Merry Austin
MaryAustinBooks@mstdn.social
<p>The Last Rose of Summer is a true story about corruption in <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>cancer</span></a> research. I discovered a cheap, plant-derived drug that could replace some much more toxic (but more lucrative) therapies. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BigPharma" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BigPharma</span></a> got involved and suppressed the research. Eventually I had to publish the story in thinly veiled fiction and survive a bunch of murder attempts.</p><p>"Mary Austin" is a pseudonym, as my publisher forced me to use one. So... hi, I'm "Mary." 🤷♀️</p>
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These stalwarts have been protesting Trump's border wall at Big Bend in Texas for months. Here they are singing "Deep in the Heart of Texas" about rejecting the wall. In these protests, many were blue voters outraged at the cruel treatment of immigrants, but even MAGAs joined in. Turns out when Trump screws with beloved natural landmarks even #MAGA gets angry. https://www.instagram.com/p/DfVeqvdtftd/ #Trump #Texas #midterms
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#Texas #midterms
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As of this morning it's 259 Dem seats in the House to 176 Republican seats. And that is overcoming extreme, illegal-on-top-of-should-be-illegal gerrymandering across the country. Imagine the size of the Dem Caucus if we had fair maps nationwide. Also, if we had no voter suppression-- everybody saw how long so many people had to stand in line, sometimes in the rain, in order to vote. A few states in the South have no early voting for this reason. The Republicans can't win if they can&#...
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It helps that they are historic fuckups but yeah. We've finally arrived at a point where voters across the country, even MAGAs, realized that corruption and dark money are the root of our problems. Having the billionaires on your side is now the kiss of death electorally. That's what needed to happen for us to make real progress. #midterms
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#Minnesota #midterms
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Ah, now we have a Nazi loneliness epidemic. :eyeroll: Good. That's how it was in the 90s. Let's do that again. https://www.thedailybeast.com/ted-cruz-melts-down-over-his-lonely-new-reality
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At least Eva Braun really thought she was in love. https://thehardtimes.net/breaking/melania-cant-believe-trump-thinks-they-have-a-lets-take-the-cyanide-together-level-relationship/
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Just seen on another platform: "Stop telling kids that voting is cool. Voting isn't cool; it's a duty. Calling your senators and telling them to eat your entire ass is cool."
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Jake Lang is a pardoned Jan 6er who already has an ankle monitor again. He is not allowed in Texas. He is under indictment in Minnesota. And now, he is Florida Man! Here he is outside Mar a Lago begging for "political refugee status" at a tacky golf club. Alas for him, he is not a billionaire, so Donald #Trump is probably not too concerned. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/fhXPnUeZtk0 Lang also wants Byron Donalds to build a wall around #Florida as a "safe haven for conservati...
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Because anti-voting people are probably terrible in bed too.
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Despite some setbacks for trans people here and there at the state level, hate took a major blow last night. And we will not let up until everyone is safe, certainly including trans youth! #trans #LGBT
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The Houston Chronicle just ran a headline reading "Ted Cruz is now Texas' only statewide Republican lawmaker. What's next for him?" h/t @Holberg@mstdn.social Well? What do we think?'' #polls #Texas #midterms
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Get in losers, we're all writing nastygrams to our senators about changing their failed leadership. Or maybe your senator deserves something nicer; one of mine doesn't especially. "Dear Senator [Unimpressive], I was delighted when I voted for you to replace [MAGA asshole], expecting you to uphold your oath of office and defend the Constitution.... #midterms #Senate
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These are graphics distributed by major resistance groups in NYC and Massachusetts. While we were all certainly hoping for a massive blue wave followed by a peaceful transition, we were ready for anything. Some of the language was designed to avoid censorship, hence the talk of "party" to mean "resistance to forceful overthrow of the election." We were all ready to go lay down our lives to defend the result, which has surely played a role in the regime's acquiescence to...
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@heidilifeldman/117560014872011965 "Ma'am, do you know how fast you were driving?" "Who cares? Let's look forward!" Yeah, right.
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#Texas #Talarico
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Just went dumpster diving at Russia Today and the cope is incredible. Nobody copes like the Kremlin. You gotta hand it to #Putin, he was already the NATO salesman of the decade and now the US is the bluest it's been in ages! #Russia
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Oh my heart. This is exactly what happened. No matter how horribly our old white elites failed us, the people came through. Or else we wouldn't have even had an election. #midterms
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BWAHAHAHA! Don't worry Elon, we have it all screenshotted. Especially when you were spouting about election interference. #ElonMusk
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Have another helping of schadenfreude, why don't you? https://www.vanityfair.com/story/midterms-republican-watch-party-blue-wave #midterms
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So the circular firing squad begins! Abbott let ICE and CBP do whatever they wanted in Texas and came down hard on the resisters. Now that both these guys are giant failures it's time to tear at each other. These people really are delusional. You love to see it. #Texas #midterms #ICE #CBP #FuckICE #DHS
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It sucks ass but FOTUS, who should have been removed in his *first* term, will actually have a compelling case that he isn't competent to stand trial.
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OMG YES PLEASE RESIGN! https://www.trumpstruth.org/statuses/43482 #Trump #midterms
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RE: https://sfba.social/@NorcalGma2/117556108125762359 It sure is! Oliver Willis was saying on Bsky last night "Calories consumed tonight don't count." And thank you for doing GOTV postcards and all your other resistance.
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RE: https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:alqdxbp33ceoyly2o46nvcrc/post/3mzhvazwvqc2x "Hell, you can have a pretty good weekend in Vegas with that!"
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I told y'all we were going to win and I was going to be absolutely bonkers going "I told you so" and you would be too happy to care. And here we are. This guy is dancing in the end zone too. https://badfaithtimes.com/no-amount-of-cheating-was-going-to-save-them/
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RE: https://mastodon.nl/@pascaline/117559135216711253 Oh God yes! Van Hollen for leader! I'd follow him to the gates of hell.
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Reading through my election thread from last night and I was in some kind of altered state, no chemical assistance required. Who needs drugs when you have a blue tsunami??
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I will still have to do ICE watch of course but those mofos have been put on notice. This makes it more likely I will continue to survive in one piece, which I appreciate. Thank you to all who voted and fuck you very much to any who wouldn't.
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LMAO, I said this would happen too. I said that when MAGAs figured out the scam they would turn on grifter class MAGA. Even the ones who will *never* turn on Dear Leader will still savage the enablers. "I TOLD 'EM, I TOLD 'EM, MILLENNIUM HAND AND SHRIMP!" -Foul Ole Ron in multiple books by Sir Terry Pratchett https://www.rawstory.com/mark-levin-2678234560/ #MAGA #midterms