Martha Crawford
@whatashrinkthinks.com
focused on dreams, mysticism, mortality, community resilience and psychologies of liberation
Essays in Slate, Vox, New York Magazine
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Quaker-ish
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Website: whatashrinkthinks.com
Essays in Slate, Vox, New York Magazine
Crone
Quaker-ish
She/Her
Website: whatashrinkthinks.com
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Martha Crawford
@whatashrinkthinks.com
· Jul 17
What A Shrink Thinks
Martha Crawford offering workshops, consultations, and essays on dreams,
death, contemplation, community resilience and psychologies of liberation
www.whatashrinkthinks.com
A thread to pin to my feed about the different kinds of work that I do around something central that feels whole to me:
Almost everything is offered on a pay-what-you-can basis
Upcoming events and workshops are a good place to start
Almost everything is offered on a pay-what-you-can basis
Upcoming events and workshops are a good place to start
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A Red Lake Ojibwe descendant was snatched by ICE in Minneapolis, and a Plains Cree woman was questioned.
This is in addition to the four Oglala Lakota men who reportedly were grabbed by ICE.
ictnews.org/news/i-felt-...
This is in addition to the four Oglala Lakota men who reportedly were grabbed by ICE.
ictnews.org/news/i-felt-...
‘I felt like I was kidnapped’: Ojibwe man recounts ICE detainment - ICT
At least five Native American men have been detained by ICE around Minneapolis following significant immigration raids
ictnews.org
January 10, 2026 at 3:19 AM
A Red Lake Ojibwe descendant was snatched by ICE in Minneapolis, and a Plains Cree woman was questioned.
This is in addition to the four Oglala Lakota men who reportedly were grabbed by ICE.
ictnews.org/news/i-felt-...
This is in addition to the four Oglala Lakota men who reportedly were grabbed by ICE.
ictnews.org/news/i-felt-...
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Aaron is the second white male journalist in Minneapolis in the past hour that has used the word "occupation" to describe the ongoing situation.
I cannot imagine what it must be like to be a female, trans or visible minority journalist there right now
bsky.app/profile/matt...
I cannot imagine what it must be like to be a female, trans or visible minority journalist there right now
bsky.app/profile/matt...
Not an exaggeration at all to say that the feeling in Minneapolis is that the entire metro area is being treated as occupied territory by federal agents. Impossible to overstate how overwhelmingly people here do not like it. This does not feel sustainable.
January 10, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Aaron is the second white male journalist in Minneapolis in the past hour that has used the word "occupation" to describe the ongoing situation.
I cannot imagine what it must be like to be a female, trans or visible minority journalist there right now
bsky.app/profile/matt...
I cannot imagine what it must be like to be a female, trans or visible minority journalist there right now
bsky.app/profile/matt...
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The federal government Friday agreed to pay $125,000 after a judge found a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent liable for civil assault for pointing a gun at a hotel maintenance man who came to the agent’s room to unclog a toilet.
Feds pay $125K after Border Patrol agent pointed gun at Portland hotel worker
The payout amount was finalized during a settlement conference Friday after a judge found the officer civilly liable for assault.
www.oregonlive.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:00 AM
The federal government Friday agreed to pay $125,000 after a judge found a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent liable for civil assault for pointing a gun at a hotel maintenance man who came to the agent’s room to unclog a toilet.
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not a fan of the fever pitch we're approaching with all of this lowkey
I think it's a bad sign that every major news media outlet has spent days asking whether or not murder is bad and how much child porn is an okay amount
January 10, 2026 at 4:08 AM
not a fan of the fever pitch we're approaching with all of this lowkey
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The tragic death of Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year old mother fatally shot by ICE, shows that ICE can’t be reformed and must be abolished.
I’ll be introducing the Abolish ICE Act as a step toward justice, accountability, and humanity in our immigration policy.
Time to melt ICE.
I’ll be introducing the Abolish ICE Act as a step toward justice, accountability, and humanity in our immigration policy.
Time to melt ICE.
January 9, 2026 at 9:13 PM
The tragic death of Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year old mother fatally shot by ICE, shows that ICE can’t be reformed and must be abolished.
I’ll be introducing the Abolish ICE Act as a step toward justice, accountability, and humanity in our immigration policy.
Time to melt ICE.
I’ll be introducing the Abolish ICE Act as a step toward justice, accountability, and humanity in our immigration policy.
Time to melt ICE.
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THE OPEN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF GRIEF IS A POLITICAL ACT.
One of the things that genuinely shocked me as I read through surveillance logs for the police is how much of their energy and attention is dedicated to shutting down vigils and other ceremonies of remembrance.
Anyway ICE was filmed desecrating Renee Nicole Good’s memorial & doing violence to people who found that distasteful. Might be too soon to say if this falls into some kind of pattern of behavior if you’re the stupidest motherfucker on earth.
