Geoff Martin
@geoffmartin.bsky.social
Geoff Martin is an activist, academic, and built heritage advocate, married with two adult children. Still masking. Twitter is dead to me.
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This is how the far right should be covered and analysed
Not focusing only on the words or actions of one man but by looking at wider societal trends, the role of the mainstream and of course accounting for power
This is not (just) opinion, it's necessary analysis
Not focusing only on the words or actions of one man but by looking at wider societal trends, the role of the mainstream and of course accounting for power
This is not (just) opinion, it's necessary analysis
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... - my new article, if of interest please share.
I endured an English public school. But that’s not the only reason I’m unsurprised about the Farage allegations |
Let’s put aside the schooldays accusations and look, instead, at the Reform leader’s path since then. I think a pretty clear picture of the man emerges, says author and podcaster Musa Okwonga
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:15 AM
This is how the far right should be covered and analysed
Not focusing only on the words or actions of one man but by looking at wider societal trends, the role of the mainstream and of course accounting for power
This is not (just) opinion, it's necessary analysis
Not focusing only on the words or actions of one man but by looking at wider societal trends, the role of the mainstream and of course accounting for power
This is not (just) opinion, it's necessary analysis
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One of the dangers, of starting a new book by @nolore.bsky.social, is that you will, no doubt, be both saddened and enraged by the subject. Only two chapters into Corporate Control, book 2 of her Canada in Decline series, and this observation is very much holding true. The Death Star seems apropos.
November 23, 2025 at 3:23 AM
One of the dangers, of starting a new book by @nolore.bsky.social, is that you will, no doubt, be both saddened and enraged by the subject. Only two chapters into Corporate Control, book 2 of her Canada in Decline series, and this observation is very much holding true. The Death Star seems apropos.
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tax the empty (lots)
November 16, 2025 at 9:56 PM
tax the empty (lots)
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I feel like the pope being an American cinephile is God finally rewarding Scorsese for a lifetime of devotion
November 17, 2025 at 4:35 AM
I feel like the pope being an American cinephile is God finally rewarding Scorsese for a lifetime of devotion
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Even from the gov that brought you the "Zionist Palestinian state", this is utterly appalling.
A Trumpian border interrogation?
Richard Falk is no national security threat. He's a legend of international law.
The PM should apologize personally.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
A Trumpian border interrogation?
Richard Falk is no national security threat. He's a legend of international law.
The PM should apologize personally.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Prominent legal scholar detained at Canadian border while on his way to a conference on Palestine | CBC News
A well-known academic and former UN special rapporteur says he was detained by customs agents in Toronto while on his way to speak at a conference on human rights violations against Palestinians.
www.cbc.ca
November 16, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Even from the gov that brought you the "Zionist Palestinian state", this is utterly appalling.
A Trumpian border interrogation?
Richard Falk is no national security threat. He's a legend of international law.
The PM should apologize personally.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
A Trumpian border interrogation?
Richard Falk is no national security threat. He's a legend of international law.
The PM should apologize personally.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Thank you for all your support in making this possible, @cupescfp.bsky.social, @cupens.bsky.social, @caut.bsky.social, @cautdefencefund.bsky.social! We went from being the lowest paid in the region to being among the highest paid! 🎉🤩 😎
#CDNPSE #canlab
#CDNPSE #canlab
November 16, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Thank you for all your support in making this possible, @cupescfp.bsky.social, @cupens.bsky.social, @caut.bsky.social, @cautdefencefund.bsky.social! We went from being the lowest paid in the region to being among the highest paid! 🎉🤩 😎
#CDNPSE #canlab
#CDNPSE #canlab
yeah, or bomb Venezuela...
November 15, 2025 at 1:22 PM
yeah, or bomb Venezuela...
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“We haven’t won a war in this century. We’ve caused immense harm."
“The Trillion Dollar War Machine”: William Hartung on How U.S. Military Spending Fuels Wars
Democracy Now! speaks to William Hartung about his new book “The Trillion Dollar War Machine” and who profits from the United States’ runaway military spending that fuels foreign wars. Hartung says th...
www.democracynow.org
November 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
“We haven’t won a war in this century. We’ve caused immense harm."
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Not all delivery trucks are justifiable in cities. We can create jobs, boost sustainable transportation, and create safer streets with better infrastructure through cargo bike logistics.
The solutions, designs, and tools already exist. All we seem to lack is the political will to implement them.
The solutions, designs, and tools already exist. All we seem to lack is the political will to implement them.
