Mark McLaughlin
@markminva.bsky.social
Dog walker and pet sitter in the Richmond, VA area. Into music, movies particularly horror, reading, food, pets, not being cold and podcasts about the things I like.
Kathy Bates, but does she goon?
October 16, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Kathy Bates, but does she goon?
@npr.org pop culture happy hour’s review of the new TS album is somewhat laughable. Why is every outlet putting their biggest TS fans on the review for this album? Also, her vocals live and in studio are pitch corrected beyond belief, the raw vocal feed was leaked, we know the truth!
October 6, 2025 at 3:45 PM
@npr.org pop culture happy hour’s review of the new TS album is somewhat laughable. Why is every outlet putting their biggest TS fans on the review for this album? Also, her vocals live and in studio are pitch corrected beyond belief, the raw vocal feed was leaked, we know the truth!
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Today, 33% of all the electricity used in Oregon is attributed to data centers.
In Virginia, it’s 37%.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
In Virginia, it’s 37%.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
AI Data Centers Use a Lot of Energy. You May Be Paying for It
AI data centers are pushing up energy costs all over the US. On today’s Big Take podcast: an investigation into who's footing the bill.
www.bloomberg.com
September 30, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Today, 33% of all the electricity used in Oregon is attributed to data centers.
In Virginia, it’s 37%.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
In Virginia, it’s 37%.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Judging by the shamefully opportunistic & politicizing rhetoric of some rightwingers on Twitter, & their cynical use of Charlie Kirk’s horrific murder for political point scoring, it’s almost as if Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman wasn’t murdered by a Trump-voting MAGA maniac just 12 weeks ago.
September 10, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Judging by the shamefully opportunistic & politicizing rhetoric of some rightwingers on Twitter, & their cynical use of Charlie Kirk’s horrific murder for political point scoring, it’s almost as if Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman wasn’t murdered by a Trump-voting MAGA maniac just 12 weeks ago.
Shocking how quickly the Republican Party went from the “don’t tread on me” party to the “tread on me daddy” party so quickly.
August 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Shocking how quickly the Republican Party went from the “don’t tread on me” party to the “tread on me daddy” party so quickly.
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You're not a Republican. You're a fascist.
August 5, 2025 at 6:39 AM
You're not a Republican. You're a fascist.
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My wife is in Vogue shitting on your AI-generated "art" 💜 www.vogue.com/article/matt...
![Well, everything. The death of art. [Laughs.] A thing that I’ve been struck by in the last year of tech development around art is that what makes us human is making art, even if you’re not a professional artist. This is kind of corny, but I think about cavemen, right? One of the first things we ever did as a species was put our handprints on a wall, and it’s just this drive that has always been there. It’ll always be there. And I think it’s preposterous that these people are suggesting that they develop this technology, and the first thing they want to eliminate is art, so you have more time to…what, email? I don’t know what they think I’m going to do with my fucking day. Most of the population is not artists, but a lot of the population has artistic hobbies, and if you replace that with a computer doing it for you or whatever, it’s just pointless. I think there’s a death drive in these people, almost, and an actual hatred of artists; they are jealous of people with imagination because they don’t have one, and they almost consciously want to eliminate it.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:obalt57atoxc2zooldtuur75/bafkreifnjtvupzmkqg7cggiv2z5nckzpp5yd2sm7h5gg2kq3plbwv2btuy@jpeg)
July 31, 2025 at 1:03 PM
My wife is in Vogue shitting on your AI-generated "art" 💜 www.vogue.com/article/matt...
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This Columbia University "settlement" is an abomination. How can you claim you are an educational institution if you are willing to sell your academic integrity for $400 million?
July 24, 2025 at 3:15 PM
This Columbia University "settlement" is an abomination. How can you claim you are an educational institution if you are willing to sell your academic integrity for $400 million?
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The pedophile party isn’t hiding who they are anymore.
"She deserves to be out. And maybe she never deserved to be in there in the first place" www.mediamatters.org/greg-kelly/n...
Newsmax's Greg Kelly on Ghislaine Maxwell: "She just might be a victim. She just might be. There was a rush to judgment."
www.mediamatters.org
July 24, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The pedophile party isn’t hiding who they are anymore.
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RIP Ozzy Osbourne, what an absolute legend and a lifetime lived to its fullest. Crazy that he just had the most amazing send off.
July 22, 2025 at 6:24 PM
RIP Ozzy Osbourne, what an absolute legend and a lifetime lived to its fullest. Crazy that he just had the most amazing send off.
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I don’t know if there is anything worse than knowingly starving children to death and doing nothing to stop it.
July 22, 2025 at 1:01 AM
I don’t know if there is anything worse than knowingly starving children to death and doing nothing to stop it.
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BREAKING: Trump threatens to kill deal to bring Commanders to D.C. if team doesn't change its name, an 82-year-old man lost his green card and was deported because of it, and Tulsi doubles down on prosecuting Obama.
