Mark Potts
@markpotts.bsky.social
Skating to where the puck is going, especially if it's headed for AI. Strategy/product consulting, mentoring and investing. This gun for hire. Recovering journalist: ex-WaPo, AP, ChiTrib, SF Examiner. Tramps like us. #Natitude
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Every. Fucking. Day with this guy-
December 2, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Every. Fucking. Day with this guy-
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impossible to tell whether he actually believes this or he’s just trying to throw enough shit in the air that people can’t see what’s happening but embarrassing, undignified, unbecoming behavior worthy of impeachment regardless
December 2, 2025 at 6:00 AM
impossible to tell whether he actually believes this or he’s just trying to throw enough shit in the air that people can’t see what’s happening but embarrassing, undignified, unbecoming behavior worthy of impeachment regardless
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The president is a lunatic
December 2, 2025 at 5:54 AM
The president is a lunatic
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Donald Trump is crumbling before us.
Pete Hegseth is under fire for war crimes, with congressional inquiries looming.
Kash Patel is getting publicly humiliated by his own FBI agents.
RFK Jr.'s freak flag is getting national attention thanks to the Lizza-Nuzzi insanity.
The wheels are coming off.
Pete Hegseth is under fire for war crimes, with congressional inquiries looming.
Kash Patel is getting publicly humiliated by his own FBI agents.
RFK Jr.'s freak flag is getting national attention thanks to the Lizza-Nuzzi insanity.
The wheels are coming off.
December 2, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Donald Trump is crumbling before us.
Pete Hegseth is under fire for war crimes, with congressional inquiries looming.
Kash Patel is getting publicly humiliated by his own FBI agents.
RFK Jr.'s freak flag is getting national attention thanks to the Lizza-Nuzzi insanity.
The wheels are coming off.
Pete Hegseth is under fire for war crimes, with congressional inquiries looming.
Kash Patel is getting publicly humiliated by his own FBI agents.
RFK Jr.'s freak flag is getting national attention thanks to the Lizza-Nuzzi insanity.
The wheels are coming off.
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He’s sundowning
Guys... it's still going... I think it's time for another MRI.
December 2, 2025 at 4:58 AM
He’s sundowning
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For some reason Democratic leaders seem to prefer telling voters what they won’t be able to do, rather than what they’d like to do.
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
Jeffries says not to expect Democrats to pursue Hegseth impeachment over boat strikes
"Republicans will never allow articles of impeachment to be brought to the floor," he said.
www.axios.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:30 AM
For some reason Democratic leaders seem to prefer telling voters what they won’t be able to do, rather than what they’d like to do.
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
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So, to recap:
Washington Post story breaks on Hegseth.
Pentagon says fake news.
White House confirms the story roughly 12 hours later - and defends it.
Press Sec confirms that Hegseth personally ordered the execution of the two stranded men.
This isn’t going well.
Washington Post story breaks on Hegseth.
Pentagon says fake news.
White House confirms the story roughly 12 hours later - and defends it.
Press Sec confirms that Hegseth personally ordered the execution of the two stranded men.
This isn’t going well.
December 1, 2025 at 9:52 PM
So, to recap:
Washington Post story breaks on Hegseth.
Pentagon says fake news.
White House confirms the story roughly 12 hours later - and defends it.
Press Sec confirms that Hegseth personally ordered the execution of the two stranded men.
This isn’t going well.
Washington Post story breaks on Hegseth.
Pentagon says fake news.
White House confirms the story roughly 12 hours later - and defends it.
Press Sec confirms that Hegseth personally ordered the execution of the two stranded men.
This isn’t going well.
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trump is the president in the sense that he holds the office but he very clearly isn't the president in the sense that he has basically relieved himself of its duties
Trump’s echo chamber:
Very little U.S travel
No rallies or contact with supporters
Right-wing media
Dinners with rich donors and billionaires
Truth Social
Lack of staff to tell him no www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Very little U.S travel
No rallies or contact with supporters
Right-wing media
Dinners with rich donors and billionaires
Truth Social
Lack of staff to tell him no www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The Bubble-Wrapped President
Trump surrounds himself with those who flatter him in places where he is comfortable.
www.theatlantic.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:16 PM
trump is the president in the sense that he holds the office but he very clearly isn't the president in the sense that he has basically relieved himself of its duties
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1) If Hegseth ordered troops to "kill everybody" in that barbaric second strike, he should be arrested.
