Martha Smith
@mostlymartha.bsky.social
More like Aunty Mame every day. Behold fat femme wizardry, bisexual hullabaloo, culinary feats of derring-do, progressive theology, and kitty cats. Probably posting from the bath. she/her
Nashville-->Boston-->SF-->OAKLAND BABY
Nashville-->Boston-->SF-->OAKLAND BABY
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Martha Smith
@mostlymartha.bsky.social
· Feb 12
Somebody needs to invite me to a fancy party. Getting dressed up might temporarily bolster my will to live.
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Self:
If you see this? Relax your jaw. You're doing a weird tense thing again. Relax the shoulders, too.
Yeah.
Maybe tense and release the back muscles in sequence? Excellent.
Carry on!
If you see this? Relax your jaw. You're doing a weird tense thing again. Relax the shoulders, too.
Yeah.
Maybe tense and release the back muscles in sequence? Excellent.
Carry on!
a bird on a treadmill that says viralhog on the bottom left
Alt: Crow walking on a treadmill in an apartment
media.tenor.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Self:
If you see this? Relax your jaw. You're doing a weird tense thing again. Relax the shoulders, too.
Yeah.
Maybe tense and release the back muscles in sequence? Excellent.
Carry on!
If you see this? Relax your jaw. You're doing a weird tense thing again. Relax the shoulders, too.
Yeah.
Maybe tense and release the back muscles in sequence? Excellent.
Carry on!
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I believe a thread dedicated to strongwomen will be appreciated
Katie Sandwina or Brumbach (1884 – 1952) was an Austrian American circus strongwoman.
In 1902 she defeated the famous strongman Eugen Sandow in a weightlifting contest in New York City.
In 1902 she defeated the famous strongman Eugen Sandow in a weightlifting contest in New York City.
November 26, 2025 at 2:24 AM
I believe a thread dedicated to strongwomen will be appreciated
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Cycling legend Major Taylor won the 1-mile sprint event at the 1899 world track championships to become the first African American to achieve the level of cycling world champion
Happy #BicycleBirthday, Major!
November 26 (1878-1932)
Happy #BicycleBirthday, Major!
November 26 (1878-1932)
November 26, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Cycling legend Major Taylor won the 1-mile sprint event at the 1899 world track championships to become the first African American to achieve the level of cycling world champion
Happy #BicycleBirthday, Major!
November 26 (1878-1932)
Happy #BicycleBirthday, Major!
November 26 (1878-1932)
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You can learn more about Major Taylor at the Major Taylor Museum in Worcester! majortaylormuseum.org
November 26, 2025 at 5:17 AM
You can learn more about Major Taylor at the Major Taylor Museum in Worcester! majortaylormuseum.org
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The PPACA, for all its flaws, absolutely transformed American health insurance for the better. The only way to make it better is to provide a public option, but that’s only on the GOP agenda if Mamdani gets another Oval Office visit while Trump has that bill on his desk.
NEW: Donald Trump says he wants ACA funds to end after 2025
“I’d rather not" extend them, he tells reporters on AF1. "I don’t want to extend them for two years. I’d rather not extend them at all."
He wants cash to go "directly" to people. Unclear how that'd work.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
“I’d rather not" extend them, he tells reporters on AF1. "I don’t want to extend them for two years. I’d rather not extend them at all."
He wants cash to go "directly" to people. Unclear how that'd work.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
Trump says he would 'rather not' extend Obamacare tax credits 'at all'
The president said he prefers to let the Affordable Care Act subsidies expire on schedule at the end of December, saying if anything he wants the money to go to "the people directly."
www.nbcnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:27 AM
The PPACA, for all its flaws, absolutely transformed American health insurance for the better. The only way to make it better is to provide a public option, but that’s only on the GOP agenda if Mamdani gets another Oval Office visit while Trump has that bill on his desk.
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I think I would have been a legendary beauty, had I lived during the Restoration. They loved a pale, soft broad with fluffy hair.
November 26, 2025 at 5:33 AM
I think I would have been a legendary beauty, had I lived during the Restoration. They loved a pale, soft broad with fluffy hair.
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Every time I see a TikTok of a woman being ultra proud of her girlfriend who just got drafted into the WPBL, my heart grows three sizes.
