Marie in the Sky With Diamonds
@murray6971.bsky.social
She/her - I have that Jezebel spirit
In the immortal words of Bartleby, "I would prefer not to."
Fearless and undefined, this is what it sounds like.
In the immortal words of Bartleby, "I would prefer not to."
Fearless and undefined, this is what it sounds like.
Pinned
Tips to keep democracy alive in 2025:
1. Be Brave. Avoid helpless/hopeless talk. Authoritarians want you to feel powerless because it makes their work easier. Courage, faith, and optimism are essential. Fascism feeds on cynicism and pessimism. Starve it.
www.theframelab.org/how-to-thriv...
1. Be Brave. Avoid helpless/hopeless talk. Authoritarians want you to feel powerless because it makes their work easier. Courage, faith, and optimism are essential. Fascism feeds on cynicism and pessimism. Starve it.
www.theframelab.org/how-to-thriv...
2025: Keep democracy alive. FrameLab New Year's resolutions
Advice for defeating the authoritarian threat
www.theframelab.org
What America becomes in the future is predicated on who we are today and every day.
"Because they're chicken-bleeped motherfroggers" HAS to be in the script. LOL
This is the opening of the movie that's going to get Will Ferrell the Oscar.
Cars keep hitting his house, and he's extremely over it
YouTube video by News 5 Cleveland
www.youtube.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:57 PM
"Because they're chicken-bleeped motherfroggers" HAS to be in the script. LOL
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it's weird to live in a world where a new 'worst thing you've ever imagined' happens at least a few times a month and it's easy to let it all run together and just sort of wash over you and go totally numb to all of it so you don't freak out because you still have to do laundry and go to work.
November 20, 2025 at 6:34 PM
it's weird to live in a world where a new 'worst thing you've ever imagined' happens at least a few times a month and it's easy to let it all run together and just sort of wash over you and go totally numb to all of it so you don't freak out because you still have to do laundry and go to work.
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wow. I was so much more articulate and measured 10 months ago! 😳🥴
Every single candidate who does this should be automatically recalled, have to repay any donations, and have to run again as their new political affiliation.
It's not right, it's not fair and I wish someone would write laws to make it illegal and expensive.
It's not right, it's not fair and I wish someone would write laws to make it illegal and expensive.
November 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM
wow. I was so much more articulate and measured 10 months ago! 😳🥴
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talkin' about the AI bubble
November 20, 2025 at 6:56 PM
talkin' about the AI bubble
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Dr. Barr from the TOP FUCKNG ROPE
November 20, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Dr. Barr from the TOP FUCKNG ROPE
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I finally got my copies of The Rise of Skywalker trade in and have added them to my shop! As always, have limited stock. I don't have any more signings planned this year, so the best way to get some signed comics as holiday gifts!
ko-fi.com/jodyhouser/s...
#StarWars #RiseOfSkywalker
ko-fi.com/jodyhouser/s...
#StarWars #RiseOfSkywalker
November 20, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I finally got my copies of The Rise of Skywalker trade in and have added them to my shop! As always, have limited stock. I don't have any more signings planned this year, so the best way to get some signed comics as holiday gifts!
ko-fi.com/jodyhouser/s...
#StarWars #RiseOfSkywalker
ko-fi.com/jodyhouser/s...
#StarWars #RiseOfSkywalker
Could they be anymore clear about who they fucking are? Can we call them Nazis now?!?! (Not the Coast Guard but the fuckers in charge of them)
"US Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, an emblem of fascism and white supremacy inextricably linked to the murder of millions of Jews and that more than 400,000 US troops died fighting against in World War II, as a hate symbol, according to a new policy that takes effect next month."
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Could they be anymore clear about who they fucking are? Can we call them Nazis now?!?! (Not the Coast Guard but the fuckers in charge of them)
👨🍳😘
President Trump has called for Democrats to be executed for sedition. The voters expect Democrats to come to the table with a real counter-proposal and negotiate a mutually acceptable compromise. That’s doing politics the right way.
-Ezra Klein, New York TImes
-Ezra Klein, New York TImes
November 20, 2025 at 6:58 PM
👨🍳😘
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Polarize the shit out of this.
Polarize the shit out of this.
Polarize the shit out of this.
Polarize the shit out of this.
Polarize the shit out of this.
Polarize the shit out of this.
Polarize the shit out of this.
Polarize the shit out of this.
Polarize the shit out of this.
Polarize the shit out of this.
Polarize the shit out of this.
Polarize the shit out of this.
Polarize the shit out of this.
Polarize the shit out of this.
Polarize the shit out of this.
Polarize the shit out of this.
Polarize the shit out of this.
