Marty @cleemartin.bsky.social · 2hGood to know they’ve got rid of all the DEI hires and are only appointing on merit 010
Reposted by MartyJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 09/10/2026New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854 149148716405
Marty @cleemartin.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Stuff you know in your bones is often stuff you learned curled up in a parent’s lap before you even knew you were learning. If you don’t get good parenting role models then there’s big gaps in your skill set - if others don’t allow time and space to show you those skills later then the gaps remain 000
Marty @cleemartin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I’m mean some aspects of USA and indeed western capitalist culture are harmful and regressive but I’m not sure that’s what he means 000
Reposted by MartyCool Zone Media @coolzonemedia.bsky.social · 11/09/2026This week on CZM! 🧪📹🏃🏾♂️ 2285
Marty @cleemartin.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Where are all the breathless articles about hypothetical ambulances, pregnant women off to deliver babies, meals on wheels and kindly nuns- all held up by the protests in the style of a’Just Stop Oil’ protest? Nobody was allowed to have ‘legitimate concerns ‘ that day. It lays bare the hypocrisy 142
Marty @cleemartin.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Tell me ‘there’s a problem with how society views people who also have a disability’ without telling me ‘there’s a problem with how society views people who also have a disability’ 030
Marty @cleemartin.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Ah yes. Like the lesson of the famous parable, the Good Samaritan. Look after your own and sod everyone else - at least now we know who’s got poor reading comprehension and weak thinking skills 0132
Marty @cleemartin.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Farce and the willingness of the British to openly mock and ridicule those in power is one of our finest qualities. @countbinface.bsky.social exemplifies this in droves. His campaign has brilliantly highlighted political corruption on a personal and systemic level. Three cheers for Count Binface! 2343
Reposted by MartyAurelien Mondon @aurelmondon.com · 07/08/2026This violence is not exceptional or limited to the actions of extreme individuals It's the direct result of years of mainstreaming led by mainstream media and politicians who have legitimised racism and other forms of exclusion Arrests will not stop this spiral www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...theguardian.comNorfolk police arrest two men after officers injured during unrest over asylum plansHomes of people believed to be asylum seekers attacked during two nights of violence in Thetford 513969
Marty @cleemartin.bsky.social · 06/08/20264 billion people from every culture, age, socioeconomic group, differing religion, cultures, sexuality & they all act the same. One man imagines something about 4bn women is not the same as 4bn being what he imagines. We need to teach all kids about the nature of reality & subjective experience 020
Marty @cleemartin.bsky.social · 31/07/2026This Blockbuster movie grossly oversimplified my favourite book, flattened the delicate characterisation of the original, mucked about with the plot and left out key bits & characters’ isn’t controversial. It’s what everyone who ever read the book before the film came out said for all books ever. 1561
Marty @cleemartin.bsky.social · 31/07/2026So true. That’s what is behind the mythic nostalgia for the 1950s - a time when they believe their privilege was unquestioned and treated as the natural order (although it has always been questioned and unnatural - just enforced with violence that varies a little in the degree to which it is overt) 060
Marty @cleemartin.bsky.social · 26/07/2026The ignorance & stupidity of the trump/musk brigade is the most crushing aspect of the current moment. Such mediocrity! The world is ruled by toddlers. It’s embarrassing - they won’t debate on the real issues because they don’t even understand them money=power=me is their whole politic 010
Marty @cleemartin.bsky.social · 23/07/2026And yet nearly everyone around carries on as normal and just ignores the evidence in front of their eyes. 120
Marty @cleemartin.bsky.social · 15/07/2026What a confession- universalising his experience to all marriages then taking zero responsibility for the fact that his wife was so miserable that she left him (I bet she tried all she could think of to fix things [him] for years first, sobbed & blamed herself) I sincerely hope she is happy now. 020
Reposted by MartyJamison Foser @jamisonfoser.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Deeply saddened to learn of the loss of my dear friend Satan, the Prince of Lies. Though we often disagreed about matters such as the appropriate role of torture in the afterlife, I will most remember how his quick wit and affable nature made our weekly golf outings a ritual. He will be missed. 4792121880
Marty @cleemartin.bsky.social · 11/07/2026There are fundamental questions like who is society for? If we organise the whole system for the benefit of all people it’ll look Very different than if we organise for the benefit of a tiny number of very rich ppl who can get deliveries without seeing poors-while the majority struggle to survive 010
Marty @cleemartin.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Local Govt officer-UK -Genuinely v useful framing of rights discourse -as we see calls for migrants to be stripped of long standing rights in this country - discourse being used to build permission structure for policy then legislative changes -now I can articulate my objections better. Thanks. 000
Marty @cleemartin.bsky.social · 27/06/2026Ppl who make generalisations like this are revealing they have zero empathy- they can’t even conceive of a person having a different opinion to them. they then inherently dehumanise anyone who does- like a woman with tattoos?- not a real man - help the poor?-not a real American. Major red flag! 020
Marty @cleemartin.bsky.social · 25/06/2026But surely the goose is labour. Labour plus capital = value but they’re so determined not to recognise workers inherent right to the value they create that call us geese. Fucking insane. 041
Marty @cleemartin.bsky.social · 22/06/2026I feel your pain. My friends laugh indulgently like I’m Complaining about birds flying over my house. If I try to tell them it’s serious they act like I’m crazy. Most days i hope they’re right and i am wrong. 150