Asking the real questions: Who Is Gay And Baseball (WPBL Edition)
How Incredible (Gay) Is the New Women’s Professional Baseball League?
If you liked 'A League Of Their Own,' you're gonna love the Women's Professional Baseball League. We've got everything you need to know about it right here.
www.autostraddle.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Every time I see a TikTok of a woman being ultra proud of her girlfriend who just got drafted into the WPBL, my heart grows three sizes.
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how can you not be incredibly gay about baseball
Asking the real questions: Who Is Gay And Baseball (WPBL Edition)
How Incredible (Gay) Is the New Women’s Professional Baseball League?
If you liked 'A League Of Their Own,' you're gonna love the Women's Professional Baseball League. We've got everything you need to know about it right here.
www.autostraddle.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:01 AM
how can you not be incredibly gay about baseball
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The Trump administration’s war on tourism in red states continues
National parks have SO MANY people from other countries (since they get real vacations!)
And they spend a lot of money on hotels, food, souvenirs, etc.
This is unbelievably dumb, it will destroy entire tourist towns
And they spend a lot of money on hotels, food, souvenirs, etc.
This is unbelievably dumb, it will destroy entire tourist towns
November 26, 2025 at 3:42 AM
The Trump administration’s war on tourism in red states continues
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At one point one says "Maman" & gestures to her offscreen & she says "I'm not getting mixed up in your business" 😭
These French babies arguing 🤣
November 26, 2025 at 3:22 AM
At one point one says "Maman" & gestures to her offscreen & she says "I'm not getting mixed up in your business" 😭
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Marge from the church breakfast committee is about to go John Brown on this fascist rent-a-cop and meanwhile Eric Swalwell and other Congressional and Senate Dems want "masks off and badges out", the nice middle ground.
November 26, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Marge from the church breakfast committee is about to go John Brown on this fascist rent-a-cop and meanwhile Eric Swalwell and other Congressional and Senate Dems want "masks off and badges out", the nice middle ground.
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if you did this 200 years ago they’d drown you in a lake
November 26, 2025 at 3:46 AM
if you did this 200 years ago they’d drown you in a lake
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of course this is the usual incoherent Trump nonsense, but it’s not just him
we are fifteen (15) years into Obamacare and not a single Republican has ever articulated a coherent alternative
we are fifteen (15) years into Obamacare and not a single Republican has ever articulated a coherent alternative
NEW: Donald Trump says he wants ACA funds to end after 2025
“I’d rather not" extend them, he tells reporters on AF1. "I don’t want to extend them for two years. I’d rather not extend them at all."
He wants cash to go "directly" to people. Unclear how that'd work.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
“I’d rather not" extend them, he tells reporters on AF1. "I don’t want to extend them for two years. I’d rather not extend them at all."
He wants cash to go "directly" to people. Unclear how that'd work.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
Trump says he would 'rather not' extend Obamacare tax credits 'at all'
The president said he prefers to let the Affordable Care Act subsidies expire on schedule at the end of December, saying if anything he wants the money to go to "the people directly."
www.nbcnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:50 AM
of course this is the usual incoherent Trump nonsense, but it’s not just him
we are fifteen (15) years into Obamacare and not a single Republican has ever articulated a coherent alternative
we are fifteen (15) years into Obamacare and not a single Republican has ever articulated a coherent alternative
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"A woman with a family connection to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Revere, Massachusetts."
www.wcvb.com/article/karo...
www.wcvb.com/article/karo...
![REVERE, Mass. —
A woman with a family connection to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Revere, Massachusetts.
The woman, Bruna Ferreira, has an 11-year-old son with Michael Leavitt, Karoline Leavitt's brother.
Ferreira migrated with her family to the United States from Brazil as a child and is currently in custody at an ICE facility in southern Louisiana.
Michael Leavitt released a statement, saying that his "only concern has always been the safety, well-being, and privacy of [his] son."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:x4qyokjtdzgl7gmqhsw4ajqj/bafkreiacyzixchgacpjse7wyra342opgjsvdxzqdrkxq55zzqah65zyeae@jpeg)
November 26, 2025 at 4:07 AM
"A woman with a family connection to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Revere, Massachusetts."
www.wcvb.com/article/karo...
www.wcvb.com/article/karo...
Send this to anyone who says they support immigrants who come to the US the "right way".
“I, as an American, was embarrassed. It made me question the rule of law in this country.”
www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/j...
“I, as an American, was embarrassed. It made me question the rule of law in this country.”
www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/j...
Tears flowed in S.F. courtroom as immigration judge was fired mid-hearing
The San Francisco judge said the “dismantling” of the immigration court was preceded by “inhumane” workloads and trauma-filled workdays.
www.sfchronicle.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Send this to anyone who says they support immigrants who come to the US the "right way".
“I, as an American, was embarrassed. It made me question the rule of law in this country.”
www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/j...
“I, as an American, was embarrassed. It made me question the rule of law in this country.”
www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/j...
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Are we still doing diner journalism? Because today at a greasy spoon in Stateline, Nevada, a 65 year old birder named Maryanne told me that she likes that “Mamdonnelly” fellow and thinks that Donald Trump is a pedophile.
November 26, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Are we still doing diner journalism? Because today at a greasy spoon in Stateline, Nevada, a 65 year old birder named Maryanne told me that she likes that “Mamdonnelly” fellow and thinks that Donald Trump is a pedophile.
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In my first press conference, standing alongside @pressley.house.gov @ayannapressley.bsky.social, I shared that "Black women are at the center of the Venn diagram that is our society." And that there is a cost to ignoring what happens to us.
Thank you ABC news for featuring my voice. #blacksky
Thank you ABC news for featuring my voice. #blacksky
As Black women face unemployment challenges, policymaker roundtable seeks solutions
Policymakers, organizers and business owners have gathered to tackle how to address rising unemployment among Black women
abcnews.go.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:09 AM
In my first press conference, standing alongside @pressley.house.gov @ayannapressley.bsky.social, I shared that "Black women are at the center of the Venn diagram that is our society." And that there is a cost to ignoring what happens to us.
Thank you ABC news for featuring my voice. #blacksky
Thank you ABC news for featuring my voice. #blacksky
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California cop allegedly stole cash from motorists he stopped. He now faces felony charges
California cop allegedly stole cash from motorists he stopped. He now faces felony charges
Jose Antonio Garcia, 38, of Long Beach has been charged with stealing cash from motorists during traffic stops since 2024. He could face up to four years in state prison.
www.latimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:11 AM
California cop allegedly stole cash from motorists he stopped. He now faces felony charges
It drives me crazy whenever I see people asking an internet forum to help them decide whether to have another child.
Nobody is going to admit that actually, in retrospect, they shouldn't have given in to baby fever the third time.
Nobody is going to admit that actually, in retrospect, they shouldn't have given in to baby fever the third time.
November 26, 2025 at 3:48 AM
It drives me crazy whenever I see people asking an internet forum to help them decide whether to have another child.
Nobody is going to admit that actually, in retrospect, they shouldn't have given in to baby fever the third time.
Nobody is going to admit that actually, in retrospect, they shouldn't have given in to baby fever the third time.
Tortilla soup with @ranchogordo.bsky.social Rio Zape beans.
November 26, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Tortilla soup with @ranchogordo.bsky.social Rio Zape beans.
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i know the 90s weren’t great but at least i got a whole nickelodeon tv show about the gullah geechee community that had a super jazzy theme song
November 26, 2025 at 3:08 AM
i know the 90s weren’t great but at least i got a whole nickelodeon tv show about the gullah geechee community that had a super jazzy theme song
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can't believe this ancient mesopotamia shoe wearing ass said people need to dress up at the airport
November 26, 2025 at 1:30 AM
can't believe this ancient mesopotamia shoe wearing ass said people need to dress up at the airport
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speaking of NOT ai-slop recipes -- Rebecca's being doing cool food stuff for YEARS and is an actual human being doing it, so if you are looking for recipes >>>>
Wasn’t looking and I suddenly hit 7,000 subscribers on YouTube! youtube.com/@thepractica...
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Rebecca Eisenberg of ThePracticalKitchen.com. I’m a journalist turned trained pastry chef, on a mission to make cooking and baking fun and accessible. I'm always looking for new and creative ways to g...
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November 25, 2025 at 11:39 PM
speaking of NOT ai-slop recipes -- Rebecca's being doing cool food stuff for YEARS and is an actual human being doing it, so if you are looking for recipes >>>>