Mark_MH
@mark-mh.bsky.social
(Semi-Ret.) Atty, & IT/Social Studies Educator. ED for a Media Literacy non-profit foundation, I write (here, @Substack, Fediverse, & elsewhere). Surprise creator of #AISkepticYoda. I am the Lone Locust of the Apocalypse. No refunds *Caution Live Bees*
No matter how smoothly they manage to incorporate it into their video essay or show, the paid promotional endorsements in YouTube videos are always just...painful to watch.
And you know what else is painful? Hemorrhoids! That's why I use Preparation H™...
And you know what else is painful? Hemorrhoids! That's why I use Preparation H™...
November 21, 2025 at 9:49 AM
No matter how smoothly they manage to incorporate it into their video essay or show, the paid promotional endorsements in YouTube videos are always just...painful to watch.
And you know what else is painful? Hemorrhoids! That's why I use Preparation H™...
And you know what else is painful? Hemorrhoids! That's why I use Preparation H™...
Never underestimate the power of proper laundry works.
" ...I come back to you now at the turn of the TIDE™ "
" ...I come back to you now at the turn of the TIDE™ "
October 18, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Never underestimate the power of proper laundry works.
" ...I come back to you now at the turn of the TIDE™ "
" ...I come back to you now at the turn of the TIDE™ "
Before I ever saw one, my wife started talking about all the "trash can cars" she kept seeing on the road.
If you don't think that works as a moniker, check this out:
If you don't think that works as a moniker, check this out:
August 28, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Before I ever saw one, my wife started talking about all the "trash can cars" she kept seeing on the road.
If you don't think that works as a moniker, check this out:
If you don't think that works as a moniker, check this out:
Gary Larson did it better...
August 10, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Gary Larson did it better...
#MediaLiteracy and why #The21stCenturySucks in one post.
July 2, 2025 at 3:01 PM
#MediaLiteracy and why #The21stCenturySucks in one post.
Star Wars is 48 today. As an elementary school child, I got to see it (first run) in the historic Virginia Theater. A seismic event for pop culture (and me).
Trivia: that theater has been the site of Ebertfest since 1999.
Trivia: that theater has been the site of Ebertfest since 1999.
May 25, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Star Wars is 48 today. As an elementary school child, I got to see it (first run) in the historic Virginia Theater. A seismic event for pop culture (and me).
Trivia: that theater has been the site of Ebertfest since 1999.
Trivia: that theater has been the site of Ebertfest since 1999.
If someone is willing to turn over someone (anyone's) life/liberty/future over to a stochastic *mechanical* process, that means they never cared about that person in the first place...
Someone should make a villain based on that kind of nihilism. OH, wait...
Someone should make a villain based on that kind of nihilism. OH, wait...
May 9, 2025 at 11:18 PM
If someone is willing to turn over someone (anyone's) life/liberty/future over to a stochastic *mechanical* process, that means they never cared about that person in the first place...
Someone should make a villain based on that kind of nihilism. OH, wait...
Someone should make a villain based on that kind of nihilism. OH, wait...
April 30, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Folks. He's a Russian asset. It's not that difficult.
April 9, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Folks. He's a Russian asset. It's not that difficult.
Happy #InternationalChildrensBookDay ! Parents and Teachers should visit hugmorenzfoundation.org ...and scroll down) to preview and download your very own free advance copy of Noisy World (English version).
It's an amazing tool for Parents and Educators to introduce hashtag #MediaLiteracy (!)
It's an amazing tool for Parents and Educators to introduce hashtag #MediaLiteracy (!)
April 2, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Happy #InternationalChildrensBookDay ! Parents and Teachers should visit hugmorenzfoundation.org ...and scroll down) to preview and download your very own free advance copy of Noisy World (English version).
It's an amazing tool for Parents and Educators to introduce hashtag #MediaLiteracy (!)
It's an amazing tool for Parents and Educators to introduce hashtag #MediaLiteracy (!)
Why subscribe?
√ Regular Abe Vigoda status updates.
√ Come for dispiriting analysis, stay for dire predictions.
√ Because you're worth it.
√ Clearly the next step in our relationship.
√ Two words: clearer skin.
