Beth McClain
@bethmcclain.bsky.social
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I'm starting to wonder how much "the male loneliness epidemic" is just straight and bisexual women identifying low-effort, mean, and incompetent men and choosing not to date, marry, and tolerate them anymore
December 6, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I'm starting to wonder how much "the male loneliness epidemic" is just straight and bisexual women identifying low-effort, mean, and incompetent men and choosing not to date, marry, and tolerate them anymore
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Steve Simon, Minnesota Secretary of State, responds to Trump calling Somalis “garbage.”
December 5, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Steve Simon, Minnesota Secretary of State, responds to Trump calling Somalis “garbage.”
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Pope Leo quotes Hannah Arendt:
“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against "post-truths," lies and manipulation
Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.
www.cbsnews.com
October 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Pope Leo quotes Hannah Arendt:
“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
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"If there is any fixed star in our constitutional constellation, it is that no official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion, or other matters of opinion or force citizens to confess by word or act their faith therein."
Justice Robert Jackson, 1943
Justice Robert Jackson, 1943
126. The "Fixed Star in Our Constitutional Constellation"
It's worth spending time with Justice Robert Jackson's 1943 majority opinion holding that the First Amendment bars compulsory flag salutes and compelled recitations of the Pledge of Allegiance.
www.stevevladeck.com
September 16, 2025 at 7:17 PM
"If there is any fixed star in our constitutional constellation, it is that no official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion, or other matters of opinion or force citizens to confess by word or act their faith therein."
Justice Robert Jackson, 1943
Justice Robert Jackson, 1943
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it's kind of funny that they keep doing stuff like this because like ... we have the Internet. this type of censorship just like doesn't really work anymore (which is exactly why authoritarians are so hellbent on gutting Section 230, passing "protect the kids" censorship bills, online ID checks etc)
The Dept. of Justice has removed a study showing that white supremacist and far-right violence “continues to outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic violent extremism” in the U.S.
DOJ Deletes Study Showing Domestic Terrorists Are Most Often Right Wing
Following Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the Trump administration’s promise to go after the “radical left” a study showing most domestic terrosim is far-right was disappeared.
www.404media.co
September 16, 2025 at 9:52 PM
it's kind of funny that they keep doing stuff like this because like ... we have the Internet. this type of censorship just like doesn't really work anymore (which is exactly why authoritarians are so hellbent on gutting Section 230, passing "protect the kids" censorship bills, online ID checks etc)
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Growing evidence that this is the most corrupt White House in history.
Trump has tripled his net worth based on corrupt, illegal crypto schemes. Trading access to the White House and national security secrets for foreign investments that make money for him and his advisors.
Trump has tripled his net worth based on corrupt, illegal crypto schemes. Trading access to the White House and national security secrets for foreign investments that make money for him and his advisors.
September 16, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Growing evidence that this is the most corrupt White House in history.
Trump has tripled his net worth based on corrupt, illegal crypto schemes. Trading access to the White House and national security secrets for foreign investments that make money for him and his advisors.
Trump has tripled his net worth based on corrupt, illegal crypto schemes. Trading access to the White House and national security secrets for foreign investments that make money for him and his advisors.
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Jackson, Mississippi, has the nation's highest homicide rate, more than 3 times the rate in DC
Mississippi becomes the fourth state to deploy National Guard troops to Washington, DC. governorreeves.ms.gov/governor-ree...
Governor Reeves Statement On Mississippi National Guard Deployment to Washington, D.C.
Governor Tate Reeves today released the following statement on approving the deployment of approximately 200 Mississippi National Guard Soldiers to Washington , D.C.:
governorreeves.ms.gov
August 18, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Jackson, Mississippi, has the nation's highest homicide rate, more than 3 times the rate in DC
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I long for the day we have a president who doesn’t call other humans “scum”
Trump on Iran's nuclear capabilities: "It's gone for years ... CNN is scum. MSDNC is scum. The New York Times is scum. They're bad people. They're sick. And what they've done is they've tried to make this unbelievable victory into something less."
