Geordie McClelland
@geordiem.bsky.social
Co-Founder Dayyo, advisor and head of product, Engine Room Media & CitizenCo, Co-Chair Strategies For Youth. Fan of liberal democracy and rule of law.🇺🇦
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Today is an absolute rebuke of anti-transgender politics, and a real sign that the anti-trans panic is fading.
From VA Gov to Loudoun County to New Jersey to New York City and Pennsylvania, anti-trans Republicans are falling left and right.
From VA Gov to Loudoun County to New Jersey to New York City and Pennsylvania, anti-trans Republicans are falling left and right.
Democrats are currently ahead in 63 (!!!) races in the Virginia House of Delegates.
If this holds, it would be one of the largest state legislature swings in the last 4 years.
Its an absolute bloodbath for anti-trans Republicans.
If this holds, it would be one of the largest state legislature swings in the last 4 years.
Its an absolute bloodbath for anti-trans Republicans.
November 5, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Today is an absolute rebuke of anti-transgender politics, and a real sign that the anti-trans panic is fading.
From VA Gov to Loudoun County to New Jersey to New York City and Pennsylvania, anti-trans Republicans are falling left and right.
From VA Gov to Loudoun County to New Jersey to New York City and Pennsylvania, anti-trans Republicans are falling left and right.
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I feel like I say this every year but I really need people to hear it. Halloween is the best American holiday. Just kids outside welcomed into their world, marching around together, showing off their costumes to the elderly, parents meeting parents, neighbors catching up with neighbors.
November 1, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I feel like I say this every year but I really need people to hear it. Halloween is the best American holiday. Just kids outside welcomed into their world, marching around together, showing off their costumes to the elderly, parents meeting parents, neighbors catching up with neighbors.
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I’m sorry it’s so fucking funny to burn Donald Trump by telling him read One Hundred Years of Solitude
October 19, 2025 at 8:20 PM
I’m sorry it’s so fucking funny to burn Donald Trump by telling him read One Hundred Years of Solitude
The critique of all of this being “un American” falls flat in that there threads of everything that’s happening in our history. The beauty of America is that we still have a chance to choose which path will define us.
October 12, 2025 at 3:07 PM
The critique of all of this being “un American” falls flat in that there threads of everything that’s happening in our history. The beauty of America is that we still have a chance to choose which path will define us.
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One of the best ways to restore the rule of law in the next administration would be to join the ICC.
September 7, 2025 at 9:03 PM
One of the best ways to restore the rule of law in the next administration would be to join the ICC.
"Stories about intolerant students get clicks and eyeballs. They are catnip for older readers (or editors) prone to tut-tutting about the younger generation."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Myth of the Campus Snowflake
The students I encounter as a university president aren’t afraid of free speech—quite the contrary.
www.theatlantic.com
September 30, 2025 at 12:58 PM
"Stories about intolerant students get clicks and eyeballs. They are catnip for older readers (or editors) prone to tut-tutting about the younger generation."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
For an industry so caught up in the future, they aren't thinking much beyond near-term reprieves and we're all dealing with the consequences: www.wired.com/story/silico...
I Thought I Knew Silicon Valley. I Was Wrong
Tech got what it wanted by electing Trump. A year later, it looks more like a suicide pact.
www.wired.com
September 22, 2025 at 2:05 PM
For an industry so caught up in the future, they aren't thinking much beyond near-term reprieves and we're all dealing with the consequences: www.wired.com/story/silico...
The Dadaists had a word for all of this
September 18, 2025 at 1:04 PM
The Dadaists had a word for all of this
You are going to have to do a lot more than that to get me to watch Greg Gutfeld FCC…
September 17, 2025 at 11:35 PM
You are going to have to do a lot more than that to get me to watch Greg Gutfeld FCC…
As we try to understand why we face levels of political violence we haven't seen since the 60s... Ava DuVernay knew where we were headed and who would be responsible: "he’s taken this country to a place that is gonna be studied and considered for a long time" www.indiewire.com/features/gen...
‘13th’ Clip: Donald Trump Goes to War With Words in Powerful Video — Watch
Donald Trump goes to war with words in powerful clip from Ava DuVernay's Netflix documentary "13th."
www.indiewire.com
September 14, 2025 at 11:22 AM
As we try to understand why we face levels of political violence we haven't seen since the 60s... Ava DuVernay knew where we were headed and who would be responsible: "he’s taken this country to a place that is gonna be studied and considered for a long time" www.indiewire.com/features/gen...
The best encapsulation of this past week (and seemingly every week for the past ten years) by @brookegladstone.bsky.social and @onthemedia.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
The Aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s Murder. Plus, the Rise and Fall of CBS.
Podcast Episode · On the Media · 09/13/2025 · 50m
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September 13, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The best encapsulation of this past week (and seemingly every week for the past ten years) by @brookegladstone.bsky.social and @onthemedia.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
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“.. The day after Hortman’s killing, when Trump was asked if he had called Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, he said, ‘I could be nice and call, but why waste time?’”
@msnbc.com
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September 13, 2025 at 2:12 PM
“.. The day after Hortman’s killing, when Trump was asked if he had called Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, he said, ‘I could be nice and call, but why waste time?’”
@msnbc.com
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Just a horrible week for America all around.
September 12, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Just a horrible week for America all around.
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This powerful op-ed from Geordie McClelland explains the deep harm children in Washington, DC and other cities will experience if militarized forces and performative shows of “strength” persist at the behest of the President and his administration.
www.newsweek.com/stop-treatin...
www.newsweek.com/stop-treatin...
