David Markinson
@markdave2.bsky.social
Medic and a good Father to my daughters.
A large Pride flag has been removed from a flagpole at the Stonewall National Monument in Manhattan, weeks after the Department of the Interior issued federal guidance on displaying “non-agency” flags in the National Park System.
February 10, 2026 at 5:56 PM
A large Pride flag has been removed from a flagpole at the Stonewall National Monument in Manhattan, weeks after the Department of the Interior issued federal guidance on displaying “non-agency” flags in the National Park System.
Russia appears poised to capture three strategic areas in southern and eastern Ukraine, which would give Moscow an edge in U.S.-mediated peace talks. Here's the latest.
nyti.ms
February 10, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Russia appears poised to capture three strategic areas in southern and eastern Ukraine, which would give Moscow an edge in U.S.-mediated peace talks. Here's the latest.
A group of conservative activists has worked for 16 years to stop all government efforts to fight climate change. Their efforts are now paying off.
The EPA is expected to revoke the endangerment finding, which has underpinned the government’s ability to fight global warming since 2009.
The EPA is expected to revoke the endangerment finding, which has underpinned the government’s ability to fight global warming since 2009.
nyti.ms
February 10, 2026 at 4:47 PM
A group of conservative activists has worked for 16 years to stop all government efforts to fight climate change. Their efforts are now paying off.
The EPA is expected to revoke the endangerment finding, which has underpinned the government’s ability to fight global warming since 2009.
The EPA is expected to revoke the endangerment finding, which has underpinned the government’s ability to fight global warming since 2009.
Local authorities declared an unlawful assembly after protests on Saturday escalated near a federal building just outside Minneapolis, leading to at least 50 arrests, the county sheriff’s office said.
nyti.ms
February 8, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Local authorities declared an unlawful assembly after protests on Saturday escalated near a federal building just outside Minneapolis, leading to at least 50 arrests, the county sheriff’s office said.
If you agree firing Kristi Noem is way overdue, here’s something you can do about it RIGHT NOW!
Tell Congress: Impeach DHS Secretary Kristi Noem
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
February 8, 2026 at 8:50 AM
If you agree firing Kristi Noem is way overdue, here’s something you can do about it RIGHT NOW!
Four More US States Weigh Bans on Private-Equity Interference in Medical Care.
UK handing more of healthcare to PE parasites
Hospitals
GP surgeries
Dentists
Care homes
Children's care
PE has no long term interest in anything. It profiteers by devouring.
archive.ph/xBUyI
UK handing more of healthcare to PE parasites
Hospitals
GP surgeries
Dentists
Care homes
Children's care
PE has no long term interest in anything. It profiteers by devouring.
archive.ph/xBUyI
archive.ph
February 3, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Four More US States Weigh Bans on Private-Equity Interference in Medical Care.
UK handing more of healthcare to PE parasites
Hospitals
GP surgeries
Dentists
Care homes
Children's care
PE has no long term interest in anything. It profiteers by devouring.
archive.ph/xBUyI
UK handing more of healthcare to PE parasites
Hospitals
GP surgeries
Dentists
Care homes
Children's care
PE has no long term interest in anything. It profiteers by devouring.
archive.ph/xBUyI
The Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt began a trial phase on Sunday ahead of its planned reopening that will allow a limited number of Palestinians to leave the war-torn enclave and completing the first phase of the US-brokered ceasefire plan.
February 1, 2026 at 11:16 AM
The Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt began a trial phase on Sunday ahead of its planned reopening that will allow a limited number of Palestinians to leave the war-torn enclave and completing the first phase of the US-brokered ceasefire plan.
Reposted by David Markinson
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“These days, the bloodshed is even more visible, revulsion is similarly growing — and the horrors we have witnessed should impel more of us to take a stand,” our columnist @nickkristof.bsky.social writes. “The question is straightforward: Which America do we choose?”
