Mark Tate
@markstate.bsky.social
Inspired by: Michelle Obama Muhammad Ali Kamala AOC Ms Crockett numerous writers including Toni Morrison Basho Merwin. See www.markstephentate.com Walking Scarecrow (poems) won BLP Book of the Year (2023) ©️ posted poems. No DMs
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Mark Tate
@markstate.bsky.social
· Aug 26
I took this pic a few years ago but I’d like to dedicate it to my lovely wife of twenty plus years
You sent me a tree I’m sending you one in return Good night Bluesky
November 11, 2025 at 12:51 AM
You sent me a tree I’m sending you one in return Good night Bluesky
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"Outrage and betrayal"
AOC on House Dem.
AOC on House Dem.
November 10, 2025 at 10:55 PM
"Outrage and betrayal"
AOC on House Dem.
AOC on House Dem.
Paul McCartney
Beatles . . . Wings . . . Blackbird fly into your own career
Beatles . . . Wings . . . Blackbird fly into your own career
November 10, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Paul McCartney
Beatles . . . Wings . . . Blackbird fly into your own career
Beatles . . . Wings . . . Blackbird fly into your own career
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The people showed up in the streets for "No Kings."
They did their part.
The people showed up at the polls on Tuesday.
They did their part.
8 Democrats in the Senate surrendered last night.
They did not do their part.
They did their part.
The people showed up at the polls on Tuesday.
They did their part.
8 Democrats in the Senate surrendered last night.
They did not do their part.
November 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The people showed up in the streets for "No Kings."
They did their part.
The people showed up at the polls on Tuesday.
They did their part.
8 Democrats in the Senate surrendered last night.
They did not do their part.
They did their part.
The people showed up at the polls on Tuesday.
They did their part.
8 Democrats in the Senate surrendered last night.
They did not do their part.
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Standing up to a tyrant - who is willing to impose pain as leverage to compel loyalty or acquiescence - is hard. You can convince yourself that yielding stops the pain and brings you back to "normal".
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.
November 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Standing up to a tyrant - who is willing to impose pain as leverage to compel loyalty or acquiescence - is hard. You can convince yourself that yielding stops the pain and brings you back to "normal".
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.
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#blueskymonday photo from this morning.
November 10, 2025 at 12:16 PM
#blueskymonday photo from this morning.
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The President wouldn't last five minutes as an air traffic controller, and after everything they've been through - and the way this administration has treated them from Day One - he has no business shitting on them now.
November 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The President wouldn't last five minutes as an air traffic controller, and after everything they've been through - and the way this administration has treated them from Day One - he has no business shitting on them now.
mono Monday or Monday mono depending on which side of the aisle you prefer
November 10, 2025 at 5:51 PM
mono Monday or Monday mono depending on which side of the aisle you prefer
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Call
Kaine: 202-224-4024
Rosen: 202-224-6224
Fetterman: 202-224-4024
Shaheen: 202-224-2841
King: 202-224-5344
Durban: 202-224-2152
Cortez: 202-224-3542
Kaine: 202-224-4024
Rosen: 202-224-6224
Fetterman: 202-224-4024
Shaheen: 202-224-2841
King: 202-224-5344
Durban: 202-224-2152
Cortez: 202-224-3542
November 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Call
Kaine: 202-224-4024
Rosen: 202-224-6224
Fetterman: 202-224-4024
Shaheen: 202-224-2841
King: 202-224-5344
Durban: 202-224-2152
Cortez: 202-224-3542
Kaine: 202-224-4024
Rosen: 202-224-6224
Fetterman: 202-224-4024
Shaheen: 202-224-2841
King: 202-224-5344
Durban: 202-224-2152
Cortez: 202-224-3542
The spot separating dark and light—Ireland a long time ago
November 10, 2025 at 5:27 PM
The spot separating dark and light—Ireland a long time ago
Westcoast color Good Morning Bluesky
November 10, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Westcoast color Good Morning Bluesky
After the disco ball dance party Kike@Kailua - still covered with razzle-dazzle-doodle confetti - went with friends to the roller derby where the big muscled girls zoomed around the oval Aloha friend TY NY @hale-ie-maia.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 3:45 PM
After the disco ball dance party Kike@Kailua - still covered with razzle-dazzle-doodle confetti - went with friends to the roller derby where the big muscled girls zoomed around the oval Aloha friend TY NY @hale-ie-maia.bsky.social
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And, knock off this, "I'm registering as an Independent shit. It sounds so immature, like a child having a temper tantrum. Tens of millions of you didn't even bother to vote in the 2024 presidential election, maybe start actually voting first.
