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Michael McDonald
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Professor of Political Science at the University of Florida specializing in American elections

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Michael P. McDonald is an American political scientist. He is a Professor of Political Science at the University of Florida where he focuses on the United States elections.

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electproject.bsky.social
Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 9h
The only way Republicans have even a remote chance of winning in November is if they distract and gin up false outrage about cultural issues

Like Bad Bunny's halftime performance

This is their playbook. It's all they got

Reposted by Michael D. McDonald, David Darmofal

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Opinion Today @opiniontoday.bsky.social · 10h
American Optimism Slumps to Record Low.
(Gallup)
More, via Opinion Today:
opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260210-top...

Reposted by Michael D. McDonald

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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 10h
If you are a wealthy buddy of Trump’s, he uses American policy to help you out… to the detriment of the American public.

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/w...
Bridge Owner Lobbied Administration Before Trump Blasted Competing Span to Canada
www.nytimes.com

Reposted by Joshua S. Weitz, Michael D. McDonald

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CNN @cnn.com · 11h
The FDA has refused to accept an application from Moderna to review its first mRNA seasonal flu vaccine, the company said, in another setback for the technology that’s been a target of some Trump administration health officials. https://cnn.it/4kt8iyn

Reposted by Brendan Nyhan, John Horgan, Michael D. McDonald , and 1 more

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Minnesota House DFL @mnhousedfl.bsky.social · 13h
Police in Bloomington, MN just announced that one of the guys they arrested in an underage sex trafficking sting was a **background checker for ICE agents.**

He had a high security clearance in the Trump administration... and he was caught trying to abuse children. Sickening.

Reposted by Jason Mittell, Amanda Lotz, Mary Bosworth , and 25 more

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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 14h
we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad

Reposted by Michael D. McDonald

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Mediaite @mediaite.com · 14h
Jamie Raskin Reveals Trump’s Name Shows Up in Unredacted Epstein Files ‘More Than a Million Times’
Jamie Raskin Reveals Trump’s Name Shows Up in Unredacted Epstein Files ‘More Than a Million Times’
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) revealed on Tuesday that President Donald Trump's name appears in the unredacted Epstein files “more than a million times.” The post Jamie Raskin Reveals Trump’s Name Shows Up in Unredacted Epstein Files ‘More Than a Million Times’ first appeared on Mediaite.
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Reposted by Anna O. Law, Nandita Sharma, Brendan Nyhan , and 16 more

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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 15h
A stunning detail the ICE chief shared in this hearing that was supposed to be a brag, except it isn't: ICE has arrested 379,000 people between Jan. 2025-Jan. 2026 -- but only 8,700 were suspected gang members or known suspected terrorists.

That's 2%! www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...
Congresswoman Uses Simple Math To Show How Broken ICE Is
www.huffpost.com

Reposted by Anna O. Law, Iain Davidson, Robert B. Reich , and 4 more

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Ken Schwencke @schwanksta.com · 22h
Habeas cases filed by immigrants claiming their detention is illegal have taken off to levels we have never seen before. Just look at that chart.

www.propublica.org/article/habe...
A line chart going from Jan 2009 to Jan 2026 showing very few cases until Trump’s second term, where the line takes off nearly vertically, showing more than 6,600 cases in Jan 2026 alone.

Reposted by Jonathan A. Eisen, Brendan Nyhan, Mark D. White , and 7 more

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Patrick De Klotz @patdeklotz.bsky.social · 1d
We are murdering people and it is basically just background noise at this point. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...
U.S. Boat Strike Kills 2 in Pacific, With One Survivor
www.nytimes.com

Reposted by Michael D. McDonald

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d
WATCH — @balint.house.gov on the unredacted Epstein files: “There’s a bunch of sick fucks… so many people knew…. Trump never kicked Epstein out of Mar-A-Lago. That’s a lie.”

(From @dropsitenews.com )

electproject.bsky.social
Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 1d
Yes, that is what is happening. Musk doesn't look like he's going to be able to deliver the moon lander for Artemis III bsky.app/profile/elec...

electproject.bsky.social
Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 1d
Unfortunately it's been given permission to shoot fireworks over my home

electproject.bsky.social
Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 1d
Why is Pete Hegseth squeezing Acting Venezuelan President Donald Trump?

