Maria W
@mariacary.bsky.social
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Dramatic photos show construction equipment tearing into the East Wing façade and windows, though the federal agency that oversees such projects has not approved President Trump's 90,000-square-foot, $250 million ballroom. n.pr/48AUON2
The White House starts demolishing part of the East Wing to build Trump's ballroom
Dramatic photos show construction equipment tearing into the East Wing façade and windows, though the federal agency that oversees such projects has not approved President Trump's 90,000-square-foot, $250 million ballroom.
n.pr
October 21, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Dramatic photos show construction equipment tearing into the East Wing façade and windows, though the federal agency that oversees such projects has not approved President Trump's 90,000-square-foot, $250 million ballroom. n.pr/48AUON2
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Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich vows “there will be Jewish settlements in Gaza” during an address at a Simhat Torah event in the southern border city of Sderot.
Smotrich: ‘There will be Jewish settlements in Gaza’
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www.timesofisrael.com
October 16, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich vows “there will be Jewish settlements in Gaza” during an address at a Simhat Torah event in the southern border city of Sderot.
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CHICAGO: “Feds chased a car through a residential neighborhood… intentionally crashed into the car.. responded to the crowd by hurling smoke grenades, shooting pepper balls and deploying 3 rounds of tear gas with children & seniors in the area…” chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
October 16, 2025 at 4:14 AM
CHICAGO: “Feds chased a car through a residential neighborhood… intentionally crashed into the car.. responded to the crowd by hurling smoke grenades, shooting pepper balls and deploying 3 rounds of tear gas with children & seniors in the area…” chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
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* Over 20,000 Palestinians killed since January
* 100s starved to death, including kids
* Congress bypassed to send more & more bombs to Israel
* US citizens murdered in the West Bank
I hope this ceasefire holds & I am glad the hostages are free, but this is Trump’s *actual record* so far.
* 100s starved to death, including kids
* Congress bypassed to send more & more bombs to Israel
* US citizens murdered in the West Bank
I hope this ceasefire holds & I am glad the hostages are free, but this is Trump’s *actual record* so far.
Just in case the dramatically low Leni Riefenstahl-style angle was too subtle, they used a word from her most famous movie
October 13, 2025 at 8:30 PM
* Over 20,000 Palestinians killed since January
* 100s starved to death, including kids
* Congress bypassed to send more & more bombs to Israel
* US citizens murdered in the West Bank
I hope this ceasefire holds & I am glad the hostages are free, but this is Trump’s *actual record* so far.
* 100s starved to death, including kids
* Congress bypassed to send more & more bombs to Israel
* US citizens murdered in the West Bank
I hope this ceasefire holds & I am glad the hostages are free, but this is Trump’s *actual record* so far.
Of course he can’t be bothered with the details. He just wants the 30 second sound bite.
The Trump administration says it is making deals with drug companies to lower prices U.S. consumers pay for medicines. But key details are missing on how the initiative would work.
President announces TrumpRx website for drugs, and pricing deal with Pfizer
The Trump administration says it is making deals with drug companies to lower prices U.S. consumers pay for medicines. But key details are missing on how the initiative would work.
n.pr
October 1, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Of course he can’t be bothered with the details. He just wants the 30 second sound bite.
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The Trump administration says it is making deals with drug companies to lower prices U.S. consumers pay for medicines. But key details are missing on how the initiative would work.
President announces TrumpRx website for drugs, and pricing deal with Pfizer
The Trump administration says it is making deals with drug companies to lower prices U.S. consumers pay for medicines. But key details are missing on how the initiative would work.
n.pr
October 1, 2025 at 11:58 AM
The Trump administration says it is making deals with drug companies to lower prices U.S. consumers pay for medicines. But key details are missing on how the initiative would work.
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I can’t believe I’m watching interviews of city mayors talking about how they are coordinating with other mayors to discuss how to protect their residents FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane
I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane
October 1, 2025 at 12:13 AM
I can’t believe I’m watching interviews of city mayors talking about how they are coordinating with other mayors to discuss how to protect their residents FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane
I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane
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“Show us your warrant!”
“Ma’am, you’ve been watching too many movies. We’ll show you the warrant after we’re done.” 🤔
*busts in the door with babies crying*
“Ma’am, you’ve been watching too many movies. We’ll show you the warrant after we’re done.” 🤔
*busts in the door with babies crying*
September 28, 2025 at 2:47 PM
“Show us your warrant!”
