Marnie Kaplan
@marniekaplan.bsky.social
Advocate for paid leave, early childhood education, & integrated schools; obsessed with books, storytelling, American history, & longreads; mom of 2.
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Marnie Kaplan
@marniekaplan.bsky.social
· Jan 28
I think it’s time to resurrect my old pinned tweet: It’s very hard to parent in a declining democracy.
Why hasn’t Chuck Schumer resigned yet? Can we get a website counting down until he resigns?
November 11, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Why hasn’t Chuck Schumer resigned yet? Can we get a website counting down until he resigns?
It’s truly unconscionable that parents were put in this position. The current administration is evil and clearly hates children.
“It is extremely stressful to be in a position of not being able to feed your child.” Parents told me what it's been like to go without benefits during the government shutdown: www.thenation.com/article/soci...
For Families on the Brink, Losing SNAP Benefits Has Led to Devastating Choices
With the government shutdown now the longest in history, the neediest Americans are forgoing food, medical care, and other essentials to survive.
www.thenation.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:29 PM
It’s truly unconscionable that parents were put in this position. The current administration is evil and clearly hates children.
How backwards will we go? The US owns responsibility for this…
Ugh. And the US may be next. “Health Canada has just released a statement announcing that the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has notified the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) that Canada no longer holds measles elimination status.” h/t @jackiantonovich.bsky.social
Canada loses measles elimination status | CBC
www.cbc.ca
November 10, 2025 at 2:38 PM
How backwards will we go? The US owns responsibility for this…
We are the bad place.
"We don't want people to go hungry or miss another paycheck. But we *are* okay with them dying a little more slowly, without healthcare."
This is so bleak.
This is so bleak.
November 10, 2025 at 3:30 AM
We are the bad place.
It’s wild to me that this is a radical viewpoint. It’s so deeply human and normal and here we are fighting for it in 2025.
I just want everyone to have the experience of living in dignity with access to sufficient food, safe housing, needed medical care, high quality education, and time to engage with what sparks their curiosity and spirit
this should not be controversial 🫠
this should not be controversial 🫠
November 10, 2025 at 3:19 AM
It’s wild to me that this is a radical viewpoint. It’s so deeply human and normal and here we are fighting for it in 2025.
I’m so tired of hating Chuck Schumer. It’s enough already! We need Dems who are willing to fight and galvanize the public.
November 10, 2025 at 2:42 AM
I’m so tired of hating Chuck Schumer. It’s enough already! We need Dems who are willing to fight and galvanize the public.
I want to live in a country where everyone has access to healthcare, food, child care and education. It really feels like the only way to make that happen is to leave the US.
November 10, 2025 at 2:16 AM
I want to live in a country where everyone has access to healthcare, food, child care and education. It really feels like the only way to make that happen is to leave the US.
How many times can the Democratic leadership fail us? Resign Chuck Schumer. We deserve real leadership.
November 10, 2025 at 1:35 AM
How many times can the Democratic leadership fail us? Resign Chuck Schumer. We deserve real leadership.
We are a truly depraved country.
Maybe important to note it was the disruption in air travel that Democrats couldn't stand and not, you know, 40+ million people not knowing where their next meal was coming from.
November 10, 2025 at 1:32 AM
We are a truly depraved country.
This is how I felt opening this app fifteen minutes ago.
I stepped away from the feed today, just checked the news, think I should have stayed offline forever
November 10, 2025 at 1:07 AM
This is how I felt opening this app fifteen minutes ago.
The rage I feel at the majority of Dems in the Senate. This is not leadership! What a bunch of cowards.
November 10, 2025 at 1:02 AM
The rage I feel at the majority of Dems in the Senate. This is not leadership! What a bunch of cowards.
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Cannot wait for every one of these losers to get Mamdanied to hell the next cycle they’re up. They can all go live with Cuomo on an island in the sea.
Politico says the cavers have won. CR in exchange for fake vote on ACA subsidies in December. Politico at least says other Dems will give them cover. We’ll see. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Senate reaches deal on ending the shutdown
Democrats are coalescing around a bipartisan agreement to fund the government.
www.politico.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Cannot wait for every one of these losers to get Mamdanied to hell the next cycle they’re up. They can all go live with Cuomo on an island in the sea.