January 8, 2026 at 10:55 PM
THE OPEN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF GRIEF IS A POLITICAL ACT.
THIS.
Babes. Grief is a well of power *they do not have.*
They dismiss and destroy memorials because they are frightened by what it can fuel in us.
Harness it.
They dismiss and destroy memorials because they are frightened by what it can fuel in us.
Harness it.
DHS agents are stomping on Renee Good's memorial.
January 10, 2026 at 3:53 AM
THIS.
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THE OPEN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF GRIEF IS A POLITICAL ACT.
#Minneapolis: Barricades have been put up by community members to create an autonomous grieving zone on the block that Renee Good was killed by federal agent Jonathan Ross yesterday. At least one protest is planned for tonight and healing circles are happening.
January 8, 2026 at 11:20 PM
THE OPEN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF GRIEF IS A POLITICAL ACT.
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Babes. Grief is a well of power *they do not have.*
They dismiss and destroy memorials because they are frightened by what it can fuel in us.
Harness it.
They dismiss and destroy memorials because they are frightened by what it can fuel in us.
Harness it.
DHS agents are stomping on Renee Good's memorial.
January 8, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Babes. Grief is a well of power *they do not have.*
They dismiss and destroy memorials because they are frightened by what it can fuel in us.
Harness it.
They dismiss and destroy memorials because they are frightened by what it can fuel in us.
Harness it.
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Fascism is always a war on the left. It's not all it is, but it's always that.
January 9, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Fascism is always a war on the left. It's not all it is, but it's always that.
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Local assisted living facilities are taking additional security measures because the residents don’t want their care to be interrupted when ICE abducts their staff. Schools are closed for the safety of students, faculty, and staff. There is no facet of society or stage of life unaffected.
Not an exaggeration at all to say that the feeling in Minneapolis is that the entire metro area is being treated as occupied territory by federal agents. Impossible to overstate how overwhelmingly people here do not like it. This does not feel sustainable.
January 10, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Local assisted living facilities are taking additional security measures because the residents don’t want their care to be interrupted when ICE abducts their staff. Schools are closed for the safety of students, faculty, and staff. There is no facet of society or stage of life unaffected.
Listen: I had cancer in my central nervous system.
Don’t be cavalier about keeping yourself in traumatic arousal.
Don’t be cavalier about keeping yourself in traumatic arousal.
You don’t have to keep watching any death videos. It doesn’t make you more empathic or connected
Atp, I’m suspicious of all these news outlets replaying the video & showing us new angles
You know what happened already. This is not for your benefit
Protect your nervous system
Atp, I’m suspicious of all these news outlets replaying the video & showing us new angles
You know what happened already. This is not for your benefit
Protect your nervous system
January 10, 2026 at 1:28 AM
Listen: I had cancer in my central nervous system.
Don’t be cavalier about keeping yourself in traumatic arousal.
Don’t be cavalier about keeping yourself in traumatic arousal.
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You don’t have to watch anything
Esp if you know it’s a trigger & you don’t got tools/access to community to regulate yourself
We need to be in better relationships with our bodies
There are options other than ignore vs I have to take this trauma directly to the face
Esp if you know it’s a trigger & you don’t got tools/access to community to regulate yourself
We need to be in better relationships with our bodies
There are options other than ignore vs I have to take this trauma directly to the face
January 9, 2026 at 11:26 PM
You don’t have to watch anything
Esp if you know it’s a trigger & you don’t got tools/access to community to regulate yourself
We need to be in better relationships with our bodies
There are options other than ignore vs I have to take this trauma directly to the face
Esp if you know it’s a trigger & you don’t got tools/access to community to regulate yourself
We need to be in better relationships with our bodies
There are options other than ignore vs I have to take this trauma directly to the face
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You don’t have to keep watching any death videos. It doesn’t make you more empathic or connected
Atp, I’m suspicious of all these news outlets replaying the video & showing us new angles
You know what happened already. This is not for your benefit
Protect your nervous system
Atp, I’m suspicious of all these news outlets replaying the video & showing us new angles
You know what happened already. This is not for your benefit
Protect your nervous system
January 9, 2026 at 11:26 PM
You don’t have to keep watching any death videos. It doesn’t make you more empathic or connected
Atp, I’m suspicious of all these news outlets replaying the video & showing us new angles
You know what happened already. This is not for your benefit
Protect your nervous system
Atp, I’m suspicious of all these news outlets replaying the video & showing us new angles
You know what happened already. This is not for your benefit
Protect your nervous system
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It's incredibly demoralizing to constantly see the highest institutions of government and academia and the most important and widely seen news outlets knuckle under one after another, but then to see the gulf between that and the bravery of communities and neighbors and teachers - that's something
January 10, 2026 at 12:33 AM
It's incredibly demoralizing to constantly see the highest institutions of government and academia and the most important and widely seen news outlets knuckle under one after another, but then to see the gulf between that and the bravery of communities and neighbors and teachers - that's something
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“…the court framed its decision as a corrective-not just for this dispute, but for the broader constitutional order.
