Mary Beth Toole
@cosmicpiano.bsky.social
Cosmic Piano-Music and Sound Meditation ✨🎹
Podcast creator and host-Sonic Earth Expeditions
Former TV News Producer-23 years @NBCNews, Sound recordist @CBSNews
Podcast creator and host-Sonic Earth Expeditions
Former TV News Producer-23 years @NBCNews, Sound recordist @CBSNews
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I don’t think US taxpayers should subsidize treason against the United States
NEW: The DOJ is in settlement talks with Mike Flynn for $50M. They're robbing us blind. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Michael Flynn, DOJ in Settlement Talks Over $50 Million Claim
The Justice Department has been discussing settlements with two former officials from Donald Trump’s first term who — like the president — claim they’re owed major payouts from the US government as vi...
www.bloomberg.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:24 PM
I don’t think US taxpayers should subsidize treason against the United States
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Because once we get rid of Trump, we need to have laid the groundwork for reversing this, for saying, "remember when we could have nice things? Well, the way to get that back quickly is to fire the kidnappers and rehire the cancer scientists."
November 14, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Because once we get rid of Trump, we need to have laid the groundwork for reversing this, for saying, "remember when we could have nice things? Well, the way to get that back quickly is to fire the kidnappers and rehire the cancer scientists."
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The Epstein story gets a something that is tearing at the heart of the electorate: elite impunity. The idea that wealthy and powerful people can do terrible things *at scale* and face no consequences for them. Whatever political party actually stops it could rule the country for a generation.
November 12, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The Epstein story gets a something that is tearing at the heart of the electorate: elite impunity. The idea that wealthy and powerful people can do terrible things *at scale* and face no consequences for them. Whatever political party actually stops it could rule the country for a generation.
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A reminder that the Epstein files aren't a distraction from the oligarchy. They're an integral part of it.
A reminder: The perpetrators in the Epstein files are Oligarchs, and so are the ones protecting them.
November 12, 2025 at 10:45 PM
A reminder that the Epstein files aren't a distraction from the oligarchy. They're an integral part of it.
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Tonight’s Senate vote on the federal government shutdown should have been a time for strength.
Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans.
The American people need more from their leaders.
Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans.
The American people need more from their leaders.
November 10, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Tonight’s Senate vote on the federal government shutdown should have been a time for strength.
Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans.
The American people need more from their leaders.
Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans.
The American people need more from their leaders.
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Last night, the Trump Administration sent a letter suggesting Wisconsin should return our FoodShare payments.
My response ⬇️
My response ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Last night, the Trump Administration sent a letter suggesting Wisconsin should return our FoodShare payments.
My response ⬇️
My response ⬇️
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Reductions in Force not required by shutdowns, have never happened in any previous shutdown, and a judge has ruled they are illegal.
The shutdown is an excuse, not a reason, for them to do what they wanted to do: destroy government.
The shutdown is an excuse, not a reason, for them to do what they wanted to do: destroy government.
Lee Zeldin announces on Fox that there will be "severe" layoffs at the EPA if the shutdown continues
November 9, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Reductions in Force not required by shutdowns, have never happened in any previous shutdown, and a judge has ruled they are illegal.
The shutdown is an excuse, not a reason, for them to do what they wanted to do: destroy government.
The shutdown is an excuse, not a reason, for them to do what they wanted to do: destroy government.
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As Trump, JD Vance & Mike Johnson fight tooth and nail to guarantee people will go hungry, I think every enterprising citizen with a camera or phone should upload pictures of Republicans stuffing their faces this weekend.
“They’re fine with you going hungry while they eat.”
“They’re fine with you going hungry while they eat.”
November 8, 2025 at 4:24 PM
As Trump, JD Vance & Mike Johnson fight tooth and nail to guarantee people will go hungry, I think every enterprising citizen with a camera or phone should upload pictures of Republicans stuffing their faces this weekend.
“They’re fine with you going hungry while they eat.”
“They’re fine with you going hungry while they eat.”
From the archives—5 years ago today, when the 2020 Presidential Election was finally called for Biden/Harris. In NYC people took to the streets in spontaneous and exuberant celebrations.
New podcast episode with audio from that day:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
New podcast episode with audio from that day:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
November 7, 2025 at 5:01 PM
From the archives—5 years ago today, when the 2020 Presidential Election was finally called for Biden/Harris. In NYC people took to the streets in spontaneous and exuberant celebrations.
New podcast episode with audio from that day:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
New podcast episode with audio from that day:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
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Amazing how upfront and unfiltered he is about his ongoing authoritarian project. The goal is to make sure the opposition can never win, and he flat-out says it.
Trump: "They're gonna make DC a state and they're gonna make Puerto Rico a state. So now they pick up two states, four senators. They're gonna pick up electoral votes. It's gonna be a very, very bad situation. Now, if we do what I'm saying, they'll most likely never obtain power."
November 5, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Amazing how upfront and unfiltered he is about his ongoing authoritarian project. The goal is to make sure the opposition can never win, and he flat-out says it.
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New Yorkers didn't vote for Mamdani because they thought the vision of the City he elucidated and fought for during the campaign is something ineffable or doomed. They voted for him because he described a place they know and love and desperately don't want to abandon.
hellgatenyc.com/zohran-mamda...
hellgatenyc.com/zohran-mamda...
November 5, 2025 at 2:49 PM
New Yorkers didn't vote for Mamdani because they thought the vision of the City he elucidated and fought for during the campaign is something ineffable or doomed. They voted for him because he described a place they know and love and desperately don't want to abandon.
hellgatenyc.com/zohran-mamda...
hellgatenyc.com/zohran-mamda...
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Need to convince a friend that there are various ways they can opt themselves out the surveillance of tech giants? Share this ad with them so they can hop on this sweet #OptOutOctober deal!
October 31, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Need to convince a friend that there are various ways they can opt themselves out the surveillance of tech giants? Share this ad with them so they can hop on this sweet #OptOutOctober deal!
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We’re going to court to require the Trump administration to use the available funding for November benefits.
Millions of people are counting on us.
oag.ca.gov/news/press-r...
Millions of people are counting on us.
oag.ca.gov/news/press-r...
Attorney General Bonta Sues Trump Administration for Unlawfully Suspending November SNAP Benefits
45th lawsuit by Attorney General Bonta against Trump Administration urges court to immediately restore SNAP funding relied upon by 42 million Americans, including 5.5 million Californians SACRAMENTO —...
oag.ca.gov
October 28, 2025 at 4:42 PM
We’re going to court to require the Trump administration to use the available funding for November benefits.
Millions of people are counting on us.
oag.ca.gov/news/press-r...
Millions of people are counting on us.
oag.ca.gov/news/press-r...
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Greetings from the Dirksen federal courthouse, where Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino is set to appear before U.S. District Court Judge Sara Ellis.
What you need to know, for @wttw.bsky.social:
What you need to know, for @wttw.bsky.social:
Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino, Who Fired Tear Gas at Little Village Crowd, Set to Face Federal Judge
U.S. District Court Judge Sara Ellis ordered Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino to appear in her courtroom at the Dirksen Federal Building in downtown Chicago at 10 a.m. Tuesday.
news.wttw.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Greetings from the Dirksen federal courthouse, where Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino is set to appear before U.S. District Court Judge Sara Ellis.
What you need to know, for @wttw.bsky.social:
What you need to know, for @wttw.bsky.social:
For your listening pleasure-a soundwalk from the peaceful “No Kings” march in NYC on 10.18.2025:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
"No Kings" 10.18.2025 Soundwal… - Sonic Earth Expeditions - Apple Podcasts
Podcast Episode · Sonic Earth Expeditions · 10/26/2025 · 22m
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October 26, 2025 at 7:30 PM
For your listening pleasure-a soundwalk from the peaceful “No Kings” march in NYC on 10.18.2025:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
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🚨ICE posing as sheriff in Hollywood, CA. Governor Newsom is going to see this and he is going to be lit with rage, as he should be. The guy asking questions on video pointing out all the illegal acts they are committing. Let’s make sure he sees what happened tonight. 1/2
October 26, 2025 at 5:14 AM
🚨ICE posing as sheriff in Hollywood, CA. Governor Newsom is going to see this and he is going to be lit with rage, as he should be. The guy asking questions on video pointing out all the illegal acts they are committing. Let’s make sure he sees what happened tonight. 1/2
#NYC Early voting starts today! @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
October 25, 2025 at 1:41 PM
#NYC Early voting starts today! @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
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The amount is meaningless — less than one day of salary. But the principle is important: once the armed services are paid by the oligarchs, they become a private militia, and we no longer have a country.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Pentagon Accepts $130 Million Donation to Help Pay Troops During Shutdown
www.nytimes.com
October 24, 2025 at 9:18 PM
The amount is meaningless — less than one day of salary. But the principle is important: once the armed services are paid by the oligarchs, they become a private militia, and we no longer have a country.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
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This is insanely illegal and incredibly fucking dangerous.
