Mary Karklin Coombs
@marycoombs.bsky.social
Grandmother, Democrat,
plant-based diet mostly,
Plymouth MA USA
Granddaughter of Latvian immigrants.
plant-based diet mostly,
Plymouth MA USA
Granddaughter of Latvian immigrants.
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Just imagining how much better it would be if ALL news stories about vaccine-preventable illnesses were illustrated with pictures of people with the disease, not pictures of needle injections. If you must show something that people will find scary & unpleasant, make it the disease, not the cure.
I'm so tired of measles.
I'm also tired of people using needle shots on stories like this.
Show what measles looks like.
I'm also tired of people using needle shots on stories like this.
Show what measles looks like.
Gallatin Co. reports 2nd measles case, warns of exposure sites nbcmontana.com/news/local/g...
December 2, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Just imagining how much better it would be if ALL news stories about vaccine-preventable illnesses were illustrated with pictures of people with the disease, not pictures of needle injections. If you must show something that people will find scary & unpleasant, make it the disease, not the cure.
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I tried to do an image search for this mark on an old platter and it told me I had melanoma.
December 1, 2025 at 4:20 AM
I tried to do an image search for this mark on an old platter and it told me I had melanoma.
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Either he can’t keep them in line or he orchestrated and approved this. The result is the same: he has to go. He should’ve been gone months ago.
Chuck Schumer must be replaced as leader since he cannot keep his caucus in line.
America is in the midst of a Republican-made health care crisis—a crisis so severe, so urgent, and so devastating for American families that I cannot support a continuing resolution that fails to address it.
I am voting NO.
I am voting NO.
November 10, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Either he can’t keep them in line or he orchestrated and approved this. The result is the same: he has to go. He should’ve been gone months ago.
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i want someone to ask mike johnson "should we be worried that you are always learning the news at your own press conferences, which is exactly when you are supposed to be answering questions about the news"
October 29, 2025 at 7:03 PM
i want someone to ask mike johnson "should we be worried that you are always learning the news at your own press conferences, which is exactly when you are supposed to be answering questions about the news"
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A mother of 8 was deported within 24 hours of reporting sexual harassment by an ICE contracto
She was following the rules & going through the process to get her green card
Someone working on behalf of ICE abused her.
She spoke out and was kicked out of the country.
It’s retaliation & it’s wrong
She was following the rules & going through the process to get her green card
Someone working on behalf of ICE abused her.
She spoke out and was kicked out of the country.
It’s retaliation & it’s wrong
October 29, 2025 at 3:22 AM
A mother of 8 was deported within 24 hours of reporting sexual harassment by an ICE contracto
She was following the rules & going through the process to get her green card
Someone working on behalf of ICE abused her.
She spoke out and was kicked out of the country.
It’s retaliation & it’s wrong
She was following the rules & going through the process to get her green card
Someone working on behalf of ICE abused her.
She spoke out and was kicked out of the country.
It’s retaliation & it’s wrong
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Undocumented immigrants paid $100 billion in taxes in 2022. It would cost $300 billion to deport them all. They're here, they're working, they're contributing. Give them a pathway to citizenship.
October 28, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Undocumented immigrants paid $100 billion in taxes in 2022. It would cost $300 billion to deport them all. They're here, they're working, they're contributing. Give them a pathway to citizenship.
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37% of people on SNAP are elderly and/or disabled.
Standing in a long line at a food bank may be impossible for them. It would be impossible for me.
We need robust networks of community care.
If you know someone who’s housebound or has limited mobility, offer to bring them groceries.
Standing in a long line at a food bank may be impossible for them. It would be impossible for me.
We need robust networks of community care.
If you know someone who’s housebound or has limited mobility, offer to bring them groceries.
October 26, 2025 at 5:05 AM
37% of people on SNAP are elderly and/or disabled.
Standing in a long line at a food bank may be impossible for them. It would be impossible for me.
We need robust networks of community care.
If you know someone who’s housebound or has limited mobility, offer to bring them groceries.
Standing in a long line at a food bank may be impossible for them. It would be impossible for me.
We need robust networks of community care.
If you know someone who’s housebound or has limited mobility, offer to bring them groceries.
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🙄 They say it’s what “farmers want.”
But new farmers (the ones who’ll feed Europe tomorrow) want soil protection.
Maybe it’s time EU policymakers stopped confusing “farm lobbies” with “farmers.”
