Marie desJardins
@mariedj.bsky.social
Truth seeker, puzzler, singer, reader, foodie, traveler, wife, sister, mom, grandma, computer scientist, mentor, ex-professor & ex-dean. She/her pronouns.
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Marie desJardins
@mariedj.bsky.social
· Feb 14
I forgot an important one.
1. Stop the coup
2. Big money out of politics
3. Universal enfranchisement
4. Address disinformation ecosystem
5. Reform Supreme Court (expansion, term limits)
6. Increase size of House of Reps
6. Eliminate Electoral College
7. Outlaw all political gerrymandering
1. Stop the coup
2. Big money out of politics
3. Universal enfranchisement
4. Address disinformation ecosystem
5. Reform Supreme Court (expansion, term limits)
6. Increase size of House of Reps
6. Eliminate Electoral College
7. Outlaw all political gerrymandering
Updating my list...
1. Stop the coup
2. Get big money out of politics
3. Establish universal enfranchisement
4. Address the disinformation ecosystem
5. Reform the Supreme Court (expansion, term limits)
6. Eliminate the Electoral College
7. Outlaw political gerrymandering at every level
1. Stop the coup
2. Get big money out of politics
3. Establish universal enfranchisement
4. Address the disinformation ecosystem
5. Reform the Supreme Court (expansion, term limits)
6. Eliminate the Electoral College
7. Outlaw political gerrymandering at every level
One more.
1. Stop the coup
2. Big money out of politics
3. Universal enfranchisement
4. Address disinformation ecosystem
5. Reform Supreme Court (expansion, term limits)
6. Increase size of House of Reps
7. Eliminate Electoral College
8. Ranked choice voting
9. Outlaw all political gerrymandering
1. Stop the coup
2. Big money out of politics
3. Universal enfranchisement
4. Address disinformation ecosystem
5. Reform Supreme Court (expansion, term limits)
6. Increase size of House of Reps
7. Eliminate Electoral College
8. Ranked choice voting
9. Outlaw all political gerrymandering
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wtf is a FIFA peace prize? that's like being an NFL laureate in physics
December 5, 2025 at 7:21 PM
wtf is a FIFA peace prize? that's like being an NFL laureate in physics
Love @rbreich.bsky.social 's Pledge to America open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
What Democrats Must Pledge to America
Ten ways to make America more affordable
open.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Love @rbreich.bsky.social 's Pledge to America open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
WHY THE FUCK ARE REPUBLICANS IN CONGRESS OKAY WITH THIS????????? apnews.com/article/hond...
Former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández freed after Trump pardon
The wife of former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández says he has been released from prison following a pardon from President Donald Trump. The U.S.
apnews.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:18 AM
WHY THE FUCK ARE REPUBLICANS IN CONGRESS OKAY WITH THIS????????? apnews.com/article/hond...
Could somebody please start a website with a list of all the things that we need to do to fix the country after the orange one is out?
November 30, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Could somebody please start a website with a list of all the things that we need to do to fix the country after the orange one is out?
I gotta tell you, if you want me to be more polite on an airplane, but you tell me I can't wear my comfy pants, you are not gonna get the outcome you desire
Sorry, Sean Duffy, the age of suits was not the golden age of airplane civility. To restore order in the skies, we need to look even further back, @petridishes.bsky.social writes:
The Biggest Problem With Air Travel: Pajamas?
The transportation secretary seems to think fashion will solve flying’s problems.
bit.ly
November 30, 2025 at 11:41 AM
I gotta tell you, if you want me to be more polite on an airplane, but you tell me I can't wear my comfy pants, you are not gonna get the outcome you desire
We are NOT at war with Venezuela (only Congress can declare war, and there is no basis for a war against a sovereign nation). So these are MURDERS. And because we are not properly at war, and they would not be legitimate acts of war even if we HAD declared war, THEY ARE WAR CRIMES.
November 30, 2025 at 11:40 AM
We are NOT at war with Venezuela (only Congress can declare war, and there is no basis for a war against a sovereign nation). So these are MURDERS. And because we are not properly at war, and they would not be legitimate acts of war even if we HAD declared war, THEY ARE WAR CRIMES.
Whiskey Pete Hegseth and Rahmanullah Lakanwal..
Hegseth ordered dozens of war-crimes murders of Venezuelans & deployed Nat'l Guard troops without a purpose, despite warnings of potential violence & after a judge ruled the deployment illegal.
Who's the unvetted murderer? I'm calling it for Hegseth
Hegseth ordered dozens of war-crimes murders of Venezuelans & deployed Nat'l Guard troops without a purpose, despite warnings of potential violence & after a judge ruled the deployment illegal.
