mpais
@mpais.bsky.social
progressive mom of 2 grown sons, Black Liberation, Union Gang,retired healthcare NM/OH, Terry Pratchett fan, drawing
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#FairyTaleTuesday #Celtic: `On the Isle of Man there is a weather saying with reference to this time of the year, that "if the frost will bear a goose before Christmas, it will not bear a duck after Christmas." Ny nee yn rio gymmyrkey guiy roish yn Ollick cha nynimyrkey e thimnnag lurg yn
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December 23, 2025 at 4:06 PM
#FairyTaleTuesday #Celtic: `On the Isle of Man there is a weather saying with reference to this time of the year, that "if the frost will bear a goose before Christmas, it will not bear a duck after Christmas." Ny nee yn rio gymmyrkey guiy roish yn Ollick cha nynimyrkey e thimnnag lurg yn
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Valkyries carry drinking horns across Systraströmmen to fallen public transit users in central Kalmar 🇸🇪
#wyrdwednesday
#wyrdwednesday
December 23, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Valkyries carry drinking horns across Systraströmmen to fallen public transit users in central Kalmar 🇸🇪
#wyrdwednesday
#wyrdwednesday
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The news about Harlequin translators getting fired en masse?
You should care about that. They're doing it there because they think nobody gives a shit about romance and so it's fine to experiment with it first.
You should care about that. They're doing it there because they think nobody gives a shit about romance and so it's fine to experiment with it first.
December 24, 2025 at 2:53 AM
The news about Harlequin translators getting fired en masse?
You should care about that. They're doing it there because they think nobody gives a shit about romance and so it's fine to experiment with it first.
You should care about that. They're doing it there because they think nobody gives a shit about romance and so it's fine to experiment with it first.
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It is about this: because so many people do not give a shit about romance, shit gets tried in romance first.
You should pay attention to romance publishing news and care about it, because they will try that shit here first.
You should pay attention to romance publishing news and care about it, because they will try that shit here first.
December 24, 2025 at 2:52 AM
It is about this: because so many people do not give a shit about romance, shit gets tried in romance first.
You should pay attention to romance publishing news and care about it, because they will try that shit here first.
You should pay attention to romance publishing news and care about it, because they will try that shit here first.
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Hello, please repost for visibility.
Are you in or near Bury St. Edmunds this week?
Are you willing and able to do a favour for an internet person?
I'd really appreciate photos of the TK Maxx car park, whether during the day, or after dark (4pm lmao) to contest a parking invoice.
Are you in or near Bury St. Edmunds this week?
Are you willing and able to do a favour for an internet person?
I'd really appreciate photos of the TK Maxx car park, whether during the day, or after dark (4pm lmao) to contest a parking invoice.
December 24, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Hello, please repost for visibility.
Are you in or near Bury St. Edmunds this week?
Are you willing and able to do a favour for an internet person?
I'd really appreciate photos of the TK Maxx car park, whether during the day, or after dark (4pm lmao) to contest a parking invoice.
Are you in or near Bury St. Edmunds this week?
Are you willing and able to do a favour for an internet person?
I'd really appreciate photos of the TK Maxx car park, whether during the day, or after dark (4pm lmao) to contest a parking invoice.
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Pancreatic cancer is still one of the deadliest cancers. However, there are promising strategies currently under investigation that have been delayed or harmed because of the Trump administration and Elon Musk's DOGE.
CDMRP cuts left no money for many forms of cancer research including pancreatic.
CDMRP cuts left no money for many forms of cancer research including pancreatic.
Former Nebraska U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse on Tuesday said he was diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer. https://to.pbs.org/49cDtIV
Former Nebraska U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse says he has stage-four pancreatic cancer
Sasse expressed determination to fight the disease, highlighting advancements in immunotherapy and other treatments as part of his hope.
www.pbs.org
December 23, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Pancreatic cancer is still one of the deadliest cancers. However, there are promising strategies currently under investigation that have been delayed or harmed because of the Trump administration and Elon Musk's DOGE.
CDMRP cuts left no money for many forms of cancer research including pancreatic.
CDMRP cuts left no money for many forms of cancer research including pancreatic.
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This is quite the opening on justiciability: Judge Ali says the Trump admin's "position is premised on ignoring binding precedent that says [courts may review a decision to revoke security clearance], including simply omitting relevant caselaw from the motion to dismiss."
