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Leaked memo shows Republicans privately see Francesca Hong as "uniquely dangerous" in the general election & that “more moderate and establishment Democratic alternatives would likely produce lower base motivation and depressed turnout":
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Will Francesca Hong and Abdul El-Sayed Get Elected?
Washington's plan to block them
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August 3, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Leaked memo shows Republicans privately see Francesca Hong as "uniquely dangerous" in the general election & that “more moderate and establishment Democratic alternatives would likely produce lower base motivation and depressed turnout":
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/will-franc...
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This invites further challenges from an emboldened reactionary movement that aims to end any vestige of legal protection for communities of color. The U.S. Supreme Court is an enemy of human rights and the system that created it needs to be dismantled root to branch.
June 30, 2026 at 8:03 PM
This invites further challenges from an emboldened reactionary movement that aims to end any vestige of legal protection for communities of color. The U.S. Supreme Court is an enemy of human rights and the system that created it needs to be dismantled root to branch.
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It’s bullshit for the Washington Post to call this looting of the Treasury a “deal“ and an “agreement.” The Trump regime is self-dealing to create an agreement between Trump and Trump, with no judge allowed to weigh in. It’s a dictator stealing from the people.
May 18, 2026 at 7:55 PM
It’s bullshit for the Washington Post to call this looting of the Treasury a “deal“ and an “agreement.” The Trump regime is self-dealing to create an agreement between Trump and Trump, with no judge allowed to weigh in. It’s a dictator stealing from the people.
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Louisiana Republicans have eliminated a city clerk position in New Orleans days before a Black man was set to take office.
“It’s a sad thing to see the state government repeating what happened to Black public officials during Reconstruction,” said Calvin Duncan, who was set to take office Monday.
“It’s a sad thing to see the state government repeating what happened to Black public officials during Reconstruction,” said Calvin Duncan, who was set to take office Monday.
Louisiana Republicans eliminate elected position days before an exoneree was set to take office
Louisiana Republicans have eliminated the office an exoneree was set to take after being overwhelmingly elected to the New Orleans-based seat. Republican Gov.
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May 2, 2026 at 7:53 AM
Louisiana Republicans have eliminated a city clerk position in New Orleans days before a Black man was set to take office.
“It’s a sad thing to see the state government repeating what happened to Black public officials during Reconstruction,” said Calvin Duncan, who was set to take office Monday.
“It’s a sad thing to see the state government repeating what happened to Black public officials during Reconstruction,” said Calvin Duncan, who was set to take office Monday.
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I say it again and again: Because we don’t learn the real history of this country, we do not understand what this country is capable of. After 1870, 22 Black men served in Congress. By 1901, because of racist SCOTUS rulings, electoral coups and election cheating and violence, there were none.
April 29, 2026 at 3:27 PM
I say it again and again: Because we don’t learn the real history of this country, we do not understand what this country is capable of. After 1870, 22 Black men served in Congress. By 1901, because of racist SCOTUS rulings, electoral coups and election cheating and violence, there were none.
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The amount of misinformation we’re getting about an incident that just occurred in front of 1,500 news reporters is truly the metaphor of our generation.
April 26, 2026 at 1:46 AM
The amount of misinformation we’re getting about an incident that just occurred in front of 1,500 news reporters is truly the metaphor of our generation.
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"Why are the people we had expelled, deported, and arrested not protesting on campuses?" - they asked, sincerely and stupidly.
April 9, 2026 at 1:07 PM
"Why are the people we had expelled, deported, and arrested not protesting on campuses?" - they asked, sincerely and stupidly.
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They started an illegal war of choice during an ideological, racist and sexist purge led by right wing podcasters calling targets on a sieg heiling billionaire’s website, believing their superior genes and brutality would lead to rapid victory and are now facing defeat bsky.app/profile/dunc...
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Genuinely hard to overstate how much of a strategic defeat it would be for the United States if the war ends with effective Iranian control of the Strait.
Genuinely hard to overstate how much of a strategic defeat it would be for the United States if the war ends with effective Iranian control of the Strait.
