Mary Shannon
@maryshannonthomas.bsky.social
Social Worker, Clinician, Advocate, & Fun Aunt. Rescue parent. 🐶🐱
Aggressively anti-fascist, pro-housing, & pro-diversity. F1 fan since J Villeneuve. Tar Heel born 🩵 Tar Heel bred. Self-selected Masshole. 🏳️🌈 Abolish ICE. Opinions are all mine.
Aggressively anti-fascist, pro-housing, & pro-diversity. F1 fan since J Villeneuve. Tar Heel born 🩵 Tar Heel bred. Self-selected Masshole. 🏳️🌈 Abolish ICE. Opinions are all mine.
Art by @karenhallionkenney.bsky.social
Charlotte folks, give 'em hell. Standing up to fascism is our civic duty as Americans. Masked thugs dragging citizens out of their cars is terrorism, not "Homeland Security"
May every agent have the day they deserve, and be shown the respect they've earned.
Charlotte folks, give 'em hell. Standing up to fascism is our civic duty as Americans. Masked thugs dragging citizens out of their cars is terrorism, not "Homeland Security"
May every agent have the day they deserve, and be shown the respect they've earned.
November 17, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Art by @karenhallionkenney.bsky.social
Charlotte folks, give 'em hell. Standing up to fascism is our civic duty as Americans. Masked thugs dragging citizens out of their cars is terrorism, not "Homeland Security"
May every agent have the day they deserve, and be shown the respect they've earned.
Charlotte folks, give 'em hell. Standing up to fascism is our civic duty as Americans. Masked thugs dragging citizens out of their cars is terrorism, not "Homeland Security"
May every agent have the day they deserve, and be shown the respect they've earned.
As the child of a Vietnam Vet, I am keenly aware of the failures of several administrations to take care of vets. You can & should have feelings about the validity of that war, but the men and women who fought it are still suffering, and still ignored. My father waited a YEAR for a PCP.
November 16, 2025 at 6:35 PM
As the child of a Vietnam Vet, I am keenly aware of the failures of several administrations to take care of vets. You can & should have feelings about the validity of that war, but the men and women who fought it are still suffering, and still ignored. My father waited a YEAR for a PCP.
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With 🧊 in Charlotte, we will be posting as many resources as we can find to help anyone in Charlotte as well as what we need to know across the state.
Carolina Migrant Network has a hotline that you can call especially if you are in Charlotte. They will verify that it is 🧊 and will notify.
Carolina Migrant Network has a hotline that you can call especially if you are in Charlotte. They will verify that it is 🧊 and will notify.
November 16, 2025 at 4:44 AM
With 🧊 in Charlotte, we will be posting as many resources as we can find to help anyone in Charlotte as well as what we need to know across the state.
Carolina Migrant Network has a hotline that you can call especially if you are in Charlotte. They will verify that it is 🧊 and will notify.
Carolina Migrant Network has a hotline that you can call especially if you are in Charlotte. They will verify that it is 🧊 and will notify.
The hypocrisy has always been what gets me.
I mean, r@p1ng children is also very bad, and apparently unlike many people, I see it as bad and a deal breaker for "will I vote for this person?"
But second to that, the absolute absurdity of their hypocrisy just makes me want to punch things.
I mean, r@p1ng children is also very bad, and apparently unlike many people, I see it as bad and a deal breaker for "will I vote for this person?"
But second to that, the absolute absurdity of their hypocrisy just makes me want to punch things.
38 year old white men are still children, but 15 year old girls are adults, I guess?
November 13, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The hypocrisy has always been what gets me.
I mean, r@p1ng children is also very bad, and apparently unlike many people, I see it as bad and a deal breaker for "will I vote for this person?"
But second to that, the absolute absurdity of their hypocrisy just makes me want to punch things.
I mean, r@p1ng children is also very bad, and apparently unlike many people, I see it as bad and a deal breaker for "will I vote for this person?"
But second to that, the absolute absurdity of their hypocrisy just makes me want to punch things.
A buddy once said to me, there are two kinds of people - the people that tell the stories, & the people that listen to them.
Fairly certain that @jtkantor.bsky.social is solidly in that first group.
(The description is fascinating on its own, but the video is well worth watching too).
Fairly certain that @jtkantor.bsky.social is solidly in that first group.
(The description is fascinating on its own, but the video is well worth watching too).
