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The Last Rose of Summer is a true story about corruption in #cancer research. I discovered a cheap, plant-derived drug that could replace some much more toxic (but more lucrative) therapies. #BigPharma got involved and suppressed the research. Eventually I had to publish the story in thinly veiled fiction and survive a bunch of murder attempts.
"Mary Austin" is a pseudonym, as my publisher forced me to use one. So... hi, I'm "Mary." 🤷♀️
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The Last Rose of Summer:
I've always thought raspberry flavored Medicade is the best.
#medicaid #healthcare #Wisconsin #Republicans #Democrats
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I wish it worked like that! Those of us who didn't FA shouldn't have to FO. 😭
But I get the artist's point. Yes, we all wish MAGAs had cared about Trump's bigotry, violence against women and children, and mass murder. But this is the issue that's burying him.
#GasPrices
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ICE broke into Ilhan Omar's home this morning with some bullshit DC judicial warrant, allegedly because of an immigration paperwork issue from when she was a child.
We knew they would get more desperate as their electoral wipeout approaches; it's why millions of people are mobilizing the defend the election.
You would think even these dumbfucks would have learned not to mess with Minnesota. This is just kicking the hornet's nest AGAIN.
https://katu.com/news/nation-world/feds-search-minnesota-democratic-rep-ilhan-omars-dc-home-in-criminal-investigation-sources-say-homeland-security-justice-department
#ICE #FuckICE #DHS #Minnesota
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Only the best people!
"Off-Duty Immigration Agent Charged With Driving While Intoxicated After Bar Disturbance"
https://morrisfocus.com/2026/10/10/off-duty-immigration-agent-charged-with-driving-while-intoxicated-after-bar-disturbance/#ICE #FuckICE #NewJersey
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@Benhm3@mastodon.social
I drink the raw, unpasteurized Medicade with all of nature's goodness in it. No idea why I've got a fever and the runs. 🤔
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@CommonSparrow@mindly.social
Thank you very much for your kind words. I really appreciate hearing from the people who say they got into protesting because of my posts, or felt better because of them. I want the non-USians to know that we actually are fighting back and winning; I want my fellow USians to know that protesting is worthwhile and even a lot of fun. While I don't blame anyone for feeling despair, I'm done putting up with people who sneer at me for fighting back.
Thanks again for being cool.❤️
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If I were the kind of man who writes for the Telegraph, I would ask myself why I compare unfavorably to sex with a basket. 🤔
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I don't know a ton about the oil or fuel products market and usually don't comment on this. But this deal was so important I tried to think it through anyway.
Well, I was right about the political risk. Some Republican senators want nothing to do with this illegal, immoral deal:
https://apnews.com/article/trump-diesel-russia-ukraine-senators-protest-93fa63c8a88e538f1456e7d448fc550d
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LA journalist Johnny Palmadessa has been covering daily vandalism at Trump's Hollywood star for months. I haven't been sharing the images lately because it's usually human or animal excrement. You're welcome. (I know some of you are eating.)
Anyway, this was yesterday and it's actually safe to post.
#Trump #LosAngeles
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@Ashmire@pagan.plus
I guess it's a surname, which means other people who aren't trash must have it. I'm sorry for them if anyone makes fun of the name in their cases. The mockery fits her like a glove, though.
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Conniff says:
"Had the great honor of literally standing with @repilhan.bsky.social and I stand with her today. She represents my Minneapolis district and it will be a joy to vote for her again in November."
As a big MST3K fan, it's been a strange trip for me seeing the hilarious villain of the show become a hero, using his platform to fight for the country.
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@Lazarou@mastodon.social
Lordy, what'd they do now?? I've been avoiding the Telegraph for years. I stand by what I said last night:
https://mstdn.social/@MaryAustinBooks/117425807894665203
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If I were the kind of man who writes for the Telegraph, I would ask myself why I compare unfavorably to sex with a basket. 🤔

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Darth Putin admits he's just spitballing too, but he has some interesting thoughts on this. Certainly none of this would surprise me:
The fact remains that both dictators are at the ends of their respective ropes and these are desperate moves.
https://darthputinkgb.substack.com/p/donalds-diesel-scam-again-proves
But in any case the diesel is already here! That was... quick... 🤔
https://unn.ua/en/news/the-first-russian-diesel-shipment-arrived-on-the-us-east-coast-osint-analysts
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@Ilka4You@mastodon.social
That does seem likely. Since the deal was just announced and the first tanker from Russia already arrived (!) it seems there's quite a bit we don't know about this, except that it's obviously illegal and immoral. 🤷🏼♀️
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We've suffered through ten years of listening to this racist nonsense, to say nothing of the lifelong trauma to the Obama family, and I'm finally starting to enjoy this shit. Because now they're cornered rats and it's all they've got and it's not working any more. You can smell the desperation! Thoughts and prayers!
