Philip Martin
@philipmartin.bsky.social
Dev dude. Science supporter. Humanities habitué. Foodie friendly. Luna lover. Rabbit hole raconteur. Typo talented.
“We live in a perpetually burning building, and what we must save from it, all the time, is love.” - Tennessee Williams
“We live in a perpetually burning building, and what we must save from it, all the time, is love.” - Tennessee Williams
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A selection of Roman glassware, mostly from the eastern provinces & made 1600-2000 years ago - and a clear demonstration of how much the Romans like a bit of colour in their homes!
November 16, 2025 at 11:15 AM
A selection of Roman glassware, mostly from the eastern provinces & made 1600-2000 years ago - and a clear demonstration of how much the Romans like a bit of colour in their homes!
Holy Crap! Dawgs going for the jugular!
November 16, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Holy Crap! Dawgs going for the jugular!
After the way South Carolina folded in the second half against Texas A&M, I will not get sucked into Oklahoma’s first quarter success against Alabama!
Of course, neither game matters if UGA doesn’t take care of business against Texas tonight…
Of course, neither game matters if UGA doesn’t take care of business against Texas tonight…
November 15, 2025 at 9:24 PM
After the way South Carolina folded in the second half against Texas A&M, I will not get sucked into Oklahoma’s first quarter success against Alabama!
Of course, neither game matters if UGA doesn’t take care of business against Texas tonight…
Of course, neither game matters if UGA doesn’t take care of business against Texas tonight…
Dammit!
I knew saying something nice about South Carolina’s first half play against Texas A&M would come back to haunt me!
As soon as the words left my lips, I knew I should not have spoken!
I knew saying something nice about South Carolina’s first half play against Texas A&M would come back to haunt me!
As soon as the words left my lips, I knew I should not have spoken!
November 15, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Dammit!
I knew saying something nice about South Carolina’s first half play against Texas A&M would come back to haunt me!
As soon as the words left my lips, I knew I should not have spoken!
I knew saying something nice about South Carolina’s first half play against Texas A&M would come back to haunt me!
As soon as the words left my lips, I knew I should not have spoken!
I know the Epstein emails have lots of juicy bits, but you know what else possibly does, too.
The missing minutes from the prison surveillance footage of the night Epstein died.
Whatever happened with that?!?
www.wired.com/story/the-fb...
The missing minutes from the prison surveillance footage of the night Epstein died.
Whatever happened with that?!?
www.wired.com/story/the-fb...
The FBI's Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Had Nearly 3 Minutes Cut Out
Metadata from the “raw” Epstein prison video shows approximately 2 minutes and 53 seconds were removed from one of two stitched-together clips. The cut starts right at the “missing minute.”
www.wired.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:22 AM
I know the Epstein emails have lots of juicy bits, but you know what else possibly does, too.
The missing minutes from the prison surveillance footage of the night Epstein died.
Whatever happened with that?!?
www.wired.com/story/the-fb...
The missing minutes from the prison surveillance footage of the night Epstein died.
Whatever happened with that?!?
www.wired.com/story/the-fb...
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Schrodinger's immigrant: driving down our wages with their cheap labor, and also buying up all of our houses.
November 14, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Schrodinger's immigrant: driving down our wages with their cheap labor, and also buying up all of our houses.
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My column on why weird, gaffe-prone MLS got it right by changing the competition calendar:
sports.yahoo.com/soccer/artic...
sports.yahoo.com/soccer/artic...
MLS 3.0? Why Major League Soccer's new calendar is its smartest move in years
For a league with big ambitions but a history of puzzling decisions, the schedule change needed to happen.
sports.yahoo.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:32 AM
My column on why weird, gaffe-prone MLS got it right by changing the competition calendar:
sports.yahoo.com/soccer/artic...
sports.yahoo.com/soccer/artic...
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The Epstein case against Trump is as if everyone is looking at a 500 piece puzzle with 2 pieces missing and pretending they can't make out the picture for certain.
November 14, 2025 at 1:45 AM
The Epstein case against Trump is as if everyone is looking at a 500 piece puzzle with 2 pieces missing and pretending they can't make out the picture for certain.
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Check it out! Here's a photo of the aurora sent to me by my sister near Somerset, Wisconsin. Photo is only five minutes old, so this is more or less a current view.
November 13, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Check it out! Here's a photo of the aurora sent to me by my sister near Somerset, Wisconsin. Photo is only five minutes old, so this is more or less a current view.
Trump will probably be announcing “140000% tariffs” on the UK soon.
To stop “fentanyl” or something…
To stop “fentanyl” or something…
Source: BBC share.google/KOkqDlUwvjWy...
The British are not playing. Prince Andrew has to report to Parliament, and he may go to jail.
The British are not playing. Prince Andrew has to report to Parliament, and he may go to jail.
What do we know about the Jeffrey Epstein files?
