@robinsmartinez.bsky.social
Midwest USA-based lawyer for a hotel company. Interests: public policy, art, ecological/conservation work. Board member and chair of public policy work group at Heartland Conservation Alliance: https://www.heartlandconservationalliance.org/
Cities have two maps. One human-drawn that divides us jurisdictionally, with roads, streets, and political boundaries, and a natural watershed map that ties communities together. #water #conservation #reforestation #environment #BlueRiver #rivers
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Thank you for voting no. However, I think we're past the point of meaningful reform. ICE needs to be abolished.
22.01.2026 22:46 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Normally a deal is a deal, except with Trump. You cannot believe nor rely upon anything he says. He will abrogate any agreements reached if he thinks it suits him.
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All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
-- Article I, Universal Declaration of Human Rights
#HumanRights #UDHR
How do brands, particularly in the luxury sector, deal with problematic histories and adoption by extremists? No easy answers. #luxury #BrandStrategy #extremism
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"... recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world ..."
-- Universal Declation of Human Rights
#humanrights
Hilton recently terminated its franchise agreement with a hotel in Minnesota that refused bookings for ICE agents. This presents a real conundrum for hotel owners. Given my work in the hotel industry, I wanted to share some thoughts on this subject. #hotels #ICE
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A friend recently posted a meme, which got me thinking about the aesthetics of the Mar-a-Lago Look and my reaction to it. Here's a short piece I wrote exploring the idea.
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Setting up concentration camps is not the way to deal with homelessness.
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It astounds me how untethered he is from reality. Yet he continues to be propped up by his inner circle and feared by so many.
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“A standing military force, with an overgrown Executive will not long be safe companions to liberty. The means of defence [against] foreign danger, have been always the instruments of tyranny at home.”
James Madison, Address to the Constitutional Convention (1787)
The rest of the season's going to be interesting. Now that McLaren's won the constructor's championship, I think there's less pressure on the drivers to accommodate each other under team rules on track. Could get spicy.
06.10.2025 14:01 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I'm not looking forward to seeing the premium increases. It's going to hurt.
02.10.2025 19:37 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0The perpetual victimhood of these folks is tiring.
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Good to know our Secretary of Defense supports honoring soldiers who massacred largely unarmed women and children who were starving while trudging through the snow in the middle of winter. Secretary of War Crimes should be his title perhaps? #WoundedKnee #WarCrimes
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Pol Pot! This post made me want to listen to the Dead Kennedys "Holiday in Cambodia".
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Fascinating story about rats and the increased numbers we're seeing in urban areas around the world. #rats
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More illegality by this administration. At least this breach only provides evidence that @mikiesherrill.bsky.social is not a snitch. #SilverLining
25.09.2025 19:48 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
How can anyone not support artistic expression?
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Went back and re-read the article. Me bad. Shows I shouldn't try to skim news stories while multitasking.
23.09.2025 02:37 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Possible I misread an earlier article ...
22.09.2025 22:22 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0My understanding is that a condition of his return is that Disney/ABC has prior approval and editing over his monologue. I wouldn't be celebrating that.
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When you hear that the Trump Tariffs are screwing America, there's more to it than you realize. #tariffs
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Maybe Bilbo's lurking in the background because they're playing The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins! Need to make sure Leonard Nimoy is in the image.
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Not surprising. Also wondering how many investors will dump Disney shares. I was a long-term Disney shareholder and liquidated my position this morning. Also discussing cancellation of Disney+ subscription with my family. Will probably do that tonight.
18.09.2025 17:36 — 👍 12 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Long time Disney shareholder here. Order placed to liquidate at market open. I'm done. Their management learned nothing from Andor.
18.09.2025 11:00 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
While families struggle, and farmers face bankruptcy, the Trump family lounges on super yachts enjoying the privileges of power.
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Yet another wonderful double standard from the administration ... renewable energy's terrible ... unless you're using it for crypto mining! #wind #renewables #energy #climate
17.09.2025 13:57 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I was actually wondering if the bosses at the NYT told Ezra Klein they'd fire him if he wasn't sufficiently obsequious.
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Imagine that. Data shows domestic terrorism/political violence is primarily perpetrated by right-wing extremists. What does the DOJ do? It doesn't fit their narrative, so delete the study, of course!
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