Tami Mars
@tamimars.bsky.social
New Jersey (and Beyond) Life, Art, Culture, Sci/Tech, and especially Politics. Our world, our lives, our future.
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This is also distracting from the unedited and unredacted Epstein Files.
January 6, 2026 at 2:35 PM
This is also distracting from the unedited and unredacted Epstein Files.
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FIVE YEARS & he has not been held accountable for one of the most disgraceful events in this nation's history.
Trying to overturn a fair election in an attempted coup against his own government is the very definition of TREASON. We can never move forward until this is fully adjudicated. #ShameOnUS🇺🇸
Trying to overturn a fair election in an attempted coup against his own government is the very definition of TREASON. We can never move forward until this is fully adjudicated. #ShameOnUS🇺🇸
January 6, 2026 at 4:37 PM
FIVE YEARS & he has not been held accountable for one of the most disgraceful events in this nation's history.
Trying to overturn a fair election in an attempted coup against his own government is the very definition of TREASON. We can never move forward until this is fully adjudicated. #ShameOnUS🇺🇸
Trying to overturn a fair election in an attempted coup against his own government is the very definition of TREASON. We can never move forward until this is fully adjudicated. #ShameOnUS🇺🇸
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Never forget. 🇺🇸
January 6, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Never forget. 🇺🇸
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Michael Reagan, the eldest son of President Ronald Reagan, dies at 80
Michael Reagan, the eldest son of President Ronald Reagan, dies at 80
Reagan was a contributor to the conservative Newsmax television network and was known for his talk radio program.
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January 7, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Michael Reagan, the eldest son of President Ronald Reagan, dies at 80
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Photographer Nate Gowdy was on his way to take photos of the rally at the Ellipse on Jan. 6, 2021, when people started walking toward the Capitol.
Hours later, Gowdy writes, he was "caught in a melee of war cries, adrenaline and suddenly surging bodies." (from 2023) https://to.pbs.org/3WSwTjs
Hours later, Gowdy writes, he was "caught in a melee of war cries, adrenaline and suddenly surging bodies." (from 2023) https://to.pbs.org/3WSwTjs
The 'melee' of Jan. 6, through a photographer's lens
Photographer Nate Gowdy was on his way to take photos at the Ellipse when groups of people started walking toward the U.S. Capitol — and what was billed as a pro-Trump rally escalated into an insurre...
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January 7, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Photographer Nate Gowdy was on his way to take photos of the rally at the Ellipse on Jan. 6, 2021, when people started walking toward the Capitol.
Hours later, Gowdy writes, he was "caught in a melee of war cries, adrenaline and suddenly surging bodies." (from 2023) https://to.pbs.org/3WSwTjs
Hours later, Gowdy writes, he was "caught in a melee of war cries, adrenaline and suddenly surging bodies." (from 2023) https://to.pbs.org/3WSwTjs
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MOMENTS AGO: "Their plan for the U.S. running Venezuela is vague, based on wishful thinking and unsatisfying."
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer reacts to a congressional briefing on the operation that ousted Venezuela's leader Nicolás Maduro.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer reacts to a congressional briefing on the operation that ousted Venezuela's leader Nicolás Maduro.
January 6, 2026 at 1:48 AM
MOMENTS AGO: "Their plan for the U.S. running Venezuela is vague, based on wishful thinking and unsatisfying."
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer reacts to a congressional briefing on the operation that ousted Venezuela's leader Nicolás Maduro.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer reacts to a congressional briefing on the operation that ousted Venezuela's leader Nicolás Maduro.
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Walz: "We've got conspiracy theorists, right-wing YouTubers, breaking into our daycares, demanding access to our children. We've got the president demonizing our Somali neighbors and wrongfully confiscating funds that Minnesotans rely on. It's disgusting and it's dangerous."
January 5, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Walz: "We've got conspiracy theorists, right-wing YouTubers, breaking into our daycares, demanding access to our children. We've got the president demonizing our Somali neighbors and wrongfully confiscating funds that Minnesotans rely on. It's disgusting and it's dangerous."
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Rep. @sethmoulton.bsky.social : "Is anyone going to just stop for a second and be honest? This is insane. What the hell are we doing? We've got a lot of problems in America today, and invading, occupying, running Venezuela does not solve any of them."
January 4, 2026 at 4:47 AM
Rep. @sethmoulton.bsky.social : "Is anyone going to just stop for a second and be honest? This is insane. What the hell are we doing? We've got a lot of problems in America today, and invading, occupying, running Venezuela does not solve any of them."
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Moulton: "When we had briefings on Venezuela, we asked, 'Are you going to invade the country?' We were told no. 'Do you plan to put troops on the ground?' We were told no. 'Do you intend regime change in VZ?' We were told no. So in a sense, we have been briefed, we've just been completely lied to"
January 3, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Moulton: "When we had briefings on Venezuela, we asked, 'Are you going to invade the country?' We were told no. 'Do you plan to put troops on the ground?' We were told no. 'Do you intend regime change in VZ?' We were told no. So in a sense, we have been briefed, we've just been completely lied to"
How can Donald Trump broker a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia while emulating Putin by attacking/invading Venezuela?
He can't, of course. Anything he does now internationally will be suspect and doomed to failure or worse.
He can't, of course. Anything he does now internationally will be suspect and doomed to failure or worse.