November 13, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Not all delivery trucks are justifiable in cities. We can create jobs, boost sustainable transportation, and create safer streets with better infrastructure through cargo bike logistics.
The solutions, designs, and tools already exist. All we seem to lack is the political will to implement them.
The solutions, designs, and tools already exist. All we seem to lack is the political will to implement them.
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Disturbing read with striking charts, especially on the new capital goods trade deficit with China and on the share of sectors in which DE and CN share a comparative advantage.
People have been warning that the export-led model was headed for this wall for many years...
www.ft.com/content/239e...
People have been warning that the export-led model was headed for this wall for many years...
www.ft.com/content/239e...
November 12, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Disturbing read with striking charts, especially on the new capital goods trade deficit with China and on the share of sectors in which DE and CN share a comparative advantage.
People have been warning that the export-led model was headed for this wall for many years...
www.ft.com/content/239e...
People have been warning that the export-led model was headed for this wall for many years...
www.ft.com/content/239e...
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the only cost of war capitalist carney cares about is how profitable it is bsky.app/profile/gian...
One thing I was struck by in the Remembrance Day ceremony was when CBC interviewed a WW2 vet and his message was that people needed to be reminded about the cost of war so that we wouldn't repeat it. I feel like that's not the message about wars past and present that we get from many politicians now
November 11, 2025 at 5:34 PM
the only cost of war capitalist carney cares about is how profitable it is bsky.app/profile/gian...
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BREAKING: Mark Wolf, appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, writes that he is resigning as a judge to have the freedom to speak out against the president's assault on the rule of law.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
November 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
BREAKING: Mark Wolf, appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, writes that he is resigning as a judge to have the freedom to speak out against the president's assault on the rule of law.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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The world blew past the dangerous 1.5 degree red line.
Our grandkids will pay the price.
Canada was the outlier in the G7 because of massive oil production expansion.
Mark Carney has decided to go all in on planet burning as a national strategy.
nationalnewswatch.com/2025/11/07/c...
Our grandkids will pay the price.
Canada was the outlier in the G7 because of massive oil production expansion.
Mark Carney has decided to go all in on planet burning as a national strategy.
nationalnewswatch.com/2025/11/07/c...
Carney tells business crowd a new pipeline project is 'going to…
National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views.
nationalnewswatch.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:44 AM
The world blew past the dangerous 1.5 degree red line.
Our grandkids will pay the price.
Canada was the outlier in the G7 because of massive oil production expansion.
Mark Carney has decided to go all in on planet burning as a national strategy.
nationalnewswatch.com/2025/11/07/c...
Our grandkids will pay the price.
Canada was the outlier in the G7 because of massive oil production expansion.
Mark Carney has decided to go all in on planet burning as a national strategy.
nationalnewswatch.com/2025/11/07/c...
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#OtD 5 Nov 1855 American socialist and labour leader Eugene Debs was born. He helped found both the American Railway Union and the @IWW, and was jailed in 1919 for his opposition to WWI. While in prison he ran for president, and received nearly 1m votes workingclasshistory.com/tag/iww
November 5, 2025 at 7:55 PM
#OtD 5 Nov 1855 American socialist and labour leader Eugene Debs was born. He helped found both the American Railway Union and the @IWW, and was jailed in 1919 for his opposition to WWI. While in prison he ran for president, and received nearly 1m votes workingclasshistory.com/tag/iww
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time for a sequel to this one
November 5, 2025 at 5:34 PM
time for a sequel to this one
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Congratulations to @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social!
You ignited a grassroots campaign, built on the radical idea that everyone deserves to live in dignity.
This is a seismic victory — not only for the people of New York, but for all those who believe that humanity & hope can prevail.
You ignited a grassroots campaign, built on the radical idea that everyone deserves to live in dignity.
This is a seismic victory — not only for the people of New York, but for all those who believe that humanity & hope can prevail.
November 5, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Congratulations to @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social!
You ignited a grassroots campaign, built on the radical idea that everyone deserves to live in dignity.
This is a seismic victory — not only for the people of New York, but for all those who believe that humanity & hope can prevail.
You ignited a grassroots campaign, built on the radical idea that everyone deserves to live in dignity.
This is a seismic victory — not only for the people of New York, but for all those who believe that humanity & hope can prevail.
