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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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Political science 57%
Economics 20%
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 7h
In highlighting a CBS reporter's story debunking the Trump admin's lies on immigration enforcement, Bari Weiss appears to briefly forget that she now works for CBS and tweets that his story was for The Free Press.
Bari Weiss @bariweiss Is Trump really deporting the worst of the worst? Scoop here from @camiloreports in @TheFP who got DHS internal docs . . . Quote Camilo Montoya-Galvez @camiloreports · 4h CBS News Exclusive: An internal DHS document shows that less than 14% of nearly 400,000 individuals arrested by ICE in President Trump's first year back in power had violent criminal records. It's the most detailed look yet at who ICE has arrested.

Reposted by Michael D. McDonald, Manisha Sinha, Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò

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Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 9h
During freezing temperatures in Port Arthur, Texas, a 61-year-old homeless man was found dead in his wheelchair outside a convenience store.

He was wearing a hospital gown and no shoes. Authorities say he had been released from a hospital the previous day.

This is a diseased society.
'What's wrong with the world?' Man in wheelchair found dead outside in freezing temps
The 61-year-old man had been released from a hospital the day before.
news4sanantonio.com

Reposted by Steve Peers, Michael D. McDonald

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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 10h
1. Trump has launched a torrent of bigoted invective against Somali migrants, calling them "garbage" and demanding they be kicked out of the country

Now, the Trump administration is rigging the immigration courts against them

We've uncovered the details of the scheme
How Trump is rigging immigration courts against Somali migrants
During a December 2 cabinet meeting, President Trump unleashed a torrent of bigoted invective against Somali migrants.
popular.info

Reposted by Michael D. McDonald

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steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 11h
Thanks to ProPublica for citing my prior @texasobserver.org report in their story about how an "election fraud" researcher who is a convicted bathroom voyeur may be fueling the federal government's investigations
Screenshot of my 2022 Texas Observer reporting

Reposted by Rebecca Tushnet

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Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 11h
Is it good that political operatives have advance access to the jobs numbers in an administration packed with insider traders?
fintwitter.bsky.social FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 11h
🇺🇸HASSETT: SHOULD EXPECT SLIGHTLY LOWER JOBS NUMBERS. LOWER JOBS NUMBERS SHOULDN'T TRIGGER PANIC

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Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 11h
The half-time dance America earned
a man in a suit and tie is dancing in front of a crowd
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is dancing in front of a crowd
media.tenor.com

Reposted by Michael D. McDonald, Greg Linden

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FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 11h
🇺🇸HASSETT: SHOULD EXPECT SLIGHTLY LOWER JOBS NUMBERS. LOWER JOBS NUMBERS SHOULDN'T TRIGGER PANIC

Reposted by Steve Peers, Michael D. McDonald

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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 12h
ALERT: Jan 6 riot defendant Chris Moynihan has pleaded GUILTY to charge of Aggravated Harassment in the 2nd Degree in New York for sending a text message in which he threatened Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) in 2025

Moynihan is latest pardoned rioter to plead guilty to new crime

Reposted by Michael Zimmer, Michael D. McDonald, Ann Bartow , and 1 more

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 12h
“Researchers from Johns Hopkins, Georgetown and Yale universities recently found that 60 FDA-authorized medical devices using AI were linked to 182 product recalls, according to a research letter published in the JAMA Health Forum in August.”
As AI enters the operating room, reports arise of botched surgeries and misidentified body parts
Medical device makers have been rushing to add AI to their products. While proponents say the new technology will revolutionize medicine, regulators are receiving a rising number of claims of patient ...
www.reuters.com

Reposted by Anders Aslund, David Lazer, Joe R. Feagin , and 10 more

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 12h
*Green card application in process and work permit, married to US citizen
*Lived in US for 20 years, no criminal record
*In detention for five months with no charge, despite judge approving release
*He disputes ICE claim that he signed forms agreeing to deportation

Reposted by Anna O. Law, Kim L. Scheppele, Ashish Arora , and 25 more

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 12h
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.

Hundreds of kids are still detained.

We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵

Reposted by Michael D. McDonald, Nathan P. Kalmoe, David Darmofal

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Doctora Malka Older @older.bsky.social · 14h
gift link. so horrifying www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...

