Mark J. Knippel
@swellsort.bsky.social
Musician, writer, composer, dog person, food person
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Senate Democrats are like “with your donation of $25 or more, we will help Donald Trump kill you”
November 10, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Senate Democrats are like “with your donation of $25 or more, we will help Donald Trump kill you”
Willing to bet that Clay smokes crack himself
Rep. Clay Higgins of Louisiana blames SNAP recipients for not stockpiling a month's worth of food.
He ends his tweet with "stop smoking crack."
He ends his tweet with "stop smoking crack."
October 31, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Willing to bet that Clay smokes crack himself
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I don't think "SNAP is a subsidy to low wage employers" frame is useful or correct. It implies that, if SNAP did not exist, these companies would be forced to pay workers more when the actual situation is that low wage workers would get the same wages from these employers as now but be poorer
October 27, 2025 at 4:23 AM
I don't think "SNAP is a subsidy to low wage employers" frame is useful or correct. It implies that, if SNAP did not exist, these companies would be forced to pay workers more when the actual situation is that low wage workers would get the same wages from these employers as now but be poorer
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Mike Johnson not knowing any of the details with Yakety Sax
October 22, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Mike Johnson not knowing any of the details with Yakety Sax
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Oriana Korol, a clarinetist with the Unpresidented Brass Band, was arrested after a man and federal agents barreled into band members who were standing across the street from the ICE office and playing the theme from “Ghostbusters.”
Read more: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
Read more: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
October 16, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Oriana Korol, a clarinetist with the Unpresidented Brass Band, was arrested after a man and federal agents barreled into band members who were standing across the street from the ICE office and playing the theme from “Ghostbusters.”
Read more: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
Read more: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
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Sometimes there's so much beauty in the world,... I feel like I can't take it. And my heart is just going to cave in.
October 11, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Sometimes there's so much beauty in the world,... I feel like I can't take it. And my heart is just going to cave in.
Who's Lee Greenwood?
lmao this dolt is beyond parody.
yeah Lee Greenwood, totally appealing to all audiences. you nailed it buddy
yeah Lee Greenwood, totally appealing to all audiences. you nailed it buddy
October 8, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Who's Lee Greenwood?
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Everyone In Symphony Audience Has Finger Cocked Under Beer Can Tab For First Sign of Crescendo
October 7, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Everyone In Symphony Audience Has Finger Cocked Under Beer Can Tab For First Sign of Crescendo
October 8, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Iconic
Landscape, by Joan Miró, 1968, 📸 by @EricEvansPhoto
September 28, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Iconic
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Oregon picks off Penn State to win in 2OT
September 28, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Oregon picks off Penn State to win in 2OT
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I'm not sure about this branding but I'm not the billionaire business genius
September 18, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I'm not sure about this branding but I'm not the billionaire business genius
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update: male loneliness epidemic solved
September 12, 2025 at 2:36 AM
update: male loneliness epidemic solved
This shit rocks, here's to five more years *crowd starts chanting* @defector.com
Five Years Of Defector | Defector
Defector has officially been publishing blogs for five years. Allow me to regale you with some of our accomplishments: As I sit here now and think about what it means to make it to our fifth birthday,...
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September 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
This shit rocks, here's to five more years *crowd starts chanting* @defector.com
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I'm harnessing the unprecedented power of AI to forget how to read and develop a severe mental illness that makes me unrecognizable to those who once knew me.
September 10, 2025 at 3:02 AM
I'm harnessing the unprecedented power of AI to forget how to read and develop a severe mental illness that makes me unrecognizable to those who once knew me.
If The Thieving AI Company Can Survive The Legal Settlement, Then It Is Not Big Enough - defector.com/if-the-thiev...
"It" of course being the settlement. Also fuck all of these thieves
"It" of course being the settlement. Also fuck all of these thieves
If The Thieving AI Company Can Survive The Legal Settlement, Then It Is Not Big Enough | Defector
There is an easy answer to the question “How long does it take to write a book?” but it is not a true one. The easy answer is the duration between when you actually start putting your pen down on the ...
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September 8, 2025 at 10:04 PM
If The Thieving AI Company Can Survive The Legal Settlement, Then It Is Not Big Enough - defector.com/if-the-thiev...
"It" of course being the settlement. Also fuck all of these thieves
"It" of course being the settlement. Also fuck all of these thieves
Over/under on how many times he rehearsed this in the bathroom mirror before he rubbed one out
Hegseth: "Maximum lethality -- not tepid legality. Violent effect, not politically correct. We're gonna raise up warriors. Not just defenders."
September 5, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Over/under on how many times he rehearsed this in the bathroom mirror before he rubbed one out
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I'm aware that the President likes to go on television and beg me to call him to ask for troops.
I find it strange, as Chicago doesn't want troops.
I also have experience asking him for assistance – just to have the rug pulled up from underneath me when execution meets reality.
I find it strange, as Chicago doesn't want troops.
I also have experience asking him for assistance – just to have the rug pulled up from underneath me when execution meets reality.
September 2, 2025 at 10:46 PM
I'm aware that the President likes to go on television and beg me to call him to ask for troops.
I find it strange, as Chicago doesn't want troops.
I also have experience asking him for assistance – just to have the rug pulled up from underneath me when execution meets reality.
I find it strange, as Chicago doesn't want troops.
I also have experience asking him for assistance – just to have the rug pulled up from underneath me when execution meets reality.
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<Philip j fry.gif> I'm shocked... well, not that shocked...
<Philip j fry.gif> I'm shocked... well, not that shocked...
August 22, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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<Philip j fry.gif> I'm shocked... well, not that shocked...
<Philip j fry.gif> I'm shocked... well, not that shocked...
Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven's sake. Sing in the shower. Dance to the radio. Tell stories. Write a poem to a friend, even a lousy poem. Do it as well as you possibly can. You will get an enormous reward. You will have created something.
saw a sad thread from someone who's grown up believing art depends on "talent," and just wanted to reiterate that ANYONE can make comics, with ANY level of artistic skill, and it's FUN and LIFE AFFIRMING to embrace that experience.
i just did a workshop with kids about making comics. emphasized that ANYONE can make comics. you don't have to be a "good" artist. you find a story that matches your art style and you do it and it's awesome. and a kid who NEVER PARTICIPATES got out from under a desk and PARTICIPATED and had a blast.
August 17, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven's sake. Sing in the shower. Dance to the radio. Tell stories. Write a poem to a friend, even a lousy poem. Do it as well as you possibly can. You will get an enormous reward. You will have created something.