Kris McDermott
@krismcd.bsky.social
Shakespeare prof, historical fiction and SF/F reviewer, budding editor. Pro: knitting, books, cats, comedy, fat liberation, people standing up for each other. Miss my native South but glad to live in Blu(ish) Michigan. She/her/hers.
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Storyboarding my idea of a perfect world...
February 16, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Storyboarding my idea of a perfect world...
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So you're saying ICE is incompatible with the rule of law as practiced in this nation from the founding?
Think I see a pretty easy solution here, champ.
Think I see a pretty easy solution here, champ.
Rep. Mark Alford: "If you tie a judicial warrant to what ICE is doing, it will never happen"
February 16, 2026 at 8:07 PM
So you're saying ICE is incompatible with the rule of law as practiced in this nation from the founding?
Think I see a pretty easy solution here, champ.
Think I see a pretty easy solution here, champ.
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This is why you keep whatever parts of the Federal government shut down that you can. They are actively working hard to make life worse for Americans. That's the entire goal. You Nazi enablers with a D next to your name already gave them my tax money to build camps in November. Not another dime.
The Trump administration has formally denied Minnesota law enforcement access to information and evidence from the FBI investigation into the shooting death of Alex Pretti by federal agents on Jan. 24 in Minneapolis.
Trump administration formally denies Minnesota investigators access to evidence in Alex Pretti shooting
Drew Evans, the superintendent of the Minnesota BCA, said the FBI has formally denied his agency access to evidence and information from the killing of Pretti at the hands of federal officers.
www.startribune.com
February 16, 2026 at 5:40 PM
This is why you keep whatever parts of the Federal government shut down that you can. They are actively working hard to make life worse for Americans. That's the entire goal. You Nazi enablers with a D next to your name already gave them my tax money to build camps in November. Not another dime.
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All I see on my Twitter timeline are reporters parsing every quote from AOC in Germany, trying to mock them for incoherence or inaccuracy, while a demented old man who can’t string sentences together or stay awake sits in the Oval, while the legacy media happily sanewashes his quotes.
February 16, 2026 at 5:46 PM
All I see on my Twitter timeline are reporters parsing every quote from AOC in Germany, trying to mock them for incoherence or inaccuracy, while a demented old man who can’t string sentences together or stay awake sits in the Oval, while the legacy media happily sanewashes his quotes.
This and the FDA's refusal to approve the new MRNA flu vaccine are the things that really scare me at the moment. The science deniers in the administration are going to damage our lives & health well beyond their own political half-lives.
"Just making s**t up" — David Roberts sounds off on the EPA
"To say members of Congress didn’t anticipate a specific pollutant is just f**king comical."
www.publicnotice.co
February 16, 2026 at 3:08 PM
This and the FDA's refusal to approve the new MRNA flu vaccine are the things that really scare me at the moment. The science deniers in the administration are going to damage our lives & health well beyond their own political half-lives.
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Bill Clinton admitted he once tried marijuana as a college student in the 60’s - Republicans are absolutely outraged!
RFK Jr admitted he snorted cocaine off a toilet seat-Republicans praise him for the great job he’s done with HHS.
RFK Jr admitted he snorted cocaine off a toilet seat-Republicans praise him for the great job he’s done with HHS.
February 15, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Bill Clinton admitted he once tried marijuana as a college student in the 60’s - Republicans are absolutely outraged!
RFK Jr admitted he snorted cocaine off a toilet seat-Republicans praise him for the great job he’s done with HHS.
RFK Jr admitted he snorted cocaine off a toilet seat-Republicans praise him for the great job he’s done with HHS.
Ethan Hawke should get some kind of award just for portraying two such vastly different characters so well in the same year — Lorenz Hart & Lee Raybon. Dude has RANGE. #bluemoon #thelowdown
February 15, 2026 at 2:02 AM
Ethan Hawke should get some kind of award just for portraying two such vastly different characters so well in the same year — Lorenz Hart & Lee Raybon. Dude has RANGE. #bluemoon #thelowdown
Obviously, “right” is the operative word here. Our Congress & media have enabled a coup.
Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."
February 14, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Obviously, “right” is the operative word here. Our Congress & media have enabled a coup.
(Not counting kid films I watched repeatedly as & with kid) — Young Frankenstein, Waiting for Guffman, Sense & Sensibility, Cold Comfort Farm.
Name a film you've seen 8 times
February 14, 2026 at 4:19 AM
(Not counting kid films I watched repeatedly as & with kid) — Young Frankenstein, Waiting for Guffman, Sense & Sensibility, Cold Comfort Farm.
I can drive 5 minutes from my house and see a bunch of them turning, adding power to our local grid. He can't speak 5 words in a row without lying.
February 12, 2026 at 7:24 PM
I can drive 5 minutes from my house and see a bunch of them turning, adding power to our local grid. He can't speak 5 words in a row without lying.
You'd think after a decade of this aggressive stupidity on the part of administration officials about basic science, it would not freak me out so much. Nope.
Burgum: "CO2 was never a pollutant. When we breathe, we emit CO2. Plants need CO2 to survive and grow. They thrive with more CO2. So the whole endangerment thing opens up an opportunity for the revival of clean, beautiful, American coal."
February 11, 2026 at 3:00 PM
You'd think after a decade of this aggressive stupidity on the part of administration officials about basic science, it would not freak me out so much. Nope.
It shouldn't surprise anyone to know that in my Great Lakes state, the public, housing, transportation, health, and education officials are all diligently starting to make plans to accommodate all the climate refugees we expect to flee north in the coming decade.
Burgum on Trump's plan to end the regulation of greenhouse gases: "Every American should get up tomorrow and hold a celebration"
February 11, 2026 at 2:58 PM
It shouldn't surprise anyone to know that in my Great Lakes state, the public, housing, transportation, health, and education officials are all diligently starting to make plans to accommodate all the climate refugees we expect to flee north in the coming decade.
All together, class: “Every GOP accusation is a confession.”
Mike Johnson: "Their policies are so unpopular -- they are refuted and repudiated at the ballot box over and over -- so they feel they gotta cheat. Frankly, that's it."
February 11, 2026 at 1:27 PM
All together, class: “Every GOP accusation is a confession.”
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This all started with one fake post from a right-wing clickbait account that posted translated lyrics that Bunny never sang during the show. But now they've all convinced themselves that it happened because they don't know Spanish. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Alford: "On Bad Bunny - we're still investigating. There's info out about the lyrics. I don't speak fluent Spanish, but if it's true what was said on natl TV, we have a lot of Qs for entities that broadcast it & we'll be talking w/ the FCC. This could be worse than the Janet wardrobe malfunction"
February 10, 2026 at 10:31 PM
This all started with one fake post from a right-wing clickbait account that posted translated lyrics that Bunny never sang during the show. But now they've all convinced themselves that it happened because they don't know Spanish. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Maybe the Sec Commerce insisting he didn’t sell one of his kids to a convicted child trafficker during their social visit isn’t the flex he thinks it is?
VAN HOLLEN: Did you in fact make the visit to Epstein's private island?
LUTNICK: I did have lunch w/ him as I was on a boat going across on a family vacation. My wife was with me as were my 4 children and nannies. We had lunch on the island. That's true. For an hour. We left with all of my children
LUTNICK: I did have lunch w/ him as I was on a boat going across on a family vacation. My wife was with me as were my 4 children and nannies. We had lunch on the island. That's true. For an hour. We left with all of my children
February 10, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Maybe the Sec Commerce insisting he didn’t sell one of his kids to a convicted child trafficker during their social visit isn’t the flex he thinks it is?
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An "underage woman" is a 30-year-old trying to run for POTUS but can't because the law says she has to be 35 to qualify.
A "child" is a person under age 18, like the children that Epstein raped and abused, and GOP is now trying to cover up to protect Trump.
Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.
A "child" is a person under age 18, like the children that Epstein raped and abused, and GOP is now trying to cover up to protect Trump.
Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.
