Orla McCool 🇨🇦
@orlamccool.bsky.social
#620,774 🎉 Bluesky Elder, Expat, friend of crows, intolerance will not be tolerated 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇺🇦
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Best TikTok thing going is the two dudes trying food from every country without leaving NYC. If you haven’t seen them yet, it’s incredible. My favorite so far is last week’s. Legit got me emotional.
January 9, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Best TikTok thing going is the two dudes trying food from every country without leaving NYC. If you haven’t seen them yet, it’s incredible. My favorite so far is last week’s. Legit got me emotional.
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I know this is like 30 outrage cycles ago but it's genuinely gutwrenching how Trump decided to dismantle the greatest research apparatus in all of human history because they thought the NIH was spending all its money on enumerating the genders instead of curing cancer
January 9, 2026 at 5:08 AM
I know this is like 30 outrage cycles ago but it's genuinely gutwrenching how Trump decided to dismantle the greatest research apparatus in all of human history because they thought the NIH was spending all its money on enumerating the genders instead of curing cancer
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So the richest man in the world is making money off child porn now? And the tech world just shrugs?
January 9, 2026 at 4:44 AM
So the richest man in the world is making money off child porn now? And the tech world just shrugs?
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In a democracy, law enforcement derives its authority not from weapons or uniforms, but from adherence to the law, internal discipline, and the confidence of the public it serves. When accountability disappears, legitimacy collapses. open.substack.com/pub/alexande...
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An ICE Shooting in Minneapolis and the Collapse of Lawful Authority
open.substack.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:37 AM
In a democracy, law enforcement derives its authority not from weapons or uniforms, but from adherence to the law, internal discipline, and the confidence of the public it serves. When accountability disappears, legitimacy collapses. open.substack.com/pub/alexande...
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WATCH — @morganevelyncook : “POV — you’re trying to figure out how it was self-defense…
I’ve never been run over, but I suspect if a person was… that person would be in more of a horizontal position and less of a walking position.”
I’ve never been run over, but I suspect if a person was… that person would be in more of a horizontal position and less of a walking position.”
January 9, 2026 at 1:39 AM
WATCH — @morganevelyncook : “POV — you’re trying to figure out how it was self-defense…
I’ve never been run over, but I suspect if a person was… that person would be in more of a horizontal position and less of a walking position.”
I’ve never been run over, but I suspect if a person was… that person would be in more of a horizontal position and less of a walking position.”
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Take a look a three recent events and one thing becomes very clear: The Trump doctrine is violence.
New video analysis from @davidcorn.bsky.social on the recent events 👇
New video analysis from @davidcorn.bsky.social on the recent events 👇
The Trump Administration Has a Warning: We Will Use Violence
YouTube video by Mother Jones
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January 9, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Take a look a three recent events and one thing becomes very clear: The Trump doctrine is violence.
New video analysis from @davidcorn.bsky.social on the recent events 👇
New video analysis from @davidcorn.bsky.social on the recent events 👇
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Another image that sums up the protest.
January 8, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Another image that sums up the protest.
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Expect to see a surge of proud ignorance and proplawganda about what you can say about ICE agent Jonathan Ross, identified by local media as the person who shot and killed Renee Good.
In particular, expect a repeat of Rittenhouse-era “accusing him of murder is defamation” rhetoric.
It’s not.
/1
In particular, expect a repeat of Rittenhouse-era “accusing him of murder is defamation” rhetoric.
It’s not.
/1
January 9, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Expect to see a surge of proud ignorance and proplawganda about what you can say about ICE agent Jonathan Ross, identified by local media as the person who shot and killed Renee Good.
In particular, expect a repeat of Rittenhouse-era “accusing him of murder is defamation” rhetoric.
It’s not.
/1
In particular, expect a repeat of Rittenhouse-era “accusing him of murder is defamation” rhetoric.
It’s not.
/1
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I mean thing with ai image generation rn is literally "AI oligarchs okay with pedophilia." But no one is actually just saying it out loud.
AI is holding up our economy with porn. Cyberpunk 2077 ass universe
AI is holding up our economy with porn. Cyberpunk 2077 ass universe
January 9, 2026 at 2:22 AM
I mean thing with ai image generation rn is literally "AI oligarchs okay with pedophilia." But no one is actually just saying it out loud.
AI is holding up our economy with porn. Cyberpunk 2077 ass universe
AI is holding up our economy with porn. Cyberpunk 2077 ass universe
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Ex-Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura: “We’re a 3rd world country now. I know. I’ve been to ‘em. I spent 17 months in SE Asia while the draft dodger was playing golf… that’s what happens in a dictatorship. In comes the military. That’s what’s happening here.” 🇺🇸
January 9, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Ex-Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura: “We’re a 3rd world country now. I know. I’ve been to ‘em. I spent 17 months in SE Asia while the draft dodger was playing golf… that’s what happens in a dictatorship. In comes the military. That’s what’s happening here.” 🇺🇸
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The country was almost completely cut off from the internet, according to monitoring groups, following ‘a series of escalating digital censorship measures targeting protests across the country’. ft.trib.al/I2MqhvN
January 9, 2026 at 12:36 AM
The country was almost completely cut off from the internet, according to monitoring groups, following ‘a series of escalating digital censorship measures targeting protests across the country’. ft.trib.al/I2MqhvN
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Oh my gosh you guys! The House just passed my bill to extend the health care tax credits for three more years!
January 8, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Oh my gosh you guys! The House just passed my bill to extend the health care tax credits for three more years!
Rogue militia.
