Patrick McCann
@pjmccann3.bsky.social
Husband of @eamccann.bsky.social
Father of a future lawyer
Molecular Biologist/Virologist + Data Scientist
4° black belt in Wa-shin-ryu Karate-do
#Geocachers - ShadesOfGray
Secular Humanist
DemSoc
E Street
Belmartian in the FLX
https://linktr.ee/pjmccann3
Father of a future lawyer
Molecular Biologist/Virologist + Data Scientist
4° black belt in Wa-shin-ryu Karate-do
#Geocachers - ShadesOfGray
Secular Humanist
DemSoc
E Street
Belmartian in the FLX
https://linktr.ee/pjmccann3
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DIFFERENT WARS, SAME PROPAGANDA
...a montage showing the direct parallels between the rhetoric around the Iraq war & the current rhetoric around Venezuela.
Jon Stewart 🎥 #IraqNeverAgain
...a montage showing the direct parallels between the rhetoric around the Iraq war & the current rhetoric around Venezuela.
Jon Stewart 🎥 #IraqNeverAgain
GOP wars
Instead of a seasoned veteran statesperson, voters (and Putin) decided to put the brattiest spoiled child in charge of the wealthiest most powerful country on the planet.
What could possibly go wrong?
What could possibly go wrong?
The level of pettiness here is almost unbelievable. According to sources close to The White House who spoke to WaPo, Donald Trump reportedly soured on supporting Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado after she accepted a Nobel Peace Prize instead of insisting it be awarded to him.
January 5, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Instead of a seasoned veteran statesperson, voters (and Putin) decided to put the brattiest spoiled child in charge of the wealthiest most powerful country on the planet.
What could possibly go wrong?
What could possibly go wrong?
Reposted by Patrick McCann
“Trump’s empty boasting and self-congratulatory bullying aren’t cost-free. Either they can lead us into reckless actions that will ultimately weaken us, or they can make us look weak when we back off from doing what Trump has said we’re going to do.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/danger-and...
www.thebulwark.com/p/danger-and...
The Danger and Foolishness of Trump’s Foreign Policy
There are no grand designs, just vanity and vindictiveness.
www.thebulwark.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:21 PM
“Trump’s empty boasting and self-congratulatory bullying aren’t cost-free. Either they can lead us into reckless actions that will ultimately weaken us, or they can make us look weak when we back off from doing what Trump has said we’re going to do.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/danger-and...
www.thebulwark.com/p/danger-and...
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'None of This Is Legal... Trump Should Be Impeached': Will Congress Act Against Trump Lawlessness?
'None of This Is Legal... Trump Should Be Impeached': Will Congress Act Against Trump Lawlessness?
Fresh calls for President Trump's impeachment arise after illegal invasion of Venezuela.
www.commondreams.org
January 5, 2026 at 4:22 PM
'None of This Is Legal... Trump Should Be Impeached': Will Congress Act Against Trump Lawlessness?
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STANAGE: “You couldn’t ask for a more textbook example of what colonialism or imperialism are.”
January 5, 2026 at 4:22 PM
STANAGE: “You couldn’t ask for a more textbook example of what colonialism or imperialism are.”
Reposted by Patrick McCann
America First: We can’t afford healthcare or groceries, but we’re beta-testing imperialism again.
January 5, 2026 at 4:23 PM
America First: We can’t afford healthcare or groceries, but we’re beta-testing imperialism again.
Reposted by Patrick McCann
Reposted by Patrick McCann
“What do we call it when a stronger person decides to rob a weaker person because he can? It is just gangsterism. We are the most dangerous gangsters in the world today. Not in the sense of being charming rogues or alluring antiheroes. We are the bad guys.”
We Are the Bad Guys
The swaggering threat to global stability is us.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:26 PM
“What do we call it when a stronger person decides to rob a weaker person because he can? It is just gangsterism. We are the most dangerous gangsters in the world today. Not in the sense of being charming rogues or alluring antiheroes. We are the bad guys.”
Projection. It’s always has and always will be projection…
January 5, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Projection. It’s always has and always will be projection…
Reposted by Patrick McCann
NEWS: Trump threatens six separate countries with American intervention.
Trump refuses to support Venezuela’s opposition leader because she got the Nobel Prize.
Walz decides not to run for re-election.
An important update. Subscribe to support my work: open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
Trump refuses to support Venezuela’s opposition leader because she got the Nobel Prize.
Walz decides not to run for re-election.
An important update. Subscribe to support my work: open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
NEWS: Trump Threatens American Intervention in Six Countries as White House Rhetoric Heats Up
Good morning, everyone.
open.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:58 PM
NEWS: Trump threatens six separate countries with American intervention.
Trump refuses to support Venezuela’s opposition leader because she got the Nobel Prize.
Walz decides not to run for re-election.
An important update. Subscribe to support my work: open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
Trump refuses to support Venezuela’s opposition leader because she got the Nobel Prize.
Walz decides not to run for re-election.
