Mark Marchand
@mamarchand.bsky.social
Writer, book author, former daily newspaper journalist, and retired senior manager in PR at Verizon. Retired adjunct Journo prof. UAlbany. Graduate of UMass Amherst. Focused on climate change & science. markmarchand-upstateny.com
After my recent expedition to #Antarctica, I'm thankful such a pristine, beautiful continent still exists on Earth. Such raw beauty. My it remain forever free of the stain of human pollution. It is truly a treasure. #Thanksgiving
November 28, 2025 at 3:46 PM
After my recent expedition to #Antarctica, I'm thankful such a pristine, beautiful continent still exists on Earth. Such raw beauty. My it remain forever free of the stain of human pollution. It is truly a treasure. #Thanksgiving
An end to a great Albany, NY, holiday tradition. I do hope the neighbors who loudly complained about traffic feel a like the Grinch. I'm sympathetic to their concerns but their actions ruined a tradition for thousands of families and ended a great fundraiser. www.timesunion.com/news/article...
With no plans to revive show, Albany PAL mulls sale of Holiday Lights equipment
The Albany Police Athletic League’s premier Christmas attraction in the center of the city has not been held since 2021.
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November 28, 2025 at 1:49 PM
An end to a great Albany, NY, holiday tradition. I do hope the neighbors who loudly complained about traffic feel a like the Grinch. I'm sympathetic to their concerns but their actions ruined a tradition for thousands of families and ended a great fundraiser. www.timesunion.com/news/article...
Expecting trump to know proper English? Bwahahahahaha ... I want the results of the MRI.
Hang on, a pause is by definition temporary. Permanent is the opposite of temporary. “Permanent pause” is an oxymoron, a contradiction. If you want to be president of the US, don’t you think you should learn English, @realDonaldTrump ?
November 28, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Expecting trump to know proper English? Bwahahahahaha ... I want the results of the MRI.
I've helped out the tremendously "bothesiderism" @nytimes.com with their headline today. You're welcome Times editors. "Trump falsely claims all refugees are bad in wake of National Guard shooting by a refugee to which administration granted asylum." #journalism
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Trump Uses National Guard Shooting to Cast Suspicion on Refugees
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November 28, 2025 at 1:13 PM
I've helped out the tremendously "bothesiderism" @nytimes.com with their headline today. You're welcome Times editors. "Trump falsely claims all refugees are bad in wake of National Guard shooting by a refugee to which administration granted asylum." #journalism
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/u...
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Journalism, thy name today is the Times-Union of Albany, NY. Good, hard-hitting investigative journalism. @timesunion.com
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State Police Ryder Cup scandal widens to examine free passes
State Police members were improperly given dozens of free passes to the recent Ryder Cup, with many of those passes given to friends and family.
www.timesunion.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Journalism, thy name today is the Times-Union of Albany, NY. Good, hard-hitting investigative journalism. @timesunion.com
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Meh - the mainstream press has imply punted on this issue and so, so many others. I’m still waiting for infrastructure week and the “comprehensive” health plan. Smoke and mirrors and like Lucy and the Charlie Brown football the mainstream press falls for it every single time.
Over and over, the mainstream press reports that Trump has secured a “trade deal” with a foreign country and every single time he’s just making it up.
When will they learn?
When will they learn?
November 26, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Meh - the mainstream press has imply punted on this issue and so, so many others. I’m still waiting for infrastructure week and the “comprehensive” health plan. Smoke and mirrors and like Lucy and the Charlie Brown football the mainstream press falls for it every single time.
Whaaaaattt?!?! The @nytimes.com actually reports that trumpeee has been falling asleep at some public events. I just dropped my smartphone. Will the paper (and mainstream media in general) ever get its voice back? When will they stop taking a knee to trumpeee? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
Shorter Days, Signs of Fatigue: Trump Faces Realities of Aging in Office
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November 26, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Whaaaaattt?!?! The @nytimes.com actually reports that trumpeee has been falling asleep at some public events. I just dropped my smartphone. Will the paper (and mainstream media in general) ever get its voice back? When will they stop taking a knee to trumpeee? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
LOL - next to the phrases brown noser and suck up in the dictionary is a photo of Graham. So clueless about the state of our country and the people hurting because of their actions.
People are struggling with inflation, poor healthcare, education issues and daily economic pressure, yet your priority seems to be golf and praising each other. True leadership means serving the public, not hosting expensive golf events. Show the same energy for solving real problems.
