Martha Vail Barker
@macvb.bsky.social
Writer who sometimes actually writes. Likes cats, dogs, and many humans.
This beautiful, brave, and generous book deserves a huge audience. The writing is gorgeous, and it’s the empathy-inducing, community-inspiring boost we could all use right now.
November 29, 2025 at 10:25 AM
This beautiful, brave, and generous book deserves a huge audience. The writing is gorgeous, and it’s the empathy-inducing, community-inspiring boost we could all use right now.
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Love being a citizen of a country whose government considers protecting people a priority.
June 5, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Love being a citizen of a country whose government considers protecting people a priority.
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Legality aside, how pathetic for the American head of state to fly around in the plane he got as a valentine from the Emir of Qatar. A kept little man.
May 11, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Legality aside, how pathetic for the American head of state to fly around in the plane he got as a valentine from the Emir of Qatar. A kept little man.
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In the last few days, the president fell asleep at the pope’s funeral, said he wasn’t making decisions in the White House and fell for an obvious photoshop.
Cool. Cool cool cool.
Cool. Cool cool cool.
April 30, 2025 at 11:13 AM
In the last few days, the president fell asleep at the pope’s funeral, said he wasn’t making decisions in the White House and fell for an obvious photoshop.
Cool. Cool cool cool.
Cool. Cool cool cool.
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It’s moments like these when we might consider it relevant that the current FBI director who might be charged with investigating this crime appeared eight times on the podcast of Stew Peters, a Christian Nationalist who recently called for a “final solution” to America’s “Jewish problem.”
Last night at about 2AM, my family and I woke up to bangs on the door from the Pennsylvania State Police after an arsonist set fire to the Governor’s Residence in Harrisburg.
April 13, 2025 at 3:26 PM
It’s moments like these when we might consider it relevant that the current FBI director who might be charged with investigating this crime appeared eight times on the podcast of Stew Peters, a Christian Nationalist who recently called for a “final solution” to America’s “Jewish problem.”
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How to understand the stock market if you only watch Fox News
April 9, 2025 at 6:12 PM
How to understand the stock market if you only watch Fox News
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The White House. The actual White House.
This is the attitude of every abuser, who is now fearful of the consequences of their abuse.
This is the attitude of every abuser, who is now fearful of the consequences of their abuse.
April 10, 2025 at 9:58 AM
The White House. The actual White House.
This is the attitude of every abuser, who is now fearful of the consequences of their abuse.
This is the attitude of every abuser, who is now fearful of the consequences of their abuse.
In Valletta. Memorial to Daphne Caruana Galizia.
Watch words.
Watch words.
April 7, 2025 at 9:10 AM
In Valletta. Memorial to Daphne Caruana Galizia.
Watch words.
Watch words.
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I just want to personally thank Pete Hegseth for proving my theory that when your entire personality is “minorities are incompetent,” it’s usually because you’re more incompetent than anyone could have imagined.
a man in a dodgers shirt is holding a glass of wine in front of a microphone
ALT: a man in a dodgers shirt is holding a glass of wine in front of a microphone
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March 26, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I just want to personally thank Pete Hegseth for proving my theory that when your entire personality is “minorities are incompetent,” it’s usually because you’re more incompetent than anyone could have imagined.
Interesting new marketing campaign in the UK (and presumably internationally) from the EU. Wonder what inspired it?
March 24, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Interesting new marketing campaign in the UK (and presumably internationally) from the EU. Wonder what inspired it?
“Listen to the women. For The People.”
March 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
“Listen to the women. For The People.”
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Terrorism: shooting a CEO, vandalizing a Tesla
Not terrorism: shooting up a black church, storming the capitol
Not terrorism: shooting up a black church, storming the capitol
March 11, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Terrorism: shooting a CEO, vandalizing a Tesla
Not terrorism: shooting up a black church, storming the capitol
Not terrorism: shooting up a black church, storming the capitol
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Too bad Uvalde Elementary didn’t sell Teslas.
March 11, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Too bad Uvalde Elementary didn’t sell Teslas.
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There you have it. The Economic Policy Uncertainty Index (www.policyuncertainty.com) just hit an all-time high, surpassing its previous high from May 2020 - the teeth of the #COVID pandemic.
Consequences: worse investment climate, higher risk premia, (likely) higher interest rates...
Consequences: worse investment climate, higher risk premia, (likely) higher interest rates...
February 16, 2025 at 2:56 PM
There you have it. The Economic Policy Uncertainty Index (www.policyuncertainty.com) just hit an all-time high, surpassing its previous high from May 2020 - the teeth of the #COVID pandemic.
Consequences: worse investment climate, higher risk premia, (likely) higher interest rates...
Consequences: worse investment climate, higher risk premia, (likely) higher interest rates...
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Last night, we broke the news that the top US election security watchdog has frozen all of its election security work and is reviewing everything it has done to help state and local officials secure their elections for the past eight years. https://wrd.cm/3QkfGh3
Top US Election Security Watchdog Forced to Stop Election Security Work
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has frozen efforts to aid states in securing elections, according to an internal memo viewed by WIRED.
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February 15, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Last night, we broke the news that the top US election security watchdog has frozen all of its election security work and is reviewing everything it has done to help state and local officials secure their elections for the past eight years. https://wrd.cm/3QkfGh3
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go full shadow cabinet
One thing Democratic leadership could do right now is to name an alternate HHS secretary--someone to provide ongoing public updates and health information. And do it for other departments too. Start showing voters what a Democratic government would look like--press conferences, speeches, all of it.
February 13, 2025 at 7:22 PM
go full shadow cabinet
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What the actual *?! The White House has designated Mr. Musk’s office, the United States DOGE Service, as an entity protected from public records requests and most judicial intervention until at least 2034, by classifying its documents as presidential records.
February 10, 2025 at 9:03 PM
What the actual *?! The White House has designated Mr. Musk’s office, the United States DOGE Service, as an entity protected from public records requests and most judicial intervention until at least 2034, by classifying its documents as presidential records.
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If you cannot call it what it is when all in a week: a government removes every mention of a group of people, destroys information about them en masse, bans their discussion in schools, restricts their ability to travel and starts seizing and refusing their official identification, when will you?
February 1, 2025 at 12:45 PM
If you cannot call it what it is when all in a week: a government removes every mention of a group of people, destroys information about them en masse, bans their discussion in schools, restricts their ability to travel and starts seizing and refusing their official identification, when will you?