markmayerson
@markmayerson.bsky.social
Graphic novelist, sculptor, former animation artist and teacher. https://mayersoncreative.com
John Adams said, “Democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There was never a democracy that did not commit suicide.”
How nice it would be to prove Adams wrong.
How nice it would be to prove Adams wrong.
October 30, 2025 at 11:09 AM
John Adams said, “Democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There was never a democracy that did not commit suicide.”
How nice it would be to prove Adams wrong.
How nice it would be to prove Adams wrong.
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Dam been writing a book about this and she just TikToked it in 90 seconds.
September 19, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Dam been writing a book about this and she just TikToked it in 90 seconds.
“History is best told as a story of organised crime,” [Dr. Luke] Kemp says. “It is one group creating a monopoly on resources through the use of violence over a certain territory and population.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Self-termination is most likely’: the history and future of societal collapse
An epic analysis of 5,000 years of civilisation argues that a global collapse is coming unless inequality is vanquished
www.theguardian.com
August 2, 2025 at 12:23 PM
“History is best told as a story of organised crime,” [Dr. Luke] Kemp says. “It is one group creating a monopoly on resources through the use of violence over a certain territory and population.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Guillermo del Toro - Studio Ghibli Masterclass (2013, TIFF festival) ❤️
Now online (80 minutes) >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8Uo...
Now online (80 minutes) >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8Uo...
July 25, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Guillermo del Toro - Studio Ghibli Masterclass (2013, TIFF festival) ❤️
Now online (80 minutes) >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8Uo...
Now online (80 minutes) >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8Uo...
Why does a billionaire need a tax break? The same reason an addict needs a fix. Why are we being forced to be enablers?
June 3, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Why does a billionaire need a tax break? The same reason an addict needs a fix. Why are we being forced to be enablers?
U.S. security has definitely been compromised. luciantruscott.substack.com/p/the-leanin...
The leaning tower of arrogance
Well, that didn’t take long.
luciantruscott.substack.com
May 5, 2025 at 2:05 AM
U.S. security has definitely been compromised. luciantruscott.substack.com/p/the-leanin...
Why is it the NY Times comes out with this and not any Canadian media, when anyone who is conscious knows that the Therme deal smelled?
“”[Therme] didn’t just stretch the truth, it led the Premier down the garden path and Infrastructure Ontario signed right off on it,” he said.”
I wonder if it’s one of the same companies that sold Doug all those nifty blue licence plates or imaginary beeping Covid bracelets.
I wonder if it’s one of the same companies that sold Doug all those nifty blue licence plates or imaginary beeping Covid bracelets.
Therme 'misrepresented itself' to secure Ontario Place spa deal with province: New York Times
A New York Times investigation has found that luxury spa company Therme "misrepresented" itself in order to secure a lucrative deal in Toronto.
toronto.citynews.ca
April 17, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Why is it the NY Times comes out with this and not any Canadian media, when anyone who is conscious knows that the Therme deal smelled?
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This brings to mind two book titles: The Gang that Couldn't Shoot Straight and A Confederacy of Dunces.
It gets worse.
This Signal situation is just the tip of the iceberg of incompetence in this administration.
This Signal situation is just the tip of the iceberg of incompetence in this administration.
March 27, 2025 at 2:07 AM
This brings to mind two book titles: The Gang that Couldn't Shoot Straight and A Confederacy of Dunces.
The story is worth reading not only for what happened to Burke but because it summarizes other cases of tourist detention.
March 23, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The story is worth reading not only for what happened to Burke but because it summarizes other cases of tourist detention.
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Democratic Senator Chris Murphy on Mahmoud Khalil.
March 11, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Democratic Senator Chris Murphy on Mahmoud Khalil.
Russia is the only country in the world where you can live in a basement apartment and die by falling out a window.
March 2, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Russia is the only country in the world where you can live in a basement apartment and die by falling out a window.
Canada and Mexico should cherry pick the people getting fired by Elon Musk. I'm sure that there are top medical researchers and other scientists among them. Take advantage of the U.S. stupidity.
February 28, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Canada and Mexico should cherry pick the people getting fired by Elon Musk. I'm sure that there are top medical researchers and other scientists among them. Take advantage of the U.S. stupidity.
Our greatest responsibility is to be good ancestors. - Jonas Salk
February 23, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Our greatest responsibility is to be good ancestors. - Jonas Salk
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“Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!”
February 19, 2025 at 8:50 PM
“Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!”
After the late Paul Conrad, editorial cartoonist for the Los Angeles Times.
February 5, 2025 at 2:49 PM
After the late Paul Conrad, editorial cartoonist for the Los Angeles Times.
What's coming will be written in the history books as "The Trump Depression."
February 2, 2025 at 2:39 PM
What's coming will be written in the history books as "The Trump Depression."
The paradox of the survival instinct.
February 1, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The paradox of the survival instinct.
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some america first beers spotted in denmark:
January 29, 2025 at 10:27 PM
some america first beers spotted in denmark:
In just a week, Trump has alienated Canada, Greenland, Denmark, Panama, Mexico, members of the World Health Organization and signers of the Paris climate accords. Ask yourself, "Who benefits?"
January 27, 2025 at 1:39 PM
In just a week, Trump has alienated Canada, Greenland, Denmark, Panama, Mexico, members of the World Health Organization and signers of the Paris climate accords. Ask yourself, "Who benefits?"
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