EA Macom
@eamacom.bsky.social
Consulting Editor | Rhetorician | Human Systems Strategist
May I suggest you use your power for good?
May I suggest you use your power for good?
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This is testimony…
📌 Stella Carlson, “Pink coat lady”, speaks on the murder of Alex Pretti.
“After the shooting, they (ICE) decided to just scatter and save themselves.”
📌 Stella Carlson, “Pink coat lady”, speaks on the murder of Alex Pretti.
“After the shooting, they (ICE) decided to just scatter and save themselves.”
January 28, 2026 at 10:48 AM
This is testimony…
📌 Stella Carlson, “Pink coat lady”, speaks on the murder of Alex Pretti.
“After the shooting, they (ICE) decided to just scatter and save themselves.”
📌 Stella Carlson, “Pink coat lady”, speaks on the murder of Alex Pretti.
“After the shooting, they (ICE) decided to just scatter and save themselves.”
Via @hcrichardson.bsky.social: As @anneapplebaum.bsky.social notes, "the Norwegian Nobel Committee is not the same thing as the Norwegian government, and neither of them is Denmark."
Trump’s Letter to Norway Should Be the Last Straw
Will Republicans in Congress ever step in?
www.theatlantic.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Via @hcrichardson.bsky.social: As @anneapplebaum.bsky.social notes, "the Norwegian Nobel Committee is not the same thing as the Norwegian government, and neither of them is Denmark."
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Good morning from Denmark, where even major newspapers are now asking whether the US Arctic Warfare soldiers are meant to be deployed to Greenland
politiken.dk/del/QiNVvPAG...
politiken.dk/del/QiNVvPAG...
January 21, 2026 at 5:36 AM
Good morning from Denmark, where even major newspapers are now asking whether the US Arctic Warfare soldiers are meant to be deployed to Greenland
politiken.dk/del/QiNVvPAG...
politiken.dk/del/QiNVvPAG...
"The Kaiser viewed other people in instrumental terms, was a compulsive liar, and seemed to have a limited understanding of cause and effect. . . . If international conflict is around the corner, it would seem that you really don’t want a narcissist in control of a global power."
Evergreen article:
Evergreen article:
What Happens When a Bad-Tempered, Distractible Doofus Runs an Empire?
If international conflict is around the corner, it would seem that you really don’t want a narcissist in control of a global power.
www.newyorker.com
January 18, 2026 at 5:23 AM
"The Kaiser viewed other people in instrumental terms, was a compulsive liar, and seemed to have a limited understanding of cause and effect. . . . If international conflict is around the corner, it would seem that you really don’t want a narcissist in control of a global power."
Evergreen article:
Evergreen article:
The plaque at West Point:
January 15, 2026 at 6:59 AM
The plaque at West Point:
This guy is *so* great.
The emergence of Nadine and her slightly assisted swimming lesson:
January 14, 2026 at 2:03 PM
This guy is *so* great.
Now it's the Danes who face the demand for danegeld. As Kipling points out (1/n),
"It is always a temptation to an armed and agile nation
To call upon a neighbour and to say:–
'We invaded you last night–we are quite prepared to fight,
Unless you pay us cash to go away.'
[more]
"It is always a temptation to an armed and agile nation
To call upon a neighbour and to say:–
'We invaded you last night–we are quite prepared to fight,
Unless you pay us cash to go away.'
[more]
January 14, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Now it's the Danes who face the demand for danegeld. As Kipling points out (1/n),
"It is always a temptation to an armed and agile nation
To call upon a neighbour and to say:–
'We invaded you last night–we are quite prepared to fight,
Unless you pay us cash to go away.'
[more]
"It is always a temptation to an armed and agile nation
To call upon a neighbour and to say:–
'We invaded you last night–we are quite prepared to fight,
Unless you pay us cash to go away.'
[more]
🎶 I'll tell you where the four winds dwell
In Franklin's tower there hangs a bell
It can ring, turn night to day
It can ring like fire when you lose your way. . . .
Whichever way your pleasure tends
If you plant ice, you're gonna harvest wind 🎶
—Robert Hunter, "Franklin's Tower"
In Franklin's tower there hangs a bell
It can ring, turn night to day
It can ring like fire when you lose your way. . . .
