Martha Newman
@savvygranny45.bsky.social
Me: 80 yr. old wife, mother, grandmother, Liberal, optimist, technophile, cat mom, & country music fan.
Heard on a promotional ad for CBS: "What happens when you bring the world's best journalists together?"
Given that the new head of CBS and their news director are Trump supporters, I'm guessing someone's gonna try to shut them up!
Given that the new head of CBS and their news director are Trump supporters, I'm guessing someone's gonna try to shut them up!
November 1, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Heard on a promotional ad for CBS: "What happens when you bring the world's best journalists together?"
Given that the new head of CBS and their news director are Trump supporters, I'm guessing someone's gonna try to shut them up!
Given that the new head of CBS and their news director are Trump supporters, I'm guessing someone's gonna try to shut them up!
They ARE weak! They have learned that their brand of Conservatism is an anathema to a society built on equal treatment for all, and respect for others' needs and feelings. But they want money and power and they'll do ANYTHING to get it! They've brainwashed you all!
newrepublic.com/article/2017...
newrepublic.com/article/2017...
Transcript: MAGA Rage at “No Kings” Boils Over—Exposing Trump as Weak
As Trump allies smear the coming protests, a good writer on MAGA deconstructs these attacks on large swaths of Americans—and explains why they should prompt more to turn out against an obviously fearf...
newrepublic.com
October 18, 2025 at 7:37 PM
They ARE weak! They have learned that their brand of Conservatism is an anathema to a society built on equal treatment for all, and respect for others' needs and feelings. But they want money and power and they'll do ANYTHING to get it! They've brainwashed you all!
newrepublic.com/article/2017...
newrepublic.com/article/2017...
If you are asking yourself how we got here, well look no more:
September 13, 2025 at 6:43 PM
If you are asking yourself how we got here, well look no more:
Oh. My. God! This has to be stopped!!!
September 2, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Oh. My. God! This has to be stopped!!!
Is Daniel Ellsberg still alive? I'll bet he could find the Epstein List and leak it for journalistic purity!
July 12, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Is Daniel Ellsberg still alive? I'll bet he could find the Epstein List and leak it for journalistic purity!
FACEBOOK censored me! So much for the First Amendment
May 5, 2025 at 6:12 PM
FACEBOOK censored me! So much for the First Amendment
The moral of the story: Visitors stay out--you are not safe here!
#visitorwarning #democracyisdying #embarrassedbytheUS #Republicansareevil #resist
www.newsweek.com/germany-tour...
#visitorwarning #democracyisdying #embarrassedbytheUS #Republicansareevil #resist
www.newsweek.com/germany-tour...
German tourists deported from US for not booking hotel
Maria Lepère and Charlotte Pohl, both recent high school graduates, arrived in Hawaii hoping for the perfect holiday.
www.newsweek.com
April 21, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The moral of the story: Visitors stay out--you are not safe here!
#visitorwarning #democracyisdying #embarrassedbytheUS #Republicansareevil #resist
www.newsweek.com/germany-tour...
#visitorwarning #democracyisdying #embarrassedbytheUS #Republicansareevil #resist
www.newsweek.com/germany-tour...
What if, instead of saying x-number of people were "deported", we more accurately said, x-number of people were sent to a concentration camp in Wherever?
April 15, 2025 at 8:03 PM
What if, instead of saying x-number of people were "deported", we more accurately said, x-number of people were sent to a concentration camp in Wherever?
The architect behind the GOP takeover of the government, starting with dismantling the Constitution. It's all about power...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Stephen Miller Has a Plan
The White House point person on immigration is pursuing a strategy that is bedeviling his opponents and could provoke a constitutional crisis.
www.theatlantic.com
April 3, 2025 at 7:19 PM
The architect behind the GOP takeover of the government, starting with dismantling the Constitution. It's all about power...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
It does make you wonder exactly HOW a reputable journalist's name got *accidentally* added to a list of people actively conspiring to take over the government--probably by fomenting enough discord to allow a demented Trump to declare martial law...
March 27, 2025 at 3:20 AM
It does make you wonder exactly HOW a reputable journalist's name got *accidentally* added to a list of people actively conspiring to take over the government--probably by fomenting enough discord to allow a demented Trump to declare martial law...
@kenmartin.bsky.social -- Is it too early to nominate Sen. Mark Kelly for POTUS? I think he has the Q Score to appeal to the masses, and the huevos to counter the GOP vitriol!
March 1, 2025 at 4:13 PM
@kenmartin.bsky.social -- Is it too early to nominate Sen. Mark Kelly for POTUS? I think he has the Q Score to appeal to the masses, and the huevos to counter the GOP vitriol!
February 23: Pinocchio Day, celebrated annually on February 23, honours the enduring legacy of being caught in a lie, and this year it is dedicated to those All-American institutions of prevarication and misrepresentation: the Republican Party and Fox News, who continue to gaslight us all every day!
February 23, 2025 at 5:19 PM
February 23: Pinocchio Day, celebrated annually on February 23, honours the enduring legacy of being caught in a lie, and this year it is dedicated to those All-American institutions of prevarication and misrepresentation: the Republican Party and Fox News, who continue to gaslight us all every day!
Am I the only one distressed that I now must fact-check posts on BlueSky because so many of them are hyperbolic or intentionally skewed?
February 10, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Am I the only one distressed that I now must fact-check posts on BlueSky because so many of them are hyperbolic or intentionally skewed?
Why is rhis NOT the lead story on every single main strem news outlet?
