Runner, reader, and traveler. Always asking “What if?” President, McDougall Communications (mcdougallpr.com). https://bsky.app/profile/mikemcdougall.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikemcdougall.bsky.social/post/3lt5si55jk22aAt the twilight’s last gleaming. #HoneoyeLake #NewYork #FingerLakes04 Jul 2025 17:49 +0000at://did:plc:2ciuhmapmwkadbd2hfamb5a4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt5si55jk22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mikemcdougall.bsky.social/post/3lrnjfeo45k23All Rise. No Kings in Rochester, NY. #NoKings #RochesterNY15 Jun 2025 12:58 +0000at://did:plc:2ciuhmapmwkadbd2hfamb5a4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrnjfeo45k23https://bsky.app/profile/mikemcdougall.bsky.social/post/3lrm6hgjuss25There shall be NO KINGS. #nokingsday #brightonny #rochesterny15 Jun 2025 00:10 +0000at://did:plc:2ciuhmapmwkadbd2hfamb5a4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrm6hgjuss25https://bsky.app/profile/mikemcdougall.bsky.social/post/3ln7gnkboj22a#ROC turned up and shouted out today. #5050120 Apr 2025 00:51 +0000at://did:plc:2ciuhmapmwkadbd2hfamb5a4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ln7gnkboj22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mikemcdougall.bsky.social/post/3lm3xrf2fik2m🧵1/2 You’ve held a sign, donned a tshirt and probably made a few social posts. But if you want real change, you also need to place pressure on the enablers—second-level individuals who are hiding in plain sight, hoping you won’t notice their contributions to the pain. https://directory.house.gov/#!/05 Apr 2025 22:22 +0000at://did:plc:2ciuhmapmwkadbd2hfamb5a4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lm3xrf2fik2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikemcdougall.bsky.social/post/3lkwcdk3iqc2xCrowds begin forming for #FightingOligarchy in #Denver. #bernie #AOC21 Mar 2025 22:49 +0000at://did:plc:2ciuhmapmwkadbd2hfamb5a4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkwcdk3iqc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikemcdougall.bsky.social/post/3lkslym7mfs23Morning Brew #timhortons #coffee20 Mar 2025 11:32 +0000at://did:plc:2ciuhmapmwkadbd2hfamb5a4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkslym7mfs23https://bsky.app/profile/mikemcdougall.bsky.social/post/3li6aofvmtc2mIt’s a common question from non-U.S. friends: Is America suddenly a different country acting on a mandate for change? Same country, same people, but a different governing party brought to power by less than a third of eligible voters. 🇺🇸14 Feb 2025 22:26 +0000at://did:plc:2ciuhmapmwkadbd2hfamb5a4/app.bsky.feed.post/3li6aofvmtc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikemcdougall.bsky.social/post/3lhauo5czc22bTariffs are the #TrumpTax03 Feb 2025 06:03 +0000at://did:plc:2ciuhmapmwkadbd2hfamb5a4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhauo5czc22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikemcdougall.bsky.social/post/3le56gdadvk2tIf the presents are open, coffee is on, Ralphie’s little brother Randy is asleep with his Hindenburg under the tree, and you’ve scrolling on your phone, tap on this. It’s my full collection of 2024 Christmas ads, bundled with a bow as a YouTube playlist. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3ZDqLbonokCFJsZ6fj6Le96f-W-AFYxV&si=TsID9WS5vXyU6nBz25 Dec 2024 14:32 +0000at://did:plc:2ciuhmapmwkadbd2hfamb5a4/app.bsky.feed.post/3le56gdadvk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/mikemcdougall.bsky.social/post/3le2ktlorsk2fI’ve been saving this 2024 Christmas advert until now—no better time to share Erste Group’s Christmas Eve tribute to a timeless song for the season. https://youtu.be/Cn70NLCCopc?si=PPVwliRyd9bTreRF24 Dec 2024 13:36 +0000at://did:plc:2ciuhmapmwkadbd2hfamb5a4/app.bsky.feed.post/3le2ktlorsk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikemcdougall.bsky.social/post/3ldxzvddylc22My late Grandpa McDougall worked the night shift on line at a GM aluminum casting plant for decades and always drove a Chevy. Thinking of him as I watch this long-form 2024 Christmas ad from the auto giant. https://youtu.be/zmNT9XEIesQ?si=owbrk5MtC1yRiCal23 Dec 2024 13:27 +0000at://did:plc:2ciuhmapmwkadbd2hfamb5a4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldxzvddylc22https://bsky.app/profile/mikemcdougall.bsky.social/post/3ldvnydfsjc2qTK Maxx puts some swagger in the family farm with its 2024 Christmas advert. https://youtu.be/rg5uScxZWSo?si=lraXsC1juDnKrbWV22 Dec 2024 14:49 +0000at://did:plc:2ciuhmapmwkadbd2hfamb5a4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldvnydfsjc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikemcdougall.bsky.social/post/3ldt2jy4x3s2fThis 2024 advert may hail from the Philippines, but its message is universal: you’re never too old for Christmas. https://youtu.be/qEi57Oz71Ts?si=gBSvzxhuJOeDO8s_21 Dec 2024 13:56 +0000at://did:plc:2ciuhmapmwkadbd2hfamb5a4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldt2jy4x3s2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikemcdougall.bsky.social/post/3ldqxbuyfxs2jCaring is the gift—a story well told by Tim Horton’s in its 2024 Christmas advert. https://youtu.be/KfOGKIohcZw?si=VJjNzO76Ko-HwlYL20 Dec 2024 17:52 +0000at://did:plc:2ciuhmapmwkadbd2hfamb5a4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldqxbuyfxs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikemcdougall.bsky.social/post/3ldog4ymxek22Make a wish. The importance of family and food during the