Joé McKen
@joemcken.net
Personal account · Freelance composer in Québec, Canada · Progressive godless civil-libertarian · He/him · Seize the day, but not today, I’m tired · Music account: @music.joemcken.net
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Joé McKen
@joemcken.net
· Mar 31
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Their first piece of evidence was our President and Secretary of Defense publicly bragging about committing war crimes.
BREAKING NEWS: The United Nations’ top human rights body reported that it found “reasonable grounds” to believe that the U.S. committed war crimes in Iran.
September 17, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Their first piece of evidence was our President and Secretary of Defense publicly bragging about committing war crimes.
Never thought the EU would get Canada in the North American divorce
Carney embraces EU associate membership proposal as Trump pushes Canada closer to Europe
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has embraced the prospect of his country becoming the European Union’s first associate member.
apnews.com
September 17, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Never thought the EU would get Canada in the North American divorce
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Trump is dead serious. See this chart from March:
www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
September 17, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Trump is dead serious. See this chart from March:
www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
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Not only did I meet Robert Kraft, I worked for him.
His kid Jonathan asked me to “remove the black music” from my gameday playlist in ‘94 & I refused so they fired me. I was the cheerleader director at the time. 
I sued them for wrongful termination and won.
So yes, I know that motherfucker. 
His kid Jonathan asked me to “remove the black music” from my gameday playlist in ‘94 & I refused so they fired me. I was the cheerleader director at the time. 
I sued them for wrongful termination and won.
So yes, I know that motherfucker. 
Did you ever meet Bob Kraft?
September 17, 2026 at 4:45 AM
Not only did I meet Robert Kraft, I worked for him.
His kid Jonathan asked me to “remove the black music” from my gameday playlist in ‘94 & I refused so they fired me. I was the cheerleader director at the time. 
I sued them for wrongful termination and won.
So yes, I know that motherfucker. 
His kid Jonathan asked me to “remove the black music” from my gameday playlist in ‘94 & I refused so they fired me. I was the cheerleader director at the time. 
I sued them for wrongful termination and won.
So yes, I know that motherfucker. 
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I mean, sure, welcome, big tent, but also...
September 17, 2026 at 3:23 AM
I mean, sure, welcome, big tent, but also...
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Come January 3, 2027, Dick Durbin will very likely be replaced by Juliana Stratton.
Stratton ran on expanding the Supreme Court as well as on enacting term limits for justices.
Stratton ran on expanding the Supreme Court as well as on enacting term limits for justices.
Illinois Senator Dick Durbin on Wednesday discouraged Democrats from engaging in the same political gamesmanship over Supreme Court nominees as their Republican colleagues if the party wins the majority in November. @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/durbin-pours...
Durbin pours cold water on Democratic hopes for SCOTUS hardball
The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee said that any future Supreme Court nominees should get a vote, regardless of which party controls Congress.
www.courthousenews.com
September 17, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Come January 3, 2027, Dick Durbin will very likely be replaced by Juliana Stratton.
Stratton ran on expanding the Supreme Court as well as on enacting term limits for justices.
Stratton ran on expanding the Supreme Court as well as on enacting term limits for justices.
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The president is just such a stupid asshole. I know we try to ascribe motives to this guy but he’s at the end of the day, when the story is written, just a dumdum idiot with a tiny brain that don’t work so good.
September 17, 2026 at 2:43 AM
The president is just such a stupid asshole. I know we try to ascribe motives to this guy but he’s at the end of the day, when the story is written, just a dumdum idiot with a tiny brain that don’t work so good.
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skipped a pretty key step in the movie review process here
September 17, 2026 at 1:47 AM
skipped a pretty key step in the movie review process here
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Here are the nine most important words in the entire post
September 16, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Here are the nine most important words in the entire post
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if only he could have done something to prevent this
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana) on Wednesday said the nation’s worst measles outbreak in the United States in 35 years is “going to be a terrible legacy for this administration,” citing recent deaths in Pennsylvania.
Sen. Cassidy says measles surge will be administration’s ‘terrible legacy’
Under questioning by Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana), Trump’s surgeon general pick Nicole Saphier called a combined vaccine “our greatest tool for combating measles infections.”
wapo.st
September 17, 2026 at 12:21 AM
if only he could have done something to prevent this
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In a normal, functioning democracy, this would end his presidency tonight.
Trump: "We spent more than $2 billion in FEMA funding. You're waiting for some additional funding. I'm gonna get that to you. Now if Michael loses, I'm not sending it."
Crowd: *groans*
Crowd: *groans*
September 17, 2026 at 12:40 AM
In a normal, functioning democracy, this would end his presidency tonight.
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promise kept
Republicans don’t have a Nazi problem—they are the Nazi problem
A spate of recent revelations have shown the ideologies and their adherents are one and the same.
www.thehandbasket.co
September 16, 2026 at 11:08 PM
promise kept
The channel in question, for those craving some wholesomeness today:
September 16, 2026 at 11:05 PM
The channel in question, for those craving some wholesomeness today:
However shitty you think cops are … well, here’s a brief but gut-punchy thread to remind you anyway.
I just got a frantic call from Allison Statham. She's the mother of Haley Oliveaux, the girl Chris Duncan was wrongly convicted of killing.
She says the police are now at her door and demanding a DNA sample. They're threatening to arrest her.
She says the police are now at her door and demanding a DNA sample. They're threatening to arrest her.
The framing of Chris Duncan: Part Two
“God doesn’t let innocent babies die for no reason. Somebody has to be punished.”
radleybalko.substack.com
September 16, 2026 at 10:25 PM
However shitty you think cops are … well, here’s a brief but gut-punchy thread to remind you anyway.
