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Mark Paleologopoulos
@markpaleo.bsky.social
Nearly-retired IT Professional and Curmudgeon
Registered Independent Political Consultant
Wokester
Fashionista
Author of Riverwalking - a Young Adult Fantasy Adventure Buddy Comedy that would be perfect for a major motion picture
https://www.markpaleo.com/
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And so it begins. January 20th MLK Day 2025. Trump will be replaced by Vance due to advanced dementia via 25th Amendment by June 2026. #Resistance
A damn shame. What a talent. #RIP Moira Rose

Things just keeping getting worse
Catherine O’Hara has died at the age of 71, TMZ reports.

(www.tmz.com/2026/01/30/c...)
January 30, 2026 at 6:21 PM
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Death Sentences
January 30, 2026 at 2:34 AM
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The Department of Justice has demanded voter files from nearly every state and is suing those that refuse — despite states’ authority over voter rolls and elections. Here's what you need to know:
January 29, 2026 at 7:05 PM
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#wipsnips *formation* (form) i'm doing this a little late just in case someone will still read it after 10am.

aella and camilla get into a very intimate fight #lesfic #writesky #writingcommunity
January 29, 2026 at 4:47 PM
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January 29, 2026 at 2:50 PM
A) They are the danger
B) They are committing murder
C) The border under Biden was not 'wide open'
D) Gfy, Homan
Homan: "I call upon those officials to stand shoulder to shoulder with us to tone down the dangerous rhetoric and condemn all unlawful acts against law enforcement in the community"
January 29, 2026 at 2:49 PM
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Those saying the attack on Ilhan Omar was “staged” are the same gullible dopes who actually think this moldering meat scarecrow took a bullet to the ear
January 28, 2026 at 8:24 PM
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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From: ‘Just Stay Calm!’
Prompt: ‘Procrastinate’

#WiPSnips
January 28, 2026 at 9:17 AM
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Bless Ilhan Omar for standing up to these racists all these years!
January 28, 2026 at 3:27 AM
If I could write music, play an instrument and/or sing well, I'd be a rock star.
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MURDER ONE
When it’s good vs evil, they choose Murder One
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January 27, 2026 at 10:19 PM
You know what I noticed? It's fing cold out.
January 27, 2026 at 5:08 PM
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#WIPSnips #RM #WriteSky #HistFic

Into the *storm* with man's best friend...
January 27, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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#WIPSnips #amquerying #writesky #epicfantasy 💙📚 🪐📚

From my Epic Fantasy novel Demon’s Bargain. Ambushed in an alley, the soldiers protecting the Tamrin children are outnumbered. Barely trained, Kahyla chooses to stand up and fight back.
January 27, 2026 at 2:04 PM
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Rain rain go away. Channelling my sodden feet into this snip which involves too much rain courtesy of a storm! Grio thinks why it’s not the best idea to make a bargain with this particular god. #WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingPrompts #WritingCommunity
January 27, 2026 at 11:20 AM
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Had quite a few instances of this word, thanks to a nickname my MC earns. This one’s from awfully close to the end, but what can I say, I love a little romance. Even when it’s complicated. Ah, young love. ☺️

#WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #AmQuerying
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January 27, 2026 at 12:46 PM
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In which Beren makes the god of divine ecstasy sad. At least until he realizes he's sad and is then delighted by her ability to make him sad. Which gives Beren a headache. #WIPSnips #writingcommunity #writesky
January 26, 2026 at 7:11 PM
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#fantasy #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #WIPSnips #commit

Rushak and Lara stuck at an impasse.

- From Brother’s Keeper, first book of my fantasy WIP about two brothers bound by a misunderstood power.
January 26, 2026 at 1:38 PM
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#WIPSnips - Demon King Daughter - a priceless, early interaction in book 1. Hasava has just been fully introduced to Masuyo, and now they're getting into logistics. I always giggle reading this one.
#writesky #writingcommunity #fantasy #yafiction #demon #witch #wlw
-Print/eBook: a.co/d/9WbG4e5
January 26, 2026 at 4:05 PM
I settle into her and hold. I want to revel in her luxury for a moment. With my arms locked straight, I can look down on her and commit her expression to memory. Her eyes hold surprise and impatience. She rolls her hips and clenches around me; an urgent incentive to make me move. #WIPSnips
January 26, 2026 at 5:10 PM
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I know there are ICE agents who get off on being hated as it’s the only human emotion they’ve been able to conjure amongst anyone unlucky enough to know them. But some did not anticipate the hatred, who never thought it would follow them for the rest of their sad lives like a tribal tattoo. Boo hoo.
January 24, 2026 at 10:23 PM
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Sure, this is how everyone else sees you but it’s DEFINITELY how your kids will see you when they get old enough to understand second-hand embarrassment.
January 25, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Ugh... I have to deal with Patriot fans again?
January 26, 2026 at 12:10 AM
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Violence at the hands of the state is nothing new and has been the reality for many non-white Americans since the very beginning. This needs to be top of mind when confronting what happens next and where we go from here.
January 25, 2026 at 6:27 PM