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We strongly condemn @CondéNast’s consolidation plans for Teen Vogue, a move that is clearly designed to blunt the award-winning magazine’s insightful journalism at a time when it is needed the most. More from our statement:
November 3, 2025 at 11:24 PM
We strongly condemn @CondéNast’s consolidation plans for Teen Vogue, a move that is clearly designed to blunt the award-winning magazine’s insightful journalism at a time when it is needed the most. More from our statement:
Yes, decadeslong. I heard the US Consul-General in Halifax, Nova Scotia give a talk around 1983/4. A Reagan appointee, she thought it was perfectly reasonable that partisan financial donations were just another form of speech and one should be able to engage in much speech as one wants. Chilling.
Journalist @davidsirota.com says that while the U.S. is "immersed in corruption" in a way that feels inevitable, it is the result of a decadeslong "master plan" by the wealthy to deregulate campaign finance and weaken anti-bribery laws.
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/28/david_sirota
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/28/david_sirota
November 1, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Yes, decadeslong. I heard the US Consul-General in Halifax, Nova Scotia give a talk around 1983/4. A Reagan appointee, she thought it was perfectly reasonable that partisan financial donations were just another form of speech and one should be able to engage in much speech as one wants. Chilling.
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Handin' out pocket-sized Constitutions to trick or treaters this year. Go get a Snickers bar next door, Waldo. Uncle George is hooking you up with the Separation of Powers and whatnot.
November 1, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Handin' out pocket-sized Constitutions to trick or treaters this year. Go get a Snickers bar next door, Waldo. Uncle George is hooking you up with the Separation of Powers and whatnot.
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AI has yet to prove a business case for many firms, but it's already creating some losses through falsified expense reports.
www.ft.com/content/0849...
www.ft.com/content/0849...
‘Do not trust your eyes’: AI generates surge in expense fraud
Business software groups warn that top AI models are increasingly being used to create ultra-realistic fake receipts
www.ft.com
October 27, 2025 at 11:22 AM
AI has yet to prove a business case for many firms, but it's already creating some losses through falsified expense reports.
www.ft.com/content/0849...
www.ft.com/content/0849...
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Over 300 writers, scholars, and public intellectuals have pledged to not contribute to the New York Times’ Opinion section until it takes “accountability for its biased coverage and commits to truthfully and ethically reporting on the U.S.-Israeli war on Gaza.”
300+ pledge to boycott the New York Times’ op-ed page over their anti-Palestinian bias.
Over 300 writers, scholars, and public intellectuals have pledged to not contribute to the New York Times’ Opinion section until three demands have been met. The demands address the anti-Palestinia…
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October 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Over 300 writers, scholars, and public intellectuals have pledged to not contribute to the New York Times’ Opinion section until it takes “accountability for its biased coverage and commits to truthfully and ethically reporting on the U.S.-Israeli war on Gaza.”
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“Our peaceful trading partners are not our enemies. We should beware of the demagogues who are ready to declare a trade war against our friends, weakening our economy, our national security and the entire free world – all while cynically waving the American Flag.”
— Ronald Reagan, Nov 27, 1988.
— Ronald Reagan, Nov 27, 1988.
April 4, 2025 at 1:37 PM
“Our peaceful trading partners are not our enemies. We should beware of the demagogues who are ready to declare a trade war against our friends, weakening our economy, our national security and the entire free world – all while cynically waving the American Flag.”
— Ronald Reagan, Nov 27, 1988.
— Ronald Reagan, Nov 27, 1988.
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The Founders anticipated the possibility of a corrupt, venal, lawbreaking, wannabe monarch president.
What they did not expect is numerous people achieving prominent national office and not wanting to guard their own power. The combo of ego to run but pathetic absence of ego in office stands out.
What they did not expect is numerous people achieving prominent national office and not wanting to guard their own power. The combo of ego to run but pathetic absence of ego in office stands out.
October 25, 2025 at 4:41 PM
The Founders anticipated the possibility of a corrupt, venal, lawbreaking, wannabe monarch president.
What they did not expect is numerous people achieving prominent national office and not wanting to guard their own power. The combo of ego to run but pathetic absence of ego in office stands out.
What they did not expect is numerous people achieving prominent national office and not wanting to guard their own power. The combo of ego to run but pathetic absence of ego in office stands out.
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US carmakers will make some short-term profits from selling more ICE vehicles, but in the long run it basically guarantees they’ll lose global market share to Chinese EV-makers that will simply have the better tech and vehicles once EVs mature.
US risks losing more ground to China in EV race as investment tumbles
White House backing for petrol-based cars poses dilemma for many automakers
www.ft.com
October 26, 2025 at 7:55 AM
US carmakers will make some short-term profits from selling more ICE vehicles, but in the long run it basically guarantees they’ll lose global market share to Chinese EV-makers that will simply have the better tech and vehicles once EVs mature.