwichvillage #blacklivesmatter #refugeesimmigrantswelcomehere #newyorkcity #5thAvenue

Flower box outside a window on West 11th Street, Greenwich Village, New York, NY. #flowers #greenwichvillage #newyorkcity

6th Avenue - Jefferson Market Library (NY Public Library branch). June 11, 2025. #jeffersonmarket #jeffersonmarketlibrary #nypl #greenwichvillage #newyorkcity

Jefferson Market Library (NY Public Library branch). June 11, 2025. #jeffersonmarket #jeffersonmarketlibrary #nypl #greenwichvillage #newyorkcity #june2025

Jefferson Market Library (a branch of the NY Public Library). June 11, 2025. #jeffersonmarket #jeffersonmarketlibrary #nypl #greenwichvillage #june2025

Jefferson Market Garden. I was on the outside looking in. June 11, 2025. #jeffersonmarketgarden #gardens #greenwichvillage #newyorkcity #june2025

Sixth Avenue, Jefferson Market Garden (from outside, looking in), Jefferson Market Library. June 11, 2025. #greenwichvillage #jeffersonmarketgarden #jeffersonmarketlibrary #nypl #flowers #gardens #newyorkcity

Massive #NoKings march in New York City!

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To anyone who wondered, what could go wrong if we elected as president a highly volatile, deeply dishonest, simple-minded cretin with a revenge fetish, the answer is THIS. All of THIS.

BREAKING: Kamala Harris issues statement on Los Angeles.

Everything that’s happened over the past six months has been a response to an imaginary crisis. There is no immigrant invasion. No trade crisis. No scientific or governance crisis. Just people completely high off their own supply trying to fundamentally reorder society. None of this had to happen.

I think we need to lighten things up a little with a parody

Everyone should say it: The thing about Stephen Miller is not that he is the brains behind Trumpism. Yes, he is one of the people who conceptualizes the impulses of the Trumpist movement and translates them into policy. But that's not what's interesting about Miller. It's not brains. It's bile.

Rain in Hell's KItchen Saturday evening. 6/7/25. I wasn't expecting it and didn't bring an umbrella. There was sunlight on the ground. #rain #suddendownpour #sunshineandrain #hellskitchen #10thAve #newyorkcity

Turtle Pond and the Great Lawn in Central Park. Belvedere Castle. 6/4/25. #belvederecastle #centralpark #turtlepond #greatlawn

Belvedere Castls in Central Park; Turtle Pond and beyond. #centralpark #turtlepond #belvederecastle 6/3/25.

Benches; Belvedere Castle; Central Park. 6/3/25. #benches #bench #centralpark #belvederecastle

Shakespeare Garden, Central Park. 6/3/25. #centralpark #shakespearegarden #gardens #flowers #allium #roses #newyorkcity

Shakespeare Garden in Central Park. 6/3/25. #centralpark #shakespearegarden #flowers #allium #roses

Central Park, 6/3/25. Wooden bench; Shakespeare Garden #centralpark #bench #benches #woodenbench #flowers #shakespearegarden #allium