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Mark Bertrand (Novelist)

@markbertrand.bsky.social
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Mark Bertrand writes psychological thrillers about ordinary individuals trapped inside systems of law, judgment, and authority—systems that criminalize everyday life while claiming to preserve order. www.markbertrand.com

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Mark Bertrand (Novelist) @markbertrand.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
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Mark Bertrand (Novelist) @markbertrand.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
The Reader’s Court: I share short thrillers where systems stand trial. You get the story first, then the autopsy—how power protects itself while staying “legal.” Case 012 The Brief Was Already Written | How Gun Industry Power Shapes Trials Before They Begin markbertrand.substack.com
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Mark Bertrand (Novelist) @markbertrand.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
The Reader’s Court: I share short thrillers where systems stand trial. You get the story first, then the autopsy—how power protects itself while staying “legal.” Case 012 The Brief Was Already Written | How Gun Industry Power Shapes Trials Before They Begin markbertrand.substack.com
The Reader’s Court Case 012 image featuring a child’s pink backpack, family photo, courtroom bench, and legal filings symbolizing how gun industry legal power shapes outcomes before trials begin.
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Mark Bertrand (Novelist) @markbertrand.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
A father did everything right. A daughter built something worth carrying into the world. The system didn’t care. Case 004 — The Flight That Was Not Authorized In Chambers is live. Some decisions don’t require explanation. #ReadersCourt #InChambers
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Mark Bertrand (Novelist) @markbertrand.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
There is no U.S. government. There's the paid-off politicians in the White House, Congress, Senate, and courts. Foreign oligarchs and governments run the markets.
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Mark Bertrand (Novelist) @markbertrand.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Corrupt is one way of putting it. Well paid off is another. Well paid by foreign oligarchs is another.
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Mark Bertrand (Novelist) @markbertrand.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Israel's puppet. We fight the wrong enemy.
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Mark Bertrand (Novelist) @markbertrand.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Israel's slaves should not question incorrectly.
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Mark Bertrand (Novelist) @markbertrand.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
When something breaks—a job, a system, a life—who actually gets a second chance… and who never does?
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Mark Bertrand (Novelist) @markbertrand.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
When something breaks—a job, a system, a life—who actually gets a second chance… and who never does?
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Mark Bertrand (Novelist) @markbertrand.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
When something breaks—a job, a system, a life—who actually gets a second chance… and who never does?
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Mark Bertrand (Novelist) @markbertrand.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
When something breaks—a job, a system, a life—who actually gets a second chance… and who never does?
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Mark Bertrand (Novelist) @markbertrand.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
markbertrand.substack.com #thriller #booksky #mystery
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Mark Bertrand (Novelist) @markbertrand.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
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Mark Bertrand (Novelist) @markbertrand.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
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Mark Bertrand (Novelist) @markbertrand.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
New Article open.substack.com/pub/markbert...
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Mark Bertrand (Novelist) @markbertrand.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
The insurance company killed him. No crime was committed. open.substack.com/pub/markbert...
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Mark Bertrand (Novelist) @markbertrand.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
The insurance company killed him. No crime was committed. open.substack.com/pub/markbert...
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Mark Bertrand (Novelist) @markbertrand.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
The insurance company killed him. No crime was committed. open.substack.com/pub/markbert...
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Mark Bertrand (Novelist) @markbertrand.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
My WIP is close. Maybe in March for the release? www.markbertrand.com/the-vintner-... The Vintner and The Novelist
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Mark Bertrand (Novelist) @markbertrand.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
Awarded best thriller series. www.markbertrand.com/nirvanaing-s...
Nirvanaing Mark Bertrand
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Mark Bertrand (Novelist) @markbertrand.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
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Mark Bertrand (Novelist) @markbertrand.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Feminism racists publisher. Bigots suck!
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Mark Bertrand (Novelist) @markbertrand.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Traditional Publishers suck hind tit!
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Mark Bertrand (Novelist) @markbertrand.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
99% of writing advice is written by people who can’t sell books. I don’t hand out comfort food. I hand out knives. Story Map Protocol is the weapon—you want in or you want safe mediocrity?
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Mark Bertrand (Novelist) @markbertrand.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
I'm drafting a second revision for This Could Be It with a knight’s futility: each scene stretched, reforged, 1,200 words of fracture and vow. The tale isn’t for solace—it is a mirror for those who suspect consciousness alone is fraud. Awakening comes with a blade, not a blessing.
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Mark Bertrand (Novelist) @markbertrand.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
Dimes to dollars; there are a lot of them living there. They are a predatory class built upon human sacrifice. The wealthy exploit humans not just sexual but in every way: labor, wages, prision, war, legal, domestic...
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Mark Bertrand (Novelist) @markbertrand.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
Forbes lists Cuban’s net worth as $5.7 billion as of the current date Instagram +12 Forbes +12 Facebook +12 . Recent profiles—Business Insider, Parade, and others—also cite the $5.7 billion figure, reflecting median industry estimates. He is a Predatory Class influencer. #defundTheWealthy
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Mark Bertrand (Novelist) @markbertrand.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
Ryan Goodman: Estimated net worth: at least $1 million, based on Orezone Gold equity holdings GuruFocus justsecurity.org +6 its.law.nyu.edu +6 bsky.app +6 . Predatory Class, influencer. #defundTheWealthy
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Mark Bertrand (Novelist) @markbertrand.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
RFK's net worth, major financial outlets like Forbes and Investopedia estimate his net worth at approximately $30 million, derived from inherited wealth, book royalties, legal work, and real estate alongside his wife, Cheryl Hines. Predatory Class. #defundTheWealthy
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Mark Bertrand (Novelist) @markbertrand.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
Before her conviction, Ghislaine Maxwell’s net worth was between $10 million and $20 million. Predatory Class. During 2020 bail hearing, her legal team claimed around $3.6 million in assets—while prosecutors argued she was hiding the true extent of her wealth through complex financial arrangements.
