Adrienne Martini
@amartini.bsky.social
One of my children just described me as “our niche internet micro-celebrity mother” on the family text thread and I’m putting that on my business cards.
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On today's long run I turned the phrase "humans are persistence predators" around in my head for a few miles. No reason, other than *gestures everywhere.*
Find a pace that you can maintain and just. keep. going.
Find a pace that you can maintain and just. keep. going.
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a “Space Force”, if you will
November 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
a “Space Force”, if you will
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This is so wholesome I don’t know what to do with my face.
September 23, 2025 at 6:47 AM
This is so wholesome I don’t know what to do with my face.
Today I learned how to get a golf ball out of a pig’s mouth.
July 21, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Today I learned how to get a golf ball out of a pig’s mouth.
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This is what social media should have always been
July 10, 2025 at 11:13 PM
This is what social media should have always been
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It has a very real chance of failing—and *even if it passes with changes* it still has to go BACK to the Senate to get voted on AGAIN. And it barely made it through the first time
This thing is way more killable than you’d think and the longer we can drag out the process the more killable it gets
This thing is way more killable than you’d think and the longer we can drag out the process the more killable it gets
If you just look at social media instead of news sources, you might believe the “big beautiful bill” has passed already.
It hasn’t. It still needs to go through the House, where it has a strong chance of failing — so yes, feel as sad and angry and scared as you need, but PLEASE CALL YOUR REPS.
It hasn’t. It still needs to go through the House, where it has a strong chance of failing — so yes, feel as sad and angry and scared as you need, but PLEASE CALL YOUR REPS.
July 2, 2025 at 5:27 PM
It has a very real chance of failing—and *even if it passes with changes* it still has to go BACK to the Senate to get voted on AGAIN. And it barely made it through the first time
This thing is way more killable than you’d think and the longer we can drag out the process the more killable it gets
This thing is way more killable than you’d think and the longer we can drag out the process the more killable it gets
Scene: me going on about all the things they pickled in the early 19th century to a giant group of 4th graders.
Me: So it was more than just cucumbers. Beets. Carrots. Eggs. They even picked meats.
4th Grade Kid: Could you pickle a person?
Me: … theoretically.
Me: So it was more than just cucumbers. Beets. Carrots. Eggs. They even picked meats.
4th Grade Kid: Could you pickle a person?
Me: … theoretically.
June 17, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Scene: me going on about all the things they pickled in the early 19th century to a giant group of 4th graders.
Me: So it was more than just cucumbers. Beets. Carrots. Eggs. They even picked meats.
4th Grade Kid: Could you pickle a person?
Me: … theoretically.
Me: So it was more than just cucumbers. Beets. Carrots. Eggs. They even picked meats.
4th Grade Kid: Could you pickle a person?
Me: … theoretically.
You ain’t seen nuthin’ till you’re down with a puffin.
Then you’re sure to be a-changin’ your ways.
Then you’re sure to be a-changin’ your ways.
Puffins are social, so to attract them to Maine's rocky islands, National Audubon's Seabird Restoration Program put out decoys to attract real birds.
This puffin is trying to fit in with his new friend by standing on one leg.
Seabird peer-pressure can be intense.
(📷: Robert F. Bukaty)
This puffin is trying to fit in with his new friend by standing on one leg.
Seabird peer-pressure can be intense.
(📷: Robert F. Bukaty)
May 31, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Colleen is also fabulous, btw.
. @amartini.bsky.social, who I think is fabulous, has been trying to sell her book proposal on Victorian explorer Isabella Bird for ages. Now, she's fed up and telling bits of the tale in her substack. You need to read this - you will love it, I promise! adriennemartini.substack.com/p/the-bird-s...
The Bird Story
I earned my first byline more than 25 years ago. Over that time, the vast majority of things I’ve written have been published in some form or another. I count myself among the lucky ones, even if I ha...
adriennemartini.substack.com
May 15, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Colleen is also fabulous, btw.
