Mark Schoenecker
@markschoen.bsky.social
Retired communications professional, Rockies Fan, volunteer for KHEN Radio - Salida, Colorado
Mean spirited? Okay.
September 10, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Mean spirited? Okay.
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If Dems and their backers are not right now cutting ads featuring Tillis to be played in Maine, Alaska, Missouri, Louisiana, and elsewhere, it’s political malpractice.
Sen. Tillis: "Republicans are about to make a mistake on health care and betraying a promise. It is inescapable that this bill in its current form will betray the very promise that Donald J Trump made."
Republican Sen. Thom Tillis on the Senate floor on the budget bill:
"What do I tell 663,000 people [in North Carolina] in two years or three years when President Trump breaks his promise by pushing them off of Medicaid because the funding is not there anymore, guys?"
"What do I tell 663,000 people [in North Carolina] in two years or three years when President Trump breaks his promise by pushing them off of Medicaid because the funding is not there anymore, guys?"
June 30, 2025 at 2:03 AM
If Dems and their backers are not right now cutting ads featuring Tillis to be played in Maine, Alaska, Missouri, Louisiana, and elsewhere, it’s political malpractice.
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Navarro: I'm very happy to see somebody that isn't afraid to speak up and call an authoritarian an authoritarian. And if it's Newsom, as a result of what's happening in California now, I welcome it because I have been so thirsty for somebody that is not cowardly
June 11, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Navarro: I'm very happy to see somebody that isn't afraid to speak up and call an authoritarian an authoritarian. And if it's Newsom, as a result of what's happening in California now, I welcome it because I have been so thirsty for somebody that is not cowardly
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Sending Marines to face off against citizens on U.S. soil is fundamentally un-American, a MASSIVE waste of taxpayer dollars, and an insult to our servicemembers.
A dangerous and needless escalation by a wannabe dictator.
Everyone must speak out against this abuse of power.
A dangerous and needless escalation by a wannabe dictator.
Everyone must speak out against this abuse of power.
About 700 Marines being mobilized in response to LA protests | CNN Politics
More than 700 Marines based out of the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in California have been mobilized to respond to the protests in Los Angeles, and the troops will join the thousands of Nati...
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June 10, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Sending Marines to face off against citizens on U.S. soil is fundamentally un-American, a MASSIVE waste of taxpayer dollars, and an insult to our servicemembers.
A dangerous and needless escalation by a wannabe dictator.
Everyone must speak out against this abuse of power.
A dangerous and needless escalation by a wannabe dictator.
Everyone must speak out against this abuse of power.
Very well stated.
what i see is a white house whose ambitions outstrip its resources, who did not count on facing mass resistance, and which is scrambling to escalate the situation in hopes that a display of force will make people shut up
June 9, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Very well stated.
Damn. Tune into the whole thread if you want.
LAPD denies assistance to ICE to leave area. Sheriff also denies assistance to ICE. ICE is trapped by the people of Paramount.
Live streamer : “They’re gonna have to call their daddies to come get them”
Live streamer : “They’re gonna have to call their daddies to come get them”
June 7, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Damn. Tune into the whole thread if you want.
This is what beauty look like today.
At the ICE raid and subsequent community resistance in Paramount, California this morning, this skater kid ate dozens of munitions from Border Patrol agents, walked away slowly and flipped them off.
June 7, 2025 at 10:59 PM
This is what beauty look like today.
First, L.A. burns to the ground. Now they get ICED.
Still LA, ICE is gathered again to start another operation after tear gassing civilians for hours at Paramount. A massive ICE presence stands across the street from civilians. This is live right now.
June 7, 2025 at 9:34 PM
First, L.A. burns to the ground. Now they get ICED.
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Just called @padilla.senate.gov and @schiff.senate.gov to tell them that the bar for my vote and dollars is being set right now by @booker.senate.gov. If @schumer.senate.gov isn't willing to support the baseline of action we should expect, he should be removed as leader. I urge you to the same.
Sen. Cory Booker's marathon speech on the Senate floor won the floundering Democratic Party something it has desperately needed in the Trump era: attention and the applause of its base.
Cory Booker's epic Senate speech puts Democrats back in the spotlight
Democratic voters grown impatient with leaders who won't counter Trump more aggressively.
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April 1, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Just called @padilla.senate.gov and @schiff.senate.gov to tell them that the bar for my vote and dollars is being set right now by @booker.senate.gov. If @schumer.senate.gov isn't willing to support the baseline of action we should expect, he should be removed as leader. I urge you to the same.
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Congrats, they heard you! The Social Security Administration has decided tonight to abandon its plans to end phone service for millions of Americans filing retirement and disability claims. Thank you to all who shared our post and made calls today—you did it!
March 13, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Congrats, they heard you! The Social Security Administration has decided tonight to abandon its plans to end phone service for millions of Americans filing retirement and disability claims. Thank you to all who shared our post and made calls today—you did it!
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Do you know why a president would do all the most evil and heinous shit via Executive Order? Because his party can't easily make it law. And if they can't make it law, they can't make it last.
Don't let anyone make you feel like this is The End. Do not let them demoralize you. Live to see them die.
Don't let anyone make you feel like this is The End. Do not let them demoralize you. Live to see them die.
January 29, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Do you know why a president would do all the most evil and heinous shit via Executive Order? Because his party can't easily make it law. And if they can't make it law, they can't make it last.
