Adele McLean
@adelemclean.bsky.social
I am a dreamer, traveler, artist, singer and creator. I am a gardener and a lover of nature and animals. I am a beach bum and a constant learner, a spiritual person, and a caring soul. I’m a connector of people and a lover of tradition.
A 71 year old victim of the Salem witch trials. Paid homage to her today.
July 23, 2025 at 1:26 AM
A 71 year old victim of the Salem witch trials. Paid homage to her today.
Jeff Flake: In Today’s G.O.P., Voting Your Conscience Is Disqualifying www.nytimes.com/2025/07/06/o...
Opinion | Jeff Flake: In Today’s G.O.P., Voting Your Conscience Is Disqualifying
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July 6, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Jeff Flake: In Today’s G.O.P., Voting Your Conscience Is Disqualifying www.nytimes.com/2025/07/06/o...
‘Tears My Heart to Pieces’: North Carolina Braces for Medicaid Cuts www.nytimes.com/2025/07/06/u...
‘Tears My Heart to Pieces’: North Carolina Braces for Medicaid Cuts
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July 6, 2025 at 3:13 PM
‘Tears My Heart to Pieces’: North Carolina Braces for Medicaid Cuts www.nytimes.com/2025/07/06/u...
Polls show Americans largely oppose Trump's 'One Big Beautiful Bill' - ABC News
June 30, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Polls show Americans largely oppose Trump's 'One Big Beautiful Bill' - ABC News
Purple Heart Army veteran self-deports after nearly 50 years in the U.S. - NPR
Is this really what people
Who voted for trump wanted to happen?
Is this really what people
Who voted for trump wanted to happen?
June 24, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Purple Heart Army veteran self-deports after nearly 50 years in the U.S. - NPR
Is this really what people
Who voted for trump wanted to happen?
Is this really what people
Who voted for trump wanted to happen?
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Greta Thunberg being released...
the internetWorld is gunna explode on this one
c'mon lets make this interview statement Famous!!
Greta Thunberg being released...
the internetWorld is gunna explode on this one
c'mon lets make this interview statement Famous!!
June 10, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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Greta Thunberg being released...
the internetWorld is gunna explode on this one
c'mon lets make this interview statement Famous!!
Greta Thunberg being released...
the internetWorld is gunna explode on this one
c'mon lets make this interview statement Famous!!
Newsom warned that “[i]f some of us can be snatched off the streets without a warrant, based only on suspicion or skin color, then none of us are safe. Authoritarian regimes begin by targeting people who are least able to defend themselves. But they do not stop there.”
June 11, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Newsom warned that “[i]f some of us can be snatched off the streets without a warrant, based only on suspicion or skin color, then none of us are safe. Authoritarian regimes begin by targeting people who are least able to defend themselves. But they do not stop there.”
California attorney general Rob Bonta and Governor Newsom sued Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for their order to federalize the California National Guard without authorization from the governor calling it “an inflammatory escalation unsupported by conditions on the ground.”
June 10, 2025 at 11:13 AM
California attorney general Rob Bonta and Governor Newsom sued Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for their order to federalize the California National Guard without authorization from the governor calling it “an inflammatory escalation unsupported by conditions on the ground.”
Huerta said: “This is about how we as a community stand together and resist the injustice that’s happening. We all collectively have to object to this madness because this is not justice. This is injustice. And we all have to stand on the right side of justice.”
June 10, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Huerta said: “This is about how we as a community stand together and resist the injustice that’s happening. We all collectively have to object to this madness because this is not justice. This is injustice. And we all have to stand on the right side of justice.”
If only Thom Tillis were like this. Breaking With Trump, Bacon Says He Won’t Follow His Party ‘Off the Cliff’ www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/u...
Breaking With Trump, Bacon Says He Won’t Follow His Party ‘Off the Cliff’
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June 8, 2025 at 10:50 AM
If only Thom Tillis were like this. Breaking With Trump, Bacon Says He Won’t Follow His Party ‘Off the Cliff’ www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/u...
Economist Robert Reich noted, “That any of us have to care about the messy breakup of these two massive narcissists—and that they both individually wield such massive power—is an indictment of our political system and further proves the poisonous influence of Big Money on our democracy.”
