Steve Mark
@stevesdropper.bsky.social
Proud community college professor, ravenous reader, Little Free Librarian, poetry proponent, passionate progressive, yogi, certified yoga and meditation teacher, doting dog dad, happy husband 🏳️🌈
I needed these wise words for these very troubled and troubling times today. 🙏
I cannot promise that the world will be repaired. I have watched too much go unrepaired to say that honestly, and at eighty-four I will not see how most of it turns out. What I can promise, because I have watched it in others and been carried by it
August 7, 2026 at 5:56 PM
I needed these wise words for these very troubled and troubling times today. 🙏
THIS
Record outbreak of diarrhea-causing parasite
20M eggs recalled due to salmonella
Worst air quality in world from wildfire smoke
UN says world risks HIV resurgence due to funding cuts
Most measles cases in 35 years
They’re going after Fauci to distract you from current public health failures
20M eggs recalled due to salmonella
Worst air quality in world from wildfire smoke
UN says world risks HIV resurgence due to funding cuts
Most measles cases in 35 years
They’re going after Fauci to distract you from current public health failures
July 30, 2026 at 11:42 AM
THIS
Yessssss
The trick to getting kids reading again is the same as it ever was: cram every available surface of your home with books, limit their access to brain-destroying technology, wait for them to get bored and watch them flourish both spiritually and intellectually.
July 12, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Yessssss
So much winning. 🙄
June 18, 2026 at 1:55 PM
So much winning. 🙄
Reposted by Steve Mark
When you see the story
about how the world
now has its first trillionaire,
and when you see the story
about how laboratories
in Congo have run out
of supplies to test for Ebola,
it is important to understand
that in many ways
these are the same story.
about how the world
now has its first trillionaire,
and when you see the story
about how laboratories
in Congo have run out
of supplies to test for Ebola,
it is important to understand
that in many ways
these are the same story.
June 13, 2026 at 8:02 PM
When you see the story
about how the world
now has its first trillionaire,
and when you see the story
about how laboratories
in Congo have run out
of supplies to test for Ebola,
it is important to understand
that in many ways
these are the same story.
about how the world
now has its first trillionaire,
and when you see the story
about how laboratories
in Congo have run out
of supplies to test for Ebola,
it is important to understand
that in many ways
these are the same story.
Reposted by Steve Mark
Via The San Marcos Writing Project, this beauty by Danielle Coffyn #poetry #poems #pride #pridemonth 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
June 5, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Via The San Marcos Writing Project, this beauty by Danielle Coffyn #poetry #poems #pride #pridemonth 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
March 29, 2026 at 4:26 PM
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So much “winning.” 🙄
March 8, 2026 at 4:56 PM
So much “winning.” 🙄
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The president didn't bother to make the case for war in a marathon State of the Union address and then he fucked off to his sweaty gilded country club so he could literally phone in an unconstitutional war.
Every single Democrat needs to be screaming about this at full volume.
Every single Democrat needs to be screaming about this at full volume.
Trump hasn't gone to Congress for authorization to attack Iran. He hasn't explained the necessity or urgency of preemptive action by us. I'd very much like to see regime change in Iran, but Trump hasn't explained how we intend to help achieve that goal.
Congress: Just say No.
Congress: Just say No.
February 28, 2026 at 8:27 PM
The president didn't bother to make the case for war in a marathon State of the Union address and then he fucked off to his sweaty gilded country club so he could literally phone in an unconstitutional war.
Every single Democrat needs to be screaming about this at full volume.
Every single Democrat needs to be screaming about this at full volume.
More of this from the alleged “Opposition Party,” please.
A briefing would be nice, but that’s not the most important thing in front of us. I don’t need a briefing where Marco Rubio will gaslight us for an hour to know how I’ll vote on a War Powers Resolution.
February 28, 2026 at 8:50 PM
More of this from the alleged “Opposition Party,” please.
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I know this feels pointless but everyone has to call their congressional reps and say they oppose war with Iran and they oppose Trump illegally starting one without congressional approval — both
5 Calls can help you make the call:
5calls.org/issue/iran-i...
5 Calls can help you make the call:
5calls.org/issue/iran-i...
February 28, 2026 at 1:10 PM
I know this feels pointless but everyone has to call their congressional reps and say they oppose war with Iran and they oppose Trump illegally starting one without congressional approval — both
5 Calls can help you make the call:
5calls.org/issue/iran-i...
5 Calls can help you make the call:
5calls.org/issue/iran-i...
Sure, I could have subjected myself to hours of lies, countless attacks, and invented "victories" in the #SOTU, but somehow catching up with Oscar Nominee One Battle After Another seemed like near-perfect counterprogramming. (Illustration by Chirrikenstein for The New Yorker)
February 25, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Sure, I could have subjected myself to hours of lies, countless attacks, and invented "victories" in the #SOTU, but somehow catching up with Oscar Nominee One Battle After Another seemed like near-perfect counterprogramming. (Illustration by Chirrikenstein for The New Yorker)
Sounds like great winter storm prep!
