Renee McDonald
@rmcdonaldpsy.bsky.social
Finally made it over here. Happy to leave the other place behind. News, books, ceramics, cooking, and the generally awful current state of things.
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this should be true for more of us than it is… modern living and instant communications can really degrade and desensitize people.
i will never watch the video. i don't care who's getting killed. i won't watch someone get murdered. i'm glad video evidence exists because it belongs on a court of law, but it doesn't belong on my screen.
life is precious and i don't need to see it end to know it's a tragedy that shouldn't happen.
life is precious and i don't need to see it end to know it's a tragedy that shouldn't happen.
January 10, 2026 at 1:56 AM
this should be true for more of us than it is… modern living and instant communications can really degrade and desensitize people.
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Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
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Meet two heroes of our times.
December 1, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Meet two heroes of our times.
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Aaaaaand…this is exactly why the six lawmakers needed to remind servicemembers about not obeying unlawful orders (this will get driven home when Hegseth gets a pardon but no one else does)
NYT:
Five officials told us that Hegseth had nothing to do with the second strike
Washpost (which broke the story 2 days ago):
“This is ‘protect Pete’ bullshit,”
and
“It’s throwing us, the service members, under the bus.”
Five officials told us that Hegseth had nothing to do with the second strike
Washpost (which broke the story 2 days ago):
“This is ‘protect Pete’ bullshit,”
and
“It’s throwing us, the service members, under the bus.”
December 2, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Aaaaaand…this is exactly why the six lawmakers needed to remind servicemembers about not obeying unlawful orders (this will get driven home when Hegseth gets a pardon but no one else does)
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*rubs temples*
so the lesson you took from people organizing and showing up and voting in huge numbers - even the young! - is that "no way can this ever happen again"
so the lesson you took from people organizing and showing up and voting in huge numbers - even the young! - is that "no way can this ever happen again"
November 5, 2025 at 3:15 AM
*rubs temples*
so the lesson you took from people organizing and showing up and voting in huge numbers - even the young! - is that "no way can this ever happen again"
so the lesson you took from people organizing and showing up and voting in huge numbers - even the young! - is that "no way can this ever happen again"
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Dolly is a national treasure. How do we make this happen, guys?
October 10, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Dolly is a national treasure. How do we make this happen, guys?
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“Out of the three mass shootings TODAY” is one of the most tragic uniquely-American sentences out there.
Most developed countries average zero per year. We have single days where you have to ask “which” when someone talks about a mass shooting.
Most developed countries average zero per year. We have single days where you have to ask “which” when someone talks about a mass shooting.
Iraq War veteran Thomas Sanford has been identified as the gunman who attacked Grand Blanc Mormon church, killing 2 people and setting it ablaze. Out of the three mass shootings today, two of them have been carried out by Iraq war veterans.
September 29, 2025 at 12:23 AM
“Out of the three mass shootings TODAY” is one of the most tragic uniquely-American sentences out there.
Most developed countries average zero per year. We have single days where you have to ask “which” when someone talks about a mass shooting.
Most developed countries average zero per year. We have single days where you have to ask “which” when someone talks about a mass shooting.
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"Data manipulation by the US Gov...makes crucial datasets untrustworthy and unusable. If the US Government secretly changes datasets for political reasons, researchers relying on the data might erroneously recommend ineffective or counterproductive interventions."
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Data manipulation within the US Federal Government
A US Department of Veterans Affairs dataset compiling veteran health-care use in 2021
was quietly amended on March 5, 2025. A column titled gender was renamed sex, and
the words were also switched in ...
www.thelancet.com
September 28, 2025 at 11:13 PM
"Data manipulation by the US Gov...makes crucial datasets untrustworthy and unusable. If the US Government secretly changes datasets for political reasons, researchers relying on the data might erroneously recommend ineffective or counterproductive interventions."