December 24, 2025 at 3:25 AM
This is quite the opening on justiciability: Judge Ali says the Trump admin's "position is premised on ignoring binding precedent that says [courts may review a decision to revoke security clearance], including simply omitting relevant caselaw from the motion to dismiss."
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Friends, we're just one week away from launching the field op for the most robust NYS Tax the Rich campaign in decades.
Use the @ourtimefornyc.bsky.social link in the quoted post to sign up for a specific canvass this weekend.
Use this general link to stay in the loop: act.ourtime.nyc/sign-up
Use the @ourtimefornyc.bsky.social link in the quoted post to sign up for a specific canvass this weekend.
Use this general link to stay in the loop: act.ourtime.nyc/sign-up
Friends: the locations for @socialists.nyc's Tax the Rich field launch on the weekend of Dec 13–14 are now up.
Use this map by @ourtimefornyc.bsky.social to sign up for a neighborhood near you: 👉 ourtime.nyc/act/events
Our message is very simple: Tax the rich for childcare.
Use this map by @ourtimefornyc.bsky.social to sign up for a neighborhood near you: 👉 ourtime.nyc/act/events
Our message is very simple: Tax the rich for childcare.
December 6, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Friends, we're just one week away from launching the field op for the most robust NYS Tax the Rich campaign in decades.
Use the @ourtimefornyc.bsky.social link in the quoted post to sign up for a specific canvass this weekend.
Use this general link to stay in the loop: act.ourtime.nyc/sign-up
Use the @ourtimefornyc.bsky.social link in the quoted post to sign up for a specific canvass this weekend.
Use this general link to stay in the loop: act.ourtime.nyc/sign-up
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And use this link to plug into NYC-DSA's Budget Working Group—especially if you want to help with work other than field (e.g., comms, policy, fundraising):
actionnetwork.org/forms/sign-u...
actionnetwork.org/forms/sign-u...
Tax the Rich Sign Up
Get Involved with the campaign!
actionnetwork.org
December 6, 2025 at 4:46 PM
And use this link to plug into NYC-DSA's Budget Working Group—especially if you want to help with work other than field (e.g., comms, policy, fundraising):
actionnetwork.org/forms/sign-u...
actionnetwork.org/forms/sign-u...
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JUST IN: A federal judge has thrown out DOJ’s lawsuit to compel NY to aid in immigration arrests at state courthouses.
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November 18, 2025 at 1:33 AM
JUST IN: A federal judge has thrown out DOJ’s lawsuit to compel NY to aid in immigration arrests at state courthouses.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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And the Netherlands is among the most interesting bc the SVR docs that Kash and Tulsi have been releasing on a weekly basis were theirs.
bizarrely this article does not simply directly answer the question raised in the headline (spooling it over several subsections that start many paragraphs in) but the answer is: Colombia, the UK, and the Netherlands
time.com/7333231/coun...
time.com/7333231/coun...
Which Countries Have Stopped Sharing Intelligence With U.S.?
Some countries have now suspended—or curtailed—their intelligence sharing with the U.S. Here's what to know.
time.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:36 PM
And the Netherlands is among the most interesting bc the SVR docs that Kash and Tulsi have been releasing on a weekly basis were theirs.
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Sure. But not reason not to use this to pressure Todd Blanche.
Surely @robertgarcia.bsky.social and @raskin.house.gov can at least ask Blanche when he'll be charging Ghislaine and moving her back to digs more appropriate for a convicted sex trafficer.
Surely @robertgarcia.bsky.social and @raskin.house.gov can at least ask Blanche when he'll be charging Ghislaine and moving her back to digs more appropriate for a convicted sex trafficer.
Ghislaine Maxwell lied about Trump never going to Epstein's house (directly contradicted by her email correspondence with Epstein), and she was rewarded for that lie with a transfer to a cushier prison. The coverup is happening in plain sight.
November 12, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Sure. But not reason not to use this to pressure Todd Blanche.
Surely @robertgarcia.bsky.social and @raskin.house.gov can at least ask Blanche when he'll be charging Ghislaine and moving her back to digs more appropriate for a convicted sex trafficer.
Surely @robertgarcia.bsky.social and @raskin.house.gov can at least ask Blanche when he'll be charging Ghislaine and moving her back to digs more appropriate for a convicted sex trafficer.
