markgrimes
@markgrimes.bsky.social
Do. Be. Do. Be. Do. Be kind, honest & optimistic. Purpose & meaning. Positive social impact. NeD: startup studio, cooperative, b-corp, collective, accelerator, incubator, PBC, ESOP, 3BL, ESG, CSR, social enterprise
kiva.org/lender/markgrimes
kiva.org/lender/markgrimes
Pinned
markgrimes
@markgrimes.bsky.social
· Nov 19
You don't need to be a voice for the voiceless. Just pass the mic. ~Su‘ad Abdul Khabeer
Reposted by markgrimes
Reposted by markgrimes
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” —George Orwell (1984)
January 8, 2026 at 3:32 PM
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” —George Orwell (1984)
Reposted by markgrimes
Reposted by markgrimes
You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.
This could be you.
This could be you.
January 8, 2026 at 12:15 AM
You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.
This could be you.
This could be you.
Reposted by markgrimes
Texas A&M actually tells a philosophy professor he may not teach Plato.
Texas A&M Bans Plato - Daily Nous
Drop the race and gender material from your course and the Plato readings, or teach a different course. You have a day to decide. That's a paraphrase of what Martin Peterson, professor of philosophy a...
dailynous.com
January 7, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Texas A&M actually tells a philosophy professor he may not teach Plato.
Losing the Just in Justice
US justice department has released less than 1% of Epstein files, filing reveals www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
US justice department has released less than 1% of Epstein files, filing reveals
Federal law required majority of documents to be released by 19 December, but only 125,575 pages have been published
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Losing the Just in Justice
Reposted by markgrimes
I wrote section 230 to protect user speech, not a company's own speech. I've long said AI chatbot outputs are not protected by 230 and that it is not a close call. Given that the Trump administration is going to the mat to protect pedophiles, states should step in to hold Musk and X accountable.
I am not a Section 230 expert but being that Twitter is creating and publishing these photos I wonder if they actually have any civil legal protection? @kenwhite.bsky.social ? @akivamcohen.bsky.social ?
What X is allowing Grok to do is unlawful or regulatory-illegal in multiple jurisdictions, creates clear DSA violations, and continues despite regulator scrutiny. The images do not need to be pornographic, non-consensual sexualised or intimate depictions are enough.
January 5, 2026 at 11:10 PM
I wrote section 230 to protect user speech, not a company's own speech. I've long said AI chatbot outputs are not protected by 230 and that it is not a close call. Given that the Trump administration is going to the mat to protect pedophiles, states should step in to hold Musk and X accountable.
Reposted by markgrimes
The respect and admiration I have for #TimWalz is unwavering.
Please read his entire statement.
I encourage both R and D lawmakers to focus on this line:
“After all, I didn't run for this job so I could have this job. I ran for this job so I could do this job.”
Thank you, and your family, Gov Walz.
Please read his entire statement.
I encourage both R and D lawmakers to focus on this line:
“After all, I didn't run for this job so I could have this job. I ran for this job so I could do this job.”
Thank you, and your family, Gov Walz.
January 5, 2026 at 3:59 PM
The respect and admiration I have for #TimWalz is unwavering.
Please read his entire statement.
I encourage both R and D lawmakers to focus on this line:
“After all, I didn't run for this job so I could have this job. I ran for this job so I could do this job.”
Thank you, and your family, Gov Walz.
Please read his entire statement.
I encourage both R and D lawmakers to focus on this line:
“After all, I didn't run for this job so I could have this job. I ran for this job so I could do this job.”
Thank you, and your family, Gov Walz.
Reposted by markgrimes
When I invade Venezuela and the number one trending topic is still "Epstein Files"
January 5, 2026 at 10:18 PM
When I invade Venezuela and the number one trending topic is still "Epstein Files"
Reposted by markgrimes
I don't know why Walz has made this decision, but if it's because he was bullied and threatened out by MAGA, then that is political violence.
A state whose governor chooses to drop out after its House speaker was assassinated is not a state with free and fair elections.
A state whose governor chooses to drop out after its House speaker was assassinated is not a state with free and fair elections.
DFL staff are now confirming this is true and tim walz will be dropping from the governor’s race tomorrow morning
seems what i heard a few hours ago is true and tim walz is dropping tomorrow. my sources also couldn’t confirm it at the time though
January 5, 2026 at 5:29 AM
I don't know why Walz has made this decision, but if it's because he was bullied and threatened out by MAGA, then that is political violence.
A state whose governor chooses to drop out after its House speaker was assassinated is not a state with free and fair elections.
A state whose governor chooses to drop out after its House speaker was assassinated is not a state with free and fair elections.
Grifters are grifting
January 4, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Grifters are grifting
Reposted by markgrimes
It’s not about drugs. If it was, Trump wouldn’t have pardoned one of the largest narco traffickers in the world last month.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
January 3, 2026 at 3:34 PM
It’s not about drugs. If it was, Trump wouldn’t have pardoned one of the largest narco traffickers in the world last month.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
Reposted by markgrimes
What does it mean when your doctors keep insisting you redo the cognitive exam
January 2, 2026 at 2:58 PM
What does it mean when your doctors keep insisting you redo the cognitive exam
Reposted by markgrimes
We need a new generation of leaders who are the voices of democracy, freedom, social justice, & the rule of law.
A new generation that renews the “we” in “we the people.”
Instead of fretting over Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic Party should embrace him as part of its future.
