Scott Martin @smartins3313.bsky.social · 26/12/2025open.substack.com/pub/smartins...open.substack.comA LEADER MUST BE A READERRyan Holiday, famous author who writes primarily on Stoicism says you can learn from your own mistakes or experiences or you can be an active voracious reader and learn from others experiences through... 000
Reposted by Scott MartinJoaquin Castro @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social · 24/07/2025I testified on redistricting before the Texas legislature today and asked that they serve Texans, not Trump. 312129
Reposted by Scott MartinSeth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 18/07/2025Everyone in America needs to read this FREE—I’ve gifted it below—report from the conservative WALL STREET JOURNAL about Trump and Epstein. Apparently the president has now threatened to sue the WSJ over this 100% accurate report due to how damaging it is.wsj.comExclusive | Jeffrey Epstein’s Friends Sent Him Bawdy Letters for a 50th Birthday Album. One Was From Donald Trump.The leather-bound book was compiled by Ghislaine Maxwell. The president says the letter ‘is a fake thing.’ 30237771678
Reposted by Scott MartinThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 23/06/2025After the strikes on Iran, it's an even better time to ask why Tulsi Gabbard has a job in the Trump administration.thebulwark.comTrump Should Fire Tulsi Gabbard. But He Won’t.She’s not doing her job—but she is doing what he wants her to do. 4435763
Reposted by Scott MartinGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 23/06/2025Bombing Iran is a great way to distract from how your administration is bombing elsewhere. 631204444848
Reposted by Scott MartinChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 22/06/2025The Peace Candidate. 382100291244
Reposted by Scott MartinKeith Olbermann @olbermann.bsky.social · 22/06/2025MAGA = Neo-Cons Trump = Bush And the reason for going to war with Iran is the same reason we went to war with Iraq: to HAVE a war in which we can destroy our own weapons and other ordnance so we have to SPEND BILLIONS TO BUY REPLACEMENTS 54542103
Reposted by Scott MartinKeith Olbermann @olbermann.bsky.social · 17/06/2025www.cnn.com/2025/06/17/p...cnn.comHomeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem transported by ambulance to DC-area hospital, sources say | CNN PoliticsHomeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was transported by ambulance on Tuesday to a hospital in Washington, DC, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN. 13612725
Reposted by Scott MartinJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 17/06/20252/ Of course that was the reason why it was always truly unthinkable that shd be DNI, in addition to have zero intelligence work experience though she was adjacent to some intel work in the military. The whole story is one crazy piece stacked on another. 1862857
Reposted by Scott MartinJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 17/06/2025This is pretty nuts. I don’t care whether ur in the guard or reserves. DNI is a full time job. You can’t not be available during a major nat sec crisis. More obvious explanation is that she was close to the Assad regime and Russia and they may simply not trust her to be there. 921638430
Reposted by Scott Martindigby @digby56.bsky.social · 15/06/2025Ok. Now he's awake. He's talking about someone being shot in face with a ripped out cheek bone. His speechwriter knows him well. 3765
Reposted by Scott Martindigby @digby56.bsky.social · 15/06/2025So far, Trump is just doing a stilted boilerplate teleprompter speech. How long before he gets bored and starts riffing on windmills and whales? 111036
Reposted by Scott Martindigby @digby56.bsky.social · 15/06/2025Wow, hardly any applause fo JD,and very little for Trump. 6917
Reposted by Scott Martindigby @digby56.bsky.social · 15/06/2025JD Vance speaking to a very low energy crowd. 7813
Reposted by Scott MartinGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 15/06/2025What if he threw a $45 million parade and nobody came? Boring. Low energy. Sad! 936348334325
Reposted by Scott Martindigby @digby56.bsky.social · 15/06/2025What made this country singer pick THIS song to sing at this event? He couldn't cover a Toby Keith song or something? 1362
Reposted by Scott MartinAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 15/06/2025Protester: I’m going into fourth grade and I’m 9 years old 144103911970
Reposted by Scott MartinBrian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 14/06/2025And there it is. The Minnesota assassin who shot Democratic lawmakers “voted for Donald Trump and was a strong Trump supporter,” according to his best friend. 920209476912
Reposted by Scott MartinRepublicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 15/06/2025Tiny crowd at Trump’s military parade. Quite the turnout… SAD! 2132268424
Reposted by Scott MartinAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/06/2025KARE 11 TV in the Twin Cities reports that Vance Boelter's best friend says Boelter voted for Trump and is "a strong supporter"youtu.beShooting suspect's roommate says he was a Trump voterYouTube video by KARE 11 25336341130