“Ma’am, you’ve been watching too many movies. We’ll show you the warrant after we’re done.” 🤔
*busts in the door with babies crying*
“Ma’am, you’ve been watching too many movies. We’ll show you the warrant after we’re done.” 🤔
*busts in the door with babies crying*
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UPDATE: Netanyahu came to 🇺🇸 and announced Trump & Israel-aligned billionaires are taking control of TikTok (and Twitter) to suppress dissent on Gaza and change the algorithm… and zero Sunday shows even mentioned it.
September 28, 2025 at 3:53 PM
UPDATE: Netanyahu came to 🇺🇸 and announced Trump & Israel-aligned billionaires are taking control of TikTok (and Twitter) to suppress dissent on Gaza and change the algorithm… and zero Sunday shows even mentioned it.
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NORTH CAROLINA… “someone on a boat coming up Cape Fear opened fire on the American Fish Company, an outdoor bar venue… The boat then proceeded up the Intracoastal Waterway…”
Every damn day. 🇺🇸
abcnews.go.com/US/3-dead-8-...
Every damn day. 🇺🇸
abcnews.go.com/US/3-dead-8-...
September 28, 2025 at 4:16 AM
NORTH CAROLINA… “someone on a boat coming up Cape Fear opened fire on the American Fish Company, an outdoor bar venue… The boat then proceeded up the Intracoastal Waterway…”
Every damn day. 🇺🇸
abcnews.go.com/US/3-dead-8-...
Every damn day. 🇺🇸
abcnews.go.com/US/3-dead-8-...
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It’s funny because it isn’t 😕 🇺🇸
September 27, 2025 at 6:26 PM
It’s funny because it isn’t 😕 🇺🇸
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Braxton Bragg was an unpopular military figure whose own soldiers tried to kill him. He contended that slavery was “just and necessary.” In June, the Trump Administration ordered the name of Fort Bragg to be restored.
Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Slavey was "just and necessary" to Braxton Bragg.
eji.org
September 25, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Braxton Bragg was an unpopular military figure whose own soldiers tried to kill him. He contended that slavery was “just and necessary.” In June, the Trump Administration ordered the name of Fort Bragg to be restored.
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new from @kylietcheung.bsky.social in @teenvogue.com: recently, men have impersonated plainclothes ICE agents to assault women—only possible, she argues, because state agents commit violence with impunity.
"To be clear, men wouldn’t be posing as ICE agents and assaulting women if ICE didn’t exist."
"To be clear, men wouldn’t be posing as ICE agents and assaulting women if ICE didn’t exist."
How ICE Raids Are Making It Easier for Civilian Men to Assault Immigrant Women
"This phenomenon is only possible because of the outsized power that state agents have always had to abuse and control women and victims' bodies," argues Kylie Cheung.
www.teenvogue.com
September 22, 2025 at 5:57 PM
new from @kylietcheung.bsky.social in @teenvogue.com: recently, men have impersonated plainclothes ICE agents to assault women—only possible, she argues, because state agents commit violence with impunity.
"To be clear, men wouldn’t be posing as ICE agents and assaulting women if ICE didn’t exist."
"To be clear, men wouldn’t be posing as ICE agents and assaulting women if ICE didn’t exist."
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Everyone should be held to the same standards.
September 12, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Everyone should be held to the same standards.
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With "extraordinary amounts of clean energy surging into the world’s energy system," the world has a chance to avert the worst of the climate crisis, says Bill McKibben. But so far, it's China taking the lead on the green transition as the U.S. doubles down on fossil fuels.
“Here Comes the Sun”: Bill McKibben on Renewable Energy, “Sun Day” & the “Last Chance” for Climate
As the Trump administration grows increasingly hostile to renewable energy, we speak with acclaimed environmentalist Bill McKibben about his new book, Here Comes the Sun, in which he lays out a hopefu...
www.democracynow.org
September 14, 2025 at 2:01 AM
With "extraordinary amounts of clean energy surging into the world’s energy system," the world has a chance to avert the worst of the climate crisis, says Bill McKibben. But so far, it's China taking the lead on the green transition as the U.S. doubles down on fossil fuels.
Interesting including the video linked in the comments. I remember hearing about Gamergate but hadn’t considered its consequences. And never had heard the term grouper.
