R. J. MacReady @macreadything.bsky.social · 02/10/2026As a Minnesotan, this really boils my blood. Not only that these ICE scumbags murdered Good, but that noone was ever held accountable for it! I know that it can't bring her back, but I hope that her family takes them to the bank. I also hope that Pretti's next of kin are able to do the same. 050
Reposted by R. J. MacReadyMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026A third aircraft carrier and a second Marine division has now been sent toward Iran, the WSJ is reporting. Looks like Trump wants to empty those stockpiles completely. 61463141
R. J. MacReady @macreadything.bsky.social · 30/09/2026But the thing is... even if it was true, what exactly does it prove? I'm not seeing the intended "gotcha" on this. That Smith was in one of the largest cities in the country? 3131
Reposted by R. J. MacReadyDavid Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 28/09/2026One of the biggest media failures (among many) of the past year has been the failure to cover the Venezuela "operation" for what it was--a smash-and-grab mafia state theft by the U.S. that violates international law and the rights of Venezuelans while achieving very damn little for the U.S. 24605219
Reposted by R. J. MacReadyRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 27/09/2026These people make Marie Antoinette look connected to the people and empathetic by comparison. They laugh at what their own voters are going through as they continue to mock them as they enrich themselves and have a great time. 1107131644691
R. J. MacReady @macreadything.bsky.social · 23/09/2026As if we needed more examples that demonstrate what we (Minnesotans) already know: that Emmer is a hypocriticial POS. 010
Reposted by R. J. MacReadySchooley @schooley.bsky.social · 20/09/2026How did we ever get along without snipers looming over a cemetery? 1430851
Reposted by R. J. MacReadyMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 18/09/2026This all feels like Last Days of Rome stuff. Trump has totally lost control of everything. 1721536
R. J. MacReady @macreadything.bsky.social · 18/09/2026If I just stop spending $500 a month at the grocery store, I'm saving $500 a month! That's just math! 010
R. J. MacReady @macreadything.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Isn't that "Hoax Buster" image from his New York trial? I guess that makes sense since he seems to be so proud of his Georgia mugshot (he uses it for everything). 011
Reposted by R. J. MacReadyPhilip Bump @pbump.com · 11/09/2026You can become a journalist to be a TV star or to join the elites or to write an American canto or you can become a journalist to challenge power and advocate for the powerless. 1179383
R. J. MacReady @macreadything.bsky.social · 08/09/2026I would expect no less from Bruce. I love everything that's he's given us and cannot express how much he's enriched my life for being around. 120
R. J. MacReady @macreadything.bsky.social · 07/09/2026But the real question, Kevin, is if he's a YouTube streamer! 🙄 032
R. J. MacReady @macreadything.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Sorry, but if he's the Dem nom in 2028, he's got my vote. I honestly want someone who's actually going to bring the fight. 160
R. J. MacReady @macreadything.bsky.social · 31/08/20265) The US didn't strike Kharg Island, they did a missle strike on launchers on Larak Island. The old man doesn't even propaganda correctly. 000
Reposted by R. J. MacReadyMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Built over decades, destroyed by Iran in days. This national security disaster is one for the history books…and all on Trump and Hegseth.militarytimes.comThe devastation of NSA Bahrain is a national security warningOpinion: If NSA Bahrain is not reconstituted to pre-attack capabilities, it will fundamentally change how the U.S. Navy operates, the author of this op-ed writes. 517466
Reposted by R. J. MacReadyMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 28/08/2026The UN’s International Maritime Organization says around 6,000 seafarers aboard roughly 400 ships are still stranded in the Persian Gulf, unable to safely exit through the Strait of Hormuz. This is Trump’s problem now, right, as America “owns” the Strait? 820964
Reposted by R. J. MacReadyRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 28/08/2026The FIFA Peace Prize winner, everyone. 2529150813397
R. J. MacReady @macreadything.bsky.social · 26/08/2026I'm still trying to figure out what exactly social media "'settlement' with the public" actually is. 🤷 110
Reposted by R. J. MacReadyMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 26/08/2026And if it was just diplomacy, why have an intelligence chief and no actual diplomats? 1320721
Reposted by R. J. MacReadyMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Spoiled child Trump will smash things if he can’t get his own way.nbcnews.comTrump administration says it might demolish the Kennedy Center if court blocks renovationsThe DOJ attorneys called the Kennedy Center “structurally unsound, fundamentally unsafe, and embarrassing to the Nation’s Capital.” 106831311
Reposted by R. J. MacReadyJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 21/08/2026standard. SCOTUS allows Trump to continue to create literal facts on the ground while they 'consider' his his meritless challenge. nothing is more important than reforming the court and ending its corruption. 43882277
Reposted by R. J. MacReadyMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 21/08/2026My sympathy is reserved for the victims of harm not the facilitators of harm. 5151150
