Dwight McCabe
@dwightmc.bsky.social
Retired marketing exec. Recovering moderate concerned about the takeover of our democracy by billionaires. Some knowledge of history and foreign policy. I've lived in 5 countries on 3 continents but my adult life in the US.
And Trump is a Russian tool.
And Trump is a Russian tool.
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Dwight McCabe
@dwightmc.bsky.social
· May 16
🧵 I’ve talked a lot about disordered discourse, conspiracies, polarisation, denialism. But maybe the better question is: why does this keep happening? Why does our shared reality keep fracturing? What are the drivers I talk about as a dimension of disordered discourse?
I've just come back from the Cambridge Disinformation Summit where I gave the opening keynote, titled "Demanufacturing Consent - How Disordered Discourse is Destroying Democracy", featuring everything from Fake Hooves to Jackson Hinkle being the worst.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-FV...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-FV...
Important
How social media has made us all unpaid serfs, slaving for free to get attention.
And how the mistaken belief in meritocracy glorifies the rich and successful while making those who struggle think they are to blame.
How social media has made us all unpaid serfs, slaving for free to get attention.
And how the mistaken belief in meritocracy glorifies the rich and successful while making those who struggle think they are to blame.
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Iranian protesters have taken control of the IRGC base in Asadabad and have set alight a building on the base.
January 1, 2026 at 5:31 AM
Iranian protesters have taken control of the IRGC base in Asadabad and have set alight a building on the base.
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Remember that Trump always lies and can't be trusted.
Look at what Trump does, not what he says.
Trump blocked all US nilitary aid to Ukraine, has supported Russia in the UN and has taken Russia directions for a "peace plan" that demanded a full surrender by Ukraine.
Trump works for Russia.
Look at what Trump does, not what he says.
Trump blocked all US nilitary aid to Ukraine, has supported Russia in the UN and has taken Russia directions for a "peace plan" that demanded a full surrender by Ukraine.
Trump works for Russia.
January 1, 2026 at 5:34 AM
Remember that Trump always lies and can't be trusted.
Look at what Trump does, not what he says.
Trump blocked all US nilitary aid to Ukraine, has supported Russia in the UN and has taken Russia directions for a "peace plan" that demanded a full surrender by Ukraine.
Trump works for Russia.
Look at what Trump does, not what he says.
Trump blocked all US nilitary aid to Ukraine, has supported Russia in the UN and has taken Russia directions for a "peace plan" that demanded a full surrender by Ukraine.
Trump works for Russia.
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BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani is officially mayor of New York City
January 1, 2026 at 5:19 AM
BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani is officially mayor of New York City
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🎉 Happy New Year.
🚨 We have 306 days to save democracy.
Pick a page.
Pick some Democrats.
Donate today.
Blue26.org #Blue26
🚨 We have 306 days to save democracy.
Pick a page.
Pick some Democrats.
Donate today.
Blue26.org #Blue26
Blue26.org
Not a PAC. Just helping raise money for Democratic candidates to help save democracy.
Blue26.org
January 1, 2026 at 5:24 AM
🎉 Happy New Year.
🚨 We have 306 days to save democracy.
Pick a page.
Pick some Democrats.
Donate today.
Blue26.org #Blue26
🚨 We have 306 days to save democracy.
Pick a page.
Pick some Democrats.
Donate today.
Blue26.org #Blue26
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BREAKING: Explosions felt across New York City as full socialism begins
January 1, 2026 at 5:26 AM
🤣🤣
A great resource for finding candidates to support, individually or in groups.
And he doesn't take any cut of the donations.
And he doesn't take any cut of the donations.
I’ve raised nearly $570,000 directly for Democrats so far this cycle.
Help me push it over the top by midnight! Pick a page, pick some Democrats & donate here:
Blue26.org #Blue26
Help me push it over the top by midnight! Pick a page, pick some Democrats & donate here:
Blue26.org #Blue26
Blue26.org
Not a PAC. Just helping raise money for Democratic candidates to help save democracy.
Blue26.org
January 1, 2026 at 12:32 AM
A great resource for finding candidates to support, individually or in groups.
And he doesn't take any cut of the donations.
And he doesn't take any cut of the donations.
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I’ve raised nearly $570,000 directly for Democrats so far this cycle.
Help me push it over the top by midnight! Pick a page, pick some Democrats & donate here:
Blue26.org #Blue26
Help me push it over the top by midnight! Pick a page, pick some Democrats & donate here:
Blue26.org #Blue26
Blue26.org
Not a PAC. Just helping raise money for Democratic candidates to help save democracy.
