Don MacLeod
@diamacleod.bsky.social
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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Permanent DST costs lives when tried. Permanent Standard Time instead lasts decades.
December 13, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Permanent DST costs lives when tried. Permanent Standard Time instead lasts decades.
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Russia does not want peace and will always find a way to derail it.
Russia demands that Finland and Sweden exit NATO as part of any final peace settlement with Ukraine. The demand was conveyed in a meeting between Sergei Lavrov and Finland’s foreign minister Elina Valtonen. Russia’s demands for security apply not only to Ukraine but also elsewhere in Europe and the
Kommentti: Venäjä haluaa nollata Suomen Nato-jäsenyyden – Lavrov osoitti sanansa suoraan Valtoselle
Ulkoministeri Sergei Lavrovin kasvoille ilmestyi paljonpuhuva virne, kun hän lähetti hyytäviä terveisiä ulkoministeri Elina Valtoselle, Arja Paananen kirjoittaa.
www.is.fi
December 13, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Russia does not want peace and will always find a way to derail it.
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Chronological headlines from David Brooks, 2020-2025
December 11, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Chronological headlines from David Brooks, 2020-2025
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WOW; a DEEPLY corrupt move by the immigration courts; clear collaboration with Trump admin officials to produce a specific result with zero notice to the party and ALSO in a situation where the judge facially lacks jurisdiction; the judge had denied a motion to reopen and the case is on appeal.
Judge Xinis ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s release in part bc ICE could not produce a final “order of removal” to deport him. So last night, they went out and got an immigration judge to issue one.
Now, Abrego is urging Xinis to block his redetention. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Now, Abrego is urging Xinis to block his redetention. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
December 12, 2025 at 1:10 PM
WOW; a DEEPLY corrupt move by the immigration courts; clear collaboration with Trump admin officials to produce a specific result with zero notice to the party and ALSO in a situation where the judge facially lacks jurisdiction; the judge had denied a motion to reopen and the case is on appeal.
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BREAKING: Congressman Moskowitz has confirmed that the FEMA meeting Kristi Noem claimed she left today’s hearing to attend was cancelled.
Kristi Noem Caught Lying About Why She Left Committee Hearing Early
Congressman Moskowitz has confirmed that the FEMA meeting Noem left today's hearing for was cancelled.
meidasnews.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:06 PM
BREAKING: Congressman Moskowitz has confirmed that the FEMA meeting Kristi Noem claimed she left today’s hearing to attend was cancelled.
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This entire article is positive about Trump Gold Cards. It contains positive quotes about it from Trump, Lutnick and a CEO. It contains no quotes from the many critics of the program. This is sandwiched between 6 posts about Erika Kirk. CBS is lost.
December 12, 2025 at 12:08 PM
This entire article is positive about Trump Gold Cards. It contains positive quotes about it from Trump, Lutnick and a CEO. It contains no quotes from the many critics of the program. This is sandwiched between 6 posts about Erika Kirk. CBS is lost.
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NATO SEC GEN: “.. We are Russia’s next target. And we are already in harm’s way.”
@the-independent.com
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
@the-independent.com
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
December 12, 2025 at 11:57 AM
NATO SEC GEN: “.. We are Russia’s next target. And we are already in harm’s way.”
@the-independent.com
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
@the-independent.com
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
“Trump has issued unprecedented executive orders designed to unravel democratic institutions, global cooperation and international justice.” time.com/7339363/us-c...
U.S. Shows Signs of ‘Rapid Authoritarian Shift,’ Report Warns
Civic freedoms in the U.S. have declined following President Trump's return to office, the report from CIVICUS found.
time.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:57 PM
“Trump has issued unprecedented executive orders designed to unravel democratic institutions, global cooperation and international justice.” time.com/7339363/us-c...
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This should be the biggest story in the country right now. The sitting US President was extorting state lawmakers from his own party by threatening to withhold public money if they didn’t gerrymander for him.
I don’t know how else to say it…
I don’t know how else to say it…
December 12, 2025 at 4:21 AM
This should be the biggest story in the country right now. The sitting US President was extorting state lawmakers from his own party by threatening to withhold public money if they didn’t gerrymander for him.
