Mike Martinez-Pastoriza
@mikemartpastoriza.bsky.social
International Relations | Economics | Interfaith Work
All views are personal unless noted.
Welcome! Be nice.
All views are personal unless noted.
Welcome! Be nice.
Yesterday’s memo by #Trump to disengage and defund INGOs may be more symbolic, but that symbolism from non-dedication to support the planet and people is still costly. Inaction still has its costs, and we are already seeing it in real time since last year.
January 8, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Yesterday’s memo by #Trump to disengage and defund INGOs may be more symbolic, but that symbolism from non-dedication to support the planet and people is still costly. Inaction still has its costs, and we are already seeing it in real time since last year.
Nicaragua at the UN Security Council says the recent extraction of Maduro disrupts peace in the region. Trinidad speaking afterwards says that instability in Venezuela shakes the region and the entire Americas. Many countries spoken so far is calling for dialogue but not for Maduro’s return.
January 5, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Nicaragua at the UN Security Council says the recent extraction of Maduro disrupts peace in the region. Trinidad speaking afterwards says that instability in Venezuela shakes the region and the entire Americas. Many countries spoken so far is calling for dialogue but not for Maduro’s return.
Venezuela is in the Security Council today as SC meets for the first time in 2026.
January 5, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Venezuela is in the Security Council today as SC meets for the first time in 2026.
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Maduro is a brutal and oppressive dictator of Venezuela.
Trump has no legitimate legal basis for military action against Venezuela under United States or international law.
Both of those facts are simultaneously true.
Trump has no legitimate legal basis for military action against Venezuela under United States or international law.
Both of those facts are simultaneously true.
January 3, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Maduro is a brutal and oppressive dictator of Venezuela.
Trump has no legitimate legal basis for military action against Venezuela under United States or international law.
Both of those facts are simultaneously true.
Trump has no legitimate legal basis for military action against Venezuela under United States or international law.
Both of those facts are simultaneously true.
Unprecedented times - my twin brother woke me up at 5 AM this morning with the news of the US attacking Caracas. This was apparently done without Congressional approval. Im concerned, but also concerned about the military use of Puerto Rico given its history of Vieques.
January 3, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Unprecedented times - my twin brother woke me up at 5 AM this morning with the news of the US attacking Caracas. This was apparently done without Congressional approval. Im concerned, but also concerned about the military use of Puerto Rico given its history of Vieques.
It is obscene to me that people were ready to make conspiracy theories about what happened at Bondi Beach. Plain and simple, a father and son made the terrible decision to terrorize Sydney’s Jews. Call out antisemitism for what it is, period.
December 15, 2025 at 10:59 PM
It is obscene to me that people were ready to make conspiracy theories about what happened at Bondi Beach. Plain and simple, a father and son made the terrible decision to terrorize Sydney’s Jews. Call out antisemitism for what it is, period.
Happy to announce that my co-authors and I have released our paper updating all of us of what has happened since the Beijing Declaration in Latin America and the Caribbean. Feel free to read here: www.ecosocialcontract.net/post/gender-...
Gender Equality and Backlash in Latin America & the Caribbean
This blog will present the gains made by women over the last half century, even as the far right expands in Latin America, and highlights policy progress and growing political will among Caribbean nat...
www.ecosocialcontract.net
December 7, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Happy to announce that my co-authors and I have released our paper updating all of us of what has happened since the Beijing Declaration in Latin America and the Caribbean. Feel free to read here: www.ecosocialcontract.net/post/gender-...
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Donald Trump announces ‘historic’ peace treaty between Rwanda and DR Congo on.ft.com/4pQ4UyL
Donald Trump announces ‘historic’ peace treaty between Rwanda and DR Congo
The central African nations ink deals giving US companies access to Kinshasa’s minerals and seeking to end 30 years of conflict
on.ft.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Donald Trump announces ‘historic’ peace treaty between Rwanda and DR Congo on.ft.com/4pQ4UyL
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More than half of the immigrants arrested in high-profile ICE operations in Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington, D.C., and across Massachusetts, had no criminal record, compared with a third of immigrants arrested nationwide.