An important update. Subscribe to support my work: open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
Reposted by Patrick McCann
Trump’s super PAC brought in over $100 million in the second half of 2025.
The co-founder of OpenAI and his wife gave $25 million.
One crypto company gave over $20 million.
Oligarchs broadly, and tech oligarchs specifically, are backing Trump to the hilt.
The co-founder of OpenAI and his wife gave $25 million.
One crypto company gave over $20 million.
Oligarchs broadly, and tech oligarchs specifically, are backing Trump to the hilt.
Trump Super PAC Raised More Than $100 Million in Recent Months
www.nytimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Trump’s super PAC brought in over $100 million in the second half of 2025.
The co-founder of OpenAI and his wife gave $25 million.
One crypto company gave over $20 million.
Oligarchs broadly, and tech oligarchs specifically, are backing Trump to the hilt.
The co-founder of OpenAI and his wife gave $25 million.
One crypto company gave over $20 million.
Oligarchs broadly, and tech oligarchs specifically, are backing Trump to the hilt.
Reposted by Patrick McCann
The oil companies are a co-equal branch of government. So are the tech bros. Congress isn't.
Donald Trump acknowledged that he informed oil companies about his plans to attack Venezuela and abduct its leader, despite not bothering to notify Congress.
Billionaire Trump Makes Jaw-Dropping Admission About Who He Tipped Off Before His Invasion
The president didn’t even tell Congress about the plans to attack Venezuela.
trib.al
January 5, 2026 at 1:33 PM
The oil companies are a co-equal branch of government. So are the tech bros. Congress isn't.
Reposted by Patrick McCann
A malignant narcissist is never satisfied. Tearing apart rule of law in America is not enough. Now he’s bent on destroying the world order that has provided relative peace & stability since WWII. No one has ever made him stop. Not John Roberts, not the voters.
www.americaamerica.news/p/this-is-wh...
www.americaamerica.news/p/this-is-wh...
This Is What Happens When America Goes Mad
Vote in Donald Trump, surround him with sycophants, expect an insane circus. The lawlessness and chaos was so knowable, alas.
www.americaamerica.news
January 5, 2026 at 2:24 PM
A malignant narcissist is never satisfied. Tearing apart rule of law in America is not enough. Now he’s bent on destroying the world order that has provided relative peace & stability since WWII. No one has ever made him stop. Not John Roberts, not the voters.
www.americaamerica.news/p/this-is-wh...
www.americaamerica.news/p/this-is-wh...
Reposted by Patrick McCann
The media need to stop beating their chests about how powerful our military is.
It's a point of pride when your country has a strong military that keeps the peace.
It's a source of shame when politicians turn your strong military into an international armed robbery gang.
It's a point of pride when your country has a strong military that keeps the peace.
It's a source of shame when politicians turn your strong military into an international armed robbery gang.
January 5, 2026 at 1:52 PM
The media need to stop beating their chests about how powerful our military is.
It's a point of pride when your country has a strong military that keeps the peace.
It's a source of shame when politicians turn your strong military into an international armed robbery gang.
It's a point of pride when your country has a strong military that keeps the peace.
It's a source of shame when politicians turn your strong military into an international armed robbery gang.
@raskin.house.gov’s statement on Trump’s violation of the U.S. Constitution and International Law…
January 5, 2026 at 2:54 PM
@raskin.house.gov’s statement on Trump’s violation of the U.S. Constitution and International Law…
Reposted by Patrick McCann
"Trump is setting up a payback loop with the big oil companies...those companies and/or their executives can start contributing to Trump’s vanity projects, like the ballroom, like the Kennedy Center."
Norm Eisen is good on the pod, explaining how Venezuela invasion opens new avenues for corruption:
Norm Eisen is good on the pod, explaining how Venezuela invasion opens new avenues for corruption:
Now that Trump is trying to hand Venezuela to US oil companies, that incentivizes execs to give big donations to his PAC and WH ballroom in a "vicious circle" of corruption, @normeisen.bsky.social says. MTG gets how this betrays MAGA.
On the pod Norm lays it all out:
newrepublic.com/article/2048...
On the pod Norm lays it all out:
newrepublic.com/article/2048...
Marjorie Taylor Greene Wrecks Trump in Epic Maduro Rant as MAGA Breaks
As Representative Greene harshly criticizes Trump’s invasion of Venezuela, prominent advocate Norm Eisen explains how this illegal war unmasks MAGA’s true intentions—and details what should happen in ...
newrepublic.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:28 PM
"Trump is setting up a payback loop with the big oil companies...those companies and/or their executives can start contributing to Trump’s vanity projects, like the ballroom, like the Kennedy Center."
Norm Eisen is good on the pod, explaining how Venezuela invasion opens new avenues for corruption:
Norm Eisen is good on the pod, explaining how Venezuela invasion opens new avenues for corruption:
Reposted by Patrick McCann
Schumer: "Republicans must -- if there was ever a time, they must step up to the plate. This is the time. And if they don't, they're gonna feel the heat from their constituents."
