Travis McGee
@procrastin.bsky.social
Boomer. Liberal. Vaccinated salvage consultant.
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❤️ shelter dogs
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❤️ shelter dogs
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Jennifer's Body was a masterpiece
Amanda Seyfried tells WhoWhatWear she won’t apologize for calling Charlie Kirk “hateful”:
“I mean, for f**k’s sake, I commented on one thing. I said something that was based on actual reality and actual footage and actual quotes.“
“I mean, for f**k’s sake, I commented on one thing. I said something that was based on actual reality and actual footage and actual quotes.“
December 11, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Jennifer's Body was a masterpiece
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I’ll never forget hearing Donald Trump’s racist “shithole countries” comment in a 2018 Oval Office meeting about immigration.
Tom Cotton and David Perdue claimed Trump didn’t say it and accused me of lying.
The truth comes out.
Tom Cotton and David Perdue claimed Trump didn’t say it and accused me of lying.
The truth comes out.
TRUMP: “I said why is it we only take people from shithole countries? Why can't we have some people from Norway, Sweden, Denmark… But we always take people from Somalia— places that are filthy, dirty, disgusting.”
Such a mystery what he means when he says this stuff, isn’t it?
Such a mystery what he means when he says this stuff, isn’t it?
December 10, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I’ll never forget hearing Donald Trump’s racist “shithole countries” comment in a 2018 Oval Office meeting about immigration.
Tom Cotton and David Perdue claimed Trump didn’t say it and accused me of lying.
The truth comes out.
Tom Cotton and David Perdue claimed Trump didn’t say it and accused me of lying.
The truth comes out.
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This does actually change the entire story. Assuming it's correct, it was an entirely lawful seizure.
December 11, 2025 at 1:18 AM
This does actually change the entire story. Assuming it's correct, it was an entirely lawful seizure.
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The measles outbreak in South Carolina is “accelerating” with no end in sight following Thanksgiving and other large gatherings, state health officials say.
South Carolina measles outbreak is 'accelerating,' driving hundreds into quarantine
Some students who remain unvaccinated are now in a second 21-day quarantine since the beginning of the school year.
nbcnews.to
December 10, 2025 at 10:20 PM
The measles outbreak in South Carolina is “accelerating” with no end in sight following Thanksgiving and other large gatherings, state health officials say.
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$140m.
Think of how many cancer drug trials or free school lunches this could have paid for www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Think of how many cancer drug trials or free school lunches this could have paid for www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
DHS inks contract to create its own fleet of Boeing 737s for deportations
The agency will spend nearly $140 million to buy the planes, funding that comes from a massive budget increase for immigration enforcement approved by Congress.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:56 PM
$140m.
Think of how many cancer drug trials or free school lunches this could have paid for www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Think of how many cancer drug trials or free school lunches this could have paid for www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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@warren.senate.gov publishes a report listing all the $$ that Congress gave to DOD to do DOD things that DOD instead spent on Stephen Miller's snatch and grab.
As you look at these numbers, think how much cancer research could have been funded.
www.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
As you look at these numbers, think how much cancer research could have been funded.
www.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
December 10, 2025 at 10:51 PM
@warren.senate.gov publishes a report listing all the $$ that Congress gave to DOD to do DOD things that DOD instead spent on Stephen Miller's snatch and grab.
As you look at these numbers, think how much cancer research could have been funded.
www.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
As you look at these numbers, think how much cancer research could have been funded.
www.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
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Sperm donor with rare cancer mutation fathered nearly 200 children in Europe - arstechnica.com/health/2025/... "some of the children have already died, and many others are expected to develop deadly cancers." grim
Sperm donor with rare cancer mutation fathered nearly 200 children in Europe
Children with the mutation have up to a 90% chance of developing cancer by age 60.
arstechnica.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Sperm donor with rare cancer mutation fathered nearly 200 children in Europe - arstechnica.com/health/2025/... "some of the children have already died, and many others are expected to develop deadly cancers." grim
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An insane political move. One of the recurring complaints about immigration in the U.S. is that those seeking asylum jump the line. This is line-jumping — but for rich people, not those in need.
