Mark Shankel
@markshankel.bsky.social
Union Stagehand-IATSE, rigger, rigging grip, entertainment electrician ETCP-CEE, photographer,father, grandfather, husband, builder, handyman, rabble rouser, neurodivergent way before it was cool…
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The writers have done a spectacular job this season revamping their fascinating "Marjorie Taylor Greene" character. The suspense over what she will do next is compelling. A lot of things are going on with MTG, maybe some good, others bad, and we won't know exactly what for two or more seasons.
November 22, 2025 at 5:09 AM
The writers have done a spectacular job this season revamping their fascinating "Marjorie Taylor Greene" character. The suspense over what she will do next is compelling. A lot of things are going on with MTG, maybe some good, others bad, and we won't know exactly what for two or more seasons.
Stupid reigns…—Kennedy Says He Told C.D.C. to Change Website’s Language on Autism and Vaccines www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
Kennedy Says He Told C.D.C. to Change Website’s Language on Autism and Vaccines
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November 21, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Stupid reigns…—Kennedy Says He Told C.D.C. to Change Website’s Language on Autism and Vaccines www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
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AOC: Should this AI bubble pop, we should not be entertaining a bailout of these corporations while healthcare is being denied to Americans and SNAP is being denied to Americans —
November 18, 2025 at 10:02 PM
AOC: Should this AI bubble pop, we should not be entertaining a bailout of these corporations while healthcare is being denied to Americans and SNAP is being denied to Americans —
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Trump is under the mistaken impression that the Epstein scandal is about Democrats vs Republicans. Actually, it’s about pedophiles vs people who want pedophiles to spend the rest of their lives in prison
November 14, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Trump is under the mistaken impression that the Epstein scandal is about Democrats vs Republicans. Actually, it’s about pedophiles vs people who want pedophiles to spend the rest of their lives in prison
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A new report from @HRW.org and @cristosal.bsky.social documents the extensive and systemic torture inflicted on Venezuelan immigrants who the Trump administration forcibly sent to El Salvador's CECOT mega-prison.
November 14, 2025 at 2:46 PM
A new report from @HRW.org and @cristosal.bsky.social documents the extensive and systemic torture inflicted on Venezuelan immigrants who the Trump administration forcibly sent to El Salvador's CECOT mega-prison.
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Read the report here. www.hrw.org/report/2025/...
“You Have Arrived in Hell”
The 81-page report, “‘You Have Arrived in Hell’: Torture and Other Abuses Against Venezuelans in El Salvador’s Mega Prison,” provides a comprehensive account of the treatment of these people in El Sal...
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November 14, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Read the report here. www.hrw.org/report/2025/...
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New in PN: “It’s 4chan shit" — @cwarzel.bsky.social on the federal government's deranged social media presence
"Now you see Trump administration accounts that look like they’re literally run by Groypers. What Homeland Security is tweeting out isn’t even dog-whistling anymore."
"Now you see Trump administration accounts that look like they’re literally run by Groypers. What Homeland Security is tweeting out isn’t even dog-whistling anymore."
“It’s 4chan s**t": The govt's deranged social media presence
"You see Trump administration accounts that look like they’re literally run by Groypers," Charlie Warzel tells us.
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November 13, 2025 at 1:01 PM
New in PN: “It’s 4chan shit" — @cwarzel.bsky.social on the federal government's deranged social media presence
"Now you see Trump administration accounts that look like they’re literally run by Groypers. What Homeland Security is tweeting out isn’t even dog-whistling anymore."
"Now you see Trump administration accounts that look like they’re literally run by Groypers. What Homeland Security is tweeting out isn’t even dog-whistling anymore."
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“More and more cabinet members — Rubio, Miller, Noem — live on military bases now, & it's another parallel to Iraq, where the administration lived in the Green Zone. There’s something deeply unhealthy about a society where leaders are literally shut off from the communities that they govern.”
Don Moynihan on "Purge, Merge, and Surge"
"Instead of surging in Iraq, it’s happening here in American cities."
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November 8, 2025 at 4:44 PM
“More and more cabinet members — Rubio, Miller, Noem — live on military bases now, & it's another parallel to Iraq, where the administration lived in the Green Zone. There’s something deeply unhealthy about a society where leaders are literally shut off from the communities that they govern.”
