Mark
@markde.bsky.social
Keeper of keys & grounds, unpicker of knots, grower of metaphors and finder of paths.
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Mark
@markde.bsky.social
· Sep 8
If you know me, you know why this is living here until further notice.
Friends. This is your semi-annual reminder. It's OK to be prepared ahead of time, you do not have to do everything on the day and gravy and red cabbage both taste better after a day or two hanging out. Red cabbage recipe, as ever @nigelslater.bsky.social Kitchen Diaries, Vol 1, pg 385. 🌱
December 23, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Friends. This is your semi-annual reminder. It's OK to be prepared ahead of time, you do not have to do everything on the day and gravy and red cabbage both taste better after a day or two hanging out. Red cabbage recipe, as ever @nigelslater.bsky.social Kitchen Diaries, Vol 1, pg 385. 🌱
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Nicki Minaj just stepped out onto the Turning Point USA America Fest stage, hand in hand with Erika Kirk.
December 21, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Nicki Minaj just stepped out onto the Turning Point USA America Fest stage, hand in hand with Erika Kirk.
Fen life watching Marsh Harriers (not pictured). For a brief period the clouds broke, the mist has been very present the last few days. The Sedge in Winter is always such a wonderful thing, but then I’ve always loved Helsinki in the darkness of Winter too, I know some people find this quite bleak. 🌱
December 21, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Fen life watching Marsh Harriers (not pictured). For a brief period the clouds broke, the mist has been very present the last few days. The Sedge in Winter is always such a wonderful thing, but then I’ve always loved Helsinki in the darkness of Winter too, I know some people find this quite bleak. 🌱
A Merry Solstice to all. 🌱
December 21, 2025 at 9:22 AM
A Merry Solstice to all. 🌱
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The FBI put a thousand agents (their own words) on trying to hide all the links between Trump and Epstein. They failed. When people found some additional photos of Trump in the release, the DOJ promptly DELETED THEM FROM THE DOCUMENT RELEASE.
www.npr.org/2025/12/20/n...
www.npr.org/2025/12/20/n...
Available to download Friday, some Epstein files no longer there Saturday afternoon
An NPR analysis of the Epstein files shows some documents, originally available on Friday, are no longer on the Department of Justice's "Epstein Library" website as the DOJ releases more files.
www.npr.org
December 20, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The FBI put a thousand agents (their own words) on trying to hide all the links between Trump and Epstein. They failed. When people found some additional photos of Trump in the release, the DOJ promptly DELETED THEM FROM THE DOCUMENT RELEASE.
www.npr.org/2025/12/20/n...
www.npr.org/2025/12/20/n...
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A big year for beavers 🦫
From supporting the first wild beaver release in England to expanding our education programme. 2025 has been a year of real progress
These steps bring us closer to restoring Britain's beaver population.
Thank you to all our supporters, we couldn’t do this without you
From supporting the first wild beaver release in England to expanding our education programme. 2025 has been a year of real progress
These steps bring us closer to restoring Britain's beaver population.
Thank you to all our supporters, we couldn’t do this without you
December 19, 2025 at 1:32 PM
A big year for beavers 🦫
From supporting the first wild beaver release in England to expanding our education programme. 2025 has been a year of real progress
These steps bring us closer to restoring Britain's beaver population.
Thank you to all our supporters, we couldn’t do this without you
From supporting the first wild beaver release in England to expanding our education programme. 2025 has been a year of real progress
These steps bring us closer to restoring Britain's beaver population.
Thank you to all our supporters, we couldn’t do this without you
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SHOUT-OUT to multi-talented International Treasure: DICK VAN DYKE! Today we celebrate his 100th year+3 days birthday.
