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Martin Longman

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OG Liberal Blogger (BooMan): worked for ACORN, Democracy for America and Washington Monthly. Founded Booman Tribune and Progress Pond. Was once internet famous in India. Podcasting the Progress Pondcast. martinlongman.substack.com

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Martin Longman @booman23.bsky.social · 18h
I'm going make myself a salad with the head of lettuce I bought the day she took the job. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/u...
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Katie Zacharia, Trump’s New Press Secretary, Is Fired After 5 Days
The ouster came as Ms. Zacharia was shadowed by questions about how she had presented her legal career and handled her first press briefing.
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Martin Longman @booman23.bsky.social · 20h
has the WH produced anything?
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Martin Longman @booman23.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
Bill Clinton Thinks David Jolly Has a Chance in Florida martinlongman.substack.com/p/bill-clint...
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Bill Clinton Thinks David Jolly Has a Chance in Florida
The ex-president is traveling to the Sunshine State to help the Democrats win the governor’s race.
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Martin Longman @booman23.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Bill Clinton Thinks David Jolly Has a Chance in Florida martinlongman.substack.com/p/bill-clint...
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Bill Clinton Thinks David Jolly Has a Chance in Florida
The ex-president is traveling to the Sunshine State to help the Democrats win the governor’s race.
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Martin Longman @booman23.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Could the Democrats Sweep All of Texas’s Statewide Offices? martinlongman.substack.com/p/could-the-...
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Could the Democrats Sweep All of Texas’s Statewide Offices?
The polls say it is a goal that is within reach, but it could slip away.
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Martin Longman @booman23.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Trump seems upset with Ukraine for destroying their bot farms on the eve of the midterms.
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Sherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Jon Husted took a maximum campaign contribution from an Epstein co-conspirator weeks before blocking the release of the Epstein files. He sided with the predators funding his campaign instead of the survivors demanding accountability.
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Dan Benbow @danbenbow.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Make your #VoteEarlyPlan: -Go to vote.org -Tap on the menu in the upper-right corner (three horizontal lines inside a box) -Scroll down to the Voter Resources section & click on "Early voting calendar" -Select your state -Note the dates -Vote
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Martin Longman @booman23.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
It's like when hard core Black Sabbath fans watched the Osbornes reality show and realized their hero was a doddering brain damaged buffoon. They still liked their Black Sabbath even if the show was painful to watch.
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Martin Longman @booman23.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
I wonder where he thinks his poop goes when he flushes.
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🎃GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE🎃 @golikehellmachine.com · 14/10/2026
i see the constant travel is going very well for him
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Martin Longman @booman23.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Kind of like how I can't find a room without a Phish fan.
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Martin Longman @booman23.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Could the Democrats Sweep All of Texas’s Statewide Offices? martinlongman.substack.com/p/could-the-... This could be the greatest night of our lives, but you're gonna let it be the worst.
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Could the Democrats Sweep All of Texas’s Statewide Offices?
The polls say it is a goal that is within reach, but it could slip away.
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Martin Longman @booman23.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Perhaps because he was a doctor he only received an 8 month sentence for his aid to the fascist cause.
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Martin Longman @booman23.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
In this case, Hungarians who were allied with Hitler.
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Martin Longman @booman23.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
I know I'm dreaming about it.
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Brendancalling @brendancalling.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
I'm not aware of too many things— I know what I know, if you know what I mean. And I know there are worse ear worms—you could have the B-side to that single in your head. You don’t want that.
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Martin Longman @booman23.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Could the Democrats Sweep All of Texas’s Statewide Offices? martinlongman.substack.com/p/could-the-...
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Could the Democrats Sweep All of Texas’s Statewide Offices?
The polls say it is a goal that is within reach, but it could slip away.
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Martin Longman @booman23.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
It's kind of weird. Like if your parent's totally forget to pick you up from baseball practice does this naturally make you feel superior to other kids?
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Martin Longman @booman23.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
I woke up with an Edie Brickell ear worm. This just isn't fair. If you know what I mean.
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 13/10/2026
Start the clocks
A framed photo of a person in front of a White House backdrop is placed next to a lettuce with googly eyes. A logo of Winston Churchill is in the top right corner. A caption below reads, "Day one: Can Katie Zacharia outlast this lettuce?
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Scott Colom @scolom.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
She done lost her damn mind.
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Martin Longman @booman23.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Nietzsche accused Augustus and Nero of Schauspieler-Eitelkeit. How much more would he have applied the term to Trump!
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Jason Karsh @jkarsh.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
I’m sorry, did a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate just ‘Won’t somebody think of the neo-Nazis?’ during a live TV debate?
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Martin Longman @booman23.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Are relieved or disappointed that Trump hasn't discussed your ass on global television?
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Martin Longman @booman23.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Maybe We Could Appoint an Honorable Ambassador to Greece? martinlongman.substack.com/p/maybe-we-c...
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Maybe We Could Appoint an Honorable Ambassador to Greece?
With Kimberly Guilfoyle now shit-canned, there’s an opportunity to have a non-political diplomat in Athens.
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Martin Longman @booman23.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Can't believe I blundered this win away with 51. g5+ instead of Kf6, and then he blundered it back with 58. d6 instead of d7. I did not think there was a way for him to win a draw.
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Martin Longman @booman23.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
probably just to keep her happy and quiet about Junior's drug-fueled sexual deviancy.
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Martin Longman @booman23.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Maybe We Could Appoint an Honorable Ambassador to Greece? martinlongman.substack.com/p/maybe-we-c... It’s worth it to remind others and ourselves that we have people with the talent, integrity and dedication to country required to run an honorable and functional government.
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Maybe We Could Appoint an Honorable Ambassador to Greece?
With Kimberly Guilfoyle now shit-canned, there’s an opportunity to have a non-political diplomat in Athens.
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Martin Longman @booman23.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Maybe We Could Appoint an Honorable Ambassador to Greece? martinlongman.substack.com/p/maybe-we-c...
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Maybe We Could Appoint an Honorable Ambassador to Greece?
With Kimberly Guilfoyle now shit-canned, there’s an opportunity to have a non-political diplomat in Athens.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
JD Vance running around the country saying he’s fighting health care fraud while his nominee for the senate in TX who he completely supports is partying in Dubai with a guy whole stole over $300 million in health care fraud and gave Paxton $190,000. This is the Republican Party.
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AndiF @aferguson.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Finishing up at 1st hop Hocking Hills State Park of the Park Hopper trip with some of the fine CCC (see ALT for more INFO) stone work at the park. Sometimes you find the stonework along side modern structures and other times it's ancient ones. #photography #parks #Ohio #hiking
In this photo part of modern concrete bridge built after a severe flood took out 7 wooden bridges is seen with the end of the bridge resting a CCC constructed round stone wall. The Civilian Conservation Corps was started in the Depression to give work and shelter to men 18-25. The CCC worked in many national and state parks, including the state park just a few miles from my home. Here's a link about the work of CCC in Indiana: https://www.in.gov/dnr/state-parks/cultural-resources-and-history/the-new-deal-and-indiana-state-parks/

