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The Trump regime's segregationist agenda is clear. I argue that having a Black man as president of white America enraged a portion of this country so much, that they decided to destroy any pipeline to Black advancement in academia, government, & workplaces. karenattiah.substack.com/p/trumps-seg...

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"Life is intrinsically, well, boring and dangerous at the same time. At any given moment the floor may open up. Of course, it almost never does; that's what makes it so boring.” ― Edward Gorey (1925-2000) #BornOnThisDay

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I don’t have a Tesla but I dumped my stock - didn’t realize I owned any until I checked my retirement account. Join me!

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We are in the middle of a hostile government takeover. Pinning this to remind myself that a bit of levity can be true, necessary, and also a bop. #HostileGovernmentTakeover Thanks, @agiftfromtodd.bsky.social!

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Yay, #CANADA! 🇨🇦 This American salutes you! Fcuk Rumpt! #4Nations #CANvsUSA #USAvsCAN

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I didn't even watch hockey but #GoCanada! 🇨🇦🍁 #CANvsUSA #USAvsCANADA #4Nations #overtime #Canada

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If you’re wondering why I declined to talk to the NYTimes, then you haven’t been following my account for very long. They bear a direct responsibility for the current situation we find ourselves in, and I responded by laying out my position and that I would only talk to @jamellebouie.net

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The federal government has historically discriminated against Black farmers. The recent funding halt from the Trump administration presents yet another hurdle to those who have spent decades fighting for equity in farming.

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The notion that Trump's "I'm king" tweet is "just trolling" or "a joke" presents an opportunity to recreate my just-joking thread (porting it over from the Bad Place): 1. I wrote my PhD dissertation on the social function of humor (in literature & film) and here's the thing about "just joking."

submitted 2 days ago • 110 comments

If they ALL boycotted would it really change anything? Nothing that comes out of Trump's, Musk's, or the press secretary's mouths can be relied upon. It's not even "spin", it's just outright lies. And way too much of it is "reported" without any real pushback by so-called journalists.

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New to James Baldwin? The NYPL has some ideas about where to start. Also, #BlackHistory is #AmericanHistory. 365. #JamesBaldwin #LibrarySky #BookSky 📚💙

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I posted a copy of the 3 minute version of my speech from yesterday (with citations) if anyone is interested. Feel free to steal from it if you want! (also, this is literally less than half of the Nazi shit they're currently pulling)

submitted 3 days ago • 148 comments

Horrified Woman Swears Off Ambien After Seeing Number Of Library Books She Reserved Last Night

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What if I told y’all that race is, in fact, not an immutable characteristic? It is a construct created to parce power, opportunity and economic advantage. A person racialized as Black might be 10% African or 100%, but regardless of genetics, they share a common history of exclusion.

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This is why there’s been so much silence as Black history and Black books are being purged, and integration efforts dismantled. Many Democrats think the purges are valid and necessary. “Candidly, the attack on over-the-top wokeism was a valid attack."

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"If American democracy can survive 10 years of Greta Thunberg scolding, you guys can survive a few months of Elon Musk." -- JD Vance to the Munich Security Conference

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Remembering talented, charismatic character actress Thelma Ritter on her birthday, February 14, 1902…

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This is where you go to tell the National Park Service to restore the word "transgender" in its entry on the Stonewall monument. (Scroll down.)

submitted 9 days ago • 519 comments

Lolololololol... I want off this ride, please.

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This, from John Green, is worth a watch (re: tuberculosis, and the importance of USAID) -- www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBjQ...

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New and only on Assigned Media: Wikipedia editor Pax Ahimsa Gethen writes about transphobic harassment, defacement, and attempts to turn Wikipedia into a source of anti-trans disinformation, and of the determination of trans editors to preserve the site as a vital source of unbiased, truthful info.

submitted 11 days ago • 10 comments

Hey @mapquest.com, please offer an ad-free version of your app (one-time purchase 🙏🏼). I've channeled Karen & asked the Google Maps manager to change that body of water back to its accurate name--Gulf of Mexico--but I think they're all-in so I should probably switch. #GulfOfMexico #GoogleMaps

submitted 11 days ago • 1 comment

I read this on dark days for a little solace.

submitted 14 days ago • 175 comments

I just rewatched Crossing Delancey and boy was it the shot of feel good hormones my central nervous system needed. I own physical and digital copies but watched Warner Brothers' YouTube post so they'll know we'd love more commercial free uploads. Love this movie. ❤️ #CrossingDelancey

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AP Breaking News banner over a March 19, 2024 AP story.

submitted 17 days ago • 505 comments

TOMORROW: We’re rallying at the Treasury building with @moveon.org to stop Elon Musk’s hostile takeover and tell this unelected billionaire to get his hands off our money. We hope you can join us if you’re in the D.C. area.

submitted 19 days ago • 344 comments

NEW: Former Tesla guy now running a GSA agency told staff at a meeting today that he envisions it as "AI first," thinks much government work can be automated, sees privacy laws as "roadblocks," and explains young engineers go unidentified so their lives aren't upended. From @makenakelly.bsky.social

submitted 18 days ago • 171 comments

I wrote about Musk and this bureaucratic coup as plainly as I could. There's reporting in here & the particulars are overwhelming but what's happening is so clear: He's not trying to run the federal govt like a software company He's trying to turn it into a political weapon. (gift link)

submitted 19 days ago • 93 comments

Beyoncé!!! 🏆

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this has to be some sort of Olympic record for throat clearing

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If you see this post a gif from one of your comfort shows. #TVSky #TelevisionSky

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NEW: Government workers forced to defend code, projects to random proteges of Musk henchman; teen former Neuralink intern sits in on meetings; Musk flunky defends people without government email addresses being in meetings by saying he vouches for them; government in chaos

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Doubt he cares since he joined the rw grift train but from the Anglican Catholic Church website: "Statement on Calvin Robinson ... told to desist ... he has not ... his license in this Church has been revoked. He is no longer serving as a priest in the ACC." #CalvinRobinson anglicancatholic.org

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As for "patriotic education," I recommend some Du Bois: Nations reel and stagger on their way; they make hideous mistakes; they commit frightful wrongs; they do great and beautiful things. And shall we not best guide humanity by telling the truth about all this, so far as the truth is ascertainable?

submitted 23 days ago • 1 comment

we are in the crisis that we think happens in every country but here

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Reporters: Please stop calling things DEI that are not DEI. This is only cementing the propaganda being used to legitimize the dismantling of all types of initiatives that are not DEI as well as legitimize efforts to end civil rights enforcement. Be specific with your language. Be accurate.

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Hand-painting anti-AI buttons to channel my fear and dread and horror about AI into something tangible. Just human things 💕

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