Reposted by Mark VopatJeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 29/07/2026"By the end of 2030," reports NYT, the amount of energy used by data centers"is expected to quadruple, eclipsing the power used by all countries in South America and Africa combined." This is extinctionism. 782198787
Reposted by Mark VopatFactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Vivek Ramaswamy argues that Black Americans were better off in the 1960s during Jim Crow and calls affirmative action "a form of psychological slavery" that is a "cancer on our nation's soul" 447050
Reposted by Mark VopatAAUP @aaup.org · 11/07/2026Nothing says "intellectual diversity" quite like a mandatory law dictating forced enrollment in a bureaucratic safe space for policed thought. Ohio lawmakers want you to think freely, or else. 👀woub.orgA bill mandates Ohio university students take a required course at 'intellectual diversity centers'That requirement: Ohio university students must complete a three-credit hour course in American civic literacy to graduate. 20393124
Reposted by Mark VopatDavid Pepper @davidpepperoh.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Vivek Ramaswamy accepted $10,000 from a convicted federal felon. Now Ramaswamy is using that money to try to buy this election. Ohio doesn’t need a conman as governor. www.cleveland.com/open/2026/07...cleveland.comPrivate equity founder went to prison for college fraud — now he’s funding Vivek RamaswamyA figure from the college admissions bribery scandal that involved Hollywood actors has given $10,000 to Vivek Ramaswamy’s Ohio gubernatorial campaign. 38040
Reposted by Mark VopatEcon Analytica @econanalytica.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Trump told you he’d run America like a business. He is. It’s called asset stripping. You go in, sell the profitable pieces, gut the workforce, load it with debt, & walk away rich while everyone else holds the bag. Venture capitalist politics. Cartoon by Jorge Gonzalez 16235671634
Reposted by Mark VopatThe Rooster @rooster.info · 07/07/2026The most expensive in the league? That’s bonkers. 2614
Reposted by Mark VopatRafael M Batista @rafmbatista.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Patriot front marching from Union Station right now. White supremacist and neo-fascist organization. Cowards. 132285799
Reposted by Mark VopatLawprofblawg @lawprofblawg.bsky.social · 04/07/20261. People threatening to kill "communists." 2. Idiots marching in Washington for white supremacy. 3. People justifying corporate power and oligarchy. 4. 4 Justices questioning birthright citizenship. Those things to me are related. I'm not celebrating today. 1446
Mark Vopat @mvopat.bsky.social · 04/07/2026The very definition of indoctrination: www.news5cleveland.com/news/politic...news5cleveland.comThe GOP-created university civics centers aren't popular. They want to require attendance.Ohio universities' new centers to combat "liberal bias" aren't popular with students, so a Republican leader wants to require attendance. 000
Mark Vopat @mvopat.bsky.social · 02/07/2026www.cleveland.com/news/2026/07...cleveland.comTrump policies have cost Ohio households thousands since January 2025, report findsOhio households face steep increases in gas, utilities, tariffs, and health insurance costs due to Donald Trump's policy changes since 2025. 000
Reposted by Mark VopatZach Everson @zacheverson.com · 30/06/2026🚨 NEW: "Donald Trump reported more than $1.4 billion in income from his family’s crypto ventures last year, showing how he now earns most of his income from digital assets that have benefited from his policies" Tom Bergin and Koh Gui Qing for @reuters.comreuters.comTrump reports more than $1.4 billion in income from crypto venturesU.S. President Donald Trump reported more than $1.4 billion in income from his family’s crypto ventures last year, showing how he now earns most of his income from digital assets that have benefite... 45686397
Reposted by Mark VopatDavid Pepper @davidpepperoh.bsky.social · 30/06/2026open.substack.com/pub/davidpep...open.substack.comNew Poll: Up by 3 In Ohio"a roughly 2-to-1 lead among independent voters." 45320
Mark Vopat @mvopat.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Signal Ohio wants to know about the impact of SB1 a year later. Please encourage your Ohio college student to fill out this survey: signalohio.org/ohio-senate-...signalohio.orgHas Senate Bill 1 changed your college experience in Ohio? Tell usSenate Bill 1 passed in June 2025. The law overhauls how public colleges and universities operate in the state. 000
