Pat Martin
@pdwmartin.bsky.social
Socialist, gamer and history nerd. Labour Party member. He/him; LGBTQI+ ally
What a difference a few months makes...
January 17, 2026 at 12:20 PM
What a difference a few months makes...
This 💯
the question to ask about this is, okay, he wants to cancel the midterms. how does he get the VA state board of elections to cancel the midterms? how does he get the georgia board of elections to do it? how does he convince republican house members to quit their jobs and give up their paychecks?
Trump says a lot of deranged shit, but, per this Reuters article — and the threats of invoking the Insurrection Act in Minnesota this morning — he is very clearly exploring how to cancel the midterms.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fiv...
www.reuters.com/world/us/fiv...
January 17, 2026 at 1:34 AM
This 💯
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
"I came to the conclusion over the past year that the Party wouldn't elect me leader". There, fixed it for you, Robert.
"I came to the conclusion over the past year that the Party wouldn't elect me leader". There, fixed it for you, Robert.
Tories to step up attacks on Reform economic policy after Jenrick acrimony
Two sides trade blows over defection while Conservative polling suggests economy is key weakness for Reform
www.theguardian.com
January 17, 2026 at 1:26 AM
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
"I came to the conclusion over the past year that the Party wouldn't elect me leader". There, fixed it for you, Robert.
"I came to the conclusion over the past year that the Party wouldn't elect me leader". There, fixed it for you, Robert.
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One of the few things that might actually get some kind of reaction from Musk would be the government and all MPs simply leaving X.
This doesn't require regulatory or legal action. There are no barriers. They could *and should* just do it.
This doesn't require regulatory or legal action. There are no barriers. They could *and should* just do it.
Liz Kendall to give a Commons statement today on online regulation. She wrote this Telegraph piece, calling this a tipping point.
I'd like to hear govt + the regulator show that they are taking the full range of unlawful content seriously - not just one strand
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01...
I'd like to hear govt + the regulator show that they are taking the full range of unlawful content seriously - not just one strand
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01...
Sexual deepfakes are a disgrace – and we won’t stand for it
This Government is as determined to ensure women and girls are safe online as we are to ensure they are safe in the real world
www.telegraph.co.uk
January 12, 2026 at 8:53 AM
One of the few things that might actually get some kind of reaction from Musk would be the government and all MPs simply leaving X.
This doesn't require regulatory or legal action. There are no barriers. They could *and should* just do it.
This doesn't require regulatory or legal action. There are no barriers. They could *and should* just do it.
The Venezualan opposition must be really feeling played at this point.
What is driving US action in Venezuel? As first dust settles seems to be hints of neo-royalism in action. “For Trump, democracy is not a concern — it is about money, power”.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/04/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/04/w...
How Trump Fixed On a Maduro Loyalist as Venezuela’s New Leader
www.nytimes.com
January 4, 2026 at 1:41 PM
The Venezualan opposition must be really feeling played at this point.
The "Peace President"
First-ever US airstrikes in Nigeria put the second Trump admin’s 2025 combat actions at:
—Nigeria—tonight’s strikes
—Yemen—1,000+ strikes (Mar-Apr)
—Somalia—120 strikes, 1 ground raid
—Syria—78+ strikes, 3 ground raids
—Caribbean—11 strikes
—Eastern Pacific—20 strikes
—Iran—3 strikes
—Iraq—1 strike
—Nigeria—tonight’s strikes
—Yemen—1,000+ strikes (Mar-Apr)
—Somalia—120 strikes, 1 ground raid
—Syria—78+ strikes, 3 ground raids
—Caribbean—11 strikes
—Eastern Pacific—20 strikes
—Iran—3 strikes
—Iraq—1 strike
December 26, 2025 at 9:22 PM
The "Peace President"
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December 15, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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This week marks a decade since the greatest piece of Christmas music journalism was ever written. Thank you, @aragusea.bsky.social .
slate.com/culture/2015...
slate.com/culture/2015...
How Mariah Carey Composed a Christmas Classic Worthy of the Great American Songbook
By this point in the holiday season, you’ve likely heard Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” enough times to last you 10 Christmases. In...
slate.com
December 15, 2025 at 2:55 PM
This week marks a decade since the greatest piece of Christmas music journalism was ever written. Thank you, @aragusea.bsky.social .
slate.com/culture/2015...
slate.com/culture/2015...
🌳 Dame Judi Dench is calling for the return of ancient woodlands. Will you sign the petition to help restore the Ghost Woods and protect our green spaces for future generations? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pr...
Bring back the ancient woodlands smothered beneath your timber plantations
Ancient woodlands are vanishing – and with them, some of our most loved and endangered wildlife. Forestry England manages over 100,000 acres of land that used to be ancient woodland - that’s bigger th...
you.38degrees.org.uk
July 11, 2025 at 2:52 PM
🌳 Dame Judi Dench is calling for the return of ancient woodlands. Will you sign the petition to help restore the Ghost Woods and protect our green spaces for future generations? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pr...
Sorry to see @traceythorn.bsky.social has written her last column for the New Statesman. Always interesting to read her stuff.
July 2, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Sorry to see @traceythorn.bsky.social has written her last column for the New Statesman. Always interesting to read her stuff.
