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Geoff Martin

@geoffmartin.bsky.social

Geoff Martin is an activist, academic, and built heritage advocate, married with two adult children. Still masking.

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The Tonearm@thetonearm.com · 3d ago

Colin Blunstone discusses the new 'One Year: Live from Union Chapel' box set, the Zombies' tangled path from British Invasion hitmakers to cult favorites, and a solo career that keeps surprising six decades after it nearly ended in an office job. Colin Blunstone's Winding Road:

'One Year' and a Lifetime: Colin Blunstone Interview

Colin Blunstone discusses the new 'One Year: Live from Union Chapel' box set, the Zombies' tangled path from British Invasion hitmakers to cult favorites, and a solo career that keeps surprising six decades after it nearly ended in an office job.

thetonearm.com

The Tonearm@thetonearm.com · 5d ago

"When Pink Floyd launched their second single See Emily Play on June 16, 1967, it marked the beginning of their rise to global success – but also the beginning of their end for early leader Syd Barrett." See Emily Play became Syd Barrett’s last stand as Pink Floyd took flight:

“We were sure A Whiter Shade Of Pale would drop out of the charts, but it just stuck there!” See Emily Play became Syd Barrett’s last stand as Pink Floyd took flight

Their second single remains their second-biggest hit, and will always be significant in their history

loudersound.com

David J. Climenhaga@djclimenhaga.bsky.social · 5d ago

Danielle Smith knows nothing about those separatist ‘negotiations’ in D.C.? So what good is her ‘Top Secret’ security clearance? albertapolitics.ca/2026/10/dani...

Danielle Smith knows nothing about those separatist ‘negotiations’ in D.C.? So what good is her ‘Top Secret’ security clearance?  - Alberta Politics

Early last May, news media reported that Alberta Premier Danielle Smith had been granted “Top Secret” security clearance. Really? A report The Globe and Mail Saturday with new details about what a gro...

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Cam Regier@camregier.bsky.social · last wk.

"There have been at least 13 targeted, hateful murders in Canada in the past two decades. In every case, the murderer was imbued, not in “the left or the right” extremism, but very clearly, in the far right."

Nora Loreto@nolore.bsky.social · last wk.

The elites are working overtime to pin the Belleville synagogue shooting on .... Avi Lewis. "When something is so entirely, objectively true, one must work extra hard to try and convince people that this objective truth is actually false." noraloreto.substack.com/p/turning-a-...

NDP@ndp.ca · 2w ago

BREAKING: Liberal MP Sean Casey was demoted for supporting NDP MP Jenny Kwan’s bill to close a loophole in Canada’s arms sales regime that allows weapons to be shipped via the US to Israel, a country that is still committing genocide against the Palestinian people. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Liberal MP says he was demoted for supporting NDP bill targeting arms export controls | CBC News

Charlottetown MP Sean Casey says he was removed from his position as parliamentary secretary to the minister of veterans affairs because he voted against the government and supported an NDP private me...

cbc.ca

Sam@samd.bsky.social · 2w ago

it’s genuinely fascinating how establishment democratic politics in big cities has become so ossified and incompetent that they’ve created a huge lane for the left to embrace good government reforms and build a broad coalition of socialists and technocrats

Jason Linkins@dceiver.bsky.social · 2w ago

"We're told some of the attendees were shocked the former Republican governor would host Raman, a democratic socialist. But after hearing her pitch for tackling L.A.'s problems, some who came in skeptical walked away impressed." www.tmz.com/2026/09/25/a...

Jason Haslam@jasonhaslam.ca · 2w ago

Meanwhile, countless current and former Canadian-trained academics languish in a broken job market caused by Liberal changes in the social transfer that led to massive provincial divestment from higher education, making Canada one of the least supportive wealthy countries when it comes to higher ed.

The Harvard Crimson@theharvardcrimson.bsky.social · 2w ago

Three current and former Harvard researchers are heading north to Canadian universities as part of a sweeping $1.21 billion government effort to recruit top academic talent. Riya S. Shah and Juliana L. Yao report. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

Prem Thakker ツ@premthakker.bsky.social · 4w ago

New: Macklemore says Robert Kraft — who owns Gillette Stadium, where Macklemore & Ed Sheeran were to perform later this month — called Sheeran. Kraft rallied other owners together behind an ultimatum for Sheeran: if Macklemore stays on the tour, you won't be allowed in our venues.

