Michael McDonald
@electproject.bsky.social
Professor of Political Science at the University of Florida specializing in American elections
Still waiting for my DOGE refund check
January 13, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Still waiting for my DOGE refund check
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A Department of Homeland Security whistleblower has released the identities of about 4,500 ICE and Border Patrol employees Tuesday in what has been called potentially the largest agency data breach for the department.
Whistleblower drops 'largest ever' ICE leak to unmask agents: 'The last straw'
A Department of Homeland Security whistleblower has released the identities of about 4,500 ICE and Border Patrol employees Tuesday in what has been called potentially the largest agency data breach for the department.The killing of 37-year-old mother Renee Nicole Good by ICE agent Jonathan Ross last...
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January 13, 2026 at 6:31 PM
A Department of Homeland Security whistleblower has released the identities of about 4,500 ICE and Border Patrol employees Tuesday in what has been called potentially the largest agency data breach for the department.
Everybody is saying I’m the best bullshitter
January 13, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Everybody is saying I’m the best bullshitter
Bullshit is way up
Trump lies: "Grocery prices are starting to go rapidly down. Rent is down. Airfares are down. Hotel rates are down. Cell phone prices are down."
January 13, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Bullshit is way up
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Today at 34 & Park in Minneapolis, a woman tried to drive down the street where a protest had broken out in front of a home ICE was raiding, saying she had a doctor apt to get to. ICE agents busted out her windows, cut off her seatbelt, and pulled her out before arresting her.
January 13, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Today at 34 & Park in Minneapolis, a woman tried to drive down the street where a protest had broken out in front of a home ICE was raiding, saying she had a doctor apt to get to. ICE agents busted out her windows, cut off her seatbelt, and pulled her out before arresting her.
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The Minnesota shooting case is now metastasizing unlike any i've ever seen. The successive resignations of heads of the crim section at CRD and 3 top career prosecutors in Minn -- who had hung in all this year n/w/stg multiple outrages-- means the Department is in open revolt in DC and the field.
January 13, 2026 at 5:47 PM
The Minnesota shooting case is now metastasizing unlike any i've ever seen. The successive resignations of heads of the crim section at CRD and 3 top career prosecutors in Minn -- who had hung in all this year n/w/stg multiple outrages-- means the Department is in open revolt in DC and the field.
Any one of us could die any day www.cnn.com/2026/01/13/e...
Scott Adams, ‘Dilbert’ creator, has died | CNN
Scott Adams, the creator of the popular comic strip “Dilbert,” has died.
www.cnn.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Any one of us could die any day www.cnn.com/2026/01/13/e...
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ICE just broke a woman’s windows and yanked her out of her car at Park and 34 in Minneapolis. This is after a crowd gathered while ICE raided a home.
January 13, 2026 at 4:11 PM
ICE just broke a woman’s windows and yanked her out of her car at Park and 34 in Minneapolis. This is after a crowd gathered while ICE raided a home.
* Exceptions include Trump toadies
Q: How can markets trust the Fed is independent if it looks like there's a criminal investigation into Powell for not complying w/ Trump?
MIKE JOHNSON: Powell is an individual. He is not the Fed. And it's a serious allegation if he was not truthful in testimony to Congress. We don't play favorites
MIKE JOHNSON: Powell is an individual. He is not the Fed. And it's a serious allegation if he was not truthful in testimony to Congress. We don't play favorites
January 13, 2026 at 3:44 PM
* Exceptions include Trump toadies
Only Donald Trump is allowed to kill and abuse protestors
Trump: "Iranian Patriots, KEEP PROTESTING- TAKE OVER YOUR INSTITUTIONS!!! Save the names of the killers and abusers. They will pay a big price. I have cancelled all meetings with Iranian Officials until the senseless killing of protesters STOPS. HELP IS ON ITS WAY. MIGA!!! PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP"
January 13, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Only Donald Trump is allowed to kill and abuse protestors
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A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof.
What happens when you do minimal screening before hiring agents, arming them, and sending them into the streets? We're all finding out.
slate.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:11 PM
A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
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Grocery prices were up 0.7 percent in December, the largest one-month gain since October 2022. They were up 2.4 percent from a year ago.
January 13, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Grocery prices were up 0.7 percent in December, the largest one-month gain since October 2022. They were up 2.4 percent from a year ago.
