R. J. MacReady
@macreadything.bsky.social
Cowboy helicopter pilot, arctic research team member, flamethrower expert, thing killer. Opinions are my own?
Arctic Tundra (a.k.a. Minnesota)
Arctic Tundra (a.k.a. Minnesota)
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A third aircraft carrier and a second Marine division has now been sent toward Iran, the WSJ is reporting.
Looks like Trump wants to empty those stockpiles completely.
Looks like Trump wants to empty those stockpiles completely.
October 1, 2026 at 9:01 PM
A third aircraft carrier and a second Marine division has now been sent toward Iran, the WSJ is reporting.
Looks like Trump wants to empty those stockpiles completely.
Looks like Trump wants to empty those stockpiles completely.
Don't threaten me with a good time!
Speaker Mike Johnson is warning of a “nightmare scenario” if Republicans lose the House: Democrats could investigate Trump, his family, his Cabinet, GOP donors and powerful business figures.
MAGA Speaker Johnson Calls Trump Family Investigations a ‘Nightmare’ Ahead of Midterms
With control of Congress at stake in November, Johnson warned that Democratic committees would investigate Trump, his family, cabinet officials and major donors—and claimed that accountability would t...
meidasnews.com
September 30, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Don't threaten me with a good time!
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One of the biggest media failures (among many) of the past year has been the failure to cover the Venezuela "operation" for what it was--a smash-and-grab mafia state theft by the U.S. that violates international law and the rights of Venezuelans while achieving very damn little for the U.S.
September 28, 2026 at 4:01 PM
One of the biggest media failures (among many) of the past year has been the failure to cover the Venezuela "operation" for what it was--a smash-and-grab mafia state theft by the U.S. that violates international law and the rights of Venezuelans while achieving very damn little for the U.S.
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These people make Marie Antoinette look connected to the people and empathetic by comparison. They laugh at what their own voters are going through as they continue to mock them as they enrich themselves and have a great time.
September 27, 2026 at 11:27 AM
These people make Marie Antoinette look connected to the people and empathetic by comparison. They laugh at what their own voters are going through as they continue to mock them as they enrich themselves and have a great time.
As if we needed more examples that demonstrate what we (Minnesotans) already know: that Emmer is a hypocriticial POS.
L - Tom Emmer in 2024 on the House subpoenaing Hunter Biden.
R - Tom Emmer today on why the House shouldn’t investigate Don Jr: He’s a private citizen.
R - Tom Emmer today on why the House shouldn’t investigate Don Jr: He’s a private citizen.
September 23, 2026 at 9:53 PM
As if we needed more examples that demonstrate what we (Minnesotans) already know: that Emmer is a hypocriticial POS.
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How did we ever get along without snipers looming over a cemetery?
September 20, 2026 at 2:06 PM
How did we ever get along without snipers looming over a cemetery?
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This all feels like Last Days of Rome stuff. Trump has totally lost control of everything.
September 18, 2026 at 8:52 PM
This all feels like Last Days of Rome stuff. Trump has totally lost control of everything.
If I just stop spending $500 a month at the grocery store, I'm saving $500 a month! That's just math!
September 18, 2026 at 12:42 AM
If I just stop spending $500 a month at the grocery store, I'm saving $500 a month! That's just math!
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You can become a journalist to be a TV star or to join the elites or to write an American canto or you can become a journalist to challenge power and advocate for the powerless.
September 11, 2026 at 1:05 PM
You can become a journalist to be a TV star or to join the elites or to write an American canto or you can become a journalist to challenge power and advocate for the powerless.
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Built over decades, destroyed by Iran in days. This national security disaster is one for the history books…and all on Trump and Hegseth.
The devastation of NSA Bahrain is a national security warning
Opinion: If NSA Bahrain is not reconstituted to pre-attack capabilities, it will fundamentally change how the U.S. Navy operates, the author of this op-ed writes.
www.militarytimes.com
August 30, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Built over decades, destroyed by Iran in days. This national security disaster is one for the history books…and all on Trump and Hegseth.
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The UN’s International Maritime Organization says around 6,000 seafarers aboard roughly 400 ships are still stranded in the Persian Gulf, unable to safely exit through the Strait of Hormuz.
This is Trump’s problem now, right, as America “owns” the Strait?
This is Trump’s problem now, right, as America “owns” the Strait?
August 28, 2026 at 12:41 PM
The UN’s International Maritime Organization says around 6,000 seafarers aboard roughly 400 ships are still stranded in the Persian Gulf, unable to safely exit through the Strait of Hormuz.
This is Trump’s problem now, right, as America “owns” the Strait?
This is Trump’s problem now, right, as America “owns” the Strait?
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The FIFA Peace Prize winner, everyone.
August 28, 2026 at 12:57 PM
The FIFA Peace Prize winner, everyone.
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And if it was just diplomacy, why have an intelligence chief and no actual diplomats?
August 26, 2026 at 2:11 PM
And if it was just diplomacy, why have an intelligence chief and no actual diplomats?
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Spoiled child Trump will smash things if he can’t get his own way.
