Mark Kille (he/him)
@markakille.bsky.social
Pacific NW via every continental US time zone. Working Families Party stan. Women's soccer, genre and queer romance, cephalopods, trains! Forever a librarian in my heart.
If true, I am going to celebrate in the pettiest, most self-indulgently joyous way possible.
“Utah Sen. John Curtis will vote against Jeremy Carl’s nomination for a top post at the State Department — dealing a crippling blow to the Trump nominee’s chances”
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“Utah Sen. John Curtis will vote against Jeremy Carl’s nomination for a top post at the State Department — dealing a crippling blow to the Trump nominee’s chances”
www.politico.com/live-updates...
February 13, 2026 at 9:30 AM
If true, I am going to celebrate in the pettiest, most self-indulgently joyous way possible.
“Utah Sen. John Curtis will vote against Jeremy Carl’s nomination for a top post at the State Department — dealing a crippling blow to the Trump nominee’s chances”
www.politico.com/live-updates...
“Utah Sen. John Curtis will vote against Jeremy Carl’s nomination for a top post at the State Department — dealing a crippling blow to the Trump nominee’s chances”
www.politico.com/live-updates...
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Minnesotans stand together 👏
The city’s women’s soccer team is speaking out against fear and violence facing immigrant neighbors — and taking action. For every 2026 season ticket sold, @mnaurorafc.bsky.social will donate to the Immigrant Law Center of MN, plus 15% of select merch sales.
The city’s women’s soccer team is speaking out against fear and violence facing immigrant neighbors — and taking action. For every 2026 season ticket sold, @mnaurorafc.bsky.social will donate to the Immigrant Law Center of MN, plus 15% of select merch sales.
February 13, 2026 at 1:28 AM
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Memphis is under a federal task force occupation that includes DEA, CBP, ICE, National Guard, state troopers, and (I’m not joking) IRS agents (IRS jackets kidnapping people). No national news.
ICE and CBP haven’t withdrawn from a single fucking U.S. city that they’ve occupied.
February 11, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Memphis is under a federal task force occupation that includes DEA, CBP, ICE, National Guard, state troopers, and (I’m not joking) IRS agents (IRS jackets kidnapping people). No national news.
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Daily bunny no.3228 is too close to the screen
February 13, 2026 at 5:16 AM
Daily bunny no.3228 is too close to the screen
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I will not support any funding deal that puts money in the hands of Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, and this violent agency. Defund and abolish ICE now.
February 10, 2026 at 4:35 PM
I will not support any funding deal that puts money in the hands of Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, and this violent agency. Defund and abolish ICE now.
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1,926 days after its creation was approved by Portland voters, the Community Board for Police Accountability will hold its inaugural meeting tonight, from 6-8:30pm at The Portland Building, 120 SW 5th Ave., Room 108. You can also watch online at the link below.
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Community Board for Police Accountability February 11, 2026, Hybrid Meeting
The Community Board for Police Accountability is the independent governing body in the City’s new Oversight System. This inaugural meeting marks an important milestone, where the Board will begin esta...
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February 11, 2026 at 10:07 PM
1,926 days after its creation was approved by Portland voters, the Community Board for Police Accountability will hold its inaugural meeting tonight, from 6-8:30pm at The Portland Building, 120 SW 5th Ave., Room 108. You can also watch online at the link below.
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Here's my variant cover for Superman/Spider-Man #1 without the text, featuring the vehicle that climbs walls and the other one that punches. Because I knew what to do with my one chance to draw Spider-Man.
February 11, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Here's my variant cover for Superman/Spider-Man #1 without the text, featuring the vehicle that climbs walls and the other one that punches. Because I knew what to do with my one chance to draw Spider-Man.
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been watching the olympics and i think i found a solution to the male loneliness crisis
February 11, 2026 at 10:48 PM
been watching the olympics and i think i found a solution to the male loneliness crisis
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To tell international travelers to stay away from here because of the chance you could be sent to a concentration camp on a Nazi’s whim.
