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mcmccollum.bsky.social

@mcmccollum.bsky.social

Sunnyside, NY. History. Progressive Politics. NYC. Public Health Preparedness. Space/SciFi/Genre Fiction/Comics/Film. He/Him/His

759 Followers 2,228 Following 14 Posts Joined Feb 2024
2 days ago
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MAGA's rhetoric of western civilizational emergency is so weird. They look at ICE arresting grandmothers and they see the ancient Greeks defeating the Persians or the Franks stopping the Islamic invaders in 732.

Everyone else sees ICE arresting grandmothers.

newrepublic.com/article/2076...

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5 days ago
Text saying "You've read your last free article."

Jacked action hero with goon in headlock, in raspy yet firm voice:

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1 week ago

Sweden’s central bank, Sveriges Riksbank, has advised people to keep 1,000 kronor ($110) in cash at home, enough for a week of essentials like food and medicine in case of war, cyberattacks, or other crises. (Bloomberg)

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1 week ago

this is why the whole "we have to debate them" thing is dumb. theyre fucking stupid and their "ideas" are horse shit. theres nothing to debate.

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I think about this Tony Benn speech much more than I used to

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Republicans spent 17 months on Benghazi because 4 Americans were killed.

It’s been 3 days and Trump’s illegal Iran attack has already gotten 6 American soldiers killed. He promises more will die soon. And Republicans don’t care.

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1 week ago

kalshi has also announced they are partnering with epic — healthcare providers can now bet on patient lab results and survival directly from mychart. this will maximize health efficiencies,

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This War Will Destabilize The Entire Mideast Region And Set Off A Global Shockwave Of Anti-Americanism vs. No It Won’t

I can't fucking believe we're doing this again.

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2 weeks ago
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I have a comic series in mind about a group of Klingon spies. It fascinates me how a culture that prides itself of honor handles the necessary deceit in espionage, and the answer to me was that intelligence is where they stick the Klingons they're ashamed of.

Even some art for it.

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2 weeks ago

I don’t know, dudes, what is every city without billionaires, which is many many cities in the country and the world?

I’m not saying you can’t debate the economic impacts, but framing this as if the presence of billionaires drives *the identity of a city* is, frankly, extremely goofy.

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Forgotten fascism Josephine Riesman on authoritarianism’s early warning system

TODAY: @josie.zone on the teacher who taught her to expect, and plan for, the worst. "Napoleon III’s rule did not last forever, nor did Hitler’s or Mussolini’s. These conflagrations burn themselves out. But keep your eyes open while the inferno surges." flaminghydra.com/issue-512/#n...

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2 weeks ago
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We’re in the Seven Circles of Release-the-Epstein-Files Hell Hillary and Bill Clinton both agreed to a public deposition. So... where are the transcripts?

Hillary and Bill Clinton both agreed to a public deposition. So... where are the transcripts?
www.jezebel.com/hillary-clin...

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it's not the issue of this story, but it is a transparent example of how the "cars are freedom" narrative is a complete farce. when the state controls your movement and can immobilize you on a whim, you are not free. car dependency is an arm of fascism for the car *IS* fascism and must be abolished.

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2 weeks ago

I don't give a shit if you think porn is yucky, or if transness confuses you, or if seeing/hearing a foreigner makes you uneasy, GET THE FUCK OVER IT. If you lst the government take rights from those people, ANY PEOPLE, then NOBODY has rights. They'll find a way to criminalize you too, promise.

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3 weeks ago

Page 34: "An anonymous government is no government at all. It cannot be held accountable. A masked agent freely uses force without justifying his actions, and the public cannot name him to challenge his conduct."

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2 weeks ago
A blue gown with a silver belt and forearm cuffs. It's decorated with starry symbols and embroidery.

There's a text in top left corner. It says:

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Moonlight Song dress adopt. 🌌

(available on VGen shop for €10!)

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delphinium

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1 year ago
A formline illustration of a skulking coyote. The coyote is coloured in different shades of red, orange, and peach, and the background is a green gradient.

A flowery 'yote commission for a client on discord 🪷🐾 #formline

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2 weeks ago

"It's not my duty as mayor to make sure you have a parking spot. It's the same as if you bought a cow, or a fridge, then asked me where you're going to put them." — Mayor Miguel Anxo Fernández Lores of Pontevedra, Spain

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2 weeks ago

I always wondered where they came from.

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3 weeks ago

Change your gender, become a poet, catapult yourself into the sun. There are no rules. You can do anything you want.

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3 weeks ago

I keep hearing that the Epstein files are so big if we held everyone accountable everything would collapse. And no it wouldn’t. These rich guys don’t do any actual work. They aren’t actually important or useful they are just rich.

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1 month ago
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newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/china-s...

Here's some info on migration from China into Russia.

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1 month ago
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The Pride flag at the Stonewall Monument is re-raised!

New Yorkers won’t let Donald Trump erase LGBTQ+ history, or trample the rights of our LGBTQ+ neighbors.

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1 month ago
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Trump's tariffs cost American households $1,000 last year: Research group President Donald Trump’s tariffs cost the average American household $1,000 last year, according to new research from the nonpartisan Tax Foundation.

This is a tax on you.

You paid $1,000 more in a tax because of Trump.

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1 month ago

Ghislaine Maxwell is a rapist. Of children.

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1 month ago

I still think it's meaningful that we saw Liam in him. Every Liam deserves to have a chance to pursue his dreams.

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1 month ago

The vibe of the Halftime Show

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1 month ago

Trump, the GOP, and ICE lost the culture war just now.

Completely.

Expect them to lash out tomorrow. More violence. More disappearances. More deaths. Overreaching is all fascists know to do in reaction to a public defeat.

Fight back that much harder.

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