Maria Thompson
@writercpa.bsky.social
Gov't employee (for another 24 months or 24 minutes, depends on what they say next), writer, gardener, CPA with a passion for books - why I serve as Treasurer for Baltimore Science Fiction and curate its Little Free Library charter 155682
We are shamed before the world.
Bravo to states forming compacts and funding public health to fight back!
Bravo to states forming compacts and funding public health to fight back!
The number of recorded measles cases in the U.S. during 2025 has exceeded 2,000 for the first time in more than 30 years, according to data from the CDC.
U.S. measles cases reach highest level in over 30 years, CDC reports
The U.S. will likely lose its globally recognized measles "elimination status" by Jan. 2026.
www.axios.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:14 AM
We are shamed before the world.
Bravo to states forming compacts and funding public health to fight back!
Bravo to states forming compacts and funding public health to fight back!
Clean drinking water is still bipartisan everywhere but in the narrow, vindictive world of The Regime.
If Congress has any spine left, it should override tjis veto.
www.9news.com/article/news...
If Congress has any spine left, it should override tjis veto.
www.9news.com/article/news...
Trump vetoes bill to fund Arkansas Valley Conduit in Colorado
President Trump vetoed a bill to fund a pipeline project to bring clean drinking water to communities on the Eastern Plains between Pueblo and Lamar.
www.9news.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Clean drinking water is still bipartisan everywhere but in the narrow, vindictive world of The Regime.
If Congress has any spine left, it should override tjis veto.
www.9news.com/article/news...
If Congress has any spine left, it should override tjis veto.
www.9news.com/article/news...
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“DHS has used or adapted Rockwell’s art multiple times this year to promote its messages, horrifying the artist’s granddaughter Daisy Rockwell, reported The Bulwark’s Catherine Rampell, who interviewed her at the Norman Rockwell Museum in Massachusetts.”
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‘Norman Rockwell Was Antifa’: Artist’s Granddaughter Bashes Trump Admin for Hijacking His Art
Norman Rockwell's granddaughter lambasted the Trump administration for its use of his iconic paintings, pointing out that the famous artist was well known for being "angry at unjust prejudices" and ex...
www.mediaite.com
December 30, 2025 at 7:26 PM
“DHS has used or adapted Rockwell’s art multiple times this year to promote its messages, horrifying the artist’s granddaughter Daisy Rockwell, reported The Bulwark’s Catherine Rampell, who interviewed her at the Norman Rockwell Museum in Massachusetts.”
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We can only hope that more go with them.
“A rift in MAGA has top Heritage Foundation officials leaving to join with Mike Pence” 12/22/25 www.npr.org/2025/12/22/n...
A rift in MAGA has top Heritage Foundation officials leaving to join with Mike Pence
The exit of more than a dozen staffers follows turmoil at Heritage and the larger conservative movement over the role of right-wing influencers who've promoted antisemitic and other extremist ideas.
www.npr.org
December 31, 2025 at 2:05 AM
We can only hope that more go with them.
To not be fooled. Do not take your eye off the ball!
MAGA manufacturing outrage and worse to .buddy the waters during elections.
Don't be fooled again.
MAGA manufacturing outrage and worse to .buddy the waters during elections.
Don't be fooled again.
December 31, 2025 at 2:03 AM
To not be fooled. Do not take your eye off the ball!
MAGA manufacturing outrage and worse to .buddy the waters during elections.
Don't be fooled again.
MAGA manufacturing outrage and worse to .buddy the waters during elections.
Don't be fooled again.
The Israeli government gets meaner and stranger by the day. Denying medical care and food to the desperate is antithetical to Jewish values.
www.commondreams.org/news/israel-...
www.commondreams.org/news/israel-...
Many in Gaza to 'Lose Access to Critical Medical Care' as Israel Suspends Doctors Without Borders | Common Dreams
The Israeli government said Tuesday that Doctors Without Borders, one of the largest medical organizations currently operating in Gaza, is among the 25 humanitarian groups that will be suspended at th...
www.commondreams.org
December 31, 2025 at 1:54 AM
The Israeli government gets meaner and stranger by the day. Denying medical care and food to the desperate is antithetical to Jewish values.
www.commondreams.org/news/israel-...
www.commondreams.org/news/israel-...
How can we be so callous in removing the small bit of honor given to men who made the ultimate sacrifice at a time their very humanity was questioned?
The Regime, particularly the Tone Deaf SecDef are mockeries & disgraces of everything it means to serve this nation.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
The Regime, particularly the Tone Deaf SecDef are mockeries & disgraces of everything it means to serve this nation.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
U.S. removal of panels honoring Black soldiers at WWII cemetery in the Netherlands draws backlash
The panels’ removal at the Netherlands American Cemetery comes after President Donald Trump issued a series of executive orders ending diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
www.nbcnews.com
December 31, 2025 at 1:42 AM
How can we be so callous in removing the small bit of honor given to men who made the ultimate sacrifice at a time their very humanity was questioned?