February 9, 2026 at 9:08 PM
An "underage woman" is a 30-year-old trying to run for POTUS but can't because the law says she has to be 35 to qualify.
A "child" is a person under age 18, like the children that Epstein raped and abused, and GOP is now trying to cover up to protect Trump.
Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.
A "child" is a person under age 18, like the children that Epstein raped and abused, and GOP is now trying to cover up to protect Trump.
Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.
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Saturday February 14 our protest will be showing love to our Central Michigan food pantries. Please donate non-perishable item(s) if you are able.
February 9, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Saturday February 14 our protest will be showing love to our Central Michigan food pantries. Please donate non-perishable item(s) if you are able.
That Mean Old Man is mad because he knows no one will ever love him the way they loved seeing Benito give his Grammy to little Liam (or a child meant to represent him) in the middle of a joyous halftime show sung todo en español. #vivabadbunny
February 9, 2026 at 2:27 AM
That Mean Old Man is mad because he knows no one will ever love him the way they loved seeing Benito give his Grammy to little Liam (or a child meant to represent him) in the middle of a joyous halftime show sung todo en español. #vivabadbunny
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Unidos somos América.
February 9, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Unidos somos América.
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"I'll have meat and yogurt," said the Health Secretary, his voice box rattling like a decaying wooden roller coaster. "It's healthier," he added, as his forehead skin exploded into black and maroon flowers of biotic rot and his nose slid off his face into his plate of raw chicken pieces.
RFK Jr on what he'll eat during the Super Bowl: "I am on a carnivore diet so I just eat meat and ferments, and I'm very happy with that. So I'm probably going to have yogurt."
February 8, 2026 at 4:55 PM
"I'll have meat and yogurt," said the Health Secretary, his voice box rattling like a decaying wooden roller coaster. "It's healthier," he added, as his forehead skin exploded into black and maroon flowers of biotic rot and his nose slid off his face into his plate of raw chicken pieces.
Cool, Rep. Gonzales -- maybe start with fascism?
BRENNAN: Do you think the president needs to apologize for the video?
REP. TONY GONZALES: It's up to the president. There's no room in the country for racism, antisemitism, socialism -- all the isms need to go. What no one is talking about is the video was about election integrity.
REP. TONY GONZALES: It's up to the president. There's no room in the country for racism, antisemitism, socialism -- all the isms need to go. What no one is talking about is the video was about election integrity.
February 8, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Cool, Rep. Gonzales -- maybe start with fascism?
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If the Super Bowl isn’t your cup of tea, our tenth-annual photo collection of superb owls just might be. Take a look at these magnificent birds via The Atlantic Photo:
Superb Owl Sunday X
A special Sunday event: our tenth-annual photo collection celebrating these magnificent birds of prey. If you have some time before the big game (or are skipping the event entirely), we invite you to have a look.
bit.ly
February 8, 2026 at 5:15 PM
If the Super Bowl isn’t your cup of tea, our tenth-annual photo collection of superb owls just might be. Take a look at these magnificent birds via The Atlantic Photo:
At EVERY level, they cheat, because they know the majority loathe them and they could never win fairly.
Just like MAGA buying Melania tickets in bulk to try and make it look like it isn’t a flop.
February 8, 2026 at 5:38 PM
At EVERY level, they cheat, because they know the majority loathe them and they could never win fairly.
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The fact that MAGA is pissed about Bad Bunny in the halftime show should be presented as an uncomplicated positive. "Not only is he hugely popular with the majority of mainstream U.S. audiences, he's also made ignorant bigots as angry and excluded as we would always hope to make them feel."
February 8, 2026 at 1:41 PM
The fact that MAGA is pissed about Bad Bunny in the halftime show should be presented as an uncomplicated positive. "Not only is he hugely popular with the majority of mainstream U.S. audiences, he's also made ignorant bigots as angry and excluded as we would always hope to make them feel."
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Bad Bunny is so amazing that the headliner for his concert tonight is the first half of a football game
February 8, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Bad Bunny is so amazing that the headliner for his concert tonight is the first half of a football game