Mark Schoppe
@mwschoppe.bsky.social
Homebrewer, Traveler, Austin native
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Epstein redactions aren't believable, and they are valuable to fascists specifically because they aren't believable.
Fascists prefer lies to truth. Believing in a lie is preferable to believing a truth, if what you want is to dominate.
Believing lies dominates truth. So they believe lies.
Fascists prefer lies to truth. Believing in a lie is preferable to believing a truth, if what you want is to dominate.
Believing lies dominates truth. So they believe lies.
December 21, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Epstein redactions aren't believable, and they are valuable to fascists specifically because they aren't believable.
Fascists prefer lies to truth. Believing in a lie is preferable to believing a truth, if what you want is to dominate.
Believing lies dominates truth. So they believe lies.
Fascists prefer lies to truth. Believing in a lie is preferable to believing a truth, if what you want is to dominate.
Believing lies dominates truth. So they believe lies.
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It hasn't even been twelve hours, but all three of us have been overwhelmed with requests from media for comment and I'm mostly writing this now so they'll leave me alone.
this is such a painful loss. my heart is broken.
“The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of, because words diminish them — words shrink things that seemed limitless when they were in your head to no more than living size when they’re brought out. But it’s more than that,...
wilwheaton.net
December 15, 2025 at 10:14 PM
It hasn't even been twelve hours, but all three of us have been overwhelmed with requests from media for comment and I'm mostly writing this now so they'll leave me alone.
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I wrote about Bari Weiss newrepublic.com/article/2037...
Bari Weiss’s Big Secret Is That She’s Boring
The “contrarian” journalist’s new vision for CBS News appears to just mean reinventing Crossfire.
newrepublic.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I wrote about Bari Weiss newrepublic.com/article/2037...
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New — I wrote about the myriad ways journalism’s moral rot manifests, and how our crumbling institutions have created the conditions for it to fester:
Moral rot in elite journalism is killing the whole field
The Nuzzi/RFK Jr. mess and the revelation of Esptein's journo pals lay bare a profound moral absence at the heart of our free press.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 18, 2025 at 10:03 PM
New — I wrote about the myriad ways journalism’s moral rot manifests, and how our crumbling institutions have created the conditions for it to fester:
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“I did not create a pub crawl with people who barf in playgrounds.”
The secret history of Santacon, America’s most hated Christmas Party.
The secret history of Santacon, America’s most hated Christmas Party.
The secret history of Santacon, America’s most hated Christmas Party
A new documentary explores the booze-soaked and vomit-slicked gathering's radical roots.
www.motherjones.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
“I did not create a pub crawl with people who barf in playgrounds.”
The secret history of Santacon, America’s most hated Christmas Party.
The secret history of Santacon, America’s most hated Christmas Party.
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The far right is obsessed with Lord of the Rings and Musk keeps posting about "hobbits" because modern scientific racism owes more to fantasy worlds and gaming systems than genetic science, and they see both as effective mediums for right-wing propaganda www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why Elon Musk Needs Dungeons and Dragons to Be Racist
The fantastical roots of “scientific racism”
www.theatlantic.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The far right is obsessed with Lord of the Rings and Musk keeps posting about "hobbits" because modern scientific racism owes more to fantasy worlds and gaming systems than genetic science, and they see both as effective mediums for right-wing propaganda www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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putting chuck schumer where he belongs: thread
November 10, 2025 at 3:36 AM
putting chuck schumer where he belongs: thread
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Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
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From The Archives: The Onion’s Exclusive Interview With Grok, Elon Musk’s AI Chatbot https://theonion.com/the-onions-exclusive-interview-with-grok-elon-musks-ai-chatbot/
The Onion’s Exclusive Interview With Grok, Elon Musk’s AI Chatbot
This week, Elon Musk introduced a beta version of an artificially intelligent chatbot named “Grok” for some verified users of X, formerly known as Twitter. The Onion sat down for a conversation with t...
theonion.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:30 PM
From The Archives: The Onion’s Exclusive Interview With Grok, Elon Musk’s AI Chatbot https://theonion.com/the-onions-exclusive-interview-with-grok-elon-musks-ai-chatbot/
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EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
October 20, 2025 at 10:09 PM
EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
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Far-right political activist Charlie Kirk was shot dead on September 10 while speaking at Utah Valley University. Here's what you need to know about the CEO and co-founder of Turning Point USA's background and views
Content warning: This story refers to a viral, violent video of a shooting.
