Christopher Marcisz
@cwmarc.bsky.social
Writes, edits, walks the dog, jams econo. Lives in Western Mass, written for The Shoestring, Popula, Hyperallergic, the Berkshire Eagle, and others.
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Note to my 413 folks... our congressman is concerned, and calls for "reform and accountability" for our federal paramilitary death squads
2/ I have consistently called for reform and accountability within ICE. What more will it take for Republicans to join us and put an end to this?
January 24, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Note to my 413 folks... our congressman is concerned, and calls for "reform and accountability" for our federal paramilitary death squads
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can’t wait to kick back on this day, Whiskey Friday with Tony Dokoupil
We all made it to Whiskey Friday with Tony Dokoupil
January 16, 2026 at 1:41 PM
can’t wait to kick back on this day, Whiskey Friday with Tony Dokoupil
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im sorry i know it sucks but journalists are going to have to be willing to get fired for simply describing what they see happening with their own eyes, you look like fucking morons
"Was the officer struck by the vehicle, as President Trump insists, or did the car pass by or around him?"
If we only had some trusted institution that could adjudicate between competing claims by relying on facts.
If we only had some trusted institution that could adjudicate between competing claims by relying on facts.
January 8, 2026 at 2:53 AM
im sorry i know it sucks but journalists are going to have to be willing to get fired for simply describing what they see happening with their own eyes, you look like fucking morons
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@chrislhayes.bsky.social: “A 37-year-old American citizen, the mother of a young child is dead tonight. She was shot in the face by an agent of the federal government, and that government has spent the day telling despicable lies about her.”
January 8, 2026 at 1:05 AM
@chrislhayes.bsky.social: “A 37-year-old American citizen, the mother of a young child is dead tonight. She was shot in the face by an agent of the federal government, and that government has spent the day telling despicable lies about her.”
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masked, unidentified goons who assault and murder with impunity. a literal gestapo.
This is the ICE agent who murdered a woman by shooting her multiple times in the face.
January 7, 2026 at 7:36 PM
masked, unidentified goons who assault and murder with impunity. a literal gestapo.
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A touching tribute to Mike F
![Classic Mike F tweet:
Check this shit out motherfucker [I slide one foot out from under me and fall on my ass, its not clear what kind of move I was trying to do]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:g62tajye723r3fa4gqw7l7ql/bafkreiacssf7vnpkyqovhna4mfme3qexnhqifch625ta46ibfzgpswz6ue@jpeg)
January 7, 2026 at 2:40 AM
A touching tribute to Mike F
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We're a little over a week away from our film screening at Visions Video of the new documentary THE STRINGER, to be followed by a conversation with photojournalist Ben Brody. We hope to see you there! More info and ticket reservations here: fundrazr.com/thestringer
January 6, 2026 at 9:20 PM
We're a little over a week away from our film screening at Visions Video of the new documentary THE STRINGER, to be followed by a conversation with photojournalist Ben Brody. We hope to see you there! More info and ticket reservations here: fundrazr.com/thestringer
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NYT gonna NYT: "Both Mr. Mamdani and Mr. Maduro identify as socialists, though they have no relationship.” — would be funny if they did this every time you write about two capitalists.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/w...
Mamdani Called Trump to Criticize Venezuela Strikes
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 10:01 PM
NYT gonna NYT: "Both Mr. Mamdani and Mr. Maduro identify as socialists, though they have no relationship.” — would be funny if they did this every time you write about two capitalists.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/w...
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Big congrats to the Nobel Committee for awarding the prize "for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy" just so she could immediately conspire with a foreign government to murder civilians on the high seas then invade and stage a coup.
I feel like the history of western imperialism is often like this, where there's an almost-plausible case for resource-grabbing, an almost plausible geopolitical explanation (first Caracas, then Havana), and a sort of liberal imperialist fig leaf to keep democrats from being too mad (the Nobel shit)
January 3, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Big congrats to the Nobel Committee for awarding the prize "for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy" just so she could immediately conspire with a foreign government to murder civilians on the high seas then invade and stage a coup.
Part of our spread for Moscow New Year.
С Новым годом, ребята! 🎉
С Новым годом, ребята! 🎉
January 1, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Part of our spread for Moscow New Year.
С Новым годом, ребята! 🎉
С Новым годом, ребята! 🎉
Here’s a thread of some work that I really loved this year from new-to-me artists. First is Belkis Ayón, a Cuban artist whose startling images grab you in whatever gallery you find them. These two are from the Tate Modern in London
“La Cena” (1991), and “Sikán” (1991).
“La Cena” (1991), and “Sikán” (1991).
