Martha
@mwrees.bsky.social
Anthropologist in genteel decline: Oaxaca and Georgia (Necessary Trouble Indivisible) + Diving!!
Broward County School Board: Florida continues its race to the bottom, allowing graduation for rich schools at fancy venues and others the gym
scoop.upworthy.com/florida-vale...
scoop.upworthy.com/florida-vale...
Florida valedictorian stands up to school board on stage for holding separate graduation ceremonies for rich and middle-class kids
The board not only refused to answer, but they also dismissed the boy as if he were invisible.
scoop.upworthy.com
January 23, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Broward County School Board: Florida continues its race to the bottom, allowing graduation for rich schools at fancy venues and others the gym
scoop.upworthy.com/florida-vale...
scoop.upworthy.com/florida-vale...
Immigration polices > "portion of the U.S.’s economic output in salary decreased to 53.8% in ... 2025, lowest level since ... 1947...." [https://fortune.com/2026/01/13/us-workers-smallest-labor-share-gdp-on-record/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=fortune/magazine/Personal+finance].
January 14, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Immigration polices > "portion of the U.S.’s economic output in salary decreased to 53.8% in ... 2025, lowest level since ... 1947...." [https://fortune.com/2026/01/13/us-workers-smallest-labor-share-gdp-on-record/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=fortune/magazine/Personal+finance].
Jerome Powell: articulate, dedicated public servant [https://youtu.be/KckGHaBLSn4?si=pChQlKnGWbtqec1w]
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
youtu.be
January 13, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Jerome Powell: articulate, dedicated public servant [https://youtu.be/KckGHaBLSn4?si=pChQlKnGWbtqec1w]
Jardín Etnobiológico de Oaxaca / Ethnobiological Garden is now under the National Commission for Natural Protected Areas (CONANP), itself part of the Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT), and includes domesticated plants and insects.
January 5, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Jardín Etnobiológico de Oaxaca / Ethnobiological Garden is now under the National Commission for Natural Protected Areas (CONANP), itself part of the Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT), and includes domesticated plants and insects.
Is pschyopathy genetic? Why not test politicians? [https://www.academia.edu/145762155/Where_are_the_psychopaths]
January 4, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Is pschyopathy genetic? Why not test politicians? [https://www.academia.edu/145762155/Where_are_the_psychopaths]
January 3, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Happy new year: www.npr.org/2025/12/30/g...
Israel says it will bar aid groups, including Doctors Without Borders, from Gaza
Israel accused Doctors Without Borders, one of the largest health organizations operating in Gaza, of failing to clarify the roles of some staff that Israel accused of cooperation with militants.
www.npr.org
December 31, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Happy new year: www.npr.org/2025/12/30/g...
@TELMEX, owned by the richest man in the world, Carlos Slim, does not pay the people who install your internet in Mexico any benefits.... Plus they can't call a US phone or use WhatsApp, plus they have two independent systems of scheduling installations.
December 8, 2025 at 6:34 PM
@TELMEX, owned by the richest man in the world, Carlos Slim, does not pay the people who install your internet in Mexico any benefits.... Plus they can't call a US phone or use WhatsApp, plus they have two independent systems of scheduling installations.
November 20, 2025 at 8:57 PM
@ajc.com Thanks for using "unauthorized" language. www.ajc.com/news/2025/11...
Report: Georgia unauthorized immigrant population reaches nearly 500,000
Georgia now has the nation’s sixth largest population of unauthorized immigrants, according to the Migration Policy Institute.
www.ajc.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:43 PM
@ajc.com Thanks for using "unauthorized" language. www.ajc.com/news/2025/11...
BEWARD FLOCK cameras coming to DeKalb: AI makes mistakes. But even more important is the danger of giving access to federal agents. November 12, 2025: [https://www.decaturish.com/opinion/letters_to_editor/dear-decaturish]
November 13, 2025 at 3:12 PM
BEWARD FLOCK cameras coming to DeKalb: AI makes mistakes. But even more important is the danger of giving access to federal agents. November 12, 2025: [https://www.decaturish.com/opinion/letters_to_editor/dear-decaturish]
U.S. Government Quietly Removes Memorial For Black Soldiers From Dutch Cemetery
blavity.com/us-governmen...
