MarthaW @minibigd14.bsky.social · 01/10/2026How stupid does Van Houten think people are? If Jane Doe was just having fun that night, she would not have gone to the police. And the police believed the men who said she was the one who initiated it? That’s more believable than the idea that 1 woman was raped by those 7 men? Seriously? #Cornell7 020
MarthaW @minibigd14.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Dolly Parton has passed. [sniff 😢] I assume flags will be at half staff for at least a month given that she’s a national treasure. #dolly #nationaltreasure #dollyparton 000
Reposted by MarthaWLuke Epplin @lukeepplin.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Kareem Abdul-Jabbar just out there cutting everything down to their essence. 301871570
MarthaW @minibigd14.bsky.social · 14/07/2026So, #CapeVerde performed better against #Spain than #France at the #WorldCup. Wowwwww 000
Reposted by MarthaWRaw Story @rawstory.com · 08/07/2026Pop Star Olivia Rodrigo isn't just complaining about Donald Trump administration's exploitation of her music—she's mobilizing her fanbase to vote against them.bit.lyRankled Olivia Rodrigo sics fan base on TrumpPop Star Olivia Rodrigo isn't just complaining about Donald Trump administration's exploitation of her music—she's mobilizing her fanbase to vote against them.Following her public outrage over the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) pairing her song "All-American B---h" with footage of ICE officer... 717850
MarthaW @minibigd14.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Really wish Stu Holden would talk less. And someone needs to help out #balogun #worldcup 000
MarthaW @minibigd14.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Way to go, #caboverde! You should be proud! #worldcup Best World Cup game ever! 000
MarthaW @minibigd14.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Would love to never hear Alexi Lalas as a commentator ever again. Uuggghhh. #Worldcup 010
Reposted by MarthaWKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 30/05/2026If I lived in Texas, I'd find a way to work this into every conversation. "All right, here's your large coffee with skim." "Thanks! Did you hear about Paxton pardoning that pedophile? Crazy, right?" 431698445
MarthaW @minibigd14.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Loved the musical ending. Thank you, Stephen Colbert. #lateshow #stephencolbert 060
MarthaW @minibigd14.bsky.social · 05/03/2026@nicollewallace.bsky.social love your show but producers need to prep guests re pronunciation. It’s beh-er County, not bexxahr. Uugghh. 000
MarthaW @minibigd14.bsky.social · 21/02/2026I have gotten zero pangrams so far out of the 30+ words I have found, I see this awesome word, and it’s not in the word list? Mannnn….. #nytspellingbee 361
MarthaW @minibigd14.bsky.social · 14/02/2026Someone’s got to get Sam out on a boat. #nytspellingbee @thegridkid 171
MarthaW @minibigd14.bsky.social · 06/01/2026Just because it’s unpleasant doesn’t mean it’s obscure. #nytspellingbee 161
MarthaW @minibigd14.bsky.social · 05/01/2026So if 47 invades Greenland, doesn’t that mean that all of NATO would be defending Greenland? Do we want to send troops into that mess? (In addition to the obvious, i.e., that we shouldn’t try to annex Greenland anyway.) 110
MarthaW @minibigd14.bsky.social · 10/12/2025So if I give up 35 of my 37 pencils allotted under the China policy, what do I do with all the steel I’m buying with my pencil savings? Or will two pencils cost what 37 used to cost so our pencil budget just won’t stretch as far as it used to? Admittedly, I suck at economics. #37pencils 020
MarthaW @minibigd14.bsky.social · 09/12/2025The Dems indeed must hound the GOP on the bombings. 47 isn’t just morally corrupt. He doesn’t even know how corrupt he is. Even if he could, he doesn’t give serious thought to anything. 010
MarthaW @minibigd14.bsky.social · 29/10/2025?? I don’t see how this is any more obscure than a lot of the other fish and fowl that make the list. And it’s such a cool-looking word! #nytspellingbee. 031