December 31, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Here’s a thread of some work that I really loved this year from new-to-me artists. First is Belkis Ayón, a Cuban artist whose startling images grab you in whatever gallery you find them. These two are from the Tate Modern in London
“La Cena” (1991), and “Sikán” (1991).
“La Cena” (1991), and “Sikán” (1991).
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The Replacements - Bastards Of Young (Video) [HD Remaster]
YouTube video by RHINO
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December 31, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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MTV is officially ending all of its music channels.
In honor of that, what's your favorite music video?
In honor of that, what's your favorite music video?
December 31, 2025 at 12:51 PM
MTV is officially ending all of its music channels.
In honor of that, what's your favorite music video?
In honor of that, what's your favorite music video?
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December 30, 2025 at 11:23 PM
We have just over 24 hours left in our year-end campaign, and we're still short of maxing out our matching grant. Stories like today's revelatory investigation are only possible with the support of our community, and we need all the help we can get. Learn more and donate at theshoestring.org/give
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it took the Tories 15 years of fucking everything up to obliterate their party. Keir Starmer did it in 18 months
so it happened - greens just met labour in the polling average
December 29, 2025 at 1:34 PM
it took the Tories 15 years of fucking everything up to obliterate their party. Keir Starmer did it in 18 months
“The Adoration of the Shepherds,” Gaetano Gandolfi. 1798. At the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
December 25, 2025 at 5:09 AM
“The Adoration of the Shepherds,” Gaetano Gandolfi. 1798. At the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
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IT’S CHRISTMAS EVE
How much are you going to pay doctors?
Which current hospitals get shut down ?
What happens if doctors opt out of the system ? Who is going to invest in new curative therapies. You ?
How much in taxes pr year do you think it's possible to collect if you took every penny from billionaires?
Which current hospitals get shut down ?
What happens if doctors opt out of the system ? Who is going to invest in new curative therapies. You ?
How much in taxes pr year do you think it's possible to collect if you took every penny from billionaires?
Half the amount that everyone currently pays could provide universal healthcare. Private health companies don’t need to exist. Eliminate them. And use your collective buying power and economies of scale to get it done. Every cent of their profit is healthcare denied.
December 25, 2025 at 2:08 AM
IT’S CHRISTMAS EVE
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For the holidays, Truthdig asked me to talk about the weird sensation of watching Hallmark gradually go woke(r) over the last five years just as one party is trying to turn the real world into it at gunpoint.
We’re All in the Snowglobe, Now - Truthdig
The Hallmark Christmas movie enters the 21st century.
www.truthdig.com
December 23, 2025 at 6:29 PM
For the holidays, Truthdig asked me to talk about the weird sensation of watching Hallmark gradually go woke(r) over the last five years just as one party is trying to turn the real world into it at gunpoint.
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In 2021, Bari Weiss famously published a resignation letter by former Smith College librarian Jodi Shaw.
Shortly after, I asked Smith if Weiss had reached out for comment first.
“She did not,” spokesperson Stacey Schmeidel said via email.
Weiss’ agents declined my requests for comment.
Shortly after, I asked Smith if Weiss had reached out for comment first.
“She did not,” spokesperson Stacey Schmeidel said via email.
Weiss’ agents declined my requests for comment.
September 4, 2025 at 1:08 AM
In 2021, Bari Weiss famously published a resignation letter by former Smith College librarian Jodi Shaw.
Shortly after, I asked Smith if Weiss had reached out for comment first.
“She did not,” spokesperson Stacey Schmeidel said via email.
Weiss’ agents declined my requests for comment.
Shortly after, I asked Smith if Weiss had reached out for comment first.
“She did not,” spokesperson Stacey Schmeidel said via email.
Weiss’ agents declined my requests for comment.
Intriguing time - just a few hours ago happened to see a random full MAGA troll on twitter float a "maybe it's time to move on to JD" post.
An absolutely stunning piece of news from a politician who transformed herself from GOP moderate to "ultra-MAGA" Trump loyalist, only to have him scuttle her nomination as ambassador to the UN and refuse to block Bruce Blakeman's own gubernatorial ambitions.
BREAKING: U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik tells the TU's Chris Churchill that she's scuttling her gubernatorial run, and won't seek another term in Congress.
December 19, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Intriguing time - just a few hours ago happened to see a random full MAGA troll on twitter float a "maybe it's time to move on to JD" post.
Around London today
December 16, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Around London today
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This is even worse than I expected, and I was expecting the worst.
December 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
This is even worse than I expected, and I was expecting the worst.
Today in Oxford
December 12, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Today in Oxford
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