Martha Bayne
@marthabayne.bsky.social
Writer, editor, dancer, souper. Coeditor of NOTHING COMPARES TO YOU: WHAT SINEAD O'CONNOR MEANS TO US. Various responsibilities @ University of Illinois Press, South Side Weekly, Theater Oobleck, Soup & Bread. Essays @ marthabayne.substack.com. .
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this is easy to understand. Trump loves and only has respect for winners
November 21, 2025 at 10:16 PM
this is easy to understand. Trump loves and only has respect for winners
It's not over til it's over -- better have some soup.
Soup Melts ICE: A Soup & Bread Fundraiser for the Illinois Coalition f
Soup Melts ICE: A Soup & Bread Fundraiser for the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
pogo.undergroundshirts.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:16 PM
It's not over til it's over -- better have some soup.
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Wow. Trump looks at Mamdani the way JD Vance looks at Erika Kirk
November 21, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Wow. Trump looks at Mamdani the way JD Vance looks at Erika Kirk
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everyone who spent the 90s laboriously and lovingly making mixtapes just dissolved into ancient dust
November 21, 2025 at 8:42 PM
everyone who spent the 90s laboriously and lovingly making mixtapes just dissolved into ancient dust
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TRUMP [after spending 5 minutes with Zohran]: surplus value, it’s a very wonderful thing, very wonderful, and they’re stealing it. Can you believe that?
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
November 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
TRUMP [after spending 5 minutes with Zohran]: surplus value, it’s a very wonderful thing, very wonderful, and they’re stealing it. Can you believe that?
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
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Someday you, too, could have the moral fortitude to look upon a years-long rape circus organized by the nation's most powerful elites and declare, "The people upset about this are speaking about it the wrong way."
November 21, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Someday you, too, could have the moral fortitude to look upon a years-long rape circus organized by the nation's most powerful elites and declare, "The people upset about this are speaking about it the wrong way."
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With ICE and border patrol goons spreading out across the country, I put together a resource guide for buying, printing, and distributing whistles, based on my own experience. Now is the time to whistle up, hope this helps. dansinker.com/posts/202…
November 21, 2025 at 9:35 PM
With ICE and border patrol goons spreading out across the country, I put together a resource guide for buying, printing, and distributing whistles, based on my own experience. Now is the time to whistle up, hope this helps. dansinker.com/posts/202…
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Can confirm!
There are few things in life as thrilling as a book-cover cake 😍
Pre-order THE HOURS ARE LONG, BUT THE PAY IS LOW by @millerscave.bsky.social today, and avoid the crowds when it releases next Tuesday!
www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p0...
Pre-order THE HOURS ARE LONG, BUT THE PAY IS LOW by @millerscave.bsky.social today, and avoid the crowds when it releases next Tuesday!
www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p0...
November 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Can confirm!
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Wow. What a crowd of smiling goofballs at my book launch party/reading/conversation at the #bookcellar in #lincolnsquare!
They surprised me with a cake in the shape of the book (it tastes much better), and a fine time was had by all. Eternal thanks to my interviewer @marthabayne.bsky.social
They surprised me with a cake in the shape of the book (it tastes much better), and a fine time was had by all. Eternal thanks to my interviewer @marthabayne.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Wow. What a crowd of smiling goofballs at my book launch party/reading/conversation at the #bookcellar in #lincolnsquare!
They surprised me with a cake in the shape of the book (it tastes much better), and a fine time was had by all. Eternal thanks to my interviewer @marthabayne.bsky.social
They surprised me with a cake in the shape of the book (it tastes much better), and a fine time was had by all. Eternal thanks to my interviewer @marthabayne.bsky.social
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Absolutely one of the most important stories to read as we all still parse the aftermath of Midway Blitz
NEW: Evanston has released video + reports surrounding a 10/31 incident where a CBP agent threatened to shoot people + another beat a handcuffed man.
We found some disturbing X posts from one of the feds, also seen in other viral videos. His name is Timothy Donahue, and it's now public record:
We found some disturbing X posts from one of the feds, also seen in other viral videos. His name is Timothy Donahue, and it's now public record:
Identified: federal agents who pointed gun, punched detainee in Evanston
Unraveled has verified a hate speech-laden X account belonging to U.S. Border Patrol agent Timothy Donahue, who was seen in numerous viral videos during Operation Midway Blitz. He and another agent, T...
unraveledpress.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Absolutely one of the most important stories to read as we all still parse the aftermath of Midway Blitz
This is fantastic
Ok, however much you've thought about this Nuzzi business, I promise I've thought about it more.
newsletter.anamariecox.com/archive/note...
newsletter.anamariecox.com/archive/note...
Notes on Your American Canto Draft
I read it. Everyone deserves a good editor, even people who don’t get one. Olivia, Thank you so much for this. I’m impressed with the scope of your ambition...
newsletter.anamariecox.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:19 PM
This is fantastic
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Miss Piggy would have stood up for that reporter!!!
kermit the frog and miss piggy from the sesame street
Alt: kermit the frog and miss piggy from the sesame street
media.tenor.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Miss Piggy would have stood up for that reporter!!!
This was a @columjournreview.bsky.social story two months ago but whatever, long live college radio! (DM for cassette dupes of my 1989 freeform show "The Fish and Cheese Award," 12-2 am Wednesdays ...)
College Radio Keeps Its Cool
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:50 PM
This was a @columjournreview.bsky.social story two months ago but whatever, long live college radio! (DM for cassette dupes of my 1989 freeform show "The Fish and Cheese Award," 12-2 am Wednesdays ...)
