The Receipt on the Kitchen Table
SPECIAL EDITION β CASE FILE
Five-minute coffee break, read.
A father buys insulin for his son.
The pharmacy receipt says $1,842.16.
Congress was supposed to vote tomorrow on a bill that caps the price.
The vote disappeared.
How Citizens United helped replace integrity in American politics.
#citizensunited #markcuban #booksky
07.03.2026 09:30
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The Receipt on the Kitchen Table
SPECIAL EDITION β CASE FILE
Five-minute coffee break, read.
A father buys insulin for his son.
The pharmacy receipt says $1,842.16.
Congress was supposed to vote tomorrow on a bill that caps the price.
The vote disappeared.
How Citizens United helped replace integrity in American politics.
#citizensunited #markcuban #booksky
07.03.2026 09:30
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The Money That Looked Guilty
Case #1: When suspicion needed no proof, the law only had to take the money.
No arrest.
No charge.
No proof.
Only the money stayed behind.
CASE FILE #1: The Money That Looked Guilty is live.
A highway stop. Forty-two thousand dollars. A future seized in broad daylight.
markbertrand.substack.com/p/the-illusi...
#booksky #legal #crime
06.03.2026 10:49
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This is a fitting time to listen to Us And Them, Pink Floyd.
02.03.2026 15:47
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All of the gains from illegal tariffs have to be paid into Social Security. It's the only possible outcome that can benefit everyone. The money should be paid from Trump's estate since it was the act of a criminal, not presidential.
21.02.2026 16:10
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All the tarrif money Trump stole from America should be paid into Social Security so that it benefits everyone fairly. And, he should pay it from his personal estate. It was an illegal act. Not a presidential action.
21.02.2026 15:38
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All that tariff money should be paid into Social Security. That way, it benefits everyone.
21.02.2026 15:35
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Readers searching for authors like William Gibson are not looking for futurism or spectacle. Theyβre looking for stories that understand power as infrastructureβquiet, invisible, and already in place. Thatβs where my novel Bertrand aligns.
www.markbertrand.com/bertrand-boo...
06.02.2026 15:10
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Easy answer: The one with the most money wins.
27.01.2026 13:26
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This is why the oligarchy wants the First Amendment preached at every killing.
27.01.2026 13:25
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You see what has happened. Right? The conservative aggenda fueld by right-wing media have paved the way for oligarchy. Half of the population believes DHS and tiny-hands are saviors.
27.01.2026 13:23
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My WIP is close. Maybe in March for the release?
www.markbertrand.com/the-vintner-...
The Vintner and The Novelist
27.01.2026 13:18
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I don't let anyone lie to me. They lie without consent. Elected government officials, like you, have the authority to stop the lies. The public does not have the authority to stop anything. Except for one thing, citizens can stop government bullets with their bodies, which has become a thing now.
25.01.2026 14:12
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Defund DHS, now.
25.01.2026 14:08
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The difference is between having a gun and using a gun.
25.01.2026 14:07
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What used to be morality was:
-Constraint
-Obligation
-Cost
-Sacrifice
What passes for it now is often:
-Vocabulary
-Alignment
-Risk avoidance
-Status insurance
Noise isnβt evil. Itβs just non-informational.
25.01.2026 14:04
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Defund HLS and get our money back from Bush. Twenty-three years of waste, fraud, and abuse.
24.01.2026 13:16
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Defund HLS!!!
24.01.2026 13:14
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Netgalley is tilted to romance and fantasy. It is a poor producer for thriller, speculative.
24.01.2026 13:13
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Elon won't know you are gone. You will, and that's what matters.
21.01.2026 08:42
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As a novelist, I shall.
23.12.2025 10:45
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TDS isn't Trump Derangement Syndrome. It's totally demented shithead.
21.12.2025 14:22
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Antifa!
21.12.2025 14:19
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