"The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission."
blavity.com/us-governmen...
"The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission."
U.S. Government Quietly Removes Memorial For Black Soldiers From Dutch Cemetery - Blavity
flip.it
November 12, 2025 at 1:16 PM
U.S. Government Quietly Removes Memorial For Black Soldiers From Dutch Cemetery
blavity.com/us-governmen...
"The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission."
blavity.com/us-governmen...
"The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission."
NoKings2 = 5.2-8.2 million, according to H. George Elliott [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pNcxWyUnqXjYAuxKG9NUyCnGxd-lEAUTC36miO1B4ow/edit?pli=1&gid=0#gid=0], with interactive spreadsheet.
October 20, 2025 at 10:48 AM
NoKings2 = 5.2-8.2 million, according to H. George Elliott [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pNcxWyUnqXjYAuxKG9NUyCnGxd-lEAUTC36miO1B4ow/edit?pli=1&gid=0#gid=0], with interactive spreadsheet.
3.5% rule:
US population 2025: 342,034,432 x 3.5% = 11,971,205
October 18, if almost 7 million = 2%
US population 2025: 342,034,432 x 3.5% = 11,971,205
October 18, if almost 7 million = 2%
October 19, 2025 at 3:50 PM
3.5% rule:
US population 2025: 342,034,432 x 3.5% = 11,971,205
October 18, if almost 7 million = 2%
US population 2025: 342,034,432 x 3.5% = 11,971,205
October 18, if almost 7 million = 2%
@Georgia's race to the bottom: rates are in sharp decline and the state falls well below national averages and public health thresholds.
Read more at: www.macon.com/news/state/g...
Read more at: www.macon.com/news/state/g...
GA has nearly the worst vaccine rate in the US, federal data shows. Here’s where it ranks and why
From measles outbreaks to exemption spikes, a new study reveals how far Georgia has fallen.
https://www.macon.com/news/state/georgia/article312054772.html#storylink=cpy[https://www.macon.com/news/state/georgia/article312054772.html]
September 15, 2025 at 12:34 PM
@Georgia's race to the bottom: rates are in sharp decline and the state falls well below national averages and public health thresholds.
Read more at: www.macon.com/news/state/g...
Read more at: www.macon.com/news/state/g...
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This Labor Day, we are again expecting millions on the streets protesting against the Trump admin's assault on environmental health research, evidence-based policy, and democracy.
This time, @thexylom.com is taking the lead to crowdsource attendance data. Bookmark this spreadsheet for Monday:
This time, @thexylom.com is taking the lead to crowdsource attendance data. Bookmark this spreadsheet for Monday:
August 27, 2025 at 6:31 PM
This Labor Day, we are again expecting millions on the streets protesting against the Trump admin's assault on environmental health research, evidence-based policy, and democracy.
This time, @thexylom.com is taking the lead to crowdsource attendance data. Bookmark this spreadsheet for Monday:
This time, @thexylom.com is taking the lead to crowdsource attendance data. Bookmark this spreadsheet for Monday:
Alcohol Industry begs Canada to buy US liquor [Newsweek 27 August 2025], but they donated 20% more to GOP than Dems [https://www.opensecrets.org/political-action-committees-pacs/industry-detail/N02/2024].
August 28, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Alcohol Industry begs Canada to buy US liquor [Newsweek 27 August 2025], but they donated 20% more to GOP than Dems [https://www.opensecrets.org/political-action-committees-pacs/industry-detail/N02/2024].
SNL sheds actors of color [https://parade.com/news/saturday-night-live-announces-exit-of-emil-shakim?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=ParadeMag/magazine/Trending+News]
August 28, 2025 at 10:50 AM
SNL sheds actors of color [https://parade.com/news/saturday-night-live-announces-exit-of-emil-shakim?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=ParadeMag/magazine/Trending+News]
PEW. US MIGRANTS NOTES
US unauthorized immigrants:14m in 2023 (-1m) in 2025.