Two people shot by US federal agents in Portland, police say
FBI reportedly investigating incident in Oregon city as police say two people taken to hospital
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Rogue militia.
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New video's from Tehran show protesters still filling the streets as the blackout continues. The scale of unrest in the capital is not easing, with no visible presence of security forces in the footage.
January 8, 2026 at 10:55 PM
New video's from Tehran show protesters still filling the streets as the blackout continues. The scale of unrest in the capital is not easing, with no visible presence of security forces in the footage.
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Guess people who still haven’t left X are never going to, but it would be a great show of conscience if all elected Democrats could agree it’s time to go and stop humoring Musk.
January 8, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Guess people who still haven’t left X are never going to, but it would be a great show of conscience if all elected Democrats could agree it’s time to go and stop humoring Musk.
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Protests in Iran continue into the night. In Yazd’s Imam Hossein Square, fresh footage has emerged. Journalist Ilia Hashemi confirms Starlink was used to bypass the nationwide internet blackout.
January 8, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Protests in Iran continue into the night. In Yazd’s Imam Hossein Square, fresh footage has emerged. Journalist Ilia Hashemi confirms Starlink was used to bypass the nationwide internet blackout.
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A Basij base in Rasht, part of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, has reportedly been overrun by protesters. With the nationwide communication blackout ongoing, verified details remain limited. Reports do indicate there is lots of shooting and gunfire exchanges in Tehran.
January 8, 2026 at 10:08 PM
A Basij base in Rasht, part of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, has reportedly been overrun by protesters. With the nationwide communication blackout ongoing, verified details remain limited. Reports do indicate there is lots of shooting and gunfire exchanges in Tehran.
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Trump describes that he is psychologically needy if not ill, and NYT says that's proof he sees his role as protector of "the West," even though taking Greenland would destroy it.
4 bylines, including David Sanger, wrote this.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
4 bylines, including David Sanger, wrote this.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
January 8, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Trump describes that he is psychologically needy if not ill, and NYT says that's proof he sees his role as protector of "the West," even though taking Greenland would destroy it.
4 bylines, including David Sanger, wrote this.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
4 bylines, including David Sanger, wrote this.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
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🧵In my expert opinion as a researcher of vehicle ramming attacks, what has been publicly described in the video evidence does not support the claim that Renee Nicole Good was attempting a deliberate ramming attack when she was shot in Minneapolis on January 7, 2026. 1/7
January 8, 2026 at 9:13 PM
🧵In my expert opinion as a researcher of vehicle ramming attacks, what has been publicly described in the video evidence does not support the claim that Renee Nicole Good was attempting a deliberate ramming attack when she was shot in Minneapolis on January 7, 2026. 1/7
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No. Square the circle. "He's spending money on invading other countries. The only money he's spending here is to kill you."
Democrats need to understand that they can just say “It’s insane to threaten Greenland” and “I don’t think ICE should murder Americans in the street” and you don’t need to pretend to link it to the affordability crisis.
Say bad things are bad.
Say bad things are bad.
January 8, 2026 at 2:31 AM
No. Square the circle. "He's spending money on invading other countries. The only money he's spending here is to kill you."
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NYT: “Asked in a wide-ranging interview if there were any limits on his global powers, Mr. Trump said: ‘Yeah, there is one thing. My own morality. My own mind. It’s the only thing that can stop me.’”
If you’re not alarmed yet you’re not paying attention. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
If you’re not alarmed yet you’re not paying attention. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
January 8, 2026 at 8:33 PM
NYT: “Asked in a wide-ranging interview if there were any limits on his global powers, Mr. Trump said: ‘Yeah, there is one thing. My own morality. My own mind. It’s the only thing that can stop me.’”
If you’re not alarmed yet you’re not paying attention. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
If you’re not alarmed yet you’re not paying attention. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
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🚨 The White House is now actively covering up a murder.
January 8, 2026 at 4:25 PM
🚨 The White House is now actively covering up a murder.
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They will happily come to your state. To your street. Cause chaos. Murder you. And then call you a terrorist.
This is the Trump regime.
A murderous regime that hates the American people.
This is the Trump regime.
A murderous regime that hates the American people.
January 8, 2026 at 6:50 PM
They will happily come to your state. To your street. Cause chaos. Murder you. And then call you a terrorist.
This is the Trump regime.
A murderous regime that hates the American people.
This is the Trump regime.
A murderous regime that hates the American people.
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It's time to state clearly that if MAGA and Republicans can't condemn any part of this shooting, continue to blame the victim for it, and even hint that it's a just outcome that others "deserve," that's a crossing of the line that the rest of us won't ever be able to forget.
Rep. Randy Fine: "If you impede the actions of our law enforcement as they seek to repel foreign invaders from our country, you get what's coming to you. I do not feel bad for the woman that was involved."
January 8, 2026 at 8:19 PM
It's time to state clearly that if MAGA and Republicans can't condemn any part of this shooting, continue to blame the victim for it, and even hint that it's a just outcome that others "deserve," that's a crossing of the line that the rest of us won't ever be able to forget.
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Iran plunged into internet blackout as protests over economy spread nationwide
Iran plunged into internet blackout as protests over economy spread nationwide
Outage piles pressure on regime as Iranian security forces reported to have killed at least 45 since protests started
Iran was plunged into a complete internet blackout on Thursday night as demonstrations over economic conditions spread nationwide, increasing pressure on the country’s leadership.
While it was unclear what caused the internet cut, first reported by internet freedom monitor NetBlocks, Iranian authorities have shut down the internet in response to protests in the past. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Iran plunged into internet blackout as protests over economy spread nationwide