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Denis McLaughlin

@mcldenisj.bsky.social

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Current: Politics for AFT | Past: Comms for Democrats, ACLU-FL, PA AFL-CIO | Recovered

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Denis McLaughlin @mcldenisj.bsky.social · Jul 27

Back on Xitter for the time being.

Seems like Bluesky is best for engaging activists, but suboptimal for broader education and outreach efforts. Feel free to follow me there, too.

Let’s try to bridge the gap between these two sites.

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Denis McLaughlin @mcldenisj.bsky.social · 7d

Christofascists melting down over Pope Leo is 🌟divine🌟

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David Sirota @davidsirota.com · 20d

TIMELINE:

- Kimmel makes late-night joke

- FCC chair threatens companies running Kimmel

- Nexstar throws Kimmel off its stations as it begs FCC chair for merger approval

- Disney suspends Kimmel as it begs Trump DOJ to approve Fubo deal

FOLLOW THE MONEY👇

www.levernews.com/the-real-rea...

The Real Reason They Pulled Jimmy Kimmel Off Late-Night

This censorship isn’t about jokes — it’s about serving corporate interests.

www.levernews.com

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Malcolm Nance, Leading Resister @malcolmnance.bsky.social · 21d

TERRORISM EXPERT HERE:
He cannot designate an idea as a terrorist group.

There is no org called ANTIFA. There is no leadership or funding path or no membership. Also there is no terrorism law in America. Ask Luigi.

He wants to call anyone a terrorist. That’s Fascism.

#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

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Denis McLaughlin @mcldenisj.bsky.social · 20d

For anyone needing a timeline cleanse, yesterday I had the privilege of adopting my wife’s 5 y/o son to whom I’ve been a stepfather to since he was 11 months old.

Feeling on top of the world today!

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Denis McLaughlin @mcldenisj.bsky.social · Sep 3

More pro-death shit from the self proclaimed “pro-life party.”

Jennifer Ouellette @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social · Sep 3

In win for infectious diseases, Florida to end all school vaccine requirements arstechnica.com/health/2025/...

In win for infectious diseases, Florida to end all school vaccine requirements

Exposing vulnerable people to vaccine-preventable disease is just part of life, Ladapo said.

arstechnica.com

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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · Aug 26

I have not gotten as many texts asking if I saw "the news" since Joe Biden dropped out

Pop Crave @popcrave.com · Aug 26

“Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married 🧨”

— Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce announcing their engagement

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In These Times @inthesetimes.com · Aug 23

Last year, broken air conditioning systems in Orlando schools led to students being hospitalized with heat-related illness.

This year, teachers say: Never again.

They’re using their union power to demand safe, cool classrooms.

Teachers Try to Beat the Heat

As extreme heat rises in Orlando, Fla., teachers turn to collective bargaining to ensure comfortable, air-conditioned classrooms.

inthesetimes.com

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · Aug 22

The only thing I can say about this paragraph is read it. Sit with it. Read it again. @michaelharriot.bsky.social

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Denis McLaughlin @mcldenisj.bsky.social · Aug 22

Sometimes really serious people follow me on here and I really wonder what led them to this abyss

Denis McLaughlin @mcldenisj.bsky.social · Aug 13

100% this. Dems lose policy debates because they’re always fighting from a defensive posture.

It validates the attack lines, and the attack lines are what sticks in the public’s minds.

Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · Aug 13

If a Democrat says “actually I’m tough on crime,” you are immediately accepting and validating the GOP attack that Democrats aren’t tough on crime. This is the basic communications shit that establishment Democratic consultants are too dumb to understand.

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Larry Glickman @larryglickman.bsky.social · Aug 13

The media is far more likely to frame liberal-left politicians, like Mamdani, as extremist than they are the President, who has made no attempt to conceal his authoritarian inclinations.

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Denis McLaughlin @mcldenisj.bsky.social · Aug 13

Like most of the things this administration does, fwiw.

Denis McLaughlin @mcldenisj.bsky.social · Aug 13

It can be both a distraction and a dangerous moment for democracy

DrH @drhaup.bsky.social · Aug 13

To write this off as a “distraction” misses the danger of the moment; the potential for unbridled deployment of the military for domestic policing."
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

What We Make of Trump's Fascist Takeover of D.C. Policing

...and why it matters far beyond the city limits.

open.substack.com

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Denis McLaughlin @mcldenisj.bsky.social · Aug 11

@washlegalclinic.bsky.social would be a good place to start!

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · Aug 11

With Trump set to use crime as a fake justification to threaten DC today, media coverage should make one thing clear: At this point his pattern of manufacturing pretexts for militarizing domestic law enforcement has become undeniable. Some thoughts on that here:

newrepublic.com/article/1987...

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Denis McLaughlin @mcldenisj.bsky.social · Aug 11

This whole thing screams “chocolate city is too black” to me

Denis McLaughlin @mcldenisj.bsky.social · Aug 11

Apparently omw in to an active war zone!

(taking the metro in to DC, like I have done without issue for the last 3 years)

Denis McLaughlin @mcldenisj.bsky.social · Aug 10

I have no idea how it happened! I was totally prepared to accept a mess of an itinerary that got me in after midnight but the GA said “I can get you on a direct that leaves in 30 minutes”

I could not accept fast enough lmfao

Denis McLaughlin @mcldenisj.bsky.social · Aug 10

Just accepted a voluntary bump from a flight with a connection to a direct flight that gets me in 2 hours earlier AND a $700 flight credit.

I fear I will be chasing this high forever.

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AFSCME @afscme.bsky.social · Aug 9

As the Department of Labor considers a rule change that would prevent home care providers from earning minimum wage or overtime, we need to make our voices heard. Learn more. www.afscme.org/blog/a-new-r...

A new rule threatens home care providers and their clients

A rule change proposed by the Labor Department threatens home care providers.

www.afscme.org

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FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez @agomezfcc.bsky.social · Aug 7

A government-sanctioned "truth arbiter" will soon arrive at CBS. Their role will be to ensure that journalists do not criticize this Administration or express views that conflict with its agenda.

This is a betrayal—not just of journalistic independence, but of the public trust. 🧵

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · Aug 8

School vouchers are a scam to send taxpayer money to private religious schools. Vouchers are also a violation of church and state.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · Aug 6

Today we learned Andrew Cuomo is directly coordinating with Donald Trump, even as this President sends masked agents to rip our neighbors off the streets and guts the social services so many New Yorkers rely on.

It’s disqualifying and a betrayal of our city.

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Denis McLaughlin @mcldenisj.bsky.social · Aug 6

Love getting a check in notification to check in for tomorrow’s flight while boarding tonight’s.

#NN25

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · Aug 4

The Culinary Workers Union representing 60,000 hospitality workers in Nevada has achieved a historic victory on the Las Vegas Strip. For the first time in its 90-year history, all major casinos on the Strip are unionized.

All major Las Vegas Strip casinos are now unionized in historic labor victory

The Culinary Workers Union representing 60,000 hospitality workers in Nevada has achieved a historic victory on the Las Vegas Strip.

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