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Mark_MH

@mark-mh.bsky.social
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Author, Lawyer (Semi-Ret.), and Philanthropist. Former IT/Social Studies Educator. I write (here, @Substack & elsewhere). Surprise creator of #AISkepticYoda. I am the Lone Locust of the Apocalypse. No refunds.

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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I mean… there’s nothing intelligent about that man to begin with. So, I am not surprised at all. 😂
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Mark_MH @mark-mh.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"In 2025, Congress and courts and media and universities fell into line even faster than similar institutions groveled before the Nazis in 1933." —Susan Neiman, Call it Evil: Understanding the Trump Era (2026)
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Mark_MH @mark-mh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Book Marketing, here I go (Sigh. My weariness is palpable. Do you feel that? That's my weariness, palpating...): A multi-genre (SF/F/H/LitFic) short story collection feat. powerful women...ENJOY! 😎👍👍 #WritingCommunity #ShortStories #SFF #Horror #BookSky darlingsthatkill-harbinger.author-pages.com
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Author Mark Harbinger ~ His Works, His Blog, Free Downloads.
Writings: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Literary Fiction, and Horror Short Stories; Also, a Novel and other essays (blog). Links to enjoy all that, and more.
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Mark_MH @mark-mh.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
New flash fiction: "Trigger Happy" #WritingCommunity #Writing #Dystopia darlingsthatkill-harbinger.author-pages.com/blog/trigger...
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Trigger Happy (Flash Fiction) ~~ Counts as Writing #12 | Author Mark Harbinger ~ His Works, His Blog, Free Downloads.
I was awakened by the barrel of the gun against my temple, so close I could smell the oil that lubricated its insides. Some of my insides spilled out. “The hell?!” my voice squeaked like a little...
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Pestilence @pestilence4all.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Science!! 🧪 Avoid reading if you’re adverse to words such as ‘evolution’ or the idea that the world is super old. 🤣
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Human brain is actually two separate organs, scientists find
The Stanford University breakthrough stands to open new doors for research into fatal neurodegenerative diseases
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Mark Thompson @sonofathomp.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Millionaire athletes asking poorer fans to gamble for betting site paydays, is pretty 2026 America. 🇺🇸
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Prof. Anthea Butler @antheabutler.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
You do understand that everything he's doing to Washington DC is about fortifying the city when he decides he's not leaving office
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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Brella Rosewater | Author🥀💦🔞🌶️ @brellarosewater.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I'm at the point in my book where I'm trying to help it but it just keeps yelling at me😬 #writerproblems
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Matt Bors @mattbors.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
It was exactly ten years ago today, on my 33rd birthday, that I posted this comic online.
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
It doesn’t matter if you eat organic foods. It doesn’t matter if you exercise regularly. It doesn’t matter if you inject peptides. It doesn’t matter if you have “good genes”. None of these things will prevent you from contracting vaccine-preventable diseases. There is only one thing that will.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
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Mark_MH @mark-mh.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
E.G. 12m - 32m is #Truth : #AI #Education "Literacy isn’t knowing how to use a tool. Literacy is having a reason to use the tool—and then having a lot of deep background information to now make sense of what that tool is doing so that you can make it work for you." www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vj4...
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Rethinking Tech In Schools with Jared Cooney Horvath
YouTube video by Holderness Family Laughs
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Alt-NIHscience4ALL @alt-nihscience4all.altgov.info · 10/09/2026
This. All the way. Show us that you have rigorously tested your hypotheses. Let others reproduce them.
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Tony @tiletony.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
It's impossible to ignore, Trumpism attracts a type.
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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Amen. #BookSky
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
PabloReports: What do you make of Trump saying Americans who oppose data centers are backwards and poor? AOC: I mean, how about we put one in Mar-a-Lago? I love that. Let’s put a data center at Mar-a-Lago, and we’ll see how backwards and poor he is in response to that.
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Jenn @jennburrill.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
After losing cases in New Mexico & California, META was facing allegations Facebook & Instagram contributed to a national child mental health crisis Zuckerberg folded settling with 47 states for $17,000,000,000 The deal includes more safety measures like a 2-hour daily use limit 🎁 @nytimes.com
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How Meta’s $17.1 Billion Social Media Settlement Came Together (Gift Article)
State attorneys general spent months in negotiations. Then, as its legal losses mounted, the social media giant’s new top lawyer brought a huge settlement to the table.
