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Dennis D. McDonald

@ddmcd.bsky.social

Va based consultant on research, writing, & proposals. Writing: tech, books, media, movies. Interests: voting, data, history, nature, letter writing, anime, grandkids, science fiction, cursive, fountain pens. Web: www.ddmcd.com.

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OK. I will ask the obvious question: Don't Republicons know that if THEY fire Federal workers THEY will be responsible for firing Federal workers?

10.10.2025 20:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We got to him, obviously. He's afraid.

10.10.2025 20:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Early voting for Abigail Spanberger is already underway, Virginia!

10.10.2025 20:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 45    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We're having difficulty verifying things NOW, especially here on Bluesky where people post things without any link, source, date, or other potentially verifying info.

10.10.2025 20:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Today my daughter's preschool is holding a farewell assembly for one of her classmates whose mother has no choice but to self deport. The school is hoping it will be joyful in tone, so we might make this less upsetting for this 3 year old.

There's just no words for the uselessness of this cruelty.

10.10.2025 14:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8002    ๐Ÿ” 1897    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 14    ๐Ÿ“Œ 100

Great. Letโ€™s lose even more of them permanently when thereโ€™s already a shortage.

Are we great yet?

10.10.2025 15:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Sunrise over Lake Champlain, viewed from Plattsburgh New York

Sunrise over Lake Champlain, viewed from Plattsburgh New York

Good morning from Plattsburgh New York!

09.10.2025 12:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Tell me again about the threat that angry young liberal college students pose to free speech.

I remember hearing so, so, SOOOOOO much about it and the need for everyone to support conservatives, who have a tremendous commitment to free speech and the free exchange of ideas.

Suckers got played.

08.10.2025 19:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Not since Telnaes left!

08.10.2025 11:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Most Americans don't want troops deployed without an external threat, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds - www.reuters.com/world/us/mos...

08.10.2025 11:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

They are spending our tax money to build a database of the โ€œopposition.โ€ ANTIFA is just a smoke screen.

07.10.2025 14:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I saw a documentary about Katherine Graham of the Washington Post last night and was saddened by what the current WaPo has become. And no it's not just about so many other communication channels being opened up. WaPo has become untrustworthy.

07.10.2025 11:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
https://cardinalnews.org/2025/10/07/spanberger-answers-questions-about-policy-earle-sears-does-not/

Cardinal News article: "Spanberger answers questions about policy. Earle-Sears does not. This fits a pattern where Earle-Sears has avoided taking about most issues. Her silence on issues is unprecedented in modern Virginia history."

https://cardinalnews.org/2025/10/07/spanberger-answers-questions-about-policy-earle-sears-does-not/ Cardinal News article: "Spanberger answers questions about policy. Earle-Sears does not. This fits a pattern where Earle-Sears has avoided taking about most issues. Her silence on issues is unprecedented in modern Virginia history."

"Newspapers, once powerful institutions in their communities, are but a shell of their former selves....Candidates no longer pay much attention to them. Instead, they prefer to communicate directly to voters through social media..." bluevirginia.us/2025/10/tues...

07.10.2025 11:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Question those concerned about US national security must be asking: Were I governing a US adversary or one of our former allies, how could I take advantage of the Felon In Chief's promoting a civil war?

06.10.2025 12:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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When all is said and done, the Felon In Chief will be remembered for declaring war against the American people.

06.10.2025 11:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Source? Breaking where? By whom?

05.10.2025 19:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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When and where was it taken?

05.10.2025 15:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Next thing you know, RFK Jr will be recommending that young unvaccinated girls be exposed to these cases.

05.10.2025 15:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Just goes to prove that, in the absence of "light," nothing has "color"?

05.10.2025 15:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Mark Kelly: โ€œlf you are undocumented in our country, you cannot get healthcare from the Affordable Care Act exchange. You are not eligible for Medicare. You are not eligible for Medicaid. Theyโ€™re just making that up. They just like to blame brown people.โ€

04.10.2025 16:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17794    ๐Ÿ” 6187    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 332    ๐Ÿ“Œ 230

I know we have to view his messaging as hateful and anti-American, but if you read enough of it, it's not only dangersous but is also starting to sound downright silly, as if written by someone who exists in an alternate reality.

05.10.2025 14:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Gorgeous

04.10.2025 22:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Will the Felon In Chief's new Social Media Police register this guy for making threats against US citizens' constituional rights?

04.10.2025 20:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I can see the headline now accompanying the pictures: MAN WHO HELPED ELECT CURRENT PRESIDENT THE FIRST TIME IS REWARDED.

04.10.2025 12:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The antivax movement is a step in that direction, obviously!

04.10.2025 12:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Allowing ICE in hospitals is a public health catastrophe in the making Allowing ICE to conduct raids in hospitals and medical clinics is not only cruel; it is a public health catastrophe in the making, writes Eric Reinhart.

www.statnews.com/2025/01/23/i...

03.10.2025 19:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 974    ๐Ÿ” 223    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." - George Orwell, 1984

"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." - George Orwell, 1984

01.10.2025 18:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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