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Bartiromo: "We are waiting any moment now to get the jobs number for the month of June. The expectations call for the numbers to be up 95,000. Right now seeing the number -- actually, uh, showing a decline in jobs, uh, down 33,000, uh."
July 2, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Bartiromo: "We are waiting any moment now to get the jobs number for the month of June. The expectations call for the numbers to be up 95,000. Right now seeing the number -- actually, uh, showing a decline in jobs, uh, down 33,000, uh."
But Pride flags are apparently "divisive". US agency flies Christian Nationalist flag.
Honestly there are so many things happening that I was waving my arms about in 2018 and 2019, and people were like "meh, why do you give these people attention?" I'm so old and tired now; I imagine it's a feeling many reporters share.
SCOOP: The "Appeal To Heaven" flag, a popular symbol for Christian nationalists that was waved by January 6 rioters, was raised over the Small Business Administration headquarters last week.
June 18, 2025 at 7:02 PM
But Pride flags are apparently "divisive". US agency flies Christian Nationalist flag.
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Will Trump pay for the inevitable legal action?
Trump Says Republican Lawmakers Must Eject Town Hall Protesters And ‘Not Treat Them Nicely’
Trump Says Republican Lawmakers Must Eject Town Hall Protesters And ‘Not Treat Them Nicely’
GOP lawmakers have faced angry constituents who have questioned the Trump administration’s policies at recent town hall events.
on.forbes.com
April 28, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Will Trump pay for the inevitable legal action?
10 years ago we lost Sir Terry Pratchett
AT LAST, SIR TERRY, WE MUST WALK TOGETHER.
Terry took Death’s arm and followed him through the doors and on to the black desert under the endless night.
AT LAST, SIR TERRY, WE MUST WALK TOGETHER.
Terry took Death’s arm and followed him through the doors and on to the black desert under the endless night.
March 15, 2025 at 8:54 PM
10 years ago we lost Sir Terry Pratchett
AT LAST, SIR TERRY, WE MUST WALK TOGETHER.
Terry took Death’s arm and followed him through the doors and on to the black desert under the endless night.
AT LAST, SIR TERRY, WE MUST WALK TOGETHER.
Terry took Death’s arm and followed him through the doors and on to the black desert under the endless night.
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Tяump loves tariffs because he sees them as a projection of his personal power. They are his weapon of first resort because he has no negotiating skills whatsoever while relying upon his supporters failure to understand that tariffs are a tax on the consumers of the nation that levied them.
March 13, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Tяump loves tariffs because he sees them as a projection of his personal power. They are his weapon of first resort because he has no negotiating skills whatsoever while relying upon his supporters failure to understand that tariffs are a tax on the consumers of the nation that levied them.
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February 24, 2025 at 11:14 PM
They're backing down...
BREAKING
On Monday, Popular Information broke the news that the NIH had frozen virtually all grant funding in violation of 2 federal court orders
On Wednesday, NIH leadership distributed a memo, acknowledging that its funding freeze was illegal and directing staff to resume issuing grants.
On Monday, Popular Information broke the news that the NIH had frozen virtually all grant funding in violation of 2 federal court orders
On Wednesday, NIH leadership distributed a memo, acknowledging that its funding freeze was illegal and directing staff to resume issuing grants.
BREAKING: NIH admits funding freeze is illegal, will resume issuing grants
An internal memo issued February 12 was obtained by Popular Information.
popular.info
February 12, 2025 at 9:32 PM
They're backing down...
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BREAKING
On Monday, Popular Information broke the news that the NIH had frozen virtually all grant funding in violation of 2 federal court orders
On Wednesday, NIH leadership distributed a memo, acknowledging that its funding freeze was illegal and directing staff to resume issuing grants.
On Monday, Popular Information broke the news that the NIH had frozen virtually all grant funding in violation of 2 federal court orders
On Wednesday, NIH leadership distributed a memo, acknowledging that its funding freeze was illegal and directing staff to resume issuing grants.
BREAKING: NIH admits funding freeze is illegal, will resume issuing grants
An internal memo issued February 12 was obtained by Popular Information.
popular.info
February 12, 2025 at 7:36 PM
BREAKING
On Monday, Popular Information broke the news that the NIH had frozen virtually all grant funding in violation of 2 federal court orders
On Wednesday, NIH leadership distributed a memo, acknowledging that its funding freeze was illegal and directing staff to resume issuing grants.
On Monday, Popular Information broke the news that the NIH had frozen virtually all grant funding in violation of 2 federal court orders
On Wednesday, NIH leadership distributed a memo, acknowledging that its funding freeze was illegal and directing staff to resume issuing grants.
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FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States
FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States
WASHINGTON—Putting the nation on alert against what it has described as a “highly credible terrorist threat,” the FBI announced today that it has uncovered a plot by members of al-Qaeda to sit back an...
theonion.com
February 5, 2025 at 6:31 PM
FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States
Trump literally talked about this before the election.
Arab Americans for Trump has changed its name to Arab Americans for Peace following Trump’s comments that the U.S. would “take over” the Gaza Strip
Pro-Trump Arab American group changes its name after the president's Gaza 'Riviera' comments
The group Arab Americans for Trump is renaming itself Arab Americans for Peace after President Donald Trump said the U.S. would “take over” the Gaza Strip.
apnews.com
February 5, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Trump literally talked about this before the election.
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