Don MacLeod
@diamacleod.bsky.social
Immigrant from one formerly great country to another now facing difficulties. Can we learn to support effective government in the public interest?
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This is my cyclical reminder that there's really only one consistently reliable source of info in the public record that isn't owned by right wing billionaires, who really want to put an end to it.
Please give at least the $2.75 minimum they request if you can.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Please give at least the $2.75 minimum they request if you can.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 17, 2025 at 5:05 AM
This is my cyclical reminder that there's really only one consistently reliable source of info in the public record that isn't owned by right wing billionaires, who really want to put an end to it.
Please give at least the $2.75 minimum they request if you can.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Please give at least the $2.75 minimum they request if you can.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
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NCAR is quite literally our global mothership.
Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources.
Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.
Unbelievable.
Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources.
Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.
Unbelievable.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
www.usatoday.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:59 AM
NCAR is quite literally our global mothership.
Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources.
Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.
Unbelievable.
Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources.
Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.
Unbelievable.
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Gallego: "This is the Iraq War 2.0 with a South American flavor. I'm hoping this doesn't happen, but I'm telling you - if you look at what they have down there, all the assets they have down there, all the actions they're taking, this is absolutely an effort to get us involved in a war in Venezuela"
December 17, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Gallego: "This is the Iraq War 2.0 with a South American flavor. I'm hoping this doesn't happen, but I'm telling you - if you look at what they have down there, all the assets they have down there, all the actions they're taking, this is absolutely an effort to get us involved in a war in Venezuela"
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"No mainstream reporter has the stomach to say, 'By the way, this administration lies all the time and we should assume this is a lie too' after every unsupported statement." They should, because it's true.
Donald Trump and the Power of the Little Lie
The war against Venezuela isn’t about drugs. It’s about the destruction of regular order.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 17, 2025 at 12:30 AM
"No mainstream reporter has the stomach to say, 'By the way, this administration lies all the time and we should assume this is a lie too' after every unsupported statement." They should, because it's true.
GOP continues to balk at actually governing
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson said that the House of Representatives will not hold a vote on extending ACA tax credits. The decision means that the expiration of the tax credits — which will result in tremendous hikes in premium costs for those who previously received them — is all but certain.
House GOP Blocks Vote on ACA Tax Credits as Premium Hike Deadline Looms
ACA health exchange participants who receive a tax credit will see premium costs increase by 114 percent, on average.
truthout.org
December 16, 2025 at 10:21 PM
GOP continues to balk at actually governing
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they keep emphasizing that these are on "known narcotrafficking routes" and like, those are just route-routes. there are not special ocean highways for drugs.
I'm not sure if people realize the murder strikes are taking place across a large region. It's quite staggering.
www.newsweek.com/map-us-strik...
www.newsweek.com/map-us-strik...
December 16, 2025 at 8:31 PM
they keep emphasizing that these are on "known narcotrafficking routes" and like, those are just route-routes. there are not special ocean highways for drugs.
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Hegseth repeatedly misled the public about this strike.
The boat was headed for Suriname, not the U.S.
It wasn't carrying fentanyl.
The survivors didn't "radio for backup."
This strike was illegal, and Hegseth is trying to cover up what happened by refusing to release video.
The boat was headed for Suriname, not the U.S.
It wasn't carrying fentanyl.
The survivors didn't "radio for backup."
This strike was illegal, and Hegseth is trying to cover up what happened by refusing to release video.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that the Pentagon will not publicly release unedited video of a strike that killed two survivors of an initial attack on a boat allegedly carrying cocaine in the Caribbean. https://to.pbs.org/4pZJb8p
Hegseth says he won't publicly release video of boat strike that killed survivors in the Caribbean
Hegseth said that members of the House and Senate Armed Services Committee would have an opportunity this week to review the video, but did not say whether all members of Congress would be allowed to ...
to.pbs.org
December 16, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Hegseth repeatedly misled the public about this strike.
The boat was headed for Suriname, not the U.S.