Reposted by R. J. MacReadyJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 21/08/2026shorter trump: we're reducing tariffs to reduce the price you pay for ordinary stuff 🤔 1917640
R. J. MacReady @macreadything.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Bradley: Did the ancient Greeks wear Nike shoes? Bailey: Were you there? Bradley: No. Bailey: Neither was I, so who really knows? 000
R. J. MacReady @macreadything.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Ossof's 3 words were a stroke of brilliance. I couldn't have imagined the kind of MAGA freak-out reaction and public scrutiny of Harp that's been happening for the last 4 days. I can only hope it keeps up for the next month or two. 010
Reposted by R. J. MacReadyJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 18/08/2026What folks miss is MAGA doesn't care if people think Trump cheated for the 1900th time. What worries is the image of an 80 yr old man wildly dependent on a clincially fangirlish 30-something who he appears to use as a kind of human emotional support blanket as his faculties & political power fade. 942306530
R. J. MacReady @macreadything.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Not to mention Trump trying to renege on an over 70 year-old defense treaty. One that has a great implication of the balance of power across East Asia. 020
R. J. MacReady @macreadything.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Beautiful. Of course as a Minnesotan, the first thing I think of when I saw this was "I wonder what you can catch in that?". 😉 000
R. J. MacReady @macreadything.bsky.social · 18/08/2026It's pretty awesome that we have a President that actively / enthusiastically wants our country to join the Axis of Evil. 000
R. J. MacReady @macreadything.bsky.social · 16/08/2026As I mentioned below to someone else, this is the thing that really pisses me off. I know that the bulk of this spam is the result of me donating to a candidate I liked. And now it's turned into me blocking people that I might otherwise would want to support. 😠 022
R. J. MacReady @macreadything.bsky.social · 16/08/2026As someone who'll receive a dozen or more a week, I don't reply because that just tells them that they've reached someone. I just use the "report spam and block" feature on my phone and move on. Really pisses me off because most of this came about by donating to a candidate I liked. 010
Reposted by R. J. MacReadyMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Senior IRGC official General Mohammad Reza Naqdi: “Victory is not enough. Iran wants revenge for Khamenei, and the Basij has been ordered to expand operations abroad.” 1414255
R. J. MacReady @macreadything.bsky.social · 15/08/2026The only embarassing thing here is that Michele got the nod to try to represent Minnesota. She's the very definition of a sandbagger. 010
Reposted by R. J. MacReadyMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 14/08/2026The Iranian Revolutionary Guards have a public exhibition displaying downed aircraft from the war, including a US F-15E and several MQ-9 Reapers, as if the humiliation wasn’t enough already. 1834892
Reposted by R. J. MacReadyJon Phillips @jowiph.bsky.social · 13/08/2026"Elon didn't kill anyone, he just cut foreign aid" shut up shut the fuck up, Hitler didn't personally execute 6 million Jews either, if you knowing enact a policy that results in mass death, you are responsible for the mass death. 2345
Reposted by R. J. MacReadyTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 12/08/2026RESULT in #MN02: The Democratic primary to replace Rep. Angie Craig (who is running for Senate) was won by a progressive candidate to her left: state Senator Matt Little easily prevailed in a three-way race that drew a lot of spending. 8887130
Reposted by R. J. MacReadyMurshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 12/08/2026🚨🚨Trump loses again. His endorsed candidate - Mike Lindell the pillow clown conspiracy theorist - goes down to State House Speaker Demuth who will get her ass most likely kicked by Klobuchar this Nov. Trump who reportedly recently cut & by ran in a catering truck doesn’t appear to have the juice. 0348
R. J. MacReady @macreadything.bsky.social · 11/08/2026I first heard the phrase "doing the dozens" on a George Carlin album. Wherein he proceed to give extremely funny examples. 000
Reposted by R. J. MacReadyRep. Kelly Morrison @kellymorrisonmn.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Doctor here 👋 There's no new evidence that supports this. He's just making up policies that would cost families more and make kids less safe. It's expensive and it's dangerous. 67524
R. J. MacReady @macreadything.bsky.social · 09/08/2026This is the same semi-yearly crap the GOP has been trying to push for, at least, the last 30 years. Jonah Goldberg's "Liberal Fascism" tried to make the argument that Nazis were actually leftists because they had "socialist" in their name. By that same "logic" North Korea is a democracy. 🙃 010
Reposted by R. J. MacReadyMatt McNeil Show @mattmcneilshow.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Of course! www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...cbsnews.comMinnesota State Fair named nation's best by USA TODAYUSA TODAY has confirmed what Minnesotans already know well: our state fair is the best in the nation. 092
R. J. MacReady @macreadything.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Was just going to post the same. I want to donate to my candidates, but hate when I start receiving all the spam texts and calls. 3190