Alex Marten 🇧🇷🇺🇸🇺🇦🇸🇾
@amarten.bsky.social
Nobel Prize Literature Svetlana Alexievich: Democracy is in retreat because we have convinced ourselves that we are too small to effect change, we have to convince ourselves of the contrary, each of us has to find this strength, this ability to resist.
January 4, 2026 at 5:47 PM
I hate to say it, but I too agree with this list of questions.
I would politely add one more: "When are we going to get the full volume of un-redacted Epstein Files?"
I would politely add one more: "When are we going to get the full volume of un-redacted Epstein Files?"
This guy's as right-wing and pro-Trump/MAGA as they come...and he's asking some really good questions here! bluevirginia.us/2026/01/trum...
January 4, 2026 at 12:07 AM
I hate to say it, but I too agree with this list of questions.
I would politely add one more: "When are we going to get the full volume of un-redacted Epstein Files?"
I would politely add one more: "When are we going to get the full volume of un-redacted Epstein Files?"
Affordability, right.
I guess Trump is not the deal maker he thinks he is
Drugmakers are raising the price of many drugs
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
Drugmakers are raising the price of many drugs
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
Despite Trump pressure, Big Pharma is raising hundreds of drug prices
Costs of at least 350 branded medications, including vaccines against Covid-19, shingles and cancer treatment Ibrance, will reportedly be hiked
www.the-independent.com
January 3, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Affordability, right.
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NYT editorial board on Trump’s illegal military adventurism in Venezuela and Caribbean/Pacific:
Trump’s Attack on Venezuela Is Illegal and Unwise. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/o...
Trump’s Attack on Venezuela Is Illegal and Unwise. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/o...
January 3, 2026 at 2:17 PM
NYT editorial board on Trump’s illegal military adventurism in Venezuela and Caribbean/Pacific:
Trump’s Attack on Venezuela Is Illegal and Unwise. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/o...
Trump’s Attack on Venezuela Is Illegal and Unwise. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/o...
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BTW, multiple things can be true in this case: Maduro’s regime is horrible, illegitimate, etc.; Trump has no authorization from Congress to launch a war and has laid out no clear/coherent rationale for war; this action sets a dangerous precedent... bluevirginia.us/2026/01/trum...
“Trump’s regime change war in Venezuela is flat out illegal and yet another betrayal of the commitments he made to the American people.”
See below for reactions by Virginia leaders to Trump's attack on Venezuela. First, here's Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-VA11): "Trump’s regime change war in Venezuela is flat out illegal and yet another be...
bluevirginia.us
January 3, 2026 at 2:22 PM
BTW, multiple things can be true in this case: Maduro’s regime is horrible, illegitimate, etc.; Trump has no authorization from Congress to launch a war and has laid out no clear/coherent rationale for war; this action sets a dangerous precedent... bluevirginia.us/2026/01/trum...
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Why is there no such thing as antigravity?
#AskEthan
In our Universe, everything that we know of experiences the influence of gravity.
But if there are antiparticles, why isn't there any antigravity?
bigthink.com/starts-with-...
#space #gravity #physics #astro
#AskEthan
In our Universe, everything that we know of experiences the influence of gravity.
But if there are antiparticles, why isn't there any antigravity?
bigthink.com/starts-with-...
#space #gravity #physics #astro
Ask Ethan: Why is there no such thing as antigravity?
In General Relativity, the matter and energy curve spacetime, which we experience as gravity. Why can't there be an "antigravity" force?
bigthink.com
January 2, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Stone County MO
January 3, 2026 at 3:18 AM
Stone County MO
I support Zeteo.
This video almost made me want to cry.
It's Zeteo subscribers from literally *around the world*, ordinary people, telling us why they supported, and subscribed to, Zeteo in 2026. Remember: just two years ago, Zeteo didn't even exist.
Have you subscribed?
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It's Zeteo subscribers from literally *around the world*, ordinary people, telling us why they supported, and subscribed to, Zeteo in 2026. Remember: just two years ago, Zeteo didn't even exist.
Have you subscribed?
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We asked, “Why do you support Zeteo?” Our subscribers answered.
Watch Zeteo subscribers from all over the world describe why they support our work.
Subscribe at Zeteo.com.
Watch Zeteo subscribers from all over the world describe why they support our work.
Subscribe at Zeteo.com.
January 3, 2026 at 12:52 AM
I support Zeteo.
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“Mr. Mamdani’s embrace of a radical approach to governing New York City is exactly what we need to achieve his transformative goal of a city that is truly affordable for all,” writes William J. Arnone in a letter to The Times.
Opinion | What to Expect From Mayor Mamdani
Readers share their hopes and anxieties as New York’s new mayor takes office. Also: Unsubscribing from the Kennedy Center; protesting Trump.
nyti.ms
January 2, 2026 at 8:09 PM
“Mr. Mamdani’s embrace of a radical approach to governing New York City is exactly what we need to achieve his transformative goal of a city that is truly affordable for all,” writes William J. Arnone in a letter to The Times.
