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Bud McLaughlin
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Journalist; Auburn grad; old, blue guy in red state; lover of all things Springsteen; Philly Phanatic; husband of one; father of three; grandfather of 9.
Thomas Payne's "American Crisis" words ring true today - "These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman."
November 19, 2025 at 9:02 PM
As someone who has been in the profession since 1978, I was appalled at the lack of support for Catherine Lucey ... it's unconscionable.
November 19, 2025 at 1:34 PM
They're all afraid of their company losing WH privileges and then being fired ...
November 18, 2025 at 7:17 PM
What does she say about Jan. 6?
Marjorie Taylor Greene: "I was called a traitor by a man that I fought for 6 years for. I gave him my loyalty for free. I've never owed him anything. Let me tell you what a traitor is -- a traitor is an American that serves foreign countries."
November 18, 2025 at 6:53 PM
If the "grab 'em by the p***y" statement wasn't a career killer, or the 34 felony convictions, or the JFK assassination claim of Cruz's father, or the birth certificate of Obama, or Stormy Daniels, or mocking the reporter or the, well, you get it - et cetera, et cetera, et cetera ...
I’m still thinking about “quiet, piggy.” No president should be able to speak to a member of the press that way and remain president. That moment encapsulates how vile, misogynistic, and horrible that man is.
November 18, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Not just the economy, but our way of life and democracy are at stake!
I’m watching Trump live on MS lying about everything! He lied over and over again literally about everything he said. He’s an absolute joke and disgrace. He must be impeached. Democrats need to win back both chambers in 2026 or our economy we’ll be destroyed.
November 18, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Congressman @repmoskowitz.bsky.social is a national treasure and when he tag teams with @raskin.house.gov, it's awesome!!
Moskowitz during a hearing reads an excerpt from Kristi Noem's book where she talks about shooting her dog Cricket and says, "If we're get on high horse about animal cruelty I just want to make sure we apply that equally"
November 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Major outage affecting X, Truth Social, ChatGPT, Spotify and others. www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2...
Is X down? Cloudflare outage impacts ChatGPT, Spotify, more websites
Some websites were down as part of an outage with Cloudflare, an internet infrastructure platform.
www.usatoday.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Reposted by Bud McLaughlin
X down for thousands amid Cloudfare outage #TheHill
thehill.com
X down for thousands amid Cloudfare outage
twp.ai
November 18, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Reposted by Bud McLaughlin
November 18, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Wait! What? Ol’ Scratchy throat is off the rails again.
November 17, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Surveillance photos verify Scott Bessant's claims!
November 17, 2025 at 8:31 PM
👇👇👇
Coons on Epstein files: "My hunch is that AG Bondi, having just been ordered on social media by the president to open an investigation into a series of high-profile Dems, will promptly say, 'No, there's an ongoing investigation, we can't disclose any of this,' and the president will back that up."
November 17, 2025 at 4:40 PM
This is udderly (cattle-related pun) mind-blowing. How do they come up with these fairy tales and tell them with straight faces?
They think we’re all so stupid
November 17, 2025 at 4:38 PM
An excellent piece by @mikenellis.bsky.social The Common Thread Between the Epstein Coverup and Trump’s Corrupt Pardons endlessurgency.com/p/the-common...
The Common Thread Between the Epstein Coverup and Trump’s Corrupt Pardons
Both expose how corrupt individuals protect themselves.
endlessurgency.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Is his name pronounced "moron?"
FOX NEWS: Do you believe that the number of people who came into the country illegally is one of the major factors that drove up housing prices?

FED GOV STEPHAN MIRAN: I absolutely believe that's the case
November 14, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Phang: Because Todd Blanche, we know, is the loser of losers. Todd Blanche is the guy responsible for Donald Trump getting 34 felonies for which he was convicted.

So when I call Donald Trump convicted felon Donald Trump, that’s really an homage to Todd Blanche.
November 14, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Life imitating art …
November 13, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Reposted by Bud McLaughlin
Platkin: They didn’t go to the mat to make sure people could eat. They didn’t go to the mat to make sure people could afford their health care. But they sure as hell made sure they could make hundreds of thousands of dollars on our backs based on some bogus theory of how they were harmed.
November 13, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Yee-ha!!!
November 13, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Phillies pitcher Cristopher Sanchez was a unanimous choice in the National League Cy Young Voting ... he won every vote for second place!!
November 13, 2025 at 6:27 PM
But, yeah, Mamdani is a threat to New York City and will bring Sharia Law ...
November 13, 2025 at 5:36 PM