Whichever way your pleasure tends
If you plant ice, you're gonna harvest wind 🎶
—Robert Hunter, "Franklin's Tower"
January 12, 2026 at 11:55 PM
🎶 I'll tell you where the four winds dwell
In Franklin's tower there hangs a bell
It can ring, turn night to day
It can ring like fire when you lose your way. . . .
Whichever way your pleasure tends
If you plant ice, you're gonna harvest wind 🎶
—Robert Hunter, "Franklin's Tower"
In Franklin's tower there hangs a bell
It can ring, turn night to day
It can ring like fire when you lose your way. . . .
Whichever way your pleasure tends
If you plant ice, you're gonna harvest wind 🎶
—Robert Hunter, "Franklin's Tower"
“Look what you made me do.” Also the rationalization of all abusers.
The “if she had complied, she’d still be alive” line that we’re hearing from ICE defenders is the mantra of apologists for security forces in dictatorships through the ages.
January 11, 2026 at 6:08 AM
“Look what you made me do.” Also the rationalization of all abusers.
Bracing thread. 🧵
I wonder what any of you would do differently in your lives if I said "yes, America is at this moment a fascist nation."
Because I tell ya what, if I thought so, I'd be doing things differently. For starters, I wouldn't bother worrying about elections or candidates or whom to support. /1
Because I tell ya what, if I thought so, I'd be doing things differently. For starters, I wouldn't bother worrying about elections or candidates or whom to support. /1
January 10, 2026 at 6:32 AM
Bracing thread. 🧵
"Force without wisdom falls of its own weight."
—Horace (65–8 BCE)
—Horace (65–8 BCE)
January 8, 2026 at 9:14 AM
"Force without wisdom falls of its own weight."
—Horace (65–8 BCE)
—Horace (65–8 BCE)
"Once a government is committed to the principle of silencing the voice of opposition, it has only one way to go[:] . . . down the path of increasingly repressive measures, until it becomes a source of terror to all its citizens and creates a country where everyone lives in fear."
—Harry S Truman
—Harry S Truman
January 8, 2026 at 7:40 AM
"Once a government is committed to the principle of silencing the voice of opposition, it has only one way to go[:] . . . down the path of increasingly repressive measures, until it becomes a source of terror to all its citizens and creates a country where everyone lives in fear."
—Harry S Truman
—Harry S Truman
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My 4-year-old overheard me telling my sibling, “America’s in big trouble.” Later he said, “America needs to not break stuff and use its inside voice.” Chaos solved with preschool logic. Proud Dad here.
July 4, 2025 at 1:09 AM
My 4-year-old overheard me telling my sibling, “America’s in big trouble.” Later he said, “America needs to not break stuff and use its inside voice.” Chaos solved with preschool logic. Proud Dad here.
On January 6, 2021, newly elected representative Lauren Boebert (R-CO) wrote: “Today is 1776.”
HRC's correction tonight: "In fact, it was not 1776 but 1861, the year insurrectionists who had tried to overthrow the government in order to establish minority rule tried to break the U.S."
HRC's correction tonight: "In fact, it was not 1776 but 1861, the year insurrectionists who had tried to overthrow the government in order to establish minority rule tried to break the U.S."
January 6, 2026 at 10:02 AM
On January 6, 2021, newly elected representative Lauren Boebert (R-CO) wrote: “Today is 1776.”
HRC's correction tonight: "In fact, it was not 1776 but 1861, the year insurrectionists who had tried to overthrow the government in order to establish minority rule tried to break the U.S."
HRC's correction tonight: "In fact, it was not 1776 but 1861, the year insurrectionists who had tried to overthrow the government in order to establish minority rule tried to break the U.S."
Lobbying with Quakers: www.fcnl.org.
January 4, 2026 at 2:35 AM
Lobbying with Quakers: www.fcnl.org.
🎶 You’re an idiot, baby / It’s a wonder that you still know how to breeeeeeathe 🎶
Just incredible meme potential
#2: "You are barely smart enough to breathe"
#2: "You are barely smart enough to breathe"
January 3, 2026 at 11:53 PM
🎶 You’re an idiot, baby / It’s a wonder that you still know how to breeeeeeathe 🎶
“Americans who say they mostly watch Fox give President Trump a net job approval rating of +69, whereas his overall approval rating in this poll among all adults was -15.”