“In granting this relief, the Court seeks to restore the proper balance of power among the Executive Branch, the states, and Congress envisioned by the Framers”
Permanent injunction
“In granting this relief, the Court seeks to restore the proper balance of power among the Executive Branch, the states, and Congress envisioned by the Framers”
Permanent injunction
🚨BREAKING: A federal court blocked core provisions of President Donald Trump’s anti-voting executive order Friday, ruling that the president had no authority to impose new election rules that threatened to disenfranchise voters and override state law. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Federal court blocks key parts of Trump’s anti-voting order, restores states’ control over elections
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 10, 2026 at 12:25 AM
“…the court framed its decision as a corrective-not just for this dispute, but for the broader constitutional order.
“In granting this relief, the Court seeks to restore the proper balance of power among the Executive Branch, the states, and Congress envisioned by the Framers”
Permanent injunction
“In granting this relief, the Court seeks to restore the proper balance of power among the Executive Branch, the states, and Congress envisioned by the Framers”
Permanent injunction
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Again, it should surprise no one, AOC is the best voice in America on a critical issue.
Rep. @AOC: I understand that Vance believes shooting a young mother of three in the face three times is an acceptable America that he wants to live in, and I do not. That is a fundamental difference between Vance and I. I do not believe that the American people should be assassinated in the street.
January 9, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Again, it should surprise no one, AOC is the best voice in America on a critical issue.
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New book out soon y'all might be into @rascality.bsky.social, @adamdeville.bsky.social!
Psychoanalysis and Catholicism: From Freud to Francis
In Psychoanalysis and Catholicism: From Freud to Francis, Adam J. Schneider explores the censored history of psychoanalysis by the Catholic Church, reopening dialogue on key overlapping concepts to ad...
www.routledge.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:45 PM
New book out soon y'all might be into @rascality.bsky.social, @adamdeville.bsky.social!
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They will pick apart your life and find anything and everything to justify the violence they enacted against you.
January 9, 2026 at 9:17 PM
They will pick apart your life and find anything and everything to justify the violence they enacted against you.
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It’s scary and it’s heartbreaking. As governor, I’ll always stand up for our communities, hold ICE accountable for breaking the law, protect public spaces, and ensure law enforcement focuses on violent crime first.
👉 Read my full statement here: debhaaland.com/2026/01/deb-...
👉 Read my full statement here: debhaaland.com/2026/01/deb-...
Deb Haaland Statement On Protecting New Mexicans from Potential ICE Violence, Ensuring New Mexico Law Enforcement Can Focus on Violent Crime | Deb Haaland for New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, NM – Deb Haaland released the following statement to protect New Mexicans following ICE shooting an unarmed civilian in Minnesota: “The violence over the last few days due to ICE only add...
debhaaland.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:35 PM
It’s scary and it’s heartbreaking. As governor, I’ll always stand up for our communities, hold ICE accountable for breaking the law, protect public spaces, and ensure law enforcement focuses on violent crime first.
👉 Read my full statement here: debhaaland.com/2026/01/deb-...
👉 Read my full statement here: debhaaland.com/2026/01/deb-...
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Every woman has heard it. Your daughter, your sister, your mother, your wife. We have ALL heard it.
I haven’t (and most likely won’t) watch the recently released video but I swear I can hear that “fucking bitch” in my head clear as day. The snarling hate and disgust. Every woman has heard it.
January 9, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Every woman has heard it. Your daughter, your sister, your mother, your wife. We have ALL heard it.
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And when they do leave, Chicago in this case, make sure that our community care stays.
Regional support networks should continue to help their peers recover in recently occupied cities.
ICE gets no rest. We do.
Regional support networks should continue to help their peers recover in recently occupied cities.
ICE gets no rest. We do.
January 8, 2026 at 10:24 PM
And when they do leave, Chicago in this case, make sure that our community care stays.
Regional support networks should continue to help their peers recover in recently occupied cities.
ICE gets no rest. We do.
Regional support networks should continue to help their peers recover in recently occupied cities.
ICE gets no rest. We do.
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Just remember that there aren’t nearly enough of these freaks, and they are the least competent members of society.
Federal immigration officers are pulling out of a Louisiana crackdown and heading to Minneapolis in an abrupt pivot from an operation that drew protests around New Orleans and aimed to make thousands of arrests, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press.
Federal officers are leaving Louisiana immigration crackdown for Minneapolis, documents show
Documents obtained by The Associated Press show that federal border agents are pulling out of a Louisiana immigration crackdown and heading to Minneapolis.
www.mprnews.org
January 9, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Just remember that there aren’t nearly enough of these freaks, and they are the least competent members of society.