Michelle McDonald
@mbmichelle.bsky.social
Retired nonprofit CFO. Lifelong democrat. Proud Californian by choice for 30+ years.
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Obama points out that values (or lack thereof) are just as big a problem for our civic society as affordability
October 24, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Obama points out that values (or lack thereof) are just as big a problem for our civic society as affordability
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In a classified briefing, a DoD official revealed to Senators how much Iranian attacks on U.S. bases have cost us.
Now, I'm calling for the DoD to make that number public.
Americans deserve to know how much of their money is being burned on Trump's war with Iran.
Now, I'm calling for the DoD to make that number public.
Americans deserve to know how much of their money is being burned on Trump's war with Iran.
October 19, 2026 at 1:54 PM
In a classified briefing, a DoD official revealed to Senators how much Iranian attacks on U.S. bases have cost us.
Now, I'm calling for the DoD to make that number public.
Americans deserve to know how much of their money is being burned on Trump's war with Iran.
Now, I'm calling for the DoD to make that number public.
Americans deserve to know how much of their money is being burned on Trump's war with Iran.
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When the final wheels of the rickety Trump regime bus fall off, it is vital that Democrats and all pro-democracy forces jump at the chance to take advantage of MAGA disarray to reverse policy blunders and hold wrongdoers responsible.
Jen Rubin writes more
@jenrubin.bsky.social
Jen Rubin writes more
@jenrubin.bsky.social
The MAGA crackup has begun
🚨 15 Days to the Midterms 🚨
www.contrariannews.org
October 19, 2026 at 2:43 PM
When the final wheels of the rickety Trump regime bus fall off, it is vital that Democrats and all pro-democracy forces jump at the chance to take advantage of MAGA disarray to reverse policy blunders and hold wrongdoers responsible.
Jen Rubin writes more
@jenrubin.bsky.social
Jen Rubin writes more
@jenrubin.bsky.social
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Rep. Delia C. Ramirez has introduced a bill that would abolish not just ICE, but the DHS altogether, repealing the 2002 law establishing the agency and replacing it with one focused on protecting civil and human rights.
Rep. Delia Ramirez Introduces Landmark Bill to Abolish DHS, ICE, and CBP
The Department of Homeland Security was established in 2002 as part of the Bush administration’s war on terror.
truthout.org
October 13, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Rep. Delia C. Ramirez has introduced a bill that would abolish not just ICE, but the DHS altogether, repealing the 2002 law establishing the agency and replacing it with one focused on protecting civil and human rights.
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NO media
1000s are marching in DC to defend voting rights; 90 orgs signed on, Reuters sent photographers, but local media
Bernie Sanders, AOC and Martin Luther King III attended
Wa Post buried it
A Black-led march is visible in DC only after somebody else reports it
Repost the march they buried
1000s are marching in DC to defend voting rights; 90 orgs signed on, Reuters sent photographers, but local media
Bernie Sanders, AOC and Martin Luther King III attended
Wa Post buried it
A Black-led march is visible in DC only after somebody else reports it
Repost the march they buried
August 30, 2026 at 8:59 PM
NO media
1000s are marching in DC to defend voting rights; 90 orgs signed on, Reuters sent photographers, but local media
Bernie Sanders, AOC and Martin Luther King III attended
Wa Post buried it
A Black-led march is visible in DC only after somebody else reports it
Repost the march they buried
1000s are marching in DC to defend voting rights; 90 orgs signed on, Reuters sent photographers, but local media
Bernie Sanders, AOC and Martin Luther King III attended
Wa Post buried it
A Black-led march is visible in DC only after somebody else reports it
Repost the march they buried
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Talk about an affordability crisis… a billionaire can’t even afford to buy a state anymore without taking millions from a trillionaire. Times are truly tough for these poor, poor rich folks… 🙄
The world’s richest man has given $5 million to billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy to help try to buy this election.
But Ohio isn’t for sale. Not now. Not ever.
But Ohio isn’t for sale. Not now. Not ever.
July 16, 2026 at 3:28 AM
Talk about an affordability crisis… a billionaire can’t even afford to buy a state anymore without taking millions from a trillionaire. Times are truly tough for these poor, poor rich folks… 🙄
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Whatever happened to what’s his name?
June 7, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Whatever happened to what’s his name?
👏🏻💙
NEW: Nithya Raman has MOVED AHEAD of Spencer Pratt in the LA Mayor's race.
June 8, 2026 at 12:01 AM
👏🏻💙
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This is absurd. The administration's proposal would sacrifice the post-war American research system that sparked unprecedented scientific advancement in favor of an ideological loyalty test that would reduce groundbreaking scientific discovery to a game of bureaucratic compliance.
