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Darlene McDonald

@darlenemcdonald.com
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Novelist. Essayist. Writer of Political and Civil Rights History darlenemcdonald.substack.com

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Darlene McDonald @darlenemcdonald.com · 18/09/2026
Thank you, my friend.
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Darlene McDonald @darlenemcdonald.com · 18/09/2026
White presenting Hispanics are still Hispanic. We tried to tell you. Ya’ll wouldn’t listen. Thought it only applied to folks from that ‘other’ Latino country. In a country run by white nationalists trying to ‘take their country back’ all brown people are Black and all Hispanics are from Mexico.
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Darlene McDonald @darlenemcdonald.com · 09/09/2026
I’ve NEVER bought the line that people vote their pocketbook. If people voted their pocketbook, NO SOUTHERN STATE WOULD STILL BE VOTING REPUBLICAN. They have all been in the bottom quadrant for healthcare, education, wages, and standard of living, FOR DECADES. So no. NOT BUYING ANY OF IT.
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Darlene McDonald @darlenemcdonald.com · 09/09/2026
without parental consent, nor are they having gender reassignment surgery—a major surgery, in a back room at a public school. Donald Trump had a ‘concept of a plan’ while Kamala Harris had the plan in hand, and what did people vote for? The concept of a plan over the solid plan.
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Darlene McDonald @darlenemcdonald.com · 09/09/2026
healthcare, war in the Middle East, AGAIN, farmers abandoning farms due to war, tariffs, droughts (climate change ) and lack of labor, inflation is up, the debt and deficit are up and mass deportation hasn’t made anyone’s life better or cheaper. No child can get an aspirin or ibuprofen
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Darlene McDonald @darlenemcdonald.com · 09/09/2026
people ask questions about transgender youths. Yes, that did happen to me when I was running for Congress. Republicans control the Executive Branch, the Legislative Branch and the Supreme Court. That translates to higher gas prices, people paying more for groceries, millions have lost jobs and
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Darlene McDonald @darlenemcdonald.com · 09/09/2026
are getting gender reassignment surgery in the nurse’s office even though teachers don’t get enough funding for supplies, and that immigrants and diversity programs were keeping them from jobs they were never qualified to have. When Democrats campaign, they talk about these issues only to have
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Darlene McDonald @darlenemcdonald.com · 09/09/2026
It’s the economy, stupid really only apply when Democrats are in power. People forget they are actually better off when Democrats are in power. They have healthcare, secure safety nets, decreasing deficits, student loans getting disappeared, and stable growth. Then Republicans convince them kids
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Darlene McDonald @darlenemcdonald.com · 09/09/2026
Who was that Sarah person on Money Power Politics with @stephruhle.bsky.social ? I didn’t agree with her AT ALL. Dems DO talk ‘kitchen table’ issues. Republicans start culture wars and are better at convincing people to care more about fake issues while doing better financially under Democrats.
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Darlene McDonald @darlenemcdonald.com · 12/08/2026
Visit lwvsl.org to learn more and RSVP.
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League of Women Voters Salt Lake City
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Darlene McDonald @darlenemcdonald.com · 12/08/2026
Thursday, August 13 | 5:30–8:30 p.m. |Viridian Event Center – West Jordan MC: Susie Estrada, President LWV of Salt Lake Speaker: Darlene McDonald, Founder, Selma Institute Documentary: Standing on My Sister’s Shoulders, an award-winning 2002 documentary.
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Darlene McDonald @darlenemcdonald.com · 12/08/2026
I was JUST about do this 😊
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 05/08/2026
Trump inherited one of the strongest economies in the world, yet 33% of Americans still think he inherited a disaster. The power of right wing propaganda. #BlueWaveIn90Days
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Darlene McDonald @darlenemcdonald.com · 30/07/2026
I just muted it. Done. The question was about..why won’t MAGA break with Republicans that been found with serious moral and political issues. His response…but the Democrats had Graham Platner…and they stuck by him…at first…before they got rid of him…unlike Texas Paxton. WTH..why is he there?
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Darlene McDonald @darlenemcdonald.com · 30/07/2026
What value does John Kasich brings to MS Now? I can’t see any. Everything he says…but the Democrats…. Just stop. 🛑
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Darlene McDonald @darlenemcdonald.com · 25/07/2026
January 6, 2029 Press: “Wait. He was serious about that?”
