Aisha K. Staggers
@akstaggers.bsky.social
Prince fan and Writer featured in NY Review of Books, HuffPost, Paper Magazine, MTV News, etc. Author of the upcoming book, "The Infallibe Fannie Freeman." Co-host Primetime Saturday w/Aisha & LaLa! Find my work on Medium. No DMs unless I know you.
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Aisha K. Staggers
@akstaggers.bsky.social
· Dec 17
Walking into 2026 like my name was Tish James....
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🚨 Dept of Homeland Security is sending tech companies administrative subpoenas for the names, email addresses, telephone numbers and other identifying data behind social media accounts that track or criticize ICE agents
Google, Meta & Reddit complied
🎁 @nytimes.com
Google, Meta & Reddit complied
🎁 @nytimes.com
Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Most were on Celebrity Apprentice, one is dead (as in the case of MJ), two who have sexual assault allegations, two preachers who constantly marched on Trump Tower (Chi & NY), a show host most Black ppl aren't fond of, a TV star whose show he was on, a heavyweight champ...
Yeah, he gets Black ppl 🙄
Yeah, he gets Black ppl 🙄
President #trump is definitely not #racist look he has black “friends” some are just as #perverted as he is 🙄
February 13, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Most were on Celebrity Apprentice, one is dead (as in the case of MJ), two who have sexual assault allegations, two preachers who constantly marched on Trump Tower (Chi & NY), a show host most Black ppl aren't fond of, a TV star whose show he was on, a heavyweight champ...
Yeah, he gets Black ppl 🙄
Yeah, he gets Black ppl 🙄
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I didn’t even know that I needed this but I really really did. 🥹✊🏾
February 13, 2026 at 1:26 PM
I didn’t even know that I needed this but I really really did. 🥹✊🏾
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Who wants to risk this worse case scenario with their child? The act of defiance over vaccinations is mind boggling. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
This Is How a Child Dies of Measles
When your family becomes a data point in an outbreak
www.theatlantic.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Who wants to risk this worse case scenario with their child? The act of defiance over vaccinations is mind boggling. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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International journalists have utterly failed to arrive at ‘the authentic Africa’ and to tell the ‘real African story’. They chase a mist that doesn't exist. For there is no ‘African’ story, just diverse stories of Africa told by Africans. Here are some of them.
folukeafrica.com/african-stor...
folukeafrica.com/african-stor...
African Stories by African People
There is no ‘African’ story, just different stories of Africa by different Africans. Hear us. As we are.
folukeafrica.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:46 PM
International journalists have utterly failed to arrive at ‘the authentic Africa’ and to tell the ‘real African story’. They chase a mist that doesn't exist. For there is no ‘African’ story, just diverse stories of Africa told by Africans. Here are some of them.
folukeafrica.com/african-stor...
folukeafrica.com/african-stor...
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I have always thought that Trump Derangement Syndrome is when someone actually believes the constant lies this administration spews.
If you use the term when discussing others, you are the one who actually has it.
If you use the term when discussing others, you are the one who actually has it.
February 12, 2026 at 11:56 AM
I have always thought that Trump Derangement Syndrome is when someone actually believes the constant lies this administration spews.
If you use the term when discussing others, you are the one who actually has it.
If you use the term when discussing others, you are the one who actually has it.
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I’m torn. I agree with this but I also know, with a lot of frustration, the limits of reporting. I’ve written about and published stories about Alabama’s prison crisis for 20 years, and it feels next to impossible to get people to care about the horrific violence happening in their names.
Really don’t need everyone to publicly self-flagellate but Bret is right that the only hope we have is for media to realize that ONGOING coverage of things is the only way to penetrate into the realm of low/no info voters
February 13, 2026 at 12:43 PM
I’m torn. I agree with this but I also know, with a lot of frustration, the limits of reporting. I’ve written about and published stories about Alabama’s prison crisis for 20 years, and it feels next to impossible to get people to care about the horrific violence happening in their names.
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Watch today be one of the best days yall have ❤️🫂
February 13, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Watch today be one of the best days yall have ❤️🫂
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Alabama’s assault on gender-affirming care was transparent bullshit from the word go, and I think my colleagues (at the Montgomery Advertiser and then the Alabama Reflector) did everything we could to call that out and center transgender voices. But the assault continued.
February 13, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Alabama’s assault on gender-affirming care was transparent bullshit from the word go, and I think my colleagues (at the Montgomery Advertiser and then the Alabama Reflector) did everything we could to call that out and center transgender voices. But the assault continued.
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I’m going to try and post every day until I get a World Book Day booking, let’s see if it works!
I am a children’s author with ADHD who LOVES doing super energetic events. If you haven’t got a writer for World Book Day for you school, please get in touch as I’m happy to travel all over for events.
I am a children’s author with ADHD who LOVES doing super energetic events. If you haven’t got a writer for World Book Day for you school, please get in touch as I’m happy to travel all over for events.
February 13, 2026 at 12:47 PM
I’m going to try and post every day until I get a World Book Day booking, let’s see if it works!
