Mac William Bishop
@macwbishop.bsky.social
Just a poor wayfaring stranger, traveling through this world of woe.
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There’s a story which may well be apocryphal: at an art exhibition in the 1880s the Russian painter Vasily Vereshchagin took General Helmuth von Moltke (the elder) on a tour of the gallery.
There he led the general in front of his painting, “The Apotheosis of War,” (1871).
There he led the general in front of his painting, “The Apotheosis of War,” (1871).
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A more rational mind will see that pulling on any thread of this story unravels evidence of collective failures stretching across administrations.
But this White House is far more interested in crushing dissent, punishing critics, and sowing division.
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But this White House is far more interested in crushing dissent, punishing critics, and sowing division.
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November 29, 2025 at 8:17 PM
A more rational mind will see that pulling on any thread of this story unravels evidence of collective failures stretching across administrations.
But this White House is far more interested in crushing dissent, punishing critics, and sowing division.
🔗 www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
But this White House is far more interested in crushing dissent, punishing critics, and sowing division.
🔗 www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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Many young Afghans who held elite positions working with the U.S. military are now adrift in America. They’ve been left to build a life on the margins of an uncaring society.
Read more from @macwbishop.bsky.social: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Read more from @macwbishop.bsky.social: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
November 29, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Many young Afghans who held elite positions working with the U.S. military are now adrift in America. They’ve been left to build a life on the margins of an uncaring society.
Read more from @macwbishop.bsky.social: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Read more from @macwbishop.bsky.social: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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This is one of the most important exposés published in WSJ in several years, and it derives from intercepts and analyses by foreign intelligence services studying the conduct of Trump and his inner team. It's first and foremost a wake up call to the people of the United States.
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:44 PM
This is one of the most important exposés published in WSJ in several years, and it derives from intercepts and analyses by foreign intelligence services studying the conduct of Trump and his inner team. It's first and foremost a wake up call to the people of the United States.
"The reality is that despite a variety of statements promising action at unspecified future dates, he has continued to treat Putin with deference. The Trump White House has taken no significant action against Russia to force a more equitable and lasting solution to the conflict."
November 22, 2025 at 6:30 PM
"The reality is that despite a variety of statements promising action at unspecified future dates, he has continued to treat Putin with deference. The Trump White House has taken no significant action against Russia to force a more equitable and lasting solution to the conflict."
Happy 250th Birthday, Marines.
November 11, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Happy 250th Birthday, Marines.
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“All of the rhetoric flying around about a potential return to testing is really disturbing,” Dr. Emma Belcher, president of the Ploughshares Fund, a nonprofit that works to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons, tells @macwbishop.bsky.social.
More: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
More: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
November 9, 2025 at 8:07 PM
“All of the rhetoric flying around about a potential return to testing is really disturbing,” Dr. Emma Belcher, president of the Ploughshares Fund, a nonprofit that works to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons, tells @macwbishop.bsky.social.
More: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
More: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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Escalating an arms race that could bring about Armageddon is only part of the reason Trump’s push to resume nuclear weapons testing is terrifying.
The Devastating Legacy of Nuclear Weapons Tests
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November 9, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Escalating an arms race that could bring about Armageddon is only part of the reason Trump’s push to resume nuclear weapons testing is terrifying.
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“I’ll keep it real simple. This administration is taking the U.S. down a road to authoritarianism,” Ethan Wilson, a 42-year-old veteran of the war in Iraq, told @macwbishop.bsky.social at Saturday’s No Kings rally.
America Is 'Worth Fighting For' Say Protesters at 'No Kings' Rally
In the largest protests against Trump's administration and policies to date, participants express fear and loathing at America’s political trajectory.
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October 20, 2025 at 4:46 PM
“I’ll keep it real simple. This administration is taking the U.S. down a road to authoritarianism,” Ethan Wilson, a 42-year-old veteran of the war in Iraq, told @macwbishop.bsky.social at Saturday’s No Kings rally.
