John McLaughlin
@johncmclaughlin.bsky.social
Housing & climate policy and political economy guy 🏠⚡️💰, and big nerdy nerd 📚🤓
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Tucker Carlson is promoting Hitler the right way.
by Ezra Klein
by Ezra Klein
November 4, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Tucker Carlson is promoting Hitler the right way.
by Ezra Klein
by Ezra Klein
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"the speaker of the House is refusing to seat a duly elected member of Congress to protect the president from a vote to investigate his extensive connections the world's most notorious human trafficking pedophile" is one of those things you simply cannot put into New York Timesese
October 20, 2025 at 5:35 PM
"the speaker of the House is refusing to seat a duly elected member of Congress to protect the president from a vote to investigate his extensive connections the world's most notorious human trafficking pedophile" is one of those things you simply cannot put into New York Timesese
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incredible use of the passive exonerative tense
October 15, 2025 at 2:49 AM
incredible use of the passive exonerative tense
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portland update: this just crossed the street in front of me holding a bright yellow sign that said WELCOME TO HELL
September 30, 2025 at 3:55 PM
portland update: this just crossed the street in front of me holding a bright yellow sign that said WELCOME TO HELL
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Tom Homan took a bag of cash from an undercover FBI agent the right way.
by Ezra Klein
by Ezra Klein
September 21, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Tom Homan took a bag of cash from an undercover FBI agent the right way.
by Ezra Klein
by Ezra Klein
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Grok is being sent to the reeducation camp
September 14, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Grok is being sent to the reeducation camp
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Just a reminder: Kirk’s organization established the Professor Watchlist, which even the NYT framed as a threat to academic freedom.
I don’t get why ppl keep describing him a a good-faith debater.
One can say “Kirk should not have been murdered” (which is true!) without engaging in hagiography.
I don’t get why ppl keep describing him a a good-faith debater.
One can say “Kirk should not have been murdered” (which is true!) without engaging in hagiography.
Ezra Klein is trying in this column to argue that Kirk was doing politics correctly if you just ignore the content of what he was advocating. That he was contributing to American democracy by arguing civilly for the subjugation of women, gay people, trans people. It simply doesn’t work.
I feel like I am taking crazy pills. Charlie Kirk’s ultimate goal, which he said time and time again, would have been the suppression, through threat of violence and the use of state power, of the rights of those he disagreed with, including freedom of expression.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/o...
September 11, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Just a reminder: Kirk’s organization established the Professor Watchlist, which even the NYT framed as a threat to academic freedom.
I don’t get why ppl keep describing him a a good-faith debater.
One can say “Kirk should not have been murdered” (which is true!) without engaging in hagiography.
I don’t get why ppl keep describing him a a good-faith debater.
One can say “Kirk should not have been murdered” (which is true!) without engaging in hagiography.
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i think anyone saying he practiced politics the right way or that we should continue his work should first have to read out loud his last days worth of posts to someone they love who doesnt know who he is
September 11, 2025 at 11:47 AM
i think anyone saying he practiced politics the right way or that we should continue his work should first have to read out loud his last days worth of posts to someone they love who doesnt know who he is
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the real glory of world war two was that it involved a warrior cult being ground down and beaten to a pulp by people who would rather have been doing something else.
Hegseth: "Maximum lethality -- not tepid legality. Violent effect, not politically correct. We're gonna raise up warriors. Not just defenders."
September 5, 2025 at 10:11 PM
the real glory of world war two was that it involved a warrior cult being ground down and beaten to a pulp by people who would rather have been doing something else.
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imagine being so maniacally racist that you side with the fire over the firefighter
August 28, 2025 at 2:53 AM
imagine being so maniacally racist that you side with the fire over the firefighter
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Yes, the stakes here are large. Very large.
August 26, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Yes, the stakes here are large. Very large.
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They say elephants don’t hide in mouse holes but allowing a man who attempted to overthrow the government full immunity for having done so, and erasing the part of the constitution that clearly disqualifies him because of small technical concerns is about the biggest goddamn elephant there is.
The corruption of the US Supreme Court has arguably been the most serious single contributor to the US's transformation into autocracy
Reading an article titled "Why didn't Brazilian democracy die?" and a key part of the story is a Supreme Court that actually did its job
August 25, 2025 at 7:44 PM
They say elephants don’t hide in mouse holes but allowing a man who attempted to overthrow the government full immunity for having done so, and erasing the part of the constitution that clearly disqualifies him because of small technical concerns is about the biggest goddamn elephant there is.
