Marian LaPage
@marianlapage.bsky.social
Queer, auDHD crisis counselor, showgirl, & librarian working in tech. Whimsical goth, tarot reader. Novice birder, animal lover. Absurdity appreciator.
3+ years into Long Covid. Helene made me a climate refugee.
No one is free until we all are.
3+ years into Long Covid. Helene made me a climate refugee.
No one is free until we all are.
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US revokes visa of former South African minister who initiated genocide case against Israel - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-revokes-visa-south-africa-naledi-pandor-led-case-icj-israel-genocide
US revokes visa of former South African minister who initiated genocide case against Israel
Naledi Pandor played a key role in South Africa's case against Israel at the International Court of Justice
www.middleeasteye.net
November 21, 2025 at 2:41 PM
US revokes visa of former South African minister who initiated genocide case against Israel - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-revokes-visa-south-africa-naledi-pandor-led-case-icj-israel-genocide
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The Palestinians who reach out for help act exactly like you would if you were living like them under the constant assault of violent genocide & you had the internet. You’d be frantic for help. You’d be thinking somebody out there must care if I live or die. Right? They can’t just not care, right?
October 21, 2025 at 12:47 PM
The Palestinians who reach out for help act exactly like you would if you were living like them under the constant assault of violent genocide & you had the internet. You’d be frantic for help. You’d be thinking somebody out there must care if I live or die. Right? They can’t just not care, right?
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Your electricity bill is rising. Naturally, you’re mad about it and looking around at who to blame. But it’s not a who, it’s a what — and the recent AI-driven data center construction spree is at least partly the reason why.
A data center that doesn’t even exist can raise your electricity bill
Consumers are finally pushing back on AI-driven data expansion. Will it matter?
voxdotcom.visitlink.me
October 21, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Your electricity bill is rising. Naturally, you’re mad about it and looking around at who to blame. But it’s not a who, it’s a what — and the recent AI-driven data center construction spree is at least partly the reason why.
Fuck these eugenecists.
Trump just used the shutdown to wipe out the special ed department. www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...
October 12, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Fuck these eugenecists.
"Just following orders."
I live on the west side and I am very shook up right now. There's been a helicopter hovering all day. ICE throwing tear gas at a busy intersection with a grocery store! and a SCHOOL!!! People kidnapped from the Home Depot. It's like the stuff you read in history books, right there on your block.
October 3, 2025 at 9:16 PM
"Just following orders."
Duh?
BREAKING: A federal judge finds that there is evidence Kilmar Abrego was VINDICTIVELY PROSECUTED. The judge GRANTS Abrego's motion for discovery and a hearing, and the government must now PROVE it did not vindictively prosecute Mr. Abrego. 1/
October 3, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Duh?
Every accusation is a confession.
They always cry the loudest over things they are doing themselves.
SCOOP — Pennsylvania prosecutors were alerted to possible voting irregularities by one of MAGA's leading voices against voter fraud. A long paper trail shows Jack Posobiec has been living in Maryland but voting using his parents' PA address for years.
From @jsweetli.bsky.social, @slate.com + me:
From @jsweetli.bsky.social, @slate.com + me:
October 3, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Every accusation is a confession.
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That’s what you get when you close the government and screw with the Park Service.
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Trump-Epstein statue returns to National Mall
The Park Service had removed the installation, saying that it was out of compliance with its previous permit.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 3, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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Israeli activists arrested on Gaza boundary while trying to enter on foot - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-activsts-arrested-gaza-boundary-while-trying-enter-foot
Israeli activists arrested on Gaza boundary while trying to enter on foot
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<div class="field field-field-text"><p>At least three Israeli activists have been detained as dozens attempted to enter the Gaza Strip on foot in support of the Global Sumud Flotilla.</p>
<p>Military and police forces forcibly removed the campaigners who said they were "directly challenging the blockade and issuing an uncompromising call for the immediate cessation of the ethnic cleansing and genocide being executed by the Israeli state."</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Right now: breaking the siege.<br>
We are literally in Gaza! <a href="https://t.co/KnPHyx9lnR">pic.twitter.com/KnPHyx9lnR</a></p>
— Itamar Greenberg | איתמר גרינברג (@itamar_green) <a href="https://twitter.com/itamar_green/status/1974042797406654851?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 3, 2025</a></blockquote>
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October 3, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Israeli activists arrested on Gaza boundary while trying to enter on foot - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-activsts-arrested-gaza-boundary-while-trying-enter-foot
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On a visit to New Zealand, FBI Director Kash Patel gave the country’s police and spy bosses gifts of inoperable pistols that were illegal to possess under local gun laws and had to be destroyed, New Zealand law enforcement agencies told The Associated Press.
