Patrick McCann
@pjmccann3.bsky.social
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
DemSoc
E Street
Belmartian in the FLX
https://linktr.ee/pjmccann3
Father of a future lawyer
Retired Molecular Biologist/Virologist + MBA
4° black belt in Wa-shin-ryu Karate-do
#Geocachers - ShadesOfGray
Secular Humanist
DemSoc
E Street
Belmartian in the FLX
https://linktr.ee/pjmccann3
Pinned
We want to speak directly to members of the Military and the Intelligence Community...
YouTube video by Sen. Elissa Slotkin
youtube.com
I am thankful that there are some Members of Congress that are standing up for what is right.
#HeroesOfTheResistance
Pay attention @schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social and @kenmartin.bsky.social
youtube.com/shorts/Fk9Gh...
#HeroesOfTheResistance
Pay attention @schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social and @kenmartin.bsky.social
youtube.com/shorts/Fk9Gh...
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More saber rattling.
There are good reasons that the U.S. Constitution does not leave the decision on whether to go to war to the whims of one man.
There are good reasons that the U.S. Constitution does not leave the decision on whether to go to war to the whims of one man.
November 29, 2025 at 1:00 PM
More saber rattling.
There are good reasons that the U.S. Constitution does not leave the decision on whether to go to war to the whims of one man.
There are good reasons that the U.S. Constitution does not leave the decision on whether to go to war to the whims of one man.
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Authoritarian leaders routinely endorse allies abroad, promise protection for political figures, and signal punishment for voters who choose the “wrong” candidate. That’s exactly what Trump is modeling here. #holdfast #SteadyState
November 29, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Authoritarian leaders routinely endorse allies abroad, promise protection for political figures, and signal punishment for voters who choose the “wrong” candidate. That’s exactly what Trump is modeling here. #holdfast #SteadyState
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The names of Epstein’s victims must be protected, period.
A judge is already moving to redact the victims before the files are released. So if the survivors are shielded, the DOJ has no excuse for any other redactions, right?
A judge is already moving to redact the victims before the files are released. So if the survivors are shielded, the DOJ has no excuse for any other redactions, right?
November 29, 2025 at 1:05 AM
The names of Epstein’s victims must be protected, period.
A judge is already moving to redact the victims before the files are released. So if the survivors are shielded, the DOJ has no excuse for any other redactions, right?
A judge is already moving to redact the victims before the files are released. So if the survivors are shielded, the DOJ has no excuse for any other redactions, right?
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He’s going to fight drug trafficking by pardoning them?
Trump announced “a Full and Complete Pardon” for former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández, who was found guilty by an American jury last year of conspiring to import cocaine into the US.
Trump announced “a Full and Complete Pardon” for former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández, who was found guilty by an American jury last year of conspiring to import cocaine into the US.
November 29, 2025 at 12:09 AM
He’s going to fight drug trafficking by pardoning them?
Trump announced “a Full and Complete Pardon” for former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández, who was found guilty by an American jury last year of conspiring to import cocaine into the US.
Trump announced “a Full and Complete Pardon” for former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández, who was found guilty by an American jury last year of conspiring to import cocaine into the US.
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This whole thing is racist, but take particular note of the threat of denaturalization. That's stripping people of their citizenship, and that's the road to mass murder and atrocity.
Trump: “I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries … denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility, and deport any Foreign National who is a public charge, security risk, or non-compatible with Western Civilization.“
November 28, 2025 at 4:44 AM
This whole thing is racist, but take particular note of the threat of denaturalization. That's stripping people of their citizenship, and that's the road to mass murder and atrocity.
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There are very good reasons that the U.S. Constitution entrusts the bulk of the war powers with Congress.
President Donald Trump suggested Thursday during a Thanksgiving call to service members that the United States is preparing to take new action 'by land' against drug trafficking networks in Venezuela.
Read more: https://cnn.it/485UIwd
Read more: https://cnn.it/485UIwd
November 28, 2025 at 4:39 AM
There are very good reasons that the U.S. Constitution entrusts the bulk of the war powers with Congress.
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It is time to seriously consider the possibility that this failed president doesn't even know what the term "vetting" means
November 28, 2025 at 3:40 AM
It is time to seriously consider the possibility that this failed president doesn't even know what the term "vetting" means
“… white supremacy remains undefeated in self-destruction.”
What a great quote.
What a great quote.
Good luck, America.
You're gonna need it.