The US is gearing up for its 250th anniversary celebrations and World Cup hosting duties later this year, but the country has also seen a decline in international visitors. What are your plans?
Planning or reconsidering a trip to the United States? We want to hear from you | CNN
The United States is gearing up for its 250th anniversary celebrations and World Cup hosting duties later this year. But the country has also seen a decline in international visitors. What are your pl...
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February 11, 2026 at 11:55 PM
To tell international travelers to stay away from here because of the chance you could be sent to a concentration camp on a Nazi’s whim.
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Abby Wambach being the first athlete to leave Wasserman and state it's because the agency's leader is a creep and all over the Epstein files is not a surprise.
The USWNT used to stand for things. Those now-retired players still do.
The USWNT used to stand for things. Those now-retired players still do.
February 11, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Abby Wambach being the first athlete to leave Wasserman and state it's because the agency's leader is a creep and all over the Epstein files is not a surprise.
The USWNT used to stand for things. Those now-retired players still do.
The USWNT used to stand for things. Those now-retired players still do.
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Monica Samayoa probably should have done a little more research on Portland for this article.
"Now, with the owner of the Portland Trail Blazers hinting that the city’s only major league sports team could move away"
@opb.org Did Monica forget about the Portland Thorns and the Portland Timbers??
"Now, with the owner of the Portland Trail Blazers hinting that the city’s only major league sports team could move away"
@opb.org Did Monica forget about the Portland Thorns and the Portland Timbers??
City and state officials have vowed to keep the Trail Blazers in Portland, but to do that they need to raise more than a half a billion dollars to renovate the nearly 30-year-old Moda Center. Portland's mayor has suggested a solution: tapping into the city's climate fund.
Inside Portland’s $1.7B climate fund, which is being floated to help fix the Moda Center
Portland’s billion dollar climate fund is being eyed to help pay for upgrades to the Moda Center, in an effort to keep the Trail Blazers in the city.
www.opb.org
February 11, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Monica Samayoa probably should have done a little more research on Portland for this article.
"Now, with the owner of the Portland Trail Blazers hinting that the city’s only major league sports team could move away"
@opb.org Did Monica forget about the Portland Thorns and the Portland Timbers??
"Now, with the owner of the Portland Trail Blazers hinting that the city’s only major league sports team could move away"
@opb.org Did Monica forget about the Portland Thorns and the Portland Timbers??
This congresswoman is my new hero. This is exactly how Christian fascists should be treated.
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House Democrat to ICE Chief: ‘Do You Think You’re Going to Hell, Mr. Lyons?’
In a mostly soporific Tuesday House Homeland Committee hearing called amid the...
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February 11, 2026 at 7:13 AM
This congresswoman is my new hero. This is exactly how Christian fascists should be treated.
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One good point from this piece by @vermontgmg.bsky.social is that ICE doesn't need guns to do its job (if they are going after 'bad hombres', they could ask for aid from other agencies). I bet if we banned their guns, a fair number of them would quit because it's not fun anymore.
ICE's Masks Are All a Lie
Working for ICE is actually less dangerous than being an elementary school student in America.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
February 10, 2026 at 11:06 PM
One good point from this piece by @vermontgmg.bsky.social is that ICE doesn't need guns to do its job (if they are going after 'bad hombres', they could ask for aid from other agencies). I bet if we banned their guns, a fair number of them would quit because it's not fun anymore.
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US Olympic Curling Team member speaks out against ICE:
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
February 11, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Complete my annual active shooter training for work today. There was a whole slide this year dedicated to how not to get shot by police when you exit the building. It literally said, they have to view everyone as a threat to them. Why is this considered acceptable?
February 10, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Complete my annual active shooter training for work today. There was a whole slide this year dedicated to how not to get shot by police when you exit the building. It literally said, they have to view everyone as a threat to them. Why is this considered acceptable?
