Mark Bayer
@markbayer.bsky.social
Husband of wife, father of son, teacher of geography & Art History, reader of books, rider of bikes.
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Pentagon will no longer share satellite data that tracks hurricanes overnight, no explanation given
www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...
www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...
Pentagon will no longer share satellite data that tracks hurricanes overnight
Scientists were initially given less than a week to prepare for the loss of microwave observations that are key in detecting rapid intensification of storms.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 30, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Pentagon will no longer share satellite data that tracks hurricanes overnight, no explanation given
www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...
www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...
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Imagine Ted Cruz being wrestled to the ground and handcuffed in Texas by the Feds during a Mayorkas presser in Dallas.
While Mayorkas declares the liberation of Texas from its incompetent state government by the federal government.
While Mayorkas declares the liberation of Texas from its incompetent state government by the federal government.
June 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Imagine Ted Cruz being wrestled to the ground and handcuffed in Texas by the Feds during a Mayorkas presser in Dallas.
While Mayorkas declares the liberation of Texas from its incompetent state government by the federal government.
While Mayorkas declares the liberation of Texas from its incompetent state government by the federal government.
Is this DEI? 🤷🏻♂️
You cannot make this shit up. Sharing this jaw-dropping story with a gift link -- give it a read.
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 6:10 PM
Is this DEI? 🤷🏻♂️
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Oh yeah this is up now. All your federal transportation funding belongs to Sherman County, Oregon now. I don’t make the rules
March 12, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Oh yeah this is up now. All your federal transportation funding belongs to Sherman County, Oregon now. I don’t make the rules
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Is Philadelphia the new hot spot for New Yorkers looking to move? A new study suggests it is. nyti.ms/3XxmOe1
March 6, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Is Philadelphia the new hot spot for New Yorkers looking to move? A new study suggests it is. nyti.ms/3XxmOe1
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It might be difficult from an IP perspective but Conclave 2 should have Daredevil in it
March 5, 2025 at 9:12 PM
It might be difficult from an IP perspective but Conclave 2 should have Daredevil in it
Listen to the numbers
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has deleted hundreds more claims from its mistake-plagued “wall of receipts,” erasing $4 billion in additional savings that the group said it had made for U.S. taxpayers.
Struggling With Errors, DOGE Deletes Billions More From List of Savings
For the second time in a week, Elon Musk’s government overhaul effort updated its “wall of receipts” to remove mistakes that inflated its success.
www.nytimes.com
March 5, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Listen to the numbers
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Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has deleted hundreds more claims from its mistake-plagued “wall of receipts,” erasing $4 billion in additional savings that the group said it had made for U.S. taxpayers.
Struggling With Errors, DOGE Deletes Billions More From List of Savings
For the second time in a week, Elon Musk’s government overhaul effort updated its “wall of receipts” to remove mistakes that inflated its success.
www.nytimes.com
March 4, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has deleted hundreds more claims from its mistake-plagued “wall of receipts,” erasing $4 billion in additional savings that the group said it had made for U.S. taxpayers.
I hate everything this country is becoming.
JUST IN: The White House has been clear that it intends to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, and that it will be McMahon's job to oversee that effort.
Linda McMahon has been confirmed as Trump's secretary of education
The White House has been clear that it intends to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, and that it will be McMahon's job to oversee that effort.
www.npr.org
March 4, 2025 at 1:38 AM
I hate everything this country is becoming.
If ever there was any doubt about why we voted with Russia and North Korea…
Breaking News: President Trump on Monday temporarily suspended the delivery of all U.S. military aid to Ukraine, a senior administration official said.
The order comes just days after Trump’s heated exchange with Zelensky in the Oval Office.
The order, which takes effect immediately, affects more than $1 billion in arms and ammunition in the pipelines and on order.
www.nytimes.com
March 4, 2025 at 1:34 AM
If ever there was any doubt about why we voted with Russia and North Korea…
There will be no Alexander Vindman in this administration. The WH is filled with absolute loyalists. The message has been sent to the FBI and the justice dept. No investigations will be had. The IRS will be weaponized. Party members are bowing down before Russia. This is just the beginning.
March 1, 2025 at 1:57 PM
There will be no Alexander Vindman in this administration. The WH is filled with absolute loyalists. The message has been sent to the FBI and the justice dept. No investigations will be had. The IRS will be weaponized. Party members are bowing down before Russia. This is just the beginning.
Meanwhile Musk wears a t-shirt and a ball cap in the Oval Office while his get wipes boogers on the resolute desk, but okay.
This scrum of pot-bellied, sunken-chested betas trying to bully an all-black clad badass Eastern European wasteland survivor while dressed like Men’s Wearhouse mannequins is peak cinema.
GLENN: Why don't you wear a suit? You're at the highest level in this country's office & you refuse to wear a suit. A lot of Americans have problems with you not respecting the office.
ZELENSKYY: I will wear a costume after this war will finish. Maybe something like yours. Maybe something better.
ZELENSKYY: I will wear a costume after this war will finish. Maybe something like yours. Maybe something better.
February 28, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Meanwhile Musk wears a t-shirt and a ball cap in the Oval Office while his get wipes boogers on the resolute desk, but okay.
