Mark Ludwig
@mdludwig.bsky.social
Retired professor and journalist.
Who else is shocked! shocked! that the Justice Department withheld most of the Epstein files and over-redacted what it did release?
December 22, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Who else is shocked! shocked! that the Justice Department withheld most of the Epstein files and over-redacted what it did release?
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You couldn't write A Christmas Carol today because half of people would root for Scrooge.
December 18, 2025 at 9:47 PM
You couldn't write A Christmas Carol today because half of people would root for Scrooge.
I sure wish the major news organizations went back to writing as if they had the space constraints that print publication demanded. We do not need 15 paragraphs of background in every story.
December 18, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I sure wish the major news organizations went back to writing as if they had the space constraints that print publication demanded. We do not need 15 paragraphs of background in every story.
But God forbid that you talk ill of Charlie Kirk after HIS murder.
December 15, 2025 at 5:40 PM
But God forbid that you talk ill of Charlie Kirk after HIS murder.
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He thinks 5G is about cameras. Donald Trump is an idiot.
December 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
He thinks 5G is about cameras. Donald Trump is an idiot.
Good thing those Democrats in the Senate who voted to end the government shutdown believed the Republicans on fixing the ACA subsidies problem.
December 11, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Good thing those Democrats in the Senate who voted to end the government shutdown believed the Republicans on fixing the ACA subsidies problem.
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Under President Trump, electricity prices are surging — up 11%! — leaving millions behind on their utility bills, with past-due balances at an all-time high.
American families deserve better.
American families deserve better.
November 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Under President Trump, electricity prices are surging — up 11%! — leaving millions behind on their utility bills, with past-due balances at an all-time high.
American families deserve better.
American families deserve better.
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We're well past the time for federal judges to start jailing administration officials for contempt.
Kristi Noem made call to hand over deported men to El Salvador, DOJ says
The disclosure adds a wrinkle to the murky timeline surrounding the unprecedented deportation effort.
www.politico.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:09 PM
We're well past the time for federal judges to start jailing administration officials for contempt.
If Trump really did win in 2020 (nah), that would make his current term illegal as the 22nd amendment says nobody can be elected more than twice to the presidency. Food for thought.
November 2, 2025 at 3:20 PM
If Trump really did win in 2020 (nah), that would make his current term illegal as the 22nd amendment says nobody can be elected more than twice to the presidency. Food for thought.
What's scary to me is when people use objective pronouns where a subjective one is required.
November 1, 2025 at 1:39 AM
What's scary to me is when people use objective pronouns where a subjective one is required.
Customer service pretty much sucks all around the economy. Do you want my money or not?
October 30, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Customer service pretty much sucks all around the economy. Do you want my money or not?
I'm glad I continue to be outraged by the tactics of the Republiqans. Mike Johnson's refusal to convene the House of Representatives is just another nail in the coffin of our constitutional design.
October 30, 2025 at 1:29 PM
I'm glad I continue to be outraged by the tactics of the Republiqans. Mike Johnson's refusal to convene the House of Representatives is just another nail in the coffin of our constitutional design.
Buried in a NYT story from the "stable genius" C-in-C: “Our ultimate strength does not come from equipment....It comes from you people, incredible people, good-looking people. Too many good-looking people. I don’t like good-looking people. I never liked good-looking people.”
October 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Buried in a NYT story from the "stable genius" C-in-C: “Our ultimate strength does not come from equipment....It comes from you people, incredible people, good-looking people. Too many good-looking people. I don’t like good-looking people. I never liked good-looking people.”
From the NYT: "Since siding with Barack Obama twice, Iowa has become a stronghold for Mr. Trump. Yet perhaps no state has struggled more with his economic policies."
Gosh, if only somebody had warned those voters leading up to the 2024 election ...
Gosh, if only somebody had warned those voters leading up to the 2024 election ...
October 26, 2025 at 5:11 PM
From the NYT: "Since siding with Barack Obama twice, Iowa has become a stronghold for Mr. Trump. Yet perhaps no state has struggled more with his economic policies."
Gosh, if only somebody had warned those voters leading up to the 2024 election ...
Gosh, if only somebody had warned those voters leading up to the 2024 election ...
Commenter on Kathleen Park column in the Washington Post: "Osama Bin Laden only dreamed of knocking down the White House. Trump has actually done it."
October 24, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Commenter on Kathleen Park column in the Washington Post: "Osama Bin Laden only dreamed of knocking down the White House. Trump has actually done it."
They're only just coming up with this idea now? Sheesh.
Pelosi Says Police May Arrest Federal Agents Who Violate California Law
www.nytimes.com
October 24, 2025 at 6:15 PM
They're only just coming up with this idea now? Sheesh.
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Holy shit! That motherfucker TORE DOWN THE WHITE HOUSE!
October 23, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Holy shit! That motherfucker TORE DOWN THE WHITE HOUSE!
The demolition of the East Wing is a travesty, but show us the Epstein files! And open the government, forchrissakes.
October 23, 2025 at 9:49 PM
The demolition of the East Wing is a travesty, but show us the Epstein files! And open the government, forchrissakes.
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Can someone explain why some ICE and Border Patrol agents wear camo fatigues?
October 20, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Can someone explain why some ICE and Border Patrol agents wear camo fatigues?
Imperatives:
1. Reopen the government.
2. Swear in Adelita Grijalva.
3. Release the Epstein files.
1. Reopen the government.
2. Swear in Adelita Grijalva.
3. Release the Epstein files.
October 20, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Imperatives:
1. Reopen the government.
2. Swear in Adelita Grijalva.
3. Release the Epstein files.
1. Reopen the government.
2. Swear in Adelita Grijalva.
3. Release the Epstein files.
Speaker Johnson comes in a close second as biggest horse's ass in DC.
Swearing in isn’t some ceremony. You aren’t a member of Congress until it happens. He knows that.
No phones, no staff, nothing.
I had to escort her into the Capitol on Wed bc Capitol police must treat her as a public visitor until she’s sworn in. And solo visitors aren’t allowed during shutdown!
No phones, no staff, nothing.
I had to escort her into the Capitol on Wed bc Capitol police must treat her as a public visitor until she’s sworn in. And solo visitors aren’t allowed during shutdown!
Johnson: "Grijalva should be working for her constituents right now. I don't know what she's doing. I keep seeing their political stunt videos. She should be in her office. She should be working or in the district for her constituents" (Grijalva is not in fact a Rep. b/c Johnson refuses to seat her)
October 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Speaker Johnson comes in a close second as biggest horse's ass in DC.
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Republicans were all for gerrymandering until California used it to draw a fair fight.
October 17, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Republicans were all for gerrymandering until California used it to draw a fair fight.