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Marianne Senechal

@mairoftherocks.bsky.social

A "Mainah". Avid SFF reader, hiker, and traveler. Retired geologist. mom_oftherocks on Threads; mairsenechal on Mastodon

315 Followers  |  271 Following  |  86 Posts  |  Joined: 08.01.2025  |  2.2139

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Criminal organization attempting to conceal evidence bsky.app/profile/brad...

07.11.2025 15:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1868    πŸ” 687    πŸ’¬ 30    πŸ“Œ 10

Ahaaa

06.11.2025 21:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1445    πŸ” 174    πŸ’¬ 58    πŸ“Œ 4

!!!!!!!!!!

05.11.2025 03:01 β€” πŸ‘ 179    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 2

I’m just a small-town political scientist, & it’s still relatively early, but it appears that The Actual Democrats did not Need To Do any of the Things or Learn any of the Obvious Lessons that Ezra Douthglesias said they Must Do & Learn.

05.11.2025 02:08 β€” πŸ‘ 7863    πŸ” 1697    πŸ’¬ 87    πŸ“Œ 113

I for one think the Epstein Ballroom will be magnificent. I love the decor theme of β€œwhat if Uday Hussein ran a Ramada Inn.” And giving it a theme song everyone will associate with it is a stroke of brilliance! β€œThank Heaven for Little Girls” is very catchy.

23.10.2025 02:17 β€” πŸ‘ 19777    πŸ” 4791    πŸ’¬ 529    πŸ“Œ 239

Next president (being optimistic) is gonna point at the White House and then whisper, "make the fire look like an accident" to the Canadian PM and hand them a sack of money.

22.10.2025 22:37 β€” πŸ‘ 149    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3
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Some new ICE recruits have shown up to training without full vetting The recruits have had criminal backgrounds or failed drug tests or were unable to meet physical or academic standards, raising concerns about the agency’s rush to hire immigration officers, sources to...

NBC News finds that:
-- ICE has shortened its training from 13 weeks to six.
-- Nearly half of recruits couldn’t pass an open-book written exam.
-- Recruits "are supposed to attest" they can pass the physical-fitness test, which requires them to run ... 6 mph.

www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

23.10.2025 12:54 β€” πŸ‘ 9165    πŸ” 4199    πŸ’¬ 785    πŸ“Œ 823
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Even in the movies, scenes of the White House getting blown up by invading aliens or terrorists feel emotionally unsettling.

It’s the People’s House after all.

So imagine having to witness its destruction in real life…and the culprit is the President.

22.10.2025 22:23 β€” πŸ‘ 10919    πŸ” 2789    πŸ’¬ 496    πŸ“Œ 98
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All the Pretty Little Nazis The shape of things to come.

"We are a decade into Trumpism. These Young Republicans have never known any other type of Republicanism. We’re talking about a full generation of Republicans who only understand politics in the context of an authoritarian project."

www.thebulwark.com/p/all-the-pr...

16.10.2025 10:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1312    πŸ” 440    πŸ’¬ 69    πŸ“Œ 30

That's the right choice. ..stand together or hang separately as the saying goes.

16.10.2025 10:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So if Russ Vought and Bob Kennedy were deliberately trying on behalf of an enemy to sicken and kill Americans by destroying the public health structure - what would they be doing differently?

11.10.2025 22:48 β€” πŸ‘ 10207    πŸ” 3086    πŸ’¬ 410    πŸ“Œ 145
House Recess Extended to Oct. 19 As Government Shutdown Continues The House clerk reads a communication from Speaker Mike Johnson designating October 14 to 19 a district work period for members, meaning that the House will be in recess except for pro forma sessions ...

Mother fucker! The House has been in session only 15 days since July.

Its October!

GOP are loser slackers! Imagine if you only showed up to your job 15 days in 4 months.
They get 175k a year in salary.

#GOPShutdown

10.10.2025 17:43 β€” πŸ‘ 4179    πŸ” 1776    πŸ’¬ 320    πŸ“Œ 121
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Photographer Captures Pam Bondi’s Notesβ€”and They’re a Doozy Attorney General Pam Bondi came to the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing armed with nothing more than lame canned attacks.

Bondi's notes had nothing to do with her work as leader of the DoJ, or even the embattled border czar. Rather, Bondi had collected screenshots of social media posts, prewritten comebacks, and handwritten notes she hoped could give her a good β€œgotcha” moment.

newrepublic.com/post/201475/...

08.10.2025 22:16 β€” πŸ‘ 208    πŸ” 82    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 7

Awesome with the ageist jab! As if Pelosi, Schumer, and most of the other members of Congress aren't old as well.
She is a Republican tool, but her age is irrelevant to the evil she perpetuates.

07.10.2025 10:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I don't have the bandwidth to make this case explicit. But today, Todd Bessent put Frank Bisignano in charge of IRS, in addition to Social Security.

Bisignano, at Social Security, gave Big Balls access to all our Social Security data.

Now he's in charge of IRS.

06.10.2025 22:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1989    πŸ” 1003    πŸ’¬ 70    πŸ“Œ 37
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Got a Minute or Two?: The Attack in Chicago The night-time raid on a Chicago apartment building and its residents is an ugly escalation by an immoral regimeβ€”and an attack on all decent people

"What kind of monsters grab children & take them outside without clothes? Who does that? What kind of govt permits its agents to abuse American citizens & non-citizens w/o the slightest concern for their rights, their well-being, indeed their basic humanity?"
www.americaamerica.news/p/got-a-minu...

04.10.2025 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 3932    πŸ” 1779    πŸ’¬ 309    πŸ“Œ 148
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Boston Mayor’s Blowout Victory Jilts CEOs Seeking New Direction Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is coasting to reelection after her main opponent quit the race, giving her a commanding mandate that’s putting city business leaders on edge.

Don't sleep on Michelle Wu, one of this country's most quietly effective climate leaders, cruising to a second term in Boston. It's telling that business interests tried and failed to stop her and are pouting about it now

Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

01.10.2025 12:40 β€” πŸ‘ 6691    πŸ” 1216    πŸ’¬ 72    πŸ“Œ 98
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CNBC: "Very disappointing. It's a weak number. This is private sector jobs for September. The total comes in -32,000. And that was a surprise because economists were looking for an increase of 51,000. Also, the revision was not good. August now showing -3,000 compared to the initial read of 54,000"

01.10.2025 14:10 β€” πŸ‘ 11359    πŸ” 4541    πŸ’¬ 827    πŸ“Œ 651

Sorry we had to cancel your cancer treatment, but the Secretary of Defense had to fly all the generals in so he could call them fat.

01.10.2025 15:41 β€” πŸ‘ 18900    πŸ” 4302    πŸ’¬ 262    πŸ“Œ 96

I just blocked a guy earlier today. We were fundamentally agreeing on a topic, but he kept trying to tell me I was ignorant. Like he's trying to pick a fight with me when we are agreeing?🀨
I don't know if he had reading comprehension problems or what, but who needs that bs these days?

01.10.2025 19:34 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.

Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj

01.10.2025 14:19 β€” πŸ‘ 31019    πŸ” 9785    πŸ’¬ 689    πŸ“Œ 519
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Pritzker: "In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists & protesters when unprovoked what would we call it? If officials marched down streets harassing civilians & demanding their papers, what would we say? I don't think we'd have trouble calling it what it is: authoritarianism"

29.09.2025 20:24 β€” πŸ‘ 39842    πŸ” 12754    πŸ’¬ 760    πŸ“Œ 467

"America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves."

-Abraham Lincoln

28.09.2025 03:41 β€” πŸ‘ 314    πŸ” 65    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 4

Hakeem Jeffries is acting like he *wants* to draw a strong primary challenger in 2026 and, honestly, I wish him all the luck in the world there.

28.09.2025 23:49 β€” πŸ‘ 6179    πŸ” 699    πŸ’¬ 197    πŸ“Œ 50

Well, Gondwanaland was a "big" deal back in the day!!

27.09.2025 11:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The ICE Shooter’s Motive Joshua Jahn's friends speak

ICE shooter Joshua Jahn's politics aren't what's being reported, three longtime former friends tell me.

www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-ice-sh...

25.09.2025 01:53 β€” πŸ‘ 5198    πŸ” 1676    πŸ’¬ 250    πŸ“Œ 431
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Look, it’s Heroin and Adderall ganging up on Tylenol.

23.09.2025 01:56 β€” πŸ‘ 31828    πŸ” 8700    πŸ’¬ 1345    πŸ“Œ 539
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β€œ.. Those who refuse to sign the new policy will be stripped of or denied permanent credentials to cover the Pentagon.”

@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

19.09.2025 23:50 β€” πŸ‘ 668    πŸ” 283    πŸ’¬ 108    πŸ“Œ 63

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