Mark Phillips
@xicmarkx.bsky.social
In a lifelong abusive situationship with Iowa. Proud husband, stepdad, electrical enginerd, sXe, progressive, humanist, herbivore, pit bull cuddler.
I fix stuff at YouTube.com/c/phillipshomerepair
I fix stuff at YouTube.com/c/phillipshomerepair
Yes, you can really question if wind power is better for the environment than burning coal. You’d be a fucking idiot, but you can technically ask.
Burgum on wind energy: "It wasn't even actually green because when you look at the components, the magnets, the blades, everything that goes into building this thing, you can really question whether it was green in the first place"
December 22, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Yes, you can really question if wind power is better for the environment than burning coal. You’d be a fucking idiot, but you can technically ask.
I’ve been white for *checks notes* 47 years, and I’ve never once apologized for it. It says a lot about the critical thinking skills of the audience that this is an applause line and not a “WTF is he on about?” line.
JD Vance: "In the United States of America you don't have to apologize for being white anymore"
December 22, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I’ve been white for *checks notes* 47 years, and I’ve never once apologized for it. It says a lot about the critical thinking skills of the audience that this is an applause line and not a “WTF is he on about?” line.
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A heroin addict who writes bad porn poetry says eliminating the Hepatitis B vaccine will make kids healthier. Medical experts say it will kill thousands of innocent children. For busy parents, it can be hard to know who to believe.
December 5, 2025 at 2:48 PM
A heroin addict who writes bad porn poetry says eliminating the Hepatitis B vaccine will make kids healthier. Medical experts say it will kill thousands of innocent children. For busy parents, it can be hard to know who to believe.
I’ve daily driven vehicles from this era. They’re cute and quirky, but not “good” in any real sense. To the average consumer, nothing is appealing about a giant, 10mpg, RWD vehicle with a carburetor. If that’s what the masses wanted, they could buy them now. Used station wagons exist.
Sean Duffy on slashing fuel economy standards: "This rule will actually allow you to bring back the 1970s station wagon. Maybe a little wood paneling on the side. We can bring back choice to consumers."
December 4, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I’ve daily driven vehicles from this era. They’re cute and quirky, but not “good” in any real sense. To the average consumer, nothing is appealing about a giant, 10mpg, RWD vehicle with a carburetor. If that’s what the masses wanted, they could buy them now. Used station wagons exist.
I hate this “both sides promise and don’t deliver so they’re basically the same” argument. One side says what they want to do, they try it, then congress or SCOTUS blocks them. The other side promises irrational things like “lower prices on day 1” then does weird crypto shit and racism.
The Trump they're getting isn't the one they voted for.
December 3, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I hate this “both sides promise and don’t deliver so they’re basically the same” argument. One side says what they want to do, they try it, then congress or SCOTUS blocks them. The other side promises irrational things like “lower prices on day 1” then does weird crypto shit and racism.
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NYT: Is the President tired?
Ms. Leavitt: Would a weary President be able to deliver a racist rant like that one?
Ms. Leavitt: Would a weary President be able to deliver a racist rant like that one?
December 3, 2025 at 12:19 PM
NYT: Is the President tired?
Ms. Leavitt: Would a weary President be able to deliver a racist rant like that one?
Ms. Leavitt: Would a weary President be able to deliver a racist rant like that one?
Good news? Sure? But based on these numbers, think of the sheer number of people who voted Trump after he told everyone exactly what he wanted to do. NOW they’re shocked?
Hard to take a victory lap when millions of people aren’t smart enough to vote against the things they’ll hate in 6 months.
Hard to take a victory lap when millions of people aren’t smart enough to vote against the things they’ll hate in 6 months.
Riding a wave of recent election victories, Democrats have another reason to hope for a repeat performance in next year’s elections. According to a new PBS News/NPR/Marist poll, a majority of voters say they would rather elect a Democratic candidate if the midterms were held today.
November 19, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Good news? Sure? But based on these numbers, think of the sheer number of people who voted Trump after he told everyone exactly what he wanted to do. NOW they’re shocked?
Hard to take a victory lap when millions of people aren’t smart enough to vote against the things they’ll hate in 6 months.
Hard to take a victory lap when millions of people aren’t smart enough to vote against the things they’ll hate in 6 months.
The pictures of the partially demolished White House are affecting me more deeply than I would have expected, probably because it’s a crossover episode between my hatred of Trump and my love for historic preservation. Remember how mad he pretended to be over damaged “historic” confederate statues?
October 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
The pictures of the partially demolished White House are affecting me more deeply than I would have expected, probably because it’s a crossover episode between my hatred of Trump and my love for historic preservation. Remember how mad he pretended to be over damaged “historic” confederate statues?
My Soros check hasn’t shown up, which means I will be forced to completely self-fund my attendance at the Iowa City #nokings protest. I sure hope I can find another investor to bankroll the estimated… *checks notes* $1 for the parking meter.
October 16, 2025 at 2:52 PM
My Soros check hasn’t shown up, which means I will be forced to completely self-fund my attendance at the Iowa City #nokings protest. I sure hope I can find another investor to bankroll the estimated… *checks notes* $1 for the parking meter.
Now that we know the limits of what behavior the GOP is cool with, I propose Pres. AOC send CA National Guard into Texas to go door-to-door checking that all guns are legal and secured. Don’t worry, If the gun owner isn’t breaking the law, he and his kids will only be briefly detained.
