Mark Laporta
@marklaporta.bsky.social
New York-based composer and author.
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Mark Laporta
@marklaporta.bsky.social
· Feb 12
New Sci-Fi by Mark Laporta: Infinity Afterglow, Episode One - Oblivioni
In Mark Laporta's expansive space opera, imperious humans have dominated interstellar civilization; but now their military, political and commercial empire faces opposition, both from sentient crustac...
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Infinity Afterglow at Oblivioni.org
Book 3 of “Against the Glare of Darkness”
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Infinity Afterglow at Oblivioni.org
Book 3 of “Against the Glare of Darkness”
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Do it today.
Schiff: "I think we ought to bring Pam Bondi before the Senate Judiciary Committee demand answers as to why the DOJ has violated the law."
December 19, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Do it today.
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Caligula’s “war on the sea” happened around AD 39 on the northern coast of Gaul. He assembled troops as if for a major invasion, then ordered them to literally stab the waves & collect seashells. He was mocking military ritual to show power flowed from him alone.
December 18, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Caligula’s “war on the sea” happened around AD 39 on the northern coast of Gaul. He assembled troops as if for a major invasion, then ordered them to literally stab the waves & collect seashells. He was mocking military ritual to show power flowed from him alone.
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Trump will be fine with this and nothing will be done.
December 19, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Trump will be fine with this and nothing will be done.
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RFK Jr. is expected to announce in the new year that American children should be immunized according to the schedule followed by Denmark — which is much smaller, mostly homogenous and has universal health care.
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R.F.K. Jr. Likely to Swap U.S. Childhood Vaccine Schedule for Denmark’s
www.nytimes.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:22 PM
RFK Jr. is expected to announce in the new year that American children should be immunized according to the schedule followed by Denmark — which is much smaller, mostly homogenous and has universal health care.
(Free link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/h...
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Be happy more people are without jobs right before Christmas because I fired many of them. Donald Trump
Trump: "The only reason our unemployment tucked up and went up to 4.5 percent [it's actually 4.6 percent] is because we are reducing the government workforce by numbers that have never been seen before."
December 19, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Be happy more people are without jobs right before Christmas because I fired many of them. Donald Trump
Close-minded bigots can never be human.
Extra insulting to hear this nonsense about an immutable gender binary coming from a guy who looks like the SNL "It's Pat" character
December 19, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Close-minded bigots can never be human.
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I keep saying this but no one is connecting the dots. The war is to satisfy legal preconditions for mass removal *domestically* of Latinos (i.e., suddenly a lot of people are going to be “Venezuelan” for purposes of removal). This is 100% Stephen Miller…oil claim is to make grandpa go along
There is no national security logic that would impel the US to want to do regime change in Venezuela. It's simply not that important. I'm not even sure wag the dog is the right metaphor for what's happening here. Seems like an insane misallocation of US national security assets and attention.
Trump: "Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled ... It will only get bigger, and the shock to them will be like nothing they have ever seen before — Until such time as they return to the USA all of the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us."
December 17, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I keep saying this but no one is connecting the dots. The war is to satisfy legal preconditions for mass removal *domestically* of Latinos (i.e., suddenly a lot of people are going to be “Venezuelan” for purposes of removal). This is 100% Stephen Miller…oil claim is to make grandpa go along
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There’s a reason Trump had his primetime meltdown.
Polls have Trump’s approval at a second-term low of 36%, his approval among independents in the 20s, and his support among Republicans falling.
This is the fear response of a politically weak, lame-duck president as his movement begins to unravel.
Polls have Trump’s approval at a second-term low of 36%, his approval among independents in the 20s, and his support among Republicans falling.
This is the fear response of a politically weak, lame-duck president as his movement begins to unravel.
December 19, 2025 at 2:38 PM
There’s a reason Trump had his primetime meltdown.
Polls have Trump’s approval at a second-term low of 36%, his approval among independents in the 20s, and his support among Republicans falling.
This is the fear response of a politically weak, lame-duck president as his movement begins to unravel.