November 16, 2025 at 12:47 PM
LOL - next to the phrases brown noser and suck up in the dictionary is a photo of Graham. So clueless about the state of our country and the people hurting because of their actions.
Will any journalist point out that most people on SNAP ARE working? Of course a Fox News "journalist" won't. They simply echo Sleepy Don't talk points, perpetuating myths about the vast struggle of many to simply buy groceries and live a decent life.
Trump claims that food stamps "puts the country in jeopardy. People that are able-bodied can do a job, they leave their job because they figure they can pick this up, it's easier."
November 11, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Will any journalist point out that most people on SNAP ARE working? Of course a Fox News "journalist" won't. They simply echo Sleepy Don't talk points, perpetuating myths about the vast struggle of many to simply buy groceries and live a decent life.
I give up so I'll ask: What's a "bell jar" game? Headline, sub head, and lede refer to it like I should know. Vague explanations at the end don't help. @timesunion.com www.timesunion.com/capitol/arti...
Struggling fraternal orgs urge Hochul to OK electronic bell jar games
Veterans organizations urge Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign legislation that would authorize the charitable organizations to use electronic bell jar vending machines.
www.timesunion.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:08 PM
I give up so I'll ask: What's a "bell jar" game? Headline, sub head, and lede refer to it like I should know. Vague explanations at the end don't help. @timesunion.com www.timesunion.com/capitol/arti...
Asking for a friend: Why does trump think it’s “his” money? It’s MY money and I want it used to help feed people and pay federal employees. He ought to stop acting like taxpayer money is his private little piggybank. #shutdown
November 9, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Asking for a friend: Why does trump think it’s “his” money? It’s MY money and I want it used to help feed people and pay federal employees. He ought to stop acting like taxpayer money is his private little piggybank. #shutdown
File under "News you won't see in the @nytimes.com," which each day breathes life into the mirage that trump is a "normal" president. Their abject refusal to report on almost anything negative about him is a conscious decision and failure of the basic standards of journalism.
WaPo puts the Sleepy Trump piece on Page One.
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November 9, 2025 at 1:11 PM
File under "News you won't see in the @nytimes.com," which each day breathes life into the mirage that trump is a "normal" president. Their abject refusal to report on almost anything negative about him is a conscious decision and failure of the basic standards of journalism.
Watching a few college football games today, including Indiana-Penn State and Oregon-Iowa. So far the refs and replay officials are like 0-10 in critical situations. Why use instant replay review when you can’t get it right? #ncaafootball #sports #collegesports
November 8, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Watching a few college football games today, including Indiana-Penn State and Oregon-Iowa. So far the refs and replay officials are like 0-10 in critical situations. Why use instant replay review when you can’t get it right? #ncaafootball #sports #collegesports
Nice to have goals, and for that I can actually thank the whiney, sycophantic, trump cultist speaker. Appreciate the outline for moving forward.
November 8, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Nice to have goals, and for that I can actually thank the whiney, sycophantic, trump cultist speaker. Appreciate the outline for moving forward.
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Tell me more about ‘Sleepy Joe.’
November 7, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Tell me more about ‘Sleepy Joe.’
Sure, opening up the floodgates for college and pro sports gambling worked well. www.espn.com/mens-college... #gambling
NCAA: Six hoops players banned for betting plots
Six former men's college basketball players at New Orleans, Mississippi Valley State and Arizona State participated in gambling schemes that included game manipulation or sharing information with know...
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November 7, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Sure, opening up the floodgates for college and pro sports gambling worked well. www.espn.com/mens-college... #gambling
Add @cornellupress.bsky.social to the list of formerly prestigious universities that have taken a knee to trump. Just awful to seem them go, one by one, in lockstep with the man. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u... #highereducation
Cornell Reaches Deal with Trump Administration to Restore Research Funds
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November 7, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Add @cornellupress.bsky.social to the list of formerly prestigious universities that have taken a knee to trump. Just awful to seem them go, one by one, in lockstep with the man. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u... #highereducation
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Huge wins in NJ, NY, VA, PA, CA collectively indicate that a bold repudiation of MAGA politics has taken hold. An honest headline might read: “Democrats are in array”..The rending-the-garments, down-in-the-dumps attitude about party’s future is due for adjustment
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Democrats in ‘Array’
What Tuesday’s Democratic sweep means
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November 5, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Huge wins in NJ, NY, VA, PA, CA collectively indicate that a bold repudiation of MAGA politics has taken hold. An honest headline might read: “Democrats are in array”..The rending-the-garments, down-in-the-dumps attitude about party’s future is due for adjustment
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“Democrats on Tuesday won resounding victories in New Jersey, New York, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and California, which collectively indicate that a bold repudiation of MAGA politics has taken hold.” Jen Rubin explores what these victories foretell about a Democratic comeback.
