V. Mars
@vmarsky.bsky.social
Not really Veronica Mars. Mostly just lurking.
Steven Hale @iamstevenhale and other reporters are doing such important work documenting these brutal executions done in our name, but I can’t help but wonder the toll this must take on him.
Nashville Banner reporter Steven Hale, describing how prison officials kept drawing the curtain to hide how badly they were botching this:
“A lot of this execution — or attempted execution, whatever it was — happened when we could not see what was going on.”
“A lot of this execution — or attempted execution, whatever it was — happened when we could not see what was going on.”
October 1, 2026 at 3:34 AM
Steven Hale @iamstevenhale and other reporters are doing such important work documenting these brutal executions done in our name, but I can’t help but wonder the toll this must take on him.
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@jvl.bsky.social: "If I told you the DSA was secretly run by Roger Stone to hurt Democrats it would make more sense than . . . this."
www.thebulwark.com/p/is-the-dsa...
www.thebulwark.com/p/is-the-dsa...
Is the DSA a Republican Psy-Op?
If I told you the DSA was secretly run by Roger Stone to hurt Democrats it would make more sense than . . . this.
www.thebulwark.com
August 17, 2026 at 5:32 PM
@jvl.bsky.social: "If I told you the DSA was secretly run by Roger Stone to hurt Democrats it would make more sense than . . . this."
www.thebulwark.com/p/is-the-dsa...
www.thebulwark.com/p/is-the-dsa...
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“.. Members of the group Patriot Front ride the metro on the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence in Washington, D.C.”
@reuters.com
@reuters.com
July 4, 2026 at 2:56 PM
“.. Members of the group Patriot Front ride the metro on the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence in Washington, D.C.”
@reuters.com
@reuters.com
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With this ruling, the birthright issue is not going away. The right hasn't really begun *organizing* around getting rid of the citizenship clause. Like Roe, this will be their fight for a generation. And if the Democrats just say "we won" and ignore it, like Roe, the Republicans will eventually win.
June 30, 2026 at 2:43 PM
With this ruling, the birthright issue is not going away. The right hasn't really begun *organizing* around getting rid of the citizenship clause. Like Roe, this will be their fight for a generation. And if the Democrats just say "we won" and ignore it, like Roe, the Republicans will eventually win.
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Technically, they’re Remains now.
June 24, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Technically, they’re Remains now.
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Future historian department:
-Front page of today's NYT reports creation of world's first trillionaire.
-Lead op-ed of same NYT is about worst-ever Ebola outbreak, which *this VERY SAME trillionaire* enabled, with his "chainsaw" destruction of US public health in the world.
The book writes itself
-Front page of today's NYT reports creation of world's first trillionaire.
-Lead op-ed of same NYT is about worst-ever Ebola outbreak, which *this VERY SAME trillionaire* enabled, with his "chainsaw" destruction of US public health in the world.
The book writes itself
June 13, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Future historian department:
-Front page of today's NYT reports creation of world's first trillionaire.
-Lead op-ed of same NYT is about worst-ever Ebola outbreak, which *this VERY SAME trillionaire* enabled, with his "chainsaw" destruction of US public health in the world.
The book writes itself
-Front page of today's NYT reports creation of world's first trillionaire.
-Lead op-ed of same NYT is about worst-ever Ebola outbreak, which *this VERY SAME trillionaire* enabled, with his "chainsaw" destruction of US public health in the world.
The book writes itself
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Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed.
slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com/technology/2...
Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.
slate.com
May 23, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed.
slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com/technology/2...
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So absurd. And the same Republicans who voted to strip Memphis of representation will post about how much they honor and respect MLK in January.
May 8, 2026 at 7:05 PM
So absurd. And the same Republicans who voted to strip Memphis of representation will post about how much they honor and respect MLK in January.
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Every journalist on earth is just a foot soldier in a weird psychosexual argument between six rich people at an orgy.
May 5, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Every journalist on earth is just a foot soldier in a weird psychosexual argument between six rich people at an orgy.
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NEW: Tennessee House and Senate Republicans still haven’t agreed on a version of Congressional redistricting — though they have taken a vote on the mystery maps already. Now they’re asking the White House to decide:
Via @nashvillebanner.bsky.social
nashvillebanner.com/2026/05/05/t...
Via @nashvillebanner.bsky.social
nashvillebanner.com/2026/05/05/t...
Tennessee legislature pursues redistricting amid protests - Nashville Banner
Tennessee lawmakers face protests and controversy over planned congressional redistricting, which will include input from the White House. Lawsuits are likely.
nashvillebanner.com
May 6, 2026 at 2:22 AM
NEW: Tennessee House and Senate Republicans still haven’t agreed on a version of Congressional redistricting — though they have taken a vote on the mystery maps already. Now they’re asking the White House to decide:
Via @nashvillebanner.bsky.social
nashvillebanner.com/2026/05/05/t...
Via @nashvillebanner.bsky.social
nashvillebanner.com/2026/05/05/t...
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LBJ signs Voting Rights Act, US Capitol Rotunda, 1965.
April 29, 2026 at 9:45 PM
LBJ signs Voting Rights Act, US Capitol Rotunda, 1965.
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I consider this a self-regarding and decadent position in the current moment
April 16, 2026 at 2:52 PM
I consider this a self-regarding and decadent position in the current moment
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Hey Bluesky there’s an incredible high school robotics team in Nashville that qualified for the world championships but they can’t afford to get there. Can y’all help me step up for them? $10, $20 … Anything helps! Competition is at the end of the month so we gotta hustle:
Donate to Help The Pioneers Go To Worlds!
The Pioneers ask for your support to send a group of our students to compete in Houston for the FIRST Impact Award on a global stage and to experience the highest level of robotics competition.
