Mary Annette Pember
@mapember.bsky.social
No Kings Rally in Anchorage. “Politics is no longer a spectator sport”
October 21, 2025 at 3:14 AM
No Kings Rally in Anchorage. “Politics is no longer a spectator sport”
I’m so grateful that these beautiful creatures let us walk among them
July 22, 2025 at 3:24 PM
I’m so grateful that these beautiful creatures let us walk among them
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When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.
July 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.
Reposted by Mary Annette Pember
PBS News is not going anywhere.
We will continue our work without fear or favor, as we have for nearly five decades on the air.
We are profoundly grateful to Viewers Like You for your loyalty and unwavering support.
We will continue our work without fear or favor, as we have for nearly five decades on the air.
We are profoundly grateful to Viewers Like You for your loyalty and unwavering support.
July 22, 2025 at 12:06 AM
PBS News is not going anywhere.
We will continue our work without fear or favor, as we have for nearly five decades on the air.
We are profoundly grateful to Viewers Like You for your loyalty and unwavering support.
We will continue our work without fear or favor, as we have for nearly five decades on the air.
We are profoundly grateful to Viewers Like You for your loyalty and unwavering support.
Reposted by Mary Annette Pember
"If this can happen to Colbert and a storied franchise, this can happen to anyone": www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Colbert's cancellation is a dark warning
CBS's decision marks a dangerous new stage for the culture at large.
www.motherjones.com
July 19, 2025 at 2:36 PM
"If this can happen to Colbert and a storied franchise, this can happen to anyone": www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Reposted by Mary Annette Pember
“Historically, when left to their own devices, states don’t necessarily do the right thing for kids with disabilities and their families,” a former director at the federal Office of Special Education Programs said.
With @idahostatesman.com
(Published May)
With @idahostatesman.com
(Published May)
The Department of Education Forced Idaho to Stop Denying Disabled Students an Education. Then Trump Gutted Its Staff.
For years, the Education Department was the only agency that could ensure states would improve conditions for disabled children. Now, Trump’s cuts threaten to hamper its oversight.
www.propublica.org
July 18, 2025 at 3:15 AM
“Historically, when left to their own devices, states don’t necessarily do the right thing for kids with disabilities and their families,” a former director at the federal Office of Special Education Programs said.
With @idahostatesman.com
(Published May)
With @idahostatesman.com
(Published May)
Reposted by Mary Annette Pember
Fuerza responds to scenes where alleged ICE enforcement is reported. If officers are indeed with ICE, they hit record and spread the word. They also speak directly with those being detained.
They are part of a growing scrappy network of volunteers protecting neighbors from ICE. bit.ly/4lgke5N
They are part of a growing scrappy network of volunteers protecting neighbors from ICE. bit.ly/4lgke5N
June 18, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Fuerza responds to scenes where alleged ICE enforcement is reported. If officers are indeed with ICE, they hit record and spread the word. They also speak directly with those being detained.
They are part of a growing scrappy network of volunteers protecting neighbors from ICE. bit.ly/4lgke5N
They are part of a growing scrappy network of volunteers protecting neighbors from ICE. bit.ly/4lgke5N
Reposted by Mary Annette Pember
🚨🚨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 18, 2025 at 8:08 PM
🚨🚨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‼️
Reposted by Mary Annette Pember
We don't know how many times we need to say that detaining journalists, even for a minute, prevents them from covering events of public concern, and violates their rights.
SFPD and other police departments around the country need a crash course on the First Amendment.
SFPD and other police departments around the country need a crash course on the First Amendment.
Editor’s Note: Condemning SFPD’s detention of Daily Cal staffers and suppression of student journalism
On Sunday and Monday night, the San Francisco Police Department, or SFPD, briefly detained two Daily Cal student journalists covering Bay Area protests against federal Immigration and Customs Enforcem...
www.dailycal.org
June 11, 2025 at 8:37 PM
We don't know how many times we need to say that detaining journalists, even for a minute, prevents them from covering events of public concern, and violates their rights.
SFPD and other police departments around the country need a crash course on the First Amendment.
SFPD and other police departments around the country need a crash course on the First Amendment.
At Indian Boarding Schools, “ the wounds of the flesh were wounds of the soul.” www.nytimes.com/2025/05/03/b...
An Ojibwe Writer Refuses to Let Her Mother’s Trauma Be in Vain
In “Medicine River,” Mary Annette Pember recounts what happened to her mother, and many like her, who were abused in Indian boarding schools.
www.nytimes.com
May 4, 2025 at 4:38 PM
At Indian Boarding Schools, “ the wounds of the flesh were wounds of the soul.” www.nytimes.com/2025/05/03/b...
“With a government that is rewriting history in real time, “Medicine River” stands as a testament to the truth.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/b...
Book Review: ‘Medicine River’ by Mary Annette Pember
In “Medicine River,” Mary Annette Pember examines a national shame — and the trauma it wrought in her own family.
www.nytimes.com
April 29, 2025 at 12:49 PM
“With a government that is rewriting history in real time, “Medicine River” stands as a testament to the truth.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/b...
“With a government that is rewriting history in real time, “Medicine River” stands as a testament to the truth.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/b...
Book Review: ‘Medicine River’ by Mary Annette Pember
In “Medicine River,” Mary Annette Pember examines a national shame — and the trauma it wrought in her own family.
www.nytimes.com
April 29, 2025 at 12:01 PM
“With a government that is rewriting history in real time, “Medicine River” stands as a testament to the truth.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/b...
Bearing witness to Indian boarding school history and its impact on Native families
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
Review: 'Medicine River' reckons with the legacy of Indian boarding schools — through a daughter's eyes
In "Medicine River," Mary Annette Pember grapples with the harrowing legacy of boarding schools for Native Americans and the trauma they inflicted on her own family.
www.latimes.com
April 21, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Bearing witness to Indian boarding school history and its impact on Native families
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
@maddow.msnbc.com Although Trump cuts funding to tribes and orgs documenting Indian boarding school history, we continue to tell our stories
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
Review: 'Medicine River' reckons with the legacy of Indian boarding schools — through a daughter's eyes
In "Medicine River," Mary Annette Pember grapples with the harrowing legacy of boarding schools for Native Americans and the trauma they inflicted on her own family.
www.latimes.com
April 21, 2025 at 5:58 PM
@maddow.msnbc.com Although Trump cuts funding to tribes and orgs documenting Indian boarding school history, we continue to tell our stories
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
@lastword.msnbc.com Read the whole story of Indian boarding schools as the Trump administration cuts funding to tribes and Native orgs to document boarding school history
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
Review: 'Medicine River' reckons with the legacy of Indian boarding schools — through a daughter's eyes
In "Medicine River," Mary Annette Pember grapples with the harrowing legacy of boarding schools for Native Americans and the trauma they inflicted on her own family.
www.latimes.com
April 21, 2025 at 5:56 PM
@lastword.msnbc.com Read the whole story of Indian boarding schools as the Trump administration cuts funding to tribes and Native orgs to document boarding school history
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...