Marisa Larson
@mjlarson.bsky.social
Writer, traveler, fact checker, martial artist, musician, animal lover, single mom by choice. I try to make positive impacts - big and small.
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"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work.
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Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow
Key selections from On Tyranny, for viewing and sharing
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April 12, 2025 at 5:33 PM
"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work.
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
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Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow
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Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow
Key selections from On Tyranny, for viewing and sharing
open.substack.com
March 30, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow
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"IRS Predicts DOGE Lost Half a Trillion Dollars for the USA"
"in about eight weeks DOGE managed to lose the U.S. government — more or less light on fire — more than half of what goes to all non-defense discretionary spending..."
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"in about eight weeks DOGE managed to lose the U.S. government — more or less light on fire — more than half of what goes to all non-defense discretionary spending..."
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IRS Predicts DOGE Lost Half a Trillion Dollars for the USA
The Post reports today that the IRS’ internal projections estimate that the...
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March 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
"IRS Predicts DOGE Lost Half a Trillion Dollars for the USA"
"in about eight weeks DOGE managed to lose the U.S. government — more or less light on fire — more than half of what goes to all non-defense discretionary spending..."
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/irs-p...
"in about eight weeks DOGE managed to lose the U.S. government — more or less light on fire — more than half of what goes to all non-defense discretionary spending..."
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/irs-p...
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It’s time to stand up and stand out. We need our country back.
March 19, 2025 at 3:18 PM
It’s time to stand up and stand out. We need our country back.
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"MAYBE somebody could put it in a book and call it Project Something...."
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Chris Murphy & Jon Stewart Expose Corporate Cash in Politics
YouTube video by NowThis Impact
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March 19, 2025 at 9:50 PM
"MAYBE somebody could put it in a book and call it Project Something...."
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The stock prices of America's largest private prison and detention center operators have skyrocketed since Trump's victory.
Why?
Because the border-industrial complex stands to profit handsomely from Trump's anti-immigrant agenda.
Why?
Because the border-industrial complex stands to profit handsomely from Trump's anti-immigrant agenda.
The Truth About the U.S. Border | Robert Reich
The full story about immigration you aren't getting from politicians and the media. Watch More: The Military-Industrial Drain ►► https://youtu.be/OnR84h7t5kI A desperate combination of factors are driving migrants and asylum seekers to our southern border, from Central America in particular: deep economic inequality, corruption, and high rates of poverty, as well as violence and instability tied to historic U.S. support for brutal authoritarian regimes, right-wing paramilitary groups, and corporate interests in Latin America. In other words, the United States is very much part of the root of this problem. Some politicians want you to believe the way to address this humanitarian tragedy is to double down on border security and build walls to deter people from coming. They’re wrong. Several administrations have tried this approach. It's failed every time. Our bloated spending on the border-industrial complex has done nothing but increase human suffering without dealing with the root causes of...
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March 19, 2025 at 6:45 PM
The stock prices of America's largest private prison and detention center operators have skyrocketed since Trump's victory.
Why?
Because the border-industrial complex stands to profit handsomely from Trump's anti-immigrant agenda.
Why?
Because the border-industrial complex stands to profit handsomely from Trump's anti-immigrant agenda.
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Trump’s new economic constraints on the NSF and NIH deliver another self-inflicted wound to American progress—derailing decades of biological and biomedical research. Doctoral candidates nationwide are already feeling the sting.
Put American innovation first by funding the NSF and NIH
The Trump administration is risking Americans' health and safety by cutting science and research funding.
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March 19, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Trump’s new economic constraints on the NSF and NIH deliver another self-inflicted wound to American progress—derailing decades of biological and biomedical research. Doctoral candidates nationwide are already feeling the sting.
Dory says Happy Tuesday! #dogsofBlueSky
March 19, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Dory says Happy Tuesday! #dogsofBlueSky
A beautiful night relaxing and recharging.
March 19, 2025 at 2:06 AM
A beautiful night relaxing and recharging.
Hey Elon, here’s what I did last week.
1. Fought facism
2. Called and visited my senators, representative and state legislators
3. Protested against Drumpf and his minions
4. Taught sex ed to grade schoolers
5. Attended a memorial service for a kind, lovely trans man who will be greatly missed.
1. Fought facism
2. Called and visited my senators, representative and state legislators
3. Protested against Drumpf and his minions
4. Taught sex ed to grade schoolers
5. Attended a memorial service for a kind, lovely trans man who will be greatly missed.
February 25, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Hey Elon, here’s what I did last week.
1. Fought facism
2. Called and visited my senators, representative and state legislators
3. Protested against Drumpf and his minions
4. Taught sex ed to grade schoolers
5. Attended a memorial service for a kind, lovely trans man who will be greatly missed.
1. Fought facism
2. Called and visited my senators, representative and state legislators
3. Protested against Drumpf and his minions
4. Taught sex ed to grade schoolers
5. Attended a memorial service for a kind, lovely trans man who will be greatly missed.
Good article on how Trump is harming rural Kansas and eroding trust in the government. kansasreflector.com/2025/02/18/d...
D.C. wrecking crew has taken sledgehammer to services for Kansas rural communities • Kansas Reflector
I have watched the Trump administration, in a few short weeks, dismantle federal programs that feed, house and employ his rural constituents.
kansasreflector.com
February 18, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Good article on how Trump is harming rural Kansas and eroding trust in the government. kansasreflector.com/2025/02/18/d...
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In these very seconds, you and I get to decide whether our children and grandchildren and those following us will inherit something beautiful or grotesque. It's really that simple, that elemental, that close.
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It's Time to Pick a Hill Worth Dying On
If your eyes are clear and open right now you can see it, can’t you?
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February 4, 2025 at 1:11 PM
In these very seconds, you and I get to decide whether our children and grandchildren and those following us will inherit something beautiful or grotesque. It's really that simple, that elemental, that close.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/its-time-t...
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/its-time-t...
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Can you imagine the courage it took to preach this message directly to the president? This is what a follower of Jesus looks like. (Partial transcript below.)
1.21.25 Homily by The Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde
YouTube video by Washington National Cathedral
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January 21, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Can you imagine the courage it took to preach this message directly to the president? This is what a follower of Jesus looks like. (Partial transcript below.)
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Literally nothing is as MAGA as watching a bunch of self-righteous frauds who pretend to give a damn about Christianity, viciously attacking a minister preaching about caring for the vulnerable while their r*pist-felon messiah condescendingly scoffs at her.
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MAGA Christianity is Anti-Jesus. Just ask Jesus.
Rev.
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January 22, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Literally nothing is as MAGA as watching a bunch of self-righteous frauds who pretend to give a damn about Christianity, viciously attacking a minister preaching about caring for the vulnerable while their r*pist-felon messiah condescendingly scoffs at her.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/maga-chris...
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My current reads.
November 20, 2024 at 3:54 AM
My current reads.