Orla McCool 🇨🇦
@orlamccool.bsky.social
#620,774 🎉 Bluesky Elder, Expat, friend of crows, intolerance will not be tolerated 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇺🇦
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A CNN employee and alleged journalist coaching the worlds most notorious pedophile on how he to elude consequences and letting him know in advance what questions will be asked to help him should be getting a hell of a lot more attention.
November 12, 2025 at 3:18 PM
A CNN employee and alleged journalist coaching the worlds most notorious pedophile on how he to elude consequences and letting him know in advance what questions will be asked to help him should be getting a hell of a lot more attention.
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Christian white nationalist fires shots at Neo pagan white nationalists.
Hegseth: "We don't need to be a military of beardos anymore. Do you know how many troops claim to be Nordic Pagan? No, suddenly it's become this real fake religious affiliation inside the Pentagon where troops came to be Nordic Pagan so they can grow a beard and nobody challenges them on it."
November 12, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Christian white nationalist fires shots at Neo pagan white nationalists.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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the president admitted to sexual assault on camera and it didn't matter
November 12, 2025 at 3:35 PM
the president admitted to sexual assault on camera and it didn't matter
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Touchy little prick, isn't Greg Bovino?
November 12, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Touchy little prick, isn't Greg Bovino?
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Authoritarianism: dangerous for your rights and your wallets, more dangerous for American children.
November 12, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Authoritarianism: dangerous for your rights and your wallets, more dangerous for American children.
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the republican party is engaged in a cover up to keep the american people from learning whether president trump is president pedo
A direct email exchange from 2011 between Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, just released by House Oversight Committee Democrats.
November 12, 2025 at 2:35 PM
the republican party is engaged in a cover up to keep the american people from learning whether president trump is president pedo
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Not the main point, but can we just say that this is a very odd email exchange for a reporter (Michael Wolff) to conduct with a source (Jeffrey Epstein)?
Esp a source who, 7 years pvs, had pled guilty to solicitation of prostitution w/ a minor, and who'd been sued by a victim just 3 months earlier.
Esp a source who, 7 years pvs, had pled guilty to solicitation of prostitution w/ a minor, and who'd been sued by a victim just 3 months earlier.
November 12, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Not the main point, but can we just say that this is a very odd email exchange for a reporter (Michael Wolff) to conduct with a source (Jeffrey Epstein)?
Esp a source who, 7 years pvs, had pled guilty to solicitation of prostitution w/ a minor, and who'd been sued by a victim just 3 months earlier.
Esp a source who, 7 years pvs, had pled guilty to solicitation of prostitution w/ a minor, and who'd been sued by a victim just 3 months earlier.
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I agree it is unlikely that Epstein will lead SOME of his base to drop him.
But:
1) It already has, for some.
2) It DOES ensure he can't control the narrative, which is devastating for him
3) It CAN be used to pressure easier targets, like Todd Blanche,
But:
1) It already has, for some.
2) It DOES ensure he can't control the narrative, which is devastating for him
3) It CAN be used to pressure easier targets, like Todd Blanche,
Raise your hand you think evidence of Trump’s involvement with Epstein’s abhorrent debauchery will meaningfully damage Trump?
November 12, 2025 at 3:06 PM
I agree it is unlikely that Epstein will lead SOME of his base to drop him.
But:
1) It already has, for some.
2) It DOES ensure he can't control the narrative, which is devastating for him
3) It CAN be used to pressure easier targets, like Todd Blanche,
But:
1) It already has, for some.
2) It DOES ensure he can't control the narrative, which is devastating for him
3) It CAN be used to pressure easier targets, like Todd Blanche,
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“Of course he knew about the girls he asked Ghislaine to stop”
“That dog that hasn’t barked is trump”
Not great!
“That dog that hasn’t barked is trump”
Not great!
November 12, 2025 at 3:07 PM
“Of course he knew about the girls he asked Ghislaine to stop”
“That dog that hasn’t barked is trump”
Not great!