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Mark_MH @mark-mh.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
#RIPDollyParton , of course. 💯 deserving of all the accolades. But there *is* an angle that no one seems to be covering: Would her kind of strength still be permitted? darlingsthatkill-harbinger.author-pages.com/blog/goodbye...
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Goodbye, Dolly (her two lessons) ~~ Counts as Writing #11 | Author Mark Harbinger ~ His Works, His Blog, Free Downloads.
As the well-deserved accolades are pouring in for Dolly Parton, RIP, there is one blind spot I am seeing in the coverage. I just released a collection of fictional stories about strong women, so I hav...
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Mark_MH @mark-mh.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
#Writing #WritingCommunity #ShortStories #Booksky #Storytelling ...one doesn't just publish a collection of short stories ("Darlings That Kill: Fantastic Tales Featuring Females of Power", avail. on B&N), without also mentioning some personal favorites... markharbinger.substack.com/p/copy-list-...
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GodlessPrimate @godlessprimate.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
It used to be called being a public servant. Key words, public and servant. Represenatives, watch Mamdani, and take notes.
What Mamdani is doing just proves Bernie was right all along.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I want a world where women and children aren't just protected; they're truly free, safe, and powerful.
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
This is what knowing your physics well means Original post
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White Rose Resistance @whiteroseresistance.org · 14/08/2026
"If you aren't building your own bank robbing robot, you're going to be left behind in the new economy."
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Mark_MH @mark-mh.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I'm always struck by how—in modern #Academia —it's not enough to be correct. You also have to try and do a 'critical theory'-based hatchet job against the leader/s of your field in order to make your bones. So counter-productive and silly.
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Michelle @michelleroy78.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I know I've got a special bottle set aside for the occasion. 🎉
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David “Darkness” Weiner @davidweiner.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
I picked this up off the shelf at my local library when I was about 13 or 14 because I had heard of it. I read half in one sitting right there at the library. One of my all-time favorite books. #booksky 📚
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Mark_MH @mark-mh.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
So, since (as a general rule) no learning happens from within a student's comfort zone this means that we're now firing teachers for teaching. Full stop. Entering into 1:1/no-metaphor-needed Farenheit 451, Brave New Wold, 1984 examples... #Dysopia
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Twonks @twonks.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Meow
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Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
These three categories are pretty much the same now, right? Sale of HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT still on! I think this is the final day. www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07Q...
Kendzior book HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT #1 in biography of US POTUS, corruption and misconduct in politics, and 21st century history of US
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Mark_MH @mark-mh.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
There is absolutely *NO* aspect of my life that has been "transformed" by LLM #AI 🙄 There are things that have been made less functional (which is bad) and things that have been make more frictionless (which is also bad, cognitively). And it all has horrible externalities for society—in all cases.
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David Cay Johnston @davidcayjohnston.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
For half a century, my press criticism has helped improve journalism, including forcing a corrupt broadcast chain to close down. My latest column for DCReport examines the state of conservative commentary and what it means for you: www.dcreport.org/2026/08/02/f...
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What it Means for You that Ross Douthat Leaves The NYTimes for 60 Minutes
Faux conservatism weakens democracy, normalizes misinformation, and distracts from threats to liberty. America needs principled conservative voices.
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Veerender Singh Jubbal @veerenderjubbal.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
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cool use case of chatgpt work i heard last night:
connect your family calendars and explain your kids' interests.
every morning for the drive to school, have it make a podcast that talks about one kid's soccer game that afternoon, one kid's upcoming birthday, some news, etc.
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Mark_MH @mark-mh.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
🎉😀🎉 YES! The Hug Morenz Foundation is *proud* that one of our organizational allies, @propublica.org , has stepped up and 'signed on the dotted line' in alignment with key values: pro journalism = pro democracy = pro labor —honoring their amazing work force with a labor deal! Well done, all! 👍🏆
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Mark_MH @mark-mh.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
FREE ~ AVAILABLE NOW A multi-genre short story collection (Advance Reader Copy - uncorrected) featuring FEMALE PRIME MOVERS! ...promo only lasts until the end of the July. Get your copy now. #BookSky #SFF #Horror #Literary #ShortStories #ClassicStorytelling claims.prolificworks.com/gg/YCIyeN4M5...
