Amber J Martin, Ph.D.
@lefthemisphere.bsky.social
Deaf, developmental psychologist, language acquisition and language change.
Free Palestine 🇵🇸
Protect trans folx 🏳️⚧️
Free Palestine 🇵🇸
Protect trans folx 🏳️⚧️
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In 2024, the candidate that received the most AIPAC funding of the election cycle was Wesley Bell.
He was the Democratic primary challenger to Cori Bush, one of the most outspoken Reps against Israeli agenda.
He was the Democratic primary challenger to Cori Bush, one of the most outspoken Reps against Israeli agenda.
November 12, 2025 at 1:40 PM
In 2024, the candidate that received the most AIPAC funding of the election cycle was Wesley Bell.
He was the Democratic primary challenger to Cori Bush, one of the most outspoken Reps against Israeli agenda.
He was the Democratic primary challenger to Cori Bush, one of the most outspoken Reps against Israeli agenda.
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In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
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Not ICE. Border Patrol. They’re wearing Border Patrol uniforms with clear Border Patrol patches on them.
There are many videos of ICE officers doing outrageous stuff but a lot of the absolute worst videos are of Border Patrol, who are basically Bovino and Miller’s most aggressive tool right now.
There are many videos of ICE officers doing outrageous stuff but a lot of the absolute worst videos are of Border Patrol, who are basically Bovino and Miller’s most aggressive tool right now.
ICE agents in Chicago violently detain a non verbal autistic man for being “non compliant”
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
November 8, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Not ICE. Border Patrol. They’re wearing Border Patrol uniforms with clear Border Patrol patches on them.
There are many videos of ICE officers doing outrageous stuff but a lot of the absolute worst videos are of Border Patrol, who are basically Bovino and Miller’s most aggressive tool right now.
There are many videos of ICE officers doing outrageous stuff but a lot of the absolute worst videos are of Border Patrol, who are basically Bovino and Miller’s most aggressive tool right now.
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Today, @aaup.org @aaup-penn.bsky.social @psc-cuny.org outside Apollo Global Management's Midtown office to protest Marc Rowan's "Compact for Higher Education". PSC-CUNY President James Davis explains why this assault on higher ed undermines academic freedoms and our democracy itself.
November 8, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Today, @aaup.org @aaup-penn.bsky.social @psc-cuny.org outside Apollo Global Management's Midtown office to protest Marc Rowan's "Compact for Higher Education". PSC-CUNY President James Davis explains why this assault on higher ed undermines academic freedoms and our democracy itself.
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The man who ended USAID is the world's first trillionaire
November 7, 2025 at 2:14 AM
The man who ended USAID is the world's first trillionaire
Help Kholoud and Ahmed and their kids to stay warm and fed as winter approaches. Homes in Gaza are ruins and aid is still scarce.
gofund.me/3c5879f32
gofund.me/3c5879f32
Donate to Help Ahmed and his family survive in Gaza, organized by AHMED ALJA
I am Ahmed, a Palestinian living in Gaza since 1998 after losing my father in 199… AHMED ALJA needs your support for Help Ahmed and his family survive in Gaza
gofund.me
November 6, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Help Kholoud and Ahmed and their kids to stay warm and fed as winter approaches. Homes in Gaza are ruins and aid is still scarce.
gofund.me/3c5879f32
gofund.me/3c5879f32
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“While there is a lower class, I am in it, and while there is a criminal element I am of it, and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free.” —Eugene V. Debs
November 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
“While there is a lower class, I am in it, and while there is a criminal element I am of it, and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free.” —Eugene V. Debs
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good morning specifically to the FBI agent who introduced Mamdani’s dad to Marx
November 5, 2025 at 2:21 PM
good morning specifically to the FBI agent who introduced Mamdani’s dad to Marx
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I like it when he blurts out the truth about the Republican goal of subverting the will of the American majority.
Trump: "They're gonna make DC a state and they're gonna make Puerto Rico a state. So now they pick up two states, four senators. They're gonna pick up electoral votes. It's gonna be a very, very bad situation. Now, if we do what I'm saying, they'll most likely never obtain power."
November 5, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I like it when he blurts out the truth about the Republican goal of subverting the will of the American majority.
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It’s disheartening to see Teen Vogue dissolved into Vogue and its political team let go. For years, it was one of the few mainstream spaces that made room for honest, radical commentary on justice, inequality & the world we actually live in. I’m grateful it gave me a home for so many of my op-eds
November 4, 2025 at 4:55 AM
It’s disheartening to see Teen Vogue dissolved into Vogue and its political team let go. For years, it was one of the few mainstream spaces that made room for honest, radical commentary on justice, inequality & the world we actually live in. I’m grateful it gave me a home for so many of my op-eds
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“Oh poor people can buy popsicles with food stamps” shut the fuck up the government gives perverts a trillion dollars in government money each year for pervert factories for billionaires the fucking popsicles are none of your fuckin business
November 2, 2025 at 10:40 PM
“Oh poor people can buy popsicles with food stamps” shut the fuck up the government gives perverts a trillion dollars in government money each year for pervert factories for billionaires the fucking popsicles are none of your fuckin business
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🚨DEI firings at CBS🚨
He asks for this to be downloaded and shared. He and his colleagues deserve so much more, but this is an easy ask. We see you CBS 1/2
He asks for this to be downloaded and shared. He and his colleagues deserve so much more, but this is an easy ask. We see you CBS 1/2
November 1, 2025 at 12:17 AM
🚨DEI firings at CBS🚨
He asks for this to be downloaded and shared. He and his colleagues deserve so much more, but this is an easy ask. We see you CBS 1/2
He asks for this to be downloaded and shared. He and his colleagues deserve so much more, but this is an easy ask. We see you CBS 1/2
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
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The one call to action people could amplify is a trade and arms embargo on the UAE until they stop arming and supporting the RSF. The UAE is one of Canada and the US’ biggest trading partners in the MENA region.