I'm not sure how to start this. So I'm going to speak from the heart and share the truth. Ed Sheeran and his team have made the decision to remove me from The Loop tour. But before I get into it, I want to say something that should be obvious. In this moment I think it matters. I am not a victim. Ed Sheeran is not a victim. Pink is not a victim. We have careers, money, opportunities, safety and audiences around the world. Whatever consequences any of us face for what we say, we get to go home to our families. The victims are the Palestinian people. The men, women and children who have been killed, starved, displaced and forced to live through unimaginable violence. More than 20,000 children have been killed in Gaza alone. People are being killed today, and people will be killed tomorrow. I want to make sure that as I tell this story, we don't lose sight of that. Ed is my friend. I've known him for 13 years. We've shared late nights, studio sessions and stages. He has this infectious magic about him that I've grown to love. I consider him a brother. And because of that, we've had some difficult conversations this past week. The type of talks rooted in love and respect for one another that still end in a place of fundamental disagreement. Nothing I'm writing here is out of spite or because I want to tear down his character. But as I told Ed multiple times on the phone, our friendship can't change my responsibility to tell the truth about what happened. Last Monday, in the middle of all the media attention surrounding Pink and what I said at MetLife, Ed told me that Robert Kraft called him. We were scheduled to play Gillette Stadium later this month, which is owned by the Kraft Group. Ed told me that Kraft said I would not be allowed to perform in his stadium. Ed also told me that Kraft had rallied some of the other stadium owners and collectively they gave him an ultimatum: if Macklemore stays on the tour, you will not be allowed to play in our venues. Ed was in …What I said at MetLife I have been saying on stages around the world for almost three years. So why is it an issue now? Because now I'm sharing a stage with one of the biggest artists in the world, in some of the biggest stadiums in America. At a certain level of exposure, "Free Palestine" becomes too much of a risk. If I kept doing the shows, saying Free Palestine, with Ed implicitly supporting it, the crowd getting loud and showing undeniable support for Palestinian liberation, what artist might speak out next? The stage becomes resistance. Maybe that's why this time it became so important to silence me. And one of the most effective ways to enforce that silence has been to weaponize the accusation of antisemitism. Antisemitism is real. And that is exactly why the word matters too much to be used as a shield against criticism of the Israeli state. When criticizing Israel, opposing Zionism or saying "Free Palestine" gets conflated with hatred of Jewish people, it doesn't protect Jewish people. It protects Israel from accountability. I hope this isn't the end of my relationship with Ed. Thirteen years of friendship doesn't disappear because of one painful disagreement. I hope we both continue listening, studying what is happening in Palestine and wrestling with what neutrality means in a moment like this. My door will always be open to continuing that conversation. When my brother Omar was doing the subtitles for the video I posted from MetLife, I thanked him. He told me there's a phrase in Arabic: لا شكر على واجب "La shukra ala wajeb." There is no thanks for a duty. That stayed with me. Because that's what this has become for me and millions of others around the world. A duty. Not something deserving of praise or gratitude. Not brave. Human. Who is winning the internet, who is getting canceled, who gets to play the stadium and who doesn't, all of it becomes so small when held against what we are actually witnessing in Gaza and the West Bank. An entire people be…
Canadian Dimension@canadiandimension.bsky.social · 4w ago

Canada’s role in Afghanistan is nothing to celebrate. Canadian troops bombed civilians, killed children, and delivered Afghans to torture chambers. Our government and media should reckon with that history, not commemorate it, writes Owen Schalk.

Canada’s role in the disastrous ‘War on Terror’ should not be celebrated

Our government and media have taken the wrong lessons from Canada’s role in the Afghanistan war. We cannot demand that our sovereignty be respected while celebrating our role in the occupation of anot...

canadiandimension.com

Avi Lewis@avilewis.ca · last mo.

Happy Labour Day! It was an honour to stand with workers today in Toronto. This day is a reminder that when working people are united and organized, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.

Two photos stacked on top of each other. The first is of Avi Lewis and the NDP marching, and the second is a crowd shot of workers marching.Two photos stacked on top of each other. The first is of a labour council marching with drummers, and the second is a close-up shot of Avi Lewis, Bea Bruske, and Leah Gazan marching, holding a banner.Two photos stacked on top of each other. The first is of Avi Lewis and a worker laughing, and the second is a shot of a crowd of CUPE workers marching.Two photos stacked on top of each other. The first is of a crowd of CUPE workers marching, and the second is of Avi Lewis and a worker smiling.
David Dayen@ddayen.bsky.social · last mo.

In NYC, Mayor Mamdani has launched the Office of Worker Power, designed to connect workers who want to unionize with education and resources. Former US Labor Sec Julie Su is overseeing the effort & the executive director comes from the UAW. "When workers can organize, everything changes," said Su.

Mamdani Opens Office of Worker Power - The American Prospect

The new city agency intends to connect workers who want to unionize with resources and organizing contacts, and use worker stories of exploitation to inform policy.

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God@thegodshow.com · last mo.

Seriously, they just told Grok to make the imperial officer uniforms from Star Wars but “more Hitlery.”

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