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In an interview this week, Marjorie Taylor Greene said that her son is now getting death threats. She said she spoke personally with Trump and asked him to tone down his rhetoric because of this, and he flatly refused. He said if her son is in danger, it’s her own fault for criticizing him.

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One of my history professors said something that really stuck with me: It didn’t matter if Marie Antoinette said “Let them eat cake.” What was important was how easily people could believe she said it.

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The person who allegedly wanted to shoot the president but was stopped at the security perimeter one floor away from the ballroom.

100%. This rag-tag administration and their sycophantic allies are the most flamingly incompetent people we have ever seen at any level of power. The idea that they could organize a conspiracy to fake an assassination attempt is more unbelievable to me than the most wide-eyed Q Anon story.

Conn McQuinn @connmc.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Please, please, please stop using the term "deal." Diplomats negotiate agreements, not deals. That's DJT's vocabulary, and it's accepting use subtly reinforces his fictional reputation as a master dealmaker and cheapens the dialog about this entire mess.

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Conn McQuinn @connmc.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

I think a chart graphing a person's wealth against their level of Dunning-Kruger Syndrome will be an increasing upward curve.

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

They own this. Whatever disasters continue to unfold belong not to the president and his Cabinet alone, but to the entire Republican Party.

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Conn McQuinn @connmc.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

I make this comment so regularly I should probably pin it: I am a retired educator who spent most of his career working in ed tech, and based on 40+ years of experience I wholeheartedly support de-emphasizing technology in schools.

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You’re asking the Republicans to choose between calling the president incompetent or a criminal. If their major concern is DJT’s ego wounds and how he’ll lash out, that’s not much of a choice.

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I agree, Congress makes the final call either way, and impeachment has a numerically lower threshold. Why even discuss the 25th Amendment? Actually - if the Cabinet invokes, he contests, and the Cabinet invokes again, he’s out until Congress votes. *Then* impeach him before the 25th vote.

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The President can contest the invocation of the amendment. If he does so, both houses of Congress need to vote by 2/3 majorities to remove him. It’s a higher threshold than impeachment.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

There’s a possible time gap. If the president submits a written declaration that he is competent, he is immediately reinstated. He remains president until the Cabinet submits a new declaration of his inability to lead. If there is *any* delay, DJT will do everything possible to disrupt the process.

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I don't think people fully appreciate how apocalyptic things are for US science. I haven't had any new funding since 2024, but I'm still ok since typical grants are for three years. This means next year I will be completely out of funding and will have to fire everyone in the lab. It's not great.

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Conn McQuinn @connmc.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

This is archival film of the Marines dedicating the cemetery on Iwo Jima, with the soldiers visiting the graves of their fallen comrades. Reflect on Graham's comments as you watch it. youtu.be/P77sZWcYoZ4?...

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U.S. Marine Corps Archival Footage: 5th Div. Cemetery Dedication on Iwo Jima

YouTube video by Smithsonian Magazine

Conn McQuinn @connmc.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

A country that launched a war - and killed their head of state - in the middle of negotiations doesn’t seem to me to be actually concerned about “diplomatic credibility.”

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Conn McQuinn @connmc.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Who is “we”? Here is archival film of the dedication the Marine Corps cemetery on Iwo Jima after the island was taken. I suggest the Senator and his ilk watch it before spouting off about sending more Marines to shed their blood. youtu.be/P77sZWcYoZ4?...

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U.S. Marine Corps Archival Footage: 5th Div. Cemetery Dedication on Iwo Jima

YouTube video by Smithsonian Magazine

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Conn McQuinn @connmc.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

What this administration did in Iran (both last June and this month) were sneak attacks. We were in active negotiations at the time of the attacks. It is just demonstrated once again that the president is a completely untrustworthy actor on the world stage, to either (former) friend or foe. 3/3

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Conn McQuinn @connmc.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

A sneak attack is when one country attacks another without first declaring war. Pearl Harbor was a sneak attack, because the US believed we were still in negotiations. When President Franklin called it a "day that will live in infamy," it was because it was a sneak attack, not a surprise attack. 2/

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Conn McQuinn @connmc.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Reflecting on the president's horrific gaffe today, I haven't seen much discussion on the difference between a "surprise attack" and a "sneak attack." It's an important distinction. A surprise attack happens when one combatant attacks another in an unexpected time or place. It's strategy. 1/

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Conn McQuinn @connmc.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

I can scarcely imagine how satisfying that is!