Immigrants from "third world countries" do all the jobs that Americans can't and/or won't do.
Seriously, the country will be further f'd for good, but white supremacy remains undefeated in self-destruction.
www.axios.com/2025/11/28/t...
You're gonna need it.
Immigrants from "third world countries" do all the jobs that Americans can't and/or won't do.
Seriously, the country will be further f'd for good, but white supremacy remains undefeated in self-destruction.
www.axios.com/2025/11/28/t...
Trump says he'll "permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries"
He's stepped up his hardline immigration crackdown since an Afghan national was named the suspect in this week's deadly D.C. attack.
www.axios.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:12 PM
“… white supremacy remains undefeated in self-destruction.”
What a great quote.
What a great quote.
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We still don’t know the shooter’s motive. But Trump claiming it happened because his Guard troops are “so effective” is authoritarian narrative-building—all while a federal judge has found his D.C. troop deployment unlawful and stayed the order pending appeal. #holdfast #steadystate
Trump claims National Guard members were shot in DC because they’ve been so effective at stopping crime
November 28, 2025 at 1:27 PM
We still don’t know the shooter’s motive. But Trump claiming it happened because his Guard troops are “so effective” is authoritarian narrative-building—all while a federal judge has found his D.C. troop deployment unlawful and stayed the order pending appeal. #holdfast #steadystate
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1/ The phrase “A future worth fighting for” paired with a mythologized painting of “The First Thanksgiving” leans into a narrow national story that excludes most Americans.
November 28, 2025 at 1:25 PM
1/ The phrase “A future worth fighting for” paired with a mythologized painting of “The First Thanksgiving” leans into a narrow national story that excludes most Americans.
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When asked about attending a Guard troop’s funeral, a president should speak about the family, the sacrifice, the duty owed. Trump instead spoke about himself. It’s a hallmark of authoritarian politics—every public act is a stage for his personal validation and self aggrandizement. #holdfast
Q: Do you plan to attend Sarah's funeral?
TRUMP: I haven't thought about it yet, but it's certainly something I can conceive of. I love West Virginia. You know, I won West Virginia by one of the biggest margins of any president anywhere.
TRUMP: I haven't thought about it yet, but it's certainly something I can conceive of. I love West Virginia. You know, I won West Virginia by one of the biggest margins of any president anywhere.
November 28, 2025 at 1:22 PM
When asked about attending a Guard troop’s funeral, a president should speak about the family, the sacrifice, the duty owed. Trump instead spoke about himself. It’s a hallmark of authoritarian politics—every public act is a stage for his personal validation and self aggrandizement. #holdfast
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A journalist asked a factual question about vetting. Trump’s response? Personal insults and denial. Authoritarian politics for everyone else but just another Thursday for Trump—discredit the press so no one believes the facts. #holdfast #steadystate
“You’re a stupid person” — Trump lashes out at a reporter who presses him on the fact that the suspected DC shooter was actually thoroughly vetted before he was let in the US from Afghanistan
November 28, 2025 at 1:18 PM
A journalist asked a factual question about vetting. Trump’s response? Personal insults and denial. Authoritarian politics for everyone else but just another Thursday for Trump—discredit the press so no one believes the facts. #holdfast #steadystate
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DHS using “invaders” on Thanksgiving—a holiday about welcome and refuge isn’t accidental. They continue to normalize dehumanization to justify their authoritarian crackdowns.
November 28, 2025 at 1:13 PM
DHS using “invaders” on Thanksgiving—a holiday about welcome and refuge isn’t accidental. They continue to normalize dehumanization to justify their authoritarian crackdowns.
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Scientists must learn to join larger pro-democracy and people's movements, coalitions. Our science training may not have prepared us for such work, but we can no longer sit in the safety of our labs and expect the world to get better
My book review @thelancet.com
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
My book review @thelancet.com
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
From doing science to saving science
Science and scientists are under assault. From denial of vaccines to climate change,
political leaders are increasingly sacrificing democracy as well as science on the
altar of populism and authoritar...
www.thelancet.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Scientists must learn to join larger pro-democracy and people's movements, coalitions. Our science training may not have prepared us for such work, but we can no longer sit in the safety of our labs and expect the world to get better
My book review @thelancet.com
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
My book review @thelancet.com
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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November 26, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I am thankful that there are some Members of Congress that are standing up for what is right.
#HeroesOfTheResistance
Pay attention @schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social and @kenmartin.bsky.social
youtube.com/shorts/Fk9Gh...
