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#OtD 10 Sep 1962 white supremacists attempted to assassinate Black civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer in Mississippi. While staying with her friend Mary Tucker, racists drove by, firing 16 shots at her, all of which missed. Learn more about Jim Crow: shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/...
September 10, 2026 at 8:25 PM
#OtD 10 Sep 1962 white supremacists attempted to assassinate Black civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer in Mississippi. While staying with her friend Mary Tucker, racists drove by, firing 16 shots at her, all of which missed. Learn more about Jim Crow: shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/...
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1. Exonerated after 42 years in prison, Elvis Brooks is eligible for up to $480,000 as compensation.
But because of Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill, he still hasn’t seen a single cent... (THREAD) @propublica.org @veritenews.org
But because of Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill, he still hasn’t seen a single cent... (THREAD) @propublica.org @veritenews.org
August 6, 2026 at 12:50 PM
1. Exonerated after 42 years in prison, Elvis Brooks is eligible for up to $480,000 as compensation.
But because of Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill, he still hasn’t seen a single cent... (THREAD) @propublica.org @veritenews.org
But because of Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill, he still hasn’t seen a single cent... (THREAD) @propublica.org @veritenews.org
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it's not "detained," it's false imprisonment and kidnapping by an armed terrorist militia which exists explicitly to ethnically cleanse the West Bank of Palestinians.
Rep. Ro Khanna says he was detained by Israeli settlers during West Bank visit.
Rep. Ro Khanna detained by Israeli settlers during West Bank visit
Asked if he was running for president, Khanna said: “I’m strongly considering it, and I’m more resolved to consider it after this trip.”
www.nbcnews.com
July 11, 2026 at 10:52 PM
it's not "detained," it's false imprisonment and kidnapping by an armed terrorist militia which exists explicitly to ethnically cleanse the West Bank of Palestinians.
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Everybody in the "climate space" (which means everyone on earth...) needs to understand these mind-blowing figures.
Google's "total electricity consumption jumped from 31 terawatt hours (TWh) in 2024 to 43 TWh in 2025."
In ONE year.
The AI corporate arms race is eating the world.
Google's "total electricity consumption jumped from 31 terawatt hours (TWh) in 2024 to 43 TWh in 2025."
In ONE year.
The AI corporate arms race is eating the world.
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Google's energy consumption numbers in their new climate report are mind-blowing. 2 years ago they flipped from linear to exponential growth, and their climate impact is blowing out, too.
A WILD testament to the obscene bloat and waste of GenAI:
ketanjoshi.co/2026/07/01/g...
Google's energy consumption numbers in their new climate report are mind-blowing. 2 years ago they flipped from linear to exponential growth, and their climate impact is blowing out, too.
A WILD testament to the obscene bloat and waste of GenAI:
ketanjoshi.co/2026/07/01/g...
July 2, 2026 at 4:15 AM
Everybody in the "climate space" (which means everyone on earth...) needs to understand these mind-blowing figures.
Google's "total electricity consumption jumped from 31 terawatt hours (TWh) in 2024 to 43 TWh in 2025."
In ONE year.
The AI corporate arms race is eating the world.
Google's "total electricity consumption jumped from 31 terawatt hours (TWh) in 2024 to 43 TWh in 2025."
In ONE year.
The AI corporate arms race is eating the world.
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Jacob Lawrence, "Prayer," from the War series, 1947 whitney.org/collection/w...
June 29, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Jacob Lawrence, "Prayer," from the War series, 1947 whitney.org/collection/w...
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I wrote about the Prairieland defendants and the urgency of opposing the extreme sentences handed down on Tuesday. And they likely will not be the last.
The Prairieland Sentences Are a National Emergency
A federal court has punished Texas ICE demonstrators with decades in prison. This is dark news not just for them but for anyone who may want to register political dissent.
newrepublic.com
June 25, 2026 at 2:15 PM
I wrote about the Prairieland defendants and the urgency of opposing the extreme sentences handed down on Tuesday. And they likely will not be the last.
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June 25, 2026 at 10:22 PM
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Justice Samuel Alito: “Political discourse by prominent public figures is increasingly couched in terms that would have scandalized the public just a short time ago... But... they are insufficient to show that the termination of Haiti’s TPS designation was based on the race of the Haitian people."
