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Patrick McCann

@pjmccann3.bsky.social

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Husband of @eamccann.bsky.social Father of a future lawyer Retired Molecular Biologist/Virologist + MBA 4° black belt in Wa-shin-ryu Karate-do #Geocachers - ShadesOfGray Secular Humanist E Street Belmartian in the FLX https://linktr.ee/pjmccann3

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Patrick McCann @pjmccann3.bsky.social · 1h

Firing and unfiring the CDC
Murdering 27 Venezuelans
Shutting down “Democrat Programs”
Spinning propaganda at airports
Shutting down the government and refusing to negotiate

How much evidence do you need to know that the Republicans have not a single clue, nor do they care, about governing?

Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 9h

October 14, 2025

The government shutdown, which started on October 1, is entering its third week.

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 1h

"It’s easy to say you can draw a straight line from Reagan to Trump. It’s also easy to say Trump represents an aberration, a malignant deviation from True Conservatism.

I’m pretty sure both of those answers are somewhat correct. And that neither is fully correct."

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Elián González, Trump, and What Happened to “True Conservatism”

Toward a quantum theory of politics.

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 1h

"Modern conservatism always contained the seeds of authoritarianism. But the same can probably be said of most ideological movements, can’t it?

When it comes to modern American conservatism, those seeds flowered because of choices, actions, and events."

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Elián González, Trump, and What Happened to “True Conservatism”

Toward a quantum theory of politics.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 59m

This is what happens when your country is run by incompetent knuckleheads.

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Patrick McCann @pjmccann3.bsky.social · 20m

I left Facebook because of, among other things, the incessant Wordle posts. I’ll have to start blocking accounts if the infection starts to spread here…

Norm Ornstein @normornstein.bsky.social · 33m

Three choices for the last letter, whiffed on the first two

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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 31m

They don’t fear violence; they fetishize it. What they fear is happiness, because happy people don’t need saviors or strongmen.
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No Kings, No Pants, No Problem

How Portland answered authoritarianism with bare asses and better ideas.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 18h

It's day 13 of the shutdown. What's Trump doing?

Negotiating a budget deal? No.

Preventing premiums from doubling? No.

Stopping 15 million Americans from losing health care? No.

He's meeting the Pres. of Argentina to reward him with a $20 billion bailout.

America first?

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 1d

5/ But here's the even darker kicker.

The House Republicans aren't even in town. Speaker Johnson told them to stay away from DC. They haven't been here in nearly a month. Refusing to show up for work. An unprecedented, unplanned 4 week recess.

And why?

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 1d

6/ Sure the House isn't here so Rs don't have to explain why they want premiums to go up and why they want to fund Trump's corruption.

But also because they don't want to swear in member-elect Adelita Grijalva. Since she would be the deciding vote to RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES.

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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 1d

1. Nations that have bestowed lavish gifts to President Trump — or enriched Trump and his family by striking business deals with Trump-connected companies — have later received extraordinary benefits from the Trump administration.

Quid Pro Presidency

Nations that have bestowed lavish gifts to President Trump — or enriched Trump and his family by striking business deals with Trump-connected companies — have later received extraordinary benefits…

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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 20h

Let’s be clear: the Republican shutdown continues because the Republican Speaker dares not bring back the House to face an Epstein vote they would lose and a divided caucus with vulnerables who want to extend Affordable Care credits and MAGAloons who won’t.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 20h

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 13h

There is NO line.

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Mike Johnson Says ICE Shooting a Priest Doesn’t Cross the Line

The House speaker has yet to see any issue with ICE’s behavior in Chicago.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 13h

Please remind us who the domestic terrorists are again.

Photo from Chicago: DHS militarized agent holding a gun up directly in someone’s face as the victim has their hands up, pleading for them not to shoot.

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Patrick McCann @pjmccann3.bsky.social · 1h

One step away from “The United States has no obligation to uphold the First Amendment right of free speech.”

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 17h

Frost: Trump knows that when they passed the big, ugly bill that rips away healthcare from 17 million people, you usually don’t win elections when you do something like that…

So instead of undoing that, he’s pressuring states to give him more seats.

What California is doing is responding to that

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 13h

Walking away with $20 billion of US taxpayer money so Scott Bessent’s Wall Street cronies don’t lose their investments in Argentina.

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 17h

Due process. Academic freedom. An independent judiciary. A free press. A professional civil service. A protected environment. These aren't partisan talking points; they are the pillars of a healthy nation. And every single one of them is under direct assault by the Trump administration.

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Patrick McCann @pjmccann3.bsky.social · 1h

Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 9h

October 14, 2025

The government shutdown, which started on October 1, is entering its third week.

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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 9h

Our amazing president and the American farmer he bailed out! 😍

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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 11h

DISGUSTING!

The official Republican Party youth group was just caught idolizing nazis and praising Hitler!

This FILTH has no place in America. Every Republican official in America must IMMEDIATELY and unequivocally condemn this extremist group.

Politico @politico.com · 20h

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 9h

Donald Trump is a babbling old man who can’t remember what year it is.

Today he claimed he was president when the LA Fires started. He wasn’t.

He’s very sick mentally (memory problems and more). Pray for him!

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The Steady State @steadystatevets.bsky.social · 9h

Leaders who hint at arming themselves or their friends against domestic opponents rarely stop at words.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

Trump to Milei: "Do you need any Tomahawks in Argentina? You need them for your opposition, I guess, because in this country they use Tomahawks on the opposition. I don't do that. I'm much nicer. The Democrats would use them if they had the chance. They're sick people."

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Guardrails of Democracy @demguardrails.bsky.social · 8h

🧵 1/2 Candace Owens is a bigger sell out than all DJT minions combined!

So when the most disillusioned of Trumps minions becomes a Guardrail against these wannabe Kings, time to listen

Remember, we need them to either vote with us or abstain in ‘26 & ‘28, not vote against us

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The Steady State @steadystatevets.bsky.social · 7h

Yes, this was a real post. No, it’s not a typo. It’s white nationalist language from a government account.

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