Marli
@themarli.bsky.social
Personal account and opinions. Gen X mother of two near-adults, local elected official, global content director, 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ ally, and proud woke liberal. Can't cook or hold a tune. Lover of books 📚, coffee ☕, conversation, and news (the real stuff).
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If Congress is condemning Socialism, does that mean they are going to end corporate welfare?
November 22, 2025 at 2:04 AM
If Congress is condemning Socialism, does that mean they are going to end corporate welfare?
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Share TF OUT OF THIS!#TrumpCrushesYourDreams
November 22, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Share TF OUT OF THIS!#TrumpCrushesYourDreams
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“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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November 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.
October 21, 2025 at 10:54 PM
The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.
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it is far better to be in a country with a mass visible protest movement than one without it
October 18, 2025 at 10:12 PM
it is far better to be in a country with a mass visible protest movement than one without it
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Imagine being the largest newspaper in Washington, DC with the motto "Democracy Dies in Darkness" and thinking to publish this today.
You might think WaPo editors would look out the window and realize something more important is happening. But perhaps democracy already died over there.
You might think WaPo editors would look out the window and realize something more important is happening. But perhaps democracy already died over there.
October 18, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Imagine being the largest newspaper in Washington, DC with the motto "Democracy Dies in Darkness" and thinking to publish this today.
You might think WaPo editors would look out the window and realize something more important is happening. But perhaps democracy already died over there.
You might think WaPo editors would look out the window and realize something more important is happening. But perhaps democracy already died over there.
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"True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.” —FDR, 1944
October 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
"True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.” —FDR, 1944
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Swear her in.
October 1, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Swear her in.
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After the Minnesota shooting Senior DOJ officials started weighing proposals to limit transgender people's right to possess firearms.
After the Kirk shooting, I look forward to the DOJ's proposal to limit white men's ability to possess firearms.
Wait, what do you mean that's not how it works???🤔
After the Kirk shooting, I look forward to the DOJ's proposal to limit white men's ability to possess firearms.
Wait, what do you mean that's not how it works???🤔
September 13, 2025 at 1:38 AM
After the Minnesota shooting Senior DOJ officials started weighing proposals to limit transgender people's right to possess firearms.
After the Kirk shooting, I look forward to the DOJ's proposal to limit white men's ability to possess firearms.
Wait, what do you mean that's not how it works???🤔
After the Kirk shooting, I look forward to the DOJ's proposal to limit white men's ability to possess firearms.
Wait, what do you mean that's not how it works???🤔
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there's a weird feedback loop where the media's reaction to kirk's death pushes you to speak more ill of the dead than you otherwise would because it's the only reasonable response to the simpering praise they're heaping on him
September 13, 2025 at 2:19 AM
there's a weird feedback loop where the media's reaction to kirk's death pushes you to speak more ill of the dead than you otherwise would because it's the only reasonable response to the simpering praise they're heaping on him
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to my mind the woman who dies of sepsis because of antiabortion laws, or the person who dies because they can't afford insulin -- these are just as much victims of political violence as the man shot through the throat while making a racist speech
September 11, 2025 at 2:20 AM
to my mind the woman who dies of sepsis because of antiabortion laws, or the person who dies because they can't afford insulin -- these are just as much victims of political violence as the man shot through the throat while making a racist speech
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This is a friend of mine and the median normie voter and exactly why it's so weird people are flying flags at half mast and op-eds are being written.
September 11, 2025 at 2:41 AM
This is a friend of mine and the median normie voter and exactly why it's so weird people are flying flags at half mast and op-eds are being written.
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Why do you appreciate unions?
I’ll start:
Weekends off
Paid vacations
Work breaks
Sick leave
Paid holidays
No child labor
Safer working conditions
Health care and retirement benefits
I’ll start:
Weekends off
Paid vacations
Work breaks
Sick leave
Paid holidays
No child labor
Safer working conditions
Health care and retirement benefits
August 31, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Why do you appreciate unions?
I’ll start:
Weekends off
Paid vacations
Work breaks
Sick leave
Paid holidays
No child labor
Safer working conditions
Health care and retirement benefits
I’ll start:
Weekends off
Paid vacations
Work breaks
Sick leave
Paid holidays
No child labor
Safer working conditions
Health care and retirement benefits
I love this so much!
August 15, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I love this so much!
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The CEO-to-worker pay ratio at S&P 500 companies last year was 285-to-1. The median employee would have had to start working in the year 1740 to earn what the average CEO received in 2024. Is it any wonder why so many think the system is rigged?
August 7, 2025 at 11:01 PM
The CEO-to-worker pay ratio at S&P 500 companies last year was 285-to-1. The median employee would have had to start working in the year 1740 to earn what the average CEO received in 2024. Is it any wonder why so many think the system is rigged?
