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A lawyer for the federal government and an appeals judge got into a heated exchange when the lawyer could not answer whether detained Tufts University student Rumeysa Öztürk's free speech is protected.

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I support the US garment industry. I don't believe in making life harder for immigrants or erecting blanket tariffs. So how can we reshore some of our US garment manufacturing without xenophobia or protectionism? Here's my view. 🧵

submitted 29 days ago • 92 comments

tbh i didn't know one person could destroy the global economy

submitted 27 days ago • 763 comments

Really cool thread on actual costs of items and the impact of tariffs.

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I wrote something about how we're seeing the rise of the online "alpha male." This is someone who speaks in clipped imperatives, squeezes into tight suits, and performs for our feed. They present a vision of masculinity shaped by politics, tech, and 100 years of cultural history 🧵

submitted 14 days ago • 166 comments

This article has a couple of great videos including a historical take on black men's fashion :"every outfit is an argument" and the opening choir performance by silk and sound.

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I found out today that in the 1940, zoot suits used to be illegal as a result of fabric rationing during the second world war. #MetGala The suits were criticized as extravagant and wasteful Suits were supposed to be made from very little material, and only specific materials. #fashionsky

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The Mexican Zoot suit, or Pachuco, was brought into the 21st century last night at the 2025 Met Gala. The suit is known as an act of resistance and “was an open rejection of the moral codes propagated by sanctimonious white middle-class Americans.”

submitted 11 hours ago • 6 comments

The Costume Institute and the Met are museums. The things the current administration is trying to get rid of. The use of the Black Dandyism theme was a political win for us. Black Dandyism was and is political speech.

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A friendly reminder that the scholarship of Zora Neale Hurston is also a part of Black Dandyism. #MetGala Read more on @thebarbedwire.bsky.social

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Back on my soapbox: I hope tonight’s #MetGala theme encourages people to read up on dandyism and other ways Black people have used fashion to assert personhood, creativity, & liberation in the face of the extreme hate. Research tignon laws, sapeurs, all of it. There’s a lot to learn.

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Met Gala : The theme centers around the concept of Black dandyism, which refers to the practice of Black men using fashion as a form of self-expression, empowerment, and resistance.

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Elon Musk may or may not fulfill his promise to step back from DOGE. But his legacy is already clear: He is assembling a sprawling domestic surveillance system — the likes of which we have never seen in the United States. My latest for NYT Opinion (gift link): www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/o...

submitted 6 days ago • 104 comments

My favorite on-track activity at the Miami GP was the parade, where Lego gave the F1 drivers full-sized cars to do a lap. They cut every corner on purpose (no track limits!) then wrecked into each other

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watching Adonis in motion is so funny. he doesn't even seem real, he looks like an animatronic cat puppet

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Glossy Ibis #birds #bird photography #wading birds

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The Education Department was deep into an investigation of a school district where students allegedly played whipping sounds from their phones during a lesson about slavery. Then in March, Trump fired all of the employees working on the case. By @jsmithrichards.bsky.social & @jodiscohen.bsky.social

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Besieged! Postcard from my collection, unsent, photo copyright 1902.

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INBOX: Rep. @brotherjones.bsky.social (D) on the NASHVILLE @tnhighwaypatrol /ICE raids — “A statement is insufficient… weaponizing THP to terrorize immigrant communities and rip families apart is reprehensible… my office will press @govbilllee & THP about these racist stops…”

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NEW -- Corruption experts warned that Trump's crypto coin scheme would lead to people buying them specifically to get favors. And now it's happening. How do we know? BECAUSE A PUBLICLY TRADED COMPANY STRAIGHT-UP TOLD THE SEC THAT'S WHAT IT IS DOING! www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

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NASHVILLE Rep. Jason Powell (D) on the ICE/@tnhighwaypatrol raids in his district last night: “Our community is under attack. We’re scared. We want answers… this is a reality in my community now, and it can be in yours too. We must fight back.” Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DJQKvT_...

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In one of Texas' larger districts, the school board in 2023 restricted the rights of trans students on a 4-3 vote, prompting a federal investigation. The board's president, a driving force behind the policy, lost reelection yesterday. boltsmag.org/whats-o...

