Mark Bjorge
@markbjorge.bsky.social
DC to the ESVA, and X to Bluesky.
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I'm not saying something that people don't already know. But it's worth making the issue explicit. We have an elaborate jurisprudence of probable cause, rooted in explicit strictures in the constitution that places big limits on what police can do to you. Those limits may be honored in the breach...
only a bit above the paywall but you get the horrible gist www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
December 24, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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This is a wild hack. a16z gave a million dollars to startup called Doublespeed. They use a phone farm to flood social media with AI generated influencers and ads. A hacker remotely broke into the phone farm, unmasking the AI influencers/fake accounts, gave us the data www.404media.co/hack-reveals...
Hack Reveals the a16z-Backed Phone Farm Flooding TikTok With AI Influencers
A hacker gained control of a 1,100 mobile phone farm powering covert, AI-generated ads on TikTok.
www.404media.co
December 17, 2025 at 2:35 PM
This is a wild hack. a16z gave a million dollars to startup called Doublespeed. They use a phone farm to flood social media with AI generated influencers and ads. A hacker remotely broke into the phone farm, unmasking the AI influencers/fake accounts, gave us the data www.404media.co/hack-reveals...
I got the bow pulpit and the platform off today. I’ll get the sprit itself off tomorrow.
I think I have a good way to lower it solo easily.
If all that goes smoothly, I will try to get the caprails (where the hull to deck joint is) sanded and ready for fiberglass on Thursday.
I think I have a good way to lower it solo easily.
If all that goes smoothly, I will try to get the caprails (where the hull to deck joint is) sanded and ready for fiberglass on Thursday.
December 16, 2025 at 10:05 PM
I got the bow pulpit and the platform off today. I’ll get the sprit itself off tomorrow.
I think I have a good way to lower it solo easily.
If all that goes smoothly, I will try to get the caprails (where the hull to deck joint is) sanded and ready for fiberglass on Thursday.
I think I have a good way to lower it solo easily.
If all that goes smoothly, I will try to get the caprails (where the hull to deck joint is) sanded and ready for fiberglass on Thursday.
Reposted by Mark Bjorge
Towards a Deeper Understanding of Our Age of Monsters and Predators talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/towar...
December 12, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Towards a Deeper Understanding of Our Age of Monsters and Predators talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/towar...
I suppose in retrospect all the rage filled revenge movies he’s done might’ve been seen as a sign of a more fundamental instability.
SCOOP: Academy Award-nominee Liam Neeson narrated a recent anti-vaccine documentary that glorifies RFK Jr.’s rise to power.
In the film, Neeson—a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador—calls the COVID-19 vaccines “dangerous experiments.”
www.importantcontext.news/p/liam-neeso...
In the film, Neeson—a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador—calls the COVID-19 vaccines “dangerous experiments.”
www.importantcontext.news/p/liam-neeso...
Liam Neeson Narrates Anti-Vax, Pro-RFK Documentary
The Taken actor can be heard calling mRNA COVID vaccines “dangerous experiments.”
www.importantcontext.news
December 11, 2025 at 8:32 PM
I suppose in retrospect all the rage filled revenge movies he’s done might’ve been seen as a sign of a more fundamental instability.
Black walnut and ash cabin floor. This is raw unstained, wood sanded, but unfinished. Wiping with acetone shows how it may look finished.
December 11, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Black walnut and ash cabin floor. This is raw unstained, wood sanded, but unfinished. Wiping with acetone shows how it may look finished.
Teak hatch for storage locker behind port settee cushion in Westsail 32 Mistral. Sanded to 240 grit.
December 10, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Teak hatch for storage locker behind port settee cushion in Westsail 32 Mistral. Sanded to 240 grit.
You can imagine his hurt feelings.
She’s more popular in his hometown than he is.
She’s more popular in his hometown than he is.
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December 10, 2025 at 1:20 AM
You can imagine his hurt feelings.
She’s more popular in his hometown than he is.
She’s more popular in his hometown than he is.
Looks like I may be able to salvage the 50 year old teak caprail on my Westsail.
December 9, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Looks like I may be able to salvage the 50 year old teak caprail on my Westsail.
Cleaning up, trying to stay warm.
December 6, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Cleaning up, trying to stay warm.
“blocks from the White House”
It’s been a while since I’ve seen that phrase used crime posts. Can’t say I missed it.
It’s been a while since I’ve seen that phrase used crime posts. Can’t say I missed it.
Two members of the National Guard were left in critical condition after a man shot them blocks from the White House on Wednesday afternoon.
Here's what we know.
Here's what we know.
What We Know About the National Guard Shooting in D.C. and the Suspect
Two National Guard members are in critical condition after a man shot them near the White House on the eve of Thanksgiving.
nyti.ms
November 27, 2025 at 12:20 PM
“blocks from the White House”
It’s been a while since I’ve seen that phrase used crime posts. Can’t say I missed it.
