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@markhax.bsky.social
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Art history prof, emeritus. My research and writing are essential to preserving my sanity in this dark time.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11h
TEXAS — @jamestalarico.bsky.social : “Why do we have a trillionaire when veterans are sleeping on the streets? The reason poverty exists is not because we can’t feed the poor, it’s because we can’t satisfy the rich.” (From @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social )
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markhax.bsky.social @markhax.bsky.social · 10h
He thinks trade is subsidizing our trading partners. A logical conclusion for an idiot who believes that trade deficits are losses. Hasn’t he already done enough damage to the economy that the Economist called “the envy of the world?”
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markhax.bsky.social @markhax.bsky.social · 12h
Would be like making Berchtesgaden a retreat for German chancellors.
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markhax.bsky.social @markhax.bsky.social · 12h
He needs a testosterone booster!
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12h
This is the funniest shit of all time… wait for it…😂
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Pot Belly Tim @potbellytim.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
If absolute power corrupts absolutely, what happens when absolute power is given to a person already absolutely corrupt
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markhax.bsky.social @markhax.bsky.social · 16h
The whole premise of the speech was absurd but was never questioned: “ When Mexico sends its people…” What? Mexico has a government committee that selects citizens to emigrate to the US? The same goes for his claim that foreign governments are emptying prisons and insane asylums for the same reason.
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Gino @geo-vision.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The past 10 years have taught me quite a bit about a certain segment of the population in this country. Much more so than the previous decades. And that will never change, for the rest of my life. It can’t be unseen.
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Treetop Flyer @treetopflyer.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
And
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Remember it was Trump that called for the destruction of 2 American cities.
Not Mamdani. Not El-Sayed.
Not any Muslim.
Trump.
A white, billionaire, rapist, pedophile.
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Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The U.S. Senate voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court 8 years ago on October 6, 2018. @bagleycartoons.bsky.social
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markhax.bsky.social @markhax.bsky.social · 18h
Among other nuggets in this post it’s amusing how Trump, since he “officially renamed” artificial intelligence “superior intelligence” has begun to use “artificial” as a synonym for “fake.” Perhaps there’ll be an Executive Order on this. Increasingly I feel we’re living in a madhouse.
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
October 6, 2026
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October 6, 2026
Judging from his social media posts, Trump is panicking.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Something unprecedented happened during my visit to the Gulf. For the first time in 20 years in Congress, I was denied entry to U.S. military facilities and even meetings with military leaders. An order from Hegseth - that applies to both parties - to hide the cost of the war.
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Breaking: Man Posing As ICE Agent Arrested Outside Polling Site. Deploying ICE to a polling place is illegal. However, trusting convicted felon Donald Trump to obey the law is a fool’s errand.
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markhax.bsky.social @markhax.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Certainly more than the Senator who promises to try killing her a third time when she is governor.
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markhax.bsky.social @markhax.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“Euthanize” in this instance is a euphemism.
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A.J. Bauer @ajbauer.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Incredible.
Analysis. Does a sex assault claim kill a political career? It depends.

Ghraham Platner’s swift exit followed Eric Swallwell’s similar departure from the California governor’s race, but Republicans have taken a different tack.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Mike Johnson is not a trustworthy negotiating partner. He lies as part of his religion.
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markhax.bsky.social @markhax.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Trump's lies never die, he just repeats them.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Still telling the “vandalism” lie not a single soul believes 🤥
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Max Granger @maxgranger.info · 06/10/2026
Happening now! Border Patrol amassing forces after land defenders re-established a tree sit on the Mexican side of the border in La Noria, Sonora, this morning, stopping wall construction the day after DHS killed the Grandmother Tree.
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markhax.bsky.social @markhax.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
And he was elected twice in "the world's greatest democracy." The US image will never recover from this. And probably not only the image.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
In calling on Teheran to wipe out Los Angeles and San Diego, Trump challenged long-standing norms of presidential comportment.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Trump called for a massive Iranian attack on Los Angeles. But what did he really mean?
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markhax.bsky.social @markhax.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
He’s our PO(TU)S.
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markhax.bsky.social @markhax.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
What is it about Republicans and pedophilia?
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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This is a community note for the ages.
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markhax.bsky.social @markhax.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
“ Greatest economy in history.”
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Why is 🇺🇸 media not reporting on this 128 day Albanian protest of Kushner and Ivanka’s insane corruption?
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Why independent media is so needed, in one post👇🏽 Framing matters
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Reminder: It isn’t just Netanyahu/Ben Gvir/Smotrich
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I believe in Medicare for All like I believe in public schools. There for you no matter what.
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markhax.bsky.social @markhax.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Did they ask who made the announcement?
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Ohio 49% Sherrod Brown (D) 46% Jon Husted (R) Iowa 48% Ashley Hinson (R) 47% Josh Turek (D)
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
GOP ads right now are all about attacking trans people. Over, and over, and over. I was a gay teen in 2004 watching the Bush campaign try to win on attacking gay marriage, but the resort to this hate drive in campaign ads feels so dialed up now. I can’t imagine being an lgbt kid watching tv today.
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 03/10/2026
For more than 160 uninterrupted years, federal law has prohibited troops wherever an election is held. The Insurrection Act’s grant of authority to the president does not supersede Section 592’s prohibition on armed people at the polls, writes @lorenvoss.bsky.social and @nkorpett.bsky.social.
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The Insurrection Act Is No Exception to the Troops-at-Polls Ban
Congress restricted military deployments to election sites, even when a broader deployment authority might otherwise apply.
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markhax.bsky.social @markhax.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
So what happens if the GOP wins only one house? Will the “checks” (sic) be reduced to $2500?
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markhax.bsky.social @markhax.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Trump and his donors won’t be happy.
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markhax.bsky.social @markhax.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
A leading thinker on the mystery of consciousness was the late John Searle, a philosopher at Berkeley. He put together a summary of his views in this paper. staff-assets.ncsy.org/John-Searle-...
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markhax.bsky.social @markhax.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
To be fair, Trump feels solidarity with them. He’s an adjudicated rapist himself. The MSM should provide that context for his remarks.
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Covie @covie93.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The man who took out full page ads demanding the death penalty for five Black and Latino teenagers falsely accused of rape is out here worried that the seven majority white Cornell frat boys accused of rape "won't get a fair shake".
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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Trump wants the Supreme Court to rule that DHS can imprison-indefinitely-immigrants who enter the US illegally He wants ICE to arrest millions of migrants and keep them incarcerated-maybe for years-until they can be deported Even if they have legal status In violation of their due process rights
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I definitely think it possible Trump would be so shameless as to appoint Aileen Cannon. Which makes the current timing of the hearing on lawsuit to liberate the stolen documents report, November 2, of interest.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This is why technofascists, oligarchs, and their servants, such as JD Vance, hate this Pope.
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MantaHunk 🌎🏳️‍🌈☮️🟧 @mantahunk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This will not end well.
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𝕯𝖆𝖓🍂🎃🕸️ @arepublic86.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This right here. This is how you respond to their bullshit.
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markhax.bsky.social @markhax.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Not if the Democrats take the Senate.
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I Completely Agree, Coach!
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