I don’t know how else to say it…
I don’t know how else to say it…
A question of some urgency: Can we Make America Good Again?
The Strike That Damaged America’s Soul
youtu.be/XlBNPfb1h_w
youtu.be/XlBNPfb1h_w
The Strike That Damaged America’s Soul
YouTube video by Adam Kinzinger
youtu.be
December 12, 2025 at 3:54 AM
A question of some urgency: Can we Make America Good Again?
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ACA subsidies need to be extended! So far in the vote, three Republican senators (Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, and Dan Sullivan of Alaska) have broken with their party and supported the Democratic proposal to extend the premium subsidies for three years.
December 11, 2025 at 6:03 PM
ACA subsidies need to be extended! So far in the vote, three Republican senators (Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, and Dan Sullivan of Alaska) have broken with their party and supported the Democratic proposal to extend the premium subsidies for three years.
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"All that [tariff] money's gone into a big pot. And what Trump has done is he's taken a bunch of mates and he said to them, I like you. You're a farmer. I like the cut of your jib. You get bailed out, but the rest of us don't."
December 11, 2025 at 5:46 PM
"All that [tariff] money's gone into a big pot. And what Trump has done is he's taken a bunch of mates and he said to them, I like you. You're a farmer. I like the cut of your jib. You get bailed out, but the rest of us don't."
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According to a new court filing, the Trump administration has a six-page list of banned words that Head Start locations are forbidden from using when describing their programs.
Among the censored words: "disability," "race," "women," "trauma," "Gulf of Mexico." Short thread with the full list. 🧵
Among the censored words: "disability," "race," "women," "trauma," "Gulf of Mexico." Short thread with the full list. 🧵
December 10, 2025 at 11:51 PM
According to a new court filing, the Trump administration has a six-page list of banned words that Head Start locations are forbidden from using when describing their programs.
Among the censored words: "disability," "race," "women," "trauma," "Gulf of Mexico." Short thread with the full list. 🧵
Among the censored words: "disability," "race," "women," "trauma," "Gulf of Mexico." Short thread with the full list. 🧵
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“I am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.”
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
December 9, 2025 at 8:36 PM
“I am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.”
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
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I need you to listen to and share this story - of how Trump is preparing to abandon Ukraine in exchange for Russian money for his billionaire friends.
It could be the greatest corruption of American foreign policy in our history. Russia gets Ukraine. Trump's friends get rich.
It could be the greatest corruption of American foreign policy in our history. Russia gets Ukraine. Trump's friends get rich.
December 9, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I need you to listen to and share this story - of how Trump is preparing to abandon Ukraine in exchange for Russian money for his billionaire friends.
It could be the greatest corruption of American foreign policy in our history. Russia gets Ukraine. Trump's friends get rich.
It could be the greatest corruption of American foreign policy in our history. Russia gets Ukraine. Trump's friends get rich.
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“[N]ot one single public four-year institution was identified as a ‘lower earnings’ institution.”
The problem of bad investment in education is essentially just a problem with for-profit institutions, but our government is trying to suggest otherwise. Completely insane.
The problem of bad investment in education is essentially just a problem with for-profit institutions, but our government is trying to suggest otherwise. Completely insane.
The Department of Education shared data today on IHEs where, 4 years after earning a credential, graduates earned less than peers with only a high school diploma.
What ED didn't shout out was just how many of those institutions are for-profits. So I got the data. jamessmurphy.com/2025/12/09/w...
What ED didn't shout out was just how many of those institutions are for-profits. So I got the data. jamessmurphy.com/2025/12/09/w...
FAFSA Reveals Earnings Data for Colleges and Graduates
The Department of Education's new FAFSA changes highlight the alarming number of for-profit institutions where graduates earn less than high school completers.
jamessmurphy.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:46 AM
“[N]ot one single public four-year institution was identified as a ‘lower earnings’ institution.”
The problem of bad investment in education is essentially just a problem with for-profit institutions, but our government is trying to suggest otherwise. Completely insane.
