Marlin O.
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Water advocate. Editor-designer. Still aspiring.
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It'd be easier to ignore the politics, if it weren't for that pesky Loyalty Oath.
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Smith requests that his closed-door deposition be made public, asserting that it presents proof "beyond a reasonable doubt" that Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. GOP is terrified.
#ProudBlue
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"Bringing home the Christmas tree," 1946. Photo by Monte Fresco.
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A 3-D Look Inside Trumpâs Revamped Oval Office
Take a 3-D tour of the presidentâs office, where he covered a third of the wall space with gold.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/12/23/us/trump-white-house-oval-office-gold-decor.html
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AnĂșna - The Coventry Carol
YouTube video by The AnĂșna Collective
https://youtu.be/NYFcZ0GjXiU?si=x4bGalEqEvE6gSeO
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Five Questions: Live with The Librarians
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Five Questions: Live with The Librarians
A recording of my conversation with director & producer Kim Snyder
https://open.substack.com/pub/joycevance/p/five-questions-live-with-the-librarians?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
9 days ago
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Hello Comrade live performance
YouTube video by Carsie Blanton
https://youtube.com/shorts/8kUl_fy_LPU?si=tv60x-o1rNRcf1cx
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"Shortly before an election, a spin-doctor and a Hollywood producer join efforts to fabricate a war in order to cover up a Presidential sex scandal." (IMDb)
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Wag the Dog (1997) â 7.1 | Comedy, Drama
1h 37m | R
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120885/?ref_=fn_t_1
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On Saturday, We Bake
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On Saturday, We Bake
Culture is upstream of politics.
https://open.substack.com/pub/joycevance/p/on-saturday-we-bake?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
17 days ago
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BREAKING: Lt
YouTube video by Democratic Wins Media
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Z4ckh0xQaOQ
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âŠand what's up with those cancer rates, Iowa?
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Whatâs Eating Iowa? â H2O IQ
Pulitzer Prize winner Art Cullen on the waters of Iowa⊠and noting the agricultural state may have the nation's second-highest cancer rates.
https://www.h2oiq.org/what-is-in-iowa-water/
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A former U.S. attorney offers 'A Manual for Keeping a Democracy'
Joyce Vance, author of Giving Up Is Unforgivable, discusses recent impactful decisions by courts and the Justice Department, and how her son helped her understand Gen Z's view of defending democracy.
http://npr.org/2025/11/25/nx-s1-5619202/a-former-u-s-attorney-offers-a-manual-for-keeping-a-democracy
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Vaccine advice? Any other medical info that's on the political agenda? Please speak directly with a healthcare provider who you can trust and/or with legitimate patient advocacy groups.
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Doctor Critical of Vaccines Quietly Appointed as C.D.C.âs Second in Command
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/health/cdc-ralph-lee-abraham-vaccines.html
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You know, it's not a bad idea to check the mask supply.
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New H3N2 flu strain hits the US: What to know
The emergence of the H3N2 variant has led experts to warn that this flu season could be particularly severe.
https://www.newsweek.com/new-h3n2-flu-strain-hits-the-us-what-to-know-11095316
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âIn any society, most people accept standards that are, in fact, ethical. But standards of behavior in society can deviate from what is ethical. An entire society can become ethically corrupt. Nazi Germany is a good example of a morally corrupt society.â âMarkkula Center for Applied Ethics
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What is Ethics?
Ethics is based on well-founded standards of right and wrong that prescribe what humans ought to do, usually in terms of rights, obligations, benefits to society, fairness, or specific virtues.
https://www.scu.edu/ethics/ethics-resources/ethical-decision-making/what-is-ethics/
about 1 month ago
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"George Washington would, most certainly, not have hung members of Congress for expressing their views. He would not have approved of what Donald Trump said today, or pretty much any day." Sorry, George Washington Would Not Have Hanged Them.
open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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Sorry, George Washington Would Not Have Hanged Them.
This week, Donald Trump continues to use his claimed power to kill people who have received no due process, in international waters, based on his administrationâs assertion that they are narcoterroris...
https://open.substack.com/pub/joycevance/p/sorry-george-washington-would-not?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
about 1 month ago
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Plastic surgeons wrestle with requests for âMar-a-Lago faceâ: âYouâre going to look like Maleficentâ
The puffy, artificial look is rising in popularity - thanks to Maga elite such as Kristi Noem and Matt Gaetz
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/nov/18/mar-a-lago-face-plastic-surgery
about 1 month ago
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"Third Spaces" We were reminiscing about childhood places where we'd pass a few hours with a cuppa (or soda) and newspaper (or comic), catching up, seeing folks (or not). Pinball, maybe; jukebox definitely. Turns out they're good for us AND the community. Who knew?!
www.google.com/search?q=thi...
