Markus Alexander
@markus1001.bsky.social
Radio DJ https://www.mixcloud.com/mjalexander/
Music of all kinds
Fierce civil libertarian
Geography is cool; Math is cool; Animals are awesome
Ein bisschen Deutsch & un poco de Español
Music of all kinds
Fierce civil libertarian
Geography is cool; Math is cool; Animals are awesome
Ein bisschen Deutsch & un poco de Español
In case anyone was wondering why some people don't bother to vote.
Very little discussion about this but 153 Dems joined MAGA to vote for HR 7006 to:
•Advance abortion restrictions
•Send $3.3B to Israel as they commit genocide
•Crushes Palestinian autonomy
•Ignores our healthcare
Here's who voted YEA & a script to call them out: www.qasimrashid.com/p/153-democr...
•Advance abortion restrictions
•Send $3.3B to Israel as they commit genocide
•Crushes Palestinian autonomy
•Ignores our healthcare
Here's who voted YEA & a script to call them out: www.qasimrashid.com/p/153-democr...
153 Democrats Vote Yes to Pass H.R. 7006
The truth behind this devastating bill to advance Trump's fascist agenda
www.qasimrashid.com
January 17, 2026 at 1:53 AM
In case anyone was wondering why some people don't bother to vote.
National call:
Please join @thirdactorg.bsky.social and many many other groups at tonight's national call to organize a response to the murder in Minneapolis
www.mobilize.us/thirdact/eve...
www.mobilize.us/thirdact/eve...
Rapid Response Call: ICE Killing and Lawlessness in Minneapolis · Third Act Initiative, Inc.
Join us Thursday, January 8th, at 8:00 pm ET / 5:00 pm PT to discuss the killing by ICE in Minneapolis and their lawlessness and harm in communities across the country.
We will talk with local and n...
www.mobilize.us
January 8, 2026 at 4:18 PM
National call:
"The complete abandonment of long-standing international legal safeguards puts everyone in jeopardy – all the more so when technological developments mean states have near-absolute control over their citizens’ lives and super-powers can use ever more sophisticated weapons to wreck countries..."
The path to Venezuela – and potentially next to Colombia, Cuba, and Greenland, other targets of Donald Trump’s colonial greed – was paved in Gaza.
Read my latest here: www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/gaza...
Read my latest here: www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/gaza...
From Gaza to Venezuela, the US has been unmasked as the serial villain
The path to Caracas – and potentially next to Colombia, Cuba, and Greenland, other targets of Donald Trump’s colonial greed – was paved in Gaza
www.middleeasteye.net
January 7, 2026 at 9:27 PM
"The complete abandonment of long-standing international legal safeguards puts everyone in jeopardy – all the more so when technological developments mean states have near-absolute control over their citizens’ lives and super-powers can use ever more sophisticated weapons to wreck countries..."
"...the performances of the women in this administration have undermined the cause of women even more. Chosen for their loyalty to Trump rather than their expertise, their incompetence has been laid out for all to see."
From TomDispatch this morning: Women as the enemy in Donald Trump's second term as president -- Karen Greenberg, "Trump's War on Women, Bodies, Roles, and Futures at Risk" tomdispatch.com/trumps-war-o...
Trump’s War on Women
“Quiet, Piggy.” The president was intent on silencing Catherine Lucey. The Bloomberg reporter had provoked him with a question about the release of the Epstein files. His insult caught the public’s at...
tomdispatch.com
January 6, 2026 at 7:54 PM
"...the performances of the women in this administration have undermined the cause of women even more. Chosen for their loyalty to Trump rather than their expertise, their incompetence has been laid out for all to see."
We're ALL going to have to start wearing masks.
Here is our Mobile Fortify (and Mobile Identify, cop version) coverage:
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www.404media.co/you-cant-ref...
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www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
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www.404media.co/how-a-us-cit...
404media.co/ice-is-using...
www.404media.co/you-cant-ref...
www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
www.404media.co/cbp-quietly-...
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ICE Is Using a New Facial Recognition App to Identify People, Leaked Emails Show
The new tool, called Mobile Fortify, uses the CBP system which ordinarily takes photos of people when they enter or exit the U.S., according to internal ICE emails viewed by 404 Media. Now ICE is usin...
