Martha 🥄 near Seattle
@marthawt.bsky.social
Born-inside-the-Beltway politics nerd, public education advocate, Xitter refugee fighting despair. I AM ANTIFA; come at me, bro!
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Did anyone ask why Trump is blaming Biden when his folks vetted and approved his asylum this year?
November 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Did anyone ask why Trump is blaming Biden when his folks vetted and approved his asylum this year?
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T is too cognitively & emotionally limited to actually care about them, even if he cd remember this. Other ppl are in charge of decisions in the T admin, bc T is not capable of making them. All he does is bloviate.
November 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM
T is too cognitively & emotionally limited to actually care about them, even if he cd remember this. Other ppl are in charge of decisions in the T admin, bc T is not capable of making them. All he does is bloviate.
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Lmao Mike Johnson is 30 years younger than Nancy Pelosi
Speaker 'barely holding it together' and 'crushed by his workload': NYT
Speaker 'barely holding it together' and 'crushed by his workload': NYT
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) made several revealing admissions about the stressful and chaotic nature of his job, according to a recent New York Times report.The Times' Annie Karni wrote in a Wednesday article that Johnson turned what was meant to be an easy interview with a friendly podcast h...
bit.ly
November 27, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Lmao Mike Johnson is 30 years younger than Nancy Pelosi
Second-to-least sympathetic whiner in the entire nation: Squeaker Johnson. You know the very least one.
Dude who handed Trump his spine whines about the trials and tribulations of being spineless.
You know who’s overwhelmed, Mikey? Americans trying to pay the bills.
You know why, Mikey? You sold them out.
A Beleaguered Speaker Says He’s Overwhelmed www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
You know who’s overwhelmed, Mikey? Americans trying to pay the bills.
You know why, Mikey? You sold them out.
A Beleaguered Speaker Says He’s Overwhelmed www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
November 27, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Second-to-least sympathetic whiner in the entire nation: Squeaker Johnson. You know the very least one.
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No idea why an Afghan refugee shot National Guard soldiers within walking distance of the White House, but this new USCIS directive was revealed on Monday. Worth noting.
The folks at @afghanevac.bsky.social have in hand a new USCIS directive which largely targets Afghan refugees who fled the Taliban in the wake of the U.S. withdrawal in 2021.
In case you needed a reminder that the most loathsome people in the world work for DHS.
In case you needed a reminder that the most loathsome people in the world work for DHS.
November 27, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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You act as if it doesn't matter which party is in power--As if it is no more possible to do this with Dems in power than with Right Wing authoritarians in power. Not so.
What would make the MOST difference will be to get Dems back in power.
Your desire to appear nonpartisan is killing democracy.
What would make the MOST difference will be to get Dems back in power.
Your desire to appear nonpartisan is killing democracy.
November 26, 2025 at 8:36 PM
You act as if it doesn't matter which party is in power--As if it is no more possible to do this with Dems in power than with Right Wing authoritarians in power. Not so.
What would make the MOST difference will be to get Dems back in power.
Your desire to appear nonpartisan is killing democracy.
What would make the MOST difference will be to get Dems back in power.
Your desire to appear nonpartisan is killing democracy.
The LAST damn thing we need is more right-wing media.
Terrible news.
Broadcast giant Sinclair makes bid to buy out EW Scripps for $7 per share
apnews.com/article/sinc...
Broadcast giant Sinclair makes bid to buy out EW Scripps for $7 per share
apnews.com/article/sinc...
Broadcast giant Sinclair makes bid to buy out EW Scripps for $7 per share
Sinclair has submitted a bid to buy out E.W. Scripps for $7 per share, in a deal that could bring further consolidation across America’s local TV news landscape.
apnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:08 PM
The LAST damn thing we need is more right-wing media.
A nice grift if you can get it.
Newly released Fox correspondence from 2020 shows Steve Bannon urged Fox propagandist Maria Bartiromo to run for U.S. Senate. But apparently Bartiromo found Fox more lucrative: We learned she has made more than $70M at Fox.