“That dog that hasn’t barked is trump”
Not great!
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Glad this story is finally public but also incredible that it is taking media so long to dig up what is essentially open knowledge in these communities rn.
November 12, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Glad this story is finally public but also incredible that it is taking media so long to dig up what is essentially open knowledge in these communities rn.
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Hidden in the shutdown “deal”: $500,000 payouts for senators who tried to overturn the election
November 11, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Hidden in the shutdown “deal”: $500,000 payouts for senators who tried to overturn the election
10 random things I like
1. Small independent book shops
2. The ocean
3. Crows
4. My son
5. Art galleries
6. Cooking
7. Sunny fall days
8. Croissants
9. Peonies
10. Walking with friends and dogs
1. Small independent book shops
2. The ocean
3. Crows
4. My son
5. Art galleries
6. Cooking
7. Sunny fall days
8. Croissants
9. Peonies
10. Walking with friends and dogs
10 random things I like
1. Being all alone in a quiet spot
2. My kids
3. Lazy days
4. Our loud extended family
5. Learning new things
6. Writing and my writing/writer pals
7. Film Festival movies
8. Traveling by train
9. Trying new recipes
10. My backyard
1. Being all alone in a quiet spot
2. My kids
3. Lazy days
4. Our loud extended family
5. Learning new things
6. Writing and my writing/writer pals
7. Film Festival movies
8. Traveling by train
9. Trying new recipes
10. My backyard
10 random things I like:
1. Conversations with my kids
2. Autumn
3. My leather boots
4. Coffee and tea
5. Kiki, who is baby
6. D&D sessions
7. The woods
8. Making things (including books)
9. The library
10. My group chat and the people in it
(Bonus: soup)
1. Conversations with my kids
2. Autumn
3. My leather boots
4. Coffee and tea
5. Kiki, who is baby
6. D&D sessions
7. The woods
8. Making things (including books)
9. The library
10. My group chat and the people in it
(Bonus: soup)
November 11, 2025 at 11:38 PM
10 random things I like
1. Small independent book shops
2. The ocean
3. Crows
4. My son
5. Art galleries
6. Cooking
7. Sunny fall days
8. Croissants
9. Peonies
10. Walking with friends and dogs
1. Small independent book shops
2. The ocean
3. Crows
4. My son
5. Art galleries
6. Cooking
7. Sunny fall days
8. Croissants
9. Peonies
10. Walking with friends and dogs
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Trump insists on being on television constantly, demonstrating his obvious cognitive decline. The crazy thing is soaking in it somehow seems to keep the press from bringing it up much.
November 11, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Trump insists on being on television constantly, demonstrating his obvious cognitive decline. The crazy thing is soaking in it somehow seems to keep the press from bringing it up much.
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“What is new is the confluence of three trends:
The sheer scale of wealth for the richest.
The untethering of compensation from performance.
The amount of harm these figures are willing to inflict on society.
All three are rising to a dangerously high tide.
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
The sheer scale of wealth for the richest.
The untethering of compensation from performance.
The amount of harm these figures are willing to inflict on society.
All three are rising to a dangerously high tide.
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Welcome to Tesla Capitalism
Or: JVL explains why Americans are toying with socialism.
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
“What is new is the confluence of three trends:
The sheer scale of wealth for the richest.
The untethering of compensation from performance.
The amount of harm these figures are willing to inflict on society.
All three are rising to a dangerously high tide.
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
The sheer scale of wealth for the richest.
The untethering of compensation from performance.
The amount of harm these figures are willing to inflict on society.
All three are rising to a dangerously high tide.
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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This Veterans Day, @markhertling.bsky.social shares a wonderful reflection on the character of soldiers. Be sure to check it out @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/who-we-cho...
Who We Choose to Be: A Reflection on the Character of Veterans
A shared culture of service.
www.thebulwark.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:11 PM
This Veterans Day, @markhertling.bsky.social shares a wonderful reflection on the character of soldiers. Be sure to check it out @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/who-we-cho...
