Coll McDon 🍀
@saidcoll.bsky.social
Understand history to stay on the right side of it. I've worked in justice & homelessness. A lifetime ago I studied American Studies. Always curious. No dms, grifts etc. 🇳🇿
"Hey USA, have you tried turning yourself off & back on again?"
"Hey USA, have you tried turning yourself off & back on again?"
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Coll McDon 🍀
@saidcoll.bsky.social
· May 3
Trump doesn't understand the advantage the USA enjoys by issuing the world's reserve currency
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
What might replace the USA dollar as the World's reserve currency? (Trump is effectively putting an end to this). Fascinating: #tariffs
youtu.be/EY_k9RV8LCM?...
youtu.be/EY_k9RV8LCM?...
I've been off BS a few days. Can anyone update me on how Maga are framing the fall of the loved Musk? The chainsaw weilding destroyer of jobs, civil & social services? The poor little billionaire? (The news today reads like those Epstein court documents where they fought over their victims).
July 2, 2025 at 6:45 AM
I've been off BS a few days. Can anyone update me on how Maga are framing the fall of the loved Musk? The chainsaw weilding destroyer of jobs, civil & social services? The poor little billionaire? (The news today reads like those Epstein court documents where they fought over their victims).
Who has the nukes? Seven of these countries have authoritarian or dubious leadership. USA is supporting some of the dubious countries. Iran isn't about nukes. www.icanw.org/nuclear_arse...
Which countries have nuclear weapons?
There are 9 countries armed with nuclear warheads. Find out which countries have nuclear weapons still and what this could mean for everyone.
www.icanw.org
June 24, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Who has the nukes? Seven of these countries have authoritarian or dubious leadership. USA is supporting some of the dubious countries. Iran isn't about nukes. www.icanw.org/nuclear_arse...
I've been listening to a BBC podcast on Iran. They interviewed citizens of USA, Iran, & Russia. The Iranian women were terrified and said "Israel rules the skies" "USA only knows force". "We want to live in peace". I encourage you to broaden your news diet outside your borders; no armchair outrage.
June 24, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I've been listening to a BBC podcast on Iran. They interviewed citizens of USA, Iran, & Russia. The Iranian women were terrified and said "Israel rules the skies" "USA only knows force". "We want to live in peace". I encourage you to broaden your news diet outside your borders; no armchair outrage.
No superpower should have 5000 nukes. They can do whatever they like and are (Gaza, Ukraine). And many of us will contribute our children or grandchildren to the coming insanity. But hey, at least your town has job prospects (military).
June 23, 2025 at 7:04 PM
No superpower should have 5000 nukes. They can do whatever they like and are (Gaza, Ukraine). And many of us will contribute our children or grandchildren to the coming insanity. But hey, at least your town has job prospects (military).
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The Budget Bill will give
HUGE tax breaks to billionaires who are the ‘Masters of War’ and the profiteers. Now they’ll have to cut more domestic spending.
HUGE tax breaks to billionaires who are the ‘Masters of War’ and the profiteers. Now they’ll have to cut more domestic spending.
June 23, 2025 at 6:24 PM
The Budget Bill will give
HUGE tax breaks to billionaires who are the ‘Masters of War’ and the profiteers. Now they’ll have to cut more domestic spending.
HUGE tax breaks to billionaires who are the ‘Masters of War’ and the profiteers. Now they’ll have to cut more domestic spending.
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Bombing Iran is a great way to distract from how your administration is bombing elsewhere.
June 23, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Bombing Iran is a great way to distract from how your administration is bombing elsewhere.
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So the ONLY country to ever use a nuke against another country (America) is accusing another country (Iran) of threatening world peace by developing nukes.
And America is telling Iran to stop threatening Israel, while ignoring Israel's genocide against Palestine.
#uspol #cdnpoli #ukpol #auspol
And America is telling Iran to stop threatening Israel, while ignoring Israel's genocide against Palestine.
