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Mark Bjorge

@markbjorge.bsky.social
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DC to the ESVA, and X to Bluesky. I block accounts that follow me if I can’t get a sense of them. My apologies, but 👎🏼 to sockpuppets and AI bots.

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Mark Bjorge @markbjorge.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The they’re catching smaller halibut and fewer numbers annually despite quotas. A sound fishery management plan would set the halibut catch at a level where we are leaving enough of the fish for other creatures needs, and not leaving forever-plastic “ghost lines”.
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Mark Bjorge @markbjorge.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
It was a clever slogan, hate to admit that as I do.
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Mark Bjorge @markbjorge.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
So disrespectful of dc people. Infuriating.
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Mark Bjorge @markbjorge.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Liberals are furious and will crawl over broken glass to vote against this admin.
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Mark Bjorge @markbjorge.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Skill is better than luck!
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Mark Bjorge @markbjorge.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
They are working harder and harder to appeal to fewer and fewer.
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Mark Bjorge @markbjorge.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Lose. Bigly. I think explicit discussions and framing as above are genuinely not happening in mainstream America outside of the far right ~30% and on the left. Probably half of Trump voters think we are just deporting criminal freeloaders because that’s how it was framed.
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Mark Bjorge @markbjorge.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
My god man. Leave the opening disclaimer on the screen through the entire ad! Otherwise ppl who miss it will just think it’s annoying without understanding the point.
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Mark Bjorge @markbjorge.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I really like the “and I won’t steal your pen” ad. Just so funny.
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Mark Bjorge @markbjorge.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
That disclaimer should stay up throughout the ad!
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Mark Bjorge @markbjorge.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Not assimilated b/c people like him will look at skin color and work to ensure they feel like outsiders.
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Mark Bjorge @markbjorge.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I saw $6.89/gal of diesel for the first time yesterday. But I also saw something in the mid $5’s. It’s a pretty big geographic price spread but I’m still paying 2x last year’s cost.
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Mark Bjorge @markbjorge.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Also, as much as the washington sun seems like it might be a real news outlet, it has very little provenance. It doesn’t publish an employee list (Dana Millbank is familiar) and it’s backed by… politico?
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Mark Bjorge @markbjorge.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The republican politicians who had principles, priorities, and a moral compass of their own have already retired or lost or otherwise left the picture. The party is a husk occupied by amoral opportunists. What exactly is there to save? I’m not trying to be mean. Truly, what is salvageable?
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Mark Bjorge @markbjorge.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Amazing they passed over Bruce Lee and gave the roll to Carradine but that aside was a very cool show for its day.
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Mark Bjorge @markbjorge.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
*kung
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Mark Bjorge @markbjorge.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
King fu. David Carradine.
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Mark Bjorge @markbjorge.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Maybe Elon will mine asteroids for gold.
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Mark Bjorge @markbjorge.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Sanctions reported here: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
theguardian.com
Liberty University fined $14m over ‘culture of silence’ around sexual assault
Christian evangelical institution punished victims ‘for violating the student code of conduct’ as ‘assailants were left unpunished’
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Mark Bjorge @markbjorge.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Designation here: www.war.gov/News/Release...
war.gov
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Mark Bjorge @markbjorge.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Liberty University, one of two explicitly Christian colleges Hegseth recently gave favored status regarding officer programs admissions, received the largest sanction ever for campus sexual assault/Title IX violations in 2024 by the Dept. of Edu.
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Mark Bjorge @markbjorge.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Wholly off the mark and insufficient as a package to address the current arrogation of power by the lawless and corrupt republicans on this court.
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Mark Bjorge @markbjorge.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
fwiw I’m in va02 and my drivers were anti-Kiggans and anti Trump. I figure warner (and spanberger and kain tho not on ballet) don’t need my help in this environment. Also, I’m still salty about the half-hearted redistricting attempt. Redistricting polled higher than spanberger!
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Mark Bjorge @markbjorge.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Nice. Thank you!
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Mark Bjorge @markbjorge.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I should learn that math.
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Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Of course, why read CNN when you can get the numbers directly from the source? election.lab.ufl.edu/early-vote/2...
election.lab.ufl.edu
UF Election Lab: 2026 General Election Early Vote Statistics
Live national and state-by-state early voting statistics for the 2026 general election.
