Maren Chris
@mars3fc.bsky.social
Gardener, knitter, artist, x-c skier who mostly bikes to work
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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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$400,000: The "Free" Medical Care Kristi Noem's Goons Made Taxpayers Pay
www.emptywheel.net/2025/10/05/4...
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$400,000: The "Free" Medical Care Kristi Noem's Goons Made Taxpayers Pay - emptywheel
After ICE badly broke the leg of a guy detained at a Carson City car wash back in August, he's been in the hospital with 24/7 private security guard. Which means taxpayers have already paid around $40...
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October 5, 2025 at 1:38 PM
$400,000: The "Free" Medical Care Kristi Noem's Goons Made Taxpayers Pay
www.emptywheel.net/2025/10/05/4...
www.emptywheel.net/2025/10/05/4...
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That is actually quite amazing
August 12, 2025 at 8:48 AM
That is actually quite amazing
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Holy shit
June 14, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Holy shit
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Can you tell which one is Ukraine and which one is Gaza? This is what mass murder looks like.
May 26, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Can you tell which one is Ukraine and which one is Gaza? This is what mass murder looks like.
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We need more Jon Ossoffs in the Democratic Party.
This is just fantastic.
This is just fantastic.
March 22, 2025 at 10:44 PM
We need more Jon Ossoffs in the Democratic Party.
This is just fantastic.
This is just fantastic.
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This is a very good take from Marcy. Mostly because she understands that things don't occur in a vacuum. And she is profoundly intelligent. You should read the piece. Not just the headline.
"Democracy will be preserved or lost in the next three months. And democracy will be won or lost via a nonpartisan political fight over whether enough Americans want to preserve their way of life to fight back, in a coalition that includes far more than Democrats."
Democrats Have to Stop Making Political Decisions with an Eye Towards 2026
www.emptywheel.net/2025/03/14/d...
www.emptywheel.net/2025/03/14/d...
March 14, 2025 at 11:48 AM
This is a very good take from Marcy. Mostly because she understands that things don't occur in a vacuum. And she is profoundly intelligent. You should read the piece. Not just the headline.
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Be uber rich. Have stocks.
President announces tariffs.
Stocks plunge.
Bad for middle class, fine for Uber rich cus, hello, fire sale on stocks.
President walks back tariffs.
Stocks go up again.
Guess who is still making money this whole time! It ain't you!
President announces tariffs.
Stocks plunge.
Bad for middle class, fine for Uber rich cus, hello, fire sale on stocks.
President walks back tariffs.
Stocks go up again.
Guess who is still making money this whole time! It ain't you!
March 7, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Be uber rich. Have stocks.
President announces tariffs.
Stocks plunge.
Bad for middle class, fine for Uber rich cus, hello, fire sale on stocks.
President walks back tariffs.
Stocks go up again.
Guess who is still making money this whole time! It ain't you!
President announces tariffs.
Stocks plunge.
Bad for middle class, fine for Uber rich cus, hello, fire sale on stocks.
President walks back tariffs.
Stocks go up again.
Guess who is still making money this whole time! It ain't you!
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Don't overlook what's happening in the states: A MN Republican has introduced a bill to apportion the state Senate by county (one senator per county), rather than population. It would effectively lock in GOP control of the chamber for decades. minnesotareformer.com/2025/02/03/g...
February 3, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Don't overlook what's happening in the states: A MN Republican has introduced a bill to apportion the state Senate by county (one senator per county), rather than population. It would effectively lock in GOP control of the chamber for decades. minnesotareformer.com/2025/02/03/g...
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We all like to yell at the Democrats, but it’s really Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune who are letting Elon Musk and his faceless goon squad make a mockery of their power as leaders of a coequal branch without uttering a peep or lifting a finger.
February 2, 2025 at 5:34 PM
We all like to yell at the Democrats, but it’s really Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune who are letting Elon Musk and his faceless goon squad make a mockery of their power as leaders of a coequal branch without uttering a peep or lifting a finger.
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Kash looked panicked when Adam Schiff asked if he would support the release of his grand jury transcript and the release of any mention of him in Volume Two.
Then he drank water. Gave Schiff a look to kill.
Then he drank water. Gave Schiff a look to kill.
January 30, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Kash looked panicked when Adam Schiff asked if he would support the release of his grand jury transcript and the release of any mention of him in Volume Two.
Then he drank water. Gave Schiff a look to kill.
Then he drank water. Gave Schiff a look to kill.
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As of today NOT ONE Minnesota media outlet has even mentioned this story, which has primary reporting on a bunch of documents, including the MN DNR's preposterous legal arguments paid for with $2 million of your money threatenedwaters.com/polymet_deno...
