Daniel McFee
@danielmcfee.bsky.social
Get a JD, they said. Work in politics, wait nobody said that. University of Texas. Santa Clara University. Now in Colorado.
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Did you know gov shutdowns aren’t in the Constitution, any law, or Court ruling?
They exist because of a 1980 OLC memo—a lawyer’s opinion that everyone just went along with. Before 1980, funding gaps didn’t cause shutdowns.
What one memo created, another can undo. How the next D admin can undo it:
They exist because of a 1980 OLC memo—a lawyer’s opinion that everyone just went along with. Before 1980, funding gaps didn’t cause shutdowns.
What one memo created, another can undo. How the next D admin can undo it:
Why America’s Government Shutdowns Exist and How to End Them
One Legal Memo Created The Shutdown Era. Another Can End It.
open.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Did you know gov shutdowns aren’t in the Constitution, any law, or Court ruling?
They exist because of a 1980 OLC memo—a lawyer’s opinion that everyone just went along with. Before 1980, funding gaps didn’t cause shutdowns.
What one memo created, another can undo. How the next D admin can undo it:
They exist because of a 1980 OLC memo—a lawyer’s opinion that everyone just went along with. Before 1980, funding gaps didn’t cause shutdowns.
What one memo created, another can undo. How the next D admin can undo it:
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Bidenomics: Truly Transitory Inflation, Remarkably Successful on Employment & Growth—But Unable to Break Through the Media Misinformation Machine
My attempt to set forth a balance sheet: Bidenomics was an extraordinary success. The economy healed fast; the…
braddelong.substack.com/p/bidenomics...
My attempt to set forth a balance sheet: Bidenomics was an extraordinary success. The economy healed fast; the…
braddelong.substack.com/p/bidenomics...
Bidenomics: Truly Transitory Inflation, Remarkably Successful on Employment & Growth—But Unable to Break Through the Media Misinformation Machine
My attempt to set forth a balance sheet: Bidenomics was an extraordinary success. The economy healed fast; the story never did. A brief moderate transitory inflation. A long and strong jobs and...
braddelong.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Bidenomics: Truly Transitory Inflation, Remarkably Successful on Employment & Growth—But Unable to Break Through the Media Misinformation Machine
My attempt to set forth a balance sheet: Bidenomics was an extraordinary success. The economy healed fast; the…
braddelong.substack.com/p/bidenomics...
My attempt to set forth a balance sheet: Bidenomics was an extraordinary success. The economy healed fast; the…
braddelong.substack.com/p/bidenomics...
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UPDATE: As promised.
This post is especially important if you live in ARKANSAS, ILLINOIS or WASHINGTON STATE, but also several others such as Texas, New Mexico and Pennsylvania.
acasignups.net/25/11/06/pre...
This post is especially important if you live in ARKANSAS, ILLINOIS or WASHINGTON STATE, but also several others such as Texas, New Mexico and Pennsylvania.
acasignups.net/25/11/06/pre...
Premium Alignment, or how a dozen states are quietly providing ACA enrollees w/better options even in the face of expiring tax credits
I've written multiple times in the past about "Silver Loading," the ACA health insurance policy pricing strategy in which insurance carriers load the extra cost of their Cost Sharing Reduction financi...
acasignups.net
November 6, 2025 at 9:19 PM
UPDATE: As promised.
This post is especially important if you live in ARKANSAS, ILLINOIS or WASHINGTON STATE, but also several others such as Texas, New Mexico and Pennsylvania.
acasignups.net/25/11/06/pre...
This post is especially important if you live in ARKANSAS, ILLINOIS or WASHINGTON STATE, but also several others such as Texas, New Mexico and Pennsylvania.
acasignups.net/25/11/06/pre...
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Meta earns $3.5 billion every six months from showing Faceboon and Instagram users 15 billion “higher legal risk” scam ad impressions a day, internal documents state.
That haul vastly exceeds how much the company expects regulators
To fine it for running scam ads.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
That haul vastly exceeds how much the company expects regulators
To fine it for running scam ads.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Meta earns $3.5 billion every six months from showing Faceboon and Instagram users 15 billion “higher legal risk” scam ad impressions a day, internal documents state.
That haul vastly exceeds how much the company expects regulators
To fine it for running scam ads.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
That haul vastly exceeds how much the company expects regulators
To fine it for running scam ads.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Toronto, we love you, you will always have Kim's Convenience.
November 2, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Toronto, we love you, you will always have Kim's Convenience.
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How Silicon Valley enshittified the internet
How Silicon Valley enshittified the internet
Author Cory Doctorow on platform decay and why everything on the internet feels like it’s getting worse.
buff.ly
October 30, 2025 at 2:10 PM
How Silicon Valley enshittified the internet
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50 yrs ago, 90% of women in Iceland went on strike. No cooking, cleaning or childcare. Schools closed. Flights grounded. Men stayed home or took kids to work. Today Iceland has smallest gender pay gap in the world & tough equal pay laws. @josiecox.bsky.social
www.thepersistent.com/50-years-ice...
www.thepersistent.com/50-years-ice...
