Mac
@maccatee.bsky.social
Asia based. Veggie, humanist. 🏴 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 🇬🇱
I try to be open-minded & listen more than I speak; but wont engage w. purely hostile, zero-sum, X types.
@Mac_Asean on other site.
https://youkeepwalking.substack.com/
I try to be open-minded & listen more than I speak; but wont engage w. purely hostile, zero-sum, X types.
@Mac_Asean on other site.
https://youkeepwalking.substack.com/
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Dear World,
For the umpteenth time, I apologize. I’m sorry we put this pathetic excuse for a human being in the White House. You must both ignore him and stand up to him. Do not appease him.
Sincerely,
An American Citizen
For the umpteenth time, I apologize. I’m sorry we put this pathetic excuse for a human being in the White House. You must both ignore him and stand up to him. Do not appease him.
Sincerely,
An American Citizen
January 20, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Dear World,
For the umpteenth time, I apologize. I’m sorry we put this pathetic excuse for a human being in the White House. You must both ignore him and stand up to him. Do not appease him.
Sincerely,
An American Citizen
For the umpteenth time, I apologize. I’m sorry we put this pathetic excuse for a human being in the White House. You must both ignore him and stand up to him. Do not appease him.
Sincerely,
An American Citizen
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A couple of interesting sub-sets of data from this polling:
20% of those who voted Labour in 2024 are now saying they will vote Green (only 50% saying they will vote Labour)
A MASSIVE 45% of 18-24 year olds saying they will vote Green (Greens are also joint highest for 25-49 year olds).
20% of those who voted Labour in 2024 are now saying they will vote Green (only 50% saying they will vote Labour)
A MASSIVE 45% of 18-24 year olds saying they will vote Green (Greens are also joint highest for 25-49 year olds).
YouGov poll out today:
Reform 24 (-)
Labour 19 (-)
Tories 18 (-2)
Greens 17 (+3)
Lib Dems 14 (-2)
Changes on last week. 17% for Greens is the joint highest YouGov ever polled Greens.
Reform 24 (-)
Labour 19 (-)
Tories 18 (-2)
Greens 17 (+3)
Lib Dems 14 (-2)
Changes on last week. 17% for Greens is the joint highest YouGov ever polled Greens.
January 20, 2026 at 7:42 PM
A couple of interesting sub-sets of data from this polling:
20% of those who voted Labour in 2024 are now saying they will vote Green (only 50% saying they will vote Labour)
A MASSIVE 45% of 18-24 year olds saying they will vote Green (Greens are also joint highest for 25-49 year olds).
20% of those who voted Labour in 2024 are now saying they will vote Green (only 50% saying they will vote Labour)
A MASSIVE 45% of 18-24 year olds saying they will vote Green (Greens are also joint highest for 25-49 year olds).
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And - just like that - the West as a concept is terminated by the US president. Yes, it is because he embraces conspiracy theories, but the reason for his decision is less relevant than the decision itself.
Trump amplifies post that says NATO — not China or Russia — is part of the “real threat” to America.
January 20, 2026 at 5:22 PM
And - just like that - the West as a concept is terminated by the US president. Yes, it is because he embraces conspiracy theories, but the reason for his decision is less relevant than the decision itself.
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“A rupture”
American Brexit. An own goal of epic proportions, strengthening only those who want to see us fall.
American Brexit. An own goal of epic proportions, strengthening only those who want to see us fall.
Carney: "American hegemony in particular helped provide public goods, a stable financial system... this bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition... recently, great powers have begun using economic integration as a weapon. Tariffs as leverage ... "
January 20, 2026 at 5:27 PM
“A rupture”
American Brexit. An own goal of epic proportions, strengthening only those who want to see us fall.
American Brexit. An own goal of epic proportions, strengthening only those who want to see us fall.
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Trump has raked in a staggering $1.4 billion since returning to office, raising questions about the blurred lines between his presidency and personal profit.
Trump’s Staggering $1.4B Payday Since Returning to Office Exposed
Donald Trump’s post-return haul amounts to roughly 16,822 times the median U.S. household income.
trib.al
January 20, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Trump has raked in a staggering $1.4 billion since returning to office, raising questions about the blurred lines between his presidency and personal profit.
