Mark Paul
@markpaul.bsky.social
Mark Paul is the co-author, with Joe Mathews, of California Crackup: How Reform Broke the Golden State and How We Can Fix It. He was formerly deputy treasurer of the state of California and deputy editorial page editor and columnist at the Sacramento Bee.
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these people basically just take luxury government jets and go to fancy events like make a wish kids while their minions flashbang your elderly neighbors
November 23, 2025 at 4:26 AM
these people basically just take luxury government jets and go to fancy events like make a wish kids while their minions flashbang your elderly neighbors
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I’ve been in a room with Putin. He calls Ukrainians “Russians with accents.” His real fear isn’t NATO expansion, it’s democracy expansion. It shatters his entire argument for dictatorship at home. Because if Ukrainians embrace freedom, Russians may demand the same.
November 21, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I’ve been in a room with Putin. He calls Ukrainians “Russians with accents.” His real fear isn’t NATO expansion, it’s democracy expansion. It shatters his entire argument for dictatorship at home. Because if Ukrainians embrace freedom, Russians may demand the same.
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The 1 million people that died could not be reached for comment.
Trump: "We got hit with covid, remember. And we did a great job with covid."
November 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
The 1 million people that died could not be reached for comment.
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“Trump’s chaotic policymaking means many now see China as a stabilising presence.” economist.com/china/2025/1...
China’s growing global fan club
Our new poll shows global opinion is swinging its way
economist.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:39 PM
“Trump’s chaotic policymaking means many now see China as a stabilising presence.” economist.com/china/2025/1...
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I just watched the whole video, and not a single reporter stood up for her. Everyone just pivoted to asking questions on other topics.
This is shameful.
This is shameful.
When asked if there was anything "incriminating" in Epstein's emails, Trump pointed a finger in a female reporter's face and snapped. 'Quiet. Quiet, Piggy.'
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Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
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November 18, 2025 at 2:11 AM
I just watched the whole video, and not a single reporter stood up for her. Everyone just pivoted to asking questions on other topics.
This is shameful.
This is shameful.
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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Published yesterday: The Trump Organization requested a record 184 foreign workers this year.
me, for @forbes.com
me, for @forbes.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Published yesterday: The Trump Organization requested a record 184 foreign workers this year.
me, for @forbes.com
me, for @forbes.com
Immigrants built those houses, dude.
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 14, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Immigrants built those houses, dude.
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BREAKING: At Pope Leo XIV’s urging, U.S. Catholic bishops just delivered the strongest rebuke of a sitting president in Church history — condemning Trump-Vance raids as “inhumane” and “dehumanizing” in a 216–5 vote.
NEW: At Pope Leo’s Urging, Bishops Issue Historic Rebuke of Trump’s Raids
Nearly all U.S. Catholic bishops united in Baltimore to denounce the Trump administration’s “inhumane” deportation campaign — a near-unanimous, unprecedented moral stand against a sitting president.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:21 AM
BREAKING: At Pope Leo XIV’s urging, U.S. Catholic bishops just delivered the strongest rebuke of a sitting president in Church history — condemning Trump-Vance raids as “inhumane” and “dehumanizing” in a 216–5 vote.
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Imagine trying to convince someone a decade ago that this sentence would be a 100% literally accurate description of the American political situation.
The attorney general and the FBI director, a manosphere podcaster bro, pulled into the situation room a member of Congress best known for getting kicked out of a Beetlejuice musical for drunkenly giving her date a handy, in order to pressure her about the president's child sex trafficking scandal.
November 13, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Imagine trying to convince someone a decade ago that this sentence would be a 100% literally accurate description of the American political situation.
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Who did it better @nydailynews.com or @nytimes.com ?
NYT editors are entrusted by their readers to prioritize what’s important.
Their editorial decisions such as layout of the #FrontPage contribute to public memory.
Democracywashing the multifaceted coup attempt and subversion of 2020 election👇
NYT editors are entrusted by their readers to prioritize what’s important.
Their editorial decisions such as layout of the #FrontPage contribute to public memory.
Democracywashing the multifaceted coup attempt and subversion of 2020 election👇
November 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Who did it better @nydailynews.com or @nytimes.com ?
NYT editors are entrusted by their readers to prioritize what’s important.
Their editorial decisions such as layout of the #FrontPage contribute to public memory.
Democracywashing the multifaceted coup attempt and subversion of 2020 election👇
NYT editors are entrusted by their readers to prioritize what’s important.
Their editorial decisions such as layout of the #FrontPage contribute to public memory.
Democracywashing the multifaceted coup attempt and subversion of 2020 election👇
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Bari already earning that payday, and needless to say not by doing good journalism
I see that CBS chose not to air this part. It probably explains much of what they did decide to air.
November 3, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Bari already earning that payday, and needless to say not by doing good journalism
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If both you and your partner make $95,000/year or more, you are in the top 10% of earners.
A really underappreciated issue in American politics is that there are many rich people who do not wish to acknowledge that they are, in fact, rich.
A really underappreciated issue in American politics is that there are many rich people who do not wish to acknowledge that they are, in fact, rich.
November 2, 2025 at 7:13 PM
If both you and your partner make $95,000/year or more, you are in the top 10% of earners.
A really underappreciated issue in American politics is that there are many rich people who do not wish to acknowledge that they are, in fact, rich.
A really underappreciated issue in American politics is that there are many rich people who do not wish to acknowledge that they are, in fact, rich.
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“We’ve never seen anything like this in our 51-year history,” the leader of one food bank said of the surge in demand.
SNAP freeze, grocery prices have Sacramento-area food banks busy to start November
“We’ve never seen anything like this in our 51-year history,” the leader of one food bank said of the surge in demand.
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November 1, 2025 at 9:50 PM
“We’ve never seen anything like this in our 51-year history,” the leader of one food bank said of the surge in demand.
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BREAKING: Democrats just tried to pass a standalone bill to fund WIC & SNAP to make sure families don't go hungry during the Republican shutdown.
Republicans BLOCKED it. So Trump won't use emergency funds to keep SNAP running, and Republicans won't let any bills pass. Shameful.
Republicans BLOCKED it. So Trump won't use emergency funds to keep SNAP running, and Republicans won't let any bills pass. Shameful.
October 29, 2025 at 8:49 PM
BREAKING: Democrats just tried to pass a standalone bill to fund WIC & SNAP to make sure families don't go hungry during the Republican shutdown.
Republicans BLOCKED it. So Trump won't use emergency funds to keep SNAP running, and Republicans won't let any bills pass. Shameful.
Republicans BLOCKED it. So Trump won't use emergency funds to keep SNAP running, and Republicans won't let any bills pass. Shameful.
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Republicans in Congress are taking an indefinite vacation & relinquishing their power to a wannabe king.
Without a Congress, we’re living in a dictatorship—not a democracy.
Without a Congress, we’re living in a dictatorship—not a democracy.
Trump: "I said, 'put it all into one bill and if we get it done, we're done for four years.' We don't need anything more from Congress."
October 28, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Republicans in Congress are taking an indefinite vacation & relinquishing their power to a wannabe king.
Without a Congress, we’re living in a dictatorship—not a democracy.
Without a Congress, we’re living in a dictatorship—not a democracy.
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Can someone please ask him how the GOP changed the 60 vote threshold twice in the last two months to approve 150+ trump appointees in one go? Cuz they are in charge and can change the rules to open the government. And they know it. They WANT the shutdown.
Mike Johnson: "Democrats are required to open the government. They keep saying, 'Republicans are in charge of government.' We aren't!"
October 27, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Can someone please ask him how the GOP changed the 60 vote threshold twice in the last two months to approve 150+ trump appointees in one go? Cuz they are in charge and can change the rules to open the government. And they know it. They WANT the shutdown.
Claude, give me a list of Democrats who haven’t had a thought in this century.
October 27, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Claude, give me a list of Democrats who haven’t had a thought in this century.
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this is why Dems are in the lead in NJ and VA
October 27, 2025 at 9:52 PM
this is why Dems are in the lead in NJ and VA
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NEW: The Trump administration is racing to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia as soon as Friday, conceding it does not intend to follow through on his criminal case despite earlier assurances.
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October 27, 2025 at 9:08 PM
NEW: The Trump administration is racing to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia as soon as Friday, conceding it does not intend to follow through on his criminal case despite earlier assurances.
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So true. It reflects how ignorant most journalists are about the history of their own country. From the committees of correspondence in the Revolution to the far right institutions that built MAGA, US politics have been shaped first by people and action in ways that end up reflected in voting.
For sure some of the legacy media outlets are downplaying the protests because they’re aligned with Trump, but I think an even bigger factor is how many elite journalists have a patrician disdain for the idea that politics can happen in the streets and not just the CNN green room.
October 18, 2025 at 11:24 PM
So true. It reflects how ignorant most journalists are about the history of their own country. From the committees of correspondence in the Revolution to the far right institutions that built MAGA, US politics have been shaped first by people and action in ways that end up reflected in voting.
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this rocks. when indiana edu killed the student newspaper, Purdue stepped up, printed the forbidden issue, drove it to Bloomington and stocked the boxes.
October 18, 2025 at 6:27 PM
this rocks. when indiana edu killed the student newspaper, Purdue stepped up, printed the forbidden issue, drove it to Bloomington and stocked the boxes.
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Take note of all these people turning out for protests in small towns in red states.
Remember them the next time you’re inclined to write an area off because “they voted for this.”
Remember them the next time you’re inclined to write an area off because “they voted for this.”
October 18, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Take note of all these people turning out for protests in small towns in red states.
Remember them the next time you’re inclined to write an area off because “they voted for this.”
Remember them the next time you’re inclined to write an area off because “they voted for this.”
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A crime so bad you need not prove it in a court of law! Your punishment? Death or a very stern warning before going home.
It boggles the legal mind. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...
It boggles the legal mind. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...
U.S. to Repatriate Survivors of Its Strike on Suspected Drug Vessel
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October 18, 2025 at 6:12 PM
A crime so bad you need not prove it in a court of law! Your punishment? Death or a very stern warning before going home.
It boggles the legal mind. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...
It boggles the legal mind. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...