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THE DUMB-ASS LT. GOV. OF INDIANA IS OUT HERE SAYING IT'S NOT THE GOVERNMENT'S JOB TO HELP PEOPLE. HE CAN FUCK OFF WITH THAT SHIT, STRAIGHT INTO THE SEA. I COVER ALL THIS AND MORE IN "THIS WEEK IN STUPID," MY VERY STRONG LOOK AT THE DUMBEST FUCKING SHIT THAT HAPPENED. LINK IS HERE: bit.ly/49HMBHi
November 8, 2025 at 5:56 PM
THE DUMB-ASS LT. GOV. OF INDIANA IS OUT HERE SAYING IT'S NOT THE GOVERNMENT'S JOB TO HELP PEOPLE. HE CAN FUCK OFF WITH THAT SHIT, STRAIGHT INTO THE SEA. I COVER ALL THIS AND MORE IN "THIS WEEK IN STUPID," MY VERY STRONG LOOK AT THE DUMBEST FUCKING SHIT THAT HAPPENED. LINK IS HERE: bit.ly/49HMBHi
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grandpa really might be cooked on the economy. if this is the best he's got it's gonna be a brutal midterm for Republicans
November 7, 2025 at 8:42 PM
grandpa really might be cooked on the economy. if this is the best he's got it's gonna be a brutal midterm for Republicans
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The big difference between Trump's first term and second is that he didn't burn down a strong economy with tariffs last time around. It's a lot easier for voters to overlook his bigoted nonsense and authoritarian bluster when they feel good about material conditions.
November 7, 2025 at 8:46 PM
The big difference between Trump's first term and second is that he didn't burn down a strong economy with tariffs last time around. It's a lot easier for voters to overlook his bigoted nonsense and authoritarian bluster when they feel good about material conditions.
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Priorities. [Cartoon by Michael de Adder]
November 7, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Priorities. [Cartoon by Michael de Adder]
On my way to subway to reload…
Actual el oh el
🚨🚨🚨 The jury has reached a verdict. Sean Dunn, aka the DC Sandwich Guy, has been found NOT GUILTY of assault.
November 6, 2025 at 8:18 PM
On my way to subway to reload…
Wanna see my surprised face?
November 6, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Wanna see my surprised face?
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Evanston mayor @danielbiss.bsky.social is launching investigations into reports of immigration agents brutalizing community members.
“They appear to have just started beating people up for no reason.”
“They appear to have just started beating people up for no reason.”
November 6, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Evanston mayor @danielbiss.bsky.social is launching investigations into reports of immigration agents brutalizing community members.
“They appear to have just started beating people up for no reason.”
“They appear to have just started beating people up for no reason.”
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The lesson of history is that tyrants cannot be appeased.
Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.
Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable.
But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless.
Remember this.
Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.
Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable.
But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless.
Remember this.
November 5, 2025 at 5:28 AM
The lesson of history is that tyrants cannot be appeased.
Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.
Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable.
But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless.
Remember this.
Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.
Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable.
But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless.
Remember this.
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This morning I can see 67 votes to convict on a bill of impeachment.
November 5, 2025 at 12:05 PM
This morning I can see 67 votes to convict on a bill of impeachment.
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New in PN: The triumph of bullshit
"We’re a long way from 'covfefe' and tumescent hurricanes Sharpied on a weather map. This is an era of lies as policy, where government priorities are based on right-wing conspiracy theories and fear-mongering."
"We’re a long way from 'covfefe' and tumescent hurricanes Sharpied on a weather map. This is an era of lies as policy, where government priorities are based on right-wing conspiracy theories and fear-mongering."
The triumph of bullshit
Internet conspiracy theories are now official government policy.
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October 29, 2025 at 12:37 PM
New in PN: The triumph of bullshit
"We’re a long way from 'covfefe' and tumescent hurricanes Sharpied on a weather map. This is an era of lies as policy, where government priorities are based on right-wing conspiracy theories and fear-mongering."
"We’re a long way from 'covfefe' and tumescent hurricanes Sharpied on a weather map. This is an era of lies as policy, where government priorities are based on right-wing conspiracy theories and fear-mongering."
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This dark time should wake us up to the bankruptcy of the corporate Democratic party.
It should mark the birth of the people’s Democratic party.
Zohran Mamdani and others like him are its future. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/28/zohran-mamdani-democratic-party
It should mark the birth of the people’s Democratic party.
Zohran Mamdani and others like him are its future. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/28/zohran-mamdani-democratic-party
Zohran Mamdani represents the future of the Democratic party | Robert Reich
Democratic party leaders like Chuck Schumer refuse to endorse Mamdani, and the New York Times wrongly cautions against h
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October 28, 2025 at 9:26 PM
This dark time should wake us up to the bankruptcy of the corporate Democratic party.
It should mark the birth of the people’s Democratic party.
Zohran Mamdani and others like him are its future. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/28/zohran-mamdani-democratic-party
It should mark the birth of the people’s Democratic party.
Zohran Mamdani and others like him are its future. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/28/zohran-mamdani-democratic-party
He invoked Varuca. Fuck Yeah!
Raskin: "He believes if he holds his breath and turns purple like Veruca Salt in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the Supreme Court will come out and do whatever he wants them to do. And he's got some reason for thinking that."
October 28, 2025 at 8:49 PM
He invoked Varuca. Fuck Yeah!
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Raskin: "He believes if he holds his breath and turns purple like Veruca Salt in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the Supreme Court will come out and do whatever he wants them to do. And he's got some reason for thinking that."
October 28, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Raskin: "He believes if he holds his breath and turns purple like Veruca Salt in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the Supreme Court will come out and do whatever he wants them to do. And he's got some reason for thinking that."
