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Again, I am begging just one elected official to say that anything Elon Musk does or says in this government should be treated as an illegal order until his authority is clarified by federal courts. Anyone complying with his demands—up to and including the president—will be violating Section 3, 14A.

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The Yellow Springs Film Festival would love your support next Thursday, March 6th! If you dine or drink @ Fifth St Brew Pub near downtown Dayton from 4-10pm, 10% of proceeds benefit us! We'll also have raffle items : ) We greatly appreciate your support!

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I’m somehow on a Heritage Foundation mailing list (😂) and they sent a survey to see what we think of DOGE. Who wants to offer some m-fing feedback?!? secured.heritage.org/the-heritage... Please share with a friend or a thousand :)

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I'm genuinely disheartened by the lack of reviews/coverage for "Eyes on the Prize III," which premieres on HBO tonight. Sigh. This is, I guess, a "me" problem. But nothing you could watch this week is better. Anyway... ICYMI, my review:

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Happy Black History Month! youtu.be/WgIWDZ1xxdM?...

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PRIMARY. EVERY. ONE.

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What in the racist fuck??

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Happy Black History Month! www.brookings.edu/articles/the...

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Folks are not going down without a fight.

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In light of everything happening, I wrote about how the KKK in the 1920s felt unstoppable, about the people that fought against them anyway, and about how fascism always fails. dansinker.com/posts/202…

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Happy Black History Month! The Nicodemus National Historic Site, commemorating the only remaining western town established by African Americans during the Reconstruction period following the Civil War, is in town. www.nps.gov/nico/learn/p...

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Dance Fever disco'd so that So You Think You Can Dance could...do whatever they do. I had no idea this show lasted until 1987. youtu.be/YIUdKzI4kUA?...

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Not sure if any UCLA grad students follow me but CSW'a Black Feminism Initiative's Grad Fellowship applications are open til 2/28. I was honored to have 1 of the fellowships named after me a few years ago alongside my friend and comrade Alisa Bierria. Apply! opportunitydesk.org/2025/02/15/c...

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Happy Black History Month! youtu.be/FD-yeYwinyA?...

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Friends, I need y'all to reach out to your representatives and do some advocacy for Tribal College students 🙏 Please see the announcement below. NIEA and AIHEC are also engaging in this Call to Action! Please share.

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So... I want to try to articulate some thoughts that have been forming in my head the past few days. They're still coming together (which I know is risky #onhere) but I feel like I want to "talk" through them.... (1/)

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Happy Black History Month!

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Incredible news! More hospitals have returned to offering gender affirming care after Trump's executive order was blocked. Moments after publishing our story on hospitals returning, Childrens National DC announced a return to care. And JUST now, Colorado Children's is back to giving care! AMAZING

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NEW UPDATE to Some Actions That Are Not Protesting or Voting. - a few people have written to me to ask if I could include HEADINGS and I have done so. Also added a few more ideas. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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Happy Black History Month! msmagazine.com/2024/03/29/b...

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This is an incredibly long thread but well worth it for the analysis of one of the ways in which we got here.

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Happy Black History Month! press.hulu.com/shows/sly-li...

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CT Sen. Chris Murphy has been great on getting the message out since Trump was installed Jan. 20. Check it out.

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Happy Black History Month! youtu.be/ZhgEZwjlLU0?...

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Happy Congressional recess week! In honor of it, I put together a tracker of every vote the US House has taken so far this year. Which Democrats are standing up to Trump's agenda and which are being willful accomplices? docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

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The NAACP is re-mixing 1930s-era "don't buy where you can't work" campaigns to confront the neo-segregationists targeting DEI. apnews.com/article/blac...

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Happy Black History Month! "In 1957, Darlene made history by becoming the first Black woman to play professional Roller Derby." www.derbydolls.com/news/2021/3/...

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They can erase the word "trans" but they can never erase trans people. Happy Black History Month! www.stonewallfoundation.org/impact-winte...

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This is a great story about exactly why you don't want to end no fault divorce and financial independence for women

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Are you kidding me, @schiff.senate.gov ?! You talked a good game before the rubber met the road. Are you actually going to do the job we sent you to do? You didn't earn my vote, you were my only choice. Now you're proving why I preferred Katie Porter. Get in the scrum already!!

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Happy Black History Month! Engage your students with this powerful FREE lesson plan and worksheet using Kendrick Lamar’s iconic halftime performance to teach figurative language, symbolism, and critical thinking! www.kindacademy.org/product-page...

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Folks who are academic members of the Television Academy, you received an email today notifying you that if you don't attend the conference in the fall your membership will be terminated. The conference is only available in person, in LA, during the school year. 👇🏼

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Happy Black History Month!

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Happy Black History Month!

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You are not powerless, and he is not unstoppable. Look at, and learn from, the funding freeze and how quickly he was forced to surrender.

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Happy Black History Month! Before the names Julia Child and Martha Stewart came about, there was Lena Richard. She was the first Black woman in America to host her own cooking television show. In the 1940''s!! 👇🏼

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Wtf are you talking about @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social?! McConnell already showed you how to steamroll. Step up and do what we're paying you to do!

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