Owen Macdonald @owenmacdonald.bsky.social · 14hPragmatism is being practical and able to react to the conditions around you... after decades of neoliberal centrism has driven down voter turnout and handed state apparatus to fascists the pragmatic thing to do is step firmly left in unison with all marginalised groups! Not more of the same! 010 0
Owen Macdonald @owenmacdonald.bsky.social · 19hExactly the same in the UK. Too many political figures unwilling to commit to even the vaguest notion of justice because they fear criticisms from obviously bad-faith actors that do so anyway! No chance they would sit on their hands if cishet white middle+ class people were those in peril... 000 0
Owen Macdonald @owenmacdonald.bsky.social · 19hPeople would soon stop defending Democrats adopting GOP talking points and being passive liberals in the face of fascism if it was them in the crosshairs. It's all fun waving away attacks on marginalised people with a blithe hand until your rights end up on the chopping block! 110 0
Owen Macdonald @owenmacdonald.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Some people are so concerned with social norms and expectations that they suspend their sense of joy and repurpose it into the policing of others... 010 0
Owen Macdonald @owenmacdonald.bsky.social · 15/10/2026The Financial Times making no sense? Surely not! 010 0
Owen Macdonald @owenmacdonald.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Scrolling back through the posts and I never thought I'd read something like "software slave owner" posted unironically haha 120 0
Reposted by Owen MacdonaldJenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Thousands of Brazilian students took to the streets a few days ago to protest right wing presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro after he won 2 million more votes than the incumbent, President Lula, in the first round of the election. Claims of US election interference abound. 1/ 18401191 0
Owen Macdonald @owenmacdonald.bsky.social · 09/10/2026I think this also speaks somewhat to why liberal/centrist/"mainstream" politics have been so ineffectual against fascists... they assume there's a universal logic regarding ideals (like "violence is bad") and don't recognise that right wing politics happily dispense with them for power all the time 020 0
Owen Macdonald @owenmacdonald.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Right wing politics are despised by most people, because they actively make people's lives worse, and they know it intuitively. It's a decidedly bad reflection on our "democracy" that political decisions are taken based on what is useful for those in power, and an indictment on capitalism at large. 000 0
Owen Macdonald @owenmacdonald.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Just in case anyone needed further proof the GOP will say anything and everything in their goal of eroding human rights! Also another reminder of the scorched earth policy needed for those fascists 000 0
Reposted by Owen MacdonaldVƎX Werewolf @vexwerewolf.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I do not think it is much of an exaggeration to say that British media is one of the least trustworthy institutions on the planet. 251830478 0
Reposted by Owen MacdonaldW.E.D.em Boyz @leftistwonk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Trump's net approval is -22.4%. He's twice as unpopular as he was at this point in his first term, making him the least popular president at this stage in the history of presidential polling. What more would it take for Dems and liberal institutions to stop being accomodationists? 1752185 0
Owen Macdonald @owenmacdonald.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The GOP, aside from being openly fascist, are an utterly shameless pack of grifters that would sell off their own families if it meant gaining a few points in the polls and clinging to power for another term. Total prosecution for the entire party is the minimum! 000 0
Owen Macdonald @owenmacdonald.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Worth pointing out, btw, that immigrants and trans people are two marginalised groups that GOP fascism explicitly targets... when Dems don't put up a fight for them simply because they fear "bad press" (from fascists!) it makes it far easier for the far-right to target our rights and safety! 010 0
Owen Macdonald @owenmacdonald.bsky.social · 18/09/2026That's exactly my point, Harris was a liberal candidate attacked by the GOP for something ostensibly left wing she wasn't doing and her subsequently milquetoast centrist campaign saw her lose. Against fascism we go left; the Dems should target the millions of disenfranchised people not voting! 110 0