January 3, 2026 at 7:07 PM
How can Donald Trump broker a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia while emulating Putin by attacking/invading Venezuela?
He can't, of course. Anything he does now internationally will be suspect and doomed to failure or worse.
He can't, of course. Anything he does now internationally will be suspect and doomed to failure or worse.
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Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
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Fox News viewers have slammed the president as he boasted about America's large scale strike against Venezuela.
Fox News viewers furious as Trump calls Venezuela attack 'an amazing thing'
www.irishstar.com
January 3, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Fox News viewers have slammed the president as he boasted about America's large scale strike against Venezuela.
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The Chief Justice's Report on the State of the Judiciary doesn’t mention any of the challenges the judiciary faces, mostly from the WH, since Trump returned to office. Here’s my assessment in this important moment when we need to be able to rely on the courts:
open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
The Chief Justice's Report on the State of the Judiciary
As is the custom, on the last day of the year, Chief Justice John Roberts issued a report on the state of the federal judiciary.
open.substack.com
January 3, 2026 at 2:05 AM
The Chief Justice's Report on the State of the Judiciary doesn’t mention any of the challenges the judiciary faces, mostly from the WH, since Trump returned to office. Here’s my assessment in this important moment when we need to be able to rely on the courts:
open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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The big data and increased computing power that enable artificial intelligence are emboldening Republicans to deploy more sophisticated techniques to make it harder for you to vote and easier for them to cheat next November. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/trum...
Trump’s DOJ Wants Your Data
Donald Trump and the Republican Party know that they are likely to be voted out of power in November 2026. The tools they are counting on to prevent this are the same ones being deployed by the larges...
www.democracydocket.com
January 3, 2026 at 2:06 AM
The big data and increased computing power that enable artificial intelligence are emboldening Republicans to deploy more sophisticated techniques to make it harder for you to vote and easier for them to cheat next November. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/trum...
A question to my State Senators @kim.senate.gov and @booker.senate.gov, my current Governor @govmurphy.bsky.social and future Governor @mikiesherrill.bsky.social. When a citizen, myself, requires the assistance of, help from someone in Government, but is ignored at all levels. What can they do?
January 2, 2026 at 8:52 PM
A question to my State Senators @kim.senate.gov and @booker.senate.gov, my current Governor @govmurphy.bsky.social and future Governor @mikiesherrill.bsky.social. When a citizen, myself, requires the assistance of, help from someone in Government, but is ignored at all levels. What can they do?
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Mamdani has only been Mayor for a day & criminals are already fleeing New York
January 2, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Mamdani has only been Mayor for a day & criminals are already fleeing New York
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I was wondering what Mamdani's first executive order would be, and I'm not disappointed by this.
He has wiped off the books EVERY Eric Adams executive order issued on or after September 26, 2024, the day Adams was indicted on federal bribery charges.
He has wiped off the books EVERY Eric Adams executive order issued on or after September 26, 2024, the day Adams was indicted on federal bribery charges.
January 1, 2026 at 11:07 PM
I was wondering what Mamdani's first executive order would be, and I'm not disappointed by this.
He has wiped off the books EVERY Eric Adams executive order issued on or after September 26, 2024, the day Adams was indicted on federal bribery charges.
He has wiped off the books EVERY Eric Adams executive order issued on or after September 26, 2024, the day Adams was indicted on federal bribery charges.
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A Utah-based federal judge has orderd the Trump administration to facilitate the return of a man who administration officials acknowledge was deported in violation of a court order. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 2, 2026 at 4:17 AM
A Utah-based federal judge has orderd the Trump administration to facilitate the return of a man who administration officials acknowledge was deported in violation of a court order. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Another year, another stack of great books to read. PBS News Hour’s Jeffrey Brown talked with Maureen Corrigan, book critic for NPR’s Fresh Air, and author Ann Patchett about their top picks this year. https://to.pbs.org/4oJC81Q
14 best books of 2025, according to these experts
Jeffrey Brown talked with Maureen Corrigan, book critic for NPR’s Fresh Air, and author Ann Patchett about their top picks this year.
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December 31, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Another year, another stack of great books to read. PBS News Hour’s Jeffrey Brown talked with Maureen Corrigan, book critic for NPR’s Fresh Air, and author Ann Patchett about their top picks this year. https://to.pbs.org/4oJC81Q
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Democrat Renee Hardman was elected to the Iowa state Senate on Tuesday in a year-end special election, denying Republicans from reclaiming two-thirds control of the chamber. https://to.pbs.org/4q1W1Tz
Democrat Renee Hardman wins Iowa state Senate seat, blocking GOP from reclaiming supermajority
Hardman, the CEO of nonprofit Lutheran Services of Iowa and a member of the West Des Moines City Council, becomes the first Black woman elected to the 50-member Senate.
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December 31, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Democrat Renee Hardman was elected to the Iowa state Senate on Tuesday in a year-end special election, denying Republicans from reclaiming two-thirds control of the chamber. https://to.pbs.org/4q1W1Tz
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For those who prefer video: m.youtube.com/watch?v=lR-b...
December 31, 2025 at 9:28 PM
For those who prefer video: m.youtube.com/watch?v=lR-b...
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So terribly sad. May she rest in peace, and prayers for her and her loved ones.
December 30, 2025 at 7:33 PM
So terribly sad. May she rest in peace, and prayers for her and her loved ones.