Martha Smith
@mostlymartha.bsky.social
More like Aunty Mame every day. Behold fat femme wizardry, bisexual hullabaloo, culinary feats of derring-do, progressive theology, and kitty cats. Probably posting from the bath. she/her
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Martha Smith
@mostlymartha.bsky.social
· Feb 12
Somebody needs to invite me to a fancy party. Getting dressed up might temporarily bolster my will to live.
I love going places, but it's hard to remember that during the 48 hours of screeching anxiety I experience before I travel.
February 10, 2026 at 7:43 AM
I love going places, but it's hard to remember that during the 48 hours of screeching anxiety I experience before I travel.
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If you want to understand how far-reaching the corporate rot in media is, read this gutting piece about the fall of Oregon Public Broadcasting.
(And follow @ryanjhaas.bsky.social and @leahsottile.bsky.social’s new publication @thewesternedge.bsky.social which will be amazing bc they’re amazing)
(And follow @ryanjhaas.bsky.social and @leahsottile.bsky.social’s new publication @thewesternedge.bsky.social which will be amazing bc they’re amazing)
This is easily the hardest thing I've ever had to write.
I Had a Dream Journalism Job. Here's Why I Quit.
The rot that hollowed out trust in corporate media finally reached OPB. I had to go.
westernedgemedia.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:58 AM
If you want to understand how far-reaching the corporate rot in media is, read this gutting piece about the fall of Oregon Public Broadcasting.
(And follow @ryanjhaas.bsky.social and @leahsottile.bsky.social’s new publication @thewesternedge.bsky.social which will be amazing bc they’re amazing)
(And follow @ryanjhaas.bsky.social and @leahsottile.bsky.social’s new publication @thewesternedge.bsky.social which will be amazing bc they’re amazing)
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i got stuck explaining fascism to an 8-year-old who had seen the word on a protest sign.
explaining gay is trivial.
explaining gay is trivial.
always so funny to me when people are like “how am I supposed to explain Gay to my kids?” my kid asks me way harder shit all the time. “why did they build the road this way? why are some people bad?” I don’t know. please ask me about Gay
February 10, 2026 at 3:21 AM
i got stuck explaining fascism to an 8-year-old who had seen the word on a protest sign.
explaining gay is trivial.
explaining gay is trivial.
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What’s the John McPhee line? “If I could condense everything i have written into one sentence it would be ‘the summit of Mt. Everest is marine limestone’ “
February 10, 2026 at 1:39 AM
What’s the John McPhee line? “If I could condense everything i have written into one sentence it would be ‘the summit of Mt. Everest is marine limestone’ “
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Wanna know what else? The ocean they evolved to live in is now the Himalayan plateau.
February 10, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Wanna know what else? The ocean they evolved to live in is now the Himalayan plateau.
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some wikipedia articles are gay heist movies waiting to be made en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smuggli...
Smuggling of silkworm eggs into the Roman Empire - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
February 9, 2026 at 8:19 PM
some wikipedia articles are gay heist movies waiting to be made en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smuggli...
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idk i think in a time when it feels like nothing matters & all is futile it might actually be time to double down and write your stories & make your paintings & sing your songs & do your art. create the things that make us human and share them.
February 10, 2026 at 6:37 AM
idk i think in a time when it feels like nothing matters & all is futile it might actually be time to double down and write your stories & make your paintings & sing your songs & do your art. create the things that make us human and share them.
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please give us more personal data please please please please c’mon you’re being so mean dude. we only got breached like three times. we’re NOT going to sell it man please please please plus its for like safety? so you’re the one who looks stupid right now come on pleaaaaaase just one data point bro
February 9, 2026 at 6:44 PM
please give us more personal data please please please please c’mon you’re being so mean dude. we only got breached like three times. we’re NOT going to sell it man please please please plus its for like safety? so you’re the one who looks stupid right now come on pleaaaaaase just one data point bro
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I see a lot of people saying "I hope she sues" and she can do whatever she wants and most of all, I hope she lives her life. I hope she finds plenty of moments of beauty. I hope she gets to snuggle her cat in the mornings and breathe.
An immigration court dropped its case against Turkish graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk, a little less than a year after federal agents arrested her on a street near Tufts University
Immigration Court Drops Case Against Tufts Student Rumeysa Ozturk
The Turkish national had been arrested by plainclothes federal officers outside her apartment.
on.wsj.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:10 AM
I see a lot of people saying "I hope she sues" and she can do whatever she wants and most of all, I hope she lives her life. I hope she finds plenty of moments of beauty. I hope she gets to snuggle her cat in the mornings and breathe.
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Okay, I’ve heard all the criticisms. I agree now that my plan to create a Jonestown on Mars was foolish and dangerous. I will instead be building a much more achievable Jonestown on the Moon
February 10, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Okay, I’ve heard all the criticisms. I agree now that my plan to create a Jonestown on Mars was foolish and dangerous. I will instead be building a much more achievable Jonestown on the Moon
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FWIW, the issue here is that the typical anxieties about midterm integrity are misplaced. Trump has very little ability to cancel the elections or seize ballot boxes. The biggest risk, by far, is an attempt to assemble a rump fake Congress to declare itself Congress in the wake of a lost election.
That serious people are still LOLing at threats to the integrity of the midterms is disheartening.
People really need to read more about how democracies deteriorate.
I hope (and still believe that) most risks won't materialize, but discounting the risks at this point is anti intellectual.
People really need to read more about how democracies deteriorate.
I hope (and still believe that) most risks won't materialize, but discounting the risks at this point is anti intellectual.
