Mark Sarvas
@marksarvas.bsky.social
American Book Award winning author of MEMENTO PARK (FSG) and HARRY, REVISED (Bloomsbury). @UGMAN June 2025 from ITNA Press. Scold-proof.
“ … ceaselessly intelligent” - Joseph O’Neill.
"Chilling, flawlessly executed" - Kirkus Reviews
www.marksarvas.com
“ … ceaselessly intelligent” - Joseph O’Neill.
"Chilling, flawlessly executed" - Kirkus Reviews
www.marksarvas.com
In a world of dumb fucks, Chait occupies his own special perch.
The lesson Democrats should draw from Elizabeth Warren’s recent speech is that “if they want to build a majority more durable than Biden’s, questioning Warren’s dogma is a necessity,” @jonathanbchait.bsky.social argues:
Elizabeth Warren’s Abundant Mistakes
Her critique of moderate Democrats is a grotesque mischaracterization of her opponents within the party.
bit.ly
January 16, 2026 at 4:16 AM
In a world of dumb fucks, Chait occupies his own special perch.
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Video on reddit shows ICE in Santee Alley, in Downtown Los Angeles RIGHT NOW. Spread the word. Lots of white vans with law enforcement lights.
January 15, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Video on reddit shows ICE in Santee Alley, in Downtown Los Angeles RIGHT NOW. Spread the word. Lots of white vans with law enforcement lights.
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Imagine doing a PhD in electricity, just so you knew how to blow up nuclear power plants and heavy water-producing facilities.
“I learned from them very early that what one does with Nazis is kill them... I am not a pacifist.”
A profile in absolute courage.
“I learned from them very early that what one does with Nazis is kill them... I am not a pacifist.”
A profile in absolute courage.
January 15, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Imagine doing a PhD in electricity, just so you knew how to blow up nuclear power plants and heavy water-producing facilities.
“I learned from them very early that what one does with Nazis is kill them... I am not a pacifist.”
A profile in absolute courage.
“I learned from them very early that what one does with Nazis is kill them... I am not a pacifist.”
A profile in absolute courage.
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The Democratic Party is not only not opposition they are in fact a core pillar of MAGAs legitimacy, perhaps the most consistent force (outside of the literally billionaire-purchased media) in normalizing Trumps regime. Schumer and Jeffries aren't "inept", they're collaborators, our Vichy
January 15, 2026 at 12:51 PM
The Democratic Party is not only not opposition they are in fact a core pillar of MAGAs legitimacy, perhaps the most consistent force (outside of the literally billionaire-purchased media) in normalizing Trumps regime. Schumer and Jeffries aren't "inept", they're collaborators, our Vichy
Still about 10K short of its goal ...
What the fucking hell is wrong with this monster country that a man like this has to beg for money to stay alive. And yet, help him we must. Please do.
The wonderful writer and human David Gerrold needs help, if you can.
www.gofundme.com/f/david-gerr...
www.gofundme.com/f/david-gerr...
January 15, 2026 at 3:29 AM
Still about 10K short of its goal ...
Every year, I think "This is the year I will finally get next to Henry James," and before the summer I admit defeat. (This has gone on for a decade, at least.)
Taking my 2026 shot with The Ambassadors. Wish me well.
Taking my 2026 shot with The Ambassadors. Wish me well.
January 14, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Every year, I think "This is the year I will finally get next to Henry James," and before the summer I admit defeat. (This has gone on for a decade, at least.)
Taking my 2026 shot with The Ambassadors. Wish me well.
Taking my 2026 shot with The Ambassadors. Wish me well.
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Comic artist LeBeau Underwood’s daughter has been missing in Chicago since yesterday morning. Please share in the hopes we can bring the family a happy conclusion to this.
January 13, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Comic artist LeBeau Underwood’s daughter has been missing in Chicago since yesterday morning. Please share in the hopes we can bring the family a happy conclusion to this.
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'I’ve never wished a man dead, but I have read some obituaries with great pleasure.'
January 13, 2026 at 6:01 PM
'I’ve never wished a man dead, but I have read some obituaries with great pleasure.'
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Students at Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis are walking out to protest ICE days after a clash between U.S. Border Patrol agents and protesters at the school.
📸: Jerry Holt
📸: Jerry Holt
January 12, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Students at Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis are walking out to protest ICE days after a clash between U.S. Border Patrol agents and protesters at the school.
