Mark Wylie
@markwylie001.bsky.social
Community college econ faculty, old fashioned New Deal/Keynesian liberal, lover of history, film, music.
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Mark Wylie
@markwylie001.bsky.social
· Feb 14
Every time that someone complains about an "activist" judge "overruling democracy" by ruling against the Trump Administration, we need to see their actions clearly. They are trying to cut a road through the law, to get after a devil which generally exists only in their own minds.
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If Dems are smart they will pull on the Lutnick thread.
Massie on Howard Lutnick: "He should just resign. Three people in Great Britain resigned for less than what we've seen Howard Lutnick lie about. He clearly went to the island, if we believe what's in these files. He was in business with Jeffrey Epstein."
February 8, 2026 at 5:53 PM
If Dems are smart they will pull on the Lutnick thread.
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Judge grants the Great Writ to Adrian Conejo Arias and his son www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/01/judg...
Judge grants the Great Writ to Adrian Conejo Arias and his son - Lawyers, Guns & Money
From the other side of the federal judiciary: On Saturday, as this longest of months comes to a close, a federal judge in Texas granted a writ of habeas corpus ordering the release of 5-year-old Liam ...
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com
January 31, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Judge grants the Great Writ to Adrian Conejo Arias and his son www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/01/judg...
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They aren’t deescalating anything. They’re claiming new extra-constitutional powers.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
ICE Expands Power of Agents to Arrest People Without Warrants
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 11:30 PM
They aren’t deescalating anything. They’re claiming new extra-constitutional powers.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
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Just watched this delightful gem again. The way they all come out toward the end to watch the two of them — it hit different tonight.
What a gift these movies have been.
youtu.be/3eflj2EWZzg?...
What a gift these movies have been.
youtu.be/3eflj2EWZzg?...
A Kiss At The End Of The Rainbow from A Mighty Wind
YouTube video by JaMora
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January 31, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Just watched this delightful gem again. The way they all come out toward the end to watch the two of them — it hit different tonight.
What a gift these movies have been.
youtu.be/3eflj2EWZzg?...
What a gift these movies have been.
youtu.be/3eflj2EWZzg?...
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Elon, Woody, and Jeffrey www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/01/elon...
Elon, Woody, and Jeffrey - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Oh dear: Somehow, Elon Musk’s infamous outburst accusing Donald Trump of being in the Epstein files has managed to age both incredibly well and incredibly poorly. Trump, as you’re probably well aware ...
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January 31, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Elon, Woody, and Jeffrey www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/01/elon...
RIP, Catherine O'Hara
For me, she will always be Mickey Crabbe from A Mighty Wind and Cookie Fleck from Best In Show.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/a...
For me, she will always be Mickey Crabbe from A Mighty Wind and Cookie Fleck from Best In Show.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/a...
Catherine O’Hara, ‘Home Alone’ and ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Actress, Dies at 71
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 10:57 PM
RIP, Catherine O'Hara
For me, she will always be Mickey Crabbe from A Mighty Wind and Cookie Fleck from Best In Show.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/a...
For me, she will always be Mickey Crabbe from A Mighty Wind and Cookie Fleck from Best In Show.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/a...
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Oh.
OpenAI chair Bret Taylor says AI is 'probably' a bubble, expects correction in coming years
OpenAI chair Bret Taylor says AI is 'probably' a bubble, expects correction in coming years
Taylor said the free market will ultimately determine where the value is and which AI players have the best products.
cnb.cx
January 22, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Oh.
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Jack Smith: "My fear is that we have seen the rule of law function in our country for so long that many of us have come to take it for granted. The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it."
January 22, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Jack Smith: "My fear is that we have seen the rule of law function in our country for so long that many of us have come to take it for granted. The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it."
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over the course of 1871, congress held seven months of hearings on ku klux klan and other white vigilante violence in the south, they took detailed testimony from hundreds of black men and women attesting to klan terror. (1/?)
January 14, 2026 at 2:06 AM
over the course of 1871, congress held seven months of hearings on ku klux klan and other white vigilante violence in the south, they took detailed testimony from hundreds of black men and women attesting to klan terror. (1/?)
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January 13, 2025
January 13, 2026
Officials in the Trump administration insist its surges of federal agents into Democratic-led cities are necessary to round up undocumented immigrants, but the agents’ mission increasingly looks as if...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
January 14, 2026 at 6:11 AM
January 13, 2025
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Remember that time Greg Bovino oversaw a paramilitary attack on an apartment complex inhabited by civilians in the name of chasing Tren de Aragua and they never produced ANY evidence to back that claim?
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
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January 9, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Remember that time Greg Bovino oversaw a paramilitary attack on an apartment complex inhabited by civilians in the name of chasing Tren de Aragua and they never produced ANY evidence to back that claim?
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
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We know the playbook at this point - DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin will say the driver was trying to run over the immigration agent.
January 9, 2026 at 1:09 AM
We know the playbook at this point - DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin will say the driver was trying to run over the immigration agent.
