Mark J Tompkins
@markjtompkins.bsky.social
I am gradually aging out of my sense of humor, so enjoy me now while you still can!
MSNBC, please stop putting Chris Marthews on air. His nonsensical ramblings are as bad as Trump's. You're not doing him any favors by showcasing his dementia.
November 16, 2025 at 3:08 PM
MSNBC, please stop putting Chris Marthews on air. His nonsensical ramblings are as bad as Trump's. You're not doing him any favors by showcasing his dementia.
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Second day of Lawrence O'Donnell pretzelizing himself to canonize Chuck Schumer over the shutdown cave. "Chuck can't tell Senators what to do, but he begged them to hold off on caving til after a blue wave election showed the Democrats winning, and they listened to him! What a leader!"
November 12, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Second day of Lawrence O'Donnell pretzelizing himself to canonize Chuck Schumer over the shutdown cave. "Chuck can't tell Senators what to do, but he begged them to hold off on caving til after a blue wave election showed the Democrats winning, and they listened to him! What a leader!"
A happy side effect of Mamdani winning is that it's apparently driven Islamaphobe Debra Messing completely insane. Seriously, Google "Messing Mamdani". It's pretty funny.
November 5, 2025 at 3:16 AM
A happy side effect of Mamdani winning is that it's apparently driven Islamaphobe Debra Messing completely insane. Seriously, Google "Messing Mamdani". It's pretty funny.
I'd like people to start calling it the Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Ballroom.
October 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I'd like people to start calling it the Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Ballroom.
Hey, Jon Stewart, is it fascism yet?
September 18, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Hey, Jon Stewart, is it fascism yet?
Trying to cancel Disney+, and can't get the website to send a confirmation code to my email. I'm sure that's just a coincidental technical glitch, and not a panicked tactic to stop millions of people cancelling their subscriptions.
September 18, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Trying to cancel Disney+, and can't get the website to send a confirmation code to my email. I'm sure that's just a coincidental technical glitch, and not a panicked tactic to stop millions of people cancelling their subscriptions.
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so many dead canaries and we just keep on mining
September 17, 2025 at 11:10 PM
so many dead canaries and we just keep on mining
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I'll confess, I had no idea @ezraklein.bsky.social was that much of an asshole.
September 12, 2025 at 2:19 AM
I'll confess, I had no idea @ezraklein.bsky.social was that much of an asshole.
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How Charlie Kirk practiced politics
September 11, 2025 at 1:19 PM
How Charlie Kirk practiced politics
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Okay let’s get back to that birthday book
September 11, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Okay let’s get back to that birthday book
And that's a wrap on Pete Buttigieg. So disappointed. Was always worried about his clarity of vision, but truly believed he could still be an agent of change for this country. But his clear allegiance to AIPAC makes it clear he cannot be the leader we need. www.facebook.com/share/r/1Cxm...
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September 10, 2025 at 11:31 PM
And that's a wrap on Pete Buttigieg. So disappointed. Was always worried about his clarity of vision, but truly believed he could still be an agent of change for this country. But his clear allegiance to AIPAC makes it clear he cannot be the leader we need. www.facebook.com/share/r/1Cxm...
Just wanna make this clear: no Democrat who has not endorsed Zohran Mamdani is getting a penny from me from now til November 2026. And the longer you wait, the less you'll get. That includes you, #Buttigieg. And you, #Jeffries. And you, #Newsom.
September 9, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Just wanna make this clear: no Democrat who has not endorsed Zohran Mamdani is getting a penny from me from now til November 2026. And the longer you wait, the less you'll get. That includes you, #Buttigieg. And you, #Jeffries. And you, #Newsom.
REALLY disappointed in John Lithgow taking a role in the latest Harry Potter shit, and his blase attitude about the response. REEKS of white male privilege. I always thought he was a solid ally. The kids I get: they're just starting out and a gig's a gig...but no way Lithgow NEEDS this shit.
June 12, 2025 at 4:10 PM
REALLY disappointed in John Lithgow taking a role in the latest Harry Potter shit, and his blase attitude about the response. REEKS of white male privilege. I always thought he was a solid ally. The kids I get: they're just starting out and a gig's a gig...but no way Lithgow NEEDS this shit.
Gavin Newsom adds foreigners living in the US to the list of people whose rights aren't worth defending. If this is what Dems are willing to accept, I'll re-register as an Independent. I spent too many years hearing that I was a "distraction" to tolerate this thinking from anybody I could vote for.
April 20, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Gavin Newsom adds foreigners living in the US to the list of people whose rights aren't worth defending. If this is what Dems are willing to accept, I'll re-register as an Independent. I spent too many years hearing that I was a "distraction" to tolerate this thinking from anybody I could vote for.
What worries me is that Corporate America is allowing this to happen. I know nothing about economics, but from everything I've read, this will destroy our economy, from top to bottom. So why are the CEO's not stopping it? And I don't believe for a nanosecond that they couldn't if they wanted to.
April 2, 2025 at 11:59 PM
What worries me is that Corporate America is allowing this to happen. I know nothing about economics, but from everything I've read, this will destroy our economy, from top to bottom. So why are the CEO's not stopping it? And I don't believe for a nanosecond that they couldn't if they wanted to.
How is blowing up an entire apartment building full of people to kill one person not a war crime?
March 26, 2025 at 3:11 PM
How is blowing up an entire apartment building full of people to kill one person not a war crime?
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If you're furious at Dems who are not fighting, help the Dems who are.
We're going up against Elon Musk and the GOP machine in Wisconsin on April 1.
Throw yourself into electing Susan Crawford and beating Brad Schimel—and you'll send a message to the whole country.
We're going up against Elon Musk and the GOP machine in Wisconsin on April 1.
Throw yourself into electing Susan Crawford and beating Brad Schimel—and you'll send a message to the whole country.
March 17, 2025 at 12:26 PM
If you're furious at Dems who are not fighting, help the Dems who are.
We're going up against Elon Musk and the GOP machine in Wisconsin on April 1.
Throw yourself into electing Susan Crawford and beating Brad Schimel—and you'll send a message to the whole country.
We're going up against Elon Musk and the GOP machine in Wisconsin on April 1.
Throw yourself into electing Susan Crawford and beating Brad Schimel—and you'll send a message to the whole country.
An open letter to @houlahan.house.gov re: the censure of Al Green
March 11, 2025 at 11:13 PM
An open letter to @houlahan.house.gov re: the censure of Al Green
It's sadly ironic that Trump's incompetence and aggression have led to a renewed appreciation for Trudeau in Canada, just as he's stepping down. I have gained a new respect for him over the past month, and worry that his successor's responses to Trump won't be as sure or steadfast.
March 9, 2025 at 4:57 PM
It's sadly ironic that Trump's incompetence and aggression have led to a renewed appreciation for Trudeau in Canada, just as he's stepping down. I have gained a new respect for him over the past month, and worry that his successor's responses to Trump won't be as sure or steadfast.
Wow... did not have Gavin Newsom being transphobic on my 2028 bingo card. Looking forward to other, better options.
March 7, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Wow... did not have Gavin Newsom being transphobic on my 2028 bingo card. Looking forward to other, better options.
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To go along with our piece today, we published an extensive list of folks associated with DOGE. It builds off and adds to the strong work that Wired, WaPo, ProPublica and other pubs have been doing.
The public has a right to know who is dismantling the government.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The public has a right to know who is dismantling the government.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Who Is in DOGE? Tracking Its Staffers and Allies in the Federal Government
The Times identified 49 people within the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, a group formed by Elon Musk that in a short few weeks has radically upended federal agencies.
www.nytimes.com
February 28, 2025 at 9:45 PM
To go along with our piece today, we published an extensive list of folks associated with DOGE. It builds off and adds to the strong work that Wired, WaPo, ProPublica and other pubs have been doing.
The public has a right to know who is dismantling the government.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The public has a right to know who is dismantling the government.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Feeling powerless? Hit them where it hurts! Put it on your calendar... buy NOTHING from a corporate company on Feb 28th.
February 14, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Feeling powerless? Hit them where it hurts! Put it on your calendar... buy NOTHING from a corporate company on Feb 28th.
Went a little bananas with the Steam winter sale and ordered a metric ton of old D&D games and am now driving myself insane with frustration over their ancient clunky interfaces and ear-unfriendly 8-bit music.
January 7, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Went a little bananas with the Steam winter sale and ordered a metric ton of old D&D games and am now driving myself insane with frustration over their ancient clunky interfaces and ear-unfriendly 8-bit music.