Mike Martin
@eastex-sparky.bsky.social
Former master electrician / present day happy homestead farmer, husband, and father. A blue voter in deep red East Texas.
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I speak my mind, but don't argue. I vote in the interest of the poor, underprivileged, and underpaid.
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I speak my mind, but don't argue. I vote in the interest of the poor, underprivileged, and underpaid.
It may not be the popular thing to say, but I've always said that, if the left and the right are making opposite arguments on the same issue, then the subject at hand must have done something right.
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‘60 Minutes’ Comes Out Swinging After Trump Interview Meltdown
60 Minutes didn’t shy away from the bipartisan criticism of its interview with President Donald Trump. The iconic CBS newsmagazine show said it received “hundreds of notes” about the wide-ranging half...
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November 10, 2025 at 7:29 PM
It may not be the popular thing to say, but I've always said that, if the left and the right are making opposite arguments on the same issue, then the subject at hand must have done something right.
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In the words of the late, great Robin Williams.
"Politicians are like underwear. They should be changed often, and for the same reason."
Can we just agree that Abbott has been in office too long, and needs to be voted out?
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"Politicians are like underwear. They should be changed often, and for the same reason."
Can we just agree that Abbott has been in office too long, and needs to be voted out?
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Gov. Greg Abbott launches reelection campaign for fourth term
Abbott framed his campaign as a means to keep Texas as a conservative bastion, touting efforts to lower property taxes, bolster education and strengthen public safety.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:03 AM
In the words of the late, great Robin Williams.
"Politicians are like underwear. They should be changed often, and for the same reason."
Can we just agree that Abbott has been in office too long, and needs to be voted out?
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"Politicians are like underwear. They should be changed often, and for the same reason."
Can we just agree that Abbott has been in office too long, and needs to be voted out?
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I think I'll just leave this right here!
"And when officials looked at the proposal, they noticed that Spirit Airlines didn’t actually own the planes, and that none of the planes came with engines."
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"And when officials looked at the proposal, they noticed that Spirit Airlines didn’t actually own the planes, and that none of the planes came with engines."
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Kristi Noem Reportedly Authorized Purchase Of Planes That Were Missing 1 Key Component
The Secretary of Homeland Security sought to purchase 10 Spirit Airlines planes for deportation purposes, The Wall Street Journal reported. But planes need engines to fly.
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November 9, 2025 at 8:04 AM
I think I'll just leave this right here!
"And when officials looked at the proposal, they noticed that Spirit Airlines didn’t actually own the planes, and that none of the planes came with engines."
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"And when officials looked at the proposal, they noticed that Spirit Airlines didn’t actually own the planes, and that none of the planes came with engines."
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"Among the 42 million Americans who receive SNAP benefits, 11 million are Black Americans."
That means that black Americans only make up 26% of SNAP recipients. Whites make up somewhere between 35.4%to 44.6% of SNAP recipients, depending on the metrics used.
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That means that black Americans only make up 26% of SNAP recipients. Whites make up somewhere between 35.4%to 44.6% of SNAP recipients, depending on the metrics used.
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‘We can’t give everything away’: Trump suggests SNAP money goes to people who don’t want to work
The Trump administration appealed a federal order to fully fund SNAP benefits for the month of November. President Donald Trump
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November 9, 2025 at 7:59 AM
"Among the 42 million Americans who receive SNAP benefits, 11 million are Black Americans."
That means that black Americans only make up 26% of SNAP recipients. Whites make up somewhere between 35.4%to 44.6% of SNAP recipients, depending on the metrics used.
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That means that black Americans only make up 26% of SNAP recipients. Whites make up somewhere between 35.4%to 44.6% of SNAP recipients, depending on the metrics used.
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“I think that all women should feel free to truly choose whatever it is they want, whether it is to be conservative or to be liberal, or to have large families, to not get married – whatever it may be.”
Supreme court Justice Amy Coney Barrett
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Supreme court Justice Amy Coney Barrett
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Barrett and Kavanaugh urge convention of conservative lawyers to stand up for their principles
Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Brett Kavanaugh delivered a pep talk to conservatives on Thursday night, telling an audience of right-leaning legal leaders and students in Washington, DC, they should s...
