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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It's always an option that I just show up at your small business, bash the windows in, smash your face in and take it, but my first preference is to buy it from you if we can find an agreeable price.
January 7, 2026 at 12:13 AM
It's always an option that I just show up at your small business, bash the windows in, smash your face in and take it, but my first preference is to buy it from you if we can find an agreeable price.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... ‘it can’t happen here? Sure it can’
Trump administration escalates attack on Minnesota with more immigration agents
Another 2,000 ICE and homeland security agents will reportedly head to the state, targeting immigrant populations
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 11:01 AM
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... ‘it can’t happen here? Sure it can’
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... this must be stopped
White House says using US military is ‘always an option’ for acquiring Greenland
European leaders push back forcefully against US president’s desire to seek takeover of Arctic territory
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 7:50 AM
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... this must be stopped
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Why are ANY of us surprised by this SENILE approach to dealing with the Epstein files? Trump is a very sick man, totally lacking ethics and focused only on himself. We need to expect shithead behavior from him all the time. He has been this way for years.
Thomas Massie tonight says DOJ is citing laws that don’t apply to hide key parts of the Epstein files: “They’re still trying to protect billionaires, politically connected people, and trying to obscure the involvement of our own intelligence agencies.”
January 7, 2026 at 4:15 AM
Why are ANY of us surprised by this SENILE approach to dealing with the Epstein files? Trump is a very sick man, totally lacking ethics and focused only on himself. We need to expect shithead behavior from him all the time. He has been this way for years.
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Why wouldn't we expect this from Trump? HE IS A CROOK.
January 7, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Why wouldn't we expect this from Trump? HE IS A CROOK.
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Today in things I have said a million times before, but are now sanctified by appearing against a salmon-colored backdrop, here is an LTE about how America's real problem is not trade but its inability to fix its most problematic nontradeable sectors.
www.ft.com/content/5959...
www.ft.com/content/5959...
Letter: America’s real challenge is its non-tradeable sectors
From Karthik Sankaran, Senior Research Fellow, Geoeconomics, Global South Program, Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, Washington, DC, US
www.ft.com
January 5, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Today in things I have said a million times before, but are now sanctified by appearing against a salmon-colored backdrop, here is an LTE about how America's real problem is not trade but its inability to fix its most problematic nontradeable sectors.
www.ft.com/content/5959...
www.ft.com/content/5959...
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I think the Greenland threat is a troll. I think.
But it would sure be nice for some senators and GOP house members to speak up now and make it clear that an attack on a nato ally would lead to removal from office
But it would sure be nice for some senators and GOP house members to speak up now and make it clear that an attack on a nato ally would lead to removal from office
January 6, 2026 at 2:42 AM
I think the Greenland threat is a troll. I think.
But it would sure be nice for some senators and GOP house members to speak up now and make it clear that an attack on a nato ally would lead to removal from office
But it would sure be nice for some senators and GOP house members to speak up now and make it clear that an attack on a nato ally would lead to removal from office
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This new war is not only illegal, reckless and deeply corrupt, it is the latest in a series of increasingly desperate distractions from the EPSTEIN Files.
#ImpeachAndConvict47NOW
#ImpeachAndConvict47NOW
January 4, 2026 at 8:35 PM
This new war is not only illegal, reckless and deeply corrupt, it is the latest in a series of increasingly desperate distractions from the EPSTEIN Files.
#ImpeachAndConvict47NOW
#ImpeachAndConvict47NOW
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RFK Jr. announces plan to reduce childhood autism by reducing the number of children.
BREAKING: CDC announces an unprecedented overhaul of the childhood vaccine schedule, a significant shift that recommends fewer shots for all kids.
CDC overhauls childhood vaccine schedule to resemble Denmark in unprecedented move
The new U.S. guidelines recommend all children get vaccines for 11 diseases, compared with the 18 previously on the schedule.
nbcnews.to
January 5, 2026 at 10:00 PM
RFK Jr. announces plan to reduce childhood autism by reducing the number of children.
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One Pete talking sense at least!
January 4, 2026 at 8:46 AM
One Pete talking sense at least!
