Marianne O'Connor
@mfoconnor.bsky.social
Progressive. Also follow me at @indivisiblemetrod.bsky.social
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The U.S. has become pre-1990s South Africa. Or re-emerged as Fugitive Slave Act era America.
Bovino, the man overseeing mass deportations, publicly declared that we must all have our papers on us, at all times, or we could be stopped, harassed, kidnapped, and detained, as they did with the man in this case, who is a US citizen.
December 13, 2025 at 7:07 PM
The U.S. has become pre-1990s South Africa. Or re-emerged as Fugitive Slave Act era America.
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And Trump will demand it be called the Trump ID. By then, maybe his picture will also be on our money. Anything to keep his broken brain happy and otherwise engaged while the billionaire oil and tech oligarchs, white Christian nationalist fanatics and straight up grifters loot the country bone dry.
December 13, 2025 at 7:24 PM
And Trump will demand it be called the Trump ID. By then, maybe his picture will also be on our money. Anything to keep his broken brain happy and otherwise engaged while the billionaire oil and tech oligarchs, white Christian nationalist fanatics and straight up grifters loot the country bone dry.
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You’re missing the part where they inevitably enact national ID & universal biometric identification. The very things conservatives once claimed would be unacceptable tyranny or even the mark of the Beast, but which they will blindly accept as legitimate because Trump, their god and king, says so.
Native-born American citizens don't have "immigration documents". And there's no requirement for naturalized citizens to carry their paperwork, either. And only about half of US citizens have a passport.
This is just fascism.
This is just fascism.
December 13, 2025 at 7:11 PM
You’re missing the part where they inevitably enact national ID & universal biometric identification. The very things conservatives once claimed would be unacceptable tyranny or even the mark of the Beast, but which they will blindly accept as legitimate because Trump, their god and king, says so.
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Tyson is shutting down its Lexington, Nebraska plant in January 2026. That’s 3,200 workers gone in one shot, the largest plant shutdown in company history.
Blame Trump’s tariff chaos and the lowest cattle inventories in decades. Tariffs jack up costs. Supply shrinks. Plants close. Towns hollow out.
Blame Trump’s tariff chaos and the lowest cattle inventories in decades. Tariffs jack up costs. Supply shrinks. Plants close. Towns hollow out.
December 13, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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We’re organizing to turn the societal pillars that uphold Trump’s power into unyielding opponents of his regime: indivisible.org/campaign/courage-collectives?source=bluesky
December 13, 2025 at 7:59 PM
We’re organizing to turn the societal pillars that uphold Trump’s power into unyielding opponents of his regime: indivisible.org/campaign/courage-collectives?source=bluesky
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Protest at the Apple Store for removing the ICEBlock app and being complicit with fascism. BOYCOTT AND PROTEST COOK AND APPLE!
December 13, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Protest at the Apple Store for removing the ICEBlock app and being complicit with fascism. BOYCOTT AND PROTEST COOK AND APPLE!
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Just a reminder that ICE didn't exist until 2002. It's not some longstanding institution that must be maintained. It was created as a knee-jerk reaction to 9/11, and it could be gotten rid of as easily as it was created.
December 13, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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Measles outbreaks are spreading across the U.S., and the country is now at risk of losing its disease-elimination status. Infectious disease experts say this is directly tied to Trump appointing Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead HHS. Are we great yet?
December 13, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Measles outbreaks are spreading across the U.S., and the country is now at risk of losing its disease-elimination status. Infectious disease experts say this is directly tied to Trump appointing Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead HHS. Are we great yet?
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Fox News’ Chief National Security Correspondent. We are about to go to war for oil, while citing a lie as justification. Again.
December 13, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Fox News’ Chief National Security Correspondent. We are about to go to war for oil, while citing a lie as justification. Again.
How Can Outrageous CEO Pay be Stopped?
How Can Outrageous CEO Pay be Stopped?