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Google Search
https://www.google.com/search?q=third+spaces+meaning&oq=%22third+spaces%22&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqBwgBEAAYgAQyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQABiABDIHCAIQABiABDIHCAMQABiABDIHCAQQABiABDIHCAUQABiABDIHCAYQABiABDIHCAcQABiABDIHCAgQABiABDIHCAkQABiABNIBCDQ1NzZqMGo3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
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Ken Burns and Sarah Botstein on the untold stories of 'The American Revolution'
Listen now | '..the founders, if they showed up here, would not be surprised that someone was trying to increase their power. Theyâd just be devastated that the legislative branch, had yielded that po...
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/ken-burns-and-sarah-botstein-on-the
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"These changes could strip federal protections from up to 55 million acres of wetlands, or about 85 percent of all wetlands nationwide, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council, an environmental group." [contʻd in comments]
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/c...
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E.P.A. Rule Would Drastically Curb Protections for Wetlands
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/climate/epa-curbs-protections-for-wetlands.html
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"âŠthis population has substantial medical needs, and the health effects of losing Medicaid coverage could be devastating.... "⊠can lead to substantial healthcare costs, either in the emergency department or when these adults turn 65 and receive Medicare coverage."
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Opinion | Adults 50-64 Should Be Exempt From Medicaid Work Requirements
Classifying this group as having 'special medical needs' will protect care access
https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/118483
about 1 month ago
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Qasim Rashid, Esq.
about 1 month ago
Remember how Trump said ICE targets âviolent criminals?â Trumpâs own DOJ now reports that ONLY 2.5% of the people ICE arrested in Chicago have any criminal history. That means 97.5% have ZERO criminal record. They were targeted because they were of Latino ethnicity. This is what fascism looks like
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Easy To Be Hard - Hair the movie musical
YouTube video by Malinda DeRouen
https://youtu.be/gj4vfrPdfdo?si=sTQrXPhxAsQ7qoe2&t=128
about 1 month ago
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âPeaceable Kingdomâ - Patti Smith (LIVE on The Late Show)
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
https://youtu.be/SUlNixgSQIA?si=nCq13ID5imXfkSUJ
about 2 months ago
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"There is never a democracy that did not commit suicide. It is in vain to say that democracy is less vain, less proud, less selfish, less ambitious, or less avaricious than aristocracy or monarchy. It is not true, in fact, and nowhere appears in history." [cont'd in comments]
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Founders Online: From John Adams to John Taylor, 17 December 1814
From John Adams to John Taylor, 17 December 1814
https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Adams/99-02-02-6371
about 2 months ago
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Veronica McDonald
2 months ago
Youngkin doing everything he can to buy that election next week:
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Sigh... ...she won the Pulitzer Prize at the age of 19. Still at it: "He was ten inches long, thin as a curve, a muscled ribbon, brown as fruitwood, soft-furred, alert.⊠He had two black eyes I didnât see, any more than you see a window."
www.themarginalian.org/2025/10/14/a...
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What a Weasel Knows: Annie Dillard on How to Live
Suppose we answer the most important question of existence in the affirmative. There is then only one question remaining: How shall we live this life? Despite all the technologies of thought and feâŠ
https://www.themarginalian.org/2025/10/14/annie-dillard-weasel/
2 months ago
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Independent and credible â check your news against an international source that has no domestic U.S. pressures:
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The whole picture | The Guardian
Latest The whole picture news, comment and analysis from the Guardian, the world's leading liberal voice
https://www.theguardian.com/the-whole-picture
2 months ago
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Okay, I found this fascinating. He held on as long as he could â maybe longer. "âŠalong the way, I rationalized, compartmentalized, and found excuses to stay tethered to the party"
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My Last Day as an Accomplice of the Republican Party
Why Iâm leaving the GOP and why Iâm urging my former colleagues to do the same.
https://open.substack.com/pub/thebulwark/p/my-last-day-as-an-accomplice-of-the-republican-party-miles-bruner?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
2 months ago
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The amphibian resistance!
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A Message From The Frog Resistance
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
https://youtu.be/bw5zxdSObso?si=ta7mnGuPcIcAsx58
3 months ago
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She's antifa.
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I'm AntifađŻđșđžđŁđą
YouTube video by Grammie's Views
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15lXRh-gkbo
3 months ago
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It'd be easier to ignore the politics, if it weren't for that pesky Loyalty Oath.
3 months ago
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A concise outline of the conditions for obtaining forgiveness, in a few religious traditions that articulate them clearly: 1. Christianity Core idea: Forgiveness (from God) is conditioned on repentance and faith. Key requirements (especially in Catholic and Orthodox traditions): (cont'd)
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...please also see their related concerns about undersea mining near indigenous territory.
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Protect Pacific Islands Heritage from Industrial Fishing
A platform for stories, solutions, and community action to protect the ocean, tackle the climate crisis, and help build a more just, equitable planet.
https://act.protectpih.org/act/protect-pih
3 months ago
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It's public (and personal) health, it's not politics. I've been seeing lots more people choosing to wear masks on the bus routes, too. Not a bad idea, I'll check my supplyâŠ
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Mask mandates return in parts of the Bay Area as virus season nears
Mask requirements are returning to health care settings across parts of the Bay Area, as health officials brace for the annual surge in respiratory illnesses - including COVID, influenza and RSV.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/mask-mandates-return-parts-bay-214345478.html?guccounter=1
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A Thing You Can Do Right Now To Help Protect The Right To Vote
The U.S.
https://open.substack.com/pub/joycevance/p/a-thing-you-can-do-right-now-to-help?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
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Jane Fonda: It Happened in Hungary, Turkey, and Russia...And Here
YouTube video by The Bulwark
https://youtu.be/3645BkdcuHI?si=a3d2fyGycIbEOUyx
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60s Light (mostly)
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6kWjkiHWREsmHERAumhJqF?si=x6k-QmsATiaMeAQfvxpaxQ
3 months ago
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Pete Buttigieg
3 months ago
Republicans control every branch in Washington. Now, Trump is openly giddy about using the shutdown to slash and burn federal resources that working Americans count on. His shutdown, and firings, will hurt people in every part of this country.
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PBS Frontline: Sick Around the World
YouTube video by brabantstraat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4rg-DJBd34
3 months ago
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Someone points out: if you are self-censoring â being cautious about re-posting, Liking, or commenting on posts because you think it's better to keep your head down â then your First Amendment rights are already being infringed.
3 months ago
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Ken Burns: The Founders Would Be SHOCKED by Congress | The Bulwark Podcast
YouTube video by The Bulwark
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQ1Dkwkczqk
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Gabe OrtĂz
3 months ago
The legendary Jane Fonda âhas relaunched the Committee for the First Amendment, the McCarthy-era initiative started by her father, Henry Fonda ...â
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
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Jane Fonda relaunches free speech group started by her father during the McCarthy era
In wake of the Trump administrationâs censorship threats, the actor re-established the Committee for the First Amendment with A-list support
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oct/01/jane-fonda-committee-first-amendment-trump
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Jane Goodall, Eminent Primatologist Who Chronicled the Lives of Chimps, Dies at 91
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/obituaries/jane-goodall-dead.html
3 months ago
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"At best, we now live in a 'hybrid regime'." Maybe I'll start a senior's demonstration-of-one. Take a folding chair out to the street-side. Maybe a cooler for drinks, a brimmed hat and sunscreen. Definitely a good book to readâŠ
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The U.S. is not a Functional Democracy
Last week, Trump went full authoritarian
https://open.substack.com/pub/contrarian/p/the-us-is-not-a-functional-democracy?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
3 months ago
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AnnieOakleyinGA
3 months ago
#Pinks
#ProudBlue
This is unprecedented and disturbing to me. They never have all these people in the same place at the same time. What are they going to do arrest the ones that wonât swear fealty to trump, fire them. Wtf is going on?
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Hegseth orders rare, urgent meeting of hundreds of generals, admirals
The Pentagon has summoned military officials from around the world for a gathering in Virginia. Top generals and their staffs donât know the reason for the meeting.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/09/25/hegseth-generals-quantico-meeting/
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Jim Baird
3 months ago
I'm sure this is fine. "Microplastics Found Deep Inside Human Bones, Scientists Warn"
www.sciencealert.com/microplastic...
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Microplastics Found Deep Inside Human Bones, Scientists Warn
Microplastics are now so ubiquitous we're drinking, eating, and inhaling them.
https://www.sciencealert.com/microplastics-found-deep-inside-human-bones-scientists-warn
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Congressman Greg Casar
3 months ago
Trump: 'We are so broke 15 million people need to lose their health insurance.' Also Trump:
www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-...
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New renderings show more details of White House ballroom under construction
The Trump administration announced in July that a 90,000-square-foot ballroom with a seated capacity for 650 people will be constructed in the White House's East Wing.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-white-house-ballroom-renderings-construction-details/Also
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"Our laws protect our people....Our country has survived darker periods than the one we are going through nowâbut that only happened because good people refused to stay silent.⊠âŠmost Americans believe in the ideals our nation was founded upon. Now is the time to stand up for those noble ideals."
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Be Loud â For America
By Governor JB Pritzker
https://open.substack.com/pub/contrarian/p/be-loud-for-america?r=54vt1w&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
3 months ago
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