10 years ago today: at my 2nd-ever European gig -- in front of 300 people, in the Arctic Circle -- I got to play "When the Levee Breaks" with John Paul Jones and the absolutely wonderful Mike Mills, Steve Wynn, Linda Pitmon, Scott McCaughey, and Kurt Bloch. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bKc...
Mike Mills (& Friends) - When The Levee Breaks - Ice Station Vadsø, Vadsø, Norway, 11 Nov 2015
YouTube video by kiwichrisha
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November 11, 2025 at 4:09 PM
A buddy once said to me, there are two kinds of people - the people that tell the stories, & the people that listen to them.
Fairly certain that @jtkantor.bsky.social is solidly in that first group.
(The description is fascinating on its own, but the video is well worth watching too).
Fairly certain that @jtkantor.bsky.social is solidly in that first group.
(The description is fascinating on its own, but the video is well worth watching too).
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How about we shut down the government for this very popular and specific goal and then, hear me out, we hold out for like a month and a half and then, ok this part is important, after a watershed election where we ran the table, ONLY THEN, fold and don't get the one thing we said we wanted.
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 AM
How about we shut down the government for this very popular and specific goal and then, hear me out, we hold out for like a month and a half and then, ok this part is important, after a watershed election where we ran the table, ONLY THEN, fold and don't get the one thing we said we wanted.
I have enormous respect for @markey.senate.gov and @warren.senate.gov but if they don't call for @schumer.senate.gov to resign they aren't meeting the moment.
If you won't stand and fight, Chuckles, then sit TF down and let someone with a spine take a swing.
The self-sabotage here is just...
If you won't stand and fight, Chuckles, then sit TF down and let someone with a spine take a swing.
The self-sabotage here is just...
a man with a beard is sitting at a table and says i haven 't the words
Alt: The "most interesting man in the world" is sitting at a table and says i haven 't the words
media.tenor.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:41 AM
I have enormous respect for @markey.senate.gov and @warren.senate.gov but if they don't call for @schumer.senate.gov to resign they aren't meeting the moment.
If you won't stand and fight, Chuckles, then sit TF down and let someone with a spine take a swing.
The self-sabotage here is just...
If you won't stand and fight, Chuckles, then sit TF down and let someone with a spine take a swing.
The self-sabotage here is just...
Mamdani is going to implement Shakira law. Everyone will have to la la leh la leh la, la la leh la leh la whenever, wherever. Lying hips will not be permitted.
Mamdani is going to implement Sriracha law. Everyone will have to slather hot sauce on their scrambled eggs
Mamdani is going to implement My Sharona law. Everyone will have to create songs with undeniable rock beats.
November 9, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Mamdani is going to implement Shakira law. Everyone will have to la la leh la leh la, la la leh la leh la whenever, wherever. Lying hips will not be permitted.
Flying to a wedding?
Trying to see Grandma one last time?
Sitting down to Thanksgiving dinner?
Too bad - the *Republicans* cancelled air travel.
Easiest messaging ever. @housedemocrats.bsky.social & @democrats.senate.gov put a billboard in every red or purple county in America. Do it now.
Trying to see Grandma one last time?
Sitting down to Thanksgiving dinner?
Too bad - the *Republicans* cancelled air travel.
Easiest messaging ever. @housedemocrats.bsky.social & @democrats.senate.gov put a billboard in every red or purple county in America. Do it now.
November 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Flying to a wedding?
Trying to see Grandma one last time?
Sitting down to Thanksgiving dinner?
Too bad - the *Republicans* cancelled air travel.
Easiest messaging ever. @housedemocrats.bsky.social & @democrats.senate.gov put a billboard in every red or purple county in America. Do it now.
Trying to see Grandma one last time?
Sitting down to Thanksgiving dinner?
Too bad - the *Republicans* cancelled air travel.
Easiest messaging ever. @housedemocrats.bsky.social & @democrats.senate.gov put a billboard in every red or purple county in America. Do it now.
Fantastic news from my home state. I know there is some sense among pundits that progressive values aren't Southern values, but I assure you that there are Southern progressives who are desperate for leadership. Don't sleep on Tar Heels doing the right thing.
THIS is what North Carolina looks like.
Last night, 21 of Carolina Forward's 28 endorsed candidates swept their races in elections all over North Carolina. They won races for town council, city council and Mayor in big cities, small towns, rural, suburban and urban alike.
LET'S GO!
