Mary Brooke
@brookeob1.bsky.social
20+ years of DC policy and comms work, dog lover, mom of boys (not a #BoyMom), formerly Meta, Amazon, and TikTok.
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Mary Brooke
@brookeob1.bsky.social
· Nov 13
I’m a newbie here, so I don’t know the vernacular. Posts on Twitter used to be called tweets — what do we call them on Bluesky?
Cannot get behind calling posts on BlueSky “skeets,” because saying “I skeeted” sounds gross.
Meanwhile on Capitol Hill. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ig44... #SOTU
IDIOCRACY Clip - State of the Union (2006) Terry Crews
YouTube video by JoBlo Movie Clips
www.youtube.com
March 5, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Meanwhile on Capitol Hill. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ig44... #SOTU
I can't for the life of me understand why the Democrats aren't just interrupting and getting thrown out one at a time every 2-3 minutes. #SOTU
Mike Johnson forcibly removed @algreen.house.gov from the House chamber via the Sergeant at Arms after repeated disruptions during Trump's #SOTU speech tonight.
Early in Trump's remarks, Democrats repeatedly interrupted him, with Green standing and shouting that Trump had no mandate.
Early in Trump's remarks, Democrats repeatedly interrupted him, with Green standing and shouting that Trump had no mandate.
Democrat removed as House chamber erupts into chaos during Trump speech
Mike Johnson removed House Democrat Al Green from the chamber after disruptions during President Trump's speech on Tuesday.
www.newsweek.com
March 5, 2025 at 3:12 AM
I can't for the life of me understand why the Democrats aren't just interrupting and getting thrown out one at a time every 2-3 minutes. #SOTU
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We'll say it again: No, 150-year-olds are not collecting Social Security benefits. #SOTU www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
No, 150-Year-Olds Aren’t Collecting Social Security Benefits
Elon Musk claims to have found rampant fraud in the Social Security Administration. There’s a much simpler explanation.
www.wired.com
March 5, 2025 at 3:01 AM
We'll say it again: No, 150-year-olds are not collecting Social Security benefits. #SOTU www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Oh, I see. We're replacing unelected bureaucrats with unelected technocrats. Cool cool cool.
March 5, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Oh, I see. We're replacing unelected bureaucrats with unelected technocrats. Cool cool cool.
Maybe all the government researchers whose work on LGBTQ+ healthcare was scrubbed from government websites should file comments.
Someone should alert Andrew Ferguson at the FTC since he announced he's so very interested in learning about shadowbanning.
grimes now completely shadowbanned
February 21, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Maybe all the government researchers whose work on LGBTQ+ healthcare was scrubbed from government websites should file comments.
Move fast and break eggs to make bird flu omelettes. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
USDA tries to reverse mistaken firing of bird flu response workers
The department is trying to rehire the employees as avian influenza causes egg prices to soar and as Elon Musk’s DOGE makes sweeping cuts to government agencies
www.washingtonpost.com
February 19, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Move fast and break eggs to make bird flu omelettes. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
Needed that laugh.
Maybe I wasn’t clear about this. I wanted more egg and no plane crash, not many plane crash and no egg.
February 18, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Needed that laugh.
Imagine the ratings if CNN replaced Wolf Blitzer on The Situation Room with drunk Andy Cohen.
January 1, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Imagine the ratings if CNN replaced Wolf Blitzer on The Situation Room with drunk Andy Cohen.
Call me old fashioned, but I think we can simultaneously believe that companies should be held accountable for behaving horribly AND not believe that we should celebrate premeditated murder or lionize murderers who have a nice smile.
December 6, 2024 at 6:18 PM
Call me old fashioned, but I think we can simultaneously believe that companies should be held accountable for behaving horribly AND not believe that we should celebrate premeditated murder or lionize murderers who have a nice smile.
The Kelly Bishop media blitz for The Third Gilmore Girl is the Christmas gift I didn’t know I needed.
December 6, 2024 at 5:52 PM
The Kelly Bishop media blitz for The Third Gilmore Girl is the Christmas gift I didn’t know I needed.
The “low tire pressure” light in all cars is a scam, and no one can convince me otherwise.
December 5, 2024 at 6:21 PM
The “low tire pressure” light in all cars is a scam, and no one can convince me otherwise.
Two Sting samples in the #fortnite concert. This is amazing, and the UX is super cool. Snoop Dogg, Ice Spice, Eminem, and an unreleased Juice Wrld song. Wild.
November 30, 2024 at 7:15 PM
Two Sting samples in the #fortnite concert. This is amazing, and the UX is super cool. Snoop Dogg, Ice Spice, Eminem, and an unreleased Juice Wrld song. Wild.
Always important to make sure your side grift doesn’t run afoul of your daytime grift.
November 26, 2024 at 11:51 AM
Always important to make sure your side grift doesn’t run afoul of your daytime grift.
Let’s attack this three-day week like Zuzu attacking turf.
November 25, 2024 at 12:39 PM
Let’s attack this three-day week like Zuzu attacking turf.
Life comes at ya fast. One day you’re gonna be the Attorney General of the United States, and the next day…
November 25, 2024 at 12:26 PM
Life comes at ya fast. One day you’re gonna be the Attorney General of the United States, and the next day…
Gaetz is out. These people are going to eat each other alive.
a woman says " i can 't wait " in front of a sign that says food network
ALT: a woman says " i can 't wait " in front of a sign that says food network
media.tenor.com
November 21, 2024 at 5:31 PM
Gaetz is out. These people are going to eat each other alive.
Talbots still out here choosing violence by using Niki Taylor to remind me that I’m now in Talbots’ demographic sweet spot.
November 17, 2024 at 3:45 PM
Talbots still out here choosing violence by using Niki Taylor to remind me that I’m now in Talbots’ demographic sweet spot.
Does anyone else feel like all of Gen X’s remaining street cred is in the hands of Mike Tyson right now? I don’t care for it.
November 16, 2024 at 5:25 AM
Does anyone else feel like all of Gen X’s remaining street cred is in the hands of Mike Tyson right now? I don’t care for it.
Gronk and Shaq is the buddy cop movie America needs right now. #FightNight
November 16, 2024 at 4:33 AM
Gronk and Shaq is the buddy cop movie America needs right now. #FightNight
Watching fight night with my kids, and it’s wild how many commonly used phrases in American English come from boxing.
November 16, 2024 at 2:36 AM
Watching fight night with my kids, and it’s wild how many commonly used phrases in American English come from boxing.
Things are really unraveling faster than I thought they would.
Mark Zuckerberg just dropped a single with T-Pain
Mark Zuckerberg just dropped a single with T-Pain
Zuck spent some time in the studio.
buff.ly
November 13, 2024 at 11:24 PM
Things are really unraveling faster than I thought they would.
Real missed opportunity to call it the Department of Government Efficiency instead of the Department of Good Government Operations (DOGGO). #DogsOfBluesky
November 13, 2024 at 4:20 PM
Real missed opportunity to call it the Department of Government Efficiency instead of the Department of Good Government Operations (DOGGO). #DogsOfBluesky
Cannot get behind calling posts on BlueSky “skeets,” because saying “I skeeted” sounds gross.
I’m a newbie here, so I don’t know the vernacular. Posts on Twitter used to be called tweets — what do we call them on Bluesky?
November 13, 2024 at 4:12 PM
Cannot get behind calling posts on BlueSky “skeets,” because saying “I skeeted” sounds gross.