Mark Tyson
@markatyson.bsky.social
Doing tech since early IBM PC days, former Elections Board member, interested in urbanism, health policy, green energy, travel, hiking…
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For God's sake, this is craven. The Russians have been trying to obliterate US companies in Ukraine repeatedly and with some success. The US government says nothing at all.
Marco Rubio: "The one thing we are concerned about is that over the last few months on a number of occasions American-linked ships, American oil supplies, have been targeted -- probably not deliberately -- but targeted nonetheless by Ukraine. That needs to be addressed. We can't have that happen."
September 22, 2026 at 1:42 PM
For God's sake, this is craven. The Russians have been trying to obliterate US companies in Ukraine repeatedly and with some success. The US government says nothing at all.
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Troy Jackson responds: “This is corruption of the highest order. Susan Collins delivered millions in taxpayer dollars for a corrupt donor bankrolling her campaign, & then Donald Trump helped her cover it up. No wonder she voted with him 96% of the time & has rubberstamped his agenda to hurt Maine.”
September 22, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Troy Jackson responds: “This is corruption of the highest order. Susan Collins delivered millions in taxpayer dollars for a corrupt donor bankrolling her campaign, & then Donald Trump helped her cover it up. No wonder she voted with him 96% of the time & has rubberstamped his agenda to hurt Maine.”
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whenever i hear some variation on "but what if trump does X or Y or Z" i think of this ulysses s. grant remark to a subordinate during the wilderness campaign.
September 22, 2026 at 3:41 PM
whenever i hear some variation on "but what if trump does X or Y or Z" i think of this ulysses s. grant remark to a subordinate during the wilderness campaign.
This
I think one of the core differences between Republicans and Democrats is:
Republicans think that 99% of people are doing something fraudulent with Medicare, Medicaid, and SNAP.
Democrats think that maybe 1% of people at most are doing something fraudulent, and that this is an acceptable cost.
Republicans think that 99% of people are doing something fraudulent with Medicare, Medicaid, and SNAP.
Democrats think that maybe 1% of people at most are doing something fraudulent, and that this is an acceptable cost.
September 22, 2026 at 4:23 PM
This
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"OpenAI co-founder and president Greg Brockman gave Trump's super PAC a whopping $25 million" is one of those things that could really stand to be pointed out more:
OpenAI exec becomes top Trump donor with $25 million gift
The super PAC will help fund Republicans' midterm election battle.
finance.yahoo.com
September 22, 2026 at 3:13 PM
"OpenAI co-founder and president Greg Brockman gave Trump's super PAC a whopping $25 million" is one of those things that could really stand to be pointed out more:
Conveniently just before open enrollment starts.
Dr Oz: "CMS is announcing a temporary national moratorium. There will be no new brokers for Obamacare in this country for the next months."
September 22, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Conveniently just before open enrollment starts.
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Dr Oz: "CMS is announcing a temporary national moratorium. There will be no new brokers for Obamacare in this country for the next months."
September 22, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Dr Oz: "CMS is announcing a temporary national moratorium. There will be no new brokers for Obamacare in this country for the next months."
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Article 25 (3)(e) of the statute establishing the International Criminal Court criminalizes incitement to genocide. If someone can walk into the United Nations and say this, they’re daring the court to act.
Trump to the UN: "Do I annihilate the Islamic Republic, and do it quickly? Do I drive them into hell?"
September 22, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Article 25 (3)(e) of the statute establishing the International Criminal Court criminalizes incitement to genocide. If someone can walk into the United Nations and say this, they’re daring the court to act.
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In primaries this year, Democratic turnout utterly dwarfed Republican turnout. But does it mean anything for November?
It turns out the answer is very much yes.
A new analysis from @donnermaps.bsky.social suggests that Dems are on track for a 13-point blowout in the House vote.
Here's why.
It turns out the answer is very much yes.
A new analysis from @donnermaps.bsky.social suggests that Dems are on track for a 13-point blowout in the House vote.
Here's why.
Massive primary turnout points to biggest year for Democrats since Watergate
There’s a remarkably close correlation between the primary vote and the House popular vote
www.the-downballot.com
September 22, 2026 at 3:47 PM
In primaries this year, Democratic turnout utterly dwarfed Republican turnout. But does it mean anything for November?
It turns out the answer is very much yes.
A new analysis from @donnermaps.bsky.social suggests that Dems are on track for a 13-point blowout in the House vote.
Here's why.
It turns out the answer is very much yes.
A new analysis from @donnermaps.bsky.social suggests that Dems are on track for a 13-point blowout in the House vote.
