Janice @OCG
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OUR COMMON GROUND - Live Black Truth Broadcaster 38 yrs
" . . nothing to fall back on: not maleness, not whiteness, not ladyhood, not anything. And out of the profound desolation of her reality, she may very well have invented herself." - Toni Morrison
" . . nothing to fall back on: not maleness, not whiteness, not ladyhood, not anything. And out of the profound desolation of her reality, she may very well have invented herself." - Toni Morrison
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Ossoff: "We are witnessing people drunk with power who are utterly reckless, utterly corrupt, and obviously believe that they live with impunity. They believe they're untouchable. They believe they're invincible. Let's prove them wrong."
September 15, 2026 at 2:25 AM
Ossoff: "We are witnessing people drunk with power who are utterly reckless, utterly corrupt, and obviously believe that they live with impunity. They believe they're untouchable. They believe they're invincible. Let's prove them wrong."
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#Florida grocery shoppers pay more than shoppers in most other states, report shows -- and as diesel prices continue to go up, so do grocery prices because that's how they're transported. www.theledger.com/story/grocer...
Florida ranks in top 10 for most expensive groceries in new report
Floridians could face even higher prices for groceries in the coming months as the average price of diesel fuel rose to a new record high.
www.theledger.com
September 15, 2026 at 2:26 PM
#Florida grocery shoppers pay more than shoppers in most other states, report shows -- and as diesel prices continue to go up, so do grocery prices because that's how they're transported. www.theledger.com/story/grocer...
“If they come for me in the morning, they will come for you in the night.” For the unfamiliar . . . "
And so, before I planted my feet on the floor, I looked that letter up on my phone and re-read it. Of course, many are familiar with (but fail to heed)its famous warning: “If they come for me in the morning, they will come for you in the night.” For the unfamiliar 2/
www.nybooks.com/articles/197...
www.nybooks.com/articles/197...
An Open Letter to My Sister, Miss Angela Davis | James Baldwin
One might have hoped that, by this hour, the very sight of chains on black flesh, or the very sight of chains, would be so intolerable a sight for the American people, and so unbearable a memory, that...
www.nybooks.com
September 14, 2026 at 1:39 PM
“If they come for me in the morning, they will come for you in the night.” For the unfamiliar . . . "
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10,900 letters just made the Yosemite deal toxic. When constituent mail crosses 10k, junior staffers stop archiving it and senior aides start warning members about re-election blowback. Push it past 11,000 before lunch:
👇
actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
Tell Congress: Stop Trump’s Yosemite Giveaway
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
September 14, 2026 at 1:06 PM
10,900 letters just made the Yosemite deal toxic. When constituent mail crosses 10k, junior staffers stop archiving it and senior aides start warning members about re-election blowback. Push it past 11,000 before lunch:
👇
actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
👇
actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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Evanston, Ill., became the first U.S. city to compensate Black people for historical discrimination. The Justice Department is trying to kill its program before other cities follow suit. n.pr/4hqselp
This city led the way on reparations for Black people. Trump is trying to stop it
Evanston, Ill., became the first U.S. city to compensate Black people for historical discrimination. The Justice Department is trying to kill its program before other cities follow suit.
n.pr
September 14, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Evanston, Ill., became the first U.S. city to compensate Black people for historical discrimination. The Justice Department is trying to kill its program before other cities follow suit. n.pr/4hqselp
September 14, 2026 at 1:23 PM
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Beware!
Worth sharing again!
Worth sharing again!
September 14, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Beware!
Worth sharing again!
Worth sharing again!
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Christian nationalism isn’t a Black problem, a Muslim problem, a queer problem, an Atheist problem, a Jewish problem, or an immigrant problem.
Christian nationalism is a White-Christians-in-America-who-give-a-damn-about-the-teachings-of-Jesus problem.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/white-chri...
Christian nationalism is a White-Christians-in-America-who-give-a-damn-about-the-teachings-of-Jesus problem.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/white-chri...
White Christians Must Destroy White Christian Nationalism
I didn’t want to be doing this.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
September 13, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Christian nationalism isn’t a Black problem, a Muslim problem, a queer problem, an Atheist problem, a Jewish problem, or an immigrant problem.
Christian nationalism is a White-Christians-in-America-who-give-a-damn-about-the-teachings-of-Jesus problem.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/white-chri...
Christian nationalism is a White-Christians-in-America-who-give-a-damn-about-the-teachings-of-Jesus problem.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/white-chri...
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Since it can be hard to believe that political and corporate elites would actively give up on our shared future on this singular planet, we made a short film so folks can hear from the end timers and judge for themselves. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor: the future according to end times fascism
In a new video, Klein and Taylor outline a ominous evolution taking shape on the far right – and how to stay loyal to this planet and each other
www.theguardian.com
September 13, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Since it can be hard to believe that political and corporate elites would actively give up on our shared future on this singular planet, we made a short film so folks can hear from the end timers and judge for themselves. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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WATCH: CITIES UNDER SIEGE | MS NOW’s Antonia Hylton, host of “The Assignment,” travels to Texas, where some landowners risk losing their land to Trump’s border wall — turning some longtime conservatives against a president they supported.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmJx...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmJx...
Trump promised a border wall... here's why these Texans could LOSE their land | CITIES UNDER SIEGE
YouTube video by MS NOW
www.youtube.com
September 12, 2026 at 6:31 PM
WATCH: CITIES UNDER SIEGE | MS NOW’s Antonia Hylton, host of “The Assignment,” travels to Texas, where some landowners risk losing their land to Trump’s border wall — turning some longtime conservatives against a president they supported.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmJx...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmJx...
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"We need a big tent Democratic party and right now we have a fake big tent where there is room for you as long you are not going to question those in power... but if you start jeopardizing those things, suddenly there's no room for you in our party." Gen-Z activist Morris Katz's advice for Dems.
June 22, 2026 at 1:14 AM
"We need a big tent Democratic party and right now we have a fake big tent where there is room for you as long you are not going to question those in power... but if you start jeopardizing those things, suddenly there's no room for you in our party." Gen-Z activist Morris Katz's advice for Dems.
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Forbes says more than $11.6 trillion in U.S. debt was added under Trump, while crypto and foreign deals poured over $1 billion into his pockets.
You pay the interest.
Trump pays off his mortgages.
That is corruption hitting your wallet.
#CorruptTrumpRegime
You pay the interest.
Trump pays off his mortgages.
That is corruption hitting your wallet.
#CorruptTrumpRegime
September 10, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Forbes says more than $11.6 trillion in U.S. debt was added under Trump, while crypto and foreign deals poured over $1 billion into his pockets.
You pay the interest.
Trump pays off his mortgages.
That is corruption hitting your wallet.
#CorruptTrumpRegime
You pay the interest.
Trump pays off his mortgages.
That is corruption hitting your wallet.
#CorruptTrumpRegime
Rice at the Pentagon today.
Forever a deep and abiding embarrassment. She says she understands what 9/11 victims gave. Perhaps she does. She has yet to understand or honor what those who came before her sacrificed. Another lost Negro child.
Forever a deep and abiding embarrassment. She says she understands what 9/11 victims gave. Perhaps she does. She has yet to understand or honor what those who came before her sacrificed. Another lost Negro child.
September 11, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Rice at the Pentagon today.
Forever a deep and abiding embarrassment. She says she understands what 9/11 victims gave. Perhaps she does. She has yet to understand or honor what those who came before her sacrificed. Another lost Negro child.
Forever a deep and abiding embarrassment. She says she understands what 9/11 victims gave. Perhaps she does. She has yet to understand or honor what those who came before her sacrificed. Another lost Negro child.
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Anthony brings the past forward into the present by explaining the long restorative struggle of the Confederacy through anti-Black political movements and cultural signaling. We should not be surprised that the rollback of rights . . . unvarnished truth of white supremacy in American life & history.