ICE Arrest Data Shows Many Immigrants With No Criminal Record
In high-profile operations, more than half of those arrested had no criminal record, an analysis shows.
nyti.ms
December 4, 2025 at 10:50 PM
More than half of the immigrants arrested in high-profile ICE operations in Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington, D.C., and across Massachusetts, had no criminal record, compared with a third of immigrants arrested nationwide.
I’m proud to join the UN Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (UN-OSAA)’s #AcademicAfrica2025! I’m glad to intervene on the topics of risk assessment of natural resource extraction and of inclusion in academia. I also got to shout out @unrisd.org’s Eco Social Contract Network (GRAN-ESC)!
December 3, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I’m proud to join the UN Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (UN-OSAA)’s #AcademicAfrica2025! I’m glad to intervene on the topics of risk assessment of natural resource extraction and of inclusion in academia. I also got to shout out @unrisd.org’s Eco Social Contract Network (GRAN-ESC)!
It is an apparent desire to increase citizen diplomacy and the role of non-state actors as diplomats amongst the international community. It is vital we continue conversations to hold space for them especially within the UN system. #MeetTheParties #IPI
November 13, 2025 at 6:21 PM
It is an apparent desire to increase citizen diplomacy and the role of non-state actors as diplomats amongst the international community. It is vital we continue conversations to hold space for them especially within the UN system. #MeetTheParties #IPI
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You know it’s late October when your subway seatmate is Elphaba or Beetlejuice. Halloween the day has become more like Halloween the season in New York City. See some of the costumes.
Scenes From Halloween in New York City
You know it’s late October when your subway seatmate is Elphaba or Beetlejuice.
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October 31, 2025 at 5:30 PM
You know it’s late October when your subway seatmate is Elphaba or Beetlejuice. Halloween the day has become more like Halloween the season in New York City. See some of the costumes.
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My new book, "Ripples on the Cosmic Ocean," was published today! And here's a new article in @theconversation.com that explains how #solarstorms have influenced #history, and may threaten our future. Spoiler: it's really not a good idea to cut science at NASA. theconversation.com/solar-storms...
Solar storms have influenced our history – an environmental historian explains how they could also threaten our future
From communications outages to a brush with nuclear war, solar events like flares and coronal mass ejections have shaped human history.
theconversation.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:07 PM
My new book, "Ripples on the Cosmic Ocean," was published today! And here's a new article in @theconversation.com that explains how #solarstorms have influenced #history, and may threaten our future. Spoiler: it's really not a good idea to cut science at NASA. theconversation.com/solar-storms...
At this point, I am excited for Hokies Basketball than I am with their football. I hope we choose a better coach to bring us out of misery.
October 25, 2025 at 12:41 AM
At this point, I am excited for Hokies Basketball than I am with their football. I hope we choose a better coach to bring us out of misery.
Ah lovely, venmo is down for me. Thanks AWS!
October 20, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Ah lovely, venmo is down for me. Thanks AWS!
@atdqm.bsky.social is proudly leading today’s International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. This year’s theme of #AllFamiliesCount shows the importance that poverty is not just an individual issue nor is it about the loss of income. Let us continue to lift up policies that declares #NoPoverty
October 17, 2025 at 5:32 PM
@atdqm.bsky.social is proudly leading today’s International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. This year’s theme of #AllFamiliesCount shows the importance that poverty is not just an individual issue nor is it about the loss of income. Let us continue to lift up policies that declares #NoPoverty
Happy #Thanksgiving to my Canadian family and friends. I unfortunately will be missing dinner up north, but I will absolutely enjoy turkey here, (thankfully available,) in New York. Joyeuse Action de Grace! 🇨🇦🦃
October 13, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Happy #Thanksgiving to my Canadian family and friends. I unfortunately will be missing dinner up north, but I will absolutely enjoy turkey here, (thankfully available,) in New York. Joyeuse Action de Grace! 🇨🇦🦃
Is it me or are a lot of your international #applemusic songs gone from your library too? They’re no longer available in America. Ugh!
