Eligio Martinez Jr., Ph.D.
@therealeligio.bsky.social
Santa Ana born and raised. Associate Professor of Educational Leadership at Cal Poly Pomona. UCLA and University of Washington Alum.
When six surgeon generals appointed by both dems and republicans come out against you, its pretty damning. Unfortunately this idiot and his boss are too stupid to realize that he’s stupid and won’t resign, not to mention very egotistical. So the rest of us will have to suffer the consequences.
Six former surgeons general warn that RFK Jr. is ‘endangering the health of the nation’
This is the first time six former surgeons general have linked arms and urged the public to recognize the nation’s health secretary as dangerous.
www.msnbc.com
October 7, 2025 at 5:52 PM
When six surgeon generals appointed by both dems and republicans come out against you, its pretty damning. Unfortunately this idiot and his boss are too stupid to realize that he’s stupid and won’t resign, not to mention very egotistical. So the rest of us will have to suffer the consequences.
What a dumbass. Even after people told him to leave and Infantino tried to get him off stage, he stood there looking like a fool.
www.msnbc.com
July 14, 2025 at 10:13 PM
What a dumbass. Even after people told him to leave and Infantino tried to get him off stage, he stood there looking like a fool.
Meanwhile in DC....
Opinion | The Republican war on colleges has come for the students of tomorrow
The Republican megabill will undermine student loans and make college less affordable.
www.msnbc.com
June 26, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Meanwhile in DC....
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Senator Padilla’s office sends me this video of his take-down and detention at Sec. Noem’s press conference in L.A.
June 12, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Senator Padilla’s office sends me this video of his take-down and detention at Sec. Noem’s press conference in L.A.
Institutions (and the people) in them need to be held accountable for how they treat women and people of color. I stand behind my advisor in holding UCI accountable.
UC Irvine professor files complaint over removal as dean
Frances Contreras, who was hired in 2022 to lead the UCI School of Education, says she was denied a proper review and calls for an investigation.
www.ocregister.com
May 28, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Institutions (and the people) in them need to be held accountable for how they treat women and people of color. I stand behind my advisor in holding UCI accountable.
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AOC: The math is not adding up. Their claim is that one million undocumented people are on Medicaid. So why are they trying to cut 13.7 million Americans off their healthcare?
May 13, 2025 at 7:54 PM
AOC: The math is not adding up. Their claim is that one million undocumented people are on Medicaid. So why are they trying to cut 13.7 million Americans off their healthcare?
Just another example of how he doesn't care about working class folks...or folks who aren't wealthy for that matter.
Democrats slam Trump for golf event amid tariff turmoil, dignified transfer of US soldiers’ remains
The president attended a “LIV Dinner” on Thursday night.
www.politico.com
April 4, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Just another example of how he doesn't care about working class folks...or folks who aren't wealthy for that matter.
Roberts and others need to start pushing back, the supreme court along with others can’t be silent right now.
Roberts rejects Trump’s call for impeaching judge who ruled against his deportation plans
It was an extraordinary display of conflict between the executive and judiciary branches.
www.ocregister.com
March 18, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Roberts and others need to start pushing back, the supreme court along with others can’t be silent right now.
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Since I’ve been getting this a lot - if you feel like supporting me by buying a jersey or something, I would rather you make a donation to Trans Lifeline or The Trevor Project
www.thetrevorproject.org
www.thetrevorproject.org
February 22, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Since I’ve been getting this a lot - if you feel like supporting me by buying a jersey or something, I would rather you make a donation to Trans Lifeline or The Trevor Project
www.thetrevorproject.org
www.thetrevorproject.org
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New op-ed out today! "We believe this rush to comply is a sign that universities are willing to become an institutional wing of the new segregationists."
This op-ed was written with fierce love for our communities. That's who we serve. We will not be erased.
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
This op-ed was written with fierce love for our communities. That's who we serve. We will not be erased.
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
February 24, 2025 at 2:03 PM
New op-ed out today! "We believe this rush to comply is a sign that universities are willing to become an institutional wing of the new segregationists."
This op-ed was written with fierce love for our communities. That's who we serve. We will not be erased.
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
This op-ed was written with fierce love for our communities. That's who we serve. We will not be erased.
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
Keep fighting the good fight Chris! Chris is another player who got blacklisted from the NFL for his activism around LGBTQ rights.
www.ocregister.com/2025/02/19/f...
www.ocregister.com/2025/02/19/f...
Former NFL punter arrested after protesting ‘MAGA’ on proposed Huntington Beach library plaque
Chris Kluwe, during public comment, said everyone was in favor of a plaque to celebrate the library but not one with “MAGA” on it.
www.ocregister.com
February 20, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Keep fighting the good fight Chris! Chris is another player who got blacklisted from the NFL for his activism around LGBTQ rights.
www.ocregister.com/2025/02/19/f...
www.ocregister.com/2025/02/19/f...
So the new administrations wants to dismantle the Department of Education and let states make decisions about education, but they still want to dictate what institutions do?
Colleges, K-12 schools ordered by Trump administration to abolish DEI or face funding cuts
Schools are on alert after the Department of Education said it would cut federal funding unless they abolished diversity, equity and inclusion programs, potentially including culturally themed campus ...
www.latimes.com
February 17, 2025 at 9:46 PM
So the new administrations wants to dismantle the Department of Education and let states make decisions about education, but they still want to dictate what institutions do?
Less than a week in and this shit is already falling apart.
Donald Trump Is Weaker Than He Looks
Donald Trump’s administration is doing everything it can to project power and a sense of unstoppability in his first days as president. But the cracks are already starting to show.
jacobin.com
January 26, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Less than a week in and this shit is already falling apart.