“These days, the bloodshed is even more visible, revulsion is similarly growing — and the horrors we have witnessed should impel more of us to take a stand,” our columnist @nickkristof.bsky.social writes. “The question is straightforward: Which America do we choose?”
Opinion | Do We Want Live in Alex Pretti’s America or Gregory Bovino’s?
As in the Civil Rights battles of the 1960s, Americans are at a fork and must pick their path.
nyti.ms
January 31, 2026 at 11:40 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“These days, the bloodshed is even more visible, revulsion is similarly growing — and the horrors we have witnessed should impel more of us to take a stand,” our columnist @nickkristof.bsky.social writes. “The question is straightforward: Which America do we choose?”
“These days, the bloodshed is even more visible, revulsion is similarly growing — and the horrors we have witnessed should impel more of us to take a stand,” our columnist @nickkristof.bsky.social writes. “The question is straightforward: Which America do we choose?”
Reposted by David Markinson
“This isn’t a moment, it’s a movement”
January 31, 2026 at 1:25 PM
“This isn’t a moment, it’s a movement”
Reposted by David Markinson
The U.S. government has placed a bounty on Diosdado Cabello, Venezuela’s interior minister, who prosecutors accuse of drug trafficking. Yet he remains in power as part of interim leader Delcy Rodríguez’s core circle, seen by her side at events and linked to the country’s machinery of repression.
Maduro’s Enforcer Faces an Uneasy Transition, and a Bounty on His Head
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:03 PM
The U.S. government has placed a bounty on Diosdado Cabello, Venezuela’s interior minister, who prosecutors accuse of drug trafficking. Yet he remains in power as part of interim leader Delcy Rodríguez’s core circle, seen by her side at events and linked to the country’s machinery of repression.
Reposted by David Markinson
WATCH LIVE: White House briefs after Trump threatens to invoke Insurrection Act in Minnesota
LIVE: White House briefs after Trump threatens to invoke Insurrection Act in Minnesota
YouTube video by MS NOW
www.youtube.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:09 PM
WATCH LIVE: White House briefs after Trump threatens to invoke Insurrection Act in Minnesota
Reposted by David Markinson
Our local law enforcement, mayors, and community leaders all agree: The best way to restore order and safety in Minnesota is for ICE to leave our streets.
This Administration is escalating rather than de-escalating and it needs to stop.
This Administration is escalating rather than de-escalating and it needs to stop.
January 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Our local law enforcement, mayors, and community leaders all agree: The best way to restore order and safety in Minnesota is for ICE to leave our streets.
This Administration is escalating rather than de-escalating and it needs to stop.
This Administration is escalating rather than de-escalating and it needs to stop.
Reposted by David Markinson
Introducing the highest U.S. tariffs since the Great Depression, President Trump made a clear promise in the spring: “Jobs and factories will come roaring back into our country.”
They haven’t.
They haven’t.
Trump’s promised manufacturing boom is a bust so far
Manufacturing employment has declined every month since April, when the president said tariffs would bring factories “roaring back.”
wapo.st
January 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Introducing the highest U.S. tariffs since the Great Depression, President Trump made a clear promise in the spring: “Jobs and factories will come roaring back into our country.”
They haven’t.
They haven’t.
Reposted by David Markinson
Some of the latest Dietary Guidelines for Americans conflict with expert consensus. Here’s what they say you should eat: https://cnn.it/3N8c2Zy
January 8, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Some of the latest Dietary Guidelines for Americans conflict with expert consensus. Here’s what they say you should eat: https://cnn.it/3N8c2Zy
Reposted by David Markinson
Smugglers, money launderers and people facing sanctions once relied on diamonds, gold and artwork to store illicit fortunes. Now, criminals are turning to stablecoins, a cryptocurrency tied to the U.S. dollar that exists largely beyond traditional financial oversight.