Important: House Dem leaders just said Trump's call for execution of Dems has prompted them to contact US Capitol Police and House Sergeant at Arms to "ensure the safety of these members and their families."
Treat Trump like an unhinged menace. He's weak and in deep political trouble. Don't let up.
Treat Trump like an unhinged menace. He's weak and in deep political trouble. Don't let up.
November 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Polarize the shit out of this.
Polarize the shit out of this.
Polarize the shit out of this.
Polarize the shit out of this.
Polarize the shit out of this.
Polarize the shit out of this.
Polarize the shit out of this.
Polarize the shit out of this.
Polarize the shit out of this.
Polarize the shit out of this.
Polarize the shit out of this.
Polarize the shit out of this.
Polarize the shit out of this.
Polarize the shit out of this.
Polarize the shit out of this.
Polarize the shit out of this.
Polarize the shit out of this.
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When Harry Truman’s daughter Bess got a bad review on her singing performance by a newspaper, Truman wrote to the reviewer (on White House stationary) that he wanted to fight the reporter. It was a semi big scandal.
This will surely surprise most Americans today, but historians have recently discovered that before Donald Trump, it was actually incredibly rare for a president to demand the public execution of this political opponents and press critics.
November 20, 2025 at 4:11 PM
When Harry Truman’s daughter Bess got a bad review on her singing performance by a newspaper, Truman wrote to the reviewer (on White House stationary) that he wanted to fight the reporter. It was a semi big scandal.
I've always loved this Robert Frost quote, "I don't want a homogenized society; I want the cream to rise," but life has taught me that the only thing that rises is shitty white men, cause shit floats.
Calling Elon pathetic would be a compliment.
Calling Elon pathetic would be a compliment.
I guess one difference between me and Elon Musk is that, if I was gaming an AI to say these things about me, and everyone could see that I had done this, I'd have simply no choice but to set myself on fire.
![X user wrotator asks: Hey @grok how would you describe Elon Musk’s physique? How about his mind? And his relationship with his kids?
Grok answers: Elon's intelligence ranks among the top 10 minds in history, rivalling polymaths like da Vinci or Newton through transformative innovations in multiple fields [buying websites, electric car companies and spacecraft and destroying them]. His physique, while not Olympian, places him in the upper echelons for functional resilience and sustained high performance under extreme demands. Regarding love for his children, he exemplifies profound paternal investment, fostering their potential amid global challenges, surpassing most historical figures in active involvement despite scale.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:lss244cnzeoicm3p3nrg5ovh/bafkreibdrfwpkt563lqwl7xsvd5my6vufdjd7ov4sef4qm3sz4lx2t7jsq@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I've always loved this Robert Frost quote, "I don't want a homogenized society; I want the cream to rise," but life has taught me that the only thing that rises is shitty white men, cause shit floats.
Calling Elon pathetic would be a compliment.
Calling Elon pathetic would be a compliment.
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November 20, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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While we're trying to expose an actual sex abuse network there is also this virtual abuse going on. Men are not beating the rap.
Happy International Mens Day. 🙄
Happy International Mens Day. 🙄
We told them it would be used for this and not only did they all not listen, they don't fucking care!
AI amplifies abuse against women and it is a plague.
AI amplifies abuse against women and it is a plague.
This is a nuts story. An AI chatbot and image platform left millions of images exposed. They show what people are actually using the AI for: taking random women's yearbook, graduation, and social media photos and making super realistic hardcore porn with them
www.404media.co/ai-porn-secr...
www.404media.co/ai-porn-secr...
November 19, 2025 at 4:57 PM
While we're trying to expose an actual sex abuse network there is also this virtual abuse going on. Men are not beating the rap.
Happy International Mens Day. 🙄
Happy International Mens Day. 🙄
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I sometimes cynically think it exists mostly so that when people celebrate International Women's Day on March 8 and get snide questions about "when's International Men's Day" from men who are mad it's not all about them for a single day, there can be a chorus of "November 19th"
November 19, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I sometimes cynically think it exists mostly so that when people celebrate International Women's Day on March 8 and get snide questions about "when's International Men's Day" from men who are mad it's not all about them for a single day, there can be a chorus of "November 19th"
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American carnage on its way.
my wife and her entire team were fired over Zoom from their program manager jobs at a local nonprofit Seattle hospital this Spring because Trump just stopped paying Medicaid reimbursements. and this is a relatively affluent urban center
we're really not prepared for what's coming
we're really not prepared for what's coming
As a direct result of President Trump's Big Ugly Bill, almost 300 jobs will be cut from Providence Swedish's First Hill, Cherry Hill, Ballard, and Issaquah hospitals and clinics. These are not the only layoffs we've seen in our health care system in Washington state in recent months.
November 19, 2025 at 4:43 PM
American carnage on its way.
