Morganne MacDonald
@macmorganne.bsky.social
Reader. Writer. Martial Artist. Retired litigator/mediator & child advocate. Interested in all things Celtic, Kobudo/Karate, and making the world's best HAGGIS.
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Al Michaels announcing the Bears, Eagles game today used the phrase: "Cacophony of crap..." and I thought, what a perfect synopsis of the DJT admin so far. CACOPHONY of CRAP. I'm acquiring this one.
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"I don’t back down when I get bullied. I fight harder. Everyone I see out here is like, What do you think—we’re gonna quit? We live here."
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Democracy Under Occupation
What we’ve learned in Minneapolis
www.theatlantic.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:15 PM
"I don’t back down when I get bullied. I fight harder. Everyone I see out here is like, What do you think—we’re gonna quit? We live here."
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
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“The brutality of USAID’s closure and the disregard for the human toll betrayed a vision of a crueler, meaner, more insular world, one in which America aspires not to any pretense of moral leadership but simply to naked power, dominance and extractive self-interest.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/o...
Opinion | What We Lost When We Lost U.S.A.I.D.
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:15 PM
“The brutality of USAID’s closure and the disregard for the human toll betrayed a vision of a crueler, meaner, more insular world, one in which America aspires not to any pretense of moral leadership but simply to naked power, dominance and extractive self-interest.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/o...
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for my latest @us.theguardian.com talked to teens leading and joining anti-ICE walkouts from TX to MD to WI.
one NYC teen: "I feel scared [of ICE] every day... But I’m not going to let that stop me, because bravery is just the positive way to say you’re scared, and I’d rather be brave than scared."
one NYC teen: "I feel scared [of ICE] every day... But I’m not going to let that stop me, because bravery is just the positive way to say you’re scared, and I’d rather be brave than scared."
These are the high schoolers taking a stand against ICE: ‘You can’t let despair take over’
Thousands of students across the US have been walking out of their schools to protest ICE in their communities
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:04 PM
for my latest @us.theguardian.com talked to teens leading and joining anti-ICE walkouts from TX to MD to WI.
one NYC teen: "I feel scared [of ICE] every day... But I’m not going to let that stop me, because bravery is just the positive way to say you’re scared, and I’d rather be brave than scared."
one NYC teen: "I feel scared [of ICE] every day... But I’m not going to let that stop me, because bravery is just the positive way to say you’re scared, and I’d rather be brave than scared."
Coffee & Tea...the java and me...a cup, a cup, a cup a cup, a cup. Finally some good news.
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A couple of teas or coffees a day could lower risk of dementia, scientists say
Findings suggest smaller cognitive decline, but US study cannot prove daily caffeine hit is good for the brain
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Coffee & Tea...the java and me...a cup, a cup, a cup a cup, a cup. Finally some good news.
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
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Global Loving-Kindness Meditation
📅 Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2026
⏰ Time: 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM EST
📍 Location: George Washington University Smith Center
🔴 Online: Livestream dhammacetiya.com/walk-for-pea...
📅 Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2026
⏰ Time: 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM EST
📍 Location: George Washington University Smith Center
🔴 Online: Livestream dhammacetiya.com/walk-for-pea...
February 9, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Global Loving-Kindness Meditation
📅 Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2026
⏰ Time: 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM EST
📍 Location: George Washington University Smith Center
🔴 Online: Livestream dhammacetiya.com/walk-for-pea...
📅 Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2026
⏰ Time: 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM EST
📍 Location: George Washington University Smith Center
🔴 Online: Livestream dhammacetiya.com/walk-for-pea...
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The US deficit is approaching ww2 levels as a percent of GDP.
Because of the “Big Beautiful Bill” that GOP voted for.
We are spending more on INTEREST than on anything else including the military.
This is a time bomb, and the GOP is responsible. Fiscal conservative my ass
Because of the “Big Beautiful Bill” that GOP voted for.
We are spending more on INTEREST than on anything else including the military.
This is a time bomb, and the GOP is responsible. Fiscal conservative my ass
February 9, 2026 at 12:05 AM
The US deficit is approaching ww2 levels as a percent of GDP.