EXCLUSIVE: Photo of the girlfriend of the founder of Antifa resisting arrest, shortly before being taken into custody
October 10, 2025 at 5:08 AM
EXCLUSIVE: Photo of the girlfriend of the founder of Antifa resisting arrest, shortly before being taken into custody
“…the troubled country’s supreme leader has asked loyalist governors to deploy regional military forces to opposition strongholds and provide support for the central government’s internal security paramilitaries, as they seek to quash growing protests.”
October 8, 2025 at 10:29 PM
“…the troubled country’s supreme leader has asked loyalist governors to deploy regional military forces to opposition strongholds and provide support for the central government’s internal security paramilitaries, as they seek to quash growing protests.”
[Authoritarian police state arrives]
Me: [simply outruns it in a quarter mile]
Me: [simply outruns it in a quarter mile]
October 8, 2025 at 3:29 AM
[Authoritarian police state arrives]
Me: [simply outruns it in a quarter mile]
Me: [simply outruns it in a quarter mile]
Finishes watching “A Bridge Too Far.” Amazon autoplays “Terminal List: Dark Wolf.” Voiceover says “…but when you ask a SEAL…” Cuts to commercial peddling Jocko’s energy drinks. Chucks computer off balcony. Begins researching virus that will destroy humanity. It is time.
October 6, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Finishes watching “A Bridge Too Far.” Amazon autoplays “Terminal List: Dark Wolf.” Voiceover says “…but when you ask a SEAL…” Cuts to commercial peddling Jocko’s energy drinks. Chucks computer off balcony. Begins researching virus that will destroy humanity. It is time.
“…so Thulsa Doom is portrayed by James Earl Jones as an ancient wizard from Atlantis, with a snake cult in honor of Set. But in the original stories, Thulsa Doom is an undead necromancer with a skull for a head, and it’s actually Thoth-Amon who is a high priest of Set, and uses a giant snake to…”
October 1, 2025 at 2:52 AM
“…so Thulsa Doom is portrayed by James Earl Jones as an ancient wizard from Atlantis, with a snake cult in honor of Set. But in the original stories, Thulsa Doom is an undead necromancer with a skull for a head, and it’s actually Thoth-Amon who is a high priest of Set, and uses a giant snake to…”
The trailer for Mstyslav Chernov’s new film “2000 Meters to Andriivka,” which will premiere at Film Forum NYC on July 25th, and elsewhere August 1st. Chernov is doing incredible work documenting the war in Ukraine. H/T Tetyana Denford, who worked on the translations.
July 10, 2025 at 1:13 PM
The trailer for Mstyslav Chernov’s new film “2000 Meters to Andriivka,” which will premiere at Film Forum NYC on July 25th, and elsewhere August 1st. Chernov is doing incredible work documenting the war in Ukraine. H/T Tetyana Denford, who worked on the translations.
There is absolutely no reason for domestic U.S. law enforcement personnel to be dressed like military personnel. Period. (Screenshot from MacArthur Park in LA, original video here: x.com/cardon_brian...)
July 8, 2025 at 12:58 AM
There is absolutely no reason for domestic U.S. law enforcement personnel to be dressed like military personnel. Period. (Screenshot from MacArthur Park in LA, original video here: x.com/cardon_brian...)
Boy, the GOP and Democratic establishments must be quaking in their boots to have someone as politically astute, charismatic, and immune to criticism as Elon Musk starting a new political party.
July 5, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Boy, the GOP and Democratic establishments must be quaking in their boots to have someone as politically astute, charismatic, and immune to criticism as Elon Musk starting a new political party.
