Dan Loughney
@danloughney.bsky.social
Software executive, developer, designer, and aspiring satirist. I write about culture and politics, the thing we used to call “technology.”
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Who knew that Rudy still had that kind of money.
November 10, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Who knew that Rudy still had that kind of money.
The Republicans control the House, the Senate, the SCOTUS, and the Presidency. They can change the House rules so the Continuing Resolution can be approved by a simple majority. The Republicans can avert the government shutdown if they want, and so the shutdown is definitely the Democrats' fault.
September 30, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The Republicans control the House, the Senate, the SCOTUS, and the Presidency. They can change the House rules so the Continuing Resolution can be approved by a simple majority. The Republicans can avert the government shutdown if they want, and so the shutdown is definitely the Democrats' fault.
China Bought $12.6 Billion in U.S. Soybeans Last Year. Now, It’s $0.
www.nytimes.com
September 26, 2025 at 2:15 AM
The “birthday book” is over 200 pages. What page is Trump on and what are the names of the other 200 contributors?
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
We Read the Extremely Creepy Epstein Birthday Book So You Don't Have To
Jeffery Epstein's 50th birthday scrapbook is a nightmarish collection of letters from friends acknowledging the sex offender's perverse appetites.
www.rollingstone.com
September 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
The “birthday book” is over 200 pages. What page is Trump on and what are the names of the other 200 contributors?
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
FYI. Donald Trump is a rat.
September 6, 2025 at 3:38 AM
FYI. Donald Trump is a rat.
To be clear: no one is accusing Trump of being an Epstein perpetrator, so why is he blocking release of the files? Why does he threaten Congress saying a vote to release the files would be a “very hostile act to the administration”?
September 5, 2025 at 2:40 PM
To be clear: no one is accusing Trump of being an Epstein perpetrator, so why is he blocking release of the files? Why does he threaten Congress saying a vote to release the files would be a “very hostile act to the administration”?
The one thing the left and the right can agree on: pedophiles are bad. Anyway, how long will it take for individual Republicans in Congress to personally attack the Epstein survivors?
September 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The one thing the left and the right can agree on: pedophiles are bad. Anyway, how long will it take for individual Republicans in Congress to personally attack the Epstein survivors?
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen states that every child abducted my Russia needs to be returned. In response, Donald Trump whinges about his trade deal.
August 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen states that every child abducted my Russia needs to be returned. In response, Donald Trump whinges about his trade deal.
The smile when that crappy bet you made years ago pays off better than you could have ever imagined.
August 15, 2025 at 7:58 PM
The smile when that crappy bet you made years ago pays off better than you could have ever imagined.
The victims weren’t even old enough to register to vote or declare a party.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Trump Privately Dismissed Epstein Victims as 'Democrats'
Donald Trump has been privately complaining about Jeffrey Epstein's victims speaking out about the administration's attempts to bury the case.
www.rollingstone.com
August 14, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The victims weren’t even old enough to register to vote or declare a party.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
So who is running our country?
August 9, 2025 at 3:17 PM
So who is running our country?
Pete “Kegseth” threatens civil war against his own country to protect our treasonous traitors of history. I thinks he drinks too mucheth.
www.thedailybeast.com/hegseth-thre...
www.thedailybeast.com/hegseth-thre...
Hegseth Threatens Civil War to Defend Confederate History
The defense secretary defended his decision to restore a Confederate monument in Arlington National Cemetery.
www.thedailybeast.com
August 8, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Pete “Kegseth” threatens civil war against his own country to protect our treasonous traitors of history. I thinks he drinks too mucheth.
www.thedailybeast.com/hegseth-thre...
www.thedailybeast.com/hegseth-thre...
You know, if Columbia didn’t immediately cave, maybe Trump wouldn’t be extorting the rest of America’s universities out of existence.
August 8, 2025 at 7:33 PM
You know, if Columbia didn’t immediately cave, maybe Trump wouldn’t be extorting the rest of America’s universities out of existence.
Time to start putting alarms on the doors so grandpa can’t wander away.
August 6, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Time to start putting alarms on the doors so grandpa can’t wander away.
And Congress shut down to avoid voting to keep the Trump-Epstein files secret.
August 5, 2025 at 1:13 AM
And Congress shut down to avoid voting to keep the Trump-Epstein files secret.
Corporate governance is entirely broken. Musk spent two years destroying the Tesla brand and crashing sales globally. Today, he was rewarded with a temporary $29 billion bonus which will be returned if he is able to get his $56 billion bonus that a court already rejected.
August 4, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Corporate governance is entirely broken. Musk spent two years destroying the Tesla brand and crashing sales globally. Today, he was rewarded with a temporary $29 billion bonus which will be returned if he is able to get his $56 billion bonus that a court already rejected.
Better accelerate the timeline on Russia and move in some nuclear submarines so people stop asking about why my name is in the Epstein files so many times.
www.cnbc.com/2025/07/23/t...
www.cnbc.com/2025/07/23/t...
Trump was told his name was in Jeffrey Epstein files before DOJ withheld documents: WSJ
President Donald Trump was friends with Jeffrey Epstein for years before the two men had a falling-out.
www.cnbc.com
August 1, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Better accelerate the timeline on Russia and move in some nuclear submarines so people stop asking about why my name is in the Epstein files so many times.
www.cnbc.com/2025/07/23/t...
www.cnbc.com/2025/07/23/t...
Trump Taco Thursday, featuring all white boiled chicken, iceberg lettuce, and Pathmark brand salsa served on Wonderbread.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/w...
Trump Gives Mexico a Reprieve but Slams Canada With Higher Tariffs
www.nytimes.com
August 1, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Trump Taco Thursday, featuring all white boiled chicken, iceberg lettuce, and Pathmark brand salsa served on Wonderbread.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/w...