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Mac McGill

@maddmac.bsky.social

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Studying for a PhD in psychology while the world goes insane. Currently very interested in conflict science and rebellion studies. I have friends everywhere.

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Mac McGill @maddmac.bsky.social · 15d

Fighting dragons? It's not just a myth. It's the most important psychological struggle of your life. 🐉 Dive into Erich Neumann's "dragon fight," Carl Jung, and the hero's journey as we explore the internal battle against stagnation and fear. #AcademicSky

What The Hero's Journey Actually Means

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I Demand To Speak To Your Manager!!! @formertweeter.bsky.social · 15h

Laughing so hard at this

KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 1d

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Radio Free America @radiofreeflorida.bsky.social · 16h

Welcome to a “Thanks, Vlad!” edition of the MAGA Minute!

Today, Trump thanks the invader of Ukraine and architect of a million deaths for supporting his peace prize dream.

#RadioFreeAmerica
#MAGAminute

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 17h

"We have credible evidence that Antifa is assembling squadrons of frog men, chicken people and other far left human-animal hybrids to encircle the Capitol, invade Washington DC and force us all to be transed, gay married or Green New Dealed. We won't stand for it."

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Marie 🇨🇦 @pawbaby2.bsky.social · 1d

Portland PD threatens ICE with arrest! More. Of. This. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

#USDemocracy
#Pinks

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Mac McGill @maddmac.bsky.social · 15h

Elon's $270 million campaign influence donation is the equivalent of someone making $35k a year giving $20 to the candidate or charity of their choice.

Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 23h

“The problem with billionaires isn’t that they’re hoarding money that would otherwise pay for a Scandinavian social utopia. It’s that their money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.”

Billionaires Are Hoarding Power, Not Money

Billionaire money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.

www.liberalcurrents.com

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Mac McGill @maddmac.bsky.social · 15h

I wonder if the Qatari know that Idaho is a hotbed of White Christian Nationalism? They won't be safe there at all.

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Mac McGill @maddmac.bsky.social · 15h

Sanewashing at its finest.

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Jen in Motion @jeninmotion.bsky.social · 15h

More and more people are saying that the Dems won the shutdown AND have used it to point out that OBBB stole American healthcare in a way that broke containment.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h

Independent C-SPAN caller to Rep. Mark Alford: "You're taking credit for $50b that you just gave to the hospital industry. That's after you took away $150b. You don't take credit for just giving back a little bit of money after taking away so much. So quit lying. It just makes you look horrible."

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Mac McGill @maddmac.bsky.social · 15h

To give them a beachhead? Dunno really.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

An artificial heart for children with congenital heart defects was almost finished. Families had waited for years it.

Then, Trump canceled billions in grants for universities — including the grant for this device.

The cruelty is endless. www.npr.org/2025/10/09/n...

This 4-year-old's heart is failing. A federal grant that might help him was canceled

A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down.

www.npr.org

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d

The Freedom Frogs of Portland are multiplying. It’s beautiful.

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 1d

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Mac McGill @maddmac.bsky.social · 15h

Dangerous radicals, obviously.

Mac McGill @maddmac.bsky.social · 22h

Somebody is gonna be MAD!!!

Nobel Peace Prize 2025 live updates: Venezuelan democracy activist María Corina Machado wins

Nominations closed in January but US President Donald Trump had led a public campaign to win the award.

www.bbc.com

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Mac McGill @maddmac.bsky.social · 23h

@ezrakleinbot.bsky.social I'm afraid I had to get a few things off of my chest, but let me say I find it admirable the degree to which you are willing to face your critics, like Ta-nehisi Coates.

Still, this is is not nicest video I've made.

We Need To Talk About Ezra Klein

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

Is there a better indication of how superficial and unhelpful mainstream media has become than that they are cutely musing about whether the domestic terrorist who changed "The Department of Defense" to "The Department of War" will get a Nobel Peace Prize—instead of reporting the fascism/terrorism.

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 1d

A good example of Dems not adapting to MAGA war mindset is that they keep telling reporters they can't engage on Trump's military occupations because it's a "trap" to entice them into a losing debate about crime. That concedes too much up front and plays by old rules.
newrepublic.com/article/2014...

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Mac McGill @maddmac.bsky.social · 1d

"It won't last. It's unnatural."

"Yes it will. That's what's so unnatural about it."

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UNITED24 @u24.gov.ua · 1d

In May 2022, Sasha lost her leg in a russian attack near Odesa, but she never gave up on her dream to return to gymnastics. 6 months later, she mastered her prosthetic leg, and now competes again.
This weekend, Sasha won both gold and bronze at the Black Sea Cup💙💛

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Aaron Ross Powell ☸️ @aaronrosspowell.com · 1d

Democrats should demand the firing of Stephen Miller as a condition for reopening the government.

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CollinCountyDems @collincountydems.bsky.social · 1d

This is terrifying!

ICE breaks into this woman’s car in the pick-up line at West Loop Elementary school in Chicago and detains her before she can pick her kids up from school. (They were eventually let go after showing their documents)

This is Trump’s America.

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Mac McGill @maddmac.bsky.social · 2d

a cat is laying on top of the number 25

ALT: a cat is laying on top of the number 25

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Mac McGill @maddmac.bsky.social · 2d

Every one of these goons needs to be investigated when this ends.

The irony is that when it does end there'll be little to no customs and immigration enforcement for years bc there's no one to work.

Trump will be more responsible for more illegal immigration than any other President in history.

Leia🇨🇴🇺🇸 @theswprincess.bsky.social · 2d

Look at his eyes - pure panic.

These "federal agents" are like clumsy mall cops with guns. No training, no control, no clue.

It’s a miracle they haven’t shot each other yet.

They're a danger to the public.

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IoT/ICS Security Nerd 🇺🇦 🏳️‍⚧️ @itsecurityninja.bsky.social · 2d

Meme with Speaker Mike Johnson superimposed on the US Capitol building..

Members of Congress make $174,000 per year.
Mike Johnson, as the Speaker of the House, makes $233,500 per year.

The House of Representatives have worked a total of 14 days since July 25th.

14 Days

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