A new generation that renews the “we” in “we the people.”
Instead of fretting over Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic Party should embrace him as part of its future.
January 1, 2026 at 6:00 PM
We need a new generation of leaders who are the voices of democracy, freedom, social justice, & the rule of law.
A new generation that renews the “we” in “we the people.”
Instead of fretting over Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic Party should embrace him as part of its future.
A new generation that renews the “we” in “we the people.”
Instead of fretting over Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic Party should embrace him as part of its future.
Reposted by markgrimes
Mar-a-Lago spa employees allegedly warned one another about Epstein after he exposed himself during appointments and pressured at least one for sex.
Spa Worker's Accusation Got Jeffrey Epstein Banned From Mar-A-Lago Spa, Report Says
Mar-a-Lago spa employees allegedly warned one another about Epstein after he exposed himself during appointments and pressured at least one for sex.
www.forbes.com
December 31, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Mar-a-Lago spa employees allegedly warned one another about Epstein after he exposed himself during appointments and pressured at least one for sex.
Reposted by markgrimes
Here a novel idea, let’s let the survivors redact the Epstein files.
December 30, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Here a novel idea, let’s let the survivors redact the Epstein files.
I suspect in 2026 The Kennedy Center will just have performances from Kid Rock, Ted Nugent with red-hatted ushers serving drooling attendees ketchup doused rancid hamberders & tepid covfefe straight from the Mar-a-lago menu.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
Trump crony has embarrassing meltdown after more Kennedy Center performers quit
The Trump administration is lashing out at performers who have chosen to cancel performances at the Kennedy Center following Donald Trump’s recent decision to deface the cultural institution with ...
www.dailykos.com
December 31, 2025 at 8:38 PM
I suspect in 2026 The Kennedy Center will just have performances from Kid Rock, Ted Nugent with red-hatted ushers serving drooling attendees ketchup doused rancid hamberders & tepid covfefe straight from the Mar-a-lago menu.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
Reposted by markgrimes
The last five decades have been marked by an explosion in wealth inequality and a growing distrust of America’s institutions.
Many Americans believe that the system as a whole is rigged against them.
They're right.
Many Americans believe that the system as a whole is rigged against them.
They're right.
December 31, 2025 at 1:01 AM
The last five decades have been marked by an explosion in wealth inequality and a growing distrust of America’s institutions.
Many Americans believe that the system as a whole is rigged against them.
They're right.
Many Americans believe that the system as a whole is rigged against them.
They're right.
Reposted by markgrimes
Doing good as a strategy and business model.
THE FUTURE BELONGS TO INCLUSIVE BRANDS
"return on inclusion [ROI] will become one of the most important business metrics of the next decade. Companies that design with inclusion at the core will grow their markets, deepen loyalty, and lead with integrity."
www.fastcompany.com/91467307/the...
"return on inclusion [ROI] will become one of the most important business metrics of the next decade. Companies that design with inclusion at the core will grow their markets, deepen loyalty, and lead with integrity."
www.fastcompany.com/91467307/the...
The new ROI: Return on inclusion
Accessibility is no longer just compliance.
www.fastcompany.com
December 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Doing good as a strategy and business model.
It’s almost as though Putin holds some magic files over Trumps head…and tiny hands
Every single time Trump has a meeting with Zelensky, Putin calls Trump the day before and Trump’s position in the Zelensky meeting then mirrors the Russian position. The talking points are the same, with all the same lies. It’s a simple playbook for Putin and it works every time.
December 29, 2025 at 5:29 PM
It’s almost as though Putin holds some magic files over Trumps head…and tiny hands
Reposted by markgrimes
Studying philosophy does make people better thinkers, according to new research on more than 600,000 college grads buff.ly/IVgNJ4f
Studying philosophy does make people better thinkers, according to new research on more than 600,000 college grads
Philosophers are fond of saying that their field boosts critical thinking. Two of them decided to put that claim to the test.
theconversation.com
December 29, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Studying philosophy does make people better thinkers, according to new research on more than 600,000 college grads buff.ly/IVgNJ4f
Reposted by markgrimes
America's richest 10% now hold 60% of the nation's wealth.
The bottom half of America? It holds just 6%.
Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.
The bottom half of America? It holds just 6%.
Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.
December 27, 2025 at 7:01 PM
America's richest 10% now hold 60% of the nation's wealth.
The bottom half of America? It holds just 6%.
Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.
The bottom half of America? It holds just 6%.
Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.
Reposted by markgrimes
This message hits hard.
December 27, 2025 at 8:38 PM
This message hits hard.
Reposted by markgrimes
In three years, all the Trump wording on govt buildings will be thrown in a giant fire.
We will literally have a big bonfire on national TV…. And ceremonially destroy any memory of the Trump presidency
And replace his photo on the “walk of fame” in WH with two huge Cankles
We will literally have a big bonfire on national TV…. And ceremonially destroy any memory of the Trump presidency
And replace his photo on the “walk of fame” in WH with two huge Cankles
December 27, 2025 at 2:43 PM
In three years, all the Trump wording on govt buildings will be thrown in a giant fire.
We will literally have a big bonfire on national TV…. And ceremonially destroy any memory of the Trump presidency
And replace his photo on the “walk of fame” in WH with two huge Cankles
We will literally have a big bonfire on national TV…. And ceremonially destroy any memory of the Trump presidency
And replace his photo on the “walk of fame” in WH with two huge Cankles