June 6, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Economist Robert Reich noted, “That any of us have to care about the messy breakup of these two massive narcissists—and that they both individually wield such massive power—is an indictment of our political system and further proves the poisonous influence of Big Money on our democracy.”
Remigration” is a term from the global far right. As Isabela Dias of Mother Jones notes, its proponents call for the “mass expulsion of non–ethnically European immigrants and their descendants, regardless of immigration status or citizenship, and an end to multiculturalism.”
June 1, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Remigration” is a term from the global far right. As Isabela Dias of Mother Jones notes, its proponents call for the “mass expulsion of non–ethnically European immigrants and their descendants, regardless of immigration status or citizenship, and an end to multiculturalism.”
Trump has changed tariff policies at least 50 times since he took office, and traders have figured out they can buy stocks cheaply when markets plummet after a tariff announcement, and sell when Trump changes his mind. This has given rise to Trump’s nickname “TACO,” for “Trump Always Chickens Out.”
June 1, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Trump has changed tariff policies at least 50 times since he took office, and traders have figured out they can buy stocks cheaply when markets plummet after a tariff announcement, and sell when Trump changes his mind. This has given rise to Trump’s nickname “TACO,” for “Trump Always Chickens Out.”
Internationally, Musk’s destruction of the United States Agency for International Development, slashing about 80% of its grants, is killing about 103 people an hour, most of them children. The total so far is about 300,000 people, according to Boston Uni infectious disease mathematical modeller
June 1, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Internationally, Musk’s destruction of the United States Agency for International Development, slashing about 80% of its grants, is killing about 103 people an hour, most of them children. The total so far is about 300,000 people, according to Boston Uni infectious disease mathematical modeller
I saw a sign yesterday that said make America affordable again. Well this is what’s happening instead - Economist Robert Reich points out that Americans making between $17k and $51k will lose about $700 a year. On average, Americans with incomes of less than $17k will lose more than $1k a year.
May 23, 2025 at 1:38 PM
I saw a sign yesterday that said make America affordable again. Well this is what’s happening instead - Economist Robert Reich points out that Americans making between $17k and $51k will lose about $700 a year. On average, Americans with incomes of less than $17k will lose more than $1k a year.
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How about we fix this congress? This whole notion of work to gain access to Medicaid is another stupid distraction when the real problem is employers are the problem.
How about we fix this congress? This whole notion of work to gain access to Medicaid is another stupid distraction when the real problem is employers are the problem.
Walmart and McDonald's are among top employers of Medicaid and food stamp beneficiaries, report says
Walmart and McDonald's are among the top employers of beneficiaries of Medicaid and food stamps, according to a GAO study commissioned by Sen. Bernie Sanders.
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May 16, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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How about we fix this congress? This whole notion of work to gain access to Medicaid is another stupid distraction when the real problem is employers are the problem.
How about we fix this congress? This whole notion of work to gain access to Medicaid is another stupid distraction when the real problem is employers are the problem.
He’s not a leader - Amy McKinnon of Politico reported today that Trump has sat for only 12 “daily” intelligence briefing sessions since he took office, and does not read his written daily intelligence report.
May 10, 2025 at 11:55 AM
He’s not a leader - Amy McKinnon of Politico reported today that Trump has sat for only 12 “daily” intelligence briefing sessions since he took office, and does not read his written daily intelligence report.
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All Americans need to watch this man talk in circles and pay attention to his response about following our constitution.
All Americans need to watch this man talk in circles and pay attention to his response about following our constitution.
Full interview: President Trump says he’ll be a ‘two-term president,’ downplays third-term talk
YouTube video by NBC News
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May 5, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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All Americans need to watch this man talk in circles and pay attention to his response about following our constitution.
All Americans need to watch this man talk in circles and pay attention to his response about following our constitution.
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"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work.
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Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow
Key selections from On Tyranny, for viewing and sharing
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May 4, 2025 at 2:56 PM
"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work.
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
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In his decision in the 1993 case Reno v. Flores, conservative icon Justice Antonin Scalia wrote: “it is well established that the Fifth Amendment entitles aliens to due process of law in deportation proceedings.”
May 5, 2025 at 11:32 AM
In his decision in the 1993 case Reno v. Flores, conservative icon Justice Antonin Scalia wrote: “it is well established that the Fifth Amendment entitles aliens to due process of law in deportation proceedings.”