marnier.bsky.social

@marnier.bsky.social

Retired int’l/corp tax lawyer, pretend interior designer, dog and baby goat lover

A little news story from today in Bethesda, MD. We just moved, and the gentleman we hired to get the electronics up on the wall emigrated from Senegal, runs his own company, and his eldest daughter is a student at Princeton. Effing immigrants, right? #fucktrump

Deborah Sandidge Photography "This young Roseate Spoonbill preens her beautiful pink feathers in the heart of the wetlands. Juvenile Roseate Spoonbills are pale pink compared to the adults, gaining their vibrant feathers at around three years." Nikon Z9/600mm f/4 TC lens, slow motion video.

"After Mitch McConnell issued a proof of life picture this week, Donald Trump issued a proof of dementia video tonight". Lawrence O'Donnell. That's the ultimate statement about last night's rant by a bumbling incoherent crybaby last night.

No federal agency should be killing people in our communities. He was TWENTY-SIX years old. TWENTY-SIX. Since Trump took office, ICE has shot and killed at least 10 people. When families are left burying their loved ones, that is not law enforcement. That is cruelty. We deserve answers. Now.

NBC News@nbcnews.com · 3w ago

NEW: Investigators are looking into an ICE-involved shooting incident in Maine in which a 26-year-old Colombian man who was authorized to work in the U.S. was killed. DHS has not yet commented on the incident.

This is a great piece, Anne. Thanks for re-upping. The powerful become complicit with the tyrant because they want to stay powerful. The hacks who could never gain prominence in any other situation become complicit to achieve glory.

Anne Applebaum@anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 3w ago

Lindsey Graham was one of the main subjects of a @theatlantic.com cover story I wrote in 2020, on why people collaborate with regimes they know are immoral. Here's a gift link: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...