Strange Fruit: Live with Anthony Milian
A recording from Steward Beckham's live video
www.stewonthis.com
September 11, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Anthony brings the past forward into the present by explaining the long restorative struggle of the Confederacy through anti-Black political movements and cultural signaling. We should not be surprised that the rollback of rights . . . unvarnished truth of white supremacy in American life & history.
Interesting . . . such military success after the breaking news that Bibi ignored the direct warning of something was up days before the Oct. 7th attack on Israel. Is this a bit of interesting? I think so. Bibi is a war criminal and has orchestrated genocide and is highlighting a strike now.
Israel says it destroyed Hezbollah base in Lebanon’s Ali al-Taher ridge https://aje.news/pbdekw
September 11, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Interesting . . . such military success after the breaking news that Bibi ignored the direct warning of something was up days before the Oct. 7th attack on Israel. Is this a bit of interesting? I think so. Bibi is a war criminal and has orchestrated genocide and is highlighting a strike now.
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The leadership of John Ratcliffe is "a grim way for the CIA to mark its 79th birthday."
The CIA Director Is a Failure
John Ratcliffe has mired the agency in politics—and possible illegality.
lnk.thebulwark.com
September 11, 2026 at 2:00 AM
The leadership of John Ratcliffe is "a grim way for the CIA to mark its 79th birthday."
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For a Nigerian Author, Loss Has Made Her Homeland a Source of Pain
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has moved countless readers with her novels about Nigerians at home and abroad. After the death in Lagos of her toddler son, her homeland no longer feels as much like home
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/w...
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has moved countless readers with her novels about Nigerians at home and abroad. After the death in Lagos of her toddler son, her homeland no longer feels as much like home
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/w...
After a Difficult Loss, Nigeria Has Become a Source of Pain for Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Gift Article)
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has moved countless readers with her novels about Nigerians at home and abroad. After the death in Lagos of her toddler son, her homeland no longer feels as much like home.
www.nytimes.com
September 10, 2026 at 12:43 PM
For a Nigerian Author, Loss Has Made Her Homeland a Source of Pain
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has moved countless readers with her novels about Nigerians at home and abroad. After the death in Lagos of her toddler son, her homeland no longer feels as much like home
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/w...
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has moved countless readers with her novels about Nigerians at home and abroad. After the death in Lagos of her toddler son, her homeland no longer feels as much like home
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/w...
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Jimmy Kimmel announces his interview with James Talarico has been censored and will not air on television today after Trump’s FCC threatened ABC.
It will go on YouTube instead.
It will go on YouTube instead.
September 10, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Jimmy Kimmel announces his interview with James Talarico has been censored and will not air on television today after Trump’s FCC threatened ABC.
It will go on YouTube instead.
It will go on YouTube instead.
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Buenaventura Lakes, I’m coming your way. 🩷
I’ll be out knocking doors with our very special guest, Congressman Maxwell Frost 👀
Come walk with us, talk to your neighbors, and help us keep building this thing from the ground up.
Wednesday, Sept. 9 at 2:15 PM. RSVP for the location.
I’ll be out knocking doors with our very special guest, Congressman Maxwell Frost 👀
Come walk with us, talk to your neighbors, and help us keep building this thing from the ground up.
Wednesday, Sept. 9 at 2:15 PM. RSVP for the location.
September 8, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Buenaventura Lakes, I’m coming your way. 🩷
I’ll be out knocking doors with our very special guest, Congressman Maxwell Frost 👀
Come walk with us, talk to your neighbors, and help us keep building this thing from the ground up.
Wednesday, Sept. 9 at 2:15 PM. RSVP for the location.
I’ll be out knocking doors with our very special guest, Congressman Maxwell Frost 👀
Come walk with us, talk to your neighbors, and help us keep building this thing from the ground up.
Wednesday, Sept. 9 at 2:15 PM. RSVP for the location.
