José Martínez
@josestrummer.bsky.social
Anthropologist/ecologist/accidental luthier… love of guitars/trees/nature
Boston,MA/Puerto Rico/Galicia/México/Tierra
Author: Moral Ecology of a Forest: The Nature Industry and Maya Post-Conservation (2016)
Boston,MA/Puerto Rico/Galicia/México/Tierra
Author: Moral Ecology of a Forest: The Nature Industry and Maya Post-Conservation (2016)
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José Martínez
@josestrummer.bsky.social
· Feb 11
Moral Ecology of a Forest | University of Arizona Press
<i>Moral Ecology of a Forest</i> provides an ethnographic account of conservation politics, particularly the conflict between Western conservation and Mayan ontological ecology. Author José E. Martíne...
open.uapress.arizona.edu
My book Moral Ecology of a Forest is open access:
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Spoke with cnn while sitting on the floor of my hotel room hallway bc my family were asleep in the other room.
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October 9, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Spoke with cnn while sitting on the floor of my hotel room hallway bc my family were asleep in the other room.
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a heartwarming story of how being an unethical and talentless hack is no barrier to success when you are willing to endlessly flatter the wretched views of rich dipshits
Bari Weiss is set to be named the editor in chief of CBS News, the New York Post reports
October 2, 2025 at 8:12 PM
a heartwarming story of how being an unethical and talentless hack is no barrier to success when you are willing to endlessly flatter the wretched views of rich dipshits
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New from #PracticingAnthropology: “We Want to Do It All”: A Place-Based Model for Access to Higher Education by Brusi, Yace, Tossas, González-Barreto & Dika
doi.org/10.1080/0888...
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@practicinganthro1.bsky.social
#SfAA #socialscience #anthropology #appliedanthropology
doi.org/10.1080/0888...
@rimabrusi.bsky.social
@practicinganthro1.bsky.social
#SfAA #socialscience #anthropology #appliedanthropology
September 22, 2025 at 4:16 PM
New from #PracticingAnthropology: “We Want to Do It All”: A Place-Based Model for Access to Higher Education by Brusi, Yace, Tossas, González-Barreto & Dika
doi.org/10.1080/0888...
@rimabrusi.bsky.social
@practicinganthro1.bsky.social
#SfAA #socialscience #anthropology #appliedanthropology
doi.org/10.1080/0888...
@rimabrusi.bsky.social
@practicinganthro1.bsky.social
#SfAA #socialscience #anthropology #appliedanthropology
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Higher education being brought to its knees by Trump and his Nazi regime.
Texas A&M student complained a professor was teaching that there are more than two genders.
Said the teachings were "against our president's laws," and that Trump declared there were only two genders.
Texas A&M student complained a professor was teaching that there are more than two genders.
Said the teachings were "against our president's laws," and that Trump declared there were only two genders.
Dean fired as video shows student complaining literature course 'against president's laws'
Facing growing political pressure, Texas A&M; University President Mark A. Welsh III announced Monday evening that the dean and department head overseeing a children’s literature course at the center ...
www.rawstory.com
September 9, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Higher education being brought to its knees by Trump and his Nazi regime.
Texas A&M student complained a professor was teaching that there are more than two genders.
Said the teachings were "against our president's laws," and that Trump declared there were only two genders.
Texas A&M student complained a professor was teaching that there are more than two genders.
Said the teachings were "against our president's laws," and that Trump declared there were only two genders.
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"...As a result, [Texas A&M President Mark Welsh] directed the provost to remove the dean and department head from their administrative positions, effective immediately"
-- what a time to be an academic.
www.kbtx.com/2025/09/09/a...
-- what a time to be an academic.
www.kbtx.com/2025/09/09/a...
A&M Dean removed following student complaints over curriculum
The Department of Justice has also acknowledged the situation and said it would be investigating.
www.kbtx.com
September 9, 2025 at 8:52 PM
"...As a result, [Texas A&M President Mark Welsh] directed the provost to remove the dean and department head from their administrative positions, effective immediately"
-- what a time to be an academic.
www.kbtx.com/2025/09/09/a...
-- what a time to be an academic.
www.kbtx.com/2025/09/09/a...
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My father-in-law was incarcerated when he was 2 and my mother-in-law was born in a prison camp (pictured here). It is despicable that Trump will use the same law used during World War II to carry out mass deportations of migrant families today. This is wrong.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
March 14, 2025 at 12:27 AM
My father-in-law was incarcerated when he was 2 and my mother-in-law was born in a prison camp (pictured here). It is despicable that Trump will use the same law used during World War II to carry out mass deportations of migrant families today. This is wrong.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
Another atrocious decision
Supreme Court Deals Blow to E.P.A. in Dispute Over Federal Water Rules
The 5-to-4 decision is the latest setback for the agency and could have sweeping implications for curtailing water pollution offshore.
www.nytimes.com
March 4, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Another atrocious decision
Velada subliminal anoche en Boston con Nano Stern. Justo lo que necesitaba en estos días.
