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Don MacLeod

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Immigrant from one formerly great country to another now facing difficulties. Can we learn to support effective government in the public interest?

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 17h
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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 18h
Opposing Trump's tariffs alone makes almost all Dems more market-friendly than his GOP. But there's also housing, regulatory reform, deficits, various market interventions, etc. If you really care about free market economics by conventional libertarian standards, Dems win and it's not even close.
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Micah @rincewind.run · 16h
the supreme court: "stop saying we declared trump a god-king, presidential immunity was a limited and reasonable ruling" trump, constantly: "I am absolutely a god-king and I can do anything I want at any time"
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 07/10/2026
Makes it real clear what they mean by "liberty."
abcnews.com
Alito calls same-sex marriage a 'decisive' turn 'against religious liberty' in new book
A new book by Justice Samuel Alito presents his view of the Constitution, the Supreme Court, and the country with a focus on religious freedom.
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Don MacLeod @diamacleod.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
For those sufficiently curious, the slides are well worth the detour
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Erin J. Wamsley 🧠📈😴 @wamsleylab.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The fiscal year is over. The dying Social, Behavioral, and Economic division of NSF ended up awarding 90 total grants this year, as opposed to ~700-800 in recent past years. Source: grantwitness.org/nsf/analyses...
The graph shows the cumulative number of awards made by month across this fiscal year, as compared to the last 6 fiscal years. The line for this year is total flat until June, but then finally gets up to 91 by October. In prior years the increase starts building earlier and ends on average in the 700-800 range (with variability, last year was only between 400-500).
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Not that anyone needs a reminder but this man has the nuclear codes. Far too many people will just shrug this off or find some way to justify it. But Trump is unwell, incoherent, and a danger to us all.
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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
It is now almost certain that the 28-year old Russian bio-weapons lab researcher who suddenly died succumbed to pneumonic plague, the most dangerous and easily transmittable of all plague variants. This means that Russia continues to produce, and likely enhance, weaponized pneumonic plague. 1/3
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Don MacLeod @diamacleod.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Kipling for today: www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46786/...
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The Secret of the Machines
Some water, coal, and oil is all we ask, And a thousandth of an inch to give us play: And now, if you will set us to our task, We will serve you four and…
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Don MacLeod @diamacleod.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Anriesz said the retaliation had already wrecked his life, and that he was about to publish more
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Don MacLeod @diamacleod.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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AI godfathers warn of runaway ‘intelligence explosion’
OpenAI chief scientist also among authors of report on prospect of ‘most consequential technological development in history’
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
They're holding up a major escalation in Iran and a crackdown on abortion until after the midterms to limit political damage. To the extent that the last two years have been a right-wing smash-and-grab operation, the next two will be worse.
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Don MacLeod @diamacleod.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Reveals a disconcerting lack of clarity about how voter eligibility is determined...will surely be appealed
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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 30/09/2026
Oh my. The aurora borealis, seen in ultraviolet light from space. Our planet, putting on a show ✨
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Somehow not everyone is aware of fact alluded to below. So one more time: John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett were all on GWBush 2000 'Florida Recount' team. (Which made GWB first prez in 112 yrs to 'win' after losing popular vote. Now they 'impartially' rule on our future.)
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A win! A D.C. Superior Court judge has permanently barred Jeanine Pirro’s office from prosecuting a former Olympic canoeist over damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
apnews.com
DC judge permanently dismisses case charging ex-Olympian with vandalizing Reflecting Pool
A judge in Washington has agreed to permanently dismiss a criminal case charging a former Olympian with vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
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Don MacLeod @diamacleod.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It's even worse when they hear and believe him, as in "Canada is our enemy" yougov.com/en-us/articl...
yougov.com
A record 38% of Republicans say Canada is unfriendly or an enemy of the U.S.
In recent years, a growing minority of Americans have come to view Canada as unfriendly to the U.S. and growing negativity towards Canada has largely been driven by Republicans
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Don MacLeod @diamacleod.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"He is acting with a degree of courage I never dared hope a prime minister would demonstrate" (Reorient to EU; Fund National Care Service) iandunt.substack.com/p/burnham-sp...
