@mariannebc.bsky.social
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I thought Walter Isaacson had a great line about this on TV the other night: That line in the Declaration wasn't a fact, it was a mission statement
In Ken Burns' new documentary, "The American Revolution," the idea that colonists of all stripes took to heart Thomas Jefferson's declaration that, "All men are created equal," was revelatory.
It was a principle which the masses, then and now, deeply embraced. That's why American democracy works.
It was a principle which the masses, then and now, deeply embraced. That's why American democracy works.
November 22, 2025 at 4:23 AM
I thought Walter Isaacson had a great line about this on TV the other night: That line in the Declaration wasn't a fact, it was a mission statement
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Thanks to his new Tesla pay package, Elon Musk could stand to make $3 billion more per year than all 1.4 million elementary school teachers in the U.S. combined. Still wondering if inequality is out of control?
November 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Thanks to his new Tesla pay package, Elon Musk could stand to make $3 billion more per year than all 1.4 million elementary school teachers in the U.S. combined. Still wondering if inequality is out of control?
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For the first time in my career, I can’t tell people to trust what the CDC website says. And that is an incredibly sad and devastating place for this country to be.
CDC has overhauled its website to assert that “the claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim”
November 20, 2025 at 4:22 AM
For the first time in my career, I can’t tell people to trust what the CDC website says. And that is an incredibly sad and devastating place for this country to be.
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1/ I’d like to share what’s happened since Sept. 30, the night of the most dramatic raid of the Trump administration’s Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago. Under the cover of darkness, 37 immigrants were taken from an apartment complex …🧵
November 16, 2025 at 3:17 PM
1/ I’d like to share what’s happened since Sept. 30, the night of the most dramatic raid of the Trump administration’s Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago. Under the cover of darkness, 37 immigrants were taken from an apartment complex …🧵
My son just observed that the same people who refer to Epstein's victims as "young women" would call Wellesley College a "girls school." So true.
November 15, 2025 at 2:22 AM
My son just observed that the same people who refer to Epstein's victims as "young women" would call Wellesley College a "girls school." So true.
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Attention Bostonians:
Free Farmers Market will be running for the first three Thursdays in November from 11 AM - 1 PM @ Loring Greenough House in Jamaica Plain, and will feature produce grown by Allandale Farm, as well as bread from beloved local bakery, Iggy’s Bread of the World.
Free Farmers Market will be running for the first three Thursdays in November from 11 AM - 1 PM @ Loring Greenough House in Jamaica Plain, and will feature produce grown by Allandale Farm, as well as bread from beloved local bakery, Iggy’s Bread of the World.
November 7, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Attention Bostonians:
Free Farmers Market will be running for the first three Thursdays in November from 11 AM - 1 PM @ Loring Greenough House in Jamaica Plain, and will feature produce grown by Allandale Farm, as well as bread from beloved local bakery, Iggy’s Bread of the World.
Free Farmers Market will be running for the first three Thursdays in November from 11 AM - 1 PM @ Loring Greenough House in Jamaica Plain, and will feature produce grown by Allandale Farm, as well as bread from beloved local bakery, Iggy’s Bread of the World.
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First the The Rose Garden, then The East Wing...
Add Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to the list of beautiful things Trump is going to intentionally destroy.
Add Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to the list of beautiful things Trump is going to intentionally destroy.
October 23, 2025 at 11:42 PM
First the The Rose Garden, then The East Wing...
Add Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to the list of beautiful things Trump is going to intentionally destroy.
Add Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to the list of beautiful things Trump is going to intentionally destroy.
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This is who is paying for the destruction of the White House East Wing, per @wsj.com
Altria Group Inc.
Amazon
Apple Inc.
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.
Caterpillar Inc.
Coinbase Global
Comcast Corp.
Hard Rock International
Google
HP Inc.
Lockheed Martin Corp.
Meta Platforms Inc.
1/3
Altria Group Inc.
Amazon
Apple Inc.
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.
Caterpillar Inc.
Coinbase Global
Comcast Corp.
Hard Rock International
HP Inc.
Lockheed Martin Corp.
Meta Platforms Inc.
1/3
October 21, 2025 at 12:28 AM
This is who is paying for the destruction of the White House East Wing, per @wsj.com
Altria Group Inc.
Amazon
Apple Inc.
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.
Caterpillar Inc.
Coinbase Global
Comcast Corp.
Hard Rock International
Google
HP Inc.
Lockheed Martin Corp.
