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Michael Loughry

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Former Software Engineer on Outlook. Father. Sounders fan. Democratic PCO.

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Matthew Downhour @matthewdownhour.bsky.social · 2h
This will be broadly unpopular with the electorate but I don’t think involuntary denaturalization should ever occur in a liberal society. Once you take your oath of citizenship you should forever be a citizen.
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Patrick Wyman @patrickwyman.bsky.social · 4h
There is absolutely no viable path forward for this country that doesn’t hinge on extreme accountability for everyone involved in this administration. They’re going to whine about politicization and credulous media types will echo them, but the thing is, they’ve committed tons of obvious crimes!
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Ruo Shui @ruoshuiresearch.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Something that we are learning is that the concept of FU money is wrong. If anything, it’s been the world’s richest people that have debased themselves more than anyone
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National Security Counselors 🕵 @nationalsecuritylaw.org · 13h
Everyone is talking about how unprecedented this public execution is going to be in recent history, but never forget that the exact same people advocating for it tried to hold a public execution a little over 5 3/4 years ago.
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Michael Loughry @mloughry.bsky.social · 22h
That’s Brian Heywood’s schtick in Washington state.
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Dr. Johnathan Flowers, Bisexual of the Blade (Alt-text or DIE) @shengokai.blacksky.app · 11/10/2026
There’s also this piece from last year which points to similar cognitive effects. Asbestos of the mind is an excellent way to put it.
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Microsoft Study Finds AI Makes Human Cognition “Atrophied and Unprepared”
Researchers find that the more people use AI at their job, the less critical thinking they use.
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LP @likkitp.ynyaproductions.com · 11/10/2026
jingle bells, motherf*ckers
The Undertaker behind AJ Styles meme but MLS and the Sounders
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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 10/10/2026
Once again having to explain my teenage self that inexplicably, we are fighting side by side with the Catholic Church
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Mei 🪽 @meidotwav.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
treat your body like a data center. consume as much water, art and literature as possible. upset local municipalities with your existence.
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Mo @moman.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Tapping the sign that is one year younger than me
A COMPUTER CAN NEVER BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE
THEREFORE A COMPUTER MUST NEVER MAKE A MANAGEMENT DECISION
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Michael Loughry @mloughry.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Fuck, I know two people who work for them that hate Salesforce.
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Micah @rincewind.run · 09/10/2026
going from defending ukraine against russia’s unprovoked war of aggression to directly funding the russian war machine what an abject disgrace
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Gianmarco Soresi @gianmarcosoresi.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Republicans would rather your children watch a man get killed than a drag queen read
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Steve Benen @stevebenen.com · 09/10/2026
“His words are dangerous and incite hostility” seems like it’d more applicable to Trump calling on Minnesotans to “fight back” against their Somali-American neighbors.
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Michael Loughry @mloughry.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Dropout Game Changer
Alt: Jeremy Culhane on Dropout’s “Game Changer” pointing at the camera and shouting, “Fuck you!”
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public health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
oh my GOD
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Congressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signs
Embarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing.
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Samit Sarkar @samitsarkar.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
"If you look at the population of — well, all people in cities, particularly people who come to cities from elsewhere, but particularly homeless and other vulnerable people in cities [...] a pretty large chunk of those people who end up in cities were failed in some other parts of this country."
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Michael Loughry @mloughry.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Bill Mudron @mudron.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
People too young to remember but the day after Obergefell, the gays invaded our Churches and forced them to close, as they remain today. abcnews.com/Politics/thr...
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Alito calls same-sex marriage a 'decisive' turn 'against religious liberty' in new book
A new book by Justice Samuel Alito presents his view of the Constitution, the Supreme Court, and the country with a focus on religious freedom.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
*so important*: if you’re voting by mail, assume the USPS will delay because it’s its policy. You can: —put it in drop box —go to counter to watch them postmark in front of you —if you’re dropping it in a mailbox, do it VERY EARLY.
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Michael Loughry @mloughry.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Get the pills if you can. Last time I got the big jug, and while the poopening wasn’t nearly as bad as feared, the taste of the prep was worse. The procedure itself was absolutely zero issue.
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Micah @rincewind.run · 05/10/2026
I mean, it’s an incentive thing right now companies, even ones who aren’t ideologically aligned with the GOP, do believe the GOP will fuck them over for not going along and they don’t believe Dems will impose consequences for that you’ve gotta change that, executives need to think twice
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Arienne Childrey @ari4ohio.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Today, I resigned as Vice Chair of the ODP Pride Caucus. The state party expects us to be a sales team, censoring our voices when we beg candidates not to trade on trans lives. I am still a Democrat, but I will not value party approval over true, defiant advocacy. Full text below. 👇
Part 1 of an open letter of resignation by Arienne Childrey, stepping down as Vice Chair and member of the Ohio Democratic Party (ODP) Pride Caucus. She states that party leadership treats the caucus as a recruitment and sales team rather than a representative body. She cites an incident where the ODP censored and denied permission for the caucus to post a letter by two trans leaders addressing harmful comments made by Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton. The State Party Chair reportedly called the letter an "unwelcome distraction," which Childrey notes demonstrates how little party leadership values the voices and dignity of LGBTQ+ Democrats.
Since that decision, every Caucus plan, every potential post, and every path forward has been filtered through a lens of strict compliance and ODP approval. That may very well be the party's rule, but following those rules right now is a dereliction of our duty to the LGBTQ+ community.

For me, any rule that silences advocacy for the trans community during this time is an unjust rule, and I see no obligation to follow it. In alignment with the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in his Letter from Birmingham Jail:

“One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.”

We are living in incredibly dangerous times for the trans community. We are in an era where the GOP has so thoroughly weaponized trans lives that even some formerly self-professing allies within our own party have fallen prey to the rhetoric. Looking at the national trend towards Democratic anti-trans triangulation, as well as our own internal conversations, it is clear to me that this shift is much more than a simple coincidence.

We have to speak up—loudly, strongly, and unapologetically—or I fear what our 2028 choices may look like. The ODP would like everyone to believe they are a "big tent" party. However, their successful efforts to silence even the Pride Caucus—even in cases where we are simply begging our candidates not to trade on our lives for perceived electoral advantage—has proven otherwise. The tent hasn't gotten any bigger; it has simply shifted, leaving many trans individuals, progressives, and allies out in the rain.

I will continue to advocate, organize, and fight for our community with everything I have. But I can no longer compromise my own moral principles by remaining part of a caucus that appears more interested in party approval than in true, defiant advocacy.

Sincerely,
Arienne Childrey
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Hunter Dunn @hunterisntdunn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“You must remember what Amalek has done to you, [and] we do remember.” - Benjamin Netanyahu. Israel openly admits it wants “to put to death men & women, children & infants.” To “not spare them.” That is a genocide. Do not do genocide denial in my comments or anywhere else. Free Palestine 🇵🇸
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Michael Loughry @mloughry.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
My most charitable interpretation is “Gas prices aren’t so high if you take LA or SD out of the average.” But I have no idea if that really is what he meant.
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Gabriel Malor @gabrielmalor.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Fed. judge grants a habeas petition for immediate release (after 13 months) of an LPR who ICE was holding w/o bond bc even after ordering a hearing "Petitioner’s uncontested evidence on the systematic bias of the immigration judges is compelling." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
When an individual is at risk of indefinite detention, due process requires at least more than skimming the record for the first time at a twenty-eight minute hearing. However, as Petitioner does not press this argument, the Court need not base its decision on this issue. Therefore, this Court holds that the immigration judge’s decision failed to comply with this Court’s previous order and due process. The evidence before the immigration judge on both the flight risk and dangerousness determinations was plainly deficient of standard for clear and convincing evidence. 3.4 Petitioner’s Case Warrants Immediate Release Petitioner argues that he should be released because “[r]emand for a second bond hearing . . . would not adequately remedy the government’s constitutional violation” and “credible evidence suggests that the immigration court system across the country is systematically rigging bond hearings against noncitizen detainees.” ECF No. 24 at 19–20.  Respondents do not argue regarding the specific remedy proposed.  Because Petitioner’s uncontested evidence on the systematic bias of the immigration judges is compelling, the Court agrees. Therefore, the Court will order that Petitioner be immediately released.
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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I'm not naive enough to actually believe this will happen, but Democrats could be preparing, right now, lists of impeachment charges against (at a bare minimum) Hegseth, Kennedy, Mullin, Patel, Blanche, & Trump, as well as Bondi, Bovino, & Noem (still worth doing!) that rely purely on public facts,
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David Gerard @davidgerard.circumstances.run.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026
henstomper

