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Mark Aldrich

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The NY Post called me a "writer" once, w/ quotes. NYPA award-winning humorist. Comedy performer once a week. Author of essay about my Dad's Covid death in book, 'Who We Lost.' Sober: 7/15/2010. Disabled: SMA4. New Paltz, NY. linktr.ee/Mark.Aldrich

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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 1h
"Those in attendance...received a book called “The War Department Field Manual,” a compilation of Hegseth’s past speeches. In a forward written by President Trump, the troops were told: “As your commander in chief, I will not ask you to fight dumb wars.” Perfect www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
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Five Takeaways From Hegseth’s Speech
The defense secretary gave a “State of the Force” address to hundreds of officers and enlisted servicemembers at a Marine Corps base in Quantico, Va.
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Mark Aldrich @markaldrich.bsky.social · 1h
Bill Maher is our Secretary of Defense?
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Bill Maher is our Secretary of Defense?
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Mark Aldrich @markaldrich.bsky.social · 4h
This nation wants me (a "radical" who can grow a beard) dead. Period.
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Brandi Buchman @brandibuchman.bsky.social · 4h
For their public remarks about the Trump administration, all but one federal judge in Minnesota was hit with a misconduct complaint by the Justice Department on Wednesday. www.huffpost.com/entry/live-u...
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'Particularly Egregious': DOJ Hits Wave of Judges With Misconduct Complaint
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Mark Aldrich @markaldrich.bsky.social · 4h
I'll save them money for their "study." The "study" will find that rich, white, cisgender, MAGA Republican, heterosexuals should be IN the "fortress," and everyone else OUT.
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JJ in DC @jjindc.bsky.social · 6h
🧊✈️ These are all ICE flights 👀
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Mark Aldrich @markaldrich.bsky.social · 6h
But I thought we shouldn't regulate A.I.?
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But I thought we shouldn't regulate A.I.?
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Sharita Gruberg @gruberg.bsky.social · 7h
Been thinking about when my 100+ law school crim class covered sex crimes and dozens of men spent the hour arguing with the professor bc they believed the US code definition of rape was unfair. That day, the handful of women in the class realized just how many of our classmates had raped someone.
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The French Republican Calendar @sansculottid.es · 29/09/2026
Today is Nonidi the 9th of Vendémiaire in the year 235. Vendémiaire is the month of vintage. Today we celebrate parsnips. #JacobinDay See today's page
An old time-y illustration of a Parsnips.
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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 29/09/2026
GOD BLESS NIGELLA “I don’t approve of talking about food as naughty” I have been needing bake off to say that for YEARS. Food is a pleasure, not a guilty pleasure!
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Pam Herd @pamherd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
America.gov launched today--a DOGE initiative to use AI to deliver public services. Child lying facedown on a frozen lake as the image accompanying the question: "How can I invest in my child's future" is just incredible. Way to go AI
Image of a child lying facedown on a froze lake.  above is the portal where you ask AI questions about government services.  the question matching this image is:  "How can I invest in my child's future?"
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The French Republican Calendar @sansculottid.es · 28/09/2026
Today is Octidi the 8th of Vendémiaire in the year 235. Vendémiaire is the month of vintage. Today we celebrate amaranth. #JacobinDay See today's page
An old time-y illustration of a Amaranth.
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Kait Richardson 🥔 @thryse.com · 28/09/2026
When men say and do misogynistic shit, rapists see that as approval for their crimes from actually all men.
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Mark Aldrich @markaldrich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Russell Brand is a predator. For him, MAHA means Make Abuse Happen Again.
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Mark Aldrich @markaldrich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Russell Brand is a predator. For him, MAHA means Make Abuse Happen Again.
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The French Republican Calendar @sansculottid.es · 27/09/2026
Today is Septidi the 7th of Vendémiaire in the year 235. Vendémiaire is the month of vintage. Today we celebrate carrots. #JacobinDay See today's page
An old time-y illustration of a Carrots.
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The French Republican Calendar @sansculottid.es · 26/09/2026
Today is Sextidi the 6th of Vendémiaire in the year 235. Vendémiaire is the month of vintage. Today we celebrate impatiens. #JacobinDay See today's page
An old time-y illustration of a Impatiens.
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The French Republican Calendar @sansculottid.es · 25/09/2026
Today is Quintidi the 5th of Vendémiaire in the year 235. Vendémiaire is the month of vintage. Today we celebrate horses. #JacobinDay See today's page
An old time-y illustration of a Horses.
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Maryn McKenna @marynmck.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Fake. USDA. Seals. Used by an NC meat processing plant on 83.5 TONS of meat. Produced entirely outside the federal inspection system, according to news reports. We are pretty close to The Jungle (second ed.) now, no? www.scrippsnews.com/life/recalls...
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Interactive: Meat recall linked to fake USDA labels
Pork, beef and goat products are being recalled after a company allegedly used fake USDA inspection labels. Explore our interactive guide to see which products are affected and what to look for.
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Mark Aldrich @markaldrich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The right to vote comes closer to elimination each day, the WH is a cesspit of corruption, and in ancient times they spoke of you as a newspaper that presented investigations into corruptions, but you keep on Mister Magooing your way through the moment, dontcha?
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Vivian M. Lumbard @vivian-m-lumbard.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Interestingly enough, the Speaker of the House represents Louisiana.
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Mark Aldrich @markaldrich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The right to vote comes closer to elimination each day, the WH is a cesspit of corruption, and in ancient times they spoke of you as a newspaper that presented investigations into corruptions, but you keep on Mister Magooing your way through the moment, dontcha?
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Mark Aldrich @markaldrich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
How many times can this person quit the Democratic Party? It seems like she does it monthly.
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Mark Aldrich @markaldrich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The American taxpayer pays for you to do something/anything about this, but beyond this tweet, you'll do nothing. Every taxpayer should be outraged by your whining followed by inaction.
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Mark Aldrich @markaldrich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
How many times can this person quit the Democratic Party? It seems like she does it monthly.
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Mark Aldrich @markaldrich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The American taxpayer pays for you to do something/anything about this, but beyond this tweet, you'll do nothing. Every taxpayer should be outraged by your whining followed by inaction.
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The French Republican Calendar @sansculottid.es · 24/09/2026
Today is Quartidi the 4th of Vendémiaire in the year 235. Vendémiaire is the month of vintage. Today we celebrate the autumn crocus. #JacobinDay See today's page
An old time-y illustration of a the Autumn Crocus.
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Lisa Guerrero @lisaguerrero.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
In a world of right wing leaning dudebros in podcasting, hoping you’ll support a Latina with an unapologetically progressive show on YouTube. Please take a moment and subscribe! 🙏🏼 youtube.com/@lisaguerrer...
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Lisa Guerrero
Welcome to Lisa Guerrero UNLEASHED, a podcast hosted by award-winning investigative journalist, keynote speaker, actor, and producer. One of the most visible faces in the media, her investigations hav...
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Mark Aldrich @markaldrich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
If Mosley wasn't a Nazi, why did he model the uniforms so often?
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Mark Aldrich @markaldrich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I hope she dumped the linguistics supervictim by the time he wrote this and took the turtle with her. And renamed the turtle, "Jeff."
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Mark Aldrich @markaldrich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Was Nate Silver taking bets on being sued? C'mon, NY, launch him into the sun.
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Lisa Guerrero @lisaguerrero.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
As I was saying… youtu.be/swye0gjhWHg?...
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Michele Tafoya is awful.
YouTube video by Lisa Guerrero
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Aleksandra Vaca @transiticsnews.com · 24/09/2026
Honestly, the real headline here is that Equality PAC endorsed Henry Cuellar. Aside from having a VERY consistent anti-trans voting record, Cuellar was literally pardoned by Trump in December after being bribed by Azerbaijan to ignore the genocide of Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians in September 2023.
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Mark Aldrich @markaldrich.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"The tankers get hit, it speeds 'em up. They get a push from that torpedo and wind up ahead of schedule."
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Hunter Walker @hunterw.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I didn't realize this but I actually went to college in the same part of Massachusetts that "Clavicular" is from. All I will say is that experience makes this even less surprising.
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Molly Olmstead @mollyolmstead.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
It’s a long read, but I'd really appreciate it if you checked out my medbed story for Slate: slate.com/news-and-pol... It was a wild ride.
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Trump Posted About Magic Beds That Cure Cancer. Millions of Americans Believe They’re Real. I Found the Guy Who Started It All.
An internet conspiracy theory was killing people even before the president posted about it. I found the man who started it. He’s nothing like you’d expect.
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Democrats are well positioned to inherit power thanks to disgust with Trump, but ultimately none of this is about what Dems did in response to Trump. They mostly capitulated and are benefiting from being the other party in a two party system, I don’t have any positive expectations for them.
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"The disappeared*" was a term for those the military dictatorship in Argentina imprisoned/tortured/murdered during the dirty war. *"detenidos-desaparecidos" (detained-disappeared)
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katlunya.bsky.social @katlunya.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Go fuck yourself, you Fascist collaborator, libcuck.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Today is the first day FAA was rolling out AI (thought I thought it was just DCA).
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Mark Aldrich @markaldrich.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I watched the Iowa-UNI game today & in the MAGA ads the Dem US Senate candidate somehow missed all his legislative votes yet also caused socialism to happen in Iowa. "He's against fossil fuels," would've been the ad in favor of a candidate, esp in Iowa, years ago. Also, there was not one Dem ad!
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Mark Aldrich @markaldrich.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I watched the Iowa-UNI game today & in the MAGA ads the Dem US Senate candidate somehow missed all his legislative votes yet also caused socialism to happen in Iowa. "He's against fossil fuels," would've been the ad in favor of a candidate, esp in Iowa, years ago. Also, there was not one Dem ad!
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Mark Aldrich @markaldrich.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I have so much more cash in my pocket now that I no longer pay rent for my apartment. Possibly related: I now live in the woods.
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Mark Aldrich @markaldrich.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Read Caro's The Power Broker on Robert Moses and Battery Park.
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Mark Aldrich @markaldrich.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Thus uniting conspiracy lovers on the left and the MAGA right here in New Paltz.
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Mark Aldrich @markaldrich.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Read Caro's The Power Broker on Robert Moses and Battery Park.
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