Marissa Rothkopf
@marissarothkopf.bsky.social
The Secret Life of Chocolate Chip Cookies Cookbook is here. Substack for recipes @marissarothkopf.substack.com. Podcast: The Secret Life of Cookies now on Substack. Cookies for Democracy!
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don't miss what happened here with CBS and everyone's First Amendment rights.
Trump’s propaganda czar Brendan Carr and Trump-controlled CBS refused to let Colbert air his interview with James Talarico. You can watch the interview here, and it already has 1.4M views. youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A?...
Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislature
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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February 17, 2026 at 5:48 PM
don't miss what happened here with CBS and everyone's First Amendment rights.
NB: There never have been "simpler times." We may have been less aware, say, simpler in our outlook, but everything has always been complicated.
February 17, 2026 at 5:42 PM
NB: There never have been "simpler times." We may have been less aware, say, simpler in our outlook, but everything has always been complicated.
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Keep this in mind when reading the nice articles about the diplomatic tone of Marco Rubio’s remarks in Munich. The deaths of millions and millions of people are on him.
I still think the best way to think of the ending of US AID is as the single worst genocide committed by any one US presidential administration.
even given all the horrific things the US has done, it's not really that close. 750k dead already; expected 14 million.
even given all the horrific things the US has done, it's not really that close. 750k dead already; expected 14 million.
this is exactly why I am absolutely not willing to overlook anyone who was once “advocating for ending USAID” as merely committing a little oopsie-daisy-booboo, by the way
February 17, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Keep this in mind when reading the nice articles about the diplomatic tone of Marco Rubio’s remarks in Munich. The deaths of millions and millions of people are on him.
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"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." –Justice Louis Brandeis
Words spoken many years ago that are just as relevant today.
We must continue the fight to get big money out of politics.
Words spoken many years ago that are just as relevant today.
We must continue the fight to get big money out of politics.
February 16, 2026 at 11:01 PM
"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." –Justice Louis Brandeis
Words spoken many years ago that are just as relevant today.
We must continue the fight to get big money out of politics.
Words spoken many years ago that are just as relevant today.
We must continue the fight to get big money out of politics.
Please don't miss this.
The level of graft and corruption we have in Washington right now is egregious, and Kristi Noem deserves prison for many things, and there is no way she (or really anyone) needs or deserves such a plane, especially one we paid for. Also, really, bidets are amazing and every plane should have them.
The interior of Kristi Noem’s new billionaire-class luxury jet is complete with two bidets and a wet bar with a wine chiller. It will be purchased on our dime from the slush fund Congress approved in the One Big Beautiful Bill.
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February 17, 2026 at 4:05 AM
Please don't miss this.
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This law prevent or discourage 70 million women from voting. This is how many due to marriage have a last name that does not match the one on their birth certificate.
Also, who actually has a birth certificate on hand? To get one is not free and is an extra step.
Also, who actually has a birth certificate on hand? To get one is not free and is an extra step.
Chip Roy on Fox News tries to explain why the SAVE America Act won't actually prevent women from voting
February 17, 2026 at 3:51 AM
This law prevent or discourage 70 million women from voting. This is how many due to marriage have a last name that does not match the one on their birth certificate.
Also, who actually has a birth certificate on hand? To get one is not free and is an extra step.
Also, who actually has a birth certificate on hand? To get one is not free and is an extra step.
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Why would anyone want this??!?
That our president has caused medical researchers to pull back on trying to fight disease is madness.
Vaccine Makers Curtail Research and Cut Jobs www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/h...
That our president has caused medical researchers to pull back on trying to fight disease is madness.
Vaccine Makers Curtail Research and Cut Jobs www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/h...
Vaccine Makers Curtail Research and Cut Jobs
www.nytimes.com
February 16, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Why would anyone want this??!?
That our president has caused medical researchers to pull back on trying to fight disease is madness.
Vaccine Makers Curtail Research and Cut Jobs www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/h...
That our president has caused medical researchers to pull back on trying to fight disease is madness.
Vaccine Makers Curtail Research and Cut Jobs www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/h...
Please take time and read my post of a first-hand account of conditions inside Delaney Hall in Newark, and what we can do to help detainees and their families. (scroll past my reader updates.) @booker.senate.gov @mikiesherrill.bsky.social @andykimnj.bsky.social
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A Note About Detention Centers
Plus what to expect when you're expecting recipes
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February 13, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Please take time and read my post of a first-hand account of conditions inside Delaney Hall in Newark, and what we can do to help detainees and their families. (scroll past my reader updates.) @booker.senate.gov @mikiesherrill.bsky.social @andykimnj.bsky.social
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Watch this clip of @booker.senate.gov masterfully question white nationalist Jeremy Carl. Even as Carl tries to distance himself from some of his own racist statements, he defends the white nationalist great replacement theory! (3:40 mark.) Very important to expose this.
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'It Sounds Like You Have A Racial Hierarchy': Cory Booker Shows Absolutely No Mercy To Trump Nom
YouTube video by Forbes Breaking News
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February 13, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Watch this clip of @booker.senate.gov masterfully question white nationalist Jeremy Carl. Even as Carl tries to distance himself from some of his own racist statements, he defends the white nationalist great replacement theory! (3:40 mark.) Very important to expose this.
youtube.com/watch?v=7VYq...
youtube.com/watch?v=7VYq...
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RFK Jr.'s rejection of new vaccines will kill thousands of Americans each year for the foreseeable future. But at least now it's easier for me to find beef tallow fries.
