Mlafferty @mikelaff.bsky.social · 12/09/2026I find myself often thinking about DiCaprio’s final words in “Don’t Look Up,” just before the comet - which might have been averted if not for the idiots in charge - struck Earth. “We really did have everything, when you think about it.” 000
Mlafferty @mikelaff.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Why in God’s name isn’t Congress hauling all of the tech bros into hearings to explain exactly what they’re doing to prevent an AI apocalypse and why they shouldn’t be regulated to the hilt? 000
Reposted by MlaffertyCraig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Grand jury report, sealed for months, finally revealed. Gov. Ron DeSastrous' administration misappropriated $10 million from sick kids & gave it to Hope #Florida, but can't charge anyone. But the nexus was AG James "Oopsie!" Uthmeier. www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/g... via @jimdefede.bsky.socialcbsnews.comGrand jury finds DeSantis administration "misappropriated" $10 million in taxpayer money to Hope FloridaA Florida grand jury found the DeSantis administration misappropriated $10 million in taxpayer money for political purposes. 95631
Mlafferty @mikelaff.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Anyone else remember the right win freaking out when Biden tapped the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to lower gas prices? It never got lower than 346 million barrels under Biden. Today it’s 293 million barrels. www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/his...eia.govWeekly U.S. Ending Stocks of Crude Oil in SPR (Thousand Barrels) 000
Mlafferty @mikelaff.bsky.social · 18/08/2026News from Trump’s home county in Florida: The Republican clerk of court in Palm Beach County, appointed last year by his pal Ron DeSantis, has been suspended after accusations of child abuse. www.tampabay.com/news/florida...tampabay.comEx-Florida state representative arrested on child sex abuse chargesDeSantis on Tuesday suspended Michael Caruso as Palm Beach County’s clerk of courts and comptroller. 000
Reposted by MlaffertyYashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 17/08/2026We have a million of these a week but it’s always worth pointing out… Can you imagine what the reaction would be if a Democrat said this? 3855590
Mlafferty @mikelaff.bsky.social · 23/07/2026I’m thinking about all the Iran war hawks who smugly asked why a country with so much oil reserves could possibly want nuclear power, unless what they really want is a nuclear bomb. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/07...nytimes.comTrump Live Updates: U.S. Signs Deal to Help Saudis Obtain Nuclear Power 000
Mlafferty @mikelaff.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Americans today remind me of those “Lord of the Flies” British boys who went loopy without any adults around. 010
Reposted by MlaffertyRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/04/2026The Texas legislature rammed through a gerrymandering bill at the request of Trump. Virginia actually voted in favor of redistricting to counterbalance what Texas and other Republican-controlled states have done. Yet only one is considered a "power grab." Oligarch-owned media in a nutshell. 25850951788
Reposted by MlaffertyNY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Whether it's Trump threatening a nuclear war on Truth Social or Hillary Clinton sharing risotto recipes by email, both leaders made controversial use of digital communication. 161065157
Mlafferty @mikelaff.bsky.social · 09/02/2026Why didn’t NBC have any shots of Robert Kraft looking disappointed? That’s what I was here for. 000
Reposted by MlaffertyMehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 06/01/2026A reminder - before Trump, MAGA, Musk and Fox rewrote history - that this is what the entire country agreed had happened five years ago today: 11271093428
Mlafferty @mikelaff.bsky.social · 20/10/2025The White House is now on Bluesky. Do yourself a favor and block them. 210
Reposted by MlaffertyCraig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 19/10/2025The $700K a LA developer once involved in his state’s biggest bribery scandal invested in #Florida political campaigns paid off when Gov. Ron DeSastrous & Cabinet voted unanimously to buy a 4-acre parcel from him for $83 million. www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/19/8... via @sundogwriter.bsky.socialorlandosentinel.com$83 million for sandy Florida lot: Did GOP donations pay off for seller?Robert Guidry’s campaign contributions paid off as he stands to make a $70 million profit off of a 4-acre parcel in Destin he bought in 2016 with the intention of developing a condominium and… 1011163
Reposted by MlaffertyKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 10/10/2025The president says there are very few stores left in Portland, Oregon, and the ones that are left are made of plywood. I know we’re numb to this, but in any other time he’d have been removed by the 25th Amendment by now 40674591901
Reposted by MlaffertyNieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 01/10/2025Elon Musk promises to do to Wikipedia what he did to the federal government www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/elon...niemanlab.orgElon Musk promises to do to Wikipedia what he did to the federal governmentWikipedia is one of the 10 most popular websites on planet Earth and, in this reporter's opinion, one of humanity's greatest modern achievements of the digital age. It's the closest we've gotten to… 72719
Reposted by MlaffertyJustin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 20/09/2025Critical part of the President's new $100,000 charge for H1-B visas: The Administration can also offer a $100,000 discount to any person, company, or industry that it wants. Replacing rules with arbitrary discretion. Want visas? You know who to call and who to flatter. 718124464696
Reposted by MlaffertyAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/09/2025Elizabeth Warren on people who say Dems needs to tone down their rhetoric: "Oh, please. Why don't you start with the president of the United States? And every ugly meme he's posted and every ugly word." 22468332820818
Reposted by MlaffertyKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 08/09/2025Please, the U.S. Open asked us not to share any video of the president being booed heavily by an entire stadium, please respect their wishes, please 632524858
Reposted by MlaffertyNY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 22/08/2025Whether it's Zohran Mamdani opening city-run grocery stores or Eric Adams handing potato chip bags filled with cash to reporters, both candidates have provocative ways of getting food to New Yorkers. 171198161
Reposted by Mlaffertyjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 20/05/2025“you should have a choice” means “we get to choose for you” 667138664023
Reposted by MlaffertyRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16/05/2025But MAGA said 86 means impeach. It’s all so confusing. 891607379
Reposted by MlaffertyMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11/05/2025"You get two dolls and some pencils. I get a golden 747 jumbo jet. See? You get more things than I do. When was the last time you said 'Thank you, Mr. President'?" 870154414681
Reposted by MlaffertyJesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 06/05/2025Amid all the other news, it's easy to become inured to the basic facts here. Öztürk: -Is not accused of committing any crime -Is nonviolent -Was in this country legally -Merely engaged in speech that the administration objects to -Has been locked up for six weeks 3577483260
Mlafferty @mikelaff.bsky.social · 28/04/2025Average U.S. price for regular gas on Jan. 20: $3.11 per gallon. Average U.S. price for regular gas about 100 days into Trump presidency: $3.14 per gallon. I just want to congratulate those of you who decided to trade a functioning democracy for what you hoped would be cheaper gas. You’re awesome! 021
Reposted by MlaffertyGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 22/04/2025I’m old enough to remember when conservatives got mad because they thought women were having babies to get cash 92758891152
Mlafferty @mikelaff.bsky.social · 01/04/2025What a bunch of creeps @espn.com, allowing Pat McAfee to repeat lies about an 18-year-old kid whose life has now been turned upside down. It’s manosphere bullshit. Creeps. www.nytimes.com/athletic/624... ESPN’s Pat McAfee and others amplified a false rumor. A teenager’s life was ‘destroyed’nytimes.comESPN’s Pat McAfee and others amplified a false rumor. A teenager’s life was ‘destroyed’An Ole Miss freshman has engaged legal representation and says she intends to take action against McAfee, ESPN, and potentially others 000
Reposted by MlaffertyThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 28/03/2025Breaking News: President Trump moved to punish the law firm WilmerHale, where Robert Mueller, the special counsel in the Russia investigation, had worked.nytimes.comTrump Targets WilmerHale, Citing Law Firm’s Connection to Robert MuellerMr. Mueller, who worked at WilmerHale before retiring in 2021, had investigated the Trump campaign’s ties to Russian officials during the president’s first term. 64262102
Mlafferty @mikelaff.bsky.social · 26/03/2025This seems like a good time to resurrect an editorial I wrote for the Orlando Sentinel after Mike Waltz betrayed his country by backing an attempt to overturn the 2020 election. We apologized for endorsing him. www.orlandosentinel.com/2020/12/11/w...orlandosentinel.comWe apologize for endorsing U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz, who wants to overturn the election | EditorialWe apologize to our readers for endorsing Michael Waltz in the 2020 general election for Congress. We had no idea, had no way of knowing at the time, that Waltz was not committed to democracy. Duri… 000
