Karen Martin
@spoontopus.bsky.social
I'm funnier in person. she/her
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If we could just take a fucking breath and admit "our kids are people, we don't get to decide who they are," and stop using "BUT THE CHILDREN" as a reason to attack trans people, and autistic people, and whoever else we've decided not to like, that would be cool.
December 19, 2025 at 11:01 PM
If we could just take a fucking breath and admit "our kids are people, we don't get to decide who they are," and stop using "BUT THE CHILDREN" as a reason to attack trans people, and autistic people, and whoever else we've decided not to like, that would be cool.
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The president is a political cartoon of corruption come to life, a gaudy grifter who is selling off pardons and lining his pockets, building a golden ballroom and protecting his fellow sex predator elites, all the while regular Americans are suffering and struggling to make ends meet.
Run on *that*
Run on *that*
November 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The president is a political cartoon of corruption come to life, a gaudy grifter who is selling off pardons and lining his pockets, building a golden ballroom and protecting his fellow sex predator elites, all the while regular Americans are suffering and struggling to make ends meet.
Run on *that*
Run on *that*
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If writing is so easy why do people argue that they can’t do it without the pablumatic verbiage extruder
And if it’s so difficult then why do people think it’s not labour and writers are not workers
And if it’s so difficult then why do people think it’s not labour and writers are not workers
November 27, 2025 at 4:10 AM
If writing is so easy why do people argue that they can’t do it without the pablumatic verbiage extruder
And if it’s so difficult then why do people think it’s not labour and writers are not workers
And if it’s so difficult then why do people think it’s not labour and writers are not workers
I saw the Michigan plate "O FACE" this morning and laughed myself to tears. Truly regret not getting a pic at a stoplight.
i beg to differ
November 21, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I saw the Michigan plate "O FACE" this morning and laughed myself to tears. Truly regret not getting a pic at a stoplight.
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What the fuck was the point of shutting down the government then??
November 10, 2025 at 11:32 AM
What the fuck was the point of shutting down the government then??
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If RFK Jr gets his way & countries ban thimerosal-containing vaccines, ~150 million children every year will lose access to life-saving medicines.
It’s time for everyone to recognize that he is a global health threat & a travesty to America.
Read my latest:
news.immunologic.org/p/thimerosal...
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It’s time for everyone to recognize that he is a global health threat & a travesty to America.
Read my latest:
news.immunologic.org/p/thimerosal...
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Thimerosal Is Not Mercury. RFK Jr. Still Refuses to Learn Basic Chemistry.
RFK Jr’s Minamata Convention video weaponizes ignorance, ignores basic chemistry, and will cause millions of vaccine-preventable deaths globally.
news.immunologic.org
November 5, 2025 at 11:12 PM
If RFK Jr gets his way & countries ban thimerosal-containing vaccines, ~150 million children every year will lose access to life-saving medicines.
It’s time for everyone to recognize that he is a global health threat & a travesty to America.
Read my latest:
news.immunologic.org/p/thimerosal...
🧵
It’s time for everyone to recognize that he is a global health threat & a travesty to America.
Read my latest:
news.immunologic.org/p/thimerosal...
🧵
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I really think the Internet has robbed us of the most important piece of social feedback we get, which is watching the horror on someone's face as you say something stupid to them.
November 5, 2025 at 8:59 PM
I really think the Internet has robbed us of the most important piece of social feedback we get, which is watching the horror on someone's face as you say something stupid to them.
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We are not free until we’re all free.
Letting this kind of rot take hold in cops is why we are standing here today.
Letting this kind of rot take hold in cops is why we are standing here today.
November 4, 2025 at 5:39 PM
We are not free until we’re all free.
Letting this kind of rot take hold in cops is why we are standing here today.
Letting this kind of rot take hold in cops is why we are standing here today.
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“Condé was content to hold Teen Vogue up as a prop for diversity, youth representation and progressive ideals when it benefited it, and then to unceremoniously discard the entire publication”
a sad, too-fucking-familiar story
a sad, too-fucking-familiar story
What We Lost When Condé Nast Unceremoniously Shuttered Teen Vogue
This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:14 PM
“Condé was content to hold Teen Vogue up as a prop for diversity, youth representation and progressive ideals when it benefited it, and then to unceremoniously discard the entire publication”
a sad, too-fucking-familiar story
a sad, too-fucking-familiar story
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ICE/CBP is active in Lincoln Park right now, has been spotted near Damen/Clybourn at Costco + Jewel (this is in addition to a morning abduction reported at Costco earlier).
People believe grocery delivery drivers are being targeted and are asking folks to alert other vulnerable workers as well.
People believe grocery delivery drivers are being targeted and are asking folks to alert other vulnerable workers as well.
November 4, 2025 at 6:16 PM
ICE/CBP is active in Lincoln Park right now, has been spotted near Damen/Clybourn at Costco + Jewel (this is in addition to a morning abduction reported at Costco earlier).
People believe grocery delivery drivers are being targeted and are asking folks to alert other vulnerable workers as well.
People believe grocery delivery drivers are being targeted and are asking folks to alert other vulnerable workers as well.
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That a federal judge had to block the Trump administration from pushing millions of Americans into hunger says everything about this President and the party he leads.
Grateful to our Attorney General for being on the frontlines of this fight.
Grateful to our Attorney General for being on the frontlines of this fight.
In a major victory, a court ruled the Trump administration must use emergency funds to provide food stamps to Americans.
No one should choose between paying bills and buying groceries.
We'll continue our lawsuit to fight for our families and the services they deserve.
No one should choose between paying bills and buying groceries.
