Jim MacDonald
@sportingjim.bsky.social
Husband, father, son. Physician, scientist. “Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities” — Voltaire 💙 once on Twitter. “They’re called ‘Denali’ and the 'Gulf of Mexico'” 🇺🇦🇮🇱🇬🇱🇩🇰
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ICE is a secret police force. No warrants. No courts. No lawyers. And no appeals. People vanish in the night, not because they broke the law, but because the law no longer means anything. The knock on the door is the sentence.
January 20, 2026 at 6:27 PM
ICE is a secret police force. No warrants. No courts. No lawyers. And no appeals. People vanish in the night, not because they broke the law, but because the law no longer means anything. The knock on the door is the sentence.
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The moment it was crystal clear we were in the worse case scenario, was exactly a year ago when Trump pardoned every single Jan 6 perpetrator, including the ones that beat the crap out of cops and were convicted of seditious conspiracy.
January 20, 2026 at 8:07 PM
The moment it was crystal clear we were in the worse case scenario, was exactly a year ago when Trump pardoned every single Jan 6 perpetrator, including the ones that beat the crap out of cops and were convicted of seditious conspiracy.
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Carney: "American hegemony in particular helped provide public goods, a stable financial system... this bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition... recently, great powers have begun using economic integration as a weapon. Tariffs as leverage ... "
January 20, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Carney: "American hegemony in particular helped provide public goods, a stable financial system... this bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition... recently, great powers have begun using economic integration as a weapon. Tariffs as leverage ... "
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So do I Robbie, so do I!
January 20, 2026 at 8:14 AM
So do I Robbie, so do I!
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Lads, this isn’t normal.
January 20, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Lads, this isn’t normal.
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“ICE isn’t the Gestapo. The Gestapo was…” (proceeds to describe qualities that apply to what ICE is currently doing)
January 20, 2026 at 5:45 PM
“ICE isn’t the Gestapo. The Gestapo was…” (proceeds to describe qualities that apply to what ICE is currently doing)
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Brooklyn Park police chief Mark Bruley: "We're hearing people being stopped with no cause & being demanded to show paperwork to determine if they're here legally. We started hearing from our police officers the same complaints. Every one of these individuals is a person of color... it has to stop"
January 20, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Brooklyn Park police chief Mark Bruley: "We're hearing people being stopped with no cause & being demanded to show paperwork to determine if they're here legally. We started hearing from our police officers the same complaints. Every one of these individuals is a person of color... it has to stop"
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ST. PAUL MAYOR: “We’ve received reports of ICE officers going door to door asking where the Asian people live… I myself have received advice to carry my passport with me because they may target me based on what I look like.”
January 19, 2026 at 10:52 PM
ST. PAUL MAYOR: “We’ve received reports of ICE officers going door to door asking where the Asian people live… I myself have received advice to carry my passport with me because they may target me based on what I look like.”
www.nytimes.com/athletic/col... no doubt! Bravo Hoosiers
Indiana Hoosiers vs Miami (FL) Hurricanes Box Score - January 19, 2026 - The Athletic
Get real-time NCAAF coverage and scores as the Indiana Hoosiers take on the Miami (FL) Hurricanes at 7:30pm EST on January 19, 2026. The Athletic brings you the latest stats, scores, and analysis of y...
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:23 AM
www.nytimes.com/athletic/col... no doubt! Bravo Hoosiers
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Jan 20 is a national day of action. We're highlighting 4 ways YOU can step up and take action.
ACTION #2: Visit your rep's office with a group. Discuss impeachment, ICE, or executive overreach, then share. Tag #Mass50501.
Guide: zurl.co/mHXbW
ACTION #2: Visit your rep's office with a group. Discuss impeachment, ICE, or executive overreach, then share. Tag #Mass50501.
Guide: zurl.co/mHXbW
January 18, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Jan 20 is a national day of action. We're highlighting 4 ways YOU can step up and take action.
