Yvonne Martin
@ymartin.bsky.social
Teaching PYP Music while masking. Have been called a stirrer - no idea why. Enjoy quilting and other kinds of making.
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Yvonne Martin
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Ayman Zanoun | Kirkus Reviews
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My husband Ayman has withdrawn from Substack and from Bluesky; a profile and sample of his book Palestinian Blues is available here: www.kirkusreviews.com/author/ayman...
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@jenniferj-ca.bsky.social
🚨 My family is begging you from Gaza to save us. We are still homeless & without shelter despite the ceasefire. We appeal to you and need your Support to buy a tent & cover to protect us from the Rain. The don@tion link is in the Post Pin
🚨 My family is begging you from Gaza to save us. We are still homeless & without shelter despite the ceasefire. We appeal to you and need your Support to buy a tent & cover to protect us from the Rain. The don@tion link is in the Post Pin
December 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM
@jenniferj-ca.bsky.social
🚨 My family is begging you from Gaza to save us. We are still homeless & without shelter despite the ceasefire. We appeal to you and need your Support to buy a tent & cover to protect us from the Rain. The don@tion link is in the Post Pin
🚨 My family is begging you from Gaza to save us. We are still homeless & without shelter despite the ceasefire. We appeal to you and need your Support to buy a tent & cover to protect us from the Rain. The don@tion link is in the Post Pin
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Under the relative calm of a ceasefire, Civil Defense crews in Gaza are undertaking the monumental feat of recovering thousands of bodies still trapped under the rubble.
One excavator, 10,000 bodies, a sea of rubble: inside Gaza’s effort to retrieve and bury its dead
Under the relative calm of a ceasefire, Civil Defense crews in Gaza are undertaking the monumental feat of recovering thousands of bodies still trapped under the rubble.
mondoweiss.net
December 28, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Under the relative calm of a ceasefire, Civil Defense crews in Gaza are undertaking the monumental feat of recovering thousands of bodies still trapped under the rubble.
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Remember, masks aren’t just for Covid!
They also help protect against colds, flu, measles, RSV and more.
They guard against pollution, wild fire smoke and pollen.
A well fitted respirator can keep you healthy while also protecting those around you.
It’s radical community care.
They also help protect against colds, flu, measles, RSV and more.
They guard against pollution, wild fire smoke and pollen.
A well fitted respirator can keep you healthy while also protecting those around you.
It’s radical community care.
December 28, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Remember, masks aren’t just for Covid!
They also help protect against colds, flu, measles, RSV and more.
They guard against pollution, wild fire smoke and pollen.
A well fitted respirator can keep you healthy while also protecting those around you.
It’s radical community care.
They also help protect against colds, flu, measles, RSV and more.
They guard against pollution, wild fire smoke and pollen.
A well fitted respirator can keep you healthy while also protecting those around you.
It’s radical community care.
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I'm sharing this because sharing an NYT story about this outweighs my dislike of the publication.
We have known for months because of data outside of Japan that this year's flu season was going to be bad but we have an HHS secretary that hates vaccination and so voila.
We have known for months because of data outside of Japan that this year's flu season was going to be bad but we have an HHS secretary that hates vaccination and so voila.
“New York City’s syndromic surveillance system, which collects information about every patient who visits an emergency room, reported 9,857 visits for “influenza-like illness” last week. That was higher than in the worst weeks of the 2017-18 or 2024-25 flu seasons, both ranked as “high severity”
Flu Cases Climb to Highest Levels in New York City in a Decade
www.nytimes.com
December 27, 2025 at 5:24 AM
I'm sharing this because sharing an NYT story about this outweighs my dislike of the publication.
We have known for months because of data outside of Japan that this year's flu season was going to be bad but we have an HHS secretary that hates vaccination and so voila.
We have known for months because of data outside of Japan that this year's flu season was going to be bad but we have an HHS secretary that hates vaccination and so voila.
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Israeli human rights group B’Tselem and Amnesty warn Gaza genocide is not over...
B'Tselem and Amnesty warn Gaza genocide is not over
B'Tselem reported that genocide in Gaza is not over even 75 days into the ceasefire — is the world inured to Palestinian suffering?
www.thecanary.co
December 27, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Israeli human rights group B’Tselem and Amnesty warn Gaza genocide is not over...
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The concentration of wealth in the hands of an elite few isn't just bad for our economy. It's corrosive to our democracy.
When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, the American people don't have a voice.
The result is demagoguery and corruption.
When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, the American people don't have a voice.
The result is demagoguery and corruption.
December 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The concentration of wealth in the hands of an elite few isn't just bad for our economy. It's corrosive to our democracy.
When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, the American people don't have a voice.
The result is demagoguery and corruption.
When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, the American people don't have a voice.
The result is demagoguery and corruption.
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Yes to both. I'm begging all of you to please wear masks when traveling.
People were sneezing and coughing all over my flights on the way back, and we can all do better to look out for each other.
