Marty Pike
@martypike.bsky.social
Writer. Lawyer. Humanist. Not in that order. Fuelled by stovetop coffee.
Luck Jeff Bezos is there to help.
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Luck Jeff Bezos is there to help.
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incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
"Then came Trump 2 who embodies what Joseph Stalin’s head of secret police once said, ‘You show me the man, and I’ll show you the crime.’"
- John Bolton, right wing, but critical of Trump & MAGA, now 'indicted'.
edition.cnn.com/politics/liv...
- John Bolton, right wing, but critical of Trump & MAGA, now 'indicted'.
edition.cnn.com/politics/liv...
Live updates: John Bolton indicted | CNN Politics
John Bolton, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, has been indicted. Follow here for the latest live news updates.
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October 16, 2025 at 11:51 PM
"Then came Trump 2 who embodies what Joseph Stalin’s head of secret police once said, ‘You show me the man, and I’ll show you the crime.’"
- John Bolton, right wing, but critical of Trump & MAGA, now 'indicted'.
edition.cnn.com/politics/liv...
- John Bolton, right wing, but critical of Trump & MAGA, now 'indicted'.
edition.cnn.com/politics/liv...
From 'Elm', Sylvia Plath.
When you need solace, do you turn to bright, cheery pop that uplifts, or the blues, to remind yourself that while the paths are lonely, you are not alone in treading there?
This is dark, and yet, so good. Like Mahler, or Memphis Slim.
When you need solace, do you turn to bright, cheery pop that uplifts, or the blues, to remind yourself that while the paths are lonely, you are not alone in treading there?
This is dark, and yet, so good. Like Mahler, or Memphis Slim.
September 28, 2025 at 12:54 AM
From 'Elm', Sylvia Plath.
When you need solace, do you turn to bright, cheery pop that uplifts, or the blues, to remind yourself that while the paths are lonely, you are not alone in treading there?
This is dark, and yet, so good. Like Mahler, or Memphis Slim.
When you need solace, do you turn to bright, cheery pop that uplifts, or the blues, to remind yourself that while the paths are lonely, you are not alone in treading there?
This is dark, and yet, so good. Like Mahler, or Memphis Slim.
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Let's play "guess the country":
September 3, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Let's play "guess the country":
Oof, this hit:
"What makes it hard are not only the various problems that arise but the lingering absence that is felt most strongly when they don’t. The very closeness of marriage makes every bit of distance palpable. Something is wrong, all the time."
"What makes it hard are not only the various problems that arise but the lingering absence that is felt most strongly when they don’t. The very closeness of marriage makes every bit of distance palpable. Something is wrong, all the time."
July 18, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Oof, this hit:
"What makes it hard are not only the various problems that arise but the lingering absence that is felt most strongly when they don’t. The very closeness of marriage makes every bit of distance palpable. Something is wrong, all the time."
"What makes it hard are not only the various problems that arise but the lingering absence that is felt most strongly when they don’t. The very closeness of marriage makes every bit of distance palpable. Something is wrong, all the time."
And this is why I detest defo law in its current state, and everyone who keeps it propped up.
The very issue of safety in supposedly child safe institutions and the difficulty speaking up about it is what really tipped me into this position.
The very issue of safety in supposedly child safe institutions and the difficulty speaking up about it is what really tipped me into this position.
July 4, 2025 at 12:04 AM
And this is why I detest defo law in its current state, and everyone who keeps it propped up.
The very issue of safety in supposedly child safe institutions and the difficulty speaking up about it is what really tipped me into this position.
The very issue of safety in supposedly child safe institutions and the difficulty speaking up about it is what really tipped me into this position.
Upside of Trump's sweary outburst:
It showed what progressives have always said - if the US really slams its foot down, Israel will obey.
Netanyahu would have dropped his guts when he saw that footage.
It showed what progressives have always said - if the US really slams its foot down, Israel will obey.
Netanyahu would have dropped his guts when he saw that footage.
June 26, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Upside of Trump's sweary outburst:
It showed what progressives have always said - if the US really slams its foot down, Israel will obey.
Netanyahu would have dropped his guts when he saw that footage.
It showed what progressives have always said - if the US really slams its foot down, Israel will obey.
Netanyahu would have dropped his guts when he saw that footage.
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Thanks, Mary, for telling it like it is, and she should know.
June 21, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Thanks, Mary, for telling it like it is, and she should know.
Correct socials update
June 16, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Correct socials update
Quick guide to dating apps:
Hinge - Bumble - Tinder
Hinge - Bumble - Tinder
April 30, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Quick guide to dating apps:
Hinge - Bumble - Tinder
Hinge - Bumble - Tinder
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what a snap. what a rich text. god bless cammos
April 30, 2025 at 11:21 PM
what a snap. what a rich text. god bless cammos
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Next parliament must take on big tech & their algorithms
No other industry can create products we consume with ZERO transparency over what’s in them
We now know it’s hurting the mental health of young men as well as young women & we must do more.
thenightly.com.au/politics/fed...
No other industry can create products we consume with ZERO transparency over what’s in them
We now know it’s hurting the mental health of young men as well as young women & we must do more.
thenightly.com.au/politics/fed...
Adolescence alarm on toxic algorithms programming our kids
Australia’s next parliament should hold Big Tech to account over dangerous algorithms shaping society and the identity of younger generations, independent Senator David Pocock says.
thenightly.com.au
April 28, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Next parliament must take on big tech & their algorithms
No other industry can create products we consume with ZERO transparency over what’s in them
We now know it’s hurting the mental health of young men as well as young women & we must do more.
thenightly.com.au/politics/fed...