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My latest piece @thenation.com "We Can’t Let the Kaepernick Era Be Erased From History." *Critics say the Black Lives Matter movement in sports went too far. It didn’t go far enough, and the backlash has been brutal**
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
We Can’t Let the Kaepernick Era Be Erased From History
Critics say the Black Lives Matter movement in sports went too far. In reality, it didn’t go far enough, and the backlash to it has been brutal.
www.thenation.com
September 9, 2026 at 1:39 PM
My latest piece @thenation.com "We Can’t Let the Kaepernick Era Be Erased From History." *Critics say the Black Lives Matter movement in sports went too far. It didn’t go far enough, and the backlash has been brutal**
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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We all need a voting plan, but for these midterm elections, it’s now a crucial reality for any voter planning to Mail-in their ballot
In this week’s article, you’ll want to keep the Mail-in Voting plan tools to aid you & in helping friends, family, & neighbors create a plan
Check it out!
In this week’s article, you’ll want to keep the Mail-in Voting plan tools to aid you & in helping friends, family, & neighbors create a plan
Check it out!
Mail-In Voting Is Still Being Fought Over. Here's What Voters Need to Know.
Saving Democracy, one action at a time
guardrailsofdemocracy.substack.com
September 9, 2026 at 9:21 AM
We all need a voting plan, but for these midterm elections, it’s now a crucial reality for any voter planning to Mail-in their ballot
In this week’s article, you’ll want to keep the Mail-in Voting plan tools to aid you & in helping friends, family, & neighbors create a plan
Check it out!
In this week’s article, you’ll want to keep the Mail-in Voting plan tools to aid you & in helping friends, family, & neighbors create a plan
Check it out!
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Civil Rights and Immigration Organizations Urge Supreme Court to Protect Against Unchecked Prolonged Immigration Detention www.asianlawcaucus.org/news-resourc...
Civil Rights and Immigration Organizations Urge Supreme Court to Protect Against Unchecked Prolonged Immigration Detention
The brief explains that mandatory detention sweeps up people who pose little or no danger, while prolonged confinement separates families, exposes people to harmful detention conditions.
www.asianlawcaucus.org
September 9, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Civil Rights and Immigration Organizations Urge Supreme Court to Protect Against Unchecked Prolonged Immigration Detention www.asianlawcaucus.org/news-resourc...
Err, former GOP MA Senator who actually lived in NH, denied it, was trying to return to the Senate in race in NH. Sununu beat him by nearly 40 pts in today's primary. Liz Warren, I am doing a happy dance for you.
www.c-span.org/program/camp...
www.c-span.org/program/camp...
September 9, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Err, former GOP MA Senator who actually lived in NH, denied it, was trying to return to the Senate in race in NH. Sununu beat him by nearly 40 pts in today's primary. Liz Warren, I am doing a happy dance for you.
www.c-span.org/program/camp...
www.c-span.org/program/camp...
This is Michael Caruso—a former GOP lawmaker in Florida who championed the death penalty for pedophiles.
Caruso was just arrested on 5 felony counts of kidnapping, child molestation, lewd exhibition, luring or enticing a child, & child abuse causing mental injury—AGAINST HIS OWN GRANDSON.
Caruso was just arrested on 5 felony counts of kidnapping, child molestation, lewd exhibition, luring or enticing a child, & child abuse causing mental injury—AGAINST HIS OWN GRANDSON.
September 8, 2026 at 11:07 PM
This is Michael Caruso—a former GOP lawmaker in Florida who championed the death penalty for pedophiles.
Caruso was just arrested on 5 felony counts of kidnapping, child molestation, lewd exhibition, luring or enticing a child, & child abuse causing mental injury—AGAINST HIS OWN GRANDSON.
Caruso was just arrested on 5 felony counts of kidnapping, child molestation, lewd exhibition, luring or enticing a child, & child abuse causing mental injury—AGAINST HIS OWN GRANDSON.