Mary Pezzulo

Everyone who has read this far: pause for a second. Make your guess. If you get this correct, I’ll personally mail you a Tootsie roll. marypezzulo.substack.com/p/what-happe...

*nudge* our entire pay day was eaten by bills so it would be nice to find a tip in the tip jar for gas money and such. Thank you to my readers!

Everyone who has read this far: pause for a second. What do you think the problem was? Was it the two tax returns? Was it my husband’s overtime? Make your guess. If you get this correct, I’ll personally mail you a Tootsie roll.

If you spend any amount of time in rural Ohio, you know a J. D. Vance and you know an Amy Acton. Those are the two ends of the rural Ohio spectrum: the resentful conservative bully who thinks he’s better than everyone and the busy liberal lady who’s always trying to help.

I can’t imagine a man so out of touch he thought that platforming her abuser would score him some points, in a race where early voting has already been going on for two weeks, two weeks before the election has concluded. substack.com/@marypezzulo...

I’m not upset that people realize that Ramaswamy is scum. But I’m concerned that people on social media are claiming it’s because he’s Indian-American, and a member of the Hindu faith. www.patheos.com/blogs/steelm...

Again, the sting of jealousy. Jimmy’s boy is not real family. I don’t have a real family. “I came to take you to the pumpkin patch. If you still want to.” Jimmy’s boy’s face lit up. “He can come too!”

If I never do another good thing in my life, I can say that while the whole world fell to pieces around me, I showed a group of children how to catch a shadow and turn it into a bright white mark. If the world ends tomorrow, it will be a good end. www.patheos.com/blogs/steelm...

Yissss

Ding ding fucking ding.

If only there were a Nobel Prize for heckling

vivek's hairstyle kind of looks like dessert at the cheesecake factory

If only.

🖤

Lina Khan on Mamdani: "One thing we saw the mayor be very attentive to is all sorts of daily nickel and diming -- taking on junk fees, subscription traps. Those can seem very micro and targeted, but in the aggregate I see those as really designed to take on unfair methods of competition."

It’s just so appalling and enraging how casual and commonplace this has become. I’m out of words.

Judge Reyes is fresh outta fucks this day. ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...

Astonishing: Maxwell was willing to tell Blanche about some of Trump's rapes, and he ordered her not to. "Let's not talk about inviduals." WTF were they there to talk about? There's EVIDENCE on this.

NEW: I'm joining a coalition of AGs demanding answers from Meta for suspending the No Kings Coalition's Instagram during nationwide protests. Meta must protect legitimate political activity of its platforms. We won't let Big Tech censor activism ahead of Election Day.

Mississippi, there are only 9 days left until Election Day! If you haven’t made your voting plan, don’t delay and make one today at ScottColom.com/vote. We have to show up and show out on November 3rd! #MississippiMatters

Our $2M investment in the Sea Cliffs Exhibit Renovation Project has gotten a pretty clear seal of approval.

I don't know exactly how to say this without seeming crazy. But there is this whole subculture of extremist conservative Christians (I'm still a Christian but not like that) who are obsessed with the idea that liberals want to take your kids away and corrupt them.

I do think when historians look back the period the exact moment where it flipped and started going the other way won’t be anything any politician did but my Minneapolis neighbors weathering the worst of the regime in the streets, rallying together, fighting back, and winning

this may come as a huge shock to some of you, be sure you are seated before you read on: www.nytimes.com/2026/10/26/w...

Sherrod Brown greets FIRED UP overflow crowd in Dayton 👏👏

I know there's a lot going on but I feel it should probably be more of an above-the-fold story that members of Congress released a thoroughly documented report directly accusing the president of the United States of being a serial rapist.

When Donald Trump launched his campaign, he was caught hiring paid actors to pad the audience. (I also happened to be the one that busted him doing so). www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politic...

No Kennedy has ever won the Nobel Prize.

They invented algebra, trigonometry, and Arabic numerals. They have and continue to produce world-famous literature. They made monumental contributions to medicine and surgery. And yes, an Arab person has won the Nobel Prize several times.

*sad trombone*

The tip jar is here. It's really hard to stay in gas and groceries with all the high prices so it's nice when I find a tip in the jar. Thank you to my readers, more writing is coming soon! www.patheos.com/blogs/steelm...

There's a bad campaign. And then there's a campaign so horrible you flip a red state purple and disappoint your eighth grade honor society advisor. www.cincinnati.com/story/news/p...

Chester the arrogant cat from Adrienne's Bunnicula books would snarl "All right, I was wrong, everyone's entitled to one mistake in a lifetime" and then go back to calling the dog a dolt a moment later. That is who Vance reminds me of.

They're two floats away from a Pride parade at this point.

Everyone who has read this far: pause for a second. What do you think the problem was? Was it the two tax returns? Was it my husband’s overtime? Make your guess. If you get this correct, I’ll personally mail you a Tootsie roll.

If you spend any amount of time in rural Ohio, you know a J. D. Vance and you know an Amy Acton. Those are the two ends of the rural Ohio spectrum: the resentful conservative bully who thinks he’s better than everyone and the busy liberal lady who’s always trying to help.

I can’t imagine a man so out of touch he thought that platforming her abuser would score him some points, in a race where early voting has already been going on for two weeks, two weeks before the election has concluded. substack.com/@marypezzulo...

I’m not upset that people realize that Ramaswamy is scum. But I’m concerned that people on social media are claiming it’s because he’s Indian-American, and a member of the Hindu faith. www.patheos.com/blogs/steelm...

Again, the sting of jealousy. Jimmy’s boy is not real family. I don’t have a real family. “I came to take you to the pumpkin patch. If you still want to.” Jimmy’s boy’s face lit up. “He can come too!”

If I never do another good thing in my life, I can say that while the whole world fell to pieces around me, I showed a group of children how to catch a shadow and turn it into a bright white mark. If the world ends tomorrow, it will be a good end. www.patheos.com/blogs/steelm...

The lesson from Brazil is that democracy cannot be taken for granted. Defeating authoritarianism at the ballot box is only part of the struggle. Defending democratic institutions, protecting civil rights and demanding accountability require strong, sustained, principled public participation.

October 25, 2026

In his acceptance speech, Lula says he will work to regulate digital platforms in Brazil. “Digital crimes must be dealt with like real-life crimes.” This comes after Meta directly interfered with the Brazilian elections, favouring Flávio Bolsonaro.

Liberal democracy remains a towering achievement of humanity and it is worth fighting for.

⚡️ Ukraine liberated three villages, forcing Russia to redeploy troops to stop the advance. united24media.com/war-in-ukrai...

NEW: Brent Taylor is the front-runner for one of Memphis’ congressional districts, recently redrawn from majority Black to majority white. As state senator, he repeatedly used his power to supersede local officials — and the will of the city’s voters. with @mlk50.com