Mark Marchand
@mamarchand.bsky.social
Writer, book author, former daily newspaper journalist, and retired senior manager in PR at Verizon. Retired adjunct Journo prof. UAlbany. Graduate of UMass Amherst. Focused on climate change & science. markmarchand-upstateny.com
Given trump's love of Putin and Kim Jung Un, we know they model their approach after dictators. If we cannot see the similarities to 1930s Germany we're doomed. I recently re-read "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" by Shirer. It's easy to see how the trump/GOP cult playbook is in those pages.
FFS… Is it really an accident anymore at this point?
October 5, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Given trump's love of Putin and Kim Jung Un, we know they model their approach after dictators. If we cannot see the similarities to 1930s Germany we're doomed. I recently re-read "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" by Shirer. It's easy to see how the trump/GOP cult playbook is in those pages.
Wonder how much it cost to travel and stage this sparsely attended "rally?" I'm sure it was done to generate video clips that the press used in covering this event. I love how the group that forms the backdrop gets smaller with each rally. They're squeezed in pretty tightly here.
September 19, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Wonder how much it cost to travel and stage this sparsely attended "rally?" I'm sure it was done to generate video clips that the press used in covering this event. I love how the group that forms the backdrop gets smaller with each rally. They're squeezed in pretty tightly here.
Thanks, @joycecaroloates.bsky.social. Same also holds true for our "president."
September 12, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Thanks, @joycecaroloates.bsky.social. Same also holds true for our "president."
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CARTOON OF THE DAY
August 19, 2026 at 7:20 PM
CARTOON OF THE DAY
Expecting @kristenwelker.bsky.social to challenge a lying trumper is like expecting the sun to rise in the west. Ain't happening, hence the ongoing decline of mainstream news media organizations, including @60minutes.bsky.social to @cbsnews.com to @nbcnews.com to @meetthepress.com to @nytimes.com .
BAD: GOP Sen Jim Banks lying about @abdulelsayed.bsky.social’s positions, falsely claiming that El-Sayed called for open borders and abolishing prisons.
WORSE: @kristenwelker.bsky.social letting Banks’ lies go uncorrected.
I was able to fact check on Google in 2 min.
WHERE ARE HER PRODUCERS?
WORSE: @kristenwelker.bsky.social letting Banks’ lies go uncorrected.
I was able to fact check on Google in 2 min.
WHERE ARE HER PRODUCERS?
August 9, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Expecting @kristenwelker.bsky.social to challenge a lying trumper is like expecting the sun to rise in the west. Ain't happening, hence the ongoing decline of mainstream news media organizations, including @60minutes.bsky.social to @cbsnews.com to @nbcnews.com to @meetthepress.com to @nytimes.com .
Yup.
The so-called president of the United States is a massive money launderer and cut off by the bank that discovered it. Yet the story barely registers with the legacy media. What a disgrace.
August 7, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Yup.
Again, a longstanding Trump practice that you’ll never read about in the @nytimes.com. Sure, the guy with access to the nuke codes and the military sleeps through meetings and events, but no worries mate. It’s not “news,” says the Times.
Sleepy Don dozing off again in public in the middle of the afternoon at Lindsey’s service.
July 28, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Again, a longstanding Trump practice that you’ll never read about in the @nytimes.com. Sure, the guy with access to the nuke codes and the military sleeps through meetings and events, but no worries mate. It’s not “news,” says the Times.
Well done, Belgium soccer team: imitating the orange menace's strange dance moves. #trumpdance
Belgian team celebrating their win in the locker room.
July 7, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Well done, Belgium soccer team: imitating the orange menace's strange dance moves. #trumpdance
Why yes, it's unbelievable ... because there are literally NO people there. @govjefflandry.bsky.social
Gov. Jeff Landry on Trump's fair: "It's unbelievable to see people out here"
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June 30, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Why yes, it's unbelievable ... because there are literally NO people there. @govjefflandry.bsky.social
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Checking in on MAHA day at the American State Fair. Managed to get pretty close to the stage
June 29, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Checking in on MAHA day at the American State Fair. Managed to get pretty close to the stage
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June 30, 2026 at 9:46 AM
A good, artistic take on the almost no-attendance American State Fair or whatever they're calling that trumpee/GOP cult thing on the Mall in Washington this week. #americanstatefair
June 30, 2026 at 5:11 PM
A good, artistic take on the almost no-attendance American State Fair or whatever they're calling that trumpee/GOP cult thing on the Mall in Washington this week. #americanstatefair
The trump cult's lack of history knowledge is staggering, like Vance saying the other day that all wars ended via diplomatic efforts. Please tell that to Germany and Japan. #history
“Without Israel, without the Jewish foundation, there would not be America. We owe our very existence to what happened in this land.”
- Mike Huckabee
The United States declared its independence on July 4, 1776.
Israel declared its independence on May 14, 1948.
- Mike Huckabee
The United States declared its independence on July 4, 1776.
Israel declared its independence on May 14, 1948.