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Every fucking time there is a glimmer of hope that Democrats aren't the stupidest pack of lemmings ever to hold office, this hope is immediately dashed by Democrats being the stupidest pack of lemmings ever to hold office.
November 10, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Every fucking time there is a glimmer of hope that Democrats aren't the stupidest pack of lemmings ever to hold office, this hope is immediately dashed by Democrats being the stupidest pack of lemmings ever to hold office.
This is really it. They need to go!
God the number of times I have been through this with the same damned bus of clowns in the senate. They need to go.
November 10, 2025 at 12:58 AM
This is really it. They need to go!
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The entire country to AOC right now
March 14, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The entire country to AOC right now
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Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.
November 9, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.
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so disgusted and demoralized.
whether it’s because they were cowards or because they didn’t truly oppose what the GOP is doing, the consequences are going to be absolutely devastating.
whether it’s because they were cowards or because they didn’t truly oppose what the GOP is doing, the consequences are going to be absolutely devastating.
November 10, 2025 at 12:47 AM
so disgusted and demoralized.
whether it’s because they were cowards or because they didn’t truly oppose what the GOP is doing, the consequences are going to be absolutely devastating.
whether it’s because they were cowards or because they didn’t truly oppose what the GOP is doing, the consequences are going to be absolutely devastating.
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I honestly don’t get the value of this company. They hoover up energy and water. Their product constantly gets things wrong and, in extreme cases, coaches people into suicide.
And it’s all built on what seems to be malicious and vast intellectual property theft.
What does OpenAI offer the world?
And it’s all built on what seems to be malicious and vast intellectual property theft.
What does OpenAI offer the world?
“authors & publishers who filed a lawsuit against the Sam Altman-led firm have secured access to internal Slack messages… discussing the mass deletion of a pirated books dataset… A NY district court ordered OpenAI to hand over the communications regarding data deletion”
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
OpenAI in Danger After Authors Suing It Gain Access to Its Internal Slack Messages
Authors and publishers, who are suing OpenAI, secured access to internal Slack messages and emails discussing the deletion of pirated books.
futurism.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:35 AM
I honestly don’t get the value of this company. They hoover up energy and water. Their product constantly gets things wrong and, in extreme cases, coaches people into suicide.
And it’s all built on what seems to be malicious and vast intellectual property theft.
What does OpenAI offer the world?
And it’s all built on what seems to be malicious and vast intellectual property theft.
What does OpenAI offer the world?
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What an amazing essay from the former chair of Africana Studies at Bowdoin. I'll share a few sections in the reply but seriously, read the whole thing. It's all insightful and beautifully written.
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:11 PM
What an amazing essay from the former chair of Africana Studies at Bowdoin. I'll share a few sections in the reply but seriously, read the whole thing. It's all insightful and beautifully written.
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
This is truly enraging. Read the whole thread. I weep for what our country has become under Trump. It’s so shameful and disgusting.
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 11:55 AM
This is truly enraging. Read the whole thread. I weep for what our country has become under Trump. It’s so shameful and disgusting.
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Imagine going to court demanding for the right to starve both your people and their children for no other reason beyond malice.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump administration turns to Supreme Court to block order to fully fund SNAP food aid payments.
November 8, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Imagine going to court demanding for the right to starve both your people and their children for no other reason beyond malice.
Green energy > AI, and yet our stupid capitalist system is so broken we are investing in the wrong product.
November 7, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Green energy > AI, and yet our stupid capitalist system is so broken we are investing in the wrong product.
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The elimination of USAID was an unforgivable moral atrocity that should haunt Trump, Elon Musk and Marco Rubio for the rest of their days and beyond
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 2:36 AM
The elimination of USAID was an unforgivable moral atrocity that should haunt Trump, Elon Musk and Marco Rubio for the rest of their days and beyond
We are a heartless, cruel country. It breaks my heart that we have let so many children and adults die just because Elon Musk willed it.
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 2:34 AM
We are a heartless, cruel country. It breaks my heart that we have let so many children and adults die just because Elon Musk willed it.
What a crazy primary source. Just imagine the DBQ essay high schoolers could write about this website.
This is featured on the official White House website.
November 6, 2025 at 6:44 PM
What a crazy primary source. Just imagine the DBQ essay high schoolers could write about this website.