Here's why.
Pays to get sick, people….
Dr Oz says the Trump administration will kick more than a million people off health insurance because some of them have "never filed a claim"
September 22, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Pays to get sick, people….
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That’s going to be awkward for anyone who handles classified information since SI is an access control.
Trump tells the UN he is officially changing the name of Artificial Intelligence to "Super Intelligence" and says all US government documents will now be changed to refer to "SI"
September 22, 2026 at 4:10 PM
That’s going to be awkward for anyone who handles classified information since SI is an access control.
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Vance on Trump's ban on CNN, MS NOW, and Politico: "It's not a ban, it's a refusal to grant access"
September 22, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Vance on Trump's ban on CNN, MS NOW, and Politico: "It's not a ban, it's a refusal to grant access"
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Trump said he was "working on a deal" to purchase Belarusian potash fertilizer. Belarusian president says there is no potash for Trump to buy www.politico.eu/article/bela...
Lukashenko says Belarus doesn’t have enough potash for Trump
“Even if we wanted to supply [potash] to other, Western markets, we simply do not have those volumes,” said the Belarusian president.
www.politico.eu
September 22, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Trump said he was "working on a deal" to purchase Belarusian potash fertilizer. Belarusian president says there is no potash for Trump to buy www.politico.eu/article/bela...
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"This war is nothing short of a political disaster for Donald Trump" -- new CNN polling shows only 26% approve of how Trump is handling his war against Iran, down from 33% in March
September 22, 2026 at 2:18 PM
"This war is nothing short of a political disaster for Donald Trump" -- new CNN polling shows only 26% approve of how Trump is handling his war against Iran, down from 33% in March
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WIN: A Georgia court refused to dismiss a pro-voting lawsuit seeking to stop the state from stripping party labels for key local offices in five blue counties with significant Black populations.
Voting rights advocates have criticized the law as a bid to dilute Black voting power.
Voting rights advocates have criticized the law as a bid to dilute Black voting power.
September 22, 2026 at 2:19 PM
WIN: A Georgia court refused to dismiss a pro-voting lawsuit seeking to stop the state from stripping party labels for key local offices in five blue counties with significant Black populations.
Voting rights advocates have criticized the law as a bid to dilute Black voting power.
Voting rights advocates have criticized the law as a bid to dilute Black voting power.
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So sugarcane makes up 96% of reported land use in Florida’s Everglades Agricultural Area, where phosphorus runoff is regulated.
Yet the area’s special agricultural tax brought in $10.6M against $131.3M in cleanup spending.
About 8%?!!!
Taxpayers and other public funding cover the rest.
Yet the area’s special agricultural tax brought in $10.6M against $131.3M in cleanup spending.
About 8%?!!!
Taxpayers and other public funding cover the rest.
Our Issues - The Fair Cost Project
Two Florida policies raising your costs: the federal sugar program, and who pays to clean up the Everglades. The numbers, the sources, and who benefits.
bit.ly
September 21, 2026 at 11:36 PM
So sugarcane makes up 96% of reported land use in Florida’s Everglades Agricultural Area, where phosphorus runoff is regulated.
Yet the area’s special agricultural tax brought in $10.6M against $131.3M in cleanup spending.
About 8%?!!!
Taxpayers and other public funding cover the rest.
Yet the area’s special agricultural tax brought in $10.6M against $131.3M in cleanup spending.
About 8%?!!!
Taxpayers and other public funding cover the rest.
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This seems nuts. And not out of character for Hegseth.
From the article, all the people on this advisor committee already work for Hegseth. If so, this is Hegseth creating a new hat for himself just so he can operate against perceived domestic enemies.
thehill.com/policy/defen...
From the article, all the people on this advisor committee already work for Hegseth. If so, this is Hegseth creating a new hat for himself just so he can operate against perceived domestic enemies.
thehill.com/policy/defen...
Hegseth to chair Pentagon’s new homeland defense panel
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will now oversee a new Pentagon advisory committee focused on homeland security and defense — the first such department panel to do so. The Homeland Defense Board (HD…
thehill.com
September 22, 2026 at 4:55 AM
This seems nuts. And not out of character for Hegseth.
From the article, all the people on this advisor committee already work for Hegseth. If so, this is Hegseth creating a new hat for himself just so he can operate against perceived domestic enemies.
thehill.com/policy/defen...
From the article, all the people on this advisor committee already work for Hegseth. If so, this is Hegseth creating a new hat for himself just so he can operate against perceived domestic enemies.
thehill.com/policy/defen...
