Mark Martinez

I don’t really pay attention to polling, but I know things have to be bad for republicans because my small town Facebook is started to turn on them over the shutdown

Social media has fried my brain.

I was just talking to my supervisor and meant to talk about the CASE LAW surrounding a particular topic and instead called it “the discourse”

Beacon Hill Democrats offer no timeline for resolution to bar advocate work stoppage Top Beacon Hill Democrats offered no timeline Monday for a resolution to a months-long work stoppage of private attorneys who are pushing lawmakers to raise the hourly rate they are paid to take on…

Do you know how bad of a position you have to be taking when the court of public opinion is on the side of LAWYERS?!

www.bostonherald.com/2025/07/29/b...

🚨 🚨 Massachusetts Renters - here’s some info regarding the new broker fee law passed in Massachusetts. Know when you can be required to pay and when you can’t!

It’s time to rein in 'junk' rental fees MASSACHUSETTS RENTERS ARE already grappling with sky-high housing costs. Now imagine trying to renew your lease, only to be hit with a $300 lease renewal

Check out the op-ed I wrote in @cwbeacon.bsky.social on why we should act NOW to to rein in junk rental fees

In a market as expensive as Massachusetts, we have to limit the ability of landlords to nickel and dime tenants and make housing even more unaffordable
commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/its-...

The best days on the internet are the days after an unassuming white guy plays a great basketball game

Can't wait for the Communion wine to swapped out for Malort

My only contribution to Pope discourse is how is Pierbattista Pizzaballa not just the name JK Rowling gave to the one Italian kid at Hogwarts?

The thing that the reps defending this as a "smart procedural move" seem to be not fucking getting is that this has NEVER been about trans athletes.

Its about sending a message to all trans/gnc people that our identities aren't real. Y'all contributed to that narrative and you should be ashamed

I possibly broke my foot so I’ve been in a boot for the last week and I just don’t understand how straight people walk this slow all of the time

Hakeem Jeffries - “we are powerless, what do you want from us?”

Chuck Schumer - fine with rolling over and giving Trump and Elon a blank check to gut government programs without congressional oversight.

Why the fuck would anyone want to vote for Dems again? Feckless cowards.

If it weren't so dangerous I really would be laughing at how horribly inept the Dems are and completely incapable of meeting the urgency of the moment we are living in.

But it is dangerous so instead I am furious at how feckless and useless this "opposition" party is

A flyer containing steps to take to ensure that reliable information regarding ICE raids are being shared. The steps are to Pause: bad actors take advantage of our emotions and fears. Investigate: where is the information coming from? Is it a trusted organization or an unknown? Confirm: if the threat is real, other reliable news sources will have confirmation.

I understand the desire to want to keep our neighbors safe by sharing information about ICE raids, but it is dangerous and counterproductive to share false information! Here’s some guidance (in multiple languages) to help you/others make sure we are sharing good information

Nobody loves witnessing someone else experience a FAFO moment more than me, they really do give me life.

But if you are going to be an organizer I really think you have to commit less time to saying "I told you so" and more time figuring out why your message wasn't received

Healey proposes changes to right to shelter law, aimed at immigration status and background checks The proposal comes a day before her State of the Commonwealth address and as Republicans are seeking greater oversight of the troubled system.

Maura can talk about how many times she sued Trump as AG all she wants, but this list of shelter changes is directly from his playbook and plays directly into his racist fearmongering. Absolutely shameful, racist bullshit.

www.wbur.org/news/2025/01...

My biological father (who I am named after and who I have met once) sent me a Facebook friend request and like, any parent who abandons their child is obviously wild to me, but it’s gotta be like next level deadbeat to abandon someone who has your whole ass name!!

I just stared at the word “promulgate” for like 3 minutes because I was convinced it wasn’t a real word

Happy Bill filing season to all who celebrate!

Google AI is SOOOOOOOOO bad. it is wrong at least half of the time that I check it

slight correction - that aren't MY house, because I will gladly take invites into your home (if i know you, don't be weird)

I'm off for 3 weeks starting tomorrow and not traveling. I am determined to not sit inside all the time/trying to enjoy (or at least not hate) cold weather times SOOO what are your favorite cold weather Boston activities/fav places to escape the cold that aren't your house??

I think if you get on a train during rush hour and immediately stand in the doorway instead of moving into the train I think that legally, I should be able to kick you 300 style into the middle of the train

Hey lawyer friends! MLRI is hiring for a new housing attorney so if you want to come work at a place grounded in justice, do work led by those most impacted people and most importantly want to work with MEEEE then here is your chance!

www.mlri.org/careers/#hou...

A cat sitting inside of a cat scratching mat that is in the shape of a car

A cat walking next to a cat scratching mat that is in the shape of a car

A cat sniffing a cat scratching mat that is in the shape of a car

A cat standing on top of a cat scratching mat that is in the shape of a car

In the latest edition of “Mark becomes a parody of himself” - I got a cat, named him Dominic Gatoretto and then got him a car shaped scratching mat

Just living life a quarter mile at a time over here

The YIMBYs on the other website have gone full mask off and are essentially pushing for complete deregulation of housing (and other) markets and are now trying to say deregulation is a benefit to communities of color. Because as we all know, the free market has ALWAYS benefitted POC 🙃🙃🙃

Reminder: we have a 7'3" 20ppg rim protecting sniper rehabbing in Maine right now.

Okay when some of y'all start posting content like this I will finally delete the other app

Boston here (though a western mass native) working (professionally) on housing justice (okay personally too) as well as generally yelling at the State House and City Hall to do better.

Also working on being as gay as possible and raising my children (my dog and my cat).

Few things bring me as much joy as the Eagles beating the Cowboys 😌😌 #GoBirds

My job isn’t on this app so prepare for me to be even more unhinged