50 Years Ago, Iceland's Women Went on Strike. It Changed Everything.
They stopped cleaning and cooking; they stopped doing laundry and they stopped looking after their children. They’d had enough.
www.thepersistent.com
October 24, 2025 at 5:41 PM
50 yrs ago, 90% of women in Iceland went on strike. No cooking, cleaning or childcare. Schools closed. Flights grounded. Men stayed home or took kids to work. Today Iceland has smallest gender pay gap in the world & tough equal pay laws. @josiecox.bsky.social
www.thepersistent.com/50-years-ice...
www.thepersistent.com/50-years-ice...
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Bloomberg News has sleuthed out a federal grand jury in Florida that could be another thread of President Trump’s wide-ranging investigate the investigators retribution scheme.
talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
How Does Mike Davis Know Who A New Federal Grand Jury Will Target?
The Retribution: Mar-a-Lago Edition? This gets a little convoluted, but it’s potentially...
talkingpointsmemo.com
October 22, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Bloomberg News has sleuthed out a federal grand jury in Florida that could be another thread of President Trump’s wide-ranging investigate the investigators retribution scheme.
talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
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When AI translation goes _sorely_ awry.
October 14, 2025 at 12:22 AM
When AI translation goes _sorely_ awry.
Just tallied it up and I follow 6 people named Sarah. I strongly recommend Sarah.
October 12, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Just tallied it up and I follow 6 people named Sarah. I strongly recommend Sarah.
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Re the shutdown, this is one of those moments when it's crystal clear who's fighting for whom:
econjared.substack.com/p/breaking-n...
econjared.substack.com/p/breaking-n...
Breaking News: Contrary to their Claims, Republicans are Perfectly Happy to Raise Taxes
And not by a little, but by over 100% and over $100bn. It's just a matter of who they hit.
econjared.substack.com
October 9, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Re the shutdown, this is one of those moments when it's crystal clear who's fighting for whom:
econjared.substack.com/p/breaking-n...
econjared.substack.com/p/breaking-n...
Do they do the "was mean to a staffer" articles about men, or naah?
I think Dems can and should do better than people who are abusive to their staff members
It was only a matter of time before these stories started to come out
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
October 9, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Do they do the "was mean to a staffer" articles about men, or naah?
The feel-good story of 2025
Scientist on three-week off-grid hike finds out he's won the Nobel prize
Scientist on three-week off-grid hike finds out he's won the Nobel prize
Dr Fred Ramsdell was "living his best life" offline when the Nobel committee tried to contact him.
www.bbc.com
October 8, 2025 at 6:31 PM
The feel-good story of 2025
"It is much easier to buy a gun in Indiana than in Illinois, so a large percentage of guns used in Illinois come from Indiana. In fact, the number of firearms seized in Illinois that originated in that state is remarkably low compared to other states."
You can’t talk seriously about gun violence in Chicago without talking about where the guns come from. www.pbump.net/o/the-red-st...
October 8, 2025 at 3:13 AM
"It is much easier to buy a gun in Indiana than in Illinois, so a large percentage of guns used in Illinois come from Indiana. In fact, the number of firearms seized in Illinois that originated in that state is remarkably low compared to other states."
Fifteen years after one family’s $98,000 second mortgage was canceled, a debt collector showed up demanding nearly $200,000. When the family didn’t pay, the company foreclosed. It wasn’t a mistake. It’s a business model.
Read the Big Take ⬇️
Read the Big Take ⬇️
How Debt Collectors Spin Riches from Zombie Loans
Bloomberg News obtained a trove of internal records from one debt collector that reveals how the industry uses large bills and threats of foreclosure to blindside homeowners across the US.
bloom.bg
October 7, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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So sad to hear of the death of Jane Goodall, who made such a difference to so many around the world.
A moment we will always treasure: Nine years ago, when two honorary-degree recipients from the University of Redlands were Jane Goodall, and Deborah Fallows.
A moment we will always treasure: Nine years ago, when two honorary-degree recipients from the University of Redlands were Jane Goodall, and Deborah Fallows.
October 1, 2025 at 8:40 PM
So sad to hear of the death of Jane Goodall, who made such a difference to so many around the world.
A moment we will always treasure: Nine years ago, when two honorary-degree recipients from the University of Redlands were Jane Goodall, and Deborah Fallows.
A moment we will always treasure: Nine years ago, when two honorary-degree recipients from the University of Redlands were Jane Goodall, and Deborah Fallows.
The battle to keep Wikipedia decent, accurate and accountable is here.
Let's be clear a what's happening here: the "censorship" and "bias" narrative is being extended to Wikipedia bc the far right knows that getting bullshit into LLMs is how to shape reality as "answer engines" replace search engines.
Wikipedia is core to that fight so the grievance blitz is here.
Wikipedia is core to that fight so the grievance blitz is here.
October 1, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The battle to keep Wikipedia decent, accurate and accountable is here.
Very informative 🧵
Ok farm facts are back!
China is so much of the global soybean market, you can't make up losing them by selling to other countries. There isn't enough soybean demand in the world to fill that dent.