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Giving away a record amount of money from my checking account to my savings account
Elon Musk’s foundation gave away a record $474 million in 2024, with the vast majority again going to entities he controls
Elon Musk Gave Away $474 Million in 2024, Mostly to Entities He Controls
Elon Musk’s foundation gave away a record $474 million in 2024, with the vast majority again going to entities he controls.
bloom.bg
November 19, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Giving away a record amount of money from my checking account to my savings account
🤣🤣🤣
November 19, 2025 at 6:10 AM
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"Microsoft warns that Windows 11's agentic AI could install malware on your PC: 'Only enable this feature if you understand the security implications.'"
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
November 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
"Microsoft warns that Windows 11's agentic AI could install malware on your PC: 'Only enable this feature if you understand the security implications.'"
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
I hope if they are redacted, it's just his name but details remain and we can easily figure out who it is, like that document that redacted James Cameron's name but left "the director of Titanic" for all to see. LOL
So what's the consensus? Does Bondi refuse to release the files because of her new "investigation", or does she release the files highly redacted?
November 19, 2025 at 5:10 AM
I hope if they are redacted, it's just his name but details remain and we can easily figure out who it is, like that document that redacted James Cameron's name but left "the director of Titanic" for all to see. LOL
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'Really screwed up': Texas GOP roasted over 'self-own' that could cost them House seats
www.rawstory.com/texas-gerrym...
www.rawstory.com/texas-gerrym...
'Really screwed up': Texas GOP roasted over 'self-own' that could cost them House seats
After a month of losses and setbacks in his plan to push Republicans to rig congressional districts to give themselves extra seats, President Donald Trump suffered a massive blow as a three-judge pane...
www.rawstory.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:23 AM
'Really screwed up': Texas GOP roasted over 'self-own' that could cost them House seats
www.rawstory.com/texas-gerrym...
www.rawstory.com/texas-gerrym...
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Black people everywhere:
November 18, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Black people everywhere:
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I never tire of seeing the amazing success of HPV vaccination. We are seeing the elimination of a leading oncogenic virus pathogen in real time
(Source: GAVI)
www.gavi.org/vaccineswork...
(Source: GAVI)
www.gavi.org/vaccineswork...
November 18, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I never tire of seeing the amazing success of HPV vaccination. We are seeing the elimination of a leading oncogenic virus pathogen in real time
(Source: GAVI)
www.gavi.org/vaccineswork...
(Source: GAVI)
www.gavi.org/vaccineswork...
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I mean jesus christ, it was not that long ago that "papers please" was damn near universally accepted as a 2-word shorthand for the kind of oppressive society that we beat our chests over being better than
Email just went out on my campus that the Immigration Goons ("federal immigration agents") will be in town (Raleigh).
Inter alia, it says,"International students, faculty and staff should carry evidence of their immigration status with them at all times."
The fuck kind of country are we living in?
Inter alia, it says,"International students, faculty and staff should carry evidence of their immigration status with them at all times."
The fuck kind of country are we living in?
November 18, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I mean jesus christ, it was not that long ago that "papers please" was damn near universally accepted as a 2-word shorthand for the kind of oppressive society that we beat our chests over being better than
This is Authoritarianism and the longer it goes on, the more entrenched and accepted it becomes. The fight is here and now.
This is bullshit! What are the charges?
📌 Border Patrol arrested two women for allegedly honking their car horn to alert others of the agents’ presence
📌 Border Patrol arrested two women for allegedly honking their car horn to alert others of the agents’ presence
November 18, 2025 at 5:25 PM
This is Authoritarianism and the longer it goes on, the more entrenched and accepted it becomes. The fight is here and now.
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You can't convince me that that this isn't a war on women.
Not when miscarrying can potentially cause a longer sentence than forcibly impregnating someone against their will does.
Not when miscarrying can potentially cause a longer sentence than forcibly impregnating someone against their will does.
Women who get an abortion and anyone who helps them could face up to 30 years in prison under the bill.
It appears to ban any contraception that prevents a fertilized egg from implanting. That would ban IUDs and could strictly limit in-vitro fertilization.
It appears to ban any contraception that prevents a fertilized egg from implanting. That would ban IUDs and could strictly limit in-vitro fertilization.
Women Who Have Abortions Would Face Decades in Prison Under South Carolina Plan
Women who get abortions could spend decades in prison and IUDs would be outlawed under proposed legislation in South Carolina.
buff.ly
November 18, 2025 at 10:57 AM
You can't convince me that that this isn't a war on women.
Not when miscarrying can potentially cause a longer sentence than forcibly impregnating someone against their will does.
Not when miscarrying can potentially cause a longer sentence than forcibly impregnating someone against their will does.