January 5, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Schumer: "Republicans must -- if there was ever a time, they must step up to the plate. This is the time. And if they don't, they're gonna feel the heat from their constituents."
Lindsey Graham says we’ll be invading Cuba soon. Assuming this means Republicans in Congress have been notified of the U.S.’s intention to continue breaking International Law?
youtu.be/tSYUq5jNfDI?...
youtu.be/tSYUq5jNfDI?...
Sen. Lindsey Graham on Cuba: "Their days are numbered."
YouTube video by C-SPAN
youtu.be
January 5, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Lindsey Graham says we’ll be invading Cuba soon. Assuming this means Republicans in Congress have been notified of the U.S.’s intention to continue breaking International Law?
youtu.be/tSYUq5jNfDI?...
youtu.be/tSYUq5jNfDI?...
Reposted by Patrick McCann
NEW: Plans for secret U.S. raid to capture Maduro leaked to the Washington Post and New York Times before it happened, but both decided not to publish to protect U.S. troops - Semafor
January 4, 2026 at 2:04 AM
NEW: Plans for secret U.S. raid to capture Maduro leaked to the Washington Post and New York Times before it happened, but both decided not to publish to protect U.S. troops - Semafor
Reposted by Patrick McCann
1. The military raid on Venezuela and ouster of Maduro will create a financial windfall for a Trump-supporting billionaire, investor Paul Singer.
Follow this thread for details.
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popular.info/p/venezuela-...
Follow this thread for details.
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popular.info/p/venezuela-...
Venezuela raid enriches MAGA billionaire
The ouster of Maduro is a financial windfall for a prominent Trump-supporting billionaire, investor Paul Singer.
popular.info
January 5, 2026 at 1:38 PM
1. The military raid on Venezuela and ouster of Maduro will create a financial windfall for a Trump-supporting billionaire, investor Paul Singer.
Follow this thread for details.
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popular.info/p/venezuela-...
Follow this thread for details.
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popular.info/p/venezuela-...
Reposted by Patrick McCann
Since TANF was converted to block grants, only 22% of funding goes to cash assistance to the poor. This is Welfare State 101 knowledge. But the Washington Post does not mention that because now the editorial page is a place that draws its evidence from right wing youtubers rather than researchers.
January 5, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Since TANF was converted to block grants, only 22% of funding goes to cash assistance to the poor. This is Welfare State 101 knowledge. But the Washington Post does not mention that because now the editorial page is a place that draws its evidence from right wing youtubers rather than researchers.
Reposted by Patrick McCann
Reporter: Did you speak with the oil companies before the operation? Did you tip them off?
Trump: Before and after. They want to go in and they’re going to do a great job.
Trump: Before and after. They want to go in and they’re going to do a great job.
January 5, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Reporter: Did you speak with the oil companies before the operation? Did you tip them off?
Trump: Before and after. They want to go in and they’re going to do a great job.
Trump: Before and after. They want to go in and they’re going to do a great job.
Reposted by Patrick McCann
Trump just issued threats to attack Mexico, Cuba, Colombia, Iran, Venezuela (again), and Greenland (which would be an attack on all of NATO).
January 5, 2026 at 2:49 AM
Trump just issued threats to attack Mexico, Cuba, Colombia, Iran, Venezuela (again), and Greenland (which would be an attack on all of NATO).
Reposted by Patrick McCann
They need to put the onus for impeachment squarely on the Republicans: this was a dangerous, illegal, unconstitutional act, and only the Republicans can do something about it. If they won’t fulfill their Constitutional obligations, we need Democratic majorities that will.
January 3, 2026 at 8:19 PM
They need to put the onus for impeachment squarely on the Republicans: this was a dangerous, illegal, unconstitutional act, and only the Republicans can do something about it. If they won’t fulfill their Constitutional obligations, we need Democratic majorities that will.
Reposted by Patrick McCann
So Trump told the press he was going to invade Venezuela, and he told the oil companies he was going to invade Venezuela, but he never bothered to ask CONGRESS if he COULD invade Venezuela.
And congressional Republicans are just like… “meh”.
Are you fucking kidding me?!!
And congressional Republicans are just like… “meh”.
Are you fucking kidding me?!!
January 5, 2026 at 1:26 PM
So Trump told the press he was going to invade Venezuela, and he told the oil companies he was going to invade Venezuela, but he never bothered to ask CONGRESS if he COULD invade Venezuela.
And congressional Republicans are just like… “meh”.
Are you fucking kidding me?!!
And congressional Republicans are just like… “meh”.
Are you fucking kidding me?!!
Reposted by Patrick McCann
Trump is eyeing up a strike on Colombia. On Airforce One he told reporters: “Colombia…is run by a sick man who loves to produce cocaine and sell it to the US. He won't continue doing this for much longer. He has cocaine factories... he won't do this for much longer.”
January 5, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Trump is eyeing up a strike on Colombia. On Airforce One he told reporters: “Colombia…is run by a sick man who loves to produce cocaine and sell it to the US. He won't continue doing this for much longer. He has cocaine factories... he won't do this for much longer.”