March 1, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Velada subliminal anoche en Boston con Nano Stern. Justo lo que necesitaba en estos días.
`"The almost insoluble task consists in not letting oneself be made stupid either by the power of others or by one own's powerlessness" Theodor Adorno
(translated and quoted by
@andrewbowie.bsky.social
Theodor W. Adorno: A Very Short Introduction, p.3)
(translated and quoted by
@andrewbowie.bsky.social
Theodor W. Adorno: A Very Short Introduction, p.3)
February 26, 2025 at 9:10 PM
`"The almost insoluble task consists in not letting oneself be made stupid either by the power of others or by one own's powerlessness" Theodor Adorno
(translated and quoted by
@andrewbowie.bsky.social
Theodor W. Adorno: A Very Short Introduction, p.3)
(translated and quoted by
@andrewbowie.bsky.social
Theodor W. Adorno: A Very Short Introduction, p.3)
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Wow - huge move: "Mexico's lower house of Congress on Tuesday approved a constitutional reform to ban the planting of genetically modified (GM) corn"
www.reuters.com/markets/comm...
www.reuters.com/markets/comm...
After trade dispute, Mexico officially bans the planting of GM corn
Mexico's lower house of Congress on Tuesday approved a constitutional reform to ban the planting of genetically modified (GM) corn, a move that could lead to more tension with the United States after the resolution of a trade dispute, analysts said.
www.reuters.com
February 26, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Wow - huge move: "Mexico's lower house of Congress on Tuesday approved a constitutional reform to ban the planting of genetically modified (GM) corn"
www.reuters.com/markets/comm...
www.reuters.com/markets/comm...
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AI is trash and it’s fine for people to just say so. It’s a giant plagiarism machine that’s built on theft, steeped in anti-worker ideology, fueled by environmental destruction, and intricately tied to the hopes, dreams & schemes of the richest fascists on the planet.
Google obliterated their search function for this
February 25, 2025 at 1:13 PM
AI is trash and it’s fine for people to just say so. It’s a giant plagiarism machine that’s built on theft, steeped in anti-worker ideology, fueled by environmental destruction, and intricately tied to the hopes, dreams & schemes of the richest fascists on the planet.
Las abejas que domesticaron los mayas, claves para fortalecer los ecosistemas de Guatemala
Las abejas que domesticaron los mayas, claves para fortalecer los ecosistemas de Guatemala
Apicultores, conservacionistas e investigadores se han unido para visibilizar el aporte de las abejas nativas sin aguijón a los ecosistemas, la cultura y la economía
elpais.com
February 23, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Las abejas que domesticaron los mayas, claves para fortalecer los ecosistemas de Guatemala
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📸 📺Clamor masivo por un galego "vital"
Clamor masivo por un galego "vital" - Praza Pública
Queremos Galego volve xuntar milleiros de persoas a prol do idioma: "Fronte á emerxencia lingüística, a sociedade está disposta a actuar e cómpre que o Goberno galego tamén o estea"
praza.gal
February 23, 2025 at 1:07 PM
📸 📺Clamor masivo por un galego "vital"
“En tiempos oscuros, tengamos el talento suficiente para aprender a volar en la noche, como murciélagos.
En tiempos oscuros, seamos lo suficientemente sanos, como para vomitar las mentiras que nos obligan a tragar, cada día.”
“En tiempos oscuros” de Eduardo Galeano
En tiempos oscuros, seamos lo suficientemente sanos, como para vomitar las mentiras que nos obligan a tragar, cada día.”
“En tiempos oscuros” de Eduardo Galeano
February 21, 2025 at 3:14 AM
“En tiempos oscuros, tengamos el talento suficiente para aprender a volar en la noche, como murciélagos.
En tiempos oscuros, seamos lo suficientemente sanos, como para vomitar las mentiras que nos obligan a tragar, cada día.”
“En tiempos oscuros” de Eduardo Galeano
En tiempos oscuros, seamos lo suficientemente sanos, como para vomitar las mentiras que nos obligan a tragar, cada día.”
