Morganne MacDonald

Morganne MacDonald

@macmorganne.bsky.social

Reader. Writer. Martial Artist. Retired litigator/mediator & child advocate. Interested in all things Celtic, Kobudo/Karate, and making the world's best HAGGIS.

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Nicholas Grossman
@nicholasgrossman.bsky.social

Two types of response to Musk raising the stakes and issuing threats: 1) Oh no! Who wants all that noise? Better avoid this fight, let his malfeasance slide, maybe it’ll just work out. 2) Good, makes this easier. The problem’s unavoidable. We’re not starting a fight, we’re responding. Go with 2

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Morganne MacDonald
@macmorganne.bsky.social

Thank you for the gift article, Mr. Lipton. Just when you think his capacity for defilement & destruction was wearing down...

Eric Lipton NYT@ericlipton.nytimes.com

JUST POSTED: Today at The NYT we are publishing a major investigation into how President Trump used his executive powers to expose millions of Americans to greater cancer risks. A six month-long investigation built on more than 10,000 pages of FOIA records. Read it www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/c...

nytimes.comHow Trump Gave the Worst Polluters a Free Pass (Gift Article)The president temporarily waived clean-air rules for industrial facilities that spew cancer-causing gases. Then his appointees worked to gut the regulations altogether.

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Anne Applebaum
@anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu

A wild story: the CEO of a US energy company whose plans were discussed during the Witkoff-Kushner-Putin negotiations resigns. Why? He learned that his company's main investor is a sanctioned Russian company, not the UAE www.nytimes.com/2026/10/23/u...

nytimes.comIn U.S. Gas Talks With Kremlin, Hidden Financing for Alaska Project Emerges (Gift Article)Interviews and documents show a Russian energy giant secretly funded a U.S. firm. The deal has been discussed in talks to end the war in Ukraine.

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Angry
@angrystaffer.bsky.social

Again: Why does Musk have operational control over any *military grade* version of anything. That’s not how DOD contracts work.

Morganne MacDonald
@macmorganne.bsky.social

Thank you for the gift article, @evolvingempathy.bsky.social Not humanitarians. Not our allies. They, and all those who profit from & support their invasion, are the bad guys.

RAOK@evolvingempathy.bsky.social

Covert Russian Group Injects Baseless Claim Into the Texas Senate Race www.nytimes.com/2026/10/22/u...

nytimes.comCovert Russian Group Targets James Talarico With Baseless Claims in Texas Senate Race (Gift Article)Russian influence operations appear to be stepping up efforts to meddle in the midterms, according to intelligence officials. Most are targeting Democrats.

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Aaron Parnas
@aaronparnas.bsky.social

Major deep dive: Soviet bloc spy files. Russian mob money in Trump Tower. A secret Moscow tower deal. Waived sanctions. Delayed Patriot missiles. Trump’s ties to Russia span nearly 50 years. I laid out all of it, and it is damning. Subscribe to support my work:

aaronparnas.substack.comMajor Deep Dive: How Russia Spent 50 Years Getting Close to Donald Trump—Trump’s Ties ExposedHow five decades of business deals, intelligence contacts, and political favors led to a president who now sides with the Kremlin in a war killing Ukrainian civilians

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MLB
@mlbbot.bsky.social

Cranberry growers across Wisconsin came together to form the Brewers logo in a cranberry bog ahead of the World Series 😮🔥 Via: @AdamMcCalvy & Wisconsin State Cranberry Growers Association

Morganne MacDonald
@macmorganne.bsky.social

Well past time to end this.

Mark Jacob@markjacob.bsky.social

News just broke that Elon Musk made a $1 billion investment in the Ellison family's Skydance, which owns CBS and CNN. Anoher step toward right-wing "media capture," as I wrote about recently in my Stop the Presses newsletter.

stopthepresses.newsAmerican oligarchs and foreign fatcats are attempting ‘media capture’Your access to real news is threatened by Elon Musk, the Ellisons, the Saudis, and others
Morganne MacDonald
@macmorganne.bsky.social

The 1st time my son went to Inveraray Castle he was 6. He called it a "girl" castle because it has no moat--which meant no dragons for him. Love this working castle and its grounds. The town is fabulous too. Don't leave this girl castle off your bucket list. Well worth the trip!

Undiscovered Scotland@undisscot.bsky.social

Inveraray Castle at Inveraray in Argyll, the seat of the Earls and later the Dukes of Argyll. The castle you see today was built in the decades from 1745 to replace an earlier nearby castle that was later demolished. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #Inveraray #Argyll

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@macmorganne.bsky.social

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Andrew Weinstein@andrewjweinstein.com

They don’t build. They don’t respect history. They don’t protect anything. They just break everything they touch out of pure arrogance and incompetence. At this point, no one should have a shred of patience left for this clown show.