June 25, 2025 at 12:31 PM
I long for the day we have a president who doesn’t call other humans “scum”
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“We couldn’t have scripted this better,” a senior White House aide told Missy Ryan and @jonlemire.bsky.social: https://theatln.tc/8AvBm8yZ
June 12, 2025 at 11:15 AM
“We couldn’t have scripted this better,” a senior White House aide told Missy Ryan and @jonlemire.bsky.social: https://theatln.tc/8AvBm8yZ
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It’s about social inequality and political upheaval caused by a corrupt government who only cares about the wealthy. You should feel right at home!
June 12, 2025 at 11:33 AM
It’s about social inequality and political upheaval caused by a corrupt government who only cares about the wealthy. You should feel right at home!
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Military parades are about honoring those who have served, not praising a president who only thinks about himself.
Donald Trump doesn’t deserve a parade, but let me tell you about the kind of person who does.
Donald Trump doesn’t deserve a parade, but let me tell you about the kind of person who does.
June 11, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Military parades are about honoring those who have served, not praising a president who only thinks about himself.
Donald Trump doesn’t deserve a parade, but let me tell you about the kind of person who does.
Donald Trump doesn’t deserve a parade, but let me tell you about the kind of person who does.
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81 years later, we honor the heroes who fought for freedom and changed the course of history
June 6, 2025 at 11:47 AM
81 years later, we honor the heroes who fought for freedom and changed the course of history
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This NYT story on FTC's investigation into "collusion" leading to boycott of Xitter does not mention antisemitism, one major reason for the boycott.
Spending federal $$ to support antisemitism violates several Trump EOs.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/02/t...
Spending federal $$ to support antisemitism violates several Trump EOs.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/02/t...
F.T.C. Investigates Ad Groups and Watchdogs, Alleging Boycott Collusion
www.nytimes.com
June 3, 2025 at 7:48 AM
This NYT story on FTC's investigation into "collusion" leading to boycott of Xitter does not mention antisemitism, one major reason for the boycott.
Spending federal $$ to support antisemitism violates several Trump EOs.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/02/t...
Spending federal $$ to support antisemitism violates several Trump EOs.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/02/t...
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The Trump administration is working with private companies like Palantir to create detailed reports on every American, which could help them weaponize our personal information in their quest to deport immigrants and punish critics.
This is a huge threat to our constitutional rights.
This is a huge threat to our constitutional rights.
Trump Taps Palantir to Compile Data on Americans
www.nytimes.com
May 31, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The Trump administration is working with private companies like Palantir to create detailed reports on every American, which could help them weaponize our personal information in their quest to deport immigrants and punish critics.
This is a huge threat to our constitutional rights.
This is a huge threat to our constitutional rights.
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Trump has picked 2022 law school grad Paul Ingrassia to lead the Office of Special Counsel. As of 9 days ago, Ingrassia’s Instagram included a pinned photo of himself w/ self-professed “misogynist” Andrew Tate (such “physical prowess”) who has since been charged w/ rape & trafficking in the UK.
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May 30, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Trump has picked 2022 law school grad Paul Ingrassia to lead the Office of Special Counsel. As of 9 days ago, Ingrassia’s Instagram included a pinned photo of himself w/ self-professed “misogynist” Andrew Tate (such “physical prowess”) who has since been charged w/ rape & trafficking in the UK.
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Margaret Brennan totally exposes FDA Commissioner Makary for making it up as he goes and making conflicting recommendations in order to cast doubt on covid vaccines. He's so terrible during this interview that Brennan is left shaking her head as she wraps it up.
June 1, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Margaret Brennan totally exposes FDA Commissioner Makary for making it up as he goes and making conflicting recommendations in order to cast doubt on covid vaccines. He's so terrible during this interview that Brennan is left shaking her head as she wraps it up.
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.... THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW SEEKS TO PREVENT
Federal job applicants will soon be quizzed on their favorite Trump administration policy as part of the hiring process, according to the Office of Personnel Management’s new “merit hiring plan.” buff.ly/XAs9UPN
OPM ‘merit’ hiring plan includes bipartisan reforms, politicized new test
The federal government’s HR agency on Thursday instructed agencies to seek collecting data on the demographic makeup of their workforces.
www.govexec.com
May 29, 2025 at 11:20 PM
.... THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW SEEKS TO PREVENT
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Here are the 200+ people who've received pardons or commutations from Trump and avoided prison time as a result. In total, more than seven centuries of incarceration were wiped clean, mostly to people involved in Jan. 6.