Immigrants in US=51.9m (15.4%US), 19% labor force (- 20% in 2025).
Mexico-22% of immigrants
6 million (40%) legal, others are unauthorized (without legal status)
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
US unauthorized immigrants:14m in 2023 (-1m) in 2025.
Immigrants in US=51.9m (15.4%US), 19% labor force (- 20% in 2025).
Mexico-22% of immigrants
6 million (40%) legal, others are unauthorized (without legal status)
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
What the data says about immigrants in the U.S.
As of June 2025, the country’s foreign-born population had shrunk by more than a million people, marking its first decline since the 1960s.
www.pewresearch.org
August 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
PEW. US MIGRANTS NOTES
US unauthorized immigrants:14m in 2023 (-1m) in 2025.
Immigrants in US=51.9m (15.4%US), 19% labor force (- 20% in 2025).
Mexico-22% of immigrants
6 million (40%) legal, others are unauthorized (without legal status)
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
US unauthorized immigrants:14m in 2023 (-1m) in 2025.
Immigrants in US=51.9m (15.4%US), 19% labor force (- 20% in 2025).
Mexico-22% of immigrants
6 million (40%) legal, others are unauthorized (without legal status)
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
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I’m proud to co-lead the Restoring Essential Healthcare Act to reverse Republican efforts to shutter #PlannedParenthood and other reproductive health centers nationwide. (2)
July 30, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I’m proud to co-lead the Restoring Essential Healthcare Act to reverse Republican efforts to shutter #PlannedParenthood and other reproductive health centers nationwide. (2)
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The #Trump administration's refusal to allow congressional oversight visits to ICE facilities violates the law, and he knows that. This abuse of power prevents the transparency that the American people, including those in the #FightingFifth, deserve. (1)
HISTORIC MOVE: CHC Members are suing DHS—the first-ever lawsuit from Members of Congress against the Trump administration this Congress.
Why? Because obstruction of oversight, mass detention, and abuse of power cannot go unchecked.
Why? Because obstruction of oversight, mass detention, and abuse of power cannot go unchecked.
July 31, 2025 at 3:34 PM
The #Trump administration's refusal to allow congressional oversight visits to ICE facilities violates the law, and he knows that. This abuse of power prevents the transparency that the American people, including those in the #FightingFifth, deserve. (1)
SPLC interact hate group map.
www.splcenter.org/hate-map/
www.splcenter.org/hate-map/
Hate Map
The Southern Poverty Law Center’s interactive map has been available to track hate across the United States since 2000.
www.splcenter.org
July 28, 2025 at 2:39 PM
SPLC interact hate group map.
www.splcenter.org/hate-map/
www.splcenter.org/hate-map/
How to Fight the Broligarchy
50501 NY
substack.com/inbox/post/1...
Some steps:
1. Amazon > bye bye
2. Google > DuckDuckGo, Proton suite.
3. Social Media > Bluesky, etc.
4. Artificial Intelligence > risks:
50501 NY
substack.com/inbox/post/1...
Some steps:
1. Amazon > bye bye
2. Google > DuckDuckGo, Proton suite.
3. Social Media > Bluesky, etc.
4. Artificial Intelligence > risks:
How to Fight the Broligarchy
The tech overlords want to trap us. Escaping is how we fight back.
substack.com
July 9, 2025 at 6:07 PM
How to Fight the Broligarchy
50501 NY
substack.com/inbox/post/1...
Some steps:
1. Amazon > bye bye
2. Google > DuckDuckGo, Proton suite.
3. Social Media > Bluesky, etc.
4. Artificial Intelligence > risks:
50501 NY
substack.com/inbox/post/1...
Some steps:
1. Amazon > bye bye
2. Google > DuckDuckGo, Proton suite.
3. Social Media > Bluesky, etc.
4. Artificial Intelligence > risks: