Pete Mackenzie
@petemackenzie.bsky.social
American expat in Southeast Asia. Career-long democracy and human rights promoter. DOGE casualty. Movie geek. Maine-iac. Pathological copy editor.
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I think ICE agents get a bad rap. They cry at movies like Schindler’s List too. They just cry at different parts.
October 28, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I think ICE agents get a bad rap. They cry at movies like Schindler’s List too. They just cry at different parts.
BREAKING: Pentagon program to test F-18 fighter jet utility as submarine producing mixed results so far.
May 7, 2025 at 2:52 AM
BREAKING: Pentagon program to test F-18 fighter jet utility as submarine producing mixed results so far.
My joke about Polyphemus is almost done- you should keep an eye out for it.
I have a joke about Zeus but it will shock you
I have a joke about Prometheus but I might get in trouble if I share it
April 13, 2025 at 12:13 PM
My joke about Polyphemus is almost done- you should keep an eye out for it.
The real Liberation Day was the friends we made along the way.
April 10, 2025 at 11:48 AM
The real Liberation Day was the friends we made along the way.
Waiting for the markets to open on Monday like…
April 7, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Waiting for the markets to open on Monday like…
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Oh good, we’re bombing Cambodia again.
April 3, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Oh good, we’re bombing Cambodia again.
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Andry did the right thing:
- Never committed a crime.
- Fled his home when persecuted for being LGBTQ & refusing to give in to an authoritarian regime.
- Sought asylum through a legal pathway.
- Found us to represent him in court.
So, why did the Trump admin forcibly remove him?
He had tattoos.
- Never committed a crime.
- Fled his home when persecuted for being LGBTQ & refusing to give in to an authoritarian regime.
- Sought asylum through a legal pathway.
- Found us to represent him in court.
So, why did the Trump admin forcibly remove him?
He had tattoos.
In Venezuela, Andry José Hernández Romero, who is gay and skeptical of the country’s authoritarian regime, was a target for abuse. He sought asylum in America—then was deported under the Alien Enemies Act.
The Makeup Artist Donald Trump Deported Under the Alien Enemies Act
The President has invoked the law to send Venezuelans to prison in El Salvador without due process—and, in many cases, under false pretenses.
www.newyorker.com
April 1, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Andry did the right thing:
- Never committed a crime.
- Fled his home when persecuted for being LGBTQ & refusing to give in to an authoritarian regime.
- Sought asylum through a legal pathway.
- Found us to represent him in court.
So, why did the Trump admin forcibly remove him?
He had tattoos.
- Never committed a crime.
- Fled his home when persecuted for being LGBTQ & refusing to give in to an authoritarian regime.
- Sought asylum through a legal pathway.
- Found us to represent him in court.
So, why did the Trump admin forcibly remove him?
He had tattoos.
Dirigo.
Maine officials won’t comply with the Trump administration's trans athlete ban
The administration said earlier this month that the Maine Department of Education, Maine Principals’ Association and a high school are each in violation of Title IX because of the participation of tra...
www.nbcnews.com
March 28, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Dirigo.
He’s not just firing tens of thousands of public servants- he’s removing the collective bargaining rights of those he didn’t shitcan.
thehill.com
March 28, 2025 at 3:12 AM
He’s not just firing tens of thousands of public servants- he’s removing the collective bargaining rights of those he didn’t shitcan.
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The founder of Signal releases a response to SignalGate:
“There are so many great reasons to be on Signal.
Now including the opportunity for the vice president of the United States of America to randomly add you to a group chat for coordination of sensitive military operations.”
“There are so many great reasons to be on Signal.
Now including the opportunity for the vice president of the United States of America to randomly add you to a group chat for coordination of sensitive military operations.”
March 26, 2025 at 7:43 PM
The founder of Signal releases a response to SignalGate:
“There are so many great reasons to be on Signal.
Now including the opportunity for the vice president of the United States of America to randomly add you to a group chat for coordination of sensitive military operations.”
“There are so many great reasons to be on Signal.
Now including the opportunity for the vice president of the United States of America to randomly add you to a group chat for coordination of sensitive military operations.”
Police state shit.
Video of the international student at Tufts being arrested by "federal authorities" in Massachusetts has been released and it's terrifying.
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
March 26, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Police state shit.
