Don McKennan
@donmckennan.bsky.social
Old white guy. Retired union stagehand. Runner. Reclusive musician. Mets fan since 1962. I bake my own bread.
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In the richest city on Earth, 40% of NYC families can’t afford weekly food costs, and food prices are up 33% over the past decade.
It’s time for a city government that puts affordability at the top of the agenda.
It’s time for a city government that puts affordability at the top of the agenda.
November 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
In the richest city on Earth, 40% of NYC families can’t afford weekly food costs, and food prices are up 33% over the past decade.
It’s time for a city government that puts affordability at the top of the agenda.
It’s time for a city government that puts affordability at the top of the agenda.
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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
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@maddow.bsky.social What on Gods Green Earth were you doing at Cheney’s funeral?
November 20, 2025 at 6:05 PM
@maddow.bsky.social What on Gods Green Earth were you doing at Cheney’s funeral?
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THIS IS INCREDIBLY INSPIRING!
Please watch and share as Starbucks baristas demonstrate outside the company's biggest distribution hub.
They're on DAY 7 of their strike. Baristas and their allies are protesting Starbucks’ serious and unresolved unfair labor practices.
REPOST IF YOU SUPPORT THEM
Please watch and share as Starbucks baristas demonstrate outside the company's biggest distribution hub.
They're on DAY 7 of their strike. Baristas and their allies are protesting Starbucks’ serious and unresolved unfair labor practices.
REPOST IF YOU SUPPORT THEM
November 19, 2025 at 9:34 PM
THIS IS INCREDIBLY INSPIRING!
Please watch and share as Starbucks baristas demonstrate outside the company's biggest distribution hub.
They're on DAY 7 of their strike. Baristas and their allies are protesting Starbucks’ serious and unresolved unfair labor practices.
REPOST IF YOU SUPPORT THEM
Please watch and share as Starbucks baristas demonstrate outside the company's biggest distribution hub.
They're on DAY 7 of their strike. Baristas and their allies are protesting Starbucks’ serious and unresolved unfair labor practices.
REPOST IF YOU SUPPORT THEM
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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Nuzzi's fawning coverage of the sociopathic conspiracy crank she was having an affair with aided his rise to political power, which he is using to perpetrate the worst intentional public health catastrophe of our unnecessarily shortened lifetimes, and THAT is the STORY.
November 15, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Nuzzi's fawning coverage of the sociopathic conspiracy crank she was having an affair with aided his rise to political power, which he is using to perpetrate the worst intentional public health catastrophe of our unnecessarily shortened lifetimes, and THAT is the STORY.
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what the actual fuck
November 14, 2025 at 5:20 PM
what the actual fuck
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
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@bsky.app
Why did you remove Sarah Kendzior?
She does good, important work about authoritarianism and repression that we very much need now.
Reinstate Sarah Kendzior, please!
Why did you remove Sarah Kendzior?
She does good, important work about authoritarianism and repression that we very much need now.
Reinstate Sarah Kendzior, please!
November 12, 2025 at 1:26 AM
@bsky.app
Why did you remove Sarah Kendzior?
She does good, important work about authoritarianism and repression that we very much need now.
Reinstate Sarah Kendzior, please!
Why did you remove Sarah Kendzior?
She does good, important work about authoritarianism and repression that we very much need now.
Reinstate Sarah Kendzior, please!
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Free Sarah Kendzior.
November 11, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Free Sarah Kendzior.
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Never forget who sold us out:
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
November 10, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Never forget who sold us out:
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
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They lined up all their defectors in safe positions or who had nothing to lose and everyone else had time to workshop their little posts about how they don't agree with this
November 10, 2025 at 4:37 AM
They lined up all their defectors in safe positions or who had nothing to lose and everyone else had time to workshop their little posts about how they don't agree with this
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yeah everyone who’s in my mentions telling me schumer’s against this needs to understand what’s really going on. this is his caucus. he literally has one job — and he’s failing.
Schumer: "I must vote no. I can not, in good faith, support this CR. ... Make no mistake about it, the American people know who is inflicting this pain on them."
He stops short of urging his colleagues to vote "no."
He stops short of urging his colleagues to vote "no."
November 10, 2025 at 1:34 AM
yeah everyone who’s in my mentions telling me schumer’s against this needs to understand what’s really going on. this is his caucus. he literally has one job — and he’s failing.
If these dopes were always going to cave, they could have done it three weeks ago.
November 10, 2025 at 1:19 AM
If these dopes were always going to cave, they could have done it three weeks ago.
When I was a kid, anyone who said ‘ya mama’ could not have cared less what the response was & was certain they’d never have to answer for it.
November 9, 2025 at 9:27 PM
When I was a kid, anyone who said ‘ya mama’ could not have cared less what the response was & was certain they’d never have to answer for it.
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If you’re trying to catch up on what went down with #SNAP late last night at #SCOTUS, here’s my attempt to read the breadcrumbs on the “administrative stay” issued by Justice Jackson—and why a justice so critical of the Court’s grants of emergency relief to Trump still granted temporary relief here:
190. SNAP WTF?
A very quick explainer on why Justice Jackson issued an "administrative stay" in the SNAP case late on Friday night, and on what's likely to happen next
www.stevevladeck.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:18 PM
If you’re trying to catch up on what went down with #SNAP late last night at #SCOTUS, here’s my attempt to read the breadcrumbs on the “administrative stay” issued by Justice Jackson—and why a justice so critical of the Court’s grants of emergency relief to Trump still granted temporary relief here:
These billionaires that threaten to leave NYC if Mamdani becomes mayor just spent more $ in a failed attempt to stop him than they will ever spend in increased taxes, so this isn’t about money.
November 8, 2025 at 3:36 PM
These billionaires that threaten to leave NYC if Mamdani becomes mayor just spent more $ in a failed attempt to stop him than they will ever spend in increased taxes, so this isn’t about money.
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someone went up to sarah mcbride in front of the u.s. congress, hurled her deadname at her loudly and called her a pedophile repeatedly, posted video of the exchange to x, and it is now going wildly viral
i will not share the video
but if you’re not speaking up about this, you’re hurting yourself
i will not share the video
but if you’re not speaking up about this, you’re hurting yourself
November 7, 2025 at 3:08 AM
someone went up to sarah mcbride in front of the u.s. congress, hurled her deadname at her loudly and called her a pedophile repeatedly, posted video of the exchange to x, and it is now going wildly viral
i will not share the video
but if you’re not speaking up about this, you’re hurting yourself
i will not share the video
but if you’re not speaking up about this, you’re hurting yourself
You say that like it’s a bad thing.
Trump: "What the Democrats will do is make Puerto Rico a state, make DC a state, they're gonna pack the Court. They're gonna end up with more electoral votes. They're gonna end up with 4 senators. And they're gonna do this 100%."
November 6, 2025 at 7:22 PM
You say that like it’s a bad thing.
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Elected Democrats spending more time today praising Dick Cheney than Zohran Mamdani is a great case study in abject fucking moral failure.
November 4, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Elected Democrats spending more time today praising Dick Cheney than Zohran Mamdani is a great case study in abject fucking moral failure.
NYer in exile in Florida says, don’t forget to vote, New York.
November 4, 2025 at 6:21 PM
NYer in exile in Florida says, don’t forget to vote, New York.
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Dick Cheney lived long enough to witness the horrors he had unleashed.
November 4, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Dick Cheney lived long enough to witness the horrors he had unleashed.