Mark Gardiner @Backmarker

New posts: https://t.co/deXjGQ8k2l Thanks, old-school Twitterati, for many interesting exchanges here over 15 years. Now I must say, "Bye bye, Elon". MarkGardiner.com Lawrence KS Joined June 2009

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Mark Gardiner @Backmarker

a month ago

I’ve taken on the position of Communications Director for a third-party presidential campaign. We’re already seeing a bit of panic from both Dem and GOP national committees. I hear they both think we’ll draw a ton of support from their traditional base voters. #DunningKruger2028

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Mark Gardiner @Backmarker

2 months ago

I am no longer the 14th-last person on Earth who does not have podcast! But seriously, if you have an interest in #creativity or, of all things, #neurobiology give the inaugural episode of Revolutionary Old Idea a listen: open.spotify.com/episode/6qRxSr…

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Mark Gardiner @Backmarker

6 months ago

Maybe I had @realDonaldTrump all wrong. As @wapo reports, he is in fact humble under the bluster...

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Mark Gardiner @Backmarker

7 months ago

In an alternate universe where things just work out as they should, @StephanieKelton is my girlfriend. substack.com/@stephaniekelt…

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Mark Gardiner @Backmarker

7 months ago

By wiping $1, 404,000,000 off the market caps of S&P 500 companies today, @realDonaldTrump has finally taken a meaningful step towards reducing wealth disparity.

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Mark Gardiner @Backmarker

10 months ago

Can't wait for the cops to conclude that some recently denied claim prompted this attack, narrowing the list of suspects to about 30 million people. nytimes.com/live/2024/12/0…

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Mark Gardiner @Backmarker

10 months ago

Eight years ago, I joked that Trump's first SCOTUS pick would be Judge Judy. His nomination of Dr. Oz as head of CMS shows how close I was to the truth. The most pernicious source of health misinformation on television, now in a position to do more damage.

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Mark Gardiner @Backmarker

a year ago

I love it when billionaires self-fund performative trips to space. I hate when they come back, though.

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Mark Gardiner @Backmarker

a year ago

This guy is brilliant. Just kidding, it's me. nytimes.com/shared/comment…

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Mark Gardiner @Backmarker

a year ago

Always thought Kennedy would break for Trump, ever since they met at the spray-tan place.

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Mark Gardiner @Backmarker

a year ago

This is just basic headline copy editing, folks.

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Mark Gardiner @Backmarker

a year ago

Wasn't he home-schooled? nytimes.com/2024/04/30/nyr…

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Mark Gardiner @Backmarker

a year ago

My friend Sari Hart has been recognized for work done to ensure that medical education at Loyola's Strich School of Medicine keeps a focus on the humanity of both doctors and patients. Humanism recognized in teachings of Hines VA doctor va.gov/hines-health-c…

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Mark Gardiner @Backmarker

a year ago

I guess it's fine if the balls are soft, as long as the driver's hard.

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Mark Gardiner @Backmarker

a year ago

Outrageous that the DOT has become so politicized.

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Mark Gardiner @Backmarker

2 years ago

Over-the-top video from Royals owner on the new-stadium tax that will destroy a vibrant #KansasCity arts district: Ballplayers are artists, too! @RoyalsViews probably agrees tho! @BoJackson? @McFaddensKC? @FanofKCSports? @downtownkc, @AllSportsScene

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Mark Gardiner @Backmarker

2 years ago

Hey, I'm experimenting with Substack as a blogging platform. It doesn't cost anything, so subscribe to my, uh, Substack, OK? substack.com/@markgardiner?…