Caitlin McLean
@caitcmclean.bsky.social
Currently hawking a feminist, coming-of-age WW1 novel w/ 💔⚓💪 and a 🐱
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“Now we have to fight fascism in our spare time, on top of all the other shit we have to do? Ok, add it to the list.” By @caitcmclean.bsky.social
Full piece: thebelladonnacomedy.com/a-busy-moms-...
Full piece: thebelladonnacomedy.com/a-busy-moms-...
1. Are you a mom/human being?
2. Are you also against fascism?
Then check out my first #humor piece published in the Belladonna 👇
2. Are you also against fascism?
Then check out my first #humor piece published in the Belladonna 👇
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Putin's war in Ukraine shows where authoritarianism can lead: ~1.4 million casualties. An entire generation sacrificed for one man's imperialist delusions.
We must not let any president drag us into war without congressional approval.
We must not let any president drag us into war without congressional approval.
December 5, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Putin's war in Ukraine shows where authoritarianism can lead: ~1.4 million casualties. An entire generation sacrificed for one man's imperialist delusions.
We must not let any president drag us into war without congressional approval.
We must not let any president drag us into war without congressional approval.
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Since the regime still hasn’t provided any legal justification for these bombings, we must urge our elected officials to call for a full investigation and immediate oversight hearings.
Call your senators: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
And call your representative: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Call your senators: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
And call your representative: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Exclusive: Survivors clinging to capsized boat didn’t radio for backup, admiral overseeing double-tap strike tells lawmakers | CNN Politics
The two men killed as they floated holding onto their capsized boat in a secondary strike against a suspected drug vessel in early September did not appear to have radio or other communications device...
www.cnn.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Since the regime still hasn’t provided any legal justification for these bombings, we must urge our elected officials to call for a full investigation and immediate oversight hearings.
Call your senators: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
And call your representative: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Call your senators: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
And call your representative: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
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Social media is full of people sharing their Spotify Wrapped results — while Spotify is full of ICE recruitment ads.
As long as Spotify is willing to take money from ICE, they don’t need (and don’t deserve) free advertising on our social feeds.
As long as Spotify is willing to take money from ICE, they don’t need (and don’t deserve) free advertising on our social feeds.
December 3, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Social media is full of people sharing their Spotify Wrapped results — while Spotify is full of ICE recruitment ads.
As long as Spotify is willing to take money from ICE, they don’t need (and don’t deserve) free advertising on our social feeds.
As long as Spotify is willing to take money from ICE, they don’t need (and don’t deserve) free advertising on our social feeds.
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Reposting this everyday until Pete Hagueseth faces justice for his crimes against humanity.
Thou Shalt Not Murder Fishermen While Pardoning Drug Lords
This is evil.
www.thegodpodcast.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Reposting this everyday until Pete Hagueseth faces justice for his crimes against humanity.
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All available evidence suggests that the Trump administration’s lethal strikes in the Caribbean constitute murder, plain and simple.
US ordered 2nd attack to kill survivors of Caribbean boat strike: report
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth allegedly issued an order to leave no survivors in a strike on a suspected drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean, prompting a second attack.
www.nydailynews.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:28 PM
All available evidence suggests that the Trump administration’s lethal strikes in the Caribbean constitute murder, plain and simple.
Y'all the latest @mcsweeneys.net Quarterly arrived today and this elder millennial has never been more excited for anything in her entire life
November 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Y'all the latest @mcsweeneys.net Quarterly arrived today and this elder millennial has never been more excited for anything in her entire life
It's called fascism, folks. They're not hiding it.
The DHS blamed immigrants for a number of problems known to be caused by outside economic factors.
Department Of Homeland Security Blames Immigrants For Grocery Prices And Healthcare Costs
The DHS blamed immigrants for a number of problems known to be caused by outside economic factors.
www.forbes.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:33 AM
It's called fascism, folks. They're not hiding it.
