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Anti DEI rhetoric reminds me of this quote, "We knew we couldn’t make it illegal to be either against the war or black, but by getting the public to associate the hippies with marijuana and blacks with heroin. And then criminalizing both heavily, we could disrupt those communities"

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22nd day of Black History Month quote from Mr Baldwin is a reflective look back. I find comfort knowing WE have some amazingly intelligent people pointing out what we can & must do in these increasingly fascist times. @timothysnyder.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social

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“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.

submitted 2 days ago • 584 comments

19th day of Black History Month quote from Mr Baldwin helps me understand how the United States of America continues to create & raise people from so many walks of life who give up & turn to violence on themselves & others. In desperation, they will go to lengths they could have never imagined.

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18th day of Black History Month quote from Mr Baldwin should inspire us all to be a more than a mythical rumor for our descendants. The time is NOW! Take actions! Be who you believed our ancestors were Stand up! Make your voices heard! Do it to the best of your abilities! Leave it all on the field!

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I like that he posted a picture of a print-out of the email.

submitted 7 days ago • 912 comments

Two stories from today

submitted 11 days ago • 4 comments

13th day of Black History Month quote from Mr Baldwin is something many of us discover over time. All kinds of love is really about reflecting back & amplifying the shared positive values, beliefs to the world. I believe the same is true of hate but using negative values. Here is to the light!🩵💙

submitted 10 days ago • 6 comments

This is your daily reminder that it's a coup.

submitted 11 days ago • 371 comments

BAHAHA!

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A coalition of news organizations said in a court filing that video exhibits from a Jan. 6 riot case had "disappeared" from a government platform that provided access to evidence used in court.

submitted 12 days ago • 1186 comments

11th day of Black History Month quote from Mr Baldwin offers some great insight on how the entire world can view us in its current state tied to biases towards us. @ the end of the day, we ALL are exponentially more than what those who don’t truly know us perceive. AND, we are even more than that!

submitted 12 days ago • 3 comments

10th day of Black History Month from Mr Baldwin highlights to me the true purpose behind the scenes of the race to eliminate the Dept of Education. An ignorant populace is more easily manipulated. They fear & look for strongmen to protect from those fears, esp imaginary ones. They want us all stupid

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This video will make your day ❤️🐿

submitted 14 days ago • 463 comments

9th day of Black History Month quote from Mr Baldwin short and sweet. I think it is how we ended up in this situation initially in 2016. Indifference combined with the belief that choosing not to participate as it didn’t matter. We need to find our passions. It’s OK if it seems mundane to some.

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8th day of Black History Month quote from Mr Baldwin is longer but certainly auspicious. Let us all look for the light, wherever we find it. Hope in our Senators & Reps fighting back. In our friends, family who share our concerns & our love of what promise America has held & can regain. Resilience!

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“Two weeks into a fast-moving coup by a South African tech oligarch, the USA hangs suspended this weekend in a liminal state between the constitutional republic it has been for 249 years and an authoritarian regime akin to Europe’s fallen democracy, Hungary.” www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/white-nati...

submitted 15 days ago • 17 comments

Holy shit this cartoon.

submitted 16 days ago • 302 comments

🧵 7th day of Black History Month quote from Mr Baldwin points out an idea most don’t consider. Poor people have to pay for everything out of pocket often because they can’t find jobs with great benefits. Think of the cost of work uniforms, health & dental care,impact of unreliable transportation

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Existing as a trans person is not ‘deception’, but this narrative is being used to justify violence 👇 www.wearequeeraf.com/a-trans-teen...

submitted 17 days ago • 2 comments

🧵Feb 6, 2025 The 6th day of Black History Month quote from Mr Baldwin again is amazingly timely. It is about now. Put the angst aside. Put your efforts into actions NOW. If we fail to act now, I fear that our hopes and prayers will be as ineffective as they’ve been stopping bullets in schools.🩵💙🩵💙

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🧵 Feb 4, 2025. The 4th day of Black History Month quote from Mr Baldwin is a reminder that what others believe about you & how they then behave towards you has nothing to do with you being less than, but really is a testament to their own inhumanity. Be they Nazi, Klan, Nat-Cs, or plain ol’ haters

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Crockett: I am tired of the white tears. When you compare me to Marjorie Taylor Greene or me to Lauren Boebert, there is no comparison. So the only people that are crying are the mediocre white boys that have been beaten out by people that historically have had to work so, so much harder

submitted 20 days ago • 1476 comments

A sprightly little ditty to start your February 2025 with: youtu.be/bWXazVhlyxQ

submitted 22 days ago • 143 comments

In honor of black history month, I will be doing a daily thread of James Baldwin quotes. If you have never heard of the late great Mr Baldwin, he was a trailblazer in so many ways. If the weather is crappy where you are might I suggest “I Am Not Your Negro” a 2016 documentary.

submitted 22 days ago • 21 comments

Did you know? In 1968, 24 Black men in Pittsburgh revolutionized emergency medicine. The Freedom House Ambulance Service was established to provide emergency medical care to underserved Black neighborhoods—creating the world’s first paramedics.

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Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet: www.404media.co/declassified...

submitted 25 days ago • 1273 comments

USDA Inspector General Phyllis Fong was forcibly removed from her office at the department, by security, after after she refused to comply with the illegal Trump order that fired her. Now that’s what you call resisting! 👏🏽👏🏽

submitted 25 days ago • 99 comments

What a brat.

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Early parenthood is an endless cycle of being excited you created a cool park full of live dinosaurs and learning with horror that the velociraptors know how to open the gate

submitted 28 days ago • 4 comments

Only one media outlet is reporting that LA Mayor Karen Bass' mic was turned off during the roundtable with Donald Trump last night. None of them are reporting that they physically took away her microphone too because she kept trying to fact check him. Shameful.

submitted 29 days ago • 277 comments

I finally stopped using Amazon a few months ago, and it's been so much easier than I imagined

submitted 31 days ago • 502 comments

SHARE WIDELY. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS. With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights. You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one. (1/3)

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It’s been inspiring to see everyone come together for LA,,, but there’s one community I need to highlight. Not enough is being done for the black families after the LA fires. Ive partnered up with GoFundMe and the BMAC to create ONE main GoFundMe campaign to immediately help those in need. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