Don't let anyone make you feel like this is The End. Do not let them demoralize you. Live to see them die.
Don't let anyone make you feel like this is The End. Do not let them demoralize you. Live to see them die.
Collectively, we'll get through this.
How To Survive Trump 2.0
The first Trump administration was about resistance. The second is about reclamation.
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January 27, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Collectively, we'll get through this.
It was funny to watch that. I think it's the longest time I've ever seen him with his mouth shut, hence, no lies.
January 19, 2025 at 6:49 PM
It was funny to watch that. I think it's the longest time I've ever seen him with his mouth shut, hence, no lies.
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California Governor Gavin Newsom invites Trump to visit the state to see the crisis firsthand, emphasizing the need for leaders to focus on helping displaced Americans rather than peddling lies and disinformation.
January 10, 2025 at 10:46 PM
California Governor Gavin Newsom invites Trump to visit the state to see the crisis firsthand, emphasizing the need for leaders to focus on helping displaced Americans rather than peddling lies and disinformation.
Because we all need this right now.
Chair Stop-Motion 🪑💨 Made with 444 pictures taken over 10 days
January 10, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Because we all need this right now.
Pretty important to give attribution. Hits ya right in the gut, doesn't it.
These extraordinary photos of the LA fires have been shared widely on social media, often without crediting the photographer.
These are all the work of Ethan Swope, an LA-based photojournalist working for AP.
You can follow his remarkable reporting here👇
www.instagram.com/ethanswopeph...
These are all the work of Ethan Swope, an LA-based photojournalist working for AP.
You can follow his remarkable reporting here👇
www.instagram.com/ethanswopeph...
January 9, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Pretty important to give attribution. Hits ya right in the gut, doesn't it.
A major American city is knocked on its heels with nary a shot fired. How seriously scary...
I’m in the Pacific Palisades today for work. The scale of the destruction here is pretty mind boggling.
January 8, 2025 at 9:46 PM
A major American city is knocked on its heels with nary a shot fired. How seriously scary...
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Happy 2025!
But if the new year makes you nostalgic for all the weirdness & wildness of baseball in 2024, I can help - with my Strange But True Feats of the Year.
Part 1 - www.nytimes.com/athletic/601...
Part 2 - www.nytimes.com/athletic/602...
Part 3 - injuries! www.nytimes.com/athletic/602...
But if the new year makes you nostalgic for all the weirdness & wildness of baseball in 2024, I can help - with my Strange But True Feats of the Year.
Part 1 - www.nytimes.com/athletic/601...
Part 2 - www.nytimes.com/athletic/602...
Part 3 - injuries! www.nytimes.com/athletic/602...
MLB’s Strange But True 2024: The team, game, inning and homer of the year — plus The Ohtani Game
It’s time once again for the end-of-year extravaganza you’ve been waiting for. Let's celebrate the Strange But True 2024 MLB season.
www.nytimes.com
January 1, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Happy 2025!
But if the new year makes you nostalgic for all the weirdness & wildness of baseball in 2024, I can help - with my Strange But True Feats of the Year.
Part 1 - www.nytimes.com/athletic/601...
Part 2 - www.nytimes.com/athletic/602...
Part 3 - injuries! www.nytimes.com/athletic/602...
But if the new year makes you nostalgic for all the weirdness & wildness of baseball in 2024, I can help - with my Strange But True Feats of the Year.
Part 1 - www.nytimes.com/athletic/601...
Part 2 - www.nytimes.com/athletic/602...
Part 3 - injuries! www.nytimes.com/athletic/602...
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Holy shit it's 2025. We've got flying cars now. Flying cars are real
December 31, 2024 at 1:22 PM
Holy shit it's 2025. We've got flying cars now. Flying cars are real
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This is a very big deal ! — we know we need to lock arms together and one way to stand together and against the incoming Trump admin is the action of supporting Earthjustice who will continue to fight for US. They have won 85% of their cases against Trump’s government and our environment 👇🏼
For every one worried about the future, I’m want to share a series of action items we can take so that our fears become productive. The amazing Earthjustice is the first one…
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A Way to Fight Back
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November 30, 2024 at 11:47 PM
This is a very big deal ! — we know we need to lock arms together and one way to stand together and against the incoming Trump admin is the action of supporting Earthjustice who will continue to fight for US. They have won 85% of their cases against Trump’s government and our environment 👇🏼
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This story from the Idaho Capital Sun seems significant: "Pete Hegseth, president-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of Defense, has close ties to an Idaho-based Christian nationalist church that aims to turn America into a theocracy."
Trump’s Defense secretary nominee has close ties to Idaho Christian nationalists • Idaho Capital Sun
Pete Hegseth, president-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of Defense, has close ties to an Idaho-based Christian nationalist church.
idahocapitalsun.com
November 26, 2024 at 3:52 PM
This story from the Idaho Capital Sun seems significant: "Pete Hegseth, president-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of Defense, has close ties to an Idaho-based Christian nationalist church that aims to turn America into a theocracy."
Absolute truth...
Trump is many things, but at his core, he's a grifter - a carnival-style conman. He peddles rudimentary and unmistakable frauds to a fearful angry following of aggrieved people who, quite frankly, disgust him.
He feeds them heaping helpings of emotionalized bullshit, and they ask for bigger spoons.
He feeds them heaping helpings of emotionalized bullshit, and they ask for bigger spoons.
November 22, 2024 at 1:36 AM
Absolute truth...