We don't need stimulus checks, we need you to quit sabotaging the economy
November 20, 2025 at 4:26 PM
We don't need stimulus checks, we need you to quit sabotaging the economy
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Records obtained by ProPublica indicate that food banks across the country were expecting more than 27 million pounds of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk, 10 million pounds of dried fruit and 60 million eggs that never arrived.
(Published October)
(Published October)
Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...
projects.propublica.org
November 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Records obtained by ProPublica indicate that food banks across the country were expecting more than 27 million pounds of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk, 10 million pounds of dried fruit and 60 million eggs that never arrived.
(Published October)
(Published October)
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Right, the answer isn't to abandon the party to these weasels.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
Hey, a lot of people are talking about changing affiliation from Democratic to Independent.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
November 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Right, the answer isn't to abandon the party to these weasels.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
Imagine if Trump fought as hard to actually improve our country as he does to starve children
BREAKING: The Trump administration is demanding states "undo" efforts to provide full SNAP payouts for November amid court battle.
Trump administration demands states 'undo' full SNAP payouts as states warn of 'catastrophic impact'
President Donald Trump's administration is demanding that states reverse full SNAP benefits issued under recent court orders. The U.S.
bit.ly
November 9, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Imagine if Trump fought as hard to actually improve our country as he does to starve children
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Every new report on the consequences of Trump’s dismantling of USAID is more horrifying than the last. One model estimates it's caused 600K deaths — two-thirds of them children.
We can’t give Trump a blank check to keep destroying life-saving programs.
We can’t give Trump a blank check to keep destroying life-saving programs.
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
www.newyorker.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Every new report on the consequences of Trump’s dismantling of USAID is more horrifying than the last. One model estimates it's caused 600K deaths — two-thirds of them children.
We can’t give Trump a blank check to keep destroying life-saving programs.
We can’t give Trump a blank check to keep destroying life-saving programs.
Sitting in the airport watching my flight get delayed.
Thanks, Trump, Thanks, Mike Johnson, Thanks every single Republican member of Congress who is too cowardly to stand up to this madness and actually fight for your country, aka your JOB as elected officials.
Thanks, Trump, Thanks, Mike Johnson, Thanks every single Republican member of Congress who is too cowardly to stand up to this madness and actually fight for your country, aka your JOB as elected officials.
BREAKING: Flight cancellations accelerate as U.S. airlines comply with an order to cut flights at 40 major airports starting Friday.
Most major US airports are among 40 targeted by shutdown-related flight cuts
Airports in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago along with hubs across the U.S. are among the 40 that will see flights cut starting Friday due to the government shutdown, according to a list distributed to the airlines and obtained by The Associated Press.
bit.ly
November 8, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Sitting in the airport watching my flight get delayed.
Thanks, Trump, Thanks, Mike Johnson, Thanks every single Republican member of Congress who is too cowardly to stand up to this madness and actually fight for your country, aka your JOB as elected officials.
Thanks, Trump, Thanks, Mike Johnson, Thanks every single Republican member of Congress who is too cowardly to stand up to this madness and actually fight for your country, aka your JOB as elected officials.
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NEW: I’m calling on Trump to cancel private jet flights instead of commercial airlines.
Private jet flights often take a single billionaire passenger, but still put real strain on our air traffic control system.
Private jet flights often take a single billionaire passenger, but still put real strain on our air traffic control system.
November 7, 2025 at 8:04 PM
NEW: I’m calling on Trump to cancel private jet flights instead of commercial airlines.
Private jet flights often take a single billionaire passenger, but still put real strain on our air traffic control system.
Private jet flights often take a single billionaire passenger, but still put real strain on our air traffic control system.
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CARTOON OF THE DAY
(From @mluckovichajc)
(From @mluckovichajc)
November 7, 2025 at 2:01 AM
CARTOON OF THE DAY
(From @mluckovichajc)
(From @mluckovichajc)
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Spotify is crashing HARD because of the boycott. Their stock dropped 11% in value over the last month. Let’s keep this going!
Tell everyone you know to boycott Spotify. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t run ICE advertisements and screw over artists.
We made it easy at boycottspotify.com.
