Mark Vopat
@mvopat.bsky.social
Professor, philosopher, pen addict, and new English football fan.
Dean of my college on his Substack: "Sometimes, as in the case of the bus driver, Renee Good, Alex Pretti, and the pederasts and bullies arrested by ICE, the person who looks like a victim got where he is through his own poor judgment or evil deeds." linlchristian.substack.com/p/chaos-then...
Chaos Then, Chaos Now
During the Vietnam War I was a radical activist. The violence in Minneapolis brings it all back again. Will protestors there learn what I learned?
linlchristian.substack.com
February 1, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Dean of my college on his Substack: "Sometimes, as in the case of the bus driver, Renee Good, Alex Pretti, and the pederasts and bullies arrested by ICE, the person who looks like a victim got where he is through his own poor judgment or evil deeds." linlchristian.substack.com/p/chaos-then...
"In a sane world, Republican leadership in Ohio would be fighting tooth and nail to protect the TPS holders from Haiti building a robust economic comeback in Clark County because it is clearly in the best interest of the state to do so." ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/22/s...
Springfield, Ohio awaits masked thugs out to brutalize neighbors and stomp on the Bill of Rights • Ohio Capital Journal
The small town of Springfield, Ohio awaits an invasion of unaccountable thugs who conceal their faces and identities, drive in unmarked vehicles, stomp on the Bill of Rights, and viciously brutalize h...
ohiocapitaljournal.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:30 AM
"In a sane world, Republican leadership in Ohio would be fighting tooth and nail to protect the TPS holders from Haiti building a robust economic comeback in Clark County because it is clearly in the best interest of the state to do so." ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/22/s...
The silence of Ohio's Republican elected officials makes them complicit in the violation of the constitutional rights, and the murders of U.S. Citizens. They are a disgrace: Sen. Moreno, Sen. Husted, Reps. Taylor, Jordan, Latta, Rulli, Miller, Davidson, Turner, Balderson, Joyce, and Carey.
January 26, 2026 at 1:58 AM
The silence of Ohio's Republican elected officials makes them complicit in the violation of the constitutional rights, and the murders of U.S. Citizens. They are a disgrace: Sen. Moreno, Sen. Husted, Reps. Taylor, Jordan, Latta, Rulli, Miller, Davidson, Turner, Balderson, Joyce, and Carey.
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While snow will end from west to east this evening, snow is NOT over! Bands of moderate to heavy snow are marching across the southern half of Indiana now. These bands may produce an additional 0.5 to 1.5" of snow accumulation. #Cincinnati
January 25, 2026 at 10:15 PM
While snow will end from west to east this evening, snow is NOT over! Bands of moderate to heavy snow are marching across the southern half of Indiana now. These bands may produce an additional 0.5 to 1.5" of snow accumulation. #Cincinnati
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Bovino: “ICE are the victims”
January 25, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Bovino: “ICE are the victims”
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Somebody told Sarah Huckabee she wasn't welcome to stay at their restaurant and enjoy a cheeseboard, and we heard about it for MONTHS.
If Nancy Mace was assaulted by a Biden supporter, it would be a week-long news cycle and every Democrat in Congress would be asked if they approve or disapprove
Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost Is Assaulted at Sundance Film Festival
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Somebody told Sarah Huckabee she wasn't welcome to stay at their restaurant and enjoy a cheeseboard, and we heard about it for MONTHS.
Even Jonathan Rauch has come around: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Yes, It’s Fascism
Until recently, I thought it a term best avoided. But now, the resemblances are too many and too strong to deny.
www.theatlantic.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Even Jonathan Rauch has come around: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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New video analysis by @nytimes.com team breaks down the killing of Renee Good frame by frame from multiple angles and challenges official accounts of what happened. www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Video: Video Analysis of ICE Shooting Sheds Light on Contested Moments
Newly available videos and existing footage synchronized and assessed by The Times provides a frame-by-frame look at how an ICE officer ended up shooting and killing a motorist in Minneapolis.
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:56 PM
New video analysis by @nytimes.com team breaks down the killing of Renee Good frame by frame from multiple angles and challenges official accounts of what happened. www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
You might be living under a fascist state if….
BREAKING: The Justice Department is investigating whether Minnesota Gov. Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Frey impeded immigration enforcement.
Justice Department investigating whether Minnesota's Walz and Frey impeded immigration enforcement
The Justice Department is investigating whether Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey have impeded federal immigration enforcement through public statements they have made, according to two people familiar with the matter.
bit.ly
January 17, 2026 at 1:50 AM
You might be living under a fascist state if….
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Stephen Colbert on the ICE murder of Renee Nicole Good: “The message from this administration is clear. Only they determine the truth. And when their forces come to your city: obey or die. And if you die, you clearly didn’t obey. This should be an alarm bell for the entire country.”
January 9, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Stephen Colbert on the ICE murder of Renee Nicole Good: “The message from this administration is clear. Only they determine the truth. And when their forces come to your city: obey or die. And if you die, you clearly didn’t obey. This should be an alarm bell for the entire country.”
Our morally abhorrent administration: The 60 Minutes program we didn't get to see: www.thereset.news?utm_source=n...