Democrats in ‘Array’
What Tuesday’s Democratic sweep means
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November 5, 2025 at 1:17 PM
“Democrats on Tuesday won resounding victories in New Jersey, New York, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and California, which collectively indicate that a bold repudiation of MAGA politics has taken hold.” Jen Rubin explores what these victories foretell about a Democratic comeback.
The @nytimes.com is casting last night's Democratic wins in the proper, factual light. There was a message sent to the trump cult. Bodes well for the mid-terms next fall, with the Senate and House in play. We need to retain this momentum and build on it. And turnout will be key. #2025elections
It was the wave election of 2025. In Virginia, New Jersey and beyond, Democratic voters powered their candidates to victory and sent a warning sign to President Trump and his Republican Party.
Here are six takeaways from the first major elections of the second Trump era.
Here are six takeaways from the first major elections of the second Trump era.
The Backlash Has Arrived: 6 Takeaways From a Good Night for Democrats
In Virginia, New Jersey and beyond, Democratic voters powered their candidates to victory and sent a warning sign to President Trump and his Republican Party.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:11 PM
The @nytimes.com is casting last night's Democratic wins in the proper, factual light. There was a message sent to the trump cult. Bodes well for the mid-terms next fall, with the Senate and House in play. We need to retain this momentum and build on it. And turnout will be key. #2025elections
Done.
November 5, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Done.
Of course Norah O’Donnell pushed back on nothing. Think about it: It wasn’t that long ago that tough, hardscrabble journalism felled a president. We no longer live in that world.
My wife warned me not to watch. As usual, she was right.
Like many of you, I tuned in to watch Norah O’Donnell interview Donald Trump on “60 Minutes.” Over the span of 40 minutes, I sat in disbelief as Trump was asked a series of softball questions with little follow-up.
Like many of you, I tuned in to watch Norah O’Donnell interview Donald Trump on “60 Minutes.” Over the span of 40 minutes, I sat in disbelief as Trump was asked a series of softball questions with little follow-up.
60 Minutes Obeys in Advance
Read more here.
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November 3, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Of course Norah O’Donnell pushed back on nothing. Think about it: It wasn’t that long ago that tough, hardscrabble journalism felled a president. We no longer live in that world.
Memo to @AT&T after watching your commercial just now. You guys didn’t invent the telephone. Alexander Graham Bell did in 1876. #att #telephone
November 2, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Memo to @AT&T after watching your commercial just now. You guys didn’t invent the telephone. Alexander Graham Bell did in 1876. #att #telephone
On brand for an autocrat/dictator. Zero empathy for anyone else. And don't give me the "those who receive SNAP benefits should find a job" GOP cult line. The vast majority of those who receive SNAP benefits work, but don't earn enough to pay for groceries and other necessary expenses.
Trump is holding a Great Gatsby/Roaring 20s-themed party at his private club in Palm Beach tonight as he tries to withhold SNAP and health care subsidies from millions of Americans. (via Kellie Meyer)
November 1, 2025 at 2:02 PM
On brand for an autocrat/dictator. Zero empathy for anyone else. And don't give me the "those who receive SNAP benefits should find a job" GOP cult line. The vast majority of those who receive SNAP benefits work, but don't earn enough to pay for groceries and other necessary expenses.
It's goodbye to another online newspaper. The free version of the @bostonglobe.com, boston.com, just went paywall. I do believe in supporting local journalism but I subscribe to at least seven other daily newspapers and mags. I live in Albany, N.Y., BTW, so I pay for the papers here. #journalism
November 1, 2025 at 1:26 PM
It's goodbye to another online newspaper. The free version of the @bostonglobe.com, boston.com, just went paywall. I do believe in supporting local journalism but I subscribe to at least seven other daily newspapers and mags. I live in Albany, N.Y., BTW, so I pay for the papers here. #journalism