Mark Hrywna 🇺🇦
@mhrywna.bsky.social
Longtime writer covering charities, now writing about transportation
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Last night was baseball's "field of dreams" game, an homage to a movie revolving around men banned for life from baseball for match-fixing on behalf of gambling syndicates, brought to you by *checks notes* the gambling company Fanduel. Why DO people think Americans don't understand irony? :)
August 14, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Last night was baseball's "field of dreams" game, an homage to a movie revolving around men banned for life from baseball for match-fixing on behalf of gambling syndicates, brought to you by *checks notes* the gambling company Fanduel. Why DO people think Americans don't understand irony? :)
Communism!
Commerce Department quietly announces 7 new equity stakes in private companies thehill.com/policy/techn...
Commerce Department quietly announces 7 new equity stakes in private companies
The Department of Commerce quietly announced this week it will designate more than $870 million in federal incentives for semiconductor manufacturing in exchange for a minority equity stake in seve…
thehill.com
August 2, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Communism!
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Last image from tonight (short film in the morning): this brother out here with his Singer sewing machine, gifting people a custom embroidery on their jerseys and hats with the name and the date, was more artistic than anything at Burning Man and ad gorgeous as a Caravaggio.
Magic!
Goodnight.
Magic!
Goodnight.
June 14, 2026 at 7:32 AM
Last image from tonight (short film in the morning): this brother out here with his Singer sewing machine, gifting people a custom embroidery on their jerseys and hats with the name and the date, was more artistic than anything at Burning Man and ad gorgeous as a Caravaggio.
Magic!
Goodnight.
Magic!
Goodnight.
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Hogwash.
~10k of the 13k families in Peachtree City, GA own a golf cart that maxes out at ~15 mph. (New ones cost $10k+.) And Peachtree City is a suburb, not a retirement community or college town.
Americans will absolutely buy small, fun vehicles if they have safe places to use them.
~10k of the 13k families in Peachtree City, GA own a golf cart that maxes out at ~15 mph. (New ones cost $10k+.) And Peachtree City is a suburb, not a retirement community or college town.
Americans will absolutely buy small, fun vehicles if they have safe places to use them.
June 8, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Hogwash.
~10k of the 13k families in Peachtree City, GA own a golf cart that maxes out at ~15 mph. (New ones cost $10k+.) And Peachtree City is a suburb, not a retirement community or college town.
Americans will absolutely buy small, fun vehicles if they have safe places to use them.
~10k of the 13k families in Peachtree City, GA own a golf cart that maxes out at ~15 mph. (New ones cost $10k+.) And Peachtree City is a suburb, not a retirement community or college town.
Americans will absolutely buy small, fun vehicles if they have safe places to use them.
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Most folks don't realize how central events like J6 were to the Jim Crow state. Dozens of unprosecuted coups & massacres—actively encouraged by those in power—revived the fundamental logic of the pre-emancipation state: that Black Americans had "no rights which the white man was bound to respect."
“We will do everything in our power to make whole those who were persecuted for political purposes. This includes stripping DOJ’s website of partisan propaganda.”
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Justice Department deletes press releases on charges against Jan. 6 rioters
The Justice Department confirmed that it had deleted the press releases as part of “stripping DOJ’s website of partisan propaganda.”
www.nbcnews.com
May 23, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Most folks don't realize how central events like J6 were to the Jim Crow state. Dozens of unprosecuted coups & massacres—actively encouraged by those in power—revived the fundamental logic of the pre-emancipation state: that Black Americans had "no rights which the white man was bound to respect."
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The New York Times editorial board:
“Americans should be cleareyed about what the president is doing. He is taking their money and showering it on criminals.”
“Americans should be cleareyed about what the president is doing. He is taking their money and showering it on criminals.”
Opinion | There Has Never Been an Example of Presidential Corruption Like This
www.nytimes.com
May 21, 2026 at 3:16 AM
The New York Times editorial board:
“Americans should be cleareyed about what the president is doing. He is taking their money and showering it on criminals.”
“Americans should be cleareyed about what the president is doing. He is taking their money and showering it on criminals.”
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The facts:
-Bezos paid $0 fed'l income tax in 2007
-He paid $0 in '11
-Btn '14-19, his wealth grew by $99 BILLION and he paid $973 million in taxes.
Sounds like a lot but it's 0.98% of his wealth growth (which is his true income).
www.propublica.org/article/the-...
-Bezos paid $0 fed'l income tax in 2007
-He paid $0 in '11
-Btn '14-19, his wealth grew by $99 BILLION and he paid $973 million in taxes.
Sounds like a lot but it's 0.98% of his wealth growth (which is his true income).
www.propublica.org/article/the-...
May 20, 2026 at 8:17 PM
The facts:
-Bezos paid $0 fed'l income tax in 2007
-He paid $0 in '11
-Btn '14-19, his wealth grew by $99 BILLION and he paid $973 million in taxes.
Sounds like a lot but it's 0.98% of his wealth growth (which is his true income).
www.propublica.org/article/the-...
-Bezos paid $0 fed'l income tax in 2007
-He paid $0 in '11
-Btn '14-19, his wealth grew by $99 BILLION and he paid $973 million in taxes.
Sounds like a lot but it's 0.98% of his wealth growth (which is his true income).
www.propublica.org/article/the-...
