Martha Holland

Fred Gwynne was my dad’s roommate at Harvard. Lovely man. ❤️

Sending you love and big hugs, Jacob 🫶

An image of James Baldwin with a quote of his next to his head. “You think your pain and heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read.”

I appreciate these words in a special way right now. We’re part of a long tradition of people whose lives have been fucked up by the government.

We have the Breville; we use it more than any other appliance. You can get one that has an air fryer option 👍

Don’t have one, don’t want one. I try to resist having specialty or limited-use kitchen items - too much clutter for me. We have an excellent countertop convection/toaster oven that serves multiple purposes and does them well. I know people who love their air fryers, though. Good luck!

When public media disappears, so do the stories that bring us together.

With federal funding eliminated, millions may lose their last trusted source of news and connection.

If that matters to you, now’s the time to act. Donate: n.pr/458sOhq

Must-Reads and Why Everything Feels Harder Right Now "Don't lose your heart,” says Sarah Kendzior.

This is an important reminder.
organizingmythoughts.org/must-reads-a...

The problem is far bigger than Jeffrey Epstein | Rebecca Solnit Treating the scandal as an aberration misunderstands the global epidemic of violence against women

"One of the reasons the epidemic of violence against women is so unacknowledged is because cases like these are talked about individually, and often treated as though they are shocking aberrations rather than part of a pervasive pattern that operates at all levels of society."

That ship sailed years ago. Corruption is the new patriotism. 🫡

Why do media outlets still invite this jagoff to spread lies and propaganda? This administration LIES to us every single day. They know it, we know it, and the media knows it. Stop wasting our time with this crap.

Young Boy in Gaza Kissed American Contractor’s Hand — and Was Promptly Killed by Israeli Forces Former Green Beret Anthony Aguilar recounted the horrific story of the small child who was grateful for food.

truthout.org/articles/isr...

Welp. That’s it for me today. I can’t even anymore with this non-stop crap heap of news.

Epstein isn’t the real scandal. Trump’s attempts at distraction and the coverup aren’t all that scandalous, either. He is who he’s always been.

The real scandal is the way the GOP has so completely capitulated to its Mad King. They have lost all moral authority. May they live in infamy.

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This administration is guided by the four C’s: chaos, cruelty, corruption, and criminality.

Will everyone quit and roll over? The law firms, media companies, universities, government employees. Will you all cling to what you have and hope you can just ride it out, Republic be damned? Shame on all of you who don’t stand up, just remember we will never forget.

I’m so very sorry for your loss 💔

A legit masterpiece ❤️

This is legitimately one of the best films I have seen in years. So profoundly moving and beautiful. Your performance blew me away. Thank you for sharing your immense talent with the world 🙏 ❤️

Democracy also dies because of complacency and ignorance. We have those in abundance here in America.

People need to understand what an absolute monster Maxwell is. She’s a sexual predator who trafficked young girls and actively*participated* in raping them. How the fük did we get here?!

Ghislaine Maxwell is a monster. Full stop. She 👏 is 👏 not 👏 a 👏 victim. 🤬

Ex-CIA Whistleblower: "The NSA Audited The 2024 Election, Kamala Harris Won" Math doesn’t lie—people do. A buried NSA‑authorized audit paved the way for this unelected illegitimate regime.

This should be a Five Alarm Fire on every G'ddamned media outlet in the world.

I very rarely post a link to someone else's newsletter...as I have my own. This, however...is a MUST see.

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August is here, which means the Philly Bookstore Crawl is almost upon us!

45 stores, dozens of authors, tons of events and giveaways in the region.

It’s a huge labor of love of mine, and I hope you’ll come out and celebrate the area’s bookstore scene. ❤️ www.phillybookstorecrawl.com

Da fůk?

Trump’s Big, Hideous Ballroom Even with everything else going on, some crimes against taste are too outrageous to ignore.

"This is the clown world we’re living in. What Team Trump is doing with these documents is literally what they have accused others of doing to them all along: lying about the reliability of intelligence for nakedly partisan reasons."

The capitulation of so many institutions and corporations is demoralizing and horrifying.

We are very far over the cliff here folks

‘Clinton Plan’ Emails Were Likely Made by Russian Spies, Declassified Report Shows

Excellent story from the @nytimes.com clearly debunking the Admin’s latest claims about Russiagate. Explains what the new docs say, debunks lies about them in plain language.

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/u...