Geoff Martin
@geoffmartin.bsky.social
Geoff Martin is an activist, academic, and built heritage advocate, married with two adult children. Still masking. Twitter is dead to me.
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“The United States made this person into a child soldier, and now is experiencing what I think is one of the most horrifically bright-line cases of imperial blowback that we’ve seen throughout the 'war on terror.'"
“Imperial Blowback”: Suspect in D.C. Shooting Was Part of CIA Death Squad in Afghanistan
Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the man who authorities say shot two National Guardsmen outside the White House, had previously worked in a CIA-backed “Zero Unit” in Afghanistan, often called “death squads” by ...
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December 7, 2025 at 3:01 AM
“The United States made this person into a child soldier, and now is experiencing what I think is one of the most horrifically bright-line cases of imperial blowback that we’ve seen throughout the 'war on terror.'"
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160 years ago today, the 13th Amendment was ratified to end slavery, with one major exception: punishment for a crime.
The legacy of slavery lives on as people behind bars are still coerced into working for mere pennies or nothing at all.
It's long overdue to abolish slavery in all its forms.
The legacy of slavery lives on as people behind bars are still coerced into working for mere pennies or nothing at all.
It's long overdue to abolish slavery in all its forms.
December 6, 2025 at 4:40 PM
160 years ago today, the 13th Amendment was ratified to end slavery, with one major exception: punishment for a crime.
The legacy of slavery lives on as people behind bars are still coerced into working for mere pennies or nothing at all.
It's long overdue to abolish slavery in all its forms.
The legacy of slavery lives on as people behind bars are still coerced into working for mere pennies or nothing at all.
It's long overdue to abolish slavery in all its forms.
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December 6, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Right now is the time to support primaries for any do-nothing Ds. We've got an incredible chance to win a bunch of seats in 2026. Let's fill them with fighters, not chumps.
What sticks out to me is how absolutely unafraid of prosecution this psychopath is. Part of it is narcissistic personality disorder, but it's mostly the perceived weakness of Democrats. Should they retake power, no one expects Democrats to hold anyone accountable.
December 5, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Right now is the time to support primaries for any do-nothing Ds. We've got an incredible chance to win a bunch of seats in 2026. Let's fill them with fighters, not chumps.
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Steve Cropper has passed. Contributed so much to the Stax music catalog. Starting with his guitar work on "Green Onions," "Soul Man," and "Dock of the Bay," the latter also a writing credit. And he co-wrote "Knock on Wood." A&R for Stax all through the 60s. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oox...
Booker T. & The MG's - Green Onions (Official Audio)
YouTube video by RHINO
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December 4, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Steve Cropper has passed. Contributed so much to the Stax music catalog. Starting with his guitar work on "Green Onions," "Soul Man," and "Dock of the Bay," the latter also a writing credit. And he co-wrote "Knock on Wood." A&R for Stax all through the 60s. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oox...
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Personnel is policy is politics: the skills needed to become a senior Democrat, and the life experiences associated with being one, furnish neither the tools to respond to an authoritarian takeover nor a sufficiently visceral understanding of the stakes.
via @jmberger.com
via @jmberger.com
The President of the United States is trying to throw Mark Kelly in prison and Mark Kelly's response is to confirm judges who have committed to putting him in prison
11 Senate Democrats just voted to advance the nomination of a Federal Society judge who used to defend banks and payday lenders:
Durbin
Gallego
Hassan
Hirono
Kaine
Kelly
King
Klobuchar
Reed
Rosen
Whitehouse
Durbin
Gallego
Hassan
Hirono
Kaine
Kelly
King
Klobuchar
Reed
Rosen
Whitehouse
December 4, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Personnel is policy is politics: the skills needed to become a senior Democrat, and the life experiences associated with being one, furnish neither the tools to respond to an authoritarian takeover nor a sufficiently visceral understanding of the stakes.
via @jmberger.com
via @jmberger.com
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Make Gretzky Great Again.
Trump went golfing with Wayne Gretzky today. That's FOX host Brett Baier on the right. Trump posted this on his Truth Social account.
November 30, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Make Gretzky Great Again.
