GabeMac
@gabemacbksysocial.bsky.social
trying to take the long view and stay present in this moment. Do not want to add to the churn so preference people's own ideas, comments and questions.
I am pleased to announce that I have commandeered my neighbor's home. This home will be sold at its Market Price, and that money will be controlled by me, to ensure it is used to benefit my neighbor and me! Thank you for your attention to this matter!
January 7, 2026 at 3:29 AM
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If any one person saved our republic during the 21st century it was Eugene Goodman and I am sure that he hasn’t been thanked enough.
January 6, 2026 at 8:21 PM
If any one person saved our republic during the 21st century it was Eugene Goodman and I am sure that he hasn’t been thanked enough.
a while ago I shocked a bunch of people who had recently moved to DC by showing them photographs of what downtown looked like post-1/6
It IS personal for those of us who live here. I work across the street from the WH and for the past couple of weeks have been watching the security infrastructure go up around Lafayette Square. It’s grim.
January 6, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Thank you for being steadfast and a patriot in your elected role.
On the 5th Anniversary of the failed January 6th insurrection attempt, we’re reminded how fragile democracy can be. We must remember the darkness of that day so it’s never repeated. As history is rewritten by some, we choose to speak the truth of what happened.
January 6, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Thank you for being steadfast and a patriot in your elected role.
The truth is so damn beautiful when you see it out in the wild! But with Walz that's what you get.
Tim Walz: "None of the Republicans running for governor had the damn common decency to Melissa and Mark's children. They've asked them to stop doing what they're doing. You need to ask those people running for governor if they would ask the president to please stop attacking the Hortman children."
January 6, 2026 at 6:24 PM
The truth is so damn beautiful when you see it out in the wild! But with Walz that's what you get.
SAME
Tim Walz is such a good and decent man. And seeing what has been done to him stirs a rage in me so strong that I can’t really grapple with it at times. I only know one way forward which is a promise to use that rage to bring about change and a return to decency.
Walz: "This is a concerted effort to try to destroy the president's opponents, to destroy the rule of law. And it became apparent to me that he was going to do that with me being there, and I just feel along with my family that it's the best decision for Minnesota."
January 6, 2026 at 6:14 PM
SAME
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GOP Rep. Gabe Evans is touting $200M in new health care funding for Colorado after voting for the Republican budget which cuts an estimated $1B to $2.5B in annual health care funds for Colorado. @marshallglasses.bsky.social reports for @nexton9news.bsky.social:
January 6, 2026 at 2:55 AM
GOP Rep. Gabe Evans is touting $200M in new health care funding for Colorado after voting for the Republican budget which cuts an estimated $1B to $2.5B in annual health care funds for Colorado. @marshallglasses.bsky.social reports for @nexton9news.bsky.social:
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"In extraordinary moments such as this, too many journalists behave as if they have more in common with billionaires destroying journalism than the 80 or so people killed in Venezuela by Trump’s airstrikes. If we’ve learned anything this past year, it’s that proximity to power does not equal power."
Call Trump's power grab in Venezuela what it is
Corporate media must recognize they're being openly lied to—and report accordingly.
www.thehandbasket.co
January 6, 2026 at 5:02 PM
"In extraordinary moments such as this, too many journalists behave as if they have more in common with billionaires destroying journalism than the 80 or so people killed in Venezuela by Trump’s airstrikes. If we’ve learned anything this past year, it’s that proximity to power does not equal power."
He's a megalomaniac. Is there a reason this word is rarely used to describe him?
No better metaphor for this man’s narcissism than the two gilded mirrors he’s put in there — mirrors! — each the size of the framed Declaration of Independence. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
‘He’s a Maximalist’: Inside Trump’s Gilded Oval Office
Take a 3-D tour of the president’s office, where he covered a third of the wall space with gold.
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:03 PM
He's a megalomaniac. Is there a reason this word is rarely used to describe him?
"Our history says that we struggle to hold the powerful accountable." Jamelle Bouie, NYT, 1/6/2026
January 6, 2026 at 12:55 PM
"Our history says that we struggle to hold the powerful accountable." Jamelle Bouie, NYT, 1/6/2026
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"President Donald Trump is doing to Maduro, Venezuela and the international legal order exactly what he’s been doing to the constitutional order in the US over the last year." - @noahfeldman.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Snatching Maduro From Venezuela Was Illegal — and Damaging
America’s incursion into Venezuela for the extraction of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife to the US for trial was illegal under both international and US law. Announcing that the US intends to “r...
www.bloomberg.com
January 6, 2026 at 12:39 PM
"President Donald Trump is doing to Maduro, Venezuela and the international legal order exactly what he’s been doing to the constitutional order in the US over the last year." - @noahfeldman.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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From a piece earlier this year: Trump wiped away more than 600 years in sentenced prison time for Jan. 6 rioters.
Gift link: wapo.st/4qGmHZY
Gift link: wapo.st/4qGmHZY
January 6, 2026 at 12:42 PM
From a piece earlier this year: Trump wiped away more than 600 years in sentenced prison time for Jan. 6 rioters.
Gift link: wapo.st/4qGmHZY
Gift link: wapo.st/4qGmHZY
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Trump openly told oil execs in 2024 that he'd govern in their naked financial interests if they raised $1 billion for his campaign. He's now taking this further, telling them they'll reap great riches if they buy into his vision of imperial hemispheric dominance. 5/
newrepublic.com/article/2049...
newrepublic.com/article/2049...
January 6, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Trump openly told oil execs in 2024 that he'd govern in their naked financial interests if they raised $1 billion for his campaign. He's now taking this further, telling them they'll reap great riches if they buy into his vision of imperial hemispheric dominance. 5/
newrepublic.com/article/2049...
newrepublic.com/article/2049...