February 13, 2026 at 1:02 PM
RFK Jr.'s rejection of new vaccines will kill thousands of Americans each year for the foreseeable future. But at least now it's easier for me to find beef tallow fries.
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Will Bibi and Trump drag is into war with Iran? @jonatomic.bsky.social, @djrothkopf.bsky.social and connect the dots in this new Deep State Radio episode.
After that we get into some really grim stuff. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
After that we get into some really grim stuff. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Welcome to the New Nuclear Nightmare
Podcast Episode · The DSR Network · 02/11/2026 · 48m
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February 12, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Will Bibi and Trump drag is into war with Iran? @jonatomic.bsky.social, @djrothkopf.bsky.social and connect the dots in this new Deep State Radio episode.
After that we get into some really grim stuff. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
After that we get into some really grim stuff. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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Top stories this morning include GOP plans for "marriage bootcamps" and the House passage of the SAVE Act which will disenfranchise married women and we are well on our way to Gilead.
February 12, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Top stories this morning include GOP plans for "marriage bootcamps" and the House passage of the SAVE Act which will disenfranchise married women and we are well on our way to Gilead.
A trophy! He got a trophy.
"Sir, to show our appreciation, the trophy says 'the undisputed champion of beautiful, clean coal'"
February 12, 2026 at 1:01 PM
A trophy! He got a trophy.
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You can joke about Pam Bondi’s ridiculous unprofessionalism all you want, but I’m deeply shocked by it: She acts as if she fears absolutely no consequences, convinced that there will be no more political power transfers. — This should shake everyone to their core.
February 11, 2026 at 5:48 PM
You can joke about Pam Bondi’s ridiculous unprofessionalism all you want, but I’m deeply shocked by it: She acts as if she fears absolutely no consequences, convinced that there will be no more political power transfers. — This should shake everyone to their core.
If Bondi asks for extra time just to read stuff from her burn book, she should no longer be allowed extra time.
February 11, 2026 at 7:37 PM
If Bondi asks for extra time just to read stuff from her burn book, she should no longer be allowed extra time.
Truly despicable.
February 11, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Truly despicable.
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OH SNAP
Rep. Balint: This is not a game, Secretary.
Bondi: I'm Attorney General.
Balint: Apologies, I couldn't tell.
Bondi: I'm Attorney General.
Balint: Apologies, I couldn't tell.
February 11, 2026 at 7:02 PM
OH SNAP
Balint was NOT weak sauce. She was amazing. Although I had to stop eating while watching as the AG's responses really upset me.
BONDI: You didn't ask Merrick Garland anything about Epstein
BALINT: Weak sauce
BONDI: And with this antisemitic culture right now, she voted against a resolution--
BALINT: You want to go there! Really? Talking about antisemitism to a woman who lost her grandfather in the Holocaust! *storms off*
BALINT: Weak sauce
BONDI: And with this antisemitic culture right now, she voted against a resolution--
BALINT: You want to go there! Really? Talking about antisemitism to a woman who lost her grandfather in the Holocaust! *storms off*
February 11, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Balint was NOT weak sauce. She was amazing. Although I had to stop eating while watching as the AG's responses really upset me.
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Developer Trump's largest and most consequential building project ever is the erection of an unprecedented network of concentration camps across America. If any buildings bear his name, it should be these. Trump Concentration Camps. An indelible stain on our society.
February 10, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Developer Trump's largest and most consequential building project ever is the erection of an unprecedented network of concentration camps across America. If any buildings bear his name, it should be these. Trump Concentration Camps. An indelible stain on our society.
Guess whether the states are Democrat or Republican. Go on, I’ll wait. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/h...
Trump Administration to Cut $600 Million in Health Funding From Four States
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February 10, 2026 at 2:02 AM
Guess whether the states are Democrat or Republican. Go on, I’ll wait. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/h...
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Journalism Jobs: The @startribune.com is hiring an investigative reporter at their headquarters in Minneapolis MN, a state increasingly at the center of national news conversations including policing, immigration, public safety, business, politics and fraud.
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February 9, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Journalism Jobs: The @startribune.com is hiring an investigative reporter at their headquarters in Minneapolis MN, a state increasingly at the center of national news conversations including policing, immigration, public safety, business, politics and fraud.
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“Collection of Handwritten Letters from Children in Detention Center” sounds like an exhibit in the Holocaust Museum.
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
February 9, 2026 at 6:31 PM
“Collection of Handwritten Letters from Children in Detention Center” sounds like an exhibit in the Holocaust Museum.
In case you were wondering if the lawsuit against Costco and its rotisserie chickens was frivolous. (It is. Because: Science.)
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The Frivolous Costco Chicken Lawsuit
Talk about a frivolous lawsuit! These two ladies claim that they have been misled by the information on the label of Costco’s famous rotisserie chicken that states “no preservatives.” Why? Because the...
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February 7, 2026 at 7:55 PM
In case you were wondering if the lawsuit against Costco and its rotisserie chickens was frivolous. (It is. Because: Science.)
www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/...
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Just a guess, but thought you could use some fudgy raspberry brownies.
Brownies are made with hazelnut flour, btw. And, like, beyond good.
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Brownies are made with hazelnut flour, btw. And, like, beyond good.
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The Best Fudgy Raspberry Brownies
Plus, a squirrel with serious side-eye
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February 7, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Just a guess, but thought you could use some fudgy raspberry brownies.
Brownies are made with hazelnut flour, btw. And, like, beyond good.
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Brownies are made with hazelnut flour, btw. And, like, beyond good.
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