Mark Klapper
@mklapper.bsky.social
Marketer, proud parent, Mets fan, UNC Tarheel. Aspiring guitar player in my spare time.
Oh I just don’t know where to begin.
Oh I just don’t know where to begin.
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i wrote something about This Place for @404media.co. please read it, and then log off. 💗
You Can’t Post Your Way Out of Fascism
Authoritarians and tech CEOs now share the same goal: to keep us locked in an eternal doomscroll instead of organizing against them, Janus Rose writes.
www.404media.co
February 5, 2025 at 4:53 PM
i wrote something about This Place for @404media.co. please read it, and then log off. 💗
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Column: what the #Mets have been as a baseball team across their first 130 games is best summarized by a golf saying as old as a niblick: “Drive for show, putt for dough.” That is not a compliment. nypost.com/2025/08/24/s...
Infuriating Mets trend starting to add up — and a reckoning could be coming
It isn’t just that this was the 53rd time this season the Mets have trailed after eight innings, and the 53rd time they have lost.
nypost.com
August 25, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Column: what the #Mets have been as a baseball team across their first 130 games is best summarized by a golf saying as old as a niblick: “Drive for show, putt for dough.” That is not a compliment. nypost.com/2025/08/24/s...
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From @theathletic.com: Mets Dog, aka Sushi the pitbull, is a fixture outside Citi Field. She is cute, friendly, and fans pay to pose with her. She hardly moves for hours at a time.
Many allege that they’re witnessing dog abuse, couched as a harmless photo op.
nyti.ms/3H8FLPu
Many allege that they’re witnessing dog abuse, couched as a harmless photo op.
nyti.ms/3H8FLPu
August 13, 2025 at 4:49 PM
From @theathletic.com: Mets Dog, aka Sushi the pitbull, is a fixture outside Citi Field. She is cute, friendly, and fans pay to pose with her. She hardly moves for hours at a time.
Many allege that they’re witnessing dog abuse, couched as a harmless photo op.
nyti.ms/3H8FLPu
Many allege that they’re witnessing dog abuse, couched as a harmless photo op.
nyti.ms/3H8FLPu
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Mikey is having a bad day. Awww.
August 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Mikey is having a bad day. Awww.
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scoop: donations to NPR and PBS stations have exploded, with donors across the country giving in unprecedented numbers since Congress cut federal funding
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/b...
Donations to NPR and PBS Stations Surge After Funding Cuts
www.nytimes.com
July 24, 2025 at 7:39 PM
scoop: donations to NPR and PBS stations have exploded, with donors across the country giving in unprecedented numbers since Congress cut federal funding
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/b...
Don't. Do. It. The Knicks are working to build a core. Putting that aside for one year of an aging James would be a mistake. The Lakers aren't going to give him up for a rack of basketballs.
ESPN's Alan Hahn dares LeBron James to join the Knicks.
"I dare him, I double dog dare him. If you really really believe in all the words you're saying right there, the one place that you know you could go, all you have to do is say it -- sing it if you want, like Sinatra: New York, New York."
"I dare him, I double dog dare him. If you really really believe in all the words you're saying right there, the one place that you know you could go, all you have to do is say it -- sing it if you want, like Sinatra: New York, New York."
July 3, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Don't. Do. It. The Knicks are working to build a core. Putting that aside for one year of an aging James would be a mistake. The Lakers aren't going to give him up for a rack of basketballs.
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Paramount has joined Disney in paying bribes to Donald Trump, the Washington Post killed its Harris endorsement, Fox News functions as Republican state media, and the X algorithm amplifies fascist content. Here's why the media has a liberal bias problem.
July 2, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Paramount has joined Disney in paying bribes to Donald Trump, the Washington Post killed its Harris endorsement, Fox News functions as Republican state media, and the X algorithm amplifies fascist content. Here's why the media has a liberal bias problem.
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Are Achilles injuries becoming more common because of early-career attrition? Sneaker choices? The strain the modern game puts on players?
We asked a Hall of Famer and medical experts to weigh in: http://dlvr.it/TLd06p
We asked a Hall of Famer and medical experts to weigh in: http://dlvr.it/TLd06p
June 29, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Are Achilles injuries becoming more common because of early-career attrition? Sneaker choices? The strain the modern game puts on players?
We asked a Hall of Famer and medical experts to weigh in: http://dlvr.it/TLd06p
We asked a Hall of Famer and medical experts to weigh in: http://dlvr.it/TLd06p
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One thing that came through with Mamdani - empathy in public life. Especially now. That may be the real story of last night. People do need some hope to cut the anger.
In the words of Nelson Mandela: it always seems impossible until it’s done.
My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it.
I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.
My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it.
I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.
June 25, 2025 at 11:11 AM
One thing that came through with Mamdani - empathy in public life. Especially now. That may be the real story of last night. People do need some hope to cut the anger.
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Marc Elias: Trump is targeting cities to weaponize government against the vote!
June 18, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Marc Elias: Trump is targeting cities to weaponize government against the vote!
Sad to hear this news. Sly Stone played multiple instruments he was a 1960s version of Prince. Check out Summer of Soul.
BREAKING: Sly Stone, leader of funk revolutionaries Sly and the Family Stone, dies at 82.
Sly Stone, leader of funk revolutionaries Sly and the Family Stone, dies at 82
Sly Stone, an electrifying musician, songwriter and showman whose Sly and the Family Stone transformed popular music in the 1960s and ’70s, has died. He was 82.
bit.ly
June 9, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Sad to hear this news. Sly Stone played multiple instruments he was a 1960s version of Prince. Check out Summer of Soul.
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I stand with California and Governor Gavin Newsom.
There is no riot. There is no emergency. The National Guard needs to be recalled — now.
🚨 NEW: California is suing the Trump administration for illegally deploying the state’s National Guard.
There is no riot. There is no emergency. The National Guard needs to be recalled — now.
🚨 NEW: California is suing the Trump administration for illegally deploying the state’s National Guard.
June 9, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I stand with California and Governor Gavin Newsom.
There is no riot. There is no emergency. The National Guard needs to be recalled — now.
🚨 NEW: California is suing the Trump administration for illegally deploying the state’s National Guard.
There is no riot. There is no emergency. The National Guard needs to be recalled — now.
🚨 NEW: California is suing the Trump administration for illegally deploying the state’s National Guard.
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WASHINGTON (AP) for the win. 👏👏
"Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s alliance took off like one of SpaceX’s rockets. It was supercharged and soared high.
And then it blew up."
apnews.com/article/trum...
"Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s alliance took off like one of SpaceX’s rockets. It was supercharged and soared high.
And then it blew up."
apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump and Musk's relationship flames out just as intensely and publicly as it started
President Donald Trump is threatening to cut Elon Musk’s government contracts as their fractured alliance rapidly escalated into a public feud.
apnews.com
June 6, 2025 at 1:40 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) for the win. 👏👏
"Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s alliance took off like one of SpaceX’s rockets. It was supercharged and soared high.
And then it blew up."
apnews.com/article/trum...
"Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s alliance took off like one of SpaceX’s rockets. It was supercharged and soared high.
And then it blew up."
apnews.com/article/trum...
Where’s the Indy team that beat the Knicks?
June 6, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Where’s the Indy team that beat the Knicks?
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The DNC trolls Trump with a Taco Truck outside the RNC Headquarters! Wrapped in the image of Trump in a chicken suit!!
Trump may not appreciate the name but the TACO is a hit!
Trump may not appreciate the name but the TACO is a hit!
June 5, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The DNC trolls Trump with a Taco Truck outside the RNC Headquarters! Wrapped in the image of Trump in a chicken suit!!
Trump may not appreciate the name but the TACO is a hit!
Trump may not appreciate the name but the TACO is a hit!
Give him credit for helping turn the franchise around. Over time his positives became negatives. A fresh voice will help.
June 3, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Give him credit for helping turn the franchise around. Over time his positives became negatives. A fresh voice will help.
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Our nationwide day of defiance is two weeks from tomorrow.
As Trump hosts his self-indulgent birthday parade in DC on June 14, we’re taking to the streets everywhere else to say NO KINGS.
There are nearly 1,500 events planned across the nation. We hope you join us: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
As Trump hosts his self-indulgent birthday parade in DC on June 14, we’re taking to the streets everywhere else to say NO KINGS.