January 3, 2026 at 4:18 AM
“Americans who say they mostly watch Fox give President Trump a net job approval rating of +69, whereas his overall approval rating in this poll among all adults was -15.”
Hey, @marcelias.bsky.social, thank you for your relentless protection of democracy. I wish you (and the country) many more successes in the new year!
Okay, we’re getting close to the new year here, so one last time this year:
Close your eyes for a quick moment and think about someone who brought you joy this year.
Now tell them.
Repost this and tell them if you want so more people do it, but you don’t have to.
Tell them!
Close your eyes for a quick moment and think about someone who brought you joy this year.
Now tell them.
Repost this and tell them if you want so more people do it, but you don’t have to.
Tell them!
January 1, 2026 at 3:29 AM
Hey, @marcelias.bsky.social, thank you for your relentless protection of democracy. I wish you (and the country) many more successes in the new year!
Hey, @eleanormorton.bsky.social, you were a bright spot in an awful year over here across the pond. Thank you and happy 2026!
Okay, we’re getting close to the new year here, so one last time this year:
Close your eyes for a quick moment and think about someone who brought you joy this year.
Now tell them.
Repost this and tell them if you want so more people do it, but you don’t have to.
Tell them!
Close your eyes for a quick moment and think about someone who brought you joy this year.
Now tell them.
Repost this and tell them if you want so more people do it, but you don’t have to.
Tell them!
January 1, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Hey, @eleanormorton.bsky.social, you were a bright spot in an awful year over here across the pond. Thank you and happy 2026!
🎶 A long December
and there’s reason to believe
that maybe this year
will be better than the last 🎶
—Counting Crows
and there’s reason to believe
that maybe this year
will be better than the last 🎶
—Counting Crows
December 31, 2025 at 3:53 PM
🎶 A long December
and there’s reason to believe
that maybe this year
will be better than the last 🎶
—Counting Crows
and there’s reason to believe
that maybe this year
will be better than the last 🎶
—Counting Crows
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I’ve seen a million media stories about how sad Republican voters in CA are about losing their Republican representatives.
But I don’t think I’ve seen a single one talking about Demoratic voters in Texas, or North Carolina, or Missouri losing their representatives.
But I don’t think I’ve seen a single one talking about Demoratic voters in Texas, or North Carolina, or Missouri losing their representatives.
December 30, 2025 at 4:29 AM
I’ve seen a million media stories about how sad Republican voters in CA are about losing their Republican representatives.
But I don’t think I’ve seen a single one talking about Demoratic voters in Texas, or North Carolina, or Missouri losing their representatives.
But I don’t think I’ve seen a single one talking about Demoratic voters in Texas, or North Carolina, or Missouri losing their representatives.
"It appears that as we approach the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, when British colonists ... took the radical step of rejecting ... all kings, and launched ... rule of law created by the people themselves, the American people are reclaiming that history."
Make it so!
Make it so!
December 31, 2025 at 3:08 PM
"It appears that as we approach the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, when British colonists ... took the radical step of rejecting ... all kings, and launched ... rule of law created by the people themselves, the American people are reclaiming that history."
Make it so!
Make it so!
hey, @tkennon.bsky.social.
Ich thynke but litel of a Mondaye bleake
Tuesdaye grey and Wednesdaye eke
Thursdaye Ich care nat for thee
Yet Fridaye - Ich am yn love
Mondaye thou kanst fall awaye
Tuesdaye, Wednesdaye, myne herte slaye
No mirthe ys founde upon Thursdaye
Yet Fridaye - Ich am yn love
Tuesdaye grey and Wednesdaye eke
Thursdaye Ich care nat for thee
Yet Fridaye - Ich am yn love
Mondaye thou kanst fall awaye
Tuesdaye, Wednesdaye, myne herte slaye
No mirthe ys founde upon Thursdaye
Yet Fridaye - Ich am yn love
December 27, 2025 at 6:38 AM
hey, @tkennon.bsky.social.
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Solar noon in Anchorage.
December 21, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Solar noon in Anchorage.