Sign in

Cheryl Martin Ede;

@cheryl-martin-ede.bsky.social
482 followers 116 following 1.1K posts

Retired school & clinical psychologist; author of the non-fiction book “Guardianship = Ownership; The Beautiful Life of Juanita Lee Middleton Martin.”

PostsRepliesMedia
Reposted by Cheryl Martin Ede;
Susan Glasser @sbg1.bsky.social · 6h
Trump’s October Surprise is a pivot to Putin… My new column: www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
newyorker.com
Trump’s October Surprise Is a Pivot to Putin
No one thinks Russian diesel can save the Republicans, so why is the President doing it?
812745
Cheryl Martin Ede; @cheryl-martin-ede.bsky.social · 2h
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
newyorker.com
Donald Trump After the Midterms
If the coming midterm election does result in a blue wave, Donald Trump will be faced with the fact of his diminishment. The rest of us will be faced with the wreckage.
000
Cheryl Martin Ede; @cheryl-martin-ede.bsky.social · 15h
Russia Was Losing. Enter President Trump. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/15/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | Russia Was Losing. Enter President Trump.
The commander in chief is Putin’s ace in the hole.
101
Cheryl Martin Ede; @cheryl-martin-ede.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
If Democrats Win the Senate, They Cannot Mess Around www.nytimes.com/2026/10/14/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | If Democrats Win the Senate, They Cannot Mess Around
The party will need to make the most of whatever majority it has.
000
Cheryl Martin Ede; @cheryl-martin-ede.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Trump throws Ukraine under the bus & champions Putin? WHY?? Rebuking Ukraine Over Oil Strikes, Trump Says It Should ‘Get a New President’ www.nytimes.com/2026/10/10/w...
nytimes.com
Rebuking Ukraine Over Oil Strikes, Trump Says It Should ‘Get a New President’
Hours after President Trump said the United States would buy Russian diesel, the Kremlin said there would be no immediate resumption of discussions to end the war.
000
Cheryl Martin Ede; @cheryl-martin-ede.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
washingtonpost.com
Opinion | The U.S. can’t win in Iran until Trump makes a decision
To get out of this quagmire, Washington must determine what it wants.
000
Cheryl Martin Ede; @cheryl-martin-ede.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
What, Exactly, Did Trump Say About Iran Taking Out Los Angeles? www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/u...
nytimes.com
What, Exactly, Did Trump Say About Iran Taking Out Los Angeles and San Diego?
President Trump’s comments caused an uproar from members of both parties. A White House official said he was taken out of context.
010
Reposted by Cheryl Martin Ede;
Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Even a couple Front Row Joes, the most ardent Trump fans who for years followed him from rally to rally, are disenchanted. "A fraud and a liar," says one who now favors impeachment. "He can't be trusted," says another. Dasha Burns @wsteaks.bsky.social @adamwren.bsky.social www.politico.com/playbook
politico.com
Playbook
The unofficial guide to official Washington, every morning and weekday afternoons.
812628
Cheryl Martin Ede; @cheryl-martin-ede.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
washingtonpost.com
Opinion | Treating adversaries better than allies is a recipe for isolation
Taiwan, Canada, South Korea, Japan, Saudi Arabia and the Europeans are all asking questions about American reliability.
000
Cheryl Martin Ede; @cheryl-martin-ede.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
washingtonpost.com
Opinion | The twilight of an autocratic age
These autocrats may seem immovable. But their time is passing.
000
Cheryl Martin Ede; @cheryl-martin-ede.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
“He (DT) revels in bullying, cruelty & hate as no president ever has. Beneath it all normalization of lying on an industrial scale.” Trump Has Finally Lost the Plot www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | Trump Has Finally Lost the Plot
It is now apparent that many Americans — probably enough Americans — are determined to live within the truth rather than the lie.
000
Cheryl Martin Ede; @cheryl-martin-ede.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
How can anyone abide the bottomless pit of Trump’s narcissism?
000
Cheryl Martin Ede; @cheryl-martin-ede.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Trump Has Untethered Himself From Reality www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | Trump Has Untethered Himself From Reality
The president’s distortions have an impact on much more than belief in his claims about what he was doing on Sept. 11.
