nancymariat.bsky.social
@nancymariat.bsky.social
Educator, wife, mother, immigrant 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇪🇺
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.

Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
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the news needs to stop telling me what Reform are up to, i really do not want this
February 5, 2026 at 11:08 AM
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More back-sliding on climate: Carney is eliminating the Electric Vehicle Availability Standard that would have mandated 100% EVs by 2035. New target is 75% EVs by 2035, 90% by 2040 but it's not clear if not-yet-finalized policy will achieve this www.canada.ca/en/innovatio...
Prime Minister Carney unveils Canada's new automotive strategy to protect jobs and position our country as a global leader in next-generation vehicle manufacturing - Canada.ca
Canada is, and will remain, a nation that builds cars. For over 100 years, the automotive industry has been a cornerstone of our economy, underpinning advanced manufacturing, driving innovation and su...
www.canada.ca
February 5, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Trump shares video with racist clip depicting Obamas as apes - BBC News share.google/SjKoqP7aiRRa...

Republicans are so openly racist now - this means absolutely nothing to them. That's where America is at right now. It's a fascist state with an ss-ice force terrorising the non-white population.
Trump shares video with racist clip depicting Obamas as apes
As a black Republican senator calls it "the most racist thing I've seen out of this White House", the administration says "stop the fake outrage".
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February 6, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Pinterest sacks workers for creating tool to track job cuts - BBC News share.google/alkLDs9hXkcG...
The company recently announced job cuts, with CE Bill Ready stating in an email he was "doubling down on an AI-forward approach," according to an employee who posted some of the memo.
These people..
Pinterest sacks workers for creating tool to track job cuts
The social media platform recently announced that it was axing around 15% of its workforce.
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February 4, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Caerphilly schools 'struggling' for pupils as birth rate falls - BBC News share.google/6iQy2jlH4Zqm...

Interesting. This is an issue in England too but at the same time we have a shortage of provision for SEND pupils - I think there could be a solution to both problems if we make some adaptations 🤔
Caerphilly schools 'struggling' for pupils as birth rate falls
Birth rates have dropped from 2,000 a year to around 1,400 in the last decade, a council says.
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February 3, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Natural Resources Wales issues stark warning over wildlife loss and polluted rivers - BBC News share.google/6fE7F2DRwXq2...
Natural Resources Wales issues stark warning over wildlife loss and polluted rivers
A major Welsh environment report calls for action across society so people can live more sustainably.
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February 1, 2026 at 11:08 PM
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
A group of Epstein survivors released a statement condemning the justice department for naming victims while in some cases redacting the names of the accused.
US justice department releases more than 3 million new pages of Epstein files
Batch includes more than 2,000 videos and 180,000 images related to disgraced financier, Todd Blanche says
www.theguardian.com
February 1, 2026 at 5:36 PM
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January 31, 2026 at 2:22 PM
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When Republicans refer to "criminal illegal aliens," they mean everyone who is here on an asylum claim is a criminal. Latino voters who flipped to Trump in 2024 didn't quite get that. They do now. Also, many of the “criminal records” are for things like driving with no license & other misdemeanors.
February 1, 2026 at 5:23 PM
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Keith Ellison: "The president is openly promoting authoritarianism and tyranny. That is what's happening in America. Most of us thought we would never see it, but here it is right in front of our eyes."
February 1, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Bosses on six figures at under-fire health boards bank 10% pay rises - BBC News share.google/zKCt5D6TTrLe...
Unions have criticised the move, and rightly so as thousands of frontline NHS staff are regularly taking on more responsibility without extra pay.
Bosses on six figures at under-fire health boards bank 10% pay rises
The temporary increase for executives at NHS Lothian and Greater Glasgow and Clyde is worth up to £20,000 a year.
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February 1, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Drugs policy approach needs to change, Zack Polanski says - BBC News share.google/B4RYK4S3aGYm...

It does need to change. I don't understand why we still insist on treating drugs differently from alcohol
Drugs policy approach needs to change, Zack Polanski says
The Green Party leader of England and Wales says there needs to be a
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February 1, 2026 at 4:39 PM
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Recall that Melissa Hortman and her husband were murdered not long ago by a fake cop who showed up at their door looking like this guy
This is from Georgia Fort’s video.

DEA?!? Gotta be a “task force.”
January 30, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Former CNN host Don Lemon faces charges after anti-ICE protest at Minnesota church - BBC News share.google/jszC7y8E0Zjf...

Charged with "conspiracy to deprive rights"

It's sad that they cannot see the irony of that charge for covering the news.
Former CNN host Don Lemon faces charges after anti-ICE protest at Minnesota church
Lemon says he was just doing his job as a journalist reporting on the protests at the church.
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January 31, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Bruce Springsteen Releases ICE Protest Song ‘Streets Of Minneapolis,’ Decries ‘State Of Terror’ share.google/WoebGdjIX2Ci...
Bruce Springsteen Releases ICE Protest Song ‘Streets Of Minneapolis,’ Decries ‘State Of Terror’
The musician said he is dedicating the song to “the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.”
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January 29, 2026 at 11:03 PM
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Ian Austin, an Army veteran, was arrested for protesting ICE in Minneapolis. But he’s continued protesting. Senior reporter @julialurie.bsky.social spoke to him.

“When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
January 27, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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BIG CHANGES NEED TO HAPPEN BY #MIDTERMS 🗳️
WATCHING ALL IN HOUSE AND SENATE.

AMERICANS WE MUST VOTE OUT ALL COMPLICIT LAWMAKERS WHO ARE SILENT. 🤬
January 26, 2026 at 7:28 PM
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ALEX JEFFREY PRETTI. Gone, but never forgotten...

#RIP_Alex 💔
January 26, 2026 at 8:09 PM
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ICE murdered Renée Good in broad daylight. Less than 3 weeks later, they killed Alex Pretti, shooting him 10 times. Every day, we watch as people are ripped from their cars, their homes, their lives.

We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.
January 26, 2026 at 10:14 PM
'This is horrifying' - Minneapolis reels from second deadly shooting - BBC News share.google/eJl7S1Y6QFXQ...

#minneapolis
'This is horrifying' - Minneapolis reels from second deadly shooting
Two people have been shot dead by federal agents in the city in recent weeks, leaving many angry and frustrated.
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January 26, 2026 at 11:10 PM
The Crown Estate is run as an independent business but belongs to the monarch for the duration of their reign, with a £15bn portfolio of property across England, including London's West End.
Crown Estate seeks to take back control of Home Park in Windsor - BBC News share.google/VZnMTnPsBbdc...
Crown Estate seeks to take back control of Home Park in Windsor - BBC News
The park and car parks in the shadow of Windsor Castle are owned by the estate and cannot be sold.
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January 25, 2026 at 9:20 PM
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On both the Renee Good and Alex Pretti situations: If the federal agents ever had to go under oath in front of jury questioned by a real lawyers about what they did they would get absolutely destroyed. They are only getting away with this because the govt won’t allow that.
January 25, 2026 at 4:51 PM
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“Freedom is not free. We have to work at it. Nurture it. Protect it. Even sacrifice for it.”
January 25, 2026 at 4:14 AM