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Pete Mackenzie

@petemackenzie.bsky.social

American expat in Southeast Asia. Career-long democracy and human rights promoter. DOGE casualty. Movie geek. Maine-iac. Pathological copy editor.

94 Followers  |  153 Following  |  92 Posts  |  Joined: 14.11.2024
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I think ICE agents get a bad rap. They cry at movies like Schindler’s List too. They just cry at different parts.

28.10.2025 16:59 β€” πŸ‘ 492    πŸ” 71    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 5

Icarus: FAKE GLUES!

24.10.2025 11:47 β€” πŸ‘ 211    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

In these trying times for our democracy, we must arm ourselves with an understanding of the difference between discreet and discrete.

08.06.2025 23:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Bobby-Prevost-Bobby-bubbi-Bobby
You could drive JD Vance buggy.

09.05.2025 00:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

BREAKING: Pentagon program to test F-18 fighter jet utility as submarine producing mixed results so far.

07.05.2025 02:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You’ve just put me in a fugue state.

02.05.2025 04:22 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

My joke about Polyphemus is almost done- you should keep an eye out for it.

13.04.2025 12:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

She’s gonna lay down on the U.S. border with China? How does that work, exactly?

11.04.2025 05:29 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The real Liberation Day was the friends we made along the way.

10.04.2025 11:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Waiting for the markets to open on Monday like…

07.04.2025 04:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Who did this?

04.04.2025 13:14 β€” πŸ‘ 35212    πŸ” 11205    πŸ’¬ 1369    πŸ“Œ 1377
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Oh good, we’re bombing Cambodia again.

03.04.2025 00:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Andry did the right thing:
- Never committed a crime.
- Fled his home when persecuted for being LGBTQ & refusing to give in to an authoritarian regime.
- Sought asylum through a legal pathway.
- Found us to represent him in court.

So, why did the Trump admin forcibly remove him?

He had tattoos.

01.04.2025 15:13 β€” πŸ‘ 384    πŸ” 146    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 4

If you apply this margin shift (18 points on average in the 2 FLA districts) to all the 2024 races, Dems would have a 268-167 majority in the House and a 54-46 majority in the Senate. Unlikely for sure, but even a 5-point margin shift across the board would have meant Dem majorities in both houses.

02.04.2025 03:18 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Suck it, Elon.

02.04.2025 02:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

May her name live on in infamy as the person who sold our alma mater for $400 million that may never come.

29.03.2025 01:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Maine officials won’t comply with the Trump administration's trans athlete ban The administration said earlier this month that the Maine Department of Education, Maine Principals’ Association and a high school are each in violation of Title IX because of the participation of tra...

Dirigo.

28.03.2025 06:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

He’s not just firing tens of thousands of public servants- he’s removing the collective bargaining rights of those he didn’t shitcan.

28.03.2025 03:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The founder of Signal releases a response to SignalGate:

β€œThere are so many great reasons to be on Signal.

Now including the opportunity for the vice president of the United States of America to randomly add you to a group chat for coordination of sensitive military operations.”

26.03.2025 19:43 β€” πŸ‘ 34968    πŸ” 7131    πŸ’¬ 712    πŸ“Œ 438

Police state shit.

26.03.2025 22:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ”₯ PETE ON HEGSETH-GATE: β€œAn epic fuck-up… these are not serious people… if there are no consequences, all the bluster from Trump about merit was bullshit… we deserve so much better…”

25.03.2025 02:07 β€” πŸ‘ 6741    πŸ” 1977    πŸ’¬ 186    πŸ“Œ 136

My alma mater is hiring what amounts to a MAGA commissar. Wonderful.

22.03.2025 00:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The toxic waste site in question is the base where my Dad was stationed during the Vietnam War. Unreal.

17.03.2025 14:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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❀️Anti-American rally held in Greenland's capital Nuuk

Protesters held signs with the slogans "Yankee go home" and "We are not for sale."

"We may have different views on many issues, but on this we are all united," said Jens-Frederik Nielsen, leader of the liberal Demokraatit party ~Ukraine Journal

16.03.2025 13:36 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

One out of every 20 people in this country is on the street right now demanding better government. Just sayin’.

16.03.2025 09:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut. That Isn’t True. A journey through the front lines of global poverty shows that when the world’s richest men slash aid for the world’s poorest children, the result is sickness, starvation and death.

The road to Making America Great Again is paved with dead children.

16.03.2025 03:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Tweet by Molly White @molly0xFFF
it's always fascinating to watch grown adults discover the concept of public libraries for the first time
    
Quoted tweet by Ken Herman @kherman
Ponderable?

And do free people expect to read every book they want to read for free (at public expense)?

After all, many people who write and produce the books do expect a return on their effort and investment. 

Just a thought.

Tweet by Molly White @molly0xFFF it's always fascinating to watch grown adults discover the concept of public libraries for the first time Quoted tweet by Ken Herman @kherman Ponderable? And do free people expect to read every book they want to read for free (at public expense)? After all, many people who write and produce the books do expect a return on their effort and investment. Just a thought.

Tweet thread: Molly White @molly0xFFF 37m
and when you decide to defund libraries because "people who can afford it can just buy the books", you restrict access to those who can't afford it

Ken Herman @kherman 21m
How about if we use those tax dollars to buy the books for those who can't afford them?

Molly White @molly0xFFF
congratulations! you have just invented libraries

Tweet thread: Molly White @molly0xFFF 37m and when you decide to defund libraries because "people who can afford it can just buy the books", you restrict access to those who can't afford it Ken Herman @kherman 21m How about if we use those tax dollars to buy the books for those who can't afford them? Molly White @molly0xFFF congratulations! you have just invented libraries

every damn time

15.03.2025 23:01 β€” πŸ‘ 10949    πŸ” 2296    πŸ’¬ 195    πŸ“Œ 107

Yeah, this describes my adolescence pretty well. We have a lot in common. Oh wait, is this a movie?

16.03.2025 02:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I really hope that karma is patiently awaiting this person around some dark corner somewhere not too far down the road.

16.03.2025 02:11 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Vichumer.

15.03.2025 02:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0