Paula
@paulamartin.bsky.social
GenX Yinzer. Community Dietitian working in rural food systems. Posting on food & farming systems, public health nutrition and cat/bird randomness. #H2P
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@npr it’s not a principle. It is a constitutional guarantee.
The Supreme Court will ultimately decide whether to uphold the longstanding principle that grants citizenship to the children of non-citizens born in the U.S., following a legal challenge by the Trump administration. n.pr/48E1oko
Supreme Court agrees to hear arguments in birthright citizenship challenge
The Supreme Court will ultimately decide whether to uphold the longstanding principle that grants citizenship to the children of non-citizens born in the U.S., following a legal challenge by the Trump administration.
n.pr
December 5, 2025 at 8:10 PM
@npr it’s not a principle. It is a constitutional guarantee.
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Our @janebattersby.bsky.social says:
"This is an important paper. It sets out the UPF industry’s political strategies – direct influence on policy, promotion of corporate-friendly governance, and narrative control – and offers concrete strategies for a #PublicHealth response.”
#CorporatePower
"This is an important paper. It sets out the UPF industry’s political strategies – direct influence on policy, promotion of corporate-friendly governance, and narrative control – and offers concrete strategies for a #PublicHealth response.”
#CorporatePower
November 19, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Our @janebattersby.bsky.social says:
"This is an important paper. It sets out the UPF industry’s political strategies – direct influence on policy, promotion of corporate-friendly governance, and narrative control – and offers concrete strategies for a #PublicHealth response.”
#CorporatePower
"This is an important paper. It sets out the UPF industry’s political strategies – direct influence on policy, promotion of corporate-friendly governance, and narrative control – and offers concrete strategies for a #PublicHealth response.”
#CorporatePower
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It's hard to express what it meant to watch Maurice, Natalia, Celeste, and Rhea tell their stories—in their own voices—this morning.
The segment revealed a brutal reality: homelessness at this scale isn't about personal failure. It's the result of policy choices and systems built to exploit people.
The segment revealed a brutal reality: homelessness at this scale isn't about personal failure. It's the result of policy choices and systems built to exploit people.
November 16, 2025 at 5:02 PM
It's hard to express what it meant to watch Maurice, Natalia, Celeste, and Rhea tell their stories—in their own voices—this morning.
The segment revealed a brutal reality: homelessness at this scale isn't about personal failure. It's the result of policy choices and systems built to exploit people.
The segment revealed a brutal reality: homelessness at this scale isn't about personal failure. It's the result of policy choices and systems built to exploit people.
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⚠️ The future of our #GreatLakes is at risk from North America’s most dangerous oil and gas pipeline. The question is no longer if it will rupture — but when.
Join us on November 18th to learn more and what you can do. RSVP: www.oilandwaterdontmix.org/big_oil_vs_b...
#ShutDownLine5 #StopLine5
Join us on November 18th to learn more and what you can do. RSVP: www.oilandwaterdontmix.org/big_oil_vs_b...
#ShutDownLine5 #StopLine5
November 14, 2025 at 8:58 PM
⚠️ The future of our #GreatLakes is at risk from North America’s most dangerous oil and gas pipeline. The question is no longer if it will rupture — but when.
Join us on November 18th to learn more and what you can do. RSVP: www.oilandwaterdontmix.org/big_oil_vs_b...
#ShutDownLine5 #StopLine5
Join us on November 18th to learn more and what you can do. RSVP: www.oilandwaterdontmix.org/big_oil_vs_b...
#ShutDownLine5 #StopLine5
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"You need an expansive political imagination, one that can anticipate the tyrant’s next move and understand its logic without obeying it."
My latest: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/inventing-...
My latest: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/inventing-...
Inventing Antifa
In 2005, the Uzbek government invented a group called “Akromiya” to justify massacring protesters. Now I worry the US government will do the same.
sarahkendzior.substack.com
October 19, 2025 at 2:37 PM
"You need an expansive political imagination, one that can anticipate the tyrant’s next move and understand its logic without obeying it."
My latest: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/inventing-...
My latest: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/inventing-...
Join this livestream event next Tuesday.
October 15, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Join this livestream event next Tuesday.
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It wasn't Hitler or Himmler who kidnapped me, beat me, and shot my family.
It was the shoemaker, the milkman, and the neighbor who were given uniforms and then believed they were the master race."
Karl Stojka, Auschwitz survivor
It was the shoemaker, the milkman, and the neighbor who were given uniforms and then believed they were the master race."
Karl Stojka, Auschwitz survivor
October 3, 2025 at 1:31 AM
It wasn't Hitler or Himmler who kidnapped me, beat me, and shot my family.
It was the shoemaker, the milkman, and the neighbor who were given uniforms and then believed they were the master race."