Last night, 21 of Carolina Forward's 28 endorsed candidates swept their races in elections all over North Carolina. They won races for town council, city council and Mayor in big cities, small towns, rural, suburban and urban alike.
LET'S GO!
November 5, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Fantastic news from my home state. I know there is some sense among pundits that progressive values aren't Southern values, but I assure you that there are Southern progressives who are desperate for leadership. Don't sleep on Tar Heels doing the right thing.
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Refreshing to have someone making the bus free instead of throwing those people under it
November 5, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Refreshing to have someone making the bus free instead of throwing those people under it
FIX YOUR HEARTS OR DIE
Centrist milquetoast pandering is not the way.
People want meaningful change
People want their due
People want to thrive
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social and @schumer.senate.gov should pay VERY close attention to this moment, or sit the entire fuck down.
Centrist milquetoast pandering is not the way.
People want meaningful change
People want their due
People want to thrive
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social and @schumer.senate.gov should pay VERY close attention to this moment, or sit the entire fuck down.
this genuinely feels like a moment history books will look back on where the Democratic Party was forced to either fix its hearts or die
November 5, 2025 at 2:26 AM
FIX YOUR HEARTS OR DIE
Centrist milquetoast pandering is not the way.
People want meaningful change
People want their due
People want to thrive
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social and @schumer.senate.gov should pay VERY close attention to this moment, or sit the entire fuck down.
Centrist milquetoast pandering is not the way.
People want meaningful change
People want their due
People want to thrive
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social and @schumer.senate.gov should pay VERY close attention to this moment, or sit the entire fuck down.
Unbelievable Unsustainable
Appalling Disgusting Repulsive
Rapacious Absurd
I'm not sure I have enough words to describe this, but those feel like a good start.
#LetThemEatCake
Appalling Disgusting Repulsive
Rapacious Absurd
I'm not sure I have enough words to describe this, but those feel like a good start.
#LetThemEatCake
$698 Billion. That’s how much more wealth the 10 wealthiest Americans have just this year, as SNAP funds remain frozen. #unconscionable www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Top 10 US billionaires’ collective wealth grew by $698bn in past year – report
Oxfam warns Trump policies risk driving inequality to new heights – but Democrats have also exacerbated wealth gap
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Unbelievable Unsustainable
Appalling Disgusting Repulsive
Rapacious Absurd
I'm not sure I have enough words to describe this, but those feel like a good start.
#LetThemEatCake
Appalling Disgusting Repulsive
Rapacious Absurd
I'm not sure I have enough words to describe this, but those feel like a good start.
#LetThemEatCake
Nailed it.
I dressed up as an ICE agent for the Halloween party.
And by that I mean I was too much of a coward to even show my face.
And by that I mean I was too much of a coward to even show my face.
November 1, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Nailed it.
A hipster and his tacos.
Happy Halloween 👻 🎃
Happy Halloween 👻 🎃
October 31, 2025 at 10:37 PM
A hipster and his tacos.
Happy Halloween 👻 🎃
Happy Halloween 👻 🎃
This is so important. I know it feels good to drop off a crate of canned pasta, and that's helpful. But the single most useful thing your local food bank needs is cash. Let them buy, in bulk, exactly what's needed. Their 5 bucks does more than your 5 bucks.
October 30, 2025 at 1:01 PM
This is so important. I know it feels good to drop off a crate of canned pasta, and that's helpful. But the single most useful thing your local food bank needs is cash. Let them buy, in bulk, exactly what's needed. Their 5 bucks does more than your 5 bucks.
Change one letter, ruin a candy
SARS Bar
SARS Bar
Change one letter, ruin a candy
Reese’s Nieces
Reese’s Nieces
Change one letter, ruin a candy.
Starwurst
Starwurst
October 30, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Change one letter, ruin a candy
SARS Bar
SARS Bar
Just feel the need to point out that "Eat the Rich" is both a proletariat rallying cry AND a viable meal replacement option during the Republican-led SNAP shutdown.
a man says boil em mash em stick em in a stew in front of trees
Alt: Samwise says "boil em mash em stick em in a stew"
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October 29, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Just feel the need to point out that "Eat the Rich" is both a proletariat rallying cry AND a viable meal replacement option during the Republican-led SNAP shutdown.
In case you know people (especially in Maine) who are having a hard time figuring out what's what, here's a helpful guide to Nazi skull/Not-zi skulls.
(Protip for anyone getting a tattoo, ever - know what you are permanently putting on your body)
Fwiw, most skulls are Not.
