Mark Tavern
@marktavern.bsky.social
Now: Assistant Professor of Practice, Music Industry, at the University of New Haven
Then: Artist Manager; A&R Administration at Universal/Island Def Jam Music Group; Sony/RCA Music Group; Glimmerglass Festival
Then: Artist Manager; A&R Administration at Universal/Island Def Jam Music Group; Sony/RCA Music Group; Glimmerglass Festival
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They all think they’re licensed to kill now.
A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
January 10, 2026 at 3:22 PM
They all think they’re licensed to kill now.
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I wanted to just share one story about a kid who spent a lot of time in the neighborhood where Renee Nicole Good died today. Prince got married at Park United Methodist just down the street from 34th & Plymouth; he went to high school at Central High a few blocks in the other direction over on 35th.
January 8, 2026 at 2:56 AM
I wanted to just share one story about a kid who spent a lot of time in the neighborhood where Renee Nicole Good died today. Prince got married at Park United Methodist just down the street from 34th & Plymouth; he went to high school at Central High a few blocks in the other direction over on 35th.
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The DOJ’s Policy on Use of Force:
January 8, 2026 at 3:35 AM
The DOJ’s Policy on Use of Force:
That was a murder.
January 7, 2026 at 6:22 PM
That was a murder.
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Even if this were not explicitly prohibited by the United States Constitution, it means we kidnapped Venezuela's President and are now extorting money with the threat of future harm.
January 7, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Even if this were not explicitly prohibited by the United States Constitution, it means we kidnapped Venezuela's President and are now extorting money with the threat of future harm.
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If Trump is really stealing spending power from Congress then it would be insanity for Democrats to vote to fund the government later this month. Shut it down until the president stops wiping his ass with the Constitution.
January 7, 2026 at 12:50 AM
If Trump is really stealing spending power from Congress then it would be insanity for Democrats to vote to fund the government later this month. Shut it down until the president stops wiping his ass with the Constitution.
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Reminder for Congress:
The War Powers Resolution's 60 day clock is ticking today, & the WPR report to Congress is due.
Note:
- There's no "we're calling this law enforcement" exception to the WPR
- Bombing another country and forcibly abducting its president in a military raid is "hostilities"
The War Powers Resolution's 60 day clock is ticking today, & the WPR report to Congress is due.
Note:
- There's no "we're calling this law enforcement" exception to the WPR
- Bombing another country and forcibly abducting its president in a military raid is "hostilities"
January 5, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Reminder for Congress:
The War Powers Resolution's 60 day clock is ticking today, & the WPR report to Congress is due.
Note:
- There's no "we're calling this law enforcement" exception to the WPR
- Bombing another country and forcibly abducting its president in a military raid is "hostilities"
The War Powers Resolution's 60 day clock is ticking today, & the WPR report to Congress is due.
Note:
- There's no "we're calling this law enforcement" exception to the WPR
- Bombing another country and forcibly abducting its president in a military raid is "hostilities"
The War Powers Resolution of 1973 would like to have a word.
January 3, 2026 at 2:39 PM
The War Powers Resolution of 1973 would like to have a word.
When will we deal with the guns?
December 14, 2025 at 1:48 AM
When will we deal with the guns?
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If we’re going to make post-Trump constitutional changes, I’d prefer something like this - drawing a bright line under certain executive limitations that were presumed to exist before Trump, separating the DOJ further from the president, limiting pardons, and killing unitary executive theory dead
I wrote my anti-Trump constitutional amendment. Honestly, a fun exercise
November 30, 2025 at 8:20 PM
If we’re going to make post-Trump constitutional changes, I’d prefer something like this - drawing a bright line under certain executive limitations that were presumed to exist before Trump, separating the DOJ further from the president, limiting pardons, and killing unitary executive theory dead
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So cynical how AI music corps are using accessibility in their marketing language, just as streaming platforms use democratization. These corporations are stripping music of value and musicians of our livelihood. Financialization is not punk rock
All AI music does is devalue the work done by human artists. It’s not accessibility, it’s exploitation. We need real protections for artists against AI!
BTW — even if you had access to this AI startup as a child, you still wouldn’t know how to make music.
BTW — even if you had access to this AI startup as a child, you still wouldn’t know how to make music.
November 26, 2025 at 12:52 PM
So cynical how AI music corps are using accessibility in their marketing language, just as streaming platforms use democratization. These corporations are stripping music of value and musicians of our livelihood. Financialization is not punk rock
Focus on the positive change.
To recap:
•Universal healthcare would save 68,000 lives & $450B annually
•Every $1 spent on SNAP results in $1.80 boost to local economies & small businesses
•The child tax credit decreased child poverty to a historic low of 5.2%, abolishing it increased it by 45%
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•Universal healthcare would save 68,000 lives & $450B annually
•Every $1 spent on SNAP results in $1.80 boost to local economies & small businesses
•The child tax credit decreased child poverty to a historic low of 5.2%, abolishing it increased it by 45%
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November 25, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Focus on the positive change.
And laying down will? C’mon, grow a backbone and fight for what is right.
November 10, 2025 at 8:36 PM
And laying down will? C’mon, grow a backbone and fight for what is right.
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“The masks are coming off.”
Got a nice ring to it.
Got a nice ring to it.
November 4, 2025 at 9:48 PM
“The masks are coming off.”
Got a nice ring to it.
Got a nice ring to it.
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Dick Cheney’s legacy is that he turned 9/11 from a national tragedy into a global disaster. He did so through a mixture of arrogance, stupidity and greed and blighted the last quarter century.
November 4, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Dick Cheney’s legacy is that he turned 9/11 from a national tragedy into a global disaster. He did so through a mixture of arrogance, stupidity and greed and blighted the last quarter century.
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Indispensable documentation of misconduct by Trump's secret police in Chicago. bsky.app/profile/kolt...
If you aren't paying attention to what is happening in Illinois/Chicago, you're missing out on Bovino and federal agents using tear gas, pepper balls, and force against the people.
Check out our investigation alongside @evidentmedia.org
Check out our investigation alongside @evidentmedia.org
October 31, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Indispensable documentation of misconduct by Trump's secret police in Chicago. bsky.app/profile/kolt...
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We all need to channel this Chicago man’s utter contempt
October 31, 2025 at 8:13 PM
We all need to channel this Chicago man’s utter contempt
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Not voting for anyone in 2028 who doesn't promise to tear down this arch, along with every other gilded chunk of Trump's garish gimcrackery.
Exclusive: The White House has fired all six members of the Commission of Fine Arts, an independent federal agency that was expected to review some of President Trump’s construction projects, including his planned triumphal arch in Washington.
White House fires arts commission expected to review Trump construction projects
The moves comes as President Donald Trump pursues efforts to build a White House ballroom and a triumphal arch in Washington.
wapo.st
October 28, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Not voting for anyone in 2028 who doesn't promise to tear down this arch, along with every other gilded chunk of Trump's garish gimcrackery.
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I've talked before about power struggles within hardening authoritarianism. Usually, regime supporters fight over using rule-of-law in crackdowns (with massive abuses, of course) vs. completely embracing extrajudicial methods. Here, we see the latter dominating. Which is very bad news going forward.
🚨BIG changes happening -- ICE leadership is being purged tonight. The old guard, which prioritized targeted enforcement operations aimed at people with criminal records, is being replaced with Border Patrol and Gregory Bovino's "Midway Blitz" style.
Think things are bad now? It'll get worse.
Think things are bad now? It'll get worse.
October 28, 2025 at 12:51 AM
I've talked before about power struggles within hardening authoritarianism. Usually, regime supporters fight over using rule-of-law in crackdowns (with massive abuses, of course) vs. completely embracing extrajudicial methods. Here, we see the latter dominating. Which is very bad news going forward.
Unfit to serve.
Trump: "They have Jasmine Crockett -- a low IQ person. AOC is low IQ. Have her pass the exams I decided to take when I was at Walter Reed. They're cognitive tests. Let AOC go against Trump. Let Jasmine go against Trump. The first couple questions are easy -- a tiger, an elephant, a giraffe ... "
October 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Unfit to serve.
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So you should really watch this. Just 2 minutes. But a window into the truly radical nature of the people Trump is nominating.
When pressed today, the nominee to be Ambassador to South Africa refuses to oppose reinstituting laws to prevent black people from voting in America.
When pressed today, the nominee to be Ambassador to South Africa refuses to oppose reinstituting laws to prevent black people from voting in America.
October 24, 2025 at 6:05 PM
So you should really watch this. Just 2 minutes. But a window into the truly radical nature of the people Trump is nominating.
When pressed today, the nominee to be Ambassador to South Africa refuses to oppose reinstituting laws to prevent black people from voting in America.
When pressed today, the nominee to be Ambassador to South Africa refuses to oppose reinstituting laws to prevent black people from voting in America.