Mack Butterfield
@mack2114.bsky.social
Retired, liberal, married, atheist. Living blue in deep red Arkansas. Hobbies include golf, camping, travel, grandkids, and fantasy football. My DM’s turned off. Leaders rarely show up announced. They often rise up when you least expect them to.
Of course he’s lying. There's a chance JD Vance may not run for president in 2028. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
There's a chance JD Vance may not run for president in 2028
JD Vance's comments come as the buzz around potential 2028 presidential candidates grows and a new poll shows him as clear Republican frontrunner.
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Do not let them make you afraid to vote. Vote proudly and fearlessly. Help friends and neighbors who need it exercise their rights, too. We must all do whatever it takes right now. joycevance.substack.com/p/the-reoccu...
The Reoccuring Myth of Voter Fraud
It’s “funny” how it’s surfacing just before an election. Again.
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It was exactly ten years ago that then–Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton told the American people that Russian president Vladimir Putin hoped to have a “puppet” in the White House, and that Donald Trump was that puppet. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-19...
October 19, 2026
I am just through the door from several days’ travel and am wiped out, so this will not be a real letter.
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Trump is handing multiple victories to one of our enemies, Vladimir Putin. As a reminder, the Russian president is a brutal dictator charged with multiple war crimes who is supporting Iran in the war with the U.S. steady.substack.com/p/the-rekind...
The Rekindled Trump-Putin Bromance
Can this election get any stranger?
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We need federal judges who are willing to speak truth to power. Now more than ever. joycevance.substack.com/p/this-is-no...
“This Is Not What the Founders Envisioned”
As his lawyers prepared to return to court this morning in the legal battle over the East Potomac links, Donald Trump was up early, posting on Truth Social about U.S.
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A top federal prosecutor in Texas began the first day of early voting with a message to voters and local officials: “If you violate federal election law, I will hunt you down and prosecute you. Election Day is Tuesday, November 3. We’ll see you at the polls.” www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
‘I will hunt you down’: U.S. attorney baselessly threatens voters as polls open in Texas
He also threatened local election officials with criminal prosecution.
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Of course he’s lying. There's a chance JD Vance may not run for president in 2028. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
There's a chance JD Vance may not run for president in 2028
JD Vance's comments come as the buzz around potential 2028 presidential candidates grows and a new poll shows him as clear Republican frontrunner.
usatoday.com
Nixon infected the modern Republican Party with a sickness that would ultimately kill it. Trump applied the coup de grace. The GOP is dead. robertreich.substack.com/p/the-tragic...
The Tragic Death of the Republican Party
The only hope for its rebirth would be a total Democratic victory on November 3
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The censorship of Trump critics comes as Meta has sought to establish a close relationship with Trump and his administration. Meta donated $1 million to Trump’s second inauguration and $5 million to Trump’s White House ballroom. open.substack.com/pub/populari...
Meta shuts down "No Kings" account during major anti-Trump protest
On Saturday, thousands of “No Kings” events were held around the country.
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Donny has been inflicting himself into politics for ten long years now. In all that time, he’s taken Russia’s side in every conflict. Why? It can’t simply be because Russia helped him win in 2016. Donny’s not that loyal to anyone. open.substack.com/pub/jefftied...
We’re all still waiting for Donny to collude with America
That must be one hell of a pee tape.
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The science behind why people scream, whether they’re scared or not. www.mentalfloss.com/random-facts...
Why Do We Scream When We’re Scared?
When something frightens you, your body is moving before you had time to think. The amygdala flags the danger and signals the hypothalamus, which switches on t
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Such a summit—one without the involvement of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky—would be unprecedented and send alarm bells ringing in European capitals and beyond. www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Exclusive | Putin Floats a Summit With Trump and Xi to Discuss Ukraine Deal
Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky wouldn’t be included in the proposed talks, as Russia’s leader seeks to negotiate an end to the war that favors Moscow.
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled a car that he said will be able to fly, a feature long relegated to science fiction and Saturday morning cartoons. www.cnn.com/2026/10/15/b...
Tesla unveils what it says is a flying car | CNN Business
Tesla CEO Elon Musk Thursday unveiled a car that he said will be able to fly, a feature long relegated to science fiction and Saturday morning cartoons.
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Desperate to avoid an embarrassing loss in the midterms, Trump is still trying to find a way to use his false claims about “illegal immigrants” voting to interfere with mail-in voting, even after the Supreme Court told him no. joycevance.substack.com/p/doj-v-cali...
DOJ v. California
Desperate to avoid an embarrassing loss in the midterms, Trump is still trying to find a way to use his false claims about “illegal immigrants” voting to interfere with mail-in voting, even after the ...
