Merranie Zellweger
@merranie.bsky.social
Professional cat herder. Wife and mama. Singer, photo lover, Brit, and naturalized American.
I don’t know why, but I always think the color puce should be lime green. It isn’t.
April 3, 2025 at 1:38 AM
I don’t know why, but I always think the color puce should be lime green. It isn’t.
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Jon Stewart on how Democrats' "Trump fever" obsession is distracting them from success
March 21, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Jon Stewart on how Democrats' "Trump fever" obsession is distracting them from success
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DOGE claims to have saved $115 billion, but we can confirm this figure is overstated by 77.3%, meaning the actual savings amount to only $26.05 billion. To verify this, we had to rely on internal connections, as Musk has obscured details of these claims on DOGE despite promises of transparency.
March 16, 2025 at 4:45 PM
DOGE claims to have saved $115 billion, but we can confirm this figure is overstated by 77.3%, meaning the actual savings amount to only $26.05 billion. To verify this, we had to rely on internal connections, as Musk has obscured details of these claims on DOGE despite promises of transparency.
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Mr. #Tillis_
I’m heartened by the news of the #SupremeCourt that #POTUSINO must unfreeze congressional allocations for foreign aid. I hope you are. It was a partial acceptance of the #impoundment, however, if I understand things correctly. 1/10
I’m heartened by the news of the #SupremeCourt that #POTUSINO must unfreeze congressional allocations for foreign aid. I hope you are. It was a partial acceptance of the #impoundment, however, if I understand things correctly. 1/10
March 7, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Mr. #Tillis_
I’m heartened by the news of the #SupremeCourt that #POTUSINO must unfreeze congressional allocations for foreign aid. I hope you are. It was a partial acceptance of the #impoundment, however, if I understand things correctly. 1/10
I’m heartened by the news of the #SupremeCourt that #POTUSINO must unfreeze congressional allocations for foreign aid. I hope you are. It was a partial acceptance of the #impoundment, however, if I understand things correctly. 1/10
Well worth 14 mins. Mercifully, he’s not talking about Trump for most of it, but putting our current reality in context.
youtu.be/QSa52TR9tCA?...
youtu.be/QSa52TR9tCA?...
The Speech Everyone’s Talking About – David Brooks at ARC 2025
YouTube video by Alliance for Responsible Citizenship
youtu.be
March 7, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Well worth 14 mins. Mercifully, he’s not talking about Trump for most of it, but putting our current reality in context.
youtu.be/QSa52TR9tCA?...
youtu.be/QSa52TR9tCA?...
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Listen to your children read. Read to your children. Read alongside your children. Take them to libraries. Talk about what reading means to you & what it can unlock.
Tell them it doesn’t matter if it’s comics, magazines or books as long as they’re engaged with the written word. #WorldBookDay
Tell them it doesn’t matter if it’s comics, magazines or books as long as they’re engaged with the written word. #WorldBookDay
March 6, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Listen to your children read. Read to your children. Read alongside your children. Take them to libraries. Talk about what reading means to you & what it can unlock.
Tell them it doesn’t matter if it’s comics, magazines or books as long as they’re engaged with the written word. #WorldBookDay
Tell them it doesn’t matter if it’s comics, magazines or books as long as they’re engaged with the written word. #WorldBookDay
Kids gave me a sticker for Christmas, perfect for my kindle. 😂🖤
March 6, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Kids gave me a sticker for Christmas, perfect for my kindle. 😂🖤
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At tonight’s State of the Union, Trump will have one goal: to distract.
His policies are wreaking havoc on the economy and upending American lives, and he will lie, blame, and distract to avoid any bit of responsibility. Don’t fall for it.
His policies are wreaking havoc on the economy and upending American lives, and he will lie, blame, and distract to avoid any bit of responsibility. Don’t fall for it.
March 5, 2025 at 1:00 AM
At tonight’s State of the Union, Trump will have one goal: to distract.
His policies are wreaking havoc on the economy and upending American lives, and he will lie, blame, and distract to avoid any bit of responsibility. Don’t fall for it.