2) If Admiral Bradley followed what he damn well knew was an illegal order from Hegseth, he should be removed from duty, and court-martialed.
3) If Trump does nothing, he is a war criminal.
2) If Admiral Bradley followed what he damn well knew was an illegal order from Hegseth, he should be removed from duty, and court-martialed.
3) If Trump does nothing, he is a war criminal.
December 1, 2025 at 8:37 PM
1) If Hegseth ordered troops to "kill everybody" in that barbaric second strike, he should be arrested.
2) If Admiral Bradley followed what he damn well knew was an illegal order from Hegseth, he should be removed from duty, and court-martialed.
3) If Trump does nothing, he is a war criminal.
2) If Admiral Bradley followed what he damn well knew was an illegal order from Hegseth, he should be removed from duty, and court-martialed.
3) If Trump does nothing, he is a war criminal.
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What about a trans person’s right to have a job without being fired because of a bullshit harassment campaign organized by bad-faith right-wing bigots? Because that’s the actual issue here!
December 1, 2025 at 5:27 PM
What about a trans person’s right to have a job without being fired because of a bullshit harassment campaign organized by bad-faith right-wing bigots? Because that’s the actual issue here!
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Cosplay is complicated.
This FBI “pulse check” report on the dept under Patel and Bongino is a mixed bag - the fibbies love having no more sensitivity training but many hate going on ICE raids and think leadership is weak - but this anecdote is clearly gold: K$H Patel wearing the traditional FBI Director’s ladies clothes.
December 1, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Cosplay is complicated.
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Why would a professional architect disgrace himself by participating in this outrageous and illegal project, whether or not it complies with norms of design?
November 30, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Why would a professional architect disgrace himself by participating in this outrageous and illegal project, whether or not it complies with norms of design?
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Here it is:
A President who casually uses the R-word is not “unfiltered.”
He is unfit.
And the rest of us are done pretending otherwise.
A President who casually uses the R-word is not “unfiltered.”
He is unfit.
And the rest of us are done pretending otherwise.
December 1, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Here it is:
A President who casually uses the R-word is not “unfiltered.”
He is unfit.
And the rest of us are done pretending otherwise.
A President who casually uses the R-word is not “unfiltered.”
He is unfit.
And the rest of us are done pretending otherwise.
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It’s useful to think about things like this in numbers of tenure track professors.
$33M is 358 assistant professors. Or about fourteen percent of the total number of full-time faculty at Michigan State.
$33M is 358 assistant professors. Or about fourteen percent of the total number of full-time faculty at Michigan State.
SOURCES: Michigan State is firing head coach Jonathan Smith, @theathletic.com has learned.
He went 9-15 in two seasons, including 1-8 in the Big Ten this year. (ESPN first reported).
MSU players meeting called for 2:45. Smith has a $33 million buyout (with offset).
He went 9-15 in two seasons, including 1-8 in the Big Ten this year. (ESPN first reported).
MSU players meeting called for 2:45. Smith has a $33 million buyout (with offset).
December 1, 2025 at 12:05 AM
It’s useful to think about things like this in numbers of tenure track professors.
$33M is 358 assistant professors. Or about fourteen percent of the total number of full-time faculty at Michigan State.
$33M is 358 assistant professors. Or about fourteen percent of the total number of full-time faculty at Michigan State.
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I'm really glad to see someone like Kelly finally saying this. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
November 30, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I'm really glad to see someone like Kelly finally saying this. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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#Trumps attacks specifically on women reporters are escalating & at some point, fellow members of the pool and the companies themselves these women work for should be held to account for their weak cowering in the face of obvious misogyny, bullying and abuse.
November 28, 2025 at 3:15 PM
#Trumps attacks specifically on women reporters are escalating & at some point, fellow members of the pool and the companies themselves these women work for should be held to account for their weak cowering in the face of obvious misogyny, bullying and abuse.
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"So what you're saying is pharmacies are going to pay people to get drugs from them?" asked no journalist ever.
November 30, 2025 at 11:51 PM
"So what you're saying is pharmacies are going to pay people to get drugs from them?" asked no journalist ever.
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The first strike was also murder. You can’t just up and kill civilians on the high seas and then claim you were at war with them.
Reporter: If there were a second strike that killed wounded people, would that be legal?
Trump: I don’t know that happened and Pete said he did not even know what people were talking about. I wouldn’t have wanted a second strike. The first strike was very lethal. It was fine.
Trump: I don’t know that happened and Pete said he did not even know what people were talking about. I wouldn’t have wanted a second strike. The first strike was very lethal. It was fine.
