David Martino @dfmartino.bsky.social · 22/02/2024I dunno. Just not feeling it. Seems very repetitive with little character development imo 120 0
David Martino @dfmartino.bsky.social · 22/02/2024I’ll never understand the coverage of Trump. Never. 040 0
David Martino @dfmartino.bsky.social · 21/02/2024I think only 129 people in total saw Waterworld 010 0
David Martino @dfmartino.bsky.social · 18/02/2024Me, I don’t know why we’re bothering with man-child Elon here. Just leave the bad odour where it’s presently rotting. 000 0
David Martino @dfmartino.bsky.social · 18/02/2024There’s no reason to bring the bad parts here. None. 0100 0
David Martino @dfmartino.bsky.social · 17/02/2024Me too. On that other site it could take all day 🙄 030 0
David Martino @dfmartino.bsky.social · 17/02/2024Trying to like Masters of the Air but there’s something about it that just doesn’t work for me. 000 0
David Martino @dfmartino.bsky.social · 17/02/2024So far only 1 anti-vax reply. How refreshing. 1150 0
David Martino @dfmartino.bsky.social · 17/02/2024Yeah the credit sequence for an AI flick will be like “downloaded by Fred.” Blackout. 150 0
David Martino @dfmartino.bsky.social · 17/02/2024And therein learning what your tastes actually are, and developing them. 000 0
David Martino @dfmartino.bsky.social · 17/02/2024Haha, for sure. Seems like the nutty sure thing these days. 000 0
David Martino @dfmartino.bsky.social · 17/02/2024Way too much exclusivity in this, imo. And then everyone will expect to tailor the whole world to their whims. Like, no. 010 0
David Martino @dfmartino.bsky.social · 17/02/2024They don’t include Pickleball. They’re doomed. 150 0
David Martino @dfmartino.bsky.social · 17/02/2024It also sounds God complex-ish to me. Like why can’t I have exact what I want with just a wave of my hand? People don’t even wanna flip a light switch anymore 000 0
Reposted by David MartinoJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 16/02/2024Lincoln would have been out there taking a righteous axe handle to these motherfuckers, is what would be happening 2850246 0
David Martino @dfmartino.bsky.social · 16/02/2024And apparently a lot of people are ok with that?? 010 0
David Martino @dfmartino.bsky.social · 16/02/2024You know, on the other site I would’ve read the comments and blocked like 85% of them. Here just 1 god-boy. How refreshing. 010 0
Reposted by David MartinoPopehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 13/02/2024Imagine how many citizens, lawful residents, visa-holders, and others would get swept up in a totalitarian Trump mass deportation surge. Not that his voters would care; those people won’t be white. 35714177 0
Reposted by David MartinoChuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 13/02/2024"The science hasn't changed, we just don't care anymore. The economy is open for business, and the machine needs people to chew up to feed itself! Just suck on a Ricola and get to work, and if you die, we can probably use your body as a chair or something, which is very sustainable!" 23758304 0
David Martino @dfmartino.bsky.social · 13/02/2024Do I ever hate when the auto play kicks in. Just let me read the article, thanks. 010 0
Reposted by David MartinoJay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 13/02/2024Perfectly phrased by Mark Jacob (former editor for the Chicago Tribune.) "One candidate is old and makes verbal flubs. "The other candidate is old, makes verbal flubs, faces 91 felony counts and wants to be a dictator." www.stopthepresses.news/p/obsessing-...stopthepresses.newsObsessing on gaffes is lazy journalismWe should be less concerned about minor things politicians do accidentally than major things they do on purpose. 361273401 0
David Martino @dfmartino.bsky.social · 12/02/2024We’re Ushering in a new vibe. (I’ll show myself out.) 000 0
David Martino @dfmartino.bsky.social · 12/02/2024I’m Catholic. My idea of camping is a 3-star hotel. 000 0
David Martino @dfmartino.bsky.social · 11/02/2024As a recently retired teacher, this hits home. And while reading skills will always be useful, I wonder if we aren’t in a rather seismic shift away from the printed word to more oral and visual formats. The printing press had a pretty good run… 110 0
David Martino @dfmartino.bsky.social · 11/02/2024Yep. Used to say to my classes, out loud, “there’s no right answer, fire away” but they rarely believed me. 000 0
David Martino @dfmartino.bsky.social · 11/02/2024Guy who forgets dates vs. guy who remembers what day to hold an insurrection. Tough choice 🙄 060 0
David Martino @dfmartino.bsky.social · 10/02/2024So my choices are between an old guy who forgets dates and another old guy who definitely knows what date to overthrow the government or maybe rape someone? Tough one 🙄 010 0
David Martino @dfmartino.bsky.social · 10/02/2024I think I’ve finally realized that as a Canadian, I’m quasi-biologically incapable of understanding American politics. 000 0
David Martino @dfmartino.bsky.social · 10/02/2024Saw that yearly in my last several teaching years. The anxiety it produces is wild 060 0
David Martino @dfmartino.bsky.social · 31/01/2024I don’t understand why Taylor Swift doesn’t just run for President at this point. Guaranteed win. 000 0
David Martino @dfmartino.bsky.social · 28/01/2024Um, the poster child for this was the 2022 Freedom Convoy in Ottawa. Lunatics for “freedom.” 000 0
David Martino @dfmartino.bsky.social · 26/01/2024Just finished Prince Harry’s “Spare.” I dunno, is it me, or was it kinda…dull to meh? 000 0