Reposted by Mark_MHvanikin3 @vanikin3.bsky.social · 6hIf you do, then you are. #sixwordstory #writing 011
Reposted by Mark_MHProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/2026The government *still* isn’t tracking how often immigration agents detain U.S. citizens. We are. 500+ Americans have been handcuffed, held at gunpoint or held against their will in Trump’s second term. Our tally is almost certainly an undercount. THREAD (content warning: violence) ⬇️ 9459463405
Mark_MH @mark-mh.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Inspiration: ExA=C. The latest of 13 blogs where you can find: #microfiction and #poetry , #BookReviews , snarky sociopolitical thoughts about #storytelling #Responsibility in these...interesting...times. 😉 Enjoy! #Writing #WritingCommunity darlingsthatkill-harbinger.author-pages.com/blogdarlingsthatkill-harbinger.author-pages.comBlog | Author Mark Harbinger ~ His Works, His Blog, Free Downloads.Blog by Author Mark Harbinger 051
Reposted by Mark_MH🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I mean… there’s nothing intelligent about that man to begin with. So, I am not surprised at all. 😂 33954101130
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) 000
Mark_MH @mark-mh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Book 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.comdarlingsthatkill-harbinger.author-pages.comAuthor 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. 081
Mark_MH @mark-mh.bsky.social · 28/09/2026New flash fiction: "Trigger Happy" #WritingCommunity #Writing #Dystopia darlingsthatkill-harbinger.author-pages.com/blog/trigger...darlingsthatkill-harbinger.author-pages.comTrigger 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... 020
Mark_MH @mark-mh.bsky.social · 26/09/2026This is great. Thanks! & I empathize: the firm that does my book covers (going back to '21) used AI (w/out telling me) on my most recent one—which caused backlash from booksellers. Sigh. I'm anti-AI and they're redoing it for free, but it's a hassle... darlingsthatkill-harbinger.author-pages.comdarlingsthatkill-harbinger.author-pages.comAuthor 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. 120
Reposted by Mark_MHPestilence @pestilence4all.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Science!! 🧪 Avoid reading if you’re adverse to words such as ‘evolution’ or the idea that the world is super old. 🤣the-independent.comHuman brain is actually two separate organs, scientists findThe Stanford University breakthrough stands to open new doors for research into fatal neurodegenerative diseases 37722249
Mark_MH @mark-mh.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Another way MJ (and not Bron) is the #GOAT . At least MJ's gambling addiction wasn't a call for others to join him (although it might've lead to some personal tragedy for him, ahem) 000
Reposted by Mark_MHMark Thompson @sonofathomp.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Millionaire athletes asking poorer fans to gamble for betting site paydays, is pretty 2026 America. 🇺🇸 20250521039
Reposted by Mark_MHProf. Anthea Butler @antheabutler.bsky.social · 20/09/2026You do understand that everything he's doing to Washington DC is about fortifying the city when he decides he's not leaving office 70288812580
Mark_MH @mark-mh.bsky.social · 15/09/2026What about that mystical moment when you enter your medical ID number while on hold, just so they can ask you for it again as soon as they pick up? #The21stCenturySucks 0261
Mark_MH @mark-mh.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The latest Jurassic Park sucks. ( Although the animatronic practical effects are a nice throwback... ) 000
Reposted by Mark_MHBrella Rosewater | Author🥀💦🔞🌶️ @brellarosewater.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I'm at the point in my book where I'm trying to help it but it just keeps yelling at me😬 #writerproblems 161
Mark_MH @mark-mh.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Is #UnpackTheCourt a thing? If not, it should be. Better framing. Bravo! 000
Reposted by Mark_MHMatt Bors @mattbors.bsky.social · 14/09/2026It was exactly ten years ago today, on my 33rd birthday, that I posted this comic online. 485297767668
Reposted by Mark_MHElizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 13/09/2026It 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. 281455325
Mark_MH @mark-mh.bsky.social · 11/09/2026E.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...youtube.comRethinking Tech In Schools with Jared Cooney HorvathYouTube video by Holderness Family Laughs 000
Reposted by Mark_MHAlt-NIHscience4ALL @alt-nihscience4all.altgov.info · 10/09/2026This. All the way. Show us that you have rigorously tested your hypotheses. Let others reproduce them. 010113
Mark_MH @mark-mh.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Over time, I've come to subscribe to the "two puppets, one puppet master" framing of the parties. The Dem Party establishment is the most successful wing of the GOP. Like an alcoholic's enabler... In many ways, Obama was the most successful Republican President. His policies were, at heart, all GOP 031
Reposted by Mark_MHTony @tiletony.bsky.social · 07/09/2026It's impossible to ignore, Trumpism attracts a type. 664170266051
Mark_MH @mark-mh.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Worked in a University office building w/ an odd, cooler-like door—smack dab in the middle of the hallway—with a simple sign: CAUTION LIVE BEES. No one who worked there, no matter for how long, had ever set foot in that room. Literally anything could've been in there—a squatter. Aliens. Anything. 010
Mark_MH @mark-mh.bsky.social · 05/09/2026It began in the mid-70s (See, for reference, "The Powell Memo") 110
Mark_MH @mark-mh.bsky.social · 05/09/2026This only could've happened if #MediaLiteracy (esp. Herman/Chomsky's "Propaganda Model") had been taught in K-12 schools... 000
Mark_MH @mark-mh.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Norm's bit is funny; but now, in the 21st century, unfortunately, Russia / the US / Israel have stepped into this role as geopolitical aggressors... Maybe hope can be found in regional alliances; but unless nations achieve technological sovereignty (free from US tech co.s), it'll be fraught... 010
Mark_MH @mark-mh.bsky.social · 05/09/2026www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXdt...youtube.comNorm Macdonald on GermanyYouTube video by Ray “PODAN” Dorschner 100
Reposted by Mark_MHAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 01/09/2026PabloReports: 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. 272117302991
Reposted by Mark_MHJenn @jennburrill.bsky.social · 30/08/2026After 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.comnytimes.comHow 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. 086
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...darlingsthatkill-harbinger.author-pages.comGoodbye, 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... 000
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-... 061
Reposted by Mark_MHGodlessPrimate @godlessprimate.bsky.social · 24/08/2026It used to be called being a public servant. Key words, public and servant. Represenatives, watch Mamdani, and take notes. 55917
Reposted by Mark_MHRaider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 25/08/2026I want a world where women and children aren't just protected; they're truly free, safe, and powerful. 23904207
Reposted by Mark_MHMassimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 22/08/2026This is what knowing your physics well means Original post 15281411528
Reposted by Mark_MHWhite 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." 960831487
Mark_MH @mark-mh.bsky.social · 14/08/2026I'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. 010
Reposted by Mark_MHMichelle @michelleroy78.bsky.social · 14/08/2026I know I've got a special bottle set aside for the occasion. 🎉 1055135572471
Reposted by Mark_MHDavid “Darkness” Weiner @davidweiner.bsky.social · 13/08/2026I 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 📚 4697140602
Mark_MH @mark-mh.bsky.social · 09/08/2026So, 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 010
Reposted by Mark_MHSarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 08/08/2026These 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... 214528
Mark_MH @mark-mh.bsky.social · 05/08/2026There 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. 120