Martha Smith
@jazziknits.bsky.social
She/her. Knitter, mom to one human, gramma to two cats. Lifelong Democratic worker bee, looking for a bit of a rest … but now doesn’t seem like the time. #Minterland
📍Corvallis, OR
📍Corvallis, OR
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Martha Smith
@jazziknits.bsky.social
· Nov 13
A bit irreverent, I know, but my attitude hasn’t changed.
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WE WON. I am *begging* you to take note of who did this. *Not* UCLA admin—they’re still scuttling around behind closed doors, attempting to appease—but FACULTY AND STAFF, led by AAUP.
BREAKING: In AAUP et al v. Trump (wall-to-wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of TItle VI to reshape the University of California system), the faculty and staff of the UC system WON!!!
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
November 15, 2025 at 12:01 AM
WE WON. I am *begging* you to take note of who did this. *Not* UCLA admin—they’re still scuttling around behind closed doors, attempting to appease—but FACULTY AND STAFF, led by AAUP.
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What the absolute fuck!??
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
The Justice Department Will Investigate Epstein Ties. Just Not to Trump.
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:29 AM
What the absolute fuck!??
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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
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White cop parked next to where I pulled up at a stop light, motioned to me to roll down my window.
Cop: What kind of music is that
Me: Sorry officer, was it too loud?
Cop: No. just, what music?
Me: Rhianna?
Cop: Good tune.
WHAT THE FUCK JUST HAPPENED TO ME??
Cop: What kind of music is that
Me: Sorry officer, was it too loud?
Cop: No. just, what music?
Me: Rhianna?
Cop: Good tune.
WHAT THE FUCK JUST HAPPENED TO ME??
November 14, 2025 at 8:19 PM
White cop parked next to where I pulled up at a stop light, motioned to me to roll down my window.
Cop: What kind of music is that
Me: Sorry officer, was it too loud?
Cop: No. just, what music?
Me: Rhianna?
Cop: Good tune.
WHAT THE FUCK JUST HAPPENED TO ME??
Cop: What kind of music is that
Me: Sorry officer, was it too loud?
Cop: No. just, what music?
Me: Rhianna?
Cop: Good tune.
WHAT THE FUCK JUST HAPPENED TO ME??
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With a new prosecutor on the case, Judge Scott McAfee is back at it in Trump’s Fulton County case.
This afternoon, he formally dismissed three counts against Trump and several other defendants.
(This was expected, as he previously dismissed the same charges against John Eastman and Shawn Still.)
This afternoon, he formally dismissed three counts against Trump and several other defendants.
(This was expected, as he previously dismissed the same charges against John Eastman and Shawn Still.)
November 14, 2025 at 8:46 PM
With a new prosecutor on the case, Judge Scott McAfee is back at it in Trump’s Fulton County case.
This afternoon, he formally dismissed three counts against Trump and several other defendants.
(This was expected, as he previously dismissed the same charges against John Eastman and Shawn Still.)
This afternoon, he formally dismissed three counts against Trump and several other defendants.
(This was expected, as he previously dismissed the same charges against John Eastman and Shawn Still.)
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Lolita is an utterly horrifying view into how disgusting and depraved pedophilia is, it’s meant to make you feel nauseous, and it is incredibly revealing when certain people read it and come away with anything other than horror
November 14, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Lolita is an utterly horrifying view into how disgusting and depraved pedophilia is, it’s meant to make you feel nauseous, and it is incredibly revealing when certain people read it and come away with anything other than horror
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Thank you to NYC Comptroller @bradlander.bsky.social for his leadership in demanding answers from Spotify.
Stop paying for or using Spotify until they stop running ads that help ICE recruit more agents to infringe our rights and terrorize our communities: indivisible.org/cancel-spoti...
Stop paying for or using Spotify until they stop running ads that help ICE recruit more agents to infringe our rights and terrorize our communities: indivisible.org/cancel-spoti...
Spotify Faces Heat After ICE Recruitment Ads Surface — NYC Comptroller Wants Answers
Brad Lander, a trustee of New York City’s pension funds, expressed concern about “reputational risks” to Spotify.
www.huffpost.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Thank you to NYC Comptroller @bradlander.bsky.social for his leadership in demanding answers from Spotify.
Stop paying for or using Spotify until they stop running ads that help ICE recruit more agents to infringe our rights and terrorize our communities: indivisible.org/cancel-spoti...
