Josh Martin

(he/him/his) Iowa transplant in Singapore. LSE and St. Olaf alum. Mostly Arsenal, Iowa, progressive politics, and universal basic income. Oh, and I'm tall.

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Wow -- Biden to Native Americans for abuses in Indian Boarding schools: "The federal government has never apologized for what happened. Until today. I formally apologize as president of the United States of America! ... it's long overdue. Quite frankly there's no excuse."

[Josh Martin @JoshTheTallGuy]

Matt Stutzman!!! There should be a public holiday in Iowa to celebrate THAT archery performance!

[Josh Martin @JoshTheTallGuy]

@matthew_wettach You did it! Thank you for doing your part

[Josh Martin @JoshTheTallGuy]

@scottsantens As soon as I saw the wording on the statewide referendum I feared something like this was coming.

[ProPublica @propublica]

For decades, Justice Clarence Thomas has secretly accepted luxury trips from a major Republican donor, newly obtained documents and interviews show.

The extent and frequency of these apparent gifts to Thomas has no known precedent in modern SCOTUS history... 🧵👇

[Josh Martin @JoshTheTallGuy]

@rianwatt 🫡

[Josh Martin @JoshTheTallGuy]

An article about a lunch in my hometown (Decorah, Iowa), including my friend @rianwatt's Chicago-based mother, from a newspaper based in the country I studied abroad in.

The world is small.

[Guardian US @GuardianUS]

Dining across the divide US special: ‘She said there are no leaders in the Republican party, just idiots’ https://t.co/gLHg5NuseG

[Alexander Shur @AlexanderShur]

Gov. Evers proposes creating a program providing most private-sector workers with paid family, medical leave for 12 weeks.

The program has a $240 million price tag

[Josh Martin @JoshTheTallGuy]

POV: You're me at a Red Hot Chili Peppers concert looking out over everyone

[A.J. Bayatpour @AJBayatpour]

NEW: Jan. 6 committee docs trove includes transcript of its interview with former WI GOP Chair Andrew Hitt.

Hitt told the committee @SenRonJohnson told him, "we need to have our legislature choose the electors" before the fake GOP electors meeting in Dec. 2020.

[Josh Martin @JoshTheTallGuy]

@SebastienAsh Won't believe it until Ornstein tweets it

[Ari Berman @AriBerman]

Early voting begins in Wisconsin today & stakes are huge: Dems won 11 of last 12 statewide elections but GOP close to getting two-thirds supermajority in legislature b/c of gerrymandering, giving them enormous power to subvert democracy & fair elections https://t.co/aZYAbyXasY

[Josh Martin @JoshTheTallGuy]

@MariaLangholz Ahhhh!! So happy for you!

[Josh Martin @JoshTheTallGuy]

Actively watching Green Day play Jesus of Suburbia.

8th grade me can die happy.

[Josh Martin @JoshTheTallGuy]

TANF is a uniquely awful way to allocate funds that are intended for those in poverty. This is shameful.

[Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman]

THREAD: In July 2017, Brett Favre met with Mississippi DHS Director John Davis and non-profit operator Nancy New.

They would help him get millions in welfare funds to pay for a volleyball stadium at USM—where his daughter was about to play volleyball. 1/https://t.co/iyuBJCQWth

[Josh Martin @JoshTheTallGuy]

@Jon_Allsop 'soccer authorities'

[Josh Martin @JoshTheTallGuy]

@Jon_Allsop Another worrying instance of 'poverty porn' television programming. We've seen it too much in the UK and USA over the past few decades.

[Josh Martin @JoshTheTallGuy]

Westworld seasons 1-4

[Josh Martin @JoshTheTallGuy]

@Jon_Allsop Very good

[Josh Martin @JoshTheTallGuy]

@rianwatt Hate to see it. Hope you're okay!