June 18, 2026 at 12:18 PM
The trump cult's lack of history knowledge is staggering, like Vance saying the other day that all wars ended via diplomatic efforts. Please tell that to Germany and Japan. #history
This is what it's all about, folks. Friendship and on-the-spot exchanges of love and respect. As the Beatles once sang, "All you need is love ... " #worldcup
In Atlanta during the FIFA World Cup match between Spain and Cape Verde, a heartwarming moment unfolded when a Spain fan noticed a Cape Verde supporter and gestured asking if he wanted to swap jerseys. The Cape Verde fan enthusiastically agreed, and the two exchanged shirts before sharing a long hug
June 18, 2026 at 12:11 PM
This is what it's all about, folks. Friendship and on-the-spot exchanges of love and respect. As the Beatles once sang, "All you need is love ... " #worldcup
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Michelle Obama Is A Legend, Not
Only For Black Americans And
Women,But For White Guys Like Me. She Has Raised The Bar, To
Heights Only Reached Once Before, Maybe, By Jackie Kennedy.
Michelle Is The Super Glue,That
Bonds President Obama, Malia and
Sasha Together, A Beautiful Family.
Only For Black Americans And
Women,But For White Guys Like Me. She Has Raised The Bar, To
Heights Only Reached Once Before, Maybe, By Jackie Kennedy.
Michelle Is The Super Glue,That
Bonds President Obama, Malia and
Sasha Together, A Beautiful Family.
June 16, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Michelle Obama Is A Legend, Not
Only For Black Americans And
Women,But For White Guys Like Me. She Has Raised The Bar, To
Heights Only Reached Once Before, Maybe, By Jackie Kennedy.
Michelle Is The Super Glue,That
Bonds President Obama, Malia and
Sasha Together, A Beautiful Family.
Only For Black Americans And
Women,But For White Guys Like Me. She Has Raised The Bar, To
Heights Only Reached Once Before, Maybe, By Jackie Kennedy.
Michelle Is The Super Glue,That
Bonds President Obama, Malia and
Sasha Together, A Beautiful Family.
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During the national anthem, President Donald Trump was booed by the Game 3 crowd at MSG.
June 9, 2026 at 12:47 AM
During the national anthem, President Donald Trump was booed by the Game 3 crowd at MSG.
Not to mention the crazy stuff said by his "cabinet" as he naps. The EPA administrator here is saying solar panels don't work in the winter. WTF? Does the sun not shine at ALL during the winter? The willful ignorance of facts and basic science is staggering. #sleepydon
New in PN: Trump's cognitive impairment endangers us all
"No one in the administration has offered a remotely plausible explanation for Trump’s various physical ailments, and any questions about his clear cognitive challenges are met by the White House with disdain, denial, mockery, and lies."
"No one in the administration has offered a remotely plausible explanation for Trump’s various physical ailments, and any questions about his clear cognitive challenges are met by the White House with disdain, denial, mockery, and lies."
Trump's cognitive impairment endangers us all
It's undeniable if you actually watch him.
www.publicnotice.co
June 6, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Not to mention the crazy stuff said by his "cabinet" as he naps. The EPA administrator here is saying solar panels don't work in the winter. WTF? Does the sun not shine at ALL during the winter? The willful ignorance of facts and basic science is staggering. #sleepydon
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Man who ran Kennedy Center into the ground weighs in.
May 29, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Man who ran Kennedy Center into the ground weighs in.
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He's sleeping on camera, again.
May 11, 2026 at 4:57 PM
He's sleeping on camera, again.
File under: News you won’t see in the @nytimes.com. #sleepydon
Maybe if he wasn’t up all night posting QAnon memes he would be able to stay awake during public events.
May 11, 2026 at 7:05 PM
File under: News you won’t see in the @nytimes.com. #sleepydon
File under: stories you won't see in the @nytimes.com and other major, national news media outlets. They willfully ignore reporting on his cognitive and physical decline.
May 5, 2026 at 2:36 PM
File under: stories you won't see in the @nytimes.com and other major, national news media outlets. They willfully ignore reporting on his cognitive and physical decline.
Fox News: upside down world?
Gas prices are higher at gas stations in every state than they were last month, 6 months ago, and 1 year ago.
But on Fox they are WAY DOWN and coming down even more every day!
But on Fox they are WAY DOWN and coming down even more every day!
April 30, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Fox News: upside down world?
I wonder how retiring Apple CEO Tim Cook feels about his interactions with trump being referred to, by trump, as calling to "kiss my ass?" While Cook's track record in continuing to build Apple after Jobs died young is unquestionable, his legacy is tainted by taking a knee to the orange menace.
April 21, 2026 at 1:55 PM
I wonder how retiring Apple CEO Tim Cook feels about his interactions with trump being referred to, by trump, as calling to "kiss my ass?" While Cook's track record in continuing to build Apple after Jobs died young is unquestionable, his legacy is tainted by taking a knee to the orange menace.
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You always have to pay attention to what is actually happening, not what Trump says is happening. Because Trump lies about everything. Too often media serves as Trump’s daily stenographer, passing along his propaganda verbatim.
April 18, 2026 at 11:14 AM
You always have to pay attention to what is actually happening, not what Trump says is happening. Because Trump lies about everything. Too often media serves as Trump’s daily stenographer, passing along his propaganda verbatim.
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Notice how the most celebrated and successful space mission in *decades* was run by at least 50% “DEI hires”—not all white men? And not even all Americans. Maybe diversity *is* strength . . .
April 11, 2026 at 2:25 AM
Notice how the most celebrated and successful space mission in *decades* was run by at least 50% “DEI hires”—not all white men? And not even all Americans. Maybe diversity *is* strength . . .