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Left: Mark Carney, "Canada is a pluralist society that works"
Right: Keir Starmer, "We risk becoming an island of strangers"
Carney is a leader
Starmer is a coward appeasing the far right
Carney inspires
Starmer divides
Right: Keir Starmer, "We risk becoming an island of strangers"
Carney is a leader
Starmer is a coward appeasing the far right
Carney inspires
Starmer divides
January 20, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Left: Mark Carney, "Canada is a pluralist society that works"
Right: Keir Starmer, "We risk becoming an island of strangers"
Carney is a leader
Starmer is a coward appeasing the far right
Carney inspires
Starmer divides
Right: Keir Starmer, "We risk becoming an island of strangers"
Carney is a leader
Starmer is a coward appeasing the far right
Carney inspires
Starmer divides
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🔥 MACRON (throwing shade at Trump): "We do prefer respect to bullies…. And we prefer rule of law to brutality. Having a place like Europe which is predictable, loyal, and where you know the rule of the game is the rule of law, it's a good place.”
January 20, 2026 at 5:23 PM
🔥 MACRON (throwing shade at Trump): "We do prefer respect to bullies…. And we prefer rule of law to brutality. Having a place like Europe which is predictable, loyal, and where you know the rule of the game is the rule of law, it's a good place.”
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Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever,
"Nobody wants to join the USA"
"But they do want to join the EU"
"Because we have rule of law"
"Nobody wants to join the USA"
"But they do want to join the EU"
"Because we have rule of law"
January 20, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever,
"Nobody wants to join the USA"
"But they do want to join the EU"
"Because we have rule of law"
"Nobody wants to join the USA"
"But they do want to join the EU"
"Because we have rule of law"
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Mamdani: I am in support of abolishing ICE… I'm tired of waking up every day and seeing a new image of someone being dragged out of a car, dragged out of their home, dragged out of their life.
January 20, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Mamdani: I am in support of abolishing ICE… I'm tired of waking up every day and seeing a new image of someone being dragged out of a car, dragged out of their home, dragged out of their life.
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How many times a day is Putin talking to him now?!
Trump amplifies post that says NATO — not China or Russia — is part of the “real threat” to America.
January 20, 2026 at 5:07 PM
How many times a day is Putin talking to him now?!
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This is nuts.
World leaders are trying to do diplomacy. Trump is screenshotting and posting private messages from heads of state like it’s a gossip session.
World leaders are trying to do diplomacy. Trump is screenshotting and posting private messages from heads of state like it’s a gossip session.
January 20, 2026 at 1:32 PM
This is nuts.
World leaders are trying to do diplomacy. Trump is screenshotting and posting private messages from heads of state like it’s a gossip session.
World leaders are trying to do diplomacy. Trump is screenshotting and posting private messages from heads of state like it’s a gossip session.
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Zack Polanski has said that Britain should expel US forces from the UK if the country seizes Greenland - a proposal 55% of Britons support
Support: 55%
Oppose: 22%
yougov.co.uk/topics/trave...
Support: 55%
Oppose: 22%
yougov.co.uk/topics/trave...
January 20, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Zack Polanski has said that Britain should expel US forces from the UK if the country seizes Greenland - a proposal 55% of Britons support
Support: 55%
Oppose: 22%
yougov.co.uk/topics/trave...
Support: 55%
Oppose: 22%
yougov.co.uk/topics/trave...
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Mamdani: "I am in support of abolishing ICE. What we see is an entity that has no interest in fulfilling its stated reason to exist. We're seeing a government agency that is supposed to be enforcing some kind of immigration law, but instead what it's doing is terrorizing people."
January 20, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Mamdani: "I am in support of abolishing ICE. What we see is an entity that has no interest in fulfilling its stated reason to exist. We're seeing a government agency that is supposed to be enforcing some kind of immigration law, but instead what it's doing is terrorizing people."
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Significantly, only a unanimous vote of the Executive Board can remove the chairman (Trump). Guess who appoints & dismisses its members?
"(a) The Executive Board shall be selected by the Chairman...
(b) Members of the Executive Board shall serve two-year terms, subject to removal by the Chairman"
"(a) The Executive Board shall be selected by the Chairman...
(b) Members of the Executive Board shall serve two-year terms, subject to removal by the Chairman"
January 20, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Significantly, only a unanimous vote of the Executive Board can remove the chairman (Trump). Guess who appoints & dismisses its members?