Stop paying for or using Spotify until they stop running ads that help ICE recruit more agents to infringe our rights and terrorize our communities: indivisible.org/cancel-spoti...
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NEW: I wrote about attacks on federal oversight of special ed and what it means for families like mine. I went into this thinking maybe MN kids would be ok, but "As I spoke to experts in federal disability education policy, I began to see the cracks."
www.startribune.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:32 PM
NEW: I wrote about attacks on federal oversight of special ed and what it means for families like mine. I went into this thinking maybe MN kids would be ok, but "As I spoke to experts in federal disability education policy, I began to see the cracks."
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Wild graphic on front page of WSJ.
November 14, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Wild graphic on front page of WSJ.
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Broadview.
November 14, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Broadview.
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The Trump admin is trying to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the agency that protects working people when big banks cheat them on mortgages, credit cards and more.
This is an attack on all workers and their financial security. https://politi.co/3LCAFwy
This is an attack on all workers and their financial security. https://politi.co/3LCAFwy
Trump administration declares CFPB funding illegal
The decision, disclosed in a court filing, puts the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on track to shut down in ‘early 2026' when its remaining cash runs out.
www.politico.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:08 PM
The Trump admin is trying to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the agency that protects working people when big banks cheat them on mortgages, credit cards and more.
This is an attack on all workers and their financial security. https://politi.co/3LCAFwy
This is an attack on all workers and their financial security. https://politi.co/3LCAFwy
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Love to have my labor taxed to fund bribes and prize money for MAGA's two-bit crooks — especially by an administration attempting to drain funding from useful plans (such as Ca. high-speed rail) in my own backyard.
The settlement talks between the Trump administration and Michael Flynn and Stefan Passantino marked a change in position by DOJ, which previously had successfully argued in court to have both of their lawsuits tossed out
bit.ly/4hWdolc
bit.ly/4hWdolc
Michael Flynn, DOJ in Settlement Talks Over $50 Million Claim
The Justice Department has been discussing settlements with two former officials from Donald Trump’s first term who — like the president — claim they’re owed major payouts from the US government as vi...
bit.ly
November 14, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Love to have my labor taxed to fund bribes and prize money for MAGA's two-bit crooks — especially by an administration attempting to drain funding from useful plans (such as Ca. high-speed rail) in my own backyard.
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Basically saying "if you do crime for me, I won't only pardon you--I'll give you millions of dollars of public money." Truly unprecedented level of corruption
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Michael Flynn, DOJ in Settlement Talks Over $50 Million Claim
The Justice Department has been discussing settlements with two former officials from Donald Trump’s first term who — like the president — claim they’re owed major payouts from the US government as vi...
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Basically saying "if you do crime for me, I won't only pardon you--I'll give you millions of dollars of public money." Truly unprecedented level of corruption
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Recently visited the Glass Flowers at Harvard, a collection of 4,300 extraordinarily realistic glass models of plants crafted by the Blaschkas, a father and son team of sculptors
That’s right, these are all made primarily of GLASS — a fact difficult to accept given how accurate & lifelike they are
That’s right, these are all made primarily of GLASS — a fact difficult to accept given how accurate & lifelike they are
November 14, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Recently visited the Glass Flowers at Harvard, a collection of 4,300 extraordinarily realistic glass models of plants crafted by the Blaschkas, a father and son team of sculptors
That’s right, these are all made primarily of GLASS — a fact difficult to accept given how accurate & lifelike they are
That’s right, these are all made primarily of GLASS — a fact difficult to accept given how accurate & lifelike they are
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November 14, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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As many as 200,000 Mississippians could soon lose health insurance, the state's Republican insurance commissioner, Mike Chaney, warned the Mississippi Free Press in October.
Those odds have increased since the government shutdown ended with no extension of expanded ACA tax credits.
buff.ly/3Q5l5t4
Those odds have increased since the government shutdown ended with no extension of expanded ACA tax credits.
buff.ly/3Q5l5t4
200,000 Mississippians Risk Losing Health Coverage, Republican Insurance Commissioner Warns
About 331,000 Mississippians who rely on the Affordable Care Act could see their health insurance premiums jump by 37% on average unless Congress acts to extend COVID-19-era tax credits.
www.mississippifreepress.org
November 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
As many as 200,000 Mississippians could soon lose health insurance, the state's Republican insurance commissioner, Mike Chaney, warned the Mississippi Free Press in October.
