Michael McKain
mikem2784.bsky.social
Michael McKain
@mikem2784.bsky.social
Department Chair at a community college, historian of early and mid-19th century United States, political nerd, family man. Also, pets, nature, musical theater, and earth science for fun.
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One of the most important websites in America right now.
Is this a coup? Home of the Coup-o-meter
Prevention is the best medicine: Get background on coups, how they happen in a democracy, and what we can do to stop one.
isthisacoup.com
February 6, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Healthcare is a human right, and the US system, driven by the profit motive, deprives citizens of that basic right to enrich the few. Competing goals of good care and profit will always lead to care suffering and overall unnecessary human suffering. Public healthcare now.
December 7, 2024 at 4:31 PM
Bye-bye, creepy Matt!
November 21, 2024 at 5:48 PM
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Trump’s pal Putin—openly a murderer—has struck again.

A tragic, cowardly assassination of exactly the sort Trump would love to start carrying out in America.
November 19, 2024 at 8:39 PM
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I will never be okay with the fact that he got away with this.
November 19, 2024 at 2:13 PM
The disgusting attacks on Delaware’s own Sarah McBride serve to illustrate why her election is so important to so many. Proud of her for handling something she shouldn’t have to with dignity and grace. And a huge f-you to those attacking her. We elected her, and we’re proud of her!
November 20, 2024 at 3:52 AM
Trump’s planned emergency declaration is beyond scary; it also demonstrates the lack of limits to his power. What else will be an emergency? And who or what can stop it? Really need to find a hobby outside politics lol
November 18, 2024 at 11:29 PM
So far, enjoying it here. Kept getting crap on my feed on C I didn’t care about and not seeing people I actually followed. Hopefully this continues.
November 17, 2024 at 10:44 PM
Working on adding all of my folks from the bad place. Realizing how many posts I wasn’t seeing there because the crap had taken over. Wow.
November 15, 2024 at 4:35 AM
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In my three years at @insidehighered.bsky.social, no story has been more widely read than this excellent and timely piece by @knottkatherine.bsky.social about the future of the Education Department under Trump 2.0.

www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
What abolishing Education Department could mean for higher ed
Trump and his allies want to dismantle the 45-year-old agency. But doing so would be more complicated than they say.
www.insidehighered.com
November 14, 2024 at 4:04 PM