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MariBean
@maribean.bsky.social
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Human being, maybe. Caretaker of demented dad, who has dementia. Owned by 2 dogs and an old house.
If you only follow women and don't post, don't follow me, I will block you.
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At least as early as 2013:
From: Ryan, Maryanne X (maryanne.x.ryan@jpmchase.com) Sent: 8/7/2013 5:03:08 PM To: Jaber, Valerie-Lelia (valerie-leila-jaber@jpmchase.com); Belle, Lisa M (lisa.m.bell@jpmchase.com) CC: Deluca, Phillip A (phillip.a.deluca@jpmchase.com) Subject: Re: Epstein narrative I will fix the narrative, but I think we should stick to taking our cash and traveling abroad to pay for fuel is not normal business practice. True, he has been known to pay cash for his massages but only minors are the issue and we have no proof. If the fuel explanation is true, then the feds can valid vs CMIR records and business tax write-offs. If he pasy cash for all his fuel, hard to write off use of the jet as a business expense. Maryanne Ryan AML Investigations VP, Compliance Director 194 Wood Ave South, Iselin, NJ, 08830 Phone 732-452-8071
November 20, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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December 14, 2023
A former Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of the FBI Counterintelligence Division in New York, was sentenced to 50 months in prison and ordered to pay a $40,000 fine for conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and to commit money laundering in connection with his 2021 agreement to provide services to Oleg Deripaska, a sanctioned Russian oligarch. According to court documents and statements made in court proceedings, Charles McGonigal, 55, of New York, New York, pleaded guilty in August. “Charles McGonigal helped advance the interests of a sanctioned Russian oligarch, breaking his oath to safeguard our nation and uphold its laws,” said Assistant Attorney General Matthew G. Olsen of the Justice Department’s National Security Division. “Today’s sentence holds him accountable for this betrayal and demonstrate this department’s commitment to deny designated individuals the means to circumvent U.S. sanctions.” “Charles McGonigal violated the trust his country placed in him by using his high-level position at the FBI to prepare for his future in business,” said U.S. Attorney Damian Williams for the Southern District of New York. “Once he left public service, he jeopardized our national security by providing services to Oleg Deripaska, a Russian tycoon who acts as Vladimir Putin’s agent. Today’s sentence is a reminder that anyone who violates United States sanctions — particularly those in whom this country has placed its trust — will pay a heavy penalty.” “Charles McGonigal’s conduct can be summed up in one word – betrayal. He betrayed everything he once swore to protect.” said Executive Assistant Director Larissa L. Knapp of the National Security Branch. “Today’s sentencing is a message to all, no matter who they are, the FBI does not tolerate those who choose to jeopardize US National Security.”
November 19, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Good morning, Amiyo!

No flowers this morning, but here's a set of pine cones from one of my old pine trees.
Pine cones in a pine tree
November 18, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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This is the photo I was aiming for, once I fixed the focus. But I like the other photo better now.
A clump of grass gone to seed, with a blurred image of a still pond and trees in the background. There are lily pads on the pond.
November 17, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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Happy accidents.
I've a few photos that I didn't think were all that at first, but grew to like them.
This is one of them - the blur of the grass bothered me, but I kept it. Now I like the way it works with the rest of the photo.
Lily pads on a still pond, a blurred clump of grass in the foreground, trees and grasses in the background.
November 17, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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I know how hard that is.
I had to let my big dog go - he was a mad escape artist, a sweetie, a loving, gentle thing. He'd suffered a back injury & recovered; when he hit 18 it was obvious it was returning, plus he was going blind. He knew it was time, it took me a bit to realize that. He's 15 here.
My big dog, a mutt of unknowns. Curly tail, happy face, waiting for a treat with tongue out.
November 17, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Good morning!

Photo of 2 of my corn-grass plants, seeding out in late fall. It was a grey day, and the colors are washed out.
Two corn grass plants, seeds sprouting, against a grey late fall sky.
November 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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There are only 2 senators per state. If you want that changed then push for an amendment.