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Burnham speech: An astonishing moment of radicalism and commitment
It’s easy to be cynical, but it would be false. Something extraordinary is happening here.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
In the same speech he announced that these three guys would set strategic direction for future warfare capabilities
elon muskpalmer luckeynewt gingrich with a lot of face tune
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Don MacLeod @diamacleod.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Troubling that govt intel knew nothing about this...and we know better than to believe Trump's claim to have had the suspects under view "for a long time" www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Five arrested on terrorism charges after explosives found near RAF base used by US
Counter-terrorism police investigate whether Iran is behind suspected bomb plot after member of public calls 999 over suspicious vehicles
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The United States government killed another innocent person.👇
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Don MacLeod @diamacleod.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
How Trump is canceling Congressional appropriations:
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Mike Levin @mikelevin.org · 27/09/2026
I'll keep fighting to restore these funds and close this loophole for good. Congress writes the budget, and it's time more of my Republican colleagues stood up and said so. www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
politico.com
Trump cancels $1B in federal spending in latest challenge to Congress
Many lawmakers, including some top Republicans, say the "pocket rescission" tactic is illegal.
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God @thegodshow.com · 26/09/2026
If any of you ever want to have an actual life? You’re going to have to come together to elect progressives and tax the billionaires.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Nevada election officials said Thursday that 185 voters in the state who the Department of Homeland Security identified as noncitizens were all, in fact, citizens — the latest snafu in the department’s attempts to uncover illegal voters across the country. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
democracydocket.com
DHS noncitizen voter claims unravel in Nevada as state confirms flagged voters are citizens
Nevada election officials said Thursday that 185 voters in the state who the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) identified as noncitizens were all, in fact, citizens.
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Don MacLeod @diamacleod.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
“The government and the F.A.A. have failed us.” NYT gift article www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/u...
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It’s Raining Boxes: Amazon Drones Overwhelm a Texas Suburb (Gift Article)
In Richardson, a fleet of drones has started to deliver goods quickly. But the noise is drowning out life for some residents: ‘We can’t live like this.’
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Center for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Iranian leadership signaled this week that it's willing to end the war, if Trump is willing to demonstrate reciprocal action and return towards the diplomacy of the MoU. There's a 7-day proposal on the table. CIP's own @negarmortazavi.bsky.social reports internationalpolicy.org/publications...
internationalpolicy.org
Iran Sends Trump Seven Day Proposal To End War - CIP
A clear timeline and reciprocal steps could let Washington and Tehran return to the negotiating table, just in time for mid-terms.
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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
NEW: Trump is stuck with a war he can’t win. His talk at the U.N. General Assembly about annihilating Iran reveals a president desperate to salvage his sinking political fortunes, argues @joecirin.bsky.social for @newlinesmag.bsky.social . But what if his threats aren’t empty?
newlinesmag.com
An Increasingly Desperate Trump Threatens Iran’s Annihilation
The rhetoric comes as the president is stuck with a war he can’t win and declining domestic popularity — but what if he means what he says?
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🎃Darin S Pumpkins🎃 @darinself.com · 25/09/2026
I know Trump is going to blame Ukraine for high diesel prices but he is the person most responsible for moving the GOP against helping Ukraine. If he had helped them win their war, they wouldn't be using this strategy.
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
From 16,000 to 185 to Zero: Trump’s Claims of Illegal Voting in Nevada Fizzle. "The state sent a strongly worded rebuke to the federal government: Every single person on the list was a lawful citizen."
nytimes.com
From 15,000 to 185 to Zero: Trump’s Claims of Illegal Voting in Nevada Fizzle
It was the Trump administration’s latest stumble in its effort to find proof of widespread noncitizen voting, despite decades of evidence that it is extremely rare.
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Don MacLeod @diamacleod.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The dramatic US decline in higher ed since Trump's second coming is not just reputational: donmoynihan.substack.com/p/china-than...
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China: “Thank Trump”
The big winner of Trump’s assault on higher ed is America’s chief geopolitical rival
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Cost of extending ACA subsidies: $30 billion/year Cost of Trump's Iran War: $43 billion in roughly seven months (and that's a low estimate) It's not a question of what we can afford. It's a question of priorities.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026
Elizabeth Warren on Republicans opposing Trump: "I just don't think anybody is fooled at this point. They have bowed down to Donald Trump over this war over and over and over and over. They own it."
