Mark Capps
@markcapps.bsky.social
Working class intellectual, author of novels nobody wants to read. Fan of art, books, movies, and music nobody else likes. Marxist. Ailurophile. Compulsive joke-cracker.
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The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
Your daily saint:
Santa Caterina d'Alessandria (St. Catherine of Alexandria), by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, c. 1593
Santa Caterina d'Alessandria (St. Catherine of Alexandria), by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, c. 1593
December 2, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Your daily saint:
Santa Caterina d'Alessandria (St. Catherine of Alexandria), by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, c. 1593
Santa Caterina d'Alessandria (St. Catherine of Alexandria), by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, c. 1593
Your daily paradise lost:
Satan Comes to the Gates of Hell, by William Blake, 1808
Satan Comes to the Gates of Hell, by William Blake, 1808
December 1, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Your daily paradise lost:
Satan Comes to the Gates of Hell, by William Blake, 1808
Satan Comes to the Gates of Hell, by William Blake, 1808
Your daily invasion of color:
Danseuse Bleue (Blue Dancer), by Gino Severini, 1912
Danseuse Bleue (Blue Dancer), by Gino Severini, 1912
November 30, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Your daily invasion of color:
Danseuse Bleue (Blue Dancer), by Gino Severini, 1912
Danseuse Bleue (Blue Dancer), by Gino Severini, 1912
Your daily painting of air:
Peinture (L'Air), by Joan Miró, 1938
Peinture (L'Air), by Joan Miró, 1938
November 29, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Your daily painting of air:
Peinture (L'Air), by Joan Miró, 1938
Peinture (L'Air), by Joan Miró, 1938
Your daily veil of American modesty:
Venus Rising from the Sea - A Deception, by Raphaelle Peale, c. 1822
Venus Rising from the Sea - A Deception, by Raphaelle Peale, c. 1822
November 28, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Your daily veil of American modesty:
Venus Rising from the Sea - A Deception, by Raphaelle Peale, c. 1822
Venus Rising from the Sea - A Deception, by Raphaelle Peale, c. 1822
Your daily peek into Napoleonic France:
Portrait of Charlotte du Val d'Ognes, attributed to Marie-Denise Villers, 1801
Portrait of Charlotte du Val d'Ognes, attributed to Marie-Denise Villers, 1801
November 27, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Your daily peek into Napoleonic France:
Portrait of Charlotte du Val d'Ognes, attributed to Marie-Denise Villers, 1801
Portrait of Charlotte du Val d'Ognes, attributed to Marie-Denise Villers, 1801
Your daily flower:
Nasturtium, by Hilma af Klint, c. 1890
Nasturtium, by Hilma af Klint, c. 1890
November 26, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Your daily flower:
Nasturtium, by Hilma af Klint, c. 1890
Nasturtium, by Hilma af Klint, c. 1890
Your daily working class solidarity:
Scab, by Maynard Dixon, 1934
Scab, by Maynard Dixon, 1934
November 25, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Your daily working class solidarity:
Scab, by Maynard Dixon, 1934
Scab, by Maynard Dixon, 1934
Your daily pretty young face:
Ritratto di Bindo Altoviti (Portrait of Bindo Altoviti), by Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (Raphael), 1512-15
Ritratto di Bindo Altoviti (Portrait of Bindo Altoviti), by Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (Raphael), 1512-15
November 24, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Your daily pretty young face:
Ritratto di Bindo Altoviti (Portrait of Bindo Altoviti), by Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (Raphael), 1512-15
Ritratto di Bindo Altoviti (Portrait of Bindo Altoviti), by Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (Raphael), 1512-15
Your daily Counter-Reformation extravagance:
The Mass of Saint Gregory, attributed to Diego de la Cruz, 1490
The Mass of Saint Gregory, attributed to Diego de la Cruz, 1490
November 23, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Your daily Counter-Reformation extravagance:
The Mass of Saint Gregory, attributed to Diego de la Cruz, 1490
The Mass of Saint Gregory, attributed to Diego de la Cruz, 1490
Your daily nautical symbolism:
Bateau avec deux personnages (Boat With Two Figures), by Odilon Redon, 1902
Bateau avec deux personnages (Boat With Two Figures), by Odilon Redon, 1902