#academicsky
#academicsky
OMB Proposes Rules Establishing Political Oversight of Grants
The Office of Management and Budget published long-expected proposed rules for how federal agencies must carry out Trump’s order to put “senior appointees” in charge of deciding who gets funded. The p...
www.insidehighered.com
June 1, 2026 at 2:22 PM
This is absurd. The administration's proposal would sacrifice the post-war American research system that sparked unprecedented scientific advancement in favor of an ideological loyalty test that would reduce groundbreaking scientific discovery to a game of bureaucratic compliance.
#academicsky
#academicsky
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Thomas Massie pushed for the release of the Epstein files, and the response has been tens of millions in outside spending, smear campaigns, and coordinated attacks. If this is what they do to a sitting member of Congress, imagine what Epstein survivors face when considering whether to come forward.
May 17, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Thomas Massie pushed for the release of the Epstein files, and the response has been tens of millions in outside spending, smear campaigns, and coordinated attacks. If this is what they do to a sitting member of Congress, imagine what Epstein survivors face when considering whether to come forward.
Could Login.gov become even MORE of a disaster? I didn’t think that was possible 😳
April 28, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Could Login.gov become even MORE of a disaster? I didn’t think that was possible 😳
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After ICE bought a vacant warehouse to convert into a detention facility, residents of the conservative town of Roxbury, NJ have come together to halt its construction.
There's a great pushback to Trump's fascism happening across the entire country — even in deep red areas.
There's a great pushback to Trump's fascism happening across the entire country — even in deep red areas.
ICE Bought a Warehouse in a Conservative New Jersey Town. Locals Are Now Fighting Back.
Roxbury is pushing back on plans for a new detention facility, claiming DHS is violating environmental regulations. Othe
boltsmag.org
April 28, 2026 at 11:00 PM
After ICE bought a vacant warehouse to convert into a detention facility, residents of the conservative town of Roxbury, NJ have come together to halt its construction.
There's a great pushback to Trump's fascism happening across the entire country — even in deep red areas.
There's a great pushback to Trump's fascism happening across the entire country — even in deep red areas.
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🚨BREAKING: Trump appointed federal judge in Arizona hands DOJ its sixth defeat in its efforts to gain access to state voter files. DOJ is now 0-6 in these cases. Three of the defeats have come before Trump appointees.
Increasingly possible DOJ might go 0-30. www.democracydocket.com/cases/arizon...
Increasingly possible DOJ might go 0-30. www.democracydocket.com/cases/arizon...
🚨 United States of America v. Fontes
Learn more.
www.democracydocket.com
April 28, 2026 at 8:46 PM
🚨BREAKING: Trump appointed federal judge in Arizona hands DOJ its sixth defeat in its efforts to gain access to state voter files. DOJ is now 0-6 in these cases. Three of the defeats have come before Trump appointees.
Increasingly possible DOJ might go 0-30. www.democracydocket.com/cases/arizon...
Increasingly possible DOJ might go 0-30. www.democracydocket.com/cases/arizon...
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We submitted a FOIA request demanding information on Hegseth & Kid Rock's helicopter joyrides.
He's apparently using taxpayer dollars to fly c-list celebrities in military helicopters while Trump's war causes chaos across the globe.
We deserve to know how this was approved.
He's apparently using taxpayer dollars to fly c-list celebrities in military helicopters while Trump's war causes chaos across the globe.
We deserve to know how this was approved.
April 28, 2026 at 8:52 PM
We submitted a FOIA request demanding information on Hegseth & Kid Rock's helicopter joyrides.
He's apparently using taxpayer dollars to fly c-list celebrities in military helicopters while Trump's war causes chaos across the globe.
We deserve to know how this was approved.
He's apparently using taxpayer dollars to fly c-list celebrities in military helicopters while Trump's war causes chaos across the globe.
We deserve to know how this was approved.
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I’ve wondered since Saturday what happened to all the gunfire? There were more shots than ever were accounted for — and none sounded like a shotgun. And now it looks like the suspect never fired a weapon at all and all the gunfire was by the Secret Service:
I think what they are trying to avoid saying is this: (1) the perp never fired a shot; (2) one or more security personnel fired shots but missed him.
Which suggests that the Secret Service person who got hit in his bulletproof vest was a friendly fire victim.
Which suggests that the Secret Service person who got hit in his bulletproof vest was a friendly fire victim.
April 27, 2026 at 10:25 PM
I’ve wondered since Saturday what happened to all the gunfire? There were more shots than ever were accounted for — and none sounded like a shotgun. And now it looks like the suspect never fired a weapon at all and all the gunfire was by the Secret Service:
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Just print this out and paste it all over gas pumps in their states.
Sen. Lindsey Graham R-SC, Sen. Katie Britt R-AL, and Sen. Eric Schmidt R-MO unveil plans to authorize $400 million in taxpayer funds to pay for a new White House ballroom.