Reposted by Mark VopatThe New Republic @newrepublic.com · 20/06/2026The democratic socialist introduced a bill to require AI firms making < $200M annually to pay a one-time tax of 50% of stock, creating a sovereign wealth fund for taxpayers. “The principle is simple: When a public resource generates wealth, the public should share in that wealth.” trib.al/DLdaszRtrib.alBernie Sanders Unveils Plan for Public Ownership of AIThe Vermont senator wants to create an AI sovereign wealth fund—with an annual public payout. 66873270
Reposted by Mark VopatGraeme Swanson @swansonian.bsky.social · 20/06/2026I don't have any patience for the "but we're poor" argument for bands using AI for posters and publicity. Try to think back to roughly 3 years ago when you somehow coped without it. 512029374
Reposted by Mark VopatDan Hon @danhon.com · 12/06/2026OCEANIA HAS ALWAYS BEEN VERY CLOSE TO A DEAL WITH EURASIA 136126962787
Reposted by Mark VopatJoy-Ann Reid @joyannreid.bsky.social · 07/06/2026At this point, Trump could slap a journalist dead in the face and the corporate media would dumb it down to "tense," "contentious" or "controversial." Dude had what sure looked like a mental health break on camera. And I'm sick of journalists not clapping back when he calls them stupid. 36783181
Reposted by Mark VopatHonesty for Ohio Education @honesty4ohioed.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Commentary Don’t Ohio taxpayers deserve transparency, accountability, and oversight of $2.5 billion in our money that is being handed over by our state government leaders to private schools and religious institutions? by David DeWitt ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/06/01/o...ohiocapitaljournal.comOhio taxpayers deserve accountability and oversight of $2.5 billion being sent to private schools • Ohio Capital JournalOhio taxpayers are sending $2.5 billion to private and religious schools. Even if you agree with this, don’t taxpayers deserve transparency and accountability? A group of bipartisan lawmakers thinks s... 062
Reposted by Mark VopatBrian Keith Jackson @bkjwordplay.bsky.social · 31/05/2026I will keep saying this until people start understanding: Data centers are speeding up the wars of the future, which will be over water, not oil. This is not something to wait until after the fact to fight. If you will not be able to afford water, what do you think they will make you do for it? 13534611209
Reposted by Mark VopatSnacks @snacks59.bsky.social · 31/05/2026It takes years and years of red tape to build high speed rail in this country , but data centers are going up overnight and concentration camps. Sounds like we have some sort of problem in this country. 491540451
Mark Vopat @mvopat.bsky.social · 28/05/2026I may be wrong about this, but it seems to me I recall learning that only monarchs and Roman Emperors placed their own image on currency. 000
Reposted by Mark VopatRae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 14/05/2026True. #WritingCommunity 221399198
Reposted by Mark VopatNick Fish @nickfish.me · 13/05/2026And here comes @realjaredhuffman.bsky.social from the top rope 354102412540
Reposted by Mark VopatMindcite💥 @mindcite.bsky.social · 14/05/2026🚨 NEVER FORGET how much the GOP relies on "scare value". And that what these fearmongers fear most, besides fed up Republicans holding their breath and voting Blue in midterms, is a strategic, unified resistance less afraid of them than they are of a demented dotard they call "daddy". 86345
Reposted by Mark VopatMindcite💥 @mindcite.bsky.social · 14/05/2026The only thing more depraved than this blatant, bottomless, unbridled corruption from a man who profited more from his presidency than from any business or investment in his life is the blatant, bottomless, unbridled greed that fuels it. 21310
Reposted by Mark VopatThor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 13/05/2026I just said this about Trump and didn't recognize the reference at first 3442
Reposted by Mark VopatHonesty for Ohio Education @honesty4ohioed.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Ohio judges question why taxpayers fund private school tuition by Morgan Trau www.news5cleveland.com/news/politic...news5cleveland.comOhio judges question why taxpayers fund private school tuitionA panel of Ohio judges questioned the state's attorneys on why taxpayers are footing the bill for private school tuition costs. 012
Reposted by Mark VopatDevelopers @devs.feediverse.org · 12/05/2026Prosecutors Had A Drugs-for-Votes Scheme “Locked Up.” Under Trump, They Were Told Not To Pursue Charges.techdirt.comProsecutors Had A Drugs-for-Votes Scheme “Locked Up.” Under Trump, They Were Told Not To Pursue Charges.This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. To the narcotics agents investigating drug smuggling in Puerto Rico prisons, it seemed at first like … 001