The clamour is growing for the Trump administration to put documents related to the Epstein investigations before the public.
share.google
November 10, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Trump will probably be announcing “140000% tariffs” on the UK soon.
To stop “fentanyl” or something…
To stop “fentanyl” or something…
Eight Senators to The American People…
November 10, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Eight Senators to The American People…
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“...with 'Contact,' the ever-contradictory Carl Sagan—avowed nonbeliever—offered one of the most religious science-fiction tales ever written.” Carl Sagan was born #OTD in 1934. Recently, I wrote about the lasting legacy of his most beloved work for @nautil.us: nautil.us/a-surprising... #science
A Surprising Side of Carl Sagan
In Contact, the great science advocate posed a religious question about the cosmos.
nautil.us
November 9, 2025 at 6:12 PM
“...with 'Contact,' the ever-contradictory Carl Sagan—avowed nonbeliever—offered one of the most religious science-fiction tales ever written.” Carl Sagan was born #OTD in 1934. Recently, I wrote about the lasting legacy of his most beloved work for @nautil.us: nautil.us/a-surprising... #science
@cnn.com , using a picture of Trump WITH HIS EYES CLOSED at the event, can’t just say that he HAD HIS EYES CLOSED, and hedges with “appearing”.
News flash: He was falling asleep, AS HE OFTEN DOES!
Quick, @jaketapper.bsky.social, start writing a book about it!
www.cnn.com/2025/11/08/p...
News flash: He was falling asleep, AS HE OFTEN DOES!
Quick, @jaketapper.bsky.social, start writing a book about it!
www.cnn.com/2025/11/08/p...
Images of Trump appearing to close his eyes during Oval Office event spread across social media | CNN Politics
Images of Donald Trump appearing to close his eyes at an Oval Office announcement this week rocketed around social media this weekend, with the president’s opponents seizing on the footage to raise qu...
www.cnn.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:52 AM
@cnn.com , using a picture of Trump WITH HIS EYES CLOSED at the event, can’t just say that he HAD HIS EYES CLOSED, and hedges with “appearing”.
News flash: He was falling asleep, AS HE OFTEN DOES!
Quick, @jaketapper.bsky.social, start writing a book about it!
www.cnn.com/2025/11/08/p...
News flash: He was falling asleep, AS HE OFTEN DOES!
Quick, @jaketapper.bsky.social, start writing a book about it!
www.cnn.com/2025/11/08/p...
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Football Chant Therapy For Men
(With @misterabk.bsky.social @bigdirtyfry.bsky.social @seanburkeshow.bsky.social @samlakecomedy.bsky.social @wsebag.bsky.social @bjalborough.bsky.social @cbthorburn.bsky.social and Chris Weir)
www.youtube.com/shorts/V20uv...
(With @misterabk.bsky.social @bigdirtyfry.bsky.social @seanburkeshow.bsky.social @samlakecomedy.bsky.social @wsebag.bsky.social @bjalborough.bsky.social @cbthorburn.bsky.social and Chris Weir)
www.youtube.com/shorts/V20uv...
Football Chant Therapy #comedy #football #mentalhealth
YouTube video by Eleanor Morton
www.youtube.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Football Chant Therapy For Men
(With @misterabk.bsky.social @bigdirtyfry.bsky.social @seanburkeshow.bsky.social @samlakecomedy.bsky.social @wsebag.bsky.social @bjalborough.bsky.social @cbthorburn.bsky.social and Chris Weir)
www.youtube.com/shorts/V20uv...
(With @misterabk.bsky.social @bigdirtyfry.bsky.social @seanburkeshow.bsky.social @samlakecomedy.bsky.social @wsebag.bsky.social @bjalborough.bsky.social @cbthorburn.bsky.social and Chris Weir)
www.youtube.com/shorts/V20uv...
My two oldest and I had to wait 30 minutes to vote in the PSC race today.
There were a TON of older folks in line and I could catch the occasional reference to “data centers” and “electricity costs” in derisive tones.
Kind of felt it would not be close after that!
There were a TON of older folks in line and I could catch the occasional reference to “data centers” and “electricity costs” in derisive tones.
Kind of felt it would not be close after that!
BREAKING: Democrats Alicia Johnson and Peter Hubbard dealt the GOP a significant blow Tuesday night, prying statewide seats away from Republican incumbents on the powerful Georgia Public Service Commission.
Read more about election results below. ⬇️🗳️
Read more about election results below. ⬇️🗳️
In upset, Democrats win in PSC races that could affect Georgia Power bills
www.ajc.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:58 AM
My two oldest and I had to wait 30 minutes to vote in the PSC race today.
There were a TON of older folks in line and I could catch the occasional reference to “data centers” and “electricity costs” in derisive tones.
Kind of felt it would not be close after that!
There were a TON of older folks in line and I could catch the occasional reference to “data centers” and “electricity costs” in derisive tones.
Kind of felt it would not be close after that!
