David Martin
@desert-boy.bsky.social
Retired in sunny Arizona, refugee from that other site..... Keeping an eye out there to watch the trainwreck continue to escalate for entertainment value only....
WTF…. Clearly he’s a demented old man and a fool being used as a front for some truly evil people. The billionaires are responsible for this and they should pay for their mistakes once this horror is over…
October 12, 2025 at 6:13 PM
WTF…. Clearly he’s a demented old man and a fool being used as a front for some truly evil people. The billionaires are responsible for this and they should pay for their mistakes once this horror is over…
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"Some experts say staff shortages might have complicated forecasters’ ability to coordinate responses with local emergency management officials," per NYT.
July 6, 2025 at 4:32 PM
"Some experts say staff shortages might have complicated forecasters’ ability to coordinate responses with local emergency management officials," per NYT.
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ALERT! ALERT! ALERT!
July 6, 2025 at 12:51 AM
ALERT! ALERT! ALERT!
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The Big Ugly Bill was designed to delay the damage until after the 2026 midterms.
MAGA Americans - Yam Tits and the GOP are f*cking with you big time. OPEN YOUR EYES!
MAGA Americans - Yam Tits and the GOP are f*cking with you big time. OPEN YOUR EYES!
July 6, 2025 at 6:45 PM
The Big Ugly Bill was designed to delay the damage until after the 2026 midterms.
MAGA Americans - Yam Tits and the GOP are f*cking with you big time. OPEN YOUR EYES!
MAGA Americans - Yam Tits and the GOP are f*cking with you big time. OPEN YOUR EYES!
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Here’s an idea: what if the United States had a legislature.
Mike Johnson on Texas floods: "In a moment like this, we feel just as helpless as everyone else does ... all we know to do at this moment is pray."
July 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Here’s an idea: what if the United States had a legislature.
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Sounds like Humanity........
July 3, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Sounds like Humanity........
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He should his own small mini ALLIGATOR ISLAND.....LOCK HIM UP
July 4, 2025 at 3:23 PM
He should his own small mini ALLIGATOR ISLAND.....LOCK HIM UP
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There WAS and IS no COMPARISON.......
July 5, 2025 at 9:32 PM
There WAS and IS no COMPARISON.......
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The U.S. government is trying to hoodwink vulnerable seniors into voting red in 2026 before the pain hits in 2027.
Over 7M seniors rely on Medicaid. Nearly 2M live in nursing homes where Medicaid pays the bills. Republicans just slashed nearly $1 trillion from it.
My mom just got this email…
Over 7M seniors rely on Medicaid. Nearly 2M live in nursing homes where Medicaid pays the bills. Republicans just slashed nearly $1 trillion from it.
My mom just got this email…
July 4, 2025 at 1:51 AM
The U.S. government is trying to hoodwink vulnerable seniors into voting red in 2026 before the pain hits in 2027.
Over 7M seniors rely on Medicaid. Nearly 2M live in nursing homes where Medicaid pays the bills. Republicans just slashed nearly $1 trillion from it.
My mom just got this email…
Over 7M seniors rely on Medicaid. Nearly 2M live in nursing homes where Medicaid pays the bills. Republicans just slashed nearly $1 trillion from it.
My mom just got this email…
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Yes!
I know we’re all tired 🥱
But let’s see how many reposts we can get across this app
Let’s go ‼️
But let’s see how many reposts we can get across this app
Let’s go ‼️
June 22, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Yes!
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Stop sharing this picture 🫠
June 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Stop sharing this picture 🫠
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🚨🚨The White House is pissed off about this ad so you know what to do, share it everywhere! ICE is disappearing people just because of the color of their skin! No Warrant! No Due Process! This is not who we are as Americans! #MAGAKidnappers want an all white America, fuck that‼️
June 18, 2025 at 8:08 PM
🚨🚨The White House is pissed off about this ad so you know what to do, share it everywhere! ICE is disappearing people just because of the color of their skin! No Warrant! No Due Process! This is not who we are as Americans! #MAGAKidnappers want an all white America, fuck that‼️
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No one ever said they were creative.
March 12, 2025 at 7:30 PM
No one ever said they were creative.
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Others have noted it but I will too: The big reason Bluesky is so hot right now is that the people who add value to social media - the frequent posters in specific fields - are here now, talking to each other and creating the "spectator value" that draws users and attention.
Twitter’s heir apparent isn’t X or Threads — it’s Bluesky
The blue bird is dead. Long live the blue sky.
www.theverge.com
November 23, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Others have noted it but I will too: The big reason Bluesky is so hot right now is that the people who add value to social media - the frequent posters in specific fields - are here now, talking to each other and creating the "spectator value" that draws users and attention.
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You cannot make this up. Trump is about to appoint a former top George Soros investment guy as Treasury Secretary.
He screws over MAGA again and again and they still love him.
www.cnn.com/2024/11/22/p...
He screws over MAGA again and again and they still love him.
www.cnn.com/2024/11/22/p...
Trump offers billionaire Scott Bessent Treasury secretary role, sources say | CNN Politics
President-elect Donald Trump has offered the Treasury secretary position to Scott Bessent, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
www.cnn.com
November 22, 2024 at 11:42 PM
You cannot make this up. Trump is about to appoint a former top George Soros investment guy as Treasury Secretary.
He screws over MAGA again and again and they still love him.
www.cnn.com/2024/11/22/p...
He screws over MAGA again and again and they still love him.
www.cnn.com/2024/11/22/p...
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There's a lot more. To read it all, go here: open.substack.com/pub/davidpep...
"In the Garden of Beasts"
Disturbing as Hell, Then and Now
open.substack.com
November 19, 2024 at 2:22 PM
There's a lot more. To read it all, go here: open.substack.com/pub/davidpep...
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Merrick Garland
Failure
Failure
Let's Talk about YOU
Merrick Garland
YOU DID NOT DO YOUR JOB
So much of this nightmare and the possible end of Democracy is due
Merrick Garland
He had so many opportunities to get trump
He failed
I think of Sally Yates
what might have been
Merrick Garland
YOU DID NOT DO YOUR JOB
So much of this nightmare and the possible end of Democracy is due
Merrick Garland
He had so many opportunities to get trump
He failed
I think of Sally Yates
what might have been
November 19, 2024 at 9:58 PM
Merrick Garland
Failure
Failure
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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Monday unanimously directed county election officials to stop defying the court’s guidance not to count mail ballots that were missing dates or had errors in the date field on the outer return envelope.
Pennsylvania’s Top Court Tells Counties to Stop Defying Its Ballot Order
The unanimous decision came after officials in at least four counties had ignored the court’s pre-election guidance not to count mail ballots that were undated or misdated.
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2024 at 11:39 PM
Love this view...
November 19, 2024 at 5:12 PM
Love this view...