Reposted by David Lazer, Will Jennings, Ashish Arora , and 21 more

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Karlin Lillington @klillington.bsky.social · 15h
And here is my story: ‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September

www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record
www.irishtimes.com

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Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 21h
My Melania Coin will turn around any day now

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Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 21h
The real backstory is that SpaceX has fallen so far behind schedule on their Artemis III lander that NASA invited Blue Origin to compete www.orlandosentinel.com/2026/02/02/i...
In race with SpaceX, Blue Origin refocuses efforts on Artemis moon lander
Blue Origin is pausing its space tourism New Shepard flights to focus on competing with SpaceX to be the moon lander for the Artemis III mission.
www.orlandosentinel.com

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Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 21h
God damn it. I invested all my retirement savings into robots boring a tunnel to Mars
missingthept.bsky.social Missing The Point @missingthept.bsky.social · 21h
SpaceX shifts focus from something that it will never do on Mars to something it will never do on the Moon.
Elon Musk Y @elonmusk X.com For those unaware, SpaceX has already shifted focus to building a self-growing city on the Moon, as we can potentially achieve that in less than 10 years, whereas Mars would take 20+ years.

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Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 21h
I've been to San Juan, Puerto Rico three times. Great place! Old town food, shopping, and bars are excellent. The Castillo is something to see. Rum factory to visit. And more. A US territory so no passport required. The economy has been hurting so your vacation there will be appreciated

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Missing The Point @missingthept.bsky.social · 21h
SpaceX shifts focus from something that it will never do on Mars to something it will never do on the Moon.
Elon Musk Y @elonmusk X.com For those unaware, SpaceX has already shifted focus to building a self-growing city on the Moon, as we can potentially achieve that in less than 10 years, whereas Mars would take 20+ years.

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Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 21h
Now that's over old white men will find the next thing to get mad at

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Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 22h
An affront to the Greatness of America, and doesn't represent our standards of Success, Creativity, or Excellence. Nobody understands a word this guy is saying, and the dancing is disgusting
ronfilipkowski.bsky.social Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 22h
Dude lip synched the whole thing in jorts.

Reposted by Richard S.J. Tol, Michael D. McDonald

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 22h
Dude lip synched the whole thing in jorts.

Reposted by Will Jennings, Scott L. Greer, Charles West , and 13 more

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 1d
Good morning. The President of the United States was in the middle of the most serious child sex trafficking ring of the last quarter century.

He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.

Reposted by Steve Peers, Benjamin Mason Meier, Michael D. McDonald , and 1 more

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 1d
More than half the drugs on the TrumpRx site have a cheaper generic version on the market.

Pristiq, an antidepressant, is available with a TrumpRx coupon for ~$200 for a 30-day supply.

A generic version is on GoodRx for less than $30 and Mark Cuban's CostPlusDrugs for $16.65.
How TrumpRx drug prices compare to generic alternatives
Patients could save more buying non-branded copycat drugs, even if they don't have insurance.
www.axios.com

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Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 1d
Thank you for pointing out the distinction. It led me to this blog post that documents the unusual HSI mission, and that DHS has not established HSI has ever supported threat assessment at prior Olympics. In 2024 it supported a human trafficking mission www.hackingbutlegal.com/p/the-strang...
The Strange Case of ICE at the Winter Olympics
Trump is sending ICE agents to Italy. The backlash has been fierce.
www.hackingbutlegal.com

Reposted by Richard S.J. Tol, Scott L. Greer, Steve Peers , and 3 more

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d
McGregor was found liable for sexual assault in 2024 and the jury ordered him to pay the victim $257,000. He lost all his appeals.

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Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 1d
I agree DHS has a role at these events. I'm asking specifically about ICE. You're still conflating the two

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
RFK Jr on what he'll eat during the Super Bowl: "I am on a carnivore diet so I just eat meat and ferments, and I'm very happy with that. So I'm probably going to have yogurt."

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Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 1d
Yeah. We have military and law enforcement abroad.

Now tell me how many times ICE has been deployed to the Olympics

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Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 1d
literally I wrote "two most recent elections"

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Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 1d
This is, btw, why I think the smart play for Florida Republicans is to shore up their marginal seats rather than try to expand the map