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Heads up! The @aclu.org Immigrant Rights Project has an EXCELLENT online resource available in multiple languages to walk immigrants or advocates through various scenarios of encounters with immigration officials or police. It includes contact #s for local ACLU offices.
www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...
www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...
Know Your Rights | Immigrants' Rights | ACLU
Regardless of your immigration status, you have guaranteed rights under the Constitution. Learn more here about your rights as an immigrant, and how to express them.
www.aclu.org
January 24, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Heads up! The @aclu.org Immigrant Rights Project has an EXCELLENT online resource available in multiple languages to walk immigrants or advocates through various scenarios of encounters with immigration officials or police. It includes contact #s for local ACLU offices.
www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...
www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...
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The RFK Jr. confirmation hearing has been scheduled for 1/29/25. The nomination is on shaky ground.
Here's the call to action: Reach Out To Your Senators and Urge Them To Oppose RFK Jr's nomination to be HHS Secretary
Here's how to do that, step-by-step:
Here's the call to action: Reach Out To Your Senators and Urge Them To Oppose RFK Jr's nomination to be HHS Secretary
Here's how to do that, step-by-step:
CTA: RFK Jr Nomination Hearing Scheduled - Time To Reach Out To Your Senators | Matthew Cortland
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January 24, 2025 at 1:45 AM
The RFK Jr. confirmation hearing has been scheduled for 1/29/25. The nomination is on shaky ground.
Here's the call to action: Reach Out To Your Senators and Urge Them To Oppose RFK Jr's nomination to be HHS Secretary
Here's how to do that, step-by-step:
Here's the call to action: Reach Out To Your Senators and Urge Them To Oppose RFK Jr's nomination to be HHS Secretary
Here's how to do that, step-by-step:
So much of the focus is on Pacific Palisades, yet folks aren't worried about the working class folks who cleaned, cooked and took care of the families' kids.
These gardeners, housekeepers, nannies kept Pacific Palisades going. Fire took their jobs
Housekeepers, gardeners, pool cleaners and other workers have been left grappling with a loss of income and grief for longtime employers they considered family.
www.latimes.com
January 15, 2025 at 4:30 AM
So much of the focus is on Pacific Palisades, yet folks aren't worried about the working class folks who cleaned, cooked and took care of the families' kids.
Conservative Rick Caruso out here pointing fingers but staying silent about where the water his private fire fighters used to save his property came from.
Blame and Questions Surround Palisades Fire Response as Caruso Admits Hiring Private Firefighters - SM Mirror
Critics point fingers at Mayor Bass and Local Officials During the First Night of the Inferno By Dolores Quintana There has been a lot of finger-pointing about the causes of the raging inferno of the ...
smmirror.com
January 12, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Conservative Rick Caruso out here pointing fingers but staying silent about where the water his private fire fighters used to save his property came from.
I wonder how much longer until trump gets tired of sharing the spotlight with his co-president-elect and fires him.
Elon Musk suggests cognitive testing for elected officials. Stelter reacts | CNN Business
Retiring Texas congresswoman and former House Appropriations Committee Chair Kay Granger has been experiencing “dementia issues” in recent months and is living in an independent living facility, her s...
www.cnn.com
December 26, 2024 at 4:52 AM
I wonder how much longer until trump gets tired of sharing the spotlight with his co-president-elect and fires him.
Glad to see the Consortium got some coverage from the system office. #CSUYMOC
Conference Brings Together CSU’s Young Males of Color
| CSU
The gathering provided a venue for sharing innovative practices and information to better support this underserved student population.
www.calstate.edu
December 4, 2024 at 7:26 AM
Glad to see the Consortium got some coverage from the system office. #CSUYMOC
Vamos, vamos, vamos Galaxy!
December 1, 2024 at 5:14 AM
Vamos, vamos, vamos Galaxy!
Yes, because a bunch of privileged white kids from ivy league institutions are excluded and marginalized at institutions they've never even heard of...
Cal Poly named in federal civil rights complaint for alleged discrimination
A law professor behind the complaint alleges a university-affiliated healthy masculinities program discriminates based on race and sex. A CSU official says the program meets legal standards.
www.ksby.com
November 21, 2024 at 1:49 AM
Yes, because a bunch of privileged white kids from ivy league institutions are excluded and marginalized at institutions they've never even heard of...
Shit I guess Hulk Hogan wasn’t available to be secretary of education.
Linda McMahon expected to be named Education secretary, sources say | CNN Politics
Trump transition co-chair Linda McMahon is expected to be named as secretary of the Department of Education, four sources familiar with the matter told CNN.
amp.cnn.com
November 19, 2024 at 10:51 PM
Shit I guess Hulk Hogan wasn’t available to be secretary of education.
Yeah, this right here…
Within the span of a few weeks Trump went from positioning himself as the defender of children from supposedly sexually predatory queer and trans people to nominating an actual sexual predator to be attorney general. So I guess it turns out he actually never gave a shit about children.
a black cat is holding a nail clipper in its paws .
ALT: a black cat is holding a nail clipper in its paws .
media.tenor.com
November 19, 2024 at 3:11 AM
Yeah, this right here…
Grateful to have been in community again with folks from across the state the past 2 days at the CSU Young Males of Color Consortium. It’s good that we have folks doing research on men of color, but we also need more folks engaging with men of color!
November 16, 2024 at 6:10 AM
Grateful to have been in community again with folks from across the state the past 2 days at the CSU Young Males of Color Consortium. It’s good that we have folks doing research on men of color, but we also need more folks engaging with men of color!