#EUSoilLaw #HealthySoils
But new farmers (the ones who’ll feed Europe tomorrow) want soil protection.
Maybe it’s time EU policymakers stopped confusing “farm lobbies” with “farmers.”
#EUSoilLaw #HealthySoils
www.euractiv.com
October 23, 2025 at 9:30 AM
🙄 They say it’s what “farmers want.”
But new farmers (the ones who’ll feed Europe tomorrow) want soil protection.
Maybe it’s time EU policymakers stopped confusing “farm lobbies” with “farmers.”
#EUSoilLaw #HealthySoils
But new farmers (the ones who’ll feed Europe tomorrow) want soil protection.
Maybe it’s time EU policymakers stopped confusing “farm lobbies” with “farmers.”
#EUSoilLaw #HealthySoils
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The fossil fuel industry gets 11 million dollars in subsidies every single minute: buff.ly/3BmwdIh
How many more disasters does it take before we stop funding the problem? #ActOnClimate
#ClimateEmergency #climate #energy #GreenNewDeal #go100re
How many more disasters does it take before we stop funding the problem? #ActOnClimate
#ClimateEmergency #climate #energy #GreenNewDeal #go100re
October 21, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The fossil fuel industry gets 11 million dollars in subsidies every single minute: buff.ly/3BmwdIh
How many more disasters does it take before we stop funding the problem? #ActOnClimate
#ClimateEmergency #climate #energy #GreenNewDeal #go100re
How many more disasters does it take before we stop funding the problem? #ActOnClimate
#ClimateEmergency #climate #energy #GreenNewDeal #go100re
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If free health care for life is good enough for all of our politicians, then it should be good enough for all of its citizens also!
NATIONAL HEALTHCARE FOR THE PEOPLE.
No one should be denied medical services recommended by a doctor.
***EVER***
NATIONAL HEALTHCARE FOR THE PEOPLE.
No one should be denied medical services recommended by a doctor.
***EVER***
October 17, 2025 at 12:28 PM
If free health care for life is good enough for all of our politicians, then it should be good enough for all of its citizens also!
NATIONAL HEALTHCARE FOR THE PEOPLE.
No one should be denied medical services recommended by a doctor.
***EVER***
NATIONAL HEALTHCARE FOR THE PEOPLE.
No one should be denied medical services recommended by a doctor.
***EVER***
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Just a heads up. I was able to schedule my COVID vaccine appointment. Online it will ask “do you have a condition that puts you at high risk for severe outcomes from COVID-19 virus.”
Click yes and it will allow you to schedule an appointment.
No questions asked.
No proof required.
Pass it on.
Click yes and it will allow you to schedule an appointment.
No questions asked.
No proof required.
Pass it on.
August 28, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Just a heads up. I was able to schedule my COVID vaccine appointment. Online it will ask “do you have a condition that puts you at high risk for severe outcomes from COVID-19 virus.”
Click yes and it will allow you to schedule an appointment.
No questions asked.
No proof required.
Pass it on.
Click yes and it will allow you to schedule an appointment.
No questions asked.
No proof required.
Pass it on.
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This should be a Five Alarm Fire on every G'ddamned media outlet in the world.
I very rarely post a link to someone else's newsletter...as I have my own. This, however...is a MUST see.
open.substack.com/pub/thiswill...
I very rarely post a link to someone else's newsletter...as I have my own. This, however...is a MUST see.
open.substack.com/pub/thiswill...
Ex-CIA Whistleblower: "The NSA Audited The 2024 Election, Kamala Harris Won"
Math doesn’t lie—people do. A buried NSA‑authorized audit paved the way for this unelected illegitimate regime.
open.substack.com
August 1, 2025 at 9:51 PM
This should be a Five Alarm Fire on every G'ddamned media outlet in the world.
I very rarely post a link to someone else's newsletter...as I have my own. This, however...is a MUST see.
open.substack.com/pub/thiswill...
I very rarely post a link to someone else's newsletter...as I have my own. This, however...is a MUST see.
open.substack.com/pub/thiswill...
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This also applies to activism.
1% beats 0%
1% beats 0%
July 20, 2025 at 6:03 PM
This also applies to activism.
1% beats 0%
1% beats 0%
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Pure happiness…. 🐶🥰
♥️🥹
♥️🥹
July 17, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Pure happiness…. 🐶🥰
♥️🥹
♥️🥹
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Rhode Island’s new law banning assault weapons is a step toward protecting lives.