404media.co
January 6, 2026 at 3:28 AM
We're ALL going to have to start wearing masks.
You might want to consider putting an ACH debit block on your accounts...
January 6, 2026 at 2:57 AM
You might want to consider putting an ACH debit block on your accounts...
You know how, when you see children out of control in public places, you think, "WHERE are their parents?"
Well, we find ourselves in a very similar situation. CONGRESS are the parents. WHERE the fuck are they???
Well, we find ourselves in a very similar situation. CONGRESS are the parents. WHERE the fuck are they???
January 5, 2026 at 10:37 PM
You know how, when you see children out of control in public places, you think, "WHERE are their parents?"
Well, we find ourselves in a very similar situation. CONGRESS are the parents. WHERE the fuck are they???
Well, we find ourselves in a very similar situation. CONGRESS are the parents. WHERE the fuck are they???
From Reverend Rob Schenck, who knows this crowd pretty well:
What drives the MAGA-religious is passion, identity, and even something so transcendent that it elevates a believer’s consciousness to unshakable sublimation to the leader—there are no unforgivable transgressions, and that includes pedophilia and sexual violence.
Why evangelicals couldn't care less about Trump's Epstein scandal
They have a long history of falling for narcissists posing as Saviors.
www.motherjones.com
January 3, 2026 at 6:22 PM
From Reverend Rob Schenck, who knows this crowd pretty well:
Karen Hao: "If the majority of the world is going to feel this loss of agency over self-determining their future, democracy cannot survive. And again, specifically Silicon Valley’s approach, scale-at-all-costs AI development."
Great discussion on @democracynow.org
Great discussion on @democracynow.org
“Empire of AI”: Karen Hao on How AI Is Threatening Democracy & Creating a New Colonial World https://www.democracynow.org/2026/1/1/empire_of_ai_karen_hao_on
January 3, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Karen Hao: "If the majority of the world is going to feel this loss of agency over self-determining their future, democracy cannot survive. And again, specifically Silicon Valley’s approach, scale-at-all-costs AI development."
Great discussion on @democracynow.org
Great discussion on @democracynow.org
Random music news tells me that Facebook is "testing" charging users without a "verified" check mark if they share more than two news links in a month.
January 2, 2026 at 1:22 AM
Random music news tells me that Facebook is "testing" charging users without a "verified" check mark if they share more than two news links in a month.
Great piece from @attackerman.bsky.social and is your first Required Reading for 2026.
As it happens, I have experience with high-level government demands to stop an explosive, accurate story from running, and I also have experience with 60 Minutes spiking a story I was involved in, so I have thoughts about the travesty at CBS. If you want some journalism anecdotes, here are a lot:
Watching Bari Weiss Murder Investigative Journalism at CBS
Notes from someone who's withstood White House demands to stop an explosive story—and who once even had a 60 Minutes piece spiked
www.forever-wars.com
December 31, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Great piece from @attackerman.bsky.social and is your first Required Reading for 2026.
One is not required to "swear on the bible."
Some reports are that Zohran Mamdani will swear in as NYC Mayor on a Quran. Whatever he does, nothing will make us forget this gem from the archives. 😅 youtube.com/shorts/Ugj6R...
A throwback on swearing in to public office on the Quran
YouTube video by Qasim Rashid
youtube.com
December 30, 2025 at 10:19 PM
One is not required to "swear on the bible."
Israel will not stop on its own. Will Western governments finally come to their senses?
The Gaza Genocide was not a One-Off: The Blueprint is There to be Repeated
The Gaza Genocide was not a One-Off: The Blueprint is There to be Repeated
During this two-year campaign of extermination, more than 20,000 Palestinian children were murdered
dlvr.it
December 27, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Israel will not stop on its own. Will Western governments finally come to their senses?
Whenever there's a photo of this guy in a news story, his face should be redacted.
“Christmas trees 100%, 200%, 600%, and 1200% off tomorrow.” — Senile Satan
December 25, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Whenever there's a photo of this guy in a news story, his face should be redacted.