I am OUTRAGED at this illegal and nefarious Musk takeover of the financial arm of the federal treasury by an unelected civilian with highly questionable motives and who FIRED all the entities charged with securing our monies!
I am OUTRAGED at this illegal and nefarious Musk takeover of the financial arm of the federal treasury by an unelected civilian with highly questionable motives and who FIRED all the entities charged with securing our monies!
USAID security leaders on leave after trying to keep Musk's DOGE from classified info, officials say
The Trump administration has placed two top security chiefs at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave after they refused to turn over classified material to Elon Musk’s government-insp...
apnews.com
February 2, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Why is rhis NOT the lead story on every single main strem news outlet?
I am OUTRAGED at this illegal and nefarious Musk takeover of the financial arm of the federal treasury by an unelected civilian with highly questionable motives and who FIRED all the entities charged with securing our monies!
I am OUTRAGED at this illegal and nefarious Musk takeover of the financial arm of the federal treasury by an unelected civilian with highly questionable motives and who FIRED all the entities charged with securing our monies!
apnews.com/article/just...
In case you were wondering what constitutes Fascism, this is it: Firing people for doing their jobs for no better reason than their findings conflicted with your *perceived* self-interests!
In case you were wondering what constitutes Fascism, this is it: Firing people for doing their jobs for no better reason than their findings conflicted with your *perceived* self-interests!
Trump Justice Department says it has fired employees involved in prosecutions of the president
The Trump Justice Department says it has fired more than a dozen employees who worked on criminal investigations into President Donald Trump.
apnews.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:20 PM
apnews.com/article/just...
In case you were wondering what constitutes Fascism, this is it: Firing people for doing their jobs for no better reason than their findings conflicted with your *perceived* self-interests!
In case you were wondering what constitutes Fascism, this is it: Firing people for doing their jobs for no better reason than their findings conflicted with your *perceived* self-interests!
This article describes 5 decades of Republican manipulating media and susceptible (largely undereducated) people to infiltrate all levels of government to give them the now unfettered take over of our government into their New Giliead of Christion Nationalist nation.
Tracing the Roots of the Christian Nationalist Movement That’s Influencing Modern Politics
The Christian right has become an increasingly powerful force in American politics at every level, from school boards to the presidency. Its roots trace back decades.
projects.propublica.org
January 27, 2025 at 6:34 PM
This article describes 5 decades of Republican manipulating media and susceptible (largely undereducated) people to infiltrate all levels of government to give them the now unfettered take over of our government into their New Giliead of Christion Nationalist nation.
Reposted by Martha Newman
Gaslighting
January 25, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Gaslighting
Assuming there are ANY Trumpers capable feeling shame, it's time for you to step up!
"Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country"
"Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country"
January 25, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Assuming there are ANY Trumpers capable feeling shame, it's time for you to step up!
"Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country"
"Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country"
Now we need to focus on the: 1) heroes among us and 2) electing Democrats to the House and Senate who can override and prevent the dissolution of the Constitution. 1 year 283 days from today!
January 23, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Now we need to focus on the: 1) heroes among us and 2) electing Democrats to the House and Senate who can override and prevent the dissolution of the Constitution. 1 year 283 days from today!
I got a new widget for my phone...
January 21, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I got a new widget for my phone...
I don’t know about y’all, but if I believed in a God of retribution and I was waking up to snow in Houston, TX, and the people of all of these red states, I might think that God is pretty unhappy about the decidedly un-Christian acts Donald Trump on his first day!
January 21, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I don’t know about y’all, but if I believed in a God of retribution and I was waking up to snow in Houston, TX, and the people of all of these red states, I might think that God is pretty unhappy about the decidedly un-Christian acts Donald Trump on his first day!
Reposted by Martha Newman
A universe in motion seen from the International Space Station during a night pass over Earth (view fullscreen).
January 20, 2025 at 10:28 PM
A universe in motion seen from the International Space Station during a night pass over Earth (view fullscreen).
He's got a Billionaire's Boys Club to pay his tabs, a hand-picked Executive branch carefully chose to be loyal only to him. majority of the Senate, majority of House, a majority of SCOTUS, and he's got a daughter-in-law who is in control of the money to re-elect Republicans everywhere!.
Exclusive: German ambassador warns of Trump plan to redefine constitutional order, document shows
He said Trump would rob law enforcement and media of their independence.
www.reuters.com
January 20, 2025 at 3:28 PM
He's got a Billionaire's Boys Club to pay his tabs, a hand-picked Executive branch carefully chose to be loyal only to him. majority of the Senate, majority of House, a majority of SCOTUS, and he's got a daughter-in-law who is in control of the money to re-elect Republicans everywhere!.
Reposted by Martha Newman
This is the scariest thing I've read about Trump's plans.
Please don't keep it to yourself.
www.reuters.com/world/us/ger...
Beat the paywall: archive.ph/vHu0l
Please don't keep it to yourself.
www.reuters.com/world/us/ger...
Beat the paywall: archive.ph/vHu0l
Exclusive: German ambassador warns of Trump plan to redefine constitutional order, document shows
He said Trump would rob law enforcement and media of their independence.
www.reuters.com
January 19, 2025 at 11:05 PM
This is the scariest thing I've read about Trump's plans.
Please don't keep it to yourself.
www.reuters.com/world/us/ger...
Beat the paywall: archive.ph/vHu0l
Please don't keep it to yourself.
www.reuters.com/world/us/ger...
Beat the paywall: archive.ph/vHu0l