Reposted by Scott Martindigby @digby56.bsky.social · 15/06/2025LAPD is out doing what they have been doing all week --- being excessive as usual. But we really don't need CNN launching into hysterics about "violence in the streets." The cops have issued a dispersal order and there are some skirmishes. It's not a war zone. They need to stop this nonsense. 222134
Reposted by Scott MartinAsha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 15/06/2025media.tenor.comseveral bottles of ketchup are lined up on a tableALT: several bottles of ketchup are lined up on a table 2022647374
Reposted by Scott MartinMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 15/06/2025When nobody shows up to your birthday party 56184331291
Reposted by Scott MartinSeth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 15/06/2025More CHAT comments: * "Notice they change notes in every song to avoid lawsuits" * "Production disaster" * "The POOR SOLDIERS" * "PARADE DISASTER" * "THIS IS SUCH AN EPIC FAIL FOR OUR AMAZING SOLDIERS" * "this is really lame guys" * "embarrassing" * "Looks empty" * "Probably like 2K ppl there" 543465
Reposted by Scott MartinSeth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 15/06/2025Selected comments from the NY POST CHAT for the Trump Micropenis Parade: * "I've seen more people at a kindergarten parade" * "What an epic fail" * "The UFC is sponsoring federal events now?" * "Okay this is getting sad now" * "Criiiiiinge" * "There is no one there" * "This is such a boring parade" 1153457742
Reposted by Scott MartinBrian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 14/06/2025Donald Trump does NOT want you to share this footage of his pathetically tiny birthday parade crowd. 20343174812492
Reposted by Scott MartinScott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 14/06/2025Boom! www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/millions-p...dworkinsubstack.comMillions Protest Peacefully Against Trump: Great Images From TodayOnward! 8485109
Reposted by Scott MartinJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 14/06/2025whole thing seems fairly low energy? and maybe overshadowed by a mix of No Kings and the attack in Minneapolis that Trump helped inspire. 48997125
Reposted by Scott MartinThe Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 14/06/2025Trump's "perade" is the only event today where crowds are smaller than expected. 1735723761
Reposted by Scott MartinAdam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 14/06/2025FULL VIDEO: NO KINGS PROTEST Watch, share, and pass on to someone that needs to hear the truth!youtube.comWatch: NO KINGS PROTESTYouTube video by Adam Parkhomenko 527574
Reposted by Scott MartinAaron Black @aaronblack.bsky.social · 14/06/2025Thousands of peaceful protesters have lined the road for over 8 continuous miles just outside of Washington DC right now! They did not vote for a king and they are well aware that Trump is trying to cut off their health care benefits to give tax breaks to him and his billionaire donors friends. 7552341299
Reposted by Scott MartinGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 13/06/2025The silence of our military leaders is deafening. 28776821993
Reposted by Scott MartinJon Cryer @mrjoncryer.bsky.social · 13/06/2025I’m calling for the censure of House Speaker Mike Johnson for two things: condoning the assault on a sitting Senator and for being a total douche. 57858118
Reposted by Scott MartinJon Cryer @mrjoncryer.bsky.social · 13/06/2025Kristi Noem must resign 641558293
Reposted by Scott MartinSeth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 13/06/2025Every word of this is false. Why would the New York Times even print this? 70723150
Reposted by Scott MartinRyan Holiday @ryan-holiday.bsky.social · 29/04/2025Completed the series. Preorder “Wisdom Takes Work”—the final book in my series on The Stoic Virtues—at dailystoic.com/wisdom 2393
Reposted by Scott MartinAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 19/04/2025And thank you to everyone who’s supported my work over the years. Your support means a lot, and I don’t take it for granted. 57196790
Reposted by Scott MartinGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 07/04/2025I will pay any tariff for a framed copy of this 545262425304
Reposted by Scott MartinAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/04/2025Chris Murphy: "That's what's coming at scale. Not just on washing machines, but virtually on every consumer product. A big price increase, little to no domestic job creation, all the pain on the middle class." 381359302
Reposted by Scott MartinGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 04/04/2025Gen Z and Millennials: In ten years when we’re still without a cure and you’re caring for your parents, remember what he did. 13634121012254
Reposted by Scott MartinKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 02/04/2025(stomps on floor) "You hear that down there, Strom?" 574563382
Reposted by Scott MartinDavid Pakman @davidpakman.bsky.social · 02/04/2025Senator Cory Booker has now been pounding Trump and the MAGA agenda for TWENTY FOUR HOURS on the Senate floor. It has become front page news on all TV networks, major news websites, and sites like Reddit. His team has put out clips and transcripts for 24 hours. Extraordinary planning & execution 421451145