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Protester blinded, skull fractured by DHS agent during Santa Ana demonstration, family says
Protester blinded, skull fractured by DHS agent during Santa Ana demonstration, family says
A young protester narrowly avoided being killed but was left permanently blind after a Department of Homeland Security agent fired a nonlethal round at close range during a Santa Ana protest last week, according to family of the victim.
www.latimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Protester blinded, skull fractured by DHS agent during Santa Ana demonstration, family says
Proof Republicans are a cult
31% of Republicans think Trump should act as the current Venezuelan president
31% of Republicans think Trump should act as the current Venezuelan president
Jan 12-13 poll of 3,801 U.S. adults (+/-1.8 points)
% who think that Donald Trump should | shouldn't act as the current president of Venezuela
U.S. adults 15% | 67%
Democrats 5% | 90%
Independents 9% | 69%
Republicans 31% | 45%
today.yougov.com/topics/polit...
% who think that Donald Trump should | shouldn't act as the current president of Venezuela
U.S. adults 15% | 67%
Democrats 5% | 90%
Independents 9% | 69%
Republicans 31% | 45%
today.yougov.com/topics/polit...
January 13, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Proof Republicans are a cult
31% of Republicans think Trump should act as the current Venezuelan president
31% of Republicans think Trump should act as the current Venezuelan president
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“I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen. @propublica.org investigation: "There is a federal ban on chokeholds and similar tactics. But there is no sign of punishment for officers who’ve used them."
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
We Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing
Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold. The government ...
www.propublica.org
January 13, 2026 at 1:25 PM
“I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen. @propublica.org investigation: "There is a federal ban on chokeholds and similar tactics. But there is no sign of punishment for officers who’ve used them."
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
🔥This is Fine🔥
January 13, 2026 at 1:28 PM
🔥This is Fine🔥
Another sign income inequality is rising
Main Cabin (everything below first/business class) revenues -7% YoY while Premium (first/business) +9% is really wild.
January 13, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Another sign income inequality is rising
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DOJ staff resign over the department’s disinterest in Good killing.
A new spate of Justice Department officials quit because their section didn't want to probe Renee Good's shooting
At least four leaders of the Civil Rights Division resigned because the section's head, Harmeet Dhillon, decided not to investigate shooting of Renee Good.
www.ms.now
January 13, 2026 at 12:01 PM
DOJ staff resign over the department’s disinterest in Good killing.
DHS lied? Say it ain’t so!
Like literally, CNN, don’t say DHS lied. Use euphemisms instead
Like literally, CNN, don’t say DHS lied. Use euphemisms instead
The Department of Homeland Security has altered its account of an immigration enforcement-related shooting in a Baltimore suburb on Christmas Eve after details in its initial statement were contradicted by local police. https://cnn.it/4btDhYq
January 13, 2026 at 12:04 PM
DHS lied? Say it ain’t so!
Like literally, CNN, don’t say DHS lied. Use euphemisms instead
Like literally, CNN, don’t say DHS lied. Use euphemisms instead
They're trying
January 13, 2026 at 2:36 AM
They're trying
Pirro made the mistake of not giving Trump a shiny toy to play with before making her move
Wild reporting from Bloomberg. Jeanine Pirro apparently freelanced the subpoenas and criminal investigation of Jerome Powell.
January 13, 2026 at 2:29 AM
Pirro made the mistake of not giving Trump a shiny toy to play with before making her move
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Wild reporting from Bloomberg. Jeanine Pirro apparently freelanced the subpoenas and criminal investigation of Jerome Powell.
January 13, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Wild reporting from Bloomberg. Jeanine Pirro apparently freelanced the subpoenas and criminal investigation of Jerome Powell.
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Whatever groups Good may or may not have been a part of have no bearing on what happened the day she was killed. Nor would her membership in any group justify her killing.
This is not an investigation. It's authoritarian propaganda.
This is not an investigation. It's authoritarian propaganda.
F.B.I. Inquiry Into ICE Shooting Is Examining Victim’s Possible Ties to Activist Groups www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/u...
F.B.I. Inquiry Into ICE Shooting Is Examining Victim’s Possible Ties to Activist Groups
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Whatever groups Good may or may not have been a part of have no bearing on what happened the day she was killed. Nor would her membership in any group justify her killing.
This is not an investigation. It's authoritarian propaganda.
This is not an investigation. It's authoritarian propaganda.
I want a Hairy Coo too
January 13, 2026 at 1:02 AM
I want a Hairy Coo too
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The United Kingdom and Germany are literally considering sending troops to Greenland to try and calm US threats.
What the hell are we doing? Why are we turning our closest allies against us?
What the hell are we doing? Why are we turning our closest allies against us?
January 13, 2026 at 12:03 AM
The United Kingdom and Germany are literally considering sending troops to Greenland to try and calm US threats.
What the hell are we doing? Why are we turning our closest allies against us?
What the hell are we doing? Why are we turning our closest allies against us?