Mark Johnson @htownmark.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Still one of the best gifts I’ve gotten from a German student: an east German pickle. 032
Reposted by Mark JohnsonThe Old Hack @the-old-hack.bsky.social · 25/07/2026@bretdevereaux.bsky.social 6075931615
Reposted by Mark JohnsonGiulia Faucher @giuliafaucher.bsky.social · 20/07/2026…leave it to the Germans to go all in! I love this commentator ♥️ 012726
Mark Johnson @htownmark.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Just landed in London for a 10 day trip. Feeling blessed to be out of the explosive diarrhea zone of my homeland. 040
Reposted by Mark JohnsonTraces of Texas @tracesoftexas.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Traces of Texas reader Carol Horn kindly sent in this photo of Willie Nelson that, as far as I can tell, has never appeared on the internet. Taken in 1950 in Abbott/ Waco, and shows Carol's cousin, Jo Nichols, and friend Willie Nelson Look at him! Look at young Willie looking sharp in his uniform! 2638
Mark Johnson @htownmark.bsky.social · 13/07/2026I can testify: waking her up unnecessarily is normally a death sentence. 050
Mark Johnson @htownmark.bsky.social · 11/07/2026It’s depressing, my son is applying to be a school paraprofessional, working with SPED and disabled kids in the classroom, and it pays exactly the same as these retail jobs. www.businessinsider.com/highest-payi...businessinsider.com20 of the highest-paid entry-level retail jobs in the US, from Aldi to ZaraEntry-level jobs at these 20 retail chains start at $17.25 an hour, according to Glassdoor data on hourly wages of companies in the US. 011
Mark Johnson @htownmark.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Why should you want a house with massively thick adobe walls and deep casement windows? Beagle perch. 021
Mark Johnson @htownmark.bsky.social · 10/07/2026A list of movies with prominent Totenkopf insignia: Schindlers List, Inglorious Bastards, Hellboy, Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade, Life is Beautiful, Downfall. How can he be so oblivious. 011
Reposted by Mark JohnsonBrian Beutler @brianbeutler.bsky.social · 09/07/2026If you’re skeptical of the insurgent tactics that fueled Platner, you should want the Dem establishment to embrace partisan procedural hardball, to regain credibility with Dem voters. And you shouldn’t feign naïveté about what it means to “fight” or about where *opposition* to hardball is strongest.offmessage.netThe Insurgency Will Continue Until Morale ImprovesHow Democratic voters began to question, and ultimately lost faith in, their party's establishment: a comprehensive history. 1322261
Reposted by Mark Johnsongwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Huge turnout tonight for a protest over ICE killing Lorenzo Salgado Araujo on Tuesday Magnolia Park, Houston. Video is from my colleague Macy Meinhardt, who is not on Bluesky but is on the scene. 2536861070
Mark Johnson @htownmark.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Five different Beckham ad campaigns counted so far. There are actually other famous retired players. 010
Mark Johnson @htownmark.bsky.social · 06/07/2026I want the US to play well, and I want the game to be good, but I no longer care much if they win or go all the way, because whatever they achieve will now be forever tainted with a giant indefensible asterisk. Yet again, ETTD. 010
Mark Johnson @htownmark.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Fox Sports is really gaslighting the shit out of us with this “e pluribus unum” intro horseshit. 000
Mark Johnson @htownmark.bsky.social · 02/07/2026My Trump voting, socialism hating 82 yr old dad loves Swiss trains. Loves how clean and reliable and punctual and silent and fast they are. Loves loves loves them. If only he could understand he loves the physical embodiment of democratic socialism. 121
Reposted by Mark JohnsonJenny Staff Johnson @htownjenny.bsky.social · 30/06/2026NOT NOW NPR GOOD LORD 1152
Mark Johnson @htownmark.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Watching the World Cup is pleasant, no prescription drug ads, no sports betting ads. Just commercials for normal things we should be choosing, like mineral water, or shoes. 051
Mark Johnson @htownmark.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Convo with my Dutch seat mate on a scenic Swiss train today… Him: we did not used to think of America like this. Me: Neither did I. Him: We don’t understand why so many of you voted for him. Me: Neither do I. We also bonded over bicycles and heavy metal. 041
Mark Johnson @htownmark.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Chilling in my Swiss hotel and working, an episode of Miami Vice on in the background. This episode gave a young Edward James Olmos a sexy slo-mo surf moment. Plus he does karate. You go Edward! 111
Mark Johnson @htownmark.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Watching these Swiss analysts break down the Belgium-Iran game. Guy on right I understand 80%. Middle 50%. Guy on left, 10%? They all understand each other but man Swiss German feels like a different language. 000
Mark Johnson @htownmark.bsky.social · 20/06/2026On a train in Switzerland, trying to calculate how many miles of high speed rail we could have built for the cost of Trump’s Iran adventure. 😭 032
Reposted by Mark JohnsonElder Taylor @taylornewc.bsky.social · 18/06/2026If Waffle House doesn’t make this their new slogan, then capitalism has failed 123138733805