December 10, 2025 at 8:17 PM
An insane political move. One of the recurring complaints about immigration in the U.S. is that those seeking asylum jump the line. This is line-jumping — but for rich people, not those in need.
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Imagine, for just a second, Biden saying this about Fox News.
And I bet the absolutely feckless White House press corps won’t cover this like the legit constitutional 1A disaster this is.
And I bet the absolutely feckless White House press corps won’t cover this like the legit constitutional 1A disaster this is.
Trump: "I think the people that have run CNN are a disgrace. I think it's imperative that CNN be sold because you certainly wouldn't want to just leave those people with some money so they can spend even more spending poison. It's lies. I wouldn't want to see the same company end up with CNN."
December 10, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Imagine, for just a second, Biden saying this about Fox News.
And I bet the absolutely feckless White House press corps won’t cover this like the legit constitutional 1A disaster this is.
And I bet the absolutely feckless White House press corps won’t cover this like the legit constitutional 1A disaster this is.
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a very good point
It’s striking how many of the most mundane features of American democracy, built centuries ago to protect against remembered tyrants from centuries prior, are still the bulwark against Trumpian fascism, while all the newfangled modern institutions simply collapsed on first contact with him
JUST IN: Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Snell just confirmed, at the prodding of U.S. Magistrate Judge Keri Holleb Hotaling, that this motion for dismissal followed a "no bill" from a grand jury.
That means the grand jury refused to indict.
That means the grand jury refused to indict.
December 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
a very good point
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Your family should get less this holiday season, while Trump gets a golden ballroom.
December 10, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Your family should get less this holiday season, while Trump gets a golden ballroom.
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Matt Taibbi’s replies lean on a familiar playbook: shift criticism into motive attack, drown the issue in procedural minutiae, blur key distinctions, move the goalposts when errors are exposed, and treat correction itself as proof of bias.
And here is a supplementary companion piece on my Substack in which I include Matt Taibbi's 1800+ word response to questions in full, in the interests of fairness. (Note: this one is for the nerds)
www.jamesrball.com/p/disinforma...
www.jamesrball.com/p/disinforma...
Disinformation Wars: The Extended Edition
Want to see several people argue over *extremely granular* detail? This is your lucky day!
www.jamesrball.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Matt Taibbi’s replies lean on a familiar playbook: shift criticism into motive attack, drown the issue in procedural minutiae, blur key distinctions, move the goalposts when errors are exposed, and treat correction itself as proof of bias.
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How did this kid go from cub reporter out of Yale to being interviewed as a sage party strategist in like 20 minutes?
This exchange drives me nuts. Neither the interviewer nor Bazelon acknowledges that 1) abortion rights are really popular! and 2) what ICE is doing is hugely unpopular!
December 10, 2025 at 5:16 PM
How did this kid go from cub reporter out of Yale to being interviewed as a sage party strategist in like 20 minutes?
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hahaha
Status update on House Republicans and a health care plan, after this morning’s conference meeting:
“The consensus is we need to come up with something,” Rep. Ralph Norman says.
“The consensus is we need to come up with something,” Rep. Ralph Norman says.
December 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
hahaha
"(Republican) leaders hunt for a plan"
"House Republican leaders presented no firm plan Tuesday for advancing health care legislation." Via Politico
House GOP erupts over health care as leaders hunt for a plan
Speaker Mike Johnson presented a list of concepts that did not include extending expiring Obamacare subsidies.
www.politico.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:34 PM
"(Republican) leaders hunt for a plan"
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They had 15 years
Status update on House Republicans and a health care plan, after this morning’s conference meeting:
“The consensus is we need to come up with something,” Rep. Ralph Norman says.
“The consensus is we need to come up with something,” Rep. Ralph Norman says.
December 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
They had 15 years
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Brett Kavanaugh's "minor inconvience" now includes beating people up and cutting off their wedding rings for [checks notes] "observing ICE from a distance."
Federal agents are arresting American citizens.