Here's One Good Answer
open.substack.com
December 13, 2025 at 8:49 PM
How Can Outrageous CEO Pay be Stopped?
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Last night marked Kuf Alef Kislev—the 81st anniversary of the Satmar Rebbe's escape from Nazi-occupied Europe. His rescue and founding of Williamsburg's Hasidic community shaped our city. Grateful to celebrate this history with the community and greet the rebbes.
December 11, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Last night marked Kuf Alef Kislev—the 81st anniversary of the Satmar Rebbe's escape from Nazi-occupied Europe. His rescue and founding of Williamsburg's Hasidic community shaped our city. Grateful to celebrate this history with the community and greet the rebbes.
Joe McCarthy's Posthumous Victory (Courtesy of Donald Trump)
(great article)
(great article)
Joe McCarthy's Posthumous Victory (Courtesy of Donald Trump)
According to George Santayana’s famous dictum, those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.
open.substack.com
December 12, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Joe McCarthy's Posthumous Victory (Courtesy of Donald Trump)
(great article)
(great article)
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This Black Friday weekend we are going to send a message to corporations that enable Trump and the MAGA agenda: #WeAintBuyingIt
😠 Are you sick of corporations enabling this administration by ditching DEI, allowing ICE to terrorize our communities, & chasing tax breaks?
❌💲 From Thanksgiving morning through nighttime Cyber Monday, BUY NOTHING from Target, Home Depot, and Amazon. Join us & spread the word! #WeAintBuyingIt 🚫
❌💲 From Thanksgiving morning through nighttime Cyber Monday, BUY NOTHING from Target, Home Depot, and Amazon. Join us & spread the word! #WeAintBuyingIt 🚫
We Ain't Buying It - Target, Home Depot & Amazon
app.sosha.ai
November 23, 2025 at 6:39 PM
This Black Friday weekend we are going to send a message to corporations that enable Trump and the MAGA agenda: #WeAintBuyingIt
Montana is working on it already!
How to Get Rid of "Citizens United"
We can do away with it without a new Supreme Court. Nor do we need a constitutional amendment. There’s a far simpler way.
open.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Montana is working on it already!
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Former nursing home executive and convicted fraudster Joseph Schwartz was pardoned by Trump earlier this month.
Schwartz secured the pardon after paying two other convicted fraudsters nearly $1M to lobby Trump on his behalf.
Everything is for sale. youtube.com/watch?v=NflcWXdV-B0&feature=youtu.be
Schwartz secured the pardon after paying two other convicted fraudsters nearly $1M to lobby Trump on his behalf.
Everything is for sale. youtube.com/watch?v=NflcWXdV-B0&feature=youtu.be
Trump’s Pay-to-Pardon Scheme
Robert Reich
youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Former nursing home executive and convicted fraudster Joseph Schwartz was pardoned by Trump earlier this month.
Schwartz secured the pardon after paying two other convicted fraudsters nearly $1M to lobby Trump on his behalf.
Everything is for sale. youtube.com/watch?v=NflcWXdV-B0&feature=youtu.be
Schwartz secured the pardon after paying two other convicted fraudsters nearly $1M to lobby Trump on his behalf.
Everything is for sale. youtube.com/watch?v=NflcWXdV-B0&feature=youtu.be
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2026 is almost here, which means primary season is upon us. Join the kickoff of our primary program to hear about the elections that our groups are excited to jump into next year: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
November 23, 2025 at 5:58 PM
2026 is almost here, which means primary season is upon us. Join the kickoff of our primary program to hear about the elections that our groups are excited to jump into next year: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
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UN warns world losing climate battle but fragile Cop30 deal keeps up the fight
UN warns world losing climate battle but fragile Cop30 deal keeps up the fight
Reaching agreement in divisive political landscape shows ‘climate cooperation is alive and kicking’, says UN climate chief
The world is not winning the fight against the climate crisis but it is still in that fight, the UN climate chief has said in Belém, Brazil, after a bitterly contested Cop30 reached a deal.
