Mary Ruffin Hanbury
@mrhanbury.bsky.social
Wife, mother, preservationist, Virginian, business owner, Aquarius, singer, voracious reader, gardener, occasional cook, animal adopter, “tweets” are mine alone
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PASS THIS AROUND EVERYWHERE - here’s the BS we have been waiting for
November 20, 2025 at 12:38 AM
PASS THIS AROUND EVERYWHERE - here’s the BS we have been waiting for
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DOJ violated attorney-client privilege rules in Comey case: legal expert
www.alternet.org
DOJ violated attorney-client privilege rules in Comey case: legal expert
twp.ai
November 19, 2025 at 3:35 PM
DOJ violated attorney-client privilege rules in Comey case: legal expert
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Thinking about Jamal Khashoggi and his family.
November 18, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Thinking about Jamal Khashoggi and his family.
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NEW: An analysis finds that NIH funding cuts have disrupted at least 383 clinical trials, affecting over 74,000 participants that were enrolled in studies that were testing treatments for conditions including cancer, heart disease and brain disease.
November 17, 2025 at 7:55 PM
NEW: An analysis finds that NIH funding cuts have disrupted at least 383 clinical trials, affecting over 74,000 participants that were enrolled in studies that were testing treatments for conditions including cancer, heart disease and brain disease.
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Scene from the James Comey grand jury room.
November 17, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Scene from the James Comey grand jury room.
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A new state-by-state evaluation of the projected energy and water use of "AI" data centers in the US. Looks… real bad. Like, "undoing tech sector climate gains" bad.
Strongly recommends immediately ensuring any & all new "AI" data centers to run on existing & expanded renewables grids. Which… yeah.
Strongly recommends immediately ensuring any & all new "AI" data centers to run on existing & expanded renewables grids. Which… yeah.
Environmental impact and net-zero pathways for sustainable artificial intelligence servers in the USA - Nature Sustainability
The rapid expansion of AI server installations in the United States poses sustainability challenges in terms of water usage and carbon emissions. A study now quantifies these potential impacts and out...
www.nature.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:06 AM
A new state-by-state evaluation of the projected energy and water use of "AI" data centers in the US. Looks… real bad. Like, "undoing tech sector climate gains" bad.
Strongly recommends immediately ensuring any & all new "AI" data centers to run on existing & expanded renewables grids. Which… yeah.
Strongly recommends immediately ensuring any & all new "AI" data centers to run on existing & expanded renewables grids. Which… yeah.
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This is so powerful. They all deserve justice.
Release the files now.
Release the files now.
November 17, 2025 at 1:28 AM
This is so powerful. They all deserve justice.
Release the files now.
Release the files now.
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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You know who has Universal Healthcare provided by the government? Folks in Argentina do and the US taxpayers sent them $40 Billion Dollars so they can keep it. How are your premiums doing?
November 14, 2025 at 9:43 PM
You know who has Universal Healthcare provided by the government? Folks in Argentina do and the US taxpayers sent them $40 Billion Dollars so they can keep it. How are your premiums doing?
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People are hungry, worried about inflation and losing health insurance... but hey, what's $2 BILLION dollars to officially change the name to Department of War?
Trump's big Dept of Defense change dubbed 'cosplay' that could cost $2 billion to enact
A name change for the Department of Defense to the Department of War could cost $2 billion to enact, according to one report.Donald Trump confirmed the name change earlier this year, but replacing sig...
www.rawstory.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:09 PM
People are hungry, worried about inflation and losing health insurance... but hey, what's $2 BILLION dollars to officially change the name to Department of War?
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I used "pegging" in a zoom marketing meeting today, thinking it meant targeting a donor group. I've never seen so many heads snap up at once at the use of a word.
November 11, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I used "pegging" in a zoom marketing meeting today, thinking it meant targeting a donor group. I've never seen so many heads snap up at once at the use of a word.
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“If you’re really poor how come you’re not in black and white”
Omg I’m dead.
Omg I’m dead.
November 12, 2025 at 2:31 AM
“If you’re really poor how come you’re not in black and white”
Omg I’m dead.
Omg I’m dead.
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Trump let a know terrorist in our White House today! 🤬
Syrian leader, Ahmad Al-Sharaa was a member of al-Qaeda and founded Jabhat al-Nusra which is officially the Syrian affiliate of al-Qaeda.
Syrian leader, Ahmad Al-Sharaa was a member of al-Qaeda and founded Jabhat al-Nusra which is officially the Syrian affiliate of al-Qaeda.
November 12, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Trump let a know terrorist in our White House today! 🤬
Syrian leader, Ahmad Al-Sharaa was a member of al-Qaeda and founded Jabhat al-Nusra which is officially the Syrian affiliate of al-Qaeda.
Syrian leader, Ahmad Al-Sharaa was a member of al-Qaeda and founded Jabhat al-Nusra which is officially the Syrian affiliate of al-Qaeda.
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NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
edition.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
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Happy Four Seasons [Total Landscaping] Day to all those who celebrate! 🗣📣👨🌾🔨🚜
Still one of my all-time favorite moments of levity in very dark times. Those are the days the internet was made for. 😄
Still one of my all-time favorite moments of levity in very dark times. Those are the days the internet was made for. 😄
Happy 5th anniversary to the Four Seasons Total Landscaping political event of the year!
November 7, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Happy Four Seasons [Total Landscaping] Day to all those who celebrate! 🗣📣👨🌾🔨🚜
Still one of my all-time favorite moments of levity in very dark times. Those are the days the internet was made for. 😄
Still one of my all-time favorite moments of levity in very dark times. Those are the days the internet was made for. 😄
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Ellis is concluding, with John Adams words to his wife in 1775 about the need to fight for the nascent American democracy.
"Liberty once lost is lost forever."
"Liberty once lost is lost forever."
November 6, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Ellis is concluding, with John Adams words to his wife in 1775 about the need to fight for the nascent American democracy.
"Liberty once lost is lost forever."
"Liberty once lost is lost forever."
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Ellis, apparently wrapping up, is now quoting The Who, The Clash, and Country Joe and the Fish.
November 6, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Ellis, apparently wrapping up, is now quoting The Who, The Clash, and Country Joe and the Fish.
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Ellis, apparently wrapping up, is quoting George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin and others.
November 6, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Ellis, apparently wrapping up, is quoting George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin and others.
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Ellis begins by quoting from Carl Sandburg's "Chicago": www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazi...
Chicago
Laughing the stormy, husky, brawling laughter of Youth, half-naked, sweating, proud to be Hog Butcher, Tool Maker, Stacker of Wheat, Player with Railroads and Freight Handler to the Nation.
www.poetryfoundation.org
November 6, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Ellis begins by quoting from Carl Sandburg's "Chicago": www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazi...
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I'm guessing 'users of Bluesky' will ultimately be one.
The Trump administration has begun drawing up new lists of terrorist organizations without disclosing the identities of the groups to Congress or the American people.
🧵thread🧵
theintercept.com/2025/11/04/t...
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theintercept.com/2025/11/04/t...
Are You on Trump’s List of Domestic Terrorists? There’s No Way to Know.
The Trump administration is using NSPM-7 to compile the names of alleged domestic terror groups. It won’t tell us who’s on the list.
theintercept.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I'm guessing 'users of Bluesky' will ultimately be one.
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Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 91st day out of the last 103.
12 days of work in 103 days.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
12 days of work in 103 days.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
November 3, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 91st day out of the last 103.
12 days of work in 103 days.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
12 days of work in 103 days.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
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November 3, 2025 at 5:56 PM