Mark Gentzel
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Mark Gentzel
@markgentzel.bsky.social
· Dec 1
Creating Bookmarks using Custom Feed in Bluesky
YouTube video by Elle Cross
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How to create a bookmark feature for your Bluesky account (somewhat technical).
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GOOD NEWS! For the FIRST time ever, researchers have developed a targeted combination therapy that has successfully AND completely ELIMINATED KRAS-driven pancreatic tumors in experimental models. Tumors regressed COMPLETELY with NO recurrence OR major side effects. Let’s talk about that!
January 31, 2026 at 2:26 AM
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This story about David Brooks is one of the most brutal takedowns I’ve ever read.
By the late Tony Judt
By the late Tony Judt
January 30, 2026 at 3:30 AM
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REP. OMAR after being attacked with liquid: “We will continue! These fucking assholes are not gonna get away with this! Here is the reality people like this ugly man don’t understand — we are Minnesota Strong. We’ll stay resilient in the face of whatever they might throw at us.”
January 28, 2026 at 3:19 AM
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A preview of @weissmann.substack.com and my discussion of the federal government's outrageous response to the Alex Pretti shooting.
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January 25, 2026 at 9:04 PM
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Stephen Miller's terror state is employing lawless violence against Americans to dissuade them from standing in the way of his ethnic cleansing project.
Excited that @theunpopulist.net has reprinted our piece on the roots of his white nationalism. Check it out:
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Excited that @theunpopulist.net has reprinted our piece on the roots of his white nationalism. Check it out:
www.theunpopulist.net/p/stephen-mi...
Stephen Miller’s Assault on America’s Immigrant Legacy: Part I
The man whose Russian Jewish ancestors fled persecution now oversees a sweeping deportation machine designed to terrorize immigrant families
www.theunpopulist.net
January 23, 2026 at 3:07 AM
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Here's part 2 of our dive into the intellectual roots of Stephen Miller's white nationalism. Thanks again to @theunpopulist.net for reprinting it!
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The Dark Ideology Behind Stephen Miller's Immigration Crusade: Part II
He believes immigration threatens Western civilization itself, echoing the same xenophobia once directed at his own ancestors
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January 22, 2026 at 10:54 PM
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Silicon Valley’s alliance with Donald Trump was a mask off moment and showed the world we can’t depend on US tech companies.
For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!
For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!
Getting off US tech: a guide
I’m in the process of dropping US tech services. Here’s how I did it, and options you should consider.
www.disconnect.blog
January 19, 2026 at 8:37 PM
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Not great that these guys are the biggest voices for Gen Z republican men. They're just openly being nazis at this point.
January 18, 2026 at 6:24 PM
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January 18, 2026 at 3:46 PM
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NEW: This week, Daily Show host Jon Stewart introduced his audience to Jenin Younes, describing her as a courageous civil rights attorney who had been canceled by both the right and left and therefore “must be doing something right.”
Really, she spent years undermining public health—and Democrats.
Really, she spent years undermining public health—and Democrats.
Jon Stewart Praises Attorney Behind Years of Anti-Vaccine and Anti-Lockdown Lawfare
“You’re a civil rights attorney who has been canceled by both the right and the left, which means you must be doing something right.”
www.importantcontext.news
January 18, 2026 at 3:48 AM
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Jefferson was so proud of the law disestablishing the state church in Virginia he had it carved on his grave.
Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith claims that every single one of the Founding Fathers "by today's standards, would be labeled a far-right Christian nationalist."
January 11, 2026 at 3:24 AM
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NEW: Here is the alleged video from Jonathan Ross's cell phone synched with the main eyewitness video we've all seen. As you can see it synchs perfectly. I don't think any internal cuts were made.
I have left audio for both videos in this synch so that you can hear them aligned.
I have left audio for both videos in this synch so that you can hear them aligned.
January 9, 2026 at 8:27 PM
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New: Read the translated KGB training manual on how the Soviets categorized white Westerners they looked to recruit, according to four basic personality types. Some unintentionally hilarious stuff in here, all analyzed by Mike Miller, a recent retiree from the CIA and a cognitive psychologist.
January 9, 2026 at 3:27 AM
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Star Tribune has identified the ICE agent who killed Renee Nicole Good as JONATHAN ROSS after DHS head Kristi Noem exposed details about a separate incident he was involved in during today’s press conference in NYC
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Star Tribune identifies ICE agent who fatally shot woman in Minneapolis
Jonathan Ross was dragged in a separate incident last year by a fleeing driver, according to court records.
www.startribune.com
January 8, 2026 at 7:44 PM
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Just seen Grok putting the body of the victim of the ICE shooting in Minneapolis into a bikini. Digital corpse desecration now available to the public.
January 8, 2026 at 3:58 PM
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For those keeping score, Bellingcat, The New York Times Visual Investigation Team, & Washington Post's Visual Forensic team have all published analysis showing the ICE shooter wasn't in the path of Renee Nicole Good’s vehicle when he shot her, contradicting statements by the President & his cronies
January 8, 2026 at 3:42 PM
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An observation apropos of the semi/q/centennial:
I find myself thinking of my late friend Pauline Maier's first book (she came from St. Paul), From Resistance to Revolution. One of big takeaways was the idea of extra-legal resistance, which meant opposition to questionable actions of government.
I find myself thinking of my late friend Pauline Maier's first book (she came from St. Paul), From Resistance to Revolution. One of big takeaways was the idea of extra-legal resistance, which meant opposition to questionable actions of government.
Historian here 2026 and we are back there.
January 7, 2026 at 10:58 PM
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This is the ICE agent who murdered a woman by shooting her multiple times in the face.
January 7, 2026 at 8:14 PM
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If you made a Venn diagram of every weird person I knew in Silicon Valley during the first dot-com boom, centrifuged it, extracted the pellet, and re-suspended it in high-proof eugenics with a splash of AI, you'd end up with something like this.
It'll take a strong stomach to read this "gift" link.
It'll take a strong stomach to read this "gift" link.
Can You Optimize Love?
www.nytimes.com
January 7, 2026 at 4:34 PM
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Note that some of the fraud in MN was discovered by HHS IG, and HHS and SBA IGs were fired at a time when GOP was celebrating the latter predicting he'd find $200B more COVID related fraud.
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January 6, 2026 at 4:54 PM
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I've watched thousands of videos from the Jan. 6 riot as part of NPR's reporting and archive project on that day.
Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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January 6, 2026 at 4:46 PM
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16 hours in, my guess this was all intended basically as a coup to put VP Delcy Rodriguez in power (likely without her knowledge but 🤷).
At least for democracy & human rights, that might be even worse than the "opening shots in a war" scenario.
All speculation, but let me explain:
At least for democracy & human rights, that might be even worse than the "opening shots in a war" scenario.
All speculation, but let me explain:
January 4, 2026 at 2:25 PM
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Some thoughts on what Trump has done in Venezuela and what it might mean for US national security. Caveat: not a Latin America scholar so this is focused on US policy. Clearly huge consequences for Venezuela that others can address.
First, despite the buildup, I didn't think Trump would do it.
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First, despite the buildup, I didn't think Trump would do it.
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January 3, 2026 at 4:38 PM
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