Conn McQuinn
@connmc.bsky.social
Science, technology, and neuroscience educator, mostly retired but still kibitzing. Into cartooning, maker spaces, and storytelling. And because life demands it, politics.
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PROUD of our party & the POWERFUL organizing by the DNC with the leadership of DNC Chair Ken Martin @kenmartin.bsky.social! This is what building party infrastructure looks like! DNC launches When We Count Youth Fellowship-the DNC’s largest ever voter registration effort! democrats.org/whenwecount/
January 14, 2026 at 4:01 PM
PROUD of our party & the POWERFUL organizing by the DNC with the leadership of DNC Chair Ken Martin @kenmartin.bsky.social! This is what building party infrastructure looks like! DNC launches When We Count Youth Fellowship-the DNC’s largest ever voter registration effort! democrats.org/whenwecount/
Quick reminder the even if the 25th Amendment were invoked, the president can dispute it and is immediately reinstated. If the Cabinet invokes it again, Congress votes to resolve the conflict, and it takes 2/3 in both houses to remove. It’s a higher threshold than impeachment. 1/2
January 11, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Quick reminder the even if the 25th Amendment were invoked, the president can dispute it and is immediately reinstated. If the Cabinet invokes it again, Congress votes to resolve the conflict, and it takes 2/3 in both houses to remove. It’s a higher threshold than impeachment. 1/2
I propose that we call what happened to Renee Nicole Good a "Kavanaugh Killing."
January 9, 2026 at 4:02 AM
I propose that we call what happened to Renee Nicole Good a "Kavanaugh Killing."
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Amanda Gorman wrote this poem for Renee Good and that’s it for me tonight.
January 9, 2026 at 2:54 AM
Amanda Gorman wrote this poem for Renee Good and that’s it for me tonight.
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I’m joining Rep. @robinkelly.house.gov to introduce articles of impeachment against Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and will use every lever available to end the terror ICE has unleashed on our communities.
Stay loud.
Stay loud.
January 8, 2026 at 5:19 PM
I’m joining Rep. @robinkelly.house.gov to introduce articles of impeachment against Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and will use every lever available to end the terror ICE has unleashed on our communities.
Stay loud.
Stay loud.
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The fact that ICE officers prevented a doctor from rendering aid after fatally shooting an innocent woman is sick beyond measure.
As we press for accountability, it is important that all of us spread the facts of this brutal and unjustified killing far and wide.
As we press for accountability, it is important that all of us spread the facts of this brutal and unjustified killing far and wide.
Feds Block Doctor From Shooting Victim
Video obtained by HuffPost shows federal agents blocking a doctor from helping the woman ICE shot dead in Minneapolis, MN
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January 8, 2026 at 5:59 PM
The fact that ICE officers prevented a doctor from rendering aid after fatally shooting an innocent woman is sick beyond measure.
As we press for accountability, it is important that all of us spread the facts of this brutal and unjustified killing far and wide.
As we press for accountability, it is important that all of us spread the facts of this brutal and unjustified killing far and wide.
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The right wants to talk about fraud? Somali fraud? Okay, give me 60 seconds.
January 7, 2026 at 1:41 AM
The right wants to talk about fraud? Somali fraud? Okay, give me 60 seconds.
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#ICYMI, Dem AGs kept themselves busy this holiday season. With new lawsuits filed against the Trump administration, let’s break down the last few weeks. 🧵 ⚖️
January 2, 2026 at 9:46 PM
#ICYMI, Dem AGs kept themselves busy this holiday season. With new lawsuits filed against the Trump administration, let’s break down the last few weeks. 🧵 ⚖️
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Happy New Year. My first post is here to praise the House Oversight Committee for creating this ICE reporting dashboard to track the illegal actions of ICE. Thank you Rep Roh Khanna and the others from the House Oversight Committee for taking this important action! See the link below
January 1, 2026 at 8:08 AM
Happy New Year. My first post is here to praise the House Oversight Committee for creating this ICE reporting dashboard to track the illegal actions of ICE. Thank you Rep Roh Khanna and the others from the House Oversight Committee for taking this important action! See the link below
One of my favorite online comics is Gary Lake, by Paul Southworth @southworth.bsky.social . I've been a big fan of his work for years, and this is his current strip. His artwork, characters, and stories are delightfully chaotic. Send some views his way!
lakegary.com/comic/lg_001/
lakegary.com/comic/lg_001/
#1 - A Bloodthirsty Cabal of Vampire CEOs - LAKE GARY
lakegary.com
December 14, 2025 at 9:26 PM
One of my favorite online comics is Gary Lake, by Paul Southworth @southworth.bsky.social . I've been a big fan of his work for years, and this is his current strip. His artwork, characters, and stories are delightfully chaotic. Send some views his way!
lakegary.com/comic/lg_001/
lakegary.com/comic/lg_001/
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How are rural residents supposed to shop around for emergency care? What do they do when there's only one hospital for miles?
Especially when GOP Medicaid cuts are CLOSING those hospitals!
Especially when GOP Medicaid cuts are CLOSING those hospitals!
Cassidy: "If she goes and gets 2 types of shampoo & one is a dollar cheaper, she'll get the cheaper one & the other lowers their price. Once you give her the power of making the decision, she's gonna shop -- that begins to save her money and squeezes waste out of the healthcare system."