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“Violence is a part of America’s culture. It is as American as cherry pie.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/u...
Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, Black Power Activist Known as H. Rap Brown, Dies at 82
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November 29, 2025 at 7:22 AM
“Violence is a part of America’s culture. It is as American as cherry pie.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/u...
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Remember, BDS is intended as a civil society alternative to violence: a boycott is a non-violent form of protest against well-documented human rights crimes by the Israeli state. What I hear when ppl decry BDS as too strict is that ppl would rather Palestinians not resist their displacement at all
November 28, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Remember, BDS is intended as a civil society alternative to violence: a boycott is a non-violent form of protest against well-documented human rights crimes by the Israeli state. What I hear when ppl decry BDS as too strict is that ppl would rather Palestinians not resist their displacement at all
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RIP Jimmy Cliff
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Jimmy Cliff - Live Santa Monica, CA 1975
YouTube video by JahNesta
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November 24, 2025 at 4:21 PM
RIP Jimmy Cliff
youtu.be/Kddp0S1NB4E?...
youtu.be/Kddp0S1NB4E?...
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This is how the far right should be covered and analysed
Not focusing only on the words or actions of one man but by looking at wider societal trends, the role of the mainstream and of course accounting for power
This is not (just) opinion, it's necessary analysis
Not focusing only on the words or actions of one man but by looking at wider societal trends, the role of the mainstream and of course accounting for power
This is not (just) opinion, it's necessary analysis
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... - my new article, if of interest please share.
I endured an English public school. But that’s not the only reason I’m unsurprised about the Farage allegations |
Let’s put aside the schooldays accusations and look, instead, at the Reform leader’s path since then. I think a pretty clear picture of the man emerges, says author and podcaster Musa Okwonga
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November 24, 2025 at 8:15 AM
This is how the far right should be covered and analysed
Not focusing only on the words or actions of one man but by looking at wider societal trends, the role of the mainstream and of course accounting for power
This is not (just) opinion, it's necessary analysis
Not focusing only on the words or actions of one man but by looking at wider societal trends, the role of the mainstream and of course accounting for power
This is not (just) opinion, it's necessary analysis
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One of the dangers, of starting a new book by @nolore.bsky.social, is that you will, no doubt, be both saddened and enraged by the subject. Only two chapters into Corporate Control, book 2 of her Canada in Decline series, and this observation is very much holding true. The Death Star seems apropos.
November 23, 2025 at 3:23 AM
One of the dangers, of starting a new book by @nolore.bsky.social, is that you will, no doubt, be both saddened and enraged by the subject. Only two chapters into Corporate Control, book 2 of her Canada in Decline series, and this observation is very much holding true. The Death Star seems apropos.
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tax the empty (lots)
November 16, 2025 at 9:56 PM
tax the empty (lots)
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I feel like the pope being an American cinephile is God finally rewarding Scorsese for a lifetime of devotion
November 17, 2025 at 4:35 AM
I feel like the pope being an American cinephile is God finally rewarding Scorsese for a lifetime of devotion
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Even from the gov that brought you the "Zionist Palestinian state", this is utterly appalling.
A Trumpian border interrogation?
Richard Falk is no national security threat. He's a legend of international law.
The PM should apologize personally.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
A Trumpian border interrogation?
Richard Falk is no national security threat. He's a legend of international law.
The PM should apologize personally.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Prominent legal scholar detained at Canadian border while on his way to a conference on Palestine | CBC News
A well-known academic and former UN special rapporteur says he was detained by customs agents in Toronto while on his way to speak at a conference on human rights violations against Palestinians.
www.cbc.ca
November 16, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Even from the gov that brought you the "Zionist Palestinian state", this is utterly appalling.
A Trumpian border interrogation?
Richard Falk is no national security threat. He's a legend of international law.
The PM should apologize personally.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
A Trumpian border interrogation?
Richard Falk is no national security threat. He's a legend of international law.