The Regime, particularly the Tone Deaf SecDef are mockeries & disgraces of everything it means to serve this nation.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
The Regime, particularly the Tone Deaf SecDef are mockeries & disgraces of everything it means to serve this nation.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
Standing up matters!
David O'Keefe is one person doing what must be done to hold the line against tyranny! Upholding the right of free speech in public spaces
Know your rights and use them.
The Powers That Be Count on knee bending. Don't do it.
youtu.be/F1t08rHqbLk?...
David O'Keefe is one person doing what must be done to hold the line against tyranny! Upholding the right of free speech in public spaces
Know your rights and use them.
The Powers That Be Count on knee bending. Don't do it.
youtu.be/F1t08rHqbLk?...
Former Prosecutor ARRESTED After Standing Up to Trump
YouTube video by Legal AF
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December 30, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Standing up matters!
David O'Keefe is one person doing what must be done to hold the line against tyranny! Upholding the right of free speech in public spaces
Know your rights and use them.
The Powers That Be Count on knee bending. Don't do it.
youtu.be/F1t08rHqbLk?...
David O'Keefe is one person doing what must be done to hold the line against tyranny! Upholding the right of free speech in public spaces
Know your rights and use them.
The Powers That Be Count on knee bending. Don't do it.
youtu.be/F1t08rHqbLk?...
Not even a year and we have gone to hell in a handbasket.
We're deporting hard working immigrants who want to be Americans and giving red carpet treatment to agents of countries working for our demise!
The truth is too strange to be fiction.
We're deporting hard working immigrants who want to be Americans and giving red carpet treatment to agents of countries working for our demise!
The truth is too strange to be fiction.
Exclusive: A year after Tenet Media was busted for funneling Russian money to MAGA pundits like Benny Johnson and Tim Pool, a Trump administration effort involving State and the FBI has welcomed Tenet's founders back into the US. @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/lauren-che...
Trump Admin Scores Visa for Founder of Russian Propaganda Outlet
Tenet Media’s Lauren Chen is back—even though the illegal-influence and money-laundering investigation remains open.
www.thebulwark.com
December 30, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Not even a year and we have gone to hell in a handbasket.
We're deporting hard working immigrants who want to be Americans and giving red carpet treatment to agents of countries working for our demise!
The truth is too strange to be fiction.
We're deporting hard working immigrants who want to be Americans and giving red carpet treatment to agents of countries working for our demise!
The truth is too strange to be fiction.
Woo Hoo!! Big congratulations!
On behalf of the State of Maryland, congratulations to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina and the Baltimore American Indian Center on the historic achievement of federal acknowledgment for the Lumbee People.
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/20/g-s1-103223/lumbee-tribe-federal-recognition-137-years
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/20/g-s1-103223/lumbee-tribe-federal-recognition-137-years
North Carolina's Lumbee Tribe receives full federal recognition after 137-year effort
The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina has finally received full federal recognition, which it has sought since 1888. Tribal leaders were moved to tears after President Trump signed the measure.
www.npr.org
December 30, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Woo Hoo!! Big congratulations!
MTG is absolutely right on the money about how The Regime objectifies women. That MAGA women go along w this nonsense explains everything about the margin of the populous who could not vote for Clinton or Harris b/c of gender.
She's right about what it says to girls.
thehill.com/homenews/hou...
She's right about what it says to girls.
thehill.com/homenews/hou...
thehill.com
December 30, 2025 at 2:49 AM
MTG is absolutely right on the money about how The Regime objectifies women. That MAGA women go along w this nonsense explains everything about the margin of the populous who could not vote for Clinton or Harris b/c of gender.
She's right about what it says to girls.
thehill.com/homenews/hou...
She's right about what it says to girls.
thehill.com/homenews/hou...
Woman with 30 years experience?
Obviously "inexperienced" and unqualified in the white supremacist, male only view of Musk, et al.
Good for Mayor-elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Call these haters out and expose their prejudiced, world limiting BS.
thehill.com/homenews/sta...
Obviously "inexperienced" and unqualified in the white supremacist, male only view of Musk, et al.
Good for Mayor-elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Call these haters out and expose their prejudiced, world limiting BS.
thehill.com/homenews/sta...
thehill.com
December 29, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Woman with 30 years experience?
Obviously "inexperienced" and unqualified in the white supremacist, male only view of Musk, et al.
Good for Mayor-elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Call these haters out and expose their prejudiced, world limiting BS.
thehill.com/homenews/sta...
Obviously "inexperienced" and unqualified in the white supremacist, male only view of Musk, et al.
Good for Mayor-elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Call these haters out and expose their prejudiced, world limiting BS.
thehill.com/homenews/sta...
