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Demian McKinley

@demianmckinley.bsky.social

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Writer, artist, performance artist & poet. Teacher, yogi, master bodyworker. Former NOAA North Pacific Field Biologist. UVM ENVS grad. Ayurveda enthusiast. I love crows. !K.\! #LeadershipIsLexicon #EndersEndgame #ig3Corps aka #Karoshisan.

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Demian McKinley @demianmckinley.bsky.social · Nov 30

While people might feel ambivalent about the scientific method when they don’t know about it, the method is first one of checks and balances, which is good and it assumes the one with the theory must also attempt to disprove their own work and hypothesis and any governing ulterior motive to results.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

The richest man on earth owns X.

The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.

The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.

See the problem here?

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 5d

$170B for ICE and Border Patrol
$40B for Argentina
$1B to refurbish Trump's Qatar jet
$230M for Trump's DOJ "compensation"
$200M for Kristi Noem's jets
$98M for Trump's golf outings

But no money to lower your healthcare costs.

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Rich Coyle @seanaigh.bsky.social · 8d

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · Sep 19

Pete Buttigieg WARNS America:

“They didn't stop at the law firms. They didn't stop at the Universities. They didn't even stop at the comedians. They are NOT going to stop until they have TOTAL POWER!."

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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · Sep 16

www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

Charlie Kirk was a poseur, with a bad combover

CK was put in front of my face by the internet content algorithms. So this is a persistent first impression rather than a personalized thought process. His social positions were without empathy (a wor...

www.dailykos.com

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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · Aug 28

White, cisgender, heterosexual Conservative Christian men are the single most dangerous and violent group in this country by a God, Guns, and Country mile.

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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · Aug 28

www.advocate.com/news/demetre...

BREAKING: Out CDC vaccine chief resigns, saying ‘enough is enough’ with Trump and RFK Jr.

Dr. Demetre Daskalakis is one of the most respected LGBTQ+ public health officials in the U.S.

www.advocate.com

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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · Aug 25

theintercept.com/2025/08/20/t...

Price Tag for Trump’s D.C. Military Surge: At Least $1 Million a Day

An analysis conducted for The Intercept found that the militarization of D.C. could end up costing hundreds of millions.

theintercept.com

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · Aug 22

BREAKING: A federal judge in Florida just told the state that they have 60 days to clear out Alligator Alcatraz.

This is a huge win for humanity.

A huge loss for Trump.

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Beaver Bones Darick @darickr.bsky.social · Aug 18

“People like Stephen Colbert are too talented, and too essential, to go away,” Conan O’Brien said. “It’s not going to happen. He’s not going anywhere. Stephen is going to evolve and shine brighter than ever in a new format that he controls completely.”

Conan O’Brien Says Late-Night TV Is Doomed

O’Brien says the format is dying, but voices like Stephen Colbert will find new life elsewhere.

www.thedailybeast.com

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Carl Ott, Author @bubba687.bsky.social · Aug 18

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NPR @npr.org · Aug 19

Monday’s press conference was a repackaging of months of arrest warrants, indictments and superseding indictments as the number of defendants grew.

Feds announce drug and gun charges, then make gang claims they won’t have to prove

Monday’s press conference was a repackaging of months of arrest warrants, indictments and superseding indictments as the number of defendants grew.

n.pr

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Aug 17

Crow: "Look at what happened. US military personnel in uniform literally were on hands & knees rolling out a red carpet for the most murderous dictator of the 21st century...we keep on acting like Putin deserves to be brought out in open like any of head of state. This is a historic embarrassment."

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ProPublica @propublica.org · Aug 14

NEW: Oregon liberals, opposed to nuclear power in the 1970s, created a complex process for getting new energy projects approved.

It’s now being used to stall developments in wind and solar — with a 76-year-old activist leading the charge.

With @opb.org

How One Woman Is Stalling Green Energy Projects in Oregon

Irene Gilbert is a 76-year-old retired state employee on a mission, fighting energy projects like large wind farms in Oregon’s rural communities. Renewable energy advocates and lawmakers treat activis...

www.propublica.org

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Aug 11

Raskin: In any event, if he really cared about public safety in DC… he would not have pardoned 1600 insurrectionists and violent cop beaters on his first day in office.

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · Aug 10

They gerrymandered because they couldn’t win on their policies.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Aug 10

So ridiculous. (And so familiar)

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RWilliams💙☮️ @rcw1.bsky.social · Aug 10

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcM9...

ICE IS F’ING UP BIGLY #maga #cult #trump #ice #deportation #immigration #epsteinfiles

YouTube video by Cult College

www.youtube.com

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · Aug 6

BREAKING: The US government has just removed sections 9 and 10 of Article I of the US Constitution from their website.

Note that sections 9 and 10 deal with:

- Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Congresses ability to control tariffs.

See screenshot below: Notice that 9 and 10 are gone.

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Get Out The Mid Term Vote @gotmtv.bsky.social · Aug 6

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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · Jul 28

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Six Months in, Trump Has Made American Life Immeasurably Worse

Dismantling the federal government, yanking support for poor and working-class Americans, and emboldening extremism have been among his accomplishments so far.

www.motherjones.com

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · Jul 24

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Esheru @esherukweku.bsky.social · Jul 23

How governments should take care of their citizens

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jul 23

FRIEDMAN: Is it accurate that at least 80% of the calls that went to FEMA call centers on July 7 went unanswered?

RICHARDSON: When the tragedy struck, ah--

F: It's a yes or not question

RICHARDSON: The majority of the calls were answered at the call centers

F: That's not what the report says

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · Jul 23

Breaking: The House Oversight Committee has officially issued a subpoena to Ghislane Maxwell for a deposition scheduled to take place in federal prison on August 11.

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