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The Supreme Court's future could ride on the midterm elections. Whoever controls the Senate will help decide whether Trump gets another appointment, or whether Democrats can block his nominees until after the 2028 election. www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
Trump may have named his last Supreme Court justice | Opinion
A Democratic Senate could block President Trump's nominees until 2029. Justice Alito's decision to stay makes the midterms a Supreme Court election.
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According to Axios, she has now broken Anthony Scaramucci's record for brevity in a high-profile White House communications role. 😂
Katie Zacharia out as press secretary after five days. Who had ‘just under half a scaramucci’ on their Katie Zacharia bingo card? You win! Jeff Tiedrich’s “This Week in Stupid” roundup. Profanity warning ‼️ open.substack.com/pub/jefftied...
This Week in Stupid: October 17 edition
Katie gets the axe, Donny fucks up his facts, and so much more...
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Trump signed an executive order to waive Congress’s new Russia sanctions. The sanctions passed both houses of Congress with bipartisan support as the LindseyGraham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act. JoJofromJerz offers a unique take. Profanity Warning ‼️ jojofromjerz.substack.com/p/the-art-of...
The Art Of The Kneel
Donald Trump Is Vladimir Putin’s Bitch.
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Winner, winner, chicken dinner. After 40 years of offering Pepsi products at its US restaurants, fast-food chicken chain KFC said that it’s making the switch to Coca-Cola starting in January. The finger lickin’ goodbye is a loss for Pepsi in the long-fought Cola Wars. www.cnbc.com/2026/10/15/k...
KFC to switch to Coca-Cola beverages in U.S. restaurants for the first time in decades
KFC is switching from PepsiCo to Coca-Cola as its beverage supplier for U.S. restaurants.
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Dental offices are struggling to hire and retain hygienists. This shortage could result in long wait times for patients and proposed solutions that some hygienists worry could lead to worse care. www.businessinsider.com/america-dent...
America's dental hygienist shortage is about to hit patients hard
Dental offices are struggling to hire and retain hygienists. Burnout, injuries, and lack of health insurance are contributing to a major shortage.
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Trump’s new pick for White House press secretary lasted less than five days. Katie Zacharia resigned today after a series of disastrous performances and news that she had misrepresented her legal credentials. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-16...
October 16, 2026
Trump’s new pick for White House press secretary lasted less than five days.
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Trump is entitled to his belief that CNN, MS NOW, and Politico are unfair to him. He can criticize their coverage. What he can’t do is use the power of the presidency to punish them for it. joycevance.substack.com/p/trumps-ong...
Trump’s Ongoing War Against the Free Press
Tonight’s post runs a little longer than usual.
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Remember when the executive branch of our government wasn’t a twenty-four-seven in-your-face shit-show? Blame the worthless scribblers of the corporate-controlled media. They wanted this. Jeff Tiedrich Profanity Warning ‼️ open.substack.com/pub/jefftied...
Racist moron does one okay thing, immediately goes back to being a racist moron
The smear campaign against Abdul El-Sayed continues
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Trump is entitled to his belief that CNN, MS NOW, and Politico are unfair to him. He can criticize their coverage. What he can’t do is use the power of the presidency to punish them for it. joycevance.substack.com/p/trumps-ong...
Trump’s Ongoing War Against the Free Press
Tonight’s post runs a little longer than usual.
joycevance.substack.com
New White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia never passed the bar exam and is not licensed to practice law despite long describing herself as a lawyer, she confirmed to USA TODAY. White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia confirms she failed bar exam. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
White House press secretary Katie Zacharia failed bar exam
Zacharia has described herself as a lawyer, but she doesn't have a law license after failing the California bar exam, according to a source.
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Social Security recipients will get a 3.6% cost-of-living boost next year. Because of high inflation, it’s the biggest raise since 2023. www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
Social Security recipients to get 3.6% COLA raise in 2027
Social Security recipients will get a 3.6% pay raise next year, but experts warn rising costs may eat up the extra cash.
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For the 6th straight month, inflation outpaced wages. That’s just one of the many data points from the Labor Department’s latest piping-hot inflation report that dropped, with the Federal Reserve’s next rate-setting meeting and the midterm elections just weeks away. www.cnbc.com/2026/10/14/c...
Here's the inflation breakdown for September 2026 — in one chart
The consumer price index rose by 3.7% in September, on the back of higher gasoline and energy prices largely due to the Iran war.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he felt betrayed by Trump’s decision to lift sanctions on Russian diesel, accusing the United States being on the wrong side of history if it sides with Moscow over Kyiv. www.usatoday.com/story/news/w...
Zelenskyy says he felt betrayed by Trump's diesel deal with Putin
Relations between the United States and Ukraine have rapidly deteriorated after President Donald Trump announced a diesel deal with Vladimir Putin.
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