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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Had the incredible privilege of attending a Quinceanera with hundreds of people, including dozens of Mexican-American families this weekend. A joyous, loving celebration of community and unity in the face of the kind of hateful prejudice that Stephen Miller and his ilk represent. Vote Blue!

Quote from Stephen Miller: "The first sustained negative migration in 100 years, and picking up speed. the midterms is your chance to either press the accelerator or to let the Democrats smash the brake. You still control your destiny. Never blackpill."

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I don't think Natalie will show him this one

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

This arch would have fit right in with Albert Speer's plans for Hitler's Germany, BTW. 2/

Photograph of Hitler and Nazi officials admiring model of planned triumphal arch.

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Laser focused on lowering prices and improving lives for American citizens -- Doug Burgum announces that construction will begin this month on Trump's Triumphal Arch. 1/

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Archived story and graphic on the money laundering investigation of the oligarchs who were benefiting from Maduro's corrupt management of Venezuelan oil. Criminal probe started during Trump 1 and stopped after Rudy Guiliani intervened (Alejandro Betancourt circled). 2/ archive.ph/fEYqa#select...

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Every Democratic Candidate should duplicate this ad 2/

"I love the Inflation" -- DJT 6/16/2026
"Your Summer Vacation Costs More This Year"

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Another good one from David Horsey: the real "Trump Derangement Syndrome"

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Chocolate labs on the Oregon Coast to brighten your day.

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Equal parts idiocy and villainy -- Trump Admin bulldozes environmental laws to build entirely unneeded border wall in the heart of Big Bend National Park. @sierraclub.org www.sierraclub.org/bigbend

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Don't sleep on Mississippi! @scolom.bsky.social is a terrific candidate who will be a great Senator. Was honored to co-host an event for him in Seattle tonight. scottcolom.com

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Roy Cooper will be a terrific Senator and we all need to do everything can to help him win in NC. There is no path to a Dem majority in the Senate that doesn't involve North Carolina. Great event in Seattle tonight. Let's go! @roycoopernc.bsky.social

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Thinking of this spectacular area as the Little Giant fire rages.

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

This tracks, except for me it would be "my ability to remember folk song lyrics that I learned in the '60's far exceeds my ability to remember why I walked into the kitchen "

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Just visited Macfarlane country on Loch Lomond today, including the two ruined island castles! Loch Sloigh!

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Mostly off off-line for a while -- enjoying the Scottish Highlands.

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

On second thought, maybe having a woke President isn't such a bad thing ...

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Although Trump is claiming that he is determined to revive coal, it seems significant that he couldn't stay awake for his own press event announcing these subsidies. 6/

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Trump's efforts to prop up the dying coal industry won't be any more successful in his second term than in his first. 1/

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

This is a great cover reflecting a terrifying reality. Trump is indeed losing it, and he still has the nuclear codes, a weaponized justice department, and a team determined to cause as much havoc as possible while he spirals deeper into dementia. @newrepublic.com

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Nice to see the steady trend as more people disapprove of the Orange Felon's job as POTUS. Starting to question whether the hard floor of MAGA fanatics who will never leave him is as large as the conventional wisdom has claimed. @fiftyplusone.news fiftyplusone.news/polls/approv...

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

It's great and it's blue and it's making my evening

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

How I am starting to process Trump's periodic announcements that he is "so, so, close" to a deal to end the Iran War.

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

He's saying that like it's a bad thing.... House Speaker, Mike Johnson: "Heaven forbid, if we lost the majority in the house it would be the end of the Trump Presidency..."

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

How low can he go? Trump's net approval (-23%) has reached historically low numbers and is dropping weak by weak. As @gelliottmorris.com notes, you can't gerrymander your way out when this many people hate the job you are doing and your party is entirely supine. open.substack.com/pub/gelliott...

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Trump should go ahead and get himself Melania's jacket to show what he thinks about voters.

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

“Two vast and trunkless legs of stone stand in the desert … and on the pedestal these words appear: ‘My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings..." @virginiaheffernan.bsky.social conjures up Shelley in describing Trump and his cultists in sunsetting despot mode. newrepublic.com/article/2102...

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Great town hall tonight in Seattle with @jayapal.house.gov focused on the need for continued action on the climate crisis. Co-sponsored by Climate Action Campaign, @sierraclub.org, @lcv.org , & many others. Time to end climate silence

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Increased polarization and incessant attacks by Trump and his allies in the MAGAfied Republican Party on clean energy have resulted in diminished support for renewables and more for fossil fuels. Q: will the price spikes resulting from Iran War change this? @pewresearch.org

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Fascinating that stocks for green technology companies have significantly outperformed fossil fuel companies since Trump's return to office. 3/

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

The grift that keeps on giving. It is accurate but completely inadequate to call this Administration the most corrupt in US history -- it is self-dealing on an industrial scale that extends to every aspect of Trump's government

Trump's net worth has nearly tripled in his second term, reaching $6.5 Billion.

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Bessent: "as we know, the natural habitat for Earth is actually water"

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Not to mention that the design looks like something Albert Speer would have cooked up for Hitler's Berlin

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Gives off the same kind of energy as this:

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Vivid illustration of what we are up against. Billionaires are spending huge sums to control elections, and the vast majority of the $ supports Republicans. @rbreich.bsky.social robertreich.substack.com/p/the-money-...

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

The investigation by @wyden.senate.gov uncovers stunning interference with a Senate investigation. "Given Blanche’s close personal ties to Donald Trump, this reeks of a continued coverup to protect key names in the Trump administration.”2/

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Historic high temperatures across the west. Raising again the question, what does "average" even mean with rapidly shifting baselines due to climate change. 1/ lift.opensnow.com/newsletters/...

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Perhaps Trump talked to Washington, Lincoln, or FDR in his dreams ... anything's possible, right?

President Trump told reporters that one of his predecessors told him he that they wanted to bomb Iran. All four denied talking to Trump when asked by NBC News.

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Friday afternoon palette cleanse since everything is so dire and Spring snowstorms in Seattle are beautiful and rare.

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Ah, the Heartland Institute .... From the people who brough you 2/

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Come to think of it, I have one of those too! Connected to another magical thingy on my roof that summons power from the sun and feeds it to my house, my stove, and my car. Doesn't have to go through the Strait of Hormuz!

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

The Iran war is creating soaring prices in every commodity market.

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Do you feel safer now? Thomas Fugate, a "22-year-old with no apparent national security expertise is now [the DHS] official overseeing the government’s main hub for terrorism prevention, including an $18 million grant program intended to help communities combat violent extremism." 1/

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Not to mention .... his Kremlin handlers are incredibly happy with the price spike while they are condemning the war.

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