Who's the unvetted murderer? I'm calling it for Hegseth
Murder - emptywheel
We don't know why Rahmanullah Lakanwal allegedly targeted two members of West Virginia's National Guard, just like we don't know the real reason Pete Hegseth keeps targeting boats for murder in the Ca...
www.emptywheel.net
November 30, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Whiskey Pete Hegseth and Rahmanullah Lakanwal..
Hegseth ordered dozens of war-crimes murders of Venezuelans & deployed Nat'l Guard troops without a purpose, despite warnings of potential violence & after a judge ruled the deployment illegal.
Who's the unvetted murderer? I'm calling it for Hegseth
Hegseth ordered dozens of war-crimes murders of Venezuelans & deployed Nat'l Guard troops without a purpose, despite warnings of potential violence & after a judge ruled the deployment illegal.
Who's the unvetted murderer? I'm calling it for Hegseth
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Whiskey Pete definitely doesn't know about Shut The Fuck Up Fridays.
November 30, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Whiskey Pete definitely doesn't know about Shut The Fuck Up Fridays.
@rbreich.bsky.social gives me so much hope and inspiration. "America is better than this."
Despite trump's efforts to demonize immigrants, THEY ARE AMERICANS TOO. Even Reagan knew that. "As an immigrant friend once put it to me: “I was always an American; I was just born in the wrong country.”
Despite trump's efforts to demonize immigrants, THEY ARE AMERICANS TOO. Even Reagan knew that. "As an immigrant friend once put it to me: “I was always an American; I was just born in the wrong country.”
Sunday thought: The Bigot in the Oval Office
Like dictators before him, Trump’s road to tyranny is paved with hate
open.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:22 AM
@rbreich.bsky.social gives me so much hope and inspiration. "America is better than this."
Despite trump's efforts to demonize immigrants, THEY ARE AMERICANS TOO. Even Reagan knew that. "As an immigrant friend once put it to me: “I was always an American; I was just born in the wrong country.”
Despite trump's efforts to demonize immigrants, THEY ARE AMERICANS TOO. Even Reagan knew that. "As an immigrant friend once put it to me: “I was always an American; I was just born in the wrong country.”
Lock her up.
This is a really big story that should not be missed. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ Says Noem Made Final Decision on El Salvador Removals in Breach of Court Order
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Lock her up.
Such a great example of why we need regulations on AI and why nobody should have a billion dollars.
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Such a great example of why we need regulations on AI and why nobody should have a billion dollars.
Here's a great example of an illegal order that no government official or member of the armed forces should follow.
"THE TRAITORS THAT TOLD THE MILITARY TO DISOBEY MY ORDERS SHOULD BE IN JAIL RIGHT NOW...! IT WAS SEDITION AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL THERE CAN BE NO OTHER INTERPRETATION OF WHAT THEY SAID!"
"THE TRAITORS THAT TOLD THE MILITARY TO DISOBEY MY ORDERS SHOULD BE IN JAIL RIGHT NOW...! IT WAS SEDITION AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL THERE CAN BE NO OTHER INTERPRETATION OF WHAT THEY SAID!"
November 24, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Here's a great example of an illegal order that no government official or member of the armed forces should follow.
"THE TRAITORS THAT TOLD THE MILITARY TO DISOBEY MY ORDERS SHOULD BE IN JAIL RIGHT NOW...! IT WAS SEDITION AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL THERE CAN BE NO OTHER INTERPRETATION OF WHAT THEY SAID!"
"THE TRAITORS THAT TOLD THE MILITARY TO DISOBEY MY ORDERS SHOULD BE IN JAIL RIGHT NOW...! IT WAS SEDITION AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL THERE CAN BE NO OTHER INTERPRETATION OF WHAT THEY SAID!"
Here's the thing: what is"gender ideology" (which is supposedly disallowed) and how is "there are only two genders and they are assigned at birth" NOT gender ideology?? It may not be the ideology maga likes, but it is most certainly ideology) it's not science, that's for damn sure)
Texas A&M Was Wrong to Fire Professor Over Gender Lesson, Panel Rules
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Here's the thing: what is"gender ideology" (which is supposedly disallowed) and how is "there are only two genders and they are assigned at birth" NOT gender ideology?? It may not be the ideology maga likes, but it is most certainly ideology) it's not science, that's for damn sure)
Trump hates Marjorie Taylor Greene and loves Zohran Mamdani and the world is upside down and what the hell is happening
November 22, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Trump hates Marjorie Taylor Greene and loves Zohran Mamdani and the world is upside down and what the hell is happening
The blatant corruption and self-dealing of the Senate "payout provision" is appalling even by 2025 standards. Even the otherwise-corrupt House has voted unanimously to repeal it.
November 22, 2025 at 2:13 PM
The blatant corruption and self-dealing of the Senate "payout provision" is appalling even by 2025 standards. Even the otherwise-corrupt House has voted unanimously to repeal it.