#uspol #cdnpoli #ukpol #auspol
June 22, 2025 at 8:17 PM
See. His target is Iran's allies and their allies. He's stirring them up for his purpose.
We are in the hands of a mentally unstable nut who is now threatening Russia with nuclear retaliation based on the midnight ramblings of a drunken fool in Russia.
June 23, 2025 at 5:56 PM
See. His target is Iran's allies and their allies. He's stirring them up for his purpose.
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Attempting to strangle the Strait could send global oil prices skyrocketing, derail the world economy and invite conflict with the US Navy's massive Fifth Fleet based in nearby Bahrain reut.rs/3TCsZuW 9/9
Iran issues warning to 'gambler' Trump: We will end this war
Iran said that the U.S. attack on its nuclear sites expanded the range of legitimate targets for its armed forces and called President Donald Trump a "gambler" for joining Israel's military campaign against the Islamic Republic.
reut.rs
June 23, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Attempting to strangle the Strait could send global oil prices skyrocketing, derail the world economy and invite conflict with the US Navy's massive Fifth Fleet based in nearby Bahrain reut.rs/3TCsZuW 9/9
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Iran said that the US attack on its nuclear sites expanded the range of legitimate targets for its armed forces and called US President Donald Trump a 'gambler' for joining Israel's military campaign against the Islamic Republic reut.rs/3ZGKxK6 1/9
June 23, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Iran said that the US attack on its nuclear sites expanded the range of legitimate targets for its armed forces and called US President Donald Trump a 'gambler' for joining Israel's military campaign against the Islamic Republic reut.rs/3ZGKxK6 1/9
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Sweden's former PM:
"Netanyahu attacked Iran not to prevent a nuclear weapon but to prevent a nuclear agreement."
The West is waking up! 🔥
#Sweden #Iran #USA #Israel #IranIsraelWar #Netanyahu
"Netanyahu attacked Iran not to prevent a nuclear weapon but to prevent a nuclear agreement."
The West is waking up! 🔥
#Sweden #Iran #USA #Israel #IranIsraelWar #Netanyahu
June 23, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Sweden's former PM:
"Netanyahu attacked Iran not to prevent a nuclear weapon but to prevent a nuclear agreement."
The West is waking up! 🔥
#Sweden #Iran #USA #Israel #IranIsraelWar #Netanyahu
"Netanyahu attacked Iran not to prevent a nuclear weapon but to prevent a nuclear agreement."
The West is waking up! 🔥
#Sweden #Iran #USA #Israel #IranIsraelWar #Netanyahu
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BREAKING: Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps announces it has, for the first time, used multi-warhead Kheibar ballistic missiles to strike strategic Israeli sites across occupied Palestine.
June 23, 2025 at 9:57 AM
BREAKING: Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps announces it has, for the first time, used multi-warhead Kheibar ballistic missiles to strike strategic Israeli sites across occupied Palestine.
😂
If Trump truly wants to destroy Iran, he should just go be their president.
June 23, 2025 at 10:22 AM
😂
"stealth" bomber returning to base.
Video shows B-2 stealth bombers returning to an airbase in the US after carrying out military strikes on nuclear facilities in Iran where they dropped 14 so-called ‘bunker buster’ bombs.
June 23, 2025 at 10:21 AM
"stealth" bomber returning to base.
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Bombing is peace.
Trashing the stock exchange is good business.
Pacifying Putin is strong.
Incoherent rambling is intelligence.
Kidnapping citizens is wholesome.
Have you people learned nothing...
Trashing the stock exchange is good business.
Pacifying Putin is strong.
Incoherent rambling is intelligence.
Kidnapping citizens is wholesome.
Have you people learned nothing...
June 23, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Bombing is peace.
Trashing the stock exchange is good business.
Pacifying Putin is strong.
Incoherent rambling is intelligence.
Kidnapping citizens is wholesome.