Yashar Ali | The Reset | Substack
Click to read Yashar Ali | The Reset, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.
www.thereset.news
December 23, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Our morally abhorrent administration: The 60 Minutes program we didn't get to see: www.thereset.news?utm_source=n...
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Sorkin: Trump said that China was going to buy 12 million tons of soybeans by the end of the year. I’ve asked members of the administration: the end of the year is basically here—we’re about 15 days away. I think we’ve sold about 300,000 metric tons. So how do you get from 300,000 to 12 million?
December 18, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Sorkin: Trump said that China was going to buy 12 million tons of soybeans by the end of the year. I’ve asked members of the administration: the end of the year is basically here—we’re about 15 days away. I think we’ve sold about 300,000 metric tons. So how do you get from 300,000 to 12 million?
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New Illustration: "We Beat 'Em Before..."
Taken from a British WW2 poster, the original features a WW1 German soldier at the top. I just swapped it for the Nazi soldier it had at the bottom.
Taken from a British WW2 poster, the original features a WW1 German soldier at the top. I just swapped it for the Nazi soldier it had at the bottom.
December 18, 2025 at 7:41 PM
New Illustration: "We Beat 'Em Before..."
Taken from a British WW2 poster, the original features a WW1 German soldier at the top. I just swapped it for the Nazi soldier it had at the bottom.
Taken from a British WW2 poster, the original features a WW1 German soldier at the top. I just swapped it for the Nazi soldier it had at the bottom.
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Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, spent so much money paying private schoolers’ tuition that it faced hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state programs and projects last year.
(Published July 2024)
(Published July 2024)
School Vouchers Were Supposed to Save Taxpayer Money. Instead They Blew a Massive Hole in Arizona’s Budget.
Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, has spent so much money paying private schoolers’ tuition that it’s now facing hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state program...
www.propublica.org
December 16, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, spent so much money paying private schoolers’ tuition that it faced hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state programs and projects last year.
(Published July 2024)
(Published July 2024)
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No judge. No jury. Just the Secretary of War.
December 16, 2025 at 2:59 AM
No judge. No jury. Just the Secretary of War.
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Just comically corrupt.
Ye olde tyme corruption, even.
Ye olde tyme corruption, even.
Days after FIFA awarded Trump a fake peace prize, DOJ moves to drop charges in FIFA corruption case www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/n...
U.S. Moves to Drop Charges in International Soccer Corruption Case
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Just comically corrupt.
Ye olde tyme corruption, even.
Ye olde tyme corruption, even.
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"Individual liberty" is when conservatives decide everything. Their concept of liberty is just domination, not freedom to do what they want, but freedom to force everyone else to do what they want. bsky.app/profile/donm...
The only way to assure individual liberty is to hand unprecedented governmental power to the guy engaged in blatant democratic backsliding
Kavanaugh: Broad delegations to unaccountable agencies are dangerous for individual liberty! We have used the major questions doctrine to prevent agencies from overreaching.
Sauer: MQD not a substitute for the removal power for the president
Sauer: MQD not a substitute for the removal power for the president
December 8, 2025 at 4:30 PM
"Individual liberty" is when conservatives decide everything. Their concept of liberty is just domination, not freedom to do what they want, but freedom to force everyone else to do what they want. bsky.app/profile/donm...
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Tauranga, the Bogota of New Zealand
"Customs says it seized more than $15 million worth of cocaine found in a US shipping container at the Port of Tauranga.
The container originating from Houston, Texas, stopped in Balboa, Panama,before arriving in Tauranga..."
When do we start bombing Houston?
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
The container originating from Houston, Texas, stopped in Balboa, Panama,before arriving in Tauranga..."
When do we start bombing Houston?
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
'Anomalies' lead Customs to $15m cocaine bust
Hidden among legitimate goods were two plastic-wrapped bags containing 45 cocaine bricks, each weighing 1kg.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 8, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Tauranga, the Bogota of New Zealand
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HOPE WALZ: “What world are we f*cking living in? I draw the line at Gus. You people are f*cking disgraceful.”
She says MAGA loyalists are now driving by their home and yelling “R*tard!” at her family and her special needs brother after Trump called GovTimWalz the R word.
She says MAGA loyalists are now driving by their home and yelling “R*tard!” at her family and her special needs brother after Trump called GovTimWalz the R word.
December 7, 2025 at 3:37 PM
HOPE WALZ: “What world are we f*cking living in? I draw the line at Gus. You people are f*cking disgraceful.”
She says MAGA loyalists are now driving by their home and yelling “R*tard!” at her family and her special needs brother after Trump called GovTimWalz the R word.
She says MAGA loyalists are now driving by their home and yelling “R*tard!” at her family and her special needs brother after Trump called GovTimWalz the R word.
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A study on 1.7 million people in Hong Kong shows superior hybrid immunity to Covid in people who got vaccinated before infection vs. people who got infected first. "Our findings are a direct rebuttal to arguments for natural immunity," the authors write. doi.org/10.1016/j.va...
Redirecting
doi.org
December 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
A study on 1.7 million people in Hong Kong shows superior hybrid immunity to Covid in people who got vaccinated before infection vs. people who got infected first. "Our findings are a direct rebuttal to arguments for natural immunity," the authors write. doi.org/10.1016/j.va...
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