People were sneezing and coughing all over my flights on the way back, and we can all do better to look out for each other.
Because of the Trump admin’s antivax stance this years flu shot (which you still should get) isn’t a very good match for what’s circulating. All the more reason to also wear a mask.
For those who don't follow a ton of reality TV accounts: #bb27 Mickey died from multiple cardiac arrests after getting the flu. She was 35 and by all accounts incredibly healthy.
Please, please, please get your shots and mask up. The world is better with you in it.
Please, please, please get your shots and mask up. The world is better with you in it.
December 26, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Yes to both. I'm begging all of you to please wear masks when traveling.
People were sneezing and coughing all over my flights on the way back, and we can all do better to look out for each other.
People were sneezing and coughing all over my flights on the way back, and we can all do better to look out for each other.
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Imagine watching Sinatra, son of Dolly & Antonini born in Genoa & Sicily, respectively, and Martin, son of Gaetano & Angela, born in Montesilvano, Italy & Ohio respectively, (Angela to parents born in Monasterolo, Italy), and crusading against the value of children of immigrants to the U.S.
December 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Imagine watching Sinatra, son of Dolly & Antonini born in Genoa & Sicily, respectively, and Martin, son of Gaetano & Angela, born in Montesilvano, Italy & Ohio respectively, (Angela to parents born in Monasterolo, Italy), and crusading against the value of children of immigrants to the U.S.
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Israel signals another imminent round of mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza
Israel says it will “respond accordingly” after citing an alleged IED explosion it claims wounded an Israeli officer, signaling plans to resume large-scale bombing of Gaza. No evidence of the incident has been...
Israel says it will “respond accordingly” after citing an alleged IED explosion it claims wounded an Israeli officer, signaling plans to resume large-scale bombing of Gaza. No evidence of the incident has been...
December 25, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Israel signals another imminent round of mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza
Israel says it will “respond accordingly” after citing an alleged IED explosion it claims wounded an Israeli officer, signaling plans to resume large-scale bombing of Gaza. No evidence of the incident has been...
Israel says it will “respond accordingly” after citing an alleged IED explosion it claims wounded an Israeli officer, signaling plans to resume large-scale bombing of Gaza. No evidence of the incident has been...
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Israel has not allowed the agreed-upon number of medical aid trucks into Gaza under October’s ceasefire deal, and has yet to give approval to thousands of people on waiting lists to receive treatment elsewhere.
December 25, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Israel has not allowed the agreed-upon number of medical aid trucks into Gaza under October’s ceasefire deal, and has yet to give approval to thousands of people on waiting lists to receive treatment elsewhere.
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Those observing Christmas are celebrating a family of asylum seekers. If there is indeed a "War on Christmas," it's being waged by those trying to make our country less safe for the poor, for the marginalized, and for refugees.
December 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Those observing Christmas are celebrating a family of asylum seekers. If there is indeed a "War on Christmas," it's being waged by those trying to make our country less safe for the poor, for the marginalized, and for refugees.
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Four senior former British Army officers – Brigadier John Deverell, Lieutenant General Sir Andrew Graham, Major General Peter Currie, and Major General Charlie Herbert – have urged Labour leader Keir Starmer to impose a full arms embargo on Israel and ban any dealings with Israeli defence companies.
Aisha (@aisha402525)
Four senior former British Army officers – Brigadier John Deverell, Lieutenant General Sir Andrew Graham, Major General Peter Currie, and Major General Charlie Herbert – have urged Labour leader Keir ...
substack.com
December 25, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Four senior former British Army officers – Brigadier John Deverell, Lieutenant General Sir Andrew Graham, Major General Peter Currie, and Major General Charlie Herbert – have urged Labour leader Keir Starmer to impose a full arms embargo on Israel and ban any dealings with Israeli defence companies.
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Dan Sagir • Haaretz archive.md/kRMxT
❝ The attempt to obscure reality did not begin this year: Since the war broke out in October 2023, foreign correspondents have been almost completely banned from entering Gaza. ❞
❝ The attempt to obscure reality did not begin this year: Since the war broke out in October 2023, foreign correspondents have been almost completely banned from entering Gaza. ❞
December 25, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Dan Sagir • Haaretz archive.md/kRMxT
❝ The attempt to obscure reality did not begin this year: Since the war broke out in October 2023, foreign correspondents have been almost completely banned from entering Gaza. ❞
❝ The attempt to obscure reality did not begin this year: Since the war broke out in October 2023, foreign correspondents have been almost completely banned from entering Gaza. ❞
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Tax the fucking billionaires into nonexistence and feed the hungry children
December 26, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Tax the fucking billionaires into nonexistence and feed the hungry children
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While I hope everyone celebrating Xmas today has had a lovely, peaceful time, my heart remains in Palestine, with the people of Palestine. 🇵🇸 #StopIsrael #FreePalestine
December 25, 2025 at 7:45 AM
While I hope everyone celebrating Xmas today has had a lovely, peaceful time, my heart remains in Palestine, with the people of Palestine. 🇵🇸 #StopIsrael #FreePalestine
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LETS GO WOKE POPE
Pope Leo decried conditions for Palestinians in Gaza in his Christmas sermon on Thursday, in an unusually direct appeal during what is normally a solemn, spiritual service on the day Christians across the globe celebrate the birth of Jesus. For @reuters.com:
In first Christmas sermon, Pope Leo decries conditions for Palestinians in Gaza
Pope Leo decried conditions for Palestinians in Gaza in his Christmas sermon on Thursday, in an unusually direct appeal during what is normally a solemn, spiritual service on the day Christians across...