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"The moment you begin to censor the writer- and history bears this out in the ugliest of fashions -so begins a process of decay in the body politic that ultimately leads to disaster."
~Rod Serling
Speech, Library of Congress (1968)
~Rod Serling
Speech, Library of Congress (1968)
May 16, 2026 at 12:28 PM
"The moment you begin to censor the writer- and history bears this out in the ugliest of fashions -so begins a process of decay in the body politic that ultimately leads to disaster."
~Rod Serling
Speech, Library of Congress (1968)
~Rod Serling
Speech, Library of Congress (1968)
What an absolutely terrific read! So much nostalgia for my pre-teen self, then all the crazy #USFL stories that I was way too young for at the time. Find myself bookmarking a lot of USFL games on YouTube now.
I was excited to finally get to a lighter book that's been on my list for a *long* time. Then I read the Prologue - I am even more pumped! Almost like reading my elementary school biography🏈
#books #football #USFL
@jeffpearlman.bsky.social
#books #football #USFL
@jeffpearlman.bsky.social
May 17, 2026 at 1:37 AM
What an absolutely terrific read! So much nostalgia for my pre-teen self, then all the crazy #USFL stories that I was way too young for at the time. Find myself bookmarking a lot of USFL games on YouTube now.
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Well. you can't say FIFA doesn't know how to Dallas properly.
They came to town and immediately destroyed a beloved downtown mural painted in 1999 by a revered artist.
www.dallasnews.com/opinion/comm...
They came to town and immediately destroyed a beloved downtown mural painted in 1999 by a revered artist.
www.dallasnews.com/opinion/comm...
Wilonsky: FIFA drowns Dallas’ giant, beloved whale mural beneath blue paint
The artist Wyland gifted his giant mural of six lifesized humpback whales to Dallas in 1999, but this week it was drowned beneath blue paint by FIFA.
www.dallasnews.com
May 14, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Well. you can't say FIFA doesn't know how to Dallas properly.
They came to town and immediately destroyed a beloved downtown mural painted in 1999 by a revered artist.
www.dallasnews.com/opinion/comm...
They came to town and immediately destroyed a beloved downtown mural painted in 1999 by a revered artist.
www.dallasnews.com/opinion/comm...
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Wilford Brimley if he stayed in the Cocoon pool too long
May 13, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Wilford Brimley if he stayed in the Cocoon pool too long
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A must-read thread 🧵
1/ Tear gas was created to incapacitate grown men.
So when I started seeing reports of kids hurt by tear gas deployed by federal immigration agents, I wondered how often it was happening.
My colleagues and I started to count:
So when I started seeing reports of kids hurt by tear gas deployed by federal immigration agents, I wondered how often it was happening.
My colleagues and I started to count:
May 9, 2026 at 3:01 PM
A must-read thread 🧵
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I was excited to finally get to a lighter book that's been on my list for a *long* time. Then I read the Prologue - I am even more pumped! Almost like reading my elementary school biography🏈
#books #football #USFL
@jeffpearlman.bsky.social
#books #football #USFL
@jeffpearlman.bsky.social
May 9, 2026 at 5:34 PM
I was excited to finally get to a lighter book that's been on my list for a *long* time. Then I read the Prologue - I am even more pumped! Almost like reading my elementary school biography🏈
#books #football #USFL
@jeffpearlman.bsky.social
#books #football #USFL
@jeffpearlman.bsky.social
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"E-cargo tricycles park closer to delivery destinations than trucks, reducing pedestrian travel effort."
Makes sense—and encouraging!
doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...
Makes sense—and encouraging!
doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...
May 3, 2026 at 3:21 PM
"E-cargo tricycles park closer to delivery destinations than trucks, reducing pedestrian travel effort."
Makes sense—and encouraging!
doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...
Makes sense—and encouraging!
doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...
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"Why are all the journalists laid off now" this is why. Pretty simple.
April 30, 2026 at 2:07 PM
"Why are all the journalists laid off now" this is why. Pretty simple.
Found in a shoebox of baseball/football cards. Great #BetterThanEzra show, great venue. Biggest takeaway for me was walking into Pete's Tavern for an after-show beer to see the news that U.S. had invaded #Iraq and thinking, Ugh, we're committed to being there 20 years 🤦♂️
April 19, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Found in a shoebox of baseball/football cards. Great #BetterThanEzra show, great venue. Biggest takeaway for me was walking into Pete's Tavern for an after-show beer to see the news that U.S. had invaded #Iraq and thinking, Ugh, we're committed to being there 20 years 🤦♂️
Last ride coincidentally on #PublicTransportDay, time to move on to the new TAPP card. Not quite as cool as an old subway token but still love the commemorative cards; will file this one away with my Centennial Grand Central MetroCard.
#PATH
#SuperBowlXLVIII
#SuperBowl48
#PATH
#SuperBowlXLVIII
#SuperBowl48
April 17, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Last ride coincidentally on #PublicTransportDay, time to move on to the new TAPP card. Not quite as cool as an old subway token but still love the commemorative cards; will file this one away with my Centennial Grand Central MetroCard.
#PATH
#SuperBowlXLVIII
#SuperBowl48
#PATH
#SuperBowlXLVIII
#SuperBowl48
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Dan Rather represents an era when journalism wasn't as polarized into political groups. I miss those days. 😭
April 4, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Dan Rather represents an era when journalism wasn't as polarized into political groups. I miss those days. 😭