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Direct File is survived by its code, lovingly preserved on GitHub for potential revival whenever the leaders of the executive branch are no longer bent on looting the country.
November 4, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Direct File is survived by its code, lovingly preserved on GitHub for potential revival whenever the leaders of the executive branch are no longer bent on looting the country.
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You can get your titers checked for the MMR to see if you still have immunity...
but that also costs money if your insurance won't cover it
whereas getting the MMR when you have immunity already, only has the risk of the vaccination the same as if you didn't have immunity (which is low) so
...
but that also costs money if your insurance won't cover it
whereas getting the MMR when you have immunity already, only has the risk of the vaccination the same as if you didn't have immunity (which is low) so
...
Re-up MMR, get vaccinated, and PLEASE people, wear masks.
It's colder, kids are in school sharing germs, we're now inside more than ever, and some viruses are asymptomatic.
Or your immune system is like mine and can't be sick *normally* but can be semi-sick, making it hard to notice.
It's colder, kids are in school sharing germs, we're now inside more than ever, and some viruses are asymptomatic.
Or your immune system is like mine and can't be sick *normally* but can be semi-sick, making it hard to notice.
November 4, 2025 at 1:29 AM
You can get your titers checked for the MMR to see if you still have immunity...
but that also costs money if your insurance won't cover it
whereas getting the MMR when you have immunity already, only has the risk of the vaccination the same as if you didn't have immunity (which is low) so
...
but that also costs money if your insurance won't cover it
whereas getting the MMR when you have immunity already, only has the risk of the vaccination the same as if you didn't have immunity (which is low) so
...
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🍎 One founder didn’t like to be compared to Steve Jobs. I chat about this & more with Enshittification author Cory Doctorow. Plus, the tech bosses who want to extinguish our imagination.
Listen 🎧
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@jeffmacarthur.bsky.social
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@mediatechdemocracy.bsky.social
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October 31, 2025 at 12:43 AM
🍎 One founder didn’t like to be compared to Steve Jobs. I chat about this & more with Enshittification author Cory Doctorow. Plus, the tech bosses who want to extinguish our imagination.
Listen 🎧
bio.site/ambermac
@jeffmacarthur.bsky.social
Recorded at Attention
@mediatechdemocracy.bsky.social
Listen 🎧
bio.site/ambermac
@jeffmacarthur.bsky.social
Recorded at Attention
@mediatechdemocracy.bsky.social
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ladies and gentlemen...we got him
October 30, 2025 at 7:10 PM
ladies and gentlemen...we got him
“Denholm said Musk was key to the future of the EV maker as it focuses more on Full Self Driving and Optimus.”
Crikey! How freaking long has Musk been saying that FSD was coming in “6 months”, “first half of next year,” or “Q4”?
Does that take a trillion bucks?!?
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/27/t...
Crikey! How freaking long has Musk been saying that FSD was coming in “6 months”, “first half of next year,” or “Q4”?
Does that take a trillion bucks?!?
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/27/t...
Tesla risks losing CEO Musk if $1 trillion pay package isn't approved, board chair says
Tesla Board Chair Robyn Denholm said Elon Musk is key to the future of the EV maker as it focuses more on Full Self Driving and Optimus.
www.cnbc.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:35 AM
“Denholm said Musk was key to the future of the EV maker as it focuses more on Full Self Driving and Optimus.”
Crikey! How freaking long has Musk been saying that FSD was coming in “6 months”, “first half of next year,” or “Q4”?
Does that take a trillion bucks?!?
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/27/t...
Crikey! How freaking long has Musk been saying that FSD was coming in “6 months”, “first half of next year,” or “Q4”?
Does that take a trillion bucks?!?
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/27/t...
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Rule of Law Alert: Trump’s authority for country-specific tariffs comes from the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which doesn’t mention tariffs—but does require a national emergency.
An ad showing that Reagan opposed tariffs surely is not a national emergency. (It may be a personal one)
An ad showing that Reagan opposed tariffs surely is not a national emergency. (It may be a personal one)
October 25, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Rule of Law Alert: Trump’s authority for country-specific tariffs comes from the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which doesn’t mention tariffs—but does require a national emergency.
An ad showing that Reagan opposed tariffs surely is not a national emergency. (It may be a personal one)
An ad showing that Reagan opposed tariffs surely is not a national emergency. (It may be a personal one)
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If you're in Georgia and have next weekend free, come by the Cobb County Library Young Adult Author fest! We're gonna have a good time!
Register: www.cobbcounty.gov/events/young...
Register: www.cobbcounty.gov/events/young...
October 15, 2025 at 10:18 PM
If you're in Georgia and have next weekend free, come by the Cobb County Library Young Adult Author fest! We're gonna have a good time!
Register: www.cobbcounty.gov/events/young...
Register: www.cobbcounty.gov/events/young...
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Know your Halloween props
October 21, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Know your Halloween props