Representatives (House) - 435 voting seats split out by population. California has more representatives than any other state.
A map showing the number of representatives by state.
November 9, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Good morning! It's 3pm here now, and I am waiting for the rain to start.
Below is a photo of one of my younger trees featuring the peeling bark it's know for, a 15 year old River Birch.
A photo of part of the trunk of a River Birch, with peeling bark appearing silver-grey and smooth trunk appearing beige. A few leaves are in the background.
November 8, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Good morning Amiyo!

A photo from a few years ago, a Monarch Butterfly in my garden.
A photo of a butterfly on a flower, the background is blurred. Seed heads and leaves to the right side of the photo, with the butterfly just off center to the left.
November 2, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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This is the only decent photo I have of the not so big little dog, who almost never stands still.
Photo of a Yorkshire Terrier dog, black and tan in color. He is standing in a doorway, on a multi-colored carpet. White flooring is behind him, and a hall with puppy training pads is in the background. This my not so big little dog.
November 2, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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A cute pic of the big little dog.
A yorkie-dachshund mix being cute on the couch. She is gold and black, and is the larger of my two small dogs. The couch has a red and grey plaid cover.
November 2, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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So I finally downloaded a few Halloween photos from my phone. I like these 2 yards the best, even though the giant spider that made the web never appeared.
A beige house says BOO. There are spider webs on the bushes by the door, and a giant spiderweb running from the gutters to the ground in front of a window. A driveway and lawn are in foreground, fall trees in the background, and a green bush on the right. A photo of a yard decorated for Halloween. Thee are two giant skeletons standing in the yard, a smaller skeleton sits on a bench. Pumpkins sit on the porch steps, a pumpkin sign stands near the skeleton on the left, which has a pumpkin head. The background has a beige house, trees turning color. A driveway and yard sit in the foreground.
November 2, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Then I must post one!

This is an older pic, taken where I worked before I retired. It's a Red-tailed hawk playing with a mouse it caught. The fuzzy legs are because it is a juvenile.
A juvenile redwing hawk playing with a mouse in the lawn outside my old office window. There is a street and a power pole in the background.
October 31, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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"Weapons of mass destruction" - mRNA vaccines?

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Below is one example of such a bill.
Text reads: Anti-vaccine bills – 350 of them – were by far the most common. They come at the issue from various angles: barring discrimination against unvaccinated people, creating the criminal offense of vaccine harm, requiring blood banks to test for evidence of vaccinations and instituting a 48-hour vaccine waiting period. Legislators acknowledge they sometimes draw inspiration from other states: Bills in numerous places target mRNA vaccines, which were credited with saving millions of lives during the COVID-19 pandemic. Two bills in Minnesota falsely designate them as “weapons of mass destruction.” Image reads: Senate. State of Minnesota. Ninety-fourth session. S.F. No. 3456 Senate authors: Lucero, Wesenberg, Lieske, Gruenhagen and Green. Date 04/28/205. D-PG 4113, Introduction and first reading, referred to Judiciary and Public Safety, Official Status. There is a break in the document image here. 1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to public safety; designating mRNA injections and products as weapons 1.3 of mass destruction; prohibiting mRNA injections and products; proposing coding 1.4 for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609. 1.5 Be it enacted by the legislature of the state of Minnesota 1.6 Section 1. Short title. 1.7 This act may be known as the mRNA Bioweapons Prohibition Act. 1.8 Section 2. [609.7121] mRNA Bioweapons Prohibition
October 26, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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It's fake medical advice, and from Instagram, to boot, so double fake.