April 27, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Just print this out and paste it all over gas pumps in their states.
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It's not hyperbole in the least to say Musk purchased a six-month shadow presidency for $280 million and used the power of that shadow presidency to 1. Steal the government’s data, 2. Permanently damage the state’s ability to regulate his businesses, and 3, kill non-white people.
Still feel like "Musk and his crew of incels destroyed a bunch of stuff they didn't understand and thereby hastened the deaths of millions of children" did not get the public attention it warranted.
USAID Whistleblower Says It Was Even Worse Than People Knew
Political appointees wanted a quiet drawdown, the whistleblower says. DOGE wanted an execution.
www.wired.com
April 24, 2026 at 2:09 AM
It's not hyperbole in the least to say Musk purchased a six-month shadow presidency for $280 million and used the power of that shadow presidency to 1. Steal the government’s data, 2. Permanently damage the state’s ability to regulate his businesses, and 3, kill non-white people.
WTF indeed 😳.
What the fuck?! www.sltrib.com/news/2026/04...
‘Hyperscale’ data center project in Utah — expected to generate and consume more power than entire state — nears final approval
Led by "Shark Tank" investor Kevin O'Leary, a massive data center project is near final approval in Utah — including tax deals aimed at helping it “lure the hyperscalers” like Amazon, Microsoft and Go...
www.sltrib.com
April 27, 2026 at 2:22 PM
WTF indeed 😳.
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Trump's losses are piling up:
*Fed chair prosecution collapsed
*Losing redistricting fight
*SCOTUS struck down tariffs
*Birthright citizenship push faltering
*Iran not breaking
*Effort to jail other foes imploding
On the pod, @swin24.bsky.social is fun on all this:
newrepublic.com/article/2095...
*Fed chair prosecution collapsed
*Losing redistricting fight
*SCOTUS struck down tariffs
*Birthright citizenship push faltering
*Iran not breaking
*Effort to jail other foes imploding
On the pod, @swin24.bsky.social is fun on all this:
newrepublic.com/article/2095...
Trump Is on an Epic Losing Streak—and His Latest Is Truly Humiliating
As the president’s losses pile up, the author of a piece on the GOP cult of Trump explains why his propagandists must forever maintain the illusion of his infallibility at all costs.
newrepublic.com
April 27, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Trump's losses are piling up:
*Fed chair prosecution collapsed
*Losing redistricting fight
*SCOTUS struck down tariffs
*Birthright citizenship push faltering
*Iran not breaking
*Effort to jail other foes imploding
On the pod, @swin24.bsky.social is fun on all this:
newrepublic.com/article/2095...
*Fed chair prosecution collapsed
*Losing redistricting fight
*SCOTUS struck down tariffs
*Birthright citizenship push faltering
*Iran not breaking
*Effort to jail other foes imploding
On the pod, @swin24.bsky.social is fun on all this:
newrepublic.com/article/2095...
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You know you’re making the Billionaire Class nervous when large, corporate law firms are writing “don’t panic, here’s how to handle the May Day walkouts” guides.
Keep the momentum going. May 1st. Workers Over Billionaires. Join us at maydaystrong.org
Keep the momentum going. May 1st. Workers Over Billionaires. Join us at maydaystrong.org
April 24, 2026 at 8:46 PM
You know you’re making the Billionaire Class nervous when large, corporate law firms are writing “don’t panic, here’s how to handle the May Day walkouts” guides.
Keep the momentum going. May 1st. Workers Over Billionaires. Join us at maydaystrong.org
Keep the momentum going. May 1st. Workers Over Billionaires. Join us at maydaystrong.org
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This isn’t new, but it is absurd. Trump announced Kushner’s nomination to be a special envoy in February, which meant Kushner had to file a public financial disclosure within 30 days of his appointment.
He’s way overdue, and leaving the public in the dark.
He’s way overdue, and leaving the public in the dark.
April 24, 2026 at 8:51 PM
This isn’t new, but it is absurd. Trump announced Kushner’s nomination to be a special envoy in February, which meant Kushner had to file a public financial disclosure within 30 days of his appointment.
He’s way overdue, and leaving the public in the dark.
He’s way overdue, and leaving the public in the dark.
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Let us get this straight: Jared Kushner, who has not filed a financial disclosure or gotten a security clearance, as far as we know, is going to Pakistan to lead negotiations on an ongoing war while the VP and Secretary of State hang back?
The White House says real estate investors Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff will go to Pakistan on Saturday for Iran negotiations. JD Vance and Marco Rubio are not going.
April 24, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Let us get this straight: Jared Kushner, who has not filed a financial disclosure or gotten a security clearance, as far as we know, is going to Pakistan to lead negotiations on an ongoing war while the VP and Secretary of State hang back?