November 19, 2025 at 9:26 PM
How are rural residents supposed to shop around for emergency care? What do they do when there's only one hospital for miles?
Especially when GOP Medicaid cuts are CLOSING those hospitals!
Especially when GOP Medicaid cuts are CLOSING those hospitals!
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This seems like the most straightforward and also basically accurate message.
instead of saying this was good strategy, maybe senate dems should say: "the republicans were going to kill people by starving them to death, and because we aren't monsters, we decided to let this fight go. We'll keep fighting. Stop electing monsters."
November 11, 2025 at 2:50 PM
This seems like the most straightforward and also basically accurate message.
In this fraught moment, I want to point out two neurological facts. First, when we are outraged, our executive functions are severely diminished. We can’t think clearly. Secondly, our confidence in our beliefs is intensified. Our doubts disappear at the same time our reasoning ability does. 1/2
November 9, 2025 at 11:57 PM
In this fraught moment, I want to point out two neurological facts. First, when we are outraged, our executive functions are severely diminished. We can’t think clearly. Secondly, our confidence in our beliefs is intensified. Our doubts disappear at the same time our reasoning ability does. 1/2
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I get it. You are pissed but hear me out. This is why Democrats are reopening the government.
November 9, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I get it. You are pissed but hear me out. This is why Democrats are reopening the government.
What I think people fail to understand is that shutting down the government is a hostagetaking situation. And hostagetaking scenarios only work if the other party cares about the hostages. The reality is the Democrats have limited leverage because the Republicans don’t give a damn.
November 9, 2025 at 8:30 PM
What I think people fail to understand is that shutting down the government is a hostagetaking situation. And hostagetaking scenarios only work if the other party cares about the hostages. The reality is the Democrats have limited leverage because the Republicans don’t give a damn.
The stark moral asymmetry of the shutdown fight is that Democrats care about the harms it causes and Republicans don’t. Republicans understand this, and it’s why they are intentionally increasing the harms. They don’t risk electoral consequences for 12 months, which in politics is forever.
November 9, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The stark moral asymmetry of the shutdown fight is that Democrats care about the harms it causes and Republicans don’t. Republicans understand this, and it’s why they are intentionally increasing the harms. They don’t risk electoral consequences for 12 months, which in politics is forever.
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It's annoying to keep having to point this out, but the actual DNC has been behind Mamdani ever since he won the primary, which you wouldn't know by reading some posts on here.
November 4, 2025 at 7:54 PM
It's annoying to keep having to point this out, but the actual DNC has been behind Mamdani ever since he won the primary, which you wouldn't know by reading some posts on here.
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At my town hall in Aurora, a constituent asked me what gives me hope for a better tomorrow:
October 23, 2025 at 9:41 PM
At my town hall in Aurora, a constituent asked me what gives me hope for a better tomorrow:
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What exactly is a government shutdown? @mcbride.house.gov and I break it down for you in our new video, Shutdown for Dummies!
youtu.be/x920WQvuLaE?...
youtu.be/x920WQvuLaE?...
What even is a government shutdown?
YouTube video by Sen. Ruben Gallego
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October 24, 2025 at 1:25 AM
What exactly is a government shutdown? @mcbride.house.gov and I break it down for you in our new video, Shutdown for Dummies!
youtu.be/x920WQvuLaE?...
youtu.be/x920WQvuLaE?...
#NoKings Des Moines, Washington (small city south of Seattle, and the S in Moines is *not* silent.) The street was lined for blocks on both sides.
October 18, 2025 at 8:40 PM
#NoKings Des Moines, Washington (small city south of Seattle, and the S in Moines is *not* silent.) The street was lined for blocks on both sides.
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JD Vance is outright LYING when he says Democrats are giving health care to illegal immigrants in our funding bill. How do I know? Because I wrote it!
Undocumented immigrants are NOT eligible for federal health care programs. But our bill DOES stop your premiums from doubling next year.
Undocumented immigrants are NOT eligible for federal health care programs. But our bill DOES stop your premiums from doubling next year.
October 4, 2025 at 3:58 PM
JD Vance is outright LYING when he says Democrats are giving health care to illegal immigrants in our funding bill. How do I know? Because I wrote it!
Undocumented immigrants are NOT eligible for federal health care programs. But our bill DOES stop your premiums from doubling next year.
Undocumented immigrants are NOT eligible for federal health care programs. But our bill DOES stop your premiums from doubling next year.
"Workslop" is now firmly embedded in my vocabulary, and my sole regret in being retired is having fewer opportunities to put it to use.
"Employees are using AI tools to create low-effort, passable looking work that ends up creating more work for their coworkers. On social media ... this content is often referred to as 'AI slop.' In the context of work, we refer to this phenomenon as 'workslop.'"
AI-Generated “Workslop” Is Destroying Productivity
Despite a surge in generative AI use across workplaces, most companies are seeing little measurable ROI. One possible reason is because AI tools are being used to produce “workslop”—content that appea...
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September 25, 2025 at 1:17 AM
"Workslop" is now firmly embedded in my vocabulary, and my sole regret in being retired is having fewer opportunities to put it to use.