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Michael McDonald
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Professor of Political Science at the University of Florida specializing in American elections

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Michael P. McDonald is an American political scientist. He is a Professor of Political Science at the University of Florida where he focuses on the United States elections.

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Political science 57%
Economics 20%
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Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 9h
Pele's doing her thing again where she jets lava a thousand feet into the air www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXKu...
[V3cam] Kīlauea volcano, Hawaii (south Halemaʻumaʻu crater)
YouTube video by USGS
www.youtube.com

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Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 10h
I would have liked to have seen DeSantis begging forgiveness from Susie Wiles

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Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 11h
I’m not on the space beat and I know basic facts about *why* Musk is a failure. But our media must prop him up whenever they can

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Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 11h
They are already both focused on the Moon. Musk is failing so badly in this competition that NASA invited Blue Origin to move up its lander from Artemis V to Artemis III, which was supposed to use Musk’s lander
wsj.com The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 12h
Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are only going to get more competitive now that they both are focusing on the moon, columnist Tim Higgins writes.
Bezos vs. Musk: The New Billionaire Battle for the Moon
Elon Musk has changed his focus from Mars to a lunar base, going head to head with Jeff Bezos
on.wsj.com

Reposted by Michael D. McDonald

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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 12h
Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are only going to get more competitive now that they both are focusing on the moon, columnist Tim Higgins writes.
Bezos vs. Musk: The New Billionaire Battle for the Moon
Elon Musk has changed his focus from Mars to a lunar base, going head to head with Jeff Bezos
on.wsj.com

electproject.bsky.social
Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 16h
Democrats are likely to win the House even without Virginia, imo. The national mood is that bad for Republicans

Reposted by Lisa W. Fazio, Michael D. McDonald

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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 17h
Leon Botstein, president of @bardcollege.bsky.social, has repeatedly made public statements about his relationship with the pedophile sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein that have turned out to be misleading, incomplete, or untrue. I'm going to make a thread to compile them all here.

electproject.bsky.social
Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 17h
My pet peeve is that Downs posited the median voter theorem and then theorized in detail by parties/candidates *don't* converge to the median (primarily for information reasons). Downs is repeatedly put forward as a strawman by lazy academics and reviewers that let them do it

Reposted by Michael D. McDonald, David Darmofal

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 17h
After Trump's pardon of Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, Binance now holds 87% of Trump's stablecoin. What a coinkydink www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...
Trump's Stablecoin USD1: Binance Holds 87% After Founder's Pardon
World Liberty Financial's founding document describes the company as "pioneering a new era of Decentralized Finance." Its flagship stablecoin is anything but.
www.forbes.com

Reposted by Rosemary A. Joyce, Adrian Daub, Michael D. McDonald , and 3 more

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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 18h
The acting director of ICE told Congress, under oath, that local law enforcement in Colorado leaked raid plans, allowing gang members to escape.

After 9NEWS questioned ICE's claim and its timeline, ICE deleted the claim from its social media platforms.

electproject.bsky.social
Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 20h
tbf the ham sandwiches lack ham, cheese, and bread
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h
Chris Christie: "This false idea grand juries will indict a ham sandwich -- it's not true and the Trump administration is proving that. They're putting a bunch of ham sandwiches up there and the grand juries are not indicting them."

Reposted by Michael D. McDonald

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h
Chris Christie: "This false idea grand juries will indict a ham sandwich -- it's not true and the Trump administration is proving that. They're putting a bunch of ham sandwiches up there and the grand juries are not indicting them."

Reposted by Michael D. McDonald

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 20h
Thomas Albus, a federal prosecutor from Missouri, authorized the seizure of roughly 700 boxes of election material in Georgia — far outside of his usual jurisdiction.

Former U.S. attorneys say that type of authority is rare.

By @dougbockclark.bsky.social @jeremykohler.bsky.social
What Meetings Among Trump Lawyers Reveal About the FBI’s Seizure of Election Records in Georgia
The federal prosecutor from Missouri, who is overseeing an investigation into the 2020 vote in Georgia, had several meetings set up with top administration lawyers last fall to discuss election integr...
www.propublica.org

electproject.bsky.social
Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 21h
Jeez. Surprised he didn’t say you have to ask her he’s ducking so much in the other questions

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Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 21h
As Noem said, only the right people should get to vote
diggybaby.bsky.social Ann Elizabeth @diggybaby.bsky.social · 1d
North Carolina lawmakers have voted to remove all college campus voting sites. Specifically at the largest HBCU in the US NC A&T. They now have to walk 30 minutes to their nearest polling place. Students are protesting this - pls share and support.

www.tiktok.com/t/ZThx29BJ9/
Even without an on-campus voting site, NCAT students still marched to the polls. 💙💛 Students at North Carolina A&T showed that barriers won’t stop their voices. When access isn’t easy, they organize. ...
TikTok video by HBCU Student Action Alliance
www.tiktok.com

Reposted by Michael D. McDonald, Simon Lester

atrupar.com
Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h
Jeffries on VA's new proposed map: "When they go low, we strike back. That's the D approach and Rs are feeling it now ... Trump is the one who instructed 5 different R states to gerrymander. He wanted to rig the midterms and didn't think Democrats were going to forcefully respond. He got that wrong"

Reposted by Michael D. McDonald

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Marie 🇨🇦 🐸 @pawbaby2.bsky.social · 1d
The story gets more bizarre every day. A survivor places the Musk family in the thick of the Epstein sex trafficking ring. Kimball Musk (Elon’s brother) and Jeffrey were having a romantic/emotional relationship and is also named as an abuser.

