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Dan MacDonald

@danmacattack.bsky.social
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Sciencephile, beerphile, dad of knuckleheads. The plural of anecdote is misinformation. Don’t do your own research, learn to interpret data. Single-cell multiomics is my jam.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
WATCH— @jamestalarico.bsky.social : “We’re often told the only way to tackle the debt is on the backs of working people… not true. We can close billionaire tax loopholes + end this disastrous war… The debt exploded the last 30 years because of tax cuts for the rich and forever wars.”
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Beg to differ @begtodiffer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This morning I saw a post that said if the Cornell 7 had said “FREE PALESTINE” instead of FREE PU$$Y” they would’ve all been expelled. That is the sad truth. What an ugly world we have created for ourselves.
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 18/09/2026
He fucked it up so badly they had to explain it with crayons.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
THIS 👇 HERE.......
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
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Ima Cygnenoir @ima-cygnenoir52.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
remember the *GOP* death panels accusations? Well here they are
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Anthropic Is building a surveillance system to monitor activists using a “pre-crime” approach that tries to predict incidents before they happen. The extensive monitoring system that the AI company is building is aimed primarily at keeping tabs on activists who oppose the rapid development of AI.
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Anthropic Is Building a Predictive Surveillance System to Monitor Activists - The American Prospect
New hires and comments in interviews show that the AI giant is using its capabilities against dissenters.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
There’s no legitimate purpose for ICE to have this information. There are a ton of nefarious ones, though.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 25/08/2026
The Pentagon has never received a passing grade on a comprehensive financial audit. One thing is clear: Vast sums are funneled into costly weapon systems that chronically come in over budget.
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The $1 Trillion Black Box
The U.S. military budget is vast and opaque. Projects touted as engineering marvels end up facing years of delays and ballooning costs. ProPublica has launched a series to report on the Pentagon’s spe...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Food companies wanted deregulation. Now there are dozens of recalls across the country. Mining companies wanted deregulation. Now the black lung rate is at a 45-year high. Financial companies wanted deregulation. Now financial losses to fraud are the highest on record. Noticing a pattern?
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
When the banks needed help, they called it “stabilizing the economy.” When airlines needed help, they called it “protecting jobs.” When corporations got tax breaks, they called it “pro-growth.” When working people need health care? “SOCIALISM.”
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Julie Taylor @snarkymimi.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
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Vincent Zimmerman @zimmermanv66.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I used to be a Social Security trustee. The real reason the program is in trouble has nothing to do with the postwar baby boom or increasing life expectancy. It's because of widening inequality. Watch.
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How the Super Rich Are Killing Social Security | Robert Reich
Social Security taxes are rigged for the rich — and the program is in danger because of it.A CEO earning $20M/yr pays So
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 30/07/2026
When Justice is blind, bad guys take the fifth. When justice is corrupt, good guys take the fifth. Feel free to share.
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The Wolfpack @wolfpack11720.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
"Prejudices are what fools use for reason." ~ Voltaire
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @ocasio-cortez.house.gov · 22/07/2026
Tomorrow, the House will vote on the NDAA, which includes a provision to merge parts of our military with the IDF. This amendment is an existential threat to American sovereignty and democracy. Every member of Congress must vote NO.
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
I wonder if Elizabeth Holmes thinks much about how Elon Musk would have gotten away with it.
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Elizabeth N. Saunders @profsaunders.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Can't get numb to this: The United States is stuck in a war it started, cannot end, and may further escalate to no avail, having dismantled its diplomatic apparatus, depleted its military stockpile, and destroyed its credibility. A historic strategic mistake harming millions in many different ways.
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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I'm never going to get over the fact that the president of the United States paid a woman more than $5 million after a jury found him liable for raping her. And he's still president. And people still support him. Never. Get. Over. It.
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New York Basketball @nbanewyork.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
New York Knicks win ESPY for Best Team youtube.com/shorts/WQRU3...
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New York Knicks win ESPY for Best Team
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
If you have *real* evidence of election fraud, you file a lawsuit. But if you are a pathetic sore loser who wants desperately to believe any fiction that excuses your actual loss, you go on TV where, unlike in court, you won’t be held accountable for your brazen and ridiculous lies.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Socialism is what they called public power. Socialism is what they called social security. Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations. Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people. —Harry Truman, 1952
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Do yourself a favor and listen to this episode of @StayTuned with Preet, which takes a deep dive into the language, history, and politics of our Declaration of Independence. @cafedotcom.baky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
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The Declaration of Independence: A Radical Document (with Danielle Allen & Mary Bilder)
Podcast Episode · Stay Tuned with Preet · July 2 · 57m
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Tamoor Hussain @tamoorh.com · 03/07/2026
Incredible moment where Fox News puts up a graphic with all the reasons it opposes the DSA and why people should be afraid of them
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 30/06/2026
here is what i think: we're not consumers or spectators, we are participants with agency. you should not hope that democrats will do anything. you must work to force them to do the right thing. the odds are long, but we are far from the first americans to face long odds. we will win.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 29/06/2026
this is absolutely wild. where does roberts think these agencies come from?!? who invested them with authority to act? whose mandate are they designed to execute? the president is the chief EXECUTive. his job is executing the will of Congress as it spells out in its duly-passed laws!