holidays translates into any language, as seen in this 2024 Christmas advert from Spain’s ElPozo. https://youtu.be/H6InSSJgFxc?si=C-ZIf3ZQQteeT2-P19 Dec 2024 17:40 +0000at://did:plc:2ciuhmapmwkadbd2hfamb5a4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldog4ymxek22https://bsky.app/profile/mikemcdougall.bsky.social/post/3ldkg4a7jxs2dForty years of making holiday connections. Vodafone enters the 2024 Christmas advert conversation with this spot across the decades. https://youtu.be/zKxfIAR_k3s?si=K1aWaEtM_1-Dv29m18 Dec 2024 03:29 +0000at://did:plc:2ciuhmapmwkadbd2hfamb5a4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldkg4a7jxs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikemcdougall.bsky.social/post/3ldguq4yu4s2yDo you hear what I hear? This 2024 Christmas advert from Apple tugs at our heartstrings. https://youtu.be/EvnJhwIwqds16 Dec 2024 17:40 +0000at://did:plc:2ciuhmapmwkadbd2hfamb5a4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldguq4yu4s2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikemcdougall.bsky.social/post/3ldewlh2di22oThe 2024 Christmas advert from BMW - a gift for me is a gift for you. This kid knows what’s been squirreled away in grandma’s garage. https://youtu.be/q3enbnm08q4?si=8LoZjeASlbc43MeX15 Dec 2024 23:08 +0000at://did:plc:2ciuhmapmwkadbd2hfamb5a4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldewlh2di22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mikemcdougall.bsky.social/post/3ldcwbikw7s2nIt’s cold up north—and here too—but this new Christmas advert from Air Canada adds a touch of warmth in the coolest possible way. https://youtu.be/vvBx4ILJdEo?si=ZSJlLIt-vmfIOChk15 Dec 2024 03:57 +0000at://did:plc:2ciuhmapmwkadbd2hfamb5a4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldcwbikw7s2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikemcdougall.bsky.social/post/3ld7bdyxwkk2gThat music actually sounds familiar. Today’s 2024 Christmas advert is from Loganair. https://youtu.be/vtuE1kRvPIM?si=DpaMa_BiuC0Gd5za13 Dec 2024 17:04 +0000at://did:plc:2ciuhmapmwkadbd2hfamb5a4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld7bdyxwkk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/mikemcdougall.bsky.social/post/3ld5jeiencc2aA “Lidl” Christmas magic brought to life in this 2024 holiday advert. https://youtu.be/3iPshsgPC9w13 Dec 2024 00:22 +0000at://did:plc:2ciuhmapmwkadbd2hfamb5a4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld5jeiencc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mikemcdougall.bsky.social/post/3lcxqvy74gc2tA bear like this once lived in our house… probably your home too. That makes the 2024 Christmas advert from Shaw Trust all the more poignant. https://youtu.be/3iyXYNgOEEk?si=oY1hzpfujDptkzCY10 Dec 2024 17:21 +0000at://did:plc:2ciuhmapmwkadbd2hfamb5a4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcxqvy74gc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/mikemcdougall.bsky.social/post/3lcw2sp627s2iLet’s stay down under for a moment with this holly, jolly 2024 Christmas advert from Telstra. https://youtu.be/qaJOvhueiOg?si=Jth7IuzVlPfuNfGd10 Dec 2024 01:13 +0000at://did:plc:2ciuhmapmwkadbd2hfamb5a4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcw2sp627s2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/mikemcdougall.bsky.social/post/3lcsihd4xnk2a“Oh, that kind of gravy boat!” ALDI Australia checks in with an extra helping of fun through its 2024 Christmas advert. https://youtu.be/HTpTPUs4NLQ08 Dec 2024 15:07 +0000at://did:plc:2ciuhmapmwkadbd2hfamb5a4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcsihd4xnk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mikemcdougall.bsky.social/post/3lcq6ocoko22jWith holiday craziness entering full swing, this 2024 Christmas advert from Starbucks hits the right notes. https://youtu.be/GxYj-JIwusM?si=xkArhlfm8GV6_OvH07 Dec 2024 17:06 +0000at://did:plc:2ciuhmapmwkadbd2hfamb5a4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcq6ocoko22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikemcdougall.bsky.social/post/3lcomunxk2226Sainsbury’s goes BIG with its 2024 Christmas advert. https://youtu.be/I8dczAGg-Qg?si=euIBYDwVL2ZcR_vO07 Dec 2024 02:15 +0000at://did:plc:2ciuhmapmwkadbd2hfamb5a4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcomunxk2226https://bsky.app/profile/mikemcdougall.bsky.social/post/3lcm54go6ps2pSometimes you wait hours for just the right scene. Other times you pan on a passing Amtrak Surfliner and discover a surfer has appeared at the far end, creating one of my favorite shots of the year. A December 4 surprise in Del Mar.06 Dec 2024 02:28 +0000at://did:plc:2ciuhmapmwkadbd2hfamb5a4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcm54go6ps2phttps://bsky.app/profile/mikemcdougall.bsky.social/post/3lcln35xyy22lAs @cnn.com interviews Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-Florida) on cutting government spending, tuxedo-clad waiters proceed through the background shot. Oh, the irony…05 Dec 2024 21:41 +0000at://did:plc:2ciuhmapmwkadbd2hfamb5a4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcln35xyy22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikemcdougall.bsky.social/post/3lclenrztos2eThanks to Marc Schulze for passing along this 2024 Christmas advert from Swiss supermarket giant Migros. Check the replies to see the origin story from 2017! https://youtu.be/hOYpMdseGKk?si=jVIDfSXBSrGZZ3JI05 Dec 2024 19:10 +0000at://did:plc:2ciuhmapmwkadbd2hfamb5a4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lclenrztos2e