(Protip for anyone getting a tattoo, ever - know what you are permanently putting on your body)
Fwiw, most skulls are Not.
Apparently some folks are playing real dumb about skull symbols so let’s play a little game I like to call “Nazi skull or not a Nazi skull”
First up, the Jolly Roger. This is a pirate skull, not a Nazi skull. It means you might get robbed, but prolly not genocided.
With me so far? 1/x
First up, the Jolly Roger. This is a pirate skull, not a Nazi skull. It means you might get robbed, but prolly not genocided.
With me so far? 1/x
October 25, 2025 at 4:35 PM
In case you know people (especially in Maine) who are having a hard time figuring out what's what, here's a helpful guide to Nazi skull/Not-zi skulls.
(Protip for anyone getting a tattoo, ever - know what you are permanently putting on your body)
Fwiw, most skulls are Not.
(Protip for anyone getting a tattoo, ever - know what you are permanently putting on your body)
Fwiw, most skulls are Not.
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five days and a few hours to go and at this point I'm just gonna be shameless: if you can help signal-boost this thing, I'd be grateful. I've done very well through my own channels, but haven't had much luck breaking out beyond them.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tom...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tom...
Our Long National Nightmare by Tom Tomorrow
Relive the trauma of the last five years through the cartoons of Herblock Award winner and Pulitzer nominee Tom Tomorrow.
www.kickstarter.com
October 24, 2025 at 1:46 PM
five days and a few hours to go and at this point I'm just gonna be shameless: if you can help signal-boost this thing, I'd be grateful. I've done very well through my own channels, but haven't had much luck breaking out beyond them.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tom...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tom...
There was a period in my life where "3 shots" was more fun and slightly less painful the next day.
Flu/Covid/Pneumonia because public health is all of us.
Now somebody send me some soup and a fluffy blanket so I can be all pit'ful. ❤️🤍
Flu/Covid/Pneumonia because public health is all of us.
Now somebody send me some soup and a fluffy blanket so I can be all pit'ful. ❤️🤍
October 23, 2025 at 9:54 PM
There was a period in my life where "3 shots" was more fun and slightly less painful the next day.
Flu/Covid/Pneumonia because public health is all of us.
Now somebody send me some soup and a fluffy blanket so I can be all pit'ful. ❤️🤍
Flu/Covid/Pneumonia because public health is all of us.
Now somebody send me some soup and a fluffy blanket so I can be all pit'ful. ❤️🤍
This is, and I am not exaggerating, possibly the greatest thing ever made.
October 21, 2025 at 8:57 PM
This is, and I am not exaggerating, possibly the greatest thing ever made.
My favorite "thought experiment" (to use the man's own words) is to ponder,
🦊How Would Fox News Explain This If Obama Did It?🦊
It's a great new game. You can also use Hunter Biden or Hillary Clinton.
Play along at home! Fun for the whole family... Post your "headlines" in the comments.
🦊How Would Fox News Explain This If Obama Did It?🦊
It's a great new game. You can also use Hunter Biden or Hillary Clinton.
Play along at home! Fun for the whole family... Post your "headlines" in the comments.
Congratulations to Donald Trump for finally completing all of Al-Qaeda's 9/11 goals. Osama would be proud.
October 21, 2025 at 7:48 PM
My favorite "thought experiment" (to use the man's own words) is to ponder,
🦊How Would Fox News Explain This If Obama Did It?🦊
It's a great new game. You can also use Hunter Biden or Hillary Clinton.
Play along at home! Fun for the whole family... Post your "headlines" in the comments.
🦊How Would Fox News Explain This If Obama Did It?🦊
It's a great new game. You can also use Hunter Biden or Hillary Clinton.
Play along at home! Fun for the whole family... Post your "headlines" in the comments.
If you're looking for a sign you should be out at a protest, here are 4. Boston was joyful, peaceful, and PACKED. Get out there and be loud while you can. It makes a difference. #NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 11:07 PM
If you're looking for a sign you should be out at a protest, here are 4. Boston was joyful, peaceful, and PACKED. Get out there and be loud while you can. It makes a difference. #NoKings
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Head to a protest today. I can almost promise you will feel less hopeless. That's exactly what they don't want. There are more of us than there are of them.
October 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Head to a protest today. I can almost promise you will feel less hopeless. That's exactly what they don't want. There are more of us than there are of them.