Maria Markham Thompson

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CPA, CFA, CGFM w 30+ yrs Govt Finance
BLERD. Social & eco justice is NOT a Fantasy! Sci Fi lover
Writer. Gardener. NaNoWriMo. #VOTE!

[Maria Markham Thompson @WriterCPA]

MAKE DEMOCRACY WORK!
Become an Election Judge.
@md_sbe for information in Maryland!
https://t.co/6cek7RqFMq

Maryland pays!
Anyone age 16+ is eligible! 14 &15 page jobs!

Yes, it is a long day, 5:30 AM to about 9 PM, but it will be the most meaningful 19 hours of your life!

[Maria Markham Thompson @WriterCPA]

@OG_Wick0 Yes.

[George Wallace @MrGeorgeWallace]

Alex Haley grew up in Tennessee. He traced his family tree back to his original enslaved, African ancestor, then wrote 'Roots'. He received a Pulitzer Prize for it. Knoxville just banned it 'cause it might make white kids sad.

[Adam Kinzinger (Slava Ukraini) 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @AdamKinzinger]

While everyone's watching Hormuz, the Epstein files are being buried. The law says release them. Trump is fighting it. Massie may lose his seat Tuesday for pushing it. And now a $1.7B slush fund for Jan 6 defendants? Don't go quiet. (link in reply)

[Maria Markham Thompson @WriterCPA]

If we were really talking about a level playing field @ABAesq & @usedgov would say: No #DEI, but affirm requirement to comply w the Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawing discrimination based on "race, color, religion, sex, or national origin."
https://t.co/CujKeSTT8V

[Maria Markham Thompson @WriterCPA]

@FedEx continues working for porch pirates in Baltimore by doing nothing to thwarted. Today's preventable loss: Gone w/n the half hour between the delivery & getting a text; FedEx did not place package inside the door as instructed by a sign at eye level, or even ring the bell.

[BrooklynDad_Defiant!☮️ @mmpadellan]

THIS IS AMAZING!

THANK YOU, AMERICA! 🇺🇸

[Maria Markham Thompson @WriterCPA]

@FiveGuys

my guess is spread over 20 people per store at 1500 stores, we're talking $50 each.

Not very impressive - about one fast food outing for a family of four...

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[Melanie D'Arrigo @DarrigoMelanie]

The maximum an individual can legally donate to a candidate in an election is $3300.

Elon donated $277M to Trump in 2024 because of loopholes rich people use to buy elections.

If you care about election integrity — overturn Citizens United so our elections aren’t auctions.

[Maria Markham Thompson @WriterCPA]

@ATT needs to know that @FedEx is dropping off new phones w/o getting signatures. This just enriches the porch pirates & puts customers at risk of major losses. No one signed for my new phone, but there was the box - in front of the sign on the door to put packages inside.

[Maria Markham Thompson @WriterCPA]

Frontotemporal dementia.
Bad for him. Worse for us.
The spineless cabinet needs to use the 25th Amendment.

Trump Gets Distracted By His New Ballroom In The Middle Of Speech About Iran War In Surreal Video https://t.co/uGe2IK5yjr

[The Intellectualist @highbrow_nobrow]

“Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently.”

- Maya Angelou

[Maria Markham Thompson @WriterCPA]

Speed with which some jurisdictions bend knees to The Regime suggests much about their real support of LGBTQ people and minorities. Maryland's Eastern Shore does not have the best track record in these matters. 30 yrs ago, as a state employee, a diner silenced when I walked in.

[The Baltimore Sun @baltimoresun]

Salisbury will pave over its PRIDE crosswalks as part of a downtown improvement project, a move the city mayor says is necessary to comply with state and federal transportation standards https://t.co/FjJzZccBWY

[Maria Markham Thompson @WriterCPA]

@thehill Depends on your definition of "connections."

Don't see how one can be as deep into crypto (klepto, really) as the scions of The Regime without connections.

Why do people say things that defy logic and physics?

[Maria Markham Thompson @WriterCPA]

One of many authors read in the @Balticon Banned Book Read-a-thon now streaming from the Baltimore Science Fiction Society Facebook page.

Stop by and give us a like!

[Stephen King @StephenKing]

I am now the most banned author in the United States--87 books. May I suggest you pick up one of them and see what all the pissing & moaning is about? Self-righteous book banners don't always get to have their way. This is still America, dammit.

[Maria Markham Thompson @WriterCPA]

@mmpadellan The nasty name calling practiced by The Regime and its minilbs is not OK. They have dragged the discourse in this nation into the mud.

[Maria Markham Thompson @WriterCPA]

Probably won't make it past our new cultural censors, but this needs to be said. And it's no joking matter.
The Regime grabs another page from one of tjhe most deadly authoritarian regimes.
No longer Facist-like, just straight up Facist.

[Maria Markham Thompson @WriterCPA]

@TenchCoxe2ndA @RepJohnnyO @RepKweisiMfume @ChrisVanHollen @Sen_Alsobrooks @RepGlennIvey @RepSarahElfreth Probably more than you. Name 3 without Google. Thought so.

[Maria Markham Thompson @WriterCPA]

The reality of @coursera, at least where all feedback is from AI and peers is mostly hype. This could work with some content management to weed out dead responses, folks who gave up & fled?, real assistance in connecting would-be writers in groups, & making real class cohorts.

[Maria Markham Thompson @WriterCPA]

Taking the @michiganstateu "Write Your First Novel" on @coursera is a definite flop. Posts suggested for feedback are 3 yrs old. Instructions for creating a writing group are too vague for people to form them, & again, filled with old posts, new people you know can't be found!

[Maria Markham Thompson @WriterCPA]

My very best wishes to Chief Manger. May he have a long and well earned retirement.
Thanks to every officer of the @CapitolPolice. I appreciate all you do to protect us on The Hill. I wish all of law enforcement operated with your efficiency and courtesy
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