MarkTr
@markt322.bsky.social
'Yes, but, well, Baltimore.'
Engineer, dad, utility cyclist, runner.
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Engineer, dad, utility cyclist, runner.
🐘: @markt322@mas.to
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there are of course many examples of political constituencies that have in fact killed scores of children (en route to some other evil goal), but I can't offhand think of any historical examples of a political constituency organized for that specific purpose
Breaking: After contentious debates and three failed attempts at a vote, a federal vaccine committee decided on Friday to end the decades-long recommendation that all newborns be immunized at birth against hepatitis B.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
An End to Hepatitis B Shots for All Newborns
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:59 PM
there are of course many examples of political constituencies that have in fact killed scores of children (en route to some other evil goal), but I can't offhand think of any historical examples of a political constituency organized for that specific purpose
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Biden never slept through meetings but Jake Tapper wrote a whole book about how he was too old.
December 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Biden never slept through meetings but Jake Tapper wrote a whole book about how he was too old.
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More of this.
Koh: This is not about justice. This is about power. This is about a Secretary of Defense so drunk off alpha male bullshit that he's willing to take lives to get off on that power.
December 5, 2025 at 11:09 AM
More of this.
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What's changed is that the Court has become more transparent in its corruption. There's not even an argument here beyond the implicit one which is: how do you expect us to hold the House without those seats?
December 4, 2025 at 11:34 PM
What's changed is that the Court has become more transparent in its corruption. There's not even an argument here beyond the implicit one which is: how do you expect us to hold the House without those seats?
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You know what's a better use for public streets than allowing free access to cars? Having thousands of neighbors stand around getting piss drunk + housing food truck scran while listening to choirs sing before blowing up a bunch of rockets and turning a dead slaver into a christmas tree
December 5, 2025 at 1:53 AM
You know what's a better use for public streets than allowing free access to cars? Having thousands of neighbors stand around getting piss drunk + housing food truck scran while listening to choirs sing before blowing up a bunch of rockets and turning a dead slaver into a christmas tree
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They're not even trying to appear nonpartisan anymore.
December 4, 2025 at 11:05 PM
They're not even trying to appear nonpartisan anymore.
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The Supreme Court sided with this dissent:
Um.... This is an actual judicial opinion (dissenting in the TX gerrymandering case)
December 5, 2025 at 1:07 AM
The Supreme Court sided with this dissent:
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They’re killing people as a twitter joke. It’s depraved. Can’t let yourself lose the capacity to be appalled and disgusted and outraged by this.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announces another boat strike in response to a request/wish from Turning Point USA’s Andrew Kolvet.
December 5, 2025 at 2:28 AM
They’re killing people as a twitter joke. It’s depraved. Can’t let yourself lose the capacity to be appalled and disgusted and outraged by this.
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Christ on a cracker — these seemingly hostile drones only missed Zelensky’s plane because he was unexpectedly early www.thejournal.ie/drones-dubli...
Four unidentified military-style drones breached no-fly zone to target Zelenskyy's arrival in Dublin
Gardaí are investigating whether the drones took off from land in Dublin or from an undetected ship.
www.thejournal.ie
December 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Christ on a cracker — these seemingly hostile drones only missed Zelensky’s plane because he was unexpectedly early www.thejournal.ie/drones-dubli...
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What a lede on this story: Man who complained about narrowing a road in order to protect pedestrians, so much that the city eventually reversed the change, then kills a woman on that very road with his car www.washingtonpost.com/business/int...
America’s plan to protect pedestrians failed. A young woman’s death reveals why.
U.S. officials adopted Europe's Vision Zero initiative, but many cities have seen an increase in pedestrian fatalities despite efforts to improve road safety.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:55 PM
What a lede on this story: Man who complained about narrowing a road in order to protect pedestrians, so much that the city eventually reversed the change, then kills a woman on that very road with his car www.washingtonpost.com/business/int...
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Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
December 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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This fetid landmark, this historical stain on humanity is primarily due to the stunningly reckless obliteration of America's foreign assistance agency earlier this year.
Led by the richest man on earth. In secret, on a weekend. With zero analysis or discussion of its catastrophic impacts.
Led by the richest man on earth. In secret, on a weekend. With zero analysis or discussion of its catastrophic impacts.
For First Time in Decades, Child Deaths Will Rise This Year
Almost a quarter of a million more children around the world are projected to die in 2025 than in 2024.
www.wsj.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:18 PM
This fetid landmark, this historical stain on humanity is primarily due to the stunningly reckless obliteration of America's foreign assistance agency earlier this year.
Led by the richest man on earth. In secret, on a weekend. With zero analysis or discussion of its catastrophic impacts.
Led by the richest man on earth. In secret, on a weekend. With zero analysis or discussion of its catastrophic impacts.
