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@marnest.bsky.social

Composer, Pianist, Servant to Several Cats. He/him. πŸ’™ πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ Born 312.4 ppm CO2

1,236 Followers  |  1,916 Following  |  825 Posts  |  Joined: 08.11.2023  |  2.2591

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Preach!

11.10.2025 22:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Very sorry for the loss of your beautiful Fergus. Grief is the price we must pay for having loved.

11.10.2025 20:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Medieval, schmeidieval!

11.10.2025 19:45 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Cartoon by John Deering.

11.10.2025 17:30 β€” πŸ‘ 14481    πŸ” 4946    πŸ’¬ 271    πŸ“Œ 148

Christian nationalists in Idaho are going to love this.

11.10.2025 00:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said β€œno one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

i desperately want everyone involved in the destruction of USAID to have to, st the very least, answer to the american people for the suffering and misery they have caused apnews.com/article/myan...

08.10.2025 14:59 β€” πŸ‘ 14402    πŸ” 5204    πŸ’¬ 283    πŸ“Œ 357

It’s a great book, but honestly by 1813 I felt nauseous at the thought of how many hundreds of thousands of young men still had to die.

07.10.2025 19:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We don’t want Von Steuben drilling out troops!

07.10.2025 19:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s not a bad question, but a different question, and it would be much more informative if paired with the question, β€œhow bad do you think things are?”

06.10.2025 15:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thank you to the Alaska Raptor Center for telling the truth that birders already knew: every bald eagle cry you hear in an advertisement is a red-tailed hawk.

05.10.2025 01:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2394    πŸ” 757    πŸ’¬ 51    πŸ“Œ 188

Looks like your people have the TV facing the wrong way, Gonzo!

04.10.2025 03:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You misspelled "2026"! πŸ˜‚

04.10.2025 03:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Bought that Oven Paul shirt I've been coveting!

03.10.2025 05:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Such tiny hands!

02.10.2025 04:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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President Trump Address to Pentagon Leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico – Full Transcript (0:00 - 0:19) Ladies and gentlemen, the Secretary of War. Well, you've heard from me. So now it's the main

Everyone should take the time to read this speech from Trump.

We should not ignore just how f*cking deranged this racist sex pest is.

Read it and remember it is a speech to every General in the US military
www.sofx.com/president-tr...

01.10.2025 00:56 β€” πŸ‘ 201    πŸ” 79    πŸ’¬ 40    πŸ“Œ 12

It’s in the bag.

30.09.2025 18:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

instantrimshot.com

30.09.2025 04:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Happy birthday!

29.09.2025 02:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wanted to post some πŸ”₯ from John Quincy Adams on the Declaration of Independence:

"It was the first solemn declaration by a nation of the only legitimate foundation of civil government. It was the corner stone of a new fabric, destined to cover the surface of the globe. It demolished at a stroke/

28.09.2025 15:47 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | Ta-Nehisi Coates on Bridging Gaps vs. Drawing Lines

I wanted to share some thoughts on this Ezra Klein discussion with Ta-Nehisi Coates.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/o...

28.09.2025 11:57 β€” πŸ‘ 493    πŸ” 98    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 35

Interesting factoid from Stephen Kotkin's biography of Stalin: Putin's grandfather was Lenin's cook.

27.09.2025 23:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

he = heart

27.09.2025 05:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Your he was in the right place!

27.09.2025 04:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œβ€¦ and there is nothing I loathe and detest more than hyperbole.”

27.09.2025 04:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Well, there’s murder

27.09.2025 04:46 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

MOST people!

27.09.2025 00:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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ICE violently seizes an immigrant worker at Bread Garden Market in Iowa City - Little Village Shortly beforeΒ 11 on Thursday morning, two men who eventually identified themselves as β€œfederal agents” violently seized a worker at Bread Garden Market on the Ped Mall in Iowa City. Neither […]

giving this ICE story from my friends at @littlevillage.bsky.social a boost

littlevillagemag.com/ice-seizes-a...

26.09.2025 17:01 β€” πŸ‘ 410    πŸ” 158    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 0

Did somebody say β€œtuna”?

26.09.2025 17:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence NATIONAL SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM/NSPM-7 MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β  THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

Some preliminary thoughts on Trump's new executive order "Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence," which declares a law enforcement crackdown on some ill-specified blend of action and speech by his political adversaries, on grounds that they encourage and abet violence. /1

25.09.2025 23:06 β€” πŸ‘ 478    πŸ” 223    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 24
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"experts say"
www.cnn.com/2025/08/11/b...

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