As usual, MAGA is using projection to accuse the other side of doing what they have done. In actual fact, people who call for the military not to follow illegal orders are not the traitors -- people who issue illegal orders are the traitors.
Trump is calling for the six Democratic lawmakers who urged the military not to follow any illegal orders to be arrested, and he’s reposting replies saying they should be hanged and calling them terrorists.
November 20, 2025 at 2:25 PM
As usual, MAGA is using projection to accuse the other side of doing what they have done. In actual fact, people who call for the military not to follow illegal orders are not the traitors -- people who issue illegal orders are the traitors.
Trump's actions speak way louder than his words. And for those who aren't watching -- as the video says, "He's not the problem. You are."
November 19, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Trump's actions speak way louder than his words. And for those who aren't watching -- as the video says, "He's not the problem. You are."
@mikenellis.bsky.social nailed it. I would not trust Greene as far as I can throw her. (But man, I'd love to measure that distance just to see...) endlessurgency.com/p/can-someon...
Can Someone Like Marjorie Taylor Greene Really Change?
Not without some meaningful accountability.
endlessurgency.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:53 PM
@mikenellis.bsky.social nailed it. I would not trust Greene as far as I can throw her. (But man, I'd love to measure that distance just to see...) endlessurgency.com/p/can-someon...
Emil Bove is a ghoul
if dems win congress next year they need to introduce an impeachment resolution against emil bove
Justice Department official told prosecutors that U.S. should 'just sink' drug boats
NPR interviews with current and former officials reveal more of the backstory around the military's strikes in the Caribbean.
www.npr.org
November 17, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Emil Bove is a ghoul
These women are so brave to stand up and demand justice.
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 17, 2025 at 5:04 AM
These women are so brave to stand up and demand justice.
Let me remind you all, in case you've forgotten, that MTG is still NOT THE GOOD GUY in this scenario.
November 15, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Let me remind you all, in case you've forgotten, that MTG is still NOT THE GOOD GUY in this scenario.
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Hey Megyn Kelly,
14-year-old Eloise would like a word:
“If my voice makes you uncomfortable, good…
because the minute adults start defending predators by defending the age of a child, you’re not protecting the truth, you’re protecting the predator.”
Sound up! 🔥🔊
1/2
14-year-old Eloise would like a word:
“If my voice makes you uncomfortable, good…
because the minute adults start defending predators by defending the age of a child, you’re not protecting the truth, you’re protecting the predator.”
Sound up! 🔥🔊
1/2
November 15, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Hey Megyn Kelly,
14-year-old Eloise would like a word:
“If my voice makes you uncomfortable, good…
because the minute adults start defending predators by defending the age of a child, you’re not protecting the truth, you’re protecting the predator.”
Sound up! 🔥🔊
1/2
14-year-old Eloise would like a word:
“If my voice makes you uncomfortable, good…
because the minute adults start defending predators by defending the age of a child, you’re not protecting the truth, you’re protecting the predator.”
Sound up! 🔥🔊
1/2
This is the first time I've written to a company telling them I'm boycotting them, and within 24 hours, had them stop doing the thing I told them not to do. I feel so powerful!!
UPDATE: Rocket Money ends Tucker Carlson sponsorship
Last month, Tucker Carlson hosted Nick Fuentes, a white supremacist, antisemite, and misogynist, on his popular podcast.
popular.info
November 12, 2025 at 4:24 PM
This is the first time I've written to a company telling them I'm boycotting them, and within 24 hours, had them stop doing the thing I told them not to do. I feel so powerful!!
Maybe, just possibly, if she wants to pass the bar exam, she should spend more time learning about the law and less time on her hair and makeup. (But Pam Bondi and Lindsey Halligan would probably disagree, so what do I know.)
Kim Kardashian slams psychics who told her she'd pass the bar exam: 'All fucking full of shit'
Kim Kardashian slams psychics who told her she'd pass the bar exam: 'All f---ing full of s---'
'All f---ing full of s---': Kim Kardashian has some choice words for the psychics who predicted she'd pass the bar exam.
ew.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Maybe, just possibly, if she wants to pass the bar exam, she should spend more time learning about the law and less time on her hair and makeup. (But Pam Bondi and Lindsey Halligan would probably disagree, so what do I know.)
It's simply astonishing (and depressing and outrageous) that schools CONTINUE to use disproved theories of reading to teach children how to read. An entire generation of students (maybe more than one) is being created with weak reading skills. An American tragedy.
how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
November 12, 2025 at 7:22 AM
It's simply astonishing (and depressing and outrageous) that schools CONTINUE to use disproved theories of reading to teach children how to read. An entire generation of students (maybe more than one) is being created with weak reading skills. An American tragedy.