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November 8, 2025 at 8:05 PM
“I think that all women should feel free to truly choose whatever it is they want, whether it is to be conservative or to be liberal, or to have large families, to not get married – whatever it may be.”
Supreme court Justice Amy Coney Barrett
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Supreme court Justice Amy Coney Barrett
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This guy is whining that his rich ass has to pay more, because consumers have the right to vote. And he doesn't think it's right. He supposedly paid $138,000 in fees to build in Sacramento, where the average price of a new home is $600,000, but go well over $1 million.
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Top housing exec rips Americans who ‘want things that we don’t want to pay for’ and neglect the blue-collar trades at our peril
Allan Merrill of Beazer Homes wonders: Do you want a degree that gives you six figures of debt and a $60k salary or a stable job that brings in $150k?
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November 8, 2025 at 3:55 PM
This guy is whining that his rich ass has to pay more, because consumers have the right to vote. And he doesn't think it's right. He supposedly paid $138,000 in fees to build in Sacramento, where the average price of a new home is $600,000, but go well over $1 million.
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Trump said "Fuck your Thanksgiving!" He's got more than you'll ever dreamed of, and he wants yours too!
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to halt order providing full SNAP payments for November
Residents in some U.S. states began to receive their full SNAP food aid Friday as an appeals court left in place, for now, an order requiring President Donald Trump's administration to fund the monthl...
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November 8, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Trump said "Fuck your Thanksgiving!" He's got more than you'll ever dreamed of, and he wants yours too!
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Vance said the court ruling to fully fund SNAP was "absurd!" You get that? They believe its absurd to want to guarantee that children will get fed. What is absurd is that they have to be forced to feed the children.
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November 7, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Vance said the court ruling to fully fund SNAP was "absurd!" You get that? They believe its absurd to want to guarantee that children will get fed. What is absurd is that they have to be forced to feed the children.
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This is the level of trumps concern about everything that is not Trumps. He is clearly perturbed by the lengthy scene in which he is not the center of attention. Yet, he is acutely aware that he can't simply wave it away. So he awkwardly stands there, unsure about exactly what he should be doing.
November 7, 2025 at 1:25 PM
This is the level of trumps concern about everything that is not Trumps. He is clearly perturbed by the lengthy scene in which he is not the center of attention. Yet, he is acutely aware that he can't simply wave it away. So he awkwardly stands there, unsure about exactly what he should be doing.
This is a striking print, created by William Balfour Ker in 1906. It is titled "From The Depths!"
How appropriate it is for this exact moment in time.
How appropriate it is for this exact moment in time.
November 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
This is a striking print, created by William Balfour Ker in 1906. It is titled "From The Depths!"
How appropriate it is for this exact moment in time.
How appropriate it is for this exact moment in time.
Ok! I'm all for hammering Cheeto Jebus on this, especially while he's starving children, going into Thanksgiving, to secure taking away their healthcare. But, for the love of Dog, can we stop calling them bulldozers? They are excavators! Excavators with thumbs, to term it more appropriately.
November 7, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Ok! I'm all for hammering Cheeto Jebus on this, especially while he's starving children, going into Thanksgiving, to secure taking away their healthcare. But, for the love of Dog, can we stop calling them bulldozers? They are excavators! Excavators with thumbs, to term it more appropriately.
Jeez!!! Don't threaten me with a good time.
November 6, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Jeez!!! Don't threaten me with a good time.
The courts are our most potent ally, and cell phone cameras are our best weapons. It sucks to have to say "Don't fight them in the streets," but that's what trump wants. The cruelty is designed to provoke retaliation so trump will have an excuse to invoke harsh laws.
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Chicago judge says Border Patrol official lied about threats before restricting agents' use force
A federal judge in Chicago will issue an extensive injunction restricting federal agents' use of force, saying Thursday that a top Border Patrol official leading an immigration crackdown repeatedly li...
