Martha Casner
@marthacasner.bsky.social
Curious about how ideas shape the world, I share writing that looks beyond headlines to explore context, nuance, and perspective.
Success isn’t a zero-sum game. Some of the biggest breakthroughs come from unlikely partnerships and shared goals. Collaboration builds resilience and often leads to better outcomes for everyone
August 28, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Success isn’t a zero-sum game. Some of the biggest breakthroughs come from unlikely partnerships and shared goals. Collaboration builds resilience and often leads to better outcomes for everyone
In a world where industries shift quickly, staying curious and open to learning is a superpower. Certifications, mentorship, podcasts there are so many paths to growth.
August 28, 2025 at 10:51 PM
In a world where industries shift quickly, staying curious and open to learning is a superpower. Certifications, mentorship, podcasts there are so many paths to growth.
Not all progress needs to be loud. Sometimes the most meaningful growth happens behind the scenes through consistency, learning, and resilience.
August 28, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Not all progress needs to be loud. Sometimes the most meaningful growth happens behind the scenes through consistency, learning, and resilience.
In business, seeing a challenge from multiple viewpoints often leads to better outcomes. That diversity of thought whether from lived experience or professional background can change the game.
August 28, 2025 at 10:50 PM
In business, seeing a challenge from multiple viewpoints often leads to better outcomes. That diversity of thought whether from lived experience or professional background can change the game.
Whether in startups or legacy industries, innovation rarely arrives with a grand announcement it shows up in small experiments, new questions, and bold curiosity.
August 28, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Whether in startups or legacy industries, innovation rarely arrives with a grand announcement it shows up in small experiments, new questions, and bold curiosity.
As digital spaces grow, so does the responsibility of how we use them. Social platforms aren't just for expression, they're tools for connection, learning, and building trust.
August 28, 2025 at 10:49 PM
As digital spaces grow, so does the responsibility of how we use them. Social platforms aren't just for expression, they're tools for connection, learning, and building trust.
In times of change, strong leadership isn’t about having all the answers, it's about listening, adapting, and guiding with empathy. Whether you're managing a team or supporting colleagues, small actions rooted in respect can go a long way.
August 28, 2025 at 10:48 PM
In times of change, strong leadership isn’t about having all the answers, it's about listening, adapting, and guiding with empathy. Whether you're managing a team or supporting colleagues, small actions rooted in respect can go a long way.
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French Prime Minister François Bayrou warned today that his government’s likely collapse next month would drag France into a dangerous abyss.
Bayrou: France’s survival is at stake
The French government appears likely to fall next month over the prime minister’s spending plans.
www.politico.eu
August 27, 2025 at 9:06 PM
French Prime Minister François Bayrou warned today that his government’s likely collapse next month would drag France into a dangerous abyss.
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🚨 BREAKING: Russia has struck the EU delegation building in Kyiv.
Read the developing story: ow.ly/N2RW50WNllP
Read the developing story: ow.ly/N2RW50WNllP
August 28, 2025 at 7:07 AM
🚨 BREAKING: Russia has struck the EU delegation building in Kyiv.
Read the developing story: ow.ly/N2RW50WNllP
Read the developing story: ow.ly/N2RW50WNllP
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French President Emmanuel Macron has told his ministers that the EU should consider retaliatory measures against the US digital sector after President Donald Trump threatened additional tariffs over tech regulation and taxes.
Macron wants EU to target US Big Tech after new Trump tariff threat
France doesn’t want the EU to take Trump’s bluster lying down.
ow.ly
August 28, 2025 at 7:35 AM
French President Emmanuel Macron has told his ministers that the EU should consider retaliatory measures against the US digital sector after President Donald Trump threatened additional tariffs over tech regulation and taxes.
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Europe's disunited governments are in denial about the extent to which violence is shaping global politics and must step up to assert their combined force as a hard power, the chief of defense staff of the French military has warned in a sweeping interview.
Europe must assert hard power or become a ‘hunted animal,’ France’s top general warns
General Thierry Burkhard said in an interview that European governments and populations are in denial about the “level of violence in the world today.”
www.politico.eu
August 28, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Europe's disunited governments are in denial about the extent to which violence is shaping global politics and must step up to assert their combined force as a hard power, the chief of defense staff of the French military has warned in a sweeping interview.
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Europe must assert hard power or become a "hunted animal," France’s chief of defense, General Thierry Burkhard, warns in an interview. Europeans need to unite to "achieve the critical mass needed to have influence and avoid being sold off by the slice." www.politico.eu/article/euro...
Europe must assert hard power or become a ‘hunted animal,’ France’s top general warns
General Thierry Burkhard said in an interview that European governments and populations are in denial about the “level of violence in the world today.”
www.politico.eu
August 28, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Europe must assert hard power or become a "hunted animal," France’s chief of defense, General Thierry Burkhard, warns in an interview. Europeans need to unite to "achieve the critical mass needed to have influence and avoid being sold off by the slice." www.politico.eu/article/euro...
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said direct talks between Russia's Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy wouldn't happen, even as the Trump administration continues to push for a peace deal.
Putin-Zelenskyy summit won’t happen, says Germany’s Merz
The chancellor’s comment is among the strongest public expressions of doubt yet from a European leader that Trump’s peace push will work.
www.politico.eu
August 28, 2025 at 7:23 PM
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said direct talks between Russia's Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy wouldn't happen, even as the Trump administration continues to push for a peace deal.