No other industry can create products we consume with ZERO transparency over what’s in them
We now know it’s hurting the mental health of young men as well as young women & we must do more.
thenightly.com.au/politics/fed...
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Please note that *none* of the people sent to CECOT or any other foreign torture camps are being “deported.”
Deportation is a legal procedure. There was no legal procedure, and no due process afforded to any of them. This was a crime.
State-sanctioned kidnapping. Call it by its real name.
Deportation is a legal procedure. There was no legal procedure, and no due process afforded to any of them. This was a crime.
State-sanctioned kidnapping. Call it by its real name.
April 27, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Please note that *none* of the people sent to CECOT or any other foreign torture camps are being “deported.”
Deportation is a legal procedure. There was no legal procedure, and no due process afforded to any of them. This was a crime.
State-sanctioned kidnapping. Call it by its real name.
Deportation is a legal procedure. There was no legal procedure, and no due process afforded to any of them. This was a crime.
State-sanctioned kidnapping. Call it by its real name.
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Weirdly I don’t think the evidence suggests Elon Musk prioritizes the value of nuclear families.
Pronatalists believe that modern culture has failed to adequately prioritize the value of nuclear families and making lots of babies. They see powerful potential allies in Elon Musk and JD Vance.
They say they want Americans to have more babies. What's beneath the surface?
Pronatalists believe that modern culture has failed to adequately prioritize the value of nuclear families and making lots of babies. They see powerful potential allies in Elon Musk and JD Vance.
www.npr.org
April 25, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Weirdly I don’t think the evidence suggests Elon Musk prioritizes the value of nuclear families.
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Note to Gina Rinehart.
Stand for office in a free and fair election.
See how you get on.
Otherwise, STFU.
Stand for office in a free and fair election.
See how you get on.
Otherwise, STFU.
April 25, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Note to Gina Rinehart.
Stand for office in a free and fair election.
See how you get on.
Otherwise, STFU.
Stand for office in a free and fair election.
See how you get on.
Otherwise, STFU.
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Time for today’s edition of Least Surprising News of the Day.
April 24, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Time for today’s edition of Least Surprising News of the Day.
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Japanese netizens are shocked by a tweet from the US Embassy declaring that Japanese people applying for non-immigrant visas must provide information on all social media accounts they have used in the last 5 years [or their visas could be rejected].
Some are comparing it to China & North Korea.
Some are comparing it to China & North Korea.
April 23, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Japanese netizens are shocked by a tweet from the US Embassy declaring that Japanese people applying for non-immigrant visas must provide information on all social media accounts they have used in the last 5 years [or their visas could be rejected].
Some are comparing it to China & North Korea.
Some are comparing it to China & North Korea.
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So basically our core biomedical agenda has gone from cancer and heart disease research with major investments in alzheimers/dementia research to jacking up the sperm count of teenage males and a new wild goose for the 'hidden causes' of Autism Spectrum Disorder.
April 22, 2025 at 11:02 PM
So basically our core biomedical agenda has gone from cancer and heart disease research with major investments in alzheimers/dementia research to jacking up the sperm count of teenage males and a new wild goose for the 'hidden causes' of Autism Spectrum Disorder.
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Utterly wrong. That has NEVER been the case in House elections, preferences are determined by the voter. The same has applied for the Senate since 2016 when group voting tickets were abolished.
March 1, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Utterly wrong. That has NEVER been the case in House elections, preferences are determined by the voter. The same has applied for the Senate since 2016 when group voting tickets were abolished.
Staying in my former family home, renovated to perfection, makes me think of Ozymandias.
Especially as I approach it. It stands out, the most beautiful edifice on the hill.
But a house is not a home, & sand fills the gap between the actual & intended.
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46565/...
Especially as I approach it. It stands out, the most beautiful edifice on the hill.
But a house is not a home, & sand fills the gap between the actual & intended.
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46565/...
Ozymandias
Near them, on the sand, Half sunk a shattered visage lies, whose frown, And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, Tell that its sculptor well those passions read Which yet survive, stamped on these...
www.poetryfoundation.org
April 20, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Staying in my former family home, renovated to perfection, makes me think of Ozymandias.
Especially as I approach it. It stands out, the most beautiful edifice on the hill.
But a house is not a home, & sand fills the gap between the actual & intended.
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46565/...
Especially as I approach it. It stands out, the most beautiful edifice on the hill.
But a house is not a home, & sand fills the gap between the actual & intended.
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46565/...
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RFK Jr’s way of talking about autism only acknowledges it as existing when it causes recognisable functional difference from allistic people, or only when autism accompanied by intellectual disability. People who are able to mask or white-knuckle it aren’t autistic under this definition
April 18, 2025 at 12:28 AM
RFK Jr’s way of talking about autism only acknowledges it as existing when it causes recognisable functional difference from allistic people, or only when autism accompanied by intellectual disability. People who are able to mask or white-knuckle it aren’t autistic under this definition
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That the United States is not only sanctioning such shocking inhumanity, but is also *paying* for it, is so despicable.
And that silence you hear is not one conservative "Christian" speaking out against it.
And that silence you hear is not one conservative "Christian" speaking out against it.
April 16, 2025 at 9:58 PM
That the United States is not only sanctioning such shocking inhumanity, but is also *paying* for it, is so despicable.
And that silence you hear is not one conservative "Christian" speaking out against it.
And that silence you hear is not one conservative "Christian" speaking out against it.