And farmers... know that.
China is so much of the global soybean market, you can't make up losing them by selling to other countries. There isn't enough soybean demand in the world to fill that dent.
And farmers... know that.
October 1, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Very informative 🧵
Maybe more of a pregnant pause?
That little pause before "platoon leader", as it dawns on him that he's speaking to Generals and Admirals
September 30, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Maybe more of a pregnant pause?
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The Reduction in Force of VOA staff announced by Kari Lake “is
SUSPENDED and may NOT be implemented, effectuated, or completed in any way until this Court has ruled on the plaintiffs’ Motion following the briefing submitted under Paragraph B of this Order.” - US District Court Judge Royce Lamberth
SUSPENDED and may NOT be implemented, effectuated, or completed in any way until this Court has ruled on the plaintiffs’ Motion following the briefing submitted under Paragraph B of this Order.” - US District Court Judge Royce Lamberth
September 30, 2025 at 12:09 AM
The Reduction in Force of VOA staff announced by Kari Lake “is
SUSPENDED and may NOT be implemented, effectuated, or completed in any way until this Court has ruled on the plaintiffs’ Motion following the briefing submitted under Paragraph B of this Order.” - US District Court Judge Royce Lamberth
SUSPENDED and may NOT be implemented, effectuated, or completed in any way until this Court has ruled on the plaintiffs’ Motion following the briefing submitted under Paragraph B of this Order.” - US District Court Judge Royce Lamberth
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Welp my debunking false narratives Margaret Sanger piece is gonna get a big bump because of this. rewirenewsgroup.com/2015/08/20/f...
September 26, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Welp my debunking false narratives Margaret Sanger piece is gonna get a big bump because of this. rewirenewsgroup.com/2015/08/20/f...
Oh no, Taos :(
Landmark New Mexico bridge closed to pedestrians after record number of suicides reut.rs/3VxM2rl
Landmark New Mexico bridge closed to pedestrians after record number of suicides
A rash of suicides at New Mexico's Rio Grande Gorge Bridge forced authorities to close the span to pedestrians on Monday, as officials look for a way to install fencing or nets to stop people from taking their own lives at the landmark.
reut.rs
September 24, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Oh no, Taos :(
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Disney paid $16 million to Trump to settle a bogus lawsuit involving George Stephanopoulos.
Disney fired Terry Moran for calling Stephen Miller a “world-class hater.”
Disney suspended Jimmy Kimmel.
That Disney has walked back one of those after immense public pressure doesn't change who they are.
Disney fired Terry Moran for calling Stephen Miller a “world-class hater.”
Disney suspended Jimmy Kimmel.
That Disney has walked back one of those after immense public pressure doesn't change who they are.
September 22, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Disney paid $16 million to Trump to settle a bogus lawsuit involving George Stephanopoulos.
Disney fired Terry Moran for calling Stephen Miller a “world-class hater.”
Disney suspended Jimmy Kimmel.
That Disney has walked back one of those after immense public pressure doesn't change who they are.
Disney fired Terry Moran for calling Stephen Miller a “world-class hater.”
Disney suspended Jimmy Kimmel.
That Disney has walked back one of those after immense public pressure doesn't change who they are.
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lol spot the difference:
On the left is a new $3000 Louis Vuitton bag and on the right is a cultural staple in Ghana that carries A LOT of history about the expulsion of Ghanaians from Nigeria in the 1980s. Neocolonialism never dies. #blacksky #africa #fashionsky
On the left is a new $3000 Louis Vuitton bag and on the right is a cultural staple in Ghana that carries A LOT of history about the expulsion of Ghanaians from Nigeria in the 1980s. Neocolonialism never dies. #blacksky #africa #fashionsky
September 20, 2025 at 2:16 PM
lol spot the difference:
On the left is a new $3000 Louis Vuitton bag and on the right is a cultural staple in Ghana that carries A LOT of history about the expulsion of Ghanaians from Nigeria in the 1980s. Neocolonialism never dies. #blacksky #africa #fashionsky
On the left is a new $3000 Louis Vuitton bag and on the right is a cultural staple in Ghana that carries A LOT of history about the expulsion of Ghanaians from Nigeria in the 1980s. Neocolonialism never dies. #blacksky #africa #fashionsky
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We have a big problem- for a big breadbasket nation, the US now grows surprisingly little food.
We're now dependent on imports for basics like potatoes, ketchup, and even peanut butter.
youtu.be/2uypc-c5-aA
We're now dependent on imports for basics like potatoes, ketchup, and even peanut butter.
youtu.be/2uypc-c5-aA
How The US Gave Up On Growing Food
YouTube video by Farm to Taber
youtu.be
September 10, 2025 at 11:18 PM
We have a big problem- for a big breadbasket nation, the US now grows surprisingly little food.
We're now dependent on imports for basics like potatoes, ketchup, and even peanut butter.
youtu.be/2uypc-c5-aA
We're now dependent on imports for basics like potatoes, ketchup, and even peanut butter.
youtu.be/2uypc-c5-aA