What happened at Fox News after the 2020 election? Documents reveal new details
Tens of thousands of documents were released as part of Smartmatic’s defamation lawsuit against the network
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:16 PM
A nice grift if you can get it.
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James Bond supervillains threaten to blow up the world with their big laser unless you pay them a trillion dollars.
Real American supervillains embed themselves in the economy and threaten to cause a depression unless you subsidize their sex robots and the weird chatbots they use to avoid humans.
Real American supervillains embed themselves in the economy and threaten to cause a depression unless you subsidize their sex robots and the weird chatbots they use to avoid humans.
November 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM
James Bond supervillains threaten to blow up the world with their big laser unless you pay them a trillion dollars.
Real American supervillains embed themselves in the economy and threaten to cause a depression unless you subsidize their sex robots and the weird chatbots they use to avoid humans.
Real American supervillains embed themselves in the economy and threaten to cause a depression unless you subsidize their sex robots and the weird chatbots they use to avoid humans.
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Earlier this month, Indivisibles in California launched UC Unbowed — a collective of students, alumni, faculty, and community members defending the University of California from Trump’s attacks on free speech and academic independence.
The campaign took off like a rocket. 🧵
The campaign took off like a rocket. 🧵
November 26, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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That’s a shame. Anyway… 💅
Tesla's EU sales were down 48.5% in October, and are down 30% in a year-to-date when EV sales are up 26%.
Tesla's China sales fell 35.8% in October, for an 8.4% decline year-to-date.
Tesla's US sales fell 24% in October, after incentives expired.
IT'S HAPPENING!
www.reuters.com/business/aut...
Tesla's China sales fell 35.8% in October, for an 8.4% decline year-to-date.
Tesla's US sales fell 24% in October, after incentives expired.
IT'S HAPPENING!
www.reuters.com/business/aut...
www.reuters.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:07 PM
That’s a shame. Anyway… 💅
Your tax dollars at work!
Newly released emails show the FBI spent almost $1 million in overtime analyzing the Epstein files as part of an effort dubbed the “Special Redaction Project."
FBI’s Frantic Scramble to Redact Epstein Files Revealed
A trove of emails shows all-nighters and almost $1 million in overtime as Trumpworld debated releasing the Epstein files.
trib.al
November 26, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Your tax dollars at work!
If only it were actually funny. 🫤
They didn’t even try to name it something less obvious lmao
Newly released emails show the FBI spent almost $1 million in overtime analyzing the Epstein files as part of an effort dubbed the “Special Redaction Project."
November 26, 2025 at 8:05 PM
If only it were actually funny. 🫤
Russia is a terrorist state.
⚡️ A BBC investigation says Russian Wagner mercenaries in Mali tortured civilians, carried out executions, and left a trail of terror as they shifted into Russia’s new Africa Corps.
Wagner’s Bloody Legacy in Mali: Torture, Executions, and a Trail of Fear
Russian mercenaries in Mali face allegations of extrajudicial killings and torture, raising concerns about human rights violations during operations.
united24media.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Russia is a terrorist state.
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⚡️ Moldova publicly confronted Russia by showing its ambassador a downed Russian drone after six of them illegally crossed Moldovan airspace.
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November 26, 2025 at 6:04 PM
⚡️ Moldova publicly confronted Russia by showing its ambassador a downed Russian drone after six of them illegally crossed Moldovan airspace.
🔗 united24media.com/latest-news/...
🔗 united24media.com/latest-news/...
Not holding my breath for our “Justice Dept. to get right on this lawbreaking.
New Justice Department filings reveal that it was Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem who chose to defy a federal court order by transferring more than 100 Venezuelan men into Salvadoran custody to be imprisoned.
November 26, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Not holding my breath for our “Justice Dept. to get right on this lawbreaking.
Practically perfect post.
