Dwight McCabe
@dwightmc.bsky.social
Retired marketing exec. Recovering moderate concerned about the takeover of our democracy by billionaires. Some knowledge of history and foreign policy. I've lived in 5 countries on 3 continents but my adult life in the US.
And Trump is a Russian tool.
And Trump is a Russian tool.
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Dwight McCabe
@dwightmc.bsky.social
· May 16
🧵 I’ve talked a lot about disordered discourse, conspiracies, polarisation, denialism. But maybe the better question is: why does this keep happening? Why does our shared reality keep fracturing? What are the drivers I talk about as a dimension of disordered discourse?
I've just come back from the Cambridge Disinformation Summit where I gave the opening keynote, titled "Demanufacturing Consent - How Disordered Discourse is Destroying Democracy", featuring everything from Fake Hooves to Jackson Hinkle being the worst.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-FV...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-FV...
Important
How social media has made us all unpaid serfs, slaving for free to get attention.
And how the mistaken belief in meritocracy glorifies the rich and successful while making those who struggle think they are to blame.
How social media has made us all unpaid serfs, slaving for free to get attention.
And how the mistaken belief in meritocracy glorifies the rich and successful while making those who struggle think they are to blame.
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This is hilarious and so Trumpian. They're offering Black Friday Special Sale prices that are actually higher than the regular price.
Everything is a grift.
www.rawstory.com/trump-campai...
Everything is a grift.
www.rawstory.com/trump-campai...
Trump team caught marking up MAGA merch while touting Black Friday 'deals'
President Donald Trump's campaign has been caught upcharging prospective buyers on a Black Friday sale.The campaign's Black Friday fundraising email hawks multiple items that appear to contain higher ...
www.rawstory.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:36 PM
This is hilarious and so Trumpian. They're offering Black Friday Special Sale prices that are actually higher than the regular price.
Everything is a grift.
www.rawstory.com/trump-campai...
Everything is a grift.
www.rawstory.com/trump-campai...
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One of whom presented a Russian capitulation document as a US peace plan. That’s the headline. We need headlines that are true and not news jargon that washes out the basic facts.
President Donald Trump’s demand that Ukraine sign a deal by Thanksgiving appears to have softened as he leaves some of the most important details of the peace plan in the hands of his envoys, one of whom was just embroiled in a high-profile phone leak. https://wapo.st/481ZdYG
Trump steps back from Ukraine peace process, sends out envoys
Envoy Steve Witkoff, who in new phone leaks appears to have advised Russia on negotiations, heads to Moscow next week to discuss the peace plan.
wapo.st
November 28, 2025 at 10:55 PM
One of whom presented a Russian capitulation document as a US peace plan. That’s the headline. We need headlines that are true and not news jargon that washes out the basic facts.
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Seattle's incoming mayor is pushing a pro-housing-supply policy that rejects the Abundance movement's exclusive focus on enriching private real estate moguls.
Abundance folks don't talk about direct public investment because it won't enrich their oligarch boosters.
boltsmag.org/progressives...
Abundance folks don't talk about direct public investment because it won't enrich their oligarch boosters.
boltsmag.org/progressives...
November 28, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Seattle's incoming mayor is pushing a pro-housing-supply policy that rejects the Abundance movement's exclusive focus on enriching private real estate moguls.
Abundance folks don't talk about direct public investment because it won't enrich their oligarch boosters.
boltsmag.org/progressives...
Abundance folks don't talk about direct public investment because it won't enrich their oligarch boosters.
boltsmag.org/progressives...
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Here is that Commander who was "just following orders."
November 28, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Here is that Commander who was "just following orders."
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h/t @adamwren.bsky.social
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
November 28, 2025 at 8:57 PM
h/t @adamwren.bsky.social
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
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We are going to have war crimes investigations when this is said and done.
And I do not look forward to the likelihood that the mid-level folks, most of whom probably don’t have full details, are the only ones likely to face possible accountability. The senior folks will be pardoned.
And I do not look forward to the likelihood that the mid-level folks, most of whom probably don’t have full details, are the only ones likely to face possible accountability. The senior folks will be pardoned.
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:31 PM
We are going to have war crimes investigations when this is said and done.
And I do not look forward to the likelihood that the mid-level folks, most of whom probably don’t have full details, are the only ones likely to face possible accountability. The senior folks will be pardoned.
And I do not look forward to the likelihood that the mid-level folks, most of whom probably don’t have full details, are the only ones likely to face possible accountability. The senior folks will be pardoned.
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Trump’s rants on Truth Social keep escalating. The outbursts are getting more frequent and more concerning.
November 28, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Trump’s rants on Truth Social keep escalating. The outbursts are getting more frequent and more concerning.
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To put a finer point on this whole thing: "Two people with direct knowledge of the operation" — presumably uniformed military leaders — are accusing the U.S. Secretary of Defense of personally ordering specific war crimes. That's a historic accusation.
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:48 PM
To put a finer point on this whole thing: "Two people with direct knowledge of the operation" — presumably uniformed military leaders — are accusing the U.S. Secretary of Defense of personally ordering specific war crimes. That's a historic accusation.
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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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"If you look at job growth between January and September ... for the past 15 years, it's only been worse once, and that was during the pandemic ... It is the worst first nine months for the labor market in 15 years."
November 28, 2025 at 10:56 PM
"If you look at job growth between January and September ... for the past 15 years, it's only been worse once, and that was during the pandemic ... It is the worst first nine months for the labor market in 15 years."
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Russia is a terrorist state masquerading as a country. Trump aspires to make the US emulate Russia. If you think this is hyperbole, you're not paying attention.
November 27, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Russia is a terrorist state masquerading as a country. Trump aspires to make the US emulate Russia. If you think this is hyperbole, you're not paying attention.
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This. It’s pathetic
If my partner were in the media and doing wildly unethical stuff for years I probably wouldn’t sit on it until I could use it to boost newsletter subscriptions.
November 26, 2025 at 10:16 PM
This. It’s pathetic
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Oh no 😱
Is the media finally treating Trump, who is clearly in rapid decline, the way they treated Biden?
It’s about fucking time! Who’s with me?
Is the media finally treating Trump, who is clearly in rapid decline, the way they treated Biden?
It’s about fucking time! Who’s with me?
November 27, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Oh no 😱
Is the media finally treating Trump, who is clearly in rapid decline, the way they treated Biden?
It’s about fucking time! Who’s with me?
Is the media finally treating Trump, who is clearly in rapid decline, the way they treated Biden?
It’s about fucking time! Who’s with me?
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Wow. BBC journalists are now not even allowed to report the censored line from my Reith Lecture, that Trump is “the most openly corrupt president in American history.”
You can hear how carefully they’re forced to tiptoe around it. So chilling...
You can hear how carefully they’re forced to tiptoe around it. So chilling...
November 27, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Wow. BBC journalists are now not even allowed to report the censored line from my Reith Lecture, that Trump is “the most openly corrupt president in American history.”
You can hear how carefully they’re forced to tiptoe around it. So chilling...
You can hear how carefully they’re forced to tiptoe around it. So chilling...
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This is why a con man shouldn’t have been allowed to become President!
This 👇
This 👇
November 27, 2025 at 12:33 PM
This is why a con man shouldn’t have been allowed to become President!
This 👇
This 👇
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This is the first Thanksgiving for Sophie & Colin Hortman without their parents, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman who were assassinated along with the family dog in an act of political murder. National guards troops were not deployed to the state in response.
November 27, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This is the first Thanksgiving for Sophie & Colin Hortman without their parents, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman who were assassinated along with the family dog in an act of political murder. National guards troops were not deployed to the state in response.
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“I really believe Putin wants peace” says Witkoff
⚡️ Putin just ordered a full push to force Russian identity and language onto occupied Ukrainian regions.
Putin Signs Decree to Intensify Russification Efforts in Occupied Ukrainian Territories
On November 25, Putin directed a push for Russian identity and language in occupied Ukrainian territories, continuing efforts to reshape cultural narratives.
united24media.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:44 PM
“I really believe Putin wants peace” says Witkoff
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November 27, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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1. The Dems wanted renewed Obamacare subsidies.
2. Trump said no.
3. Then he said actually yes, I want them. I *need* them.
4. *His* party said no.
5. Trump said he never wanted them in the first place.
Some 24M Americans are in a jam because of this fool.
www.editorialboard.com/trump-now-wa...
2. Trump said no.
3. Then he said actually yes, I want them. I *need* them.
4. *His* party said no.
5. Trump said he never wanted them in the first place.
Some 24M Americans are in a jam because of this fool.
www.editorialboard.com/trump-now-wa...