The problem of bad investment in education is essentially just a problem with for-profit institutions, but our government is trying to suggest otherwise. Completely insane.
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Remember over the summer, when Trump urged reporters to start digging through mortgage records, looking for officials who might’ve committed fraud?
Months later, it’s hard not to wonder whether he regrets issuing such a challenge. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
Months later, it’s hard not to wonder whether he regrets issuing such a challenge. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
Two Trump mortgages have same feature that led to charges for several presidential foes
“Given Trump’s position on situations like this, he’s going to either need to fire himself or refer himself to the Department of Justice,” one expert said.
www.ms.now
December 8, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Remember over the summer, when Trump urged reporters to start digging through mortgage records, looking for officials who might’ve committed fraud?
Months later, it’s hard not to wonder whether he regrets issuing such a challenge. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
Months later, it’s hard not to wonder whether he regrets issuing such a challenge. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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Trump views Putin as a friend and the EU as an enemy. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Kremlin hails Trump’s national security strategy as aligned with Russia’s vision
Moscow welcomes White House document critical of the EU as talks to end the Ukraine war enter a key phase
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Trump views Putin as a friend and the EU as an enemy. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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NEW: The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans.
We found that Trump once did the very thing he claimed could be a crime.
We found that Trump once did the very thing he claimed could be a crime.
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing he called “deceitful and potentially criminal.”
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW: The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans.
We found that Trump once did the very thing he claimed could be a crime.
We found that Trump once did the very thing he claimed could be a crime.
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“The rapid, largely unregulated rise of datacenters to fuel the AI and crypto frenzy is disrupting communities across the country and threatening Americans’ economic, environmental, climate and water security." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
More than 200 environmental groups demand halt to new US datacenters
Exclusive: Congress urged to act against energy-hungry facilities blamed for increasing bills and worsening climate crisis
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:46 PM
“The rapid, largely unregulated rise of datacenters to fuel the AI and crypto frenzy is disrupting communities across the country and threatening Americans’ economic, environmental, climate and water security." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Trump and his family are in business with Russia and the Gulf Arab states to loot and plunder, and destroy the West and our democracies along the way.
It's Bond Villain level stuff, and we should be fighting it with everything we got.
bsky.app/profile/carl...
It's Bond Villain level stuff, and we should be fighting it with everything we got.
bsky.app/profile/carl...
Son-in-Law Watch:
When he’s not brokering geopolitical surrenders in meetings with Putin, he’s financing global media consolidation.
When he’s not brokering geopolitical surrenders in meetings with Putin, he’s financing global media consolidation.
December 8, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Trump and his family are in business with Russia and the Gulf Arab states to loot and plunder, and destroy the West and our democracies along the way.
It's Bond Villain level stuff, and we should be fighting it with everything we got.
bsky.app/profile/carl...
It's Bond Villain level stuff, and we should be fighting it with everything we got.
bsky.app/profile/carl...
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Every legal story now is either
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
October 3, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Every legal story now is either
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
"Undemocratic judicial activism" may be what is needed to save democracy. An honest DOJ would not complain about it.
December 8, 2025 at 5:53 PM
"Undemocratic judicial activism" may be what is needed to save democracy. An honest DOJ would not complain about it.
Justice Jackson says what should go without saying:
Justice Jackson to Solicitor General Sauer (just now, in Trump v. Slaughter arguments):
December 8, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Justice Jackson says what should go without saying:
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The top 10 people of 2025 @nature.com who shaped science.
Recognizes Dr. Susan Monarez, the CDC Director who was "fired for holding the line on scientific integrity"
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
Recognizes Dr. Susan Monarez, the CDC Director who was "fired for holding the line on scientific integrity"
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
December 8, 2025 at 5:05 PM
The top 10 people of 2025 @nature.com who shaped science.
Recognizes Dr. Susan Monarez, the CDC Director who was "fired for holding the line on scientific integrity"
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
Recognizes Dr. Susan Monarez, the CDC Director who was "fired for holding the line on scientific integrity"
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...