📸: Jerry Holt
📸: Jerry Holt
I am a reliable pop culture outlier but cannot fathom the love for The Pitt. NW is charming as hell but the character development here is tissue-paper thin, a collection of one-dimensional cliches leaving the inherent drama of an ER to do all the heavy lifting. Such lazy writing, man.
January 12, 2026 at 8:18 PM
I am a reliable pop culture outlier but cannot fathom the love for The Pitt. NW is charming as hell but the character development here is tissue-paper thin, a collection of one-dimensional cliches leaving the inherent drama of an ER to do all the heavy lifting. Such lazy writing, man.
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Six Months Ago NPR Left Twitter.
The Effects Have Been Negligible
The numbers confirm what many of us have long suspected — that Twitter wasn’t worth the effort, at least in terms of traffic
The Effects Have Been Negligible
The numbers confirm what many of us have long suspected — that Twitter wasn’t worth the effort, at least in terms of traffic
Six Months Ago NPR Left Twitter. The Effects Have Been Negligible - Nieman Reports
The numbers confirm what many of us have long suspected — that Twitter wasn’t worth the effort, at least in terms of traffic
niemanreports.org
January 8, 2026 at 7:58 AM
Six Months Ago NPR Left Twitter.
The Effects Have Been Negligible
The numbers confirm what many of us have long suspected — that Twitter wasn’t worth the effort, at least in terms of traffic
The Effects Have Been Negligible
The numbers confirm what many of us have long suspected — that Twitter wasn’t worth the effort, at least in terms of traffic
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Pete and Amy are really out here arguing that ICE isn’t killing people by the employee handbook when we are out here arguing ICE should not exist. They do NOT represent the will of the people.
@petebuttigieg.bsky.social: "We have an ICE agent who should have been trained not to be in front of a vehicle and never to shoot into a moving vehicle, and yet this happened on [Kristi Noem's] watch. The whole POINT of Homeland Security is to make this country more stable and safe."
January 10, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Pete and Amy are really out here arguing that ICE isn’t killing people by the employee handbook when we are out here arguing ICE should not exist. They do NOT represent the will of the people.
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#TurnerandConstable are trending with the opening of a huge show at Tate Britain and the painters' 250th birthdays. For a compulsively readable dual biography of the fascinating artists, check out Nicola Moorby's Turner and Constable: Art, Life, Landscape.
#arthistory #biography
#arthistory #biography
January 7, 2026 at 9:02 PM
#TurnerandConstable are trending with the opening of a huge show at Tate Britain and the painters' 250th birthdays. For a compulsively readable dual biography of the fascinating artists, check out Nicola Moorby's Turner and Constable: Art, Life, Landscape.
#arthistory #biography
#arthistory #biography
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Happy Twelfth Night, y'all ...
January 6, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Happy Twelfth Night, y'all ...
Tempest. My favorite to this day.
Metroid
Joust
River Raid
Dig Dug
R.B.I. Baseball
(I'm old.)
Joust
River Raid
Dig Dug
R.B.I. Baseball
(I'm old.)
What’s your favorite video game that’s at least 27 years old (so 1999 or earlier)? Let’s get a list of classics going.
January 5, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Tempest. My favorite to this day.
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We're going to need a bigger Hague.
January 3, 2026 at 9:51 AM
We're going to need a bigger Hague.
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And y’all thought 2026 was gonna be less crazy.
January 3, 2026 at 6:32 PM
And y’all thought 2026 was gonna be less crazy.
The next Dem president needs to do exactly this. Needs to campaign on it.
I was wondering what Mamdani's first executive order would be, and I'm not disappointed by this.
He has wiped off the books EVERY Eric Adams executive order issued on or after September 26, 2024, the day Adams was indicted on federal bribery charges.
He has wiped off the books EVERY Eric Adams executive order issued on or after September 26, 2024, the day Adams was indicted on federal bribery charges.
January 2, 2026 at 12:07 AM
The next Dem president needs to do exactly this. Needs to campaign on it.
Berger wishes you all a happy and well-caffeinated new year!
January 1, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Berger wishes you all a happy and well-caffeinated new year!
Wrong Kennedy.
BOSTON (AP) — Environmental journalist Tatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter of late President John F. Kennedy, has died, family says.
December 31, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Wrong Kennedy.