Mark Noel
@marknoel.bsky.social
Law + tech + AI + cognitive psych, physics, politics, social justice, Siberian huskies, and other randomness. Recovering litigator. Amateur musician. Still single. Read any good books lately? 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️Colorado-based. (he/him)
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Perhaps you should have a word with @whitehouse.senate.gov about this?
Reminding everyone for no particular reason that Section 230 is one of the last things standing between free speech online and Trump having control over everything you see and say on the internet
December 18, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Perhaps you should have a word with @whitehouse.senate.gov about this?
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We are parents of a trans kid and our family takes this very, very personally. If you intentionally make life harder for our beloved daughter, it’s EXTREMELY hard to think of you as an ally, to say the least. @amyklobuchar.com - you still send us requests for money, while hurting our kid. Disgusted.
Here are the 28 Dem Senators who voted to advance the first federal ban on trans athletes & a federal definition of sex that would make trans & intersex people non-existent: Angela Alsobrooks (MD), Tammy Baldwin (WI), Richard Blumenthal (CT), Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE), Chris Coons (DE), ->
By a vote of 76-23, S 1071 passes the motion to proceed to the motion to concur. Won't know who voted for this until the roll call is uploaded, but safe to say it passed with the support of at least 24 members of the Democratic caucus. (Rand Paul probably voted nay and Steve Daines has been absent).
December 16, 2025 at 2:33 PM
We are parents of a trans kid and our family takes this very, very personally. If you intentionally make life harder for our beloved daughter, it’s EXTREMELY hard to think of you as an ally, to say the least. @amyklobuchar.com - you still send us requests for money, while hurting our kid. Disgusted.
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These are the "good and decent people" who didn't survive the Reagan presidency.
December 17, 2025 at 2:31 AM
These are the "good and decent people" who didn't survive the Reagan presidency.
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I had to watch Alabama's ban on gender affirming care for minors go into effect. It impacted multiple people in my life. It is cruel beyond words.
Pick up the phone. Call all of your reps. Don't tell me it won't matter--I call Tommy Tuberville. EVERY FUCKIN' TIME. I won't gift them silence on this.
Pick up the phone. Call all of your reps. Don't tell me it won't matter--I call Tommy Tuberville. EVERY FUCKIN' TIME. I won't gift them silence on this.
This is possibly the most significant attack on trans rights in this country yet, and I can count the number of posts on my timeline about this on my hands.
If you're trying to dismiss this thinking "It'll die in the senate," DON'T! Sound the alarms now!
If you're trying to dismiss this thinking "It'll die in the senate," DON'T! Sound the alarms now!
Bluesky tonight is neatly divided between trans people and family members appropriately angry and freaking out and everyone else who has barely noticed.
December 18, 2025 at 4:52 AM
I had to watch Alabama's ban on gender affirming care for minors go into effect. It impacted multiple people in my life. It is cruel beyond words.
Pick up the phone. Call all of your reps. Don't tell me it won't matter--I call Tommy Tuberville. EVERY FUCKIN' TIME. I won't gift them silence on this.
Pick up the phone. Call all of your reps. Don't tell me it won't matter--I call Tommy Tuberville. EVERY FUCKIN' TIME. I won't gift them silence on this.
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BREAKING
Jack Smith to the House Judiciary Committee: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power." (MSNBC)
Jack Smith to the House Judiciary Committee: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power." (MSNBC)
December 17, 2025 at 5:41 PM
BREAKING
Jack Smith to the House Judiciary Committee: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power." (MSNBC)
Jack Smith to the House Judiciary Committee: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power." (MSNBC)
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Do you remember when the broadcast networks declined to air primetime speeches by Obama and Biden they deemed too overtly political? Because I do apnews.com/20ccd7a90e43... www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/0...
ABC, CBS, NBC won't carry Obama
NEW YORK (AP) — ABC, CBS and NBC decided against covering President Barack Obama's speech on immigration live on Thursday, although the Spanish-language Univision network is delaying its telecast of t...
apnews.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Do you remember when the broadcast networks declined to air primetime speeches by Obama and Biden they deemed too overtly political? Because I do apnews.com/20ccd7a90e43... www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/0...