October 11, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Is it me or are a lot of your international #applemusic songs gone from your library too? They’re no longer available in America. Ugh!
Thankful to attend International Peace Institute’s panel on Women, Peace and Security in UN Peacekeeping. One of the grand ideas I picked up today was that militarization reinforces stereotypes of our uniformed women which makes conflict management less likely and invested in.
October 9, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Thankful to attend International Peace Institute’s panel on Women, Peace and Security in UN Peacekeeping. One of the grand ideas I picked up today was that militarization reinforces stereotypes of our uniformed women which makes conflict management less likely and invested in.
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Last year they claimed “illegals” were voting, without any evidence.
They used fear mongering to push for voter suppression laws.
Now they claim “illegals” are getting free healthcare, again without any evidence.
So they can make healthcare unaffordable for millions of Americans.
Enough.
They used fear mongering to push for voter suppression laws.
Now they claim “illegals” are getting free healthcare, again without any evidence.
So they can make healthcare unaffordable for millions of Americans.
Enough.
October 6, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Last year they claimed “illegals” were voting, without any evidence.
They used fear mongering to push for voter suppression laws.
Now they claim “illegals” are getting free healthcare, again without any evidence.
So they can make healthcare unaffordable for millions of Americans.
Enough.
They used fear mongering to push for voter suppression laws.
Now they claim “illegals” are getting free healthcare, again without any evidence.
So they can make healthcare unaffordable for millions of Americans.
Enough.
A peaceful reconciliation never comes easy these days. We have to stop asking for it but rather demand it. It is up to all of us if we want a better world where peace and security is not absent.
October 7, 2025 at 4:37 PM
A peaceful reconciliation never comes easy these days. We have to stop asking for it but rather demand it. It is up to all of us if we want a better world where peace and security is not absent.
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"Czech President Petr Pavel said Sunday that a strong pro-NATO and pro-EU stance, along with safeguarding democratic institutions, will be key factors in appointing the country’s next prime minister and Cabinet."
@politico.eu
www.politico.eu/article/czec...
@politico.eu
www.politico.eu/article/czec...
Czech president puts NATO, EU at core of Cabinet talks after elections
Petr Pavel says it is “premature” to speak of names for prime minister, after right-wing populist Andrej Babiš and his ANO movement gained a decisive victory in the Czech parliamentary …
www.politico.eu
October 6, 2025 at 4:38 AM
"Czech President Petr Pavel said Sunday that a strong pro-NATO and pro-EU stance, along with safeguarding democratic institutions, will be key factors in appointing the country’s next prime minister and Cabinet."
@politico.eu
www.politico.eu/article/czec...
@politico.eu
www.politico.eu/article/czec...
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Employers and employees grow cautious as AI and trade war threaten disruption: on.ft.com/4gV3Qqd
Labour markets stuck in a ‘low-hire, low-fire’ cycle
Employers and employees grow cautious as AI and trade war threaten disruption
on.ft.com
October 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Employers and employees grow cautious as AI and trade war threaten disruption: on.ft.com/4gV3Qqd
Today was nothing but immense joy joining @amnestyuk.bsky.social, and my UNRISD/GEC colleagues as fight for disabilities rights to economic & social inclusion in the face of eco-ableism. It is important that we continue to make sure that our governments deliver basic services to all. All is all.
October 4, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Today was nothing but immense joy joining @amnestyuk.bsky.social, and my UNRISD/GEC colleagues as fight for disabilities rights to economic & social inclusion in the face of eco-ableism. It is important that we continue to make sure that our governments deliver basic services to all. All is all.
For the first time in a matter of months, copper futures hits over $5 on the market. Even though supply is decreasing, the demand is getting higher but steadily high. It seems only the Americans and the Chinese are demanding it more while Europe slow its demand.
October 3, 2025 at 4:16 PM
For the first time in a matter of months, copper futures hits over $5 on the market. Even though supply is decreasing, the demand is getting higher but steadily high. It seems only the Americans and the Chinese are demanding it more while Europe slow its demand.