A hopepunk tragic optimist
@kmartino.bsky.social
Dad, Husband, software engineer, bad songwriter.
Outrage may engage, but truth, and trust, scale.
Be Kind, Be True, Believe.
"Maybe it’s not too late, to learn how to love, and forget how to hate."
“Be excellent to each other”
Outrage may engage, but truth, and trust, scale.
Be Kind, Be True, Believe.
"Maybe it’s not too late, to learn how to love, and forget how to hate."
“Be excellent to each other”
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The Regional Rail car inspections are complete. The disruptions will linger till the end of the year, SEPTA says. billypenn.com/2025/11/14/s...
SEPTA completes inspections of Regional Rail cars — though disruptions will continue
SEPTA announced Friday that it had completed its audit of the entire fleet of 223 Silverliner IV cars, meeting a Nov. 14 federal deadline for safety compliance. Delays aren’t over.
buff.ly
November 15, 2025 at 11:08 AM
The Regional Rail car inspections are complete. The disruptions will linger till the end of the year, SEPTA says. billypenn.com/2025/11/14/s...
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From this minister's op-ed: "People wanting to experience God are more likely to meet the Divine trying to shut down the Broadview, Illinois, ICE facility than we ever were in church...God does not live in our houses of worship, but...with those who are bearing the brunt of cruelty in this moment."
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:38 PM
From this minister's op-ed: "People wanting to experience God are more likely to meet the Divine trying to shut down the Broadview, Illinois, ICE facility than we ever were in church...God does not live in our houses of worship, but...with those who are bearing the brunt of cruelty in this moment."
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Broadview.
November 14, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Broadview.
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Literally EVERYTHING the Trump admin does is about identity, it's just a white male Christian identity. Democrats don't talk about identity more than Republicans to, we just have the gall to include OTHER IDENTITIES.
This whole debate is stupid and I'm annoyed Buttigieg is engaging with it.
This whole debate is stupid and I'm annoyed Buttigieg is engaging with it.
Pete Buttigieg critiques Democrats for focus on identity
The former U.S. transportation secretary said the Democratic Party should focus more on issues gripping the country, such as health care and housing affordability.
www.texastribune.org
November 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Literally EVERYTHING the Trump admin does is about identity, it's just a white male Christian identity. Democrats don't talk about identity more than Republicans to, we just have the gall to include OTHER IDENTITIES.
This whole debate is stupid and I'm annoyed Buttigieg is engaging with it.
This whole debate is stupid and I'm annoyed Buttigieg is engaging with it.
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This is big: elected Republicans in a deep-red state saying NO to Trump even after his personal plea.
The balance is shifting - and we have to keep up the pressure everywhere.
The balance is shifting - and we have to keep up the pressure everywhere.
Indiana likely will not push forward with redistricting despite pressure from White House
It’s a massive blow to the White House’s efforts to shore up a Republican House majority next year.
www.politico.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:32 PM
This is big: elected Republicans in a deep-red state saying NO to Trump even after his personal plea.
The balance is shifting - and we have to keep up the pressure everywhere.
The balance is shifting - and we have to keep up the pressure everywhere.
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Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
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This Black Fungus Might Be Healing Chernobyl By Drinking Radiation. The fungi contain melanin, which “absorbs radiation, which is then converted into usable energy, allowing it to grow in areas with intense radioactive exposure.” [forbes.com]
This Black Fungus Might Be Healing Chernobyl By Drinking Radiation—A Biologist Explains
Cladosporium sphaerospermum is a remarkable species of radiotrophic fungus that is thriving in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone and which scientists are studying to unlock applications in a wide range of fields.
www.forbes.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:32 PM
This Black Fungus Might Be Healing Chernobyl By Drinking Radiation. The fungi contain melanin, which “absorbs radiation, which is then converted into usable energy, allowing it to grow in areas with intense radioactive exposure.” [forbes.com]
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The Farmers’ Almanac, citing a “chaotic media environment”, will cease publication after their 2026 edition. The almanac dates back to 1818. (The Old Farmer’s Almanac, started in 1792, is still going.) [apnews.com]
A lesser-known Farmers’ Almanac will fold after 2 centuries, citing money trouble
The 208-year-old Maine-based Farmers’ Almanac says it will publish its planting guidance and weather predictions for the final time, citing financial challenges.
apnews.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:46 PM
The Farmers’ Almanac, citing a “chaotic media environment”, will cease publication after their 2026 edition. The almanac dates back to 1818. (The Old Farmer’s Almanac, started in 1792, is still going.) [apnews.com]
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· Empower Teams
· Reduce Cognitive Workload
· Develop New Mindsets
The perfect starting point for tech leads, platform engineers, DevOps teams, and engineering managers who want to deliver software faster without burning out their teams.
