Michael McLaughlin
mjm1031.bsky.social
Michael McLaughlin
@mjm1031.bsky.social
USA Hockey Master Level Coach. Former youth high school and ACHA Coach. Former hockey and softball dad. Current Soccer GPa of 5. One Currently playing MLS Next Pro.
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Friends, when the history of this sordid period of America is written — assuming it’s not written by historians trying to curry favor with a future fascist regime — I hope the leaders of American business are condemned to the hellfire they deserve for helping destroy American democracy.
February 3, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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Faux news is screaming " conspiracy theory!!" at online claims that the 'assassination ' was fake. C'mon that was the worst acting I've seen in years...a coward doesn't stand up during an active shooter incident.
February 3, 2026 at 12:26 AM
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The more the political landscape looks like a blue wave, the harder Trump will fight to corrupt free and fair elections. Safeguarding the integrity of elections is *the* fight of 2026.
This Isn’t What De-escalation Looks Like
Trump can’t tame the monster he made.
lnk.thebulwark.com
February 3, 2026 at 5:00 AM
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Tesla reported paying ZERO federal income tax on $5.7 billion of U.S. income in 2025.

Meanwhile, thanks to his new Tesla pay package, Elon Musk could stand to make $3 billion more per year than all 1.4 million elementary school teachers in the U.S. combined.

See the problem here?
February 2, 2026 at 11:30 PM
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Never say we didn't warn you. From 2024: lnk.thebulwark.com/3NKooaD
RFK Jr. Is a One-Man Plague
It’s not just that he’s misinformed. It’s the way his mind works that’s dangerous.
lnk.thebulwark.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:16 PM
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“.. Trump has hung a for-sale sign on the Oval Office at a scale and frequency that is untoward and unprecedented. It’s also true that a Republican-controlled Congress and the courts are unlikely to do a thing about it.”

@opinion.bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
February 2, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Listening to replay of Jordan Bennington's first game with StLouis Blues. Great to see the team that would win the Cup that year. Even better to hear John Kelly and Darren Pang. How could we let these two announcers leave STL. Now we have poor announcers and a bunch of video game crap on TV
February 2, 2026 at 2:51 AM
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A big win for Arkansas voters: a federal court has blocked laws that would’ve effectively shut down citizen-led ballot initiatives — the same process Arkansans have long used to raise wages, expand healthcare and enact reforms lawmakers ignored.
https://bit.ly/49yKUfj
Federal Court Shuts Down Arkansas Crackdown on Ballot Initiatives
Read more here.
bit.ly
November 23, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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November 23, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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When Trump finds out his MAGA minions in Congress are doing their job he’ll be pissed. He wants to do their job.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/us/politics/senate-vote-trump-brazil-tariffs.html
With Some G.O.P. Backing, Senate Votes to End Trump’s Brazil Tariffs
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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"The story of Trump’s authoritarian takeover is primarily a story of what Trump and his executive branch apparatchiks have done. But it wouldn’t be happening without an extraordinary degree of complicity, collaboration, and cowardice of congressional Republicans."

www.thebulwark.com/p/regular-am...
Regular Americans Are About to Take It On The Chin
But Congress isn’t moved.
www.thebulwark.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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BREAKING: A D.C. federal judge rules Trump’s firing of Gwynne Wilcox, chair of the National Labor Relations Board, was illegal. This marks the most recent ruling against Trump's unlawful terminations this week.
Trump Violated Federal Law in Removing Labor Board Chair, Judge Finds
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
March 6, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Elon Musk Must Testify Before Congress Under Oath To Explain Exactly What The Hell He Is Doing http://dlvr.it/TJMxX6
March 6, 2025 at 8:50 PM
🇲🇽 Mexico President: "US Customs and Border Protection data show that 80% of those arrested for fentanyl trafficking at US ports of entry were US citizens"
March 5, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Democrats should NOT negotiate with Trump and his sycophants in Congress. If the Republican majority can’t get their act together to prevent a government shutdown, that’s on them.

Democrats need to grow some balls and stand up to Trump’s authoritarianism. Angry posts on social media won’t cut it.
March 2, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Time for Military loyal to our Constitution to put into action ending this destruction to our way of life that is hopefully non violent before this goes any further.
March 2, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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February 11, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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I can’t believe this needs to be said, but cutting funding for cancer research is not how you make America great.

thehill.com/policy/healt...
NIH cuts billions from research overhead funding
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) on Friday made a significant reduction in grants reserved for research institutions, a decision that may significantly impact American higher education. The …
thehill.com
February 9, 2025 at 2:16 AM