Mark Aldrich
@markaldrich.bsky.social
The NY Post called me a "writer" once, with quotes. NYPA award-winning humorist. Comedy performer once a week. Author of essay about Covid loss in 'Who We Lost.' Sober: 7/15/2010. Disabled: SMA IV. New Paltz, NY. https://linktr.ee/Mark.Aldrich
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Two years ago on my birthday, I responded to a food photo posted by the great @nigella.bsky.social with, "This looks perfect for my birthday today." Her account wished me a Happy Birthday, which moved me deeply because of life-things at that moment. It's a sweet gesture for which I'm ever-grateful.
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MacKenzie Scott: *donates $50M every 10 hours°
Joe Lonsdale, co-founder of Palantir: "I want to see people hang"
Joe Lonsdale, co-founder of Palantir: "I want to see people hang"
December 7, 2025 at 12:15 AM
MacKenzie Scott: *donates $50M every 10 hours°
Joe Lonsdale, co-founder of Palantir: "I want to see people hang"
Joe Lonsdale, co-founder of Palantir: "I want to see people hang"
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“The Philadelphia Phillies first baseman had his blood cleaned by an unlicensed physician” is a believable news story in 2025 and 1905
December 6, 2025 at 4:42 AM
“The Philadelphia Phillies first baseman had his blood cleaned by an unlicensed physician” is a believable news story in 2025 and 1905
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Today is Septidi the 17th of Frimaire in the year 234.
Frimaire is the month of frost.
Today we celebrate the cypress tree.#JacobinDay
More information on the cypress tree
Frimaire is the month of frost.
Today we celebrate the cypress tree.#JacobinDay
More information on the cypress tree
December 6, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Today is Septidi the 17th of Frimaire in the year 234.
Frimaire is the month of frost.
Today we celebrate the cypress tree.#JacobinDay
More information on the cypress tree
Frimaire is the month of frost.
Today we celebrate the cypress tree.#JacobinDay
More information on the cypress tree
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About Romana Didulo Cult: youtu.be/QxM4JLzen3w
Unmasking Queen Romana: The Insane Cult That Destroyed Richmound
YouTube video by Analytical Media
youtu.be
December 6, 2025 at 11:06 PM
About Romana Didulo Cult: youtu.be/QxM4JLzen3w
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What an interesting coincidence.
December 6, 2025 at 5:43 PM
What an interesting coincidence.
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NEW — I put together a list of independent journalism subscriptions that would make great holiday gifts. From music to politics, astronomy to alcohol, tech to social justice, there’s something for [almost] everyone. Support indie media *and* surprise and delight your loved ones!
My guide:
My guide:
Giving the gift of independent journalism: a guide
The Handbasket has subscription suggestions for almost everyone on your list.
www.thehandbasket.co
December 6, 2025 at 3:38 PM
NEW — I put together a list of independent journalism subscriptions that would make great holiday gifts. From music to politics, astronomy to alcohol, tech to social justice, there’s something for [almost] everyone. Support indie media *and* surprise and delight your loved ones!
My guide:
My guide:
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The White House’s insistence on using Sabrina Carpenter’s work and image to promote their crimes against humanity is also them appealing to their base, which already uses technology to try and humiliate and puppeteer the likenesses of women who have autonomy, success, and visibility in public
December 6, 2025 at 4:37 AM
The White House’s insistence on using Sabrina Carpenter’s work and image to promote their crimes against humanity is also them appealing to their base, which already uses technology to try and humiliate and puppeteer the likenesses of women who have autonomy, success, and visibility in public
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The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
December 6, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
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A thought inspired by @andreapitzer.bsky.social: The nameplates from the nearest Things Remembered kiosk near the foodcourt give it a lost 1980s "classiness" that only a Trump would love.
Elementary school macaroni fungus sculpture is cracking me up.
December 6, 2025 at 1:26 AM
A thought inspired by @andreapitzer.bsky.social: The nameplates from the nearest Things Remembered kiosk near the foodcourt give it a lost 1980s "classiness" that only a Trump would love.
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Tiny cars! Yes! Trump orders tiny cars to be built, like all the Matchbox and Hot Wheels models I once had. Tiny Cars for everyone. A plane in every garage, too! Thank you for my attention in no matter!
December 6, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Tiny cars! Yes! Trump orders tiny cars to be built, like all the Matchbox and Hot Wheels models I once had. Tiny Cars for everyone. A plane in every garage, too! Thank you for my attention in no matter!
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The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
December 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
Tiny cars! Yes! Trump orders tiny cars to be built, like all the Matchbox and Hot Wheels models I once had. Tiny Cars for everyone. A plane in every garage, too! Thank you for my attention in no matter!
December 6, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Tiny cars! Yes! Trump orders tiny cars to be built, like all the Matchbox and Hot Wheels models I once had. Tiny Cars for everyone. A plane in every garage, too! Thank you for my attention in no matter!
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You’ll note there’s no passionvegetable
December 5, 2025 at 8:16 PM
You’ll note there’s no passionvegetable
A thought inspired by @andreapitzer.bsky.social: The nameplates from the nearest Things Remembered kiosk near the foodcourt give it a lost 1980s "classiness" that only a Trump would love.
Elementary school macaroni fungus sculpture is cracking me up.
