Marla Swanson
@marousyar.bsky.social
Native Seattleite, New Yorker at heart. Triple Gemini. Information junkie. #Resist #BeHereNow
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Marla Swanson
@marousyar.bsky.social
· Mar 20
Here’s how some human rights and LGBTQ+ groups prepared for major foreign aid cuts under Trump
The Trump administration's cuts to foreign aid have defunded groups that campaign for LGBTQ+ communities and for democracy around the world.
apnews.com
“Gender justice, feminist movements, freedom of movement and LGBTI people are all being attacked at the same time,” Hart said. “That is a fundamental disruption to some of the core tenets of how modern democracy was proposed to function.”
Absolutely 💓 this
completely outside of politics, this is so charming
November 21, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Absolutely 💓 this
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As somebody situated in that exact cultural space at that time, this is *mind blowingly accurate.* The landscape is SO different, it feels like remembering a parallel universe.
November 21, 2025 at 8:34 PM
As somebody situated in that exact cultural space at that time, this is *mind blowingly accurate.* The landscape is SO different, it feels like remembering a parallel universe.
Yet Yugoslavia was never part of the USSR....I get the point, just dislike the inaccuracy.
Seems odd that we never talk about the fact that Donald Trump's father-in-law was born in the USSR, was a member of the Communist Party for decades, has been accused of crimes, and worked for the state after Yugoslavia detached from the USSR
He also always had more money than anyone could explain
He also always had more money than anyone could explain
November 21, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Yet Yugoslavia was never part of the USSR....I get the point, just dislike the inaccuracy.
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Still think we’re not there yet?
November 20, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Still think we’re not there yet?
Rinse. Repeat. Ad nauseum.
Today was a very stupid day but I have faith tomorrow will be stupider
November 12, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Rinse. Repeat. Ad nauseum.
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The entire world should deny the entry of any member of the Trump regime as well as it's supporters. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
Candace Owens denied visa to Australia by country’s highest court
The court ruled that the conservative speaker had failed a “character test” to enter the nation.
www.politico.com
October 16, 2025 at 1:10 AM
The entire world should deny the entry of any member of the Trump regime as well as it's supporters. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
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🔵 This week's comic!
🇺🇸 A BUSY, BUSY DAY IN WASHINGTON, DC
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Brought to you by the heroism of the INNER HIVE, including longtime member Kyle B. and new member Amitha Knight.
( bit.ly/theInnerHive )
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READ IT RIGHT HERE, Y'ALL
🇺🇸 A BUSY, BUSY DAY IN WASHINGTON, DC
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Brought to you by the heroism of the INNER HIVE, including longtime member Kyle B. and new member Amitha Knight.
( bit.ly/theInnerHive )
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READ IT RIGHT HERE, Y'ALL
October 3, 2025 at 5:39 PM
🔵 This week's comic!
🇺🇸 A BUSY, BUSY DAY IN WASHINGTON, DC
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Brought to you by the heroism of the INNER HIVE, including longtime member Kyle B. and new member Amitha Knight.
( bit.ly/theInnerHive )
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READ IT RIGHT HERE, Y'ALL
🇺🇸 A BUSY, BUSY DAY IN WASHINGTON, DC
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Brought to you by the heroism of the INNER HIVE, including longtime member Kyle B. and new member Amitha Knight.
( bit.ly/theInnerHive )
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READ IT RIGHT HERE, Y'ALL
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Dearest Father
This is my 7th day here in war torn Portland and I fear we may run out of cashew milk soon. Things are still in flux, a strange mix of waiting and sudden flash mobs - a trend that I thought ended in 2013.
I want to be careful with what I say. But know that I am well, and safe for now
This is my 7th day here in war torn Portland and I fear we may run out of cashew milk soon. Things are still in flux, a strange mix of waiting and sudden flash mobs - a trend that I thought ended in 2013.
I want to be careful with what I say. But know that I am well, and safe for now
October 2, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Dearest Father
This is my 7th day here in war torn Portland and I fear we may run out of cashew milk soon. Things are still in flux, a strange mix of waiting and sudden flash mobs - a trend that I thought ended in 2013.
I want to be careful with what I say. But know that I am well, and safe for now
This is my 7th day here in war torn Portland and I fear we may run out of cashew milk soon. Things are still in flux, a strange mix of waiting and sudden flash mobs - a trend that I thought ended in 2013.
I want to be careful with what I say. But know that I am well, and safe for now
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Tim Walz: "My god, we've got the White House threatening investigations and jail time because an escalator stopped? Walk up the damn stairs!"
October 2, 2025 at 8:12 PM
❤️
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Raskin: "It's not lost on anyone that shutting the government down allows them not swear in our new colleague, Ms Grijalva from Arizona, who would be the 218th signature to discharge the Epstein files and to put a vote on that on the House floor."
October 1, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Raskin: "It's not lost on anyone that shutting the government down allows them not swear in our new colleague, Ms Grijalva from Arizona, who would be the 218th signature to discharge the Epstein files and to put a vote on that on the House floor."
What an age to be living in....every day the headlines just get more and more unreal
#dystopian #scifi
Robots are learning to make human babies. Twenty have already been born.
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
#dystopian #scifi
Robots are learning to make human babies. Twenty have already been born.
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Robots are learning to make human babies. Twenty have already been born.
One in six people of reproductive age suffer from infertility. Start-ups are using AI-powered robots to increase IVF success rates and lower costs.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 2, 2025 at 6:44 AM
What an age to be living in....every day the headlines just get more and more unreal
#dystopian #scifi
Robots are learning to make human babies. Twenty have already been born.
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
#dystopian #scifi
Robots are learning to make human babies. Twenty have already been born.
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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This photo just about sums it up
September 30, 2025 at 4:36 PM
This photo just about sums it up
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Look at that huge jump in Trump's wealth in 2025.
Americans can't afford groceries or health care.
But the Trump presidency is working out great for Donald Trump.
www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
Americans can't afford groceries or health care.
But the Trump presidency is working out great for Donald Trump.
www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
September 30, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Look at that huge jump in Trump's wealth in 2025.
Americans can't afford groceries or health care.
But the Trump presidency is working out great for Donald Trump.
www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
Americans can't afford groceries or health care.
But the Trump presidency is working out great for Donald Trump.
www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
Yes!
Congrats to Moldova!!! Russia threw everything to destabilize the election and failed spectacularly.
Democracy won 🙌🏼
Democracy won 🙌🏼
September 29, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Yes!
Portland is such an anarchic hellscape🙄
September 27, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Portland is such an anarchic hellscape🙄
Trump’s Targeting of Soros Foundations Sparks Fear and Defiance on Left
www.nytimes.com
September 27, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Good civil society explainer
Civil society helps uphold democracy and provides built-in resistance to authoritarianism
There are growing signs that American civil society is becoming more vulnerable to the president’s preferences and dictates – something that happens in authoritarian countries.
theconversation.com
September 26, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Good civil society explainer
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