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Martin Longman

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OG Liberal Blogger (BooMan): worked for ACORN, Democracy for America and Washington Monthly. Founded Booman Tribune and Progress Pond. Was once internet famous in India. Podcasting the Progress Pondcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3PRia7N8iJFS2MRjcpjTcH

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Martin Longman @booman23.bsky.social · Sep 14

Please listen, like and subscribe.

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The Progress Pondcast Episode 27: The Charlie Kirk Assassination (Mostly)

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Martin Longman @booman23.bsky.social · 30m

I would have gone with Blondie's Rapture, but that's just me.

Jeff Yang @originalsp.in · 1h

ICE arrested comedian Robby Roadsteamer for singing a parody of Rod Stewart’s “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy” in a Jeffrey Epstein the Giraffe costume outside their facility.

He sings “If you hate brown people / and you are a Nazi” and ICE thugs grab him and drag him into detention. No violence—just speech.

Martin Longman @booman23.bsky.social · 40m

I have a problem with the word "troubling."

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Kaine: "We should not be allowing the president to create a secret enemies list and make the unilateral decision about whether to kill people without sharing that information at least with the Armed Service and Intel committees. So this is very troubling."

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Brendancalling @brendancalling.bsky.social · 3h

@phlairport.bsky.social is airing those DHS "blame Dems for the shutdown" ads. You can reach their manager here, w/ phone number: Division of Aviation, Terminal E
Philadelphia, PA 19153
215-937-6914
Manager: Rochelle Cameron @ryanroat.bsky.social @booman23.bsky.social @willbunch.bsky.social

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Martin Longman @booman23.bsky.social · 42m

This is bush league crap from Cuomo.

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Andrew Cuomo Throws Sex Work Hail Mary at Zohran Mamdani

The ex-governor trails in the polls and dishonestly tries to paint his opponent as an extremist on prostitution.

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Maxwell Frost @maxwellfrost.bsky.social · 13h

Here is the Vice President defending adults who said they love Hitler, want to rape their enemies, put their political opponents in gas chambers, and that Black people are monkeys. Just to name a few.

Are these those Christian values JD Vance talks about?

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Lori Patrick Explores 🌎 @loripatrick.bsky.social · 2d

Newport Public Library 📚 banned books staircase. I identify as a library nerd 🤓
This speaks volumes to me. 🦋 📖 #booksky

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 19h

"those young republicans were practicing politics the right way"

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

Q: Politico reported on a group chat of young Republicans. Does this just reflect some bad apples?

HOCHUL: Some bad apples? These are the future of the GOP. This is so vile it's hard to find the words to put into context ... there's gotta be consequences ... this bullshit has to stop.

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Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 16h

You can say amazing things if you know that the follow-up question will be "wow."

(Smith didn't plant anything at Mar-a-Lago because he was hired months after it was searched.)

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

Eric Trump: "We found out that Jack Smith was actually planting classified folders in Mar-a-Lago"

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Mike Luckovich @mluckovich.bsky.social · 21h

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Jim Manley @jamespmanley.bsky.social · 22h

O solved this problem years ago but I started refusing to read the latest by good old David

Martin Longman @booman23.bsky.social · 1d

Perhaps no one in American letters has killed his father and married his mother as many times as David Brooks. @driftglass.bsky.social

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David Brooks Wants to Lead the Revolution

The Republican Party gave him everything, but now he wants a popular uprising to overthrow the Trump regime.

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SlacktivistFred @slacktivistfred.bsky.social · 21h

Reposting because A) it’s a good piece, and B) it may help others find my real-world neighbor’s new Internet address.

Martin Longman @booman23.bsky.social · 1d

Perhaps no one in American letters has killed his father and married his mother as many times as David Brooks. @driftglass.bsky.social

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David Brooks Wants to Lead the Revolution

The Republican Party gave him everything, but now he wants a popular uprising to overthrow the Trump regime.

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Thers @therswhiskey.bsky.social · 22h

I remember the quote mostly because I once ran over an armadillo on 95 in the middle of the night in nowhere, Florida. Ripped out the radiator.

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Martin Longman @booman23.bsky.social · 22h

Sounds right. No matter how many times I run over David Brooks, the disasters just keep coming.

Martin Longman @booman23.bsky.social · 22h

There are like 8 Democrats running.

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2026 US Senate, Maine (2026 Election Voter Guide) – Maine Morning Star

The 2026 race for U.S. Sen. Susan Collins’ seat is seen as one of the most closely watched elections this midterm cycle. As the only Republican senator representing a state that voted against Presiden...

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Martin Longman @booman23.bsky.social · 22h

In these har parts, we have no armadillos.

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Thers @therswhiskey.bsky.social · 22h

As an aside, the "middle of the road" quote is from Jim Hightower - "there's nothing in the middle of the road but yellow stripes and dead armadillos."

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Karoli @karoli.bsky.social · 22h

Great post but damn. It's a vicious circle. I love how he manifests the outcome.

Martin Longman @booman23.bsky.social · 1d

Perhaps no one in American letters has killed his father and married his mother as many times as David Brooks. @driftglass.bsky.social

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David Brooks Wants to Lead the Revolution

The Republican Party gave him everything, but now he wants a popular uprising to overthrow the Trump regime.

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Martin Longman @booman23.bsky.social · 22h

For me, “miasma of passivity” perfectly describes Brooks’ reaction to Dick Armey and Tom DeLay, but it’s nice that he’s enjoying one of his episodic bouts of urgency.

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David Brooks Wants to Lead the Revolution

The Republican Party gave him everything, but now he wants a popular uprising to overthrow the Trump regime.

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driftglass @driftglass.bsky.social · 23h

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driftglass @driftglass.bsky.social · 23h

I have run out of words.

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driftglass @driftglass.bsky.social · 23h

Day 17 asking the former @nytimes.com public editor, @sulliview.bsky.social , why David Brooks still has a job.

Based on the fact that, in 20 years, *no one* in the know has satisfactorily answered this question, this is apparently the most dangerously transgressive question anyone can ask.

Martin Longman @booman23.bsky.social · 1d

Perhaps no one in American letters has killed his father and married his mother as many times as David Brooks. @driftglass.bsky.social

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David Brooks Wants to Lead the Revolution

The Republican Party gave him everything, but now he wants a popular uprising to overthrow the Trump regime.

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Martin Longman @booman23.bsky.social · 1d

Dahlia of the Day

Martin Longman @booman23.bsky.social · 1d

Perhaps no one in American letters has killed his father and married his mother as many times as David Brooks. @driftglass.bsky.social

martinlongman.substack.com/p/david-broo...

David Brooks Wants to Lead the Revolution

The Republican Party gave him everything, but now he wants a popular uprising to overthrow the Trump regime.

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Chris Bellomy @iconoplasty.bsky.social · 2d

I have a guitar in my house

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Martin Longman @booman23.bsky.social · 2d

I can see Qatar from my house.

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