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Effect of tariffs I've seen
— Higher clothing prices overall
— Overseas sellers covering tariff costs, but passing cost to the consumer
— US stores dropping brands. Example: No Man Walks Alone won't be carrying Norbit this fall bc tariff uncertainty
— Fewer deals. Ebay shuts down overseas sellers
— Higher clothing prices overall
— Overseas sellers covering tariff costs, but passing cost to the consumer
— US stores dropping brands. Example: No Man Walks Alone won't be carrying Norbit this fall bc tariff uncertainty
— Fewer deals. Ebay shuts down overseas sellers
September 29, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Effect of tariffs I've seen
— Higher clothing prices overall
— Overseas sellers covering tariff costs, but passing cost to the consumer
— US stores dropping brands. Example: No Man Walks Alone won't be carrying Norbit this fall bc tariff uncertainty
— Fewer deals. Ebay shuts down overseas sellers
— Higher clothing prices overall
— Overseas sellers covering tariff costs, but passing cost to the consumer
— US stores dropping brands. Example: No Man Walks Alone won't be carrying Norbit this fall bc tariff uncertainty
— Fewer deals. Ebay shuts down overseas sellers
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Scanning a friend’s shelves, I have a really obnoxious get-rich app idea free for the taking: an app that lets you run your camera over your bookshelves & digitizes your library—which wld be cool—& then reveals to you your closest matches in your area, which wld be gross but irresistible.
September 29, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Scanning a friend’s shelves, I have a really obnoxious get-rich app idea free for the taking: an app that lets you run your camera over your bookshelves & digitizes your library—which wld be cool—& then reveals to you your closest matches in your area, which wld be gross but irresistible.
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The United States is simply not politically stable enough, nor sufficiently committed to democratic and international principles, to host the UN.
September 27, 2025 at 4:00 AM
The United States is simply not politically stable enough, nor sufficiently committed to democratic and international principles, to host the UN.
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twenty-teens: Kids need to be taught civics and media literacy to protect democracy.
twenty-twenties: Headline writers and reporters need to be taught civics and media literacy to protect democracy.
twenty-twenties: Headline writers and reporters need to be taught civics and media literacy to protect democracy.
September 5, 2025 at 12:23 AM
twenty-teens: Kids need to be taught civics and media literacy to protect democracy.
twenty-twenties: Headline writers and reporters need to be taught civics and media literacy to protect democracy.
twenty-twenties: Headline writers and reporters need to be taught civics and media literacy to protect democracy.
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You can follow all the non-Substack newsletters that people post about on Bluesky by following this feed!
September 2, 2025 at 1:18 AM
You can follow all the non-Substack newsletters that people post about on Bluesky by following this feed!
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Promise tariffs ⟶ faff around ⟶ announce tariffs ⟶ pause tariffs ⟶ promise deals ⟶ court rules tariffs illegal ⟶ appeal ⟶ court order stayed ⟶ make no deals ⟶ 90 days expires ⟶ delay tariffs again ⟶ announce tariffs again ⟶ appeals court rules tariffs illegal again ⟶ you are here
August 30, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Promise tariffs ⟶ faff around ⟶ announce tariffs ⟶ pause tariffs ⟶ promise deals ⟶ court rules tariffs illegal ⟶ appeal ⟶ court order stayed ⟶ make no deals ⟶ 90 days expires ⟶ delay tariffs again ⟶ announce tariffs again ⟶ appeals court rules tariffs illegal again ⟶ you are here
Exceptional example of allyship and rebuttal. Dignified, respectful, logical, principled, on firm moral ground, and dead-on-target, IMO.
This, from the Quakers, is a pretty good example of how to resist pressure from bigot lobbying groups. Effectively “we legally can allow trans people to use the loo, we morally should, and we tried it and nothing bad happened”
www.quaker.org.uk
August 28, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Exceptional example of allyship and rebuttal. Dignified, respectful, logical, principled, on firm moral ground, and dead-on-target, IMO.
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man you dont say thats so wild
University efficiency drives may have opposite effect, study finds.
The administrative burden in Australian universities is most keenly felt by teaching and research staff, according to a study from the University of Melbourne’s faculty of education.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-aust...
The administrative burden in Australian universities is most keenly felt by teaching and research staff, according to a study from the University of Melbourne’s faculty of education.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-aust...
University efficiency drives may have opposite effect, study finds - Research Professional News
Teaching and research staff say reforms mean more red tape for them, Australian survey reports
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
August 27, 2025 at 4:59 PM
man you dont say thats so wild
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Litter is definitely a massive emergency that warrants mobilizing units from several states’ National Guard, arming them heavily and sending them into the streets of the capital.
National Guard troops to pick up trash in DC, work on ‘beautification' projects
Members of the National Guard deployed to D.C. will pick up trash and work on dozens of “beautification and restoration” projects, the military task force overseeing all troops in the District said Mo...
www.nbcwashington.com
August 26, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Litter is definitely a massive emergency that warrants mobilizing units from several states’ National Guard, arming them heavily and sending them into the streets of the capital.
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So true
A sign that you're in a constitutional crisis is the next new thing doesn't prompt warnings that it will create a constitutional crisis
August 26, 2025 at 1:54 AM
So true
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14-year-old flute prodigy, Chideha Osondu, earns spot in Juilliard’s music program with help from Bloomfield, NJ community
https://www.europesays.com/us/175801/
BLOOMFIELD, New Jersey (WABC) — At 14 years old, a flute prodigy from …#ny #nyc #newyork #nynews #nycnews #newyorknews #us #news #usnews
https://www.europesays.com/us/175801/
BLOOMFIELD, New Jersey (WABC) — At 14 years old, a flute prodigy from …#ny #nyc #newyork #nynews #nycnews #newyorknews #us #news #usnews
14-year-old flute prodigy, Chideha Osondu, earns spot in Juilliard's music program with help from Bloomfield, NJ community - United States
BLOOMFIELD, New Jersey (WABC) -- At 14 years old, a flute prodigy from New Jersey has done more with her music career than many people get to do in their
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August 26, 2025 at 2:21 AM
14-year-old flute prodigy, Chideha Osondu, earns spot in Juilliard’s music program with help from Bloomfield, NJ community
https://www.europesays.com/us/175801/
BLOOMFIELD, New Jersey (WABC) — At 14 years old, a flute prodigy from …#ny #nyc #newyork #nynews #nycnews #newyorknews #us #news #usnews
https://www.europesays.com/us/175801/
BLOOMFIELD, New Jersey (WABC) — At 14 years old, a flute prodigy from …#ny #nyc #newyork #nynews #nycnews #newyorknews #us #news #usnews
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Soviet-style suppression of the record. In the context of all the abuses it’s a small matter, but historians, at a minimum, must raise hell.
Homeland Security Dept. Says It Hasn’t Kept Text Message Data Since April www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/u...
Homeland Security Dept. Says It Hasn’t Kept Text Message Data Since April www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/u...
Homeland Security Dept. Says It Hasn’t Kept Text Message Data Since April
www.nytimes.com
August 23, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Soviet-style suppression of the record. In the context of all the abuses it’s a small matter, but historians, at a minimum, must raise hell.
Homeland Security Dept. Says It Hasn’t Kept Text Message Data Since April www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/u...
Homeland Security Dept. Says It Hasn’t Kept Text Message Data Since April www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/u...
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"A Hispanic Texan has one-third the political value of a white Texan under this plan, and a Black Texan has one-fifth."
August 21, 2025 at 12:58 PM
"A Hispanic Texan has one-third the political value of a white Texan under this plan, and a Black Texan has one-fifth."
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Perez: The governor's coordinating the Texas department of public safety with the FBI, the president—this is really the type of coordination that could have been used when Texans needed it during the recent floods.
August 8, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Perez: The governor's coordinating the Texas department of public safety with the FBI, the president—this is really the type of coordination that could have been used when Texans needed it during the recent floods.
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All of which is to say, you can’t speak for what spanking did or didn’t do to your kid. Only your kid can.
August 5, 2025 at 2:40 AM
All of which is to say, you can’t speak for what spanking did or didn’t do to your kid. Only your kid can.