Lauren Macdonald
@maclauren.bsky.social
Raised in the beautiful Decorah, Iowa ~ San Diegan for decades ~ hater of fascism, YIMBY, feminist, BLM ~ E-🚲/ 🚉 enthusiast, D9 team member (opinions my own) ~ she/her ~
um, this seems concerning
Israeli ambassador to the United Nations calls occupied Quneitra, a province capital of Syria, part of the territory of the Israeli state
December 10, 2025 at 5:41 AM
um, this seems concerning
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I voted NO on the continued use of Flock's Automated License Plate Readers. Here's why👇🏽
December 10, 2025 at 5:35 AM
I voted NO on the continued use of Flock's Automated License Plate Readers. Here's why👇🏽
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There’s going to be a lot of people across the political spectrum who won’t be able to process Dems on a winning streak. Dems as literal and figurative losers is baked into a whole lot of narratives.
This adds to the Democratic flip in the Miami mayoral election.
Those were two of my major elections to watch tonight — you can keep up here:
boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
Those were two of my major elections to watch tonight — you can keep up here:
boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
December 10, 2025 at 4:22 AM
There’s going to be a lot of people across the political spectrum who won’t be able to process Dems on a winning streak. Dems as literal and figurative losers is baked into a whole lot of narratives.
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California YIMBY is pleased to endorse @asmdarshana.bsky.social for Assembly District 76!
December 10, 2025 at 4:41 AM
California YIMBY is pleased to endorse @asmdarshana.bsky.social for Assembly District 76!
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Wow: Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention (named for Holocaust survivor Raphael Lemkin, who coined term "genocide") calls Clinton's remarks "genocide denial."
"Young people in the US are not stupid or gullible. They simply reject genocide – something the Secretary might consider doing as well."
"Young people in the US are not stupid or gullible. They simply reject genocide – something the Secretary might consider doing as well."
![Statement on Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s Genocide Denial at the Israel Hayom Summit
December 9, 2025
The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention and Human Security feels called to point out that former Secretary of State Hilary Clinton’s recent remarks at the Israel Hayom Summit on 2 December amount to outright genocide denial.
During her remarks, the Secretary correctly noted that the recent deterioration of Israel’s standing among U.S. voters is not a “Republican versus Democrat kind of divide” but rather a generational one. Nevertheless, she incorrectly diagnosed the reasons for the shift as a matter purely of optics, stating that “Israel [has] the worst PR of any group” and accusing social media, particularly TikTok, of presenting “pure propaganda” that American youth are uncritically ingesting.
Secretary Clinton’s framing is not at all an accurate reflection of why Americans are growing more critical of Israel. Young Americans of all political stripes have not fallen prey to propaganda, though that is always a legitimate concern. Rather, they have consumed two years of videos depicting Israel’s genocide against Palestinians that have been uploaded by Palestinian journalists, ordinary people trying to survive in Gaza, IDF soldiers, and ordinary Israelis themselves. There has been no convincing refutation of the sheer amount of raw evidence of genocide coming out of Palestine. Young people in the U.S. are not stupid or gullible. They simply reject genocide – something the Secretary might consider doing as well.
Secretary Clinton appears not to be bothered by the reality of genocidal violence – in fact, she did not mention anything about it. Her concern is, rather, in her words, “the narrative” – the fact that these crimes are no longer hidden and are now being live-streamed and documented in real time, making it harder for her and others to control it. TikTok cannot be blamed for the fact that many members of Gen Z understand that Israel is …](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:pwsjq3xnal6auzgeqho4ecw7/bafkreiafbjju65esvo6htynkkl6or6muv4qqhwo5fghkkbyvclgnxxmchy@jpeg)
December 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Wow: Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention (named for Holocaust survivor Raphael Lemkin, who coined term "genocide") calls Clinton's remarks "genocide denial."
"Young people in the US are not stupid or gullible. They simply reject genocide – something the Secretary might consider doing as well."
"Young people in the US are not stupid or gullible. They simply reject genocide – something the Secretary might consider doing as well."
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If every Muslim voter in Dearborn voted for Harris, she still would have lost Michigan.
If she had won Michigan, she STILL WOULD HAVE LOST THE ELECTION.
If you want to blame voters for current conditions, feel free to blame the actual demographic responsible for Trump and that is WHITE PEOPLE.
If she had won Michigan, she STILL WOULD HAVE LOST THE ELECTION.