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VICTORY, THEY FUCKING PROVED THE COVID/MAST CELL LINK IS THE SPIKE PROTEIN I HAVE A CONCLUSIVE PAPER TO SHOW PEOPLE WHO WHINE AT ME ABOUT MY FUCKING DIPHENHYDRAMINE PRE-VACCINE ADVICE NOW

submitted 3 days ago • 101 comments

Is it bad if Germany takes a stance against its neo-nazis and then your government takes the side of the neo-nazis

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Congrats everyone — we are at the point where The Onion and real life are indistinguishable from one another. 😳🇺🇸 theonion.com/ice-agents-w...

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Today's march from the AZ Capitol to a rally outside the Sandra Day O'Connor Federal Courthouse in Phoenix. More than 3K demonstrators, from too many unions, organizations and grassroots communities to mention! Viva PHX! #RESIST #PERSIST @thepersistnetwork.bsky.social @azindivisible.bsky.social

submitted 5 days ago • 9 comments

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@deezigns.bsky.social With deep respect, I share a part of my story I’ve lost my father, my home, and my work due to the war 💔 If you feel moved to help, even a small donation or a share can mean the world. Thank you Link in bio 🙏

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When this statement from university prez came out ten days ago, it has ~ 180 signatures. Today it is nearing 600. www.aacu.org/newsroom/a-c... A hard choice for many of these institutions. Especially earliest signers, who had no idea how much company they'd have. But people keep standing up.

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If like three years ago the pundit class and democratic politicians had held to this line we wouldn't be where we are today "I don't know what the big deal is."

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Somehow, I completely missed Stephen Miller’s uncle taking him to the woodshed back in 2018. www.politico.com/magazine/sto...

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Big shoutout to Chicago! ✊ 👏

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i'm crying lmao

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50 democrats signed a letter calling for an investigation into the claims made by an #NLRBwhistleblower concerning DOGE’s potentially criminal activity. Please make it a point to keep sharing this story with everyone you know! Black Hat MAGA are sus. www.npr.org/2025/04/24/n...

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Not sure what has Mr Cardinal spooked. The guard is definitely up as he keeps looking up. Maybe the Dove is on top of birdcam and he's afraid it'll fall on him. No Hawks in the area really. It's windy, maybe that's it. Look, he's eating orange! 🍊 #birds

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Dig out those leotards and shake-weights, y'all! PSU is hosting some grown-ass shithead who's bravely confronting the tyranny of little kids who want to play tennis or whatever. Come to the PSU Park Blocks on May 5 at 6pm for this ridiculously creative counter-demo led by Eastside Kettle Collective!

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🐣Two #SnowyPlovers just hatched at SPCA Monterey Bay after their eggs were rescued from a flooded nest by Point Blue biologists! They’ll grow under expert care before being released. 🧪🦉🌎 Check out the video & see more on this conservation win! shorturl.at/bgzuY #wildliferescue #shorebirdconservation

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Wish I had a truck so I could fly this flag

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World Press Freedom Day is on Saturday, May 3, 2025! Why does independent, community-rooted journalism matter? We ask the tough questions, especially when others won't. A free press isn't a luxury—it's essential. Stand with us: mfp.ms/donate #WorldPressFreedomDay #WPFD2025

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This is absolutely terrible. People constantly say that they want to support "alternatives" to policing but they absolutely DO NOT WANT TO RESOURCE THEM. EVER. Cahoots is a gold-standard for non-police community response. 30 YEARS OF PROVEN SUCCESS. www.registerguard.com/story/news/l...

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Saw some comments saying we are turning into North Korea, and I need to say that this type of educational propaganda has a long American tradition. youtu.be/dOkFXPblLpU?...

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Massive May Day pro-democracy protesters in Atlanta, Georgia (the US state) marched against the illegal Trump regime that's taken the US hostage. #3E #EndImpunity #MayDay

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they are literal segregationists apnews.com/article/scho...

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And the jobs of the future somehow bear a striking resemblance to the jobs of the past. They want our children and grandchildren on assembly lines, in mines, and in the fields. Generation after generation. This is the plan to create a world in which we are all piece-workers in service to oligarchs.

submitted 7 days ago • 168 comments

I wonder how explicit this will get - how many campaign ads against right-wing ethnonationalist parties in South Asia, South America, Europe, or Africa will end up warning voters about the kind of governance the US is getting if they fail to reject the right

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