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I think people are misinterpreting this wonky headline. The bombshell story CBS is reporting is that the Epstein jail tape the public got IS missing time and the FULL video exists. The FBI and DOJ have it. So when Bondi said the missing minute is normal, she lied. www.cbsnews.com/news/jeffrey...
There was no "missing minute" in the original Epstein jail video, government source says
FBI officials promised raw, unaltered video to quell speculation about Epstein's suicide.
www.cbsnews.com
July 29, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I think people are misinterpreting this wonky headline. The bombshell story CBS is reporting is that the Epstein jail tape the public got IS missing time and the FULL video exists. The FBI and DOJ have it. So when Bondi said the missing minute is normal, she lied. www.cbsnews.com/news/jeffrey...
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The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
July 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
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When a network lays off one of America’s greatest satirists, it’s not because he failed. It’s because he succeeded too loudly.
July 18, 2025 at 8:37 PM
When a network lays off one of America’s greatest satirists, it’s not because he failed. It’s because he succeeded too loudly.
I just read that you can laugh at or ignore the screaming toddler in the room, until you realize he's playing with a hand grenade in the room you are standing in. Might be the most apt description of the state of the US right now.
July 6, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I just read that you can laugh at or ignore the screaming toddler in the room, until you realize he's playing with a hand grenade in the room you are standing in. Might be the most apt description of the state of the US right now.
Read this twice. THIS.
I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
July 4, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Read this twice. THIS.
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COVID taught me who would shoot me in the leg to escape a hoard of zombies chasing us during a zombie apocalypse.
This Trump term is teaching me who would have reported Jewish folks to the authorities in 1930s Germany.
All of which is, I suppose good information to have, but really depressing.
This Trump term is teaching me who would have reported Jewish folks to the authorities in 1930s Germany.
All of which is, I suppose good information to have, but really depressing.
July 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
COVID taught me who would shoot me in the leg to escape a hoard of zombies chasing us during a zombie apocalypse.
This Trump term is teaching me who would have reported Jewish folks to the authorities in 1930s Germany.
All of which is, I suppose good information to have, but really depressing.
This Trump term is teaching me who would have reported Jewish folks to the authorities in 1930s Germany.
All of which is, I suppose good information to have, but really depressing.
My husband just pointed out that as SNAP and Medicaid/care is cut, people will get desperate and crime will go up. Who benefits from increases in crime? Private prisons. Who holds stock in private prisons? Yup.
July 4, 2025 at 5:03 PM
My husband just pointed out that as SNAP and Medicaid/care is cut, people will get desperate and crime will go up. Who benefits from increases in crime? Private prisons. Who holds stock in private prisons? Yup.
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Here’s what I’m thinking about this July 4th: our democracy is so much bigger than one wannabe autocrat.
But it's important for us all to remember, democracy is NOT guaranteed. It’s only by using our voices and our votes that—together—we will preserve our democracy and build a better future. 🇺🇸
But it's important for us all to remember, democracy is NOT guaranteed. It’s only by using our voices and our votes that—together—we will preserve our democracy and build a better future. 🇺🇸
July 4, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Here’s what I’m thinking about this July 4th: our democracy is so much bigger than one wannabe autocrat.
But it's important for us all to remember, democracy is NOT guaranteed. It’s only by using our voices and our votes that—together—we will preserve our democracy and build a better future. 🇺🇸
But it's important for us all to remember, democracy is NOT guaranteed. It’s only by using our voices and our votes that—together—we will preserve our democracy and build a better future. 🇺🇸
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This is oligarchy. This is obscene.
While 60% live paycheck to paycheck & kids go hungry, Jeff Bezos, worth $230 billion, goes to Venice on his $500 million yacht for a $20 million wedding & spends $5 million on a ring while his real tax rate is just 1.1%.
End this oligarchy.
While 60% live paycheck to paycheck & kids go hungry, Jeff Bezos, worth $230 billion, goes to Venice on his $500 million yacht for a $20 million wedding & spends $5 million on a ring while his real tax rate is just 1.1%.
End this oligarchy.
June 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
This is oligarchy. This is obscene.
While 60% live paycheck to paycheck & kids go hungry, Jeff Bezos, worth $230 billion, goes to Venice on his $500 million yacht for a $20 million wedding & spends $5 million on a ring while his real tax rate is just 1.1%.
End this oligarchy.
While 60% live paycheck to paycheck & kids go hungry, Jeff Bezos, worth $230 billion, goes to Venice on his $500 million yacht for a $20 million wedding & spends $5 million on a ring while his real tax rate is just 1.1%.
End this oligarchy.