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Patrick McCann

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Husband of @eamccann.bsky.social Father of a future lawyer Retired Molecular Biologist/Virologist + MBA 4° black belt in Wa-shin-ryu Karate-do #Geocachers - ShadesOfGray Secular Humanist E Street Belmartian in the FLX https://linktr.ee/pjmccann3

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Patrick McCann @pjmccann3.bsky.social · 2d

No fucking way! Atta boy @schumer.senate.gov!!! Give those SOBs hell.

Chuck Schumer @schumer.senate.gov · 3d

The government is shut down because Trump and the Republicans are hellbent on taking health care away from you.

And they won’t even come to the table to talk to us about it.

This is not about politics. It's about people.

Let’s break it down:

Patrick McCann @pjmccann3.bsky.social · 9h

The stupid. It burns… like the climate.

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Trump administration cancels largest solar project in United States

The Bureau of Land Management has officially cancelled the Esmeralda 7 solar project, a Nevada-based project that would stand among the world’s largest solar power plants, large enough to power nearly...

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 19h

Trump in 2017: “Qatar has been a funder of terrorism at a very high level.”

Trump administration in 2025: We are building a Qatari Air Force facility in the United States.

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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 15h

Trump has gone totally mad. It's 25th Amendment time all day, every day. He's living in a totally invented, fictional world. And he's old and in ill-health.

It's outrageous, reckless, choose your word that Republicans haven't done more to deal with this.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

Trump: "The restaurants were all closing, now you can't get into a restaurant. They're opening up new restaurants. It took 12 days for us. We sent in not politically correct military. We sent them in based on merit."

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14h

Trump has hired over 100 fossil fuel insiders to staff his administration and advance the industry's agenda.

Is it any wonder why his Big Ugly Bill contains more than $40B in new subsidies and tax breaks for Big Oil?

The Secret Behind High Gas Prices

Robert Reich

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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 14h

The Republicans don’t want to pass their budget on their own. It’s full of ugly and unpopular stuff. They want Dem cover. We cannot give it to them.

Kevin Collins @kwcollins.bsky.social · 14h

The founders in fact did NOT create the filibuster, but they DID give the Senate and House each the power to set their own rules, which includes changing rules to allow passage of appropriations bills with simple majorities

ringwiss @ringwiss.bsky.social · 17h

“And that’s why we nuked it twice in the past month.”

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 1d

Press pool: “On Trump’s desk in the Oval Office today was a plan for a triumphal arch on the other side of the river from the Lincoln Memorial”

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 1d

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Can you put into words what that purpose is? You and the frog have really become icons of this protest.

There’s been a nice overall whimsy that has shown up. The frog is amazing. We had a bunch of other inflatable people here last night, too. I saw people playing Twister the other day.

What they rely on is fear. So by coming out in an absurdist manner, it speaks to them, to some extent, that we’re actually not that afraid.

It also dismantles their narrative a little bit. When they try to describe this situation as “war-torn,” it becomes much harder to take them seriously when they have to post a video saying [U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security] Kristi Noem is up on the balcony staring over the Antifa Army and it’s, like, eight journalists and five protesters and one of them is in a chicken suit.

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TommasinaResist⚜️🇨🇦🦋🐈‍⬛🇺🇦 @tommasinaresist.bsky.social · 1d

"The right loves the accounts, which often rail against supposed voter fraud.
They’re run by a Macedonian who illegally donated to a U.S. House candidate."

Yes indeed. MAGA doesn't care, even when they learn the truth.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory

The Viral MAGA Accounts Run by a Man Who Has Never Been to America

Two influential MAGA social media accounts are run by Rumen Naumovski, a Macedonian who may have illegally donated to a U.S. election.

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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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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

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Patrick McCann @pjmccann3.bsky.social · 1d

And then promptly departed…

Don Winslow @donwinslow.bsky.social · Nov 30

Don Winslow has entered the building.

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New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 1d

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

I am not fearful — I am fearless.

We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 1d

My quote of the day

We have managed to unite a country tearing down the barriers the regime built to divide us. Ours is a fight of a nation united against a criminal tyranny, in defense of its human rights, freedom, and democracy. That is why we have no alternative but victory

María Corina Machado

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Reuters @reuters.com · 1d

'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 1d

JB Pritzker has also been emphatically placing Trump's mental decline squarely on the agenda. On our pod, he adds a new element: People around Trump are using his decline to manipulate him, so they're less likely to intervene. More Dems should say this. 1/

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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 1d

We are witnessing the most lawless behavior by a leader in American history, just daily, extraordinary abuses of power. National Democrats must speak out in a loud and clear voice against Trump's escalating authoritarianism. It is time now.

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 1d

The Guardian reports that Letitia James has been indicted

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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The Steady State @steadystatevets.bsky.social · 1d

Why Troops on the Streets of our Cities Degrade National Security; It’s a Lose-Lose Proposition
substack.com/@steadystate...
“…Armed troops flooding the streets of American cities is a tragedy waiting to happen...Continuing this...mission will create problems that will take decades to undo.”

Why Troops on the Streets of our Cities Degrade National Security; It’s a Lose-Lose Proposition

The Steady State | Charles A. Ray

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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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Guardrails of Democracy @demguardrails.bsky.social · 1d

Well this didn’t age well did it?

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Patrick McCann @pjmccann3.bsky.social · 1d

“Silence may protect an institution from becoming an early target, but history shows that it increases the likelihood that that institution (and many others) will be become targets over time.”

@jeremymberg.bsky.social

🧪 #MedSky

Sam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 2d

I am really glad that @jeremymberg.bsky.social wrote this. Everybody who cares about science, and about knowledge generation and civil society generally, should read and share with their favorite administrator.

Deafening Quiet from the Scientific Establishment
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Deafening Quiet from the Scientific Establishment

Leaders are underestimating the risks of not fighting back

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d

“.. Foreclosure rates have surged across the country and are up almost 20% from this time last year.”

www.realtor.com/news/trends/...

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 2d

What will it take for regular people to understand that if they refuse to stand up against fascism they will not be spared? Fascism is a serial killer with no restrictions on who it targets.

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Alex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 2d

Russian intelligence was paying Benny Johnson $400,000 a month prior to the 2024 election. Don’t think for a minute this isn’t about our geopolitical foes trying to destroy the US.

Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 2d

Benny Johnson and Oregon MAGA activist (and convicted J6 felon) David Medina accompanied Kristi Noem during her visit to Portland. Here they are amplifying a local MAGA influencer with some, well, interesting ideas about race and religion.

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 2d

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

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Patrick McCann @pjmccann3.bsky.social · 1d

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