Marianne
@redmary33.bsky.social
Translator, Reader, Cultural Facilitator
The United States of Embarrassment
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The United States of Embarrassment
Lately, I confess that I’ve been imagining myself in a way I never have before in over a half-century of living here in America: I’m imagining myself as an expat.
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January 4, 2026 at 4:33 PM
The United States of Embarrassment
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The United States of Embarrassment
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The United States of Embarrassment
Lately, I confess that I’ve been imagining myself in a way I never have before in over a half-century of living here in America: I’m imagining myself as an expat.
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January 4, 2026 at 4:31 PM
The United States of Embarrassment
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165,370 customers are out of power in CA. Now's a good time to thank everyone working today i.e. first responders (including dispatchers) hospital staff, public works, utility workers. If you're feeling really generous, include the local news outlets that keep you updated yubanet.com/featured/now/
December 25, 2025 at 2:07 PM
165,370 customers are out of power in CA. Now's a good time to thank everyone working today i.e. first responders (including dispatchers) hospital staff, public works, utility workers. If you're feeling really generous, include the local news outlets that keep you updated yubanet.com/featured/now/
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✨✨✨ In the longest night, the smallest flame matters. May this season remind us that light always returns slowly, softly, faithfully. Solstice blessings and winter magic to you all. ✨✨✨
December 25, 2025 at 4:16 PM
✨✨✨ In the longest night, the smallest flame matters. May this season remind us that light always returns slowly, softly, faithfully. Solstice blessings and winter magic to you all. ✨✨✨
The Pig President and His Swine Supporters
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The Pig President and His Swine Supporters
The President of the United States called a woman a pig.
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November 19, 2025 at 2:37 PM
The Pig President and His Swine Supporters
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Columbus died in 1505 at the age of 55. He was such a monster that the king and queen of Spain refused to invite him to the kingdom after his voyage to the Americas because of how evil he was during his financed expedition. Word spread fast about how he and his men raped and killed indigenous peop
October 16, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Columbus died in 1505 at the age of 55. He was such a monster that the king and queen of Spain refused to invite him to the kingdom after his voyage to the Americas because of how evil he was during his financed expedition. Word spread fast about how he and his men raped and killed indigenous peop
The sleeping giant is awakening
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The sleeping giant is awakening
After a week of authoritarian excess, the nation is turning on Trump
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September 28, 2025 at 12:28 AM
The sleeping giant is awakening
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Yes, please stop.
September 7, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Yes, please stop.
Fast Fascism: From Democracy to Dictatorship in Under a Year
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Fast Fascism: From Democracy to Dictatorship in Under a Year
Fascism arrived quickly. We need to send it back to hell, quickly, too.
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August 20, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Fast Fascism: From Democracy to Dictatorship in Under a Year
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Crockett: My former colleagues from the Texas House—decided to get the hell out of Texas… breaking quorum is where they’re at right now. And they didn’t just do it by themselves—they went to Illinois, where there is a governor that gives a damn. This fight is going to take all of us.
August 4, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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I AM SHRIEKING 💀🤣
Forget the statue at City Hall, this guy is the *real* Spirit of Detroit. 🫡
Forget the statue at City Hall, this guy is the *real* Spirit of Detroit. 🫡
July 22, 2025 at 7:16 PM
I AM SHRIEKING 💀🤣
Forget the statue at City Hall, this guy is the *real* Spirit of Detroit. 🫡
Forget the statue at City Hall, this guy is the *real* Spirit of Detroit. 🫡
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July 4, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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He transformed fine dining on railroads for decades. 7 course meals with champagne. Now I’m lucky to get an old sandwich on Amtrak.
June 19, 2025 at 3:29 PM
He transformed fine dining on railroads for decades. 7 course meals with champagne. Now I’m lucky to get an old sandwich on Amtrak.
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Historic Mitchelville Freedom Park was the first self-governing town of formerly enslaved people in the country, according to the nonprofit that runs it.
Now, visitors sleep there to get close to history.
Now, visitors sleep there to get close to history.
At a Juneteenth sleepover, campers commune with ancestors
A South Carolina park was once a town founded by freed people. Now visitors sleep there to get close to history.
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June 19, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Historic Mitchelville Freedom Park was the first self-governing town of formerly enslaved people in the country, according to the nonprofit that runs it.
Now, visitors sleep there to get close to history.
Now, visitors sleep there to get close to history.
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Treat yourself with the same kindness you offer to others.♥️
June 20, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Treat yourself with the same kindness you offer to others.♥️
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Today is Juneteenth...it commemorates the effective end of slavery in the United States.
June 19, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Today is Juneteenth...it commemorates the effective end of slavery in the United States.
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What is treason? What do we do when the courts are suffering regulatory capture? What are the differences between “official duties” and not?
June 20, 2025 at 3:51 PM
What is treason? What do we do when the courts are suffering regulatory capture? What are the differences between “official duties” and not?
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June 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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There is still beauty in the world. (photographer unknown.)
June 20, 2025 at 11:33 AM
There is still beauty in the world. (photographer unknown.)