Mark Drop
@markdrop.bsky.social
Hi! TV writer who loves comics, movies, literature, animation, poetry, our republic and way too many musics but mostly rock, jazz, classical and bluegrass.
No kings.
No kings.
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Mark Drop
@markdrop.bsky.social
· Mar 17
Me: What EVEN is going on anyway?
Friend: The rise of the Cryptohominids.
Friend: The rise of the Cryptohominids.
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cool cool cool
This is obscene. Why can't other politicians say that?
The 25 richest families are collectively $358.7 billion richer than a year ago, with a combined fortune totaling $2.9 trillion.
The 25 richest families are collectively $358.7 billion richer than a year ago, with a combined fortune totaling $2.9 trillion.
December 18, 2025 at 5:53 PM
cool cool cool
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Massie: Previous presidents told us to go to war over WMDs that did not exist. Now it's the same playbook. Except we're told that drugs are the WMDs. If it were about drugs, we'd bomb Mexico or China or Colombia. This is about oil and regime change.
December 17, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Massie: Previous presidents told us to go to war over WMDs that did not exist. Now it's the same playbook. Except we're told that drugs are the WMDs. If it were about drugs, we'd bomb Mexico or China or Colombia. This is about oil and regime change.
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Clay letters from ancient Mesopotamia are alive with idiom, sayings, and everyday language that I love.
Here are just a few random ones so you can enjoy them too.
Here are just a few random ones so you can enjoy them too.
December 17, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Clay letters from ancient Mesopotamia are alive with idiom, sayings, and everyday language that I love.
Here are just a few random ones so you can enjoy them too.
Here are just a few random ones so you can enjoy them too.
Can the US please shake itself out of its stupor and get serious?
Investigators concluded Monday that South Korea’s ousted conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol plotted to impose martial law to eliminate his political rivals & monopolize power — Yoon is currently in jail while standing trial
One day America — one day 🤞🏼
One day America — one day 🤞🏼
December 15, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Can the US please shake itself out of its stupor and get serious?
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Still in a state of shock trying to process the tragic loss of one of the most gifted men in the entertainment industry & his wife when the Embarrassment-in-Chief disgraces common human decency with this repulsive, deranged statement.
#NoWords 🤮
#NoWords 🤮
December 15, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Still in a state of shock trying to process the tragic loss of one of the most gifted men in the entertainment industry & his wife when the Embarrassment-in-Chief disgraces common human decency with this repulsive, deranged statement.
#NoWords 🤮
#NoWords 🤮
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I'm at the combination
December 4, 2025 at 3:17 AM
I'm at the combination
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I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
December 2, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
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Phil Knight is almost single handedly funding the OR GOP, one of the more extreme state GOPs in the country. Keep that in mind next time you’re in the market for sportswear or sneakers. www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
Nike co-founder Phil Knight makes record-setting donation to help elect Republicans
It is the single largest donation Knight has made to an Oregon candidate or political action committee.
www.oregonlive.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Phil Knight is almost single handedly funding the OR GOP, one of the more extreme state GOPs in the country. Keep that in mind next time you’re in the market for sportswear or sneakers. www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
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California needs a fighter and protector. I’m running for Governor.
November 21, 2025 at 6:50 AM
California needs a fighter and protector. I’m running for Governor.
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Despicable
open.substack.com/pub/steady/p...
Great read from Dan Rather:
"...The very existence of a free press is a threat to this president’s modus operandi, which is to govern by lying. Why would he want people around him who ask for facts and truthful answers?..."
#BlueCrew #MisogynistInChief
open.substack.com/pub/steady/p...
Great read from Dan Rather:
"...The very existence of a free press is a threat to this president’s modus operandi, which is to govern by lying. Why would he want people around him who ask for facts and truthful answers?..."
#BlueCrew #MisogynistInChief
Despicable
The bully-in-chief is targeting women in the White House press corps
open.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Despicable
open.substack.com/pub/steady/p...
Great read from Dan Rather:
"...The very existence of a free press is a threat to this president’s modus operandi, which is to govern by lying. Why would he want people around him who ask for facts and truthful answers?..."
#BlueCrew #MisogynistInChief
open.substack.com/pub/steady/p...
Great read from Dan Rather:
"...The very existence of a free press is a threat to this president’s modus operandi, which is to govern by lying. Why would he want people around him who ask for facts and truthful answers?..."
#BlueCrew #MisogynistInChief
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The administration that uncancelled swastikas yesterday wants us to believe that it is blackmailing universities because it is so sincerely against antisemitism?
November 21, 2025 at 5:17 PM
The administration that uncancelled swastikas yesterday wants us to believe that it is blackmailing universities because it is so sincerely against antisemitism?
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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.
... listen to Steve Wozniak.
November 21, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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.
... listen to Steve Wozniak.
I'm down with Eric!!
BREAKING: Congressman Eric Swalwell just announced he is running for governor of California
Swalwell: I am running to be California’s next governor.
November 21, 2025 at 10:09 PM
I'm down with Eric!!
The kid can play. This is glorious. I need to steal some licks outta this Billy break!
Billy Strings was on Colbert last night, and this clip is 4:20.
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"Leaning on a Travelin' Song" - Billy Strings (LIVE on The Late Show)
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
youtu.be
November 21, 2025 at 8:26 PM
The kid can play. This is glorious. I need to steal some licks outta this Billy break!
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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 3:26 PM
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.
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Maybe it wasn’t really about Zelensky’s suit after all? 🤨
November 20, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Maybe it wasn’t really about Zelensky’s suit after all? 🤨
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TEN MONTHS IN:
The national debt is higher.
The trade deficit is wider.
The inflation rate has worsened.
The unemployment rate is up.
The national debt is higher.
The trade deficit is wider.
The inflation rate has worsened.
The unemployment rate is up.
November 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
TEN MONTHS IN:
The national debt is higher.
The trade deficit is wider.
The inflation rate has worsened.
The unemployment rate is up.
The national debt is higher.
The trade deficit is wider.
The inflation rate has worsened.
The unemployment rate is up.
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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...
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
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...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I've moved to @qobuz.bsky.social - it's fantastic and the money goes to artists not A.I. weaponry.
Cancel Spotify. #noice
November 19, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I've moved to @qobuz.bsky.social - it's fantastic and the money goes to artists not A.I. weaponry.
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Two little piggies
November 18, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Two little piggies
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A lot of progress is being made at COP. Too bad the US isn’t part of it.
November 16, 2025 at 1:07 AM
A lot of progress is being made at COP. Too bad the US isn’t part of it.
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For every dollar you donate to your local food pantry you’ll be providing up to 10 meals to families in need this holiday season.
For every dollar you donate to your local food pantry you’ll be providing up to 10 meals to families in need this holiday season.
November 15, 2025 at 6:44 PM
It costs nothing for you to share this.
For every dollar you donate to your local food pantry you’ll be providing up to 10 meals to families in need this holiday season.
For every dollar you donate to your local food pantry you’ll be providing up to 10 meals to families in need this holiday season.