Mark Frisk
@friskie.bsky.social
Just trying to keep up with it all...
A Trump Family Project Spurs Resignations and a Criminal Charge in Serbia
www.nytimes.com
June 9, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Sleazebag corruption, right out in the open...
Trump Pardoned Tax Cheat After Mother Attended $1 Million Dinner
www.nytimes.com
May 27, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Sleazebag corruption, right out in the open...
Well this isn't a surprise. Gross incompetence and negligence meets corruption...
Bondi Suggests Signal Chat Episode Is Unlikely to Be Criminally Investigated (Gift Article)
The attorney general said the focus should be on the success of the U.S. military strike in Yemen, not that military information was shared in advance in a group text among top officials.
www.nytimes.com
March 27, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Well this isn't a surprise. Gross incompetence and negligence meets corruption...
"The only bucks that stop at Trump's desk are the bribes from billionaires." ~ @stonekettle.bsky.social
Would a headline ever, EVER have called this a “mishap” if it had been done under Biden or Obama? No, absolutely not.
And, for bonus, a Susan Collins-esque “learned a lesson” quote from the president, treating his national security advisor like a chastened 7-year-old.
And, for bonus, a Susan Collins-esque “learned a lesson” quote from the president, treating his national security advisor like a chastened 7-year-old.
March 25, 2025 at 3:17 PM
"The only bucks that stop at Trump's desk are the bribes from billionaires." ~ @stonekettle.bsky.social
This kind of seems worse than anything Hillary might have done or not done...
In 25 years of covering national security, I’ve never seen a story like this: Senior Trump officials discussed planning for the U.S. attack on Yemen in a Signal group--and inadvertently added the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
www.theatlantic.com
March 24, 2025 at 4:39 PM
This kind of seems worse than anything Hillary might have done or not done...
Meet the anti-Musk...
Opinion | If Elon Musk Were Empathetic (Gift Article)
Valentino Deng also has roots in Africa, but he exudes the empathy that Musk scorns.
www.nytimes.com
March 24, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Meet the anti-Musk...
Trump and Musk, neither of whom has ever served in uniform, just LOVE veterans. /sarcasm
"...therapy and other mental health services have been thrown into turmoil amid the dramatic changes ordered by President Trump and pushed by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency."
"...therapy and other mental health services have been thrown into turmoil amid the dramatic changes ordered by President Trump and pushed by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency."
Trump and DOGE Propel V.A. Mental Health System Into Turmoil (Gift Article)
A chaotic restructuring order threatens to degrade services for veterans of wars in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan.
www.nytimes.com
March 22, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Trump and Musk, neither of whom has ever served in uniform, just LOVE veterans. /sarcasm
"...therapy and other mental health services have been thrown into turmoil amid the dramatic changes ordered by President Trump and pushed by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency."
"...therapy and other mental health services have been thrown into turmoil amid the dramatic changes ordered by President Trump and pushed by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency."
Trump & Company, Inc. ... winning friends around the globe.
German Tourists Detained for Weeks, Then Deported From U.S. - The New York Times | annotated by Mark
Amid President Trump’s border crackdown, German news media have closely followed the treatment of two tourists who say they tried to enter the United States legally.
readwise.io
March 14, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Trump & Company, Inc. ... winning friends around the globe.
Who'da thunk it...
Elon Musk’s AI chatbot estimates '75-85% likelihood Trump is a Putin-compromised asset'
President Donald Trump’s first major speech of his second term Tuesday night had all the hallmarks of one that could have been delivered by a ‘Russian asset’ compromised by Russian President Vladimir ...
www.rawstory.com
March 6, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Who'da thunk it...
Adventures in political (and culinary) idiocy...
Texas May Rename the New York Strip (Gift Article)
The Texas strip? That state’s lieutenant governor wants to rebrand the cut, but New Yorkers aren’t biting.
www.nytimes.com
March 6, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Adventures in political (and culinary) idiocy...
The stupidity ... it burns.
February 28, 2025 at 6:28 PM
The stupidity ... it burns.
This idiot doesn't even know what was in the bill that SHE VOTED FOR. An utterly incompetent, ridiculous joke.
