Martha
@marthaspride.bsky.social
Lefty queer. Cook, homebody, and wannabe good lifer. Spreadsheet witch. Purveyor of punes.
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every “ancient tradition” was invented between 1848-1870 and every “modern perversion” is so ancient as to predate writing
August 15, 2025 at 5:34 PM
every “ancient tradition” was invented between 1848-1870 and every “modern perversion” is so ancient as to predate writing
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The witch trials of 1612 still cast a long shadow.
August 15, 2025 at 7:27 AM
The witch trials of 1612 still cast a long shadow.
Reminder that the power of the terfs is limited, but also of the huge emotional cost of their harassment. www.wecreatespace.co/post/trans-a...
Trans Advocates Win Landmark UK Tribunal Case.
Eva Echo and Saba Ali share the story behind their tribunal win.
www.wecreatespace.co
August 14, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Reminder that the power of the terfs is limited, but also of the huge emotional cost of their harassment. www.wecreatespace.co/post/trans-a...
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NEW West African ancestry in #medieval England? 🏺 #Archaeology
DNA analysis of two unrelated individuals from two seventh-century-AD cemeteries uncovers the first evidence for genetic connections between Britain and Africa during the Early Middle Ages.
#AntiquityThread 1/10 🧵
📷 Lilian Ladle
DNA analysis of two unrelated individuals from two seventh-century-AD cemeteries uncovers the first evidence for genetic connections between Britain and Africa during the Early Middle Ages.
#AntiquityThread 1/10 🧵
📷 Lilian Ladle
August 13, 2025 at 9:35 AM
NEW West African ancestry in #medieval England? 🏺 #Archaeology
DNA analysis of two unrelated individuals from two seventh-century-AD cemeteries uncovers the first evidence for genetic connections between Britain and Africa during the Early Middle Ages.
#AntiquityThread 1/10 🧵
📷 Lilian Ladle
DNA analysis of two unrelated individuals from two seventh-century-AD cemeteries uncovers the first evidence for genetic connections between Britain and Africa during the Early Middle Ages.
#AntiquityThread 1/10 🧵
📷 Lilian Ladle
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Burnum Burnum planting the Aboriginal flag on the cliffs of Dover and claiming Britain for the Indigenous people of Australia
January 27, 2024 at 9:14 PM
Burnum Burnum planting the Aboriginal flag on the cliffs of Dover and claiming Britain for the Indigenous people of Australia
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it’s 1910 england. you’re exhausted and you’ve just laid down for bed, but the sound of melodic banging on the roof keeps you awake. the chimney sweeps are singing and dancing for that fucking nanny again. you want to die.
August 4, 2023 at 4:35 AM
it’s 1910 england. you’re exhausted and you’ve just laid down for bed, but the sound of melodic banging on the roof keeps you awake. the chimney sweeps are singing and dancing for that fucking nanny again. you want to die.
Not sure my new colleagues entirely know what to make of me. The phrase 'Sorry about dropping a £5.8m cowpat on your head' probably isn't helping.
September 27, 2023 at 5:15 PM
Not sure my new colleagues entirely know what to make of me. The phrase 'Sorry about dropping a £5.8m cowpat on your head' probably isn't helping.
Hello Bluesky! One more rainbow come to join the e-firmament. It seems quite bright here so far.
September 24, 2023 at 9:07 PM
Hello Bluesky! One more rainbow come to join the e-firmament. It seems quite bright here so far.