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“call your congresspeople and beg them not to sentence trans people to death” is a regular feature of our politics now and it fucking sucks
December 18, 2025 at 4:05 AM
“call your congresspeople and beg them not to sentence trans people to death” is a regular feature of our politics now and it fucking sucks
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16 Democratic senators joined Republicans in confirming a close ally of Elon Musk as head of NASA:
Baldwin
Cantwell
Durbin
Fetterman
Gallego
Gillibrand
Hassan
Heinrich
Kaine
Kelly
Kim
King
Schiff
Shaheen
Slotkin
Warner
Baldwin
Cantwell
Durbin
Fetterman
Gallego
Gillibrand
Hassan
Heinrich
Kaine
Kelly
Kim
King
Schiff
Shaheen
Slotkin
Warner
December 18, 2025 at 2:59 AM
16 Democratic senators joined Republicans in confirming a close ally of Elon Musk as head of NASA:
Baldwin
Cantwell
Durbin
Fetterman
Gallego
Gillibrand
Hassan
Heinrich
Kaine
Kelly
Kim
King
Schiff
Shaheen
Slotkin
Warner
Baldwin
Cantwell
Durbin
Fetterman
Gallego
Gillibrand
Hassan
Heinrich
Kaine
Kelly
Kim
King
Schiff
Shaheen
Slotkin
Warner
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He doesn't but no one in DoD will say otherwise (much like the shutdown pay stunt there's a bunch of GS-13s and 14s who need to be facing ADA violation criminal penalties when this is over with)
The bigger question is where is the $ coming from
The bigger question is where is the $ coming from
How does the president have independent authority to mail out Christmas bonuses?
December 18, 2025 at 6:21 AM
He doesn't but no one in DoD will say otherwise (much like the shutdown pay stunt there's a bunch of GS-13s and 14s who need to be facing ADA violation criminal penalties when this is over with)
The bigger question is where is the $ coming from
The bigger question is where is the $ coming from
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Pros And Cons Of War With Venezuela https://theonion.com/pros-and-cons-of-war-with-venezuela/
December 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Pros And Cons Of War With Venezuela https://theonion.com/pros-and-cons-of-war-with-venezuela/
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Pam Bondi's DOJ is saying they have the right to fire an immigration judge based on her sex and ethnicity if that's what they want to do. This is her boldest statement of official racism yet. ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
How the Trump Administration Is Quietly Resegregating the American Workforce
The Justice Department’s rollback of disparate impact is just one new policy that makes it harder for people of color to challenge illegal discrimination.
ballsandstrikes.org
December 17, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Pam Bondi's DOJ is saying they have the right to fire an immigration judge based on her sex and ethnicity if that's what they want to do. This is her boldest statement of official racism yet. ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
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the sarah mcbride speech in front of the capitol about the anti-trans legislation is one of the more affecting moments i have ever seen in the fight over trans liberation in congress
literally walked thru her transition
the only news outlets sharing it are “lgbtq+ news” clickbait & erin reed
literally walked thru her transition
the only news outlets sharing it are “lgbtq+ news” clickbait & erin reed
December 17, 2025 at 9:11 PM
the sarah mcbride speech in front of the capitol about the anti-trans legislation is one of the more affecting moments i have ever seen in the fight over trans liberation in congress
literally walked thru her transition
the only news outlets sharing it are “lgbtq+ news” clickbait & erin reed
literally walked thru her transition
the only news outlets sharing it are “lgbtq+ news” clickbait & erin reed
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If you think the system doesn't seem interested in rewarding white guys at all that seems to be an issue of your media diet and not a reflection of reality
December 17, 2025 at 9:28 PM
If you think the system doesn't seem interested in rewarding white guys at all that seems to be an issue of your media diet and not a reflection of reality
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the full speech is something to see & is one of the reasons it is good to have a trans member of congress
youtu.be/5LqVMCW4e0c?...
youtu.be/5LqVMCW4e0c?...
Rep Sarah McBride on the steps of the Capitol
YouTube video by David Steinglass
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December 17, 2025 at 9:12 PM
the full speech is something to see & is one of the reasons it is good to have a trans member of congress
youtu.be/5LqVMCW4e0c?...
youtu.be/5LqVMCW4e0c?...
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If this is the case, it would amount to an order to strip citizenship from 211,200 Americans next year.
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I wasn’t sure because the writing was unclear, but it’s possible he wants each office to come up with 200 denaturalization cases a month.
December 17, 2025 at 10:29 PM
If this is the case, it would amount to an order to strip citizenship from 211,200 Americans next year.
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bsky.app/profile/hele...
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incredible that the oldest scam in the book — “look away from the greed and poor leadership that destroy your chance to make a career, it is the [blanks] that stole your job!” — still works
December 17, 2025 at 10:01 PM
incredible that the oldest scam in the book — “look away from the greed and poor leadership that destroy your chance to make a career, it is the [blanks] that stole your job!” — still works
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The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story.
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
December 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story.