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i am rooting as much as is appropriate for mamdani to be an effective mayor because if he manages it, he will be an important model and national leader for american progressives — one part fiorello la guardia, one part robert la folette
January 2, 2026 at 12:39 AM
i am rooting as much as is appropriate for mamdani to be an effective mayor because if he manages it, he will be an important model and national leader for american progressives — one part fiorello la guardia, one part robert la folette
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From immune cell therapies to measles outbreaks to federal attacks on public health, these are some of the health topics we’ll be watching in the coming year
7 Important Health Stories to Watch in 2026
From immune cell therapies to measles outbreaks to federal attacks on public health, these are some of the health topics we’ll be watching next year
www.scientificamerican.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:46 PM
From immune cell therapies to measles outbreaks to federal attacks on public health, these are some of the health topics we’ll be watching in the coming year
Must see! Mehdi chats with comedian and activist Noam Shuster-Eliassi about her radical upbringing in Israel’s ‘Oasis of Peace’ and her powerful new documentary now shortlisted for the Oscars.
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Meet the Iranian-Jewish-Israeli Comedian Who No Longer Believes in 'Coexistence'
Mehdi chats with comedian and activist Noam Shuster-Eliassi about her radical upbringing in Israel’s ‘Oasis of Peace’ and her powerful new documentary now shortlisted for the Oscars.
zeteo.com
January 2, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Must see! Mehdi chats with comedian and activist Noam Shuster-Eliassi about her radical upbringing in Israel’s ‘Oasis of Peace’ and her powerful new documentary now shortlisted for the Oscars.
zeteo.com/p/meet-the-i...
zeteo.com/p/meet-the-i...
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Join us at Lafayette Park until 5pm today Thursday. Happy New Year!
Congress returns on Monday January 6th.
Call your members of Congress and tell them to support a just and lasting peace for Ukraine.
#CrimeaIsUkraine 🇺🇸🇺🇦
Congress returns on Monday January 6th.
Call your members of Congress and tell them to support a just and lasting peace for Ukraine.
#CrimeaIsUkraine 🇺🇸🇺🇦
January 1, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Join us at Lafayette Park until 5pm today Thursday. Happy New Year!
Congress returns on Monday January 6th.
Call your members of Congress and tell them to support a just and lasting peace for Ukraine.
#CrimeaIsUkraine 🇺🇸🇺🇦
Congress returns on Monday January 6th.
Call your members of Congress and tell them to support a just and lasting peace for Ukraine.
#CrimeaIsUkraine 🇺🇸🇺🇦
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Question: But the president’s statements that he believed the election was rife with fraud—those are statements protected by the First Amendment, correct?
Smith: Absolutely not. If they are made to target a lawful government function and are made with knowing falsity, then no, they are not.
Smith: Absolutely not. If they are made to target a lawful government function and are made with knowing falsity, then no, they are not.
December 31, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Question: But the president’s statements that he believed the election was rife with fraud—those are statements protected by the First Amendment, correct?
Smith: Absolutely not. If they are made to target a lawful government function and are made with knowing falsity, then no, they are not.
Smith: Absolutely not. If they are made to target a lawful government function and are made with knowing falsity, then no, they are not.
So, correct. Remember the 1994 Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances. In exchange for giving up its nukes, Ukraine received security assurances and economic assistance from the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Russian Federation!
Slava Ukraini!
Slava Ukraini!
“To genuinely ensure its security, Ukraine would be far better off demanding concrete contributions to its ability to defend itself than security assurances that no one — and certainly not President Vladimir Putin of Russia — would ever believe,” Philip Gordon writes.
Opinion | A Trump Security Guarantee Is Empty, Mr. Zelensky
Ukraine’s president should stop pressing for U.S. security guarantees and pursue more effective means of self-protection.
nyti.ms
January 1, 2026 at 5:42 PM
So, correct. Remember the 1994 Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances. In exchange for giving up its nukes, Ukraine received security assurances and economic assistance from the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Russian Federation!
Slava Ukraini!
Slava Ukraini!
Brillantly take away from the Jack Smith testimony.
"Remember, we're not asking you to admit you were wrong, we're asking to admit that you were lied to."
"How long are going to be played for the rube?"
#NoKings #Resist
youtu.be/JzRjchWm1_U?...
"Remember, we're not asking you to admit you were wrong, we're asking to admit that you were lied to."
"How long are going to be played for the rube?"
#NoKings #Resist
youtu.be/JzRjchWm1_U?...
They knew they were lying to you! The Jack Smith testimony! 
YouTube video by Will Westmoreland
youtu.be
January 1, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Brillantly take away from the Jack Smith testimony.
"Remember, we're not asking you to admit you were wrong, we're asking to admit that you were lied to."
"How long are going to be played for the rube?"
#NoKings #Resist
youtu.be/JzRjchWm1_U?...
"Remember, we're not asking you to admit you were wrong, we're asking to admit that you were lied to."
"How long are going to be played for the rube?"
#NoKings #Resist
youtu.be/JzRjchWm1_U?...
