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Keith Laughlin

@spike2069.bsky.social

Retired after 40 years of policy advocacy in Washington, DC. Interests include politics, US roots music between 1920 & 1969, the Detroit Tigers, gardening, yoga.

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Nixon didn't become president until January 20, 1969.

02.02.2026 21:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s hard to believe a president would time an illegal military attack to distract the public’s attention, but today is the statutory deadline for DOJ to release its report on the Epstein file production. Maybe it is just a coincidence.

03.01.2026 18:49 β€” πŸ‘ 10764    πŸ” 3831    πŸ’¬ 416    πŸ“Œ 217

Might have been better to say nothing rather than do a Susan Collins imitation.

03.01.2026 21:48 β€” πŸ‘ 500    πŸ” 83    πŸ’¬ 39    πŸ“Œ 5

Remember, these are the same folks who talk about "mazel tov" cocktails and "gazpacho" tactics.

03.01.2026 21:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I was watching this two days ago and musing to myself about what big distraction might land this weekend.

03.01.2026 20:01 β€” πŸ‘ 780    πŸ” 213    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 2

This is what I've been saying. You have to fight this by destroying his legacy. And doing it with prejudice. There needs to be spectacle made of the destruction.

29.12.2025 21:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1143    πŸ” 182    πŸ’¬ 54    πŸ“Œ 4

Bulldoze the ballroom.

29.12.2025 22:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1156    πŸ” 172    πŸ’¬ 61    πŸ“Œ 8

When I was in 8th grade walking in the hall between classes, I bumped into a 9th grader who was about to punch me before a friend intervened. It was Scott Asheton, drummer of the Stooges.

30.12.2025 02:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is like when pressure from LBJ caused CBS executives to pull a segment from the Smothers' Brothers show with Pete Seeger singing "Waist Deep in the Big Muddy."

22.12.2025 02:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Bravo! Such acts of vandalism cannot be permitted to stand.

21.12.2025 01:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | Obama Supported It. The Left in Canada and Norway Does. Why Don’t Democrats?

This Yglesias piece in the NYT is horrifically bad. Almost every "fact" it cites is provably false. At best it is cocktail party banter from a pundit who knows nothing of energy. At worst, it was cut/paste from oil industry talking points. So, a rebuttal: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...

20.12.2025 14:57 β€” πŸ‘ 5911    πŸ” 1686    πŸ’¬ 118    πŸ“Œ 460

To me, it's still Washington National Airport.

18.12.2025 23:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

When this is fixed by legislation, a provision should be added taking Reagan's name off of our airport.

18.12.2025 22:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

He wasn't elected by the American people the first time. Clinton won the popular vote by 2 million votes. He was elected by the electoral college. But you're right about 2024.

17.12.2025 23:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

My favorite after Jim McGreevey cried at a press conference: "Gay Man Tearfully Admits to Being Governor of New Jersey."

05.12.2025 23:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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America’s plan to protect pedestrians failed. A young woman’s death reveals why. U.S. officials adopted Europe's Vision Zero initiative, but many cities have seen an increase in pedestrian fatalities despite efforts to improve road safety.

What a lede on this story: Man who complained about narrowing a road in order to protect pedestrians, so much that the city eventually reversed the change, then kills a woman on that very road with his car www.washingtonpost.com/business/int...

04.12.2025 20:55 β€” πŸ‘ 572    πŸ” 199    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 18

She's running.

22.11.2025 03:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

She's running.

22.11.2025 03:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

She's running.

22.11.2025 03:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's pretty obvious. She's positioning herself for the alternative to Vance lane in the 2028 primaries.

22.11.2025 02:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

She's running.

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She's running.

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22.11.2025 02:39 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Greene is running.

22.11.2025 02:38 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

She's running.

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She's running.

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