November 30, 2025 at 11:53 PM
The first strike was also murder. You can’t just up and kill civilians on the high seas and then claim you were at war with them.
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This is a scandal.
Public universities should be banned from paying these insane buyouts for college coaches.
No pro sports teams are paying $33 million to fire their incompetent coach, so why are colleges paying this kind of money?!?
Public universities should be banned from paying these insane buyouts for college coaches.
No pro sports teams are paying $33 million to fire their incompetent coach, so why are colleges paying this kind of money?!?
SOURCES: Michigan State is firing head coach Jonathan Smith, @theathletic.com has learned.
He went 9-15 in two seasons, including 1-8 in the Big Ten this year. (ESPN first reported).
MSU players meeting called for 2:45. Smith has a $33 million buyout (with offset).
He went 9-15 in two seasons, including 1-8 in the Big Ten this year. (ESPN first reported).
MSU players meeting called for 2:45. Smith has a $33 million buyout (with offset).
November 30, 2025 at 11:02 PM
This is a scandal.
Public universities should be banned from paying these insane buyouts for college coaches.
No pro sports teams are paying $33 million to fire their incompetent coach, so why are colleges paying this kind of money?!?
Public universities should be banned from paying these insane buyouts for college coaches.
No pro sports teams are paying $33 million to fire their incompetent coach, so why are colleges paying this kind of money?!?
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"How dare you have an abortion, that's murder! You should get the death sentence!" is a hell of a stance to take.
This week a subcommittee in South Carolina debated S323, a bill these three MAGAs wrote that would allow executing women who get an abortion.😳
Here I include the names & numbers of these MAGA extremists in case you want to share your thoughts on their fascism.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/s-carolina...
Here I include the names & numbers of these MAGA extremists in case you want to share your thoughts on their fascism.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/s-carolina...
S. Carolina RE-Intros Bill To Kill Women For Getting An Abortion
Here's what's in the bill, why it is so dangerous, and the meaningful steps you can take to fight back, support women's health, and help block this bill from becoming law
www.qasimrashid.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:41 PM
"How dare you have an abortion, that's murder! You should get the death sentence!" is a hell of a stance to take.
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Number of states where average gas prices are below $2:
Zero.
Number of states where average gas prices are anywhere NEAR $2:
Zero.
Zero.
Number of states where average gas prices are anywhere NEAR $2:
Zero.
HASSETT: Gas prices dropped below $2 a gallon in a lot of places
CORDES: Gas prices on average are still at $3 a galloon
HASSETT: For a few states they got below $2
CORDES: Gas prices on average are still at $3 a galloon
HASSETT: For a few states they got below $2
November 30, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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Not sure who needs to hear this but a US President can not pardon someone being charged for war crimes at The Hague.
November 30, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Not sure who needs to hear this but a US President can not pardon someone being charged for war crimes at The Hague.
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I criticize all the time so credit where credit is due. Just state the plain, damning facts, without any euphemisms or both sides double speak. More please.
November 30, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I criticize all the time so credit where credit is due. Just state the plain, damning facts, without any euphemisms or both sides double speak. More please.
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Remember in 2000 when Al Gore was repeatedly misquoted as having said he invented the internet and that was seen the eyes of many as disqualifying him from office? Simpler times. Today, Trump makes up lies equivalent to "I invented the internet" 30 times a week and no one bats an eye. Good job media
November 30, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Remember in 2000 when Al Gore was repeatedly misquoted as having said he invented the internet and that was seen the eyes of many as disqualifying him from office? Simpler times. Today, Trump makes up lies equivalent to "I invented the internet" 30 times a week and no one bats an eye. Good job media
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A U.S. soldier was executed on the streets of the U.S. capital, yet the flags remain at full-staff.
But when a hate-peddling podcaster was killed, the flags were lowered to half-staff within hours—and stayed that way for days.
WTH?
Tonight...
But when a hate-peddling podcaster was killed, the flags were lowered to half-staff within hours—and stayed that way for days.
WTH?
Tonight...
November 30, 2025 at 2:40 AM
A U.S. soldier was executed on the streets of the U.S. capital, yet the flags remain at full-staff.
But when a hate-peddling podcaster was killed, the flags were lowered to half-staff within hours—and stayed that way for days.
WTH?
Tonight...
But when a hate-peddling podcaster was killed, the flags were lowered to half-staff within hours—and stayed that way for days.
WTH?
Tonight...