MarinDE
@marinde.bsky.social
Scientist, parent, CA native. Living in Germany (where ICE stands for Intercity Express). Connoisseur of all things Hygge. #FactsMatter #ScienceMatters #DemocracyMatters
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MarinDE
@marinde.bsky.social
· Nov 15
A reminder that above the dark, gray clouds the sun is still shining.
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1. Hundreds of corps that pledged to stop donating to members of Congress who voted to overturn the election on 1/6/21 have broken their promise over the last 5 years
But we've identified 10 promise keepers:
Farmers
Airbnb
Expedia
Nike
Clorox
Eversource Energy
Holland & Hart
Qurate
Whirlpool
Lyft
But we've identified 10 promise keepers:
Farmers
Airbnb
Expedia
Nike
Clorox
Eversource Energy
Holland & Hart
Qurate
Whirlpool
Lyft
Five years later, these 10 corporations still aren’t funding election deniers
Five years ago today, on January 6, 2021, a violent mob stormed the Capitol building.
popular.info
January 6, 2026 at 1:37 PM
1. Hundreds of corps that pledged to stop donating to members of Congress who voted to overturn the election on 1/6/21 have broken their promise over the last 5 years
But we've identified 10 promise keepers:
Farmers
Airbnb
Expedia
Nike
Clorox
Eversource Energy
Holland & Hart
Qurate
Whirlpool
Lyft
But we've identified 10 promise keepers:
Farmers
Airbnb
Expedia
Nike
Clorox
Eversource Energy
Holland & Hart
Qurate
Whirlpool
Lyft
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What do these companies have in common?
-Cigna
-Comcast
-General Mills
-Allstate
-Marriott
-Hilton
-Walmart
-Amazon
-Microsoft
-Meta
All promised after January 6, 2021 to stop funding lawmakers who tried to overturn the 2020 election.
And all have broken that promise.
-Cigna
-Comcast
-General Mills
-Allstate
-Marriott
-Hilton
-Walmart
-Amazon
-Microsoft
-Meta
All promised after January 6, 2021 to stop funding lawmakers who tried to overturn the 2020 election.
And all have broken that promise.
January 6, 2026 at 5:15 PM
What do these companies have in common?
-Cigna
-Comcast
-General Mills
-Allstate
-Marriott
-Hilton
-Walmart
-Amazon
-Microsoft
-Meta
All promised after January 6, 2021 to stop funding lawmakers who tried to overturn the 2020 election.
And all have broken that promise.
-Cigna
-Comcast
-General Mills
-Allstate
-Marriott
-Hilton
-Walmart
-Amazon
-Microsoft
-Meta
All promised after January 6, 2021 to stop funding lawmakers who tried to overturn the 2020 election.
And all have broken that promise.
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What do Greenland, Honduras, Venezuela, and Nigeria have in common? The “network state” cabal—which includes Peter Thiel, Marc Andreessen, & Joe Lonsdale—has been circling them like vultures. 1/
December 28, 2025 at 2:08 AM
What do Greenland, Honduras, Venezuela, and Nigeria have in common? The “network state” cabal—which includes Peter Thiel, Marc Andreessen, & Joe Lonsdale—has been circling them like vultures. 1/
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😳 Thiel Fellowship co-founder Michael Gibson & American Moment founder Nick Solheim led a 2024 talk about colonizing Greenland. Gibson wrote yesterday that someone shld “pitch Rubio on building a charter city in Venezuela…” In reply, his colleague tagged an American Moment alum IN THE STATE DEPT. 1/
January 5, 2026 at 11:46 PM
😳 Thiel Fellowship co-founder Michael Gibson & American Moment founder Nick Solheim led a 2024 talk about colonizing Greenland. Gibson wrote yesterday that someone shld “pitch Rubio on building a charter city in Venezuela…” In reply, his colleague tagged an American Moment alum IN THE STATE DEPT. 1/
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Probably not trolling. bsky.app/profile/jenn...
😳 Thiel Fellowship co-founder Michael Gibson & American Moment founder Nick Solheim led a 2024 talk about colonizing Greenland. Gibson wrote yesterday that someone shld “pitch Rubio on building a charter city in Venezuela…” In reply, his colleague tagged an American Moment alum IN THE STATE DEPT. 1/
January 6, 2026 at 6:23 AM
Probably not trolling. bsky.app/profile/jenn...