March 28, 2026 at 12:26 PM
They started an illegal war of choice during an ideological, racist and sexist purge led by right wing podcasters calling targets on a sieg heiling billionaire’s website, believing their superior genes and brutality would lead to rapid victory and are now facing defeat bsky.app/profile/dunc...
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it's incredible that as long as you do the right amount of bigotry you can just rob the country blind and enough people will not care, even though those same people will be filled with incandescent rage if someone uses food stamps to buy a 12 pack of diet coke
March 26, 2026 at 10:50 AM
it's incredible that as long as you do the right amount of bigotry you can just rob the country blind and enough people will not care, even though those same people will be filled with incandescent rage if someone uses food stamps to buy a 12 pack of diet coke
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How many more? How many Black people's arrests or prosecutions were invalid or tainted?
White people love to cite crime stats they don't understand which include numbers that result from biased arrests and prosecutions yet never factor people like this into the equation.
White people love to cite crime stats they don't understand which include numbers that result from biased arrests and prosecutions yet never factor people like this into the equation.
NEW: This Louisiana prosecutor...
• Was forced to resign from the DA’s office for submitting false paperwork.
• Withheld evidence in at least 3 death row cases.
• Compared a Black teen to a dog & told the jury to “get rid of it.”
Now he’s running for judge.
With @veritenews.org
• Was forced to resign from the DA’s office for submitting false paperwork.
• Withheld evidence in at least 3 death row cases.
• Compared a Black teen to a dog & told the jury to “get rid of it.”
Now he’s running for judge.
With @veritenews.org
He Compared a Black Child to a Dog and Withheld Evidence in Death Row Cases. Now He’s Running for Judge.
Holland, who once compared a Black child to a dog, has had a career mired in controversy. That hasn’t stopped him from becoming the de facto frontrunner of his judicial race.
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March 24, 2026 at 1:36 PM
How many more? How many Black people's arrests or prosecutions were invalid or tainted?
White people love to cite crime stats they don't understand which include numbers that result from biased arrests and prosecutions yet never factor people like this into the equation.
White people love to cite crime stats they don't understand which include numbers that result from biased arrests and prosecutions yet never factor people like this into the equation.
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It's not widely known enough that the moment the UN formally recognized "genocide" as a phenomenon, Black Americans filed a petition charging the US with genocide against Black people. The conditions they describe have continued.
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March 9, 2026 at 2:51 PM
It's not widely known enough that the moment the UN formally recognized "genocide" as a phenomenon, Black Americans filed a petition charging the US with genocide against Black people. The conditions they describe have continued.
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/we...
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/we...
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The U.S. has the highest incarceration rate for women in the world.
This #WomensHistoryMonth, we're thinking of all the women locked behind bars, away from their families. They can't get lost in the fight to end mass incarceration.
This #WomensHistoryMonth, we're thinking of all the women locked behind bars, away from their families. They can't get lost in the fight to end mass incarceration.
March 1, 2026 at 2:15 PM
The U.S. has the highest incarceration rate for women in the world.
This #WomensHistoryMonth, we're thinking of all the women locked behind bars, away from their families. They can't get lost in the fight to end mass incarceration.
This #WomensHistoryMonth, we're thinking of all the women locked behind bars, away from their families. They can't get lost in the fight to end mass incarceration.
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Times like these I’m so glad Merrick Garland stuck to “norms” & refused to prosecute Trump for his many crimes. Because yes—while we are facing the very real threat of global nuclear war—at least we don’t have the shame of a former president sitting in prison. Boy would that’ve been embarrassing.
February 28, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Times like these I’m so glad Merrick Garland stuck to “norms” & refused to prosecute Trump for his many crimes. Because yes—while we are facing the very real threat of global nuclear war—at least we don’t have the shame of a former president sitting in prison. Boy would that’ve been embarrassing.
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The reason we're here is that tens of millions of people will punch a hole in a wall if they hear someone used food stamps to buy soda but they're fine if the right-wing podcaster turned fbi director uses his taxpayer funded private jet to go party whenever he feels like it bsky.app/profile/thed...