Those odds have increased since the government shutdown ended with no extension of expanded ACA tax credits.
buff.ly/3Q5l5t4
Those odds have increased since the government shutdown ended with no extension of expanded ACA tax credits.
buff.ly/3Q5l5t4
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In the past year, 75,000 people have signed up to run for local or state office through Run for Something, a grassroots political group that recruits young progressives.
For context: 67,000 people signed up with the group in Trump’s first term ― over the *entirety* of those four years.
For context: 67,000 people signed up with the group in Trump’s first term ― over the *entirety* of those four years.
November 14, 2025 at 7:10 PM
In the past year, 75,000 people have signed up to run for local or state office through Run for Something, a grassroots political group that recruits young progressives.
For context: 67,000 people signed up with the group in Trump’s first term ― over the *entirety* of those four years.
For context: 67,000 people signed up with the group in Trump’s first term ― over the *entirety* of those four years.
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Remember when it was a weeks-long scandal that Obama gave the Queen an iPod full of music, bc it threatened the Special Relationship?
Homan: "I don't think the UK is a friend to this country and friend of the president"
November 14, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Remember when it was a weeks-long scandal that Obama gave the Queen an iPod full of music, bc it threatened the Special Relationship?
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what the actual fuck
November 14, 2025 at 5:20 PM
what the actual fuck
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#minterland #minter Breaking News! So the turkey drama ramped up. Heard a commotion in our basement. Looked up at a small window we have there which is ground level & saw this. They were pecking at the window hard! Looks like I need a parlay with the Turkey Don & Head Crow to work this out. 😂🦃
November 14, 2025 at 3:17 PM
#minterland #minter Breaking News! So the turkey drama ramped up. Heard a commotion in our basement. Looked up at a small window we have there which is ground level & saw this. They were pecking at the window hard! Looks like I need a parlay with the Turkey Don & Head Crow to work this out. 😂🦃
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These two are longtime friends, and I love that one of their conversations was captured for Chelsea's new podcast, "That Can't Be True."
Listen as they talk about how state leaders like @iamwesmoore.bsky.social are stepping up to help citizens in this moment. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Listen as they talk about how state leaders like @iamwesmoore.bsky.social are stepping up to help citizens in this moment. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
November 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
These two are longtime friends, and I love that one of their conversations was captured for Chelsea's new podcast, "That Can't Be True."
Listen as they talk about how state leaders like @iamwesmoore.bsky.social are stepping up to help citizens in this moment. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Listen as they talk about how state leaders like @iamwesmoore.bsky.social are stepping up to help citizens in this moment. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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This is Benjamin. He was found as a stray with torn CCLs and a significant bone infection, making walking very painful. He needs multiple surgeries to feel better and ongoing care to ensure the infection doesn't spread. You can help him below ❤️🩹
15outof10.org/benjamin/
15outof10.org/benjamin/
November 14, 2025 at 5:03 PM
This is Benjamin. He was found as a stray with torn CCLs and a significant bone infection, making walking very painful. He needs multiple surgeries to feel better and ongoing care to ensure the infection doesn't spread. You can help him below ❤️🩹
15outof10.org/benjamin/
15outof10.org/benjamin/
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The kittens are crazypantsing it up. (To be fair, they are ALWAYS crazypantsing it up!)
November 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The kittens are crazypantsing it up. (To be fair, they are ALWAYS crazypantsing it up!)
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Important to understand that sexual violence is political violence, enacted specifically to enforce class, race, and, yes, gender hierarchies.
I sometimes feel like they don’t want to end poverty or reduce inequality because they believe they’re entitled to a class of people they can prey upon
November 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Important to understand that sexual violence is political violence, enacted specifically to enforce class, race, and, yes, gender hierarchies.
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During our Rules Committee hearing, I exposed the outrageous lawsuit provision authored by Senate Republicans for what it is — a disgraceful, self-enrichment scheme.
And virtually every House Republican voted for it.
And virtually every House Republican voted for it.
November 13, 2025 at 6:30 PM
During our Rules Committee hearing, I exposed the outrageous lawsuit provision authored by Senate Republicans for what it is — a disgraceful, self-enrichment scheme.
And virtually every House Republican voted for it.
And virtually every House Republican voted for it.