Y. Marie Stout

@stoutpotentials.bsky.social

LIFELONG DEMOCRAT anti-fascist activist. Descendant of 5 American Revolutionary War Soldiers. 🇺🇸 True BLUE patriot 🇺🇸 UC Berkeley Honors grad. Writer, life coach. Retired teacher. Environmentalist. Spiritual, not religious. ❤️LGBTQ 🏳️‍🌈 ❤️🇺🇦 🟦 🇨🇦

Add this to the ever growing list of laws that need to be made, made stronger or and/more effectively enforced when the Dems take back control. Vote for lawmakers who will take this on with a passion!

The New York Times@nytimes.com · 2d ago

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “The U.S. government does not own shares in drug companies. It does not own shares in airlines or oil companies or meatpackers,” the editorial board writes. “It should not own shares in A.I. companies.”

One definition of a narcissist is their absolute refusal to accept fault or blame. They always need to blame someone else. Always angry. No empathy. Trump found a huge following in fellow narcissists. Screw typical voter demographics.

Trump (and ilk) want you to believe: * we’re not at war * everything is cheaper * he won the 2020 election * we’re overrun with criminal immigrants * the dems destroyed our country * he is making the White House beautiful * the reflecting pool is blue * Mitch McConnell is alive Feel free to add!

Mitch McConnell. History of heart problems. Triple bypass. Falls. Unconsciousness. Blue lips=Lack of oxygen. Cardiac arrest=Heart stopped. CPR. Still in the hospital/rehab after a MONTH. And we’re supposed to believe it’s just due to a harmless fall & mild case of pneumonia? We stupid?

Thune, Barrasso and Jennings all claim they talked to McConnell for 20 minutes each. Why didn’t they video chat with him to prove to the world he’s alive? Perhaps because corpses can’t talk? Where’s his wife anyhow? Still in China?

“Cardiac arrest” means a stopped heart. Not necessarily due to a heart attack. “Unconscious” with a stopped heart? Hello. Are they keeping a dead man on life support to hold his seat? DC is being very cagey.

Paramedics responded to a ‘cardiac arrest’ at Mitch McConnell’s home on day of hospitalization

McConnell’s office said Thursday that he is still in the hospital. It hasn’t disclosed why he was admitted June 14.

nbcnews.com

Has AI ruined nonfiction, too? Tried to get through a book about scientist John Wheeler, but just couldn’t stand one more “not x but y” sentence construction. Every third sentence was a variant. Gave up after 2 chapters. These books need labels.

The average life expectancy of a new Russian recruit—from arrival at a training ground to death in a combat zone—lies somewhere between 10 days and three weeks. Once sent onto the battlefield, they survive an average of 20 to 35 minutes. @peterfrankopan.bsky.social foreignpolicy.com/2026/06/25/r...

As the Tide Turns Against Putin, Beware the Drowning Man

Like a struggling swimmer, he may take desperate measures to stay afloat.

foreignpolicy.com

Donald Trump is so breathtakingly incompetent he spent BILLIONS to blow bits of Iran up—then agreed to give them $300 BILLION to put it back together—and the only thing he accomplished was getting domestic gas prices to skyrocket.

"Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if Ukraine ends up winning this war. They destroy at least one Pantsir missile system almost every day. We get hit by drones every night. Yet on TV, we're told everything is going according to plan!"

Two questions about Epstein “files” I don’t see many Congress or journalists asking: 1. Why is nobody talking about the huge collection of VIDEOS Epstein had? 2. Why would a criminal collect such massive evidence of his and others’ crimes? I have theories. What are yours?

David Costello was squeezed between the Bros pushing Platner & Schumer pushing Mills. The political establishment ignored the perfect candidate. He was born in Maine & has led a truly impressive life of service to democratic goals.

David Costello full interview | Your Vote 2026

YouTube video by Maine Public

youtu.be

Stabby Spice@stabbyspice.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The primary hasn't happened yet. Maybe Maine should rank David Costello, who actually has a functioning brain and isn't a walking red flag.

The article says that the GEO corporate profiteers say all their prisoners are being treated well. If that were true, they’d allow the legal inspections. No, they insult and pepper spray them instead. Get profiteering out of government and law enforcement!

Melissa Gira Grant@melissagiragrant.com · 2mo ago

"close Delaney Hall and free every person in there" is the demand, so direct that (in my experience) some people may miss it rather than accept it