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Mark Bertrand (Novelist) @markbertrand.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
As of 2025, Joe Rogan's estimated net worth is widely reported to be between $150 million and $200 million. This comes primarily from: His Spotify podcast deal, originally reported at around $100 million (though later reports suggest it may have been much, much higher). #defundTheWealthy
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Mark Bertrand (Novelist) @markbertrand.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
Estimates vary, but recent reports put her net worth between $1 million and $5 million, based on her earnings as Florida Attorney General, her legal career, consulting work, and media appearances. However, without verified financial disclosures, this remains speculative. #defundTheWealthy
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Mark Bertrand (Novelist) @markbertrand.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
The wealthy view us all as disposable commodities. Yes, it is horrid sexual behaviour too. They are a predatory class that is built on human sacrifice. Sexual, labor, war, prison, murder -- exploitation. They exploit the 92% because we allow them to. #defundTheWealthy Prepare to lose some heroes.
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Mark Bertrand (Novelist) @markbertrand.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
The wealthy view us all as disposable commodities. Yes it is horrid sexual behaviour too. They are a predatory class that is built on human sacrifice. Sexual, labor, war, prison, murder -- exploitation. They exploit the 92% because we allow them to. #defundTheWealthy
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Mark Bertrand (Novelist) @markbertrand.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
The wealthy view us all as disposable commodities. Yes it is horrid sexual behaviour too. They are a predatory class built on human sacrifice. Sexual, labor, war, prison, murder, etc. -- exploitation. They exploit the 92% because we allow them to. #defundTheWealthy
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Mark Bertrand (Novelist) @markbertrand.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
The wealthy view us all as disposable commodities. Yes, it is horrid sexual behaviour too. They are a predatory class that is built on human sacrifice. Sexual, labor, war, prison, murder -- exploitation. They exploit the 92% because we allow them to. #defundTheWealthy
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Mark Bertrand (Novelist) @markbertrand.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
The wealthy see all of us as disposable commodities. Yes it is horrid sexual behaviour too. They are a predatory class that is built on human sacrifice. Sexual, labor, war, prison, murder -- exploitation. They exploit the 92% because we allow them to. #defundTheWealthy
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Mark Bertrand (Novelist) @markbertrand.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
The wealthy see all of us as disposable commodities. Yes it is horrid sexual behaviour too. They are a predatory class that is built on human sacrifice. Sexual, labor, war, prison, murder -- exploitation. They exploit the 92% because we allow them to. #defundTheWealthy
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Mark Bertrand (Novelist) @markbertrand.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
The wealthy see all of us as disposable commodities. Yes it is horrid sexual behaviour too. They are a predatory class that is built on human sacrifice. Sexual, labor, war, prison, murder -- exploitation. They exploit the 92% because we allow them to. #defundTheWealthy
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Mark Bertrand (Novelist) @markbertrand.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
The wealthy see all of us as disposable commodities. Yes it is horrid sexual behaviour too. They are a predatory class that is built on human sacrifice. Sexual, labor, war, prison, murder -- exploitation. They exploit the 92% because we allow them to. #defundTheWealthy
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Mark Bertrand (Novelist) @markbertrand.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Wealth ≠ wisdom. Power ≠ moral right. We’ve been trained to admire predators. Time to break the spell. The wealthy are a predatory class built upon human sacrifice. #defundTheWealthy
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Mark Bertrand (Novelist) @markbertrand.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Wealth ≠ wisdom. Power ≠ moral right. We’ve been trained to admire predators. Time to break the spell. The wealthy are a predatory class built upon human sacrifice. #defundTheWealthy
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Mark Bertrand (Novelist) @markbertrand.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Wealth ≠ wisdom. Power ≠ moral right. We’ve been trained to admire predators. Time to break the spell. The wealthy are a predatory class built upon human sacrifice. #defundthewealthy
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Mark Bertrand (Novelist) @markbertrand.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Wealth ≠ wisdom. Power ≠ moral right. We’ve been trained to admire predators. Time to break the spell. The wealthy are a predatory class built upon human sacrifice.
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Mark Bertrand (Novelist) @markbertrand.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Wealth ≠ wisdom. Power ≠ moral right. We’ve been trained to admire predators. Time to break the spell. The wealthy are a predatory class built upon human sacrifice.
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Mark Bertrand (Novelist) @markbertrand.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Wealth ≠ wisdom. Power ≠ moral right. We’ve been trained to admire predators. Time to break the spell. The wealthy are a predatory class built upon human sacrifice.
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Mark Bertrand (Novelist) @markbertrand.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Wealth ≠ wisdom. Power ≠ moral right. We’ve been trained to admire predators. Time to break the spell. The wealthy are a predatory class built upon human sacrifice.
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Mark Bertrand (Novelist) @markbertrand.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Wealth ≠ wisdom. Power ≠ moral right. We’ve been trained to admire predators. Time to break the spell. The wealthy are a predatory class built upon human sacrifice.
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Mark Bertrand (Novelist) @markbertrand.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Wealth ≠ wisdom. Power ≠ moral right. We’ve been trained to admire predators. Time to break the spell. The wealthy are a predatory class built upon human sacrifice.
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