J. MacQuinn 🍵🐉
@psyfic.bsky.social
📚✍🏽psyfic is a wry, rueful, wicked, trenchant, whimsical, geeky nerd 🏳️🌈 married to the brilliant, lovely💕 clever nerdy geek @chazpure.bsky.social
Caring for mom w/long covid
Me: 1. Cancer: 0. Had radiation. Waiting for my superpowers. 🖖🏽💙⚖️🗽#persist
Caring for mom w/long covid
Me: 1. Cancer: 0. Had radiation. Waiting for my superpowers. 🖖🏽💙⚖️🗽#persist
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J. MacQuinn 🍵🐉
@psyfic.bsky.social
· Feb 21
In this week's column, I explore what I see as a very real prospect of systemic collapse, caused by Trump's actions, and suggest we start preparing.
I try to explain how complex systems fail, and suggest some of the failure paths we could be on.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I try to explain how complex systems fail, and suggest some of the failure paths we could be on.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
There are many ways Trump could trigger a global collapse. Here’s how to survive if that happens | George Monbiot
It could be wildfires, a pandemic or a financial crisis. The super-rich will flee to their bunkers – the rest of us will have to fend for ourselves, writes columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
Prep for the worst, hope for the best.
My brother's fave. Then again my brother was very like Calvin😊
The adventures of a precocious 6-year-old and his stuffed tiger debuted on November 18, 1985. NPR's Renee Montagne spoke with the comic strip's editor, Lee Salem, in 2005.
40 years ago, Calvin and Hobbes' raucous adventures burst onto the comics page
The adventures of a precocious 6-year-old and his stuffed tiger debuted on November 18, 1985. NPR's Renee Montagne spoke with the comic strip's editor, Lee Salem, in 2005.
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November 22, 2025 at 12:37 AM
My brother's fave. Then again my brother was very like Calvin😊
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Holy shit! This is what I'm talkin' about. David Clayton is running for congress in North Carolina's District 5 against MAGA Republican Virginia Foxx — and this is how he introduced himself. 🙌💪👏✊️👇
November 21, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Holy shit! This is what I'm talkin' about. David Clayton is running for congress in North Carolina's District 5 against MAGA Republican Virginia Foxx — and this is how he introduced himself. 🙌💪👏✊️👇
👇🏽thread that follows the money
New: Alt5 Sigma, one of Trump's key business partners, told the SEC that it suspended its CEO in mid-October.
An internal email, though, says he was placed on “temporary leave” more than a month earlier.
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An internal email, though, says he was placed on “temporary leave” more than a month earlier.
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Trump Crypto Partner Alt5 Sigma May Have Violated SEC Rules With Filing On CEO
One of Trump's key business partners told the SEC it suspended its CEO in mid-October. Internal records suggest he was on “temporary leave” more than a month earlier.
www.forbes.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:26 PM
👇🏽thread that follows the money
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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
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"At least three incidents appear to involve agents tossing tear gas canisters from vehicles as they drove away. A video posted by journalist Dave Byrnes, shows a canister igniting at the feet of a surprised onlooker, who screams and runs away."
Feds Used Chemical Weapons On Chicagoans At Least 49 Times — Even After Judge Said To Stop
Contrary to federal claims about attacks on agents, most of these incidents appear to involve nonviolent protesters or bystanders.
blockclubchicago.org
November 20, 2025 at 3:50 PM
"At least three incidents appear to involve agents tossing tear gas canisters from vehicles as they drove away. A video posted by journalist Dave Byrnes, shows a canister igniting at the feet of a surprised onlooker, who screams and runs away."
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A joint statement from me, @slotkin.senate.gov, Sen, Mark Kelly, @crow.house.gov, @goodlander.house.gov, and @houlahan.house.gov.
November 20, 2025 at 6:16 PM
A joint statement from me, @slotkin.senate.gov, Sen, Mark Kelly, @crow.house.gov, @goodlander.house.gov, and @houlahan.house.gov.
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By characterizing abortion as health care, international orgs have pushed back against abortion exceptionalism. The World Health Organization recognizes that “[a]bortion is a simple health care intervention.” Numerous countries have adopted laws and policies to align with WHO recommendations.
