Mary Jo B
@maryjobednar.bsky.social
Yinzer, Atheist, Retired, Vote Blue! Let's Go Pens!!!
🚫MAGA🚫 Will be blocked NO DMS!
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🚫MAGA🚫 Will be blocked NO DMS!
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Every single congressional Democrat needs to be out there, right now, insisting that Pete Hegseth resign right now and announcing that he will be held accountable for committing war crimes.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Every single congressional Democrat needs to be out there, right now, insisting that Pete Hegseth resign right now and announcing that he will be held accountable for committing war crimes.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
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Trump on pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell: Haven't heard the name in so long. I’ll take a look at it. I’ll speak to the DOJ. A lot of people have asked me for pardons.
Reporter: But she’s convicted of sex trafficking
Trump: I’ll have to take a look at it.
Reporter: But she’s convicted of sex trafficking
Trump: I’ll have to take a look at it.
October 6, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Trump on pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell: Haven't heard the name in so long. I’ll take a look at it. I’ll speak to the DOJ. A lot of people have asked me for pardons.
Reporter: But she’s convicted of sex trafficking
Trump: I’ll have to take a look at it.
Reporter: But she’s convicted of sex trafficking
Trump: I’ll have to take a look at it.
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I happen to think that a lot of big things ought to change quick, and I also believe that the first steps to having big things change quick involve saying they should and believing they can.
No one in ICE is going to face a genocide tribunal unless a lot of big things change quick.
I think officers and agents at ICE should be thinking less about the push for quotas and more about the fact that "just following orders" is not a defense when facing a genocide tribunal.
July 11, 2025 at 11:25 AM
I happen to think that a lot of big things ought to change quick, and I also believe that the first steps to having big things change quick involve saying they should and believing they can.
Tell Congress: No War with Iran act.indivisible.org/sign/no-iran...
Tell Congress: No War with Iran
Donald Trump has bombed Iran. He did it without congressional approval, without a plan, and without the support of the American people. This reckless and unilateral act risks dragging us into a full-b...
act.indivisible.org
June 23, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Tell Congress: No War with Iran act.indivisible.org/sign/no-iran...
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(1/X) There's some parents at my son's activity I talk to sometimes. They're nice but a little quacky about medical stuff ("drink baking soda to cure infections").
Last week, they could not shut up about the food dye ban. I think the mom may vote Trump because of MAHA. It made me realize...
Last week, they could not shut up about the food dye ban. I think the mom may vote Trump because of MAHA. It made me realize...
April 28, 2025 at 6:19 PM
(1/X) There's some parents at my son's activity I talk to sometimes. They're nice but a little quacky about medical stuff ("drink baking soda to cure infections").
Last week, they could not shut up about the food dye ban. I think the mom may vote Trump because of MAHA. It made me realize...
Last week, they could not shut up about the food dye ban. I think the mom may vote Trump because of MAHA. It made me realize...
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I have never been a supporter of Pontius Pilate, but if the apostles continue to disrupt religious services, I will have no choice but to vote for him again.
April 20, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I have never been a supporter of Pontius Pilate, but if the apostles continue to disrupt religious services, I will have no choice but to vote for him again.
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The President’s unprecedented Executive Order yesterday targeting Messrs. Chris Krebs and Miles Taylor for nothing but the exercise of their First Amendment rights is the President’s most constitutionally corrupt Executive Order to date.
April 10, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The President’s unprecedented Executive Order yesterday targeting Messrs. Chris Krebs and Miles Taylor for nothing but the exercise of their First Amendment rights is the President’s most constitutionally corrupt Executive Order to date.
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I wasn’t thinking about the governor’s condition—I was thinking about the planes, trains, and automobiles he used to transfer migrants into communities led by Black mayors, deliberately stoking tension and fear among the most vulnerable.
March 25, 2025 at 7:47 PM
I wasn’t thinking about the governor’s condition—I was thinking about the planes, trains, and automobiles he used to transfer migrants into communities led by Black mayors, deliberately stoking tension and fear among the most vulnerable.
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First they came for the Palestinian protestor and I said “hey you Nazi fucks, you’re being Nazis, everyone else we need to shut these motherfuckers down RIGHT now” because I actually paid attention to the poem
March 10, 2025 at 8:31 PM
First they came for the Palestinian protestor and I said “hey you Nazi fucks, you’re being Nazis, everyone else we need to shut these motherfuckers down RIGHT now” because I actually paid attention to the poem
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It's HERSTORY!
In honor of women's history month, here are excellent women's accounts to follow here on Bluesky.
Ignore the old guy with the cigar in the banner.
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In honor of women's history month, here are excellent women's accounts to follow here on Bluesky.
Ignore the old guy with the cigar in the banner.
go.bsky.app/Rj6Qfoy
March 3, 2025 at 7:42 PM
It's HERSTORY!
In honor of women's history month, here are excellent women's accounts to follow here on Bluesky.
Ignore the old guy with the cigar in the banner.
go.bsky.app/Rj6Qfoy
In honor of women's history month, here are excellent women's accounts to follow here on Bluesky.
Ignore the old guy with the cigar in the banner.
go.bsky.app/Rj6Qfoy
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If you are not ashamed today to be an American you are no more than a cretin, a moron, or both.
Our leaders are simply trash. And the self-loathing that any decent citizen feels from knowing this is entirely earned. We elected them.
Our leaders are simply trash. And the self-loathing that any decent citizen feels from knowing this is entirely earned. We elected them.