February 10, 2026 at 6:49 AM
FWIW, the issue here is that the typical anxieties about midterm integrity are misplaced. Trump has very little ability to cancel the elections or seize ballot boxes. The biggest risk, by far, is an attempt to assemble a rump fake Congress to declare itself Congress in the wake of a lost election.
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The choice to frame this rhetorically as a negotiation *with ICE and DHS* rather than, you know, a decision about their future made by their rightful superiors in the popularly elected legislature is, to me, incredibly grating.
Our DHS reform demands are exceedingly reasonable.
We're asking ICE to do nothing more than follow the standards that the vast majority of law enforcement agencies already follow.
Republicans, the ball is in your court. The clock is ticking.
We're asking ICE to do nothing more than follow the standards that the vast majority of law enforcement agencies already follow.
Republicans, the ball is in your court. The clock is ticking.
February 10, 2026 at 4:55 AM
The choice to frame this rhetorically as a negotiation *with ICE and DHS* rather than, you know, a decision about their future made by their rightful superiors in the popularly elected legislature is, to me, incredibly grating.
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the primary reason rightwingers will never control culture is because everything they do is hinged upon it being a reaction to the broader culture. the TPUSA half time event would not exist without it being a representation of their grievences
February 9, 2026 at 8:35 PM
the primary reason rightwingers will never control culture is because everything they do is hinged upon it being a reaction to the broader culture. the TPUSA half time event would not exist without it being a representation of their grievences
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This, too, is Chicago-coded
⚡️Pope Leo sends 80 generators, thousands of medical supplies to Ukraine.
Pope Leo XIV has sent 80 electric generators and thousands of medical and food supplies to Ukraine to help civilians cope with freezing winter temperatures and constant attacks, the Vatican announced on Feb. 9.
Pope Leo XIV has sent 80 electric generators and thousands of medical and food supplies to Ukraine to help civilians cope with freezing winter temperatures and constant attacks, the Vatican announced on Feb. 9.
Pope Leo sends 80 generators, thousands of medicines to Ukraine
Pope Leo XIV has sent 80 electric generators along with medicines and food supplies to Ukraine to help civilians cope with the effects of freezing winter temperatures and constant attacks, the Vatican...
kyivindependent.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:10 AM
This, too, is Chicago-coded
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instead of watching Heated Rivalry, my best friend is watching Interview with the Vampire for the first time, which is sort of like if you offered someone a nice hot cocoa with marshmallows and they snorted several lines instead
February 10, 2026 at 3:56 AM
instead of watching Heated Rivalry, my best friend is watching Interview with the Vampire for the first time, which is sort of like if you offered someone a nice hot cocoa with marshmallows and they snorted several lines instead
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one thing that will always be a mystery to me is the number of trump voters who basically thought they were electing george bush again reut.rs/3Mc4h4H
As Trump presidency enters second year, his voters share hopes – and concerns
Trump voters urge him to tone down the rhetoric and focus more on domestic issues, especially clearer pathways to legal status for law-abiding immigrants, healthcare reform, curbing waste and fraud, a...
reut.rs
February 10, 2026 at 3:50 AM
one thing that will always be a mystery to me is the number of trump voters who basically thought they were electing george bush again reut.rs/3Mc4h4H
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If Bad Bunny can cover the history of Puerto Rico, colonialism, transatlantic slavery, hemispheric consciousness, as well as contemporary life and politics in under 14 minutes, you can do your 15- or 20-minute conference presentation with time to spare.
February 9, 2026 at 11:56 PM
If Bad Bunny can cover the history of Puerto Rico, colonialism, transatlantic slavery, hemispheric consciousness, as well as contemporary life and politics in under 14 minutes, you can do your 15- or 20-minute conference presentation with time to spare.
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Boriqua, mis amores 💜
February 10, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Boriqua, mis amores 💜
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Remember: you're in a position to do the same and fail to do so, you'll forever be less ethically sound than DinoCon
February 10, 2026 at 1:51 AM
Remember: you're in a position to do the same and fail to do so, you'll forever be less ethically sound than DinoCon
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Whale evolution makes me uncomfortable
February 9, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Whale evolution makes me uncomfortable
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this is the cutest ever! i’m not embarrassed to share that when I visited the FL Keys, i was confused by the presence of an adorable deer species, and asked a local how they had arrived
stone-faced local: they swam
stone-faced local: they swam
February 10, 2026 at 3:32 AM
this is the cutest ever! i’m not embarrassed to share that when I visited the FL Keys, i was confused by the presence of an adorable deer species, and asked a local how they had arrived
stone-faced local: they swam
stone-faced local: they swam
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btw Jake Paul, who shit all over Bad Bunny, lives in Puerto Rico to dodge taxes AND went joyriding in a jeep all over a sea turtle egg habitat on a Puerto Rican beach. www.businessinsider.com/logan-jake-p...
YouTuber Jake Paul may have crushed rare turtle eggs during beach buggy stunt in Puerto Rico
YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul is being investigated by Puerto Rican officials for violations of environmental laws after driving on a beach.
www.businessinsider.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:31 AM
btw Jake Paul, who shit all over Bad Bunny, lives in Puerto Rico to dodge taxes AND went joyriding in a jeep all over a sea turtle egg habitat on a Puerto Rican beach. www.businessinsider.com/logan-jake-p...
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Now THIS is service journalism
What it was like to be a bush at Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance
The bushes on the field during the halftime show became a meme after the internet found out they were actually human performers.
www.nbcnews.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:35 AM
Now THIS is service journalism
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I had almost forgotten about the stupid tariffs until I saw it itemized out as an extra $31.54 on an order yesterday.
February 10, 2026 at 3:37 AM
I had almost forgotten about the stupid tariffs until I saw it itemized out as an extra $31.54 on an order yesterday.