Charles M. Martin
@chas-m.bsky.social
I write, I talk, I joke, therefore I am. I love to travel and find new places. I laugh a lot because I'm a happy person.
Trigger warning: Figurative and literal lefty. Love New Wave, Punk, Ska, and Oddball music from across the decades.
Trigger warning: Figurative and literal lefty. Love New Wave, Punk, Ska, and Oddball music from across the decades.
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
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Thousands March Against Trump In Freezing Weather
Thousands March Against Trump In Freezing Weather
The resistance is hotter than ever
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December 23, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Thousands March Against Trump In Freezing Weather
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Where's John Oliver when you need him?
December 23, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Where's John Oliver when you need him?
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The orange felon’s response to the deadly Brown University mass shooting is, “things can happen.”
What an evil immoral criminal piece of shit, he should be in jail, not in the White House. The world is so much darker under his tyranny.
What an evil immoral criminal piece of shit, he should be in jail, not in the White House. The world is so much darker under his tyranny.
December 15, 2025 at 5:18 AM
The orange felon’s response to the deadly Brown University mass shooting is, “things can happen.”
What an evil immoral criminal piece of shit, he should be in jail, not in the White House. The world is so much darker under his tyranny.
What an evil immoral criminal piece of shit, he should be in jail, not in the White House. The world is so much darker under his tyranny.
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13 years ago today.
December 14, 2025 at 3:10 PM
13 years ago today.
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Congresswoman Ilhan Omar's son was pulled over by ICE and forced to prove he is an American.
Two options:
1) ICE deliberately targeted him.
2) ICE is stopping all non-White people without any probable cause and forcing them to prove they are citizens.
Hard to say which option is scarier.
Two options:
1) ICE deliberately targeted him.
2) ICE is stopping all non-White people without any probable cause and forcing them to prove they are citizens.
Hard to say which option is scarier.
December 15, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar's son was pulled over by ICE and forced to prove he is an American.
Two options:
1) ICE deliberately targeted him.
2) ICE is stopping all non-White people without any probable cause and forcing them to prove they are citizens.
Hard to say which option is scarier.
Two options:
1) ICE deliberately targeted him.
2) ICE is stopping all non-White people without any probable cause and forcing them to prove they are citizens.
Hard to say which option is scarier.
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"Control and surrender have to be kept in balance. That's what surfers do - take control of the situation, then be carried, then take control." - Brian Eno #quote
December 15, 2025 at 6:32 AM
"Control and surrender have to be kept in balance. That's what surfers do - take control of the situation, then be carried, then take control." - Brian Eno #quote
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JB Pritzker: “We’re a nation mostly of immigrants — that is who we are fundamentally at our core. We ought to always be that, it’s what’s made our country great — Immigrants are the most entrepreneurial. Immigrants are the most grateful & patriotic”
December 14, 2025 at 4:13 PM
JB Pritzker: “We’re a nation mostly of immigrants — that is who we are fundamentally at our core. We ought to always be that, it’s what’s made our country great — Immigrants are the most entrepreneurial. Immigrants are the most grateful & patriotic”
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Tuxedomoon - Live Rome Italy 1988 Stereo Sound
YouTube video by ScottishTeeVee
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December 14, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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An absence of compassion can corrupt the decency of a community, a state, a nation. - Bryan Stevenson
Pic of the day
#photography
Pic of the day
#photography
December 14, 2025 at 11:07 PM
An absence of compassion can corrupt the decency of a community, a state, a nation. - Bryan Stevenson
Pic of the day
#photography
Pic of the day
#photography
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David Bowie – Dollar Days
★ (2016)
Track of the Day
★ (2016)
Track of the Day
David Bowie – Dollar Days
From ★, released in 2016. Order via Amazon below: CD. Vinyl. (UK) CD. Vinyl. (US) Main image by Jimmy King.
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December 14, 2025 at 5:01 PM
David Bowie – Dollar Days
★ (2016)
Track of the Day
★ (2016)
Track of the Day
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MINNEAPOLIS: “All I did was step outside as a Somali American citizen, and I got chased by a masked person, assaulted, kidnapped. It was inhumane. If this is what’s happening to a 🇺🇸 citizen on camera, imagine what could happen to your loved ones.”
December 11, 2025 at 4:00 AM
MINNEAPOLIS: “All I did was step outside as a Somali American citizen, and I got chased by a masked person, assaulted, kidnapped. It was inhumane. If this is what’s happening to a 🇺🇸 citizen on camera, imagine what could happen to your loved ones.”
This ain’t working out.
Richest 1/1000th of world’s population controls 3 times more wealth than the poorest 50%. "The global wealth gap has become so staggering, and its impact on economies & democratic institutions so corrosive, that policymakers should treat it as an emergency..." www.commondreams.org/news/world-i...
Richest 0.001% Now Own Three Times More Wealth Than Poorest Half of Humanity Combined | Common Dreams
A landmark report on global inequality shows that
the chasm between the richest slice of humanity and everyone else
continued to expand this year
www.commondreams.org
December 11, 2025 at 9:33 AM
This ain’t working out.
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It’s pretty bad when the only person praising your military doctrine is Vladimir Putin.
Let’s impeach this fascist dictator before it’s too late for American democracy!
Let’s impeach this fascist dictator before it’s too late for American democracy!
Tell Congress to Impeach Trump
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
December 7, 2025 at 11:20 PM
It’s pretty bad when the only person praising your military doctrine is Vladimir Putin.
Let’s impeach this fascist dictator before it’s too late for American democracy!
Let’s impeach this fascist dictator before it’s too late for American democracy!
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I'm impressed. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ccc...
They Might Be Giants - I'm Impressed (Official TMBG video)
YouTube video by ParticleMen
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December 7, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I'm impressed. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ccc...
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Democrats need to lay the groundwork for reform by attacking the villains on the Supreme Court - loudly, angrily, personally, relentlessly. And they should start now.
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
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Democrats Need to Treat the Supreme Court Like the Villain It Is
The Court is out of control, and we'll never see reform unless we build the case for it. Starting now.
paulwaldman.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Democrats need to lay the groundwork for reform by attacking the villains on the Supreme Court - loudly, angrily, personally, relentlessly. And they should start now.
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
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Prison rape is wrong.
Jokes about prison rape are wrong.
Eliminating protections against prison rape is wrong.
If another country sentenced a criminal to be raped, we'd consider it a crime against humanity.
BUT
A large segment of Americans regard prison rape as a de facto part of the sentence.
Jokes about prison rape are wrong.
Eliminating protections against prison rape is wrong.
If another country sentenced a criminal to be raped, we'd consider it a crime against humanity.
BUT
A large segment of Americans regard prison rape as a de facto part of the sentence.
BREAKING: Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans & intersex people, memo says. A DOJ memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) do not align with Trump’s Jan. 20 anti-trans executive order, @byadamrhodes.bsky.social reports.
Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans and intersex people
A Department of Justice memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act do not align with Trump’s executive order
prismreports.org
December 5, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Prison rape is wrong.
Jokes about prison rape are wrong.
Eliminating protections against prison rape is wrong.
If another country sentenced a criminal to be raped, we'd consider it a crime against humanity.
BUT
A large segment of Americans regard prison rape as a de facto part of the sentence.
Jokes about prison rape are wrong.
Eliminating protections against prison rape is wrong.
If another country sentenced a criminal to be raped, we'd consider it a crime against humanity.
BUT
A large segment of Americans regard prison rape as a de facto part of the sentence.