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Muddy Water & Mischief

@lynnlaughs.bsky.social
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Truth with a little mud on it 💙 Proud Louisiana progressive. Writer. Photog. RN. Former EMT-P. Healthcare is a right. Public office is a privilege. Good coffee is a gift. Follow for political & healthcare news, opinions & snark.🚫creepy DMs.

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Muddy Water & Mischief @lynnlaughs.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Governor Jeff Landry’s fight over teacher pay and school funding says more about his character and temperament than his budget skills. Faced with a problem he helped create, he hasn’t led, he’s bullied. #Louisiana #JeffLandry #LouisianaPolitics #education
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
"Iran’s video was a disinformation effort intended to sow doubts in the election, and Mullin just recirculated its claims..." www.nytimes.com/live/2026/07...
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Cartoon by Monte Wolverton
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Muddy Water & Mischief @lynnlaughs.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I'll say this about Louisiana politics. It is never boring. open.substack.com/pub/muddywat...
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Capitaine of the Cash Machine
Louisiana’s latest Capitaine doesn’t beg for chickens. He lectures New Orleans for treating the state like an ATM, then pockets the city’s hotel taxes with a straight face.
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Muddy Water & Mischief @lynnlaughs.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
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Lynn McMorris (@lynnmcmorris)
Louisiana Senate candidate Jamie Davis came through Alexandria on Sunday, July 12, as part of the Louisiana Democratic Party's "No More Silence Tour." Davis won the Democratic nomination in the June 2...
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Muddy Water & Mischief @lynnlaughs.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
The mysteries of the universe remain a mystery to me. So I’ve not a clue as to where Lindsey Graham is today. But wherever he is, you can bet he’s figuring out who holds the levers of power in that domain and is working on a plan to gain proximity. substack.com/@lynnmcmorri...
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Lynn McMorris (@lynnmcmorris)
The mysteries of the universe remain a mystery to me. So I’ve not a clue as to where Lindsey Graham is today. But wherever he is, you can bet he’s figuring out who holds the levers of power in that do...
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Mets Chief @metschief.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
I believe we are dealing with is a Schrödinger's McConnell situation
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Muddy Water & Mischief @lynnlaughs.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
JD Vance or Marco Rubio will top the GOP’s 2028 ticket. What it’s missing is Trump‑grade sleaze, and that’s where Maine Democrat Graham Platner comes in. #politicalsatire #GrahamPlatner #Senate #USPolitics #GOP2028 muddywaterandmischief.substack.com/p/platner-fo...
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Platner for Veep: A Maine Democrat Could Complete the GOP’s 2028 Sleaze Ticket
JD Vance or Marco Rubio will top the GOP’s 2028 ticket. What it’s missing is Trump‑grade sleaze, and that’s where Maine Democrat Graham Platner comes in.
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Muddy Water & Mischief @lynnlaughs.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Is he really on leave? Or just in between teleports? Have we lost him? Waffle Houses are on the lookout. 🧇🍳🥓☕️ #politicalsatire #teleport #MAGA #FEMA #wafflehouse thehill.com/homenews/adm...
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Official who claims to have once teleported to Waffle House on leave at FEMA
A Trump administration appointee who claims to have once teleported to a Waffle House is now on leave from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). A FEMA spokesperson confirmed in a st…
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Muddy Water & Mischief @lynnlaughs.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
I mean really. It's like a sitcom. All about an idiot that becomes President. With a strong supporting cast of fellow idiots and a few who are smart enough to know going along with the idiots buys them power. #reflectingpool #Trump #MAGA www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...
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Trump may have damaged Reflecting Pool by having motorcade drive over it
Trump’s decision to drive his motorcade across the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool earlier this year is facing renewed scrutiny.
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Muddy Water & Mischief @lynnlaughs.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
So. Will an arrest be made? Call the law!! Vandalism cannot be tolerated!! 😂😆🤣 #ReflectingPool #Trump #OurPresidentIsAMoron www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...
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Trump may have damaged Reflecting Pool by having motorcade drive over it
Trump’s decision to drive his motorcade across the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool earlier this year is facing renewed scrutiny.
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Muddy Water & Mischief @lynnlaughs.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
More performative politics by Senator Bill Cassidy this week. He was furious! Was there a point? Or is he just looking for a soft place to land? Will anything good for Louisiana come from his antics? #SenatorBillCassidy #PoliticalSatire #Louisiana tinyurl.com/425f8x84
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WHAT DROPPED INTO THE TRAY?
A Sequel to “The Big Pretending”
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26/06/2026
Massie: "I think it's ironic that we control the House, Senate, Supreme Court, and the White House, and we're yelling 'election fraud'? I mean, we won all the damn elections."
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Muddy Water & Mischief @lynnlaughs.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
He said what???
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Muddy Water & Mischief @lynnlaughs.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
@jamestalarico.bsky.social Paige asked me to forward this. You are her hero. She name drops you here. muddywaterandmischief.substack.com/p/plea-for-d...
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A Plea for Dignity, Guest Submission by Paige the African Elephant
An exclusive statement from the elephant at the center of the Texas GOP convention incident.
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Muddy Water & Mischief @lynnlaughs.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Plea for Dignity, Guest Submission by Paige the African Elephant who peed on the Texas GOP. #politicalsatire #TXGOP #JamesTalarico #uspolitics #Paige open.substack.com/pub/muddywat...
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Plea for Dignity, Guest Submission by Paige the African Elephant
An exclusive statement from the elephant at the center of the Texas GOP convention incident.
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Muddy Water & Mischief @lynnlaughs.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Rats. So disappointing. I was this close to formally declaring the local Post Office the Lynn McMorris Center for Postal Excellence. If a sitting president can slap his name on public buildings that don't belong to him, why can't I? I had the placard designed and everything. tinyurl.com/zha8fraa
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Muddy Water & Mischief @lynnlaughs.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
The House and Senate packed up and went home today after Democrats and 19 Republicans blocked a House extension of a law that never should have existed. #Section702 #FISA #SurveillanceState #FourthAmendment #Pulte tinyurl.com/86702Yayy
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The Government's Favorite Loophole to Read Your Messages Needs to Die.
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Muddy Water & Mischief @lynnlaughs.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
If the government comes for me, I’m really hoping I get to share a cell with Rachel Maddow or Maggie Haberman. Please, not Marjorie Taylor Greene. I fear MTG would beat me up for my slice of white bread. Plus I’d have to listen to that whole “Go Dawgs” thing. #CruelAndUnusualPunishment
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Muddy Water & Mischief @lynnlaughs.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
The Pentagon has weight standards. The Grand Canyon mule ride has weight standards. I have personal history with both of them. Weights and Measures: Of Mules and Men. #politicalsatire #uspolitics #trump #MilitaryPolicy #UFC #satire #LongCabinRepublicans
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Muddy Water & Mischief @lynnlaughs.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Five physicians were physically ejected and threatened with arrest from a medical conference in New Orleans for handing out a journal article critical of cuts to NIH research. #ADA2026 #NIH #PediatricHealth #ScienceMatters #MAHA #CancerResearch #PublicHealth open.substack.com/pub/lynnmcmo...
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The Betrayal of Children
Five physicians were physically ejected and threatened with arrest from a medical conference in New Orleans for handing out a journal article critical of cuts to NIH research.
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Muddy Water & Mischief @lynnlaughs.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
U.S. Senator Dr. Bill Cassidy looked very concerned this week. He always does. That is the job. open.substack.com/pub/lynnmcmo...
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The Big Pretending
The Role of the Republican Designated Skeptic
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Muddy Water & Mischief @lynnlaughs.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
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Lynn McMorris (@lynnmcmorris)
What is his goal in posting this? It reeks of 1980’s gay porn. In betamax. Hoping his next post does not include a locker room scene. MY EYESSSSSSS.
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Muddy Water & Mischief @lynnlaughs.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
They are not going to let the slush fund idea die until they use it as a bargaining chip. substack.com/@lynnmcmorri...
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Lynn McMorris (@lynnmcmorris)
Dems today force a vote to stop the looting of our treasury by Trump via his “anti weaponization fund.” Vote failed 49 to 50, with GOP Sens. Susan Collins, Jon Husted and Dan Sullivan voting with Dems...
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Muddy Water & Mischief @lynnlaughs.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
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Soup, a Nap, and a Graceful Exit. Please.
Fifteen of the twenty four oldest members of Congress are Democrats. For a party that calls itself the future, that is a losing record, and it is long past time to get out of its own way.
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Muddy Water & Mischief @lynnlaughs.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Do me next.
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Muddy Water & Mischief @lynnlaughs.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
It's worth noting that Republicans do have more nuclear families. And by nuclear I mean those that have been completely blown up after daddy's Grindr account was discovered.
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Muddy Water & Mischief @lynnlaughs.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Anybody want to start a Kalshi bet on whether I get kicked off the Baton Rouge General Facebook page today?
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Muddy Water & Mischief @lynnlaughs.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Happy Pride Month!! What a joy it is to watch the world celebrate!! Though it also reminds me of what a boring old lesbian I've become. Last night my wife and I tag teamed a breast from Popeye's. That's about as racy as it gets around here.
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Muddy Water & Mischief @lynnlaughs.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
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Muddy Water & Mischief @lynnlaughs.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Sunday Satire for the sorry not really sorry crowd. Poor MAGA outcasts. lynnmcmorris.substack.com/p/tough-time...
