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Mark Stroup

@smallstreams.bsky.social
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Husband, father, writer in Pittsburgh. Just add food and water. markstroup.substack.com

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Holly 🇺🇸🦅 @msdesignerlady.bsky.social · 14h
The most popular president in U.S. history, has an important message! 🔥🔥🔥 We appreciate you!!! 💙🌊 @barackobama.bsky.social #VoteBlueToRemoveTrump #ArticleIISec4 #SheShed
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 15h
A major battle I'll flag: In Georgia’s SECOND LARGEST school district, the GOP risks losing its narrow 4-3 school board majority. Check this all out, and let me know what you think I missed if you care about a board deeply in your backyard!
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Jay Thurber Show 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @jaythurber.bsky.social · 17h
A weekend without the oldies would be un-bearable! Right now until 3 pm on WRCT 88.3FM www.wrct.org and Tube City Online Radio - McKeesport www.tubecityonline.com/radio Requests: 412-385-7450 or @ me here!
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Mark Stroup @smallstreams.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Flipping. It’s gotta be flipping.
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Covid cave dweller @mariablack.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
🤣😂
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Maureen Berzanski 🧷🇺🇦🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈🟧🌊 🐾 @moberzan.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
We are asking everyone to join in our boycott of Target. They rolled back DEI and Pride initiatives, reneged on support of Black owned businesses, were silent over mistreatment by ICE of two employees, and even put out a racist Halloween costume. Clearly Target is not thinking clearly
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Museum of Twitter @museum-of-twitter.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
@hudlion

sometimes, I think it would be worse to be an insect and wake up one morning and find you had been transformed into a guy with a job
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AW Sylwester @aw-sylwester.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Sean Casten @seancasten.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Anyone who refers to Donald Trump as “President” and not by the highly accepted newer and more accurate term “Convicted Felon and Adjudicated Rapist” is THE ENEMY.
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Aida 🇵🇷🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦🐾🌊🦋🗽💙🐸 @latina4jesusdshw.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
FYI #Pinks #USDemocracy
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Digital Warrior - Combat Disinfo @digitalwarrior.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
1/ What if the fight tearing America apart today is over who gets to belong? Political scientist Lilliana Mason argues that a backlash against equal rights has found a home in the GOP. Asking everyone to calm down leaves that fight unresolved. #DV1 #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory #USDemocracy
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#VeryAsian Eric @ektaka.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The Republicans never really cared about waste, fraud and abuse in our government. Their only concern is that they be the ones that benefit from it. Vote out every single Republican! #VoteBlue
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Mark Stroup @smallstreams.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
After he leaves office, it might be a good place to start a wind farm.
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Group Captain Lionel Mandrake @bbmcginty.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202... "The plan calls for a parcel of the private club to be designated a permanent, official sanctuary for foreign leaders and future U.S. presidents, designed to host international summits and house presidents when they take vacations in Florida..."
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Trump wants to turn his West Palm Beach golf club into the new Camp David
The plan calls for the federal government to be granted part of the property, with the rest maintained as a private course.
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The Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Sometimes my wife and I like to send each other text messages as though they’re democratic fundraising messages, and I believe she has produced the jewel of the form.
, it's
and I
have some personal news to share with you.
Being a mom is one of the greatest joys of my life, and I feel deeply that we should have salad tonight
This year has been challenging in many ways, and I have immense gratitude for the kindness and support of family, community, and people like you who have continued to stand by me through everything. It means the world, and I wanted you to be among the first to know that squash is in the oven and kale is in the fridge.As many of you are aware, ve been navigating one of the most challenging periods of my day while waiting for dinner.
Facing baseless federal hunger brought on by not eating since lunch, fighting for the working kids of this country, and now caring for a mean toddler and helping him grow up in a world that isn't always easy. But it has also reminded me exactly why I do this work and who I do it for.
I will never stop working to eat dinner. I will never stop fighting for what is right, even when there is also some feta in the fridge. And I will never stop being so very thankful that you are by my side in this important work and that there is tahini in the pantry for dressing
With love and gratitude,
stop to end
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barleybap but she's dressed as a skeleton @barleybap.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
On this Halloween, I remind you once again that the Monster Mash is a story of capitalist exploitation of the subjugated monster classes, and you should probably be boycotting it. Let's consider the facts:
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Donovan Schaefer @feelingtheory.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Musician Charles Manson, who led a religious revival in Los Angeles during the counterculture era of the 1960s and later became embroiled in controversy, has died.
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 05/10/2026
This is your occasional reminder that generative "AI" in particular could have been developed on public domain materials and/or licensed and compensated works but the major players intentionally, methodically and systemically chose to steal labor from working creative folks instead
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ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This guy got people from around the world to teach him their favourite dance moves. 📹Ed People
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Tom Walsh @tewalsh340.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Hawaii enacted a law that could neuter Citizens United. Montana could soon follow suit via a ballot referendum. Here's what you should know about the plans to get Big Money out of politics — and how they could be replicated where you live.
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Could This Actually End Citizens United?
Montana — yes, deep red Montana — has a plan to effectively neuter Citizens United.No Supreme Court ruling or constituti
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The incredible Special Effects of KAREL ZEMAN — without whom there’d be no Terry Gilliam, Tim Burton or Wes Anderson to name but three.
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Mark Stroup @smallstreams.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Trump in U.S. taxpayer ad: America will never be a communist country. Also Trump: Let me just appropriate this song for my ad without compensating the artist or asking permission.
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optiMSTie @optimstie.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Between Raiders and Starman, Hollywood should've given Karen Allen the world.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Stevie Wonder is speaking out against President Donald Trump
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"I'd rather get free money from the government than have socialism, which just teaches lazy, stupid folks they don't have to work for money they get, y'all!!!"
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Mark Stroup @smallstreams.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Thanks for the hint about the Spintron link. I still get to listen at cocktail hour.
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 03/10/2026
Okay, Dems. Let’s not get cocky.
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Mark Stroup @smallstreams.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Something from Nothing markstroup.substack.com/p/something-...
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Something from Nothing
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Each election year, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) takes extra steps to ensure ballots sent through the mail arrive at election offices on time. This year, it’s delaying those efforts. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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USPS pushes back measures that ensure mail ballots arrive on time
“The shorter timeframe is noteworthy and I don’t know why they’re doing this,” Steve Hutkins, who writes for Save the Post Office, told Democracy Docket.
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Mark Stroup @smallstreams.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
For history buffs, the name Jack Ketch (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Ke...) might come to mind. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...
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Tennessee Prison Chief Was Hired Despite a Trail of Troubled Executions (Gift Article)
The failed execution of Christa Pike has prompted new scrutiny of Frank Strada, the state’s top prison official, and his past role overseeing executions in Arizona.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
He’s been saying this for 11 years. Obviously if the cultists still believe this BS they are just hopelessly lost to an alternate reality.
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Mark Stroup @smallstreams.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Read it for the comment pile on.
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Jody B @jodybhere.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Will wrote this: 'Congressional Republicans can truthfully, if humiliatingly, say: Don’t blame us. We have nothing to do with the nation’s governance.' What? He's a joke and everyone knows that he's a joke, right?
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Opinion | Bring on the midterm GOP carnage. But spare these two Senate candidates.
It is sensible to hope that on Nov. 3 most of the Republican Party will be smashed to atoms.
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Mark Stroup @smallstreams.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Is a George Will column truly a gift?
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Mark Stroup @smallstreams.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
More arguments for the Universal Bone Dissolver. Now with graphs. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/o...
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Opinion | Six Charts That Show Just How Much We Need A.I. (Gift Article)
All the worry about artificial intelligence should not obscure this key point: If we don’t develop it, we’ll be a lot worse off.
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Adrienne LaFrance @adriennelaf.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This made me laugh. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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Mark Stroup @smallstreams.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Crying.
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captkickback.bsky.social @captkickback.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Pittsburgh PA. 1960s
Neither snow nor rain or dark of night.
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CorrinaLeeB 🇨🇦 @corrina.sheshed.rocks · 01/10/2026
🧵PENNSYLVANIA. YOU MAY BE ABLE TO VOTE NOW! 🗳️ PA works a little differently. On-demand mail ballot voting is available in some counties. Check your county’s availability, make your plan & make your voice heard. 🇺🇸 YOUR VOTE! YOUR VOICE! #Pennsylvania #Vote2026 #SheShed #VivaHerAlliance
🗳️ PENNSYLVANIA — YOU MAY BE ABLE TO VOTE NOW!

