Mark Deaton
@thatmarkdeaton.bsky.social
Scrabble is a math game.
December 25, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Scrabble is a math game.
The Macy’s Parade ad where grandma elopes and wanders along the highway is a choice.
November 27, 2025 at 6:49 PM
The Macy’s Parade ad where grandma elopes and wanders along the highway is a choice.
This parade is the Super Bowl of lip syncing.
Also, steer clear of the hypercaffienated cadres of teen dancers.
Also, steer clear of the hypercaffienated cadres of teen dancers.
November 27, 2025 at 6:38 PM
This parade is the Super Bowl of lip syncing.
Also, steer clear of the hypercaffienated cadres of teen dancers.
Also, steer clear of the hypercaffienated cadres of teen dancers.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/t...
Isn’t this just a version of socialism?
Isn’t this just a version of socialism?
Trump Administration Discusses Taking 10% Stake in Intel
www.nytimes.com
August 18, 2025 at 11:58 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/t...
Isn’t this just a version of socialism?
Isn’t this just a version of socialism?
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Props to @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social for this call to arms.
Defeatism never won a war and never will.
PERSEVERANCE: The Real Test of Our Time
open.substack.com/pub/thejackh...
Defeatism never won a war and never will.
PERSEVERANCE: The Real Test of Our Time
open.substack.com/pub/thejackh...
PERSEVERANCE: The Real Test of Our Time
Why “I Don’t Have a Good Feeling About the Future” Is the Most Dangerous Lie You Can Believe
open.substack.com
July 28, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Props to @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social for this call to arms.
Defeatism never won a war and never will.
PERSEVERANCE: The Real Test of Our Time
open.substack.com/pub/thejackh...
Defeatism never won a war and never will.
PERSEVERANCE: The Real Test of Our Time
open.substack.com/pub/thejackh...
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I just really need everybody to understand that everything that’s happening in and to the global economy now (and all the businesses and people in it) is the entirely predictable result of the intentional decisions of one guy who doesn’t understand how the global economy works.
May 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I just really need everybody to understand that everything that’s happening in and to the global economy now (and all the businesses and people in it) is the entirely predictable result of the intentional decisions of one guy who doesn’t understand how the global economy works.
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If you’re upset about the chaos and corruption Trump is inflicting on your country—whether your focus is the nihilistic dismantling of government, the economy, our foreign relations, or his threats to the rule of law—please join the nationwide marches on April 5. Learn more here 👉
handsoff2025.com
handsoff2025.com
Hands Off!
Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them. They're taking everything they can get their hands on and daring the world to stop them. On Saturday, April 5th, we're taking to the stre...
handsoff2025.com
March 29, 2025 at 3:12 PM
If you’re upset about the chaos and corruption Trump is inflicting on your country—whether your focus is the nihilistic dismantling of government, the economy, our foreign relations, or his threats to the rule of law—please join the nationwide marches on April 5. Learn more here 👉
handsoff2025.com
handsoff2025.com
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Inflation fixed on Day One!
February 15, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Inflation fixed on Day One!
Here’s the constitutional crisis he wants.
If stay is permanent, but he refuses to follow orders, there’s no one to force him to do so.
Then, it’s off to the races. Everything is on the table. (Except the price of eggs, that was never on the table.)
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/n...
If stay is permanent, but he refuses to follow orders, there’s no one to force him to do so.
Then, it’s off to the races. Everything is on the table. (Except the price of eggs, that was never on the table.)
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/n...
Judge Halts DOGE Access to Treasury Payment Systems (Gift Article)
The order came in response to a lawsuit filed by 19 attorneys general accusing the president of failing to faithfully execute the nation’s laws when he let DOGE comb through federal computer systems.
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Here’s the constitutional crisis he wants.
If stay is permanent, but he refuses to follow orders, there’s no one to force him to do so.
Then, it’s off to the races. Everything is on the table. (Except the price of eggs, that was never on the table.)
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/n...
If stay is permanent, but he refuses to follow orders, there’s no one to force him to do so.
Then, it’s off to the races. Everything is on the table. (Except the price of eggs, that was never on the table.)
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/n...
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Not sure Netflix is big enough to keep me distracted for four whole years…
January 21, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Not sure Netflix is big enough to keep me distracted for four whole years…
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💯 Goodbye ADL hello @thejcpa.bsky.social
Our statement on President Trump’s planned executive actions and policies announced today:
January 21, 2025 at 1:46 AM
💯 Goodbye ADL hello @thejcpa.bsky.social
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John Roberts is very upset that the public has lost confidence in John Roberts and the institution John Roberts leads following a series of confidence-cratering actions by John Roberts and his colleagues, and therefore would like everyone to know that this is not John Roberts' fault, it's yours.
January 1, 2025 at 2:55 PM
John Roberts is very upset that the public has lost confidence in John Roberts and the institution John Roberts leads following a series of confidence-cratering actions by John Roberts and his colleagues, and therefore would like everyone to know that this is not John Roberts' fault, it's yours.
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One of the proposed new Illinois flag designs, out of thousands submitted
December 30, 2024 at 12:45 PM
One of the proposed new Illinois flag designs, out of thousands submitted
Give that cowgirl the Grammy, dammit!
December 26, 2024 at 3:46 AM
Give that cowgirl the Grammy, dammit!
The false narratives are exhausting when confronted w the facts.
December 15, 2024 at 3:05 PM
The false narratives are exhausting when confronted w the facts.
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I say this as someone who loves both Dune movies with all his heart, more benefit would be gained by simply lighting every dollar of this TV show’s budget on fire.
November 23, 2024 at 3:12 AM
I say this as someone who loves both Dune movies with all his heart, more benefit would be gained by simply lighting every dollar of this TV show’s budget on fire.
Just blocked my first troll. No drama, just bye-ee
November 21, 2024 at 3:50 AM
Just blocked my first troll. No drama, just bye-ee