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Darlene Marshall 🦜🏴‍☠️💙📚
@darlenemarshall.bsky.social
Award-winning historical romance, mostly about pirates, privateers, smugglers, and the occasional possum. Fan of good whisky & dark chocolate, Membership Dir. at Regency Fiction Writers. Represented by RosenbergLit. https://linktr.ee/darlenemarshallauthor
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The 10th Amendment comes out of hiding again, does not see its shadow, and decides to stick around for a while.
In Printz v. United States, #SCOTUS held that the Constitution bars the federal government from forcing or otherwise compelling local or state governments to enforce federal law.

The liberal squish who wrote the majority opinion in that case? Justice Antonin Scalia:

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January 28, 2026 at 4:59 PM
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Friday Romance Deals (01/09): A hockey goalie wakes up married to a cellist, second chance with secret baby, forced proximity with childhood friends & more! 📚 www.tbqsbookpalace.com/2026/01/frid...
January 9, 2026 at 7:00 AM
This is evergreen advice.
Every day is Shut the Fuck Up Friday in this house
this is just a friendly reminder that it is Shut The Fuck Up Friday
January 9, 2026 at 2:28 PM
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The Trump administration is slashing $10 billion in funds for social services and child care in five Democratic-led states, a Health and Human Services official confirmed to CNN, with the agency suggesting without evidence that the funding has been used fraudulently. https://cnn.it/44ZeJTd
January 6, 2026 at 5:01 PM
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Abortions will remain legal in Wyoming. The state’s supreme court ruled Jan. 6 that two near-total abortion bans are unconstitutional. (via @wyomingpublicmedia.bsky.social)
Wyoming Supreme Court protects abortion access
The state’s highest court ruled that two near-total state abortion bans violate the constitution.
n.pr
January 6, 2026 at 5:10 PM
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It's an old and obvious pattern. An unpopular president - failing on the economy and losing his grip on power at home - decides to launch a war for regime change abroad.

The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
January 3, 2026 at 5:08 PM
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#BookReview--Snake-Eater, T. Kingfisher:
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January 4, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Heart of a Stranger: An Unlikely Rabbi’s Story of Faith, Identity, and Belonging, Rabbi Angela Buchdahl: www.facebook.com/100042941772...?
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#BookReview--Heart of a Stranger, Rabbi Angela Buchdahl:
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January 4, 2026 at 6:38 PM
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January 3, 2026 at 11:30 PM
For the dad in you: How Gaddies is making gay dads impossible to miss www.queerty.com/for-the-dad-...
How David Morgenstern's 'Gaddies' is turning gay dads into icons - Queerty
Discover how Gaddies is redefining queer parenting through apparel, resources, and community with founder David Morgenstern.
www.queerty.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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ICYMI
October 29, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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We can see from losses in recent school board elections around Texas and the number of local groups fighting censorship documented by @penamerica.bsky.social that Americans are tired of library censorship battles and are pushing back.

What can you do? Join @uabookbans.bsky.social to start!
October 10, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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More than two years after Hamas and its allies kidnapped 251 people from Israel and took them to Gaza, 47 hostages remain in the enclave, with at least 20 believed to be alive. https://cnn.it/4h36wST
October 9, 2025 at 6:02 PM
People of varied religions and communities came together a few years ago to sing for peace. One Day is now: youtu.be/XqvKDCP5-xE?...
קולולם | חיפה | יום אחד - מתיסיהו One Day - Matisyahu
YouTube video by Koolulam
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October 9, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I’m celebrating #InternationalTalkLikeAPirateDay with a @smashwords.bsky.social sale on SEA CHANGE (High Seas 1) with code SDXPW. Seize the booty and enjoy special savings! #booksky 🏴‍☠️
September 19, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Ahoy! Prepare for #ITLAPD with SEA CHANGE (High Seas 1) from my award-winning series, $1 through Friday at @smashwords.bsky.social with coupon code SDXPW. Fill your ereader with book booty! (Read The Pirate’s Secret Baby [High Seas 3] for more pirate 🏴‍☠️ life lessons.) #TalkLikeAPirate #booksky
September 16, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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In 1984, the mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap satirized heavy metal bands. Now the characters are back for a sequel, Spinal Tap II. Reiner says "they have grown neither emotionally or musically."
Spinal Tap is back. Director Rob Reiner says they're still dialed up to 11
In 1984, the mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap satirized heavy metal bands. Now the characters are back for a sequel, Spinal Tap II. Reiner says "they have grown neither emotionally or musically."
n.pr
September 9, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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Hi authors! Please remember to file a claim!
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
August 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Hurricane forecasts are now much more accurate, 20 years on — largely because of federal government research.
Hurricane science has come far since Katrina. That progress is now at risk
Hurricane forecasts are now much more accurate, 20 years on — largely because of federal government research.
n.pr
August 25, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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NEWS: Far-right MAGA network Newsmax has agreed to pay $67 MILLION to settle a defamation lawsuit with Dominion Voting Systems over 2020 election lies

LINK: meidasnews.com/news/newsmax...
August 18, 2025 at 4:36 PM