Reposted by Michael D. McDonald

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 1d
U.S. military forces boarded a sanctioned tanker in the Indian Ocean after tracking the ship from the Caribbean Sea as part of an oil quarantine meant to squeeze Venezuela, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday. https://to.pbs.org/4r7gxCy
U.S. military boards sanctioned oil tanker after pursuit from Caribbean to Indian Ocean
Following the U.S. raid to apprehend then-President Nicolás Maduro in early January, several sanctioned tankers fled the Venezuelan coast, including the ship that was boarded in the Indian Ocean overn...
www.pbs.org

electproject.bsky.social
Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 1d
Also unfair to sinking ships to compare them to Trump

electproject.bsky.social
Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 1d
Exactly. And it is so obvious to NASA that Musk cannot deliver they've had to move on to Blue Origin

Reposted by Michael D. McDonald

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 1d
Prosecutors have dropped charges against nearly two dozen people arrested during a clergy-led protest outside the Broadview ICE facility last fall.
Cook County prosecutors drop charges against 19 arrested during clergy-led protest at Broadview ICE facility
chicago.suntimes.com

electproject.bsky.social
Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 1d
Prediction: adding voting burdens will depress turnout more among those least excited to vote, which is clearly Republicans right now. I don’t support making it harder for anyone to vote, but this could backfire spectacularly
sahilkapur.bsky.social Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 1d
Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., tells me Senate Republicans are having a "big meeting tomorrow" to discuss the path forward for SAVE Act. He predicts the Senate won't nuke the filibuster but adds that he's "willing to listen" to ideas on how to proceed.

electproject.bsky.social
Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 1d
Musk bros are like time to buy more Tesla stock. He so smart

Reposted by Michael D. McDonald

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d
This race seems about over.

@electrek.co #$TSLA
electrek.co/2026/02/09/b...

electproject.bsky.social
Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 1d
Troll Musk all you want about abandoning Mars. He earned it. But know he’s doing this to divert attention from a bigger failure

Reposted by Guy Grossman, Michael D. McDonald

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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 1d
Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., tells me Senate Republicans are having a "big meeting tomorrow" to discuss the path forward for SAVE Act. He predicts the Senate won't nuke the filibuster but adds that he's "willing to listen" to ideas on how to proceed.

electproject.bsky.social
Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 1d
Musk’s new hype about the Moon is that SpaceX has failed so badly at their moon lander for Artemis III that Blue Origin has been asked to move up their lander scheduled for Artemis V

Reposted by Ken Caldeira, Michael D. McDonald

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 1d
Trump, who says he had "no idea" at the time that Epstein sexually molested girls, told the police in 2006 that "everyone has known he’s been doing this.” That's according to an FBI interview with the then-Palm Beach police chief.
Here's a gift link to Julie K. Brown's article in the Miami Herald.
Trump told Palm Beach police chief ‘everyone’ knew about Epstein, Maxwell was ‘evil’
The new information comes as Ghislaine Maxwell was summoned to appear Monday before a Congressional committee.
www.miamiherald.com

Reposted by Michael D. McDonald

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 1d
BREAKING: Congressman Moskowitz:

“I mean it’s disgusting. There are lots of names, lots of co-conspirators, and they’re trafficking girls all across the world,” he said, adding, “I mean it’s exactly as people thought it was. It’s that. And, and, and more unfortunately.”

Reposted by Brendan Nyhan, Michael D. McDonald, David Darmofal

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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 1d
“Raskin also said that he saw ‘references to 17-year-old girls, 16-year-old girls, 14-year-old girls, 11-year-old girls, 10-year-old girls, and I saw a reference today to a 9-year-old girl. So it is a really gruesome and grim story.’“ www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Trump administration live updates: Lawmakers view unredacted Epstein files at Justice Department
Trump administration live updates: Congress members may begin viewing unredacted Epstein files at DOJ
www.nbcnews.com

Reposted by Michael D. McDonald

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d
Bakaj: Intelligence was gathered that captured activity being conducted by someone close to the president. Gabbard was given a heads-up.

She went to Susie Wiles and discussed it.

When she returned to the DNI’s office, she directed that the intelligence not be distributed any further…

electproject.bsky.social
Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 1d
You ■■■'■ say?
ofthebraveusa.bsky.social Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 1d
Rep. Raskin on Epstein file redactions: "[They] are filled with redactions of names and information about people who clearly are not victims…I saw the names of lots of people who were redacted for mysterious or baffling or inscrutable reasons."

Reposted by Michael D. McDonald

ofthebraveusa.bsky.social
Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 1d
Rep. Raskin on Epstein file redactions: "[They] are filled with redactions of names and information about people who clearly are not victims…I saw the names of lots of people who were redacted for mysterious or baffling or inscrutable reasons."