November 22, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Your daily nautical symbolism:
Bateau avec deux personnages (Boat With Two Figures), by Odilon Redon, 1902
Bateau avec deux personnages (Boat With Two Figures), by Odilon Redon, 1902
Your daily overlit overwork:
Office at Night, by Edward Hopper, 1940
Office at Night, by Edward Hopper, 1940
November 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Your daily overlit overwork:
Office at Night, by Edward Hopper, 1940
Office at Night, by Edward Hopper, 1940
Your daily cool color:
Le chapeau bleu (The Blue Hat), by Kees Van Dongen, 1910-12
Le chapeau bleu (The Blue Hat), by Kees Van Dongen, 1910-12
November 20, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Your daily cool color:
Le chapeau bleu (The Blue Hat), by Kees Van Dongen, 1910-12
Le chapeau bleu (The Blue Hat), by Kees Van Dongen, 1910-12
Your daily proletarian reality:
Arbeiterstadt (Working Class City), by Hans Baluschek, 1920
Arbeiterstadt (Working Class City), by Hans Baluschek, 1920
November 19, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Your daily proletarian reality:
Arbeiterstadt (Working Class City), by Hans Baluschek, 1920
Arbeiterstadt (Working Class City), by Hans Baluschek, 1920
Your daily head shot:
Reverse (Self Portrait), by Jenny Saville, 2002-03
Reverse (Self Portrait), by Jenny Saville, 2002-03
November 18, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Your daily head shot:
Reverse (Self Portrait), by Jenny Saville, 2002-03
Reverse (Self Portrait), by Jenny Saville, 2002-03
Your daily picture from a real estate listing:
Sun in an Empty Room, by Edward Hopper, 1963
Sun in an Empty Room, by Edward Hopper, 1963
November 17, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Your daily picture from a real estate listing:
Sun in an Empty Room, by Edward Hopper, 1963
Sun in an Empty Room, by Edward Hopper, 1963
Your daily drawing:
A Study of Hands, by Albrecht Dürer, 1506
A Study of Hands, by Albrecht Dürer, 1506
November 16, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Your daily drawing:
A Study of Hands, by Albrecht Dürer, 1506
A Study of Hands, by Albrecht Dürer, 1506
Your daily portrait:
Frank Auerbach, by Lucien Freud, 1975-76
Frank Auerbach, by Lucien Freud, 1975-76
November 15, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Your daily portrait:
Frank Auerbach, by Lucien Freud, 1975-76
Frank Auerbach, by Lucien Freud, 1975-76
Your daily closer look:
Niña con máscara de calavera (Girl With Death Mask), by Frida Kahlo, 1938
Niña con máscara de calavera (Girl With Death Mask), by Frida Kahlo, 1938
November 14, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Your daily closer look:
Niña con máscara de calavera (Girl With Death Mask), by Frida Kahlo, 1938
Niña con máscara de calavera (Girl With Death Mask), by Frida Kahlo, 1938
Your daily agricultural labour:
Olive Gatherers, by Helen Lavinia Cochrane, c.1939
Olive Gatherers, by Helen Lavinia Cochrane, c.1939
November 14, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Your daily agricultural labour:
Olive Gatherers, by Helen Lavinia Cochrane, c.1939
Olive Gatherers, by Helen Lavinia Cochrane, c.1939
Your daily class distinctions:
Noblemen and the Bourgeois, by Giorgio de Chirico, 1933
Noblemen and the Bourgeois, by Giorgio de Chirico, 1933
November 13, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Your daily class distinctions:
Noblemen and the Bourgeois, by Giorgio de Chirico, 1933
Noblemen and the Bourgeois, by Giorgio de Chirico, 1933
Your daily extreme colors:
The River at Ascutney, by Maxfield Parrish, 1942
The River at Ascutney, by Maxfield Parrish, 1942
November 12, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Your daily extreme colors:
The River at Ascutney, by Maxfield Parrish, 1942
The River at Ascutney, by Maxfield Parrish, 1942
Your daily commedia dell'arte vibes:
Self Portrait with Mask, by Sergius Pauser, 1926
Self Portrait with Mask, by Sergius Pauser, 1926
November 11, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Your daily commedia dell'arte vibes:
Self Portrait with Mask, by Sergius Pauser, 1926
Self Portrait with Mask, by Sergius Pauser, 1926
Your daily full English breakfast:
The Garden Door, by William Bruce Ellis Ranken, 1926
The Garden Door, by William Bruce Ellis Ranken, 1926
November 10, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Your daily full English breakfast:
The Garden Door, by William Bruce Ellis Ranken, 1926
The Garden Door, by William Bruce Ellis Ranken, 1926