“En tiempos oscuros” de Eduardo Galeano
Science too woke
Mass firings decimate U.S. science agencies | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Mass firings decimate U.S. science agencies
White House dismissals and rationale challenged by dismissed scientists and lawsuits
www.science.org
February 20, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Science too woke
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For every Fox watcher in your life:
All federal employees make up only 4% of the budget
USAID is 1/2% of US budget
Elon Musk has bilked $20-$25 B from US taxpayers
In 2022 alone undocumented immigrants paid $75.6 B in taxes
The Pentagon failed it's 7th audit & can't find billions of $
All federal employees make up only 4% of the budget
USAID is 1/2% of US budget
Elon Musk has bilked $20-$25 B from US taxpayers
In 2022 alone undocumented immigrants paid $75.6 B in taxes
The Pentagon failed it's 7th audit & can't find billions of $
February 18, 2025 at 10:01 PM
For every Fox watcher in your life:
All federal employees make up only 4% of the budget
USAID is 1/2% of US budget
Elon Musk has bilked $20-$25 B from US taxpayers
In 2022 alone undocumented immigrants paid $75.6 B in taxes
The Pentagon failed it's 7th audit & can't find billions of $
All federal employees make up only 4% of the budget
USAID is 1/2% of US budget
Elon Musk has bilked $20-$25 B from US taxpayers
In 2022 alone undocumented immigrants paid $75.6 B in taxes
The Pentagon failed it's 7th audit & can't find billions of $
El odio, la avaricia, la ignorancia y la idiotez se han consolidado y reinan supremas. Todas las cosas que nuestros padres, madres, maestros e inclusive algunas iglesias nos trataron de proteger y trataron de combatir resaltando la compasión, empatía, solidaridad, educación. El mundo patas arriba.
February 18, 2025 at 9:54 PM
El odio, la avaricia, la ignorancia y la idiotez se han consolidado y reinan supremas. Todas las cosas que nuestros padres, madres, maestros e inclusive algunas iglesias nos trataron de proteger y trataron de combatir resaltando la compasión, empatía, solidaridad, educación. El mundo patas arriba.
The government contractor that bought government to get even more power and fire his regulators… Musk is the highest state, the pinnacle, of corruption
@raskin.house.gov: "The most glaring conflict of interest of all is that Elon is a government contractor himself, who collects billions of dollars from the US government... And like all authoritarian and fascist movements around the world in history, corruption is at the heart of it."
February 18, 2025 at 8:59 PM
The government contractor that bought government to get even more power and fire his regulators… Musk is the highest state, the pinnacle, of corruption
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UPR at Risk of Losing $5.4 Million in Health Research Funding Under Trump’s Proposed Cuts
The proposal by the U.S. president would impact 67% of the research funded by the National Institutes of Health in Puerto Rico's public university system.
periodismoinvestigativo.com/2025/02/upr-...
The proposal by the U.S. president would impact 67% of the research funded by the National Institutes of Health in Puerto Rico's public university system.
periodismoinvestigativo.com/2025/02/upr-...
UPR at Risk of Losing $5.4 Million in Health Research Funding Under Trump’s Proposed Cuts
The proposal by the U.S. president would impact 67% of the research funded by the National Institutes of Health in Puerto Rico's public university system.
periodismoinvestigativo.com
February 18, 2025 at 11:21 AM
UPR at Risk of Losing $5.4 Million in Health Research Funding Under Trump’s Proposed Cuts
The proposal by the U.S. president would impact 67% of the research funded by the National Institutes of Health in Puerto Rico's public university system.
periodismoinvestigativo.com/2025/02/upr-...
The proposal by the U.S. president would impact 67% of the research funded by the National Institutes of Health in Puerto Rico's public university system.
periodismoinvestigativo.com/2025/02/upr-...
If this doesn't make it patently clear what this MF is doing... It's like we are living in a bad cartoonishly evil movie 😂 Austin Powers? By all means, richest man in the world, go and see in person the biggest gold reserve in the world. Truly can't make this shit up.
thehill.com
February 17, 2025 at 11:24 PM
If this doesn't make it patently clear what this MF is doing... It's like we are living in a bad cartoonishly evil movie 😂 Austin Powers? By all means, richest man in the world, go and see in person the biggest gold reserve in the world. Truly can't make this shit up.
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The story of Amazonia keeps expanding. Archaeologists excavating monumental centers in west-central Amazonia believe they held a million or so people in ~150AD. (Story in Portuguese, but Google Translate will give you the gist of it.)
www.rtve.es
February 17, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The story of Amazonia keeps expanding. Archaeologists excavating monumental centers in west-central Amazonia believe they held a million or so people in ~150AD. (Story in Portuguese, but Google Translate will give you the gist of it.)
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Happening now... "No Kings on Presidents' Day Protest" in Boston. www.fiftyfifty.one
February 17, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Happening now... "No Kings on Presidents' Day Protest" in Boston. www.fiftyfifty.one
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February 17, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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In #Boston, some 2,000 protestors gathered at the statehouse where they chanted “This is what democracy looks like… No King on President’s Day” to voice their anger about the Trump administration. I wrote about the nationwide protests for @fastcompany.com earlier today.
February 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
In #Boston, some 2,000 protestors gathered at the statehouse where they chanted “This is what democracy looks like… No King on President’s Day” to voice their anger about the Trump administration. I wrote about the nationwide protests for @fastcompany.com earlier today.