Polls have Trump’s approval at a second-term low of 36%, his approval among independents in the 20s, and his support among Republicans falling.
This is the fear response of a politically weak, lame-duck president as his movement begins to unravel.
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CNBC on new consumer sentiment numbers: "50.4 is a new all time low ... my database going back into the 1970s."
December 19, 2025 at 3:09 PM
CNBC on new consumer sentiment numbers: "50.4 is a new all time low ... my database going back into the 1970s."
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We know why Todd Blanche is violating the law with the Epstein files. He is protecting one “victim.” Donald Trump.
December 19, 2025 at 3:09 PM
We know why Todd Blanche is violating the law with the Epstein files. He is protecting one “victim.” Donald Trump.
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The newest episode of the pod dives into how scientists are learning to decode the calls of the endangered Hawaiian monk seals
Inside the Secret Soundscape of Hawaii’s Rarest Seal
Researchers uncover 20 new underwater calls from Hawaii’s endangered monk seals.
www.scientificamerican.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The newest episode of the pod dives into how scientists are learning to decode the calls of the endangered Hawaiian monk seals
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President Trump defended the economy in an 18-minute address, as the government released data that raised new questions about the economic health of the U.S. Our journalists discussed on "The Daily." Listen here.
Trump Says the Economy Is Good. Is It?
President Trump defended the economy in an 18-minute address, despite the public’s consistent concerns about prices.
nyti.ms
December 19, 2025 at 3:10 PM
President Trump defended the economy in an 18-minute address, as the government released data that raised new questions about the economic health of the U.S. Our journalists discussed on "The Daily." Listen here.
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Deputy AG Blanche just said the Trump DOJ will miss the Epstein files deadline.
He says "several hundred thousand" docs will be released today, "and then over the next couple weeks, I expect several hundred thousand more."
All files are required by law to be released today.
He says "several hundred thousand" docs will be released today, "and then over the next couple weeks, I expect several hundred thousand more."
All files are required by law to be released today.
December 19, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Deputy AG Blanche just said the Trump DOJ will miss the Epstein files deadline.
He says "several hundred thousand" docs will be released today, "and then over the next couple weeks, I expect several hundred thousand more."
All files are required by law to be released today.
He says "several hundred thousand" docs will be released today, "and then over the next couple weeks, I expect several hundred thousand more."
All files are required by law to be released today.
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Jack Smith has requested that Jim Jordan release the entire video of his 8-hour closed-door testimony which he gave this week to the House Judiciary Committee.
Will Jordan release the video to the public?
If not, why not?
Will Jordan release the video to the public?
If not, why not?
December 19, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Jack Smith has requested that Jim Jordan release the entire video of his 8-hour closed-door testimony which he gave this week to the House Judiciary Committee.
Will Jordan release the video to the public?
If not, why not?
Will Jordan release the video to the public?
If not, why not?
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Top Republican lawmakers signaled they are ending their inquiries into a controversial U.S. military strike on an alleged drug smuggling vessel in the waters off Venezuela.
GOP signals end to probes into military’s killing of boat strike survivors
Despite Democrats’ objections, the leaders of the House and Senate Armed Services committees said they were satisfied a controversial Sept. 2 attack was lawful.
wapo.st
December 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Top Republican lawmakers signaled they are ending their inquiries into a controversial U.S. military strike on an alleged drug smuggling vessel in the waters off Venezuela.
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"I actually think that we have to recognize that this is not just a left versus right moment," Patrick Gaspard says. "This is not a Democrats versus Republican moment. If we really do believe that there's an existential threat to our democracy, we gotta look for defectors."
December 19, 2025 at 12:01 PM
"I actually think that we have to recognize that this is not just a left versus right moment," Patrick Gaspard says. "This is not a Democrats versus Republican moment. If we really do believe that there's an existential threat to our democracy, we gotta look for defectors."