“Soldiers presumably become soldiers for exactly that: to die in defense of the king… Dying for somebody or something, that was perfectly normal, of course…”
July 4, 2025 at 3:05 AM
“Soldiers presumably become soldiers for exactly that: to die in defense of the king… Dying for somebody or something, that was perfectly normal, of course…”
My latest for @rollingstone.com, on how the U.S. strikes on Iran may not have had the intended effect regardless of what happened at Fordow. With analysis from @nicolegrajewski.bsky.social, @alivaez.bsky.social, @warmatters.bsky.social, and Farzan Sabet
July 1, 2025 at 1:56 PM
My latest for @rollingstone.com, on how the U.S. strikes on Iran may not have had the intended effect regardless of what happened at Fordow. With analysis from @nicolegrajewski.bsky.social, @alivaez.bsky.social, @warmatters.bsky.social, and Farzan Sabet
[In elevator with 6 sheriff’s deputies]
Receptionist: wow you guys wear so much stuff
Deputy: yeah
Me: weird you just wear Level IV plates & no soft armor tho
Deputy: huh?
Me: I figure subsonic rounds are a more common threat & you have no oblique coverage
[uncomfortable silence]
Receptionist: wow you guys wear so much stuff
Deputy: yeah
Me: weird you just wear Level IV plates & no soft armor tho
Deputy: huh?
Me: I figure subsonic rounds are a more common threat & you have no oblique coverage
[uncomfortable silence]
June 24, 2025 at 4:29 AM
[In elevator with 6 sheriff’s deputies]
Receptionist: wow you guys wear so much stuff
Deputy: yeah
Me: weird you just wear Level IV plates & no soft armor tho
Deputy: huh?
Me: I figure subsonic rounds are a more common threat & you have no oblique coverage
[uncomfortable silence]
Receptionist: wow you guys wear so much stuff
Deputy: yeah
Me: weird you just wear Level IV plates & no soft armor tho
Deputy: huh?
Me: I figure subsonic rounds are a more common threat & you have no oblique coverage
[uncomfortable silence]
F/A-18F assigned to Lt Emily King & Lt Natasha Koenneker during Operation Inherent Resolve in 2017. The markings on their bird indicate they carried out 78 bombing runs against ISIS.
June 23, 2025 at 12:11 AM
F/A-18F assigned to Lt Emily King & Lt Natasha Koenneker during Operation Inherent Resolve in 2017. The markings on their bird indicate they carried out 78 bombing runs against ISIS.
“A number of countries are ready to directly supply Iran with their own nuclear warheads,” Dmitriy Medvedev says.
June 22, 2025 at 1:01 PM
“A number of countries are ready to directly supply Iran with their own nuclear warheads,” Dmitriy Medvedev says.
"YOUR MOM is conducting a battle damage assessment from Operation Midnight Hammer"
June 22, 2025 at 12:28 PM
"YOUR MOM is conducting a battle damage assessment from Operation Midnight Hammer"
“Now that the horses have fled, we must close the barn doors”
Donald Trump just bombed Iran without any authorization from Congress.
Congress must immediately pass Rep. Massie's War Powers Resolution to block Trump from dragging the US into an unconstitutional war in the Middle East.
Congress must immediately pass Rep. Massie's War Powers Resolution to block Trump from dragging the US into an unconstitutional war in the Middle East.
June 22, 2025 at 1:37 AM
“Now that the horses have fled, we must close the barn doors”
The biggest difference between now and 2003 is that with Iraq, the U.S. went to great lengths to create elaborate lies about WMDs. But in the age of social media, everything is just vibes-based casus belli.
June 22, 2025 at 1:33 AM
The biggest difference between now and 2003 is that with Iraq, the U.S. went to great lengths to create elaborate lies about WMDs. But in the age of social media, everything is just vibes-based casus belli.
“The Iraq War was an ill-considered bloody debacle that never should have happened, by which I mean if we just try a slightly different approach next time we can remake the Middle East to our liking through force of arms.”
June 22, 2025 at 12:48 AM
“The Iraq War was an ill-considered bloody debacle that never should have happened, by which I mean if we just try a slightly different approach next time we can remake the Middle East to our liking through force of arms.”