Robin Martinez
Midwest USA-based lawyer for a hotel company. Interests: public policy, art, ecological/conservation work.
Board member and chair of public policy work group at Heartland Conservation Alliance: heartlandconservationalliance.org
- Cities have two maps. One human-drawn that divides us jurisdictionally, with roads, streets, and political boundaries, and a natural watershed map that ties communities together. #water #conservation #reforestation #environment #BlueRiver #rivers robinsmartinez.com/2026/01/the-...
- All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood. -- Article I, Universal Declaration of Human Rights #HumanRights #UDHR
- How do brands, particularly in the luxury sector, deal with problematic histories and adoption by extremists? No easy answers. #luxury #BrandStrategy #extremism robinsmartinez.com/2026/01/the-...
- "... recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world ..." -- Universal Declation of Human Rights #humanrights
- Hilton recently terminated its franchise agreement with a hotel in Minnesota that refused bookings for ICE agents. This presents a real conundrum for hotel owners. Given my work in the hotel industry, I wanted to share some thoughts on this subject. #hotels #ICE robinsmartinez.com/2026/01/hote...
- A friend recently posted a meme, which got me thinking about the aesthetics of the Mar-a-Lago Look and my reaction to it. Here's a short piece I wrote exploring the idea. robinsmartinez.com/2026/01/the-...
- Setting up concentration camps is not the way to deal with homelessness. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/u...
- “A standing military force, with an overgrown Executive will not long be safe companions to liberty. The means of defence [against] foreign danger, have been always the instruments of tyranny at home.” James Madison, Address to the Constitutional Convention (1787)
- Good to know our Secretary of Defense supports honoring soldiers who massacred largely unarmed women and children who were starving while trudging through the snow in the middle of winter. Secretary of War Crimes should be his title perhaps? #WoundedKnee #WarCrimes www.nytimes.com/2025/09/27/u...
- Fascinating story about rats and the increased numbers we're seeing in urban areas around the world. #rats www.bbc.com/news/article...
- How can anyone not support artistic expression? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
- When you hear that the Trump Tariffs are screwing America, there's more to it than you realize. #tariffs www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/b...
- While families struggle, and farmers face bankruptcy, the Trump family lounges on super yachts enjoying the privileges of power. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/w...
- Yet another wonderful double standard from the administration ... renewable energy's terrible ... unless you're using it for crypto mining! #wind #renewables #energy #climate
- Imagine that. Data shows domestic terrorism/political violence is primarily perpetrated by right-wing extremists. What does the DOJ do? It doesn't fit their narrative, so delete the study, of course! newrepublic.com/post/200537/...
- Free speech for me, but not for you, is a hallmark of the right-wing.
- I was going to make some time to day to write an essay about empathy and compassion, but @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social pretty much said what's been rattling around in my brain. His piece is worth a read.
- Lest anyone forget, far-right violence has consistently been more lethal and frequent than far-left violence in the USA. Data from 2024 shows a continued trend of right-wing extremists committing the majority of politically-motivated murders. #violence #politics nij.ojp.gov/topics/artic...
- A couple years ago I was pondering the prospect of political violence here in the USA and how we might devolve into what Italy experienced in its Years of Lead. With a right-wingnut killing legislators in MN and now today's events, seems we're on that path. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Years_o...
- Whether JD Vance gives a shit or not, he's complicit in international criminal activity. www.defenseone.com/ideas/2025/0...
- Given the number of countries the USA has invaded or bombed over the past century, re-branding the US Defense Dept as the "Department of War" pretty much constitutes truth in advertising. #WarDept #DefenseDept #war
- If I'm a foreign investor/company considering siting a production facility in the USA, I'd be having second thoughts. Will be interesting to see if LG and Hyundai pull back on expanding US plants. #ICE #manufacturing #Hyundai www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
- Interesting use of AI ... turning the tables? futurism.com/ai-identify-...
