Mary Binky McCarthy
@marybinky.bsky.social
Totally Awesome Human Being.
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If you have $100 million to spend on ads saying you shouldn’t be taxed you’re not being taxed enough
Google cofounder Sergey Brin has spent $102 million to fight California’s proposed billionaire tax—he could owe $13 billion if he loses fortune.com/article/how-...
Google cofounder Sergey Brin has spent $102 million to fight California’s proposed billionaire tax—he could owe $13 billion if he loses fortune.com/article/how-...
Google co-founder Sergey Brin has now spent $100 million to fight California’s proposed billionaire tax—he could owe $13 billion if he loses | Fortune
The state’s ultrawealthy, including Larry Page and Peter Thiel, have similarly donated to efforts opposing the wealth tax.
fortune.com
October 4, 2026 at 12:23 PM
If you have $100 million to spend on ads saying you shouldn’t be taxed you’re not being taxed enough
Google cofounder Sergey Brin has spent $102 million to fight California’s proposed billionaire tax—he could owe $13 billion if he loses fortune.com/article/how-...
Google cofounder Sergey Brin has spent $102 million to fight California’s proposed billionaire tax—he could owe $13 billion if he loses fortune.com/article/how-...
Hard pass. And I'm from Detroit.
Eminem and Kid Rock Prioritize Friendship Over Politics on New Track: 'We Hope That Sets an Example'
@officialtedwinn.bsky.social @claycane.bsky.social
#ClayCaneShow
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@officialtedwinn.bsky.social @claycane.bsky.social
#ClayCaneShow
www.complex.com/music/a/will...
Eminem and Kid Rock Prioritize Friendship Over Politics on New Track: 'We Hope That Sets an Example'
Eminem and Kid Rock have teamed up on a new track that th...
www.complex.com
October 2, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Hard pass. And I'm from Detroit.
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Seriously. That’s no cartoon.
September 26, 2026 at 4:34 AM
Seriously. That’s no cartoon.
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The Chinese Communist Party got access to sensitive components of U.S. F-35 stealth fighters. The U.S. got 2 pandas.
September 25, 2026 at 6:37 PM
The Chinese Communist Party got access to sensitive components of U.S. F-35 stealth fighters. The U.S. got 2 pandas.
they're their their
too to two
The grammatical corrections are endless.
too to two
The grammatical corrections are endless.
September 20, 2026 at 7:28 PM
they're their their
too to two
The grammatical corrections are endless.
too to two
The grammatical corrections are endless.
I'll take a dozen.
September 20, 2026 at 7:24 PM
I'll take a dozen.
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Federal minimum wage in:
2009: $7.25
2010: $7.25
2011: $7.25
2012: $7.25
2013: $7.25
2014: $7.25
2015: $7.25
2016: $7.25
2017: $7.25
2018: $7.25
2019: $7.25
2020: $7.25
2021: $7.25
2022: $7.25
2023: $7.25
2024: $7.25
2025: $7.25
2026: $7.25
Folks, it's time to raise the damn wage already.
2009: $7.25
2010: $7.25
2011: $7.25
2012: $7.25
2013: $7.25
2014: $7.25
2015: $7.25
2016: $7.25
2017: $7.25
2018: $7.25
2019: $7.25
2020: $7.25
2021: $7.25
2022: $7.25
2023: $7.25
2024: $7.25
2025: $7.25
2026: $7.25
Folks, it's time to raise the damn wage already.
September 5, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Federal minimum wage in:
2009: $7.25
2010: $7.25
2011: $7.25
2012: $7.25
2013: $7.25
2014: $7.25
2015: $7.25
2016: $7.25
2017: $7.25
2018: $7.25
2019: $7.25
2020: $7.25
2021: $7.25
2022: $7.25
2023: $7.25
2024: $7.25
2025: $7.25
2026: $7.25
Folks, it's time to raise the damn wage already.
2009: $7.25
2010: $7.25
2011: $7.25
2012: $7.25
2013: $7.25
2014: $7.25
2015: $7.25
2016: $7.25
2017: $7.25
2018: $7.25
2019: $7.25
2020: $7.25
2021: $7.25
2022: $7.25
2023: $7.25
2024: $7.25
2025: $7.25
2026: $7.25
Folks, it's time to raise the damn wage already.
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Cyclists were the primary force behind organized political pressure for better, paved roads before the arrival of cars and drivers.
Drivers now think they own the road and oppose safe infrastructure for all other road users.
What if tanks started using roads and were crushing cars and people?
Drivers now think they own the road and oppose safe infrastructure for all other road users.
What if tanks started using roads and were crushing cars and people?
Backstory: How Bikes Built Our Highways | The Saturday Evening Post
Urban elites with a fancy hobby teamed up with rural farmers in a movement that transformed the country.
www.saturdayeveningpost.com
September 5, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Cyclists were the primary force behind organized political pressure for better, paved roads before the arrival of cars and drivers.
Drivers now think they own the road and oppose safe infrastructure for all other road users.
What if tanks started using roads and were crushing cars and people?
Drivers now think they own the road and oppose safe infrastructure for all other road users.
What if tanks started using roads and were crushing cars and people?
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Truer words have
rarely been spoken :
rarely been spoken :
August 30, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Truer words have
rarely been spoken :
rarely been spoken :
This is wonderful - but excruciatingly sad at the same time. Rodrigo's generation should not have to raise funds for reproductive rights - those rights should be enshrined in the US Constitution! #AbortionIsHealthcare
I had not seen any news about it but it seems both big and good news.
www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-ne...
www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-ne...