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🔥 PETE ON HEGSETH-GATE: “An epic fuck-up… these are not serious people… if there are no consequences, all the bluster from Trump about merit was bullshit… we deserve so much better…”
March 25, 2025 at 2:07 AM
🔥 PETE ON HEGSETH-GATE: “An epic fuck-up… these are not serious people… if there are no consequences, all the bluster from Trump about merit was bullshit… we deserve so much better…”
My alma mater is hiring what amounts to a MAGA commissar. Wonderful.
So it seems Columbia gave the Trump administration everything they wanted and more, including a new "vice provost" who will review curriculum, hiring, and leadership.
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
Exclusive | Columbia Yields to Trump in Battle Over Federal Funding
Columbia’s agreement is a significant moment in the intensifying battle between Trump and elite universities.
www.wsj.com
March 22, 2025 at 12:09 AM
My alma mater is hiring what amounts to a MAGA commissar. Wonderful.
The toxic waste site in question is the base where my Dad was stationed during the Vietnam War. Unreal.
NEW: When Marco Rubio abruptly halted foreign aid, cleanup crews in Vietnam were forced to abandon one of the largest chemical spills in the world for weeks.
Left exposed: open pits of soil contaminated with dioxin, the deadly byproduct of Agent Orange.
Left exposed: open pits of soil contaminated with dioxin, the deadly byproduct of Agent Orange.
Trump Halted an Agent Orange Cleanup. That Puts Hundreds of Thousands at Risk for Poisoning.
Diplomats in Vietnam warned Washington that halting USAID’s efforts to clean up the massive deposit of postwar pesticides would be a catastrophe for public health and relations with a key strategic partner in Asia.
propub.li
March 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The toxic waste site in question is the base where my Dad was stationed during the Vietnam War. Unreal.
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❤️Anti-American rally held in Greenland's capital Nuuk
Protesters held signs with the slogans "Yankee go home" and "We are not for sale."
"We may have different views on many issues, but on this we are all united," said Jens-Frederik Nielsen, leader of the liberal Demokraatit party ~Ukraine Journal
Protesters held signs with the slogans "Yankee go home" and "We are not for sale."
"We may have different views on many issues, but on this we are all united," said Jens-Frederik Nielsen, leader of the liberal Demokraatit party ~Ukraine Journal
March 16, 2025 at 1:36 PM
❤️Anti-American rally held in Greenland's capital Nuuk
Protesters held signs with the slogans "Yankee go home" and "We are not for sale."
"We may have different views on many issues, but on this we are all united," said Jens-Frederik Nielsen, leader of the liberal Demokraatit party ~Ukraine Journal
Protesters held signs with the slogans "Yankee go home" and "We are not for sale."
"We may have different views on many issues, but on this we are all united," said Jens-Frederik Nielsen, leader of the liberal Demokraatit party ~Ukraine Journal
One out of every 20 people in this country is on the street right now demanding better government. Just sayin’.
March 16, 2025 at 9:57 AM
One out of every 20 people in this country is on the street right now demanding better government. Just sayin’.
The road to Making America Great Again is paved with dead children.
Opinion | Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut. That Isn’t True.
A journey through the front lines of global poverty shows that when the world’s richest men slash aid for the world’s poorest children, the result is sickness, starvation and death.
www.nytimes.com
March 16, 2025 at 3:26 AM
The road to Making America Great Again is paved with dead children.
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I really hope that karma is patiently awaiting this person around some dark corner somewhere not too far down the road.
March 16, 2025 at 2:11 AM
I really hope that karma is patiently awaiting this person around some dark corner somewhere not too far down the road.
This is America.
MUST-WATCH: This is the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil from the perspective of his wife, who is 8 months pregnant.
This is federal agents in plain clothes dragging a man from his home as punishment for his speech.
@nyclu.org @ccrjustice.org @theimeu.bsky.social
This is federal agents in plain clothes dragging a man from his home as punishment for his speech.
@nyclu.org @ccrjustice.org @theimeu.bsky.social
March 15, 2025 at 1:59 AM
This is America.
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Merkley: "The best time to take on a tyrant is as early as possible. And this is the moment."
March 13, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Merkley: "The best time to take on a tyrant is as early as possible. And this is the moment."
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I’m told this is a real letter. It basically says, “We’ll destroy Columbia unless you destroy it first.”
March 14, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I’m told this is a real letter. It basically says, “We’ll destroy Columbia unless you destroy it first.”
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Schumer had this written and sent over to the New York Times for edits before he told either his Senate colleagues or his constituents how he would be voting. This spineless quisling has to go.
March 14, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Schumer had this written and sent over to the New York Times for edits before he told either his Senate colleagues or his constituents how he would be voting. This spineless quisling has to go.