Martin Robinson
@martinspeaks.bsky.social
Husband, owner of a cat and a dog, card carrying PEF member, proud New Yorker (718 > 518), staunch Democrat, model train enthusiast, and finally cool enough to be on this platform.
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Works, too.
They're going to the highest court in the land to avoid feeding children.
November 8, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Works, too.
What a time to be living in...
Five years ago I thought Cuomo was effectively the undisputed King of New York, and now the @nytimes.com is effectively comparing him to expired bread. #Election2025
Five years ago I thought Cuomo was effectively the undisputed King of New York, and now the @nytimes.com is effectively comparing him to expired bread. #Election2025
November 5, 2025 at 2:46 PM
What a time to be living in...
Five years ago I thought Cuomo was effectively the undisputed King of New York, and now the @nytimes.com is effectively comparing him to expired bread. #Election2025
Five years ago I thought Cuomo was effectively the undisputed King of New York, and now the @nytimes.com is effectively comparing him to expired bread. #Election2025
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Oh god, Grok is trying to revive the Independence Party 😭
(As an aside, this is a very real reason not to blindly trust AI chatbots because this is WILDLY incorrect)
(As an aside, this is a very real reason not to blindly trust AI chatbots because this is WILDLY incorrect)
November 5, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Oh god, Grok is trying to revive the Independence Party 😭
(As an aside, this is a very real reason not to blindly trust AI chatbots because this is WILDLY incorrect)
(As an aside, this is a very real reason not to blindly trust AI chatbots because this is WILDLY incorrect)
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I've seen enough: The city of Albany — chartered in 1686, the capital of New York since 1797 — has elected its first Black mayor, Dorcey Applyrs. Photo by the Times Union's Lori Van Buren.
November 5, 2025 at 2:07 AM
I've seen enough: The city of Albany — chartered in 1686, the capital of New York since 1797 — has elected its first Black mayor, Dorcey Applyrs. Photo by the Times Union's Lori Van Buren.
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This isn't a closing election argument, it's Vidkun Quisling explaining why surrender is better than resistance.
November 4, 2025 at 3:00 AM
This isn't a closing election argument, it's Vidkun Quisling explaining why surrender is better than resistance.
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The thing is if you don’t deal with the complexities of the IDC and Cuomo’s seven (!!) years of support for it, you’re also dodging or ignoring facts. It is *the* story of most of Cuomo’s time in office, and how he was able to abuse state power to run the MTA into the ground, for example.
But pretending that Cuomo didn't play a key role in advancing big progressive policy ideas means dodging or ignoring facts. It also means not dealing with the complexities of politics and of human behavior. /End
November 3, 2025 at 9:18 PM
The thing is if you don’t deal with the complexities of the IDC and Cuomo’s seven (!!) years of support for it, you’re also dodging or ignoring facts. It is *the* story of most of Cuomo’s time in office, and how he was able to abuse state power to run the MTA into the ground, for example.
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Today-Trump and Musk endorsed Cuomo-Cuomo is the candidate of the billionaires. Mamdani is fighting for affordability for all of us-particularly working families. I disagree with ZM on Israel but I want a Mayor who fights for the strugglers & strivers- not for those who are taking away our freedoms
November 3, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Today-Trump and Musk endorsed Cuomo-Cuomo is the candidate of the billionaires. Mamdani is fighting for affordability for all of us-particularly working families. I disagree with ZM on Israel but I want a Mayor who fights for the strugglers & strivers- not for those who are taking away our freedoms
I don't see how any Republican watching this debate is going to decide that they are going to vote for Andrew Cuomo given how Curtis Sliwa is performing. #nycdebate
October 22, 2025 at 11:59 PM
I don't see how any Republican watching this debate is going to decide that they are going to vote for Andrew Cuomo given how Curtis Sliwa is performing. #nycdebate
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Cuomo just clarified that he meant ONLY the last four years because of Hochul, a person he only minutes ago said he could work well with because he had picked her as his LG (though tried to ditch her at least twice)
Cuomo, speaking about how he'd deal with state elected leaders as mayor, says "the city has been getting screwed by the state" (quite ironic, given Cuomo was governor until 2021).
October 22, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Cuomo just clarified that he meant ONLY the last four years because of Hochul, a person he only minutes ago said he could work well with because he had picked her as his LG (though tried to ditch her at least twice)
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the islamophobia being flung at zohran by the other candidates while the moderators just allow it…it’s fucking disgusting
October 22, 2025 at 11:36 PM
the islamophobia being flung at zohran by the other candidates while the moderators just allow it…it’s fucking disgusting
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And grocery prices continue to rise….
October 15, 2025 at 9:43 PM
And grocery prices continue to rise….
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This means 13WHAM in Rochester won’t air the show. Sinclair needs FCC approval to acquire more stations.
Sinclair Won’t Air Jimmy Kimmel’s Return on Its 38 ABC Stations
The preemption means that 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' will remain unavailable for some of the U.S. despite its return after a nearly week-long suspension.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
September 23, 2025 at 12:54 AM
This means 13WHAM in Rochester won’t air the show. Sinclair needs FCC approval to acquire more stations.
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A look back at the New York City Central Labor Council’s Labor Day Parade, held Sept. 6. Thanks to everyone who came out and marched with us and thanks to every member of this union for your support!
September 11, 2025 at 2:57 PM
A look back at the New York City Central Labor Council’s Labor Day Parade, held Sept. 6. Thanks to everyone who came out and marched with us and thanks to every member of this union for your support!