Content warning: This story refers to a viral, violent video of a shooting.
Who Was Charlie Kirk? What to Know About the Turning Point USA Founder and His Views
Kirk was fatally shot during a campus event on September 10.
www.teenvogue.com
September 11, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Far-right political activist Charlie Kirk was shot dead on September 10 while speaking at Utah Valley University. Here's what you need to know about the CEO and co-founder of Turning Point USA's background and views
Content warning: This story refers to a viral, violent video of a shooting.
Content warning: This story refers to a viral, violent video of a shooting.
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Welp, that didn't take long.... www.wired.com/story/far-ri...
‘War Is Here’: The Far-Right Responds to Charlie Kirk Shooting With Calls for Violence
Prominent far-right figures and elected officials have called for vengeance following the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
www.wired.com
September 11, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Welp, that didn't take long.... www.wired.com/story/far-ri...
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English translation of Ayala Metzger’s powerful speech from the Jerusalem protest last night:
“Yesterday morning, I took a few hours to tidy up the house. I live just ten minutes from the northern border of the Gaza Strip. I hear the planes flying over my house on their way to bomb 🧵
“Yesterday morning, I took a few hours to tidy up the house. I live just ten minutes from the northern border of the Gaza Strip. I hear the planes flying over my house on their way to bomb 🧵
July 13, 2025 at 12:54 PM
English translation of Ayala Metzger’s powerful speech from the Jerusalem protest last night:
“Yesterday morning, I took a few hours to tidy up the house. I live just ten minutes from the northern border of the Gaza Strip. I hear the planes flying over my house on their way to bomb 🧵
“Yesterday morning, I took a few hours to tidy up the house. I live just ten minutes from the northern border of the Gaza Strip. I hear the planes flying over my house on their way to bomb 🧵
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What's up with Justice Jackson? She started making her mark and speaking out early, and some of her dissents are so pointed Kagan and Sotomayor don’t even join them. The far right is out for her, and even Republican justices are getting snarky.
So what's up? Here’s my take 🧵
So what's up? Here’s my take 🧵
July 9, 2025 at 3:49 PM
What's up with Justice Jackson? She started making her mark and speaking out early, and some of her dissents are so pointed Kagan and Sotomayor don’t even join them. The far right is out for her, and even Republican justices are getting snarky.
So what's up? Here’s my take 🧵
So what's up? Here’s my take 🧵
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📣 Now that the #MAGAMurderBill is back at the House, I'm completely updating my House District-level healthcare enrollment pie charts w/the latest data, 2024 partisan lean & the population at risk of losing healthcare coverage highlighted.
First up: #ALABAMA:
acasignups.net/cd-pie-chart...
First up: #ALABAMA:
acasignups.net/cd-pie-chart...
House District Enrollment: Alabama (now w/hi-def PDFs!)
Over the past couple of months I've compiled a master spreadsheet breaking out enrollment in ACA plans (Qualified Health Plans & Basic Health Plans), Medicaid/CHIP coverage (both traditional & via ACA...
acasignups.net
July 1, 2025 at 11:03 PM
📣 Now that the #MAGAMurderBill is back at the House, I'm completely updating my House District-level healthcare enrollment pie charts w/the latest data, 2024 partisan lean & the population at risk of losing healthcare coverage highlighted.
First up: #ALABAMA:
acasignups.net/cd-pie-chart...
First up: #ALABAMA:
acasignups.net/cd-pie-chart...
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"Hegseth’s take on the operation was a literal erasure of the woman involved, of course, but it was his doubling down that it’s fine to refer to a woman as 'a boy' that raised eyebrows."
A Woman Is a Woman Until She's a Boy
The curious worldview of Pete Hegseth.
charlotteclymer.substack.com
June 27, 2025 at 3:13 AM
"Hegseth’s take on the operation was a literal erasure of the woman involved, of course, but it was his doubling down that it’s fine to refer to a woman as 'a boy' that raised eyebrows."
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Donald Trump just unilaterally bombed Iran. A masked gang is terrorizing our streets. America has rapidly devolved into an authoritarian state.
That's why, today, The Onion has purchased a full page ad in today's New York Times with a simple plea to Congress:
Sit back and do absolutely nothing.
That's why, today, The Onion has purchased a full page ad in today's New York Times with a simple plea to Congress:
Sit back and do absolutely nothing.
June 22, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Donald Trump just unilaterally bombed Iran. A masked gang is terrorizing our streets. America has rapidly devolved into an authoritarian state.
That's why, today, The Onion has purchased a full page ad in today's New York Times with a simple plea to Congress:
Sit back and do absolutely nothing.
That's why, today, The Onion has purchased a full page ad in today's New York Times with a simple plea to Congress:
Sit back and do absolutely nothing.
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donald trump as prison jumpsuits: thread
June 22, 2025 at 12:17 PM
donald trump as prison jumpsuits: thread
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1. Clay Jackson, a Texas lawyer, provided basic legal advice to an immigrant family fearing deportation
Then, two officers visited him at his home, accusing him of "obstructing an ongoing immigration investigation"
Then, after speaking publicly, he was fired from his job at a Fortune 500 company
Then, two officers visited him at his home, accusing him of "obstructing an ongoing immigration investigation"
Then, after speaking publicly, he was fired from his job at a Fortune 500 company
Fortune 500 company abruptly fires lawyer who helped immigrant family
On March 4, Clay Jackson, an attorney in the Dallas area, was at a gas station near his home when the attendant asked if he would help a local immigrant family.
popular.info
April 29, 2025 at 12:59 PM
1. Clay Jackson, a Texas lawyer, provided basic legal advice to an immigrant family fearing deportation
Then, two officers visited him at his home, accusing him of "obstructing an ongoing immigration investigation"
Then, after speaking publicly, he was fired from his job at a Fortune 500 company
Then, two officers visited him at his home, accusing him of "obstructing an ongoing immigration investigation"
Then, after speaking publicly, he was fired from his job at a Fortune 500 company
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My new favorite scientist
“I’m not screaming, ‘aliens!’” said Nikole Lewis, an exoplanetary scientist at Cornell University. “But I always reserve my right to scream ‘aliens!’”
🎁
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/s...
“I’m not screaming, ‘aliens!’” said Nikole Lewis, an exoplanetary scientist at Cornell University. “But I always reserve my right to scream ‘aliens!’”
🎁
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/s...
Astronomers Detect a Signature of Life on a Distant Planet (Gift Article)
Further studies are needed to determine whether K2-18b, which orbits a star 120 light-years away, is inhabited, or even habitable.
www.nytimes.com
April 16, 2025 at 11:20 PM
My new favorite scientist
“I’m not screaming, ‘aliens!’” said Nikole Lewis, an exoplanetary scientist at Cornell University. “But I always reserve my right to scream ‘aliens!’”
🎁
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/s...
“I’m not screaming, ‘aliens!’” said Nikole Lewis, an exoplanetary scientist at Cornell University. “But I always reserve my right to scream ‘aliens!’”
🎁
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/s...
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NEW — The Trump State Department is using the *same language* Columbia used to smear & punish the school's Students for Justice in Palestine & Jewish Voice for Peace groups (for a protest Mohsen Mahdawi condemned an antisemitic disruptor at) to *now* justify deporting him.
Read on —>
Read on —>
April 16, 2025 at 10:44 PM
NEW — The Trump State Department is using the *same language* Columbia used to smear & punish the school's Students for Justice in Palestine & Jewish Voice for Peace groups (for a protest Mohsen Mahdawi condemned an antisemitic disruptor at) to *now* justify deporting him.
Read on —>
Read on —>
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the muppets in famous works of art: thread
April 11, 2025 at 10:52 PM
the muppets in famous works of art: thread
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HEB is a Texas gem. Best grocery chain in the country.
Sadly, I just discovered I have a massive trade deficit with them. I buy their stuff, they never buy mine, no matter how dank or kind!
So, I’m slapping a 40% tariff on them. I’ll be charging myself 40% more from now on. That’ll show em.
Sadly, I just discovered I have a massive trade deficit with them. I buy their stuff, they never buy mine, no matter how dank or kind!
So, I’m slapping a 40% tariff on them. I’ll be charging myself 40% more from now on. That’ll show em.
them.buy
April 4, 2025 at 1:54 AM
HEB is a Texas gem. Best grocery chain in the country.
Sadly, I just discovered I have a massive trade deficit with them. I buy their stuff, they never buy mine, no matter how dank or kind!
So, I’m slapping a 40% tariff on them. I’ll be charging myself 40% more from now on. That’ll show em.
Sadly, I just discovered I have a massive trade deficit with them. I buy their stuff, they never buy mine, no matter how dank or kind!
So, I’m slapping a 40% tariff on them. I’ll be charging myself 40% more from now on. That’ll show em.
