Mark Gardiner

Thanks, old-school Twitterati, for many interesting exchanges here over 15 years. But now I must say, "Bye bye, Elon". New posts: markgardiner.bsky.social

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

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/6qR…

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

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

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.

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/2024/12/04/…

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.

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

This guy is brilliant. Just kidding, it's me. nytimes.com/shared/comment/4…

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

This is just basic headline copy editing, folks.

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

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-care/sto…

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

Outrageous that the DOT has become so politicized.

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

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?u…

If last Wednesday was typical, there were about 50 gun murders in the U.S. I only saw one of them. open.substack.com/pub/markga…

"We don't need live humans, we just need a chatbot."