Mark David Johansen
@dem0n1.bsky.social
Roots for the underdog, watches Underdog. Wants a ring filled with an Underdog Super-Energy Pill (or several). Sleeps till noon, yet manages to score all picnic the baskets in the park.
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As a Jew, it’s fun watching the administration post Christian nationalist messages while also saying they are doing everything they can to curb antisemitism.
Here’s the U.S. government being officially religious in a country with no official religion.
December 25, 2025 at 3:37 PM
As a Jew, it’s fun watching the administration post Christian nationalist messages while also saying they are doing everything they can to curb antisemitism.
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Our @dananessel.bsky.social is leading on this, btw.
December 25, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Our @dananessel.bsky.social is leading on this, btw.
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December 25, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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Everyone just smile when your mom tells you about that ne’er do well cousin who says he’s a “project manager” for “building data centers” who says he uses chatGPT for his job.
We all know he sells pills out of his girlfriend’s dad’s basement (which is a real job)
We all know he sells pills out of his girlfriend’s dad’s basement (which is a real job)
December 25, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Everyone just smile when your mom tells you about that ne’er do well cousin who says he’s a “project manager” for “building data centers” who says he uses chatGPT for his job.
We all know he sells pills out of his girlfriend’s dad’s basement (which is a real job)
We all know he sells pills out of his girlfriend’s dad’s basement (which is a real job)
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Totally normal and not at all batshit insane way for a president to spend Christmas Eve.
December 25, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Totally normal and not at all batshit insane way for a president to spend Christmas Eve.
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December 25, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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Christmas in the East Wing, 2023. 🎄
December 25, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Christmas in the East Wing, 2023. 🎄
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Trump thinks he’s such a big ratings draw. No, he’s not. CBS’s Kennedy Center Honors, hosted by Trump, just hit an all-time ratings low. Preliminary Nielsen data shows only 2.65 million viewers tuned in, down from 4.1 million in 2024. A stunning 35% year-over-year collapse.
December 25, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Trump thinks he’s such a big ratings draw. No, he’s not. CBS’s Kennedy Center Honors, hosted by Trump, just hit an all-time ratings low. Preliminary Nielsen data shows only 2.65 million viewers tuned in, down from 4.1 million in 2024. A stunning 35% year-over-year collapse.
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NORAD Santa tracker is Woke
December 25, 2025 at 2:28 AM
NORAD Santa tracker is Woke
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For me, the real lesson of Frank Capra’s delightful holiday film “It’s a Wonderful Life” was never as powerful as it is this year. Some thoughts. ⬇️
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/its-a-wonderful-life-f9b
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/its-a-wonderful-life-f9b
It’s a Wonderful Life
We can create kindness and decency, despite Trump
robertreich.substack.com
December 24, 2025 at 9:01 PM
For me, the real lesson of Frank Capra’s delightful holiday film “It’s a Wonderful Life” was never as powerful as it is this year. Some thoughts. ⬇️
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/its-a-wonderful-life-f9b
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/its-a-wonderful-life-f9b
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Chile has spent a decade oscillating between the center left and the center right. José Antonio Kast’s election is a departure—as well as an echo of a regional trend toward authoritarianism. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
The Right Wing Rises in Latin America
The new President of Chile joins a new class of leaders trying to seize the future by rewriting the past.
www.newyorker.com
December 24, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Chile has spent a decade oscillating between the center left and the center right. José Antonio Kast’s election is a departure—as well as an echo of a regional trend toward authoritarianism. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
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just saw a video asking “i wonder if the people who are like ‘good art is good art regardless of how it got made’ (ie ai) would also enjoy watching ai-generated sports/games/matches” and i can’t stop laughing. it’s such a great parallel that they’ll never accept.
December 24, 2025 at 9:12 PM
just saw a video asking “i wonder if the people who are like ‘good art is good art regardless of how it got made’ (ie ai) would also enjoy watching ai-generated sports/games/matches” and i can’t stop laughing. it’s such a great parallel that they’ll never accept.
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Fine, whatever, this random cat is your new god of the winter solstice
December 24, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Fine, whatever, this random cat is your new god of the winter solstice
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Mitt Romney said the quiet part out loud: the rich should pay more in taxes.
The Wall Street Journal attacked him for it.
But he’s right—and ignoring the math is how democracies crack.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
The Wall Street Journal attacked him for it.
But he’s right—and ignoring the math is how democracies crack.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
Mitt Romney Is Right: Tax the Rich Before the Pitchforks Come Out
The One Percent’s Problem Isn’t Envy. It’s Math.
open.substack.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Mitt Romney said the quiet part out loud: the rich should pay more in taxes.
