Mark van Roojen
@markvr1.bsky.social
Phil prof, woodworker, metalworker, cabin builder, vegetable gardener, flyfisher. Leftish Dem, worried about climate, who believes in coalitions; old and cranky.
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Mark van Roojen
@markvr1.bsky.social
· Feb 10
I'm going to be harsh with my blocking - any follows that look like catfishing, crypto-promoting or vaguely scamish is going to be blocked. Will block those w no posts. Don't waste both of our time. I'll get some wrong - email me if I'm wrong - you know how to use Google.
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Phang: It is a fundamental premise of the law that there is no requirement that a criminal defendant be forced to testify to explain away the government’s evidence. Hallagan went to law school and knows better, but she’s so stupid that she made that misstatement of the law to the grand jury.
November 17, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Phang: It is a fundamental premise of the law that there is no requirement that a criminal defendant be forced to testify to explain away the government’s evidence. Hallagan went to law school and knows better, but she’s so stupid that she made that misstatement of the law to the grand jury.
Phang: It is a fundamental premise of the law that there is no requirement that a criminal defendant be forced to testify to explain away the government’s evidence. Hallagan went to law school and knows better, but she’s so stupid that she made that misstatement of the law to the grand jury.
November 18, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Still, each bit reveals something that explains how we got to a fascist president trying to make anti-fascism a bad thing and illegal.
OMG
Ryan Lizza is digging in the crates to defend himself after the release of Olivia Nuzzi's book and Vanity Fair excerpts, they both have similarly pompous writing styles, Keith Olbermann is catching strays and the whole thing reads like a "Family Guy" cutaway gag
www.telos.news/p/part-1-how...
Ryan Lizza is digging in the crates to defend himself after the release of Olivia Nuzzi's book and Vanity Fair excerpts, they both have similarly pompous writing styles, Keith Olbermann is catching strays and the whole thing reads like a "Family Guy" cutaway gag
www.telos.news/p/part-1-how...
Part 1: How I Found Out
Olivia had just returned from a reporting trip—at least that’s what she told me it was—and her Herschel backpack, the one with the flap that never quite closed properly, was tossed beside our bed, its...
www.telos.news
November 18, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Still, each bit reveals something that explains how we got to a fascist president trying to make anti-fascism a bad thing and illegal.
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Trump Has the Look of the Weak Horse; People Are Acting Accordingly talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/trump...
Trump Has the Look of the Weak Horse; People Are Acting Accordingly
One of my instrument panel watchwords for understanding politics is that all...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Trump Has the Look of the Weak Horse; People Are Acting Accordingly talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/trump...
Many woodworkers would like to do the same.
The best part about being a science teacher is being able to randomly order the weirdest combination of things that otherwise would be suspicious. I just ordered hypodermic needles and pure lab grade acetone. And no one is going to ask me any questions about it. 😂
November 18, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Many woodworkers would like to do the same.
I don't know what I can do but repost. Yet this is the ligical conclusion to this admin's policies. My folks came post WWII from Europe. Trump wants to undo all of our citizenship. You can let him win if you want to.
Looking to finish what they started.
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
November 18, 2025 at 4:16 AM
I don't know what I can do but repost. Yet this is the ligical conclusion to this admin's policies. My folks came post WWII from Europe. Trump wants to undo all of our citizenship. You can let him win if you want to.
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Looking to finish what they started.
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
www.orlandosentinel.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Looking to finish what they started.
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Especially when there are incentives . . .
At some point, incompetence and deliberate indifference to the law reaches a point where it is indistinguishable from deliberate misconduct. This is why you don’t hand a complex matter to someone who has never presented to a grand jury before.
A federal judge ORDERS the disclosure of James Comey's grand jury minutes to the defense, citing a "disturbing pattern pattern of profound investigative missteps" and casting doubt on Lindsey Halligan's declaration about the gap in the record.
Background www.allrisenews.com/p/halligan-c...
Background www.allrisenews.com/p/halligan-c...
November 18, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Especially when there are incentives . . .
This is actually pretty sad. Because most likely don't. Surely no more than the men and likely less often than that.
November 18, 2025 at 4:00 AM
This is actually pretty sad. Because most likely don't. Surely no more than the men and likely less often than that.
This isn't wrong, but when they do it a number of times, one worries, especially when they still don't learn how to handle that.
People fall in love while on the job.
