Mark Wilkens
@markwilkens.bsky.social
Words on paper, sometimes words on screen.
Order “You Can’t Discover What Was Always There” http://pepperpeakpublications.com
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Chromaniac, noooooo
November 30, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Chromaniac, noooooo
finally got the tree up happy holidays San Diego hope we can have a big year from the padres and strike force
November 29, 2025 at 4:33 AM
finally got the tree up happy holidays San Diego hope we can have a big year from the padres and strike force
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If anyone brings up AI I'm throwing plates
Politics, football and movies are among the many topics that tend to come up around Thanksgiving.
In 2025, a new question may arise at the table: Why the heck is everyone talking about AI, and what should I know about it? https://cnn.it/48i1z4p
In 2025, a new question may arise at the table: Why the heck is everyone talking about AI, and what should I know about it? https://cnn.it/48i1z4p
November 26, 2025 at 7:08 PM
If anyone brings up AI I'm throwing plates
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If you’re grateful for the workers who make your coffee every day, the best Thanksgiving thank-you is skipping Starbucks until they treat baristas fairly.
do NOT reply to this about how you don't drink starbucks anyway! I don't care if you like or hate their coffee! I care about labor, ty!
do NOT reply to this about how you don't drink starbucks anyway! I don't care if you like or hate their coffee! I care about labor, ty!
November 26, 2025 at 5:56 PM
If you’re grateful for the workers who make your coffee every day, the best Thanksgiving thank-you is skipping Starbucks until they treat baristas fairly.
do NOT reply to this about how you don't drink starbucks anyway! I don't care if you like or hate their coffee! I care about labor, ty!
do NOT reply to this about how you don't drink starbucks anyway! I don't care if you like or hate their coffee! I care about labor, ty!
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<raises hand>
democrats/liberals/progressives with any common sense need to get ahead of this electricity cost issue - we need restraint and regulation of ai and data centers, which are driving up costs www.cnbc.com/2025/11/26/a...
AI data center 'frenzy' is pushing up your electric bill — here's why
Energy-hungry data centers that underpin artificial intelligence are contributing to higher residential electricity bills, say experts.
www.cnbc.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:38 PM
<raises hand>
Some thoughts on the analog life
November 26, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Some thoughts on the analog life
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
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And did absolutely nothing to stop them.
November 25, 2025 at 8:07 PM
And did absolutely nothing to stop them.
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i think tech and ai positive people are going to be in for a big shock when anti tech and anti ai sentiment becomes a major part of leftwing politics going forward especially as datacenters continue to destroy communities and raise electricity bills
Is this platform still massively against AI or has it moved more towards acceptance?
November 26, 2025 at 5:34 AM
i think tech and ai positive people are going to be in for a big shock when anti tech and anti ai sentiment becomes a major part of leftwing politics going forward especially as datacenters continue to destroy communities and raise electricity bills
The calm before the holiday storm
November 26, 2025 at 4:37 AM
The calm before the holiday storm
November 26, 2025 at 3:33 AM
I’m just really fucking confused right now
November 25, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I’m just really fucking confused right now
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The Luddites were 1) correct and 2) the opposite of lazy.
If you’re churning out 3,000 glops of pink slime podcasts every week, I put it to you that you are a slopmonger
November 25, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The Luddites were 1) correct and 2) the opposite of lazy.
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Every Bari Weiss idea for CBS News.
November 25, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Every Bari Weiss idea for CBS News.
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Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Star of The Harder They Come had hits including You Can Get It If You Really Want and I Can See Clearly Now
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
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Uprooting my life to save 40 cents on a cheeseburger
Bessent: "You know the best way to bring your inflation rate down? Move from a blue state to a red state. Blue state inflation is half a percent higher."
November 23, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Uprooting my life to save 40 cents on a cheeseburger
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I’m on Substack now, and truly excited about the idea of making something of it. This post is free, as will each post be for the rest of the month. Please read, share, and consider subscribing. I appreciate you all as my community.
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Another Storefront On The Shakedown Street Of Ideas
Commerce! Art! My email is trying to kill me
open.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I’m on Substack now, and truly excited about the idea of making something of it. This post is free, as will each post be for the rest of the month. Please read, share, and consider subscribing. I appreciate you all as my community.
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After a printing delay, we are expecting to have these shipping out beginning next weekend. Thank you for your patience!
AVAILABLE FOR ORDER AND RELEASING TOMORROW: You Can’t Discover What Was Always There by Mark Wilkens
A collections of poems from the author’s journey from the pandemic days of 2020 solitude to present day, starting a family in his hometown.
pepperpeakpublications.com
#book #newbook #booklift
A collections of poems from the author’s journey from the pandemic days of 2020 solitude to present day, starting a family in his hometown.
pepperpeakpublications.com
#book #newbook #booklift
November 23, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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I’m on Substack now, and truly excited about the idea of making something of it. This post is free, as will each post be for the rest of the month. Please read, share, and consider subscribing. I appreciate you all as my community.
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Another Storefront On The Shakedown Street Of Ideas
Commerce! Art! My email is trying to kill me
open.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I’m on Substack now, and truly excited about the idea of making something of it. This post is free, as will each post be for the rest of the month. Please read, share, and consider subscribing. I appreciate you all as my community.
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