Mark Pollard

Family man from Champaign IL who enjoys sports, good beer and spending time with his family. I work in the CRM Space at the University of Illinois.

[Brian Krassenstein @krassenstein]

BREAKING: They are now pouring bottles of hydrogen peroxide into the ultra-green algae-filled Reflecting Pool that Trump wasted $10m of our money on.

[Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders]

The kleptocracy never ends. Trump used the White House as a backdrop for a cage match.

At the same time, the Trump family is selling $12,000 coins to profit off the event.

They’re not draining the swamp. They are the swamp.

[Really American 🇺🇸 @ReallyAmerican1]

Todd Blanche told Congress Trump's $1.776B slush fund was off the table.

"Behind the scenes, Justice Department and other Trump-administration officials have quietly assured allies ... some form of payout remain on track," The Atlantic reported today, citing 8 inside sources.

[Jo @JoJoFromJerz]

Why? Just WHY?!? 😡

[Jo @JoJoFromJerz]

So much winning. 😂

[Ryan Grim @ryangrim]

Man, if we were smarter with our money we could maybe even have TWO ballrooms.

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.

The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.

Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.

The list goes on and on.

Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.

[Sen. Bernie Sanders @SenSanders]

The past three years were the hottest three years in recorded history.

The past eleven years were the hottest eleven years in recorded history.

Trump thinks climate change is a “hoax.” He is dangerously wrong.

We must break our addiction to fossil fuels and save the planet.

[Brian Allen @allenanalysis]

Trump is doing more to punish Jimmy Kimmel over a joke than he has done to hold accountable the powerful men who raped children in the Epstein network.

[Midwest Passenger Rail Association @MidwesternPRA]

There should be regional rail connecting Detroit to Ann Arbor and Jackson. People should be able to get around easily without a car in the Midwest's 2nd biggest metro:

[Rep. Betty McCollum @BettyMcCollum04]

We don’t allow mining in Yellowstone.

We don’t allow mining in Glacier.

We don’t allow mining in Yosemite.

We don’t allow mining in Zion.

We don't allow mining in Acadia.

We don't allow mining in Grand Teton.

We shouldn’t allow mining in the Boundary Waters.

[National Park Service @NatlParkService]

The first five days after the weekend are often the hardest...

[bryan metzger @metzgov]

the most amusing thing during these scary international incidents is when like total backbench House members let everyone know that they’re “closely monitoring the situation.” like yeah i’m scrolling twitter too

[Mark Pollard @mepollard]

‘The market can stay irrational longer than you can stay solvent.’ - John Maynard Keynes

[Mark Pollard @mepollard]

Happy National Beer Day! 🍺

From IPAs to stouts, lagers to “just one more,” today’s the perfect excuse to raise a glass of good brews and even better company.

[Mark Pollard @mepollard]

Is UConn the new Duke?

[Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders]

This is what oligarchy looks like.

50 billionaires have spent $433 million to buy the elections in November.

80% is going to candidates who supported a $1 trillion tax break for the top 1% & a $1 trillion cut to Medicaid & the Affordable Care Act.

We must end Citizens United.

[Ari Bacher✡️ @Ari_bacher]

To whoever is working on the Mr Beast episode rn, edit it down, like 2 mins max. #Survivor #Survivor50

[Mark Pollard @mepollard]

The gap between ”which AI model is best” and ”which AI deployment is safe, legal, and organizationally sustainable” is widening.

[Mark Pollard @mepollard]

“I think it’s a terrible system, but money in politics is like water running downhill it finds its way.” - Jonathan Alter