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They are a violent, masked and unaccountable cancer on civilization.
Several Chicago newsrooms spent two months collecting and analyzing evidence of ICE & Border Patrol's use of tear gas and pepper spray in Chicago.
They found that agents deployed chemical agents nearly 50 times. Most uses occurred after a judge ordered federal agents to restrict their use.
They found that agents deployed chemical agents nearly 50 times. Most uses occurred after a judge ordered federal agents to restrict their use.
Feds Used Chemical Agents Dozens of Times in Chicago
An investigation by reporters from six newsrooms found that agents used chemical irritants nearly 50 times during Operation Midway Blitz.
southsideweekly.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:42 AM
They are a violent, masked and unaccountable cancer on civilization.
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What in the actual fuck.
November 20, 2025 at 4:28 AM
What in the actual fuck.
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I am very good at state capitols and vice presidents...so Martha's work is cut out for her.
See you tonight Chicago! I try to ask @millerscave.bsky.social unexpected questions tonight @ 6:30 pm at the Book Cellar.
November 20, 2025 at 2:45 PM
I am very good at state capitols and vice presidents...so Martha's work is cut out for her.
See you tonight Chicago! I try to ask @millerscave.bsky.social unexpected questions tonight @ 6:30 pm at the Book Cellar.
November 20, 2025 at 2:39 PM
See you tonight Chicago! I try to ask @millerscave.bsky.social unexpected questions tonight @ 6:30 pm at the Book Cellar.
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This project was co-produced with @blockclubchi.bsky.social, @invisible.institute, @thetriibe.com, Cicero Independiente, and the Investigative Project on Race & Equity.
November 19, 2025 at 3:20 PM
This project was co-produced with @blockclubchi.bsky.social, @invisible.institute, @thetriibe.com, Cicero Independiente, and the Investigative Project on Race & Equity.
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Several Chicago newsrooms spent two months collecting and analyzing evidence of ICE & Border Patrol's use of tear gas and pepper spray in Chicago.
They found that agents deployed chemical agents nearly 50 times. Most uses occurred after a judge ordered federal agents to restrict their use.
They found that agents deployed chemical agents nearly 50 times. Most uses occurred after a judge ordered federal agents to restrict their use.
Feds Used Chemical Agents Dozens of Times in Chicago
An investigation by reporters from six newsrooms found that agents used chemical irritants nearly 50 times during Operation Midway Blitz.
southsideweekly.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Several Chicago newsrooms spent two months collecting and analyzing evidence of ICE & Border Patrol's use of tear gas and pepper spray in Chicago.
They found that agents deployed chemical agents nearly 50 times. Most uses occurred after a judge ordered federal agents to restrict their use.
They found that agents deployed chemical agents nearly 50 times. Most uses occurred after a judge ordered federal agents to restrict their use.
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'What are young and/or struggling journalists supposed to think when the most successful people in the business are the ones with malleable ethics and poor judgement (and, to be honest, pretty bad writers)?'
This is a great read from @marisakabas.bsky.social
www.thehandbasket.co/p/moral-rot-...
This is a great read from @marisakabas.bsky.social
www.thehandbasket.co/p/moral-rot-...
Moral rot in elite journalism is killing the whole field
The Nuzzi/RFK Jr. mess and the revelation of Epstein’s journo pals lay bare a profound moral absence at the heart of our free press.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 19, 2025 at 3:50 PM
'What are young and/or struggling journalists supposed to think when the most successful people in the business are the ones with malleable ethics and poor judgement (and, to be honest, pretty bad writers)?'
This is a great read from @marisakabas.bsky.social
www.thehandbasket.co/p/moral-rot-...
This is a great read from @marisakabas.bsky.social
www.thehandbasket.co/p/moral-rot-...
It's not over yet. Soup & Bread: Chicago starts 12/3. Join us at the Hideout on the first Wednesday of each month this winter for some soup and solidarity. And buy a t shirt!
Soup Melts ICE: A Soup & Bread Fundraiser for the Illinois Coalition f
Soup Melts ICE: A Soup & Bread Fundraiser for the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
pogo.undergroundshirts.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:53 PM
It's not over yet. Soup & Bread: Chicago starts 12/3. Join us at the Hideout on the first Wednesday of each month this winter for some soup and solidarity. And buy a t shirt!
“By any and every measure, in other words, Donald Trump is the most corrupt person to ever sit in the Oval Office.”
wrote about the president’s flagrant and destructive corruption in a column that references street fighter, the simpsons, machiavelli, and a host of revolutionary-era americans (gift link)
Opinion | The White House Gold Rush Is On
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:28 PM
“By any and every measure, in other words, Donald Trump is the most corrupt person to ever sit in the Oval Office.”
My Struggle
work on the creative project that pays me money and that i am under contract for and that people like????? no thanks, im busy thinking about my creative project that im kind of bad at and somehow costs me money and that nobody asked for
November 19, 2025 at 3:02 AM
My Struggle
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to have an affair with one longshot presidential candidate twice your age that you’re profiling may be regarded as a misfortune; to have two looks like carelessness
November 18, 2025 at 1:44 AM
to have an affair with one longshot presidential candidate twice your age that you’re profiling may be regarded as a misfortune; to have two looks like carelessness
Grifters, predators, murderers. I can't give these terrible people oxygen anymore. Here's Patti Smith dancing instead. From last night at the Chicago Theater.
November 18, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Grifters, predators, murderers. I can't give these terrible people oxygen anymore. Here's Patti Smith dancing instead. From last night at the Chicago Theater.