Reposted by Mark AlesiaDan Hon @danhon.com · 12/06/2026OCEANIA HAS ALWAYS BEEN VERY CLOSE TO A DEAL WITH EURASIA 136127042787
Reposted by Mark AlesiaRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/02/2026Cartoon by Mike Luckovich. 274191497090
Reposted by Mark AlesiaNews Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Wow. The front page of tomorrow’s Charlie Hebdo magazine in France. 8163502569
Reposted by Mark AlesiaRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 25/01/2026This week, Trump will bomb someone, impose a ridiculous tariff, make some crazy announcements - do anything he can to divert attention away from this outrage. He wants the public to move on and forget this as so many have done with his past crimes and transgressions. Don’t let him. 1533072782
Reposted by Mark AlesiaDavid Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 17/01/2026Fascism is here. The Department of Justice isn't. This is all just brown-shirting now. 852789
Reposted by Mark AlesiaRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 23/12/2025The USS Bone Spurs 128064191443
Reposted by Mark AlesiaAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 19/12/2025Here we go. Elise Stefanik changed everything she was, everything she believed in, for power. And in the end, Trump endorsed another dude and Elise is out. Shameful 4162592432
Reposted by Mark AlesiaZach Osterman @zachosterman.bsky.social · 07/12/2025Julian Sayin had taken just six sacks all season, and only two in a game once (Purdue). Indiana logged three that half. #iufb 1251
Reposted by Mark AlesiaLiliana Segura @lilianasegura.bsky.social · 05/12/2025Not sure why there's so much focus on the bogus rationale for the second strike when it's pretty clear they were just eliminating the witnesses. 318137
Reposted by Mark AlesiaRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 04/12/2025Outstanding reporting today from the New Media at the Pentagon. 1132108631584
Reposted by Mark AlesiaRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 04/12/2025The new Pentagon press corps is laser focused on serving the American people by working their sources to bring you the most impactful stories because, as Jefferson said, “a well-informed citizenry is the best defense against tyranny.” 1751085189
Reposted by Mark AlesiaPopehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 23/10/2025I for one think the Epstein Ballroom will be magnificent. I love the decor theme of “what if Uday Hussein ran a Ramada Inn.” And giving it a theme song everyone will associate with it is a stroke of brilliance! “Thank Heaven for Little Girls” is very catchy. 517195624726
Reposted by Mark AlesiaMike Madrid @mikemadrid.bsky.social · 22/09/2025Wouldn’t the best way to honor Charlie Kirk’s belief in free speech be to reinstate Jimmy Kimmel? 621938237
Reposted by Mark Alesia@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 20/09/2025Media loyalty oaths have no place in fact- based journalism so there's only one legitimate choice here for journalists: turn in your pentagon press pass and start covering the Defense Dept from outside the building. 47527
Reposted by Mark AlesiaRichard Deitsch @richarddeitsch.bsky.social · 04/09/2025Jonas Salk died in 1995. Thirty years later: 26523
Mark Alesia @markalesia.bsky.social · 13/08/2025So we’re planning an MMA fight card at the White House on the 250th anniversary of our nation? That means a spectacle at a place sacred to our culture where hitting a man/woman when they’re down is not only against the code and rules of the sport, it’s *encouraged*. Sounds about right for our times. 100
Reposted by Mark AlesiaRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/08/2025Don't like the numbers? Just fire the person responsible for gathering them. Trump's doing what every tyrannical regime has always done: wiping out the truth and replacing it with lies. 921996575
Reposted by Mark AlesiaRachel Bachman, WSJ sports reporter @realbachscore.bsky.social · 24/07/2025TBT 1956, when recruiting athletes to college was deemed unsavory. tile.loc.gov/storage-serv... 121
Reposted by Mark AlesiaBeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 23/07/2025again Swan, because he is not trained in the US interview school of obeisance to power, was able to ask follow-up questions and confront the president with facts. 291756301
Reposted by Mark AlesiaKara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 19/07/20251. He’s a stone cold liar, as always 2. That said, he is not without talent in the writing a picture department and certainly better than Dubya, John Wayne Gacy and, of course, a failed painter who went into politics in post WW1 Germany. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...washingtonpost.comTrump said he ‘never wrote a picture in my life.’ Here are four.Trump claims he’s never made drawings. He’s done many. Here are four examples. 751375258
Reposted by Mark AlesiaScott Galloway @profgalloway.com · 17/07/2025We’re at the Nuremberg trials, and he starts playing the kazoo believing we’ll look away. 281564178
Reposted by Mark AlesiaKyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 02/07/2025"A former F.B.I. agent who was charged with encouraging the mob... to kill police officers has been named as an adviser to the Justice Department task force that President Trump established to seek retribution against his political enemies." www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/u...nytimes.comPardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Who Threatened Police Joins Justice Dept. 23269140
Reposted by Mark AlesiaMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 21/06/2025happy summer solstice 🗽 🌅 14112181
Reposted by Mark AlesiaRodney Fort 🐀 @rodneyfort.bsky.social · 10/06/2025This is simply outlandish. A parallel would be the NFL calling pro owners, pro agents, and college ADs together to “fix” CFB. I almost admire the audacity, if it weren’t for the obvious— who is not at the table? www.espn.com/soccer/story...espn.comU.S. Soccer committee to evaluate college systemU.S. Soccer announced on Tuesday a committee that will evaluate and potentially overhaul the college soccer system. 021
Reposted by Mark AlesiaRodney Fort 🐀 @rodneyfort.bsky.social · 07/06/2025“Seeley was hired by the four power conference commissioners…” Translation: Hired by P2. That is all you really need to know. www.espn.com/college-spor...espn.comMLB exec to lead new college enforcement armMajor League Baseball executive Bryan Seeley will become the CEO of the new College Sports Commission, a vital enforcement arm that will have final say in doling out punishments and deciding when rule... 001
Reposted by Mark AlesiaVictor Matheson @victor-matheson.bsky.social · 07/06/2025"[This] marks a huge step forward for college sports. [Directly paying players] is a tremendously positive change and one that was long overdue." - NCAA President Charlie Baker. Spare us this insulting b.s., Chuck. You were dragged kicking and screaming into this. www.ncaa.org/news/2025/6/...ncaa.orgA Letter from NCAA President Charlie Baker - NCAA.orgMany looked to April's hearing about the House settlement as a culmination of sorts, but the court's final approval of the settlement in fact marks a new beginning 0125
Reposted by Mark AlesiaAmy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar.com · 06/06/2025A few words on the importance of public tv and radio in rural areas, for kids and for all of us (and as you can hear, the birds agreed). 1025634
Reposted by Mark AlesiaDavid Folkenflik @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social · 31/05/2025Federal authorities charge entrepreneur at heart of New Hampshire Public Radio investigation with orchestrating vandalism at its journalists' homes - via @nhpr www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...nhpr.orgFormer treatment center CEO charged with orchestrating vandalism at NHPR journalists' homesProsecutors say Eric Spofford paid a close friend $20,000 to vandalize the homes after NHPR published an investigation into his alleged sexual abuse and harassment. 1019461
Reposted by Mark AlesiaRodney Fort 🐀 @rodneyfort.bsky.social · 23/05/2025The Hall of Fame asks voters to decide based on record, ability, integrity, sportsmanship, character and team contributions. If a player can be rejected on character, another can be enshrined for it. And his impact is indisputable. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...washingtonpost.comColumn | If the Hall of Fame is open to Pete Rose, it should find a spot for Curt FloodPete Rose would bring controversy and disrepute to the Hall of Fame. Curt Flood would help it tell the full story of baseball. 043
Reposted by Mark AlesiaWFIU/WTIU News @wfiuwtiunews.bsky.social · 09/05/2025Federal immigration officials arrested four undocumented immigrants in Bloomington last week and sent all but one to a detention facility in Kentucky. Now, one of the men’s families wants answers. ▶ @bente-bouthier.bsky.social @weiss-a-woni.bsky.social indianapublicmedia.org/news/mother-...indianapublicmedia.orgMother, sister of Bloomington man detained by ICE speak outRosales, who’s from Nicaragua, is one of at least four undocumented men detained by federal agents last week in Bloomington. Three of them, including Rosales, were transported to the Kentucky jail on ... 115
Reposted by Mark AlesiaRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 21/04/2025And Thom Tillis, up for reelection in 2026, was the key vote to confirm Hegseth along with Joni Ernst. Despite the fact that they knew he was unfit, they were afraid of Trump and put their political futures ahead of the country. Now they own every bit of this debacle. 33173752019
Reposted by Mark AlesiaKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 18/04/2025"Subject has no criminal history" would seem to contradict the "not a very innocent guy" line? But I guess when you've been found guilty of 34 felonies by one judge and jury and adjudicated a rapist by another judge and jury, it's hard to assess the innocence of others. 962373594
Reposted by Mark AlesiaJ.C. Bradbury @jcbradbury.com · 19/04/2025When I finally get to see the commissioned economic impact "study" 071
Mark Alesia @markalesia.bsky.social · 15/04/2025ACLU of Indiana sues federal government over 7 student visa revocations at universities in Indiana. U.S. embassy in China told one student that "deportation can take place at a time that does not allow the person being deported to secure possessions." indianapublicmedia.org/news/aclu-of...indianapublicmedia.orgACLU of Indiana sues federal government over visa revocations of international studentsThe American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana is suing the federal government for revoking the international student status of seven people at universities in Indiana "without explanation." 010
Mark Alesia @markalesia.bsky.social · 14/04/2025Jim Nantz sounds as if he’s a minister in a religious ceremony. But that’s how he had survived all this time. 000
Reposted by Mark AlesiaHeard Island Government @heardislandgov.bsky.social · 12/04/2025It’s reported that heated debates on our island are rapidly increasing glacial melt. Premier Tuxley urging a return to political apathy and Icelationist policies. 301695254
Reposted by Mark AlesiaHeard Island Government @heardislandgov.bsky.social · 10/04/2025No, we HAVE NOT formally negotiated, nor pecked any derrières at the White House. We floated a guano mineral deal but US officials scoffed at the idea of supplanting the surplus of odious excrement in their halls of power. In fact, we’re drafting a 800% retaliatory tariff despite today’s events. 822291390
Reposted by Mark AlesiaHeard Island Government @heardislandgov.bsky.social · 11/04/2025More people have been on the moon, than on Big Ben/Mawson Peak, a massive stratovolcano. Our island is so anthropological remote, eruptions are typically only witnessed by us. In the words of our famous Sealvester Stallone: “Get your tiny hands off of Heard.” (photo: Mike Dillon) 13911144
Reposted by Mark AlesiaAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/04/2025media.tenor.coma woman in a pink dress is standing in front of a flag and giving a speech .Alt: North Korean news anchor 3905252867