The PM should apologize personally.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Thank you for all your support in making this possible, @cupescfp.bsky.social, @cupens.bsky.social, @caut.bsky.social, @cautdefencefund.bsky.social! We went from being the lowest paid in the region to being among the highest paid! 🎉🤩 😎
#CDNPSE #canlab
#CDNPSE #canlab
November 16, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Thank you for all your support in making this possible, @cupescfp.bsky.social, @cupens.bsky.social, @caut.bsky.social, @cautdefencefund.bsky.social! We went from being the lowest paid in the region to being among the highest paid! 🎉🤩 😎
#CDNPSE #canlab
#CDNPSE #canlab
yeah, or bomb Venezuela...
November 15, 2025 at 1:22 PM
yeah, or bomb Venezuela...
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“We haven’t won a war in this century. We’ve caused immense harm."
“The Trillion Dollar War Machine”: William Hartung on How U.S. Military Spending Fuels Wars
Democracy Now! speaks to William Hartung about his new book “The Trillion Dollar War Machine” and who profits from the United States’ runaway military spending that fuels foreign wars. Hartung says th...
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November 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
“We haven’t won a war in this century. We’ve caused immense harm."
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Not all delivery trucks are justifiable in cities. We can create jobs, boost sustainable transportation, and create safer streets with better infrastructure through cargo bike logistics.
The solutions, designs, and tools already exist. All we seem to lack is the political will to implement them.
The solutions, designs, and tools already exist. All we seem to lack is the political will to implement them.
November 13, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Not all delivery trucks are justifiable in cities. We can create jobs, boost sustainable transportation, and create safer streets with better infrastructure through cargo bike logistics.
The solutions, designs, and tools already exist. All we seem to lack is the political will to implement them.
The solutions, designs, and tools already exist. All we seem to lack is the political will to implement them.
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Disturbing read with striking charts, especially on the new capital goods trade deficit with China and on the share of sectors in which DE and CN share a comparative advantage.
People have been warning that the export-led model was headed for this wall for many years...
www.ft.com/content/239e...
People have been warning that the export-led model was headed for this wall for many years...
www.ft.com/content/239e...
November 12, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Disturbing read with striking charts, especially on the new capital goods trade deficit with China and on the share of sectors in which DE and CN share a comparative advantage.
People have been warning that the export-led model was headed for this wall for many years...
www.ft.com/content/239e...
People have been warning that the export-led model was headed for this wall for many years...
www.ft.com/content/239e...
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the only cost of war capitalist carney cares about is how profitable it is bsky.app/profile/gian...
One thing I was struck by in the Remembrance Day ceremony was when CBC interviewed a WW2 vet and his message was that people needed to be reminded about the cost of war so that we wouldn't repeat it. I feel like that's not the message about wars past and present that we get from many politicians now
November 11, 2025 at 5:34 PM
the only cost of war capitalist carney cares about is how profitable it is bsky.app/profile/gian...
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BREAKING: Mark Wolf, appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, writes that he is resigning as a judge to have the freedom to speak out against the president's assault on the rule of law.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
November 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
BREAKING: Mark Wolf, appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, writes that he is resigning as a judge to have the freedom to speak out against the president's assault on the rule of law.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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The world blew past the dangerous 1.5 degree red line.
Our grandkids will pay the price.
Canada was the outlier in the G7 because of massive oil production expansion.
Mark Carney has decided to go all in on planet burning as a national strategy.
nationalnewswatch.com/2025/11/07/c...
Our grandkids will pay the price.
Canada was the outlier in the G7 because of massive oil production expansion.
Mark Carney has decided to go all in on planet burning as a national strategy.
nationalnewswatch.com/2025/11/07/c...
Carney tells business crowd a new pipeline project is 'going to…
National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views.
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November 8, 2025 at 12:44 AM
The world blew past the dangerous 1.5 degree red line.
Our grandkids will pay the price.
Canada was the outlier in the G7 because of massive oil production expansion.
Mark Carney has decided to go all in on planet burning as a national strategy.
nationalnewswatch.com/2025/11/07/c...
Our grandkids will pay the price.
Canada was the outlier in the G7 because of massive oil production expansion.
Mark Carney has decided to go all in on planet burning as a national strategy.
nationalnewswatch.com/2025/11/07/c...