√ Since your arm now belongs to me, I want it strong. markharbinger.substack.com
#Writing
√ Regular Abe Vigoda status updates.
√ Come for dispiriting analysis, stay for dire predictions.
√ Because you're worth it.
√ Clearly the next step in our relationship.
√ Two words: clearer skin.
√ Since your arm now belongs to me, I want it strong. markharbinger.substack.com
#Writing
March 9, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Why subscribe?
√ Regular Abe Vigoda status updates.
√ Come for dispiriting analysis, stay for dire predictions.
√ Because you're worth it.
√ Clearly the next step in our relationship.
√ Two words: clearer skin.
√ Since your arm now belongs to me, I want it strong. markharbinger.substack.com
#Writing
√ Regular Abe Vigoda status updates.
√ Come for dispiriting analysis, stay for dire predictions.
√ Because you're worth it.
√ Clearly the next step in our relationship.
√ Two words: clearer skin.
√ Since your arm now belongs to me, I want it strong. markharbinger.substack.com
#Writing
That one always reminds me of this classic Kirby cover...
February 4, 2025 at 12:28 AM
That one always reminds me of this classic Kirby cover...
If modern #comics had Captain America punching an IRL fascist foreign leader on the cover today, would the owner/publisher let it go to print?
Or, off of legacy media and on to Big Tech—would all of the big platforms remove it as a violation of community standards?
#medialiteracy
Or, off of legacy media and on to Big Tech—would all of the big platforms remove it as a violation of community standards?
#medialiteracy
January 5, 2025 at 1:46 AM
If modern #comics had Captain America punching an IRL fascist foreign leader on the cover today, would the owner/publisher let it go to print?
Or, off of legacy media and on to Big Tech—would all of the big platforms remove it as a violation of community standards?
#medialiteracy
Or, off of legacy media and on to Big Tech—would all of the big platforms remove it as a violation of community standards?
#medialiteracy
The good news is—after everyone is a shut-in, plugged into virtual reality 24/7—you'll be able to take pretty much any old building and turn it into a roadside attraction:
"Real World Museum"
#medialiteracy
#planforthefuture
"Real World Museum"
#medialiteracy
#planforthefuture
December 31, 2024 at 3:42 PM
The good news is—after everyone is a shut-in, plugged into virtual reality 24/7—you'll be able to take pretty much any old building and turn it into a roadside attraction:
"Real World Museum"
#medialiteracy
#planforthefuture
"Real World Museum"
#medialiteracy
#planforthefuture
Dude coulda' been Tony Stark. Or even Dr. Doom. Instead, he's a mix between a Bond villain and...
December 20, 2024 at 2:09 AM
Dude coulda' been Tony Stark. Or even Dr. Doom. Instead, he's a mix between a Bond villain and...
Is it disc golf? Screen printing and embroidery? A barber? Drug front? Russian money laundering? Hydra? The Knights Templar? Did I dream it? Maybe I did it? Maybe I will? You can't stop me. I have the tools, the skills. Ultimate players shall lead the revolution...I'm open!
#LateStageCapitalism ?
#LateStageCapitalism ?
December 5, 2024 at 11:58 PM
Is it disc golf? Screen printing and embroidery? A barber? Drug front? Russian money laundering? Hydra? The Knights Templar? Did I dream it? Maybe I did it? Maybe I will? You can't stop me. I have the tools, the skills. Ultimate players shall lead the revolution...I'm open!
#LateStageCapitalism ?
#LateStageCapitalism ?
On a serious note: Do you know how you can tell Moray Eels from every other kind of eel?
...
...
...
... no?
...
"...Whennnnnn the moon,
hits your eye,
like a big pizza pie—
THAT'S a MORAY!"
...
...
...
... no?
...
"...Whennnnnn the moon,
hits your eye,
like a big pizza pie—
THAT'S a MORAY!"
December 5, 2024 at 11:24 PM
On a serious note: Do you know how you can tell Moray Eels from every other kind of eel?
...
...
...
... no?
...
"...Whennnnnn the moon,
hits your eye,
like a big pizza pie—
THAT'S a MORAY!"
...
...
...
... no?
...
"...Whennnnnn the moon,
hits your eye,
like a big pizza pie—
THAT'S a MORAY!"