Mlafferty @mikelaff.bsky.social · 24/03/2025This is one of the most astonishing stories I’ve ever read. It’s going to be a miracle if we survive the ineptitude of the president and the mopes he’s picked for the nation’s most important jobs. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...theatlantic.comThe Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War PlansU.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling. 000
Reposted by MlaffertySteve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 18/03/2025“The lack of specific information about each individual actually highlights the risk they pose.” Something the Department of Justice actually wrote in a brief. In 2025. My word. 17136901089
Reposted by MlaffertyBrandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 16/03/2025This is blood-boiling. Charles Rogers was awarded the Medal of Honor in Vietnam after being wounded three times leading the defense of a position. Google his name and the entry below comes up. When you click, you'll see the page has been deleted and the URL changed to include "DEI medal." 26713611214037
Reposted by MlaffertyaidThompsin (live, fridays @ 19:30) @aidthompsin.bsky.social · 02/03/202511 weeks apart. They were willing to overlook the lies, Jan 6th, fraud, the arrest, the charges & the rape to celebrate his return to the White House. Now they feign surprise that the sociopath we all warned was a sociopath is indeed still a sociopath. 22675521766
Mlafferty @mikelaff.bsky.social · 28/02/2025I see no way our country can sustain four years of this. 010
Reposted by MlaffertyKye @gxldsociety.bsky.social · 23/02/2025ICONIC: Yosemite National Park workers just hung an upside-down American flag—THOUSANDS of feet up on El Capitan. That’s not decoration. That’s a distress signal. They’re telling us the country is in danger. Are you paying attention? www.sfchronicle.com/outdoors/art... 387270958665
Reposted by MlaffertyThe Associated Press @apnews.com · 21/02/2025BREAKING: The Associated Press sues three Trump administration officials over access to presidential events, citing the First Amendment.apnews.comAP sues 3 Trump administration officials, citing freedom of speechThe Associated Press is suing three Trump administration officials over access to presidential events. 34295611966
Reposted by Mlaffertysteven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 19/02/2025REVEALED: we identified the operator of an overtly racist X account, "GlomarResponder," as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical details matched through publicly available documents, other social media activity, and courtroom observation.texasobserver.orgICE Prosecutor in Dallas Runs White Supremacist X AccountThe Observer has identified the operator of “GlomarResponder,” an overtly racist social media account, as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical details matched through publicly available documents, other social media activity, and courtroom observation. 11083206715009
Reposted by MlaffertyCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 12/02/2025Feb 5. Feb 12. 701414291
Mlafferty @mikelaff.bsky.social · 10/02/2025Why would Canadians possibly want to pass up the chance to be underrepresented in the U.S. Senate? 020
Reposted by MlaffertyRush Doshi @rushdoshi.bsky.social · 03/02/2025The new acting Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy — State’s top public diplomacy official: 1) not only denies the Uyghur genocide but appears to applaud it 2) says the US should sell out Taiwan to China for concessions in Antarctica (???) 21142261549
Reposted by MlaffertySeth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 28/01/2025As chilling a meme as I have seen. But I agree. 9895301810095
Reposted by MlaffertyNY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 25/01/2025How it started. How it’s going. 14199122513
Reposted by MlaffertyNate Monroe @natemonroe.bsky.social · 24/01/2025Column | Behind the scorn and cynicism about the stuffed shirts who run this place is a deep affinity for a city and state I consider home and a hope — dimmed, often wavering of late, but still enduring — that it can be better. www.jacksonville.com/story/news/c...jacksonville.comA Jacksonville columnist says goodbye, but he's not going far | OpinionThis is, in a way, a farewell — but not entirely. Nate Monroe is leaving the Times-Union, but not Jacksonville or journalism. 11459
Mlafferty @mikelaff.bsky.social · 23/01/2025Gladiator II was a really bad movie. This from someone who loves the first one. 000