FBI boss Kash Patel gave New Zealand officials 3D-printed guns illegal to possess under local laws
On a visit to New Zealand, FBI Director Kash Patel gave the country’s police and spy bosses gifts of inoperable pistols that were illegal to possess under local gun laws and had to be destroyed.
apnews.com
September 30, 2025 at 10:27 AM
On a visit to New Zealand, FBI Director Kash Patel gave the country’s police and spy bosses gifts of inoperable pistols that were illegal to possess under local gun laws and had to be destroyed, New Zealand law enforcement agencies told The Associated Press.
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No. 13 - lucky for snow leopards.
Nepal has established 13th national park. The Chhayanath National Park will protect alpine forests, rivers, and snow leopard range across 1,600 km² and strengthen Nepal’s push to keep 30% of its land under protection by 2030.
https://f.mtr.cool/jdfcwknaap
Nepal has established 13th national park. The Chhayanath National Park will protect alpine forests, rivers, and snow leopard range across 1,600 km² and strengthen Nepal’s push to keep 30% of its land under protection by 2030.
https://f.mtr.cool/jdfcwknaap
September 29, 2025 at 11:47 PM
No. 13 - lucky for snow leopards.
Nepal has established 13th national park. The Chhayanath National Park will protect alpine forests, rivers, and snow leopard range across 1,600 km² and strengthen Nepal’s push to keep 30% of its land under protection by 2030.
https://f.mtr.cool/jdfcwknaap
Nepal has established 13th national park. The Chhayanath National Park will protect alpine forests, rivers, and snow leopard range across 1,600 km² and strengthen Nepal’s push to keep 30% of its land under protection by 2030.
https://f.mtr.cool/jdfcwknaap
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The advice in this piece applies to any U.S. city.
“What we’re seeing with ICE and the National Guard, more specifically, is the presence of a military force in communities.”
thetriibe.com/2025/09/d-c-...
“What we’re seeing with ICE and the National Guard, more specifically, is the presence of a military force in communities.”
thetriibe.com/2025/09/d-c-...
D.C. organizers give advice to Chicagoans on what military force looks like under Trump • The TRiiBE
“Every Chicagoan should be looking out for their neighbor,” D.C. Black organizers warned.
thetriibe.com
September 27, 2025 at 8:27 PM
The advice in this piece applies to any U.S. city.
“What we’re seeing with ICE and the National Guard, more specifically, is the presence of a military force in communities.”
thetriibe.com/2025/09/d-c-...
“What we’re seeing with ICE and the National Guard, more specifically, is the presence of a military force in communities.”
thetriibe.com/2025/09/d-c-...
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Last support 11 days ago - this is Mai's mom, dear frirend, extremely vetted!
CLICK CHANGE CURRENCY. This looks like a huge goal but only £750 needed. This is tiny given all the costs of evacuation. ANYTHING helps.
cc: @mommunism.bsky.social
470/2000 chuffed.org/project/savi...
CLICK CHANGE CURRENCY. This looks like a huge goal but only £750 needed. This is tiny given all the costs of evacuation. ANYTHING helps.
cc: @mommunism.bsky.social
470/2000 chuffed.org/project/savi...
September 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Last support 11 days ago - this is Mai's mom, dear frirend, extremely vetted!
CLICK CHANGE CURRENCY. This looks like a huge goal but only £750 needed. This is tiny given all the costs of evacuation. ANYTHING helps.
cc: @mommunism.bsky.social
470/2000 chuffed.org/project/savi...
CLICK CHANGE CURRENCY. This looks like a huge goal but only £750 needed. This is tiny given all the costs of evacuation. ANYTHING helps.
cc: @mommunism.bsky.social
470/2000 chuffed.org/project/savi...
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The media have to start framing this accurately. The president is now functioning as a tyrant. The story is whether the other two branches of government will do anything to stop him.
Trump says he’s authorized Hegseth to use “Full Force” against Antifa in “War ravaged” Portland
September 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The media have to start framing this accurately. The president is now functioning as a tyrant. The story is whether the other two branches of government will do anything to stop him.
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Bible thumper school superintendent and video porn connoisseur Ryan Walters is convinced he can do a lot more harm to education by heading up a group dedicated to killing teacher’s unions. The Teacher’s Freedom Alliance will no doubt make sure classrooms are free of educational standards.
September 26, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Bible thumper school superintendent and video porn connoisseur Ryan Walters is convinced he can do a lot more harm to education by heading up a group dedicated to killing teacher’s unions. The Teacher’s Freedom Alliance will no doubt make sure classrooms are free of educational standards.
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Ok I need to go do things, but this PMO. Jeni of Jeni's ice cream started going on very long walks but credits the blueberries with helping her decide to divorce her husband and feel better. And now she's selling fruit bars since it was fiber that fixed her life.
September 27, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Ok I need to go do things, but this PMO. Jeni of Jeni's ice cream started going on very long walks but credits the blueberries with helping her decide to divorce her husband and feel better. And now she's selling fruit bars since it was fiber that fixed her life.
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September 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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(NYT) - A federal appeals court on Monday upheld a $83.3 million jury award against President Trump for defaming the writer E. Jean Carroll in 2019, after she accused him of a decades-old rape in a Manhattan department store — an attack for which he was separately found liable of sexual abuse.