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Last night I watched this documentary about Lilith Fair & it made me a little sad. They created a little bubble of good vibes, love, tolerance, & safety, & for a while it was a beautiful thing, but the world is full of misogynist assholes who can't allow beauty to exist free of their control.
Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery - The Untold Story
Drawing on over 600 hours of never-seen footage, this is the untold underdog story of Lilith Fair, the women's music festival of the late 90s.
www.hulu.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Last night I watched this documentary about Lilith Fair & it made me a little sad. They created a little bubble of good vibes, love, tolerance, & safety, & for a while it was a beautiful thing, but the world is full of misogynist assholes who can't allow beauty to exist free of their control.
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Obama surprises veterans arriving on Honor Flight to DC
YouTube video by ABC News
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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On this Veterans Day, I'm reflecting on the fact that our Commander-in-Chief is a lying draft dodger who kicked out 5,000 trans service members who, unlike him, were serving ably and honorably, after hiring a white supremacist, alcoholic TV chatterbox to run our military.
November 11, 2025 at 7:49 PM
On this Veterans Day, I'm reflecting on the fact that our Commander-in-Chief is a lying draft dodger who kicked out 5,000 trans service members who, unlike him, were serving ably and honorably, after hiring a white supremacist, alcoholic TV chatterbox to run our military.
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On this Veterans Day, I pay special tribute to those who served, especially the trans service members, only to have Whiskey Pete Hegseth shit all over their service because he's an insecure, inadequate right wing white man.
November 11, 2025 at 3:02 PM
On this Veterans Day, I pay special tribute to those who served, especially the trans service members, only to have Whiskey Pete Hegseth shit all over their service because he's an insecure, inadequate right wing white man.
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Dreamers were once obvious candidates for a path to citizenship—to both sides of the aisle. Now, they’re getting picked up, detained, and set for potential deportation.
@isabelaalhadeff.bsky.social on DACA's betrayal.
@isabelaalhadeff.bsky.social on DACA's betrayal.
Then they came for the Dreamers
Immigrants brought here as children were told they wouldn’t be deported. Now, they’re being targeted anyway.
www.motherjones.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Dreamers were once obvious candidates for a path to citizenship—to both sides of the aisle. Now, they’re getting picked up, detained, and set for potential deportation.
@isabelaalhadeff.bsky.social on DACA's betrayal.
@isabelaalhadeff.bsky.social on DACA's betrayal.
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Bad management at DOJ leading to staff exit & trouble hiring.
Synchronized withdrawal of labor. Collapse of labor supply.
Reduced administration's capacity.
Not a strike but also not not a strike.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Synchronized withdrawal of labor. Collapse of labor supply.
Reduced administration's capacity.
Not a strike but also not not a strike.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
November 11, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Bad management at DOJ leading to staff exit & trouble hiring.
Synchronized withdrawal of labor. Collapse of labor supply.
Reduced administration's capacity.
Not a strike but also not not a strike.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Synchronized withdrawal of labor. Collapse of labor supply.
Reduced administration's capacity.
Not a strike but also not not a strike.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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I know, everybody should leave X, but I think an exception should be made solely for Joyce Carol Oates so she can keep wounding Musk's withered soul on his own site and he can't do a thing about it.
![Joyce Carol Oates quoting a tweet that says “wherever he [Elon Musk] goes, he wants to leave”:
"wherever he goes, he wants to leave"-- that's because when he gets there, he has brought his own self along; & whatever club he's invited to join has been devalued by the invitation.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:buy3qvqcj3o76leo6ap7pn2p/bafkreifilfbsxemfsambf4kqwolr24ld2ekqcrz4ybgv3bv7kzi5e6kppm@jpeg)
November 11, 2025 at 3:14 AM
I know, everybody should leave X, but I think an exception should be made solely for Joyce Carol Oates so she can keep wounding Musk's withered soul on his own site and he can't do a thing about it.