His assistant public affairs director insisted the FBI director was not in Italy for the Winter Olympics.
Keystone Kash Busted Celebrating in Olympic Locker Room on 'Work Trip'
His assistant public affairs director insisted the FBI director was not in Italy for the Winter Olympics.
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February 22, 2026 at 11:01 PM
The reason we're here is that tens of millions of people will punch a hole in a wall if they hear someone used food stamps to buy soda but they're fine if the right-wing podcaster turned fbi director uses his taxpayer funded private jet to go party whenever he feels like it bsky.app/profile/thed...
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Some had Shirley, others had Obama, but, Jesse was the beacon for so many of my generation, teaching us early on that perseverance has no limits and hope plus action are two of the greatest forces for change. Thank you, Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. May you rest in eternal peace and power.
February 17, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Some had Shirley, others had Obama, but, Jesse was the beacon for so many of my generation, teaching us early on that perseverance has no limits and hope plus action are two of the greatest forces for change. Thank you, Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. May you rest in eternal peace and power.
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Meanwhile, when allegations involve extreme harm and immense power, the process often looks slower, more opaque, more cautious. Or non-existent.
It exposes something deeper than any one case.
Our system doesn’t respond to harm. It responds to status, narrative, and power.
It exposes something deeper than any one case.
Our system doesn’t respond to harm. It responds to status, narrative, and power.
February 15, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Meanwhile, when allegations involve extreme harm and immense power, the process often looks slower, more opaque, more cautious. Or non-existent.
It exposes something deeper than any one case.
Our system doesn’t respond to harm. It responds to status, narrative, and power.
It exposes something deeper than any one case.
Our system doesn’t respond to harm. It responds to status, narrative, and power.
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These people have voted for Trump three times. THREE. And he still has like a 38% approval rating. Give up. Stop trying to change their minds and focus on people who actually want to make this country better
February 9, 2026 at 5:32 PM
These people have voted for Trump three times. THREE. And he still has like a 38% approval rating. Give up. Stop trying to change their minds and focus on people who actually want to make this country better
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Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous
February 9, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous
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Black bodies should have been enough for white people to be outraged.
January 25, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Black bodies should have been enough for white people to be outraged.
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A depressingly large portion of the population resent people challenging the status quo. They resent poverty, immigrants, Black people, women & so on. They will not identify with victims only with the state. Because they aspire to power to oppress, not to liberation. Regardless of political party
January 25, 2026 at 11:28 AM
A depressingly large portion of the population resent people challenging the status quo. They resent poverty, immigrants, Black people, women & so on. They will not identify with victims only with the state. Because they aspire to power to oppress, not to liberation. Regardless of political party
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if you tried to do this in the us, you'd have a billion dollar conservative moms group lobbying against it 12 hours later and credulous news articles taking their claims seriously in 24 bsky.app/profile/davi...
Every country needs to be following Finland's lead here. Media literary skills are going to be crucially important in the age of AI, where knowing what's real and what's not is going to be increasingly difficult
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Finnish children learn media literacy at 3 years old. It's protection against Russian propaganda
Finland has been fighting fake news by teaching media literacy to children as young as 3. The Nordic nation includes this in its national curriculum to help citizens recognize disinformation, especial...
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January 7, 2026 at 12:15 PM
if you tried to do this in the us, you'd have a billion dollar conservative moms group lobbying against it 12 hours later and credulous news articles taking their claims seriously in 24 bsky.app/profile/davi...
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Best thing I’ve read this morning, from a human rights lawyer in Mexico. Translation is in the ALT-text.
January 3, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Best thing I’ve read this morning, from a human rights lawyer in Mexico. Translation is in the ALT-text.
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incredibly funny to see americans posting they hope congress will get the president for committing this war crime. what country do you think you live in?
January 3, 2026 at 9:38 AM
incredibly funny to see americans posting they hope congress will get the president for committing this war crime. what country do you think you live in?