Martha Nichols
talking-martha.bsky.social
Martha Nichols
@talking-martha.bsky.social
I'm a writer and journalist, author of the text FIRST-PERSON JOURNALISM (Routledge) and founder of TALKING WRITING. I am seriously concerned about the use of generative AI for writing #buildtheresistance #ClimateAction
Protest today - January 10 - at the Boston State House - solidarity matters! #iceout
January 10, 2026 at 11:19 PM
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Here's a link for signing up for this Indivisible protest call tonight, if you haven't already - numbers matter in resisting this regime #thankyouforfightingback
Rapid Response Call: ICE Killing and Lawlessness in Minneapolis · Indivisible
Join us Thursday, January 8th, at 8:00 pm ET / 5:00 pm PT to discuss the killing by ICE in Minneapolis and their lawlessness and harm in communities across the country. We will talk with local and n...
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January 8, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Reposted by Martha Nichols
Renee Good was murdered in broad daylight, and Republicans are acting as if it is ok. Where is your decency? Where is your humanity? When will y’all develop a backbone and actually represent the people that sent you here?
January 8, 2026 at 5:41 PM
I'm all signed up,and you can be, too! ACLU of Massachusetts's event, “Community Over Chaos: MLK Weekend Kickoff 2026” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
Community Over Chaos: MLK Weekend Kickoff 2026 · Mobilize
You’re invited to the ACLU of Massachusetts’ unity gathering to kick off Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend! We'll hear from community leaders and racial justice advocates as we honor Dr. King's livin...
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January 8, 2026 at 6:02 PM
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Are you watching "Pluribus"? With so much real-world rotten behavior by humans unfolding right now, I explore why I want a sharper look at power and politics — something more like Ursula K. Le Guin's novel "The Dispossessed" #thankyouforfightingback
The Worst Dystopias Come From Us
Who needs a virus from outer space? AI and the hive mind of "Pluribus"
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January 8, 2026 at 4:56 PM
It’s “Love America” Day, in stark contrast to what right-wing propagandists are saying. I'll be at No Kings Boston today — it’s a day for creative resistance, whether you can attend a rally, make a sign, write a protest song, talk with friends about a humane vision of America #NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Boston” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
NO KINGS Boston · No Kings
# BOSTON SAYS NO KINGS! ### “We’re wicked pissed. Wicked loud. Wicked united.”  ## Join us Saturday, October 18, as we take to the Parade Grounds of Boston Common! ### There is no march -- the entire...
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October 17, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Boston” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
NO KINGS Boston · No Kings
**BOSTON SAYS NO KINGS!** We’re wicked pissed. Wicked loud. Wicked united. Join us Saturday, October 18, as we take to the Parade Grounds of Boston Common! We’re standing together against the abuse...
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October 12, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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It's "Good Trouble" day! Find an event to protest and resist the Trump regime...
Good Trouble Lives On
On July 17, five years since the passing of Congressman John Lewis, communities across the country will take to the streets, courthouses, and community spaces to carry forward his fight for justice, v...
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July 17, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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Rest in peace, Sly Stone - your music is in my heart and I hope its message invigorates the LA protesters #thankyouforfightingback
Sly & The Family Stone - Everyday People (2021 Animated Video)
YouTube video by SlyATFamilyStoneVEVO
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June 10, 2025 at 11:20 AM
I am so, so, SO sick of Sam Altman’s arrogance: in reference to the “writing quality” of an AI-generated Peanuts ripoff, Altman says in this recent interview, “If you can’t tell the difference, how much do you care?” A lot - I care a lot, you macho jerk.

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Sam Altman’s attitude problem
What happened to the man who once told the US Senate “creators deserve control over how their creations are used”?
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April 15, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Yet another reason to Stand Up for Science today - Trump regime appears to be violating court orders now…

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/03/06/m...
NIH abruptly terminates millions in research grants in Mass. and around the country - The Boston Globe
The sweeping actions would appear to violate court rulings from federal judges in Rhode Island and Washington, D.C.
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March 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
This is devastating and so on point regarding the way Trump doesn’t care about right and wrong or even adhere to the moral code of storied gangsters…

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American Pulse on Substack
Ouch. Here is what Robert Di Nero thinks of Trump, it’s devastating “I’ve spent a lot of time studying bad men. I’ve examined their characteristics, their mannerisms, the utter banality of their c...
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February 21, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Reposted by Martha Nichols
The average person with the flu gives it to around 1.4 people. The average person with measles gives it to between 12 and 18 people.
who.int WHO @who.int · Feb 17
Measles cases continue to surge globally, putting millions of children at risk.

More than 10 million people globally were infected with measles in 2023, a 20% increase from the previous year.

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February 17, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Me too - U’m convinced that the flu it took weeks for me to recover from would have been much worse if I hadn’t gotten the vaccine
let me strongly recommend the flu shot to whoever hasn't gotten one for this season. i just had a *terrible* bout with the flu that almost certainly would have been WAY worse had i not been vaccinated
February 17, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Reposted by Martha Nichols
If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.

If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
February 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
More Good News That’s Bad For Trump
Onward.
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February 17, 2025 at 7:44 PM
From the AP: Trump administration wants the Supreme Court to let the firing of whistleblower agency head proceed (OMG!)
February 16, 2025 at 9:01 PM