Meta Platforms Inc.
1/3
Altria Group Inc.
Amazon
Apple Inc.
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.
Caterpillar Inc.
Coinbase Global
Comcast Corp.
Hard Rock International
HP Inc.
Lockheed Martin Corp.
Meta Platforms Inc.
1/3
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this is like the inflatable frogs of comments threads.
October 22, 2025 at 11:30 PM
this is like the inflatable frogs of comments threads.
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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 easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than to find a story about No Kings on the NYT homepage
(Only a photo essay in “Most Shared,” since people really want to know about it despite what the editors think)
(Only a photo essay in “Most Shared,” since people really want to know about it despite what the editors think)
October 19, 2025 at 10:26 AM
It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than to find a story about No Kings on the NYT homepage
(Only a photo essay in “Most Shared,” since people really want to know about it despite what the editors think)
(Only a photo essay in “Most Shared,” since people really want to know about it despite what the editors think)
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Courtesy of colleagues at Penn
October 12, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Courtesy of colleagues at Penn
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Whistling when ICE is about to kidnap someone for no reason is incredibly effective. They know what they are doing is wrong and will scatter in the wind when too many witnesses gather.
October 12, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Whistling when ICE is about to kidnap someone for no reason is incredibly effective. They know what they are doing is wrong and will scatter in the wind when too many witnesses gather.
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These people are evil. Never stop saying so. Don’t be intimidated into shutting up.
October 8, 2025 at 2:22 AM
These people are evil. Never stop saying so. Don’t be intimidated into shutting up.
@americanair.bsky.social Maybe you should check plane tires overnight? Maybe not wait until the plane is loaded with passengers and luggage and the flight door is closed? Definitely a first.
I'm glad you are performing necessary maintenance. Sorry for all the people with connections. #AA1085
I'm glad you are performing necessary maintenance. Sorry for all the people with connections. #AA1085
September 27, 2025 at 2:41 PM
@americanair.bsky.social Maybe you should check plane tires overnight? Maybe not wait until the plane is loaded with passengers and luggage and the flight door is closed? Definitely a first.
I'm glad you are performing necessary maintenance. Sorry for all the people with connections. #AA1085
I'm glad you are performing necessary maintenance. Sorry for all the people with connections. #AA1085
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“Let’s have a trial.”
A defiant Comey says he is heartbroken for the (corrupted) DOJ, but is innocent and has faith in the federal judicial system.
A defiant Comey says he is heartbroken for the (corrupted) DOJ, but is innocent and has faith in the federal judicial system.
September 26, 2025 at 12:56 AM
“Let’s have a trial.”
A defiant Comey says he is heartbroken for the (corrupted) DOJ, but is innocent and has faith in the federal judicial system.
A defiant Comey says he is heartbroken for the (corrupted) DOJ, but is innocent and has faith in the federal judicial system.
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The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
September 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
Never a Charlie Kirk fan, but assassinating him is evil. My prayers for his wife and young family, and for the students who had to witness this.
I'm not confused. It's the guns.
I'm not confused. It's the guns.
September 10, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Never a Charlie Kirk fan, but assassinating him is evil. My prayers for his wife and young family, and for the students who had to witness this.
I'm not confused. It's the guns.
I'm not confused. It's the guns.
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this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like
August 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like
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Generational public health sabotage
Every reputable expert I know considers mRNA vaccine technology to be one of the most revolutionary advances in medicine in our lifetimes. Its inventors won the Nobel Prize in 2023. Shutting it down now is pointless self-harm to humanity.
Release from HHS: HHS will wind down its development of the mRNA vaccine development activities under the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA).
August 5, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Generational public health sabotage
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Donald Trump is not a political story, it’s a crime story. And understanding him does not depend on political science, but psychology.
August 5, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Donald Trump is not a political story, it’s a crime story. And understanding him does not depend on political science, but psychology.
The Words we Use
open.substack.com/pub/janeswif...
Slow down and listen is hard. And important. Thank you for the reminder Jane.
open.substack.com/pub/janeswif...
Slow down and listen is hard. And important. Thank you for the reminder Jane.
The Words we Use
And the things we carry
open.substack.com
August 4, 2025 at 1:24 AM
The Words we Use
open.substack.com/pub/janeswif...
Slow down and listen is hard. And important. Thank you for the reminder Jane.
open.substack.com/pub/janeswif...
Slow down and listen is hard. And important. Thank you for the reminder Jane.