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.
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…
Oh good, we’re bombing Cambodia again.
April 3, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Oh good, we’re bombing Cambodia again.
My home state of Maine has an annual trade volume of $8 billion with Canada (equal to more than 10% of its GDP). Canada purchases 42% of Maine exports, a higher percentage than any other state except for the Dakotas. At least 60,000 Maine jobs are directly supported by trade with Canada.
March 4, 2025 at 1:47 PM
My home state of Maine has an annual trade volume of $8 billion with Canada (equal to more than 10% of its GDP). Canada purchases 42% of Maine exports, a higher percentage than any other state except for the Dakotas. At least 60,000 Maine jobs are directly supported by trade with Canada.
Two men born in the same year. MAGA is a hell of a drug.
February 15, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Two men born in the same year. MAGA is a hell of a drug.
“Do you work for my Daddy?”
February 12, 2025 at 12:15 AM
“Do you work for my Daddy?”
Oh good, the Trump administration now thinks foreign aid is a good idea. But only the kind that benefits powerful constituencies in Red America.
February 9, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Oh good, the Trump administration now thinks foreign aid is a good idea. But only the kind that benefits powerful constituencies in Red America.
Shutting down USAID is the greatest present that dictators around the world could have wished for.
February 5, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Shutting down USAID is the greatest present that dictators around the world could have wished for.
Which side are you on?
February 2, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Which side are you on?
Oh good, Susan Collins is Deeply Concerned again.
February 1, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Oh good, Susan Collins is Deeply Concerned again.
Grade-A sarcasm.
February 1, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Grade-A sarcasm.
Man, Duolingo is on a dark path these days. Soon the little owl will start demanding protection money.
December 9, 2024 at 4:38 AM
Man, Duolingo is on a dark path these days. Soon the little owl will start demanding protection money.