oh my god the slot machine company says i have to keep putting coins in their machine or Im Gonna Get Left Behind. thats so scary. and it has to be true because they know more about slot machines than i do

oh my god the slot machine company says if we dont give them money to build the world's biggest slot machine the chinese are gonna build it first and win all the prizes. and then there wont be any prizes anymore
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Goldy @goldy.horsesass.org · 02/10/2026
I strongly encourage Republicans to run on this message!
Screen shot of a Fox News clip with Trump economic adviser Kevin Hassett saying: "The higher mortgage rates are actually a good sign for the economy because corporations are borrowing money to build things like data centers instead of lending to homeowners."
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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A perfect pretext for impeachment does not exis—
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
1. Let's not say goodbye to Eric Schmitt just yet. His story is about more than a power-mad senator falling on his face. It's part of a larger story about the Republicans defending the leader of an insurrection against the United States.
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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Significant numbers of leftists think Mayor Mamdani has betrayed the left by putting out an anti-antisemitism plan at all, and groups that claim to fight antisemitism like the ADL are giving Mamdani zero credit because he has not suddenly endorsed Zionism, and I am caught between and I am tired.
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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This is the thing about AI that I love so much. Think of all the morons you know (many on this site!) using and swearing by this tech that can change the output depending on who is controlling the AI. And those dumbasses still believe it should be used for anything regarding data!
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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Not just impeachable. Impeachment, both pres. and agency heads, is the only option. It's impeachment or nothing. Courts won't stop it. Other tools are impotent. Put them on trial the only way you can. Even if you can't get 2/3, use process as punishment. Make it miserable and costly. It can be done.
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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"but you won't get enough Republicans to convict" So what. It's not like there's some other more effective option lying around you can do instead. And it's a total failure of imagination to think the only thing that matters is the final roll call.
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Carl Cecere @carlcecere.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Just three dudes all discovering at the same time they didn’t consider the existence of the state of Iowa.
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Spokane Rising @spokanerising.com · 29/09/2026
Send Stephen Miller to The Hague.
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Josh Rosenau @joshrosenau.org · 29/09/2026
If Tillis didn’t follow up by co-signing a friendly House member’s impeachment resolution, or whipping a dozen or so fellow GOP Senators to publicly pledge their votes for removing Trump, who cares that he recognizes these important parallels?
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T.J. Stiles @tj-stiles.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Never sell anyone out. In fact, if you're asked about banning 12-year-olds from softball, just say, "You're asking me to sell out kids for my political career. I'm not going to do that. Let's stop demonizing people in tougher circumstances than you or I will ever experience. They have guts."
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Cathy Gellis @cathygellis.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Jeffries could have whipped his party to impeach Trump for the past 18 months. Instead he lets Trump do more and more to take away the opportunity to ever be able to do anything to stop him.
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Jake i 🇵🇸 ✡️ (alt Space Laser Command) @jakei.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
*llm knowingly does something it shouldn't* user: wtf?? "you're right I never should have done that it won't happen again" *no actual guarantee it won't happen again* so these things default to abuser language, which tracks
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Citizens' Impeachment @citizensimpeachment.com · 27/09/2026
The fact that the big Ds aren't demanding impeachment and removal every day is a scathing indictment of their political instincts. Their opponent is extremely vulnerable right now and they absolutely refuse to exploit his weaknesses. It's like they're trying to lose.
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Michael Loughry @mloughry.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Bluey: Whaaat!? How Very Dare You!
Alt: Bluey: Whaaat!? How Very Dare You!
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Micah @rincewind.run · 26/09/2026
you know what? I agree with him my moral and ethical story about how we live together in this moment is we throw all of these assholes out of office and then we put them in jail
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Jeremiah Oshan @jeremiah.sounderatheart.com · 27/09/2026
It’s a great point.
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AP @interpearsonal.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
It’s the implication. “Our goal is to fill Lumen” was the public statement years ago. Now it’s “fill a small suburban stadium in Renton.” It’s a club with a vision that has shriveled.
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utopia deferred @utopia-defer.red · 25/09/2026
Dairy farms in Kansas? Raided. Barton County? Texts about entire hotel blocks rented out by feds for the next weeks. It is a pogrom. This is called a pogrom.
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