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Darlene McDonald @darlenemcdonald.com · 20/07/2026
Do Something Get into #GoodTrouble Necessary Trouble #Vote
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Darlene McDonald @darlenemcdonald.com · 20/07/2026
Thank you for sharing!
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Darlene McDonald @darlenemcdonald.com · 15/07/2026
Ain’t that the truth.
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Darlene McDonald @darlenemcdonald.com · 12/07/2026
“A journalist asked me what I would like my epitaph to be and I said I think I would like it to be, 'He did very little harm'. And that's not easy. Most people seem to me to do a great deal of harm. If I could be remembered as having done very little, that would suit me.” Actor Paul Eddington #sage
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Darlene McDonald @darlenemcdonald.com · 10/07/2026
Barack Obama is unbothered and unfazed by Donald Trump, but let’s be clear. Trump’s cyberbully of Barack and Michelle Obama is intentional. Trump’s supporters understand his ‘coded’ language. Trump’s target becomes their target. (The comment at the WH UFC) What is Secret Service waiting for?
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Darlene McDonald @darlenemcdonald.com · 06/07/2026
Is this not an attack on religious freedom?
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Darlene McDonald @darlenemcdonald.com · 06/07/2026
DO NOT expect Folarin Balogun to do what Neil Gorsuch would not do.
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Darlene McDonald @darlenemcdonald.com · 24/06/2026
Ballot still in the mail pile? It can’t count if you don’t turn it in.
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Darlene McDonald @darlenemcdonald.com · 23/06/2026
But Hunter sold paintings, is what they will say.
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Darlene McDonald @darlenemcdonald.com · 19/06/2026
Was SO good. Common’s freestyle at the end was MAGNIFICENT
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Darlene McDonald @darlenemcdonald.com · 19/06/2026
It harkens back to funeral service for Senator John McCain when Bush was first seen giving Michelle Obama a mint.
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Darlene McDonald @darlenemcdonald.com · 18/06/2026
Companies pay tens of millions of dollars for this type product placement in a movie! Altoids got a forever product placement at the Obama Presidential Center Grand Opening for FREE!
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Darlene McDonald @darlenemcdonald.com · 15/06/2026
Michelle Obama does not have to prove her womanhood. Barack Obama did not have to prove his citizenship. The fact that these things are part of the conversation is the very reason why America 250 is feeling exactly like America, 250 years ago.
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Darlene McDonald @darlenemcdonald.com · 15/06/2026
Many people compare the UFC matches at the White House to Roman Gladiator matches. In light of the comment by UFC Fighter Josh Hokit about forever FLOTUS Michelle Obama, a more appropriate comparison is President Woodrow Wilson’s screening of Ku Klux Klan movie, The Birth of A Nation.
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Darlene McDonald @darlenemcdonald.com · 14/06/2026
Donald Trump’s Battery Park, moment. Upset that his plan to build a massive bridge connecting Brooklyn to Lower Manhattan was blocked, NYC’s infamous Park Commissioner Robert Moses closed the park—for 12 YEARS! These two men share many similarities other than the City of New York. None are good.
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A tarp now covers where Trump's name used to hang at the Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center confirmed in a court filing Saturday that it has removed President Trump's name from the building, the website, staff email signatures and letterhead, complying with a federal judge...
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Darlene McDonald @darlenemcdonald.com · 14/06/2026
Donald Trump put his name on a dead man’s living memorial believing he could redirect the glory bestowed to John F Kennedy on to himself. It didn’t work. JFK is revered DJT is despised To compensate, he builds large structures, slaps his name on them and demand worship. A sad pathetic man
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Darlene McDonald @darlenemcdonald.com · 13/06/2026
Yes. We know this.
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Darlene McDonald @darlenemcdonald.com · 13/06/2026
CNN left out a key detail in this headline. Trump’s name was removed in the wee hours of the morning after workers installed scaffolding, stood around for hours, and then lowered a tarp to block visibility. Just like the Epstein files. All done to protect the Predator-in- Chief
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Darlene McDonald @darlenemcdonald.com · 12/06/2026
The man that’s worth 1 Trillion dollars is also directly responsible for hundreds of thousands, potentially millions, of deaths globally due to the sudden cuts in USAID because of his racism and a grudge. Let that sink in.