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If a Dem president wants to impound ICE’s funding, under that precedent, in 2029, he can go right ahead. It’s overfunded.
No Dem is going to use ICE like Trump does, and all of them voted against the extra funding.
No Dem is going to use ICE like Trump does, and all of them voted against the extra funding.
I'm genuinely waiting for the good faith response as to why abolish ICE is not a plan. It's been around for 20 years. They just effectively abolished USAID which had been around 3 times as long.
January 9, 2026 at 3:25 AM
If a Dem president wants to impound ICE’s funding, under that precedent, in 2029, he can go right ahead. It’s overfunded.
No Dem is going to use ICE like Trump does, and all of them voted against the extra funding.
No Dem is going to use ICE like Trump does, and all of them voted against the extra funding.
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If the US holds Venezuela, we will seize 17% of oil -- yesterday's technology. If China uses this precedent to take Taiwan, it will own 60% of semiconductors -- tomorrow's technology. See what happens when you elect evil & stupid at the same time?
Really American FB
Really American FB
January 6, 2026 at 2:07 AM
If the US holds Venezuela, we will seize 17% of oil -- yesterday's technology. If China uses this precedent to take Taiwan, it will own 60% of semiconductors -- tomorrow's technology. See what happens when you elect evil & stupid at the same time?
Really American FB
Really American FB
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Give Bari this, she’s not subtle
Here's the clip of Tony Dokoupil ending tonight's broadcast by absolutely gushing over "ultimate Florida Man" Marco Rubio.
January 7, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Give Bari this, she’s not subtle
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I guess this is reporting the issues that people see in their daily lives and not any of that crazy pundit and intellectual stuff
Here's the clip of Tony Dokoupil ending tonight's broadcast by absolutely gushing over "ultimate Florida Man" Marco Rubio.
January 7, 2026 at 1:39 AM
I guess this is reporting the issues that people see in their daily lives and not any of that crazy pundit and intellectual stuff
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Wasn’t ready
Woodward & Bernstein's first Watergate scoop literally contains the sentence "The White House did not comment."
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December 27, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Wasn’t ready
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"Weiss is following a long-standing instinct to turn every Trump abuse into a debate, a generosity she does not afford targets on the left...impossible to take her objections at face value given the context in which she's operating."
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Stop Defending Bari Weiss
It is impossible to take her actions at face value given the context in which she is operating.
www.theatlantic.com
December 24, 2025 at 8:53 PM
"Weiss is following a long-standing instinct to turn every Trump abuse into a debate, a generosity she does not afford targets on the left...impossible to take her objections at face value given the context in which she's operating."
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LOL *Sam Alito* complaining about the Court allegedly abusing the shadow docket
Very funny to see Alito complain about the court skipping full briefing and oral arguments for a quick shadow docket decision when he has signed onto innumerable orders that pull the exact same tricks and rebuked colleagues who complain about it ... www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
December 23, 2025 at 10:31 PM
LOL *Sam Alito* complaining about the Court allegedly abusing the shadow docket
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It’s always the complicated explanation instead of the obvious one that these two guys believe in the right wing stuff they’re pushing
I wouldn't be surprised if it comes out someday that Alito and Thomas were caught in uncompromising situation and were being blackmailed. Because at this point they are mostly walking rubber stamps.
December 24, 2025 at 1:15 AM
It’s always the complicated explanation instead of the obvious one that these two guys believe in the right wing stuff they’re pushing
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WHO GIVES A DAMN?
It’s a public service, right there in the name. It exists as a public good for all the people in this country. It’s not supposed to turn a profit, you dolts.
Go audit the Pentagon and see what kind of return on investment we’re getting there.
It’s a public service, right there in the name. It exists as a public good for all the people in this country. It’s not supposed to turn a profit, you dolts.
Go audit the Pentagon and see what kind of return on investment we’re getting there.
The USPS faces a tight squeeze. With fewer people using the mail, it’s lost more and more money: $9 billion in the 12 months ending in September alone.
https://cnn.it/4qkeNoF
https://cnn.it/4qkeNoF
December 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
WHO GIVES A DAMN?
It’s a public service, right there in the name. It exists as a public good for all the people in this country. It’s not supposed to turn a profit, you dolts.
Go audit the Pentagon and see what kind of return on investment we’re getting there.
It’s a public service, right there in the name. It exists as a public good for all the people in this country. It’s not supposed to turn a profit, you dolts.
Go audit the Pentagon and see what kind of return on investment we’re getting there.
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
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Bari Weiss spiked the CECOT story because she wanted to have Stephen Miller included and demanded to control the language 60 Minutes used to describe the men who were brutally tortured after being sent to El Salvador without due process.
December 22, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Bari Weiss spiked the CECOT story because she wanted to have Stephen Miller included and demanded to control the language 60 Minutes used to describe the men who were brutally tortured after being sent to El Salvador without due process.