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Reader's Retreat: All Genre Group Giveaway
It's time to find your new favorite author! This Group Giveaway is hosted by the Prolific Works team and features books you won't want to miss. Claim as many as you'd like and enjoy your new reads!
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Sam, Polite Menace 🏴‍☠️🏳️‍🌈 @wanderolah.northsky.social · 27/07/2026
Relatable #booksky
When I realize the book I just finished is part of an unfinished series
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Waffles w/ Beans @co3bdetex.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
@kristenwelker.bsky.social Oof. It’s like yucking it up with Goebbels. Like, that’s not hyperbole. This will go down in history like being William L. Shirer and having a couple “ha-ha’s” w/ nazi leadership at a screening of “Triumph of the Will” in ‘35 🇩🇪. No oppo in the MSM #collaborators
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Mark_MH @mark-mh.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Erg. Ugly Flex. David Orr re poetry, but aplies to #LitFic too: "...the question[s] 'How do I write...?' and 'How can I be seen and respected as a [ #Writer ]?' aren't the same...the preferences of the 'club' are so twisted...that to satisfy them often says more about acceptability than artistry."
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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
bloomberg has a fun article today arguing that the Cybertruck is the biggest flop in automotive history. it includes this glorious graph.
A graph showing how the edsel and Cybertruck both performed based on their sales target and actual year one and year two sales. The edsel was expected to sell 200k units in its first year. It sold slightly over 50k, and less than 50k the next year

The Cybertruck had a sales.target of 250k in its first year. They sold around 40k, the next year they sold about half as many.
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Mark_MH @mark-mh.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
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avidreader8.bsky.social @avidreader8.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
#booksky #books #Kindleunlimited #thriller #suspense #romance #novels #geopolitical #mythological #darkromance #women #contemporary #fiction #fantasy #crime #amazon #sifi #readingcommunity #writingcommunity #author #readers #indie
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Gennifer Hutchison @gennhutchison.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Weird Al and Dolly Parton are different aspects of the same ethos. Both are prolific, great, genre-defining musicians iconic for intentionally playful, exaggerated personas but universally loved for their authenticity (& kindness). All while working for decades AND maintaining a sense of privacy.
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Mark_MH @mark-mh.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
21 yrs ago today, over a 1MM viewers (high for a cartoon) watched "Epilogue"—IMO, one of the greatest #Batman stories ever told (9.1 IMDB)—the S2 finale of Justice League Unlimited. ...Co-written by the great Dwayne McDuffie. #Superhero #Comic #TV #Fantasy #SFF en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwayne_...
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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 23/07/2026
This NDAA hands over part of US military to Netanyahu AND attaches Trump’s fascist “SAVE Act” voter suppression bill. 6 Republicans voted with Democrats. If Hakeem Jeffries had kept the Dem caucus united, the bill would’ve failed. Indefensible. 2/2
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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 23/07/2026
6 Democrats voted with MAGA to pass the NDAA 216-212. They are: •Danny Davis (NC) •Henry Cuellar (TX) •Jared Golden (ME) •Adam Gray (CA) •Vicente Gonzalez (TX) •Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA) Centrist Democrats continue too betray us and enable fascism to advance unchecked. 1/2
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Bon Hanson @bonhanson.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Ahhhh, Bill is a true Canadian Icon, so learning that at the age of 95, he has a heavy metal band called "the *uckers?" 😎😎😎 www.cbc.ca/news/enterta...
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William Shatner, 95, performing at Riot Fest with his heavy metal band | CBC News
Here's something that probably wasn't on your 2026 bingo card: 95-year-old Star Trek actor William Shatner has a new heavy metal band, and they're releasing an album that he plans to debut this summer...
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Zelenskyy Fires Ukraine Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov: What Happened & Why It Matters (2026) youtu.be/_twKlXZRsQ4
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Zelenskyy Fires Ukraine Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov: What Happened & Why It Matters (2026)
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