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Russian losses per 19/12/25 reported by the Ukrainian General Staff
+1220 men
+1 tank
+10 ACVs
+18 artillery
+1 MLRS
+426 UAVs
+1220 men
+1 tank
+10 ACVs
+18 artillery
+1 MLRS
+426 UAVs
December 19, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Russian losses per 19/12/25 reported by the Ukrainian General Staff
+1220 men
+1 tank
+10 ACVs
+18 artillery
+1 MLRS
+426 UAVs
+1220 men
+1 tank
+10 ACVs
+18 artillery
+1 MLRS
+426 UAVs
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Everyone’s asking the same thing: where is this money actually coming from?
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@joycewhitevance.bsky.social
December 19, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Everyone’s asking the same thing: where is this money actually coming from?
@joycewhitevance.bsky.social
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The people who used violent insurrection to obstruct a peaceful transfer of power want us to believe that Judge Dugan peacefully exercising control over her own courtroom is somehow obstruction of a government agency known for violating due process & torturing innocent people. Absurd.
December 19, 2025 at 3:56 AM
The people who used violent insurrection to obstruct a peaceful transfer of power want us to believe that Judge Dugan peacefully exercising control over her own courtroom is somehow obstruction of a government agency known for violating due process & torturing innocent people. Absurd.
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Maybe it's thermostatic politics; or maybe it's that America does actually want a republic lnk.thebulwark.com/48TqBqY
Americans Are Turning Hard Against Trumpism
His insane overreaches are giving Americans a new appreciation for free trade, immigration, and international alliances.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Maybe it's thermostatic politics; or maybe it's that America does actually want a republic lnk.thebulwark.com/48TqBqY
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It's the oil, everyone.
December 19, 2025 at 12:31 AM
It's the oil, everyone.
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Money is how they wage war. But our vote is a weapon they cannot own, only suppress. It costs nothing, answers to no donor and ends regimes without asking permission. One mark on a ballot still terrifies every oligarch, because it reminds them their power is borrowed from us. #YourVoteMatters
December 17, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Money is how they wage war. But our vote is a weapon they cannot own, only suppress. It costs nothing, answers to no donor and ends regimes without asking permission. One mark on a ballot still terrifies every oligarch, because it reminds them their power is borrowed from us. #YourVoteMatters
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Serious fusion firms chase engineers, regulators and boring capital. They don’t need meme stocks. A fusion company merging with Trump Media smells like a shortcut to publicity and a public shell, not synergy. When science needs media to exist, the problem isn’t fusion, it's dark money.
Trump Media to Merge With Nuclear Fusion Company in Deal Worth Over $6 Billion
Trump Media & Technology Group, the parent company of Truth Social, announced a merger agreement with nuclear-fusion company TAE Technologies in an all-stock deal valued at more than $6 billion.
variety.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Serious fusion firms chase engineers, regulators and boring capital. They don’t need meme stocks. A fusion company merging with Trump Media smells like a shortcut to publicity and a public shell, not synergy. When science needs media to exist, the problem isn’t fusion, it's dark money.
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“The Epstein survivors who spoke recently told CNN that they had gotten no outreach from the DOJ ahead of the files’ release.”
Trump’s DOJ regards the survivors not as friendly witnesses who could be helpful but as adverse parties to the Trump administration.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/18/p...
Trump’s DOJ regards the survivors not as friendly witnesses who could be helpful but as adverse parties to the Trump administration.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/18/p...
Exclusive: Frustration mounts at Justice Department as it races to redact some Epstein files, sources say | CNN Politics
Frustration is mounting inside the Justice Department as it races to redact thousands of pages of files related to Jeffrey Epstein before they must be released Friday, multiple sources familiar with t...
www.cnn.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:34 AM
“The Epstein survivors who spoke recently told CNN that they had gotten no outreach from the DOJ ahead of the files’ release.”
Trump’s DOJ regards the survivors not as friendly witnesses who could be helpful but as adverse parties to the Trump administration.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/18/p...
Trump’s DOJ regards the survivors not as friendly witnesses who could be helpful but as adverse parties to the Trump administration.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/18/p...