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The transformation of the Washington Post editorial page appears to be complete.
August 25, 2025 at 5:34 PM
The transformation of the Washington Post editorial page appears to be complete.
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Today, Philadelphia’s transit system SEPTA is cutting service by 20% & eliminating 32 bus routes, since GOP state legislators failed to agree to fund the agency www.washingtonpost.com/transportati...
What’s going to happen? A death spiral: Worse service ➡️ fewer riders ➡️ less revenue ➡️ worse service
What’s going to happen? A death spiral: Worse service ➡️ fewer riders ➡️ less revenue ➡️ worse service
August 24, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Today, Philadelphia’s transit system SEPTA is cutting service by 20% & eliminating 32 bus routes, since GOP state legislators failed to agree to fund the agency www.washingtonpost.com/transportati...
What’s going to happen? A death spiral: Worse service ➡️ fewer riders ➡️ less revenue ➡️ worse service
What’s going to happen? A death spiral: Worse service ➡️ fewer riders ➡️ less revenue ➡️ worse service
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In a bold change from senate norms, Chancellor Palpatine has declared himself "Galactic Emperor"
August 22, 2025 at 3:44 AM
In a bold change from senate norms, Chancellor Palpatine has declared himself "Galactic Emperor"
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how many hours of tv does the president watch a day
Mehmet Oz: "It is reprehensible to criticize the president on this I think very earnest effort to save Medicaid ... an able-bodied person on Medicaid today watches about 6.1 hours of television or just hangs out -- leisure time. That's a lot of time."
August 14, 2025 at 3:04 PM
how many hours of tv does the president watch a day
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it's nice for matt to admit this so explicitly, it's been obviously true for nearly a decade now
August 14, 2025 at 3:28 PM
it's nice for matt to admit this so explicitly, it's been obviously true for nearly a decade now
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Does Trump have a legitimate reason for seizing control of the DC police? We asked three crypto investors applying for membership at Mar-a-Lago.
August 13, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Does Trump have a legitimate reason for seizing control of the DC police? We asked three crypto investors applying for membership at Mar-a-Lago.
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can't have bad numbers if there are no numbers
August 12, 2025 at 4:23 PM
can't have bad numbers if there are no numbers
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democrats are going to be dealing with anti-trans hate until they either
- nut the fuck up and defend these people from bigoted attacks
- concede to every republican attack on the issue, inevitably leading to the total eradication of trans people from all public life
literally the only 2 options
- nut the fuck up and defend these people from bigoted attacks
- concede to every republican attack on the issue, inevitably leading to the total eradication of trans people from all public life
literally the only 2 options
August 9, 2025 at 2:14 PM
democrats are going to be dealing with anti-trans hate until they either
- nut the fuck up and defend these people from bigoted attacks
- concede to every republican attack on the issue, inevitably leading to the total eradication of trans people from all public life
literally the only 2 options
- nut the fuck up and defend these people from bigoted attacks
- concede to every republican attack on the issue, inevitably leading to the total eradication of trans people from all public life
literally the only 2 options
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usually if you ask experts why an empire fell they’ll say it’s nuanced and multifaceted, so i think it’s kind of cool that with America future historians will get to just say like “oh they took the idiot train to moronsville”
August 10, 2025 at 3:36 AM
usually if you ask experts why an empire fell they’ll say it’s nuanced and multifaceted, so i think it’s kind of cool that with America future historians will get to just say like “oh they took the idiot train to moronsville”
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Really good, fascinating, scary story. It is absolutely next-level Fantasyland. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/t...
Chatbots Can Go Into a Delusional Spiral. Here’s How It Happens.
www.nytimes.com
August 9, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Really good, fascinating, scary story. It is absolutely next-level Fantasyland. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/t...
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The problem isn't that transphobic parents are being ignored, it's that they're *lying about basic facts.* This is the dynamic on nearly every issue of public interest, from guns to climate change to economics.
"The bigots are lying again" is a fucking great message for democrats and it's true.
"The bigots are lying again" is a fucking great message for democrats and it's true.
August 7, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The problem isn't that transphobic parents are being ignored, it's that they're *lying about basic facts.* This is the dynamic on nearly every issue of public interest, from guns to climate change to economics.
"The bigots are lying again" is a fucking great message for democrats and it's true.
"The bigots are lying again" is a fucking great message for democrats and it's true.