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“Audacious” is a weird way to say “wildly illegal under both domestic and international law”
Maduro jailed in New York after audacious raid and capture – live
Maduro jailed in New York after audacious raid and capture – live
Nicolás Maduro is expected to make an initial appearance in Manhattan federal court on Monday, according to officials
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2026 at 7:23 AM
“Audacious” is a weird way to say “wildly illegal under both domestic and international law”
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Gotta say, if I were a Canadian politician, I would be very careful about praising Donald Trump for illegally bombing an oil-rich country and arresting its leader on what are pretty much imaginary allegations of narco trafficking
January 3, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Gotta say, if I were a Canadian politician, I would be very careful about praising Donald Trump for illegally bombing an oil-rich country and arresting its leader on what are pretty much imaginary allegations of narco trafficking
January 4, 2026 at 10:24 AM
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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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Trump's plan appears to be for Venezuela to remain under the day-to-day rule of a senior chavista, with its democratically elected leaders excluded and its wealth controlled by American corporations. It's a scheme worthy of a mob boss. www.economist.com/the-americas...
Donald Trump wants to run Venezuela, and dominate the western hemisphere
Snatching Nicolás Maduro and attempting to take control of Venezuela and its oil is an extraordinary display of the new “Donroe doctrine”
www.economist.com
January 4, 2026 at 3:56 AM
Trump's plan appears to be for Venezuela to remain under the day-to-day rule of a senior chavista, with its democratically elected leaders excluded and its wealth controlled by American corporations. It's a scheme worthy of a mob boss. www.economist.com/the-americas...
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So this piece of crap squatting in the White House has decided to engage us in war to gain oil. This is not about drugs. This is about control. This is about him not being held accountable for his crimes. How much does it take until we act against him?
January 3, 2026 at 8:52 AM
So this piece of crap squatting in the White House has decided to engage us in war to gain oil. This is not about drugs. This is about control. This is about him not being held accountable for his crimes. How much does it take until we act against him?
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This isn’t about democracy. It’s about oil. Democracy is just the costume that regime change wears to look respectable.
January 3, 2026 at 12:57 PM
This isn’t about democracy. It’s about oil. Democracy is just the costume that regime change wears to look respectable.
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Is there a single Republican member of Congress or the Senate willing to defend the US constitution?
January 3, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Is there a single Republican member of Congress or the Senate willing to defend the US constitution?
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From a conservative Republican.
January 3, 2026 at 9:06 PM
From a conservative Republican.
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Will Trump’s appetite for military adventurism continue to spread? And how will Trump plan to govern Venezuela? Should he be serious about running the country, US boots on the ground will be essential, writes @edwardluce.bsky.social ft.trib.al/TR1I8tH
January 4, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Will Trump’s appetite for military adventurism continue to spread? And how will Trump plan to govern Venezuela? Should he be serious about running the country, US boots on the ground will be essential, writes @edwardluce.bsky.social ft.trib.al/TR1I8tH
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Comparison to Panama 1989: in that case US courts had indicted Noriega for drug trafficking, and Panama had declared a state of war with the US and had killed a US Marine. No comparison really
Kidnapping the leader of a foreign state without any declaration of war and announcing it via social media is full-on rogue state stuff. From the world’s number one superpower.
January 3, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Comparison to Panama 1989: in that case US courts had indicted Noriega for drug trafficking, and Panama had declared a state of war with the US and had killed a US Marine. No comparison really
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Hit The Streets! No permit needed for protest in response to breaking news in any U.S. state!
January 3, 2026 at 8:47 AM
Hit The Streets! No permit needed for protest in response to breaking news in any U.S. state!
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Trump has just blown up the post-WWII rules-based order.
The US at least justified themselves in legal terms, even when acting illegally.
Every Canadian, Dane and Greenlander should be worried.
The US at least justified themselves in legal terms, even when acting illegally.
Every Canadian, Dane and Greenlander should be worried.
January 3, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Trump has just blown up the post-WWII rules-based order.
The US at least justified themselves in legal terms, even when acting illegally.
Every Canadian, Dane and Greenlander should be worried.
The US at least justified themselves in legal terms, even when acting illegally.
Every Canadian, Dane and Greenlander should be worried.
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