000
Cheryl Martin Ede; @cheryl-martin-ede.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Two Nations. Two Democracies at Stake. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | Democracy Is on the Ballot in Both America’s and Israel’s Elections
Israel and the United States each hold elections one week apart in the fall. The fate of their democracies lies in the balance.
000
Cheryl Martin Ede; @cheryl-martin-ede.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Trump Is Trying to Force Americans to Unlearn What We Know www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | Trump's Smithsonian Attacks Are Attacks on America’s Future
This is how we decide who we are and who we want to be.
000
Cheryl Martin Ede; @cheryl-martin-ede.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
washingtonpost.com
The last day of a factory in Trump country, as its work moves to China
For generations, this Ohio factory was a way of life. Then came the final shift.
000
Cheryl Martin Ede; @cheryl-martin-ede.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
My thought- We Americans elected the most ignorant & corrupt president at the very worst time-everyone suffers from global warming. We must elect Democrats who will impeach Trump SAP! Over 100 Degrees in Paris. Flames Near Bordeaux. France Can’t Go On Like This. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | Over 100 Degrees in Paris, Flames Near Bordeaux. France Can’t Go On Like This.
The frightening heat and wildfires this summer should be an impetus to those in charge to reckon with how quickly the risks are changing.
000
Cheryl Martin Ede; @cheryl-martin-ede.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
When will racism NOT win the day in the U.S.? When will enough U.S. citizens DEMAND we do what is right - not ask who is White? www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
washingtonpost.com
Judges accused of denying Sikh student points in national civics contest
His parents and a congressional caucus questioned the results after the teen’s answers were rejected.
000
Cheryl Martin Ede; @cheryl-martin-ede.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
ICE - treating humans inhumanely! How can anyone with half a heart, a brain, an inkling of compassion still go to work for ICE? www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
washingtonpost.com
ICE officials warned of dangerous crowding. See how they kept packing people in.
Dozens were held for days in small rooms last year with no beds, showers or full-time medical staff, records analyzed by The Post show.
000
Cheryl Martin Ede; @cheryl-martin-ede.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Thomas Friedman: (My take-three tyrants, liars, ne’er-do-wells interested in their own glorification-or evading prison or both. How long will it take enough citizens of each country to boot them out?) Three World Leaders. Three Incredibly Bad Decisions. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | Trump, Netanyahu and Putin Have All Blundered Into Dead-End Wars
The quick-fix fantasies of the world’s strongmen.
000
Cheryl Martin Ede; @cheryl-martin-ede.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
I’m a Scholar of Genocide. We’re Entering a Terrifying New Era. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | The Grim Lessons of Israel’s War in Gaza
Israel has not been held accountable for its actions in Gaza. The nation and the individuals and countries enabling it to escape punishment may only benefit.
000
Cheryl Martin Ede; @cheryl-martin-ede.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
The best!!! Trump gets a “Participation Award” for participating in the Iran War! And-it’s on the National Mall for many to enjoy! There is an accompanying statue where people can leave trophies they have earned & give them to Trump,so he won’t feel left out. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
washingtonpost.com
10-foot-tall ‘Iran War Participation Trophy’ on National Mall mocks Trump
The work is the latest installment by a secret, satirical group that criticizes the president.
000
Cheryl Martin Ede; @cheryl-martin-ede.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
To Dr. Borys Todurov,Director, Heart Institute, Kyiv: Photo taken today in backyard of our house in San Diego. We’ll fly both flags until Ukraine defeats Putin-hopefully in not-too-distant future! Fingers crossed-other GOPs will join DEMs demanding continued membership in NATO & backing Ukraine!
131
Cheryl Martin Ede; @cheryl-martin-ede.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Mother’s death at hands of my sister=wouldn’t let her walk, confined her 2 hospital bed-night&wheelchair-day,refused2let Dr Fontanilla’s PT enter her house,tried ending all visits between Mom-me;aided by corrupt Judge Tom Smith;atty Ben Crabtree-BentonvilleArk; www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/0...
washingtonpost.com
Column | What a photo of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo reveals about his humanity, and our own
Numbers don’t capture the toll of our losses. Details do.
000
Cheryl Martin Ede; @cheryl-martin-ede.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Our “genius in his own mind Trump” makes a deal-similar to his many bankruptcies & Trump University. We can’t take 3 more years! Impeachment should be one of Congress’s first items to accomplish! How Trump Failed to Secure the Strait of Hormuz in His Iran Deal www.nytimes.com/2026/07/12/u...
nytimes.com
How Trump Failed to Secure the Strait of Hormuz in His Iran Deal
President Trump signed an agreement that Iran said gave it control of the waterway — and global energy supplies. Now, Iran’s military is violently asserting authority.