All the news you missed today: open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
All the news you missed today: open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
BREAKING: Trump Threatens to Kill Deal to Bring Commanders to D.C. if Team Doesn't Change It's Name
Trump threatens to kill deal to bring Commanders to D.C. if team doesn't change its name, an 82-year-old man lost his green card and was deported because of it, Tulsi doubles down on prosecuting Obama
open.substack.com
July 20, 2025 at 8:51 PM
BREAKING: Trump threatens to kill deal to bring Commanders to D.C. if team doesn't change its name, an 82-year-old man lost his green card and was deported because of it, and Tulsi doubles down on prosecuting Obama.
All the news you missed today: open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
All the news you missed today: open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
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Breaking News: A former police commissioner sued Eric Adams, claiming the New York City mayor and others ran the NYPD as a criminal enterprise. The lawsuit is the fifth time in two weeks that Adams' Police Department has been accused of wrongdoing by a former top official.
Ex-Commissioner Sues, Saying Adams Ran N.Y.P.D. as a Criminal Enterprise
www.nytimes.com
July 16, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Breaking News: A former police commissioner sued Eric Adams, claiming the New York City mayor and others ran the NYPD as a criminal enterprise. The lawsuit is the fifth time in two weeks that Adams' Police Department has been accused of wrongdoing by a former top official.
At this point it’s laughable, Trump deploying tariffs again to distract everyone from the Epstein mess. It won’t work so he’ll need to escalate shit again next week. Rinse and repeat. All while also using it as a means to manipulate the stock market.
July 12, 2025 at 1:05 PM
At this point it’s laughable, Trump deploying tariffs again to distract everyone from the Epstein mess. It won’t work so he’ll need to escalate shit again next week. Rinse and repeat. All while also using it as a means to manipulate the stock market.
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A State Department employee shared with PBS News an image from inside the department. The image includes a piece of paper taped to a mirror with the words, "Colleagues, if you remain: RESIST FASCISM. Remember the oath you vowed to uphold."
July 11, 2025 at 10:51 PM
A State Department employee shared with PBS News an image from inside the department. The image includes a piece of paper taped to a mirror with the words, "Colleagues, if you remain: RESIST FASCISM. Remember the oath you vowed to uphold."
I’d like to see the Venn diagram of liberals who refuse to eat at Chick-fil-A, but are still on Twitter.
July 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
I’d like to see the Venn diagram of liberals who refuse to eat at Chick-fil-A, but are still on Twitter.
What’s happened in Texas is absolutely devastating. I’m not a parent, so I can only imagine the heartbreak the families of these girls must be feeling.
July 7, 2025 at 1:54 PM
What’s happened in Texas is absolutely devastating. I’m not a parent, so I can only imagine the heartbreak the families of these girls must be feeling.
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Donald Trump is promoting feeding political enemies to alligators. MAGA is over the moon.
Alligator Alcatraz is the American Dachau. We are on the slope to a very dark future.
If we do not speak up now, fascism will be in place.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPMX...
Alligator Alcatraz is the American Dachau. We are on the slope to a very dark future.
If we do not speak up now, fascism will be in place.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPMX...
CONCENTRATION CAMP USA - CHARLIE ANGUS
YouTube video by Charlie Angus
www.youtube.com
July 6, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Donald Trump is promoting feeding political enemies to alligators. MAGA is over the moon.
Alligator Alcatraz is the American Dachau. We are on the slope to a very dark future.
If we do not speak up now, fascism will be in place.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPMX...
Alligator Alcatraz is the American Dachau. We are on the slope to a very dark future.
If we do not speak up now, fascism will be in place.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPMX...
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“The New York Times collaborated with a white nationalist eugenicist hacker and agreed to keep his identity a secret to publish a Zohran Mamdani hit piece” is a way bigger story than “18 year old Zohran Mamdani ticked ‘African American’ on his Columbia application because he was a citizen of Uganda”
July 4, 2025 at 1:40 AM
“The New York Times collaborated with a white nationalist eugenicist hacker and agreed to keep his identity a secret to publish a Zohran Mamdani hit piece” is a way bigger story than “18 year old Zohran Mamdani ticked ‘African American’ on his Columbia application because he was a citizen of Uganda”
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I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
July 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
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I am heartbroken by the news from Colorado where Karen Diamond, a victim of the vicious attack earlier this month, has passed away.
May Karen’s memory be a blessing and a reminder that we must constantly work to eradicate hatred and violence.
May Karen’s memory be a blessing and a reminder that we must constantly work to eradicate hatred and violence.
Victim of Boulder Firebombing Attack Dies of Wounds
www.nytimes.com
June 30, 2025 at 8:04 PM
I am heartbroken by the news from Colorado where Karen Diamond, a victim of the vicious attack earlier this month, has passed away.
May Karen’s memory be a blessing and a reminder that we must constantly work to eradicate hatred and violence.
May Karen’s memory be a blessing and a reminder that we must constantly work to eradicate hatred and violence.
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Democrats who stop doing stuff like this as soon as the winds change are making it *very clear* what we knew all along: that they will only do the bare minimum and only if there are zero consequences to them. the exact opposite of having principles
Yesterday I was so PROUD to stand with LGBTQ+ New Yorkers alongside my friend and our Democratic nominee for Mayor, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social!
June 30, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Democrats who stop doing stuff like this as soon as the winds change are making it *very clear* what we knew all along: that they will only do the bare minimum and only if there are zero consequences to them. the exact opposite of having principles