Idiots will idiot.
screen shot of davidavocadowolfe, who posted the OP on instagram
October 23, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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Seeing a lot - I mean hundreds, and there may be many, many, more - of "accounts" like these (below)
following the new gov sites and other maga/repubs

Faking their follower accounts? Or more insidious?
Image of a fake follower
October 22, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Not exactly. The wording in that meme is not accurate.
Article II, Section 4: The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors. The Constitution gives Congress the authority to impeach and remove the President,1 Vice President, and all federal civil officers for treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.2 This tool was inherited from English practice, in which Parliament impeached and convicted ministers and favorites of the Crown in a struggle to rein in the Crown’s power. Congress’s power of impeachment is an important check on the Executive and Judicial Branches, recognized by the Framers as a crucial tool for holding government officers accountable for violations of the law and abuses of power.3 Congress has most notably employed the impeachment tool against the President and federal judges, but all federal civil officers are subject to removal by impeachment.4 The Senate has also concluded (by majority vote) on various occasions that an official impeached while in office remains subject to trial, conviction, and imposition of the penalty of disqualification even after he or she leaves office.5 The practice of impeachment makes clear, however, that Members of Congress are not civil officers subject to impeachment and removal.6
October 20, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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www.masters.edu/master_tmu_n...
This matters today because: 1) as purveyors of truth, Christians damage their witness by promoting historical inaccuracies. 2) Designating a mixture of naturalistic influences as “Christian” or “biblical” tarnishes and taints the Word of God and attaches the authority and reputation of the inerrant Word to man-made principles. 3) Identifying moral or “religious” people as Christians makes the gospel one of moral behavior and character rather than the saving work of Christ and personal commitment to Him. 4) Promotion of the “Christian America” idea causes believers to confuse their cultural/American heritage with biblical Christianity. Many conflate what is truly biblical with American tradition. 5) Belief that the system was originally Christian and biblical places undue confidence in processes and institutions rather than in the sovereign God. It directs efforts toward correcting the political system rather than redeeming lost people. 6) It sometimes leads to national idolatry and national self-righteousness and treats naturalistic political ideals on a par with Scripture. 7) The Bible becomes a tool of a political agenda. Proper use and interpretation of the Bible is viewed as less important than how many times it is quoted.
October 16, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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googling portland protests and selecting news, this is the 1st screen of results
October 7, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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Was looking through some older photos and liked this one. Cropped it to show off the sunflower.
Photo of a sunflower
October 7, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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This little statue/sculpture always makes me smile.
Close up photo of an iron moose garden sculpture, made from old bits of pipe, fittings and so on.
October 5, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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This is what I find most interesting, and relevant:
The Ninth Circuit has recognized that “neither equity nor the public’s interest are furthered by allowing violations of federal law to continue.” Galvez v. Jaddou, 52 F.4th 821, 832 (9th Cir. 2022) (holding that the district court did not abuse its discretion that the balance of hardships weighed in favor of plaintiffs who credibly alleged that the government was violating the INA). That the government has an interest in enforcing its immigration laws is of no moment because “our system does not permit agencies to act unlawfully even in pursuit of desirable ends.” Ala. Ass’n of Realtors v. Dep’t of Health & Hum. Servs., 594 U.S. 758, 766 (2021) (citing Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer, 343 U.S. 579, 582 (1952)); see also League of Women Voters of United States v. Newby, 838 F.3d 1, 12 (D.C. Cir. 2016) (“There is generally no public interest in the perpetuation of unlawful agency action. To the contrary, there is a substantial public interest ‘in having governmental agencies abide by the federal laws that govern their existence and operations.’”) (quoting Washington v. Reno, 35 F.3d 1093, 1103 (6th Cir. 1994)). Thus, the balance of equities and the public interest tip sharply in favor of issuing the requested temporary restraining order.
October 5, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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So lovely.

Here's from a walk I took almost 10 years ago.
Pale pink weed flowers on dry ground.
October 4, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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My grandmother had little hesitation in her life - here she is seated next to LBJ at a luncheon for women in television.
A photo of my grandmother, on the left, and President Lyndon Baines Johnson, on the right, seated at a table.
October 3, 2025 at 9:24 PM