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Mark Bailey

@mada

Writer. Painter. Crypto fanatic.

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Mark Bailey
@mada Jan 26, 2026, 1:29 AM UTC

Signs of Civil Conflict

Alex Pretti is the second American citizen to be shot dead in the street in front of a crowd by ICE agents in Minneapolis so far this month, following Renee Good's killing. Both people were well know…

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Mark Bailey
@mada Jul 13, 2025, 8:32 PM UTC

What Do We Really Need?

The image above was made with stable diffusion using the prompt 'a thriving fruit stand.' A common criticism of our economy is that it's designed to maximize financial profits rather than to maximize…

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Mark Bailey
@mada Jul 5, 2025, 9:45 PM UTC

The Meaning of Becoming New

An answer to a couple of questions I've been reflecting on as part of a program that I'm in. ## Where am I still responding to others as if they are who they were? _ Everywhere, in small ways. When p…

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Mark Bailey
@mada Jun 30, 2025, 9:52 PM UTC

Longing of the Soul

An answer to a couple of questions I've been reflecting on as part of a program that I'm in. ## What am I grieving as I release this place? _ The loss of my family home a few months ago was devastati…

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Mark Bailey
@mada Jun 23, 2025, 3:07 AM UTC

Sovereignty and Compassion

An answer to a couple of questions I've been reflecting on as part of a program that I'm in. ## What does "neutral sovereignty" feel like in your body today? Is it in your crown and toes mostly? Beyo…

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Mark Bailey
@mada Jun 16, 2025, 7:54 PM UTC

Quantifying Alienation

An answer to a couple of questions I've been reflecting on as part of a program that I'm in. ## What part of you believes ruthless dismissal is your only option? ## What might shift if you honored it…

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Mark Bailey
@mada Jun 6, 2025, 8:37 PM UTC

Pain and Purpose

As part of a program I'm in, I was recently invited to answer a couple of deep questions about pain, purpose, and time. Here are the questions and my responses. ## In what ways has your pain refined…

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Mark Bailey
@mada May 28, 2025, 1:28 AM UTC

Epidemic Hypernormalization

The image above was made with stable diffusion. Between moving into a new place, work for WantToKnow, and launching my Rstory token on Solana, the last few months have been busy. So I haven't been bl…

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Mark Bailey
@mada Mar 30, 2025, 6:29 PM UTC

Sanctioned Dissent

There was once a robust counterculture in the US. This disappeared around the time that physical places capable of supporting counterculture disappeared. The early days of the internet saw a minor re…

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Mark Bailey
@mada Mar 28, 2025, 1:54 AM UTC

Terminal Velocity

The image above was made with stable diffusion.' These last several weeks have been busy. I moved out of a house I'd lived in since 2009 and into an apartment in a nearby neighborhood. My new zip cod…

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