There are nearly 1,500 events planned across the nation. We hope you join us: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
May 30, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Our nationwide day of defiance is two weeks from tomorrow.
As Trump hosts his self-indulgent birthday parade in DC on June 14, we’re taking to the streets everywhere else to say NO KINGS.
There are nearly 1,500 events planned across the nation. We hope you join us: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
As Trump hosts his self-indulgent birthday parade in DC on June 14, we’re taking to the streets everywhere else to say NO KINGS.
There are nearly 1,500 events planned across the nation. We hope you join us: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
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Homicide rates: NY 4.5, FL 7.2
Life expectancy: NY 79, FL 76.1
Uninsured rate: NY 4.8, FL 10.7
Life expectancy: NY 79, FL 76.1
Uninsured rate: NY 4.8, FL 10.7
Bessent: "We want the US to be more like Florida and less like New York"
May 29, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Homicide rates: NY 4.5, FL 7.2
Life expectancy: NY 79, FL 76.1
Uninsured rate: NY 4.8, FL 10.7
Life expectancy: NY 79, FL 76.1
Uninsured rate: NY 4.8, FL 10.7
This is the way to do it. Great piece.
President Trump is coming after Bruce Springsteen after the musician laid out 7 points on what he sees as the Trump administration’s worst abuses so far.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/no-n...
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/no-n...
No Surrender: The Boss is showing how to stand up to Trump
Read More here.
www.democracydocket.com
May 25, 2025 at 8:51 PM
This is the way to do it. Great piece.
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Why Springsteen's opposition matters: his argument is sharp, powerful courageous. We need more cultural icons to speak out now.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/no-n...
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/no-n...
No Surrender: The Boss is showing how to stand up to Trump
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
May 24, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Why Springsteen's opposition matters: his argument is sharp, powerful courageous. We need more cultural icons to speak out now.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/no-n...
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/no-n...
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Looking at you, Mike Lawler.
Lawmakers have defended the bill as simply purging Medicaid of illegal immigrants and ensuring that those who can work are not relying on Medicaid in order to avoid doing so. It’s a wildly inaccurate portrayal of what these reforms will actually do.
GOP ‘Moderates’ Lied Their Way Through Cutting Medicaid
The “big, beautiful bill” is a hot mess.
www.thebulwark.com
May 25, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Looking at you, Mike Lawler.
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Michelle and I are thinking of the entire Biden family. Nobody has done more to find breakthrough treatments for cancer in all its forms than Joe, and I am certain he will fight this challenge with his trademark resolve and grace. We pray for a fast and full recovery.
May 18, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Michelle and I are thinking of the entire Biden family. Nobody has done more to find breakthrough treatments for cancer in all its forms than Joe, and I am certain he will fight this challenge with his trademark resolve and grace. We pray for a fast and full recovery.
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It’s no longer possible to argue that social media giants aren’t publishers. Algorithms are being juiced to favour particular voices and worldviews. They are not even playing fields.
May 18, 2025 at 6:24 PM
It’s no longer possible to argue that social media giants aren’t publishers. Algorithms are being juiced to favour particular voices and worldviews. They are not even playing fields.
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NEW:
The Only Political Ideology That Matters Now Is Opposition
It’s not just the economy, stupid - inside the growing Democratic schism between business-as-usual accommodation and true opposition.
Quotes:
@jbpritzker.bsky.social @gregsargent.bsky.social @ezralevin.bsky.social
The Only Political Ideology That Matters Now Is Opposition
It’s not just the economy, stupid - inside the growing Democratic schism between business-as-usual accommodation and true opposition.
Quotes:
@jbpritzker.bsky.social @gregsargent.bsky.social @ezralevin.bsky.social
May 14, 2025 at 6:50 PM
NEW:
The Only Political Ideology That Matters Now Is Opposition
It’s not just the economy, stupid - inside the growing Democratic schism between business-as-usual accommodation and true opposition.
Quotes:
@jbpritzker.bsky.social @gregsargent.bsky.social @ezralevin.bsky.social
The Only Political Ideology That Matters Now Is Opposition
It’s not just the economy, stupid - inside the growing Democratic schism between business-as-usual accommodation and true opposition.
Quotes:
@jbpritzker.bsky.social @gregsargent.bsky.social @ezralevin.bsky.social