Robin Martinez

In Utah, Trump’s Vision for Homelessness Begins to Take Shape

Setting up concentration camps is not the way to deal with homelessness.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/u...

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.

“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.

I'm not looking forward to seeing the premium increases. It's going to hurt.

The perpetual victimhood of these folks is tiring.

Hegseth Says Honors for Soldiers in Wounded Knee Massacre Will Remain

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

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/27/u...

YouTube video by Dead Kennedys - Topic Holiday in Cambodia

Pol Pot! This post made me want to listen to the Dead Kennedys "Holiday in Cambodia".

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Ratmageddon: Why rats are overrunning our cities Rats are multiplying at speed in urban areas. So, what's really behind the boom - and is it now unstoppable?

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

New statue on National Mall celebrates ‘long-lasting bond’ between Trump and Epstein Bronze statue by an anonymous creator shows the two men frolicking and holding hands with a foot kicked back in joy

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.

Possible I misread an earlier article ...

My 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.

Trump’s Tariffs Are Damaging America’s Biggest Foreign Source of Screws

When you hear that the Trump Tariffs are screwing America, there's more to it than you realize. #tariffs

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/b...

YouTube video by Gene Payne Leonard Nimoy The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins FULL VERSION best quality

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.

Long time Disney shareholder here. Order placed to liquidate at market open. I'm done. Their management learned nothing from Andor.

Tiffany Trump Cruised on an Oil Mogul’s Yacht as Her Father-in-Law Talked Oil Deals

While families struggle, and farmers face bankruptcy, the Trump family lounges on super yachts enjoying the privileges of power.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/w...

Yet another wonderful double standard from the administration ... renewable energy's terrible ... unless you're using it for crypto mining! #wind #renewables #energy #climate

I was actually wondering if the bosses at the NYT told Ezra Klein they'd fire him if he wasn't sufficiently obsequious.

DOJ Quietly Deletes Study on Politics of Domestic Terrorists The Justice Department has taken down a study that proves Republicans’ entire narrative wrong about left-wing violence.

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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Free speech for me, but not for you, is a hallmark of the right-wing.

Tee up expanded trade relations between Brazil and China.

I've been suggesting the same thing - that the USA was headed towards Italy's experience with its Years of Lead - as well. I'm at the point of thinking we're there now.

I was going to make some time to day to write an essay about empathy and compassion, but @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social pretty much said what's been rattling around in my brain. His piece is worth a read.

Looking at history and the trajectory of public discourse, some time ago I posited that the USA risked entering an era akin to Italy's Years of Lead. I think that's become much more likely. It will have to burn itself out and, sadly, may take some time and more deaths.

a cartoon character says i smell a conspiracy here in front of a printer ALT: a cartoon character says i smell a conspiracy here in front of a printer

Conspiracy theory of the week. Trump ordered a sniper from Seal Team 6 to kill Charlie Kirk to distract public attention from (a) the Epstein files, (b) Israel's attack on Qatar, and (c) Russian drones invading Polish airspace.

What NIJ Research Tells Us About Domestic Terrorism Militant, nationalistic, white supremacist violent extremism has increased in the United States. In fact, the number of far-right attacks continues to outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic...

Lest anyone forget, far-right violence has consistently been more lethal and frequent than far-left violence in the USA. Data from 2024 shows a continued trend of right-wing extremists committing the majority of politically-motivated murders. #violence #politics

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Years of Lead (Italy) - Wikipedia

A couple years ago I was pondering the prospect of political violence here in the USA and how we might devolve into what Italy experienced in its Years of Lead. With a right-wingnut killing legislators in MN and now today's events, seems we're on that path.

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