From the day I first met him (story included below) he's been an inspiration & a source of joy to his countless fans around the globe, myself included. Thank you sir 🙏
For DVD: 🎂❤️
From the day I first met him (story included below) he's been an inspiration & a source of joy to his countless fans around the globe, myself included. Thank you sir 🙏
For DVD: 🎂❤️
December 16, 2025 at 8:10 PM
SHOUT-OUT to multi-talented International Treasure: DICK VAN DYKE! Today we celebrate his 100th year+3 days birthday.
From the day I first met him (story included below) he's been an inspiration & a source of joy to his countless fans around the globe, myself included. Thank you sir 🙏
For DVD: 🎂❤️
From the day I first met him (story included below) he's been an inspiration & a source of joy to his countless fans around the globe, myself included. Thank you sir 🙏
For DVD: 🎂❤️
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His name is Ahmed al-Ahmed.
December 16, 2025 at 9:30 PM
His name is Ahmed al-Ahmed.
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I’m sorry, but that’s not how this works.
December 16, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I’m sorry, but that’s not how this works.
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can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot
December 8, 2025 at 9:29 AM
can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot
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CalRx® Insulin Glargine pens are coming soon, priced at just $55 for a five-pack of 3 mL pens beginning January 1, 2026.
This CalRx® insulin product is interchangeable with Lantus® and will be available to any pharmacy in the state. Learn more at calrx.ca.gov.
This CalRx® insulin product is interchangeable with Lantus® and will be available to any pharmacy in the state. Learn more at calrx.ca.gov.
December 8, 2025 at 6:08 PM
CalRx® Insulin Glargine pens are coming soon, priced at just $55 for a five-pack of 3 mL pens beginning January 1, 2026.
This CalRx® insulin product is interchangeable with Lantus® and will be available to any pharmacy in the state. Learn more at calrx.ca.gov.
This CalRx® insulin product is interchangeable with Lantus® and will be available to any pharmacy in the state. Learn more at calrx.ca.gov.
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As with everything he says, this is wildly uninformed. Formula keeps getting better and saves lives. And modern research indicates that outcomes are roughly the same. There are reasons to breastfeed but your child isn’t suffering if you don’t
RFK Jr: "All of the ingenuity of corporate America has not produced an infant formula that is superior in nutrition and all the qualities that we want to the infant formula that God made, which is the infant formula in a mother's breast."
December 8, 2025 at 10:14 PM
As with everything he says, this is wildly uninformed. Formula keeps getting better and saves lives. And modern research indicates that outcomes are roughly the same. There are reasons to breastfeed but your child isn’t suffering if you don’t
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Today's despatch from your unofficial Christmas tree decoration correspondent:
A Brass Mistletoe ornament from WowCornwall.co.uk.
A Brass Mistletoe ornament from WowCornwall.co.uk.
December 7, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Today's despatch from your unofficial Christmas tree decoration correspondent:
A Brass Mistletoe ornament from WowCornwall.co.uk.
A Brass Mistletoe ornament from WowCornwall.co.uk.
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All in one day:
Immigration Minister lied about me with a slur.
Wes Streeting then tried a different attack.
And the Evening Standard write yet another attack piece because I dare to say we need to tax the rich.
Want to help create our better future?
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Immigration Minister lied about me with a slur.
Wes Streeting then tried a different attack.
And the Evening Standard write yet another attack piece because I dare to say we need to tax the rich.
Want to help create our better future?
Join.greenparty.org.uk
December 5, 2025 at 10:19 PM
All in one day:
Immigration Minister lied about me with a slur.
Wes Streeting then tried a different attack.
And the Evening Standard write yet another attack piece because I dare to say we need to tax the rich.
Want to help create our better future?
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Immigration Minister lied about me with a slur.
Wes Streeting then tried a different attack.
And the Evening Standard write yet another attack piece because I dare to say we need to tax the rich.
Want to help create our better future?
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Confronted on Fox over his past Jan. 6 conspiracies, Dan Bongino admits:
"I was paid in the past, Sean, for my opinions."
"One day I will be back in that space, but that's not what I'm paid for now. I'm paid to be your deputy director, and we base investigations on facts."