September 8, 2025 at 2:37 PM
(NYT) - A federal appeals court on Monday upheld a $83.3 million jury award against President Trump for defaming the writer E. Jean Carroll in 2019, after she accused him of a decades-old rape in a Manhattan department store — an attack for which he was separately found liable of sexual abuse.
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🧵1/7 Six people in the U.S. died from rabies in the past year--the highest in years. 🦠
TL;DR: vaccinate your pets, avoid wild animals, wash any bites, and get medical help if exposed.
TL;DR: vaccinate your pets, avoid wild animals, wash any bites, and get medical help if exposed.
CDC tracking 15 likely rabies outbreaks across a dozen states, including North Carolina
In the past 12 months, six people in the U.S. have died from rabies. That's the highest toll in years.
www.13wmaz.com
September 8, 2025 at 4:23 PM
🧵1/7 Six people in the U.S. died from rabies in the past year--the highest in years. 🦠
TL;DR: vaccinate your pets, avoid wild animals, wash any bites, and get medical help if exposed.
TL;DR: vaccinate your pets, avoid wild animals, wash any bites, and get medical help if exposed.
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Florida surgeon general admits he banned vaccine mandates based on no science, just vibes.
New @motherjones.com:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
New @motherjones.com:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Florida surgeon general admits he banned vaccine mandates based on vibes.
In an interview on CNN, Dr. Joseph Ladapo said officials did not conduct any analyses to predict the impacts of killing off vaccine mandates.
www.motherjones.com
September 7, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Florida surgeon general admits he banned vaccine mandates based on no science, just vibes.
New @motherjones.com:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
New @motherjones.com:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Over 1,000 colleagues across Health and Human Services (HHS) have signed a letter demanding RFK Jr’s resignation.
When your own staff lines up to say you’re bad at your job… that’s not “health freedom,” that’s just failure.
#SaveHHS
#DemandRFKJrResign
#USAnotRFK
Over 1,000 colleagues across Health and Human Services (HHS) have signed a letter demanding RFK Jr’s resignation.
When your own staff lines up to say you’re bad at your job… that’s not “health freedom,” that’s just failure.
#SaveHHS
#DemandRFKJrResign
#USAnotRFK
More than 1,000 health workers urge Kennedy to quit over anti-vax policies
Letter says Kennedy installed ideologues, endangered US health and ignored pleas as resignations mounted at CDC
www.theguardian.com
September 8, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Keep going!
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There are a lot of details in yesterday's sweeping executive order, but the bottom line is that it gives political appointees immense power over scientific grants, which have until now been stewarded by career civil servants and experts.
My reporting:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
My reporting:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Trump order gives political appointees vast powers over research grants
Researchers are alarmed that the move might upend a long-standing tradition of peer-review for grants.
www.nature.com
August 8, 2025 at 8:49 PM
There are a lot of details in yesterday's sweeping executive order, but the bottom line is that it gives political appointees immense power over scientific grants, which have until now been stewarded by career civil servants and experts.
My reporting:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
My reporting:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Join @katiephang.bsky.social and me as we discuss my lawsuit against DoJ for Epstein materials!
MSW Media sues DOJ for grand jury transcripts in the Epstein & Maxwell cases, as well as for FBI training videos searching for any mention of Trump.
@muellershewrote.com & I on how independent media is doing the heavy-lifting on the Epstein Files that legacy media won’t.
youtu.be/UOuCLNqVo-I?...
@muellershewrote.com & I on how independent media is doing the heavy-lifting on the Epstein Files that legacy media won’t.
youtu.be/UOuCLNqVo-I?...
Trump DOJ hit with MAJOR LAWSUIT over EPSTEIN COVER-UP
YouTube video by Katie Phang
youtu.be
August 4, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Join @katiephang.bsky.social and me as we discuss my lawsuit against DoJ for Epstein materials!
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Palantir is even more over valued than Tesla.
By a whole lot.
"Shares currently trade 276 times forward earnings, according to FactSet. Tesla is the only other top 20 with a triple-digit ratio at 177."
www.cnbc.com/2025/08/04/p...
By a whole lot.
"Shares currently trade 276 times forward earnings, according to FactSet. Tesla is the only other top 20 with a triple-digit ratio at 177."
www.cnbc.com/2025/08/04/p...
Palantir tops $1 billion in revenue for the first time, boosts guidance
Palantir surpassed Wall Street's estimates and lifted its full-year outlook
www.cnbc.com
August 4, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Palantir is even more over valued than Tesla.
By a whole lot.
"Shares currently trade 276 times forward earnings, according to FactSet. Tesla is the only other top 20 with a triple-digit ratio at 177."
www.cnbc.com/2025/08/04/p...
By a whole lot.
"Shares currently trade 276 times forward earnings, according to FactSet. Tesla is the only other top 20 with a triple-digit ratio at 177."
www.cnbc.com/2025/08/04/p...