Because of the “Big Beautiful Bill” that GOP voted for.
We are spending more on INTEREST than on anything else including the military.
This is a time bomb, and the GOP is responsible. Fiscal conservative my ass
Because of the “Big Beautiful Bill” that GOP voted for.
We are spending more on INTEREST than on anything else including the military.
This is a time bomb, and the GOP is responsible. Fiscal conservative my ass
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NEW: King Charles heckled in the streets of the UK today about Epstein.
The Prime Minister’s chief of staff & comms director both resigned over the weekend because of Epstein.
There is a very real chance Keir Starmer will not survive the week.
Dear America, this is what consequence looks like.
The Prime Minister’s chief of staff & comms director both resigned over the weekend because of Epstein.
There is a very real chance Keir Starmer will not survive the week.
Dear America, this is what consequence looks like.
February 9, 2026 at 1:27 PM
NEW: King Charles heckled in the streets of the UK today about Epstein.
The Prime Minister’s chief of staff & comms director both resigned over the weekend because of Epstein.
There is a very real chance Keir Starmer will not survive the week.
Dear America, this is what consequence looks like.
The Prime Minister’s chief of staff & comms director both resigned over the weekend because of Epstein.
There is a very real chance Keir Starmer will not survive the week.
Dear America, this is what consequence looks like.
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Amongst other things, this again highlights the core point about due process. It’s bad enough to be in a “show me your papers” situation, but your precious citizen/non-citizen, “legal”/“illegal” distinctions are meaningless when you can’t prove anything to authorities because they don’t give a shit.
And here is my story: ‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Amongst other things, this again highlights the core point about due process. It’s bad enough to be in a “show me your papers” situation, but your precious citizen/non-citizen, “legal”/“illegal” distinctions are meaningless when you can’t prove anything to authorities because they don’t give a shit.
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A U.K. police force says it is assessing claims that the former Prince Andrew sent confidential reports to Jeffrey Epstein.
UK leader Starmer fights for his job as Mandelson-Epstein revelations spark a crisis
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is trying to persuade Labour Party lawmakers not to oust him after just a year and a half in office.
bit.ly
February 9, 2026 at 1:32 PM
A U.K. police force says it is assessing claims that the former Prince Andrew sent confidential reports to Jeffrey Epstein.
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Just a few weeks ago, the administration cancelled all remaining department of energy grid resilience projects in Puerto Rico. All of them. www.latitudemedia.com/news/the-end...
The end of DOE’s grid work in Puerto Rico
The Trump administration has canceled all eight of the remaining awards devoted to distributed energy on the island.
www.latitudemedia.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Just a few weeks ago, the administration cancelled all remaining department of energy grid resilience projects in Puerto Rico. All of them. www.latitudemedia.com/news/the-end...
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February 8, 2026 at 4:55 PM
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Love will save us.
February 9, 2026 at 2:02 AM
Love will save us.
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So let me get this straight. The U.S. Attorney’s Office had a draft statement announcing Jeffrey Epstein’s “suicide” dated August 9, 2019. He didn’t die until August 10. Totally normal. Nothing to see here.
www.thedailybeast.com//epstein-fil...
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February 8, 2026 at 5:35 PM
So let me get this straight. The U.S. Attorney’s Office had a draft statement announcing Jeffrey Epstein’s “suicide” dated August 9, 2019. He didn’t die until August 10. Totally normal. Nothing to see here.
www.thedailybeast.com//epstein-fil...
www.thedailybeast.com//epstein-fil...
What a man....what a man...what a man....WHAT an Abusive POS. Sir, may you feel what this tiny dog felt 100 fold. I would have said 10x but you earned more than decimation. #FederalAgentsAbusing
Small dog suffers broken rib after being repeatedly kicked by U.S. Marshals deputy. "Action News 5 obtained two videos that show the marshals service employee kicking Yoshi not once, but twice." www.actionnews5.com/2026/02/07/d...
