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Again for those in the back

"I archive Black people’s things. They are important because the lives that Black people live are important and have high value, and that meant that my life was also important enough to remember and preserve." @jerryleads.bsky.social #BlackHistoryMonth www.nashersculpturecenter.org/read-watch/a...

“That is why Trumpists are so focused on “ending DEI” in the federal workforce. They see anti-discrimination and inclusion as a ladder of upward mobility for people they do not believe should have one.”

Support Black owned businesses, Black spaces: art, music, books, health, intellectual. Support financially, with your time, attention and amplification

Dear well off people, please do not shop at Walmart. I know prices are out of control. I promise the per unit price elsewhere like Costco will leave your soul intact and save you money.

What do you think the Trump administration has planned for Medicaid and Medicare? They’ve been priming us for something.

This guy would’ve found a way to rationalize the layoffs as being necessary and good if he hadn’t been personally let go. This kind of person is incapable of having any empathy or understanding until it affects them.

Why did Hegseth just fire every top military branch lawyer? What did they refuse to sign off on? A Pulitzer awaits the reporters and outlet who can tell the public.

I hope there is some media outlet, nonprofit institution, or university that has set itself the simple task: *remember this*. One of the most shocking & disturbing things about Trump's first term was how the vast bulk of it just vanished down the memory hole almost as soon as it happened.

Just look at these paragraphs from the AP story. Hegseth called Brown unqualified solely because he's Black. Then they fired him... and replaced him with a white guy so indisputably unqualified that he requires a Presidential waiver. This is what "merit" means to them. apnews.com/article/trum...

The fact that telehealth for medicare ends at the end of March is a tragedy I see multiple patients virtually who have a really hard time getting to the office and it provides definitive benefit for these people

Are y'all heading out this weekend to a protest, picket, community event, library, supermarket etc...? Look at this terrific handout created by @birchbot.bsky.social. Thanks to them for this.

🚨BREAKING: Federal Court GRANTS sweeping nationwide injunction against Trump DEI executive orders finding that they violate First and Fifth Amendments to the Constitution. A huge victory for @democracyforward.org and its clients. A stinging loss for Trump. Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.

Me too

What do you all think of the Anti-Corruption Act? I think the act would help democracy. represent.us/anticorrupti...

The Cuban Adjustment Act should be ended. The conditions in Cuba aren’t any worse than conditions in other countries which drive people to seek asylum.

You can do this.

I've said for years that anti-Blackness, racism and white supremacy should be considered as misinformation / disinformation. To study the history of race and journalism is to see that White supremacy was an effective disinformation campaign. And through that, we got Jim Crow, a fascist system.

If confirmed this is going to blow MASSIVE holes in the US budget. It will serve only to transfer wealth from American taxpayers to the wealthiest Americans who are the hardest to audit. This isn't fiscal responsibility - it's theft by Elon, Trump and their grifting goons.

New: DOGE's spending has been secret. No longer. My colleagues have uncovered it. www.propublica.org/article/doge...

I specialize in representing Democratic campaigns because I believe in the party. I litigate voting rights cases because the right to vote is the bedrock of our democracy. I speak out about free and fair elections because they are under threat. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/my-o...

DEI FOR ME BUT NOT FOR THEE ‘SpaceX engineers were already being onboarded at the agency under Schedule A, a special authority that allows government managers to “hire persons with disabilities without requiring them to compete for the job,”’ www.wired.com/story/faa-do...

#TeslaTakeDown

Agree. It’s also on us in the media to be amplifying these stories about what and who is being destroyed right now.

All of this.

The MAGA are already running with the talking point that Trump is going to give everyone stimulus checks with his tax cuts and firing of federal workers. Are you all ready for a ground campaign to show this is lies? @sanders.senate.gov @repjasmine.bsky.social @ocasio-cortez.house.gov

There are some special elections coming up. What will voters do? What will Democrats do? Do they have a ground game. Black people we’re about to find out

Not surprised that it's community colleges that are fighting back. Community colleges serve the greatest number of people facing systemic barriers. A large percentage of community college students are the first in their family to attend college.

This is quite a thing to find 18 paragraphs down in a story. wapo.st/4hW2xGI

Congo, Jazz & the CIA: Oscar-Nominated "Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat" Revisits Lumumba Assassination

A financial company that services one of my accounts has turned to using AI for its customer service line. It provides basic account information but bot information you’re legally entitled to and you can’t get it to let you speak to anyone. This should be unlawful. @gavinnewsom.bsky.social

It’s nice that the Target founder’s heirs oppose canceling DEI & sidelining Black-owned products, but they don’t run the company—and Target has made its stance clear. @Target.com: There’s nothing you sell that I can’t find elsewhere. I don’t shop where I’m not welcome. You’ve already been replaced.

Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone review – these incredible children offer a sliver of hope

Which Democratic leaders are we going to primary? We have to save ourselves and in 2 years we can’t vote in the same inept, scared leaders who are more wedded to Senate friendships than the constitution. We will need to rebuild. We need to start identifying targets and candidates now #democracy

If you are in a blue or purple state, contact your congressional reps. They believe that Republican voters will force Republicans to do something and that voters will vote them out in the midterms. We don’t have that long. They have broken all rules & don’t care about voters or integrity or history