Mary Goldberg
marigold50.bsky.social
Mary Goldberg
@marigold50.bsky.social
Liberal to the core; blue dot in a blue city in F*#%ing Texas; retired journalism/English teacher; wife/mom/mimi
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Amid Musk’s DOGE ‘cost cutting spree’ BS, the State Department may buy $400M worth of armored Teslas.

The procurement data includes one line item for “Armored Tesla (Production Units)” for fiscal year 2025 with a contract length of five years.
February 13, 2025 at 4:43 AM
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January 19, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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This!!
January 14, 2025 at 8:25 PM
This is my message to Texas Governor Greg Abbott who has announced flags will be raised to full mast during the inauguration. As a resident of Texas, I want the governor to represent all of us.
January 13, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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The Senate Armed Services Committee is expected to hold Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth's confirmation hearing on Tuesday, January 14.

The FBI interviewed multiple individuals about Hegseth's complex personal life as part of a traditional background check.

While top members of the…
January 12, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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I don't know if the LA fire department is properly funded or not but the claim that the city cut its budget last year — which is circulating widely on the right — is false.

As Politico notes, the budget actually INCREASED by $50 million. A portion of the funding was approved in a separate bill.
January 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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LETS DO THIS: Close your Threads, Instagram and Facebook accounts … at high noon on 20 Jan 2025 right after you do it to X.
The #GreatTwitterWalkoff can also be the #GreatMetaWalkoff.

Let’s do it simultaneously and show our power.
January 8, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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The TikTok kids never fail us. Here’s part of Shamsud-Din Jabbar’s deleted YouTube video

FWIW, he’s got a thicker accent and sounds even more southern than I do👇
January 1, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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He wasn’t on my ballot…
December 28, 2024 at 4:17 PM