October 8, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Now that we know the limits of what behavior the GOP is cool with, I propose Pres. AOC send CA National Guard into Texas to go door-to-door checking that all guns are legal and secured. Don’t worry, If the gun owner isn’t breaking the law, he and his kids will only be briefly detained.
So… the makers of Tylenol are gonna sue the shit out of the Trump administration, right?
September 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM
So… the makers of Tylenol are gonna sue the shit out of the Trump administration, right?
Just spent 2h at the gym. MSNBC was on one screen, covering a wide range of current news topics. In the other screen, Fox News ran a constant feed of the Charlie Kirk Memorial Klan Rally. No commercials. Just one old white dude after another, taking turns praising a white nationalist POS. Gross.
September 21, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Just spent 2h at the gym. MSNBC was on one screen, covering a wide range of current news topics. In the other screen, Fox News ran a constant feed of the Charlie Kirk Memorial Klan Rally. No commercials. Just one old white dude after another, taking turns praising a white nationalist POS. Gross.
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My baby boy's first wonky media mention.
www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...
www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...
August 5, 2025 at 2:41 AM
My baby boy's first wonky media mention.
www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...
www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...
It hurts how accurate this feels. What would be the Dem equivalent? Justices Mamdani and Crockett agree that Pres AOC’s 90% top tax rate stands? Somehow sounds both radical and extremely mild in comparison.
Breaking News (2030) | The Supreme Court's swing vote Emil Bove broke with the court's left flank, Kavanaugh and Gorsuch, and concurred with Justices Aileen Cannon and Dana White that Mecha President Trump could reallocate all remaining Medicaid funds for more torture drones for Alligator Alcatraz.
July 31, 2025 at 2:40 PM
It hurts how accurate this feels. What would be the Dem equivalent? Justices Mamdani and Crockett agree that Pres AOC’s 90% top tax rate stands? Somehow sounds both radical and extremely mild in comparison.
In theory, who could argue with “Candidate A gets an interview on 60 minutes, so Candidate B also gets an invite”? But to the MAGA base, “vaccines save lives”, or “Trump lost to Biden” are leftist political statements that, presumably, would now REQUIRE the spreading of provably false information.
An FCC “ombudsman” would work directly with New Paramount’s president, Jeff Shell, to review “any complaints of bias or other concerns” regarding CBS News, a subsidiary under Paramount.
Under Trump, Paramount’s merger deal must include a “bias monitor”
The company also had to agree to ditch its DEI programs.
www.motherjones.com
July 28, 2025 at 5:20 PM
In theory, who could argue with “Candidate A gets an interview on 60 minutes, so Candidate B also gets an invite”? But to the MAGA base, “vaccines save lives”, or “Trump lost to Biden” are leftist political statements that, presumably, would now REQUIRE the spreading of provably false information.
Here’s the thing about conspiracy theories: No amount of evidence will stop them. It makes no difference what’s in the Epstein files; almost everyone will just retreat to their corners and move the goalposts as necessary. I welcome the distraction though. It puts the admin off their game.
July 24, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Here’s the thing about conspiracy theories: No amount of evidence will stop them. It makes no difference what’s in the Epstein files; almost everyone will just retreat to their corners and move the goalposts as necessary. I welcome the distraction though. It puts the admin off their game.
It’s sometimes hard belonging to the party of facts and reason. Dems say, “We need to figure out what went wrong in Texas so it doesn’t happen again.” Meanwhile, Trumpers are confidently, loudly, unapologetically shoehorning the floods into their completely unrelated pet conspiracy theories.
July 7, 2025 at 6:12 PM
It’s sometimes hard belonging to the party of facts and reason. Dems say, “We need to figure out what went wrong in Texas so it doesn’t happen again.” Meanwhile, Trumpers are confidently, loudly, unapologetically shoehorning the floods into their completely unrelated pet conspiracy theories.
It’s probably too early to draw a definitive, direct line between DOGE cuts and unnecessary death and suffering in Texas, but if the Dems controlled every branch of government last week, you KNOW the GOP would be already calling them murderers.
July 7, 2025 at 6:07 PM
It’s probably too early to draw a definitive, direct line between DOGE cuts and unnecessary death and suffering in Texas, but if the Dems controlled every branch of government last week, you KNOW the GOP would be already calling them murderers.
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This speech from @timmiller.bsky.social at our Free Andry fundraiser will make you angry and cry.
June 9, 2025 at 1:57 PM
This speech from @timmiller.bsky.social at our Free Andry fundraiser will make you angry and cry.
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June 6, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Every time they say the Democrats have gone “too far left” they are referring to trans people just existing.
Every. Time.
Every. Time.
June 3, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Every time they say the Democrats have gone “too far left” they are referring to trans people just existing.
Every. Time.
Every. Time.
Someone should have told her that while pushing a law enforcement officer is assault, bear-spraying them and beating them with flagpoles is patriotic.
Trump defends charges against Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) for allegedly assaulting law enforcement offices:
"The days of that crap over over...The days of woke are over."
"The days of that crap over over...The days of woke are over."
Trump defends DOJ's charges against McIver: "The days of that crap are over"
"The days of woke are over," the president said. "We're going to have law and order."
www.axios.com
May 20, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Someone should have told her that while pushing a law enforcement officer is assault, bear-spraying them and beating them with flagpoles is patriotic.