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Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Today was an absolute blood bath at SCOTUS for the less powerful to enforce civil rights in the federal courts. TL;dr - SCOTUS rules 6-3 that only corporations have rights that are enforceable in federal court??
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Absolute fucking clown show. The administration is desperate to spin this deal in any sort of positive light. The reality is that we gave in to all of Iran’s demands, and we got a pinky promise out of it.
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Rick @rickylongthread.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
The Reflecting Pool arrests by Park Police should terrify everyone. The federal government is fabricating accusations out f thin air simply tO protect one man from his own embarrassing failure. There is no sabotage. This is insane.
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Ruth Ann Crystal @drruth.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
At last, a pill that can PREVENT COVID after exposure to infected people buff.ly/RxebpGI Ensitrelvir cut infection from 9% to 3% in household contacts. This is the first oral post-exposure prophylaxis for COVID ever proven to work. Game changer for the immunocompromised. #medsky 😷 #publichealth
Blue background. Pill with E on it is smashing a virus representing SARS-CoV-2.
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Keith Boykin @keithboykin.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
The United States government just agreed to pay $1.8 billion to the United States president, approved by the president's own personal lawyer who represented him when he was convicted of 34 criminal counts. This is the biggest scandal in all of American political history.
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Remember when people said it was hyperbole that Republicans would cancel elections
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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 27/04/2026
The United States now has the most government restrictions on academic freedom of any high-income country. www.chemistryworld.com/news/academi... Raw data from @vdeminstitute.bsky.social —> academic-freedom-index.net/research/Aca...
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Becker: The DOJ has been hollowed out. They’re the losingest law firm in America right now. They’re going to lose. The president simply does not have this power. This executive order is about as effective as if I wrote it in crayon on a napkin. It just doesn’t mean anything legally.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
U.S. military spending is set to hit a record $1.5 trillion. Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government. Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed EIGHT straight audits. The military industrial complex is cheering right now.
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 03/03/2026
Our taxes are paying for this instead of healthcare.
Our taxes
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Noel Casler Comedy @noelcaslercomedy.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Neal Katyal son of immigrants went to SCOTUS won & overturned tariffs, Alysa Liu, daughter of an immigrant, went Olympics & won gold. Winners representing a fraction of the myriad contributions to American society made every damn day by immigrants. Diversity is our strength USA.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 20/02/2026
Nailed it.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Cartoon by Mike Luckovich.
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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Jeffrey Bezos is destroying the Washington Post for the same reason Musk destroyed Twitter and Ellison is destroying CBS—oligarchs oppose the free press when if it threatens their wealth and power. They don’t want normal people to see what is happening in America.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 03/02/2026
Remember her name: Aliya Rahman Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself. It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did. ICE MUST GO‼️
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 02/02/2026
A reminder that the New England Patriots plane is flown by Omni air who contracts with ICE to fly people in chains to Africa and Asia several times per week. Go Seahawks.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 26/01/2026
Wow! This read-along of the NYT moment-by-moment leading to the murder of Alex Pretti should shake everyone awake. He was a Good Samaritan. Agents fired at least ten shots in roughly five seconds. DHS and Pam Bondi claim Pretti approached them armed and intent on a “massacre.”
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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
ICE agent asked why he's taking pictures of a legal observer's car, replies: "Cuz we have a nice little database and now you're considered a domestic terrorist. So have fun with that."
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 21/01/2026
state-sponsored child trafficking
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 22/01/2026
This new whistleblower report is on par with the Zelensky call - not just because it’s violative of law - but because they also tried to keep people from seeing it. I’ve been doing this for a long time and this is absolutely explosive news. Impeachable and criminal. Swift accountability must follow.
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
On January 20th, one year into Trump's second term, do I really need to remind you? zeteo.com/p/our-year-f...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Every dictator in history has claimed that they’ll only use their powers to go after the worst of the worst. Every dictator in history has lied. Donald Trump is no different.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12/01/2026
Frey: "You cannot drag pregnant women through the snow. You're not allowed to take teenagers out of their car and detain them when they are in fact American citizens. That is against the law in every state. That is against our US Constitution."
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