Mark F
markfford.bsky.social
Mark F
@markfford.bsky.social
Inquiring mind.
Longtime law.
Mid-career nom de plume novelist.
Racing car stuff.
Beer, coffee and gastronomy.
All 📷 are mine.
“Quoted out of context” and “didn’t expect to be quoted so extensively” are odd if not contradictory bedfellows for a start.
December 17, 2025 at 2:54 AM
a car with the word joy written on the side
ALT: a car with the word joy written on the side
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December 16, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Well I guess his reasoning is that he once heard a school is where people can go to learn things.
December 16, 2025 at 7:19 AM
These guys put me in mind of outsider artist Henry Darger and the Vivian Girls.
Would they even know what they’re looking for?
December 16, 2025 at 3:22 AM
At least we can be confident he didn’t have any witness coaching.
December 16, 2025 at 3:15 AM
So now we know what they won’t be looking for in the 5 years of social media records of visa and ESTA applicants.
Waiting Cat Filing Nail GIF
Alt: Waiting Cat Filing Nail GIF saying, “I, for one, am shocked. Just shocked”
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December 16, 2025 at 1:00 AM
And more resilient than liberty. 😞
December 15, 2025 at 10:57 PM
No conflicts of interest to see here.
December 15, 2025 at 10:52 PM
A lie will travel twice around the world before the truth has got its boots on.
They’re just following the playbook.
December 15, 2025 at 8:21 PM
When I saw 8 beds I thought it was aiming for the 7 wives market. Wood fetching not a problem.

/s
December 14, 2025 at 12:15 AM
On brand though
December 14, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Not to mention it’s a former meth lab. 🤷🏻‍♂️
December 13, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Bronze?
And for that matter the frame guy at Temu and the decoration guy there didn’t get the same specs.
What a joke.
December 13, 2025 at 9:21 PM
No. Just force them to acknowledge they are publishers. Same way newspapers and legacy broadcast and terrestrial media are.
If it curtails false information and hate speech it’s not impeding free speech.
December 13, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Work visas are actually worse under the proposals.
December 13, 2025 at 10:22 AM
The leopard smells fresh face.
a close up of a leopard 's face and eyes
ALT: a close up of a leopard 's face and eyes
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December 13, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Greed doesn’t have a cap.
December 13, 2025 at 2:38 AM
‘Impossible’ is the platforms’ word when they mean ‘too expensive’.
They absolutely have the ability to moderate appropriately but rage bait and hate speech keeps people engaged longer and therefore seeing more paid content (advertising) and so maximising revenue.
December 13, 2025 at 2:27 AM
editor-AI-l board you mean
December 13, 2025 at 1:03 AM
The grift never sleeps.
December 13, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Was certainly written for AI. 😉
December 12, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Judged by the company we keep.
December 12, 2025 at 5:00 AM