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Amber J Martin, Ph.D.

@lefthemisphere.bsky.social
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Deaf, developmental psychologist, language acquisition and language change. Free Palestine 🇵🇸 Protect trans folx 🏳️‍⚧️

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Josep Goded @josepgoded.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Ibrahim Abu Oweimer is mourned after being killed in an Israeli airstrike on his home in Nuseirat.
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Amber J Martin, Ph.D. @lefthemisphere.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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chilli | call to action: no sanctuary city while ice gear is made at brooklyn navy yard!
STOP ECOCIDE, GENOCIDE & DEPORTATIONS!
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Fared Al Mahlool | فريد المحلول @faredalmahlool.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Macklemore says his entire “Free Palestine” tour sold out immediately. Macklemore announced the tour less than a week ago, after being removed as an opener from Ed Sheeran’s stadium tour. Now he says Dublin, Paris and London have all sold out.
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Hannah Vardit @hannahvardit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
i worry that men think being A Good Guy is dramatically and heroically intervening on behalf of an endangered woman and then being publicly rewarded on a grand scale when actually being A Good Guy is just usually saying, “hey man that’s not funny” or “wow that’s fucked up” and there is no reward
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Isn't it nice when there's something we can ALL agree on? #ReleaseTheUnredactedEPSTEIN-Files
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Kimberley Johnson @kimberleyjohnson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
But I need to smile more.
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The Devil @iamdevil.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Tribalism baby
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Lora Kolodny @lorak.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Dr Laura Sangha @lsangha.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
📢NEW MANY-HEADED MONSTER POST📢 There are many many reasons why rich and powerful people misrepresent evidence of all kinds. If only there were approaches and skills that could help us see through the lies ... 🗃️ #Humanities #Arts #SocialSciences manyheadedmonster.com/2026/09/22/a...
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A plea for critical thinking humans in our world of extremes
Laura Sangha A companion piece to: What is history for? Or: Doing history/thinking historically The train to Totnes this weekend was full of late holiday makers heading for Cornwall. They were grat…
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
This is not great
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Eoin Higgins @eoinhiggins.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
You’re right—that plane shouldn’t have gone there. That’s my fault, and I should have made sure there wasn’t a terminal in the landing path. Would you like me to call emergency services, or assist with lining up takeoffs?
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Tax the rich. Break up big banks. Primary corporate Democrats. Get Big Money out of politics. The message of the Occupy Movement is as important today as it was 15 years ago.
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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 20/09/2026
Americans: oh, look, a systemic issue. I will solve it individually
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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 20/09/2026
This week in Palestine: - Israeli forces shot a pregnant Palestinian woman in the head - a building in Gaza collapsed — killing 21 Palestinians, including 12 children - Israeli settlers continued to carry out raids across the occupied West Bank Read Zeteo’s roundup: zeteo.com/p/this-week-...
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Accessibility Awareness @a11yawareness.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Beware of companies promising to make sites completely accessible, compliant, and immune from lawsuits with just a few lines of code. This just isn't possible. Disabled users have long said these tools don't actually help them, and can often make things worse.
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Lisa Guerrero @lisaguerrero.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Not only did I meet Robert Kraft, I worked for him. His kid Jonathan asked me to “remove the black music” from my gameday playlist in ‘94 & I refused so they fired me. I was the cheerleader director at the time.  I sued them for wrongful termination and won. So yes, I know that motherfucker. 
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Joshua Collins @murosinvisibles.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Journalist Luis Galeano, who was stripped of his Nicaraguan citizenship by Ortega, has been detained by ICE in the US He had an active asylym plea ongoing in the US ICE is a terrorist organization that engages in kidnappings, extortion, forced dissapearences and murders
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damniel spookradski @self.agency · 14/09/2026
"The authors invoke the Hebrew proverb, 'A lie has no legs,' but here we have a millipede." My latest for Jewschool.
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We Knew Better Once · Jewschool
There are names on the “Reject the Lie” letter who should know better. That is the first thing to say, and the last thing too.
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AIPAC Tracker @trackaipac.com · 14/09/2026
Robert Kraft, owner of Gillette Stadium, rallied stadium owners across the country to force Ed Sheeran to drop Macklemore from his tour because he said "Free Palestine". Kraft's company, Kraft Group LLC, has donated $3 million to AIPAC's United Democracy Project super PAC.
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Amber J Martin, Ph.D. @lefthemisphere.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Free Palestine. Forever.
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Alex Winter @alexwinter.com · 14/09/2026
The Guardian: "Pregnant woman among more than 10 killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza. She died of injuries after being shot in the head while sitting inside a tent." Life is hell for Gazans. Please give to my friend so she can take of her children. And to others. ❤️🙏