Reposted by Mark VopatKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Democrats should ensure that voters hear this so much it haunts their dreams this fall. 9332991060
Mark Vopat @mvopat.bsky.social · 12/05/2026This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/te...sign.moveon.orgTell Trump to Keep His Hands Off The Post OfficeThe U.S. Postal Service is again under attack by Donald Trump and the world's biggest business con, Elon Musk. Trump’s plans to overhaul the post office and privatize it would be disastrous for people... 000
Reposted by Mark VopatDonnaDee 💙 @overallthiscrap.bsky.social · 08/04/2026 Vance did say "they are eating the dogs ,they are eating the cats " .. yes he did 076
Mark Vopat @mvopat.bsky.social · 21/03/2026www.instagram.com/reel/DWCJn4x...instagram.comInstagramCreate an account or log in to Instagram - Share what you're into with the people who get you. 000
Reposted by Mark VopatSeth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 16/03/2026I love the form the NYTimes “bothsidesism” takes in this article. On one hand, professors worry that something they or a student says might put them on the radar of authorities and then deported. On the other hand, I don’t have to feel imaginary pressure to say “menstruating persons” anymore! 241660381
Reposted by Mark VopatAAUP-Ohio State @osuaaup.bsky.social · 16/03/2026Nip this racism in the bud. 05016
Reposted by Mark VopatTweetLD @tweetld.art · 15/03/2026Shocking. 😒 FCC Chair Brendan Carr said news broadcasters coverage of Iran war could impact their license renewal. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...usatoday.comFCC chair threatens broadcasters over Iran war coverageFCC Chair Brendan Carr said news broadcasters coverage of Iran war could impact their license renewal. 108445421912
Reposted by Mark VopatSamantha Brennan @samanthabrennan.bsky.social · 14/03/2026Jürgen Habermas, influential German philosopher, dies at 96 www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...lemonde.frJürgen Habermas, influential German philosopher, dies at 96The German philosopher died on Saturday March 14, 2026, at the age of 96 in Starnberg, a spokesperson for the Suhrkamp publishing house said. 066
Mark Vopat @mvopat.bsky.social · 01/03/2026I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Reject HB 698-Stop Attacking Higher Education. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/re...actionnetwork.orgReject HB 698-Stop Attacking Higher EducationOhio's public colleges and universities are under attack and the people who will pay the price are students, workers, and communities across the state. House Bill 698 doubles down on a troubling patte... 010
Reposted by Mark VopatMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 24/02/2026Recently, Rice told Preet Bharara on his podcast that “it’s not going to end well” for “the corporate interests, the law firms, the universities, [and] the media” that bend the knee to Trump. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/susa...democracydocket.comSusan Rice is right. Now Netflix must choose.The institutions and individuals who betrayed democratic principles will bear that mark of shame well into the future. 652701637
Reposted by Mark VopatCory Booker @corybooker.com · 23/02/2026Do not call for their callous and endless lies, believe in each other, believe in America. 1621957
Reposted by Mark VopatHonesty for Ohio Education @honesty4ohioed.bsky.social · 20/02/2026Stay Tuned.... Something special is in the works with Honesty for Ohio Education, and we can’t wait to share it with you. For now, here’s a little behind-the-scenes peek at the crew capturing footage from our town hall event earlier this month. Big things are coming. 👀 011
Reposted by Mark VopatSamantha Brennan @samanthabrennan.bsky.social · 20/02/2026Britain blocking use of air bases Trump says would be needed for strikes on Iran, UK media reports www.cnn.com/2026/02/20/e...cnn.comBritain blocking use of air bases Trump says would be needed for strikes on Iran, UK media report | CNNBritish Prime Minister Keir Starmer has reportedly blocked a request from US President Donald Trump to allow US forces to use UK air bases during any preemptive attack on Iran, owing to concerns it wo... 031
Reposted by Mark VopatSamantha Brennan @samanthabrennan.bsky.social · 08/02/2026Research roundup– moving is good and good for us… fitisafeministissue.com/2026/02/08/r...fitisafeministissue.comExercise Benefits: From Brain Power to Cancer Risk ReductionExplore fascinating insights into exercise's effects on metabolism, brain health, and cancer risk in our latest scientific article. 021