New: The Pentagon confirms to CNN it will funnel $130M from an anonymous Trump “friend” toward military pay.
Asked about the donor’s identity and any foreign or domestic entanglements, the WH referred questions to DoD. DoD then referred questions back to the WH
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
Asked about the donor’s identity and any foreign or domestic entanglements, the WH referred questions to DoD. DoD then referred questions back to the WH
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
Pentagon to use $130 million donation from anonymous Trump ‘friend’ to pay military members | CNN Politics
The Trump administration plans to funnel a $130 million donation from an anonymous ally of President Donald Trump toward paying military service members during the government shutdown, the Defense Dep...
www.cnn.com
October 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
This is insanely illegal and incredibly fucking dangerous.
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"History has already shown us how this story unfolds. Fascism is not built only in the camps and cells. It is built in the shrug, the silence, the insistence that life can go on as if nothing has changed"
Frederick Joseph"A Thought on Normalcy in Fascism" frederickjoseph.substack.com/p/normal-tim...
Frederick Joseph"A Thought on Normalcy in Fascism" frederickjoseph.substack.com/p/normal-tim...
Normal Times in Dire Times
Fascism does not break normal life, it feeds on it.
frederickjoseph.substack.com
October 24, 2025 at 5:38 PM
"History has already shown us how this story unfolds. Fascism is not built only in the camps and cells. It is built in the shrug, the silence, the insistence that life can go on as if nothing has changed"
Frederick Joseph"A Thought on Normalcy in Fascism" frederickjoseph.substack.com/p/normal-tim...
Frederick Joseph"A Thought on Normalcy in Fascism" frederickjoseph.substack.com/p/normal-tim...
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This should be seen as what it is: a huge step towards ending free and fair elections.
Breaking: The Department of Justice announced it will "monitor polling sites in six jurisdictions [in New Jersey and California] ahead of the upcoming November 4, 2025, general election to ensure transparency, ballot security, and compliance with federal law." www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justi...
Justice Department to Monitor Polling Sites in California, New Jersey
WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Justice announced that it will monitor polling sites in six jurisdictions ahead of the upcoming November 4, 2025, general election to ensure transparency, ballot ...
www.justice.gov
October 24, 2025 at 5:48 PM
This should be seen as what it is: a huge step towards ending free and fair elections.
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The day after the Chinatown raid, New York AG Tish James launches an online portal for the public to submit photos and videos of ICE activity.
"We are committed to reviewing these reports and assessing any violations of law," she writes.
Portal ag.ny.gov/federal-acti...
"We are committed to reviewing these reports and assessing any violations of law," she writes.
Portal ag.ny.gov/federal-acti...
October 22, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The day after the Chinatown raid, New York AG Tish James launches an online portal for the public to submit photos and videos of ICE activity.
"We are committed to reviewing these reports and assessing any violations of law," she writes.
Portal ag.ny.gov/federal-acti...
"We are committed to reviewing these reports and assessing any violations of law," she writes.
Portal ag.ny.gov/federal-acti...
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For no reason at all: I suggest you take time & watch footage from the Hong Kong democracy protests — specifically 2019-2020 protests. Get a sense of what tech-enabled anti-protest policing looks like. Those kids came up with wild stuff to withstand/neutralize “non-lethal” crowd control techniques.
October 17, 2025 at 4:53 PM
For no reason at all: I suggest you take time & watch footage from the Hong Kong democracy protests — specifically 2019-2020 protests. Get a sense of what tech-enabled anti-protest policing looks like. Those kids came up with wild stuff to withstand/neutralize “non-lethal” crowd control techniques.
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As I observed in my Substack Round Up this past week, the endgame of the military strikes against drug cartels in international waters is to lay the groundwork to use lethal military force against Americans at home. Pay attention open.substack.com/pub/asharang...
October 9, 2025 at 1:25 AM
As I observed in my Substack Round Up this past week, the endgame of the military strikes against drug cartels in international waters is to lay the groundwork to use lethal military force against Americans at home. Pay attention open.substack.com/pub/asharang...