The Marvelous Mr Merle
@clmerle.bsky.social
The #polycrisis is here! #Stoicism, #Solarpunk, #Python, #craftBeer, #mezcal, #Scotch, #donuts, #fountainPens, #ᏣᎳᎩ. #rompecabezas #Allerdings!
Passive/Aggressive Stoic
AKA Chris Merle
Lives in Tucson, Arizona
Passive/Aggressive Stoic
AKA Chris Merle
Lives in Tucson, Arizona
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Last month: Beatings, starvation, even death ... Camp East Montana, a notoriously dangerous and corrupt immigrant detention center under the Trump admin, illustrates that where migrants are held is “more punitive than prison.” \
ICE Contractor for Controversial Camp East Montana Is Trailed by Fraud Allegations
To continue running the deadly El Paso detention center, the feds turn to a company that’s faced numerous lawsuits from labor unions and former employees and is actively fighting a whistleblower in…
www.texasobserver.org
October 5, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Last month: Beatings, starvation, even death ... Camp East Montana, a notoriously dangerous and corrupt immigrant detention center under the Trump admin, illustrates that where migrants are held is “more punitive than prison.” \
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"I'm doing great!"
"Reuters/Ipsos poll shows Trump’s approval rating at record-low 32%..incl losing support among independent voters & Latinos, who had backed him in 2024. The dip could prove dire for Republican party a month ahead of the midterm elections that will determine control of Congress"
"Reuters/Ipsos poll shows Trump’s approval rating at record-low 32%..incl losing support among independent voters & Latinos, who had backed him in 2024. The dip could prove dire for Republican party a month ahead of the midterm elections that will determine control of Congress"
October 5, 2026 at 10:26 PM
"I'm doing great!"
"Reuters/Ipsos poll shows Trump’s approval rating at record-low 32%..incl losing support among independent voters & Latinos, who had backed him in 2024. The dip could prove dire for Republican party a month ahead of the midterm elections that will determine control of Congress"
"Reuters/Ipsos poll shows Trump’s approval rating at record-low 32%..incl losing support among independent voters & Latinos, who had backed him in 2024. The dip could prove dire for Republican party a month ahead of the midterm elections that will determine control of Congress"
Fun fact about measles is that it induces immune amnesia. So all those diseases you developed immunity to either naturally or through vaccines gets wiped out making you susceptible to them again. This is why it's so important to get vaccinated against measles.
H/t: Trump/RFK Jr.
"PA surpassed 1,000 measles cases this yr making it lgest state outbreak in more than 3 decades.
IS enduring worst year for measles since 1991, 3,900 reported cases..US: 8 reported measles-assoc deaths in past 2 yrs—more than combined total of reported deaths over prev 30 yrs"
"PA surpassed 1,000 measles cases this yr making it lgest state outbreak in more than 3 decades.
IS enduring worst year for measles since 1991, 3,900 reported cases..US: 8 reported measles-assoc deaths in past 2 yrs—more than combined total of reported deaths over prev 30 yrs"
October 5, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Fun fact about measles is that it induces immune amnesia. So all those diseases you developed immunity to either naturally or through vaccines gets wiped out making you susceptible to them again. This is why it's so important to get vaccinated against measles.
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someone should ask donald trump, john thune and mike johnson how come they havent said anything about the recently deceased republican who served as speaker of the house for almost a decade.
October 5, 2026 at 8:33 PM
someone should ask donald trump, john thune and mike johnson how come they havent said anything about the recently deceased republican who served as speaker of the house for almost a decade.
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We will need both carrot (incentives for clean energy) and stick (disincentives for fossil fuels) to follow the needed decarbonization pathway. Anyone who tells you otherwise is selling something — probably (directly or indirectly) fossil fuels.
October 5, 2026 at 7:48 PM
We will need both carrot (incentives for clean energy) and stick (disincentives for fossil fuels) to follow the needed decarbonization pathway. Anyone who tells you otherwise is selling something — probably (directly or indirectly) fossil fuels.
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🎯
At a marathon runtime of four hours, Alex Gibney's new documentary 'Musk' strains to cover the sweep of the oligarch's business empire and its capture of U.S. government. But the interviews with first wife Justine Wilson and latest ex Ashley St. Clair about his vindictive nature hit hardest.
Elon Musk’s Exes Are the Most Damning Part of a Massive New Documentary
Interviews with Justine Wilson and Ashley St. Clair in the nearly four-hour-long “Musk” paint the world’s richest man as capricious and cruel even toward those closest to him.
www.wired.com
October 5, 2026 at 8:32 PM
🎯
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We are vindicated yet again
October 5, 2026 at 8:36 PM
We are vindicated yet again
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I wonder if they miss the days when they had diesel so cheap they could run massive trucker caravans against democrats.
October 5, 2026 at 4:26 PM
I wonder if they miss the days when they had diesel so cheap they could run massive trucker caravans against democrats.
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running around telling voters youll buy their votes feels like one of the most alpha beta cuck moves you could make
Can Trump buy your vote for $90? www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
Can Trump buy your vote for $90? www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
Can Trump buy your vote for $90?
Trump is desperately promising voters something, anything, to bribe them into voting GOP, even if it means draining the treasury to do it. The latest move is to send a whopping $90 to over 20 million…
www.dailykos.com
October 5, 2026 at 7:08 PM
running around telling voters youll buy their votes feels like one of the most alpha beta cuck moves you could make
Can Trump buy your vote for $90? www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
Can Trump buy your vote for $90? www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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It's what explains why Musk runs roughshod over environmental or consumer-safety laws, and Meta thumbs its nose at corporate-tax laws: experience has taught them to expect no punishment.