Dog kicked by Memphis Safe Task Force member on the mend as US Marshals defend action
The dog’s owner told Action News 5 that the deputy U.S. marshal seen punting her pup had no reason to do so, but officials with the U.S. Marshals Service say otherwise.
www.actionnews5.com
February 8, 2026 at 7:02 PM
What a man....what a man...what a man....WHAT an Abusive POS. Sir, may you feel what this tiny dog felt 100 fold. I would have said 10x but you earned more than decimation. #FederalAgentsAbusing
Beautiful.
💙💚 🐳 Sun, Feb 8
May your day include goodness however you spend it, be it searching for whales, cheering on the Seahawks, or other endeavors.
Orcas were reported in S Port Susan earlier & "Sounders" gray whales are out there too somewhere.
📸 Bigg's orcas downtown. By Ling Yifan Jan. 2026
#psws
May your day include goodness however you spend it, be it searching for whales, cheering on the Seahawks, or other endeavors.
Orcas were reported in S Port Susan earlier & "Sounders" gray whales are out there too somewhere.
📸 Bigg's orcas downtown. By Ling Yifan Jan. 2026
#psws
February 8, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Beautiful.
To celebrate Bookshop.org (US) now selling paperbacks & ebooks from trad & indie authors (& profit sharing w. indie stores😉)...
Authors: drop your book blurb, graphic & bookshop.org link! Affiliate links are welcome.
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Authors: drop your book blurb, graphic & bookshop.org link! Affiliate links are welcome.
(If your ebooks via D2D aren't on Bookshop yet, bookmark this 🧵& add them later!)
February 8, 2026 at 6:52 PM
I #StandWithThem Please stand with them too.
BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
February 8, 2026 at 6:46 PM
I #StandWithThem Please stand with them too.
Yeah...NO. No more of this--editing out reality on the ground for the benefit of the state is propaganda. Stop it, or loose all credibility.
Wow, NBC edited out the audience booing JD Vance at the Olympics. And this is one of the few remaining news outlets NOT owned by right-wing billionaire Trump sycophants
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NBC appears to cut crowd’s booing of JD Vance from Winter Olympics broadcast
The US vice-president, JD Vance, was greeted by a chorus of boos during when he appeared at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Milan on Friday
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Yeah...NO. No more of this--editing out reality on the ground for the benefit of the state is propaganda. Stop it, or loose all credibility.
No matter where we are in life, toddler learning to walk to 97yr old doing Tai Chi or chair yoga, we are all striving to do and be better. Keep striving. #SundayThoughts
February 8, 2026 at 1:18 PM
No matter where we are in life, toddler learning to walk to 97yr old doing Tai Chi or chair yoga, we are all striving to do and be better. Keep striving. #SundayThoughts
If you agree firing Kristi Noem is way overdue, here’s something you can do about it RIGHT NOW!
Tell Congress: Impeach DHS Secretary Kristi Noem
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
February 8, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Sunday Thoughts.
February 8, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Sunday Thoughts.
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It’s Sunday! Time to enjoy some fresh coffee and smile! 😊
February 8, 2026 at 12:14 PM
It’s Sunday! Time to enjoy some fresh coffee and smile! 😊
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Leading American companies — including Palantir, Deloitte, and private prison giant GEO Group — raked in over $22B from ICE and CBP contracts last year.
Do not forget who is profiting from cruelty and human suffering.
https://www.ft.com/content/c74170d3-237d-459c-8642-bfd71530897d
Do not forget who is profiting from cruelty and human suffering.
https://www.ft.com/content/c74170d3-237d-459c-8642-bfd71530897d
Companies reap $22bn from Trump’s immigration crackdown
Palantir and Deloitte among beneficiaries of spending by government agencies
www.ft.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Leading American companies — including Palantir, Deloitte, and private prison giant GEO Group — raked in over $22B from ICE and CBP contracts last year.
Do not forget who is profiting from cruelty and human suffering.
https://www.ft.com/content/c74170d3-237d-459c-8642-bfd71530897d
Do not forget who is profiting from cruelty and human suffering.
https://www.ft.com/content/c74170d3-237d-459c-8642-bfd71530897d