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grandtam.bsky.social
Native Texan, foodie, self-confessed bibliophile, Hampton grad, PVAMU mom, #HBCU pride, #booksky.
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PRO PUBLICA: Of the 238 men sent to an El Salvador mega prison, only 6 had prior violent crime convictions. 0 were on the gang member list. 130 had no criminal history. 32 had minor offenses. All 238 thought they were being sent back to Venezuela. www.instagram.com/p/DKcjM7FPhz...

It says a lot about where we’re at in this country that a beloved voice actor was murdered by his homophobic neighbor and every headline is still running passive defense for his killer, doing everything not to call this hate crime what it was. These are scary times. RIP to Jonathan Joss.

Being an adult is soooo hard Why do I have to do things?

Barnes and Noble has #KINGOFASHES as one of the best books of the year so far ....

Never give up. If you ever wish to be known as that weirdo who hangs around the cafe all day, wearing a tiara of ancient bones and a trained raven on your shoulder, you should probably get started soon.

It’s starting to feel like life is just a series of accepting heartbreaking truths and tryna find small joys in between to survive.

On Sunday, my friend, Jonathan Joss was murdered and it took me a minute to find the words... Like so many of our lives, Jonathan's existed at the powerful intersections of Indigeneity, queerness, visibility, and vulnerability. He was fierce, funny, flawed, and real in every way that mattered.

An employment orientated networking app for heavily tattooed professionals called Inkedin

I’m stepping into this new day with clear boundaries, clean energy, and big expectations. God, let this week bring: ✨ New blessings ✨ New money ✨ New favor ✨ New focus ✨ New peace I’m open to everything that’s meant for me.

They apologized for their earnings underperforming. They did NOT apologize for letting people die by not covering necessary treatments. A hard head makes a soft behind

"The combination of cuts to key safety net programs like Medicaid and SNAP and tax cuts disproportionately benefiting higher-income households means that the House budget constitutes an extremely large upward redistribution of income." Read more from @epi.org 👇

Monday reminder: There’s nothing radical about wanting to be paid a LIVING WAGE! It’s the bare minimum. LITERALLY.

Desperate. 😔 I want to live somewhere where I don’t need a car to get to work. The greatest cruelty of American work life is most people spend a fortune just getting to and from work. 😭😭😭 #5amwritersclub #writingcommunity #Bicycle #MassTransit www.fool.com/money/resear...

also you guys the library??? We all gotta be using it more. An incredible public good. Walk in, get anything that interests you, check out for a total of zero dollars, walk out. anyone against it is my nemesis

Boycotting Target is the easiest thing I've done.

For us to go back, anti-intellectualism must succeed. It’s alarming as hell that 54% of American adults read below the equivalent of a 6th grade.

Never let the printer see that you’re in a hurry. Just act natural; it can smell fear.

In Florida, about 15-20% of homes are uninsured, due to the current impact of climate change. And now the Trump administration has gutted the nation's ability to forecast hurricanes and put in charge of FEMA a man so clueless he didn't realize "hurricane season" is an actual thing. Buckle up.

Is there anyone more annoying that the 'businessman' working at the hookah spot during the day,like please...just running off at the mouth

Boosting for Adham and his family, please share and donate if you can

The mayor of Tulsa announced plans for a $105 million private charitable trust to provide descendants of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre with housing assistance and scholarships

Acting in line with my “strict originalist” constitutional philosophy by ending the separation of powers and nullifying Marbury v Madison

Meanwhile, baristas are still struggling to pay our bills or get shifts properly staffed to keep up with customer demand. And our CEO still commutes to work from California to Seattle via private jet for some reason.

The 2025 hurricane season officially began on Sunday. Forecasters are predicting an active season. By @shannonbond.bsky.social

A worker making $50,000 a year contributes to Social Security with 100% of their income. A CEO making $20 million a year contributes to Social Security with less than 1% of their income. Does that sound fair to you?

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Thank goodness everyone agrees we should crack down on tube fare dodgers. That'll stop them avoiding taxes, crashing the economy, dismantling the NHS, polluting our water, pocketing huge bonuses, making billions from dodgy government contracts, and buying yachts. About time.

Teyana Taylor dropping an album gotta be the best news I’ve heard this month

This is a heist..

“Fixing climate change is too expensive.” Um no. What’s really expensive is doing nothing. Climate disasters cost billions—and those costs are rising fast. Climate solutions save money and lives, as well as building a better world for us all 🌏💚

“Maybe in another lifetime.” Nah. This is all we get. Do it scared, do it alone, do it while your body can carry you.

I don’t know how many times we have to say this, but the U.S. government is not a business and shouldn’t be run like one. It’s a service—for the people.

Job Corp is being shuttered across all 50 states. This will impact children coming out of foster care and homeless teens with a GED the most...

Musk should be asked about this in every interview he does now and forever. To ignore it is a dereliction of duty. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...

Editors, please assign a deep dive piece on the grave damage musk & doge have done to the United States, rather than how he’s feeling about it.

✨ you are the magic ✨

The comfortable are made uncomfortable by the sight of people who actually suffer. Everything is stacked to privilige their comfort. That's why cities battle the homeless to keep them out of the sight, that's why y'all can't stand to see Palestinians & mutual aid seekers in your own country begging.

I just read the tariff decision. The tariffs are gone. The long-term economic damage and the global adjustment in trade will last for years. Expect a bump. Then a drag.

Medicaid, the largest payer for long-term care facilities, covers around 2 in 3 nursing home residents, and reducing dollars to the massive, yet already resource-limited, program could have disastrous effects on older adults’ health, safety and quality of life.

A society that funds war, silences activists, arrests students, and criminalizes free speech isn’t a success. It’s a failed state.

Please read and follow this powerful new series from Verite News about how slavery built New Orleans veritenews.org/2025/05/29/d...

MUST WATCH: ICE kidnapped a disabled American citizen. Her name is Alma Bowman. Born in the Philippines while her dad served in the U.S. Navy. She’s lived here 48 years. They crashed her wheelchair, denied meds, cut her off from her lawyer—and jailed her. She. Is. A. Citizen.

Here’s the thing, if they are picking up folks working in the country illegally, I’m going to need to see some white guys also being arrested for employing people working illegally in the country. Otherwise, it’s just racism.

The latest terrifying climate science, from @corinnepurtill.bsky.social. Don’t look away, it’s important: www.latimes.com/science/stor...

Charging convenience fees for paying your rent online should be illegal. It’s 2025, it’s not convenient anymore it’s the way things are done now