Reposted by Mark JohnsonAll The Right Movies @alltherightmovies.com · 07/06/2026When EMI pulled funding on LIFE OF BRIAN days before shooting, the Pythons turned to a fan. George Harrison put up around £3 million of his own money to make the film, simply because he wanted to see it. Eric Idle called it "the world's most expensive cinema ticket." 217110291768
Mark Johnson @htownmark.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Last day of middle school, and I am sitting here with 6th graders, jumping out of their skins, for 90 minutes. I am not paid enough. No amount of money is enough. 140
Mark Johnson @htownmark.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Me: I have a confession. Don’t worry, I’m not cheating. Wife: What. Just tell me. Me: I think I want to coach Quiz Bowl again. Wife: Can’t you just get a girlfriend? 091
Mark Johnson @htownmark.bsky.social · 31/05/2026Please rethink Texas. TX effectively contains 4 massive city-states, larger than some US states: Houston, DFW, Austin and SA. These city-states are sparkling blue, they are cultural and economic tentpoles, and we are held hostage by a gerrymandered ocean of idiots and cretins. 044
Reposted by Mark JohnsonJenny Staff Johnson @htownjenny.bsky.social · 30/05/2026If we had a different governor we could put a stop to this, just saying 085
Mark Johnson @htownmark.bsky.social · 30/05/2026“Republicans calling Talarico dangerous while nominating Ken Paxton is like warning people about the health risks of blueberries while smoking meth through a leaf blower.” 032
Mark Johnson @htownmark.bsky.social · 29/05/2026I love the juxtaposition of these pics. James Bond v. Temu Blofeld. 020
Mark Johnson @htownmark.bsky.social · 29/05/2026I just called The Replacements soft rock and @htownjenny.bsky.social got real real mad. Did not see it coming. 261
Mark Johnson @htownmark.bsky.social · 26/05/2026There is a reason ghost bikes are all over Houston but no ghost cars for drivers killed by flying bicycles. 041
Reposted by Mark JohnsonKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Pretty sure I just saw Harden call an Uber. 1817911
Reposted by Mark JohnsonJason Concepcion @netw3rk.bsky.social · 26/05/2026The Cavs are actively dissociating during an elimination game 1121717
Reposted by Mark JohnsonSho @shonnese.bsky.social · 25/05/2026So, after all these years of being told “men love women who love sports,” and I’ve been sporting aaaaaall these years, and now you tell me I’ve gotta put on a skirt with a flouncy collar blouse and walk in dirt while eating a large turkey leg?static.klipy.comWell Damn ReactionALT: Well Damn Reaction 2212
Mark Johnson @htownmark.bsky.social · 24/05/2026ESPN quote just for Ime Udoka: “Brown said that working for Steve Kerr and Gregg Popovich, who have combined to win nine NBA titles as coaches, taught him the importance of using his bench through the regular season.” 020
Mark Johnson @htownmark.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Having a giant breed means playing a lot of hopscotch to get around your house. 051
Mark Johnson @htownmark.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Just endured the most horseshit data center push poll. My thinking is the time I spend letting them shovel horseshit at me is money and time wasted that could actually move a low info voter. 031
Mark Johnson @htownmark.bsky.social · 07/05/2026My districts LMS is completely hacked and being held hostage. My stubborn use of textbooks and paper is undefeated. 020
Mark Johnson @htownmark.bsky.social · 06/05/20268th grade convo overheard: Where are you going to high school? We’re moving. Where? Beaumont. Why? God told us to. 😬 010
Mark Johnson @htownmark.bsky.social · 06/05/2026My wife is a Harkonnen when it comes to having coffee in the house. The spice must flow. 010
Mark Johnson @htownmark.bsky.social · 04/05/2026The rockets failed to leave orbit, and my daughter and $ go to Drexel, so I am all in for the 76ers. Philly is a GREAT town. 010
Mark Johnson @htownmark.bsky.social · 30/04/2026I would take Mountain Dew Camacho over Trump every day and twice on Sunday. 020
Mark Johnson @htownmark.bsky.social · 26/04/2026At the local Roller Rink and they are threatening to call the cops on a customer who locked two dogs in the car in the parking lot. They got 5 mins. Hell yes Roller Rink!!! 041
Mark Johnson @htownmark.bsky.social · 26/04/2026The average TX driver pays $120 per year in state gas taxes. I just paid my $200 state fee for driving an EV. Your daily reminder that TX republicans are the worst. Letting the world burn and charging me for not joining in. 032
Mark Johnson @htownmark.bsky.social · 25/04/2026The German and American car industries (and their respective economies) are holding hands and driving off a cliff like Thelma and Louise. The last time I was in Mexico, Chinese EVs were everywhere. But we can’t quit ICE land yachts. 011
Mark Johnson @htownmark.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Sometimes I think about this restaurant owner in Merano Italy I talked to about Trump in 2024, who had a MAGA daughter in FL. “Trump won’t be that bad” he said. I hope he is choking on that $8 per gallon gas. 020
Mark Johnson @htownmark.bsky.social · 22/04/2026German politicians on the left, from different parties, in inspiring dialogue. They are so smart and down to earth. It’s a glimpse of a political future that does not suck. Keeping up with them gave the German comprehension part of my brain a real workout. youtu.be/OBOolAvyfwI?...youtu.beSonderfolge RRH: Heidi trifft Rasha Nasr (SPD) & Ricarda Lang (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen)YouTube video by Heidi Reichinnek, MdB 011
