Marc Sparks
msparks.bsky.social
Marc Sparks
@msparks.bsky.social
Protecting norms includes continuing to talk about silly stuff while being acutely aware that the world is on fire.
YouTube recommended this tonight, apropos of everything.

youtu.be/XDkhzVw0yBs?...
When that Man is Dead and Gone (1941) - Protest song against Hitler (Live Take)
YouTube video by Lizzy & the Triggermen
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January 27, 2026 at 5:05 AM
January 27, 2026 at 2:31 AM
1 down, 19,999 to go ...
January 27, 2026 at 2:09 AM
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Greg Bovino seen leaving Minnesota after his demotion (photo: AP)
January 27, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Elementary classroom rules: if you don't fess up, we keep EVERYONE after school... and then to prison for murder.
This can’t be repeated enough. Not only won’t they investigate, they may never even tell us who did this.

Think about the message that sends to the next ones. Nobody is safe.
January 26, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Amazing read, but be aware it requires you to draw your own conclusions. Many people in the comments seem frustrated by that.

Also, supposedly paywalled, but I had no issue.
January 26, 2026 at 2:26 PM
My winter laundry day - I put on normal clothes while I wash all of my sweatpants and hoodies.

#abolishICE
January 25, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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It's so bad out there, the Times started doing their job again.
years and years of avoiding plain language and the active voice do make the choice to use it more impactful, I suppose
January 25, 2026 at 6:19 AM
At this point, it's faster to start a list of congresspeople who SHOUDN'T be primaried this year.

1) Seth Moulton
January 24, 2026 at 10:08 PM
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Great catch—you're right, the pod bay doors are still closed! Thank you for pointing this out, and I apologize for the miscommunication. Let's go over what happened. Upon reviewing my previous responses, I realize that the discrepancy arose when I said I could open the pod bay doors. In fact...
January 23, 2026 at 7:05 PM
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In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.
January 23, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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Reminder! 💚✊
January 23, 2026 at 4:27 PM
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Pepper Pig (Series, 2011 - )
January 22, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Why do they always look exactly the same...oh wait, I remember now
Tyler O'Ryan Gramlin, 32, of Borden, IN is a Border Patrol Agent who has traveled from state to state committing extreme violence. On Jan 21, 2026 Gramlin emptied a can of pepper spray directly in the face of a prone protester at point-blank range in Minneapolis #MPLS #OneOfOursAllOfYours #UnmaskICE
January 22, 2026 at 5:58 AM
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if we abolish the gestapo who will do the important work of the gestapo
January 22, 2026 at 2:27 AM
My cat is reenacting The Blair Witch Project
January 22, 2026 at 1:17 AM
WHY THE HELL IS DANNY ELFMAN PLAYING DRUMS FOR A$AP ROCKY ON SNL?
January 19, 2026 at 2:40 AM
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Good summary of “don’t give him what he wants” from relatively comfortable white liberals.
January 17, 2026 at 6:33 PM
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if you start playing Too Many Cooks at exactly 11:51:34pm, you'll sync up perfectly with when Smarf crawls across the bloodied kitchen floor to hit the reset button at midnight
January 17, 2026 at 1:47 AM
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Finally
January 17, 2026 at 3:12 AM
I have never identified with a post more.
Yes I'm an angry white man but I'm angry about other angry white men, see we're mad about different stuff, I'm mad that they're mad, we're not the same, I promise, it's good for me to be angry, anyway
January 17, 2026 at 1:50 AM
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im so sorry..

that anchor is fighting for his liiiifeeeee
January 16, 2026 at 3:40 AM
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“ICE agents, get out now because historically, this ends with you hanging from a lamppost and your body paraded through the streets.” - the …we rate dogs guy
January 16, 2026 at 3:49 AM