Blue26.org
January 1, 2026 at 12:30 AM
I’ve raised nearly $570,000 directly for Democrats so far this cycle.
Help me push it over the top by midnight! Pick a page, pick some Democrats & donate here:
Blue26.org #Blue26
Help me push it over the top by midnight! Pick a page, pick some Democrats & donate here:
Blue26.org #Blue26
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This whole Trump regime is like a smash and grab on a jewelry store.
They want to grab big government contracts, "privatize" so they can cut quality and make billions in profits, and destroy government protections for our health and safety to make more money. It's obscene.
They want to grab big government contracts, "privatize" so they can cut quality and make billions in profits, and destroy government protections for our health and safety to make more money. It's obscene.
December 31, 2025 at 5:19 PM
This whole Trump regime is like a smash and grab on a jewelry store.
They want to grab big government contracts, "privatize" so they can cut quality and make billions in profits, and destroy government protections for our health and safety to make more money. It's obscene.
They want to grab big government contracts, "privatize" so they can cut quality and make billions in profits, and destroy government protections for our health and safety to make more money. It's obscene.
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“Overall, the US was treating Ukraine as a partner by the end of 2024 and is now treating that country as an annoyance to be put in its place in the US quest for better relations with Russia….The US has changed sides.”
open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
2025 In Review: The Year The US Changed Sides
Amongst many stories, one stands out
open.substack.com
December 31, 2025 at 3:26 PM
“Overall, the US was treating Ukraine as a partner by the end of 2024 and is now treating that country as an annoyance to be put in its place in the US quest for better relations with Russia….The US has changed sides.”
open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
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1/ Tina Peters is in prison for criminally breaching election security, not for exposing fraud. No court, audit, or investigation found widespread voter fraud in Colorado. Mail-in voting in Colorado has existed for years, is used by voters across parties, and has been upheld by courts.
December 31, 2025 at 4:56 PM
1/ Tina Peters is in prison for criminally breaching election security, not for exposing fraud. No court, audit, or investigation found widespread voter fraud in Colorado. Mail-in voting in Colorado has existed for years, is used by voters across parties, and has been upheld by courts.
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All of the sudden, they are not talking about the Epstein files.
All Trump has to do it put on dog and pony shows and the politicians and media look the other way.
The pedo gets away with it.
#Epsteinfiles
All Trump has to do it put on dog and pony shows and the politicians and media look the other way.
The pedo gets away with it.
#Epsteinfiles
December 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM
All of the sudden, they are not talking about the Epstein files.
All Trump has to do it put on dog and pony shows and the politicians and media look the other way.
The pedo gets away with it.
#Epsteinfiles
All Trump has to do it put on dog and pony shows and the politicians and media look the other way.
The pedo gets away with it.
#Epsteinfiles
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I just want the same healthcare my congressman receives…
December 31, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I just want the same healthcare my congressman receives…
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unvarnished gutter racism and Nazism from the president. a disgrace to our country.
December 31, 2025 at 4:32 PM
unvarnished gutter racism and Nazism from the president. a disgrace to our country.
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I’ll be going LIVE in 15 minutes with @klasfeldreports.com to discuss the unsealed order in the Abrego case, and the cover-up in the alleged pipe bomber case. Join us on Substack! We would love to hear your thoughts and share ours. Muellershewrote.com
December 31, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I’ll be going LIVE in 15 minutes with @klasfeldreports.com to discuss the unsealed order in the Abrego case, and the cover-up in the alleged pipe bomber case. Join us on Substack! We would love to hear your thoughts and share ours. Muellershewrote.com
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The rumors about daycare centers are extremely "fit" for virality: having both novelty & familiarity (drawing on anti-immigrant tropes of criminality & exploitation); making emotional/identity appeals; are *participatory* in that ppl can create their own “evidence” by investigating local centers.
What makes an election rumor go viral? Look at these 10 factors
A guide for journalists and news organizations assessing voting- and election-related rumors in the weeks leading up to the 2022 midterms.
www.niemanlab.org
December 31, 2025 at 4:46 PM
The rumors about daycare centers are extremely "fit" for virality: having both novelty & familiarity (drawing on anti-immigrant tropes of criminality & exploitation); making emotional/identity appeals; are *participatory* in that ppl can create their own “evidence” by investigating local centers.
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Trump has harsher words for the Governor of Colorado than he does Vladimir Putin. That is because Donald and his idiotic family have been owned by the Russian mob for decades and YES they know ALL about his sordid history with Jeffrey Epstein. Stop him in 2026, USA.
December 31, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Trump has harsher words for the Governor of Colorado than he does Vladimir Putin. That is because Donald and his idiotic family have been owned by the Russian mob for decades and YES they know ALL about his sordid history with Jeffrey Epstein. Stop him in 2026, USA.
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Very clearly expressed overview of 40+ years heading in the wrong direction for the vast majority of Americans, for the outrageously lucrative benefit of a handful!
This drove MAGA, but "elites" pointed them at wrong targets!
Will Dems refocus, giving up donors?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This drove MAGA, but "elites" pointed them at wrong targets!
Will Dems refocus, giving up donors?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Americans are waking up. A grand reckoning awaits us | Robert Reich
I’d like to believe that the horrific darkness of this past year is a necessary prelude to a brighter and saner future
www.theguardian.com
December 30, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Very clearly expressed overview of 40+ years heading in the wrong direction for the vast majority of Americans, for the outrageously lucrative benefit of a handful!
This drove MAGA, but "elites" pointed them at wrong targets!
Will Dems refocus, giving up donors?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This drove MAGA, but "elites" pointed them at wrong targets!
Will Dems refocus, giving up donors?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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"In that sense, the “Alts” are not a curiosity of social media. They are a signal — that even under pressure, civil society can reconstitute itself, find new forms, and push back. That is not just encouraging. It is essential."
#holdfast #altgov
open.substack.com/pub/steadyst...
#holdfast #altgov
open.substack.com/pub/steadyst...
“The Alts”: Civil Society, Digital Dissent, and Democratic Resilience
The Steady State | by Steven A. Cash
open.substack.com
December 31, 2025 at 4:37 PM
"In that sense, the “Alts” are not a curiosity of social media. They are a signal — that even under pressure, civil society can reconstitute itself, find new forms, and push back. That is not just encouraging. It is essential."
#holdfast #altgov
open.substack.com/pub/steadyst...
#holdfast #altgov
open.substack.com/pub/steadyst...
Our government has been taken over by Russian sympathizers.
An anti-Ukraine policy “swept through the Pentagon. Time and again, Mr. Hegseth and his advisers undermined, sidelined or silenced front-line generals and administration officials sympathetic to Ukraine.” (gift article)
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The Separation: Inside the Unraveling U.S.-Ukraine Partnership (Gift Article)
As President Trump sought a peace deal and Vladimir V. Putin sought victory, factions in the White House and Pentagon bled the Ukrainian war effort.
www.nytimes.com
December 31, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Our government has been taken over by Russian sympathizers.
The greed is constant and his overwhelming drive.
Trump doesn't care about America, just himself.
Trump is a severe threat to our national security
Trump doesn't care about America, just himself.
Trump is a severe threat to our national security
Lindsey Graham “had recently returned from Ukraine, where officials had given him a map of the country’s mineral riches. The senator recalls showing it to Mr. Trump, who proclaimed, ‘I want half.”’
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The Separation: Inside the Unraveling U.S.-Ukraine Partnership
As President Trump sought a peace deal and Vladimir V. Putin sought victory, factions in the White House and Pentagon bled the Ukrainian war effort.
www.nytimes.com
December 31, 2025 at 4:46 PM
The greed is constant and his overwhelming drive.
Trump doesn't care about America, just himself.
Trump is a severe threat to our national security
Trump doesn't care about America, just himself.
Trump is a severe threat to our national security
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The Latest Defenses of SCOTUS’s Corruption Only Make the Case Against It talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-l...
The Latest Defenses of SCOTUS’s Corruption Only Make the Case Against It
Chris Geidner flags today an appearance by CBS News’ Chief Legal Correspondent...
talkingpointsmemo.com
December 30, 2025 at 10:21 PM
The Latest Defenses of SCOTUS’s Corruption Only Make the Case Against It talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-l...
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(gift article) “It’s a disaster…It’s the single largest loss of capacity to keep us safe and to promote the public good that we’ve had in our history, by far and away, and it is for no purpose.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/u...
Trump Upended the Federal Government. The Full Scope of the Impact Is Still Unclear.
www.nytimes.com
December 31, 2025 at 4:04 PM
(gift article) “It’s a disaster…It’s the single largest loss of capacity to keep us safe and to promote the public good that we’ve had in our history, by far and away, and it is for no purpose.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/u...