Michael McKean
@wherewasmike.com
Avgeek + Occasional Student Pilot + Part Time Nomad + Software Eng. Seattle area, or just about anywhere you can park an RV.
@governorferguson.bsky.social Please do this in Washington
This is good: With Trump/RFK destroying CDC, JB Pritzker's officials are exploring the possibility of buying Covid vaccines from manufacturers and distributing them in-state themselves, source tells me.
Dem govs must step up and fill the void.
New piece from me:
newrepublic.com/article/1998...
Dem govs must step up and fill the void.
New piece from me:
newrepublic.com/article/1998...
Trump’s Decapitation of CDC Takes Darker Turn—and Hands Dems a Weapon
Illinois’s J.B. Pritzker is leading a charge other Democratic governors should take up: In our America, we’ll make sure public health systems remain strong.
newrepublic.com
August 29, 2025 at 10:03 PM
@governorferguson.bsky.social Please do this in Washington
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This is good: With Trump/RFK destroying CDC, JB Pritzker's officials are exploring the possibility of buying Covid vaccines from manufacturers and distributing them in-state themselves, source tells me.
Dem govs must step up and fill the void.
New piece from me:
newrepublic.com/article/1998...
Dem govs must step up and fill the void.
New piece from me:
newrepublic.com/article/1998...
Trump’s Decapitation of CDC Takes Darker Turn—and Hands Dems a Weapon
Illinois’s J.B. Pritzker is leading a charge other Democratic governors should take up: In our America, we’ll make sure public health systems remain strong.
newrepublic.com
August 29, 2025 at 5:05 PM
This is good: With Trump/RFK destroying CDC, JB Pritzker's officials are exploring the possibility of buying Covid vaccines from manufacturers and distributing them in-state themselves, source tells me.
Dem govs must step up and fill the void.
New piece from me:
newrepublic.com/article/1998...
Dem govs must step up and fill the void.
New piece from me:
newrepublic.com/article/1998...
These men are inspirational
Truth-tellers, not rioters. Protect these two men at all costs.
“You feel tough with your assault rifles and your sticks. You should be standing here with us. You’re on the wrong side of history.”
“John Lewis said make good trouble… that means make trouble on behalf of democracy.”
“You feel tough with your assault rifles and your sticks. You should be standing here with us. You’re on the wrong side of history.”
“John Lewis said make good trouble… that means make trouble on behalf of democracy.”
June 9, 2025 at 7:12 PM
These men are inspirational
“For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences”
April 16, 2025 at 10:13 PM
“For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences”
Do they really not see the irony here? Are they missing that gene?
Marco Rubio says that Americans living in Europe shouldn't ever have to face any ramifications for their political speech online.
The chutzpah is jaw-dropping, as he is PERSONALLY trying to deport legal immigrants for their political speech in the United States.
The chutzpah is jaw-dropping, as he is PERSONALLY trying to deport legal immigrants for their political speech in the United States.
April 16, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Do they really not see the irony here? Are they missing that gene?
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this is Mohsen Mahdawi, the green card holder who was just arrested by ICE for rendition at his citizenship interview
April 14, 2025 at 6:54 PM
this is Mohsen Mahdawi, the green card holder who was just arrested by ICE for rendition at his citizenship interview
You are 100% not the "good guy" if you have to hide your face. We've so quickly gone from a country that tried to stand for the right thing to one I no longer recognize. I'm so disgusted by this and honestly struggling with so many people that have enabled this.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/n...
Columbia Activist Arrested by ICE at His Appointment for Citizenship (Gift Article)
Mohsen Mahdawi, a legal permanent resident, has lived in the United States for 10 years and was arrested in Vermont. He has not been charged with a crime.
www.nytimes.com
April 14, 2025 at 11:37 PM
You are 100% not the "good guy" if you have to hide your face. We've so quickly gone from a country that tried to stand for the right thing to one I no longer recognize. I'm so disgusted by this and honestly struggling with so many people that have enabled this.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/n...
This is a concerning look at how tightly connected our personal finances are to the decisions being made by our governments. It's a bit of a long read, but really helps to make the case for we need elect grownups that want to govern and not politicians that are only interested in revenge.