The best stone work I've seen done by the CCC was at Watkins Glen State Park in New York. Watkins Glen is natural wonder and the stone work is a human wonder.Below a very large alcove call Old Man's Cave is a beautiful stone wall. There are tiny dots in the cave and behind the stone wall which are people, giving an indication of the size of both.
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Martin Longman @booman23.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
she seems nice.
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Martin Longman @booman23.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
This man really knows how to do Democratic GOTV.
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jhstoo @jhstoo.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Great title!
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Chris Bellomy @iconoplasty.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
I've been thinking the same thing. Trump is already useless to them. That's only going to get worse.
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Martin Longman @booman23.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Where Do You Campaign When Everyone Hates You? martinlongman.substack.com/p/where-do-y...
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Where Do You Campaign When Everyone Hates You?
President Trump has almost run out of options for finding friendly places to hold his rallies.
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Martin Longman @booman23.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
True. Because it's been evident for at least a year that the party would be decimated if they didn't replace him as their leader.
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Martin Longman @booman23.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
If the midterms go as expected, and especially if they go even worse than expected for the GOP, Donald Trump will be the most despised person among Republicans in the country. And their reasons for keeping quiet about it will be gone overnight.
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Martin Longman @booman23.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
None of this needs to be decided or ruled out now. But if Trump were a prime minister he'd already be as forgotten as Boris Johnson. Right now, they're focused on getting him to turn out his MAGA base, but when this fails, they will want the no confidence option, not to shield him from oversight.
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Martin Longman @booman23.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
The thing to realize is that Cook is doing this almost entirely on his "feels" without attempting to figure out which districts *should* be competitive based on data from congressional and named ballot preference related to PVI, or on off-year and primary differential turnout.
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Martin Longman @booman23.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
We've spent an entire year with pundits failing to anticipate what the electorate would look like in the fall, and now people are failing to anticipate what Trump would look like to Republicans if the Dems take over Texas and win Senate seats in Kansas, Alaska and South Carolina.
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Martin Longman @booman23.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Not sure this is something to panic about. But it's a good reason to dig a hole in the ground so you can bury yourself in shame.
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the babahuck @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
today is the only day you can post this
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Martin Longman @booman23.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
So, Wyoming then?
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Martin Longman @booman23.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Where Do You Campaign When Everyone Hates You? martinlongman.substack.com/p/where-do-y...
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Where Do You Campaign When Everyone Hates You?
President Trump has almost run out of options for finding friendly places to hold his rallies.
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Martin Longman @booman23.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Where Do You Campaign When Everyone Hates You? martinlongman.substack.com/p/where-do-y... It’s possible that this is the last time he’ll do these rallies, although perhaps he’ll go out on the campaign trail in 2028 if he’s not dead or in jail by then.
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Where Do You Campaign When Everyone Hates You?
President Trump has almost run out of options for finding friendly places to hold his rallies.
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Steve Desch @deschscoveries.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Because I read @booman23.bsky.social , I knew to donate to this race months ago.
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Here are the details: literally any time, any place, any network.
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Dan Ancona @danancona.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Motherfuckbuckets, this is giving me feels. I absolutely love this one. The combination of the time theme and the decades of everything feeling like it's getting more difficult, just super powerful. His rough around the edges delivery is so perfect for this.
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