· Reduce Cognitive Workload
· Develop New Mindsets
The perfect starting point for tech leads, platform engineers, DevOps teams, and engineering managers who want to deliver software faster without burning out their teams.
November 14, 2025 at 11:35 AM
· Empower Teams
· Reduce Cognitive Workload
· Develop New Mindsets
The perfect starting point for tech leads, platform engineers, DevOps teams, and engineering managers who want to deliver software faster without burning out their teams.
· Reduce Cognitive Workload
· Develop New Mindsets
The perfect starting point for tech leads, platform engineers, DevOps teams, and engineering managers who want to deliver software faster without burning out their teams.
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Excited to announce I’m joining @wired.com as a senior writer covering the business of AI!
I’ve long been a fan of WIRED, but its recent coverage has felt especially impactful. I'm thrilled to work with this talented team, and continue reporting on AI as it reshapes Silicon Valley and the world.
I’ve long been a fan of WIRED, but its recent coverage has felt especially impactful. I'm thrilled to work with this talented team, and continue reporting on AI as it reshapes Silicon Valley and the world.
November 13, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Excited to announce I’m joining @wired.com as a senior writer covering the business of AI!
I’ve long been a fan of WIRED, but its recent coverage has felt especially impactful. I'm thrilled to work with this talented team, and continue reporting on AI as it reshapes Silicon Valley and the world.
I’ve long been a fan of WIRED, but its recent coverage has felt especially impactful. I'm thrilled to work with this talented team, and continue reporting on AI as it reshapes Silicon Valley and the world.
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I don’t know how bad the economic numbers are going to end up this quarter. But I do know the party that controls the presidency, House and Senate is going to blame the party that doesn’t.
November 13, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I don’t know how bad the economic numbers are going to end up this quarter. But I do know the party that controls the presidency, House and Senate is going to blame the party that doesn’t.
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Growing up in a time when “selling out” was the most shameful thing you could do and then being forced to live through the 2020s feels like being kicked in the head by a horse every day
November 13, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Growing up in a time when “selling out” was the most shameful thing you could do and then being forced to live through the 2020s feels like being kicked in the head by a horse every day
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For everyone talking about how sloppy Epstein's writing is, consider that self-editing your words to make sure they communicate effectively is a gift we give to our readers to make sure we're understood. Rich, powerful narcissists don't do that because they expect everyone else to work for them.
November 13, 2025 at 4:56 PM
For everyone talking about how sloppy Epstein's writing is, consider that self-editing your words to make sure they communicate effectively is a gift we give to our readers to make sure we're understood. Rich, powerful narcissists don't do that because they expect everyone else to work for them.
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"In 2025, 40% of women aged 15 to 44 say they would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity. The current figure is four times higher than the 10% who shared this desire in 2014, when it was generally in line with other age and gender groups."
Record Numbers of Younger Women Want to Leave the U.S.
The percentage of younger women in the U.S. who express a desire to migrate permanently has surged in the past decade.
news.gallup.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:10 PM
"In 2025, 40% of women aged 15 to 44 say they would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity. The current figure is four times higher than the 10% who shared this desire in 2014, when it was generally in line with other age and gender groups."
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Quick — someone tell the New York Times that the situation in early October, when the shutdown began, was not “normal.”
November 13, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Quick — someone tell the New York Times that the situation in early October, when the shutdown began, was not “normal.”
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sts researchers: :spend decades tracing the way well-intentioned design choices constrained by culture, capital, and the material environment can have negative outcomes in aggregate:
ai companies: lets put a chatbot in a doll that tells kids to set fires
futurism.com/artificial-i...
ai companies: lets put a chatbot in a doll that tells kids to set fires
futurism.com/artificial-i...
AI-Powered Toys Caught Telling 5-Year-Olds How to Find Knives and Start Fires With Matches
AI-powered toys are flying off the shelves -- but they're engaging in horrifically inappropriate conversations with children.
futurism.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:34 PM
sts researchers: :spend decades tracing the way well-intentioned design choices constrained by culture, capital, and the material environment can have negative outcomes in aggregate:
ai companies: lets put a chatbot in a doll that tells kids to set fires
futurism.com/artificial-i...
ai companies: lets put a chatbot in a doll that tells kids to set fires
futurism.com/artificial-i...
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How to billionaire
More than 80 organizations that provide health care for women all over the world received grants Wednesday totaling $250 million from Melinda French Gates after a year-long application process.
More than 80 nonprofits receive $250M for global women's health from Melinda French Gates
More than 80 organizations that provide health care for women all over the world received grants Wednesday totaling $250 million from Melinda French Gates after a year-long application process.
bit.ly
November 13, 2025 at 3:22 PM
How to billionaire
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@repdexteror.bsky.social I'm begging you to demand the removal of the language put into the CR that would destroy the hemp industry when it gets to the House. I am your constituent and run a small hemp farm and this will kill farm.
Senate Rejects Attempt To Save Hemp Industry From THC Ban In Key Spending Bill - Marijuana Moment
The Senate has rejected an amendment to a critical spending bill that would have removed language to ban hemp products containing THC. After the chamber cleared the appropriations minibus package for ...
www.marijuanamoment.net
November 12, 2025 at 10:51 PM
@repdexteror.bsky.social I'm begging you to demand the removal of the language put into the CR that would destroy the hemp industry when it gets to the House. I am your constituent and run a small hemp farm and this will kill farm.
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It's well-documented that the most toxic corners of the internet have slipped into the mainstream, writes Paul Elliott Johnson. As trolling continues to arrogate power and authority, reality’s move from bent to broken accelerates, he says.
Authoritarian Arrogance and the End of the 'Reality-Based Community' | TechPolicy.Press
As trolling continues to arrogate power and authority, reality’s move from bent to broken accelerates, writes Paul Elliott Johnson.
www.techpolicy.press
November 13, 2025 at 1:36 PM
It's well-documented that the most toxic corners of the internet have slipped into the mainstream, writes Paul Elliott Johnson. As trolling continues to arrogate power and authority, reality’s move from bent to broken accelerates, he says.
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The question everyone is asking right now is this: NYT had deep access into all of this in real time and reported none of it. Why? In consequence, no NYT reporting on this subject is trustworthy.
After Trump Split, Epstein Said He Could ‘Take Him Down’
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:27 AM
The question everyone is asking right now is this: NYT had deep access into all of this in real time and reported none of it. Why? In consequence, no NYT reporting on this subject is trustworthy.
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“I work a job and still get SNAP," McGee said.”That's just how the economy is. [without] SNAP, I have to either go to work or to a pantry [bcz there's no food].. ... I have two children. I pay my taxes. I work. I don't understand why my dollars don’t go further."
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Americans are returning dogs to shelters, skipping snacks amid epic shutdown
Here are snapshots of what happened around the country at what could be the beginning of the end of the unprecedented stalemate.
www.usatoday.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:41 PM
“I work a job and still get SNAP," McGee said.”That's just how the economy is. [without] SNAP, I have to either go to work or to a pantry [bcz there's no food].. ... I have two children. I pay my taxes. I work. I don't understand why my dollars don’t go further."
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
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what planet do these people live on? now ibuprofen? are we also against bandaids? Vitamin C?
JD Vance calls ibuprofen "useless medication" and implies it's not "necessary, safe and effective."
November 13, 2025 at 2:42 AM
what planet do these people live on? now ibuprofen? are we also against bandaids? Vitamin C?
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So the next time you read a hit piece on a Democrat who called them out or see some self-righteous bullshit about how they seek the truth without fear or favor, pull out this email and ask: What did the NY Times know and when did they know it? You will get nothing but crickets from them in response.
November 13, 2025 at 12:33 AM
So the next time you read a hit piece on a Democrat who called them out or see some self-righteous bullshit about how they seek the truth without fear or favor, pull out this email and ask: What did the NY Times know and when did they know it? You will get nothing but crickets from them in response.
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hemingway: ''gradually, then suddenly''
November 13, 2025 at 12:34 AM
hemingway: ''gradually, then suddenly''
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They got rid of the public editor saying that social media would hold them accountable instead. So, uh, hey @nytimes.com... 'sup?
Stop me if you've heard this before:
If the NYT still had a public editor, that person would have official standing to ask, WTF???
They axed the public editor. So it's up to the rest of us to ask, unofficially, WTF???
If the NYT still had a public editor, that person would have official standing to ask, WTF???
They axed the public editor. So it's up to the rest of us to ask, unofficially, WTF???
To recap: Jeffrey Epstein offered a NY Times reporter photos taken in Epstein's kitchen of Donald Trump and girls in bikinis *and* implored the NYT reporter to put this information in the public discourse in 2015
What did the NY Times editors know about this offer?
What did the NY Times editors know about this offer?
November 13, 2025 at 12:13 AM
They got rid of the public editor saying that social media would hold them accountable instead. So, uh, hey @nytimes.com... 'sup?