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My friend's three children in Gaza.
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The Devil @iamdevil.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Haha, this is great.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 13/09/2026
It really hasn't dawned on liberals that for trans people in some races, there is no meaningful difference between who wins. Kansas and North Carolina have Dem governors and they're some of the worst for trans people in the country. So why bother to vote for a transphobic Dem?
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Accessibility Awareness @a11yawareness.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Bluesky has a setting that will remind you to add alt text before posting any images. Go to "Settings," then "Accessibility." Select the checkbox for "Require alt text before posting."
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Amber J Martin, Ph.D. @lefthemisphere.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
“The world should not forget the millions of innocent Muslims killed in Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Yemen, and Somalia. We should not forget the invasions, the torture programmes, the prisoners.”
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 09/09/2026
NEW: Our analysis found that from 2020 to 2025, the rate of deaths involving ectopic pregnancies nearly doubled compared with the previous six-year period. The uptick was steeper in states with abortion bans.
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Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.
With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The federal minimum wage has been stuck at a paltry $7.25 an hour since 2009. Guess how much the wage would be today if it kept up with worker productivity over the years?
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 05/09/2026
Good news: he lost.
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damniel spookradski @self.agency · 07/09/2026
adidas, which was founded by a literal nazi (whose nazi soldier brother also founded puma), fired bella hadid from a campaign in 2024 under pressure over her outspoken criticism of israel
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King Algamemnon @adamrothman.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Sobering, insightful essay on how chatbots mangle historical primary sources. 🗃 www.hnn.us/article/ai-i...
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AI Is an Anti-Primary Source Machine
Real voices from the past are threatened by chatbots designed to amplify — and ultimately become — the loudest voices in the room.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Medicare for All is the guarantee of healthcare from cradle to grave—without premiums, copays, or deductibles. That’s it. Pass it.
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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
"The Israeli military tell us they've opened an investigation into the attacks," is the most laughable thing Ive seen in this, because nothing will happen
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
This is how our government has been corrupted: 1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians to office 2) Elected officials rewrite rules in the donors' favor 3) Donors make huge profit 4) Repeat We must get big money out of politics. It is the root of our dysfunction.
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 31/08/2026
macabre = “muh-KAHB” Worcestershire = “WOOSS-ter-sheer” omnipotent = “ahm-NI-puh-tunt” reticent = “RET-uh-sunt” epitome = “ih-PIT-uh-mee” myriad = "MEER-ee-ud" Never make fun of someone if they mispronounce a word. It means they learned it by reading.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Doctors say that measles can kill young children. A guy who snorts cocaine off toilet seats and drives around with dead bear cubs in his car says they'll be fine as long as they eat enough beef tallow. For busy parents, it can be hard to know who to trust.
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The Devil @iamdevil.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
They’ve leveled the land and put the people in death camps; all for some beachfront property. And you say it’s not a genocide.
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Marie CCS @oxfordcomma.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Imaging joining ICE because you want to be a badass who torments immigrants but then you fall on your ass and everyone laughs at you so much that it becomes a meme and someone makes crop art about it at the Minnesota state fair and wins a prize.
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Robin Rimbaud - Scanner @scannerdot.com · 27/08/2026
Farewell today to the high priestess of polka dots, Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama (1929-2026). Her work was unforgettable and for her, a means to survival. It’s playful, psychedelic, compulsive, beautiful and slightly unsettling all at once. Into infinity and beyond Yayoi! 🔴🟡⚫️
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
A civilian geography professor was fired from West Point for pushing back after department officials barred faculty from teaching that humans contribute to climate change.
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West Point professor fired after pushing back on limitations to teaching climate change, lawsuit says
Adam Kalkstein pushed back after department officials barred faculty from teaching that humans contribute to climate change, the lawsuit says.
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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 27/08/2026
We did it! “The Nerd Reich” is a New York Times Instant Bestseller! My book debuts at #3 on the non-fiction list. Thanks to all who pre-ordered /bought the book—or requested it at the public library or promoted it on social. Without you, I’m just an unemployed guy with a laptop. But with you…
Image: Nerd Reich book cover, a New York Times Instant Bestseller
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
55% of companies that laid off workers citing AI now regret it, per Forrester.
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TarZangief @tarzangief.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
"Neutral in the culture war"
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Bo Thompson @gaudipern.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
(3/3) Dolly called and asked if there was any way to help with this tragedy. Abumrad replied she was on a vaccine research team but it was expensive and they were still seeking grants. When Dolly heard this she replied "Well I have money" and donated $1m. Abumrad's team produced the Moderna vaccine.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 23/08/2026
Today, we remember an important turning point in history: the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade.
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God @thegodshow.com · 23/08/2026
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Amber J Martin, Ph.D. @lefthemisphere.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Kids going back to school and families going to work need clean clothes. Families in Gary IN have been without electricity for over a week. Help them out: gofund.me/b56e0f46b
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Donate to Clean Clothes for Gary Families After the Storm, organized by DeAndra Gathings
I’m DeAndra, owner of Rinse Cycle Valet from Chicago, and I own a lau… DeAndra Gathings needs your support for Clean Clothes for Gary Families After the Storm
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
This is what knowing your physics well means Original post
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Amber J Martin, Ph.D. @lefthemisphere.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Important read. (But note the incorrect use of the term language deprivation here. The term refers to a developmental history of inaccess to language in infancy and childhood, not to language barriers to information- which is how it is being used here.) www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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How Trump’s deportation machine deprives Deaf people of their humanity
An extra layer of cruelty is added by limiting communication access for Deaf people.
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