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Actor (4 seasons Sopranos) Writer,3 memoirs, novel coming 2025, inclusion advocate, fierce hater of bullies and fascists, 1st gen daughter of Italian immigrants, lover of animals, happily wed to Chris Cooper for 41 yrs. www.marianneleonecooper.com no dms.
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I stand with Ukraine.

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Hero Zelensky has to answer to this fat-faced, eyelinered little FUCK? He deserves the Nobel prize for not throat punching this little piece of shit.

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Coming September 2, 2025 from Akashic Books!

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FKING VALENTINE'S DAY! marianneleonecooper.com/2025/02/14/f...

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FKING VALENTINE’S DAY! My husband and I lying in bed last night: Me: I feel battered by everything: February, the coup. The coup. February. We should get massages. Him: Yes! We have those gift cards from when we were in lockdown, still, right? Me (excited): Yes! I’ll book tomorrow. (after a…

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important information here to help protect the rights of people with disabilities... dredf.org/protect-504/

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Graphic Chapter from Ma Speaks Up! A few years ago when we were under lockdown, I spoke via zoom to Courtney Ruffner's class at Florida State College, where Courtney is the Department Chair of the Language and Literature Department. Courtney assigned my memoir, MA SPEAKS UP to her class and one of…

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I think it may be time to share an essay I wrote during the first regime: www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/...

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ACCURATE.

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South Shore friends! #writingcommunity, #booksky, #writingandbooks

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Watching Cabaret on TCM and just saw the scene with the young Nazi singing "Tomorrow Belongs To Me." Chills. Not in a good way, either.

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This is the same d#$khead calling the LA fire chief a "DEI hire".

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#booksky Boston friends:

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RFK Jr., Tulsi Gabbard, Pete Hegseth, Linda McMahon, and Kash Patel, explained.

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Is it sinking in?

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An excellent article about the importance of community news to a thriving democracy: localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/posts/2024/1...

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Akashic Books is offering a 30% holiday discount on autographed copies of my book, FIVE DOG EPIPHANY. Akashic site offers a 25% discount, and at checkout use the Promo Code “Holiday30” for an additional 5% off. This promotion is only available via AkashicBooks.com

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If you are in your indie bookstore doing Christmas shopping, please think about my memoir about rescue dogs/grief/mutual healing if you know someone who might need a book like this.

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Nor is there a "mandate."

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this is, I guess, my first cartoon of the new era www.dailykos.com/stories/2024...

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Well duh.

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youtu.be/25AUCNZKEnY?... I have played this at least ten times....

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My father, Jerry Leone, who fought fascists in WWII.

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“As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.” ― H.L. Mencken

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Jessica Valenti and these young women are helping to preserve what's left of my sanity....https://open.substack.com/pub/jessica/p/the-fury-gap?r=1nkytz&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

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Listen to Keb Mo!! PUT THE WOMAN IN CHARGE! youtu.be/FciQeRGYFlw?...

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This Tuesday, at the Burren in Somerville!

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This gorgeous pair and their cygnets appeared on our walk with rescues Titi and Sugar today. Taken from a distance and zoomed because they are ferocious parents. I bow to that with joy.

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A turtle at the bogs lifts his head to the sun, an orb I vaguely remember, since it hasn't appeared here on Boston's South Shore in many days......

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Mother's Day is May 12.

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Titi, a six year rescue, was a fear biter neglected so badly, the harness grew into her flesh. On our first day with her, she bit my husband and drew blood. Somehow, he didn't shoot her in the head. www.bostonglobe.com/2021/06/18/m...

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Marked safe from Kristi Noem....

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