Global Approaches to Abortion as Health Care - O'Neill
The O’Neill Institute believes that the law is a fundamental tool for solving critical health problems.
oneill.law.georgetown.edu
November 20, 2025 at 3:26 AM
By characterizing abortion as health care, international orgs have pushed back against abortion exceptionalism. The World Health Organization recognizes that “[a]bortion is a simple health care intervention.” Numerous countries have adopted laws and policies to align with WHO recommendations.
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Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
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November 19, 2025
November 19, 2025
Yesterday the House of Representatives passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:06 AM
November 19, 2025
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Documents reviewed by @BylineTimes show Jeffrey Epstein received real-time internal White House info in 2019 from Trump's inner circle - while working with Steve Bannon to rebuild his public image by filming on Epstein's private island. bylinetimes.com/2025/11/17/j...
Jeffrey Epstein Had Access to Trump's Inner Circle, While Working With Steve Bannon
Emails and text messages reveal Jeffrey Epstein had a direct line into Donald Trump’s inner circle while Bannon worked to rehabilitate him in the hours before his arrest
bylinetimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Documents reviewed by @BylineTimes show Jeffrey Epstein received real-time internal White House info in 2019 from Trump's inner circle - while working with Steve Bannon to rebuild his public image by filming on Epstein's private island. bylinetimes.com/2025/11/17/j...
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BBC Refuses To Settle With Trump, Newsom Wins Global Praise At UN Summit, and The Epstein Files Close In On The Regime
Truth triumphs
SCOTT DWORKIN
NOV 18
open.substack.com/pub/dworkin/...
Truth triumphs
SCOTT DWORKIN
NOV 18
open.substack.com/pub/dworkin/...
BBC Refuses To Settle With Trump, Newsom Wins Global Praise At UN Summit, and The Epstein Files Close In On The Regime
We are taking a sledgehammer to their propaganda, every day
open.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:56 AM
BBC Refuses To Settle With Trump, Newsom Wins Global Praise At UN Summit, and The Epstein Files Close In On The Regime
Truth triumphs
SCOTT DWORKIN
NOV 18
open.substack.com/pub/dworkin/...
Truth triumphs
SCOTT DWORKIN
NOV 18
open.substack.com/pub/dworkin/...
one of his own chosen judges wrote it up🏆
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
In blow to Trump, federal judges block new Texas congressional map
The decision is a massive blow in the White House’s push to redistrict across the country.
www.yahoo.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:15 PM
one of his own chosen judges wrote it up🏆
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
Scientists find hidden antibiotic 100x stronger against deadly superbugs
A team of scientists discovered a hidden antibiotic 100 times stronger than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA. The molecule had been overlooked for decades in a familiar bacterium. It…
buff.ly
November 16, 2025 at 2:50 PM
British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
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A federal appeals court has upheld the hate crime convictions of three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia more than five years ago
abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
via ABC News App
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via ABC News App
US appeals court upholds hate crime convictions of white men in Ahmaud Arbery killing
A federal appeals court has upheld the hate crime convictions of three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia more than five years ago
abcnews.go.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:49 AM
A federal appeals court has upheld the hate crime convictions of three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia more than five years ago
abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
via ABC News App
abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
via ABC News App
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"Thus, many believe term “illegal alien,” which may suggest a criminal violation, is inaccurate or misleading" www.aclu.org/sites/defaul...
November 16, 2025 at 8:06 PM
"Thus, many believe term “illegal alien,” which may suggest a criminal violation, is inaccurate or misleading" www.aclu.org/sites/defaul...
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I want a government that doesn’t sound like a deeply damaged, bratty boy when it communicates with citizens exercising their First Amendment rights.
November 15, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I want a government that doesn’t sound like a deeply damaged, bratty boy when it communicates with citizens exercising their First Amendment rights.
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What a photograph.
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
November 15, 2025 at 1:51 PM
What a photograph.
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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A “presidential” beer pong set. What are we doing here, folks?
New: A site licensing Trump's name is selling merch with the presidential seal — including a $20 beer-pong set with “Presidential themed balls.”
Federal law says you can’t manufacture or sell likenesses of the seal without authorization.
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Federal law says you can’t manufacture or sell likenesses of the seal without authorization.
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Trump-Licensed Presidential Seal Beer Pong Set Could Violate Federal Law
A site affiliated with Lee Greenwood sells merchandise with the seal—such as a $20 beer pong set with “Presidential themed balls”—and pays licensing fees to a Trump LLC.
www.forbes.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:21 PM
A “presidential” beer pong set. What are we doing here, folks?