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Michael Martin

@pinemikey.bsky.social

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Canadian Structural/Piping Nav Arch Designer/Draftsman, Project & Field Engineer & photographer & hubby of Teresita. Born in Newfoundland- have been in Texas for almost 30 years.

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Michael Martin @pinemikey.bsky.social · 4d

This is part of Cross Creek Ranch, where natural scenery was created on a wetland model. So instead of golf courses, there are lakes, ponds, woods and trails.

Michael Martin @pinemikey.bsky.social · 11h

It's time to come back to democracy with a more progressive rather than ideologically damaging conservative outlook. They'll only ever get a bare majority if at all, and dismantling Canada to suit south of the border tech bros isn't a good ending for anyone.

Michael Martin @pinemikey.bsky.social · 12h

What a particularly cynical take. Must be another political operative on the Hill Times editorials-as-news staff.

Michael Martin @pinemikey.bsky.social · 12h

I'm figuring they are getting many inquires from scientists from the US, who are deemed enemies of the state & universities under attack for having them on staff.

Michael Martin @pinemikey.bsky.social · 12h

Two of those, Bolsanaro & Berlusconi have since been ousted. Le Pen of France has had support from Harper & ultimately Putin is in control.

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Michael Martin @pinemikey.bsky.social · 12h

Cons believe in pay to play. And rich bored ideologues want to run the country. It's an oligarch thing & conservatives have been primed since the reform party hijacked the PC party. Also what Harper has been working on since 2015. Orban, Lukashenko, Trump, Bolsanaro, Berlusconi & Melei installed.

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Michael Martin @pinemikey.bsky.social · 16h

Humiliating? More like illegal, wouldn't you say?

Michael Martin @pinemikey.bsky.social · 16h

Bud Selig wanted the team in Washington DC. That was it. Plenty of teams have had rough patches. Montreal was a good team.

Michael Martin @pinemikey.bsky.social · 17h

Here's how he "loaded" the cargo for his jet fighter...

Michael Martin @pinemikey.bsky.social · 17h

Not a surprise as Israel's current political makeup won't allow a ceasefire start more aggressive oversight of Netanyahu's prosecution of the "war" that a ceasefire might bring about.

Michael Martin @pinemikey.bsky.social · 17h

Trump is now waffling between threats to Russia to appeasing Russia by denying Ukraine its sovereignty. I can't stand that deranged idiot anywhere near dangerous subjects like this. Now we hear his son-in-law might profit from the Israeli-Hamas deal by turning GAZA into a resort.

Michael Martin @pinemikey.bsky.social · 18h

This is the goal of ramping up the hatred of unhinged MAGAs. Hoping the country gets a wave of violence against Trump's enemies, but think they have plausible deniability (they don't) for responsibility for their violent rhetoric.

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Michael Martin @pinemikey.bsky.social · 18h

I'm thinking this is how "filled up" his cargo?

Michael Martin @pinemikey.bsky.social · 18h

They are getting as chaotic as their dear Leader.

Michael Martin @pinemikey.bsky.social · 18h

The stupid thing is I'm willing to bet the toxic racist young Republicans in Turning Point USA or those really classy incels in those released Republican online forums wouldn't think of her as anything but a foreign sex object. All to make a buck from social media.

Michael Martin @pinemikey.bsky.social · 19h

Well, the little peons in that department get the honor of transporting King Donald's diaper contents to the AI fighter jet...

Michael Martin @pinemikey.bsky.social · 21h

More like why are people like Bari Weiss and right wing political figures "saying" media they politically dislaike are biased? she and they suffer from a belief that not adhering to their political bias is the only bias they want to eliminate.

Michael Martin @pinemikey.bsky.social · 21h

All that budget cash with no one around to question her how to spend it. The Coast Guard doesn't give her luxury jets, she takes them for herself.

Michael Martin @pinemikey.bsky.social · 22h

Maybe change your name to Political Mechanics? That's basically the explanation for this presumptive headline trying to negatively influence people away from EV technology...all with a flood of new cheaper vehicles next year.

www.popularmechanics.com/cars/hybrid-...

Remember When EVs Were the Future? Americans Don’t Really Want Them Anymore

Automakers are shifting their focus to their plug-in hybrid-electric vehicles for the foreseeable future.

www.popularmechanics.com

Michael Martin @pinemikey.bsky.social · 22h

The BC Ferries contract isn't a controversy. Unless you think shipyards can build beyond their capacity? Does KPMG tell the federal govt to build the ferries in Canada anyway? There was a bidding process started 4 years ago. That's controversial? You need to find controversies not imply them.

Michael Martin @pinemikey.bsky.social · 22h

At this point, as in past tech boondoggles, grabbing cash is the success, not developing a useful product.

Michael Martin @pinemikey.bsky.social · 22h

Stange comment. Supporting Netanyahu?

Michael Martin @pinemikey.bsky.social · 1d

Imagine being in a meeting with a lunatic & his staff of sycophantic assholes?

Michael Martin @pinemikey.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks to Doge, the inspector generals who are supposed to identify these flagrant violations of the public purse were all fired. And with Congressional Republicans AWOL, not much is going to happen to stop this political graft.

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Michael Martin @pinemikey.bsky.social · 1d

More of the Doge mentality spending thriftiness?

Michael Martin @pinemikey.bsky.social · 1d

Repatriate? No chance on sorry, we blew you up without even an indictment let alone any trial?

www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

U.S. to repatriate survivors of drug boat strike to Colombia, Ecuador

It is unclear if the two surviving alleged drug smugglers have any links to Venezuelan criminal organizations.