I so agree with you! My stories have people who are not female children of Caribbean immigrants and would be really boring to write if they were.
This line of reasoning really perpetuates prejudices in publishing based on the idea there is only room for ONE author who is X, don't block them. BS!
This line of reasoning really perpetuates prejudices in publishing based on the idea there is only room for ONE author who is X, don't block them. BS!
"Write what you know" does not always apply. I push back when somebody tells me that I can't write something I don't know about. Men can write women; women can write men.
Publishing trends change, but I work hard, take it seriously, and create a believable reading experience. #booksky #writerslift
Publishing trends change, but I work hard, take it seriously, and create a believable reading experience. #booksky #writerslift
December 29, 2025 at 11:46 AM
I so agree with you! My stories have people who are not female children of Caribbean immigrants and would be really boring to write if they were.
This line of reasoning really perpetuates prejudices in publishing based on the idea there is only room for ONE author who is X, don't block them. BS!
This line of reasoning really perpetuates prejudices in publishing based on the idea there is only room for ONE author who is X, don't block them. BS!
Exhibit A of the The Regime 1.0's efforts to cover up the leader's involvement in exploiting minor girls.
This is pure fascism!
This is pure fascism!
Trump's DOJ was monitoring all the movements of the Miami Herald reporter who was covering the Epstein case.
December 28, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Exhibit A of the The Regime 1.0's efforts to cover up the leader's involvement in exploiting minor girls.
This is pure fascism!
This is pure fascism!
Coming to a city near you.
Training manual on how to fight back!
Training manual on how to fight back!
This is a helluva piece by local news reporters about the nightmare our city endured. Read every word about the violence & overreach, non-stop DHS lies, disgusting ICE/CPB photo ops, horrible impacts on families & communities & how local Chicago residents fought back.
December 28, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Coming to a city near you.
Training manual on how to fight back!
Training manual on how to fight back!
Reading this I get the same feeling as encountering reports on lynchings: The fear of being dragged away to an unknown fate by armed men.
And with The Regime's practice of sweeping people away to any dictatorship will to take our people, death is a possibility.
The Boogie Man is real.
And with The Regime's practice of sweeping people away to any dictatorship will to take our people, death is a possibility.
The Boogie Man is real.
ICE just loves those "Kavanaugh arrests." They're license to brutalize anyone with dark skin. 'I have my ID!' Mubashir shouted repeatedly, as heard on the video. The agents do not respond."
ICE agents tackle, arrest American citizen in Minneapolis
Federal immigration agents tackled and arrested a Somali American man in Minneapolis on Tuesday and detained him for about two hours for no apparent reason other than his ethnicity.
www.mprnews.org
December 28, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Reading this I get the same feeling as encountering reports on lynchings: The fear of being dragged away to an unknown fate by armed men.
And with The Regime's practice of sweeping people away to any dictatorship will to take our people, death is a possibility.
The Boogie Man is real.
And with The Regime's practice of sweeping people away to any dictatorship will to take our people, death is a possibility.
The Boogie Man is real.
Immigrants! They and their children get the job done!
The problem is that people like Miller don't know the stories of sacrifice and hardwork in their families that made their lives possible.
Everyone should work to find their family's immigration stories.
The problem is that people like Miller don't know the stories of sacrifice and hardwork in their families that made their lives possible.
Everyone should work to find their family's immigration stories.
December 28, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Immigrants! They and their children get the job done!
The problem is that people like Miller don't know the stories of sacrifice and hardwork in their families that made their lives possible.
Everyone should work to find their family's immigration stories.
The problem is that people like Miller don't know the stories of sacrifice and hardwork in their families that made their lives possible.
Everyone should work to find their family's immigration stories.
Why showing up, standing up matters!
It is said thd 3.5% of a nation protesting can bring down a government.
We must plan for the biggest protests ever in 2026 to motivate and empower people to vote and protect elections from all attempts to undermine them.
It is said thd 3.5% of a nation protesting can bring down a government.
We must plan for the biggest protests ever in 2026 to motivate and empower people to vote and protect elections from all attempts to undermine them.
How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very
From emancipation to women’s suffrage, civil rights and BLM, mass movement has shaped the arc of US history
www.theguardian.com
December 28, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Why showing up, standing up matters!
It is said thd 3.5% of a nation protesting can bring down a government.
We must plan for the biggest protests ever in 2026 to motivate and empower people to vote and protect elections from all attempts to undermine them.
It is said thd 3.5% of a nation protesting can bring down a government.
We must plan for the biggest protests ever in 2026 to motivate and empower people to vote and protect elections from all attempts to undermine them.
And this should be a national law.
When will Democrats get national talking points in place to sell a complete package of reforms to the American people?
When will Democrats get national talking points in place to sell a complete package of reforms to the American people?
No one should have to make the decision between a paycheck and taking their child to the doctor.
With paid family leave, Minnesotans won’t have to.
With paid family leave, Minnesotans won’t have to.
December 28, 2025 at 9:02 PM
And this should be a national law.
When will Democrats get national talking points in place to sell a complete package of reforms to the American people?
When will Democrats get national talking points in place to sell a complete package of reforms to the American people?
Let's talk about who's running this show and why. We know the last on whispering in the ear of The Regime wins the day. Did you think Zelensky going to Mar-a-Largo would be anything more than theater while the puppet master on Moscow has a phone line? The word is NYET!
December 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Let's talk about who's running this show and why. We know the last on whispering in the ear of The Regime wins the day. Did you think Zelensky going to Mar-a-Largo would be anything more than theater while the puppet master on Moscow has a phone line? The word is NYET!
That is staggering! Lawsuits in 39 states, 78% of the states, to protect fair voting. That is why renewal and strengthening of the Voting Rights Act must be a to legislative priority in 2027!
One way to quantify the GOP's attack on free and fair elections:
My law firm is litigating 78 voting and election cases in 39 states. This is, by far, the largest caseload we have carried in a non-election year and close to our peak in 2024. The question is how many more can a small firm handle.
My law firm is litigating 78 voting and election cases in 39 states. This is, by far, the largest caseload we have carried in a non-election year and close to our peak in 2024. The question is how many more can a small firm handle.
December 28, 2025 at 8:54 PM
That is staggering! Lawsuits in 39 states, 78% of the states, to protect fair voting. That is why renewal and strengthening of the Voting Rights Act must be a to legislative priority in 2027!
The winners always get to write history. That's why, if we want a truthful accounting of our times, The Regime and all its cronies and minions must be removed from office, permanently and branded as the losers who tried to end American ideals of fairness, justice and honesty.
Pelosi: "January 6 was really sad in itself. But the sorrow of it also springs from the fact that this president is trying to rewrite history."
December 28, 2025 at 8:51 PM
The winners always get to write history. That's why, if we want a truthful accounting of our times, The Regime and all its cronies and minions must be removed from office, permanently and branded as the losers who tried to end American ideals of fairness, justice and honesty.
The biggest problem is the breakdown in following long established processes to make sure that due process is preserved by protecting evidence in every case. That's how we make sure corners are not cut and everyone gets fair treatment. That is the bedrock of our republic, if we can keep it.
I was gonna take the day off, but something important came up. AND I get to hang out with @katiephang.bsky.social. We go live in five minutes :) www.youtube.com/live/rx7Tyhz...
LIVE: FBI Sources BLOW WHISTLE on Trump LIES about THE FILES
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December 28, 2025 at 8:48 PM
The biggest problem is the breakdown in following long established processes to make sure that due process is preserved by protecting evidence in every case. That's how we make sure corners are not cut and everyone gets fair treatment. That is the bedrock of our republic, if we can keep it.
Reposted by Maria Thompson
Bad Bunny at the Super Bowl isn’t just a halftime show—it’s a sign that MAGA is losing its grip on American culture. thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/bad-bunny-...
MAGA Is Losing the Culture War, And Bad Bunny Proves It
MAGA's meltdown over the Super Bowl halftime show was a major tell
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
December 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Bad Bunny at the Super Bowl isn’t just a halftime show—it’s a sign that MAGA is losing its grip on American culture. thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/bad-bunny-...
@legalafmtn.bsky.social breaks down the TikTok divestiture scam.
Pay-to-Play in the most flagrant flaunting of law and ethics anyone has ever seen. ByteDance retains 19.9%, its related entities get 30%, 45% goes to friends of The Regime, w increased foreign ownership
substack.com/@legalaf/not...
Pay-to-Play in the most flagrant flaunting of law and ethics anyone has ever seen. ByteDance retains 19.9%, its related entities get 30%, 45% goes to friends of The Regime, w increased foreign ownership
substack.com/@legalaf/not...
Trump’s TikTok Deal Exposed as Pay-to-Play Sham?!
For more access to expert legal analysis, official court documents and breaking news coverage only available here at the intersection of law and politics, please consider becoming a paid subscriber.Le...
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December 28, 2025 at 8:20 PM
@legalafmtn.bsky.social breaks down the TikTok divestiture scam.
Pay-to-Play in the most flagrant flaunting of law and ethics anyone has ever seen. ByteDance retains 19.9%, its related entities get 30%, 45% goes to friends of The Regime, w increased foreign ownership
substack.com/@legalaf/not...
Pay-to-Play in the most flagrant flaunting of law and ethics anyone has ever seen. ByteDance retains 19.9%, its related entities get 30%, 45% goes to friends of The Regime, w increased foreign ownership
substack.com/@legalaf/not...