Mark Laughlin

Mark Laughlin

@laughlinmark.bsky.social

No one fancy. Retired. Do not obey in advance.

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Mark Laughlin reposted

In response to the book excerpt published in Vanity Fair, Jared Kushner denied ever talking to the Qatari government about 666 Fifth Avenue without disclosing his father & brother met separately with the Qatari finance minister in April 2017.

mrspanstreppon@jamiepeppard.bsky.social

Jared is denying he had any contact with the Qataris about 666 Fifth but both his father & brother met with the Qatari finance minister in April 2017. theintercept.com/2018/03/23/j...

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Replying to @mayor.nyc.gov

Drivers will squeal like pigs. They hate being held accountable. Now what to do about all those scofflaw license plate coverers and defacers, out of state plates, and illegal placards.

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JD VANCE: "Well, I'll be honest. Whether the ad was appropriate or not is not really my concern." We know. You are working for a boss who has serially raped 12-year-old little girls, someone's daughters. Could be yours. Kiss your run for 2028 goodbye.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

WOW -- Vance *defends* Vivek's reprehensible ad 👇 Q: Ramaswamy's campaign put out a controversial ad featuring his opponent's mother. Some Republicans are backing away. Do you think it was appropriate? JD VANCE: Well, I'll be honest. Whether the ad was appropriate or not is not really my concern.

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This is long. I hope you’ll read it anyway. I’ve brought the tea: claims of noncitizen voting, last minute pre-election charges; it’s the same tired playbook & it's failed before. They’re hoping you don't remember. But knowledge is power. Read here: joycevance.substack.com/p/the-reoccu...

joycevance.substack.comThe Reoccuring Myth of Voter FraudIt’s “funny” how it’s surfacing just before an election. Again.

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A 56-year-old Mexican man held at a federal immigration facility in Laredo was found dead in his cell Saturday morning. His family says the center would not give him medicine for diabetes, high blood pressure and a heart condition. He is the 7th person to die in ICE custody in Texas this year.

texastribune.orgMigrant found dead at Laredo Processing Center run by ICEThe death was confirmed by U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, who said the 56-year-old Mexican national was found unresponsive in his cell. He’s the seventh person to die while detained by ICE this year.

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El-Sayed on JD Vance: First of all, Ohio State owes that boy a refund because he clearly didn't get anything from his education there…

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Replying to @atrupar.com

Oh, so paying Russia for diesel is a masterful trap. Like when I go to McDonald's and pay for a McFlurry and when the machine is broken I yell 'Gotcha!!' and they keep my money and I get no ice cream and they continue to bomb Wendy's. Clever.

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WRIGHT: The president is putting pressure on that's a step forward for peace in the Russia-Ukraine war BASH: So now the US stance is to pressure Ukraine, not Russia? W: Oh, this is pressuring Russia. Russia doesn't have diesel to export. The only way they can get it is to turn down the conflict

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More than 700 humans packed George’s in Fayetteville, Arkansas Thursday night to Rally with Hallie! Shoffner is an excellent candidate, genuine, articulate, smart, and able to listen. Let’s send Tom Cotton packing!

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NO KINGS' main focus: PROMOTING EARLY VOTING/VOTER TURNOUT/ELECTION PROTECTION ahead of midterms. By taking down No Kings' Instagram acct at this crucial moment organizers lost their ability to coordinate logistics, broadcast safety updates, & amplify live turnout. Meta:"automated system error." 🤷🏻‍♂️

Chris Murphy@chrismurphyct.bsky.social

Meta took down the No Kings organizing page today - the biggest day of protest this fall. They provided zero explanation. It stayed down for the entire afternoon until most of the protests were done. Outrageous. Put this on the January investigation list.

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Imagine going into the service thinking your job was going to be to protect the country and then finding out your real job is to lie to the public to protect the image of a foolish and mendacious president.

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com

Yikes. In a desperate-sounding video, CENTCOM Commander Adm. Brad Cooper insists the Strait of Hormuz is “controlled by the United States… not Iran” and “open for business,” despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary.

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Damnit

Radley Balko@radleybalko.bsky.social

Ex-boss filed a $12 theft charge against an ex-employee because she got a restraining order in response to his creepy behavior. Charge was never prosecuted, but it gave ICE an excuse to arrest and detain her. Congratulations to the 58 Democrats who voted for the Laken Riley Act. You own this.

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Here's Cat Murphy, a student journalist with the University of Maryland's Capital News Service, refusing to honor Rep. Andy Harris's false claim that she could not legally record his comments in this public setting @merrillcollege.bsky.social @cnsmd.bsky.social

Baltimore Banner@thebaltimorebanner.com

Republican Rep. Andy Harris incorrectly told a reporter they were breaking the law as the reporter and others recorded an exchange with him last night. Harris had just wrapped up a debate with Democratic challenger Dan Schwartz.

Mark Laughlin reposted

- “Rabbit,” spoken by Elmer Fudd with a mouthful of marshmallows - King Henry VIII’s wife Boleyn, if two letters in her first name were changed - How someone might spell “gesundheit” if they weren’t allowed to look it up buff.ly/zlLH4L9

buff.lyCrossword Clues Where It’s Clear the Puzzle’s Creator Got Themselves into a Jam Letter-wise- The National Association of Xylophone X-Ray Zebra Paleontologists, briefly - The sound a chicken bone may make when accidentally dropped into a garbage dis...

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Real America's Voice interviewed a guy at the Trump rally in Ohio who blasted Trump for peddling "lies and garbage." He went so hard on Trump and JD Vance that they cut the interview short.