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Again, worth pointing out that Andrew Cuomo was directly in charge of the MTA for 10 years, and he could have done this at any time during those 10 years. He didn't. Why should we believe he'll do it now?
August 7, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Again, worth pointing out that Andrew Cuomo was directly in charge of the MTA for 10 years, and he could have done this at any time during those 10 years. He didn't. Why should we believe he'll do it now?
Guess the @nypost.com will just throw whatever they can scavenge about @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social out there just to see what actually sticks...
CALDER: How Mamdani failed as a burglar in college… https://bit.ly/3HdTKmZ
August 3, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Guess the @nypost.com will just throw whatever they can scavenge about @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social out there just to see what actually sticks...
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What's happening to Stephen Colbert IS cancel culture. 1st of its kind.
July 18, 2025 at 2:26 AM
What's happening to Stephen Colbert IS cancel culture. 1st of its kind.
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In lieu of New York's bell to bell cell phone ban, I think the state should instead invest in making all public schools Faraday cages
July 16, 2025 at 6:22 PM
In lieu of New York's bell to bell cell phone ban, I think the state should instead invest in making all public schools Faraday cages
Who would have thought that the first cracks in the MAGA coalition would have come from disappointed Epstein conspiracy theorists... and not any sort of government policy.
July 14, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Who would have thought that the first cracks in the MAGA coalition would have come from disappointed Epstein conspiracy theorists... and not any sort of government policy.
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This is not an India Walton situation. Sure, there are some loser hater holdouts. But there is no lock on keeping Mamdani down. He’s got the DNC, the Manhattan Dems, the comptroller, the AG, the dean of the NYS congressional delegation, NY mag, the unions &—most importantly—the voters.
The Manhattan Democratic Party has formally voted to endorse Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor: manhattandemocrats.org/2025/07/manh...
Manhattan Democrats Endorse Democratic Nominees – Manhattan Democratic Party
manhattandemocrats.org
July 8, 2025 at 2:50 AM
This is not an India Walton situation. Sure, there are some loser hater holdouts. But there is no lock on keeping Mamdani down. He’s got the DNC, the Manhattan Dems, the comptroller, the AG, the dean of the NYS congressional delegation, NY mag, the unions &—most importantly—the voters.
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“Desperate for attention, these people are cracking open the old nativist playbook. It hearkens back to the days when the Ku Klux Klan and other troglodytes denounced New York Gov. Al Smith as a Catholic who if elected in 1928 would let the Pope set the agenda for the White House.”
Editorial: Islamophobic attacks will get someone killed
Republican rhetoric aimed at Zohran Mamdani is ugly and racist, even by today's debased standards.
www.timesunion.com
July 1, 2025 at 11:26 AM
“Desperate for attention, these people are cracking open the old nativist playbook. It hearkens back to the days when the Ku Klux Klan and other troglodytes denounced New York Gov. Al Smith as a Catholic who if elected in 1928 would let the Pope set the agenda for the White House.”
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FYI - we mapped the collapse of Cuomo’s base, comparing his 2018 gubernatorial primary with 2025. Not 100% apples-to-apples, but the shift is striking: bsky.app/profile/srom...
If Cuomo makes an active run in the general election, I wanted to get a clearer picture of how much he lost support from his base since the last time he ran in NYC (2018 primary vs Nixon) & how much Mamdani ate into that base. Maps below now use same layout, color scheme, & ranges.
June 30, 2025 at 2:21 PM
FYI - we mapped the collapse of Cuomo’s base, comparing his 2018 gubernatorial primary with 2025. Not 100% apples-to-apples, but the shift is striking: bsky.app/profile/srom...
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Less food. Less care. Less opportunity.
All to give more to the ultra-wealthy.
This bill is a betrayal of American families—and we must stop it.
I wrote about how House Republicans are trying to ram it through budget reconciliation in my latest column:
www.aft.org/column/big-b...
All to give more to the ultra-wealthy.
This bill is a betrayal of American families—and we must stop it.
I wrote about how House Republicans are trying to ram it through budget reconciliation in my latest column:
www.aft.org/column/big-b...
A big betrayal
The ‘big, beautiful bill’ would make millions of Americans sicker and poorer.
www.aft.org
May 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Less food. Less care. Less opportunity.
All to give more to the ultra-wealthy.
This bill is a betrayal of American families—and we must stop it.
I wrote about how House Republicans are trying to ram it through budget reconciliation in my latest column:
www.aft.org/column/big-b...
All to give more to the ultra-wealthy.
This bill is a betrayal of American families—and we must stop it.
I wrote about how House Republicans are trying to ram it through budget reconciliation in my latest column:
www.aft.org/column/big-b...
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as someone who lives nextdoor to both supportive housing and public housing, i need people to understand that the best locations for both are going to be the central neighborhoods in a metropolitan area, where there is easy and reliable access to services and jobs.
May 12, 2025 at 3:51 PM
as someone who lives nextdoor to both supportive housing and public housing, i need people to understand that the best locations for both are going to be the central neighborhoods in a metropolitan area, where there is easy and reliable access to services and jobs.
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We recently took a walk through the downtown Albany parking lots designated for PEF members who work for the State with Region 8 Coordinator Danielle Bridger. Our “Parking Lot Safety” series begins today, showcasing four ways members should be prepared as they walk from their car to their office.
May 5, 2025 at 2:19 PM
We recently took a walk through the downtown Albany parking lots designated for PEF members who work for the State with Region 8 Coordinator Danielle Bridger. Our “Parking Lot Safety” series begins today, showcasing four ways members should be prepared as they walk from their car to their office.