The Wall Street Journal attacked him for it.
But he’s right—and ignoring the math is how democracies crack.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
The Wall Street Journal attacked him for it.
But he’s right—and ignoring the math is how democracies crack.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
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They want a national abortion ban. It’s why they went after Roe.
Banning it for veterans is just another step in removing our autonomy and controlling our bodies.
Reproductive freedoms are worth fighting for and veterans deserve better.
www.ms.now/news/abortio...
Banning it for veterans is just another step in removing our autonomy and controlling our bodies.
Reproductive freedoms are worth fighting for and veterans deserve better.
www.ms.now/news/abortio...
Department of Veterans Affairs quietly implements abortion ban
A VA spokesperson confirmed to MS NOW that the ban was in place following a Department of Justice memo issued last week.
www.ms.now
December 24, 2025 at 8:42 PM
They want a national abortion ban. It’s why they went after Roe.
Banning it for veterans is just another step in removing our autonomy and controlling our bodies.
Reproductive freedoms are worth fighting for and veterans deserve better.
www.ms.now/news/abortio...
Banning it for veterans is just another step in removing our autonomy and controlling our bodies.
Reproductive freedoms are worth fighting for and veterans deserve better.
www.ms.now/news/abortio...
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President Trump’s spiteful defamation suit against the Pulitzer Prize Board may backfire, as the latter is now demanding Trump’s psychological records, prescription medication records, and tax returns in the discovery process. trib.al/LeCyeIU
December 24, 2025 at 9:29 PM
President Trump’s spiteful defamation suit against the Pulitzer Prize Board may backfire, as the latter is now demanding Trump’s psychological records, prescription medication records, and tax returns in the discovery process. trib.al/LeCyeIU
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Shorter Chatterton:
"How dare people judge me by the content of my character."
"How dare people judge me by the content of my character."
it requires an absolutely staggering lack of self awareness for chatterton to complain that he has lost elite opportunities because he has anti-woke views.
The Other Way the ‘Super Woke’ Left Discriminates
Race and gender aren’t the only categories that determine who gets special treatment.
www.theatlantic.com
December 24, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Shorter Chatterton:
"How dare people judge me by the content of my character."
"How dare people judge me by the content of my character."
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JFC. Vile, evil ghouls.
“Like Prime, but with human beings.”
December 24, 2025 at 9:38 PM
JFC. Vile, evil ghouls.
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President Free Speech has struck again!
Trump wants to cancel TV licenses because he doesn't like what late night TV hosts are saying about him.
What happened to "stop cancel culture" and buck up "snowflakes?" And what happened to the First Amendment?
What happened to "stop cancel culture" and buck up "snowflakes?" And what happened to the First Amendment?
December 24, 2025 at 9:45 PM
President Free Speech has struck again!
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This is one of our favorites!
December 24, 2025 at 8:24 PM
This is one of our favorites!
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A million pages is conservatively 400 bankers boxes.
December 24, 2025 at 8:40 PM
A million pages is conservatively 400 bankers boxes.
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Look….. I know I’m an adult so it’s different…… but I feel like this year’s Christmas is the least Christmas-y I’ve ever experienced.
Personally, because of all of the horror we’ve had this year. But also commercially, I feel like even companies are phoning it in or not even acknowledging it.
Personally, because of all of the horror we’ve had this year. But also commercially, I feel like even companies are phoning it in or not even acknowledging it.
December 24, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Look….. I know I’m an adult so it’s different…… but I feel like this year’s Christmas is the least Christmas-y I’ve ever experienced.
Personally, because of all of the horror we’ve had this year. But also commercially, I feel like even companies are phoning it in or not even acknowledging it.
Personally, because of all of the horror we’ve had this year. But also commercially, I feel like even companies are phoning it in or not even acknowledging it.
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The rich and powerful don’t get their wages garnished when they default on a loan. They declare bankruptcy and end up paying pennies on the dollar, if anything. Like Trump did many, many times.
December 24, 2025 at 2:13 PM
The rich and powerful don’t get their wages garnished when they default on a loan. They declare bankruptcy and end up paying pennies on the dollar, if anything. Like Trump did many, many times.
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Every time I post about this lately I get a lot of dismissive responses, but I'm sorry this is nuts & seems @bsky.app @safety.bsky.app are doing nothing to deal with the situation. Just in last hour dozens of accounts following me, all hawking same AI platform. Thinking about locking my account soon
December 16, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Every time I post about this lately I get a lot of dismissive responses, but I'm sorry this is nuts & seems @bsky.app @safety.bsky.app are doing nothing to deal with the situation. Just in last hour dozens of accounts following me, all hawking same AI platform. Thinking about locking my account soon