000
Cheryl Martin Ede; @cheryl-martin-ede.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Garry Kasparov, chess champion & person of integrity, as opposed to the lying president of the U.S.,Trump: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
washingtonpost.com
Opinion | Garry Kasparov: Trump’s FIFA flex shows what I got wrong
This World Cup shows that transparency can’t be outsourced to machines.
000
Reposted by Cheryl Martin Ede;
Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Who is responsible for this masterpiece?
12048751122
Reposted by Cheryl Martin Ede;
MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 07/07/2026
THE TRUMP EFFECT: The USA just lost to Belgium in the World Cup Round of 16 by a score of 4-1, right after Trump personally called FIFA to clear star striker Balogun to play. Sports fans are calling it the Trump curse. 1/
62571281542
Reposted by Cheryl Martin Ede;
Ken Martin @kenmartin.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
The allegations against Graham Platner are deeply disturbing. Mainers deserve a Democratic candidate who can serve the people of their state, which is why it’s time for him to end his campaign. Maine Democrats should select a new nominee for U.S. Senate who can beat Susan Collins in November.
20839483
Cheryl Martin Ede; @cheryl-martin-ede.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
All Trump touches turns2bankruptcy/nothing good. It’s2Bexpected-1st class liar,malignant narcissistic personality disordered;will go down N history=WORST Pres4ever! U can call White House comment line-best2call Switchboard202 456-2414;speak 2person who’ll B thrilled2hearUsay:You’re worst pres ever!
000
Cheryl Martin Ede; @cheryl-martin-ede.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
“Reality check4 US”person fmBelgium team-coach? N1998,I=fortunate2 B N Versailles where bro-in-law-Tony/worked4Raytheon.He lived primarilyNEurope since graduatedfm U/Penn N engineering;met wife-librarian-US base;died-cancer1992.Belgian Marie Francoise=Tony’sfriend’98-WONDERFUL-died/brain cancer2000.
degree.college
000
Cheryl Martin Ede; @cheryl-martin-ede.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
What a grifter!Trump has made a billion or billions? fm Crypto, managed by his sons. What does Trump say?”Everyone has benefited fm stock market. Do U (asking the reporter) hv a 401K?” Trump doesn’t get: Some Americans- actually a lot of Americans- don’t have enough money to buy groceries weekly,
000
Cheryl Martin Ede; @cheryl-martin-ede.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Not just historians will discuss in the next years/decades/centuries, but ordinary citizens of all ages: How did we elect, in 2024, a totally self-absorbed, narcissistic liar to be US Pres, even tho he led an insurrection with rioters who wanted to hang his VP, Mike Pence?
010
Cheryl Martin Ede; @cheryl-martin-ede.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Donald Trump’s Love Language www.nytimes.com/2026/06/29/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | Donald Trump’s Love Language
000
Cheryl Martin Ede; @cheryl-martin-ede.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Frank Bruni: Hint - Trump “loves” people who admire/kowtow to him. Donald Trump’s Love Language www.nytimes.com/2026/06/29/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | Donald Trump’s Love Language
000
Reposted by Cheryl Martin Ede;
Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Michelle and I loved reading to this bright group of kids today! We hope this new Chicago Public Library branch at the Obama Presidential Center will be a place where folks come to read, check out books, and connect with one another for years to come.
1076321526287
Cheryl Martin Ede; @cheryl-martin-ede.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Hegseth,who has drugged&raped women, appointed Sec of Defense-War (such as the fiasco Iran War) by fellow multiple-rapist Trump,doesn’t like/respect women or Blacks. H&T hv earned ZERO respect! Secret Vetting and Blocked Promotions: Inside Hegseth’s War on Diversity www.nytimes.com/2026/06/19/u...
nytimes.com
Secret Vetting and Blocked Promotions: Inside Hegseth’s War on Diversity
000
Reposted by Cheryl Martin Ede;
Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
The world’s first trillionaire is a sad day for humanity. That it’s an unscrupulous ketamine-fueled white supremacist hellbent on amplifying fascism across the globe, should be absolutely terrifying.
