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Nutty In NYC

Thoughts, opinions, and ideas of Martin Nutty, a Dublin-born and New York resident podcaster. Covering matters political, economic and social with a smattering of literature thrown in.

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13: Garchs Ain't Good
Jan. 30, 2024

13: Garchs Ain't Good

I call then Garchs - types who have unconscionable wealth, wiling to subvert democracy to accumulate more. The word oligarch is used by academics, but that doesn't sound sinister enough to me for those whose only purpose is …
13: Why Journalists Should Leave Twitter
Aug. 1, 2023

13: Why Journalists Should Leave Twitter

The fact that Twitter is a mess is not news or a surprise. The transition to a new "X" logo and the elimination of the blue bird is just another exercise in Elon Musk's narcissism. I'm skeptical of the platform's ability to…
TUF 01: The Untilled Field: In The Clay
May 10, 2023

TUF 01: The Untilled Field: In The Clay

The Untilled Field (1903) is a volume of short stories by George Moore. Chapter one, In The Clay , features the story of a Dublin sculptor whose work has been destroyed. Who is to blame and what has caused this unprovoked de…
12: Big Media - Knuckle Under Or Revolt?
Dec. 16, 2022

12: Big Media - Knuckle Under Or Revolt?

Yesterday, Twitter suspended the accounts of several high-profile journalists . In Twitter’s understaffed and diminished state, no immediate reason was given for the actions. Apparently, Twitter’s decision relates to the jou…
11: Time To Twexit
Nov. 17, 2022

11: Time To Twexit

On Nov 1st, I created an account on Mastodon.ie. I’d been triggered by a news story. What was that story? Two days before, Elon Musk, the new owner of Twitter, had shared a scurrilous tale about Paul Pelosi, husband of Nancy…
10: Cruelty Is Not Cool
Sept. 20, 2022

10: Cruelty Is Not Cool

Thoughts on Governor Ron De Santis of Florida, how he shipped migrants to Martha's Vineyard, and the long-troubled, painful relationship America has had with many arriving migrants to its shore NPR: On the Martha's Vineyard …
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Recent Blog Posts

The Case For Journalists Leaving Twitter

The fact that Twitter is a mess is not news or a surprise. The transition to a new "X" logo and the elimination of the blue bird is just another exercise in Elon Musk's narcissism.  I'm skeptical of the platform's ability to survive given the p…

Who Speaks For Amanda Gorman?

Yesterday, I bought a copy of "The Hill We Climb". I figured it was the least I could do in the face of its banning by a Miami Dade elementary school. Why Daily Salinas, mother of one of the students at the Bob Graham school, requested that the book…

Is Alaska The Way Forward?

Many in the mainstream media consider Mary Peltola’s election to Alaska’s At Large congressional seat to be an upset. I believe, that when American voters are given better elections, weak and divisive candidates like Sarah Plain will be …

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