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Darlene McDonald @darlenemcdonald.com · 12/06/2026
He can’t run.
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Darlene McDonald @darlenemcdonald.com · 12/06/2026
Why isn’t Melania Trump on this list?
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Eddie Smith @eddsmitty.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
⚠️WOKE CONTENT⚠️™️ 🧵 There is well-documented historical proof that some police officers have framed Black and brown people by planting weapons or drugs. Today, we will go over some high profile cases. Pull up a 🪑.(cont) #ProudBlue #ResistanceRoots #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
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Darlene McDonald @darlenemcdonald.com · 11/06/2026
The NAACP is asking Black collegiate players to not sign with schools in states that pass redistricting maps that diminish the Black vote. The same should be asked for teams traveling to the U.S for the World Cup. “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” Who makes the first stand?
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Darlene McDonald @darlenemcdonald.com · 02/06/2026
Remember that West Palm Beach estate Trump wrestled from Jeffrey Epstein at auction? Bidding: Trump, Epstein, and Mark Pulte, Bill’s father. Trump won with bid of $41.35 million and later sold it to Russian Oligarch Dmitry Rybolovlev for $95 million. There are ?? www.cnbc.com/amp/2026/06/...
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Trump names housing chief Bill Pulte acting intelligence director, replacing Tulsi Gabbard
Pulte has alleged wrongdoing related to mortgages against Trump's foes, Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook and New York Attorney General Letitia James.
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Darlene McDonald @darlenemcdonald.com · 01/06/2026
$10 billion for Board of Peace $2 billion for insurrection goons $1 billion for a ballroom $100-$250 million for Arch $13 million to paint the Reflecting Pool $1 million to replace the grass on the South lawn Using the U.S. Treasury like a personal bank account. #NotABusinessMan
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Darlene McDonald @darlenemcdonald.com · 29/05/2026
MAGA-aligned people will claim categorically that one man named Barack Obama is responsible for the racial division in the country. Obama is guilty of having the audacity to exist as the exact opposite of what they believe a Black man and the Black family in America is. And they can’t stand it.
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Darlene McDonald @darlenemcdonald.com · 20/05/2026
In a representative democracy, citizens elect officials to make laws and govern on their behalf. Members of Congress are elected to represent citizens’ interests at the federal level. Electing representatives that are loyal to a person rather than the people, is not a representative democracy.
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Darlene McDonald @darlenemcdonald.com · 05/05/2026
The Supreme Court is doing everything within its power to help Republicans steal the 2026 mid-term. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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US supreme court expedites Voting Rights Act ruling so Louisiana can redraw its maps for midterms
Ketanji Brown Jackson blasted the decision, saying the court has hastened it ruling only twice before in 25 years
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Darlene McDonald @darlenemcdonald.com · 28/04/2026
The initial price tag for the proposed White House ‘ballroom’ was $200 million. The price has ballooned by a whopping $200 million and guess who’s now paying for it. What happened to the billions he’s already collected for his pay-to-play scheme? Why hasn’t anyone in Congress asked about this?
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Darlene McDonald @darlenemcdonald.com · 15/04/2026
YES!
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Darlene McDonald @darlenemcdonald.com · 15/04/2026
Did we really need a research to tell us that!?
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Darlene McDonald @darlenemcdonald.com · 10/04/2026
Umm…that was not a mistake. It’s the point.
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Darlene McDonald @darlenemcdonald.com · 07/04/2026
When people say… “I voted 3 times for Trump. I didn’t, however, vote for THIS.” Call bullshit. 2016 Hillary Clinton 2020 Joe Biden 2024 Kamala Harris All warned Donald Trump didn’t have the temperament to be trusted with the nuclear codes. Warnings were ignored. Now we’re facing nuclear war.
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Darlene McDonald @darlenemcdonald.com · 07/04/2026
Trump 1.0, the Administration had General Mattis to keep Trump from acting on his worst impulses. Trump 2.0, Pete Hegseth fired the Generals that would oppose Trump’s illegal and immoral orders. The rest resigned. The scars of Hiroshima and Nagasaki remain. This cannot happen in our name.
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