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Millions of white American heterosexual males think Miller and Budweiser taste good. Of course it's plausible that they genuinely like Kid Rock.
February 9, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Millions of white American heterosexual males think Miller and Budweiser taste good. Of course it's plausible that they genuinely like Kid Rock.
I had four specific things I needed to do today, and I did all four, and these days that counts as a solid win.
February 9, 2026 at 5:54 AM
I had four specific things I needed to do today, and I did all four, and these days that counts as a solid win.
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TRUE FACT: while no team has ever done this, before the coin flip, either captain has the right to challenge the opposing team’s captain to single combat in lieu of playing the game.
February 8, 2026 at 11:36 PM
TRUE FACT: while no team has ever done this, before the coin flip, either captain has the right to challenge the opposing team’s captain to single combat in lieu of playing the game.
“They did so, they said, not on the grounds of the Preschool Promise audit but because they didn’t know Barnes owned a preschool.”
I was in HR in the dept housing PFA when Barnes was hired. Conflict of interest was explicitly addressed. This is BS.
www.wweek.com/news/county/...
I was in HR in the dept housing PFA when Barnes was hired. Conflict of interest was explicitly addressed. This is BS.
www.wweek.com/news/county/...
Former Preschool for All Director Alleges County Officials Knew She Owned a Preschool
In a legal notice, Leslee Barnes says the county used a WW story as a pretext to oust her.
www.wweek.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:57 PM
“They did so, they said, not on the grounds of the Preschool Promise audit but because they didn’t know Barnes owned a preschool.”
I was in HR in the dept housing PFA when Barnes was hired. Conflict of interest was explicitly addressed. This is BS.
www.wweek.com/news/county/...
I was in HR in the dept housing PFA when Barnes was hired. Conflict of interest was explicitly addressed. This is BS.
www.wweek.com/news/county/...
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Mass market paperbacks are my favorite format. They're small, easy to carry, fit into pockets and bags, and just easier to use if I don't want to read the ebook. I don't love the larger formats and I do like a break from screens.
Mass market paperbacks are my favorite format. They're small, easy to carry, fit into pockets and bags, and just easier to use if I don't want to read the ebook. I don't love the larger formats and I do like a break from screens.
The mass market paperback, light in the hand and on the wallet, once filled airport bookstores and supermarket media aisles. You may never buy a new one again.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/b...
So Long to Cheap Books You Could Fit in Your Pocket
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:30 PM
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Mass market paperbacks are my favorite format. They're small, easy to carry, fit into pockets and bags, and just easier to use if I don't want to read the ebook. I don't love the larger formats and I do like a break from screens.
Mass market paperbacks are my favorite format. They're small, easy to carry, fit into pockets and bags, and just easier to use if I don't want to read the ebook. I don't love the larger formats and I do like a break from screens.
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Can't say it enough, if you are going to build ANYTHING, you are going to be criticized much more than you will be praised. Do not be deterred. Build what you want to exist. Find your people and seek their counsel. Keep it moving.
February 7, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Can't say it enough, if you are going to build ANYTHING, you are going to be criticized much more than you will be praised. Do not be deterred. Build what you want to exist. Find your people and seek their counsel. Keep it moving.
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Letting illness run rampant in prisons is just one kind of genocide.
“Amalia had been healthy before immigration officers arrested her family… Amalia’s health quickly deteriorated [in Dilley]. On Jan. 18, she was rushed to a children’s hospital where doctors treated her for pneumonia, Covid-19, RSV and severe respiratory distress.”
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Toddler hospitalized with respiratory failure was returned to ICE detention and denied prescribed medication, lawsuit says
The 18-month-old was sent back to a South Texas facility after days in intensive care with severe respiratory distress, according to a federal lawsuit.
www.nbcnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Letting illness run rampant in prisons is just one kind of genocide.