#USDemocracy
#Pinks

open.substack.com/pub/deanblun...
BREAKING: Elon Musk's Brother, Kimbal, Was In A Romantic Relationship With Epstein? Sure Looks Like It, And It Makes EVERYTHING Make Sense.
Kimbal Musk Longed for Epstein's "Company" and a Survivor's Recent Tweet Places the Musk Family In the THICK of the Epstein Sex Trafficking Ring.
open.substack.com

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Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 1d
Three airballs in the half for Fland

Reposted by Will Jennings, Stacy D. VanDeveer, Michael D. McDonald , and 3 more

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d
The President, two of his current Cabinet secretaries, his former strategist, his biggest donor, and his pending Fed Chair nominee are all in the files of a pedophile who ran a sex trafficking ring, while the attorney general and a former Cabinet secretary let him get away with it.

Seems kinda bad?
At least half a dozen top Trump administration officials appear in the Jeffrey Epstein files
The degree to which each individual was connected to Epstein varies significantly, from a single email to years of communications.
www.nbcnews.com

electproject.bsky.social
Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 1d
I've analyzed the precinct results from the Texas Senate District 9 Run-Off Special Election, compared to 2024 open.substack.com/pub/michaelm...
Texas Senate District 9 Analysis
A shift in preferences and turnout?
open.substack.com

Reposted by Richard Price, David H. Kaye, Ilya Somin , and 5 more

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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 1d
🚨 President Trump’s Claim of an “Irrefutable” Argument Supporting His Right to Unilaterally Impose Voter ID and Election Rules May Be Based on Insane Claim that Marriott Hotel Manager Found Secret Text in the Shadows of a Microfilm Copy of the U.S. Constitution electionlawblog.org?p=154326
President Trump's Claim of an "Irrefutable" Argument Supporting His Right to Unilaterally Impose Voter ID and Election Rules May Be Based on Insane Claim that Marriott Hotel Manager Found Secret Text ...
Yesterday I noted the latest set of unhinged social media posts from President Trump in which he declared that voter id requirements and other election changes would be imposed in the midterms via exe...
electionlawblog.org

Reposted by Robert W. Wallace, Alan Richardson, Michael D. McDonald

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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 1d
“More than 40 measles cases have been reported at Ave Maria University in southwest Florida, the largest outbreak on a college campus in recent history.
The outbreak at the private Catholic college has raised concerns among university leaders and public health experts” @jackiantonovich.bsky.social
Measles Outbreak Hits Florida College
www.nytimes.com

Reposted by Joshua S. Weitz, Michael D. McDonald, Suzanne Conklin Akbari

wired.com
WIRED @wired.com · 1d
ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, monthslong expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next
ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, monthslong expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
wrd.cm

Reposted by Jonathan Wolff, Michael D. McDonald

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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 1d
NEW: For the second time in 2026, Kentucky state police have charged a woman with homicide after a pregnancy loss.

Both were criminalized after seeking medical care—one for a miscarriage and one for self-managed abortion—and face charges of abuse of a corpse and concealing a birth @autonomynews.co
Second Kentucky Woman in 6 Weeks Charged With Homicide After Pregnancy Loss
Both women were criminalized after they sought medical care, one for a miscarriage and one for self-managed abortion.
www.autonomynews.co

Reposted by Nicholas A. Christakis, Ashish Arora, Brendan Nyhan , and 22 more

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Tina-Desiree Berg @tinadesireeberg.com · 1d
CCTV footage appears to show DHS agents posing as people having car trouble in order to lure a target out of his house before arresting them. The target comes out and starts helping them before 3 vehicles surround the scene. The car "experiencing" trouble then drives off with them.

electproject.bsky.social
Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 1d
Here at the Washington Post we fired our reporters and staff so they could experience true happiness
washingtonpost.com The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 1d
Experts say it’s not money or success that leads to happiness — it’s feeling loved.

And to do that, “you need to be known and also know the other,” happiness researcher Sonja Lyubomirsky said. https://wapo.st/4aJz4PA

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Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 1d
I think you mean where coaches rape their athletes

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Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 1d
In the Free Country of America you are free to vote for anyone as long as they support Dear Leader
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."

Reposted by Michael D. McDonald

washingtonpost.com
The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 1d
Experts say it’s not money or success that leads to happiness — it’s feeling loved.

And to do that, “you need to be known and also know the other,” happiness researcher Sonja Lyubomirsky said. https://wapo.st/4aJz4PA

Reposted by Lisa W. Fazio, Nandita Sharma, Richard F. Catalano , and 43 more

atrupar.com
Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."