U.S. Army Veteran: “I’ve seen what these weapons do in war — they don’t belong in our communities.”
U.S. Army Veteran: “I’ve seen what these weapons do in war — they don’t belong in our communities.”
July 14, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Rhode Island’s new law banning assault weapons is a step toward protecting lives.
U.S. Army Veteran: “I’ve seen what these weapons do in war — they don’t belong in our communities.”
U.S. Army Veteran: “I’ve seen what these weapons do in war — they don’t belong in our communities.”
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Cats are and always have been cyberpunks
July 15, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Cats are and always have been cyberpunks
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Slavery was like 4 humans from me ago and Jim Crow is 1 human from me. The past be a lot closer than people think especially if you can draw a straight line to aspects of your life today.
May 17, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Slavery was like 4 humans from me ago and Jim Crow is 1 human from me. The past be a lot closer than people think especially if you can draw a straight line to aspects of your life today.
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A remarkable exchange, but this cuts off an important last line:
“We have lawyers who don’t want to do this.”
The unitary executive is a bunch of unnamed lawyers in a trench coat
“We have lawyers who don’t want to do this.”
The unitary executive is a bunch of unnamed lawyers in a trench coat
Host: You could call and get Abrego Garcia back.
Trump: I could
Host: But the Supreme Court has ordered you to facilitate his release.
Trump: I'm not the one making this decision
Host: You're the president!
Trump: I could
Host: But the Supreme Court has ordered you to facilitate his release.
Trump: I'm not the one making this decision
Host: You're the president!
April 30, 2025 at 1:04 AM
A remarkable exchange, but this cuts off an important last line:
“We have lawyers who don’t want to do this.”
The unitary executive is a bunch of unnamed lawyers in a trench coat
“We have lawyers who don’t want to do this.”
The unitary executive is a bunch of unnamed lawyers in a trench coat
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President Volodymyr Zelensky:
“The Russians have always wanted – and still want – the destruction of the United States. This is the policy of the Soviet Union. We are fighting for your rights as well as our own.”
(Kyiv Post)
“The Russians have always wanted – and still want – the destruction of the United States. This is the policy of the Soviet Union. We are fighting for your rights as well as our own.”
(Kyiv Post)
April 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM
President Volodymyr Zelensky:
“The Russians have always wanted – and still want – the destruction of the United States. This is the policy of the Soviet Union. We are fighting for your rights as well as our own.”
(Kyiv Post)
“The Russians have always wanted – and still want – the destruction of the United States. This is the policy of the Soviet Union. We are fighting for your rights as well as our own.”
(Kyiv Post)
These are great
This week's cartoons from The Salt Lake Tribune's Pat Bagley.
This week from Bagley: Utah’s congressional delegation, RFK Jr., Trump vs. Schumer, DEI, Bernie Sanders
This week's cartoons from The Salt Lake Tribune's Pat Bagley.
www.sltrib.com
April 20, 2025 at 7:33 PM
These are great
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I'm going to tell you a true story. And when I'm done, you'll never look at homeless people the same way again.
Several years ago, when I was still working at a legal aid clinic, a partner organization asked us to take the case of a quintessential little old lady. She was in her 80s, and homeless.
Several years ago, when I was still working at a legal aid clinic, a partner organization asked us to take the case of a quintessential little old lady. She was in her 80s, and homeless.
April 1, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I'm going to tell you a true story. And when I'm done, you'll never look at homeless people the same way again.
Several years ago, when I was still working at a legal aid clinic, a partner organization asked us to take the case of a quintessential little old lady. She was in her 80s, and homeless.
Several years ago, when I was still working at a legal aid clinic, a partner organization asked us to take the case of a quintessential little old lady. She was in her 80s, and homeless.
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What the actual fuck:
March 27, 2025 at 6:45 PM
What the actual fuck:
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Not to be a wide-eyed naïf about such things but... am I right in thinking that they levelled an entire building to get to one guy and *that* is not controversial to anyone in the American media or political class, only that this information was recklessly shared in an unsecured chat?
March 26, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Not to be a wide-eyed naïf about such things but... am I right in thinking that they levelled an entire building to get to one guy and *that* is not controversial to anyone in the American media or political class, only that this information was recklessly shared in an unsecured chat?