Owen Macdonald @owenmacdonald.bsky.social · 18/09/2026The idea the Democrats are going to win or lose based on what one streamer says is ludicrous... clearly neoliberal centrist politics aren't working, better to focus on left wing alternatives as Al-Sayed does than worry about whether the openly fascist opposition will try and smear you with 110 0
Owen Macdonald @owenmacdonald.bsky.social · 18/09/2026And again, the point made about America's foreign policy is not a bad one, given that absurd military spending is directly connected to the cost-of-living crisis, and centrist Democrats that "play it safe" or whatever have lost far too many elections to be considered the sensible tacticians here! 100 0
Owen Macdonald @owenmacdonald.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Republicans cultivate inflammatory soundbites from anything, and when they don't have any they make stuff up... Democrat success isn't contingent on winning over voters flapping over 9/11, it's in unrepresented and disenfranchised groups seeking the kind of progressive change El-Sayed campaigns for 101 0
Owen Macdonald @owenmacdonald.bsky.social · 18/09/2026The attack ads happen anyway because the GOP are fascists that don't care about anything but power, liberal Democrats have tried appealing to centre/right wing audiences for years and lose for the same reason, and Hasan making a (fair) point about US foreign policy is not what the election hinges on 100 0
Owen Macdonald @owenmacdonald.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Taking power away from media billionaires requires more radical thought than what liberal politics are offering, not least when consistently liberal politics end up being coerced by right wing systems and ideology the second they touch political power! 000 0
Owen Macdonald @owenmacdonald.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I mean, there are some pretty dire political outcomes from the last few centuries of US foreign policy, no? I'm sure the people on the other side of an American gun have something to say about it! 100 0
Owen Macdonald @owenmacdonald.bsky.social · 18/09/2026How on earth can people in a second Donald Trump administration still believe corporations are going to "do the right thing" and not the same profit-chasing antics that led us here in the first place You do wonder when liberals are going to get a clue, don't you 010 0
Reposted by Owen MacdonaldJane @localnotail.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Solidarity with this Piddington resident ♥️✊ #Newsnight 721800537 0
Reposted by Owen MacdonaldM a r c u s 🏳️🌈🇧🇧🇬🇧 @marcusjdl.bsky.social · 16/09/2026“I’m heartbroken to discover I’m living amongst some very bigoted xenophobic people” 14544110 0
Reposted by Owen Macdonald🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · 14/09/2026But “woke 1 “ went too far 116154 0
Owen Macdonald @owenmacdonald.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Conservatives don't see children as human beings, they see them as property, and property doesn't have autonomy, it has owners. Education is a threat to capital, so the resources to education are deconstructed and prohibited to preserve capitalist's power. Decisions like this help both worldviews! 021 0
Owen Macdonald @owenmacdonald.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Obviously we know race isn't an actual indicator of behaviour, and anyone can be right wing and hold nationalistic/xenophobic views... but you do wonder what the end goal is here when you're palling around with fascists explicitly cultivating racialised deportation sentiment in the country 110 0
Owen Macdonald @owenmacdonald.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Bad? Yes, late stage capitalism is decaying into fascism once again. But also once again it's a fascist party "winning" with less than 50%, before turnout is even accounted for, in one state. The fascists are here, but they aren't as popular as they claim, we have democracies vulnerable to power. 000 0
Reposted by Owen MacdonaldBrad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 06/09/2026A thread on how a Maryland suburb responded to a fascist invasion 35334 0
Reposted by Owen MacdonaldAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 03/09/2026That is an incidence rate of… 0.00547% The voter fraud allegations you’ve been sold are blatantly and provably false. 834205147198 0
Owen Macdonald @owenmacdonald.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Doing this should be grounds for instant dismissal and an independent investigation in a functioning society The GOP are unpopular fascists that can't win an election without cheating 010 0
Owen Macdonald @owenmacdonald.bsky.social · 02/09/2026It's been GOP policy for years now! Nothing else one would expect from the fascists. The question is how quickly people can identify and act against it 000 0
Owen Macdonald @owenmacdonald.bsky.social · 23/08/2026They're so transparent, aren't they! It's as though they have an interest in racist speech being maintained in society 051 0