Marty @cleemartin.bsky.social · 15/06/2026It’s essential to drain the the fight out of dead revolutionaries and portray them as passive recipients of societal largesse asking nicely and being treated respectfully lest they inspire a new generation enraged by the cruelty of the powerful that learns to fight for their freedom 010
Marty @cleemartin.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Almost like capitalism is a system that enables psychopaths to succeed by empowering them to exploit then crush people with kindness and human decency 021
Reposted by MartyAurelien Mondon @aurelmondon.com · 10/06/2026Good, clear coverage: "Those playing a pivotal role in the spread of the footage on Elon Musk’s X included the far-right activist known as Tommy Robinson, fresh from a meeting this week at a sumptuous Moscow hotel with the billionaire’s father" www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comHow Belfast knife attack became the latest far-right ‘trigger event’The rapid spread of footage shows how social media is pivotal in enabling far-right agitators to mobilise internationally 4508226
Marty @cleemartin.bsky.social · 05/06/2026For me, B is easier to read but I’m colour blind so my colour perception is terrible & I don’t make a good exemplar of a ‘typical’ person in this regard. I can read either though so that’s probably useful information. Making key lines bold or in another way discernible than just colour really helps 130
Marty @cleemartin.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Tbf it was in Ipswich so that’s pretty normal for that part of the world. The whole place is like the first ten minutes of a horror movie where everything seems normal but you know they eat outsiders on the full moon 020
Marty @cleemartin.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Millions are suffering, talks stalled, cease fire breaking down - no solution in sight - yet we can just pause the war of choice for a moment so a really rich person can exercise a whim - this is gross. 000
Marty @cleemartin.bsky.social · 12/04/2026I’ve never negotiated an international peace treaty but I’m guessing it’s fairly involved. Unlikely to be sorted in a few hours. It takes us longer to decide what takeaway to get. The 1st meeting surely is just about building trust, showing you want to negotiate not dropping an ultimatum 010
Marty @cleemartin.bsky.social · 11/04/2026Note the framing: ‘she mad at you’= she’s unwilling to accept your unacceptable behaviour- so you signal your barely constrained desire to batter the fuck out of her - refuse to accept responsibility for your initial action, blame her and want to be treated like the hero of the piece. Run girl! 010
Reposted by MartyTechmeme @techmeme.com · 05/04/2026According to Microsoft Copilot Terms of Use, updated in Oct. 2025, "Copilot is for entertainment purposes only" and "Don't rely on Copilot for important advice" (Jowi Morales/Tom's Hardware) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink 39327
Reposted by MartySteve Mullis @stevemullis.net · 02/04/2026Pretty obsessed with this group of Thai kids who absolutely shred (have to do this one on two parts) 636881
Marty @cleemartin.bsky.social · 01/04/2026I write a bit for work. Not art, reports but I’m sicck of ppl trying to pass off AI as work. It’s crap. Even the summaries don’t realise what important. Put in trivia & miss keply points If you skim it it may look like writing but it makes little to no sense. 050
Marty @cleemartin.bsky.social · 28/03/2026People who live in that area will know where this occurred and who this person is. I really hope that person is shunned and shamed for ever until their roof quite spontaneously damages itself and starts letting in all the water - then no roofer will agree to come to fix it after what they’ve done 060
Reposted by MartyMike Hixenbaugh @mikehixenbaugh.com · 23/03/2026“I am political,” Ms. Rachel told me of her new effort to free kids from ICE detention. “It’s political to believe that children are worthy of love … and that our care shouldn’t stop at what we look like, our family, at our religion, at a border. Mr. Rogers was very political.” 4975701832
Marty @cleemartin.bsky.social · 05/03/2026media.tenor.coma woman with her hair blowing in the wind says " you 're welcome "ALT: a woman with her hair blowing in the wind says " you 're welcome " 020
Marty @cleemartin.bsky.social · 04/03/2026Thanks @monkemma.bsky.social these debunking explainer threads are so important. They’re useful for me & anyone else who is trying to halt their relatives’ gradual slide into geriatric fascism. The fact that they have to lie to secure the people’s support is a small glimmer of hope in a bleak world 1142
Marty @cleemartin.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Ffs. Try using that defence in a bar fight. It’s precisely that ridiculous. 000
Marty @cleemartin.bsky.social · 28/02/2026The only sad part of this is how easy it is to be gentle and kind yet often people choose not to be. This person eloquently lays out the powerful impact of his reaction- we could all be like this, it’s not difficult and what a wonderful world we could build. 1622
Reposted by MartyDr. Hilary Agro, PhD 🍄 @hilaryagro.com · 03/02/2026Ok I turned this into an essay about fascists and shame, for easier sharing:hilaryagro.comShaming fascists: Not enough, or too much?If shame was helpful, we would have solved all our problems by now because it’s the primary way people relate to each other in colonial cultures. 1262
Marty @cleemartin.bsky.social · 29/01/2026Cute fur babies still in bed this morning sending love from the UK. 040
Marty @cleemartin.bsky.social · 29/01/2026Both Political parties represent their donors - a small group of rich people who want the proles quietly & calmly controlled versus those who want them publicly & cruelly controlled- either way most of them believe we only exist for them to exploit in order to grow their wealth - until we revolt! 182
Marty @cleemartin.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Maybe you’re right about military policies but a lot of poor kids see it as a way out. Bad people, deceived & wrong ppl even evil ppl get old, sick & need help sometimes. Compassion is not only for those you agree with. That logic that leads to ICE. Nurses are heroes whoever they care for. 060
Marty @cleemartin.bsky.social · 29/12/2025If the very wealthy are concerned about crime - paying more tax, reducing wealth inequality & ensuring everyone has a home, food to eat & access to healthcare would be the most effective response. Creating a police state & Organising society to benefit a small subset of ppl and screw the rest isn’t 030
Marty @cleemartin.bsky.social · 26/12/2025Thanks. I’ll use that line next time I speak to my Dad 😂 010