It wasn't carrying fentanyl.
The survivors didn't "radio for backup."
This strike was illegal, and Hegseth is trying to cover up what happened by refusing to release video.
The boat was headed for Suriname, not the U.S.
It wasn't carrying fentanyl.
The survivors didn't "radio for backup."
This strike was illegal, and Hegseth is trying to cover up what happened by refusing to release video.
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I have some bad news about the Pentagon.
FOX: The ACA has never been more popular. Republicans are losing on this messaging. How do you talk to Americans who say the Republicans don't have a plan?
REP. BUDDY CARTER: You explain it by explaining it's not working. When the govt has to subsidize a program, that means it's not working
REP. BUDDY CARTER: You explain it by explaining it's not working. When the govt has to subsidize a program, that means it's not working
December 16, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I have some bad news about the Pentagon.
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This also happened during Trump’s first term. That 2024 dip? That’s when Democrats went on the defensive, and let Trump and MAGA dictate the immigration narrative.
Why, it’s almost as if political leadership (good and bad) can actually drive public opinion, instead of always following it.
Why, it’s almost as if political leadership (good and bad) can actually drive public opinion, instead of always following it.
December 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
This also happened during Trump’s first term. That 2024 dip? That’s when Democrats went on the defensive, and let Trump and MAGA dictate the immigration narrative.
Why, it’s almost as if political leadership (good and bad) can actually drive public opinion, instead of always following it.
Why, it’s almost as if political leadership (good and bad) can actually drive public opinion, instead of always following it.
“It was the most harebrained operation I’d seen in my 38 years with the U.S. government” www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Trump staffers celebrated slashing USAID with cake: Report
Days after news of the cuts to funding, a critical clinic treating patients with cholera in South Sudan closed
www.independent.co.uk
December 16, 2025 at 7:32 AM
“It was the most harebrained operation I’d seen in my 38 years with the U.S. government” www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
"Barely mammalian" captures him well
Virginia Heffernan wrote this shortly after the 2016 election and it still holds true
December 16, 2025 at 7:12 AM
"Barely mammalian" captures him well
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Well, this is an utter disaster for science.
This gutting of peer review is very likely driven by Project 2025/OMB/Vought, very likely is about funding junk science, and very likely is coming for #NIH and biomedical research next.
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This gutting of peer review is very likely driven by Project 2025/OMB/Vought, very likely is about funding junk science, and very likely is coming for #NIH and biomedical research next.
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December 16, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Well, this is an utter disaster for science.
This gutting of peer review is very likely driven by Project 2025/OMB/Vought, very likely is about funding junk science, and very likely is coming for #NIH and biomedical research next.
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This gutting of peer review is very likely driven by Project 2025/OMB/Vought, very likely is about funding junk science, and very likely is coming for #NIH and biomedical research next.
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Trump put a known vaccine conspiracy theorist in charge of our public health.
Now we're here.
Now we're here.
December 15, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Trump put a known vaccine conspiracy theorist in charge of our public health.
Now we're here.
Now we're here.
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We could have had a sane president.
December 15, 2025 at 7:45 PM
We could have had a sane president.
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The sociopathic tone of glee and mockery is bad enough, but that's really not the worst of it. He made up a claim that a Trump supporter had done it, *in order to say that would be good and justified.* Unambiguously telling his most insane cult followers that murdering his opponents makes him happy.
December 15, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The sociopathic tone of glee and mockery is bad enough, but that's really not the worst of it. He made up a claim that a Trump supporter had done it, *in order to say that would be good and justified.* Unambiguously telling his most insane cult followers that murdering his opponents makes him happy.
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Big announcement from Gov. Newsom:
December 15, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Big announcement from Gov. Newsom:
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Permanent DST costs lives when tried. Permanent Standard Time instead lasts decades.
December 13, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Permanent DST costs lives when tried. Permanent Standard Time instead lasts decades.
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Russia does not want peace and will always find a way to derail it.
