@marthapowell.bsky.social
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Like 30% of the country is absolutely enraged because they thought they were going to be able to be utter shitbirds without anyone being allowed to call them shitbirds, but here we are, calling them shitbirds.
November 29, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Like 30% of the country is absolutely enraged because they thought they were going to be able to be utter shitbirds without anyone being allowed to call them shitbirds, but here we are, calling them shitbirds.
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if you’re looking for more ways to support independent media and fight fascism, help my friends at @liberalcurrents.com reach their $500k fundraising goal!
gofund.me/4e2ac0714
gofund.me/4e2ac0714
November 24, 2025 at 3:09 PM
if you’re looking for more ways to support independent media and fight fascism, help my friends at @liberalcurrents.com reach their $500k fundraising goal!
gofund.me/4e2ac0714
gofund.me/4e2ac0714
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I didn’t know about this! 👇🏾
a PSA: most nonprofit newsrooms right now are probably participating in the NewsMatch program RIGHT NOW. That’s a program funded by a few foundations that “matches” your end-of-year donation.
If you set up $10 monthly, that literally unlocks $120 from NewsMatch.
So who could you support?
If you set up $10 monthly, that literally unlocks $120 from NewsMatch.
So who could you support?
i promise i don’t mean to high horse this but if you’re thinking about giving lizza ten bucks there are a lot of good independent journalists whose work you could subscribe to for a month instead
November 23, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I didn’t know about this! 👇🏾
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Six veterans posted a video reminding our troops that they swore allegiance to the Constitution-not to Donald Trump-and that they must not obey illegal orders
Because of this, Donald Trump now thinks they should be executed
FOR TELLING OUR TROOPS TO FOLLOW THE LAW
bsky.app/profile/slot...
Because of this, Donald Trump now thinks they should be executed
FOR TELLING OUR TROOPS TO FOLLOW THE LAW
bsky.app/profile/slot...
November 20, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Six veterans posted a video reminding our troops that they swore allegiance to the Constitution-not to Donald Trump-and that they must not obey illegal orders
Because of this, Donald Trump now thinks they should be executed
FOR TELLING OUR TROOPS TO FOLLOW THE LAW
bsky.app/profile/slot...
Because of this, Donald Trump now thinks they should be executed
FOR TELLING OUR TROOPS TO FOLLOW THE LAW
bsky.app/profile/slot...
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Every detail in this gets somehow crazier
November 20, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Every detail in this gets somehow crazier
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props to WSJ for once on a useful notion, ADMIN PARTY for everybody
November 15, 2025 at 2:11 PM
props to WSJ for once on a useful notion, ADMIN PARTY for everybody
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As expected, most schools receiving @GovBillLee’s private school voucher taxpayer handouts have shady testing & transparency, and “patchwork” curriculums “largely based in Christianity”
(Betsy Devos openly admitted “advancing God’s kingdom” is the goal) nashvillebanner.com/2025/11/10/t...
(Betsy Devos openly admitted “advancing God’s kingdom” is the goal) nashvillebanner.com/2025/11/10/t...
November 11, 2025 at 3:17 PM
As expected, most schools receiving @GovBillLee’s private school voucher taxpayer handouts have shady testing & transparency, and “patchwork” curriculums “largely based in Christianity”
(Betsy Devos openly admitted “advancing God’s kingdom” is the goal) nashvillebanner.com/2025/11/10/t...
(Betsy Devos openly admitted “advancing God’s kingdom” is the goal) nashvillebanner.com/2025/11/10/t...
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"Do you know how fast you were going."
"We're looking at that very strongly."
"Where are you headed?"
"We'll have something on that in about two weeks."
"Do you know why I pulled you over?"
"That's a nasty question."
"We're looking at that very strongly."
"Where are you headed?"
"We'll have something on that in about two weeks."
"Do you know why I pulled you over?"
"That's a nasty question."
November 9, 2025 at 3:52 PM
"Do you know how fast you were going."
"We're looking at that very strongly."
"Where are you headed?"
"We'll have something on that in about two weeks."
"Do you know why I pulled you over?"
"That's a nasty question."
"We're looking at that very strongly."
"Where are you headed?"
"We'll have something on that in about two weeks."
"Do you know why I pulled you over?"
"That's a nasty question."
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For Trump: Seafood towers at Mar-A-Lago
For Americans: Bread lines
For Americans: Bread lines
November 8, 2025 at 9:42 PM
For Trump: Seafood towers at Mar-A-Lago
For Americans: Bread lines
For Americans: Bread lines
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Tariffs are taxes. The power to tax is a power vested in Congress—not the President—that’s rooted in the history and founding of the U.S. back to the revolution.