Obviously I'll enjoy it a lot more when we shame the gutter racism back into the dark corners, but I'll take the schadenfreude for now.
#MAGA #Georgia
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@TYB@mstdn.social
So true. I was just watching a video where Cliff Cash rolled up to Johnson's office with a whole posse of peaceful resisters. The staffers panicked and locked the door. 😂
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Bishop Mariann Budde impressed the nation with her courage when #Trump was inaugurated. Her simple, quintessentially Christian plea to him to show mercy to immigrants and LGBT people was met with vicious verbal attacks as well as death threats. But thousands of people also wrote to her to thank her for her courage. She made a video about it, saying that when we do the brave thing it's important to remember we are not alone.
Now she's helping GOTV for the #midterms!
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@CStamp@mastodon.social @tdp_org@mastodon.social
Yeah, true to form Putin already violated it. Nobody with a brain and any morals would ever negotiate with him. I hope like hell Ukraine can keep taking out Yandex data centers, for so many reasons.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/11/trump-says-ukraine-russia-agree-to-energy-ceasefire-2
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If we storm the polls hard enough we can make him stroke out! Come on everybody, let's do it! ✊🏼
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Oh Lordy, Lauren Boebert is going to have a debate today with her opponent, retired Rear Admiral Eileen Laubacher. THIS should be interesting! 😂 🍿
#Colorado #LaurenBoebert
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RE: https://aus.social/@DenisCOVIDinfoguy/117425459211518486
I had a big crush on him when I was like 13 and my classmates laughed at me for it. But he clearly wasn't such a bad choice, was he?
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itswilwheaton: "I got my updated COVID and flu vaccines. Thanks, science! Thanks, medicine! Thanks, @dollyparton!"
Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/DeSFRhZybOQ/

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Minnesota's 50501 organizers' immediate response to the "investigation" into Ilhan Omar:
#Minnesota #IlhanOmar #50501movement #ICE #FuckICE
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@DebErupts@mastodon.social
Seriously! It's the politicians who want a Jim Crow style "literacy test" or "poll tax" for voters who ought to have to take a test to prove their worthiness to serve. Ironic.
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@lowqualityfacts@mstdn.social
Congratulations! So, when you gonna have another cat? 🐱
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@coral@kind.social
I think anyone worth taking action with would include enbys!❤️
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@blue_alpine@kolektiva.social
Thanks! We do love to put smiles on faces. I originally got the taco costume in case anyone tried to arrest me for peaceful protest; if that happened, I at least wanted the pictures to look ridiculous. But it's also fun to dress up in silly costumes just to make everyone laugh and honk at our protests.
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I got some normal stuff to do today followed by protest #130 with the bridge trolls!
As I told a reporter who interviewed us, "I've been running all over my city dressed as a taco. If you'd asked me ten years ago what I thought I'd be doing with my life, that is.... uh... not what I would have said."
#50501movement
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@Osteopenia_Powers@newsie.social
Seriously! And the moderator is a real journalist, not some Newsmax hack. Qbert won't be able to do the pigeon on a chess board thing.
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@DebErupts@mastodon.social
Oh absolutely. We were screaming from the rooftops to warn them and they still did it. Fancy health insurance doesn't matter when your hospital closes.
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His books and other efforts to decolonize Native cooking have received media coverage and numerous awards. He hopes to improve issues of poor health and poverty created by longstanding racist practices. Not only Natives would benefit from these practices, though.
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Obviously I'd rather see him in prison, but until that happens, I would *love* for Mike Johnson to remain leader of the House Republicans. He's been extremely ineffective. The guy was chosen for his willingness to commit crimes; he has no idea how to manage a caucus and solve problems by legal means.
I would miss the hilarity of the lawn guy scenario, though.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/6142633-mike-johnson-house-gop-leader-midterms/
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You know what you think about the mistress of some wife beating Nazi, who also cheated on her own husband.
But then her name has to actually be "Alatrash."
You can't make this stuff up.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/10/rep-max-millers-girlfriend-was-just-indicted-grand-theft/
#ohio #maga
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Trump is still being super helpful to his godawful candidates who will get torn apart in real debates! 😂
#Texas #Talarico #KenPaxton #Trump
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I get it. Sometimes I like to sprawl on the ground with snacks.
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It supports his point that I'm not sure which scandal in the last 48 hours he's referring to, the gas deal or the attack on Ilhan Omar.
#trump #impeachment
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