www.reuters.com
December 25, 2025 at 2:46 PM
LETS GO WOKE POPE
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Pope Leo XIV during his first Christmas Day homily remembered the people of Gaza “exposed for weeks to rain, wind and cold” and said the world’s many conflicts can only be silenced through dialogue. Leo led the Christmas Day Mass from the central altar beneath the balustrade of St. Peter’s Basilica.
Pope Leo XIV remembers Gaza's suffering in first Christmas homily and calls for peace
Pope Leo XIV, during his first Christmas Day homily, has remembered the people of Gaza exposed to harsh weather.
bit.ly
December 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Pope Leo XIV during his first Christmas Day homily remembered the people of Gaza “exposed for weeks to rain, wind and cold” and said the world’s many conflicts can only be silenced through dialogue. Leo led the Christmas Day Mass from the central altar beneath the balustrade of St. Peter’s Basilica.
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"It's A Wonderful Life" isn't just a feel-good holiday classic (and my favorite movie of all time).
It's also a warning about what happens when greed runs the economy.
It's also a warning about what happens when greed runs the economy.
Robert Reich Reacts: “It's a Wonderful Life”
Robert Reich
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December 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"It's A Wonderful Life" isn't just a feel-good holiday classic (and my favorite movie of all time).
It's also a warning about what happens when greed runs the economy.
It's also a warning about what happens when greed runs the economy.
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Israel is upset that a sovereign country, Syria, wants to invite another sovereign country, Türkiye, to cooperate militarily on sovereign Syrian soil and in sovereign Syrian airspace.
Turkey attempting to deploy radars in Syrian territory | The Jerusalem Post
Deploying radars in Syrian territory would harm Israel's ability to strike targets in Iran, due to the fact Israel is using Syrian airspace to reach Iran.
www.jpost.com
December 25, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Israel is upset that a sovereign country, Syria, wants to invite another sovereign country, Türkiye, to cooperate militarily on sovereign Syrian soil and in sovereign Syrian airspace.
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Fewer than 50,000 Christians now live in Palestine, under threat from Israel’s illegal occupation and attacks.
#Infograph
#Infograph
December 25, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Fewer than 50,000 Christians now live in Palestine, under threat from Israel’s illegal occupation and attacks.
#Infograph
#Infograph
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The Government Media Office in the Gaza Strip reports that Israeli forces have committed 875 violations over 74 days of the ceasefire, killing 411 Palestinians and injuring 1,112 as they also arrested 45 people.
December 23, 2025 at 9:07 PM
The Government Media Office in the Gaza Strip reports that Israeli forces have committed 875 violations over 74 days of the ceasefire, killing 411 Palestinians and injuring 1,112 as they also arrested 45 people.
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This is genuinely horrifying. Fact-free far-right agitprop given accolades by credible media across the political spectrum.
Congratulations to Stephen Macedo & Frances Lee, whose book In Covid's Wake has been recognized as:
⭐ A @newyorker.com Best Book of the Year
⭐ An @economist.com Book of the Year
⭐ A @wsj.com Best Book of the Year
Learn more about this eye-opening book: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
⭐ A @newyorker.com Best Book of the Year
⭐ An @economist.com Book of the Year
⭐ A @wsj.com Best Book of the Year
Learn more about this eye-opening book: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
December 24, 2025 at 5:00 AM
This is genuinely horrifying. Fact-free far-right agitprop given accolades by credible media across the political spectrum.
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Everyone involved in the publication and promotion of this book should be embarrassed. It's not a "harsh truth" that COVID mitigation was a mistake, it's ghoulish and false.
"In Covid's Wake" Part 1: Lyin… - If Books Could Kill - Apple Podcasts
Podcast Episode · If Books Could Kill · 06/17/2025 · 58m
podcasts.apple.com
December 24, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Everyone involved in the publication and promotion of this book should be embarrassed. It's not a "harsh truth" that COVID mitigation was a mistake, it's ghoulish and false.
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Just me… still masking😷
Anyone else feel like the masked black sheep these days?
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Anyone else feel like the masked black sheep these days?
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December 24, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Just me… still masking😷
Anyone else feel like the masked black sheep these days?
Source: x.com/tryna_do_rit...
Anyone else feel like the masked black sheep these days?
Source: x.com/tryna_do_rit...