Trump now wants what the Democrats wanted on health care. Just one problem: his party.
Some 24 million Americans are in a jam thanks to his carelessness.
www.editorialboard.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:19 PM
1. The Dems wanted renewed Obamacare subsidies.
2. Trump said no.
3. Then he said actually yes, I want them. I *need* them.
4. *His* party said no.
5. Trump said he never wanted them in the first place.
Some 24M Americans are in a jam because of this fool.
www.editorialboard.com/trump-now-wa...
2. Trump said no.
3. Then he said actually yes, I want them. I *need* them.
4. *His* party said no.
5. Trump said he never wanted them in the first place.
Some 24M Americans are in a jam because of this fool.
www.editorialboard.com/trump-now-wa...
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On the eve of the holiday, a Trump family-linked crypto company disclosed in a securities filing that it had removed its senior leadership. The company's stock is down 72% since Eric and Don Jr rang the Nasdaq bell to launch the partnership.
We're covering it here. Happy Thanksgiving.
We're covering it here. Happy Thanksgiving.
Crypto Firm Tied to Trump Family Dismisses Its Top Executive
ALT5 Sigma dismissed two of its top leaders, according to a government filing.
www.barrons.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:55 PM
On the eve of the holiday, a Trump family-linked crypto company disclosed in a securities filing that it had removed its senior leadership. The company's stock is down 72% since Eric and Don Jr rang the Nasdaq bell to launch the partnership.
We're covering it here. Happy Thanksgiving.
We're covering it here. Happy Thanksgiving.
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Here's one office Dems could flip on Tuesday.
(No, it's not in TN!)
The Republican mayor of Roswell, a Georgia city of 90K, finished just one percentage point ahead of his Dem challenger on November 4. The runoff is in a few days.
One of my Dec elections to watch: boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
(No, it's not in TN!)
The Republican mayor of Roswell, a Georgia city of 90K, finished just one percentage point ahead of his Dem challenger on November 4. The runoff is in a few days.
One of my Dec elections to watch: boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
November 27, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Here's one office Dems could flip on Tuesday.
(No, it's not in TN!)
The Republican mayor of Roswell, a Georgia city of 90K, finished just one percentage point ahead of his Dem challenger on November 4. The runoff is in a few days.
One of my Dec elections to watch: boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
(No, it's not in TN!)
The Republican mayor of Roswell, a Georgia city of 90K, finished just one percentage point ahead of his Dem challenger on November 4. The runoff is in a few days.
One of my Dec elections to watch: boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
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English mathematician & writer Ada Lovelace died #OTD in 1852.
Widely considered the first computer programmer. In the 1840s, she wrote the first algorithm intended to be processed by a machine.
The First Tech Visionary: www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-... #WomenInSTEM
Widely considered the first computer programmer. In the 1840s, she wrote the first algorithm intended to be processed by a machine.
The First Tech Visionary: www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-... #WomenInSTEM
November 27, 2025 at 3:24 PM
English mathematician & writer Ada Lovelace died #OTD in 1852.
Widely considered the first computer programmer. In the 1840s, she wrote the first algorithm intended to be processed by a machine.
The First Tech Visionary: www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-... #WomenInSTEM
Widely considered the first computer programmer. In the 1840s, she wrote the first algorithm intended to be processed by a machine.
The First Tech Visionary: www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-... #WomenInSTEM
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In Michigan, “Up North” starts north of wherever you happen to live.
When I visited my son at Michigan Tech, a resident of Houghton told me “up north” means Calumet or Copper Harbor.
When I visited my son at Michigan Tech, a resident of Houghton told me “up north” means Calumet or Copper Harbor.
Dreading the political fights over Thanksgiving dinner?
This Thanksgiving, we bring you ten things to argue about instead:
This Thanksgiving, we bring you ten things to argue about instead:
November 27, 2025 at 4:04 PM
In Michigan, “Up North” starts north of wherever you happen to live.
When I visited my son at Michigan Tech, a resident of Houghton told me “up north” means Calumet or Copper Harbor.
When I visited my son at Michigan Tech, a resident of Houghton told me “up north” means Calumet or Copper Harbor.
If your goal was to destroy the US government to help Russia, Trump is doing a great job.
November 27, 2025 at 5:56 PM
If your goal was to destroy the US government to help Russia, Trump is doing a great job.
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