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Katie Phang
@katiephang.bsky.social

NEW: Last week, Elon Musk capped the speeds at which Ukrainian hardware could stay connected to a military-grade version of Starlink, “rendering some offensive drones and interceptor drones virtually useless.” Gift link to article here: www.wsj.com/world/ukrain...

wsj.comExclusive | Musk Ordered Starlink Slowdown That Blindsided UkraineThe SpaceX founder authorized the move and has been discussing Ukraine with Trump, but the president has denied ordering the restrictions.

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Angry
@angrystaffer.bsky.social

If this is accurate, Elon lied about not having control over Starshield, and he lied about the administration making the decision. More importantly, why is a private citizen even *able* to make decisions that could hinder US military operations?

Morganne MacDonald
@macmorganne.bsky.social

Corruption, corruption, corruption. Bribery is an impeachable offense. Bribery is not an official act. Bribery is a crime.

Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social

Meta gave $1M to Trump's inauguration fund — and Mark Zuckerberg himsef has helped bankroll Trump's ballroom. Now Trump's DOJ has halted a years-long criminal investigation into allegedly enabling and profiting from illegal drug sales on its platforms. Funny how that works, huh?

commondreams.org'What Meta's Money Is Buying': DOJ Halts Probe of Facebook Owner That Has Given Trump Millions | Common DreamsBillionaire Mark Zuckerberg's company was facing a criminal investigation for allegedly enabling and profiting from the

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CorrinaLeeB 🇨🇦
@corrina.sheshed.rocks

Wisconsin Voting 2026 In-person absentee voting begins Oct. 20 Absentee ballot request deadline Most voters: Oct. 29, 5 PM Register at clerk’s office by Oct. 30, 5 PM Election Day Nov. 3 | Polls 7 AM–8 PM Voting hours vary by municipality. #Wisconsin #SheShed

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Brian Beutler
@brianbeutler.bsky.social

Second all of this from @gregsargent.bsky.social. Every Democrat should back Slotkin up and reiterate her point. Don’t come work in government if you’re eager or even willing to participate in Trump corruption. newrepublic.com/article/2168...

newrepublic.comTrump’s Vile Tirade About Sen. Elissa Slotkin Exposes Sleazy MAGA ScamThe Michigan senator said nothing remotely alarming, but MAGA-world ginned it into a “controversy.” Democrats need to learn how to stand up to this nonsense.
Morganne MacDonald
@macmorganne.bsky.social

Clearly the word you aren't saying is the one that should oust him. Midterms are approaching--Win--Then, Get It Done. Start the Articles now.

Chris Murphy@chrismurphyct.bsky.social

Ukraine was winning the war, so Trump kneecapped Ukraine to help Russia. I wish it weren’t that simple, but it is. Our president is in bed with our enemies.

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Angry
@angrystaffer.bsky.social

I can think of a few things I need to report. 1. Trump’s reflecting pool scam 2. Kashyap Pramod Vinod Patel’s use of government assets for personal matters 3. Kristi Noem’s DHS contracts to friends

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump announces "fraud whistleblower incentive program" -- "Americans will now be able to go to fraud dot gov and report cases of corruption and theft of taxpayer dollars in their communities ... if you turn somebody in and you find $1 billion, we're giving a commission of 1%. That's a lot of money"

Morganne MacDonald
@macmorganne.bsky.social

1Billion v 16Million...End Citizens United clearly, absolutely, and forever. May the next congress get it done.

Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social

Just 10 people have already poured over $1 BILLION into this year’s midterm elections. 90% has gone to Republicans. In the entire 2008 presidential cycle, the last election before Citizens United, total billionaire spending was $16 million. We need to get Big Money out of our democracy.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers
@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social

If you think a test for dementia is an IQ test, you have dementia. If you don't realize you have been given a test for dementia because your physician suspects you have dementia, you have dementia. If you think being able to tell a giraffe from a whale makes you a genius . . . you have dementia.

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Robert Reich
@rbreich.bsky.social

The top 10% of richest Americans own 87% of stocks. The top 1% alone own roughly half of all stocks. When Trump touts the stock market as a sign of a good economy, remember who is benefiting the most.

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Elizabeth Warren
@warren.senate.gov

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.

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Robert Reich
@rbreich.bsky.social

Some corporate Democrats and pundits think the party has gone too far "left" and needs to readjust towards the “center.” Rubbish. Where’s the center between democracy and oligarchy, and why would Democrats want to be there?