Anyone who needs a clear, not condescending walk-through of the bond market and why everyone watching it is so nervous right now and EXACTLY how it will affect YOU... It's Data Bear on the case!
www.dataandpolitics.net/the-bond-mar...
www.dataandpolitics.net/the-bond-mar...
The Bond Market at the 5% Threshold
1: The Border
On April 11, 2025, the 30-year Treasury yield briefly approached 5%. Quietly. And then it fell back. Just enough to preserve the illusion that nothing had changed.
But something had.
...
www.dataandpolitics.net
April 14, 2025 at 8:09 PM
This is a concerning look at how tightly connected our personal finances are to the decisions being made by our governments. It's a bit of a long read, but really helps to make the case for we need elect grownups that want to govern and not politicians that are only interested in revenge.
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What if you’re so outrageously incompetent you get it done in a matter of minutes?
April 3, 2025 at 2:06 PM
What if you’re so outrageously incompetent you get it done in a matter of minutes?
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Pete Buttigieg breaks down DEI for everyday folks…
“The opposite of diversity is uniformity. The opposite of equity is inequity. The opposite of inclusion is exclusion.” @petebuttigieg.bsky.social
Our problem: too many value uniformity over inclusion and they’re the ones running the government.
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“The opposite of diversity is uniformity. The opposite of equity is inequity. The opposite of inclusion is exclusion.” @petebuttigieg.bsky.social
Our problem: too many value uniformity over inclusion and they’re the ones running the government.
🧵
March 22, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Pete Buttigieg breaks down DEI for everyday folks…
“The opposite of diversity is uniformity. The opposite of equity is inequity. The opposite of inclusion is exclusion.” @petebuttigieg.bsky.social
Our problem: too many value uniformity over inclusion and they’re the ones running the government.
🧵
“The opposite of diversity is uniformity. The opposite of equity is inequity. The opposite of inclusion is exclusion.” @petebuttigieg.bsky.social
Our problem: too many value uniformity over inclusion and they’re the ones running the government.
🧵
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Some good news—Florida’s District 1 has a special election to replace credibly accused statutory rapist Matt Gaetz.
Gay Valimont is 100% people funded. If we flip FL-1 blue, MAGAs are only 2 seats from losing the House majority.
Here's how you can help Gay win:
www.qasimrashid.com/p/floridas-f...
Gay Valimont is 100% people funded. If we flip FL-1 blue, MAGAs are only 2 seats from losing the House majority.
Here's how you can help Gay win:
www.qasimrashid.com/p/floridas-f...
Florida’s Future is on the Line—We Need Gay Valimont in Congress
Electing Gay is the first step towards winning back the house before 2026—here's how you can help make that possible
www.qasimrashid.com
March 16, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Some good news—Florida’s District 1 has a special election to replace credibly accused statutory rapist Matt Gaetz.
Gay Valimont is 100% people funded. If we flip FL-1 blue, MAGAs are only 2 seats from losing the House majority.
Here's how you can help Gay win:
www.qasimrashid.com/p/floridas-f...
Gay Valimont is 100% people funded. If we flip FL-1 blue, MAGAs are only 2 seats from losing the House majority.
Here's how you can help Gay win:
www.qasimrashid.com/p/floridas-f...
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I’m struck by how close we’re getting to finally curing some of the world’s worst diseases—sickle cell, Alzheimers, pancreatic cancer, etc.—at the same time that the world’s worst people are destroying medical research and care around the world.
March 15, 2025 at 2:49 AM
I’m struck by how close we’re getting to finally curing some of the world’s worst diseases—sickle cell, Alzheimers, pancreatic cancer, etc.—at the same time that the world’s worst people are destroying medical research and care around the world.
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Video from a friend out at El Centro training with the Blue Angels and Jesus Christ this low pass 😬😮
March 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Video from a friend out at El Centro training with the Blue Angels and Jesus Christ this low pass 😬😮
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Reposted by Michael McKean
Trump’s disgusting behavior in our Oval Office in the company of a genuine hero and defender of democracy like Volodymyr Zelensky may be the most disgraceful public behavior by any president in our history.