#HeroesOfTheResistance
Pay attention @schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social and @kenmartin.bsky.social
youtube.com/shorts/Fk9Gh...
We want to speak directly to members of the Military and the Intelligence Community...
YouTube video by Sen. Elissa Slotkin
youtube.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I am thankful that there are some Members of Congress that are standing up for what is right.
#HeroesOfTheResistance
Pay attention @schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social and @kenmartin.bsky.social
youtube.com/shorts/Fk9Gh...
#HeroesOfTheResistance
Pay attention @schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social and @kenmartin.bsky.social
youtube.com/shorts/Fk9Gh...
JD tries to change history. The only one falling for this nonsense is his dimwitted dwindling base…
November 27, 2025 at 4:28 PM
JD tries to change history. The only one falling for this nonsense is his dimwitted dwindling base…
Infection to Fatality Rate
An underapprecciated reality of public health is that a pathogen with an IFR around 1% is more dangerous to the world than one with a much lower OR MUCH HIGHER IFR.
Something like Ebola or SARS-1 is so spectacularly lethal that it scares people into doing whatever it takes to contain an outbreak.
Something like Ebola or SARS-1 is so spectacularly lethal that it scares people into doing whatever it takes to contain an outbreak.
November 27, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Infection to Fatality Rate
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“We most humbly beseech him to render our national government a blessing to all the people, by constantly being a government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed.”
— Washington, First Thanksgiving Proclamation
www.mountvernon.org/education/pr...
— Washington, First Thanksgiving Proclamation
www.mountvernon.org/education/pr...
Thanksgiving Proclamation of 1789
By the President of the United States of America, a Proclamation. Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits...
www.mountvernon.org
November 27, 2025 at 1:16 PM
“We most humbly beseech him to render our national government a blessing to all the people, by constantly being a government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed.”
— Washington, First Thanksgiving Proclamation
www.mountvernon.org/education/pr...
— Washington, First Thanksgiving Proclamation
www.mountvernon.org/education/pr...
“In 1861, Americans went to war to keep a cabal from taking control of the government and turning it into an oligarchy.
And in 1865, at least, they won.”
164 years later we again find ourselves in a fight against an oligarchy.
Trump and his foreign Saudi and Russian backers are circling…
And in 1865, at least, they won.”
164 years later we again find ourselves in a fight against an oligarchy.
Trump and his foreign Saudi and Russian backers are circling…
November 27, 2025 at 1:33 PM
“In 1861, Americans went to war to keep a cabal from taking control of the government and turning it into an oligarchy.
And in 1865, at least, they won.”
164 years later we again find ourselves in a fight against an oligarchy.
Trump and his foreign Saudi and Russian backers are circling…
And in 1865, at least, they won.”
164 years later we again find ourselves in a fight against an oligarchy.
Trump and his foreign Saudi and Russian backers are circling…
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"a Russian military victory in Ukraine is not inevitable, and a rapid Russian seizure of the rest of Donetsk Oblast is not imminent"
and the US officials who keep saying so are repeating Russian propaganda
and the US officials who keep saying so are repeating Russian propaganda
NEW: Data on Russian forces’ rate of advance indicates that a Russian military victory in Ukraine is not inevitable, and a rapid Russian seizure of the rest of Donetsk Oblast is not imminent. Russian advances elsewhere on the frontline have been opportunistic and exploited seasonal weather. ⬇️🧵
November 27, 2025 at 10:44 AM
"a Russian military victory in Ukraine is not inevitable, and a rapid Russian seizure of the rest of Donetsk Oblast is not imminent"
and the US officials who keep saying so are repeating Russian propaganda
and the US officials who keep saying so are repeating Russian propaganda
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Reminder of who the real threat was, and who the threat has never been.
Maybe today should be a day of atonement.
Maybe today should be a day of atonement.
November 27, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Reminder of who the real threat was, and who the threat has never been.
Maybe today should be a day of atonement.
Maybe today should be a day of atonement.
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Under President Trump, electricity prices are surging — up 11%! — leaving millions behind on their utility bills, with past-due balances at an all-time high.
American families deserve better.
American families deserve better.
November 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Under President Trump, electricity prices are surging — up 11%! — leaving millions behind on their utility bills, with past-due balances at an all-time high.
American families deserve better.
American families deserve better.
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The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
November 27, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
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As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
November 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM
As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.