Chema Hernández Gil
@chema.ctrvx.net
Un prieto colorado. Foiled engineer and onetime media activist. Nowadays, stumping for the working class, full-time. Vegetarian from the start, vegan for the animals.
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I spent the better part of a week in the Indigenous COP30 village. It was a strange, humbling and challenging experience. I've never been in a space with Native individuals from all over the Americas. We had Spanish-speaking, Dutch-speaking, French-speaking and English-speaking Natives in my […]
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November 22, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I spent the better part of a week in the Indigenous COP30 village. It was a strange, humbling and challenging experience. I've never been in a space with Native individuals from all over the Americas. We had Spanish-speaking, Dutch-speaking, French-speaking and English-speaking Natives in my […]
Reposted by Chema Hernández Gil
Tomorrow, here in #belem for the #PeoplesSummit at #COP30, we will be doing a presentation on Regeneration, Reforestation, and Lessons from Mesoamerican Indigenous Traditions for a Just Transition. From 2:30PM at Salas ICB, SAT 04 in the UFPA campus […]
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November 13, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Tomorrow, here in #belem for the #PeoplesSummit at #COP30, we will be doing a presentation on Regeneration, Reforestation, and Lessons from Mesoamerican Indigenous Traditions for a Just Transition. From 2:30PM at Salas ICB, SAT 04 in the UFPA campus […]
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[Original post on mastodon.social]
In a week's time, I'll be heading to Brazil for the Peoples' Summit towards COP30. I'll be there wearing a couple of hats: giving a presentation on veganic agroecology and Indigenous urbanism with Seed the Commons and preparing a report back for the members of my public sector union employer […]
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November 4, 2025 at 12:57 AM
In a week's time, I'll be heading to Brazil for the Peoples' Summit towards COP30. I'll be there wearing a couple of hats: giving a presentation on veganic agroecology and Indigenous urbanism with Seed the Commons and preparing a report back for the members of my public sector union employer […]
I have a bunch of domain names coming up for renewal and the project I was planning on using them for has stalled. Unsure if I should renew them. One month to decide.
November 2, 2025 at 7:05 AM
I have a bunch of domain names coming up for renewal and the project I was planning on using them for has stalled. Unsure if I should renew them. One month to decide.
I gifted myself a tiny wooden box to store the devotional items I've had since I was a little kid, and it makes me very happy. It also perfectly inside my Zapatista pouch. I was certain it had been lost in the mail, but it ultimately found its way home. I feel like my grandma would approve.
November 2, 2025 at 5:40 AM
I gifted myself a tiny wooden box to store the devotional items I've had since I was a little kid, and it makes me very happy. It also perfectly inside my Zapatista pouch. I was certain it had been lost in the mail, but it ultimately found its way home. I feel like my grandma would approve.
This year has been good to me, if only because it's helped me ground myself in Nick Black Elk’s Great Spirit and Juan Diego Talking Eagle’s Tonantzin.
October 27, 2025 at 12:47 AM
This year has been good to me, if only because it's helped me ground myself in Nick Black Elk’s Great Spirit and Juan Diego Talking Eagle’s Tonantzin.
It seems my great‑grandmother was born and raised in New Mexico and belonged to the Kewa Pueblo. How she later ended up in Guanajuato is a mystery, but it does makes sense that she settled in another Indigenous town with a long artisanal tradition. If true, my grandma (RIP) would probably be […]
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October 26, 2025 at 11:22 PM
It seems my great‑grandmother was born and raised in New Mexico and belonged to the Kewa Pueblo. How she later ended up in Guanajuato is a mystery, but it does makes sense that she settled in another Indigenous town with a long artisanal tradition. If true, my grandma (RIP) would probably be […]
Last week felt both like an entire month and a single day.
October 26, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Last week felt both like an entire month and a single day.
So I guess the National Guard is coming to SF...
October 16, 2025 at 3:12 AM
So I guess the National Guard is coming to SF...
I haven't been spending much time online these past few months, which is great. It's also great that I can come back to the fediverse and not feel like I missed out on 1,001 things. It feels "normal". Like a virtual extension of real life, as opposed to a parallel reality that's algorithmically […]
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October 15, 2025 at 12:23 AM
I haven't been spending much time online these past few months, which is great. It's also great that I can come back to the fediverse and not feel like I missed out on 1,001 things. It feels "normal". Like a virtual extension of real life, as opposed to a parallel reality that's algorithmically […]
I'm excited about how organized labor here in SF is making a very conscious effort to organize with communities of faith. Building
October 1, 2025 at 12:38 AM
I'm excited about how organized labor here in SF is making a very conscious effort to organize with communities of faith. Building
Reposted by Chema Hernández Gil
So many AI-generated posters in our neighborhood lately. Comedy shows, house painters, community events… all rendered in the same generic slop-style. It even looks like the fonts are generated too, which creates weird artifacts and inconsistent letters. Gross.