This isn’t about public safety - it’s about stoking fear.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
This isn’t about public safety - it’s about stoking fear.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
Federal agents arrest citizen observer watching ICE detain neighbors on her north Minneapolis block
Susan Tincher, a 55-year-old American citizen, appears to be the first observer arrested by federal immigration enforcement officers since the agency launched an immigration surge in the Twin Cities l...
www.mprnews.org
December 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Brett Kavanaugh's "minor inconvience" now includes beating people up and cutting off their wedding rings for [checks notes] "observing ICE from a distance."
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Republicans can't pretend this administration is defendable forever. Their party is nearing a breaking point. Listen to Stuart Stevens on MSNOW
December 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Republicans can't pretend this administration is defendable forever. Their party is nearing a breaking point. Listen to Stuart Stevens on MSNOW
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For anyone wondering, this is the very difficult test he’s bragging about “acing”
youtu.be/XjrnsIXoSCg?...
youtu.be/XjrnsIXoSCg?...
Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA): Administration
YouTube video by ACTonALZ
youtu.be
December 10, 2025 at 2:21 PM
For anyone wondering, this is the very difficult test he’s bragging about “acing”
youtu.be/XjrnsIXoSCg?...
youtu.be/XjrnsIXoSCg?...
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All of this to not "back the blue"
NEW: Justice Dept files motion in court seeking to dismiss civil lawsuit filed by injured police officers who responded on Jan 6
Officers' suit sought court order to hang the legally-required Jan 6 honorary plaque for police
Justice Dept argues the plaque is faulty!
(MORE)
Officers' suit sought court order to hang the legally-required Jan 6 honorary plaque for police
Justice Dept argues the plaque is faulty!
(MORE)
December 10, 2025 at 2:09 PM
All of this to not "back the blue"
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like incredible takeaway from a huge overperformance by Democrats in fucking *TN*
December 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
like incredible takeaway from a huge overperformance by Democrats in fucking *TN*
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Jesus, just stop. Democrats are winning now.
And if some voters feel this way about Democrats, a major reason is that THE FUCKING CONSULTANTS KEEP SAYING THE PARTY IS TOO LIBERAL AND OUT OF TOUCH. They incessantly reinforce the stereotype.
washingtonmonthly.com/2025/12/10/t...
And if some voters feel this way about Democrats, a major reason is that THE FUCKING CONSULTANTS KEEP SAYING THE PARTY IS TOO LIBERAL AND OUT OF TOUCH. They incessantly reinforce the stereotype.
washingtonmonthly.com/2025/12/10/t...
Tough Medicine for Democrats: “Too Liberal” and “Out of Touch”
Democrats are riding high after special elections, but that doesn’t mean they’re popular. Strategist Simon Bazelon has advice on what to fix.
washingtonmonthly.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Jesus, just stop. Democrats are winning now.
And if some voters feel this way about Democrats, a major reason is that THE FUCKING CONSULTANTS KEEP SAYING THE PARTY IS TOO LIBERAL AND OUT OF TOUCH. They incessantly reinforce the stereotype.
washingtonmonthly.com/2025/12/10/t...
And if some voters feel this way about Democrats, a major reason is that THE FUCKING CONSULTANTS KEEP SAYING THE PARTY IS TOO LIBERAL AND OUT OF TOUCH. They incessantly reinforce the stereotype.
washingtonmonthly.com/2025/12/10/t...
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It's true that many people are legitimately confused by changes in nutrition science over timem, which has opened the door for RFK, Jr. and others. But what doesn't help is journalism which leans into that confusion by platforming views running counter to current and established science. 1/
Is this click bait? cowardice? or both? Put the facts in the headline, please. Medical evidence shows saturated fats are bad for you, causing heart attacks even stroke. RFK jr & his MAHA movement are putting people at risk by suggesting the opposite. Say that. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/w...
December 10, 2025 at 1:44 PM
It's true that many people are legitimately confused by changes in nutrition science over timem, which has opened the door for RFK, Jr. and others. But what doesn't help is journalism which leans into that confusion by platforming views running counter to current and established science. 1/