Tell everyone you know to boycott Spotify. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t run ICE advertisements and screw over artists.
We made it easy at boycottspotify.com.
November 7, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Spotify is crashing HARD because of the boycott. Their stock dropped 11% in value over the last month. Let’s keep this going!
Tell everyone you know to boycott Spotify. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t run ICE advertisements and screw over artists.
We made it easy at boycottspotify.com.
Tell everyone you know to boycott Spotify. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t run ICE advertisements and screw over artists.
We made it easy at boycottspotify.com.
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Donald Trump’s war on SNAP.
November 7, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Donald Trump’s war on SNAP.
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ICE is denying people their due process rights and endangering their lives in the process.
“People were not supposed to spend more than 12 hours in there,” said a former ICE official who worked on oversight and detention issues. “I actually think it’s wildly, wildly fucked up.”
“People were not supposed to spend more than 12 hours in there,” said a former ICE official who worked on oversight and detention issues. “I actually think it’s wildly, wildly fucked up.”
Revealed: ICE violates its own policy by holding people in secretive rooms for days or weeks
Guardian analysis finds ICE increasingly keeps people in holding rooms with little oversight, as some facilities see a 600% rise in detention length
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:08 PM
ICE is denying people their due process rights and endangering their lives in the process.
“People were not supposed to spend more than 12 hours in there,” said a former ICE official who worked on oversight and detention issues. “I actually think it’s wildly, wildly fucked up.”
“People were not supposed to spend more than 12 hours in there,” said a former ICE official who worked on oversight and detention issues. “I actually think it’s wildly, wildly fucked up.”
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#OnThisDay, 5 Nov 1872, suffragists Susan B Anthony and 13 other women illegally vote in the US Presidential election.
Nine of the voters were initially reported as a "minor topic".
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #AmericanHistory #WotesForWomen 🗃️
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Nine of the voters were initially reported as a "minor topic".
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #AmericanHistory #WotesForWomen 🗃️
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November 5, 2025 at 9:00 AM
#OnThisDay, 5 Nov 1872, suffragists Susan B Anthony and 13 other women illegally vote in the US Presidential election.
Nine of the voters were initially reported as a "minor topic".
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #AmericanHistory #WotesForWomen 🗃️
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Nine of the voters were initially reported as a "minor topic".
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #AmericanHistory #WotesForWomen 🗃️
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Mamdani: "My message to ICE agents & to everyone across this city is that everyone will be held to the same standard of the law. If you violate it, you must be held accountable. There is sadly a sense growing that certain people are allowed to violate that law, whether they be POTUS or ICE agents."
November 5, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Mamdani: "My message to ICE agents & to everyone across this city is that everyone will be held to the same standard of the law. If you violate it, you must be held accountable. There is sadly a sense growing that certain people are allowed to violate that law, whether they be POTUS or ICE agents."
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What he said Part 3: 💯 🎯
November 3, 2025 at 7:14 PM
What he said Part 3: 💯 🎯
"It only took one person to save those eight people."
Striking analysis of the parallels between the US today and Mussolini's Italy and a testament to the power of individual and collective action
#Resist
#NoKings
www.damemagazine.com/2025/10/30/c...
Striking analysis of the parallels between the US today and Mussolini's Italy and a testament to the power of individual and collective action
#Resist
#NoKings
www.damemagazine.com/2025/10/30/c...
Can Italy’s History Offer Lessons for Surviving Our Current Moment? - Dame Magazine
Before visiting the school in Amandola, a small town in Italy, my husband Pat and I meet English teacher Daniela for coffee on Piazza Risorgimento. We’re there to talk to Daniela’s 12- and 13-year-old...
www.damemagazine.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:53 PM
"It only took one person to save those eight people."
Striking analysis of the parallels between the US today and Mussolini's Italy and a testament to the power of individual and collective action
#Resist
#NoKings
www.damemagazine.com/2025/10/30/c...
Striking analysis of the parallels between the US today and Mussolini's Italy and a testament to the power of individual and collective action
#Resist
#NoKings
www.damemagazine.com/2025/10/30/c...