Marissa
@mriolo.bsky.social
Here for the news, snark, and lack of Elmo Musk. She/her.
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“When he moved here from Mexico, the Oilers still played in the Astrodome. Beltway 8 hadn’t been completed. The population of the Houston metro was a little over half what it is today. As a construction worker, Lorenzo helped build that booming metropolis …”
“Now ICE has killed one of our own. Blood stains Canal Street.”
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo “may not have been an American on paper, but he was damned well a Houstonian. He lived in Houston for 35 of his 52 years, his family said.”
www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/edit...
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo “may not have been an American on paper, but he was damned well a Houstonian. He lived in Houston for 35 of his 52 years, his family said.”
www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/edit...
ICE lies. And now they’ve killed a Houstonian.
Houstonians must stand up for one another after the killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by immigration agents, writes the Houston Chronicle Editorial Board.
www.houstonchronicle.com
July 9, 2026 at 2:39 PM
“When he moved here from Mexico, the Oilers still played in the Astrodome. Beltway 8 hadn’t been completed. The population of the Houston metro was a little over half what it is today. As a construction worker, Lorenzo helped build that booming metropolis …”
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i want white people to hate fascism broadly and Nazism (and it's symbolism) directly more
July 9, 2026 at 1:29 PM
i want white people to hate fascism broadly and Nazism (and it's symbolism) directly more
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*meredith brooks voice*
im a mitch
im mcconnell
i help trump
comma donald
ive a turtle for a head
im probably really dead
im a mitch
im mcconnell
i help trump
comma donald
ive a turtle for a head
im probably really dead
July 9, 2026 at 2:25 AM
*meredith brooks voice*
im a mitch
im mcconnell
i help trump
comma donald
ive a turtle for a head
im probably really dead
im a mitch
im mcconnell
i help trump
comma donald
ive a turtle for a head
im probably really dead
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BREAKING: Graham Platner exits the Maine Senate race
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Graham Platner exits Maine Senate race after assault claim sends Democrats fleeing
Platner’s exit kicks off a mad dash to find a candidate to challenge Republican Sen. Susan Collins
www.independent.co.uk
July 9, 2026 at 12:20 AM
BREAKING: Graham Platner exits the Maine Senate race
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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You do not have to give people “due process” before you choose not to vote for them. You can just be like “oh word the guy who wrote rape apologia and had allegations just got another serious allegation? Guess he doesn’t need to be my senator.”
July 7, 2026 at 2:12 PM
You do not have to give people “due process” before you choose not to vote for them. You can just be like “oh word the guy who wrote rape apologia and had allegations just got another serious allegation? Guess he doesn’t need to be my senator.”
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Cheer up, USA. One of your soccer teams has won 4 World Cups.
July 7, 2026 at 4:29 AM
Cheer up, USA. One of your soccer teams has won 4 World Cups.
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If you read just a few comments on any article about Graham Platner it should become crystal clear why victims don’t come forward earlier. The level of cruelty people direct at victims is gutting
July 7, 2026 at 12:00 AM
If you read just a few comments on any article about Graham Platner it should become crystal clear why victims don’t come forward earlier. The level of cruelty people direct at victims is gutting
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The joy in their faces
July 7, 2026 at 2:42 PM
The joy in their faces
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Let's blame the sexual assault victim for her timing instead of admitting that we didn't believe the last group of women who came forward to say he was a bad dude and and the Nazi tattoo and the racist comments about black people and the war tourism and
'She should have come forward sooner' is always the first response like no she was waiting to see if maybe society would do better and she wouldn't have to join the ranks of women who ruined their lives in the hope that their assailants wouldn't gain even more power.
July 7, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Let's blame the sexual assault victim for her timing instead of admitting that we didn't believe the last group of women who came forward to say he was a bad dude and and the Nazi tattoo and the racist comments about black people and the war tourism and
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Just thinking this morning about how many women are forced to serve up the most intimate and horrible moments of their pasts because people blast through a veritable thicket of red flags in support of a political candidate, and in retaliation, they are smeared and harassed.
July 7, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Just thinking this morning about how many women are forced to serve up the most intimate and horrible moments of their pasts because people blast through a veritable thicket of red flags in support of a political candidate, and in retaliation, they are smeared and harassed.
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In better news, John Oliver's three-day stint/stunt as a corporate villain on legendary soap opera "General Hospital" appears to be going... fucking brilliantly??
I have watched this clip on a loop for like 20 mins
I really, truly need to see the full episodes NOW
I have watched this clip on a loop for like 20 mins
I really, truly need to see the full episodes NOW
July 7, 2026 at 7:10 AM
In better news, John Oliver's three-day stint/stunt as a corporate villain on legendary soap opera "General Hospital" appears to be going... fucking brilliantly??