Melinda Gates Matches Olivia Rodrigo’s $10 Million Daisy Chain Festival Donation to 10 Repro Nonprofits
Melinda French Gates joined Olivia Rodrigo at her inaugural Daisy Chain Fields music festival, doubling a $10 million pledge to nonprofits
www.usmagazine.com
August 30, 2026 at 10:52 PM
This is wonderful - but excruciatingly sad at the same time. Rodrigo's generation should not have to raise funds for reproductive rights - those rights should be enshrined in the US Constitution! #AbortionIsHealthcare
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I had not seen any news about it but it seems both big and good news.
www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-ne...
www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-ne...
Melinda Gates Matches Olivia Rodrigo’s $10 Million Daisy Chain Festival Donation to 10 Repro Nonprofits
Melinda French Gates joined Olivia Rodrigo at her inaugural Daisy Chain Fields music festival, doubling a $10 million pledge to nonprofits
www.usmagazine.com
August 30, 2026 at 3:46 PM
I had not seen any news about it but it seems both big and good news.
www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-ne...
www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-ne...
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I am almost without words for what has become of this once proud newspaper.
I will only say this: Support independent media. Subscribe to Democracy Docket. demdock.com/4w6emld
I will only say this: Support independent media. Subscribe to Democracy Docket. demdock.com/4w6emld
August 18, 2026 at 1:28 AM
I am almost without words for what has become of this once proud newspaper.
I will only say this: Support independent media. Subscribe to Democracy Docket. demdock.com/4w6emld
I will only say this: Support independent media. Subscribe to Democracy Docket. demdock.com/4w6emld
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If city leaders were serious about protecting people's lives, they would install solid infrastructure that puts the burden of consequence on the car and its driver, rather than the people and property outside of it.
How much do you thing the city spends on replacing the signs on the pedestrian islands on Humboldt after they get repeatedly run over? Sure makes me feel safe as a pedestrian in this area.
August 18, 2026 at 11:49 AM
If city leaders were serious about protecting people's lives, they would install solid infrastructure that puts the burden of consequence on the car and its driver, rather than the people and property outside of it.
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it was a very two americas moment to cover the opening of a shelter for homeless queer youth in need of immediate housing right after reading an op ed about how it's not good to cut off your family for being unsupportive
My story on Asia's Place, a new shelter named for a 22 Black trans woman murdered in Houston in 2020. It will serve LGBTQ youth age 15-17 in need of emergency housing. Before now, the closest shelter of its kind was in Austin, nearly 3 hours away:
www.chron.com/culture/arti...
www.chron.com/culture/arti...
August 17, 2026 at 10:40 PM
it was a very two americas moment to cover the opening of a shelter for homeless queer youth in need of immediate housing right after reading an op ed about how it's not good to cut off your family for being unsupportive
Teacher here. It already is. #sad
Public health professor here. This is going to be a clusterfuck.
The share of kindergartners with exemptions from school vaccine requirements for the 2025-2026 school year rose to a record high, according to federal data.
The sharp increase comes as the U.S. battles its worst measles resurgence in 35 years.
The sharp increase comes as the U.S. battles its worst measles resurgence in 35 years.
August 17, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Teacher here. It already is. #sad
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August 7, 2026 at 1:41 PM
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“Hold My Eyeliner”,
U.S. Military Will Test Service Members’ Testosterone Levels, Pete Hegseth Says.
U.S. Military Will Test Service Members’ Testosterone Levels, Pete Hegseth Says.
July 17, 2026 at 12:52 AM
“Hold My Eyeliner”,
U.S. Military Will Test Service Members’ Testosterone Levels, Pete Hegseth Says.
U.S. Military Will Test Service Members’ Testosterone Levels, Pete Hegseth Says.
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But two Republicans—Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and Rep. Thomas Kean Jr. of New Jersey—have recently received months of paid sick leave, even though they have a track record of voting against it for U.S. workers.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
Republicans love paid sick leave—for themselves
These Republicans have voted against paid sick leave for workers, but now they’re using it themselves.
www.dailykos.com
July 14, 2026 at 12:48 AM
But two Republicans—Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and Rep. Thomas Kean Jr. of New Jersey—have recently received months of paid sick leave, even though they have a track record of voting against it for U.S. workers.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
Flamingos. That's what it's all about! Goddess Bless the People of Albania!
June 7, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Flamingos. That's what it's all about! Goddess Bless the People of Albania!
Because of course they do!
They stole the internet’s knowledge and all the work that went into it and they want to sell it back to us for a fee. What a business model.
May 26, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Because of course they do!
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Texas limits eligibility for Medicaid to families living below 15 percent of the poverty level, meaning that a family of three earning more than—get this—$4,098 annually is not eligible for any benefits. trib.al/5Jne2ri
Obamacare Subsidies: Are Republicans More Stupid Than They
Are Cruel?
Many predicted last fall that if the Obamacare subsidies ended, millions would forgo health coverage. Gee, guess what’s happened?
trib.al
May 14, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Texas limits eligibility for Medicaid to families living below 15 percent of the poverty level, meaning that a family of three earning more than—get this—$4,098 annually is not eligible for any benefits. trib.al/5Jne2ri
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This year, be sure to honor mom with the gift any mom loves most: paid parental leave, single-payer healthcare, and unquestioned bodily autonomy.
May 10, 2026 at 1:01 PM
This year, be sure to honor mom with the gift any mom loves most: paid parental leave, single-payer healthcare, and unquestioned bodily autonomy.