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Fox's propaganda isn't some side show that we can afford to look away from; if Kelly can recognize and call out their poisonous shenanigans, then so should every Dem leader. Should and must.
January 6, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Fox's propaganda isn't some side show that we can afford to look away from; if Kelly can recognize and call out their poisonous shenanigans, then so should every Dem leader. Should and must.
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kind of darkly funny that "gender studies" is the stereotypical "useless degree" because gender studies will help you understand a large and important chunk of the current psychosis in american life
January 6, 2026 at 2:00 AM
kind of darkly funny that "gender studies" is the stereotypical "useless degree" because gender studies will help you understand a large and important chunk of the current psychosis in american life
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🚨BREAKING: DOJ admits it has only released 12,285 documents required by Epstein Files Transparency Act. More than 2 million documents still need to be reviewed/released. DOJ is in violation of federal law that required release by Dec. 19.
More from Democracy Docket in am. www.democracydocket.com
More from Democracy Docket in am. www.democracydocket.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:31 AM
🚨BREAKING: DOJ admits it has only released 12,285 documents required by Epstein Files Transparency Act. More than 2 million documents still need to be reviewed/released. DOJ is in violation of federal law that required release by Dec. 19.
More from Democracy Docket in am. www.democracydocket.com
More from Democracy Docket in am. www.democracydocket.com
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My friend @charlotteclymer.bsky.social has written about Mark Kelly’s distinguished military career. This is not to be missed. open.substack.com/pub/charlott...
The Extraordinary Military Career of Mark Kelly
Good lord, has this man done a lot.
open.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:25 AM
My friend @charlotteclymer.bsky.social has written about Mark Kelly’s distinguished military career. This is not to be missed. open.substack.com/pub/charlott...
Such a lazy interview by Tapper. Did he not prepare to talk about the history of Greenland.
can’t be said enough how self deluding it is to think of this is as far fetched or as some kind of a joke. this is the most humorless man on the planet and he’s an agenda setter.
TAPPER: Can you rule out the US is going to take Greenland by force?
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
January 6, 2026 at 4:14 AM
Such a lazy interview by Tapper. Did he not prepare to talk about the history of Greenland.
At the very least they need to explain to us why they voted for them. I really am curious as to why?
The Trump administration just conducted an illegal attack on Venezuela and has spoken about attacking Colombia, Mexico, Cuba, and Denmark.
These Democrats just voted to confirm Trump's nominee for Assistant Secretary of Defense:
Fetterman
Gallego
Kaine
King
Reed
Rosen
Shaheen
These Democrats just voted to confirm Trump's nominee for Assistant Secretary of Defense:
Fetterman
Gallego
Kaine
King
Reed
Rosen
Shaheen
January 6, 2026 at 4:12 AM
At the very least they need to explain to us why they voted for them. I really am curious as to why?
Every guest on Deadline WH starts off calmly answering the question and as they continue, get angrier and angrier. It's like my husband whose blood pressure has increased 8 points.
January 5, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Every guest on Deadline WH starts off calmly answering the question and as they continue, get angrier and angrier. It's like my husband whose blood pressure has increased 8 points.
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ore than 300 judges — including 33 appointed by Trump himself — have now rebuffed the Trump administration’s bid to dramatically expand efforts to lock people up while they fight deportation.
www.politico.com/news/2026/01/05/trump-administration-immigrants-mandatory-detention-00709494
www.politico.com/news/2026/01/05/trump-administration-immigrants-mandatory-detention-00709494
Hundreds of judges reject Trump’s mandatory detention policy, with no end in sight
Judges have ruled against the administration in more than 1,600 cases.
www.politico.com
January 5, 2026 at 1:27 PM
ore than 300 judges — including 33 appointed by Trump himself — have now rebuffed the Trump administration’s bid to dramatically expand efforts to lock people up while they fight deportation.
www.politico.com/news/2026/01/05/trump-administration-immigrants-mandatory-detention-00709494
www.politico.com/news/2026/01/05/trump-administration-immigrants-mandatory-detention-00709494
Of course he was invited.
Tatiana Schlossberg’s family held a very private funeral for her today.
The service was held in the same church as the one where her grandmother, Jackie Kennedy’s service was held.
Among the attendees was former President Joe Biden, who could be seen leaving the church with tears in his eyes.
The service was held in the same church as the one where her grandmother, Jackie Kennedy’s service was held.
Among the attendees was former President Joe Biden, who could be seen leaving the church with tears in his eyes.
January 5, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Of course he was invited.
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Big Law isn’t just sitting out the fight against DOJ lawsuits. They have virtually disappeared from the fight for voting rights and free and fair elections altogether. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/big-...
Big Law walks away from democracy
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Big Law isn’t just sitting out the fight against DOJ lawsuits. They have virtually disappeared from the fight for voting rights and free and fair elections altogether. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/big-...
When law enforcement arrests a parent in a family, they don't then run the family cooking, cleaning, paying the bills, finding housing, getting the kids to school, shopping, etc......
The whole world is now being instructed that Donald Trump can just say shit like “we’re going to run Venezuela” and sometimes it means nothing at all.
UN Ambassador Michael Waltz: "There is no war against Venezuela or its people. We are not occupying a country. This was a law enforcement operation."
January 5, 2026 at 10:00 PM
When law enforcement arrests a parent in a family, they don't then run the family cooking, cleaning, paying the bills, finding housing, getting the kids to school, shopping, etc......
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One of the most lopsided results you'll ever see in a poll, from our weekend Washington Post poll www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
January 5, 2026 at 3:39 PM
One of the most lopsided results you'll ever see in a poll, from our weekend Washington Post poll www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...