March 1, 2025 at 12:43 AM
If you are not ashamed today to be an American you are no more than a cretin, a moron, or both.
Our leaders are simply trash. And the self-loathing that any decent citizen feels from knowing this is entirely earned. We elected them.
Our leaders are simply trash. And the self-loathing that any decent citizen feels from knowing this is entirely earned. We elected them.
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February 19, 2025 at 6:14 AM
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The root that tears apart your foundation begins as a seed of distrust, hate, and blame.
The seed that grew into a dictatorship in Europe didn’t arrive overnight.
It started with everyday Germans mad about inflation and looking for someone to blame.
The seed that grew into a dictatorship in Europe didn’t arrive overnight.
It started with everyday Germans mad about inflation and looking for someone to blame.
February 19, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The root that tears apart your foundation begins as a seed of distrust, hate, and blame.
The seed that grew into a dictatorship in Europe didn’t arrive overnight.
It started with everyday Germans mad about inflation and looking for someone to blame.
The seed that grew into a dictatorship in Europe didn’t arrive overnight.
It started with everyday Germans mad about inflation and looking for someone to blame.
Exactly! Take no prisoners!
1/ OK, Democratic members of Congress in the US Senate. It’s time for some tough love.
I am aware your pollsters and consultants tell you things like “the American people want us to work together” and “ focus on prescription drug prices in the economy.”
I am aware your pollsters and consultants tell you things like “the American people want us to work together” and “ focus on prescription drug prices in the economy.”
February 2, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Exactly! Take no prisoners!
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Is anybody going to ask the entirely relevant questions of Trump and his DEIA for incompetent Americans transportation chief Duffy if the freeze in hiring of these critical functionaries contributed to the accident?
Or is the mainstream “free press” gonna roll over for Trump like saps, again?
Or is the mainstream “free press” gonna roll over for Trump like saps, again?
the first fatal commercial plane crash in 16 years happened just days after Trump froze hiring of air traffic controllers that were already stretched thin
January 30, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Is anybody going to ask the entirely relevant questions of Trump and his DEIA for incompetent Americans transportation chief Duffy if the freeze in hiring of these critical functionaries contributed to the accident?
Or is the mainstream “free press” gonna roll over for Trump like saps, again?
Or is the mainstream “free press” gonna roll over for Trump like saps, again?
Excellent!
THE MAN IN THE RIVER
Once there was a wise man, who travelled to strange lands, and as he travelled, he came to the bank of a winding river. Edging the bank were houses, set at distances from one another. The wise man walked upstream, watching the slow current carry leaves and twigs past him.
Once there was a wise man, who travelled to strange lands, and as he travelled, he came to the bank of a winding river. Edging the bank were houses, set at distances from one another. The wise man walked upstream, watching the slow current carry leaves and twigs past him.
January 11, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Excellent!
A. R. Moxon is right on the nose, as usual!
"Physics doesn’t care about wealth; if natural systems protecting humans from laws of physics fail, physics will crush rich and poor alike. When it comes to the planet we’re all in the same boat, so our planet becoming inhospitable ought to be a concern to all."
www.the-reframe.com/all-in-the-s...
www.the-reframe.com/all-in-the-s...
All In The Same Boat
A story about different kinds of innovation, and re-asking an ancient question.
www.the-reframe.com
January 9, 2025 at 1:07 PM
A. R. Moxon is right on the nose, as usual!
Oh no you don't, Connections. I'll see you tomorrow. Nobody wants this BS
December 12, 2024 at 4:36 PM
Oh no you don't, Connections. I'll see you tomorrow. Nobody wants this BS
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This is the most-read piece on @theatlantic.com. It should be the most-read piece. You should all read it, even though it may make you sad. Here’s a gift link so you can read it.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Sound of Fear on Air
It is an ominous sign that Morning Joe felt it had to apologize for something I said.
www.theatlantic.com
December 5, 2024 at 2:29 AM
This is the most-read piece on @theatlantic.com. It should be the most-read piece. You should all read it, even though it may make you sad. Here’s a gift link so you can read it.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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"Wilson (Hegseth's religious leader) holds the most extreme views of women’s submission found in any form of Christianity. Women are taught that submission to their husbands (and other male authorities) is submission to God. Independence of any kind is cast as sin."
Pete Hegseth's mother begged him to "get some help" — he joined a misogynist church instead
www.salon.com/2024/12/03/p...
www.salon.com/2024/12/03/p...
Pete Hegseth's mother begged him to "get some help" — instead, he joined a grossly misogynist church
The denomination's leader argues men "dream of being rapists" because women aren't submissive enough
www.salon.com
December 4, 2024 at 4:37 AM
"Wilson (Hegseth's religious leader) holds the most extreme views of women’s submission found in any form of Christianity. Women are taught that submission to their husbands (and other male authorities) is submission to God. Independence of any kind is cast as sin."
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This is what should have happened
November 27, 2024 at 12:26 AM
This is what should have happened
I am so happy to be here! Starter packs are wonderful. I am still trying to get my feet under me after the election. I still can't listen to my favorite podcasts, like Molly Jong Fast and can't even tune into Rachel. But Ill get there and this place will help.
November 23, 2024 at 11:35 PM
I am so happy to be here! Starter packs are wonderful. I am still trying to get my feet under me after the election. I still can't listen to my favorite podcasts, like Molly Jong Fast and can't even tune into Rachel. But Ill get there and this place will help.