February 21, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Sounds like great winter storm prep!
"I thought it was important for people to be in the streets. But that couldn't last. You needed a record. It would be my job to publish the voices, the books, the ideas of African Americans. And that would last."--Toni Morrison, born this day in 1931. #booksky #readthisbook #blackhistory
February 18, 2026 at 6:06 PM
"I thought it was important for people to be in the streets. But that couldn't last. You needed a record. It would be my job to publish the voices, the books, the ideas of African Americans. And that would last."--Toni Morrison, born this day in 1931. #booksky #readthisbook #blackhistory
i am not done yet
by Lucille Clifton
as possible as yeast
as imminent as bread
a collection of safe habits
a collection of cares
less certain than i seem
more certain than i was
a changed changer
i continue to continue
what i have been
most of my lives is
where i’m going
#poems #poetry
by Lucille Clifton
as possible as yeast
as imminent as bread
a collection of safe habits
a collection of cares
less certain than i seem
more certain than i was
a changed changer
i continue to continue
what i have been
most of my lives is
where i’m going
#poems #poetry
February 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM
A friend reminded me of this #poem by Christian Wiman this morning, and I just had to take some time to re-savor this beautiful take on #love #poetry #valentines #hopeinthedark
February 14, 2026 at 7:40 PM
A friend reminded me of this #poem by Christian Wiman this morning, and I just had to take some time to re-savor this beautiful take on #love #poetry #valentines #hopeinthedark
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That halftime show is what people mean when they say "joy is an act of resistance."
February 9, 2026 at 1:54 AM
That halftime show is what people mean when they say "joy is an act of resistance."
This amazing poem by @aracelisxgirmay.bsky.social , particularly these lines, has been on my mind and heart a lot lately. Full poem at
poets.org/poem/you-are...
#poems #poetry #hopeinthedark #resist #persist
poets.org/poem/you-are...
#poems #poetry #hopeinthedark #resist #persist
February 2, 2026 at 5:04 PM
This amazing poem by @aracelisxgirmay.bsky.social , particularly these lines, has been on my mind and heart a lot lately. Full poem at
poets.org/poem/you-are...
#poems #poetry #hopeinthedark #resist #persist
poets.org/poem/you-are...
#poems #poetry #hopeinthedark #resist #persist
@amandagorman.bsky.social, as always, with her clear-eyed vision and beautiful words that pierce and comfort all at once. #poetry #poems #hopeinthedark #resist #persist
January 25, 2026 at 5:36 PM
@amandagorman.bsky.social, as always, with her clear-eyed vision and beautiful words that pierce and comfort all at once. #poetry #poems #hopeinthedark #resist #persist
Reading this just broke me this morning. The abject cruelty and misdirected hatred this man witnessed, the callous disregard for this man’s life is, at time when so much is so awful, still shocks and infuriates me, as it should anyone with an ounce of humanity.
Everything you need to know about ICE is here: "I asked the ICE agents if the victim had a pulse, and they said they did not know." Instead they were standing around counting bullet wounds. This is from a medical eyewitness:
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Declaration – #109 in Tincher v. Noem (D. Minnesota, 0:25-cv-04669) – CourtListener.com
DECLARATION of Witness No. 2 re 108 Declaration in Support by John Biestman, Alan Crenshaw, Janet Lee, Abdikadir Noor, Susan Tincher, Lucia Webb . (Fisher, Caitlinrose) (Entered: 01/24/2026)
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January 25, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Reading this just broke me this morning. The abject cruelty and misdirected hatred this man witnessed, the callous disregard for this man’s life is, at time when so much is so awful, still shocks and infuriates me, as it should anyone with an ounce of humanity.
Good reminder this morning at the train station. #resist #hopeinthedark
January 22, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Good reminder this morning at the train station. #resist #hopeinthedark
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A much needed reminder today.
Thank you, Dr. King.
Thank you, Dr. King.
January 19, 2026 at 3:56 PM
A much needed reminder today.
Thank you, Dr. King.
Thank you, Dr. King.
On this #MLKDay, every single Republican and enabler of the current chaos should keep Dr. King’s name out of their mouths. Spoiler alert: They won’t, cherry-picking quotations out of context to serve a white supremacist agenda that isn’t even bothering to hide in plain sight anymore.
January 19, 2026 at 2:08 PM
On this #MLKDay, every single Republican and enabler of the current chaos should keep Dr. King’s name out of their mouths. Spoiler alert: They won’t, cherry-picking quotations out of context to serve a white supremacist agenda that isn’t even bothering to hide in plain sight anymore.
THIS.
Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
January 18, 2026 at 9:20 PM
THIS.