June 25, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Justice Samuel Alito: “Political discourse by prominent public figures is increasingly couched in terms that would have scandalized the public just a short time ago... But... they are insufficient to show that the termination of Haiti’s TPS designation was based on the race of the Haitian people."
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New Orleans man becomes first in Louisiana functionally cured of sickle cell disease: https://www.wafb.com/2026/06/23/new-orleans-man-becomes-first-louisiana-functionally-cured-sickle-cell-disease/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_
New Orleans man becomes first in Louisiana functionally cured of sickle cell disease
Daniel Cressy, 23, underwent gene therapy at Manning Family Children’s Hospital.
www.wafb.com
June 23, 2026 at 1:35 PM
New Orleans man becomes first in Louisiana functionally cured of sickle cell disease: https://www.wafb.com/2026/06/23/new-orleans-man-becomes-first-louisiana-functionally-cured-sickle-cell-disease/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_
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"It looks like D.C. will get its first democratic socialist mayor."
@samdelgado.bsky.social and @curiouskurz.bsky.social for @51st.news
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@samdelgado.bsky.social and @curiouskurz.bsky.social for @51st.news
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Kenyan McDuffie concedes mayoral race to Janeese Lewis George
The Ward 4 councilmember is leading in partial first-round results by double digits
51st.news
June 18, 2026 at 1:48 PM
"It looks like D.C. will get its first democratic socialist mayor."
@samdelgado.bsky.social and @curiouskurz.bsky.social for @51st.news
51st.news/janeese-lewi...
@samdelgado.bsky.social and @curiouskurz.bsky.social for @51st.news
51st.news/janeese-lewi...
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This graph from Australia shows how quickly the tide is turning.
June 10, 2026 at 10:39 PM
This graph from Australia shows how quickly the tide is turning.
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The Shockoe Institute in Richmond, Virginia, opened its doors this spring to try to open minds about the enduring impact of enslavement and how to seek solutions to improve civic life now. https://to.pbs.org/4xuuTRf
Shockoe Institute explores enduring impact of slavery and how to expand freedom today
The Shockoe Institute in Richmond, Virginia, opened its doors this spring to try to open minds about the enduring impact of enslavement and how to seek solutions to improve civic life now. Amna Nawaz ...
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June 17, 2026 at 3:30 AM
The Shockoe Institute in Richmond, Virginia, opened its doors this spring to try to open minds about the enduring impact of enslavement and how to seek solutions to improve civic life now. https://to.pbs.org/4xuuTRf
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#OtD 17 Jun 2015 the Charleston church massacre took place in South Carolina when a white supremacist murdered 9 African-American people at the Emanuel AME Church. When police detained him they gave him a bullet-proof jacket and bought him Burger King stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8901...
June 17, 2026 at 5:25 AM
#OtD 17 Jun 2015 the Charleston church massacre took place in South Carolina when a white supremacist murdered 9 African-American people at the Emanuel AME Church. When police detained him they gave him a bullet-proof jacket and bought him Burger King stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8901...
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One of the things that I think people don't understand about Netanyahu is that they think he is racist in some inscrutable or exotic Israeli way, when he is actually racist in the exact way you'd expect a guy who went to high school in the Philly suburbs in the late 1960s (as he did) to be
Wow—Netanyahu reportedly used to refer to President Obama as “boy”:
June 15, 2026 at 10:14 PM
One of the things that I think people don't understand about Netanyahu is that they think he is racist in some inscrutable or exotic Israeli way, when he is actually racist in the exact way you'd expect a guy who went to high school in the Philly suburbs in the late 1960s (as he did) to be
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I’m very excited for this!
On a summer evening in 1972, a pivotal generation of Harlem Renaissance legends gathered at Duke Ellington’s townhouse.
The trailer for “Once Upon a Time in Harlem” is out:
On a summer evening in 1972, a pivotal generation of Harlem Renaissance legends gathered at Duke Ellington’s townhouse.
The trailer for “Once Upon a Time in Harlem” is out:
June 11, 2026 at 12:01 AM
I’m very excited for this!
On a summer evening in 1972, a pivotal generation of Harlem Renaissance legends gathered at Duke Ellington’s townhouse.
