Ken McBride

Science and technology writer. Analyst and concerned citizen. Liberal. Damn fool idealistic crusader. Now at Bluesky ( Bye, Elon.

[Ken McBride @TheUpshift7]

Why not mosey on over to Bluesky? All the cool giraffes are there.

[Nature is Amazing ☘️ @AMAZlNGNATURE]

Beautiful giraffe walking in the golden haze of the early morning sunshine☀️🦒

[Nature is Amazing ☘️ @AMAZlNGNATURE]

Beautiful giraffe walking in the golden haze of the early morning sunshine☀️🦒

[Nature is Amazing ☘️ @AMAZlNGNATURE]

A photographer captures a moment of a squirrel smelling flowers 🌻🐿️

📸: Dick van Duijn

[Why you should love animals @animals_twts]

A happy family 😸❤️

[Nature is Amazing ☘️ @AMAZlNGNATURE]

Under the Aurora Borealis in Finland 🇫🇮

[Nature is Amazing ☘️ @AMAZlNGNATURE]

Sorvagsvatn, the lake that hangs over the ocean. Faroe islands

[Nature is Amazing ☘️ @AMAZlNGNATURE]

Golden **Retriever**

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Capybaras relaxing in a hot bath during winter. With oranges.

[Ken McBride @TheUpshift7]

In the US, "130 million adults are now unable to read a simple story to their children."
#TrumpCheated

[Ken McBride @TheUpshift7]

In today's US, vast illiteracy is feeding exploding ignorance, magical thinking, and social pathology.
American stupidity and barbarism are on the march. The world can only hope American democracy will survive.
#MAGAMorons #MAGACult #RepublicansAreTheProblem #EducationMatters

[Ken McBride @TheUpshift7]

In the US, "54% of adults have a literacy level below 6th grade."
#TrumpCheated

[Ken McBride @TheUpshift7]

In today's US, vast illiteracy is feeding exploding ignorance, magical thinking, and social pathology.
American stupidity and barbarism are on the march. The world can only hope American democracy will survive.
#MAGAMorons #MAGACult #RepublicansAreTheProblem #EducationMatters

[Ken McBride @TheUpshift7]

"What's an authoritarian?"
#TrumpCheated

[Ken McBride @TheUpshift7]

In today's US, vast illiteracy is feeding exploding ignorance, magical thinking, and social pathology.
American stupidity and barbarism are on the march. The world can only hope American democracy will survive.
#MAGAMorons #MAGACult #RepublicansAreTheProblem #EducationMatters

[Ken McBride @TheUpshift7]

In today's US, vast illiteracy is feeding exploding ignorance, magical thinking, and social pathology.
American stupidity and barbarism are on the march. The world can only hope American democracy will survive.
#MAGAMorons #MAGACult #RepublicansAreTheProblem #EducationMatters

[Bob Ferguson @BobFergusonGov]

We’ve been working for months to prepare for another Trump term. 

We’ve gone line by line through Project 2025. We’re ready to take on unconstitutional assaults on your reproductive rights, access to health care, and civil rights. 

Elections have consequences, and presidents have a lot of power — that’s appropriate. But we will not stand by if the President exceeds his authority and acts unlawfully in a manner that harms Washingtonians. We will stand up for the Rule of Law.  

And we won’t stop governing. We have a lot of work to do. I will fight to improve the lives of all Washingtonians, regardless of whom they voted for.

[Jo @JoJoFromJerz]

There is no set of facts in all the world that will make Trump voters believe pregnant women are dying because of abortion bans.

“That is not happening.” They say.

Well, it is happening.
And it’s about to get much, much worse.
Believe me.

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

Mark Cuban Warns Trump’s Tariff Plans Are Already Hurting the Economy: ‘All Happening Right Now’
https://t.co/b38CgPLj7p

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

If we allow ourselves to fall into fatalism, or wallow in disappointment, or become resigned to what is rather than what should be, we will lose the long game.

The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.

[Grant Certiorari @GrantCertiorari]

It’s crazy that we have a President returning to the White House, and basically no one from his administration is coming back because:

1. They hate him

2. They’re in jail

3. He tried to have them killed

[Tristan Snell @TristanSnell]

APPALLING — 67 fake bomb threats.

Most of them targeting heavily Democratic cities — all of which had lower turnout than in 2020.

Many of the threats were traced to Russia.

And somehow this is NOT a headline news story — and there is ZERO federal investigation.

[George Monbiot @GeorgeMonbiot]

Plenty of pundits are telling us “cheer up, Trump’s all hot air. He doesn’t really mean it.” History is littered with such self-deceptions, and they don’t age well. In fact, these confident chin-strokers have often proved to be a major part of the problem.