More on oral argument in the cases challenging Trump’s illegal tariffs on @meidastouch.com’s Legal AF:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=uLUp...
More on oral argument in the cases challenging Trump’s illegal tariffs on @meidastouch.com’s Legal AF:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=uLUp...
November 7, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Tariffs are taxes. The power to tax is a power vested in Congress—not the President—that’s rooted in the history and founding of the U.S. back to the revolution.
More on oral argument in the cases challenging Trump’s illegal tariffs on @meidastouch.com’s Legal AF:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=uLUp...
More on oral argument in the cases challenging Trump’s illegal tariffs on @meidastouch.com’s Legal AF:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=uLUp...
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Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino called federal agents' use of force in Chicago "more than exemplary." blockclubchi.co/3Jnwa8y
November 6, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino called federal agents' use of force in Chicago "more than exemplary." blockclubchi.co/3Jnwa8y
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I feel like this is an important aspect to emphasize, loudly, to everyone who endorsed Cuomo. they chose to side with a known sexual predator for personal gain and frankly that should be disqualifying for public office. you knew who he was and decided the women he hurt were acceptable losses
it's been a really bad long shitty time for people who care about victims of rape and sexual abuse, and those who've suffered it. drubbing someone who perpetrated it gleefully and believed he was entitled to power despite it is part of this.
November 5, 2025 at 2:59 AM
I feel like this is an important aspect to emphasize, loudly, to everyone who endorsed Cuomo. they chose to side with a known sexual predator for personal gain and frankly that should be disqualifying for public office. you knew who he was and decided the women he hurt were acceptable losses
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Looks like the Dems will pick up 12 seats in the VA House of Delegates, which will go from 51-49 to 63-37 D-R. That's an honestly shocking result.
November 5, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Looks like the Dems will pick up 12 seats in the VA House of Delegates, which will go from 51-49 to 63-37 D-R. That's an honestly shocking result.
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if you want to know what happened to Teen Vogue yesterday, my work wife @allegrak.bsky.social — who ran our politics section for 6 years until this past June — said it all in this.
can't even pull out a favorite part til I sign my separation letter lol, just read the whole thing.
can't even pull out a favorite part til I sign my separation letter lol, just read the whole thing.
What We Lost When Condé Nast Unceremoniously Shuttered Teen Vogue
This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
if you want to know what happened to Teen Vogue yesterday, my work wife @allegrak.bsky.social — who ran our politics section for 6 years until this past June — said it all in this.
can't even pull out a favorite part til I sign my separation letter lol, just read the whole thing.
can't even pull out a favorite part til I sign my separation letter lol, just read the whole thing.
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If you’re looking at the state of the world and thinking "I have to do something but I don’t know what," this week's video is for you.
In this conversation, I break down how to move from uncertainty to effective action, how to choose the issues that call to you--
youtu.be/I7vnTNd8eq8
In this conversation, I break down how to move from uncertainty to effective action, how to choose the issues that call to you--
youtu.be/I7vnTNd8eq8
Don't Know How to Fight Fascism? Watch this.
YouTube video by The Ripple Effect Institute
youtu.be
November 3, 2025 at 5:30 PM
If you’re looking at the state of the world and thinking "I have to do something but I don’t know what," this week's video is for you.
In this conversation, I break down how to move from uncertainty to effective action, how to choose the issues that call to you--
youtu.be/I7vnTNd8eq8
In this conversation, I break down how to move from uncertainty to effective action, how to choose the issues that call to you--
youtu.be/I7vnTNd8eq8
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Donald Trump is weaponizing the Department of Justice against his political opponents. This is just the latest example. Everyone who cares about democracy and the rule of law needs to speak out loudly and clearly that this is wrong. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ Indicts Congressional Candidate Amid Threats to Arrest Dems Over ICE Accountability Efforts
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
October 30, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Donald Trump is weaponizing the Department of Justice against his political opponents. This is just the latest example. Everyone who cares about democracy and the rule of law needs to speak out loudly and clearly that this is wrong. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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AI agents tried to do graphic design, video editing, game development, and administrative chores like scraping data. "Even the best could perform less than 3 percent of the work, earning $1,810 out of a possible $143,991," writes @willknight.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/ai-age...
AI Agents Are Terrible Freelance Workers
A new benchmark measures how well AI agents can automate economically valuable chores. Human-level AI is still some ways off.
www.wired.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:32 PM
AI agents tried to do graphic design, video editing, game development, and administrative chores like scraping data. "Even the best could perform less than 3 percent of the work, earning $1,810 out of a possible $143,991," writes @willknight.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/ai-age...