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Public smoking bans just got in under the wire, too. Younger folks might not realize how rare they used to be and how hard they were to enact.
it is MIRACULOUS that we got rid of lead paint and asbestos when we did. if we had tried that today, there would be people whining about how we're restricting their rights.
Bring back residential-use lead paint, you cowards.
December 4, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Public smoking bans just got in under the wire, too. Younger folks might not realize how rare they used to be and how hard they were to enact.
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If you're looking for a sincere, nicely written and improv'd holiday movie, The Baltimorons is a great, sweet and surprisingly deep movie. A nice antidote to the hyper-commercial holiday film.
November 28, 2025 at 4:12 PM
If you're looking for a sincere, nicely written and improv'd holiday movie, The Baltimorons is a great, sweet and surprisingly deep movie. A nice antidote to the hyper-commercial holiday film.
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"In times of rapid change to a physical and cultural landscape, we become more aware of the historical weight of the present. I realized if I wanted to photograph these buildings and the people occupying them, I’d have to start immediately, before there was nothing left but rubble."
—Liz Moskowitz
—Liz Moskowitz
The Texas Department of Transportation is annexing properties along I-35 in Austin to make way for an expansion of the interstate. Here are some of the people and businesses being displaced:
Along a Path of Impermanence
A documentary photographer records some of the people and places being disrupted by an expansion of Interstate 35 through the center of Austin, Texas.
placesjournal.org
December 2, 2025 at 11:22 PM
"In times of rapid change to a physical and cultural landscape, we become more aware of the historical weight of the present. I realized if I wanted to photograph these buildings and the people occupying them, I’d have to start immediately, before there was nothing left but rubble."
—Liz Moskowitz
—Liz Moskowitz
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Hi again! It's me with an another installment of the last book I ever thought would get banned--my picture book about a unicorn and kitty who are pals. A quick look at what this school district bizarrely found objectionable. 1/
You'll never guess what book got the Carroll ISD school library advisory committee to say "genitals" a dozen times in 20 minutes. @txfreedomread.bsky.social will have more on this story soon, but for now, you have to hear this audio. open.substack.com/pub/franklin...
Please don’t say “genitals” one more time, Carroll ISD SLAC.
Listen to the audio of the committee that decided to ban Pretty Perfect Kitty Corn from Carroll ISD. If you dare.
open.substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Hi again! It's me with an another installment of the last book I ever thought would get banned--my picture book about a unicorn and kitty who are pals. A quick look at what this school district bizarrely found objectionable. 1/
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You wouldn’t think “worst FBI director” would be up for grabs considering all the shit J. Edgar got up to, but Kash is making a play for the title.
fucking incredible
December 2, 2025 at 2:14 AM
You wouldn’t think “worst FBI director” would be up for grabs considering all the shit J. Edgar got up to, but Kash is making a play for the title.
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I used to be close to a First Amendment absolutist and then photorealistic AI imagery was invented and now I think AI slop should be treated as a third tier of speech with somehow even less protection than commercial speech
this image was generated with google's latest nana banana pro tool. we have no idea how bad it is about to get.
November 27, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I used to be close to a First Amendment absolutist and then photorealistic AI imagery was invented and now I think AI slop should be treated as a third tier of speech with somehow even less protection than commercial speech
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Nature is beautiful: here you can see the adult buses circling together to protect the baby buses from busivores that would otherwise prey on them
So this happened in Oslo yesterday. Four articulated buses got stuck in a roundabout.
November 26, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Nature is beautiful: here you can see the adult buses circling together to protect the baby buses from busivores that would otherwise prey on them
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
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WHO TOLD YOU
Man Hoping People Notice How Many Folding Chairs He’s Carrying At Once https://theonion.com/man-hoping-people-notice-how-many-folding-chairs-he-s-c-1819576444/
November 25, 2025 at 11:09 PM
WHO TOLD YOU
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Just got to the airport with the kids and was pleasantly surprised to have gotten one kiddo upgrade. Problem: I have two kids.
So I'm holding an auction and they're each bidding on how many times they will unload the dishwasher over Thanksgiving. Highest bid gets the upgrade.
So I'm holding an auction and they're each bidding on how many times they will unload the dishwasher over Thanksgiving. Highest bid gets the upgrade.
November 25, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Just got to the airport with the kids and was pleasantly surprised to have gotten one kiddo upgrade. Problem: I have two kids.
So I'm holding an auction and they're each bidding on how many times they will unload the dishwasher over Thanksgiving. Highest bid gets the upgrade.
So I'm holding an auction and they're each bidding on how many times they will unload the dishwasher over Thanksgiving. Highest bid gets the upgrade.
Tom Hanks branded hotdogs called Tom's Franks
Tom Hanks ska band cover album called Tom Skanks
Tom Hanks branded strip steaks called Tom Shanks.
November 26, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Tom Hanks branded hotdogs called Tom's Franks