November 10, 2025 at 4:27 AM
And, knock off this, "I'm registering as an Independent shit. It sounds so immature, like a child having a temper tantrum. Tens of millions of you didn't even bother to vote in the 2024 presidential election, maybe start actually voting first.
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Hi.
Pleased to meet you.
I'm a 55 y/o GenX from Venice California who is a straight white female. Raised feral as most of X was, but also taught to love all.
The 1 thing that my mom instilled in me, as a hippie, was equality.
Gay/straight/of color doesn't matter to me.
Pleased to meet you.
I'm a 55 y/o GenX from Venice California who is a straight white female. Raised feral as most of X was, but also taught to love all.
The 1 thing that my mom instilled in me, as a hippie, was equality.
Gay/straight/of color doesn't matter to me.
November 9, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Hi.
Pleased to meet you.
I'm a 55 y/o GenX from Venice California who is a straight white female. Raised feral as most of X was, but also taught to love all.
The 1 thing that my mom instilled in me, as a hippie, was equality.
Gay/straight/of color doesn't matter to me.
Pleased to meet you.
I'm a 55 y/o GenX from Venice California who is a straight white female. Raised feral as most of X was, but also taught to love all.
The 1 thing that my mom instilled in me, as a hippie, was equality.
Gay/straight/of color doesn't matter to me.
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This is the food distribution line at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas 11/7/25. This is what Trump doesn't want you to see.
November 8, 2025 at 7:17 PM
This is the food distribution line at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas 11/7/25. This is what Trump doesn't want you to see.
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🚨 I pledge to NEVER step foot in a Walmart again. If I cannot afford it or find it elsewhere, I do not need it. White people MUST take a stand. This openly hostile contempt for black people cannot be tolerated or dismissed. I am not waiting for a national strike - I am DONE. Who will join me?
November 10, 2025 at 1:31 AM
🚨 I pledge to NEVER step foot in a Walmart again. If I cannot afford it or find it elsewhere, I do not need it. White people MUST take a stand. This openly hostile contempt for black people cannot be tolerated or dismissed. I am not waiting for a national strike - I am DONE. Who will join me?
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Yuzora e suto hosoi michi ga aru
Into the evening sky streaks a narrow road
-Seisensui
.
The road being straight lonesome
Massuguna michi de samishii
-Santoka
(tr. Hiroaki Sato)
Into the evening sky streaks a narrow road
-Seisensui
.
The road being straight lonesome
Massuguna michi de samishii
-Santoka
(tr. Hiroaki Sato)
November 9, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Yuzora e suto hosoi michi ga aru
Into the evening sky streaks a narrow road
-Seisensui
.
The road being straight lonesome
Massuguna michi de samishii
-Santoka
(tr. Hiroaki Sato)
Into the evening sky streaks a narrow road
-Seisensui
.
The road being straight lonesome
Massuguna michi de samishii
-Santoka
(tr. Hiroaki Sato)
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This wonderful list of accounts from Hopeful celebrates a one year anniversary Vet Follow Repost 💜 @hopeful66.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 1:35 AM
This wonderful list of accounts from Hopeful celebrates a one year anniversary Vet Follow Repost 💜 @hopeful66.bsky.social
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The lights are all out
November 9, 2025 at 7:22 PM
The lights are all out
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Isn't that the truth...
November 9, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Isn't that the truth...