February 27, 2025 at 9:08 PM
This idiot doesn't even know what was in the bill that SHE VOTED FOR. An utterly incompetent, ridiculous joke.
Meet President Fool, whose idiocy knows no bounds.
February 27, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Meet President Fool, whose idiocy knows no bounds.
This is good news if you follow the logic to its conclusion...
Trump's health team has a trust issue
Democrats, independents and Republicans have all lost trust in medical professionals and government health agencies over the past 18 months.
www.axios.com
January 28, 2025 at 2:37 PM
This is good news if you follow the logic to its conclusion...
Oh, the irony...
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[Pensacola resident Tim] Hudson offered only more praise.
“That just makes me support him even more,” Mr. Hudson said.
[It] "speaks to how the world really is right now. We’re tired. We’re fed up. We want to see people start getting things done.”
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[Pensacola resident Tim] Hudson offered only more praise.
“That just makes me support him even more,” Mr. Hudson said.
[It] "speaks to how the world really is right now. We’re tired. We’re fed up. We want to see people start getting things done.”
October 5, 2023 at 2:38 PM
Oh, the irony...
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[Pensacola resident Tim] Hudson offered only more praise.
“That just makes me support him even more,” Mr. Hudson said.
[It] "speaks to how the world really is right now. We’re tired. We’re fed up. We want to see people start getting things done.”
<snip>
[Pensacola resident Tim] Hudson offered only more praise.
“That just makes me support him even more,” Mr. Hudson said.
[It] "speaks to how the world really is right now. We’re tired. We’re fed up. We want to see people start getting things done.”
Well, well. You learn something every day. Rock on, Mr. Secretary...
When Mr. Secretary Loves to Rock
A viral video of Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken introduced Americans to the guitar geek hidden within.
www.nytimes.com
October 3, 2023 at 6:10 PM
Well, well. You learn something every day. Rock on, Mr. Secretary...
Infuriating. Despicable.
Opinion | Abortion Bans by Any Other Name Are Still Abortion Bans
With post-Roe outrage showing no sign of waning, strategists on the right are pushing a new lexicon on abortion.
www.nytimes.com
October 2, 2023 at 4:10 PM
Infuriating. Despicable.
We need to be ready for this in the United States...
Opinion | In Poland, Testing Women for Abortion Drugs Is a Reality. It Could Happen Here.
In rare cases, tests are being used to investigate the outcomes of pregnancies in a country where abortion is effectively banned.
www.nytimes.com
September 14, 2023 at 8:15 PM
We need to be ready for this in the United States...
Grifters gotta grift.
[Seen on that other social network. I rarely participate there, but sometimes I can't resist.]
[Seen on that other social network. I rarely participate there, but sometimes I can't resist.]
September 14, 2023 at 7:45 PM
Grifters gotta grift.
[Seen on that other social network. I rarely participate there, but sometimes I can't resist.]
[Seen on that other social network. I rarely participate there, but sometimes I can't resist.]
Sounds like a con job to me...
Where Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Delivers His Fringe Views: Not on the Trail
The Democratic presidential challenger continues to espouse extreme ideas, but has dialed that messaging back in large public forums.
www.nytimes.com
September 13, 2023 at 4:37 PM
Sounds like a con job to me...
Reposted by Mark Frisk
Some people will tell you it's "too radical" or "too extreme" to say capitalism relies on hurting workers.
But what about when a millionaire CEO says it?
That's exactly what Tim Gurner said when he advocated for more unemployment and more economic pain.
www.jphilll.com/p/when-the-r...
But what about when a millionaire CEO says it?
That's exactly what Tim Gurner said when he advocated for more unemployment and more economic pain.
www.jphilll.com/p/when-the-r...
When The Rich Tell You Who They Are, Believe Them
The capitalist who just told the world that capitalism requires hurting workers
www.jphilll.com
September 13, 2023 at 1:40 PM
Some people will tell you it's "too radical" or "too extreme" to say capitalism relies on hurting workers.
But what about when a millionaire CEO says it?
That's exactly what Tim Gurner said when he advocated for more unemployment and more economic pain.
www.jphilll.com/p/when-the-r...
But what about when a millionaire CEO says it?
That's exactly what Tim Gurner said when he advocated for more unemployment and more economic pain.
www.jphilll.com/p/when-the-r...