Orla McCool 🇨🇦
@orlamccool.bsky.social
#620,774 🎉 Bluesky Elder, Expat, friend of crows, intolerance will not be tolerated 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇺🇦
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“But these red-faced men and women shouting at modernity and parading their victimhood are no longer fringe figures. Russia and America want to move them from the fringe to the mainstream – and who is to say that they will fail?”
open.substack.com/pub/nickcohe...
open.substack.com/pub/nickcohe...
The fake patriots of the European right
Trump and Putin’s fifth column
open.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:26 PM
“But these red-faced men and women shouting at modernity and parading their victimhood are no longer fringe figures. Russia and America want to move them from the fringe to the mainstream – and who is to say that they will fail?”
open.substack.com/pub/nickcohe...
open.substack.com/pub/nickcohe...
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Needy Amin strikes again.
Donald Trump just removed Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth from the list of free entry days at national parks.
They are being replaced with Trump’s birthday.
They are being replaced with Trump’s birthday.
December 6, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Needy Amin strikes again.
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There are well upwards of a BILLION dollars (of OUR money) this year funneled to projects designed specifically to make Trump feel Good about himself: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Trumps private and public furious response to the onrush of media coverage about his mind, health, age, sleep…
Trumps private and public furious response to the onrush of media coverage about his mind, health, age, sleep…
December 6, 2025 at 2:53 PM
There are well upwards of a BILLION dollars (of OUR money) this year funneled to projects designed specifically to make Trump feel Good about himself: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Trumps private and public furious response to the onrush of media coverage about his mind, health, age, sleep…
Trumps private and public furious response to the onrush of media coverage about his mind, health, age, sleep…
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The monthly hand bandage (kisunla), the MRI, the oval office sign, the rambling. The President has Alzheimer's.
But rich people are getting what they want, so I guess we're going to pretend he doesn't.
But rich people are getting what they want, so I guess we're going to pretend he doesn't.
December 6, 2025 at 2:59 PM
The monthly hand bandage (kisunla), the MRI, the oval office sign, the rambling. The President has Alzheimer's.
But rich people are getting what they want, so I guess we're going to pretend he doesn't.
But rich people are getting what they want, so I guess we're going to pretend he doesn't.
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It’s a joke on many levels. It craps on what has made America special, and at the same time is meaningless and impossible to implement. The is no strategic purpose to the Administration. Trump just does whatever idiotic and corrupt thing crosses his addled mind.
The new National Security Strategy is a propaganda document, designed to be widely read. It is also a performative suicide. Hard to think of another great power ever abdicating its influence so quickly and so publicly. It will be worth following the reactions around the world, not just in Europe.
Trump's national security strategy is out and some of the Europe sections are shocking. "...the growing influence of patriotic European parties indeed
gives cause for great optimism."
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
gives cause for great optimism."
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
December 6, 2025 at 3:13 PM
It’s a joke on many levels. It craps on what has made America special, and at the same time is meaningless and impossible to implement. The is no strategic purpose to the Administration. Trump just does whatever idiotic and corrupt thing crosses his addled mind.
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If he’s so mad about Fox & Friends Weekend he should give them back the host he poached to run the Pentagon.
December 6, 2025 at 3:02 PM
If he’s so mad about Fox & Friends Weekend he should give them back the host he poached to run the Pentagon.
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Republicans have tanked the economy and turned the country into a corrupt autocracy. But my NPR-loving neighbor has been giving me a hard time about my gas-powered leaf blower. I've never felt more politically homeless.
December 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Republicans have tanked the economy and turned the country into a corrupt autocracy. But my NPR-loving neighbor has been giving me a hard time about my gas-powered leaf blower. I've never felt more politically homeless.
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I can't afford eggs, my kid has the whooping cough, and the data center down the road has caused my electricity bill to triple. But at least the mascot for my town's high-school football team is still a drunk guy dressed up as an American Indian.
December 6, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I can't afford eggs, my kid has the whooping cough, and the data center down the road has caused my electricity bill to triple. But at least the mascot for my town's high-school football team is still a drunk guy dressed up as an American Indian.
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NEW — I put together a list of independent journalism subscriptions that would make great holiday gifts. From music to politics, astronomy to alcohol, tech to social justice, there’s something for [almost] everyone. Support indie media *and* surprise and delight your loved ones!
My guide:
My guide:
Giving the gift of independent journalism: a guide
The Handbasket has subscription suggestions for almost everyone on your list.
www.thehandbasket.co
December 6, 2025 at 3:38 PM
NEW — I put together a list of independent journalism subscriptions that would make great holiday gifts. From music to politics, astronomy to alcohol, tech to social justice, there’s something for [almost] everyone. Support indie media *and* surprise and delight your loved ones!
My guide:
My guide:
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The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
December 6, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
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Everything so stupid, also the worst person in the Nuzzi scandal got to keep his cabinet appointment
December 6, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Everything so stupid, also the worst person in the Nuzzi scandal got to keep his cabinet appointment
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I received a "Critical Account Security Alert" from "Apple."
It purports that someone tried to charge $143.95 to my account and wants me to log-in with my password.
A quick Google search revealed that "$143.95" has been charged to THOUSANDS of Apple accounts.
I hate being scammed by the lazy.
It purports that someone tried to charge $143.95 to my account and wants me to log-in with my password.
A quick Google search revealed that "$143.95" has been charged to THOUSANDS of Apple accounts.
I hate being scammed by the lazy.
December 6, 2025 at 1:43 AM
I received a "Critical Account Security Alert" from "Apple."
It purports that someone tried to charge $143.95 to my account and wants me to log-in with my password.
A quick Google search revealed that "$143.95" has been charged to THOUSANDS of Apple accounts.