Have you people learned nothing...
Trashing the stock exchange is good business.
Pacifying Putin is strong.
Incoherent rambling is intelligence.
Kidnapping citizens is wholesome.
Have you people learned nothing...
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6 large military crafts able to carry a lot of equipment flew over my house last night really low.
Headed to military base next county over.
Never seen craft like that here before let alone 6
Headed to military base next county over.
Never seen craft like that here before let alone 6
June 23, 2025 at 1:21 AM
6 large military crafts able to carry a lot of equipment flew over my house last night really low.
Headed to military base next county over.
Never seen craft like that here before let alone 6
Headed to military base next county over.
Never seen craft like that here before let alone 6
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As a retired Army 1Sgt (1978-2000) with combat experience I can assure you... If this escalates their will be boots on the ground and this will not be like Iraq and we spent over 8 years in the region. All these folks onboard with this move should have their sons and daughters drafted and deployed.
June 23, 2025 at 2:24 AM
As a retired Army 1Sgt (1978-2000) with combat experience I can assure you... If this escalates their will be boots on the ground and this will not be like Iraq and we spent over 8 years in the region. All these folks onboard with this move should have their sons and daughters drafted and deployed.
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i almost can’t read this it makes me so angry. delusional grifters with purity fetishes and eugenic worldviews have brought pain, suffering and death to children www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/u...
‘I Feel Like I’ve Been Lied To’: When a Measles Outbreak Hits Home
www.nytimes.com
June 23, 2025 at 3:24 AM
i almost can’t read this it makes me so angry. delusional grifters with purity fetishes and eugenic worldviews have brought pain, suffering and death to children www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/u...
I've noticed a division forming in maga: the frozen face Barby bible belt maga want a religious war and are using trump; the proud boys want civil war. Trump knows how to manipulate hate for business means. He cares about neither objective.
June 23, 2025 at 6:51 AM
I've noticed a division forming in maga: the frozen face Barby bible belt maga want a religious war and are using trump; the proud boys want civil war. Trump knows how to manipulate hate for business means. He cares about neither objective.
I don't think Iran is his target. He's trying to force Russia and China's hand for purely business reasons and xenophobia. Mark my words. It's an interesting world stage when the latter are the moderates. Donald Trump doesn't care about religion. He's stringing the bible belt along.
June 23, 2025 at 6:47 AM
I don't think Iran is his target. He's trying to force Russia and China's hand for purely business reasons and xenophobia. Mark my words. It's an interesting world stage when the latter are the moderates. Donald Trump doesn't care about religion. He's stringing the bible belt along.
I'm weary of outrage. Only interested in how those in power plan to stop the man who is shaping up as potentially worse than Hitler.
June 23, 2025 at 6:44 AM
I'm weary of outrage. Only interested in how those in power plan to stop the man who is shaping up as potentially worse than Hitler.
The importance of rule based order : www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
‘The world is on fire’: What can NZ do?
As the Air Force deploys to try and get Kiwis out of war zones, and American “bunker buster” bombs drop on Iran, the world sits on tenterhooks.
www.stuff.co.nz
June 23, 2025 at 1:16 AM
The importance of rule based order : www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
The world continues to be moderate: www.rnz.co.nz/news/top/564...
Christopher Luxon concludes China trip: 'No evidence' of collaboration with Russia, Iran and North Korea
The prime minister has wrapped up his trip to China, dismissing suggestions the superpower is working with Russia, Iran and North Korea - as alleged by NATO's top official.
www.rnz.co.nz
June 22, 2025 at 10:41 PM
The world continues to be moderate: www.rnz.co.nz/news/top/564...
Countries aren't improved and rebuilt by war, but my investment in the fundamentals for the people.
I could repost this a 1000 times as it's the only post I've read that explains the problem with Maga. I won't:
June 22, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Countries aren't improved and rebuilt by war, but my investment in the fundamentals for the people.