Marthea
@martheawebber.bsky.social
I write things, love NBA dog fans, and read weird shit online. Find my writing linked at Marthea.com
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· Nov 20
Finished my mini-banner and it’s up! Stay strong Charlotte and fuck ICE! #fuckice #charlotte
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ICYMI: In a rare Monday feature, I wrote about what it's like to create during the ICE occupation of Minneapolis, the ICE Out Comics initiative, and what it's really like living through this with insight from members of the Minneapolis comics community.
This one is open to non-subscribers.
This one is open to non-subscribers.
“This Gives Us an Outlet”: Members of the Minneapolis Comic Community on What It's Like to Create During a Crisis - SKTCHD
It might seem like an unusual comparison, but for some comic creators who reside in Minneapolis, Minnesota, living through Operation Metro Surge — the effort by the U.S. Department of Homeland Securit...
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February 3, 2026 at 6:19 PM
ICYMI: In a rare Monday feature, I wrote about what it's like to create during the ICE occupation of Minneapolis, the ICE Out Comics initiative, and what it's really like living through this with insight from members of the Minneapolis comics community.
This one is open to non-subscribers.
This one is open to non-subscribers.
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"ICE OUT" on Lake Nokomis in Minneapolis, as seen from my flight leaving MSP airport
January 26, 2026 at 6:28 PM
"ICE OUT" on Lake Nokomis in Minneapolis, as seen from my flight leaving MSP airport
"Video footage can create unnecessary clarity. Clarity increases urgency. Urgency creates action. Action creates policy. Policy creates oversight. Oversight creates paperwork. Paperwork creates consequences. We hope you can understand why we must avoid this chain of events."
Sharp as ever from @mcsweeneys.net: A Message from Your Federal Overlords
A Message from Your Federal Overlords
“Even as videos emerged that contradicted the government’s account, the Trump administration was in a race to control the narrative around the kill...
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January 26, 2026 at 9:38 PM
"Video footage can create unnecessary clarity. Clarity increases urgency. Urgency creates action. Action creates policy. Policy creates oversight. Oversight creates paperwork. Paperwork creates consequences. We hope you can understand why we must avoid this chain of events."
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Donald Trump is tearing America apart.
This family deserves the truth and justice.
This family deserves the truth and justice.
January 25, 2026 at 1:40 AM
Donald Trump is tearing America apart.
This family deserves the truth and justice.
This family deserves the truth and justice.
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On a downtown street in Minneapolis, as people stream out from the massive march, Mary Tyler Moore says “fuck ice.”
January 23, 2026 at 10:29 PM
On a downtown street in Minneapolis, as people stream out from the massive march, Mary Tyler Moore says “fuck ice.”
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semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
January 12, 2026 at 8:04 PM
semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
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While Amazon is investing billions of dollars to expand AI, independent bookstores are hosting community events, personally recommending books to readers, and providing a space that is safe and welcoming during a time when we need them most.
Never underestimate the power of a local bookstore.
Never underestimate the power of a local bookstore.
December 15, 2025 at 4:11 PM
While Amazon is investing billions of dollars to expand AI, independent bookstores are hosting community events, personally recommending books to readers, and providing a space that is safe and welcoming during a time when we need them most.
Never underestimate the power of a local bookstore.
Never underestimate the power of a local bookstore.
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I'm at the combination
December 4, 2025 at 3:17 AM
I'm at the combination
I’ve never doubted my marriage until tonight. My husband asked if I knew the couple with the corgi that lived down the street and I said, “do you mean Wally?” And he admitted he didn’t know the corgi’s name. The corgi who has lived on our street for two years who has a heart and a soul and a song.
December 3, 2025 at 4:11 AM
I’ve never doubted my marriage until tonight. My husband asked if I knew the couple with the corgi that lived down the street and I said, “do you mean Wally?” And he admitted he didn’t know the corgi’s name. The corgi who has lived on our street for two years who has a heart and a soul and a song.