Trump administration says it might demolish the Kennedy Center if court blocks renovations
The DOJ attorneys called the Kennedy Center “structurally unsound, fundamentally unsafe, and embarrassing to the Nation’s Capital.”
www.nbcnews.com
August 25, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Spoiled child Trump will smash things if he can’t get his own way.
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standard. SCOTUS allows Trump to continue to create literal facts on the ground while they 'consider' his his meritless challenge. nothing is more important than reforming the court and ending its corruption.
John Roberts allows Trump to continue building his ballroom for now as the justices consider a legal challenge. @amarimow.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/u...
Chief Justice Allows Trump to Continue White House Ballroom Construction, for Now
The 90,000-square-foot ballroom project has grown in size and scope, with the president’s lawyers saying it is intertwined with the renovation of an underground military bunker.
www.nytimes.com
August 21, 2026 at 7:00 PM
standard. SCOTUS allows Trump to continue to create literal facts on the ground while they 'consider' his his meritless challenge. nothing is more important than reforming the court and ending its corruption.
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My sympathy is reserved for the victims of harm not the facilitators of harm.
August 21, 2026 at 4:58 PM
My sympathy is reserved for the victims of harm not the facilitators of harm.
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shorter trump: we're reducing tariffs to reduce the price you pay for ordinary stuff 🤔
August 21, 2026 at 4:47 PM
shorter trump: we're reducing tariffs to reduce the price you pay for ordinary stuff 🤔
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What folks miss is MAGA doesn't care if people think Trump cheated for the 1900th time. What worries is the image of an 80 yr old man wildly dependent on a clincially fangirlish 30-something who he appears to use as a kind of human emotional support blanket as his faculties & political power fade.
August 18, 2026 at 10:04 PM
What folks miss is MAGA doesn't care if people think Trump cheated for the 1900th time. What worries is the image of an 80 yr old man wildly dependent on a clincially fangirlish 30-something who he appears to use as a kind of human emotional support blanket as his faculties & political power fade.
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Senior IRGC official General Mohammad Reza Naqdi: “Victory is not enough. Iran wants revenge for Khamenei, and the Basij has been ordered to expand operations abroad.”
August 15, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Senior IRGC official General Mohammad Reza Naqdi: “Victory is not enough. Iran wants revenge for Khamenei, and the Basij has been ordered to expand operations abroad.”
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The Iranian Revolutionary Guards have a public exhibition displaying downed aircraft from the war, including a US F-15E and several MQ-9 Reapers, as if the humiliation wasn’t enough already.
August 14, 2026 at 3:33 PM
The Iranian Revolutionary Guards have a public exhibition displaying downed aircraft from the war, including a US F-15E and several MQ-9 Reapers, as if the humiliation wasn’t enough already.
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"Elon didn't kill anyone, he just cut foreign aid" shut up shut the fuck up, Hitler didn't personally execute 6 million Jews either, if you knowing enact a policy that results in mass death, you are responsible for the mass death.
August 13, 2026 at 5:04 PM
"Elon didn't kill anyone, he just cut foreign aid" shut up shut the fuck up, Hitler didn't personally execute 6 million Jews either, if you knowing enact a policy that results in mass death, you are responsible for the mass death.
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RESULT in #MN02: The Democratic primary to replace Rep. Angie Craig (who is running for Senate) was won by a progressive candidate to her left: state Senator Matt Little easily prevailed in a three-way race that drew a lot of spending.
August 12, 2026 at 2:30 AM
RESULT in #MN02: The Democratic primary to replace Rep. Angie Craig (who is running for Senate) was won by a progressive candidate to her left: state Senator Matt Little easily prevailed in a three-way race that drew a lot of spending.
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🚨🚨Trump loses again. His endorsed candidate - Mike Lindell the pillow clown conspiracy theorist - goes down to State House Speaker Demuth who will get her ass most likely kicked by Klobuchar this Nov.
Trump who reportedly recently cut & by ran in a catering truck doesn’t appear to have the juice.
Trump who reportedly recently cut & by ran in a catering truck doesn’t appear to have the juice.
August 12, 2026 at 2:40 AM
🚨🚨Trump loses again. His endorsed candidate - Mike Lindell the pillow clown conspiracy theorist - goes down to State House Speaker Demuth who will get her ass most likely kicked by Klobuchar this Nov.
Trump who reportedly recently cut & by ran in a catering truck doesn’t appear to have the juice.
Trump who reportedly recently cut & by ran in a catering truck doesn’t appear to have the juice.
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Doctor here 👋
There's no new evidence that supports this. He's just making up policies that would cost families more and make kids less safe. It's expensive and it's dangerous.
There's no new evidence that supports this. He's just making up policies that would cost families more and make kids less safe. It's expensive and it's dangerous.
NEWS: Trump has signed an executive order overhauling the childhood vaccine schedule, pushing to separate vaccines into multiple appointments and split up the MMR shot.
Medical experts warn the changes could leave children vulnerable to dangerous diseases for longer.
Medical experts warn the changes could leave children vulnerable to dangerous diseases for longer.
August 10, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Doctor here 👋
There's no new evidence that supports this. He's just making up policies that would cost families more and make kids less safe. It's expensive and it's dangerous.
There's no new evidence that supports this. He's just making up policies that would cost families more and make kids less safe. It's expensive and it's dangerous.
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