September 23, 2025 at 12:10 AM
So many AI-generated posters in our neighborhood lately. Comedy shows, house painters, community events… all rendered in the same generic slop-style. It even looks like the fonts are generated too, which creates weird artifacts and inconsistent letters. Gross.
Reposted by Chema Hernández Gil
Initial estimate: 4.6 under Frat Row in Berkeley, right on the Hayward Fault.
September 22, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Initial estimate: 4.6 under Frat Row in Berkeley, right on the Hayward Fault.
September 22, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Things feel, and are, really scary for many people in the United States right now. The uncertainty only makes it worse. I'm coping by keeping a routine, carving out time for fun, and practicing skills that stay useful no matter how rough things get. Hiking, camping, and reading have all helped a […]
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September 20, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Things feel, and are, really scary for many people in the United States right now. The uncertainty only makes it worse. I'm coping by keeping a routine, carving out time for fun, and practicing skills that stay useful no matter how rough things get. Hiking, camping, and reading have all helped a […]
I got to see a hawk dive‑hunt a flock of pigeons over South Beach Harbor. The hawk missed both times I watched it, but it seemed determined. I’ve spotted hawks a few times along the Embarcadero, though never while they were actively hunting. It was a cool thing to witness.
September 20, 2025 at 4:12 AM
I got to see a hawk dive‑hunt a flock of pigeons over South Beach Harbor. The hawk missed both times I watched it, but it seemed determined. I’ve spotted hawks a few times along the Embarcadero, though never while they were actively hunting. It was a cool thing to witness.
Preventing a slide toward authoritarianism is never easy, and it becomes even harder today because many people are disconnected from real‑life communities and meaningful connections. Their primary virtual connections are mediated by some of the world’s wealthiest and most powerful companies […]
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September 18, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Preventing a slide toward authoritarianism is never easy, and it becomes even harder today because many people are disconnected from real‑life communities and meaningful connections. Their primary virtual connections are mediated by some of the world’s wealthiest and most powerful companies […]
How the world turns. The supervisor who called for mandatory bicycle licenses, asserting that “as a growing number of bicycle commuters assert political power to get their own lanes, they need to put some skin in the game,” was recalled by his anti-park/pro‑car constituents.
September 17, 2025 at 3:12 PM
How the world turns. The supervisor who called for mandatory bicycle licenses, asserting that “as a growing number of bicycle commuters assert political power to get their own lanes, they need to put some skin in the game,” was recalled by his anti-park/pro‑car constituents.
I got three jars of the new vegan Nutella in my last trip to Switzerland and I'm looking forward to finishing the last one. Too much.
September 13, 2025 at 3:47 AM
I got three jars of the new vegan Nutella in my last trip to Switzerland and I'm looking forward to finishing the last one. Too much.
Sixteen years in, the online Native American space I help moderate keeps growing thanks to everyone who shows up. This past year: 2.3 million views, nearly 61k members, 28k+ comments. Grateful for the mod team that makes it possible.
September 13, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Sixteen years in, the online Native American space I help moderate keeps growing thanks to everyone who shows up. This past year: 2.3 million views, nearly 61k members, 28k+ comments. Grateful for the mod team that makes it possible.
I’m kind of excited about the end of official support for Windows 10. I’ve been dual‑booting my personal laptop with Linux for years and generally ignoring my work laptop, so this will force me to go full‑time Linux on my personal machine and stop using it for work.
September 13, 2025 at 3:19 AM
I’m kind of excited about the end of official support for Windows 10. I’ve been dual‑booting my personal laptop with Linux for years and generally ignoring my work laptop, so this will force me to go full‑time Linux on my personal machine and stop using it for work.
Went and came back to Switzerland without any issue. I was able to get in a couple of solid days walking the Via Francigena along the Léman and a night's stay at the Abbey of Saint Maurice, which was quite an experience. Looking forward to continuing the hike up to the Great St Bernard Pass […]
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August 30, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Went and came back to Switzerland without any issue. I was able to get in a couple of solid days walking the Via Francigena along the Léman and a night's stay at the Abbey of Saint Maurice, which was quite an experience. Looking forward to continuing the hike up to the Great St Bernard Pass […]
I've only left the US four times in the last 13 years, so I'm not much of an expert anymore, but I have to admit that these crazy times have me a bit nervous.
August 14, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I've only left the US four times in the last 13 years, so I'm not much of an expert anymore, but I have to admit that these crazy times have me a bit nervous.
The federal administration now appears poised to push for a mid-decade census. A truly unprecedented move. The stated goal is clear: to reduce population counts in “blue” states by excluding as many people as possible. While the focus is currently on undocumented residents, I wouldn’t be […]
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August 7, 2025 at 5:22 PM
The federal administration now appears poised to push for a mid-decade census. A truly unprecedented move. The stated goal is clear: to reduce population counts in “blue” states by excluding as many people as possible. While the focus is currently on undocumented residents, I wouldn’t be […]
Native spaces are comforting in this political moment.
August 6, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Native spaces are comforting in this political moment.