Russia demands that Finland and Sweden exit NATO as part of any final peace settlement with Ukraine. The demand was conveyed in a meeting between Sergei Lavrov and Finland’s foreign minister Elina Valtonen. Russia’s demands for security apply not only to Ukraine but also elsewhere in Europe and the
Kommentti: Venäjä haluaa nollata Suomen Nato-jäsenyyden – Lavrov osoitti sanansa suoraan Valtoselle
Ulkoministeri Sergei Lavrovin kasvoille ilmestyi paljonpuhuva virne, kun hän lähetti hyytäviä terveisiä ulkoministeri Elina Valtoselle, Arja Paananen kirjoittaa.
www.is.fi
December 13, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Russia does not want peace and will always find a way to derail it.
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Chronological headlines from David Brooks, 2020-2025
December 11, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Chronological headlines from David Brooks, 2020-2025
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WOW; a DEEPLY corrupt move by the immigration courts; clear collaboration with Trump admin officials to produce a specific result with zero notice to the party and ALSO in a situation where the judge facially lacks jurisdiction; the judge had denied a motion to reopen and the case is on appeal.
Judge Xinis ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s release in part bc ICE could not produce a final “order of removal” to deport him. So last night, they went out and got an immigration judge to issue one.
Now, Abrego is urging Xinis to block his redetention. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Now, Abrego is urging Xinis to block his redetention. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
December 12, 2025 at 1:10 PM
WOW; a DEEPLY corrupt move by the immigration courts; clear collaboration with Trump admin officials to produce a specific result with zero notice to the party and ALSO in a situation where the judge facially lacks jurisdiction; the judge had denied a motion to reopen and the case is on appeal.
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BREAKING: Congressman Moskowitz has confirmed that the FEMA meeting Kristi Noem claimed she left today’s hearing to attend was cancelled.
Kristi Noem Caught Lying About Why She Left Committee Hearing Early
Congressman Moskowitz has confirmed that the FEMA meeting Noem left today's hearing for was cancelled.
meidasnews.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:06 PM
BREAKING: Congressman Moskowitz has confirmed that the FEMA meeting Kristi Noem claimed she left today’s hearing to attend was cancelled.
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This entire article is positive about Trump Gold Cards. It contains positive quotes about it from Trump, Lutnick and a CEO. It contains no quotes from the many critics of the program. This is sandwiched between 6 posts about Erika Kirk. CBS is lost.
December 12, 2025 at 12:08 PM
This entire article is positive about Trump Gold Cards. It contains positive quotes about it from Trump, Lutnick and a CEO. It contains no quotes from the many critics of the program. This is sandwiched between 6 posts about Erika Kirk. CBS is lost.
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NATO SEC GEN: “.. We are Russia’s next target. And we are already in harm’s way.”
@the-independent.com
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
@the-independent.com
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
December 12, 2025 at 11:57 AM
NATO SEC GEN: “.. We are Russia’s next target. And we are already in harm’s way.”
@the-independent.com
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
@the-independent.com
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
“Trump has issued unprecedented executive orders designed to unravel democratic institutions, global cooperation and international justice.” time.com/7339363/us-c...
U.S. Shows Signs of ‘Rapid Authoritarian Shift,’ Report Warns
Civic freedoms in the U.S. have declined following President Trump's return to office, the report from CIVICUS found.
time.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:57 PM
“Trump has issued unprecedented executive orders designed to unravel democratic institutions, global cooperation and international justice.” time.com/7339363/us-c...
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This should be the biggest story in the country right now. The sitting US President was extorting state lawmakers from his own party by threatening to withhold public money if they didn’t gerrymander for him.
I don’t know how else to say it…
I don’t know how else to say it…
December 12, 2025 at 4:21 AM
This should be the biggest story in the country right now. The sitting US President was extorting state lawmakers from his own party by threatening to withhold public money if they didn’t gerrymander for him.
I don’t know how else to say it…
I don’t know how else to say it…