If you want to blame voters for current conditions, feel free to blame the actual demographic responsible for Trump and that is WHITE PEOPLE.
December 9, 2025 at 4:20 PM
If every Muslim voter in Dearborn voted for Harris, she still would have lost Michigan.
If she had won Michigan, she STILL WOULD HAVE LOST THE ELECTION.
If you want to blame voters for current conditions, feel free to blame the actual demographic responsible for Trump and that is WHITE PEOPLE.
If she had won Michigan, she STILL WOULD HAVE LOST THE ELECTION.
If you want to blame voters for current conditions, feel free to blame the actual demographic responsible for Trump and that is WHITE PEOPLE.
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slapping this on a bumper sticker
If you’re a complete idiot life sure does have a lot of surprises for you
December 8, 2025 at 2:29 AM
slapping this on a bumper sticker
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the president is not an elected sovereign. he does not speak for the people or embody their will, he merely represents them. if he wants to change the constitution, let him make his case.
December 7, 2025 at 7:18 PM
the president is not an elected sovereign. he does not speak for the people or embody their will, he merely represents them. if he wants to change the constitution, let him make his case.
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Elon Musk is worse at hiding it but this is the problem with all billionaires: they are a threat to democratic governance. They have an insatiable need to own and control everything. If you want to be free you have to curb their power, and demand political leaders who understand that
Elon Musk is against the European Union being the European Union —he posted this after X (fka Twitter) was fined for violations of the EU’s Digital Services Act.
December 6, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Elon Musk is worse at hiding it but this is the problem with all billionaires: they are a threat to democratic governance. They have an insatiable need to own and control everything. If you want to be free you have to curb their power, and demand political leaders who understand that
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The world's wealthy liberal democracies looked the other way on FIFA's corruption for years because they didn't think corruption in sports was a big deal or worth addressing, and now find themselves looking at FIFA as a powerful, increasingly-integrated part of the far-right anti-democracy movement.
December 6, 2025 at 8:32 PM
The world's wealthy liberal democracies looked the other way on FIFA's corruption for years because they didn't think corruption in sports was a big deal or worth addressing, and now find themselves looking at FIFA as a powerful, increasingly-integrated part of the far-right anti-democracy movement.
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Jesus Christ, these people are both unbelievably petty and obsessed.
Yet somehow they convince gullible voters that it's *Democrats* who are fixated on this issue.
Democrats aren't the ones staying up at night because a stranger changed her name. Jesus.
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
Yet somehow they convince gullible voters that it's *Democrats* who are fixated on this issue.
Democrats aren't the ones staying up at night because a stranger changed her name. Jesus.
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
HHS changed the name of transgender health leader on her official portrait
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered.
www.npr.org
December 6, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Jesus Christ, these people are both unbelievably petty and obsessed.
Yet somehow they convince gullible voters that it's *Democrats* who are fixated on this issue.
Democrats aren't the ones staying up at night because a stranger changed her name. Jesus.
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
Yet somehow they convince gullible voters that it's *Democrats* who are fixated on this issue.
Democrats aren't the ones staying up at night because a stranger changed her name. Jesus.
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
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The psychology behind this instinct fascinates me, partly bc it is so widespread, but also? Because I feel it too, and I struggle to understand why.
To be clear, I'd never include Buckley in any sort of small-l liberal tent. But the broad asymmetry here resonates, even as I resist (and resent) it.
To be clear, I'd never include Buckley in any sort of small-l liberal tent. But the broad asymmetry here resonates, even as I resist (and resent) it.
December 6, 2025 at 4:56 AM
The psychology behind this instinct fascinates me, partly bc it is so widespread, but also? Because I feel it too, and I struggle to understand why.
To be clear, I'd never include Buckley in any sort of small-l liberal tent. But the broad asymmetry here resonates, even as I resist (and resent) it.
To be clear, I'd never include Buckley in any sort of small-l liberal tent. But the broad asymmetry here resonates, even as I resist (and resent) it.
More of this from US Senators please.
and Fuck ICE
and Fuck ICE
My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.
December 6, 2025 at 4:56 AM
More of this from US Senators please.
and Fuck ICE
and Fuck ICE
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This would make a great comedy. World Cup matches are moved from New York and Los Angeles to small-town Texas and the foreign visitors and MAGA locals have all sorts of awkward interactions as they learn to enjoy the games amid madcap hijinks.