#KeepEyesOnSudan
#KeepEyesOnDarfur
#KeepEyesOnSudan
#KeepEyesOnDarfur
October 29, 2025 at 11:12 PM
The one call to action people could amplify is a trade and arms embargo on the UAE until they stop arming and supporting the RSF. The UAE is one of Canada and the US’ biggest trading partners in the MENA region.
#KeepEyesOnSudan
#KeepEyesOnDarfur
#KeepEyesOnSudan
#KeepEyesOnDarfur
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With millions at risk of losing SNAP in the coming days, a reminder: hunger doesn't happen in isolation. When food assistance disappears, families use rent money to eat. Then come evictions and homelessness.
Housing, food, healthcare—it's all connected. Cut one thread and the whole thing unravels.
Housing, food, healthcare—it's all connected. Cut one thread and the whole thing unravels.
October 24, 2025 at 12:26 PM
With millions at risk of losing SNAP in the coming days, a reminder: hunger doesn't happen in isolation. When food assistance disappears, families use rent money to eat. Then come evictions and homelessness.
Housing, food, healthcare—it's all connected. Cut one thread and the whole thing unravels.
Housing, food, healthcare—it's all connected. Cut one thread and the whole thing unravels.
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dear US friends, when a sitting president (re)builds the seat of government, it almost always means the president has no intention of leaving at the end of term. your African friends with decades of experience
October 24, 2025 at 1:39 PM
dear US friends, when a sitting president (re)builds the seat of government, it almost always means the president has no intention of leaving at the end of term. your African friends with decades of experience
I have the book The Body Keeps the Score on my shelf but never got around to reading it. This article includes some alternative recommendations I’ll check out. www.motherjones.com/media/2024/1...
What the most famous book about trauma gets wrong
People kept telling me to read "The Body Keeps the Score." I was shocked at what it actually says.
www.motherjones.com
October 23, 2025 at 11:57 PM
I have the book The Body Keeps the Score on my shelf but never got around to reading it. This article includes some alternative recommendations I’ll check out. www.motherjones.com/media/2024/1...
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With the Trump Administration infiltrating BlueSky, the MAGA edgelords are sure to come next.
BlueSky has long abided by a general and very effective rule.
BLOCK. MOVE ON. DO NOT ENGAGE.
Don't dunk. Don't quote. Don't respond.
STARVE THEM OF ATTENTION.
BlueSky has long abided by a general and very effective rule.
BLOCK. MOVE ON. DO NOT ENGAGE.
Don't dunk. Don't quote. Don't respond.
STARVE THEM OF ATTENTION.
October 18, 2025 at 12:28 AM
With the Trump Administration infiltrating BlueSky, the MAGA edgelords are sure to come next.
BlueSky has long abided by a general and very effective rule.
BLOCK. MOVE ON. DO NOT ENGAGE.
Don't dunk. Don't quote. Don't respond.
STARVE THEM OF ATTENTION.
BlueSky has long abided by a general and very effective rule.
BLOCK. MOVE ON. DO NOT ENGAGE.
Don't dunk. Don't quote. Don't respond.
STARVE THEM OF ATTENTION.
Abir is a deaf mother in Gaza who needs support for her family and medications that are hard to afford.
gofund.me/6385426ec
gofund.me/6385426ec
Donate to Support Abir's Family's Journey to Safety, organized by Mohamed El Musraty
Hi my name is Mohamed and I’m trying to help my friend Darien raise money… Mohamed El Musraty needs your support for Support Abir's Family's Journey to Safety
gofund.me
October 18, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Abir is a deaf mother in Gaza who needs support for her family and medications that are hard to afford.
gofund.me/6385426ec
gofund.me/6385426ec
All of the clips I’ve seen posted of the NYC mayoral debate has the same interpreter in the pip. Did they really not hire two interpreters for this?
October 17, 2025 at 1:14 AM
All of the clips I’ve seen posted of the NYC mayoral debate has the same interpreter in the pip. Did they really not hire two interpreters for this?
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As usual, IN THEIR OWN WORDS.
🐦🔎 Complicit Israeli universities in their own words:
On Oct. 30, 2023, HUJI put out a video on their youtube page entitled "Research During War". In this video, we notably get a sense of how not only Israeli, but also international students play a role in the country's genocidal machinery.
On Oct. 30, 2023, HUJI put out a video on their youtube page entitled "Research During War". In this video, we notably get a sense of how not only Israeli, but also international students play a role in the country's genocidal machinery.
October 16, 2025 at 4:40 PM
As usual, IN THEIR OWN WORDS.
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Here's how you can help survivors of the Western Alaska storm:
Here's how you can help survivors of the Western Alaska storm
The remnants of Typhoon Halong have killed one person, left two missing, displaced hundreds and destroyed or damaged dozens of homes.
akpub.io
October 14, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Here's how you can help survivors of the Western Alaska storm:
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Also just thinking through what this is going to mean for victims/survivors of sexual violence, stalking and more. And how perpetrators and predators will use this technology because OpenAI definitely doesn’t care
I don't know how many times to point out that is absolutely ghoulish and non-consensual and disgusting behavior.
To exploit the image of a dead woman who was also exploited in real life so you can live out your momentary fantasies of "what is possible" with AI is bad science journalism, also.
Sick.
To exploit the image of a dead woman who was also exploited in real life so you can live out your momentary fantasies of "what is possible" with AI is bad science journalism, also.
Sick.
October 14, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Also just thinking through what this is going to mean for victims/survivors of sexual violence, stalking and more. And how perpetrators and predators will use this technology because OpenAI definitely doesn’t care