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💀 Russia loses 890 soldiers over past day
Russia loses 890 soldiers over past day
Russia has lost 890 soldiers killed and wounded and 66 artillery systems over the past day.
www.pravda.com.ua
August 19, 2025 at 11:18 AM
💀 Russia loses 890 soldiers over past day
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On February 3, 2010, argentine president Cristina Kirchner fired the head of the central bank, setting off a 15 year spiral of inflation that would eventually peak last year at 220%.
Let's say, on that day, you bought lunch for $20 argentine pesos. Today, that same lunch would cost you $4,156 pesos
Let's say, on that day, you bought lunch for $20 argentine pesos. Today, that same lunch would cost you $4,156 pesos
It’s hard to overstate how big a deal this is - for the economy (ours and globally), for the rule of law, and for the proper and efficient function of government.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Says He Is Removing Lisa Cook From Federal Reserve Board
www.nytimes.com
August 26, 2025 at 1:20 AM
On February 3, 2010, argentine president Cristina Kirchner fired the head of the central bank, setting off a 15 year spiral of inflation that would eventually peak last year at 220%.
Let's say, on that day, you bought lunch for $20 argentine pesos. Today, that same lunch would cost you $4,156 pesos
Let's say, on that day, you bought lunch for $20 argentine pesos. Today, that same lunch would cost you $4,156 pesos
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Janet Actually Yelling
Yellen not at all pulling her punches in this op-ed for the FT www.ft.com/content/d2ea...
August 27, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Janet Actually Yelling
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This imagery is the kind of thing you see in video games to let you know you’re in a totalitarian city or country.
The irony/idiocy of this banner currently draped on the Department of Labor building is not lost on me, given all the federal workers he's forced out of their jobs.
(Pic via Getty Images)
(Pic via Getty Images)
August 27, 2025 at 3:28 PM
This imagery is the kind of thing you see in video games to let you know you’re in a totalitarian city or country.
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I’m trying hard not to doom and I remain long term optimistic about the politics and about our ability to rebuild.
but it is hard not to notice that every function of the federal government intended to prevent death is currently on fire, except for the ones that are ashes already.
but it is hard not to notice that every function of the federal government intended to prevent death is currently on fire, except for the ones that are ashes already.
August 27, 2025 at 10:59 PM
I’m trying hard not to doom and I remain long term optimistic about the politics and about our ability to rebuild.
but it is hard not to notice that every function of the federal government intended to prevent death is currently on fire, except for the ones that are ashes already.
but it is hard not to notice that every function of the federal government intended to prevent death is currently on fire, except for the ones that are ashes already.
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The muted market reaction to The Crazy doesn't tell you much about what will happen. Markets almost *never* react in advance to large but only potential disruptions. paulkrugman.substack.com/p/why-arent-...
Why Aren’t Markets Freaking Out?
Of Trump, Keynes and Wile E. Coyote
paulkrugman.substack.com
August 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The muted market reaction to The Crazy doesn't tell you much about what will happen. Markets almost *never* react in advance to large but only potential disruptions. paulkrugman.substack.com/p/why-arent-...
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They're openly calling to lock up every trans person by force. We need every ally to speak out forcefully against this because trans folks cannot do this on our own.
August 28, 2025 at 5:05 PM
They're openly calling to lock up every trans person by force. We need every ally to speak out forcefully against this because trans folks cannot do this on our own.
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Jim O’Neill is a tech investor, former CEO of the Thiel Foundation, and co-founder with Peter Thiel of the Thiel fellowship. He has no direct medical education or experience.
It’s hard to get away from the feeling that they really are trying to kill us.
It’s hard to get away from the feeling that they really are trying to kill us.
Breaking news: The White House selected Jim O’Neill, a top deputy to RFK Jr., to serve as acting head of the CDC after a clash over vaccine policy ended in the departure of several agency leaders.
White House taps top RFK Jr. deputy as acting CDC director
The decision comes a day after Trump fired Susan Monarez, the Senate-confirmed CDC director, prompting a series of resignations of other top officials there.
wapo.st
August 28, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Jim O’Neill is a tech investor, former CEO of the Thiel Foundation, and co-founder with Peter Thiel of the Thiel fellowship. He has no direct medical education or experience.
It’s hard to get away from the feeling that they really are trying to kill us.
It’s hard to get away from the feeling that they really are trying to kill us.
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note also that with the AFAIK lone exception of Rubio all confirmed nominees have taken ~full clock time, with minor asterisks.
Dem votes for confirmation do not affect the clock.
Dem votes for confirmation do not affect the clock.
I know it's illegal on here to notice that our leaders are actually fighting back in the job we actually elected them to do, but here's the Wall Street Journal bitching about Schumer's "historic" delaying tactics that have left almost 90% of Trump appointee slots empty.
archive.ph/2025.08.27-0...
archive.ph/2025.08.27-0...
August 28, 2025 at 9:59 PM
note also that with the AFAIK lone exception of Rubio all confirmed nominees have taken ~full clock time, with minor asterisks.
Dem votes for confirmation do not affect the clock.
Dem votes for confirmation do not affect the clock.