November 26, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Practically perfect post.
Glad to see SOME media reporting on the Dear Leader’s nasty and senile ramblings.
President Trump brought grievances to the Thanksgiving pardoning ceremony on Tuesday. He joked about sending the turkeys to a prison in El Salvador, and claimed that last year's turkey pardons were invalid. n.pr/48nUsYx
Trump spares turkeys — but not his political opponents — at annual pardoning ceremony
President Trump brought grievances to the Thanksgiving pardoning ceremony on Tuesday. He joked about sending the turkeys to a prison in El Salvador, and claimed that last year's turkey pardons were invalid.
n.pr
November 26, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Glad to see SOME media reporting on the Dear Leader’s nasty and senile ramblings.
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If it saves lives, Republicans oppose it.
Exclusive: Republicans plan to challenge vehicle-safety mandates, such as automatic emergency braking and alarms that remind drivers a child is in the back seat.
Senate Committee to Challenge Auto-Safety Mandates That Hurt ‘Affordability’
Republicans are questioning the value of some features, such as automatic braking and rear-seat reminders.
on.wsj.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:52 PM
If it saves lives, Republicans oppose it.
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If it saves lives, Republicans oppose it. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
EPA to abandon air pollution rule that would prevent thousands of U.S. deaths
The Environmental Protection Agency will no longer defend Biden-era limits on fine-particle pollution, which causes heart and lung disease.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:11 AM
If it saves lives, Republicans oppose it. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Not exactly a sign that Russia is winning.
⚡ In the first nine months of 2025, Ukraine’s Armed Forces captured five times more foreign fighters than in all of 2023, Ukrainian intelligence told CNN.
Ukraine has identified over 18,000 foreigners from 128 countries fighting for Russia, not counting North Korean troops.
Ukraine has identified over 18,000 foreigners from 128 countries fighting for Russia, not counting North Korean troops.
November 26, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Not exactly a sign that Russia is winning.
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Such classic gaslighting it's an instructive moment. The question is not whether generic is better or worse, it's that a list with more expensive brand names is not the same as a list with cheaper generics. Perverting that truth into an attack on those calling it out is Manipulation 101.
Hassett: "On one of the Sunday shows, the anchor criticized the fact Walmart said the Thanksgiving dinner is cheaper by about $10. Then he said, 'Oh yeah, but they substituted generic stuff,' as if having a generic something is a crime for ordinary folks! It shows how out of touch these people are."
November 26, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Such classic gaslighting it's an instructive moment. The question is not whether generic is better or worse, it's that a list with more expensive brand names is not the same as a list with cheaper generics. Perverting that truth into an attack on those calling it out is Manipulation 101.
Horrific abuse by the federal goon squad. This is Stephen Miller’s doing, and NO ONE ELECTED HIM.
“We’ve tried to not have to do it, but we've got direct orders,” the masked ICE agents told them www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/i...
November 26, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Horrific abuse by the federal goon squad. This is Stephen Miller’s doing, and NO ONE ELECTED HIM.
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"In his haste to turn X into a political weapon for the far right, Musk may have revealed that the platform he’s long called “the number 1 source of news on Earth” is really just a worthless, poisoned hall of mirrors" #advertisingwasteland #XisJunk www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
Elon Musk’s Worthless, Poisoned Hall of Mirrors
How X blew up its own platform with a new location feature
www.theatlantic.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:44 AM
"In his haste to turn X into a political weapon for the far right, Musk may have revealed that the platform he’s long called “the number 1 source of news on Earth” is really just a worthless, poisoned hall of mirrors" #advertisingwasteland #XisJunk www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
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OH SWEETFUCK THERE ARE ARGUMENTS YOU NEVER MAKE, EVEN IF THEY HAVE THEORETICAL MERIT.
Additionally, OpenAI argues its not liable because Raine, by using ChatGPT for self-harm, broke its terms of service
November 26, 2025 at 6:17 AM
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