Reposted by Owen MacdonaldCourtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 17/08/2026Every time someone says "but how will we afford it?" I want to ask them how we are affording it now, and in many cases, the answer is that we aren't. 191831501 0
Reposted by Owen MacdonaldOrcGirlBoss 🐇🏹 @orc.bsky.social · 15/08/2026There is a small war being waged on the surveillance state across the US What's funny is that these reveal that they do biometric data but they will still lie and say it's for license plates 31929646 0
Owen Macdonald @owenmacdonald.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Even calling it "cringe public statements" misses the mark IMO. Someone (often marginalised folk) expressing social critique in a way that makes the status quo uncomfortable is always going to be the target of right wing backlash... it doesn't matter whether people personally find it "cringe"! 000 0
Owen Macdonald @owenmacdonald.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Why would anyone care what right wing media think about the left? The entire purpose of this outlet is to represent capital... seeking their opinion on social justice is a waste of time and nothing else. Bad faith arguments galore 010 0
Reposted by Owen MacdonaldBlack Aziz Anansi @blackazizanansi.blacksky.app · 10/08/2026There's just something gut wrenching about a man who comes from the first Republic founded by ex-enslaved people to end up fucking shackled in 2026. 131405475 0
Owen Macdonald @owenmacdonald.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Capitalism working wonders once again! So glad the profit motive has helped us make the planet better and isn't spiralling into ecological ruin or anything www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comAll bodies of water in England polluted with toxic chemicals, official data showsEnvironment Agency assessments find just 14.3% of country’s surface waters in good ecological status 000 0
Reposted by Owen MacdonaldDanny Korcz @dannykorcz.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Why does the cyclops have two eyes? 031 0
Owen Macdonald @owenmacdonald.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Denial of the climate crisis kills www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...theguardian.comMore than 200,000 people flee or lock down as wildfires sweep France and Spain‘Highly unpredictable’ blaze forces evacuation of Cap Ferret on French coast and Spain declares national emergency 000 0
Reposted by Owen MacdonaldSarah @sosomanysarahs.bsky.social · 24/07/2026My take on the kids in the library thing is that if you want to use free, public spaces, you need to increase your tolerance of people who are unlike you and who also want to use those free, public spaces. That means children. It also means homeless people and people you think are weird-looking. 322349 0
Owen Macdonald @owenmacdonald.bsky.social · 18/07/2026You couldn't write a fascist more textbook than Stephen Miller. Why not wear the armband next time too? 000 0
Owen Macdonald @owenmacdonald.bsky.social · 16/07/2026We should see this not as a serious political argument but as the fanatical chanting needed to convince themselves of their lies (and set up faux justification for future fascist actions) 020 0
Owen Macdonald @owenmacdonald.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Gutted for England there. Tuchel got the substitutions and gameplan deeply wrong and the players wilted under the inevitable pressure Argentina put them under, not helped by Messi magic... We can still be proud of reaching the semi finals though, and should try and win the bronze medal. 000 0
Owen Macdonald @owenmacdonald.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Learned that expecting remotely close to decency or competence from fascists is a waste of time 010 0
Reposted by Owen MacdonaldThe Great Pumpkin Papers 🎃🎃🎃 @professormusgrave.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Four justices don’t believe the reconstruction amendments are part of the Constitution, simple as 434277918 0
Owen Macdonald @owenmacdonald.bsky.social · 27/06/2026The right wing reactionary "sceptic" crowd that presented SJW-coded matters as more dangerous than Trump/the GOP should be remembered as colossal failures and little else. Atrocious political minds share.google/pxLBpXJpf8ax...share.googleTexas makes Bible passages required reading for millions of public school studentsCritics say mandating Bible reading for over 5m students breaches constitutional separation of church and state 000 0
Owen Macdonald @owenmacdonald.bsky.social · 20/06/2026Sums it up nicely: the centrist puts the actual words of the far right alongside a malformed representation of the far left, thus positioning themselves as a rational medium (without realising they're making arguments against right wing issues!) 030 0