Maria Nelson @marianelson.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Long time coming...apnews.comCaribbean leaders press for slavery reparations, end of islands' territorial statusA group of Caribbean leaders has met with senior clergy from the Church of England as the push for slavery reparations intensifies. 000
Maria Nelson @marianelson.bsky.social · 13/06/2026substack.com/@briefecolog...substack.comBen Lockwood, Ph.D. (@briefecology)Society is nearing a point at which we will no longer be able to live in the contradictory space between capitalist growth and ecological sustainability. We can either consume what’s left of our plane... 000
Maria Nelson @marianelson.bsky.social · 21/03/2026Nor will they ever admit the Peacemongers were right. 001
Maria Nelson @marianelson.bsky.social · 13/03/2026This is what capitalism does to people, EVERY damn thing is about money and profit. 020
Maria Nelson @marianelson.bsky.social · 22/01/2026They will come for those who speak truth to power. Also arrested, Chauntyll Allen www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...startribune.comLive: Activist Nekima Levy Armstrong arrested after Minnesota church protestAttorney General Pam Bondi announces arrest of civil rights activist Nekima Levy Armstrong in Minnesota. 184
Maria Nelson @marianelson.bsky.social · 11/01/2026Taking it - love & peace - to the streets! apnews.com/article/budd...apnews.comBuddhist monks and their dog captivate Americans while walking for peaceA group of Buddhist monks is getting viral attention with their 2,300-mile Walk for Peace from Fort Worth, Texas, to Washington, D.C. 020
Maria Nelson @marianelson.bsky.social · 07/01/2026U.S. media (liberal and conservative) blackout on massive protests in Venezuela, thousands in the streets opposing the U.S. terror, kidnapping, bombing and murders. Don't look for coverage in NYT, NPR, Fox, CNN. Capitalist legacy media is censoring it. Widely reported in Latin American media.x.com 010
Maria Nelson @marianelson.bsky.social · 04/01/2026Venezuela's oil is "among the dirtiest oils in the world to produce when it comes to global warming," says U of CA Prof. Paasha Mahdavi. U.S.ians who cheer Trump's focus on stealing another nation's oil cheer speeding up their own demise on an already burning planet. Could they be any more obtuse? 020
Reposted by Maria NelsonRex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 04/01/2026Nobody asked for an invasion of Venezuela. Nobody wanted this. Our country is run by narcissistic loons, and the only comfort I take is knowing how badly they will screw this up. My column: www.usatoday.com/story/opinio... 1021843
Maria Nelson @marianelson.bsky.social · 20/12/2025David Brooks Is the Last Person We Should Be Listening to Right Now, or Ever. theintercept.com/2025/10/21/d...theintercept.comDavid Brooks Is the Last Person We Should Be Listening to Right NowA mass movement against the Trump administration is essential, but no one should take an Iraq War booster’s advice. 010
Maria Nelson @marianelson.bsky.social · 01/12/2025Both parties have been long beholden to AIPAC, both funded genocide. This is why thousands voted for Dr. Jill Stein. Highly principled, she took not one cent from corrupt donors. Trump today being really awful does not mask or negate the Democrats many mistakes. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/o...nytimes.comOpinion | This Is the Story of How the Democrats Blew It on Gaza 010
Maria Nelson @marianelson.bsky.social · 13/11/2025We need to understand that the constitution never intended to represent the working class, all races, both sexes - the majority. And it still doesn't. open.substack.com/pub/seymourh...open.substack.comTHE CONSTITUTION VS. AMERICAOn Erwin Chemerinsky’s ‘No Democracy Lasts Forever’ 010
Maria Nelson @marianelson.bsky.social · 03/07/2025“We can’t give weapons to everybody all around the world,” Mr. Parnell said. “We have to look out for America and defending our homeland and our troops around the world.” Imagine how improved the world would be W/O U.S. weapons and bases around the world. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/u...nytimes.comPentagon Is Reviewing Which Countries Receive U.S. Weapons 110
Maria Nelson @marianelson.bsky.social · 10/05/2025Mayor is right to protest ICE unregulated private prisons to detain US residents www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/n...nytimes.comNewark’s Mayor Arrested at Protest Outside ICE Detention Center 130
Maria Nelson @marianelson.bsky.social · 16/01/2025Finally, A Ceasefire! Long Overdue. substack.com/@krisgronqui...substack.comFinally, A Ceasefire! Long Overdue.Biden, Blinken, and Harris all bluffed regarding Gaza, telling us time and time again they were diligently working on a ceasefire... 010