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there are very few things that are genuinely a litmus test for intelligence, but getting mad at hearing other languages is on the very short list
October 29, 2025 at 11:55 PM
there are very few things that are genuinely a litmus test for intelligence, but getting mad at hearing other languages is on the very short list
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I love Rebecca DOWN. Known as Dollar Tree Dinners.
Her “Meal in a Bag” is meant to provide ppl with a complete meal that is $8 or less, is shelf stable, & can be made without access to a full kitchen. I love this as a direct aid option. Good for neighbors & elders who can’t/wont go to a pantry.
Her “Meal in a Bag” is meant to provide ppl with a complete meal that is $8 or less, is shelf stable, & can be made without access to a full kitchen. I love this as a direct aid option. Good for neighbors & elders who can’t/wont go to a pantry.
October 28, 2025 at 10:25 PM
I love Rebecca DOWN. Known as Dollar Tree Dinners.
Her “Meal in a Bag” is meant to provide ppl with a complete meal that is $8 or less, is shelf stable, & can be made without access to a full kitchen. I love this as a direct aid option. Good for neighbors & elders who can’t/wont go to a pantry.
Her “Meal in a Bag” is meant to provide ppl with a complete meal that is $8 or less, is shelf stable, & can be made without access to a full kitchen. I love this as a direct aid option. Good for neighbors & elders who can’t/wont go to a pantry.
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BIG update to story:
"The Jasper County Sheriff's Office originally said the monkeys carried hepatitis C, herpes and COVID. Tulane officials stressed that the animals were not diseased or infectious."
Now I've got a NEW torts exam question.
"The Jasper County Sheriff's Office originally said the monkeys carried hepatitis C, herpes and COVID. Tulane officials stressed that the animals were not diseased or infectious."
Now I've got a NEW torts exam question.
October 28, 2025 at 9:26 PM
BIG update to story:
"The Jasper County Sheriff's Office originally said the monkeys carried hepatitis C, herpes and COVID. Tulane officials stressed that the animals were not diseased or infectious."
Now I've got a NEW torts exam question.
"The Jasper County Sheriff's Office originally said the monkeys carried hepatitis C, herpes and COVID. Tulane officials stressed that the animals were not diseased or infectious."
Now I've got a NEW torts exam question.
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Third observation: Suppose UC systems say "no deal," as our Governor is urging.
The DOJ is then free to bring a Title VI case.
There is *absolutely no way* the remedies in such a case—even if somehow it were completely successful—could come anywhere close to the remedies in this document.
The DOJ is then free to bring a Title VI case.
There is *absolutely no way* the remedies in such a case—even if somehow it were completely successful—could come anywhere close to the remedies in this document.
Governor Newsom: No state funding for sell-out universities | Governor of California
www.gov.ca.gov
October 25, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Third observation: Suppose UC systems say "no deal," as our Governor is urging.
The DOJ is then free to bring a Title VI case.
There is *absolutely no way* the remedies in such a case—even if somehow it were completely successful—could come anywhere close to the remedies in this document.
The DOJ is then free to bring a Title VI case.
There is *absolutely no way* the remedies in such a case—even if somehow it were completely successful—could come anywhere close to the remedies in this document.
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Early in-person voting in California starts TODAY! Find your nearest vote center and cast your vote for Yes on Prop 50. Don't wait! 🗳️
www.sos.ca.gov/elections/po...
www.sos.ca.gov/elections/po...
Find Your Polling Place :: California Secretary of State
www.sos.ca.gov
October 25, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Early in-person voting in California starts TODAY! Find your nearest vote center and cast your vote for Yes on Prop 50. Don't wait! 🗳️
www.sos.ca.gov/elections/po...
www.sos.ca.gov/elections/po...
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I wrote about attending No Kings, opposing visions of America, what hating those visions says about those who hate them, the importance being earnest, and the necessity of finding the next step.
www.the-reframe.com/america-hate...
www.the-reframe.com/america-hate...
America Haters
No Kings was a week ago. What did it mean?
www.the-reframe.com
October 25, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I wrote about attending No Kings, opposing visions of America, what hating those visions says about those who hate them, the importance being earnest, and the necessity of finding the next step.
www.the-reframe.com/america-hate...
www.the-reframe.com/america-hate...
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All these people are saying “wait to you think he’s REALLY a Nazi,” and my response is “no I think it’s more likely he’s an irony-poisoned edgelord douchebro, another group that’s absolutely ruining the fucking country.”
October 22, 2025 at 3:35 PM
All these people are saying “wait to you think he’s REALLY a Nazi,” and my response is “no I think it’s more likely he’s an irony-poisoned edgelord douchebro, another group that’s absolutely ruining the fucking country.”