The trailer for “Once Upon a Time in Harlem” is out:
On a summer evening in 1972, a pivotal generation of Harlem Renaissance legends gathered at Duke Ellington’s townhouse.
The trailer for “Once Upon a Time in Harlem” is out:
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It’s pretty regularly erased in the contemporary retelling of the political moment, but acquittals like these of killers like George Zimmerman, along with in-custody deaths like Sandra Bland's, were a big part of the drumbeat of incidents that produced activism that led to the Floyd protests.
A South Carolina jury has found a store owner not guilty of murder in the 2023 shooting of a Black 14-year-old.
South Carolina jury finds store owner not guilty of murder in killing of Black teen
A South Carolina jury has found a store owner not guilty of murder in the 2023 shooting of a Black 14-year-old.
bit.ly
June 2, 2026 at 3:10 PM
It’s pretty regularly erased in the contemporary retelling of the political moment, but acquittals like these of killers like George Zimmerman, along with in-custody deaths like Sandra Bland's, were a big part of the drumbeat of incidents that produced activism that led to the Floyd protests.
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“.. The U.S. is now spending more on data center construction than on public transportation infrastructure, according to new Census Bureau figures out today.”
@bloomberg.com
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@bloomberg.com
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June 1, 2026 at 10:39 PM
“.. The U.S. is now spending more on data center construction than on public transportation infrastructure, according to new Census Bureau figures out today.”
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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For those talking about the lack of food in ICE facilities, you should know that jails and prisons regularly starve people to death. This is not a rare occurrance.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Starved in Jail
Why are incarcerated people dying from lack of food or water, even as private companies are paid millions for their care?
www.newyorker.com
June 1, 2026 at 1:06 PM
For those talking about the lack of food in ICE facilities, you should know that jails and prisons regularly starve people to death. This is not a rare occurrance.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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Of $2.5 billion of fire relief funds, $0 went to fire victims.
$75 million went to the military.
$14 million went to pay cops to tear gas civilians who were protesting against ICE.
www.nbclosangeles.com/investigatio...
$75 million went to the military.
$14 million went to pay cops to tear gas civilians who were protesting against ICE.
www.nbclosangeles.com/investigatio...
Victims get little relief from Newsom's $2.5 billion fire fund
Most of California’s $2.5-billion fire relief fund is still unspent, according to records, & some money was diverted to CHP at protests.
www.nbclosangeles.com
May 30, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Of $2.5 billion of fire relief funds, $0 went to fire victims.
$75 million went to the military.
$14 million went to pay cops to tear gas civilians who were protesting against ICE.
www.nbclosangeles.com/investigatio...
$75 million went to the military.
$14 million went to pay cops to tear gas civilians who were protesting against ICE.
www.nbclosangeles.com/investigatio...
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Just insane. New Jersey Gov Mikie Sherrill says DHS just denied state health inspectors full access to Delaney Hall. She's calling for it to be shut down.
May 28, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Just insane. New Jersey Gov Mikie Sherrill says DHS just denied state health inspectors full access to Delaney Hall. She's calling for it to be shut down.
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Charles Mauldin said he’ll never forget the sound of John Lewis’ skull cracking as police beat several civil rights activists in Selma in 1965.
Mauldin spoke to ProPublica about that day — and how being tear-gassed as a teenager has affected him.
Mauldin spoke to ProPublica about that day — and how being tear-gassed as a teenager has affected him.
At 17, He Was Tear-Gassed at Selma. At 78, He’s Watching Kids Tear-Gassed During Trump’s Deportation Campaign.
At least 79 children have been harmed by tear gas or pepper spray during Trump’s deportation campaign. Charles Mauldin, a civil rights activist tear-gassed as a teenager at Selma, warns them to get me...
www.propublica.org
May 27, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Charles Mauldin said he’ll never forget the sound of John Lewis’ skull cracking as police beat several civil rights activists in Selma in 1965.
Mauldin spoke to ProPublica about that day — and how being tear-gassed as a teenager has affected him.
Mauldin spoke to ProPublica about that day — and how being tear-gassed as a teenager has affected him.
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Thousands are marching in Selma calling for a full restoration of the voting rights act.
May 16, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Thousands are marching in Selma calling for a full restoration of the voting rights act.
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Never forget 5/13/1985
May 13, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Never forget 5/13/1985