Attention all those who have WAY more money than @ricksteves.bsky.social ---
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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December 21, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Attention all those who have WAY more money than @ricksteves.bsky.social ---
Mr. Hogg has some points
My thoughts on the DNC refusing to release a 2024 autopsy
December 19, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Mr. Hogg has some points
"Unto us a manchild is born"
December 19, 2025 at 3:13 PM
"Unto us a manchild is born"
This exact description of undocumented workers in Korea could have been written about the US.
The 25-year-old from Vietnam had graduated from college and was looking for a job in her field when she started working at a factory to make ends meet — fear of being found out for working outside the scope allowed by her visa led to tragedy.
english.hani.co.kr/arti/english...
english.hani.co.kr/arti/english...
[Column] Tu Anh deserved better than to die in fear of immigration raid
The 25-year-old from Vietnam had graduated from college and was looking for a job in her field when she started working at a factory to make ends meet — fear of being found out for working outside…
english.hani.co.kr
December 13, 2025 at 1:35 AM
This exact description of undocumented workers in Korea could have been written about the US.
A nice touch, indeed.
It would be a nice touch if it turned out to be Hegseth who was recalled to active duty (assuming he can be) and then court-martialed. As well as impeached and removed from office. (And it's still not "Department of War.")
November 28, 2025 at 7:21 PM
A nice touch, indeed.
I enjoyed this short video from Corey. Funny how things work out.
November 28, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I enjoyed this short video from Corey. Funny how things work out.
Amazing story:
U.S. plans for a coup in Venezuela go back to a 2013 program to “increase acts of sabotage that affect services to the population.” While Trump plots to remove Maduro, the Venezuelan people are caught in the middle. From Maureen Tkacik: trib.al/IFgWPax
The $30 Billion Identity Theft of Venezuela - The American Prospect
How Juan Guaidó sucked a weary nation dry, and primed it for the current U.S.-led assault
trib.al
November 28, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Amazing story:
Re the FBI scrubbing the Epstein Files, this is abs true and is a much bigger deal than you might think. Should the dems retake the House and start investigations...
But the overtime creates records - which means we can find out which agents, and get them to testify about both the orders they were given and the details of what they were told to do.
November 27, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Re the FBI scrubbing the Epstein Files, this is abs true and is a much bigger deal than you might think. Should the dems retake the House and start investigations...
Great & illuminating discussion here with Dr. Rasmussen. Listen and learn! Thank you @jeremyfaust.bsky.social
Clip #1 from Dr. Angela Rasmussen’s masterclass on pandemic preparedness (and the takedown of the NIH leadership’s anti-scientific essay on the topic).
Know the facts.
Full interview is here👇
insidemedicine.substack.com/p/nih-pandem... @angierasmussen.bsky.social
Know the facts.
Full interview is here👇
insidemedicine.substack.com/p/nih-pandem... @angierasmussen.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Great & illuminating discussion here with Dr. Rasmussen. Listen and learn! Thank you @jeremyfaust.bsky.social
Lots of concerning things in this analysis, particularly this:
"The NYPD responded to an open records request...by claiming that it could not release information about test results or audits from its Palantir-powered predictive policing system because of a nondisclosure agreement with the company."
"The NYPD responded to an open records request...by claiming that it could not release information about test results or audits from its Palantir-powered predictive policing system because of a nondisclosure agreement with the company."
Without oversight and transparency measures in place, the growing use of AI-powered tools in policing risks infringing on civil rights and civil liberties by amplifying bias and chilling free speech. Our new analysis details the risks and the needed safeguards needed to address them. bit.ly/44nxPlx
The Dangers of Unregulated AI in Policing
New data fusion tools risk embedding biases and chilling free speech.
www.brennancenter.org
November 23, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Lots of concerning things in this analysis, particularly this:
"The NYPD responded to an open records request...by claiming that it could not release information about test results or audits from its Palantir-powered predictive policing system because of a nondisclosure agreement with the company."
"The NYPD responded to an open records request...by claiming that it could not release information about test results or audits from its Palantir-powered predictive policing system because of a nondisclosure agreement with the company."
For your Sunday morning enjoyment:
Boston's Mayor Wu playing with Yo-Yo Ma at Symphony Hall
November 23, 2025 at 4:33 PM
For your Sunday morning enjoyment: