Martha C retweeted
You cannot vote your way to salvation. But be at peace. You have already been elected.
What a tail whopping. Well deserved, in my opinion. God will work it out, but it’s time for our leaders to listen…LISTEN!
Martha C retweeted
Palin vs Peltola vs Murkowski vs Begich vs NYT vs The Corrupt Political Establishment
Where Have We Seen This Before?
1) Lisa Murkowski ushers in Alaska’s convoluted, confusing, unconstitutional new Ranked Choice Voting system in order to keep her Senate seat.
2) RCV is first implemented in the 2022 Palin vs Peltola Congressional race.
3) RCV disallows primaries (because Lisa couldn’t win a Republican primary up here in Alaska), so the election is a free-for-all and a couple dozen candidates are on the ballot.
4) Alaskans vote; I receive the most votes. Alaskans assume I’ve won. But alas, the dark-money funded, nefarious RCV isn’t designed as your traditional, lawful one-man/one-vote winner-take-all system, and the scheme continues.
5) The votes are tabulated by the computerized, questionable Dominion voting machines.
6) Despite me “winning” the election, RCV forces another round of voting. And another round. And another… it’s a process of elimination until the orchestrated vote-splitting game succeeds in eliminating the candidate with the most first place votes (me) and a less-popular candidate slithers to the top.
7) Politicos choose a recognizable name (Begich, of the notorious democrat dynasty Begich family) as their preferred “Republican” candidate. Under RCV they succeed in splitting the GOP and Independent vote as their guy (Begich) refuses to drop out of the race despite me beating him in every round of voting, and despite him and the establishment obviously knowing how vote splitting works.
8) Right on que, democrats have their candidate who was siphoning votes from Peltola drop out at the last minute, Murkowski endorses the democrat (Peltola) over the Republican (me), the GOP machine flops - and in rolling over enables Peltola’s eventual “victory”.
9) I’m still in a prolonged lawsuit against the NYT for defamation in which they’ve been forced to admit wrongdoing in blaming me for a mass murder, so they don’t cover any scandal wherein I’m proven right. I’m proven right about the fundamentally flawed, unjust RCV system that belongs to the corrupt political machine, but sheep follow NYT’s leading, so nary a word from mainstream media about the original scandal.
10) In all this, the GOP-led Alaska legislature refuses to change the RCV law because dark money funds it and too many involved are typical chicken-hearted politicians, so we citizens are forced to gather tens of thousands of signatures and put it on the ballot to get rid of RCV.
11) The ballot question in legalese is purposefully confusing, as per usual, where a “yes” vote is actually a “no” vote, and our measure is defeated by the slimmest of margins. Our state government, still refusing to fix anything, makes us put it back on the ballot this election where a “yes” vote will repeal RCV.
12) And here we go again:
13) Politicos again support a recognizable, albeit confusing, name on the ballot despite that person having no high-level elected experience nor high-profile GOP association at all, but fits perfectly to siphon votes.
14) Begging the question why, this time media ringleader NYT covers the scandal, though it’s a day late and a dollar short because we’ve been voting our absentee ballots for weeks already with the names Peltola and both Sullivans included. (An aside: I, too, voted absentee in order to travel to my partner’s bedside at a Lower 48 cancer hospital. Losing my loved one last week after his valiant fight reinforces my resolve to FIGHT for what is RIGHT.)
15) Recent coverage of the screwy RCV and corrupt politicos and a weak-kneed GOP that doesn’t know how to FIGHT is too little, too late.
16) This is another “I told you so.” I ran for Congress with pure intent on winning for my state and country, but also knowing I couldn’t win under these shenanigans. I took one for the team to PROVE it. With media’s sudden feigned outrage over unethical politicking, it’s our time to prove it.
- Governor Sarah Palin
Martha C retweeted
Please just hire @ScottJenningsKY like everyone wanted and expected to begin with.
Martha C retweeted
Jacqueline and the NYT have tracked down a disputed bakery bill from 6 years ago…but let James Talarico disappear this month for 12 days with no curiosity.
Journalism is dead.
Six years later, Sen. Roger Marshall settles a $700 bakery bill for 50 frosted sugar cookies, 100 mini strawberry muffins and 100 fudge brownies. nytimes.com/2026/10/10/us/po…
Truth! 👇🏼
"Ex-Fever Player Sydney Colson Unleashes Race-Baiting, Delusional Attack on Sophie Cunningham & Team"
Watch and subscribe here: youtu.be/CFso2uvu8fg
Martha C retweeted
This is the most WNBA coded response ever
Yes
Our refs screwed up big time
We acknowledge our refs screwed up big time
But we will do nothing to enforce our rules or ensure it does not happen again
Enjoy the game everyone!
From a WNBA spokesperson:
“As part of our standard process when a team makes an inquiry, we have reviewed multiple video angles and available audio, and spoken with those involved. It is clear on video and audio that Breanna Stewart asked Referee Kevin Fahy about the reset timeout. At that moment, there were multiple overlapping conversations and non-verbal exchanges between the referees, game participants, and also Stewart with Liberty bench personnel, which led to a misunderstanding amongst the various parties. Our referees can certainly handle these interactions better and have been given that feedback. No further follow up is expected on the situation at this time.”
Martha C retweeted
You can disagree with Sophie. You can criticize her. But suggesting she should lose her place because of who she attracts is a very different argument and one we should be extremely careful normalizing
That’s a dangerous road. You don’t get to decide who deserves a platform based on the politics of their audience. That’s how tribalism replaces freedoms and rights… YOUR people are acceptable, THEIR people are a problem.
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From @TheAthletic: If the Indiana Fever ever wants to go back to being a basketball team, Sophie Cunningham has to go, our columnist writes. "Cunningham is too combustible, her takes too turbulent to be paired with Caitlin Clark." nyti.ms/4eiBPJ0
Martha C retweeted
You know I understand people's frustrations with Caitlin going on Gameday today
She did not wait the required 30 days after a loss after all
And she is not dressed all in black and wearing the required black veil during the mourning period, clearly a violation
Next thing you know she will be wearing white before Memorial Day
The horror!
Absolute inexcusable behavior that nothing can explain
Not even a once in a lifetime opportunity to do College Gameday as they visit your alma mater's campus for the first time in 20 years on a date that just so happens to coincide with the celebration of your first ever signature shoe's release
You absolute numpty
Lay off moron
Martha C retweeted
FACTS! I am VERY Black, and I’ve been to at least 7 Fever games in Indy at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. I’ve sat everywhere from COURTSIDE to the 100s. I can’t go too high because I’m blind LOL 😂, but I’ve been all around that arena! The fanbase I’ve personally experienced has been extremely diverse, with tons of families and kids. I have never personally had an issue.
Y’all are letting online trolls control the narrative yet again.
And to be clear, racism absolutely exists, and anyone can experience racist treatment. But if the claim is that the Fever fanbase in Indy as a whole, or even the majority of it, is racist, then where is the evidence supporting that claim?
There are MANYYYYYYYY Black fans who attend Fever games. So if racism is supposedly this widespread inside Gainbridge, why aren’t we hearing consistent firsthand accounts from Black fans who are actually attending these games?
When All-Star Weekend was in Indy, people from all over came into the city, and we heard countless stories about what a great experience it was. So what exactly changed?
And please, I don’t want screenshots of racist trolls ONLINE. I don’t want posts from anonymous accounts. I don’t want a video of a fan engaging in normal sports banter being presented as “proof” without evidence of racist behavior.
If the claim is that racism is happening inside Gainbridge or among Fever fans attending games in Indy, then show the actual evidence of THAT.
For anyone who needs the definition:
Racism: prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against a person or people on the basis of their race or ethnicity.
Racism is serious. That’s exactly why we shouldn’t water the word down or apply it to an entire fanbase without evidence. Call out actual racism every single time it happens. But online trolls do not automatically represent thousands of people sitting inside an arena!!!
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Martha C retweeted
This is what bending the knee looks like
I understand Raven feels loyalty to her alma mater, we all do
But Raven the name on the front of your jersey does not say South Carolina, it says Indiana Fever and you have just thrown your CURRENT teammate under the bus in favor of the player who just sent you to Cancun
Martha C retweeted
Lexie gets absolutely bodyslammed to the ground by Bri Turner and somehow she is the one whistled for the foul
There was a lot of contact but there is no doubt that Bri was the one who did the slamming motion
Lexie is IRATE
Steph White is SCREAMING and is on the court and I guess we know now what it takes for her to get a technical foul and it is one of her players getting called for a foul after being bodyslammed
Good to know
Martha C retweeted
This is not even a little surprising given until the finals end it is still Cathy's league
A'ja Wilson was deemed to be in the court area's "player escape lane" rather than in the stands, which is why she was not ejected, per @anniecostabile.
Martha C retweeted
WNBA source tells me no punishment for A’ja and also the Fever fan was OK doing what he did. Reason for no punishment? A’ja was in “a player escape lane.” Of course it’s clear she is confronting the fan in the stands. A league contradicting video evidence? That’s a PR nightmare.
A voice of reason. Thank you!
I think sometimes people become so conditioned to being on defense that we stop allowing ourselves to distinguish between regular sports banter and behavior that is genuinely disrespectful, threatening, discriminatory, or unacceptable. And I think we have to be able to have that conversation without immediately assuming that anyone who disagrees is minimizing racism or disrespect.
In this situation, the fan was pointing toward the player while saying something along the lines of “that’s on you” or “that’s a foul.” Pointing during an interaction like that may be annoying, animated, or even irritating to the person on the receiving end, but that alone does not make the interaction racist. The fact that this was a white man pointing toward and talking to a Black woman does not, by itself, establish racism. Racism is real, and Black women absolutely experience it, including in sports spaces, but that is exactly why I think we have to be careful and responsible about when we apply that label.
If a player genuinely feels threatened because someone is approaching them aggressively, invading their space, using discriminatory language, or behaving in a way that crosses the line, they have every right to react and expect security to intervene. There should be ZERO tolerance for that.
But based on the video that has circulated, I personally did not see malicious intent in this particular interaction. I saw a fan pointing and engaging in sports banter that clearly landed differently than he intended. Once the person with him realized how visibly upset the player was, they immediately pulled him back down. That context matters too.
I also understand why teammates immediately jumped up to defend their teammate without necessarily knowing everything that had happened. Loyalty kicks in. And as Black women, there are very real reasons why we can sometimes feel the need to stay ready to defend ourselves and each other. But I also think part of protecting ourselves is recognizing that not every uncomfortable interaction is rooted in racism, hostility, or malicious intent.
That same responsibility should extend to broadcasters and commentators. When you have a platform that large, especially while discussing something as serious as racism, context matters. Facts matter. Words matter. I don’t think commentators should characterize an interaction as racially motivated simply because of who was involved, where it happened, or what they assume may have happened. If there is evidence of racism, call it out unequivocally. But if there isn’t, we shouldn’t assign a motive that hasn’t been established.
And this is where I think the WNBA has some growing to do. Sports come with emotion. They come with rivalries. They come with boos, cheers, trash talk, heckling, pointing, and fans telling players they think a call was right or wrong. Obviously, there is a line, and racism, sexism, threats, harassment, and personal attacks are well beyond it.
But regular sports banter cannot automatically be treated as unacceptable behavior simply because a player doesn’t like what was said or how animated a fan was while saying it.
We have to be able to hold BOTH truths. Protect players when fans actually cross the line, while also allowing fans to participate in the normal back and forth that has always been part of sports.
Those two things can coexist.
Martha C retweeted
I think sometimes people become so conditioned to being on defense that we stop allowing ourselves to distinguish between regular sports banter and behavior that is genuinely disrespectful, threatening, discriminatory, or unacceptable. And I think we have to be able to have that conversation without immediately assuming that anyone who disagrees is minimizing racism or disrespect.
In this situation, the fan was pointing toward the player while saying something along the lines of “that’s on you” or “that’s a foul.” Pointing during an interaction like that may be annoying, animated, or even irritating to the person on the receiving end, but that alone does not make the interaction racist. The fact that this was a white man pointing toward and talking to a Black woman does not, by itself, establish racism. Racism is real, and Black women absolutely experience it, including in sports spaces, but that is exactly why I think we have to be careful and responsible about when we apply that label.
If a player genuinely feels threatened because someone is approaching them aggressively, invading their space, using discriminatory language, or behaving in a way that crosses the line, they have every right to react and expect security to intervene. There should be ZERO tolerance for that.
But based on the video that has circulated, I personally did not see malicious intent in this particular interaction. I saw a fan pointing and engaging in sports banter that clearly landed differently than he intended. Once the person with him realized how visibly upset the player was, they immediately pulled him back down. That context matters too.
I also understand why teammates immediately jumped up to defend their teammate without necessarily knowing everything that had happened. Loyalty kicks in. And as Black women, there are very real reasons why we can sometimes feel the need to stay ready to defend ourselves and each other. But I also think part of protecting ourselves is recognizing that not every uncomfortable interaction is rooted in racism, hostility, or malicious intent.
That same responsibility should extend to broadcasters and commentators. When you have a platform that large, especially while discussing something as serious as racism, context matters. Facts matter. Words matter. I don’t think commentators should characterize an interaction as racially motivated simply because of who was involved, where it happened, or what they assume may have happened. If there is evidence of racism, call it out unequivocally. But if there isn’t, we shouldn’t assign a motive that hasn’t been established.
And this is where I think the WNBA has some growing to do. Sports come with emotion. They come with rivalries. They come with boos, cheers, trash talk, heckling, pointing, and fans telling players they think a call was right or wrong. Obviously, there is a line, and racism, sexism, threats, harassment, and personal attacks are well beyond it.
But regular sports banter cannot automatically be treated as unacceptable behavior simply because a player doesn’t like what was said or how animated a fan was while saying it.
We have to be able to hold BOTH truths. Protect players when fans actually cross the line, while also allowing fans to participate in the normal back and forth that has always been part of sports.
Those two things can coexist.
Martha C retweeted
Wrong
In fact if anything it indicates the opposite
Because if you've got Syd Colson sitting right there who was already mic'd up for the show
And if whatever that fan said was in fact out of pocket
Why not put her on the broadcast to give a firsthand account of what she saw?
THAT IS WHAT SHE IS THERE FOR
Instead she makes an ass of herself and the broadcast has to bail on the postgame interview she was mic'd up for entirely
We all know, by A'ja's own admission, that the fan didn't say or do anything to warrant A'ja's overreaction
That is a fact