Monica Crowley claims Trump is "talking to FIFA" about potentially moving the World Cup out of "blue cities," but no decisions have been made
December 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM
This would make a great comedy. World Cup matches are moved from New York and Los Angeles to small-town Texas and the foreign visitors and MAGA locals have all sorts of awkward interactions as they learn to enjoy the games amid madcap hijinks.
Personally, I’m glad FIFA is showing their whole ass.
December 5, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Personally, I’m glad FIFA is showing their whole ass.
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"Don't follow illegal orders" would be more meaningful if Democrats had prosecuted literally any of the prominent war criminals of the last 30 years instead of, you know, fucking campaigning with them
November 30, 2025 at 3:21 AM
"Don't follow illegal orders" would be more meaningful if Democrats had prosecuted literally any of the prominent war criminals of the last 30 years instead of, you know, fucking campaigning with them
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The default posture of the Democrats to the GOP is the “fever will break.” That’s been their stance for over 40 years, meanwhile the fucking patient (America) is almost dead.
December 5, 2025 at 5:21 AM
The default posture of the Democrats to the GOP is the “fever will break.” That’s been their stance for over 40 years, meanwhile the fucking patient (America) is almost dead.
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The fact that four hostile drones tried to hit Zelenskyy’s plane & it’s barely a blip in the news cycle should terrify everyone. We’ve been dragged so deep into the chaos era that an attempted strike on a world leader doesn’t even break through. When this becomes normal, the world is in real danger.
Christ on a cracker — these seemingly hostile drones only missed Zelensky’s plane because he was unexpectedly early www.thejournal.ie/drones-dubli...
Four unidentified military-style drones breached no-fly zone to target Zelenskyy's arrival in Dublin
Gardaí are investigating whether the drones took off from land in Dublin or from an undetected ship.
www.thejournal.ie
December 5, 2025 at 2:04 AM
The fact that four hostile drones tried to hit Zelenskyy’s plane & it’s barely a blip in the news cycle should terrify everyone. We’ve been dragged so deep into the chaos era that an attempted strike on a world leader doesn’t even break through. When this becomes normal, the world is in real danger.
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Why did I laugh so hard at this?
Did the food replicator on the Enterprise really work or was it secretly a bunch of ensigns inside the bulkhead doing their best with a teapot and a little range?
December 5, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Why did I laugh so hard at this?
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“What’s your plan for the Court?” is the only question that matters for 2028 Democratic hopefuls, because if they don’t, the Republican Super Legislature is hatcheting their agenda before it can get off the ground.
December 4, 2025 at 11:44 PM
“What’s your plan for the Court?” is the only question that matters for 2028 Democratic hopefuls, because if they don’t, the Republican Super Legislature is hatcheting their agenda before it can get off the ground.
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this is again the skill issue of Democrats being unable to communicate the message "Republicans pardoned a guy who ripped off Texas taxpayers" every chance they get
If you are wealthy in Trump’s America, you can commit any crime you want with zero consequences. www.cnn.com/2025/12/03/p...
December 4, 2025 at 3:02 AM
this is again the skill issue of Democrats being unable to communicate the message "Republicans pardoned a guy who ripped off Texas taxpayers" every chance they get
WHAT. THE. FUCK.
Jeffries claims the charges against Cueller were "very thin" and says Trump's pardon was "exactly the right outcome"
December 3, 2025 at 7:16 PM
WHAT. THE. FUCK.
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Cool thing to hear an opposition leader say the day after the president refers to somalis as “garbage” bsky.app/profile/atru...
Jeffries: "The border is secure. That's a good thing. It happened on his watch. He wants to claim credit for it, of course he'll get credit for that. In terms of making sure that we actually deal with the issues that matter, including on immigration, there's a lot that's left to be desired."
December 3, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Cool thing to hear an opposition leader say the day after the president refers to somalis as “garbage” bsky.app/profile/atru...
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Why would you accept the premise of Donald Trump's lie and then lie FOR him to further advance his political project? None of this is true, why are you talking?
Jeffries: "The border is secure. That's a good thing. It happened on his watch. He wants to claim credit for it, of course he'll get credit for that. In terms of making sure that we actually deal with the issues that matter, including on immigration, there's a lot that's left to be desired."
December 3, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Why would you accept the premise of Donald Trump's lie and then lie FOR him to further advance his political project? None of this is true, why are you talking?