Countries at Cop30 failed to bring the curtain down on the fossil fuel age amid opposition from some countries led by Saudi Arabia, and they underdelivered on a flagship hope – at a conference held in the Amazon – to chart an end to deforestation. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:05 PM
UN warns world losing climate battle but fragile Cop30 deal keeps up the fight
Just like the Iraq war run-up, Congress is sleepwalking through history.
What the Hell Is Going On Between the U.S. & Venezuela? (A 5-Minute Crash Course)
A military buildup, covert ops, and oil executives circling Venezuela. The official “drug war” story doesn’t match the map.
open.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Just like the Iraq war run-up, Congress is sleepwalking through history.
please sign:
Tell Home Depot: Stop cooperating with ICE!
Home Depot locations have recently been the site of cruel ICE raids and roundups, targeting day laborers who are just trying to work.
In August, Carlos Roberto Montoya, a native of Guatemala, was str...
sign.moveon.org
November 22, 2025 at 3:17 AM
please sign:
The world is watching @cop30brazil.bsky.social. Show leadership and add the fossil fuel phase-out roadmap to the #COP30 agreement. Listen to @lulaoficialbluesky.bsky.social and follow the 80+ countries that want justice!
November 22, 2025 at 3:02 AM
The world is watching @cop30brazil.bsky.social. Show leadership and add the fossil fuel phase-out roadmap to the #COP30 agreement. Listen to @lulaoficialbluesky.bsky.social and follow the 80+ countries that want justice!
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AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"
November 12, 2025 at 10:39 PM
AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"
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Billionaire companies are bankrolling Trump’s ballroom and it stinks of bribery.
That’s why @robertgarcia.house.gov and I introduced a bill to crack down on this potential corruption.
That’s why @robertgarcia.house.gov and I introduced a bill to crack down on this potential corruption.
November 18, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Billionaire companies are bankrolling Trump’s ballroom and it stinks of bribery.
That’s why @robertgarcia.house.gov and I introduced a bill to crack down on this potential corruption.
That’s why @robertgarcia.house.gov and I introduced a bill to crack down on this potential corruption.
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Thank you to the more than 700 students who joined me and the “Godfather of AI,” Nobel Prize winner Dr. Geoffrey Hinton, at the Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service.
We must ask ourselves: Will AI benefit all of us? Or just the billionaires?
We must ask ourselves: Will AI benefit all of us? Or just the billionaires?
November 19, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Thank you to the more than 700 students who joined me and the “Godfather of AI,” Nobel Prize winner Dr. Geoffrey Hinton, at the Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service.
We must ask ourselves: Will AI benefit all of us? Or just the billionaires?
We must ask ourselves: Will AI benefit all of us? Or just the billionaires?
Why Epstein Really Matters
Why Epstein Really Matters
Even Donald Trump on rare occasions gets something right, or, at least, something that might sound sort of right if you are so inclined.
open.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Why Epstein Really Matters
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The center calls it “radical” to demand what every worker deserves: dignity, a living wage, and healthcare for all.
FDR proved left populism can win. The modern Democrats proved what happens when they abandon it.
Mamdani’s victory is just the beginning.
Read more: www.facebook.com/share/p/1EdX...
FDR proved left populism can win. The modern Democrats proved what happens when they abandon it.
Mamdani’s victory is just the beginning.
Read more: www.facebook.com/share/p/1EdX...
November 7, 2025 at 5:23 PM
The center calls it “radical” to demand what every worker deserves: dignity, a living wage, and healthcare for all.
FDR proved left populism can win. The modern Democrats proved what happens when they abandon it.
Mamdani’s victory is just the beginning.
Read more: www.facebook.com/share/p/1EdX...
FDR proved left populism can win. The modern Democrats proved what happens when they abandon it.
Mamdani’s victory is just the beginning.
Read more: www.facebook.com/share/p/1EdX...