We'll continue our lawsuit to fight for our families and the services they deserve.
October 31, 2025 at 9:05 PM
That a federal judge had to block the Trump administration from pushing millions of Americans into hunger says everything about this President and the party he leads.
Grateful to our Attorney General for being on the frontlines of this fight.
Grateful to our Attorney General for being on the frontlines of this fight.
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People should use their SNAP benefits for whatever they think they need. Both because any effort you make to micromanage purchases is inefficient and cumbersome and because people who need help aren’t obligated to perform for or satisfy others in order to eat.
October 31, 2025 at 9:56 PM
People should use their SNAP benefits for whatever they think they need. Both because any effort you make to micromanage purchases is inefficient and cumbersome and because people who need help aren’t obligated to perform for or satisfy others in order to eat.
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There’s no such thing as the “genuinely disabled”
Disability is dynamic
Some disabilities are invisible. Some change day to day
You won’t always know a person is disabled unless they tell you
It’s a minority group you can join at any time, not a moral failing.
Disability is dynamic
Some disabilities are invisible. Some change day to day
You won’t always know a person is disabled unless they tell you
It’s a minority group you can join at any time, not a moral failing.
October 30, 2025 at 5:38 AM
There’s no such thing as the “genuinely disabled”
Disability is dynamic
Some disabilities are invisible. Some change day to day
You won’t always know a person is disabled unless they tell you
It’s a minority group you can join at any time, not a moral failing.
Disability is dynamic
Some disabilities are invisible. Some change day to day
You won’t always know a person is disabled unless they tell you
It’s a minority group you can join at any time, not a moral failing.
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The whole damn conversation in this thread.
Europeans really have an enormous holier then thou response to the deep suffering of Americans
October 27, 2025 at 8:17 AM
The whole damn conversation in this thread.
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When we warned about authoritarianism-canceling two of the four late night hosts because Trump doesn’t like them, that’s what we meant.
September 18, 2025 at 10:42 AM
When we warned about authoritarianism-canceling two of the four late night hosts because Trump doesn’t like them, that’s what we meant.
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I can’t believe I forgot to do this one.
September 17, 2025 at 10:49 AM
I can’t believe I forgot to do this one.
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7 things every child needs to hear:
1. I love you.
2. I am proud of you.
3. I am sorry.
4. I forgive you.
5. I am listening.
6. Capitalism is a tool of the upper class designed to keep the people struggling, oppressed, and docile.
7. You have what it takes.
1. I love you.
2. I am proud of you.
3. I am sorry.
4. I forgive you.
5. I am listening.
6. Capitalism is a tool of the upper class designed to keep the people struggling, oppressed, and docile.
7. You have what it takes.
September 7, 2025 at 12:30 AM
7 things every child needs to hear:
1. I love you.
2. I am proud of you.
3. I am sorry.
4. I forgive you.
5. I am listening.
6. Capitalism is a tool of the upper class designed to keep the people struggling, oppressed, and docile.
7. You have what it takes.
1. I love you.
2. I am proud of you.
3. I am sorry.
4. I forgive you.
5. I am listening.
6. Capitalism is a tool of the upper class designed to keep the people struggling, oppressed, and docile.
7. You have what it takes.
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More than 300k Black women being pushed out of the labor market while white men gained 365k more jobs is what we mean when we refer to racism as systemic.
September 5, 2025 at 3:43 PM
More than 300k Black women being pushed out of the labor market while white men gained 365k more jobs is what we mean when we refer to racism as systemic.
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On the one hand, good, and I sure hope that I get my money owed, and that we all do.
On the other hand, if anyone had actually, you know, ASKED ME whether they could use any of my books in this way, I would not have said "yes you can do it for $3,000." You know, for the record.
On the other hand, if anyone had actually, you know, ASKED ME whether they could use any of my books in this way, I would not have said "yes you can do it for $3,000." You know, for the record.
NEW YORK (AP) — Anthropic agrees to pay authors $3,000 per book in landmark settlement over pirated chatbot training material.
September 5, 2025 at 7:25 PM
On the one hand, good, and I sure hope that I get my money owed, and that we all do.
On the other hand, if anyone had actually, you know, ASKED ME whether they could use any of my books in this way, I would not have said "yes you can do it for $3,000." You know, for the record.
On the other hand, if anyone had actually, you know, ASKED ME whether they could use any of my books in this way, I would not have said "yes you can do it for $3,000." You know, for the record.
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Whether it's Democrats making it harder for kids to get cigarettes or Republicans making it harder for kids to get vaccines, both sides have imposed the will of government on America's children.
September 5, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Whether it's Democrats making it harder for kids to get cigarettes or Republicans making it harder for kids to get vaccines, both sides have imposed the will of government on America's children.
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My favorite evergreen Molly Ivins quote:
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag."
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag."
August 30, 2025 at 12:49 AM
My favorite evergreen Molly Ivins quote:
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag."
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag."
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The Gilded Rage
If we survive this, I hope I live long enough to find out what historians dub this period in US history.
The Great Madness has a certain ring to it.
The Great Madness has a certain ring to it.
I vaguely remember tweeting something like the country that effectively captures this free energy source at scale will rule the 21st century. whelp.
August 30, 2025 at 3:20 AM
The Gilded Rage
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Apropos of absolutely everything, want to steal an absolutely banger saying I have seen others say and issue a reminder that if your memory is not a blessing, that is entirely a you problem
August 30, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Apropos of absolutely everything, want to steal an absolutely banger saying I have seen others say and issue a reminder that if your memory is not a blessing, that is entirely a you problem