Reposted by MarthaWHunter Walker @hunterw.bsky.social · 02/10/2025UPenn professors have responded forcefully to the Trump administration's that colleges sign a "compact" in order to secure funding: "When an invitation is accompanied by consequences for not accepting it, it is in fact a threat, not an invitation." aaup-penn.org/statement-by...aaup-penn.orgStatement by the AAUP-Penn Executive Committee on the Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education | AAUP–PennOctober 2, 2025 We have received reports that Penn has been “invited” to sign a so-called “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” by the federal government, and that failing to do so wou... 14741236
MarthaW @minibigd14.bsky.social · 23/09/2025Well, this is obviously wrong. What on earth does @thegridkid #samezersky #thegridkid think they eat in the batcave on birthdays??! #nytspellingbee 131
MarthaW @minibigd14.bsky.social · 13/09/2025Gonna raise this one again, #thegridkid #nytspellingbee 021
MarthaW @minibigd14.bsky.social · 30/07/2025I suspect that many people, unfortunately, do not find ONCOGENE to be obscure. #nytspellingbee. 040
MarthaW @minibigd14.bsky.social · 19/06/2025Is the T5 new to the list? I thought I remembered it being rejected before but maybe that was the French version that ends with an E. #nytspellingbee 000
MarthaW @minibigd14.bsky.social · 08/06/2025The less-common A7 is new to the word list. Way to go, Sam! #nytspellingbee 110
MarthaW @minibigd14.bsky.social · 03/06/2025Is it just me getting the wrong letters on the Hints page? #nytspellingbee 200
MarthaW @minibigd14.bsky.social · 28/04/2025www.govtrack.us/congress/bil... And here’s hoping HR 1145 also gets out of committee.govtrack.usText of H.R. 1145: Nobody Elected Elon Musk Act (Introduced version) - GovTrack.usText of H.R. 1145: Nobody Elected Elon Musk Act as of Feb. 7, 2025 (Introduced version). H.R. 1145: Nobody Elected Elon Musk Act 000
MarthaW @minibigd14.bsky.social · 28/04/2025www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c... Here’s hoping HR 2737 makes it out of committee.congress.gov 000
MarthaW @minibigd14.bsky.social · 15/04/2025As my public transport clicked along through Croydon, I was terse as I whispered, “MURIATIC” is not an uncommon word!” #nytspellingbee 050
MarthaW @minibigd14.bsky.social · 01/04/2025This is unbelievable. What kind of data and expertise will we lose and have to try to replace in four years? 000
MarthaW @minibigd14.bsky.social · 28/03/2025What if Goldberg was added to The Chat by a staffer “by accident”? Hmmm 010
Reposted by MarthaWSenate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 25/03/2025WOW. Watch a constitutional law expert completely DEBUNK Republicans’ censorship crusade, while articulating exactly how Donald Trump is threatening freedom of speech. 🔥 13550112169
MarthaW @minibigd14.bsky.social · 16/03/2025Had to go to X to get needed hint from @stilllifewrobin.bsky.social today. #nytspellingbee. 🙂 041
MarthaW @minibigd14.bsky.social · 09/03/2025Thought for sure I had the last word I needed. But alas, no. #nytspellingbee 021
MarthaW @minibigd14.bsky.social · 09/03/2025What!?!? Guess Sam @thegridkid isn’t a John Lennon aficionado. #nytspellingbee 1101
MarthaW @minibigd14.bsky.social · 07/03/2025I have typed this in multiple times, in disbelief that it’s not on the wordlist. #nytspellingbee 011
MarthaW @minibigd14.bsky.social · 06/03/2025Disbanding economic advisory committees where the committee members offer their services for free is not good govt and not a cost savings. Recovering from this administration could take decades. www.marketplace.org/2025/03/05/a...marketplace.orgWithout advisory committees, federal economic data may atrophy - MarketplaceTwo economic advisory groups that provide advice to federal data collectors were abruptly disbanded by the Trump administration. 010
Reposted by MarthaWMary Fissell @maryfissell.bsky.social · 05/03/2025Histories wanted! Are you a recently terminated federal employee? Historians want to record your story! There's so much you know; let's get it on the record. You may record anonymously if you wish. www.oah.org/2025/03/04/f...oah.orgOAH | Federal Employees Oral History ProjectOAH | Federal Employees Oral History Project 191141641