I hate being scammed by the lazy.
It purports that someone tried to charge $143.95 to my account and wants me to log-in with my password.
A quick Google search revealed that "$143.95" has been charged to THOUSANDS of Apple accounts.
I hate being scammed by the lazy.
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Dan Bongino admitted today that he lied for a living. He explained that he lied, because he was paid to lie. He said we should now believe him, because he's paid to tell the truth.
Oy.
Oy.
December 6, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Dan Bongino admitted today that he lied for a living. He explained that he lied, because he was paid to lie. He said we should now believe him, because he's paid to tell the truth.
Oy.
Oy.
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Hello. The FIFA grift prize simply isn’t worth a news spot
December 5, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Hello. The FIFA grift prize simply isn’t worth a news spot
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The Trump administration is now explicitly declaring white supremacism an official ideology of the state. We must fight against it even harder.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Trump administration says Europe faces 'civilisational erasure'
European politicians have begun to react, with Germany's Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul saying his country did not need "outside advice".
www.bbc.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:39 PM
The Trump administration is now explicitly declaring white supremacism an official ideology of the state. We must fight against it even harder.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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So gratuitously and pointlessly spiteful and petty.
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered. n.pr/48HypvT
HHS changed the name of transgender health leader on her official portrait
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered.
n.pr
December 5, 2025 at 11:34 PM
So gratuitously and pointlessly spiteful and petty.
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The entire antivax movement is a bourgeois indulgence of a corrupt capitalist system, a masturbatory exercise where complete numbskulls are empowered by power-mad dicks to say they know better than medical science. We are killing ourselves to feed the egos of rich fucks.
Breaking: After contentious debates and three failed attempts at a vote, a federal vaccine committee decided on Friday to end the decades-long recommendation that all newborns be immunized at birth against hepatitis B.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
An End to Hepatitis B Shots for All Newborns
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:07 PM
The entire antivax movement is a bourgeois indulgence of a corrupt capitalist system, a masturbatory exercise where complete numbskulls are empowered by power-mad dicks to say they know better than medical science. We are killing ourselves to feed the egos of rich fucks.
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How is U.S. military killing these 11 people keeping drugs (fentanyl) out of the United States?
USG knew the drugs (cocaine) were headed to Suriname.
Yes, that's the OTHER DIRECTION.
Read what Bradley-Caine told lawmakers:
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USG knew the drugs (cocaine) were headed to Suriname.
Yes, that's the OTHER DIRECTION.
Read what Bradley-Caine told lawmakers:
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Exclusive: Boat at center of double-tap strike controversy was meeting vessel headed to Suriname, admiral told lawmakers | CNN Politics
The alleged drug traffickers killed by the US military in a strike on September 2 were heading to link up with another, larger vessel that was bound for Suriname — a small South American country east ...
www.cnn.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:11 PM
How is U.S. military killing these 11 people keeping drugs (fentanyl) out of the United States?
USG knew the drugs (cocaine) were headed to Suriname.
Yes, that's the OTHER DIRECTION.
Read what Bradley-Caine told lawmakers:
Scoop by @natashabertrand.bsky.social
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USG knew the drugs (cocaine) were headed to Suriname.
Yes, that's the OTHER DIRECTION.
Read what Bradley-Caine told lawmakers:
Scoop by @natashabertrand.bsky.social
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My theory, fwiw, is that Supreme Court Justices are not immune to Twitter brain poisoning. I suspect all six have horrific information environments and have therefore lost the ability to understand the people who don't agree with them.
The part that I can't figure out is what John Roberts thinks he is doing. He used to seem to be a judge who was very attentive to appearances, I think on a theory that you can't draw too much attention to yourself without undermining your ability to continue to shape the law.
Every legal story now is either
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
December 5, 2025 at 8:09 PM
My theory, fwiw, is that Supreme Court Justices are not immune to Twitter brain poisoning. I suspect all six have horrific information environments and have therefore lost the ability to understand the people who don't agree with them.
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They’ve nullified the 14th amendment once already, they don’t care what the constitution says, only what their political allies want it to say
December 5, 2025 at 7:43 PM
They’ve nullified the 14th amendment once already, they don’t care what the constitution says, only what their political allies want it to say
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When everyone knows it's probably Grandpa's last Christmas so everyone makes a big deal about him
December 5, 2025 at 8:19 PM
When everyone knows it's probably Grandpa's last Christmas so everyone makes a big deal about him
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This is why Trump's National Security Strategy is a fantasy.
"A Chinese hospital ship quietly docked in hurricane-hit Jamaica this week, projecting soft power into the heart of the Caribbean where a US armada is conducting a controversial anti-narcotics mission targeted at Venezuela."
Chinese Hospital Ship Visits Jamaica as US Gunboats Ply Caribbean
A Chinese hospital ship quietly docked in hurricane-hit Jamaica this week, projecting soft power into the heart of the Caribbean where a US armada is conducting a controversial anti-narcotics mission ...
www.bloomberg.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:30 PM
This is why Trump's National Security Strategy is a fantasy.
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Russia has terminated key military cooperation agreements with Canada, France and Portugal, including Soviet-era and post-Cold War deals signed in 1989, 1994 and 2000. The move was approved by Prime Minister Mishustin.
December 5, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Russia has terminated key military cooperation agreements with Canada, France and Portugal, including Soviet-era and post-Cold War deals signed in 1989, 1994 and 2000. The move was approved by Prime Minister Mishustin.
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A lil explainer on why the EU fining Musk has nothing to do with censorship 👇🏻
December 5, 2025 at 8:54 PM
A lil explainer on why the EU fining Musk has nothing to do with censorship 👇🏻
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this shit is just beyond parody, man
December 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
this shit is just beyond parody, man