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⚡️ JUST NOW: CONGRESSWOMAN GRIJALVA SWORN IN…
November 12, 2025 at 9:17 PM
⚡️ JUST NOW: CONGRESSWOMAN GRIJALVA SWORN IN…
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If I were leading the states, I think this is when I would shrug and say, "Okay, we'll feed our people and work out the accounting in court.". Being "fully responsible for the consequences" of paying people who are legally entitled to SNAP doesn't seem like a terrible thing.
November 9, 2025 at 7:22 PM
If I were leading the states, I think this is when I would shrug and say, "Okay, we'll feed our people and work out the accounting in court.". Being "fully responsible for the consequences" of paying people who are legally entitled to SNAP doesn't seem like a terrible thing.
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will kim is still in ICE detention
will taeheung kim, a korean american scientist and doctoral candidate with a green card, is still being detained by ICE. he's been in detention since July 21, first at SFO for over a week and then in various ICE facilities all over the country.
October 30, 2025 at 7:39 PM
will kim is still in ICE detention
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Temu Paula Dean enters the FIND OUT STAGE! (Part 1)
October 28, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Temu Paula Dean enters the FIND OUT STAGE! (Part 1)
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Here's a photo of my friend and colleague, Jorge Bautista, getting shot in the face with a flashbang grenade. The ICE Agent is so afraid of Jorge (who was posing no threat) that he has wet himself. Please share this photo. Everyone needs to know what cowards ICE agents are.
October 23, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Here's a photo of my friend and colleague, Jorge Bautista, getting shot in the face with a flashbang grenade. The ICE Agent is so afraid of Jorge (who was posing no threat) that he has wet himself. Please share this photo. Everyone needs to know what cowards ICE agents are.
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Oh noooooo!
After a jury found Greg Bovino to be full of shit in LA, a judge found him to be full of shitshow in Chicago.
[This is Judge April Perry's opinion on her TRO.]
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
After a jury found Greg Bovino to be full of shit in LA, a judge found him to be full of shitshow in Chicago.
[This is Judge April Perry's opinion on her TRO.]
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
October 10, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Oh noooooo!
After a jury found Greg Bovino to be full of shit in LA, a judge found him to be full of shitshow in Chicago.
[This is Judge April Perry's opinion on her TRO.]
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
After a jury found Greg Bovino to be full of shit in LA, a judge found him to be full of shitshow in Chicago.
[This is Judge April Perry's opinion on her TRO.]
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Dear Demon, BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME! 🤣😭🤣
October 5, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Dear Demon, BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME! 🤣😭🤣
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The only Stolen Valor I see is in the Felon's White House and Cabinet!
October 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
The only Stolen Valor I see is in the Felon's White House and Cabinet!
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Don't forget to pass out the Antifa handbooks!
October 8, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Don't forget to pass out the Antifa handbooks!
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gulf fritillary (Dione vanillae) in the library garden
October 7, 2025 at 7:10 PM
gulf fritillary (Dione vanillae) in the library garden
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This is why we fund scientists to study things like oyster slobber even if you don’t think it sounds important
⚠️ Chinese researchers have invented bone glue that mimics how oysters stick to surfaces underwater.
The adhesive can reportedly repair orthopedic fractures in 2-3 minutes, even in blood-rich environments, and is bioabsorbable.
interestingengineering.com/science/chin...
The adhesive can reportedly repair orthopedic fractures in 2-3 minutes, even in blood-rich environments, and is bioabsorbable.
interestingengineering.com/science/chin...
China's oyster-inspired 'bone glue' bonds fractures in minutes
A new oyster-inspired Bone-02 adhesive can revolutionize bone repair without metal fasteners.
interestingengineering.com
September 30, 2025 at 10:35 PM
This is why we fund scientists to study things like oyster slobber even if you don’t think it sounds important
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Here's the ABC story that was the first to confirm Jim Comey's indictment.
Please make sure to cite it, especially given ... everything.
abcnews.go.com/US/former-fb...
Please make sure to cite it, especially given ... everything.
abcnews.go.com/US/former-fb...
Former FBI Director James Comey indicted days after Trump demanded his DOJ move 'now' to prosecute enemies
Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted just days after President Trump issued a public demand for the DOJ to act "now" to prosecute him, sources say.
abcnews.go.com
September 25, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Here's the ABC story that was the first to confirm Jim Comey's indictment.
Please make sure to cite it, especially given ... everything.
abcnews.go.com/US/former-fb...
Please make sure to cite it, especially given ... everything.
abcnews.go.com/US/former-fb...