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Navigator of history's seas and caravan routes, following the money in human trafficking and slavery, past and present. Writer, historian, librarian, researcher. A result: https://www.amazon.com/American-Slave-Coast-Slave-Breeding-Industry/dp/1613748205
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Still a lot of ice on this river this evening.

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In honor of the fact that today is #２月２２日, also known as #猫の日, the National Cat Day in Japan¹, and the fact that it coincides with #Caturday… I present one of my favorite cat image macros of all time ¹ it's a pun because 二 (ni, 2) isn't far from にゃ (nya, the sound a cat makes)

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But -- supposedly SS is too expensive for the US to afford (at least if all money, no matter to whom it is actually eared, is devoted to sending blankityblank to Mars! fortune.com/2025/02/19/a...

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Does it seem to others that the 'king's' potus is doing an excellent job of po-ing the 'king's' base, this very base the so-called rs in the legislatures etc. are so terrified of committing real physical harm upon them and their families? It seems now, as 'king' what the jerkwaddy is going for

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The new Jazz Legacies Fellowship recognizes leading jazz musicians over 62, giving them an unrestricted grant that provides much needed support in addition to the great honor. Michele Rosewoman and AACM leader Roscoe Mitchell are among the outstanding recipients! jazztimes.com/blog/mellon-...

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meu coração recebeu a notícia da denúncia do bolsonaro assim:

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youtube.com/shorts/cKlcR... Bolsonaro hasn’t been able to show his face in public. When he goes to soccer games he’s confronted with the viral chant of “Uh! Vai ser preso!” (Oof! You’re going to prison!)

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Yesterday Leonard Peltier returned to his home community among the Chippewa Turtle Band after 59 years in prison for his leadership in a Rez Resistance. In North Dakota, whose governor, an older bro techbro smaller billionaire, is now Sec of the Interior, alas. But he's out of prison. Finally.

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Just received a report from a friend in the Austin protests. They didn't have a permit to move on State St. but went that way, and the police aided and abetted them, stopping vehicle traffic, escorting the marchers, so they could move and assemble safely!

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Last night the author gifted us with his latest book. We read the first 20 pages aloud before lights out. media.wbur.org/wp/2024/04/0...

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Six-part series, Eyes On the Prize, featuring the talents of many of the country’s top nonfiction filmmakers, premieres on HBO February 25. youtu.be/CyONOIrFMY0?...

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Today's the anniversary of Willie Nelson's first release of "Cowboys Are Frequently Secretly (Fond of Each Other)" in 2006 -- another Valentine! youtu.be/2FdUjkKApGc?...

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I saw snowdrops yesterday, poking through last week's snow and the snow of the night before. This was in our outdoor Pre-colonial Manhattan Island Environment Musem. Today is Valentine's Day, the day of Flowers and Hearts.

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I know eff all, care less, about football. So, I inquire: do I have this right? White people are furious that the half time spectacle did not center them, flatter them, appeal to them, + Black bodies NOT nekkid? So, then, very very very bad?

submitted 13 days ago • 2 comments

Translation of 'make great again" in English: "destroy".

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From a Guardian caption to a story in their Middle East section: “Israel tells army to prepare plan for Palestinians to voluntarily leave Gaza” – is this unbelievable obtuseness, or is another example of the unparalled British snark?

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