I have watched this clip on a loop for like 20 mins
I really, truly need to see the full episodes NOW
I have watched this clip on a loop for like 20 mins
I really, truly need to see the full episodes NOW
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Whatever Platner did or didn’t do, pay attention to how quickly conversations about sexual and physical violence against women turn into “aw shucks” meditations on second chances in a way almost no other harms do.
What you frame as deserving of grace tells me who you believe should absorb the cost.
What you frame as deserving of grace tells me who you believe should absorb the cost.
I'm sorry we don't all come off like chocolate covered strawberries to everyone. I guess I am more willing to give people a second chance than most. Guess that makes me a terrible person.
July 7, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Whatever Platner did or didn’t do, pay attention to how quickly conversations about sexual and physical violence against women turn into “aw shucks” meditations on second chances in a way almost no other harms do.
What you frame as deserving of grace tells me who you believe should absorb the cost.
What you frame as deserving of grace tells me who you believe should absorb the cost.
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i think one of the biggest cleavages in politics right now is between people who genuinely like women and want them to do well, and between people who at best view them as a means to an end and at worst view them as a warm hole they get to keep in their house
July 6, 2026 at 10:09 PM
i think one of the biggest cleavages in politics right now is between people who genuinely like women and want them to do well, and between people who at best view them as a means to an end and at worst view them as a warm hole they get to keep in their house
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Look at these miserable pieces of shit.
July 5, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Look at these miserable pieces of shit.
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shutting down a major artery into the city during a holiday weekend while the world cup is in town and there’s a historic heat wave that’s lead to energy rationing just so you can have a wedding is a real radicalizing eat the rich moment
July 3, 2026 at 11:10 PM
shutting down a major artery into the city during a holiday weekend while the world cup is in town and there’s a historic heat wave that’s lead to energy rationing just so you can have a wedding is a real radicalizing eat the rich moment
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People who are unfamiliar with the UCMJ may not realize that for an active duty major to do this in uniform, the consequence can be court martial and incarceration. All of it is prohibited, but the wearing of the uniform was an intentional choice, and a likely forfeit of both his career and freedom.
US service member arrested at Capitol after calling for Trump’s impeachment | CNN Politics
A US Air Force major was arrested on the steps of the US Capitol on Wednesday after delivering a speech calling for the impeachment and removal of President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance.
www.cnn.com
July 3, 2026 at 12:57 PM
People who are unfamiliar with the UCMJ may not realize that for an active duty major to do this in uniform, the consequence can be court martial and incarceration. All of it is prohibited, but the wearing of the uniform was an intentional choice, and a likely forfeit of both his career and freedom.
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Asking how people can partake in joyful acts during a period of immense suffering leads me to believe this is your first time at the suffering rodeo.
July 3, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Asking how people can partake in joyful acts during a period of immense suffering leads me to believe this is your first time at the suffering rodeo.
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These videos about America 250 have brought me so much joy. Absolutely hilarious shit happening over on TikTok.
July 3, 2026 at 11:34 AM
These videos about America 250 have brought me so much joy. Absolutely hilarious shit happening over on TikTok.
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The stage is falling apart at the rehearsal for Freedom 250's July 4th celebration.
July 2, 2026 at 7:53 PM
The stage is falling apart at the rehearsal for Freedom 250's July 4th celebration.
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america has a fun shortage and it's important we talk about it (decline in third spaces, etc etc)
July 2, 2026 at 5:34 PM
america has a fun shortage and it's important we talk about it (decline in third spaces, etc etc)
InfoWars Elf is now my bff.
It is the dawn of a new era. Hear our battle anthem.
Welcome to the new InfoWars.
Welcome to the new InfoWars.
July 2, 2026 at 5:41 PM
InfoWars Elf is now my bff.
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Trans rights are human rights always and forever.
June 30, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Trans rights are human rights always and forever.
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The ban is heinous for what it does to transgender athletes. But if you think cisgender girls and young women won’t be caught up in the fallout, too, you are woefully ignorant
June 30, 2026 at 3:26 PM
The ban is heinous for what it does to transgender athletes. But if you think cisgender girls and young women won’t be caught up in the fallout, too, you are woefully ignorant
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TMZ DC with perhaps the most brutal video from Trump's Great American State Fair, showing Dr. Oz on stage bragging to Dean Cain about how big the crowd is, only for the reporter to pan around and show absolutely nobody is there.
Original post: x.com/i/status/207...
Original post: x.com/i/status/207...
June 29, 2026 at 9:39 PM
TMZ DC with perhaps the most brutal video from Trump's Great American State Fair, showing Dr. Oz on stage bragging to Dean Cain about how big the crowd is, only for the reporter to pan around and show absolutely nobody is there.
Original post: x.com/i/status/207...
Original post: x.com/i/status/207...