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This is the video you need to watch, two parts.
January 6, 2026 at 9:13 AM
This is the video you need to watch, two parts.
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Really important work from my lovely former colleagues on NPR's investigations team, making sure Jan 6 is documented accurately for the history books.
apps.npr.org/jan-6-archive/
apps.npr.org/jan-6-archive/
Jan. 6, 2021: A visual archive of the Capitol attack
NPR’s Jan. 6 archive brings together reporting, video, documents and testimony to show what really happened during the Capitol riot. Explore the timeline, cases and evidence behind the attack.
apps.npr.org
January 5, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Really important work from my lovely former colleagues on NPR's investigations team, making sure Jan 6 is documented accurately for the history books.
apps.npr.org/jan-6-archive/
apps.npr.org/jan-6-archive/
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Good morning to everyone who doesn’t want to annex Canada, Columbia, Cuba, Greenland, Mexico, or Panama, and just wants universal healthcare.
January 5, 2026 at 10:32 AM
Good morning to everyone who doesn’t want to annex Canada, Columbia, Cuba, Greenland, Mexico, or Panama, and just wants universal healthcare.
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😡 "Sleepy Crooked PEDOPHILE PROTECTOR TraitorFelon45" DIVERTS Americans from Jack Smith's Damning Criminal Allegations‼️‼️‼️
🚨 Listed below are statements made, under oath, by former Special Counsel Jack Smith, from his recently released Congressional Deposition:
🚨 Listed below are statements made, under oath, by former Special Counsel Jack Smith, from his recently released Congressional Deposition:
January 5, 2026 at 2:31 PM
😡 "Sleepy Crooked PEDOPHILE PROTECTOR TraitorFelon45" DIVERTS Americans from Jack Smith's Damning Criminal Allegations‼️‼️‼️
🚨 Listed below are statements made, under oath, by former Special Counsel Jack Smith, from his recently released Congressional Deposition:
🚨 Listed below are statements made, under oath, by former Special Counsel Jack Smith, from his recently released Congressional Deposition:
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There is a lot of money and coordination behind those pushing America and Europe in the same far right direction. Based on recent conversations with friends, I don’t think enough people know this.
“The Heritage Foundation, the intellectual engine behind the 922-page blueprint that has become the key policy manual for Trump’s second term, is partnering with a constellation of European nationalist far-right movements to export its playbook for countering progressive policies.” 11/10/25 …1/
The Heritage Foundation goes from MAGA to MEGA — Make Europe Great Again
On the agenda: pro-natalism, freedom of expression, opposing trans rights and fighting Chinese influence.
www.politico.eu
December 27, 2025 at 7:29 PM
There is a lot of money and coordination behind those pushing America and Europe in the same far right direction. Based on recent conversations with friends, I don’t think enough people know this.
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"The swift degradation of CBS's reputation under Weiss’ leadership is just one more proof point that the American media is being commandeered by an aggressive and coordinated conservative movement that is moving as quickly as possible to usurp control and rewrite history in deference to Trump."
Nixty Minutes
Bari Weiss was installed at CBS to play nice with Trump-- and she delivered
plus.briantylercohen.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:58 PM
"The swift degradation of CBS's reputation under Weiss’ leadership is just one more proof point that the American media is being commandeered by an aggressive and coordinated conservative movement that is moving as quickly as possible to usurp control and rewrite history in deference to Trump."
Palo Alto Confronts Billionaires Over Their Housing Compounds
www.nytimes.com
December 21, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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An immigrant who thinks it’s perfectly fine for him to buy elections is mad other immigrants are allowed to even vote in elections. I really don’t understand how he’s convinced so many people he’s smart.
Also, no, humans aren’t going to turn into butterflies just bc caterpillars can
Also, no, humans aren’t going to turn into butterflies just bc caterpillars can
December 18, 2025 at 4:31 PM
An immigrant who thinks it’s perfectly fine for him to buy elections is mad other immigrants are allowed to even vote in elections. I really don’t understand how he’s convinced so many people he’s smart.
Also, no, humans aren’t going to turn into butterflies just bc caterpillars can
Also, no, humans aren’t going to turn into butterflies just bc caterpillars can
After Trump Cuts to Kenya Food Aid, Children Died of Starvation%%page%% %%sep%% %%sitename%%
www.propublica.org/article/keny...
www.propublica.org/article/keny...
