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Boston @mayorwu.boston.gov has announced that Emmanuel Oppong-Yeboah as the city's next poet laureate. Oppong-Yeboah is a Ghanaian American poet, editor and educator, and they'll officially assume the role in July.

submitted 8 days ago • 2 comments

This may be the best thing on the internet today.

submitted 32 days ago • 34 comments

I know you aren’t saying this. I know you are not.

submitted 32 days ago • 39 comments

At a meeting today with staffers for Senators Markey and Warren, the staffers made two concrete asks: 1. Please call or email and share your stories about how the current administration’s actions are hurting or will hurt you personally. The Senators can use these human stories to persuade those /1

submitted 79 days ago • 66 comments

Black Lives Matter fundamentally broke these people’s brains. They couldn’t bear the idea that they might have to tell a different story about this country and thus tell a different story about themselves. They hated it, and now they are using everything they have to never feel that way again.

submitted 85 days ago • 89 comments

He's not blaming DEI, he's blaming women and non white people.

submitted 85 days ago • 2820 comments

Thank you, I’ll have plenty! I used to crochet a long time ago and just started knitting a few weeks ago. It’s been a great way to stop doomscrolling and reflect 😌 I’ve finished a Sophie scarf and have started a sweater. (I’m waiting for more purple yarn & am casting on a new cardigan as I wait 🫣)

submitted 86 days ago • 1237 comments

Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent. Opportunities are everywhere. Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉

submitted 86 days ago • 3742 comments

It’s important to know that a lot of productive activity is happening in person and offline, too. Not all of it can be broadcast online, but we’ve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more. Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.

submitted 86 days ago • 2415 comments