The PolyMet denouement is here
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has finally thrown in the procedural towel on the state's first proposed sulfide mine
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January 17, 2025 at 1:06 PM
As of today NOT ONE Minnesota media outlet has even mentioned this story, which has primary reporting on a bunch of documents, including the MN DNR's preposterous legal arguments paid for with $2 million of your money threatenedwaters.com/polymet_deno...
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Since this took me >2 minutes to find, I wanted to share with everyone
Be safe and be ready. #caFire #palisades #santaMonica
Go bag ready to go.
Be safe and be ready. #caFire #palisades #santaMonica
Go bag ready to go.
Get Ready to Go | CAL FIRE
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January 8, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Since this took me >2 minutes to find, I wanted to share with everyone
Be safe and be ready. #caFire #palisades #santaMonica
Go bag ready to go.
Be safe and be ready. #caFire #palisades #santaMonica
Go bag ready to go.
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The Getty is an absolutely amazing museum and very beautiful. Terrible.
January 8, 2025 at 1:29 AM
The Getty is an absolutely amazing museum and very beautiful. Terrible.
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After the Capitol was attacked, it was Tarrio who took credit.
Easy to forget that if you aren't paying attention.
"Make no mistake,” Tarrio wrote to members of Proud Boys leadership. “We did this."
Now he wants a pardon.
DETAILS inside:
www.huffpost.com/entry/enriqu...
January 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
After the Capitol was attacked, it was Tarrio who took credit.
Easy to forget that if you aren't paying attention.
"Make no mistake,” Tarrio wrote to members of Proud Boys leadership. “We did this."
Now he wants a pardon.
DETAILS inside:
www.huffpost.com/entry/enriqu...
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Wondering if the Syrian rebels would prefer to liberate embarrassing documents on Trump's DNI nominee ... or wait until she's installed and running things?
December 8, 2024 at 12:50 PM
Wondering if the Syrian rebels would prefer to liberate embarrassing documents on Trump's DNI nominee ... or wait until she's installed and running things?
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Everyone should read this. Especially journalists.
November 23, 2024 at 12:44 PM
Everyone should read this. Especially journalists.
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Friendship Academy of Fine Arts has been a business philanthropy deliberately segregated charter school project for 25 years, and a Minneapolis Foundation project for almost a decade. Look what they've done to test score proficiency rates: www.edhivemn.com/recipientpro...
Friendship Academy of Fine Arts
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November 16, 2024 at 12:10 PM
Friendship Academy of Fine Arts has been a business philanthropy deliberately segregated charter school project for 25 years, and a Minneapolis Foundation project for almost a decade. Look what they've done to test score proficiency rates: www.edhivemn.com/recipientpro...
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If it helps, here's the 2020 timeline of when stuff was called
November 6, 2024 at 3:40 AM
If it helps, here's the 2020 timeline of when stuff was called
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We got near confirmation on Friday that Merrick Garland took aggressive steps in the Jan6 investigation starting on April 21, 2021 that no one noticed, and yet the MGAnons are still sure Garland delayed.
October 20, 2024 at 10:14 AM
We got near confirmation on Friday that Merrick Garland took aggressive steps in the Jan6 investigation starting on April 21, 2021 that no one noticed, and yet the MGAnons are still sure Garland delayed.
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Whaddya know a shitty charter school named after "Rosa Parks" - filled with white kids - fails.
www.edhivemn.com/cssotd.php
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Charter school scandal of the day - Rosa Parks Charter High School to close its doors
(ABC 6 News) — Rosa Parks Charter High School will be closing its doors on October 10 after 25 years of operation. The closure comes after a months-long investigation into claims made against the scho...
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September 3, 2024 at 10:53 AM
Whaddya know a shitty charter school named after "Rosa Parks" - filled with white kids - fails.
www.edhivemn.com/cssotd.php
www.edhivemn.com/cssotd.php
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HOW THE PRESS LEARNED TO LOVE THE PUTIN/TRUMP ALLIANCE
Trump said one interesting thing at the last debate. And the media ignored it.
Trump said one interesting thing at the last debate. And the media ignored it.
How MAGA trained the press to love the Putin/Trump alliance
Trump said one interesting thing at the last debate. And the media ignored it.
With the press primarily dedicated to flaming concerns or concern trolling about the age of the president of the Uni...
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July 7, 2024 at 11:12 AM
HOW THE PRESS LEARNED TO LOVE THE PUTIN/TRUMP ALLIANCE
Trump said one interesting thing at the last debate. And the media ignored it.
Trump said one interesting thing at the last debate. And the media ignored it.
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Gonna repeat again: If both Thomas and Alito had recused as they should have, ACB would have written the opinion.
July 2, 2024 at 10:03 PM
Gonna repeat again: If both Thomas and Alito had recused as they should have, ACB would have written the opinion.