Gift link: wapo.st/3Hfd174
Gift link: wapo.st/3Hfd174
May 29, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Here are the 200+ people who've received pardons or commutations from Trump and avoided prison time as a result. In total, more than seven centuries of incarceration were wiped clean, mostly to people involved in Jan. 6.
Gift link: wapo.st/3Hfd174
Gift link: wapo.st/3Hfd174
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I spent five weeks talking to federal workers about knowledge loss and brain drain across the federal government, and its implications, both right now and for decades to come. Their stories are frightening, but I think it's important to know what we're facing: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
When it comes to Trump's brain drain, “the damage is already done”
How the DOGE-triggered attack on government research left America in the dark.
www.motherjones.com
May 29, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I spent five weeks talking to federal workers about knowledge loss and brain drain across the federal government, and its implications, both right now and for decades to come. Their stories are frightening, but I think it's important to know what we're facing: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Pardons are said to be subject to Pres's plenary authority but there are critical norms and procedures, and Trump has completely transgressed them, including in particular with these latest 2, which are abominable. Looking forward to discussing on @msnbc.com w/ @nicollewallace.bsky.social at 4 PM ET
May 28, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Pardons are said to be subject to Pres's plenary authority but there are critical norms and procedures, and Trump has completely transgressed them, including in particular with these latest 2, which are abominable. Looking forward to discussing on @msnbc.com w/ @nicollewallace.bsky.social at 4 PM ET
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Scott Jenkins was convicted of engaging in cartoonish levels of corruption. If the rule of law only applies to the little guy, then it isn't worth much.
Trump's pardon for former Virginia sheriff who exchanged badges for cash makes a mockery of 'law and order'
"We must maintain law and order at the highest level, or we will cease to have a country, 100 percent," said Donald Trump, then a candidate for president,
reason.com
May 27, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Scott Jenkins was convicted of engaging in cartoonish levels of corruption. If the rule of law only applies to the little guy, then it isn't worth much.
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Guys, it's the oligarchs. If you want to blame someone for 2024, blame the oligarchs. Anyone telling you to blame someone else is part of the oligarchy. Dark money has been to blame since citizens united.
May 27, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Guys, it's the oligarchs. If you want to blame someone for 2024, blame the oligarchs. Anyone telling you to blame someone else is part of the oligarchy. Dark money has been to blame since citizens united.
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Public employees who accept $75,000 in bribes do not deserve Presidential pardons. Unfortunately, Donald Trump thinks otherwise. This full unconditional pardon is a slap in the face to every American taxpayer and every person working hard to make an honest living. starexponent.com/news/local/a...
Trump pardons former Sheriff Jenkins, convicted in bribery scheme
President calls former three-term lawman a wonderful person who was “persecuted by radical left monsters then left for dead.”
starexponent.com
May 27, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Public employees who accept $75,000 in bribes do not deserve Presidential pardons. Unfortunately, Donald Trump thinks otherwise. This full unconditional pardon is a slap in the face to every American taxpayer and every person working hard to make an honest living. starexponent.com/news/local/a...
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One of the most significant cases with far-reaching effects, which I've previously flagged to watch.
On motion to dismiss, Judge Chutkan finds for plaintiffs on both counts:
-Musk's position is in violation of Appointments Clause
-DOGE Executive Order is without statutory or constitutional basis
On motion to dismiss, Judge Chutkan finds for plaintiffs on both counts:
-Musk's position is in violation of Appointments Clause
-DOGE Executive Order is without statutory or constitutional basis
Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions
A public resource tracking the legal challenges to the Trump administration's executive orders and actions.
www.justsecurity.org
May 27, 2025 at 11:20 PM
One of the most significant cases with far-reaching effects, which I've previously flagged to watch.
On motion to dismiss, Judge Chutkan finds for plaintiffs on both counts:
-Musk's position is in violation of Appointments Clause
-DOGE Executive Order is without statutory or constitutional basis
On motion to dismiss, Judge Chutkan finds for plaintiffs on both counts:
-Musk's position is in violation of Appointments Clause
-DOGE Executive Order is without statutory or constitutional basis