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Tough Times at MAGA High
When You Lose Your Place in the Posse
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Muddy Water & Mischief @lynnlaughs.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Questions every student athlete should ask before accepting a scholarship in a gerrymandered state. #NAACP #racialjustice #sec #NCAA #resist lynnmcmorris.substack.com/p/your-futur...
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Your Future. Your Decision.
A Message To Student Athletes Of Color And Those Who Wish To Support Them
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The Lens Nola @thelensnola.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
#TheLensNola🔍 As recently as February, Senator Morris and his partners sold hundreds of acres to Entergy for a methane-burning power plant to provide electricity for the data center. ✍ Garrett Hazelwood, Floodlight Full article: buff.ly/dDvqUqc #senjaymorris #metadatacenter #entergy
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The Lens Nola @thelensnola.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
#TheLensNola🔍 The U.S.-born woman presented ICE and Lafayette sheriff’s deputies with her state-issued ID and Social Security card. ICE detained her anyway. ✍ Delaney Nolan Full article 🔗: buff.ly/ZqkAWGL #UScitizen #ICE #detainment #lafayette
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Muddy Water & Mischief @lynnlaughs.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Why Louisiana stays poor. The pattern of giving it all away. #Louisiana, #politics #meta open.substack.com/pub/lynnmcmo...
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Our Failings Are A Feature, Not A Bug
How Louisiana keeps selling itself to industry and calling it progress.
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Muddy Water & Mischief @lynnlaughs.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
A Louisiana senator hurled a racial slur at a Democratic official. What followed was a press release. In the comments, a conversation broke out that I haven't been able to shake. This is my answer. #Louisiana #NoKings #LaDemos #LAPolitics #Racism #Resist open.substack.com/pub/lynnmcmo...
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There Is No Separate Hill
A Louisiana senator hurled a racial slur at a Democratic official. What followed was a press release. In the comments, a conversation broke out that I haven't been able to shake. This is my answer.
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Muddy Water & Mischief @lynnlaughs.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Memorial Day 2026. The fallen rest in peace. The families endure. lynnmcmorris.com/2026/05/26/m...
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Memorial Day 2026
Memorial Day is a reminder of the debt we owe to those who gave all…. something we should ponder more than once a year. The families I came to know while writing this article years ago touched me d…
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Muddy Water & Mischief @lynnlaughs.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Mid-Sentence. About that time I met Huey P. Long's bodyguard. lynnmcmorris.com/2026/05/25/m...
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Mid-Sentence
He reminded me of a little banty rooster. Elderly, feisty, alert, coherently answering my questions as I worked through my assessment. HIPAA prevents me from providing details, but I can share that…
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judithbolyard.bsky.social @judithbolyard.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Two Vietnam veterans are taking the Trump administration to federal court over plans for a 250-foot triumph arch at the Arlington National Cemetery, arguing the project is an unconstitutional vanity monument that dishonors the soldiers buried there and bypasses the legal approval process entirely
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Muddy Water & Mischief @lynnlaughs.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
No crawfish season? Well, it's what they voted for. open.substack.com/pub/robertma...
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No crawfish season? Well, it's what they voted for.
Louisiana's Trump supporters wanted mass deportations. Now the crawfish industry is feeling it.
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Muddy Water & Mischief @lynnlaughs.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Well this is gonna throw a wrench in Trump's plan to rule the world. www.msn.com/en-gb/news/w...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/03/2026
Jeffries calls Kristi Noem "a living breathing article of impeachment"
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 05/03/2026
Don’t let the door hit you on the way out, Kristi Noem.
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Muddy Water & Mischief @lynnlaughs.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Wondering what outfit Kristi Noem will wear to clear out her office.
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Muddy Water & Mischief @lynnlaughs.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Kristi Noem has been fired. My friends and I approve. But not sure if replacement Markwayne Mullin will be any better.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
That one person can drag us into a war without consulting or even notifying Congress, or our allies, or fully explaining to the American people why this is necessary, is absolutely bonkers. Reminder that Congress has the power to stop this.
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Muddy Water & Mischief @lynnlaughs.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Seems like a good time to post this again.
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Muddy Water & Mischief @lynnlaughs.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
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RFK Jr. Vowed to Find the Environmental Causes of Autism. Then He Shut Down Research Trying to Do Just That.
While touting a $50 million initiative to identify the causes of autism, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is helping lead an administration that is rolling back protections against pollution and toxic chemicals,...
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
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As Texas flooded, key staff say FEMA’s leader could not be reached
The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s acting administrator, David Richardson, is often inaccessible, several current and former officials say, raising concerns within the agency.
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Muddy Water & Mischief @lynnlaughs.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
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Will Sutton: One Louisiana station went dark on Kimmel, but millions nationwide tuned in
Will Sutton wants you to watch the latest episode of "Jimmy Kimmel Live," even if you have to go online to find it. Here's why.
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