ACTION #2: Visit your rep's office with a group. Discuss impeachment, ICE, or executive overreach, then share. Tag #Mass50501.
Guide: zurl.co/mHXbW
ACTION #2: Visit your rep's office with a group. Discuss impeachment, ICE, or executive overreach, then share. Tag #Mass50501.
Guide: zurl.co/mHXbW
It IS Happening Here -- get out there on National Action Day sportingjim.substack.com/p/it-is-happ...
January 19, 2026 at 10:04 PM
It IS Happening Here -- get out there on National Action Day sportingjim.substack.com/p/it-is-happ...
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It is not up to the armed forces to put a stop to Trump’s ghastly ideas of war against NATO. The United States is not run by the military, nor should it be. Americans, and their elected representatives, must take this burden away from the armed forces—now.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
The Military Is Being Forced to Plan for an Unthinkable Betrayal
Attacking an ally would be a perversion of everything the armed forces have been trained to do.
www.theatlantic.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:10 PM
It is not up to the armed forces to put a stop to Trump’s ghastly ideas of war against NATO. The United States is not run by the military, nor should it be. Americans, and their elected representatives, must take this burden away from the armed forces—now.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Senior White House official says local and state police in Minneapolis “have been ordered to stand down and surrender.”
What?
What?
January 19, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Senior White House official says local and state police in Minneapolis “have been ordered to stand down and surrender.”
What?
What?
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. dedicated his life fighting for equity and justice. He taught us that even in the face of intimidation and discrimination, we must never stop working towards a better future – a lesson that feels especially relevant today.
January 19, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. dedicated his life fighting for equity and justice. He taught us that even in the face of intimidation and discrimination, we must never stop working towards a better future – a lesson that feels especially relevant today.
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Danish Parliament Deputy Speaker Lars-Christian Brask:
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
January 19, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Danish Parliament Deputy Speaker Lars-Christian Brask:
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
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BREAKING: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will attend the Supreme Court's hearing on Trump's attempted firing of Fed governor Lisa Cook, an unusual show of support by the central bank chair.
AP Source: Fed Chair Powell to attend Supreme Court argument on Cook case
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will attend the Supreme Court’s oral arguments Wednesday in a case involving the attempted firing of Fed governor Lisa Cook, an unusual show of support by the central bank chair.
bit.ly
January 19, 2026 at 5:16 PM
BREAKING: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will attend the Supreme Court's hearing on Trump's attempted firing of Fed governor Lisa Cook, an unusual show of support by the central bank chair.
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Time to put grandpa in a home I’m sorry GOP
January 19, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Time to put grandpa in a home I’m sorry GOP
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Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
Dr. Gladys West, Mathematician Whose Work Made GPS Possible, Dies at 95
ALEXANDRIA, VA — Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She passed away
thezebra.org
January 19, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
Pathetic man
“Trump is the first president not to issue an official proclamation recognizing Martin Luther King, Jr. Day since President Reagan made it a holiday.”
January 19, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Pathetic man
The littlest man imaginable www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Trump Administration Live Updates: NATO Officials Discuss Arctic Security After President Ties Greenland Push to Nobel Snub
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:29 PM
The littlest man imaginable www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
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Shut it Down! The "Free America" Walkouts on January 20th to Fight Trump's Fascist Regime
Activists are planning the first "Free America" walkout on Tues, Jan 20th, encouraging people in all 50 states to shut down the economy and protest Trump's fascist regime.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
Activists are planning the first "Free America" walkout on Tues, Jan 20th, encouraging people in all 50 states to shut down the economy and protest Trump's fascist regime.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
January 19, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Shut it Down! The "Free America" Walkouts on January 20th to Fight Trump's Fascist Regime
Activists are planning the first "Free America" walkout on Tues, Jan 20th, encouraging people in all 50 states to shut down the economy and protest Trump's fascist regime.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
Activists are planning the first "Free America" walkout on Tues, Jan 20th, encouraging people in all 50 states to shut down the economy and protest Trump's fascist regime.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...