There are ethical and unethical ways of handling that.
Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.
There are ethical and unethical ways of handling that.
Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.
November 18, 2025 at 3:53 AM
This isn't wrong, but when they do it a number of times, one worries, especially when they still don't learn how to handle that.
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NEW: Lindsey Halligan apparently told the grand jury in the Comey case that they should indict on promised future evidence, and that Comey is guilty until proven innocent. Check out my chat with @klasfeldreports.com about this incredible ruling today: www.muellershewrote.com/p/halligan-i...
Halligan is in DEEP trouble in the Comey case
A recording from Allison Gill's live video
www.muellershewrote.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:56 PM
NEW: Lindsey Halligan apparently told the grand jury in the Comey case that they should indict on promised future evidence, and that Comey is guilty until proven innocent. Check out my chat with @klasfeldreports.com about this incredible ruling today: www.muellershewrote.com/p/halligan-i...
McDonald's is going to sue for defamation before the statue of limitations runs out.
November 18, 2025 at 3:51 AM
McDonald's is going to sue for defamation before the statue of limitations runs out.
I don't think that is the underlying problem here.
writers! do not date writers
November 18, 2025 at 3:48 AM
I don't think that is the underlying problem here.
Had to Google, but apparently so.
Wait is Mark Sanford the Appalachian Trail mistress one
November 18, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Had to Google, but apparently so.
Well, some of us can tell that wasn't ever true.
these people were supposed to be the cream of the crop of the industry, btw
oh my god you have to read this until the end www.telos.news/p/part-1-how...
November 18, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Well, some of us can tell that wasn't ever true.
Is Nebraska one of those states?
November 18, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Is Nebraska one of those states?
There's so much to like here.
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November 18, 2025 at 3:44 AM
There's so much to like here.
Stephen Miller working to build loyalty . . .
oh, hey, look, it’s what literally everyone who knew anything about hiring staff said would happen
Insiders are saying the Department of Homeland Security's ICE hiring is in "chaos" and Homeland Security Advisor Stephen Miller is reportedly angry over "lagging" deportation numbers.
November 18, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Stephen Miller working to build loyalty . . .
Probably real/unreal is the wrong lens. I get that you stuck with something you believed. But people change in all sorts of crazy ways. And people tell stories afterwards to make sense of themselves. But the future is the best test of reality.
Again before we go praising MTG… and if shes truly changed great, but can somebody please ask her about January 6? Have her address that to see if this is real
November 18, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Probably real/unreal is the wrong lens. I get that you stuck with something you believed. But people change in all sorts of crazy ways. And people tell stories afterwards to make sense of themselves. But the future is the best test of reality.
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DOJ didn't get a warrant for the core evidence in their case against Comey. www.muellershewrote.com/p/halligan-i...
Halligan is in DEEP trouble in the Comey case
A recording from Allison Gill's live video
www.muellershewrote.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:58 AM
DOJ didn't get a warrant for the core evidence in their case against Comey. www.muellershewrote.com/p/halligan-i...
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Look, I know we're all sick of hearing "if this had happened with any other president ..." but it's absolutely true and absolutely can't be forgotten.
For some reason, this nation gives this idiotic spoiled brat a free pass from things that would destroy the administration of any other person.
For some reason, this nation gives this idiotic spoiled brat a free pass from things that would destroy the administration of any other person.
When asked if there was anything "incriminating" in Epstein's emails, Trump pointed a finger in a female reporter's face and snapped. 'Quiet. Quiet, Piggy.'
people.com/donald-trump...
people.com/donald-trump...
Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
people.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Look, I know we're all sick of hearing "if this had happened with any other president ..." but it's absolutely true and absolutely can't be forgotten.
For some reason, this nation gives this idiotic spoiled brat a free pass from things that would destroy the administration of any other person.
For some reason, this nation gives this idiotic spoiled brat a free pass from things that would destroy the administration of any other person.
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If this picture was of Obama, you know @FoxNews would do three weeks solid on why the flag was on the ground.
At least three weeks
At least three weeks
November 18, 2025 at 2:00 AM
If this picture was of Obama, you know @FoxNews would do three weeks solid on why the flag was on the ground.
At least three weeks
At least three weeks
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You don't often see this at the end of a whistleblower story:
November 18, 2025 at 1:01 AM
You don't often see this at the end of a whistleblower story: