Mark
banner
boom-crash.bsky.social
Mark
@boom-crash.bsky.social
Drummer, web guy, retired teacher, husband, grandparent, nature boy, Kansan from east side of Cleveland OH — generally dismayed by US politics and climate change.
Reposted by Mark
RFK Jr: "Two weeks ago we ended, under your leadership, a twenty year war on women".

Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
December 2, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Reposted by Mark
Big Oil is "wildly desperate to dodge the growing array of lawsuits over the damage caused by their decades-long scheme to deceive the public about climate change," writes @aaronregunberg.bsky.social.

The fossil fuel industry is again urging the Supreme Court to help them escape accountability.
The Supreme Court’s Ethics Code Is a Joke. Big Oil Knows That.
Oil companies want the Supreme Court to intervene to dismiss lawsuits about climate change. Amy Coney Barrett and Samuel Alito both have big conflicts of interest on that front.
newrepublic.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:12 PM
it’s estimated that DOGE’s “savings” were exaggerated by more than 95 percent. Of the more than $50 billion DOGE claimed to have saved, only $1.4 billion could be verified — and not a single dollar went back to the Treasury to reduce the deficit.

www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
The Greatest Victims of Trump's Greatest Grift Are America's Greatest Heroes
The so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) no longer exists, but its negative impact on veterans will last for decades.
www.rollingstone.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Reposted by Mark
"Court video showed ICE agents, who allegedly had a 12-pack of Modelo in their car...

"“This is great,” an officer said as they started following Martinez. “This is fun,” another replied.

www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/c...
ICE video shows officers planned to ‘smash’ into Charlotte man filming Border Patrol
Immigration agents had a 12-pack of Modelos in their car while making arrests, Miguel Angel Garcia Martinez told investigators.
www.charlotteobserver.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Reposted by Mark
We can do away with it without a new Supreme Court. Nor do we need a constitutional amendment. There’s a far simpler way to get rid of Citizens United. Let me explain. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/how-to-get-rid-of-citizens-united
November 24, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Reposted by Mark
Quiet part, meet out loud.
Rep. Salazar on Venezuela: "We're about to go in ... we need to go in ... Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day"
November 24, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Reposted by Mark
You know, I'm not sure I ever really read the Pond Rules at our local nature preserve all that closely before
November 25, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Reposted by Mark
Never forget who MTG really is.

courtesy of @mindcite.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Reposted by Mark
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Reposted by Mark
In an era filled with tech dipshits who never developed emotionally past the age of 13 & use their wealth to become odious monsters ...

... listen to Steve Wozniak.
November 21, 2025 at 7:41 PM
All social media platforms should do this. It would help us weed out at least some of the paid trolls.
X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.

Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
November 21, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Reposted by Mark
JP Morgan knew about Epstein's sex trafficking, but didn't report it so they could keep doing business with him.
EPSTEIN BOMBSHELL: my staff is releasing a new report showing JPMorgan Chase executives – all the way to the top – enabled Epstein's sex trafficking operation. You're going to want to read this.
Wyden Presses for Investigation Into JPMorgan Chase and Epstein
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Reposted by Mark
To everyone saying that people in our military already know not to follow unlawful orders, how do you explain almost 100 civilians murdered on fishing boats in the Caribbean so far?
November 20, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Reposted by Mark
The misogyny is the point
"Quiet! Quiet, Piggy."
November 18, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Reposted by Mark
Every single news story about Trump hosting MBS at the WH today should include the tremendously lucrative business deals the Saudis have done this year with Trump Org to enrich Trump and his family personally, which is the primary reason why this is happening.
November 18, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Reposted by Mark
Once again,Trump proves that moral clarity is optional if it conflicts with his personal or financial interests. Calling Jamal Khashoggi “extremely controversial” while defending the Saudi crown prince who ordered his brutal murder is not just wrong
Trump claims slain journalist Khashoggi was ‘extremely controversial,’ defends Saudi crown prince | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump on Tuesday angrily dismissed a question about the 2018 murder of Jamal Khashoggi, claiming the Saudi dissident journalist was “extremely controversial” and insisting the subject...
www.cnn.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Reposted by Mark
Remember Jamal Khashoggi.
November 18, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Reposted by Mark
📌NOTE: There's no newsroom guidance I'm aware of that says journalists have to just sit there and take it when an ill-bred slob, and convicted felon calls them "piggy" and shrugs off the brutal killing of one of their colleagues by simply saying, "things happen."
November 19, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Reposted by Mark
Every outlet worth a damn should be calling this out.

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
November 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Reposted by Mark
A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.

www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination
Audio recordings, intercepted phone calls and other intelligence link Mohammed bin Salman to killing that Saudis say was conducted by rogue elements.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Reposted by Mark
Despicable.
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 19, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Reposted by Mark
My pitch at COP in Belem:

1. Trump doesn't speak for our country on climate; he's the agent of fossil fuel - indeed, the corrupt agent. He speaks for them, his big donors, not for Americans.
November 17, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Reposted by Mark
I have this crazy hope that one day Morning Joe will recognize that there are more Christians in the United States than evangelicals.

Occasionally, MJ does acknowledge that Catholics exist. But the rest of us?

Invisible.
November 17, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Reposted by Mark
Trump’s response to the Pope and the Catholic Church - targeting churches during the holidays.

thisweekinworcester.com/exclusive-tr...
Exclusive: Trump DHS Plans Immigration Raids on Churches Over Holidays
The Trump Dept. of Homeland Security is briefing federal agencies on plans for immigration enforcement operations inside churches over holidays.
thisweekinworcester.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Reposted by Mark
I can usually translate him, but either I’m losing my mind, or he is.
November 18, 2025 at 12:26 AM