It's elite impunity in practice: when you're a star, they let you do it.
It's elite impunity in practice: when you're a star, they let you do it.
Trump's betting on Dems to lack the will. That's why he's mounting impeachable offenses, rubbing his impunity in everyone's face. After 10 years, you can see why he thinks this is a safe bet. www.offmessage.net/p/donald-tru...
Don’t Bet On The Fever Breaking
Democrats have to be ready to box Trump in, even if Republicans in Congress close ranks around him, the way they always have.
www.offmessage.net
October 5, 2026 at 6:08 PM
It's what explains why Musk runs roughshod over environmental or consumer-safety laws, and Meta thumbs its nose at corporate-tax laws: experience has taught them to expect no punishment.
It's elite impunity in practice: when you're a star, they let you do it.
It's elite impunity in practice: when you're a star, they let you do it.
He’s going to build a replica of Hitler’s bunker underneath it.
Peter Thiel revealed as secret buyer of Bel Air mansion that sold for $130m
Peter Thiel revealed as secret buyer of Bel Air mansion that sold for $130m
The 1938 mansion, Casa Encantada, once belonged to Conrad Hilton and was sold at foreclosure auction
www.theguardian.com
October 3, 2026 at 6:43 AM
He’s going to build a replica of Hitler’s bunker underneath it.
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*Elon's been known to drop hints
October 3, 2026 at 6:12 AM
*Elon's been known to drop hints
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"'In what world would the police learn from the victim that she had literally been gang-raped' and not elevate those allegations to the district attorney, Ms. Hochul said."
A world in which the police report to a university president who was appointed by a wholly unaccountable group of rich people
A world in which the police report to a university president who was appointed by a wholly unaccountable group of rich people
Hochul Rebukes Prosecutor’s Handling of Cornell Case
www.nytimes.com
October 2, 2026 at 9:19 PM
"'In what world would the police learn from the victim that she had literally been gang-raped' and not elevate those allegations to the district attorney, Ms. Hochul said."
A world in which the police report to a university president who was appointed by a wholly unaccountable group of rich people
A world in which the police report to a university president who was appointed by a wholly unaccountable group of rich people
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Greece should expel her.
Kimberly Guilfoyle likes her champagne expensive—and her tabs to be someone else’s problem. Guilfoyle’s glitzy Mediterranean lifestyle, which made news in April when she requested that a $58k basketball court at her Athens home, reportedly involves demanding comped meals and top-of-the-line wine
Kimberly Guilfoyle’s Champagne Diva Demands Exposed
The ambassador to Greece has been living it up.
www.thedailybeast.com
October 3, 2026 at 1:07 AM
Greece should expel her.
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Yeah, but will they actually stop?
🚨 BREAKING NEWS: A federal judge just HALTED the destruction of Big Bend.
This is a massive victory for the landowners, local communities, and everyday Texans who stood up to protect one of our state's greatest treasures.
The fight isn't over, but today, the people won.
This is a massive victory for the landowners, local communities, and everyday Texans who stood up to protect one of our state's greatest treasures.
The fight isn't over, but today, the people won.
October 3, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Yeah, but will they actually stop?
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Just a reminder that the few remaining experts at the CDC's food-borne illness division identified Taylor Farms as the source of the cyclospora outbreak very early on, but because the owner of Taylor Farms is a big Trump donor, he was able to prevent a recall for weeks as thousands fell ill.
Cyclospora found at Mexican farm linked to lettuce outbreak, FDA says
Announcement from US officials comes after CDC declared end to outbreak that infected nearly 13,000 people
www.theguardian.com
October 3, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Just a reminder that the few remaining experts at the CDC's food-borne illness division identified Taylor Farms as the source of the cyclospora outbreak very early on, but because the owner of Taylor Farms is a big Trump donor, he was able to prevent a recall for weeks as thousands fell ill.
He needs to fuck all the way off. Social Security is self-funded.
Republican Jay Feely has called Social Security a "liability" and a "Ponzi scheme." His solutions include raising the retirement age and privatizing the system.
story via @jerodmacevoy.com
story via @jerodmacevoy.com
Jay Feely called Social Security a 'Ponzi scheme.' In CD1, 175,000 people rely on it.
Jay Feely has called Social Security a 'Ponzi scheme' that should be privatized, even as 175,000 in the swing district rely on it
azmirror.com
October 1, 2026 at 11:37 PM
He needs to fuck all the way off. Social Security is self-funded.
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His dementia made him tell the truth! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 For one minute!!
Headquarters: True. #f'djt
October 1, 2026 at 10:55 PM
His dementia made him tell the truth! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 For one minute!!
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Joffrey would've done this if they had airports in Game of Thrones
TSA says it is removing chairs at document checks in airports, requiring staff to stand for their shift.
TSA explained the reason as twofold: to ensure its employees meet its fitness standards and to create an amiable environment for travelers.
TSA explained the reason as twofold: to ensure its employees meet its fitness standards and to create an amiable environment for travelers.
TSA officers must now stand up on the job
The agency is removing chairs from document-checking stations.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 1, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Joffrey would've done this if they had airports in Game of Thrones
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"I can go stair... I can go another stair...!"
Good boy! Tomorrow you can go hell!
Good boy! Tomorrow you can go hell!
"I can go ramp, I can go stairs" -- Trump's audience in Texas gives him an extremely tepid round of applause as he brags about being able to go up stairs without falling
October 1, 2026 at 10:44 PM
"I can go stair... I can go another stair...!"
Good boy! Tomorrow you can go hell!
Good boy! Tomorrow you can go hell!