7525donate.carrd.co
April 14, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Hey Bluesky there’s an incredible high school robotics team in Nashville that qualified for the world championships but they can’t afford to get there. Can y’all help me step up for them? $10, $20 … Anything helps! Competition is at the end of the month so we gotta hustle:
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I’m really perturbed by the property tax outrage from businesses. Open to hearing other perspectives. Below is mine.
April 8, 2026 at 12:26 AM
I’m really perturbed by the property tax outrage from businesses. Open to hearing other perspectives. Below is mine.
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It’s not a joke.
It’s a clear and frequently reinforced signal to the armed services that if you break regulations or laws you will be exonerated as long as your actions show fealty to Trump/MAGA.
It’s a clear and frequently reinforced signal to the armed services that if you break regulations or laws you will be exonerated as long as your actions show fealty to Trump/MAGA.
Pete Hegseth says the suspension of the Army pilots who flew near Kid Rock’s house has been lifted.
“No punishment. No investigation. Carry on, patriots. 🇺🇸”
“No punishment. No investigation. Carry on, patriots. 🇺🇸”
March 31, 2026 at 11:18 PM
It’s not a joke.
It’s a clear and frequently reinforced signal to the armed services that if you break regulations or laws you will be exonerated as long as your actions show fealty to Trump/MAGA.
It’s a clear and frequently reinforced signal to the armed services that if you break regulations or laws you will be exonerated as long as your actions show fealty to Trump/MAGA.
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'The New American Gothic', Oil on Canvas by Criselda Vásquez
March 18, 2026 at 2:43 AM
'The New American Gothic', Oil on Canvas by Criselda Vásquez
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Metry and her husband of 4 years go to DHS to get their I-130 in motion. "Good news" a DHS employee told them, the form to start her naturalization was approved.
DHS employee asks the husband to follow him through a secure door. When it locks behind him, ICE detains his wife to deport her.
DHS employee asks the husband to follow him through a secure door. When it locks behind him, ICE detains his wife to deport her.
EXCLUSIVE: Terez Metry was 13 when her family fled to Tennessee from Egypt in 2011. Then, they left her behind. She only recently discovered she had an order of removal from 2011. But she was following the legal path to citizenship. On Monday, at a routine DHS meeting, Metry was detained.
Immigration process turns sour for an Antioch woman - Nashville Banner
Terez Metry, a dental assistant in Middle Tennessee with no criminal history, was detained by ICE during an interview as she followed legal steps toward citizenship.
nashvillebanner.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Metry and her husband of 4 years go to DHS to get their I-130 in motion. "Good news" a DHS employee told them, the form to start her naturalization was approved.
DHS employee asks the husband to follow him through a secure door. When it locks behind him, ICE detains his wife to deport her.
DHS employee asks the husband to follow him through a secure door. When it locks behind him, ICE detains his wife to deport her.
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amazing how paper thin some people's commitment to liberal norms is
January 30, 2026 at 11:33 PM
amazing how paper thin some people's commitment to liberal norms is
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“Get it all on record now — get the films — get the witnesses — because somewhere down the road of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened.”
Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945
Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945
January 24, 2026 at 9:24 PM
“Get it all on record now — get the films — get the witnesses — because somewhere down the road of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened.”
Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945
Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945
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The official policy of the government of the United States of America is that they will murder anyone they want, that they will tell any lie necessary to justify that murder, and that no one who resists them has any rights they are bound to respect.
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January 24, 2026 at 7:18 PM
The official policy of the government of the United States of America is that they will murder anyone they want, that they will tell any lie necessary to justify that murder, and that no one who resists them has any rights they are bound to respect.
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Tim walz needs to active the guard under state orders to protect citizens from ICE.
If Trump federalizes them from under the Governor, this needs to go to court immediately as proof that the militia clause of the second amendment is violated
If Trump federalizes them from under the Governor, this needs to go to court immediately as proof that the militia clause of the second amendment is violated
January 24, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Tim walz needs to active the guard under state orders to protect citizens from ICE.
If Trump federalizes them from under the Governor, this needs to go to court immediately as proof that the militia clause of the second amendment is violated
If Trump federalizes them from under the Governor, this needs to go to court immediately as proof that the militia clause of the second amendment is violated
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Reminder: All it would take to end the murder of American citizens by an untrained government goon squad is 16 Republicans in Congress voting with Dems to defund ICE (or 23 to impeach and remove Trump — 3 in House & 20 in Senate). That’s it. 23 Americans can vote for the public and end all of this.
January 24, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Reminder: All it would take to end the murder of American citizens by an untrained government goon squad is 16 Republicans in Congress voting with Dems to defund ICE (or 23 to impeach and remove Trump — 3 in House & 20 in Senate). That’s it. 23 Americans can vote for the public and end all of this.
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January 24, 2026 at 6:51 PM
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I am watching what is happening in Minneapolis on Ali Velshi and one of the ICE officers (off camera) literally says, “It’s like Call of Duty. Pretty cool huh?” as they shoot whatever it is they are shooting. Agents walking around, guns unholstered for no reason. This is insanity
January 24, 2026 at 4:45 PM
I am watching what is happening in Minneapolis on Ali Velshi and one of the ICE officers (off camera) literally says, “It’s like Call of Duty. Pretty cool huh?” as they shoot whatever it is they are shooting. Agents walking around, guns unholstered for no reason. This is insanity
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Poland failed to win the Hitler team over
Denmark, Greenland failed to win the Trump team over
Denmark, Greenland failed to win the Trump team over
The U.S. allies hoped meeting senior Trump officials would diffuse tensions and tough talk on Greenland. It didn’t.
dlvr.it
January 14, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Poland failed to win the Hitler team over