You cannot understand politics in the United States in 2025 without understanding Gamergate.
It is the Rosetta Stone for our current nightmare.
It is the Rosetta Stone for our current nightmare.
September 13, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Interesting including the video linked in the comments. I remember hearing about Gamergate but hadn’t considered its consequences. And never had heard the term grouper.
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Incredible. Trump drags the reputation of a highly regarded economist, first Black woman to be a Fed gov, thru the mud claiming she committed mortgage fraud. But the documents his appointee to run Fannie & Freddie got for him & that he said showed fraud don’t actually say that.
The mortgage fraud claim against Lisa Cook is false, per documents obtained by Reuters.
Bill Pulte's accusation, the sole pretext Trump used to fire her from the Fed, was that she claimed two homes as primary residence.
These docs show she did not.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fed...
Bill Pulte's accusation, the sole pretext Trump used to fire her from the Fed, was that she claimed two homes as primary residence.
These docs show she did not.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fed...
Exclusive: Fed Governor Cook declared her Atlanta property as “vacation home,” documents show
A loan estimate for an Atlanta home purchased by Lisa Cook, the Federal Reserve governor accused of mortgage fraud by the Trump administration, shows that Cook had declared the property as a “vacation home,” according to a document reviewed by Reuters.
www.reuters.com
September 13, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Incredible. Trump drags the reputation of a highly regarded economist, first Black woman to be a Fed gov, thru the mud claiming she committed mortgage fraud. But the documents his appointee to run Fannie & Freddie got for him & that he said showed fraud don’t actually say that.
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condemnations of political violence are well taken but it does feel as if some
prominent political commentators are of the view that violence isn’t a part of the history of American politics and that is very much not true.
prominent political commentators are of the view that violence isn’t a part of the history of American politics and that is very much not true.
September 11, 2025 at 1:27 AM
condemnations of political violence are well taken but it does feel as if some
prominent political commentators are of the view that violence isn’t a part of the history of American politics and that is very much not true.
prominent political commentators are of the view that violence isn’t a part of the history of American politics and that is very much not true.
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So our military just bombed a boat in international waters and extrajudicially killed suspected drug traffickers without so much as a conversation, let alone a trial?
Then posted it on social media?
And we’re all supposed to just trust their account?
Then posted it on social media?
And we’re all supposed to just trust their account?
September 3, 2025 at 2:01 AM
So our military just bombed a boat in international waters and extrajudicially killed suspected drug traffickers without so much as a conversation, let alone a trial?
Then posted it on social media?
And we’re all supposed to just trust their account?
Then posted it on social media?
And we’re all supposed to just trust their account?
Apparently this hideous addition really is happening to the White House.
the white house does not belong to donald trump
Public tours of the White House have been suspended indefinitely because of planned construction on a massive ballroom expected to start next month.
While cancellations happen frequently, a hiatus that could stretch months or years is rare.
While cancellations happen frequently, a hiatus that could stretch months or years is rare.
August 21, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Apparently this hideous addition really is happening to the White House.
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Do not turn away.
August 13, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Do not turn away.
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This is appalling. Civilized countries look at us and are rightly horrified that this idiocy and cruelty is sanctioned by--encouraged by--our government.
(I originally wrote "Other civilized countries look at us..." But do we any longer count in their ranks?)
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
(I originally wrote "Other civilized countries look at us..." But do we any longer count in their ranks?)
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
New Zealand woman and six-year-old son detained for three weeks by Ice in US enduring ‘terrifying’ ordeal
Sarah Shaw, who has a US visa and lives in Washington state, was detained after attempting to re-enter US from Canada
www.theguardian.com
August 13, 2025 at 11:55 AM
This is appalling. Civilized countries look at us and are rightly horrified that this idiocy and cruelty is sanctioned by--encouraged by--our government.
(I originally wrote "Other civilized countries look at us..." But do we any longer count in their ranks?)
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
(I originally wrote "Other civilized countries look at us..." But do we any longer count in their ranks?)
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
WWJD - somehow I don’t think it’s forcibly removing unhoused people with military personnel while planning an opulent, $200 million, ballroom.
August 11, 2025 at 2:47 PM
WWJD - somehow I don’t think it’s forcibly removing unhoused people with military personnel while planning an opulent, $200 million, ballroom.
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