Ž.A. Mačkić
@zamackic.bsky.social
Sci-fi writer, this is my pen name. Ph.D. in Astrophysics (33 peer reviewed publications under my real name), AMFT, APCC. Total nerd. Neurodivergent. Lived in 4 countries, USA last at the moment.
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Ban stock trading by lawmakers in Congress. Full stop.
January 5, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Ban stock trading by lawmakers in Congress. Full stop.
I like what I got as my word.
January 1, 2026 at 7:57 PM
I like what I got as my word.
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A global phenomenon is that everyone's Laughing out loud at Trumps America.
#TrumpIsANationalDisgrace
#TrumpisGlobalJoke
#TrumpIsATraitorAndCriminal
#TrumpIsANationalDisgrace
#TrumpisGlobalJoke
#TrumpIsATraitorAndCriminal
December 31, 2025 at 10:52 PM
A global phenomenon is that everyone's Laughing out loud at Trumps America.
#TrumpIsANationalDisgrace
#TrumpisGlobalJoke
#TrumpIsATraitorAndCriminal
#TrumpIsANationalDisgrace
#TrumpisGlobalJoke
#TrumpIsATraitorAndCriminal
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2026 has arrived in Ukraine.
As our President said:
We want an end to the war – not an end to Ukraine.
Thank you to everyone who stands with these words.
As our President said:
We want an end to the war – not an end to Ukraine.
Thank you to everyone who stands with these words.
December 31, 2025 at 10:05 PM
2026 has arrived in Ukraine.
As our President said:
We want an end to the war – not an end to Ukraine.
Thank you to everyone who stands with these words.
As our President said:
We want an end to the war – not an end to Ukraine.
Thank you to everyone who stands with these words.
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No way Drumpf would EVER understand this.
December 31, 2025 at 2:15 AM
No way Drumpf would EVER understand this.
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Hey so this seems like something more people should be talking about 🤔 🗳️
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December 29, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Hey so this seems like something more people should be talking about 🤔 🗳️
www.npr.org/2025/10/23/n...
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She has the microphone.
She has immunity.
If her concern were really about the victims, names in The Epstein Files would be said out loud — on the House floor.
Silence isn’t caution.
It’s a choice.
She has immunity.
If her concern were really about the victims, names in The Epstein Files would be said out loud — on the House floor.
Silence isn’t caution.
It’s a choice.
December 29, 2025 at 10:30 PM
She has the microphone.
She has immunity.
If her concern were really about the victims, names in The Epstein Files would be said out loud — on the House floor.
Silence isn’t caution.
It’s a choice.
She has immunity.
If her concern were really about the victims, names in The Epstein Files would be said out loud — on the House floor.
Silence isn’t caution.
It’s a choice.
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A woman selling these motanka stood near the gates of St. Michael’s Golden-Domed Monastery.
She’s often there, in any weather, offering traditional Ukrainian protective dolls.
She’s often there, in any weather, offering traditional Ukrainian protective dolls.
December 30, 2025 at 6:34 PM
A woman selling these motanka stood near the gates of St. Michael’s Golden-Domed Monastery.
She’s often there, in any weather, offering traditional Ukrainian protective dolls.
She’s often there, in any weather, offering traditional Ukrainian protective dolls.
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This message hits hard.
December 27, 2025 at 8:38 PM
This message hits hard.
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December 23, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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New Article: When Celebration Meets Heavy Emotions: The Bittersweet Symphony of the Holidays
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When Celebration Meets Heavy Emotions: The Bittersweet Symphony of the Holidays
The holidays arrive like a symphony—joyful crescendos for some, melancholic undertones for others.
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December 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
New Article: When Celebration Meets Heavy Emotions: The Bittersweet Symphony of the Holidays
gurdeeppandher.substack.com/p/emotional-...
gurdeeppandher.substack.com/p/emotional-...
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Reader Tom B. from Seattle is matching gifts to his GoFundMe for ProPublica up to $15K.
We’re just over $4K so far. Help close the gap:
We’re just over $4K so far. Help close the gap:
Donate to Help me raise an extra $15K for ProPublica, organized by Thomas Ballard
Hi, I’m Tom Ballard, and I’m passionate about supporting ProPublica, an inde… Thomas Ballard needs your support for Help me raise an extra $15K for ProPublica
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December 20, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Reader Tom B. from Seattle is matching gifts to his GoFundMe for ProPublica up to $15K.
We’re just over $4K so far. Help close the gap:
We’re just over $4K so far. Help close the gap:
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👏 Washington State Rep Matt Marshall (R) now sponsors HB 2119 to ditch Daylight Saving Time—thank you! 👉 Permanent Standard Time is naturally best for health. Please tell your WA state legislators to sponsor HB 2119 and SB 5001 in 2026!
December 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
👏 Washington State Rep Matt Marshall (R) now sponsors HB 2119 to ditch Daylight Saving Time—thank you! 👉 Permanent Standard Time is naturally best for health. Please tell your WA state legislators to sponsor HB 2119 and SB 5001 in 2026!
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Hope has never shone so brightly as in the face of a dog at your feet hoping you'll spill something as you pour food into a container.
December 20, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Hope has never shone so brightly as in the face of a dog at your feet hoping you'll spill something as you pour food into a container.
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This week, Professor James Hansen and colleagues published projections that the global temperature record could reach +1.7°C by 2027.
And if that number lands in your gut the way it landed in mine, good. It should.
#climatecrisis #auspol www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/two-yea...
And if that number lands in your gut the way it landed in mine, good. It should.
#climatecrisis #auspol www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/two-yea...
Two Years to 1.7°C: the “Prediction Game” We Can’t Afford to Lose
Australia’s sweltering through another early-summer heatwave, and I’m trying to decide whether to write about the weather outside my window - or the bigger climate system we’re reengineering on this p...
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December 20, 2025 at 12:29 PM
This week, Professor James Hansen and colleagues published projections that the global temperature record could reach +1.7°C by 2027.
And if that number lands in your gut the way it landed in mine, good. It should.
#climatecrisis #auspol www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/two-yea...
And if that number lands in your gut the way it landed in mine, good. It should.
#climatecrisis #auspol www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/two-yea...
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"Why is everyone SO OBSESSED with the Epstein Files," whined the guy who is in the Epstein Files.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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New York Times columnist David Brooks appears in latest Epstein photos
Brooks, who dismissed Epstein scandal as ‘stupid story’, wrote column expressing lack of interest in developments
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:00 PM
"Why is everyone SO OBSESSED with the Epstein Files," whined the guy who is in the Epstein Files.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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If you’re wondering if this owl nests underground, yes it does. This Burrowing Owl takes a different approach than other owls. Here, it has claimed a culvert for its residence in a ag area west of #CorpusChristiTx. #Birds
December 18, 2025 at 3:29 PM
If you’re wondering if this owl nests underground, yes it does. This Burrowing Owl takes a different approach than other owls. Here, it has claimed a culvert for its residence in a ag area west of #CorpusChristiTx. #Birds