After Trump Officials Cut Food Aid to Kenya, Children Starved to Death
“Brutal and traumatizing”: Interviews and a trove of internal documents show government officials and aid workers desperately tried to warn Trump advisers about impending disaster and death.
www.propublica.org
December 18, 2025 at 12:30 PM
After Trump Cuts to Kenya Food Aid, Children Died of Starvation%%page%% %%sep%% %%sitename%%
www.propublica.org/article/keny...
www.propublica.org/article/keny...
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NSF is about to dismantle NCAR at Russell Vought's direction to protect the fossil fuel industry. It's hard to communicate just how much NCAR does, so let's take a look: I've never worked at NCAR, and I've worked with NCAR researchers once ever. What scientific discoveries has NCAR made possible? 👇
December 17, 2025 at 4:14 AM
NSF is about to dismantle NCAR at Russell Vought's direction to protect the fossil fuel industry. It's hard to communicate just how much NCAR does, so let's take a look: I've never worked at NCAR, and I've worked with NCAR researchers once ever. What scientific discoveries has NCAR made possible? 👇
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Nothing more than perceived wealth that doesn’t exist for the purposes of taxes, but magically does for the purposes of leverage. Meanwhile, the rest of us pay real taxes on low wages and can’t leverage shit. The game is rigged. Tax the rich.
The world’s richest person just hit another major milestone thanks to the soaring valuation of his rocket maker SpaceX.
Full story: www.forbes.com/sites/mattdu... (Photo: Kevin Winter via Getty Images)
Full story: www.forbes.com/sites/mattdu... (Photo: Kevin Winter via Getty Images)
December 16, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Nothing more than perceived wealth that doesn’t exist for the purposes of taxes, but magically does for the purposes of leverage. Meanwhile, the rest of us pay real taxes on low wages and can’t leverage shit. The game is rigged. Tax the rich.
Long article, but worthwhile reading. Truly mind-blowing. Details how Epstein made his millions. Unreal. Also makes it easy to understand how he and DJT could be best buddies - very similar personalities.
(Gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/m...
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www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/m...
Scams, Schemes, Ruthless Cons: The Untold Story of How Jeffrey Epstein Got Rich
www.nytimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Long article, but worthwhile reading. Truly mind-blowing. Details how Epstein made his millions. Unreal. Also makes it easy to understand how he and DJT could be best buddies - very similar personalities.
(Gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/m...
(Gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/m...
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Yesterday, I told you that my law firm is litigating 66 voting and election cases in 35 states. By the end of today, it is up to 69 cases in 37 states.
The 2026 midterm elections will be a fight to protect democracy. I started Democracy Docket to keep you informed. Sign up now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
The 2026 midterm elections will be a fight to protect democracy. I started Democracy Docket to keep you informed. Sign up now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
December 16, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Yesterday, I told you that my law firm is litigating 66 voting and election cases in 35 states. By the end of today, it is up to 69 cases in 37 states.
The 2026 midterm elections will be a fight to protect democracy. I started Democracy Docket to keep you informed. Sign up now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
The 2026 midterm elections will be a fight to protect democracy. I started Democracy Docket to keep you informed. Sign up now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
It seems that Russia is stirring the pot with regard to the far-right AfD party in Germany, as well.
The party’s members have made more than 7,000 attempts in the past five years to unseal sensitive details about national security.
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www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/w...
The party’s members have made more than 7,000 attempts in the past five years to unseal sensitive details about national security.
(gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/w...
The Far Right in Germany Keeps Trying to Unseal National Secrets
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:45 PM
It seems that Russia is stirring the pot with regard to the far-right AfD party in Germany, as well.
The party’s members have made more than 7,000 attempts in the past five years to unseal sensitive details about national security.
(gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/w...
The party’s members have made more than 7,000 attempts in the past five years to unseal sensitive details about national security.
(gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/w...
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It's not just social media. Looks like visitors to the US from Europe and other countries that are part of the visa waiver program will have to submit an enormous amount of data about themselves and their families, including DNA, if proposed new rules are accepted
December 12, 2025 at 12:24 PM
It's not just social media. Looks like visitors to the US from Europe and other countries that are part of the visa waiver program will have to submit an enormous amount of data about themselves and their families, including DNA, if proposed new rules are accepted