PA works a little differently. On-demand mail ballot voting is available in some counties.

Check your county’s availability, make your plan & make your voice heard. 🇺🇸

YOUR VOTE. YOUR VOICE.

#Pennsylvania #SheShed #VivaHerAlliance
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Jay Thurber Show 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @jaythurber.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I'm sure these two items are not related. Also, I just fell off of a turnip truck
The Democratic Socialists of America have been on a hot streak. Nationwide dissatisfaction on the left with hardline conservative policies — and with the mainline Democratic Party’s perceived inaction against them — has propelled ever more DSA candidates to the top of the ballot. The organization’s membership has also increased twentyfold since 2015 from 6,000 to 120,000.
Still, the DSA faces headwinds. Pittsburgh’s own DSA chapter got a reminder in mid-September when Carnegie Mellon University unilaterally canceled the org’s booking of an on-campus space for its annual convention. The convention went ahead as planned at a different venue..This is a historic day for Carnegie Mellon University.
Today, Carnegie Mellon and Ken Griffin, founder and CEO of Citadel and founder of Griffin Catalyst announced a $3 billion gift to elevate the university in Pittsburgh and launch Carnegie Mellon University Miami.
It is the largest gift by an individual in the history of higher education.
This investment will strengthen the university’s Pittsburgh foundation, support a bold new campus and create new opportunities to turn ideas into impact.
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Derf Backderf @derfbackderf.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Same as it ever was. The Oligarchs and political powers are absolutely terrified of socialism, and its appeal to the peasants. 100 years ago I document this in my new book THE DISSIDENTS. #socialism #dissidents
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Mark Stroup @smallstreams.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I’m reading Terry Pratchett and he makes some awfully good points regarding dealing with racism, but sometimes the road gets rocky. That said, he’s well worth reading.
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Mark Stroup @smallstreams.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
True: 11 herbs & spices is factionalism
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Halloween dog! 🐶🎃 @aripoppy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
theory: leon trotsky and colonel sanders were the same person
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James Latimer has read Breath and Bone, awaiting Wolf2 @jameslatimer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A big problem is that people aren't going to be able to take public transport if it's late, early, unreliable, slow, expensive, etc. and currently that's most local bus services. They treat them like a last resort or luxury not a service, but you can't be late to work, or spend hours to be on time.
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Jay Thurber Show 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @jaythurber.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I'm looking forward to seeing the new WRCT 88.3FM studio on the Carnegie Mellon University Miami Campus. #AwayWeGo
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Jay Thurber Show 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @jaythurber.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Suddenly the administration's weird obsession with people painting the Fence makes a lot more sense
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