December 6, 2025 at 1:26 AM
A thought inspired by @andreapitzer.bsky.social: The nameplates from the nearest Things Remembered kiosk near the foodcourt give it a lost 1980s "classiness" that only a Trump would love.
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Trump already created blanket pardons for all Jan. 6 rioters & for all pro-Trump activities connected to the 2020 Election. "Not-MTG" here qualifies for 2 pardons. (If you get your card stamped for 5 pardons from Trump before the end of the year, you get a Cabinet-level position & a free coffee.)
SCOOP: The Jan. 6 pipe bomb suspect told the FBI he believed in 2020 election conspiracy theories.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Pipe bomb suspect told FBI he believed 2020 election conspiracy theories
The suspect has been cooperating with the FBI, according to sources, and is expected to make his first court appearance on Friday.
www.nbcnews.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Trump already created blanket pardons for all Jan. 6 rioters & for all pro-Trump activities connected to the 2020 Election. "Not-MTG" here qualifies for 2 pardons. (If you get your card stamped for 5 pardons from Trump before the end of the year, you get a Cabinet-level position & a free coffee.)
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Trump's "Order of Lenin"-style awards keep piling up. He needs pins like Brezhnev's rather than trophies, or else he's going to need a bigger room to display a his "well-earned," "lifetime achievement" awards. Maybe this is why his new building is a "ballroom": FIFA gave him a soccer award today.
December 5, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Trump's "Order of Lenin"-style awards keep piling up. He needs pins like Brezhnev's rather than trophies, or else he's going to need a bigger room to display a his "well-earned," "lifetime achievement" awards. Maybe this is why his new building is a "ballroom": FIFA gave him a soccer award today.
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Any Dems going to talk about this? MAGA keeps giving things new names, but deadnames people. Gavin? Anyone? Silence from Gov. Gavin.
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered. n.pr/48HypvT
HHS changed the name of transgender health leader on her official portrait
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered.
n.pr
December 6, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Any Dems going to talk about this? MAGA keeps giving things new names, but deadnames people. Gavin? Anyone? Silence from Gov. Gavin.
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Any Dems going to talk about these moments? This is the 3rd time I've seen a version of this story, so this must be daily now.
“She showed up as scheduled, and when she arrived, officers were asking everyone what country they were from, and if they said a certain country, they were told to step out of line and that their oath ceremonies were canceled.”
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
Immigrants kept from Faneuil Hall citizenship ceremony as feds crackdown nationwide
Trump administration is pausing naturalizations for immigrants from 19 countries.
www.wgbh.org
December 6, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Any Dems going to talk about these moments? This is the 3rd time I've seen a version of this story, so this must be daily now.
Any Dems going to talk about this? MAGA keeps giving things new names, but deadnames people. Gavin? Anyone? Silence from Gov. Gavin.
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered. n.pr/48HypvT
HHS changed the name of transgender health leader on her official portrait
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered.
n.pr
December 6, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Any Dems going to talk about this? MAGA keeps giving things new names, but deadnames people. Gavin? Anyone? Silence from Gov. Gavin.
Any Dems going to talk about these moments? This is the 3rd time I've seen a version of this story, so this must be daily now.
“She showed up as scheduled, and when she arrived, officers were asking everyone what country they were from, and if they said a certain country, they were told to step out of line and that their oath ceremonies were canceled.”
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
Immigrants kept from Faneuil Hall citizenship ceremony as feds crackdown nationwide
Trump administration is pausing naturalizations for immigrants from 19 countries.
www.wgbh.org
December 6, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Any Dems going to talk about these moments? This is the 3rd time I've seen a version of this story, so this must be daily now.
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This really is grotesque: they went through years-long citizenship processes and are now being denied simply because if the country they are from. It’s formalized bigotry.
“She showed up as scheduled, and when she arrived, officers were asking everyone what country they were from, and if they said a certain country, they were told to step out of line and that their oath ceremonies were canceled.”
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
Immigrants kept from Faneuil Hall citizenship ceremony as feds crackdown nationwide
Trump administration is pausing naturalizations for immigrants from 19 countries.
www.wgbh.org
December 6, 2025 at 12:32 AM
This really is grotesque: they went through years-long citizenship processes and are now being denied simply because if the country they are from. It’s formalized bigotry.
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Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered. n.pr/48HypvT
HHS changed the name of transgender health leader on her official portrait
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered.
n.pr
December 5, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered. n.pr/48HypvT
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Today is Sextidi the 16th of Frimaire in the year 234.
Frimaire is the month of frost.
Today we celebrate gorse.#JacobinDay
More information on gorse
Frimaire is the month of frost.
Today we celebrate gorse.#JacobinDay
More information on gorse
December 5, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Today is Sextidi the 16th of Frimaire in the year 234.
Frimaire is the month of frost.
Today we celebrate gorse.#JacobinDay
More information on gorse
Frimaire is the month of frost.
Today we celebrate gorse.#JacobinDay
More information on gorse
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Putin is in serious trouble. Russians can tolerate the war, inflation, and lack of accountability. But rising taxes on alcohol just might be the straw that breaks the camel’s back.
December 5, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Putin is in serious trouble. Russians can tolerate the war, inflation, and lack of accountability. But rising taxes on alcohol just might be the straw that breaks the camel’s back.
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December 5, 2025 at 9:23 PM