His policies are wreaking havoc on the economy and upending American lives, and he will lie, blame, and distract to avoid any bit of responsibility. Don’t fall for it.
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I think Americans have to understand things won't go back to normal and no one is coming to save us. The self destructive decision to vote for Trump is going to cause long term pain, damage and weakness. We have to survive and try to rebuild something better. Generational effort sadly.
March 2, 2025 at 10:09 PM
I think Americans have to understand things won't go back to normal and no one is coming to save us. The self destructive decision to vote for Trump is going to cause long term pain, damage and weakness. We have to survive and try to rebuild something better. Generational effort sadly.
Just finished the Winternight Trilogy by Katherine Arden. Creative, intense, brutal (not a period/location in history I’ve read much about- medieval Russia), magical, and quite moving.
March 3, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Just finished the Winternight Trilogy by Katherine Arden. Creative, intense, brutal (not a period/location in history I’ve read much about- medieval Russia), magical, and quite moving.
NC parents - please read and consider signing! publicschoolstrong.controlshift.app/petitions/pu...
Public School Strong: Defend Against the Trump Administration’s Attacks
Public education is under attack. From attempts to defund public schools through voucher scams, to efforts aimed at censoring educators and whitewashing history, the Trump Administration and its allie...
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February 28, 2025 at 2:27 PM
NC parents - please read and consider signing! publicschoolstrong.controlshift.app/petitions/pu...
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One of the few, truly nonpartisan reads out there. Well worth the subscription but the free version is great too.
Trump one month in: The good. The bad. The unclear. The abhorrent.
Read Isaac’s first piece back from paternity leave here:
www.readtangle.com/good-bad-unc...
Read Isaac’s first piece back from paternity leave here:
www.readtangle.com/good-bad-unc...
Trump’s first month: The good, bad, unclear, and abhorrent.
Part 1 of a two-part series on Trump's first month.
www.readtangle.com
February 22, 2025 at 3:35 PM
One of the few, truly nonpartisan reads out there. Well worth the subscription but the free version is great too.
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I understand why these stories exist but it’s important to be clear that he’s not “saving” 16 billion, he’s choosing, personally, without oversight, to wipe out 16 billion dollars of government services to veterans and the disabled and food safety etc etc
DOGE says it has saved $55 billion in federal spending so far, but its website only accounts for $16.6 billion of that
DOGE Says It’s Saved $55 Billion, Itemized Data Show Far Less
The federal cost-cutting effort dubbed the Department of Government Efficiency says it has saved $55 billion in federal spending so far, but its website only accounts for $16.6 billion of that.
www.bloomberg.com
February 19, 2025 at 1:42 PM
I understand why these stories exist but it’s important to be clear that he’s not “saving” 16 billion, he’s choosing, personally, without oversight, to wipe out 16 billion dollars of government services to veterans and the disabled and food safety etc etc
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helluva thread from the hellsite about the comically bad “savings” doge claims to have found (sorry for the weirdly sized screenshots, I had to squeeze everything into only 4 of them)
February 19, 2025 at 12:56 AM
helluva thread from the hellsite about the comically bad “savings” doge claims to have found (sorry for the weirdly sized screenshots, I had to squeeze everything into only 4 of them)
The Republican Party’s NPC Problem — and Ours | The Ezra Klein Show
YouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show
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February 17, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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Folks: I am NOT affiliated with the group that is using my name to support an economic boycott. Please spread this post, if you would.
February 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Folks: I am NOT affiliated with the group that is using my name to support an economic boycott. Please spread this post, if you would.
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That’s nothing. I found 13 contracts awarded to SpaceX since December totaling $77M. 1/
Just got a tip from a guy at the FAA. You'll never believe who is still getting new government contracts while all the contracts at the Department of Education and USAID and other agencies are being nuked from orbit.
February 12, 2025 at 12:25 AM
That’s nothing. I found 13 contracts awarded to SpaceX since December totaling $77M. 1/
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This cannot be posted enough!
February 8, 2025 at 2:18 PM
This cannot be posted enough!