"I was paid in the past, Sean, for my opinions."
"One day I will be back in that space, but that's not what I'm paid for now. I'm paid to be your deputy director, and we base investigations on facts."
December 5, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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Great piece from Ian. You won’t get attacked by Nazis here, but there’s a good chance you might be trampled to death by a High Horse. Yet for all that it’s still a place and people I call my own.
Thank God for Bluesky: A little love letter to the people who would not compromise with Nazis iandunt.substack.com/p/thank-god-...
Thank God for Bluesky
Yes, it's eager. Yes, it's censorious. But it has the very considerable advantage of not being fascist.
iandunt.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Great piece from Ian. You won’t get attacked by Nazis here, but there’s a good chance you might be trampled to death by a High Horse. Yet for all that it’s still a place and people I call my own.
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Confronted on Fox over his past Jan. 6 conspiracies, Dan Bongino admits:
"I was paid in the past, Sean, for my opinions."
"One day I will be back in that space, but that's not what I'm paid for now. I'm paid to be your deputy director, and we base investigations on facts."
"I was paid in the past, Sean, for my opinions."
"One day I will be back in that space, but that's not what I'm paid for now. I'm paid to be your deputy director, and we base investigations on facts."
December 5, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Confronted on Fox over his past Jan. 6 conspiracies, Dan Bongino admits:
"I was paid in the past, Sean, for my opinions."
"One day I will be back in that space, but that's not what I'm paid for now. I'm paid to be your deputy director, and we base investigations on facts."
"I was paid in the past, Sean, for my opinions."
"One day I will be back in that space, but that's not what I'm paid for now. I'm paid to be your deputy director, and we base investigations on facts."
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A man pardoned by Trump for his role in the Jan. 6Capitol attack returned to Washington in recent days and has been wandering the neighborhood of Rep. Jamie Raskin — alarming police and prosecutors, who urged a judge to immediately jail him. www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Justice Department urges judge to jail former Jan. 6 defendant after alarming return to DC
Taylor Taranto is the latest Jan. 6 defendant who was pardoned by Trump to face new legal trouble.
www.politico.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:15 PM
A man pardoned by Trump for his role in the Jan. 6Capitol attack returned to Washington in recent days and has been wandering the neighborhood of Rep. Jamie Raskin — alarming police and prosecutors, who urged a judge to immediately jail him. www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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I haven’t been able to form a sentence in like 10 minutes
December 5, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I haven’t been able to form a sentence in like 10 minutes
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Real words from Trump just now in the Oval:
"It's a con job. I think affordability is the greatest con job."
"It's a con job. I think affordability is the greatest con job."
December 3, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Real words from Trump just now in the Oval:
"It's a con job. I think affordability is the greatest con job."
"It's a con job. I think affordability is the greatest con job."
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Please add "puppy killers" to your proposed travel ban.
WE DON'T WANT THEM. NOT ONE.
WE DON'T WANT THEM. NOT ONE.
December 2, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Please add "puppy killers" to your proposed travel ban.
WE DON'T WANT THEM. NOT ONE.
WE DON'T WANT THEM. NOT ONE.
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Pete Hegseth's nameplate during today's cabinet meeting featured an unfortunate error.
(Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty)
(Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty)
December 2, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Pete Hegseth's nameplate during today's cabinet meeting featured an unfortunate error.
(Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty)
(Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty)
You email saying you can't get hold of me and are cancelling my order, then on the phone you try to dissuade me from completing the order.. just checking this has nothing, whatsoever, to do with the price 'correction' you've just put up on the website? Nothing at all? Total coinkydink.
December 1, 2025 at 5:19 PM
You email saying you can't get hold of me and are cancelling my order, then on the phone you try to dissuade me from completing the order.. just checking this has nothing, whatsoever, to do with the price 'correction' you've just put up on the website? Nothing at all? Total coinkydink.