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Mark Wilkens

@markwilkens.bsky.social
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Words on paper, sometimes words on screen. Order “You Can’t Discover What Was Always There” pepperpeakpublications.com

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Mark Wilkens @markwilkens.bsky.social · 2h
That’s right! That’s Aztecs football in the national news! Ahead of the Padres playoff sweep!
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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I give up. I’m moving into a cave.
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Mark Wilkens @markwilkens.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
www.thedailybeast.com/ice-begins-d... I think they’re just killing people
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ICE Begins Digitally ‘Disappearing’ Detainees From Online Database
The agency’s online locator tool quietly underwent a drastic change.
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Lisa Guerrero @lisaguerrero.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Former NFL/NBA/MLB national network sportscaster here: Gambling has absolutely fucking killed sports. RIP
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Sarah Florini @florini.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Today in “AI is not a technology but a political project steeped in hierarchy and dominance.”
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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
how often could the turtle possibly come up that this is an issue
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Mark Wilkens @markwilkens.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Mark Wilkens @markwilkens.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Goodnight
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Mark Wilkens @markwilkens.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Taylor Lorenz is in AI psychosis and defending Hank Green for using the machines a bit too much
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Ryan Boyd @ryanboyd.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I've always been passionate about creating shareholder value
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PlayfulPiano (he/him) @playfulpiano.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
consultant class (incredibly derogatory)
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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
if there is one thing that should concern u about ai it is the leaders
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Mark Wilkens @markwilkens.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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Mark Wilkens @markwilkens.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
U-T sports quips of the future from the top sports minds of San Diego -my grok tells me the chargers never left. Maybe it reads my heart better than even I do -something about the autumn breeze in late season baseball feels like a sin. My attention should’ve long ago turned to the chargers
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James Hell Brooks @kleinman.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Leeds United excellence
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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Show your support for this effort and get an extra $50 in your DraftKings Account right now when you use the code "No Harassment"
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Mark Wilkens @markwilkens.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Lining up for Winning Season With a Top Payroll Night
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Mark Wilkens @markwilkens.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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And If You Lose I'Ll Kill You Homer Simpson
ALT: And If You Lose I'Ll Kill You Homer Simpson
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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Driving me crazy that a lot of very smart people aren't entertaining the idea that the **AI might kill us all** narrative is kabuki theater -- orchestrated by some of the world's richest people, whose net worth is tied up in people believing their technology is just on the cusp of super intelligence
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Mark Wilkens @markwilkens.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
An absurdly high percentage of AI deployment is creating artificial women who don’t age or have free will. Concerning!
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Abacus Wizard @abacuswizard.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
They should interview ELIZA next.
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priya chand @priyachand.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
soooooo basically they built a tool designed to exploit women, and instead of questioning this, we get an "interview" with it.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
That said, Occam's Razor drives me back to the likely truth: They are out of money and everyone is falling for it. I need details on how this is going to kill everyone. If you're doing an elaborate bit to alarm people about Anduril, I'ma need you to tell Wired or 404, or I will keep laughing at you.
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Hugo Gordon @hugogordon.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Oh no, the Jets won, now I have hope
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Mark Wilkens @markwilkens.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Oligarchs who have spent the better part of the millennium speaking of enslaving the population btw
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Mark Wilkens @markwilkens.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
forgottencandles.substack.com/p/look-strai...
forgottencandles.substack.com
Look Straight Ahead
It’s a slight uptick
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Mark Wilkens @markwilkens.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
*watching Carlos Baerga in the 1992 All-Star Game* McKeon was right
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Alex Segura @alexsegura.com · 10/09/2026
If you’re promoting comics or books or any human-made art form, don’t use AI to create graphics for your podcast or platform please. 😭😭😭😭
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Mark Wilkens @markwilkens.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Such a greatly anticipated day @gilduran.com
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Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Oh fun the latest AI book marketing scam is basically like “why are you such a bitch?”
Hi Maris,
I came across / Want to Burn This Place Down, and something about the way you examine power, exploitation, and the frustrations built into modern work caught my attention.
It made me curious:
What made you choose such a direct and confrontational voice rather than take a more measured approach to discussing these problems?
I ask because questions like this often lead to the most interesting conversations between authors and readers.
They open up the thinking behind a book, not just what It says.
I'm currently organizing live reader discussions centered on that kind of conversation, giving readers a chance to explore the ideas, choices, and experiences behind a book.
Would you be open to hearing how the discussion works?
Best,
RAJ
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Matt Massarella-Gill @3788mg.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
This is the Leeds United I fell in love with #lufc
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Leeds United - unofficial @lufc-unofficial.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
GOOOOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLLLL!!!! AAAAARRROOONNNSSSONNNN!!! #lufc
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Ryan Boyd @ryanboyd.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
New iPhone huh. Anyway everything at the grocery store costs $25
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Antifa Radio @classicdeepcuts.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Now Playing - Dweller On the Threshold by Van Morrison @ AntifaRadio.com
Now Playing - Dweller On the Threshold by Van Morrison  @ https://AntifaRadio.com
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Mark Wilkens @markwilkens.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
You can reconcile with when and how you are going to fuck yourself
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 07/09/2026
under remarked on aspect of trump is his deep hatred of natural beauty and the natural world.
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Return of the Cmonmacques @cmonmaque.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I enjoy how the cto of bluesky is very clearly and publicly beginning to suffer from AI madness
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Mark Wilkens @markwilkens.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
#votebluenomatterwho
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Mark Wilkens @markwilkens.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
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Mark Wilkens @markwilkens.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Someone, somewhere ordered my book from a bookstore in August. That’s rad as hell.
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ʜᴇʟʟ-DOPA @bowsnonk.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
noted CIA asset Gloria Steinem has died
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Alison Stine @alisonstine.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
My son's school has banned AI, and multiple teachers at open house this year stressed in-class assignments, including in-class writing and reading. They read paperback books.
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I am Patrick's Sports Angst @patricksaxton.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
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Miracle On Ice: 'Again!'
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
This is pretty fucking wild. I had assumed in a worst case scenario he would target blue zip codes and toss ballots based on technicalities but this is even worse than I imagined.
Not only is this system astonishingly untested, USPS has simultaneously implemented an
impracticable zero percent failure rate.
13 When ballots are submitted to USPS in large-volume
batches, if any one ballot in the batch cannot be verified against the Portal, all ballots in that
batch will be rejected. For example, if a state election official brings a batch of 10,000 ballots to
USPS and USPS is unable to match just one of those ballots against the Portal – because, for
example, someone has recently changed their name after marriage or they’ve moved – then
USPS would refuse to mail the remaining 9,999 ballots as well. As the whistleblower notes,
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Patrick Monahan @pattymo.com · 01/09/2026
Do not try to talk to me about something called “Hugging Face”
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Ronan Farrow @ronanfarrow.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Georgia audited its own data center tax breaks and found that the state gave up $474 million in sales taxes in one year—and got back just $41 million from the industry. At least 38 states have deals like this. #AI #News #US
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Mark Wilkens @markwilkens.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The evangelical church in Poway says he’s soft
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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
this is really beautiful
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