It’s been a while since I’ve seen that phrase used crime posts. Can’t say I missed it.
Last major incident that I can recall in that area was way back in the day when bravo bravo was a nightclub around there.
worth noting that there have been no reported violent assaults w/a gun near 17th & I since 2018, and no homicides from 2008 on (the publicly available data only go back to 1/1/2008). This is not a dangerous area–there was no reason for them to be there. (data from crimecards.dc.gov/homicides:cr...)
one thing we *can* conclude at this point — those two national guards would not have been shot if trump had not abused his power to deploy them to DC
November 26, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Last major incident that I can recall in that area was way back in the day when bravo bravo was a nightclub around there.
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I’m having that thing where you log on to social and everyone is reacting to the new thing but the reactions are vague, aghast, angry enough that you’re struggling to figure out exactly what the new thing is. German must have a word for this.
November 22, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I’m having that thing where you log on to social and everyone is reacting to the new thing but the reactions are vague, aghast, angry enough that you’re struggling to figure out exactly what the new thing is. German must have a word for this.
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November 18, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Good reporting on DC local news, and news about how DC fits into and plays a part in national political matters. ⬇️💯✅
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Federal government shutdown gave us 43 more reasons DC should be the 51st state.
November 17, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Federal government shutdown gave us 43 more reasons DC should be the 51st state.
You can see it with a naked eye, but you’ll have to acclimate your eyes to the dark first.
A good phone camera will capture this picture right now. #ESVA
A good phone camera will capture this picture right now. #ESVA
November 12, 2025 at 2:47 AM
You can see it with a naked eye, but you’ll have to acclimate your eyes to the dark first.
A good phone camera will capture this picture right now. #ESVA
A good phone camera will capture this picture right now. #ESVA
Reposted by Mark Bjorge
A reminder - last March, republicans promised to restore $1.1B in funding to DC in exchange for funding the government, and Mike Johnson never took it up in the House.
a cartoon girl in a blue dress is kneeling in a field holding a bag
ALT: a cartoon girl in a blue dress is kneeling in a field holding a bag
media.tenor.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:07 AM
A reminder - last March, republicans promised to restore $1.1B in funding to DC in exchange for funding the government, and Mike Johnson never took it up in the House.
My family will be fine. We’ve already sacrificed and moved on. We just hoped that we had representatives that cared about the principle of fairness and were not playing us for suckers.
November 10, 2025 at 1:23 AM
My family will be fine. We’ve already sacrificed and moved on. We just hoped that we had representatives that cared about the principle of fairness and were not playing us for suckers.
For what it’s worth, anyone who enters a contract with no means of enforcing Said contract is a fool.
November 10, 2025 at 1:22 AM
For what it’s worth, anyone who enters a contract with no means of enforcing Said contract is a fool.
Per Axios, “at least 10 Senate Dems will back a vote to advance a funding package through January”. In exchange, the Senate will “hold a December vote on extending ACA tax credits for one year” (it needs 60 votes to pass).
21 min ago: Senate Democrats entered a caucus meeting, with many moderates remaining tight-lipped about their posture on the possible vote on advancing the House-passed continuing resolution later this evening. Republicans need five more Democrats to cross the aisle to move forward.
November 9, 2025 at 10:57 PM
@markwarner.bsky.social @kaine.senate.gov
Please hold the line on ACA funding.
In fact, be bolder.
Don’t cave and tell your peers not to as well, please.
Mark
Onancock, VA
Please hold the line on ACA funding.
In fact, be bolder.
Don’t cave and tell your peers not to as well, please.
Mark
Onancock, VA
November 9, 2025 at 10:55 PM
@markwarner.bsky.social @kaine.senate.gov
Please hold the line on ACA funding.
In fact, be bolder.
Don’t cave and tell your peers not to as well, please.
Mark
Onancock, VA
Please hold the line on ACA funding.
In fact, be bolder.
Don’t cave and tell your peers not to as well, please.
Mark
Onancock, VA
Ewww. Cartoonishly villainous. Gross.
"30-year-old conservative lawyer and activist who is Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel, which deals with federal employee whistleblower complaints and discrimination" cancelled his colleague's hotel room so she would be forced to stay with him.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
October 10, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Ewww. Cartoonishly villainous. Gross.
So I just spent the last two days in DC after spending almost the last two years on the eastern shore of Virginia. My impressions being back in DC – wow, this is city ever empty. I don’t think I’ve ever seen DC this empty. I can only imagine what DC’s tax receipts look like.
August 26, 2025 at 12:56 PM
So I just spent the last two days in DC after spending almost the last two years on the eastern shore of Virginia. My impressions being back in DC – wow, this is city ever empty. I don’t think I’ve ever seen DC this empty. I can only imagine what DC’s tax receipts look like.
Wishing all @dcpublicschools.bsky.social students and staff a great first day!
August 25, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Wishing all @dcpublicschools.bsky.social students and staff a great first day!