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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 · Mar 10

Had a great camping trip to Brazos Bend State Park...

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Michael Martin @pinemikey.bsky.social · 9h

The idea of a media figure being elevated to a status equal to the players is frigging typical American sports media.

Michael Martin @pinemikey.bsky.social · 9h

As usual, Trump's self-centered declaration is typical of a goof who thinks the world orbits about him.

Michael Martin @pinemikey.bsky.social · 9h

Performative cynicism.

Michael Martin @pinemikey.bsky.social · 9h

When you mention the coach before the actual players, you know you've jumped the shark. American sports media doesn't have a clue how to cover team sports.

Michael Martin @pinemikey.bsky.social · 9h

Where's FEMA? Disaster relief for white MAGA only?

Michael Martin @pinemikey.bsky.social · 11h

It's like your barely there uncle watching the World Series on TV & then claiming he should get a ring because they "listened" to his advice as he screamed at the TV.

Michael Martin @pinemikey.bsky.social · 11h

Ending their season pretty quickly huh? Sports opinion is as useful as a boil on your ass.

Michael Martin @pinemikey.bsky.social · 18h

He wasn't eager at all to call up the National Guard back then, was he?

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Michael Martin @pinemikey.bsky.social · 18h

Why bother even having that moron on national TV?

Michael Martin @pinemikey.bsky.social · 18h

Well, that's what you get with the CPC and the shreds of the despondent NDP.

Michael Martin @pinemikey.bsky.social · 18h

Why does this seem like an AI image? Not disputing the article per se, but a notation stating the image is illustrative only would be better.

Michael Martin @pinemikey.bsky.social · 20h

The Mariners have a 2-4 record against the Blue Jays in the 2025 season, including playoff games. The Blue Jays won the regular-season series 4-2, with Toronto sweeping Seattle in a May series and Seattle winning two out of three games in a separate April series.

Michael Martin @pinemikey.bsky.social · 21h

Remember this is also the same person who proposed a mass forced exodus of Palestinians out of Gaza so a billionaire's resort could be built...using Palestinians as workers who aren't allowed to live in Gaza but stay in a refugee camp in Egypt.

www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...

Trump Indicates Intent to Escalate Ethnic Cleansing in Gaza

US President Donald Trump’s statement on February 4, 2025, that the United States would “take over” the Gaza Strip and that the Palestinian population there would need to be moved out would, if implem...

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Michael Martin @pinemikey.bsky.social · 21h

CNN and Harry Enten are once again in disinformation mode. See this breakdown by G. Elliot Morris:

open.substack.com/pub/gelliott...

Is Trump “doing what he promised”? | Weekly roundup for October 12, 2025

And what does that even mean? Also this week: Shutdown polls; Left-wing populism; Low favorability ratings for all U.S. leaders; Judges' concerns about Trump; + more!

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Michael Martin @pinemikey.bsky.social · 1d

Ivana Trump has been dead since 2022. What kind of frigging idiots do you have hanging about over there?

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Michael Martin @pinemikey.bsky.social · 1d

More incompetence from people who frankly hate govt more than worrying about looking like they don't know what they are doing.

Michael Martin @pinemikey.bsky.social · 1d

It's a tough one but I'd have to trust the majority of Canadians who want access to the Chinese EV market and also favor supporting Canadian agriculture.

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Michael Martin @pinemikey.bsky.social · 1d

It's great people are getting out & participating in physical activities, but the fascination for this game is a little bizarre to me. A mishmash between tennis and badminton. Used to play both plenty years ago at university.

Michael Martin @pinemikey.bsky.social · 1d

If it's fairly warm remember to use plenty of mosquito repellent. Those little fellas just love bogs, too.
Grew up in Newfoundland & Labrador where there are more bogs than people.

Michael Martin @pinemikey.bsky.social · 1d

Anyone listening to this mope doesn't care or understand the damage Brexit did to the UK.

Michael Martin @pinemikey.bsky.social · 1d

Trump will be upset his dog & pony fascist show is going to be delayed ..maybe, hopefully, canceled.

Michael Martin @pinemikey.bsky.social · 1d

And 100 to 1, that TSA security has been ordered to slow things down even more than usual.

Michael Martin @pinemikey.bsky.social · 1d

Abbott isn't really into helping Texas residents in times of emergency...but he's always quick to blame others in the state when bad things happen. Like Ted Cruz, he has the same invisibility power when trouble shows up at the door. I wonder how many blue states he's going to send them to?

Michael Martin @pinemikey.bsky.social · 1d

Absolutely pathetic.

Michael Martin @pinemikey.bsky.social · 1d

He only gives a shit b/c he doesn't want them leaving his political action in the lurch. They are just political tools to him. We've already seen his disdain for veterans.