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November 6, 2025 at 9:01 PM
The courts are our most potent ally, and cell phone cameras are our best weapons. It sucks to have to say "Don't fight them in the streets," but that's what trump wants. The cruelty is designed to provoke retaliation so trump will have an excuse to invoke harsh laws.
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Is Walmart gonna give its 14,500 employees on food stamps free groceries, or nah? Walmart's been living off the government tit for far too long. Time to start paying livable wages.
November 4, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Is Walmart gonna give its 14,500 employees on food stamps free groceries, or nah? Walmart's been living off the government tit for far too long. Time to start paying livable wages.
So, if trump has to return all of the money, do the importers also pass that on to the consumers in the form of a price reduction equal to the amount of the price hikes they implemented, before returning prices to pre-tariff levels? Asking for 326 million friends.
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‘Really?!’ Anderson Cooper Stunned After Being Told Trump Will ‘Have To Give All the Money Back’ if SCOTUS Strikes Down Tariffs
Former federal prosecutor Jeffrey Toobin threw Anderson Cooper for a loop on Wednesday by telling the host that if the Supreme Court strikes down President Donald Trump's tariff regime, the administra...
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November 6, 2025 at 12:32 PM
So, if trump has to return all of the money, do the importers also pass that on to the consumers in the form of a price reduction equal to the amount of the price hikes they implemented, before returning prices to pre-tariff levels? Asking for 326 million friends.
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This is absolutely encouraging! This is how you put the fascists on the run! Not only 4 women but also 2 Muslims out of the five. One Muslim elected statewide in a southern state.
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The historic firsts of Tuesday’s elections
Several candidates made history during Tuesday’s elections in races in Virginia, New Jersey, New York and Michigan. Here’s a list of the newly elected state and local candidates who ran historic campa...
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November 5, 2025 at 8:17 PM
This is absolutely encouraging! This is how you put the fascists on the run! Not only 4 women but also 2 Muslims out of the five. One Muslim elected statewide in a southern state.
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Ya think? Did they think they could unleash holy hell on the American people, and we just sit back and take it. Did they think we would cower in a corner?
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November 5, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Ya think? Did they think they could unleash holy hell on the American people, and we just sit back and take it. Did they think we would cower in a corner?
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If trump could convince the senate Republicans to end the filibuster, he would not doubt mount a pressure campaign to amend or abolish the constitution in order to keep him in power. Thankfully the Republicans in congress seem to have no stomach for that.
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On Day 36, the government shutdown is the longest ever as Trump pressures GOP senators to end it
The government shutdown has entered its 36th day, breaking the record as the longest ever and disrupting the lives of millions of Americans with program cuts, flight delays and federal workers nationw...
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November 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM
If trump could convince the senate Republicans to end the filibuster, he would not doubt mount a pressure campaign to amend or abolish the constitution in order to keep him in power. Thankfully the Republicans in congress seem to have no stomach for that.
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Bovino is the evil architect of ICE's rules of engagement. When we finally retake this country, he needs to be one of the first to stand trial for his crimes.
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Chicago judge scolds Trump enforcer after kids 'tear-gassed' on way to Halloween party.
U.S. District Judge Sara L. Ellis called Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino into court to respond to reports that his agents violated her orders.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Bovino is the evil architect of ICE's rules of engagement. When we finally retake this country, he needs to be one of the first to stand trial for his crimes.
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$1.2 trillion between 6 people. Thats enough to feed the world's population of those in poverty for up to 8 years. According to 2024 numbers, $200 to $300 feeds one person for a full year. And there are around 689 million people in poverty, worldwide.
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Forget the $100 billion club — there are now 6 people worth over $200 billion
Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg are three of the six members of the world's most exclusive club: people with a $200 billion-plus net worth.
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November 3, 2025 at 1:38 PM
$1.2 trillion between 6 people. Thats enough to feed the world's population of those in poverty for up to 8 years. According to 2024 numbers, $200 to $300 feeds one person for a full year. And there are around 689 million people in poverty, worldwide.
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