Stop Treating Youth With Militarized Suspicion | Opinion
Do kids belong in adult court?
www.newsweek.com
September 4, 2025 at 8:29 PM
This powerful op-ed from Geordie McClelland explains the deep harm children in Washington, DC and other cities will experience if militarized forces and performative shows of “strength” persist at the behest of the President and his administration.
www.newsweek.com/stop-treatin...
www.newsweek.com/stop-treatin...
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As soon as I heard about Dig Energy's unique approach to slashing the cost of drilling boreholes for geothermal heating and cooling by 80% or more, I knew: "if this works, this will eventually just be how we heat every building, everywhere." techcrunch.com/2025/09/09/g...
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Geothermal is too expensive, but Dig Energy’s impossibly small drill rig might fix that | TechCrunch
Dig Energy's water-jet drilling right promises to cut drilling costs by up to 80%, helping geothermal heating hit price parity with fossil fuel furnaces.
techcrunch.com
September 10, 2025 at 11:13 AM
As soon as I heard about Dig Energy's unique approach to slashing the cost of drilling boreholes for geothermal heating and cooling by 80% or more, I knew: "if this works, this will eventually just be how we heat every building, everywhere." techcrunch.com/2025/09/09/g...
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"It’s a story of people who articulated a universalistic liberal vision of human rights and human equality, and while our heritage as a people absolutely matters, that universalistic vision is our heritage."
Great from @mattyglesias.bsky.social
www.slowboring.com/p/national-c...
Great from @mattyglesias.bsky.social
www.slowboring.com/p/national-c...
“National” conservatism is un-American
Liberals should respect our heritage; conservatives should see that our heritage is liberal
www.slowboring.com
September 8, 2025 at 11:56 PM
"It’s a story of people who articulated a universalistic liberal vision of human rights and human equality, and while our heritage as a people absolutely matters, that universalistic vision is our heritage."
Great from @mattyglesias.bsky.social
www.slowboring.com/p/national-c...
Great from @mattyglesias.bsky.social
www.slowboring.com/p/national-c...
One of the best ways to restore the rule of law in the next administration would be to join the ICC.
September 7, 2025 at 9:03 PM
One of the best ways to restore the rule of law in the next administration would be to join the ICC.
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With military deployment to Americans cities underway, Strategies for Youth Board Co-Chair Geordie McClelland writes in @newsweek.com about the impact that these policies will have on young people 🔗↘️
www.newsweek.com/stop-treatin...
www.newsweek.com/stop-treatin...
Stop Treating Youth With Militarized Suspicion | Opinion
Do kids belong in adult court?
www.newsweek.com
September 3, 2025 at 2:18 PM
With military deployment to Americans cities underway, Strategies for Youth Board Co-Chair Geordie McClelland writes in @newsweek.com about the impact that these policies will have on young people 🔗↘️
www.newsweek.com/stop-treatin...
www.newsweek.com/stop-treatin...
Hoping Northeastern states are up next...
Snubbing Kennedy, States Announce Plans to Coordinate on Vaccines www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/u...
Snubbing Kennedy, States Announce Plans to Coordinate on Vaccines
www.nytimes.com
September 3, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Hoping Northeastern states are up next...
We are repeating the mistakes of the past (while making new ones) all of which is putting young people and our communities at risk. My piece in @newsweek.com www.newsweek.com/stop-treatin...
Stop Treating Youth With Militarized Suspicion | Opinion
Do kids belong in adult court?
www.newsweek.com
September 3, 2025 at 1:15 PM
We are repeating the mistakes of the past (while making new ones) all of which is putting young people and our communities at risk. My piece in @newsweek.com www.newsweek.com/stop-treatin...
A helpful heuristic is to put aside the Union vs. Confederacy construct and remember that the US Army fought a war against people who renounced their American citizenship to preserve slavery. They are honoring "Americans" who consciously abandoned that privilege: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Enemy That Hegseth and Trump Insist on Honoring
The U.S. won the Civil War. So why is the administration so keen on the Confederate side?
www.theatlantic.com
September 1, 2025 at 11:39 AM
A helpful heuristic is to put aside the Union vs. Confederacy construct and remember that the US Army fought a war against people who renounced their American citizenship to preserve slavery. They are honoring "Americans" who consciously abandoned that privilege: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
BREAKING: Real estate guys are not diplomats: www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
Did the White House Not Understand What Putin Was Really Offering?
Europeans can’t tell what American officials agreed to with the Russian leader.
www.theatlantic.com
August 29, 2025 at 2:10 PM
BREAKING: Real estate guys are not diplomats: www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
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"Twenty-three Democratic attorneys general now gather on near-daily Zoom calls at 8 AM Pacific, which means the East Coast officials are already on their third coffee. They divide responsibilities and share templates for lawsuits they’ve been drafting since last spring."
It’s Time for Americans to Start Talking About “Soft Secession”
Blue states are finally learning what red states have known all along: you don’t need federal permission to govern.
cmarmitage.substack.com
August 24, 2025 at 3:57 AM
When there's too much corruption... a tracker can be helpful. snfagora.jhu.edu/our-work/res...
Kleptocracy Tracker Timeline
SNF Agora faculty and fellows are frequently called upon by local, national, and international media to offer context and insight on the complex challenges facing democracy today. Drawing on their […]
snfagora.jhu.edu
August 21, 2025 at 11:04 AM
When there's too much corruption... a tracker can be helpful. snfagora.jhu.edu/our-work/res...