Mary Jo Thompson
@mjtpoet.bsky.social
Author of Stunt Heart, teacher, dogmom, Tim Walz fan
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Once again MAGA and Fox News are confused about the difference between a riot and a protest. Here’s one of my helpful charts: On the left is DC on Jan 6. On the right, Los Angeles this weekend.
June 10, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Once again MAGA and Fox News are confused about the difference between a riot and a protest. Here’s one of my helpful charts: On the left is DC on Jan 6. On the right, Los Angeles this weekend.
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Trump is wasting $134 million of taxpayer money to send troops to Los Angeles.
For that exact same amount, we’re building 1,600 new affordable homes in the Seattle area.
Stop wasting money on political stunts and start investing in the things our communities need.
For that exact same amount, we’re building 1,600 new affordable homes in the Seattle area.
Stop wasting money on political stunts and start investing in the things our communities need.
June 10, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Trump is wasting $134 million of taxpayer money to send troops to Los Angeles.
For that exact same amount, we’re building 1,600 new affordable homes in the Seattle area.
Stop wasting money on political stunts and start investing in the things our communities need.
For that exact same amount, we’re building 1,600 new affordable homes in the Seattle area.
Stop wasting money on political stunts and start investing in the things our communities need.
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
Compassion is not weakness and concern for the unfortunate is not socialism. -Hubert Humphrey, US Vice President (27 May 1911-1978)
The happy warrior.
Compassion is not weakness and concern for the unfortunate is not socialism. -Hubert Humphrey, US Vice President (27 May 1911-1978)
The happy warrior.
May 27, 2025 at 8:53 PM
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
Compassion is not weakness and concern for the unfortunate is not socialism. -Hubert Humphrey, US Vice President (27 May 1911-1978)
The happy warrior.
Compassion is not weakness and concern for the unfortunate is not socialism. -Hubert Humphrey, US Vice President (27 May 1911-1978)
The happy warrior.
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Today is the 111th birthday of Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre
May 10, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Today is the 111th birthday of Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre
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Please pray for Nancy Mace. She is not a well woman.
May 8, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Please pray for Nancy Mace. She is not a well woman.
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Reuters attempted to enter the facility but were denied access.
Red jumpsuit = high risk. The other prisoners in the facility wear orange.
Reuters showed some photos to detainees' family so they could be identified. Some of them are very young, 19 to early 20s.
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
Red jumpsuit = high risk. The other prisoners in the facility wear orange.
Reuters showed some photos to detainees' family so they could be identified. Some of them are very young, 19 to early 20s.
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
SOS: Migrants held in Texas fear notorious El Salvador prison
Venezuelan detainees in Texas fear the Trump administration will send them to El Salvador's notorious CECOT maximum security prison.
www.reuters.com
April 30, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Reuters attempted to enter the facility but were denied access.
Red jumpsuit = high risk. The other prisoners in the facility wear orange.
Reuters showed some photos to detainees' family so they could be identified. Some of them are very young, 19 to early 20s.
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
Red jumpsuit = high risk. The other prisoners in the facility wear orange.
Reuters showed some photos to detainees' family so they could be identified. Some of them are very young, 19 to early 20s.
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
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Trump’s tariffs aren’t just crippling our trade relationships, they’re hurting real farmers on the ground in Minnesota.
I’ll keep standing up for the farmers who feed, fuel, and grow our country.
I’ll keep standing up for the farmers who feed, fuel, and grow our country.
March 5, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Trump’s tariffs aren’t just crippling our trade relationships, they’re hurting real farmers on the ground in Minnesota.
I’ll keep standing up for the farmers who feed, fuel, and grow our country.
I’ll keep standing up for the farmers who feed, fuel, and grow our country.
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The abandonment of Ukraine’s defense is in violation of the 1994 Budapest Memorandum-
An agreement and a promise from the United States established to defend Ukraine's territory.
In exchange, they relinquished their nuclear weapons.