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Video from Fox News
We knew by the look on Zelenskyy's face
Walk in Zelenskyy's shoes
We all know this
We all know Trump is Putin's Puppet
Putin started this war
Zellensky
"We have paid high price with our lives"
#SlavaUkraine
#Heroes
We knew by the look on Zelenskyy's face
Walk in Zelenskyy's shoes
We all know this
We all know Trump is Putin's Puppet
Putin started this war
Zellensky
"We have paid high price with our lives"
#SlavaUkraine
#Heroes
December 30, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Video from Fox News
We knew by the look on Zelenskyy's face
Walk in Zelenskyy's shoes
We all know this
We all know Trump is Putin's Puppet
Putin started this war
Zellensky
"We have paid high price with our lives"
#SlavaUkraine
#Heroes
We knew by the look on Zelenskyy's face
Walk in Zelenskyy's shoes
We all know this
We all know Trump is Putin's Puppet
Putin started this war
Zellensky
"We have paid high price with our lives"
#SlavaUkraine
#Heroes
Musk dismantled tools to help users fight harassment while making sure everyone was far more likely to see posts and replies from MAGA fans—foremost himself.
Of misogyny, Musk, and men
Women are not okay. We're furious.
www.motherjones.com
January 1, 2026 at 1:47 AM
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Hard to believe we need this kind of messaging, but here we are. Keep these people uncomfortable, decency dies in silence.
🚨🚨The White House is pissed off about this ad so you know what to do, share it everywhere! ICE is disappearing people just because of the color of their skin! No Warrant! No Due Process! This is not who we are as Americans! #MAGAKidnappers want an all white America, fuck that‼️
June 19, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Hard to believe we need this kind of messaging, but here we are. Keep these people uncomfortable, decency dies in silence.
Sohla El-Waylly is a food writer who develops recipes and hosts videos for NYT Cooking.
youtu.be/MPqnS1K4vgw
#cooking #recipes
cooking.nytimes.com/article/how-...
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#cooking #recipes
cooking.nytimes.com/article/how-...
These 11 Tips Will Make You a Better Cook
In her YouTube series, the chef and cookbook author Sohla El-Waylly will teach you how to improve your kitchen game, wherever you are in your culinary journey.
cooking.nytimes.com
January 1, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Sohla El-Waylly is a food writer who develops recipes and hosts videos for NYT Cooking.
youtu.be/MPqnS1K4vgw
#cooking #recipes
cooking.nytimes.com/article/how-...
youtu.be/MPqnS1K4vgw
#cooking #recipes
cooking.nytimes.com/article/how-...
“Things have changed already so much within the legal community and their willingness to say something and stand up to the Trump administration,” Ms. Khanbabai said.
#shared #DefundICE #DisbandICE #NoKings #Resist
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/n...
#shared #DefundICE #DisbandICE #NoKings #Resist
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/n...
One Lawyer’s Standoff With Trump’s Deportation Machine
www.nytimes.com
December 31, 2025 at 8:10 PM
“Things have changed already so much within the legal community and their willingness to say something and stand up to the Trump administration,” Ms. Khanbabai said.
#shared #DefundICE #DisbandICE #NoKings #Resist
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/n...
#shared #DefundICE #DisbandICE #NoKings #Resist
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/n...
Ukraine updates: Kyiv says it struck Russia's oil facilities
Ukraine updates: Kyiv says it struck Russia's oil facilities – DW – 12/31/2025
According to officials in Kyiv, Ukrainian long-range drones struck an oil depot north of Moscow, as well as an oil refinery and an oil terminal in Russia's southern Krasnodar region. Follow DW for more.
www.dw.com
December 31, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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Agriculture is a dangerous job. Workplace deaths are seven times higher for farmers than the national average, and injuries are very common.
More than a quarter of farmers rely on the ACA, and one in five already carries greater than $1000 in medical debt.
Tomorrow they lose the ACA subsidy.
More than a quarter of farmers rely on the ACA, and one in five already carries greater than $1000 in medical debt.
Tomorrow they lose the ACA subsidy.
Farmers are about to pay a lot more for health insurance
Tariffs, inflation, and other federal policies have battered U.S. farmers' bottom lines. Now many farmers say the expiration of federal health care subsidies will make their coverage unaffordable.
www.npr.org
December 31, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Agriculture is a dangerous job. Workplace deaths are seven times higher for farmers than the national average, and injuries are very common.
More than a quarter of farmers rely on the ACA, and one in five already carries greater than $1000 in medical debt.
Tomorrow they lose the ACA subsidy.
More than a quarter of farmers rely on the ACA, and one in five already carries greater than $1000 in medical debt.
Tomorrow they lose the ACA subsidy.
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Looking back on 2025, this was a big one for us.
3.5 months of radio silence since then, so, yeah, it was harassment.
3.5 months of radio silence since then, so, yeah, it was harassment.
My lab's been attacked by an anti-wind group and their lawyers. They threatened the science funding of my whole university, to shut me and my undergraduate research assistants up.
NYT just covered it. 1/n
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/c...
NYT just covered it. 1/n
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/c...
Law Firm Pressures Brown University to Erase Research on Anti-Wind Groups
www.nytimes.com
December 31, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Looking back on 2025, this was a big one for us.
3.5 months of radio silence since then, so, yeah, it was harassment.
3.5 months of radio silence since then, so, yeah, it was harassment.