Michael Mackin
@mike-mack.bsky.social
Existential optimist, stoic seeker, funny at times.
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Harvard president receives standing ovation during commencement.
May 29, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Harvard president receives standing ovation during commencement.
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While Stephen Miller publishes the faces of the judges that struck down Trump’s unlawful tariffs, his own goons in ICE refuse to show theirs out of fear of being publicly identified.
If our judges are brave enough to face MAGA threats with their faces showing, ICE should not hide behind masks.
If our judges are brave enough to face MAGA threats with their faces showing, ICE should not hide behind masks.
May 30, 2025 at 12:17 AM
While Stephen Miller publishes the faces of the judges that struck down Trump’s unlawful tariffs, his own goons in ICE refuse to show theirs out of fear of being publicly identified.
If our judges are brave enough to face MAGA threats with their faces showing, ICE should not hide behind masks.
If our judges are brave enough to face MAGA threats with their faces showing, ICE should not hide behind masks.
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ICE stripped a German green card holder naked, drove him from Boston to Vermont to Rhode Island, put him in a cold shower, deprived him of medication, sleep and food until he collapsed.
No one knows why he was detained.
No one knows why he was detained.
Green card holder from New Hampshire 'interrogated' at Logan Airport, detained
Fabian Schmidt’s family said they are unsure of why he is being held. They said he has a recently renewed green card, and no active issues in court.
www.nhpr.org
March 15, 2025 at 6:02 PM
ICE stripped a German green card holder naked, drove him from Boston to Vermont to Rhode Island, put him in a cold shower, deprived him of medication, sleep and food until he collapsed.
No one knows why he was detained.
No one knows why he was detained.
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"dei medal" you might as well just put "n*gger medal" because that's what they mean to say
This is blood-boiling. Charles Rogers was awarded the Medal of Honor in Vietnam after being wounded three times leading the defense of a position.
Google his name and the entry below comes up. When you click, you'll see the page has been deleted and the URL changed to include "DEI medal."
Google his name and the entry below comes up. When you click, you'll see the page has been deleted and the URL changed to include "DEI medal."
March 16, 2025 at 4:09 AM
"dei medal" you might as well just put "n*gger medal" because that's what they mean to say
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Elon Musk’s Tesla reportedly halts Cybertruck deliveries as owners complain of metal sides falling off
Source: Fortune
Source: Fortune
March 16, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Elon Musk’s Tesla reportedly halts Cybertruck deliveries as owners complain of metal sides falling off
Source: Fortune
Source: Fortune
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If you live in NC, call every Republican politician you know. Call every farmer you know and ask them to do the same
When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state
www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state
www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
USDA cancels $11 million in federal funding for North Carolina food banks
The USDA has notified the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services that it would terminate the agreement for the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program, which is one of the progr...
www.wunc.org
March 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
If you live in NC, call every Republican politician you know. Call every farmer you know and ask them to do the same
When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state
www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state
www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
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1. Justin Sun, a Chinese national being prosecuted for fraud by the SEC, just sent Donald Trump $18 MILLION
Sun made the payment by purchasing tokens from a Trump-backed crypto company
THIS IS A MAJOR SCANDAL
Follow this thread for details
Sun made the payment by purchasing tokens from a Trump-backed crypto company
THIS IS A MAJOR SCANDAL
Follow this thread for details
A Chinese national, charged with fraud by the SEC, just sent Donald Trump $18 million
Chinese Crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun paid $6.2 million for a banana — sold by Sotheby's as conceptual art — and then ate it last Friday.
popular.info
December 2, 2024 at 1:05 PM
1. Justin Sun, a Chinese national being prosecuted for fraud by the SEC, just sent Donald Trump $18 MILLION
Sun made the payment by purchasing tokens from a Trump-backed crypto company
THIS IS A MAJOR SCANDAL
Follow this thread for details
Sun made the payment by purchasing tokens from a Trump-backed crypto company
THIS IS A MAJOR SCANDAL
Follow this thread for details
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The tariff regime will be rife (again) with corruption, rewarding friends/punishing enemies. Companies requesting tariff waivers will find that proximity to power or lusty donations to the GOP will give them a leg up. This was the case in the previous Trump admin, so expect more of the same.
Trump’s Economy: Brute Force and Favor-Trading
The tariff threats against major trading partners preview geopolitical strategies that Trump’s Treasury secretary nominee Scott Bessent has articulated, with a dash of corruption thrown in.
prospect.org
November 27, 2024 at 9:01 PM
The tariff regime will be rife (again) with corruption, rewarding friends/punishing enemies. Companies requesting tariff waivers will find that proximity to power or lusty donations to the GOP will give them a leg up. This was the case in the previous Trump admin, so expect more of the same.
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This also applies to the media who keep wanting to point out RFK could usher in healthier less processed foods. 1st, he won't, and you know it. 2nd, he also thinks AIDS isn't caused by HIV, and wants us to risk getting polio. Stop sanewashing and normalizing these people. That's dangerous.
It’s embarrassing how people on the left try to sound independent minded by finding a reason to praise dangerous cranks who have made one good point in their entire life
Matt Gaetz had one good take on Ukraine? RFK Jr is suspicious of processed food? Who fucking cares!!! Get a grip
Matt Gaetz had one good take on Ukraine? RFK Jr is suspicious of processed food? Who fucking cares!!! Get a grip
November 22, 2024 at 1:34 PM
This also applies to the media who keep wanting to point out RFK could usher in healthier less processed foods. 1st, he won't, and you know it. 2nd, he also thinks AIDS isn't caused by HIV, and wants us to risk getting polio. Stop sanewashing and normalizing these people. That's dangerous.
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And there it is...
CNN Is Pretty Sure They Know The Real Reason Matt Gaetz Dropped Out Of AG Contention
And there it is...
www.comicsands.com
November 22, 2024 at 2:57 PM
And there it is...
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That is how you do it.
CNN Host Shuts Down Conservative For Calling Female Guest 'Dear'—And People Are Cheering
That is how you do it.
www.comicsands.com
November 22, 2024 at 3:24 PM
That is how you do it.
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Russia has long wanted to destroy and co-opt the US from within...it's hard to argue they haven't succeeded.
Yes, Tucker Carlson is a Russian stooge, a Putin cheerleader, & an America-hater, and Tucker should be shunned for all this. But he won’t be. Bcuz this is where most of the GOP base is, this is where Trump is, & this is where Tulsi Gabbard is. That’s the scary truth. www.mediaite.com/news/tucker-...
Tucker Carlson Goes Full Pravda, Praises Vladimir Putin as ‘the Only Adult’ in Ukraine Conflict: ‘His Restraint’ Preventing Nuclear War
Tucker Carlson praised Russian dictator Vladimir Putin for being "the only adult" in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
www.mediaite.com
November 22, 2024 at 7:48 PM
Russia has long wanted to destroy and co-opt the US from within...it's hard to argue they haven't succeeded.
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Memo to the media
Trump’s nominees are not “unconventional”
They’re not “underqualified” “mavericks”
Nor are they merely “controversial”
What they ARE is
A misfit collection of incompetents, criminals, miscreants and kooks
Specifically chosen to dismantle democracy
Please report them as such
Trump’s nominees are not “unconventional”
They’re not “underqualified” “mavericks”
Nor are they merely “controversial”
What they ARE is
A misfit collection of incompetents, criminals, miscreants and kooks
Specifically chosen to dismantle democracy
Please report them as such
November 22, 2024 at 3:40 PM
Memo to the media
Trump’s nominees are not “unconventional”
They’re not “underqualified” “mavericks”
Nor are they merely “controversial”
What they ARE is
A misfit collection of incompetents, criminals, miscreants and kooks
Specifically chosen to dismantle democracy
Please report them as such
Trump’s nominees are not “unconventional”
They’re not “underqualified” “mavericks”
Nor are they merely “controversial”
What they ARE is
A misfit collection of incompetents, criminals, miscreants and kooks
Specifically chosen to dismantle democracy
Please report them as such
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Breaking WaPo:
Trump plans to fire the entire team that worked with special counsel Jack Smith to pursue the two federal prosecutions against Trump — including career attorneys typically protected from political retribution. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Trump plans to fire the entire team that worked with special counsel Jack Smith to pursue the two federal prosecutions against Trump — including career attorneys typically protected from political retribution. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Trump plans to fire Jack Smith’s team, use DOJ to probe 2020 election
The plans show how president-elect Donald Trump wants to use the Justice Department to address his own personal grievances.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 22, 2024 at 10:51 PM
Breaking WaPo:
Trump plans to fire the entire team that worked with special counsel Jack Smith to pursue the two federal prosecutions against Trump — including career attorneys typically protected from political retribution. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Trump plans to fire the entire team that worked with special counsel Jack Smith to pursue the two federal prosecutions against Trump — including career attorneys typically protected from political retribution. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Well this seems bad.
November 23, 2024 at 11:50 AM
Well this seems bad.
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Tesla is America's most deadly car brand.
Link: www.iseecars.com/most-dangero...
You know what to do...
Link: www.iseecars.com/most-dangero...
You know what to do...
November 23, 2024 at 12:46 PM
Tesla is America's most deadly car brand.
Link: www.iseecars.com/most-dangero...
You know what to do...
Link: www.iseecars.com/most-dangero...
You know what to do...
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You really can’t make this up. Scott Bessent was in fact Soros’s protégé! MAGA’s gonna need a new antisemitic conspiracy…
November 23, 2024 at 2:28 PM
You really can’t make this up. Scott Bessent was in fact Soros’s protégé! MAGA’s gonna need a new antisemitic conspiracy…
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'Ferris Bueller's Day Off' Tariffs Scene Hits Hard After Trump Win
YouTube video by NowThis Impact
youtube.com
November 18, 2024 at 11:04 PM
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I think the name of the game is deprogram, deprogram, deprogram. We need to all come back to the same reality. Unsure how this is achieved. Maybe reality crashing down on GOP voters will help? It feels overwhelming right now...
'This election doesn’t call for soul-searching & re-vamping and re-tooling...It calls for enlightening others with the truth, bringing light to the darkness & doubling down on our commitment to the well-being of collective society.' Dems ran a good campaign. U can't message to racism, misogyny.
No, the Democratic Party Can't "Message Better" to Racism, Misogyny, and Ignorance
In the wake of the election results, one of the most common media postmortems has been the Democratic Party’s supposed failure to reach those Americans who they were unable to persuade over the course...
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
November 21, 2024 at 3:31 PM
I think the name of the game is deprogram, deprogram, deprogram. We need to all come back to the same reality. Unsure how this is achieved. Maybe reality crashing down on GOP voters will help? It feels overwhelming right now...
The words “fascist” and “authoritarian” are used often to describe Donald Trump and his minions, and rightfully so. But what do those terms really mean in practice? Today, Jay Kuo uses the work of Professor Ruth Ben-Ghiat to contextualize Trump's brand of fascism.
Lessons in Fascism
Prof. Ben-Ghiat has been laying out brutal truths on why Trump is a fascist
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
November 20, 2024 at 1:00 AM