Mark Christensen
@markchristensen.bsky.social
Software and data engineer/geek, politically liberal, pet lover
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What a different world we could have.
March 9, 2025 at 5:06 PM
What a different world we could have.
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Fun fact about Trump tariffs you won’t see in 99% of the reporting:
Trump tariffs are illegal.
Congress controls tariffs just like tax rates.
President can change a tariff only for national security emergency, meaning war.
Trump tariffs are illegal.
Congress controls tariffs just like tax rates.
President can change a tariff only for national security emergency, meaning war.
March 4, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Fun fact about Trump tariffs you won’t see in 99% of the reporting:
Trump tariffs are illegal.
Congress controls tariffs just like tax rates.
President can change a tariff only for national security emergency, meaning war.
Trump tariffs are illegal.
Congress controls tariffs just like tax rates.
President can change a tariff only for national security emergency, meaning war.
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The US is now a laughing stock of the world...
March 3, 2025 at 1:48 AM
The US is now a laughing stock of the world...
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Hearing from Community Partners International, which works from Myanmar to Bangladesh, that USAID cuts mean 14,000 people with HIV losing access to lifesaving meds and a total stop in all HIV and TB screening. So many people will die due to these chaotic, sudden, horrifically implemented cuts.
February 28, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Hearing from Community Partners International, which works from Myanmar to Bangladesh, that USAID cuts mean 14,000 people with HIV losing access to lifesaving meds and a total stop in all HIV and TB screening. So many people will die due to these chaotic, sudden, horrifically implemented cuts.
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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is not a dictator.
He is a champion of democracy, freedom and truth.
He is a champion of democracy, freedom and truth.
February 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is not a dictator.
He is a champion of democracy, freedom and truth.
He is a champion of democracy, freedom and truth.
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I’m George Takei and I approve of this message.
February 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I’m George Takei and I approve of this message.
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The CFPB has:
-Returned $20B to victims of financial fraud
-Cracked down on junk fees
-Fought against politically-motivated debanking
-Protected veterans from predatory lenders
-Protected consumers' data from corporate abuse
Oligarchs want to reverse all of this.
-Returned $20B to victims of financial fraud
-Cracked down on junk fees
-Fought against politically-motivated debanking
-Protected veterans from predatory lenders
-Protected consumers' data from corporate abuse
Oligarchs want to reverse all of this.
February 17, 2025 at 9:01 PM
The CFPB has:
-Returned $20B to victims of financial fraud
-Cracked down on junk fees
-Fought against politically-motivated debanking
-Protected veterans from predatory lenders
-Protected consumers' data from corporate abuse
Oligarchs want to reverse all of this.
-Returned $20B to victims of financial fraud
-Cracked down on junk fees
-Fought against politically-motivated debanking
-Protected veterans from predatory lenders
-Protected consumers' data from corporate abuse
Oligarchs want to reverse all of this.
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REPOST if you stand with AOC!
February 18, 2025 at 6:00 AM
REPOST if you stand with AOC!
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This is so smart. @petebuttigieg.bsky.social , thoughts ?
And if you see this. A reminder. This is not Twitter. You can engage here and have thoughtful discussions !
We all look forward to reading your thoughts
And if you see this. A reminder. This is not Twitter. You can engage here and have thoughtful discussions !
We all look forward to reading your thoughts
I keep saying Dems need to do a daily briefing on Capitol Hill and fill the void, fact check the WH. Hire Pete Buttigeig and give him a staff to do this.
February 14, 2025 at 6:15 PM
This is so smart. @petebuttigieg.bsky.social , thoughts ?
And if you see this. A reminder. This is not Twitter. You can engage here and have thoughtful discussions !
We all look forward to reading your thoughts
And if you see this. A reminder. This is not Twitter. You can engage here and have thoughtful discussions !
We all look forward to reading your thoughts
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February 10, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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local grocer was quick to display #MadeInCanada signs to help shoppers like me choose 🇨🇦 items, not 🇺🇸 ..how we push back against frump’s tariff madness. feel good that so far in 2025 I’ve been Amazon-free. now I see that my fave coconut yogurt is Canadian!
🍁 C-A-N-A-D-A 🍁
🍁 C-A-N-A-D-A 🍁
February 2, 2025 at 12:00 AM
local grocer was quick to display #MadeInCanada signs to help shoppers like me choose 🇨🇦 items, not 🇺🇸 ..how we push back against frump’s tariff madness. feel good that so far in 2025 I’ve been Amazon-free. now I see that my fave coconut yogurt is Canadian!
🍁 C-A-N-A-D-A 🍁
🍁 C-A-N-A-D-A 🍁
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Over on the other site Elon Musk said that DOGE stopped $50M of condoms from being delivered to Gaza which Trump the repeated several times but it turns out that was the number for all contraceptive support from USAID everywhere on Earth, of which none went to Palestinians.
January 30, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Over on the other site Elon Musk said that DOGE stopped $50M of condoms from being delivered to Gaza which Trump the repeated several times but it turns out that was the number for all contraceptive support from USAID everywhere on Earth, of which none went to Palestinians.
Wait. What? I thought "The Onion" bought "The New York Times."
Those headlines are REAL? Oh shit.
Those headlines are REAL? Oh shit.
January 29, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Wait. What? I thought "The Onion" bought "The New York Times."
Those headlines are REAL? Oh shit.
Those headlines are REAL? Oh shit.
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Obama & Biden chartered the upper 2 airplanes to take immigrants who were here illegally back to their countries. For no legitimate reason & at far greater expense to US taxpayers, Trump chose to use military planes which cost far more. See photo #3
January 28, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Obama & Biden chartered the upper 2 airplanes to take immigrants who were here illegally back to their countries. For no legitimate reason & at far greater expense to US taxpayers, Trump chose to use military planes which cost far more. See photo #3
Everyone is freaking out about Trump pausing grants and loans. They knew we would freak out.
What are they doing elsewhere while we are focused on this panic?
What are they doing elsewhere while we are focused on this panic?
January 29, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Everyone is freaking out about Trump pausing grants and loans. They knew we would freak out.
What are they doing elsewhere while we are focused on this panic?
What are they doing elsewhere while we are focused on this panic?
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Caroline Kennedy urges Senators to reject her cousin RFK Jr’s nomination
“Bobby preys on the desperation of parents of sick children — vaccinating his own children while building a following by hypocritically discouraging other parents from vaccinating theirs,”
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/h...
“Bobby preys on the desperation of parents of sick children — vaccinating his own children while building a following by hypocritically discouraging other parents from vaccinating theirs,”
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/h...
Caroline Kennedy Urges Senators to Reject RFK Jr. for Health Secretary
In a harsh letter to lawmakers considering Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination for health secretary, Ms. Kennedy called her cousin unfit for the job and a “predator” who led family members to addiction...
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Caroline Kennedy urges Senators to reject her cousin RFK Jr’s nomination
“Bobby preys on the desperation of parents of sick children — vaccinating his own children while building a following by hypocritically discouraging other parents from vaccinating theirs,”
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/h...
“Bobby preys on the desperation of parents of sick children — vaccinating his own children while building a following by hypocritically discouraging other parents from vaccinating theirs,”
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/h...
I won an appeal against my health insurance company, Cigna! Sure, it's only $20 but it's the principle that counts. Don't let the insurance companies get away with not paying claims or not covering things that your contract says should be covered. You can do the appeal yourself!
January 28, 2025 at 9:12 PM
I won an appeal against my health insurance company, Cigna! Sure, it's only $20 but it's the principle that counts. Don't let the insurance companies get away with not paying claims or not covering things that your contract says should be covered. You can do the appeal yourself!
Our "pause" on foreign aid can have big implications on child mortality, tuberculosis, HIV, and lots of other stuff. We've made great progress, let's not slide backward. Great video by @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social - worth watching...
youtu.be/ZfBkw0j-QIs?...
youtu.be/ZfBkw0j-QIs?...
This Is Not Normal
YouTube video by vlogbrothers
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January 28, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Our "pause" on foreign aid can have big implications on child mortality, tuberculosis, HIV, and lots of other stuff. We've made great progress, let's not slide backward. Great video by @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social - worth watching...
youtu.be/ZfBkw0j-QIs?...
youtu.be/ZfBkw0j-QIs?...
US stocks are plunging because a Chinese AI model from DeepSeek can be trained for much less than existing models.
Of course - they've got all that free TikTok data!
Of course - they've got all that free TikTok data!
January 27, 2025 at 4:57 PM
US stocks are plunging because a Chinese AI model from DeepSeek can be trained for much less than existing models.
Of course - they've got all that free TikTok data!
Of course - they've got all that free TikTok data!
“Last Week Tonight” with John Oliver doesn’t return for 3 weeks.
Can’t we declare some sort of emergency to get him back sooner? I’m feeling like I NEED him.
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Can’t we declare some sort of emergency to get him back sooner? I’m feeling like I NEED him.
@lastweektonight1.bsky.social
January 27, 2025 at 2:01 AM
“Last Week Tonight” with John Oliver doesn’t return for 3 weeks.
Can’t we declare some sort of emergency to get him back sooner? I’m feeling like I NEED him.
@lastweektonight1.bsky.social
Can’t we declare some sort of emergency to get him back sooner? I’m feeling like I NEED him.
@lastweektonight1.bsky.social
I’m confused.
We are ditching D.E.I. for merit based hiring.
And then we “hire” Hegseth as Defense Secretary? He is clearly not qualified.
We are ditching D.E.I. for merit based hiring.
And then we “hire” Hegseth as Defense Secretary? He is clearly not qualified.
January 27, 2025 at 1:09 AM
I’m confused.
We are ditching D.E.I. for merit based hiring.
And then we “hire” Hegseth as Defense Secretary? He is clearly not qualified.
We are ditching D.E.I. for merit based hiring.
And then we “hire” Hegseth as Defense Secretary? He is clearly not qualified.
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When Trump imposes tariffs on Colombian coffee, Colombian flowers, Colombian bananas and pineapples and avocados, on Colombian oil, it's us Americans who will pay those added costs. We're not even a week into Trump's term and he's already imposed a brand new tax on all of us.
January 26, 2025 at 11:31 PM
When Trump imposes tariffs on Colombian coffee, Colombian flowers, Colombian bananas and pineapples and avocados, on Colombian oil, it's us Americans who will pay those added costs. We're not even a week into Trump's term and he's already imposed a brand new tax on all of us.