February 28, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Trump’s disgusting behavior in our Oval Office in the company of a genuine hero and defender of democracy like Volodymyr Zelensky may be the most disgraceful public behavior by any president in our history.
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Donald Trump is embarrassing the United States on the world stage. We are a country that stands up to dictators and fights for democracy.
Minnesota stands firmly with our allies in Ukraine.
Minnesota stands firmly with our allies in Ukraine.
February 28, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Donald Trump is embarrassing the United States on the world stage. We are a country that stands up to dictators and fights for democracy.
Minnesota stands firmly with our allies in Ukraine.
Minnesota stands firmly with our allies in Ukraine.
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NEWS
The FDA, which operates under the authority of Robert Kennedy Jr., canceled the meeting to discuss next year’s flu vaccines.
This could interfere with or delay production of flu vaccines.
86 children and 19,000 adults have died from flu this season.
About 430,000 people were hospitalized.
The FDA, which operates under the authority of Robert Kennedy Jr., canceled the meeting to discuss next year’s flu vaccines.
This could interfere with or delay production of flu vaccines.
86 children and 19,000 adults have died from flu this season.
About 430,000 people were hospitalized.
F.D.A. Cancels Meeting of Vaccine Experts Scheduled to Advise on Flu Shots (Gift Article)
The cancellation plays into fears among scientists who worry that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will use his position as health secretary to sow doubts about vaccines.
bit.ly
February 27, 2025 at 12:33 AM
NEWS
The FDA, which operates under the authority of Robert Kennedy Jr., canceled the meeting to discuss next year’s flu vaccines.
This could interfere with or delay production of flu vaccines.
86 children and 19,000 adults have died from flu this season.
About 430,000 people were hospitalized.
The FDA, which operates under the authority of Robert Kennedy Jr., canceled the meeting to discuss next year’s flu vaccines.
This could interfere with or delay production of flu vaccines.
86 children and 19,000 adults have died from flu this season.
About 430,000 people were hospitalized.
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If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
February 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
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Beyond Despair
We are so fucking awful
In the past day or so, a Jewish man in Miami saw two Palestinians on the street and opened fire. Seventeen shots. No words exchanged. No threat. Just stops his truck in the middle of the road, gets out, and starts shooting. In fucking Miami.
We are so fucking awful
In the past day or so, a Jewish man in Miami saw two Palestinians on the street and opened fire. Seventeen shots. No words exchanged. No threat. Just stops his truck in the middle of the road, gets out, and starts shooting. In fucking Miami.
February 17, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Beyond Despair
We are so fucking awful
In the past day or so, a Jewish man in Miami saw two Palestinians on the street and opened fire. Seventeen shots. No words exchanged. No threat. Just stops his truck in the middle of the road, gets out, and starts shooting. In fucking Miami.
We are so fucking awful
In the past day or so, a Jewish man in Miami saw two Palestinians on the street and opened fire. Seventeen shots. No words exchanged. No threat. Just stops his truck in the middle of the road, gets out, and starts shooting. In fucking Miami.
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This administration has convinced half the country that the real problem isn’t billionaires who evade taxes and collect government handouts but the working class who pay taxes and get nothing in return.
February 14, 2025 at 11:04 PM
This administration has convinced half the country that the real problem isn’t billionaires who evade taxes and collect government handouts but the working class who pay taxes and get nothing in return.
Let's say this louder for those not paying attention.
I realize that, for too many folks, these may be controversial statements, but whatevs.
Human rights are not earned.
You have them simply because you exist.
This is true for Palestinians.
This is true for Israelis.
This is true for all humans.
Human rights are not earned.
You have them simply because you exist.
This is true for Palestinians.
This is true for Israelis.
This is true for all humans.
February 10, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Let's say this louder for those not paying attention.
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Someone at the American Bar Association ate their Wheaties this morning.
February 10, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Someone at the American Bar Association ate their Wheaties this morning.
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A false claim about USAID was viewed ~80 million times on X before there was a correction just 10 hours later. How many more people saw the falsehood compared to the correction?
February 8, 2025 at 5:09 AM
A false claim about USAID was viewed ~80 million times on X before there was a correction just 10 hours later. How many more people saw the falsehood compared to the correction?