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This is an interesting development.
“Breaking with decades of policy on North Korea, the president of South Korea, Lee Jae Myung, is now urging the United States to ease sanctions on Pyongyang in exchange for an agreement that it freeze its weapons programs.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/w...
“Breaking with decades of policy on North Korea, the president of South Korea, Lee Jae Myung, is now urging the United States to ease sanctions on Pyongyang in exchange for an agreement that it freeze its weapons programs.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/w...
South Korean President Calls for Easing Sanctions on the North
President Trump should demand that North Korea freeze, not eliminate, its nuclear weapons program, President Lee Jae Myung said in an interview.
www.nytimes.com
September 22, 2026 at 8:43 AM
This is an interesting development.
“Breaking with decades of policy on North Korea, the president of South Korea, Lee Jae Myung, is now urging the United States to ease sanctions on Pyongyang in exchange for an agreement that it freeze its weapons programs.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/w...
“Breaking with decades of policy on North Korea, the president of South Korea, Lee Jae Myung, is now urging the United States to ease sanctions on Pyongyang in exchange for an agreement that it freeze its weapons programs.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/w...
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Communism has no place in America, the President declares the day before rolling out his new state television station.
September 22, 2026 at 4:14 AM
Communism has no place in America, the President declares the day before rolling out his new state television station.
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European Union countries gave more subsidies to fossil fuels than to renewable energy in 2024 (latest data)
#energycrisis
energy.ec.europa.eu/news/energy-...
#energycrisis
energy.ec.europa.eu/news/energy-...
Energy subsidies report highlights further reduction in 2024
Total energy subsidies in the EU in 2024 amounted to €340 billion, 5% down on 2023 and significantly lower (-25%) than at the height of the crisis in 2022 (€ 457 billion), according to a new Report on...
energy.ec.europa.eu
September 22, 2026 at 10:40 AM
European Union countries gave more subsidies to fossil fuels than to renewable energy in 2024 (latest data)
#energycrisis
energy.ec.europa.eu/news/energy-...
#energycrisis
energy.ec.europa.eu/news/energy-...
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W surfacing to remind the American public of the folly of illegal wars of choice in the Middle East.
Scoop: John Cornyn & George W. Bush are headlining a Dallas fundraiser tonight for all of the Senate GOP nominees in tossup races—except Ken Paxton
It benefits a new joint fundraising committee for IA, ME, NH, OH, AK, MI & the NRSC
w/ @teddyschleifer.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/u...
It benefits a new joint fundraising committee for IA, ME, NH, OH, AK, MI & the NRSC
w/ @teddyschleifer.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/u...
Bush and Cornyn Leave Out Paxton as They Raise Cash for Senate Candidates
The former president and Texas senator are headlining a fund-raiser in Dallas for top Republican Senate candidates. Not included: Ken Paxton, the nominee in their own state.
www.nytimes.com
September 22, 2026 at 10:58 AM
W surfacing to remind the American public of the folly of illegal wars of choice in the Middle East.
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Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign.
The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers.
Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵
The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers.
Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵
September 22, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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I’m in France right now, and gasoline is over $10/gallon (converted from metric).
It can get worse in the US. Much worse
It can get worse in the US. Much worse
I see two things.
1. This will keep getting worse if the war doesn't end.
2. The war isn't going to end.
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
1. This will keep getting worse if the war doesn't end.
2. The war isn't going to end.
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
Global diesel prices hit record highs, further rises possible
Diesel prices have rallied in Europe and the United States to record highs as wars in Iran and Ukraine sharply cut exports from some of the biggest producers such as Russia, Saudi Arabia and the Unit...
www.reuters.com
September 21, 2026 at 9:30 PM
I’m in France right now, and gasoline is over $10/gallon (converted from metric).
It can get worse in the US. Much worse
It can get worse in the US. Much worse
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A couple went on a Fox News podcast and claimed the state of #Massachusetts took away their teen because they won't help the teen transition. But it's actually because the father was charged with beating and threatening to kill the teen and the mother was charged with witness intimidation.
Mass. parents' story about child's gender transition complicated by court records
Joseph Kutzko was charged with assaulting the child in January 2025, not long before the child was removed from the family’s home. Mother Arlene Kutzko was charged with witness intimidation in connect...
www.wbur.org
September 21, 2026 at 6:23 PM
A couple went on a Fox News podcast and claimed the state of #Massachusetts took away their teen because they won't help the teen transition. But it's actually because the father was charged with beating and threatening to kill the teen and the mother was charged with witness intimidation.