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This scrum of pot-bellied, sunken-chested betas trying to bully an all-black clad badass Eastern European wasteland survivor while dressed like Men’s Wearhouse mannequins is peak cinema.
GLENN: Why don't you wear a suit? You're at the highest level in this country's office & you refuse to wear a suit. A lot of Americans have problems with you not respecting the office.
ZELENSKYY: I will wear a costume after this war will finish. Maybe something like yours. Maybe something better.
ZELENSKYY: I will wear a costume after this war will finish. Maybe something like yours. Maybe something better.
February 28, 2025 at 7:22 PM
This scrum of pot-bellied, sunken-chested betas trying to bully an all-black clad badass Eastern European wasteland survivor while dressed like Men’s Wearhouse mannequins is peak cinema.
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The Trump administration terminates funding for polio, HIV, malaria and nutrition programs around the world.
“People will die,” said Dr. Catherine Kyobutungi of the African Population and Health Research Center, “but we will never know, because even the programs to count the dead are cut.”
“People will die,” said Dr. Catherine Kyobutungi of the African Population and Health Research Center, “but we will never know, because even the programs to count the dead are cut.”
U.S. Terminates Funding for Polio, H.I.V., Malaria and Nutrition Programs Around the World
Here are some of the 5,800 contracts the Trump administration formally canceled this week in a wave of terse emails.
www.nytimes.com
February 28, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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I’m no economist, but I know a thing or two about tariffs and well… this checks out.
The U.S. economy is starting to show signs of strain as President Trump’s abrupt moves to shrink federal spending, lay off government workers and impose tariffs on America’s largest trading partners rattle businesses and reverberate across states and cities. Here's what to know.
U.S. Economy Shows Signs of Strain From Trump’s Tariffs and Spending Cuts
Consumer and business sentiment is wobbling as fiscal support fades and fears rise that tariffs will lead to higher prices.
www.nytimes.com
February 28, 2025 at 2:03 AM
I’m no economist, but I know a thing or two about tariffs and well… this checks out.
Anyone looking into bringing DEI back yet?
Federal authorities are investigating a near-collision at Chicago's Midway airport between a Southwest 737 and a small business jet. The 737 was landing when the business jet entered the runway.
Southwest 737 and small business jet have 'near collision' at Chicago Midway Airport
Federal authorities are investigating a near-collision at Chicago's Midway airport between a Southwest 737 and a small business jet. The 737 was landing when the business jet entered the runway.
www.npr.org
February 26, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Anyone looking into bringing DEI back yet?
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Federal authorities are investigating a near-collision at Chicago's Midway airport between a Southwest 737 and a small business jet. The 737 was landing when the business jet entered the runway.
Southwest 737 and small business jet have 'near collision' at Chicago Midway Airport
Federal authorities are investigating a near-collision at Chicago's Midway airport between a Southwest 737 and a small business jet. The 737 was landing when the business jet entered the runway.
www.npr.org
February 26, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Federal authorities are investigating a near-collision at Chicago's Midway airport between a Southwest 737 and a small business jet. The 737 was landing when the business jet entered the runway.
“Meritocracy”
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday that he was firing Admiral Lisa Franchetti, the first female officer to rise to the Navy’s top job of Chief of Naval Operations, and would be looking for her replacement.
Pete Hegseth Fires Adm. Lisa Franchetti, Navy’s Top Officer
Adm. Lisa Franchetti spent roughly half of her 40-year career at sea, commanding a destroyer, two carrier strike groups and the U.S. Sixth Fleet.
www.nytimes.com
February 22, 2025 at 3:50 PM
“Meritocracy”
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This ended poorly for Buster Bluth
"Police are baffled by the appearance of a loose seal in downtown New Haven Sunday afternoon." www.wtnh.com/news/connect...
"Police are baffled by the appearance of a loose seal in downtown New Haven Sunday afternoon." www.wtnh.com/news/connect...
February 17, 2025 at 2:58 PM
This ended poorly for Buster Bluth
"Police are baffled by the appearance of a loose seal in downtown New Haven Sunday afternoon." www.wtnh.com/news/connect...
"Police are baffled by the appearance of a loose seal in downtown New Haven Sunday afternoon." www.wtnh.com/news/connect...
Irony from the guy who pays less in federal taxes than me, a teacher. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/b...
Elon Musk’s DOGE Team Seeks Access to I.R.S. System With Taxpayers’ Records
A White House spokesman said that the initiative called the Department of Government Efficiency needed to review data to fix waste within the agency.
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Irony from the guy who pays less in federal taxes than me, a teacher. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/b...
This asteroid is DEI
Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a football field as they try to determine how likely it is to strike Earth in 2032.
An asteroid could hit Earth in 7 years. Here's how astronomers are tracking it
Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a football field as they try to determine how likely it is to strike Earth in 20...
www.npr.org
February 13, 2025 at 2:12 AM
This asteroid is DEI
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Tesla, whose chief executive, Elon Musk, has been advising President Trump on how to cut government spending, is likely to receive a lucrative contract to supply armored versions of its Cybertruck pickup to the State Department, according to public documents.
State Dept. Plans $400 Million Purchase of Armored Tesla Cybertrucks
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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