Karl Stojka, Auschwitz survivor
It was the shoemaker, the milkman, and the neighbor who were given uniforms and then believed they were the master race."
Karl Stojka, Auschwitz survivor
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🗞️The government shutdown is hurting farmers nationwide. Vital USDA services (loans, disaster aid, conservation funding, & food safety) are halted or at risk. Congress & the President must act now. Farmers can’t wait! Read NSAC's press comment:
sustainableagriculture.net/blog/comment...
sustainableagriculture.net/blog/comment...
Comment: NSAC Laments Government Shutdown as It Harms Farmers, Halts Progress
NSAC responded to the October 2025 government shutdown, warning that it threatens vital USDA services such as farm loans, disaster aid, and food safety inspections. NSAC urged Congress and the Preside...
sustainableagriculture.net
October 1, 2025 at 6:52 PM
🗞️The government shutdown is hurting farmers nationwide. Vital USDA services (loans, disaster aid, conservation funding, & food safety) are halted or at risk. Congress & the President must act now. Farmers can’t wait! Read NSAC's press comment:
sustainableagriculture.net/blog/comment...
sustainableagriculture.net/blog/comment...
Great news. When are we going to work on stopping antibiotic resistant organism development within our food supply? www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
September 16, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Great news. When are we going to work on stopping antibiotic resistant organism development within our food supply? www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Shout out to everyone incorporating #culinarymed & nutrition into medical and continuing education across the country! #Medsky #TKC #AND groundworkcenter
What's on Tap for Our September Culinary Medicine Trainings - Groundwork Center
Since 2014, Groundwork has been hosting gatherings—roughly one every 18 months—to explore and promote the idea of deploying culinary medicine as a way to address some of the most challenging diet-rela...
groundworkcenter.org
September 10, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Shout out to everyone incorporating #culinarymed & nutrition into medical and continuing education across the country! #Medsky #TKC #AND groundworkcenter
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Shut down Line 5! The largest fresh water reserves on Earth need to be protected 🌏
Leave a public comment on the proposed new tunnel project by TONIGHT at midnight titletrackmichigan.org/line-5-tunne...
Leave a public comment on the proposed new tunnel project by TONIGHT at midnight titletrackmichigan.org/line-5-tunne...
Line 5 Tunnel public comment period ends this Friday, August 29 - Title Track
We urge our community to submit a public comment in opposition to the requested permits needed by Enbridge to build the Line 5 oil tunnel. We invite you to revisit the words of our beloved late friend...
titletrackmichigan.org
August 28, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Shut down Line 5! The largest fresh water reserves on Earth need to be protected 🌏
Leave a public comment on the proposed new tunnel project by TONIGHT at midnight titletrackmichigan.org/line-5-tunne...
Leave a public comment on the proposed new tunnel project by TONIGHT at midnight titletrackmichigan.org/line-5-tunne...
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The abrupt attempt to oust Dr. Susan Monarez, the CDC’s director just weeks after her Senate confirmation, is yet another glaring sign of Secretary Kennedy’s failed leadership and reckless mismanagement. www.apha.org/news-and-med...
Kennedy’s attack on public health must be stopped
The abrupt attempt to oust Dr. Susan Monarez, the CDC’s director just weeks after her Senate confirmation, is yet another glaring sign of Secretary Kennedy’s failed leadership and reckless mismanageme...
www.apha.org
August 28, 2025 at 1:33 AM
The abrupt attempt to oust Dr. Susan Monarez, the CDC’s director just weeks after her Senate confirmation, is yet another glaring sign of Secretary Kennedy’s failed leadership and reckless mismanagement. www.apha.org/news-and-med...
Clean, Separate, Cook, Chill and download home food safety info before it too quietly disappears. www.fda.gov/consumers/wo...
Food safety
From the FDA Office of Women's Health
www.fda.gov
August 28, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Clean, Separate, Cook, Chill and download home food safety info before it too quietly disappears. www.fda.gov/consumers/wo...
This story features Shirley Brezzell, 5th Grade science and social studies teacher and manager of the Mackenzie School Garden. Mackenzie is an elementary-middle school located within the Detroit Public Schools Community District. #goodfood #schoolgarden
Who’s Feeding Our Kids: From the garden - Groundwork Center
On the road that leads from the farm to the tray, we encounter many folks along the way who contribute to feeding our kids. Who’s Feeding Our Kids is a series in which we explore people and organizati...
groundworkcenter.org
August 15, 2025 at 6:08 PM
This story features Shirley Brezzell, 5th Grade science and social studies teacher and manager of the Mackenzie School Garden. Mackenzie is an elementary-middle school located within the Detroit Public Schools Community District. #goodfood #schoolgarden
Beautiful local asparagus featured at our culinary medicine session. #heartsmart #culinarymed #teachingkitchens
June 22, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Beautiful local asparagus featured at our culinary medicine session. #heartsmart #culinarymed #teachingkitchens
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Manistee, MI
June 15, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Manistee, MI
Hey #Michigan doctors & Health care providers coming Up North next week? A few spots are remaining! I promise, it will be a fun 2 hr CME! groundworkcenter.org/farms-food-h...