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Mark Bjorge @markbjorge.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Tangential topic, but FWIW here in VA 02 I’ve been getting almost daily texts from Republican promoting phone numbers encouraging me to vote early. Those texts are wasted on me, but it’s very interesting that they’re sending them out every day!
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Mark Bjorge @markbjorge.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Trump on ICE?
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Mark Bjorge @markbjorge.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Cell phone plans are famously deliberately opaque and difficult to comparatively price.
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Mark Bjorge @markbjorge.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Apparently he and his Gongrich360 company are still heavily wired in.
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Mark Bjorge @markbjorge.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
@joshtpm.bsky.social seen this? Liberty U? Really? And Hillsdale seems maybe similar? www.war.gov/News/Release...
war.gov
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Mark Bjorge @markbjorge.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Newt effing Gingrich. As if Musk and the Oculus/Palantire/Anduril bros weren’t enough to make it clear it’s a scam.
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Mark Bjorge @markbjorge.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Nader was telling people they were stupid if they weren’t voting for David Catania. I was a precinct captain for his opponent. I said “ thank you Mr. Nader, I voted for you in 2004!” Nader is utterly nuts. Like David Horowitz level nuts.
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Mark Bjorge @markbjorge.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I got a chance to meet him while campaigning in Washington DC once. I was at foundry Methodist Church and he was exhorting people to vote for David Catania. David Catania was the DC Council member who started republican and then shifted to independent and ran for Mayor.
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Mark Bjorge @markbjorge.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Another way of reading that is as an attack on Vance’s judgement and/or honesty.
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Mark Bjorge @markbjorge.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Not to drag this out or misuse your time, but I think having so much of our economy supported by AI speculation is something we will regret sooner rather than later. While investors are excited about the creation of new tech, powerful countries fight over resources. Very late stage capitalism.
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Mark Bjorge @markbjorge.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Translation. I like that. I don’t do enough writing to need a copy editor. I really don’t like how it changes my writer’s voice. But I suppose if I did a lot of writing it might learn mine. The whole thing is just largely pointless to me. Let’s hear more about advances in science and medicine.
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Mark Bjorge @markbjorge.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I’m honestly trying to imagine what ai does for me that I actually appreciate. Maybe correcting my spelling?
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Mark Bjorge @markbjorge.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I don’t think as many people would be pissed at him wanting to jail Trump as he thinks.
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Mark Bjorge @markbjorge.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
$6.50 here on the #ESVA. Between that and ICE and the delayed USACE dredging, it’s not great.
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Mark Bjorge @markbjorge.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
And if enough people see that ad he is going to have to explain. Which keeps the focus on it rather than whatever he’s wanting to talk about.
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Mark Bjorge @markbjorge.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I prefer to see it as a comedic intermission in an otherwise monotonous show. Like when they used to show cartoons during intermission at the movies.
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Mark Bjorge @markbjorge.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Candidates do thier best to place stories ALL THE TIME. I once worked on a campaign that made a point of doing door knocking in snowstorms. That’s all well and good, but they were strategic about which streets to knock on- those in the neighborhood of the Metro desk editor. Favorable coverage ✅
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Mark Bjorge @markbjorge.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Their whole schtick just crumbles at first contact with daylight. Amateurish. Really shows how badly a party fares when they can just coast on brand recognition.
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Mark Bjorge @markbjorge.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Destitution isn’t enough! Social isolation/shunning and lack of healthcare also.
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Mark Bjorge @markbjorge.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It’s a good idea. Could maybe be applied yo end of life scenarios also.
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Mark Bjorge @markbjorge.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The pitch: AI is a force majeure that will inevitably lead to loss and diminishment (income, security, utility, peace, existence) of all those who failed to invest in it yesterday! Look on its works, ye mighty, and despair!
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Mark Bjorge @markbjorge.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
AI as a force majeure that will inevitably lead to loss and diminishment (income, security, utility, peace, existence) of all who failed to invest in it yesterday! Look on its works, ye mighty, and despair!
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Mark Bjorge @markbjorge.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
That they’ve all checked would explain a lot.
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Mark Bjorge @markbjorge.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Great 🧵 cc @markwarner.bsky.social @kaine.senate.gov
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