732281584
Cheryl Martin Ede; @cheryl-martin-ede.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Low-life Trump denigrates our history & heritage. Who thinks a prize fight on the White House gardens is wonderful/exciting? Donald Trump. And, by the way, Trump mentions a. ‘3rd term’ somewhere in this & Dana White might run for office. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2026/...
washingtonpost.com
How longtime friends Trump and Dana White got a fight cage on the White House lawn
The president and the UFC boss say they’ve been leaning on each other for 25 years. Now comes the fun part: a slate of fights on the South Lawn.
000
Cheryl Martin Ede; @cheryl-martin-ede.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Michelle Goldberg, NYTimes: Why Everyone Wants Jon Ossoff to Run for President www.nytimes.com/2026/06/08/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | Why Everyone Wants Jon Ossoff to Run for President
000
Cheryl Martin Ede; @cheryl-martin-ede.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Netanyahu & his buddy who followed his lead - Trump. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
washingtonpost.com
An airstrike trapped a journalist. She died as rescuers waited for permission to save her.
A Post reconstruction of Amal Khalil’s final hours in Lebanon found that Israel’s military denied rescuers access to her during a key period when she was still alive.
000
Cheryl Martin Ede; @cheryl-martin-ede.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
open.substack.com
Hegseth's D-Day Disgrace
And another deplorable week in review
000
Reposted by Cheryl Martin Ede;
Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
There were multiple votes last night to make the $1.8 billion cop beater fund illegal and Republicans blocked every single one, paving the way for Trump to resuscitate his slush fund.
62871416
Reposted by Cheryl Martin Ede;
Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
While Senate Republicans objected to the $1.8 billion fund for Trump allies, they have done nothing to stop Trump's self-bestowed immunity from IRS audits, meaning he gets out of paying potentially $100 million or more in back taxes and penalties @aduehren.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/u...
nytimes.com
Trump Keeps Immunity from I.R.S., a Victory in a Long-Running Feud
1810649
Reposted by Cheryl Martin Ede;
Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Bari Weiss not beating the bootlicking propagandist allegations here:
17897402845
Cheryl Martin Ede; @cheryl-martin-ede.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
NYTimes Reporter: My take: Zelenskyy contacted Putin,said they should meet on their own, since the U.S. ((Trump) is distracted by the Iran War & not giving attention needed to end Putin’s war against Ukraine, Ukraine Strikes St. Petersburg in Long-Range Drone Attack www.nytimes.com/2026/06/06/w...
nytimes.com
Ukraine Strikes St. Petersburg in Long-Range Drone Attack
000
Cheryl Martin Ede; @cheryl-martin-ede.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Jeremiah Schofield,former Social Security Admin exec=an American hero! He described Trump admin plan to falsely mark 2.7 million SS recipients=dead. Musk&DOGE worked w/Homeland Security Dept. Stated goal: declare living people dead in service of Trump admin. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
washingtonpost.com
Trump officials planned to mark 2.7 million living people as dead, whistleblower claims
A former Social Security executive said the plan, which was not carried out, would have used a death database to pressure immigrants to leave the country.
000
Cheryl Martin Ede; @cheryl-martin-ede.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
David French:’Shared joy=double joy.Shared sorrow=half sorrow. Do 2 things-fight emergencies occurring now;address deep pain&alienation that brought us here,i.e.make a friend-especially w/1s feeling they don’t belong here.’ I Just Realized Why I Liked ‘Hacks’ So Much www.nytimes.com/2026/06/04/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | I Just Realized Why I Liked ‘Hacks’ So Much
000
Reposted by Cheryl Martin Ede;
Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
🚨 History has been made. The impeachment papers against John Roberts are officially filed. Don't let Congress sweep this under the rug—flood their offices with this letter instantly: 👇
actionnetwork.org
Tell Congress: Impeach Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts
Contact Congress today!
16034781200
Cheryl Martin Ede; @cheryl-martin-ede.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Please call your Senators to pass the House’s bill to LOAN MONEY TO UKRAINE TO PURCHASE ARMS FROM US, so PUTIN (not Russians) can be defeated. The bill will need 2/3 vote to overcome Trump’s expected veto. House Passes Ukraine Aid in Defiance of Republican Leaders www.nytimes.com/2026/06/04/u...
nytimes.com
House Passes Ukraine Aid in Defiance of Republican Leaders
010