Farms, Food & Health Trainings 2025 - Groundwork Center
The Farms, Food & Health conference aims to inspire a healthier, local-food way of eating, and brings together the key influencers in the food system.
groundworkcenter.org
June 12, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Hey #Michigan doctors & Health care providers coming Up North next week? A few spots are remaining! I promise, it will be a fun 2 hr CME! groundworkcenter.org/farms-food-h...
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The Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation, a consortium of business and community organizations, just issued this open letter -- an astounding compilation of the damage caused to our local community if the Medicaid slashing megabill is passed.
www.gtrcf.org/news/open-le...
@indivisible.org
www.gtrcf.org/news/open-le...
@indivisible.org
Open Letter to Northern Michigan Policymakers | Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation
Northern Michigan leaders share how recent federal policy changes and proposed budget cuts could severely impact rural healthcare, housing, food security, the Great Lakes, and the regional economy. Re...
www.gtrcf.org
June 4, 2025 at 1:36 AM
The Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation, a consortium of business and community organizations, just issued this open letter -- an astounding compilation of the damage caused to our local community if the Medicaid slashing megabill is passed.
www.gtrcf.org/news/open-le...
@indivisible.org
www.gtrcf.org/news/open-le...
@indivisible.org
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Press conference about to begin on Mackinac Island.
Watch the @owdm.bsky.social Livestream:
www.youtube.com/live/la0WJBT...
Protect #PureMichigan
#ProtectCleanWater
#ShutDownLine5
Watch the @owdm.bsky.social Livestream:
www.youtube.com/live/la0WJBT...
Protect #PureMichigan
#ProtectCleanWater
#ShutDownLine5
Mackinac Island Rally Press Conference
YouTube video by Oil & Water Don't Mix: Keep Oil Out of the Great Lakes
www.youtube.com
May 29, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Press conference about to begin on Mackinac Island.
Watch the @owdm.bsky.social Livestream:
www.youtube.com/live/la0WJBT...
Protect #PureMichigan
#ProtectCleanWater
#ShutDownLine5
Watch the @owdm.bsky.social Livestream:
www.youtube.com/live/la0WJBT...
Protect #PureMichigan
#ProtectCleanWater
#ShutDownLine5
Great News! SUN Bucks summer food assistance program is back. Summer break is no time to be hungry. www.michiga
www.michigan.gov
May 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Great News! SUN Bucks summer food assistance program is back. Summer break is no time to be hungry. www.michiga
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Quote of the Day:
“We, the unwilling, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful.
We have done so much, for so long, with so little, we are now qualified to do anything with nothing.”
-Konstantin Josef Jireče
“We, the unwilling, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful.
We have done so much, for so long, with so little, we are now qualified to do anything with nothing.”
-Konstantin Josef Jireče
May 17, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Quote of the Day:
“We, the unwilling, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful.
We have done so much, for so long, with so little, we are now qualified to do anything with nothing.”
-Konstantin Josef Jireče
“We, the unwilling, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful.
We have done so much, for so long, with so little, we are now qualified to do anything with nothing.”
-Konstantin Josef Jireče
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TODAY in Ypsilanti - help break a world record for origami fish & raise awareness about protecting our #GreatLakes!
Join us and @third-act-michigan.bsky.social at @ypsilibrary.org on Michigan Avenue between 4:30-6:30pm. ♥️🐟
Can't make it? Go to FishForFuture.org to get involved - and happy folding!
Join us and @third-act-michigan.bsky.social at @ypsilibrary.org on Michigan Avenue between 4:30-6:30pm. ♥️🐟
Can't make it? Go to FishForFuture.org to get involved - and happy folding!
May 20, 2025 at 3:28 PM
TODAY in Ypsilanti - help break a world record for origami fish & raise awareness about protecting our #GreatLakes!
Join us and @third-act-michigan.bsky.social at @ypsilibrary.org on Michigan Avenue between 4:30-6:30pm. ♥️🐟
Can't make it? Go to FishForFuture.org to get involved - and happy folding!
Join us and @third-act-michigan.bsky.social at @ypsilibrary.org on Michigan Avenue between 4:30-6:30pm. ♥️🐟
Can't make it? Go to FishForFuture.org to get involved - and happy folding!