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I just got a frantic call from Allison Statham. She's the mother of Haley Oliveaux, the girl Chris Duncan was wrongly convicted of killing.
She says the police are now at her door and demanding a DNA sample. They're threatening to arrest her.
She says the police are now at her door and demanding a DNA sample. They're threatening to arrest her.
The framing of Chris Duncan: Part Two
“God doesn’t let innocent babies die for no reason. Somebody has to be punished.”
radleybalko.substack.com
September 16, 2026 at 9:36 PM
I just got a frantic call from Allison Statham. She's the mother of Haley Oliveaux, the girl Chris Duncan was wrongly convicted of killing.
She says the police are now at her door and demanding a DNA sample. They're threatening to arrest her.
She says the police are now at her door and demanding a DNA sample. They're threatening to arrest her.
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The thing about trying not to pick a side is that the nazis *instantly recognize* which side you picked. They immediately identify you as an ally. They know exactly what side you're on.
It doesn't fool the victims, it doesn't fool the Nazis, the only people it could possibly fool is centrists.
It doesn't fool the victims, it doesn't fool the Nazis, the only people it could possibly fool is centrists.
Ed Sheeran's agent: Ok fuck me that was a wild few days. Still we should be over the worst of it now...
September 16, 2026 at 6:10 PM
The thing about trying not to pick a side is that the nazis *instantly recognize* which side you picked. They immediately identify you as an ally. They know exactly what side you're on.
It doesn't fool the victims, it doesn't fool the Nazis, the only people it could possibly fool is centrists.
It doesn't fool the victims, it doesn't fool the Nazis, the only people it could possibly fool is centrists.
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I see no way this goes horribly wrong.
We’re doing the Stanford Prison Experiment again, but this time the scientific controls have been replaced by the incentives of reality television.
Netflix Sets ‘New Stanford Prison Experiment’ Unscripted Series for October Release (EXCLUSIVE)
Netflix has commissioned an unscripted series based on the notorious Stanford Prison Experiment, Variety has learned exclusively.
variety.com
September 16, 2026 at 3:03 PM
I see no way this goes horribly wrong.
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Kavanaugh stop
“And when one of them told an ICE agent that he was a US citizen, one of them allegedly said, ‘I don’t care, your parents can’t help you now.’”
Susan Collins stole our tax dollars to fund this terrorism across our communities.
Susan Collins stole our tax dollars to fund this terrorism across our communities.
September 16, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Kavanaugh stop
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Circling back here
Ratio me. Please. It's a badge of honor. If you don't like a link, go follow some chicken-heart who needs the approval of the thought-police. Caitlin Flanagan of @theatlantic.com is a tremendous writer and this piece is an excellent read. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Don’t Bet Against Bari Weiss
The new editor in chief of CBS News triumphs over her critics.
www.theatlantic.com
September 16, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Circling back here
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![Comic: Aerospace Engineer Problem-Solving Flowchart. [Start→Could we solve this problem by building giant airships again?→(No)→Try other solutions→(four arrows leading off-panel)]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreiazznauvx4jxzubkairbedbknh2k66oswplocckj347h4fwlyljyu)
September 16, 2026 at 6:25 PM
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This is APPALLING. The Trump administration is detaining multiple random Somali immigrants with no criminal record at Guantanamo Bay, seemingly because the White House ordered ICE specifically to detain Somalis at Gitmo as part of its effort to punish an ethnic group Trump has attacked.
September 16, 2026 at 7:36 PM
This is APPALLING. The Trump administration is detaining multiple random Somali immigrants with no criminal record at Guantanamo Bay, seemingly because the White House ordered ICE specifically to detain Somalis at Gitmo as part of its effort to punish an ethnic group Trump has attacked.
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Who says American innovation is dead?! This seems like a total hoot.
Sometimes them country boys come up with good ideas because..
lol
I’d pay to watch this 🚗
lol
I’d pay to watch this 🚗
September 16, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Who says American innovation is dead?! This seems like a total hoot.
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It looks like ICE is freaking out over all of the unqualified, un-vetted, un-fingerprinted desperation hires, so now officials are mass firing everyone that should have never been hired in the first place. wapo.st/3VfSxCd
September 15, 2026 at 1:46 PM
It looks like ICE is freaking out over all of the unqualified, un-vetted, un-fingerprinted desperation hires, so now officials are mass firing everyone that should have never been hired in the first place. wapo.st/3VfSxCd
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Once again for the people in the back. Bari does not have any talent. She can throw a good party and chat you up but good, and people mistake that for ability. It was fine enough to open her empty vessel of a newsletter. It can't run a real organization.
Bari Weiss has plunged CBS News into ratings calamity.
—"Evening News" has posted worst ratings of 21st century
—"CBS Mornings" has posted worst ratings of 21st century
—And now "60 Minutes" has posted worst ratings of 21st century
More in @status.news: www.status.news/p/60-minutes...
—"Evening News" has posted worst ratings of 21st century
—"CBS Mornings" has posted worst ratings of 21st century
—And now "60 Minutes" has posted worst ratings of 21st century
More in @status.news: www.status.news/p/60-minutes...
Bari’s ‘60’ Bust
Bari Weiss blew up “60 Minutes," ostensibly to create a better show. Instead, her revamped premiere just suffered its worst debut ratings of the 21st century—what one longtime TV executive told Status...
www.status.news
September 16, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Once again for the people in the back. Bari does not have any talent. She can throw a good party and chat you up but good, and people mistake that for ability. It was fine enough to open her empty vessel of a newsletter. It can't run a real organization.