Smartalec
@smart-alec.bsky.social
Alec MacLeod
Artist, DEI consultant, citizen, educator
Professor Emeritus, CIIS
Artist, DEI consultant, citizen, educator
Professor Emeritus, CIIS
"When people of faith and political conservatives see their views mocked, dismissed or ostracized, they begin to see science not as a method but as a tribe they’re not a part of. And once science becomes just another tribe, its authority collapses."
Opinion | I’m a former creationist. Here’s why ‘follow the science’ failed.
The moment I finally admitted that Darwin was right didn’t feel liberating. It felt like grief.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 22, 2025 at 5:14 PM
"When people of faith and political conservatives see their views mocked, dismissed or ostracized, they begin to see science not as a method but as a tribe they’re not a part of. And once science becomes just another tribe, its authority collapses."
It's our country's birthday
Sonya Clark's work speaks to this occasion
Sonya Clark's work speaks to this occasion
July 4, 2025 at 9:22 PM
It's our country's birthday
Sonya Clark's work speaks to this occasion
Sonya Clark's work speaks to this occasion
And so it goes..
The Clintons and Kamala Harris Descend on a Hamptons Wedding of Liberal Royalty
www.nytimes.com
June 15, 2025 at 5:46 PM
And so it goes..
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Melissa Hortman and her husband have both been killed.
Governor Tim Walz is holding a press conference at 9:30 CT/10:30 ET on the Minnesota Democratic lawmakers who were shot
State officials provide update on overnight incidents in Brooklyn Park, Champlin
YouTube video by Minnesota Department of Public Safety
m.youtube.com
June 14, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Melissa Hortman and her husband have both been killed.
The change was laid out in an internal memo that officials said defended the action as a move to align with President Donald Trump and Hegseth’s objectives to “re-establish the warrior culture.”
apnews.com/article/harv...
apnews.com/article/harv...
Hegseth orders the name of gay rights activist Harvey Milk scrubbed from Navy ship
U.S. officials say Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Navy to rename the USNS Harvey Milk in a highly rare move.
apnews.com
June 3, 2025 at 10:55 PM
The change was laid out in an internal memo that officials said defended the action as a move to align with President Donald Trump and Hegseth’s objectives to “re-establish the warrior culture.”
apnews.com/article/harv...
apnews.com/article/harv...
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This is one of the weirdest, sickest things I’ve ever seen. The masks are completely off.
Absolutely bonkers — Joni Ernst doubles down on her “we are all gonna die” defense of Medicaid cuts while walking through a cemetery
June 1, 2025 at 6:32 AM
This is one of the weirdest, sickest things I’ve ever seen. The masks are completely off.
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huh weird that whatever the situation trump just happens to find a black person to fire www.thedailybeast.com/trump-finds-...
Trump Finds Solution to Aviation Woes—Fire a Democrat
Since January, President Donald Trump has moved swiftly to purge board members overseeing independent agencies.
www.thedailybeast.com
May 6, 2025 at 9:32 PM
huh weird that whatever the situation trump just happens to find a black person to fire www.thedailybeast.com/trump-finds-...
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As 23andMe files for bankruptcy, learn what you can do as a user of the genetic genealogy testing company if you’re worried about what happens next.
A Sale of 23andMe’s Data Would Be Bad for Privacy. Here’s What Customers Can Do.
The CEO of 23andMe has recently said she’d consider selling the genetic genealogy testing company–and with it, the sensitive DNA data that it’s collected, and stored, from many of its 15 million custo...
www.eff.org
March 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
As 23andMe files for bankruptcy, learn what you can do as a user of the genetic genealogy testing company if you’re worried about what happens next.
Musk Is Positioned to Profit Off Billions in New Government Contracts www.nytimes.com/2025/03/23/u...
Musk’s SpaceX Could Secure Billions in New Contracts Under Trump
The boost in federal spending for SpaceX will come in part as a result of actions by President Trump and Elon Musk’s allies and employees who hold government positions. Supporters say he has the best ...
www.nytimes.com
March 24, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Musk Is Positioned to Profit Off Billions in New Government Contracts www.nytimes.com/2025/03/23/u...
Lean to the left. Lean to the right. Stand up, sit down. Fight! fight! fight!
March 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Lean to the left. Lean to the right. Stand up, sit down. Fight! fight! fight!
"[Trump] loves tariffs because he loves to make people beg."
--Binyamin Appelbaum
--Binyamin Appelbaum
March 6, 2025 at 10:19 PM
"[Trump] loves tariffs because he loves to make people beg."
--Binyamin Appelbaum
--Binyamin Appelbaum
“A big mouth don’t make a big man.” - John Wayne
February 15, 2025 at 3:23 PM
“A big mouth don’t make a big man.” - John Wayne