Okay it’s been 18 years, now you can be honest: how much did you pay for In Rainbows when it came out? #radiohead
November 23, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Okay it’s been 18 years, now you can be honest: how much did you pay for In Rainbows when it came out? #radiohead
Finished my mini-banner and it’s up! Stay strong Charlotte and fuck ICE! #fuckice #charlotte
November 20, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Finished my mini-banner and it’s up! Stay strong Charlotte and fuck ICE! #fuckice #charlotte
On my bike ride into work this morning a hawk swept over me in the sky, landed on a lamppost, and then took a dump. I never realized I held assumptions about what hawk poop would look like, but this moment absolutely defied them. If this wasn’t the Kantian sublime, I don’t know what is.
November 12, 2025 at 3:47 PM
On my bike ride into work this morning a hawk swept over me in the sky, landed on a lamppost, and then took a dump. I never realized I held assumptions about what hawk poop would look like, but this moment absolutely defied them. If this wasn’t the Kantian sublime, I don’t know what is.
this thread will record my first watch ever of Dawson’s Creek with my husband, a long time fan
November 12, 2025 at 2:54 AM
this thread will record my first watch ever of Dawson’s Creek with my husband, a long time fan
On the one hand, I have a delightful stack of books still to read. So it’s good I only need one free hand to order this essay collection on @bookshop.org immediately!
Tochi Onyebuchi's amazing essay collection, out now on my imprint, is NPR's book of the day!!!! www.npr.org/2025/11/11/n...
Tochi Onyebuchi’s 'Racebook' is a 'personal history' of a less serious time online : NPR's Book of the Day
Tochi Onyebuchi remembers when the internet was fun. The science fiction and fantasy author says he initially existed online as a “skinless, raceless entity” until he experienced a shift around 2012. ...
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November 11, 2025 at 9:46 PM
On the one hand, I have a delightful stack of books still to read. So it’s good I only need one free hand to order this essay collection on @bookshop.org immediately!
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This holiday season, give Jeff Bezos and Amazon the gift of zero dollars. 🥰
November 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
This holiday season, give Jeff Bezos and Amazon the gift of zero dollars. 🥰
My neighborhood fishmonger just called me “kid” and i felt like i was in Newsies! #shoplocal
November 7, 2025 at 9:29 PM
My neighborhood fishmonger just called me “kid” and i felt like i was in Newsies! #shoplocal
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If sandwich shops don’t start offering a sandwich named “the acquittal” then what are we even doing
November 6, 2025 at 9:27 PM
If sandwich shops don’t start offering a sandwich named “the acquittal” then what are we even doing
I’m very excited this video essay I made just went up on Graywolf Lab! It’s about who we become in online spaces and also a bit of a diss track against Q*Bert
@graywolfpress.bsky.social
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Marthea Webber Marthea Webber (she/her) writes and teaches in Goleta, California. She is an expert at loving dogs and ointmenting their eyes. Her writing has appeared in Bending Genres, Hearth &…
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November 1, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I’m very excited this video essay I made just went up on Graywolf Lab! It’s about who we become in online spaces and also a bit of a diss track against Q*Bert
@graywolfpress.bsky.social
@graywolfpress.bsky.social
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Everybody is looking back at tapes like Nick Nolte in Blue Chips
October 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Everybody is looking back at tapes like Nick Nolte in Blue Chips
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Why are we so drawn to stories and art? Because they’re our insides turned out for everyone to see — the darkness and the confetti in equal measure. 🌤️
October 8, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Why are we so drawn to stories and art? Because they’re our insides turned out for everyone to see — the darkness and the confetti in equal measure. 🌤️
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I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
October 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
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Elin Thomas, UK textile artist who uses embroidery/crochet to create unique work resembling petri dishes and bacteria spores #womensart
October 7, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Elin Thomas, UK textile artist who uses embroidery/crochet to create unique work resembling petri dishes and bacteria spores #womensart
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t's hot pynchon fall, where almost everyone in the news has a stupid name, the grift is on, and we're all either deteriorating from paranoia or seeing reality in all its firework against a night sky sharpness
September 23, 2025 at 11:32 PM
t's hot pynchon fall, where almost everyone in the news has a stupid name, the grift is on, and we're all either deteriorating from paranoia or seeing reality in all its firework against a night sky sharpness