Drops of Jupiter. I just cannot.
Fuck your favourite song. Tell me your least favourite song. The one that makes you die inside the moment you hear the first 3 seconds.
March 30, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Drops of Jupiter. I just cannot.
Gritty may have reached peak Eldrich horror. Soon it will be time to let him return to the void.
March 24, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Gritty may have reached peak Eldrich horror. Soon it will be time to let him return to the void.
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I know nothing beyond what’s shown in this video but I would read an entire profile on No. 24 and why and how she knew to stand up when it was needed.
Northville High School (NY) girls' basketball coach Jim Zullo has been fired after footage showed him yanking senior Hailey Monroe’s hair following the team’s 43-37 defeat in the New York Class D state championship game at Hudson Valley Community College. cbs6albany.com/news/local/h...
March 23, 2025 at 8:58 PM
I know nothing beyond what’s shown in this video but I would read an entire profile on No. 24 and why and how she knew to stand up when it was needed.
Noticed these beauties today while collecting signatures to get on November’s county board ballot. It may be chilly today but spring is nigh.
Also: I met three very good dogs while walking my district. Always a bonus.
Also: I met three very good dogs while walking my district. Always a bonus.
March 23, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Noticed these beauties today while collecting signatures to get on November’s county board ballot. It may be chilly today but spring is nigh.
Also: I met three very good dogs while walking my district. Always a bonus.
Also: I met three very good dogs while walking my district. Always a bonus.
I’m in here, too. Hooray?
Meta used at least 16 of my books, and numerous articles, to help train the AI it will use to make billions.
Authors, search your name here:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Authors, search your name here:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com
March 21, 2025 at 12:33 AM
I’m in here, too. Hooray?
New newsletter, yinz: adriennemartini.substack.com/p/and-here-w...
March 18, 2025 at 4:47 PM
New newsletter, yinz: adriennemartini.substack.com/p/and-here-w...
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Freddie Mercury didn't go into the studio and nail the vocals for "The Show Must Go On" in one take while dying of AIDS for you to despair and give up now. Take the time you need, but then get up and get back out there.
The show must go on.
The show must go on.
February 28, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Freddie Mercury didn't go into the studio and nail the vocals for "The Show Must Go On" in one take while dying of AIDS for you to despair and give up now. Take the time you need, but then get up and get back out there.
The show must go on.
The show must go on.
THIS
I wish most lawmakers understood that the best way to communicate with young voters is not "speaking their language." Young voters don't want pandering. They want authentic strength on the issues important to them. You don't have to "speak Gen-Z." Just be yourself and show that you give a damn.
March 5, 2025 at 7:19 PM
THIS
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I wish most lawmakers understood that the best way to communicate with young voters is not "speaking their language." Young voters don't want pandering. They want authentic strength on the issues important to them. You don't have to "speak Gen-Z." Just be yourself and show that you give a damn.
March 5, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I wish most lawmakers understood that the best way to communicate with young voters is not "speaking their language." Young voters don't want pandering. They want authentic strength on the issues important to them. You don't have to "speak Gen-Z." Just be yourself and show that you give a damn.
This month and every month. #localgovernmentmatters
March 5, 2025 at 6:05 PM
This month and every month. #localgovernmentmatters
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Critical to remember. The constitution has a really straightforward tool to deal with this situation.
March 4, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Critical to remember. The constitution has a really straightforward tool to deal with this situation.
On today's long run I turned the phrase "humans are persistence predators" around in my head for a few miles. No reason, other than *gestures everywhere.*
Find a pace that you can maintain and just. keep. going.
Find a pace that you can maintain and just. keep. going.
March 1, 2025 at 4:14 PM
On today's long run I turned the phrase "humans are persistence predators" around in my head for a few miles. No reason, other than *gestures everywhere.*
Find a pace that you can maintain and just. keep. going.
Find a pace that you can maintain and just. keep. going.