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
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In Trump's first year, he has developed a distinctive style of government — authoritarian, but so poorly thought out as to blunt its own effectiveness.
I call it "haphazardism," and it may just be the thing saving
American democracy www.vox.com/politics/472...
I call it "haphazardism," and it may just be the thing saving
American democracy www.vox.com/politics/472...
Trump’s war on democracy is failing
And it’s his own fault.
www.vox.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
In Trump's first year, he has developed a distinctive style of government — authoritarian, but so poorly thought out as to blunt its own effectiveness.
I call it "haphazardism," and it may just be the thing saving
American democracy www.vox.com/politics/472...
I call it "haphazardism," and it may just be the thing saving
American democracy www.vox.com/politics/472...
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It is international law 101 that a military blockade is not just a violation of the UN Charter, but a crime of aggression.
Unless that blockade is in response to an 'armed attack.'
None of President's Trump's list of complaints come close to an armed attack.
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Unless that blockade is in response to an 'armed attack.'
None of President's Trump's list of complaints come close to an armed attack.
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December 17, 2025 at 12:27 AM
It is international law 101 that a military blockade is not just a violation of the UN Charter, but a crime of aggression.
Unless that blockade is in response to an 'armed attack.'
None of President's Trump's list of complaints come close to an armed attack.
1/
Unless that blockade is in response to an 'armed attack.'
None of President's Trump's list of complaints come close to an armed attack.
1/
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Not for nothing, but this is thiiiiiiiiiiis close to an act of war
December 17, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Not for nothing, but this is thiiiiiiiiiiis close to an act of war
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This is prime facie illegal under the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 and the 2022 NDAA
NEW: U.S. Military Willing to Attack “Designated Terrorist Organizations” Within America, General Says
“That is one of the concerns with the administration asserting that the President essentially has a license to kill outside the law,” says expert.
theintercept.com/2025/12/16/t...
“That is one of the concerns with the administration asserting that the President essentially has a license to kill outside the law,” says expert.
theintercept.com/2025/12/16/t...
U.S. Military Willing to Attack “Designated Terrorist Organizations” Within America, General Says
“If I had no concerns and I was confident in the lawful order, I would definitely execute that order.”
theintercept.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:28 PM
This is prime facie illegal under the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 and the 2022 NDAA
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We have (and need) Section 230 because in 1995, Stratton Oakmont successfully sued Prodigy as a publisher of libel because a user posted that Jordan Belfort's firm was "100% criminal fraud" and a "cult of brokers who either lie for a living or get fired." Sec 230 makes online forums possible.
December 16, 2025 at 8:39 PM
We have (and need) Section 230 because in 1995, Stratton Oakmont successfully sued Prodigy as a publisher of libel because a user posted that Jordan Belfort's firm was "100% criminal fraud" and a "cult of brokers who either lie for a living or get fired." Sec 230 makes online forums possible.
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Cheung is 10 years younger than me, looks 10 years _older_ somehow, and bears a strong semblance to a man-sized butt plug.
He’s another of this admin’s sterling examples of the “peasant-coded” belief, as Jamelle Bouie put it, that evil turns people ugly from the inside out.
He’s another of this admin’s sterling examples of the “peasant-coded” belief, as Jamelle Bouie put it, that evil turns people ugly from the inside out.
November 28, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Cheung is 10 years younger than me, looks 10 years _older_ somehow, and bears a strong semblance to a man-sized butt plug.
He’s another of this admin’s sterling examples of the “peasant-coded” belief, as Jamelle Bouie put it, that evil turns people ugly from the inside out.
He’s another of this admin’s sterling examples of the “peasant-coded” belief, as Jamelle Bouie put it, that evil turns people ugly from the inside out.
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The funny thing is there are absolutely traits skills and characteristics that financially super successful people have and they are:
money
being born into money
knowing other people with money
money
being born into money
knowing other people with money
Michael C. Rockefeller got shipwrecked in 1963, washed up on an island, and was promptly eaten by cannibals.
December 13, 2025 at 7:38 PM
The funny thing is there are absolutely traits skills and characteristics that financially super successful people have and they are:
money
being born into money
knowing other people with money
money
being born into money
knowing other people with money
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GOOD.
BREAKING: Skate Canada is boycotting Alberta over the province's ban on Trans women competing in women's sports.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Skate Canada to stop holding national, international events in Alberta | CBC News
Skate Canada says it will no longer host major events in Alberta following a review of the province's legislation on the participation of transgender athletes in women's sport.
www.cbc.ca
December 16, 2025 at 6:57 PM
GOOD.