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1. ‼️BREAKING: (w/ @ket.bsky.social) A proposed HHS rule threatens to exclude trans healthcare from the list of Essential Health Benefits in the most sweeping anti-trans attack yet. It targets trans care for all ages for people on ACA plans. Subscribe to support us! www.madycast.com/p/proposed-h...

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Holy shit.

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submitted 115 days ago • 1 comment

It’s hard to reconcile the “they’ll go after ideologies they don’t like next” talk with the fact they’ve been openly targeting a whole suite of them associated with Black scholarship already. They’ve already threatened to defund any university teaching critical race theory. Why doesn’t that count?

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these are the names of young Black men who were "found dead" after the Ferguson uprising following the murder of Michael Brown in 2014. Edward Crawford Jr. is in the famous image below. his death was ruled a suicide. our gov't is not new to silencing activists. the least we can do is remember them.

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The International Writing Program was told on Wednesday that the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs was terminating their federal funding.

submitted 6 days ago • 3 comments

Sigh.

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Two men held on Rikers Island died within a week of each other last month, marking the first two deaths in NYCDOC custody this year. City jail conditions remain under scrutiny.

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The vibraphonist, composer and jazz-funk pioneer helped inspire the neo-soul movement, and his best-known song was sampled over 100 times.

submitted 9 days ago • 61 comments

🔥 Rep. Al Green is not new to standing up

submitted 9 days ago • 723 comments

Iconic vibraphonist, composer and producer Roy Ayers has died at 84, his family announces

submitted 9 days ago • 125 comments

Just read this graf. Share it with people you know who don’t pay attention to politics or news.

submitted 14 days ago • 856 comments

The Trump administration is demanding the home addresses of 700,000 people suspected of being in the country illegally from the IRS. The IRS is resisting this request, as complying would directly violate federal tax privacy laws.

submitted 14 days ago • 196 comments

#nationalblackoutday

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Buy local, if you are able. Buy Nothing (barter, prep, wait, delay) if you can. #BuyNothing

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The freezing of US humanitarian assistance has forced the closure of almost 80% of the emergency food kitchens set up to help people left destitute by Sudan's civil war, the BBC has learned. www.bbc.com/news/article...

submitted 18 days ago • 11 comments

If the media won’t call it a Nazi salute then they’re definitely not going to say that someone was fired because they are Black or a woman. These outlets are complicit.

submitted 21 days ago • 4 comments

I really don’t know what this dog is doing! 🤣🤣🤣😩😩😩

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🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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Happy Month of celebrating Black History, Present, and Future! ✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿 #blackhistorymonth

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Happy girl! 😍

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Annual re-reading is Dr. Rev. MLK Jr.’s “A Letter from a Birmingham Jail.” www.africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Gen... #MLK

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Not sure if folks are on #Spoutible, but you can find me there, as well: spoutible.com/shanteparadigm

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Snow + Cozy= Snowzy

submitted 54 days ago • 0 comments

I like the name Covid competent or Covid aware, will be retiring Covid cautious, for sure.

submitted 56 days ago • 0 comments

If you have a Go Fund Me for a natural disaster, best to keep your wording vague to avoid the possibility of being disqualified for FEMA aid.

submitted 62 days ago • 0 comments

TODAY’S EPISODE OF: WE FU*CKING WARNED YOU Trump ran on cutting government waste. Apparently, your healthcare IS government waste.

submitted 59 days ago • 180 comments

Deadline extended for Arts Politics MA in the Department of Art & Public Policy at Tisch School of the Arts at NYU. linktr.ee/nyuartspolit...

submitted 60 days ago • 0 comments

There's a forgotten history that should serve as a warning — wildfire isn’t unique to the West. Now the warming climate is increasing the risk of major wildfires across America. And more people are moving to fire-prone areas without realizing the danger.

submitted 64 days ago • 87 comments

Okay, I’m here.

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