"(a) The Executive Board shall be selected by the Chairman...
(b) Members of the Executive Board shall serve two-year terms, subject to removal by the Chairman"
"(a) The Executive Board shall be selected by the Chairman...
(b) Members of the Executive Board shall serve two-year terms, subject to removal by the Chairman"
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The Prime Minister of Belgium speaks:
January 20, 2026 at 12:47 PM
The Prime Minister of Belgium speaks:
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This is one hell of a quote. European leaders really are running out of patience.
January 20, 2026 at 12:51 PM
This is one hell of a quote. European leaders really are running out of patience.
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Let’s hope the world continues to stand up to Trump…
January 20, 2026 at 6:19 AM
Let’s hope the world continues to stand up to Trump…
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Trump posts an image of him planting the American flag on Greenland alongside a sign that says “Greenland US Territory est 2026”
January 20, 2026 at 6:18 AM
Trump posts an image of him planting the American flag on Greenland alongside a sign that says “Greenland US Territory est 2026”
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This is pure, unabashed bigotry.
If a politician said this about any other faith, they would rightfully be run out of their party.
But this kind of despicable anti-Muslim rhetoric is so normalized that a sitting Senator uses it without consequence.
A stain on our Congress.
If a politician said this about any other faith, they would rightfully be run out of their party.
But this kind of despicable anti-Muslim rhetoric is so normalized that a sitting Senator uses it without consequence.
A stain on our Congress.
January 19, 2026 at 7:42 PM
This is pure, unabashed bigotry.
If a politician said this about any other faith, they would rightfully be run out of their party.
But this kind of despicable anti-Muslim rhetoric is so normalized that a sitting Senator uses it without consequence.
A stain on our Congress.
If a politician said this about any other faith, they would rightfully be run out of their party.
But this kind of despicable anti-Muslim rhetoric is so normalized that a sitting Senator uses it without consequence.
A stain on our Congress.
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Lawmakers in Switzerland’s canton of Vaud will vote Tuesday on whether to revoke UEFA’s tax-exempt status, citing the org's continued inclusion of the Israeli Football Association, which fields teams in illegal settlements. Supporters point to the International Court of Justice’s July 2024 ruling...
January 20, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Lawmakers in Switzerland’s canton of Vaud will vote Tuesday on whether to revoke UEFA’s tax-exempt status, citing the org's continued inclusion of the Israeli Football Association, which fields teams in illegal settlements. Supporters point to the International Court of Justice’s July 2024 ruling...
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New — I wrote about ChongLy Scott Thao, the elderly Hmong American wrongly arrested and forced out of his home by ICE in his underwear during the punishing Minnesota winter, what witnesses saw, and DHS's racist claim that he fit the description of another Asian man they were looking for.
My story:
My story:
Behind the disturbing image of ICE snatching a half-naked, elderly Hmong American from his home
DHS has claimed without evidence that they were looking for someone else when they took ChongLy Scott Thao.
www.thehandbasket.co
January 20, 2026 at 12:29 AM
New — I wrote about ChongLy Scott Thao, the elderly Hmong American wrongly arrested and forced out of his home by ICE in his underwear during the punishing Minnesota winter, what witnesses saw, and DHS's racist claim that he fit the description of another Asian man they were looking for.
My story:
My story:
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🇰🇿 Kazakhstan becomes one the first states to join Trump‘s “Board of Peace.”Hungary has accepted as well.
The press secretary of Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev confirmed the president had received and accepted an invitation from U.S. Pres. Trump to join the board, Tengiri News confirmed...
The press secretary of Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev confirmed the president had received and accepted an invitation from U.S. Pres. Trump to join the board, Tengiri News confirmed...
January 20, 2026 at 12:19 AM
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan becomes one the first states to join Trump‘s “Board of Peace.”Hungary has accepted as well.
The press secretary of Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev confirmed the president had received and accepted an invitation from U.S. Pres. Trump to join the board, Tengiri News confirmed...
The press secretary of Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev confirmed the president had received and accepted an invitation from U.S. Pres. Trump to join the board, Tengiri News confirmed...
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Video: Bobi Wine via X (@HEBobiwine)
January 20, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Video: Bobi Wine via X (@HEBobiwine)