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
“The hypocrisy kills me… this is why Americans associate the word ‘corrupt’ with the Republican Party now.” @jessicatarlov.bsky.social rattles off some of the Trump regime’s endless, brazen corruption to christopher rufo, as he pretends to be unaware. (From @bluegeorgia.bsky.social )
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/09/2026
same day 😬
On March 17, 2025, Eichorn was one of five Republican authors of a bill, SF2589, that would designate "Trump derangement syndrome" as an officially recognized mental illness in Minnesota.[7][8]

Arrest and resignation
On March 17, 2025, during a sting operation, Eichorn was arrested in Bloomington, Minnesota, on suspicion of soliciting a minor for sex.[9][10] The arrest occurred after he allegedly sexually solicited a detective posing as a minor.[11][9] His fellow Republican legislators, as well as Minnesota GOP chair Alex Plechash, called on him to resign.[11][12] On March 20, Eichorn submitted his letter of resignation, effective immediately.[13]
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Save Standard Time @savestandard.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Thanks to Senator Tom Cotton for working to stop another permanent Daylight Saving Time disaster! 👏 Now let’s meet the demand to ditch the switch by restoring permanent Standard Time!
Political cartoon by TCB Teacher. President Trump and Speaker Johnson attempt to drive the United States off a cliff in a car marked “Permanent DST”. But Senator Cotton, dressed as Superman, stops it.
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Don MacLeod @diamacleod.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
and now in the NYT: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/u...
nytimes.com
F.B.I. Shut Down Inquiry Into Top Ally of Senator Susan Collins (Gift Article)
The inquiry was closed last year because senior bureau officials questioned the veracity of a campaign donor’s account, according to current and former officials.
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Don MacLeod @diamacleod.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
When Trump's DOJ and FBI attack democracy, reports like this can help expose the corruption. Great work. www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
propublica.org
The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...
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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Because Trump is mad at our closest ally, Canada, he decided to buy potash (a key fertilizer ingredient) from one of the world's most notorious cruel dictators, Belarus' Lukashenko. Typical for Trump, he didn't bother to check before announcing his big deal. Belarus doesn't have any potash to sell.
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Matthew Downhour @matthewdownhour.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
It’s essentially a high tech version of what they arrested Rodrigo Duterte for
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
NEW: @apnews.com confirms that ICE has begun electronically "disappearing" people in the agency's custody who have final orders of removal. As of last week, anyone jailed by ICE with a final order of removal will NOT appear in the ICE Online Detainee Locator System, making them effectively vanish.
apnews.com
AP Exclusive: ICE hides locations of thousands of detainees with final removal orders
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has stopped publicly revealing where it is holding most detainees who are subject to final deportation orders, in a move that has made it harder for lawyers an...
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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I know almost everything is terrible, but this year really could be world-historic in a good way. It’ll be several more years before it can be definitively called, but there are encouraging signs emissions really are peaking. www.businessgreen.com/news/4535893...
businessgreen.com
Study: Global fossil-fuel emissions to fall 0.5 per cent this year
Strait of Hormuz crisis has led to lower oil and gas demand that should more than offset any increased emissions from higher coal power generation, Carbon Brief calculates
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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The word “Cambridge" appears 45 times in the $17 billion Meta child-harms settlement, notes Jason Kint. Buried inside: a $459,293,017.80 payment resolving Cambridge Analytica claims across at least 46 states and two territories.
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The $459 Million Cambridge Analytica Reckoning Buried in Meta's Teen Safety Settlement
Tucked inside the landmark settlement is another settlement, writes Jason Kint.
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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
This pretty much says it all: “Andrew Wakefield, a former gastroenterologist whose medical license was revoked after he was found to have fabricated research indicating a link between vaccines and autism, spoke before and immediately after Kennedy.”
theguardian.com
RFK Jr promises anti-vaxxers a ‘friend at the White House’ amid deadly measles outbreak
The US health secretary added that he would’ve made sweeping changes ‘on day one’ but he had to follow the law
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Don MacLeod @diamacleod.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Our new enemy: Effective Altruism thezvi.substack.com/p/trump-goes...
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Don MacLeod @diamacleod.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Among the world's preeminent grifters, Trump and his family are second to none substack.com/@theleahfile...
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THE MOST CORRUPT PRESIDENT IN AMERICAN HISTORY: A CORRUPTION MODEL
I put every president since Eisenhower on the same scale as the men who looted their countries.
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
It's not a real political party, folks It just isn't
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Council for a Livable World @livableworld.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
🚨NEW 2026 ENDORSEE🚨 We're endorsing @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social's comeback in the Senate. During his previous tenure he: ✅ supported diplomacy over militarism ✅ voted for ratifying the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty ✅ called for increased diplomacy to prevent nuclear arms racing
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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 16/09/2026
tfw you're so unpopular that people are disgusted by your attempt to bribe them
Screenshot of a tweet by the "Political Polls" account, dated 15 September 2026. It reads: "New - $5,000 Trump dividend. Oppose 63%. Approve 17%. Ipsos - A - 9/14"
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