Abandoning them is
abhorrent and in violation of the treaty.
An agreement and a promise from the United States established to defend Ukraine's territory.
In exchange, they relinquished their nuclear weapons.
Abandoning them is
abhorrent and in violation of the treaty.
March 4, 2025 at 3:57 PM
The abandonment of Ukraine’s defense is in violation of the 1994 Budapest Memorandum-
An agreement and a promise from the United States established to defend Ukraine's territory.
In exchange, they relinquished their nuclear weapons.
Abandoning them is
abhorrent and in violation of the treaty.
An agreement and a promise from the United States established to defend Ukraine's territory.
In exchange, they relinquished their nuclear weapons.
Abandoning them is
abhorrent and in violation of the treaty.
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Why don’t you wear a suit?
February 28, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Why don’t you wear a suit?
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It’s a conundrum. 🤷♂️
February 18, 2025 at 8:18 PM
It’s a conundrum. 🤷♂️
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We need to make #CourageIsContagious a trending hashtag and amplify these acts of integrity, bravery, and fidelity to the rule of law. Thank you, SDNY attorneys, for leading by example
“I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me.”
February 14, 2025 at 6:21 PM
We need to make #CourageIsContagious a trending hashtag and amplify these acts of integrity, bravery, and fidelity to the rule of law. Thank you, SDNY attorneys, for leading by example
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This is extremely good. Pistorius tells Vance where to get off. (first part in German with translation, the rest in English)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7Rl...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7Rl...
Pistorius counters Vance: Criticism of democracy is not acceptable | BR24
YouTube video by BR24
www.youtube.com
February 14, 2025 at 6:02 PM
This is extremely good. Pistorius tells Vance where to get off. (first part in German with translation, the rest in English)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7Rl...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7Rl...
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Affordable child care is essential for a thriving economy – it removes barriers for parents entering the workforce and makes life easier for families.
I just announced new grants that will create 1,400 new child care slots across the state.
I just announced new grants that will create 1,400 new child care slots across the state.
February 7, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Affordable child care is essential for a thriving economy – it removes barriers for parents entering the workforce and makes life easier for families.
I just announced new grants that will create 1,400 new child care slots across the state.
I just announced new grants that will create 1,400 new child care slots across the state.
The Purge
open.substack.com/pub/steady/p...
open.substack.com/pub/steady/p...
The Purge
Wrecking the civil service
open.substack.com
February 7, 2025 at 2:54 AM
The Purge
open.substack.com/pub/steady/p...
open.substack.com/pub/steady/p...
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They could be doing irreparable damage to the federal civil service in their attempts to thin it out, with few, if any, ways of finding out what they’re doing. It kind of makes Hillary Clinton’s storing of government data on a private email server look rather quaint, doesn’t it?
Elon Musk Installs Illegal Server to Seize All Federal Workers’ Data
Elon Musk’s DOGE henchmen are helping him make his most terrifying power grab yet.
newrepublic.com
February 5, 2025 at 12:44 AM
They could be doing irreparable damage to the federal civil service in their attempts to thin it out, with few, if any, ways of finding out what they’re doing. It kind of makes Hillary Clinton’s storing of government data on a private email server look rather quaint, doesn’t it?
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Remember when a single senator, Tommy Tuberville, held up ALL military promotions for months and months, despite sustained opposition even from some of his Republican colleagues?
We need EVERY DEMOCRATIC SENATOR doing EVERYTHING THEY CAN to slow down and stop this administration.
We need EVERY DEMOCRATIC SENATOR doing EVERYTHING THEY CAN to slow down and stop this administration.
February 4, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Remember when a single senator, Tommy Tuberville, held up ALL military promotions for months and months, despite sustained opposition even from some of his Republican colleagues?
We need EVERY DEMOCRATIC SENATOR doing EVERYTHING THEY CAN to slow down and stop this administration.
We need EVERY DEMOCRATIC SENATOR doing EVERYTHING THEY CAN to slow down and stop this administration.