Martha Carlson

States from North Carolina to New Jersey are doing everything they can to keep SNAP funded, but Trump is determined to let Americans go hungry.

AT&T is great until you need support. I went online and followed all directions, and it didn't work. I had to make three phone calls and argue with a bot before I got an option to wait for a callback. Fingers crossed.

Facts.

op: dejoncampbell (via IG)

We can’t let this happen.

And any Republican who refuses to renew health care subsidies for hardworking American families, saying we can’t afford it, needs to explain how they found $1 trillion in tax cuts to give away to the wealthiest people in America.

It's just not as satisfying leaving your rep in Congress a phone message rather than talking to a person in the office.

Let them eat ballrooms.

Is this a rule? “Never use adverbs in dialogue” - Crafting the Path When I teach a class or workshop, I like to mention that there are few hard-and-fast rules in writing fiction. Some approaches tend not to work, like fifty pages of...

Fiction writers: In my blog, I take on the "rule" about never using adverbs in dialogue tag? Is it in fact a rule? crafting-the-path.pika.page/posts/is-thi...

I'm so sorry.

Boycotting Spotify over ICE ads? You’re gonna have to start canceling even more streaming service subscriptions… online users have reported seeing and hearing an increased amount of recruitment advert... TikTok video by tomás mier

What's the right thing to do? I don't use a lot of streaming services, but I've used Yahoo to find period music for fiction I'm writing, and I use Google workplace all the time. www.tiktok.com/@tomasmier/v...

Glad you enjoyed it. :)

YouTube video by Past Diary Early Paper Doll Miniature With Mica Costume Plates #arthistory #miniature #paintinganalysis

This is too adorable. www.youtube.com/shorts/Km3Bd...

Post from WH about Chicago "in chaos," showing scene from another state.

A terrific AFP fact check uses reverse image searches to expose how a White House video took scenes from Florida, Texas, South Carolina and Nebraska and lied that they showed "Chicago is in chaos."
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Crafting the Path Reading, writing, and editing fiction. I’m a professional fiction editor & writing coach. Crafting the Path is place to talk about the writing process, share advice about revising your fiction, and co...

I've launched a blog on writing, reading, editing, and coaching fiction. Please let me know what you think! crafting-the-path.pika.page

A Short-Lived Win in a Never-Ending Fight Over Forever Chemicals - Inside Climate News For seven years N.C. activists overcame political and scientific hurdles to convince the EPA to enact PFAS regulations in drinking water. Now they’re confronting a Trump administration intent on quash...

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Poisoning US water is just another way to reward 47’s donors at the expense of the health of all Americans for the next 50 years — and maybe forever.

If we *have* to listen to music while we wait for some company to answer a call, can it at least be free of static? Instant headache. I can't even remember the last time the wait music *wasn't* full of static.

Mindful Writing Challenge (JF) | Nadia Colburn Join the FREE 5-day mindful writing challenge with Nadia Colburn, PhD. Center and tap into your creative voice. We all need a bit of extra support!

Nadia Coleman is offering a free 5-day mindful writing challenge, nadiacolburn.com/mindful-writ...

YouTube video by MSNBC Chicago alderperson speaks out after being handcuffed by ICE agents in a hospital

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YouTube video by NBC News Authorities are investigating a fire that destroyed the home of a South Carolina judge

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Trump and Hegseth Recount Familiar Partisan Complaints to Top Military Leaders

The topic of today's calls to my congresswoman and senators. Wasn't this an issue in the Revolutionary War? www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...

YouTube video by Kaelynn Partlow Here’s a FACTUAL summary of the data for autism & Tylenol ❤️‍🩹 #autism #autistic #autismawareness

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First Amendment
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Read the Pentagon’s New Restrictions on Reporters The Pentagon said it would forbid reporters from gathering any information that had not been authorized for release, and would revoke press passes from any journalists who did not obey.

More attacks on free speech. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Are you being censored?

Big brass balls. If there’s some “crisis of masculinity” in America, it boils down to man-children who lack the cojones of this polite, soft-spoken, badass accountant and therefore fail to understand that “showing up for our neighbors” is what being a man means if it means anything.

Clever!

The censorship and the violations of freedom of the press by this regime are unprecedented in our modern history.

This makes me want to dance around a bonfire at the beach.

Just contacted ABC to tell them I'm boycotting them and their sponsors.

Remember freedom of speech?

YouTube video by MSNBC Ousted CDC Director details why she was fired by RFK Jr.

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