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Mar E Sel

@maresel

Multimedia Artist, Mental Health Clinician, Wanderer, Finder of Things, Undoer of Knots. Mostly in New York, NY.

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FACT FOCUS: Trump highlights familiar false claims as he reviews his first year back in office โ€” The Associated Press A look at false and misleading claims made as President Donald Trump marks his first year back in office by highlighting accomplishments at Davos and at a White House briefing. He falsely claimed the ...

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25.02.2026 14:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is leadership and bravery.

21.06.2025 17:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 23 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Do not obey

21.06.2025 18:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ’ฏ!

08.06.2025 03:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€ฆand they laugh (at the rest of us)!

11.04.2025 16:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ™„ theyโ€™ll say itโ€™s lack of morals; Iโ€™m sure.

11.04.2025 16:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Masters of War Contemplating injustice, December 30, 2023

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Grateful for music and art that reminds us, even after the news has gotten to be too much to bear.

11.04.2025 13:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€œLiving people who the government believes should be treated as if they are deadโ€ is a gasp-worthy concept with far-reaching potential applications.

10.04.2025 21:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 839 ๐Ÿ” 331 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 25 ๐Ÿ“Œ 10

They see the bigger picture

08.04.2025 18:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

They want us to think weโ€™re alone. We are not. The Resistance is Everywhere.

Welcome to Resist List. Your online hub of the ongoing resistance to the growth of authoritarianism in the United States.

20.02.2025 01:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 1102 ๐Ÿ” 337 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 21 ๐Ÿ“Œ 50
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Elon Muskโ€™s Role in Dismantling USAID Likely Violated Constitution, Judge Finds It appears to be the first time a federal judge has acted to constrain Elon Musk, a top adviser to President Trump. The judge also ordered agency functions be partially restored, though that relief co...

The court found that Mr. Musk had personally, and unlawfully, overseen the dismantling of USAID. In a sternly worded order, Judge Chuang warned that any skirting of its requirements could result in his holding Mr. Musk or members of his team in contempt.
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18.03.2025 20:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 3116 ๐Ÿ” 810 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 161 ๐Ÿ“Œ 55

Because it's obscene.

18.03.2025 16:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Greenlanders Reject Trumpโ€™s Overtures at the Ballot Box โ€” The Wall Street Journal In a sign many in Greenland also want to wrest more power from Denmark, voters put a strongly pro-independence party second place for first time

Theyโ€™ve chosen strengthening their country against us, over their efforts to gain national independence.

18.03.2025 13:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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North Dakota Senate rejects resolution asking US Supreme Court to overturn same-sex marriage ruling The North Dakota Senate on Thursday rejected a measure that would have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn its landmark 2015 ruling that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.

North Dakota has rejected a resolution to ask the Supreme Court to overturn same-gender marriages. Yes, North Dakota.

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14.03.2025 22:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 4526 ๐Ÿ” 798 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 118 ๐Ÿ“Œ 57
First Follower: Leadership Lessons from Dancing Guy
First Follower: Leadership Lessons from Dancing Guy YouTube video by Derek Sivers

youtu.be/fW8amMCVAJQ

11.03.2025 02:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Grievances

10.03.2025 16:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Outrageously unconstitutional BS

04.03.2025 16:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025!

Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!

#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence

12.02.2025 17:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 11494 ๐Ÿ” 5433 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 291 ๐Ÿ“Œ 670

Thank you for this!

19.02.2025 06:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You think theyโ€™re being put up in hotels, in Panama?

19.02.2025 01:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Human trafficking

19.02.2025 01:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Panama

19.02.2025 00:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

How efficient!

18.02.2025 23:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

They removed the T and then they removed the Q and what letter are they coming for next?

14.02.2025 02:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 540 ๐Ÿ” 144 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 31 ๐Ÿ“Œ 11
Nobody wants an emergency, but perhaps we should want some of the remarkable things that can happen during them. On the top of my list of those things is how in the immediate aftermath of a hurricane, a fire, an earthquake,ย ย people take care of each other and work together without the kind of vetting and fretting whether they agree entirely about politics or religion or other matters. We are in an unprecedented emergency in the United States with fallout that poses threats to environments, economies, human rights and even survival beyond our borders, and we could use some of that energy. As political scientist Erica Chenoweth said in Saturday'sย Meditations in an Emergencyย interview, "Theย best studyย on the subject in my opinion suggests that in the long term, institutions really canโ€™t save us; that civil society and mass mobilization are a more potent check on a backsliding democracy in the long term than relying on institutional checks and balances alone."ย 
Right now the courts are doing important business as they render verdict after verdict against Trump and Musk thanks to lawsuits brought by states, federal employees, and others with standing. Some of the Democrats in office are being amazing, and others in the opposition party are being waffles, milquetoasts, cookies that crumble, and otherย ย refined-carbohydrate items. As is now clear, the administrative branch of the federal government of the United States is engaging in a coup attempt against the legislative and judicial branches, against the law and constitution itself, and against your rights and mine and the security and stability of the world. They can be defeated and at a minimum held in check, and the sooner they are the more limited the damage. But as Chenoweth points out, it's up to us. Are we up to it?

Nobody wants an emergency, but perhaps we should want some of the remarkable things that can happen during them. On the top of my list of those things is how in the immediate aftermath of a hurricane, a fire, an earthquake,ย ย people take care of each other and work together without the kind of vetting and fretting whether they agree entirely about politics or religion or other matters. We are in an unprecedented emergency in the United States with fallout that poses threats to environments, economies, human rights and even survival beyond our borders, and we could use some of that energy. As political scientist Erica Chenoweth said in Saturday'sย Meditations in an Emergencyย interview, "Theย best studyย on the subject in my opinion suggests that in the long term, institutions really canโ€™t save us; that civil society and mass mobilization are a more potent check on a backsliding democracy in the long term than relying on institutional checks and balances alone."ย  Right now the courts are doing important business as they render verdict after verdict against Trump and Musk thanks to lawsuits brought by states, federal employees, and others with standing. Some of the Democrats in office are being amazing, and others in the opposition party are being waffles, milquetoasts, cookies that crumble, and otherย ย refined-carbohydrate items. As is now clear, the administrative branch of the federal government of the United States is engaging in a coup attempt against the legislative and judicial branches, against the law and constitution itself, and against your rights and mine and the security and stability of the world. They can be defeated and at a minimum held in check, and the sooner they are the more limited the damage. But as Chenoweth points out, it's up to us. Are we up to it?

In this emergency, I think it likely that we are going to need to pitch a very big tent and invite everyone in who doesn't want to live in a dictatorship... www.meditationsinanemergency.com/big-tents-an...

11.02.2025 18:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 810 ๐Ÿ” 206 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 35