How Stablecoins Can Help Criminals Launder Money and Evade Sanctions
Through layers of intermediaries, stablecoins can be moved, swapped and mixed into pools of other funds in ways that are difficult to trace, experts say.
nyti.ms
December 7, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Smugglers, money launderers and people facing sanctions once relied on diamonds, gold and artwork to store illicit fortunes. Now, criminals are turning to stablecoins, a cryptocurrency tied to the U.S. dollar that exists largely beyond traditional financial oversight.
Reposted by David Markinson
The Kennedy Center is currently guided by a board of Trump loyalists and a new staff including the center’s president.
In 10 months, the president has transformed Washington’s cultural hub. Now comes his biggest night yet: the Kennedy Center Honors.
In 10 months, the president has transformed Washington’s cultural hub. Now comes his biggest night yet: the Kennedy Center Honors.
Donald Trump’s Kennedy Center is showier, emptier and more political
In 10 months, President Donald Trump has transformed the Kennedy Center. Now comes his biggest night yet: the Kennedy Center Honors.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The Kennedy Center is currently guided by a board of Trump loyalists and a new staff including the center’s president.
In 10 months, the president has transformed Washington’s cultural hub. Now comes his biggest night yet: the Kennedy Center Honors.
In 10 months, the president has transformed Washington’s cultural hub. Now comes his biggest night yet: the Kennedy Center Honors.
Reposted by David Markinson
A Chinese virologist fled to the U.S. in 2020, aided by President Trump’s powerful allies who sought to promote her unproven theories about the origins of Covid-19. Her husband still can’t find her. In interviews, she made clear that she does not want to be found.
The Married Scientists Torn Apart by a Covid Bioweapon Theory
In 2020, a Chinese virologist fled to the United States, aided by allies of President Trump who sought to promote her unproven theories about the origins of Covid-19. Her husband still can’t find her.
nyti.ms
December 7, 2025 at 6:10 PM
A Chinese virologist fled to the U.S. in 2020, aided by President Trump’s powerful allies who sought to promote her unproven theories about the origins of Covid-19. Her husband still can’t find her. In interviews, she made clear that she does not want to be found.
Israel vowed on Sunday to prevent a ship carrying a dozen pro-Palestinian activists and aid from reaching Gaza. The passengers include the Swedish activist Greta Thunberg and Rima Hassan, a member of the European Parliament.
Israel Vows to Stop Aid Ship With Greta Thunberg Aboard From Reaching Gaza
The attempt to block the flotilla carrying the famed climate activist comes 15 years after a similar aid effort ended in deadly violence.
trib.al
June 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Federal immigration agents in riot gear squared off with hundreds of protesters for a second consecutive day on Saturday in Los Angeles County, filling streets with tear gas and smoke. nyti.ms/4kUON0y
June 8, 2025 at 5:06 PM
A former Arkansas police chief and convicted murderer known as the “Devil in the Ozarks” was captured on Friday, less than two miles from a maximum-security prison from which he escaped on May 25, the authorities said.
‘Devil in the Ozarks' Escapee Is Caught Near Arkansas Prison
Grant Hardin, who came to be known as the “Devil in the Ozarks,” was captured on Friday, nearly two weeks after his May 25 escape from a maximum-security prison.
trib.al
June 6, 2025 at 11:49 PM
EVERYBODY WATCH.
ICE IS OUT OF CONTROL.
Video of SEIU California’s President David Huerta getting assaulted & arrested during an ICE raid in the warehouse district of Downtown Los Angeles today.
He’s an LA native, American citizen and labor leader.
Don’t turn away.
ICE IS OUT OF CONTROL.
Video of SEIU California’s President David Huerta getting assaulted & arrested during an ICE raid in the warehouse district of Downtown Los Angeles today.
He’s an LA native, American citizen and labor leader.
Don’t turn away.
June 6, 2025 at 11:45 PM
President Trump ordered his White House counsel and the attorney general on Wednesday to investigate Joe Biden and his staff, in Trump’s latest attempt to stoke outlandish conspiracy theories about his predecessor. nyti.ms/43wjiEn
June 6, 2025 at 11:39 AM