I am a children’s author with ADHD who LOVES doing super energetic events. If you haven’t got a writer for World Book Day for you school, please get in touch as I’m happy to travel all over for events.
I am a children’s author with ADHD who LOVES doing super energetic events. If you haven’t got a writer for World Book Day for you school, please get in touch as I’m happy to travel all over for events.
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Didn’t she also lose her bag with $6k in it at a restaurant? She can’t keep her things secure and yet she’s in charge of (checks notes) Homeland Security?
February 13, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Didn’t she also lose her bag with $6k in it at a restaurant? She can’t keep her things secure and yet she’s in charge of (checks notes) Homeland Security?
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This is why folks continue to say you can’t address any issue in America w/o addressing racism. It’s always embedded somewhere
A great piece from @alibreland.bsky.social on Epstein's race science obsession—one he shares with much of the contemporary right wing elite www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The Epstein Emails Show How the Powerful Talk About Race
The files reveal the disgraced financier’s interest in “race science.”
www.theatlantic.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:43 PM
This is why folks continue to say you can’t address any issue in America w/o addressing racism. It’s always embedded somewhere
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American international #Adoptees have been screaming about this coming for us for awhile.
Can't wait to see what Comey Barrett does to destroy the rights of her own "adoption enriched my life" children.
Can't wait to see what Comey Barrett does to destroy the rights of her own "adoption enriched my life" children.
cool, cool. so we are sort of like citizens, but not really?
February 13, 2026 at 5:27 AM
American international #Adoptees have been screaming about this coming for us for awhile.
Can't wait to see what Comey Barrett does to destroy the rights of her own "adoption enriched my life" children.
Can't wait to see what Comey Barrett does to destroy the rights of her own "adoption enriched my life" children.
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Lower crime rates are worthy of celebration. But while Trump tries to take credit, it’s worth noting that the trend traces directly to democrats’ investment in local governments. Investing in people works better than demeaning them.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
The Great Crime Decline Is Happening All Across the Country
Even cities with understaffed police departments have made record gains.
www.theatlantic.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Lower crime rates are worthy of celebration. But while Trump tries to take credit, it’s worth noting that the trend traces directly to democrats’ investment in local governments. Investing in people works better than demeaning them.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Go beyond the 24th, this is the direct result of the gutting of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. This STARTED in 2013, but no one cared because the people most affected were Black voters in the south. We told ppl they will do this to everyone. They're doing it to everyone now!
It’s against the 24th amendment.
“The 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1964, abolished poll taxes (or any other tax) as a requirement for voting in federal elections, preventing states and the federal government from denying the right to vote based on failure to pay a tax.”
“The 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1964, abolished poll taxes (or any other tax) as a requirement for voting in federal elections, preventing states and the federal government from denying the right to vote based on failure to pay a tax.”
February 12, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Go beyond the 24th, this is the direct result of the gutting of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. This STARTED in 2013, but no one cared because the people most affected were Black voters in the south. We told ppl they will do this to everyone. They're doing it to everyone now!
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The unemployment rate for Black Women is heartbreaking.
Black Women, we don’t have the luxury of not voting. Anyone telling you NOT voting is the answer to a an old MiddleEastern conflict 😳 Please realize these are NOT allies, these ppl are unserious and THEY believe WE are simple and stupid.
Black Women, we don’t have the luxury of not voting. Anyone telling you NOT voting is the answer to a an old MiddleEastern conflict 😳 Please realize these are NOT allies, these ppl are unserious and THEY believe WE are simple and stupid.
February 12, 2026 at 1:14 PM
The unemployment rate for Black Women is heartbreaking.
Black Women, we don’t have the luxury of not voting. Anyone telling you NOT voting is the answer to a an old MiddleEastern conflict 😳 Please realize these are NOT allies, these ppl are unserious and THEY believe WE are simple and stupid.
Black Women, we don’t have the luxury of not voting. Anyone telling you NOT voting is the answer to a an old MiddleEastern conflict 😳 Please realize these are NOT allies, these ppl are unserious and THEY believe WE are simple and stupid.
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February 12, 2026 at 7:44 AM
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This is why I say being hot, strong, moisturized and having fun is a form of resistance.
The thing that gets MAGA the most are displays of joy when they have everything and are still miserable.
February 12, 2026 at 1:05 PM
This is why I say being hot, strong, moisturized and having fun is a form of resistance.
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🚨The SAVE Act has passed the House, 218-213🚨
Time to call your senators
Time to call your senators
We've got the numbers: Last year we published (in partnership with the @brennancenter.org and @umd-cdce.bsky.social) survey results showing that some 21.3 million Americans could be disenfranchised by the SAVE Act, which the House''ll vote on tomorrow.
Time to send this thing back to its grave.
Time to send this thing back to its grave.
Millions of Americans Don’t Have Documents Proving Their Citizenship Readily Available
Requiring Americans to prove their citizenship to register to vote would exclude millions of citizens from the political process.
www.brennancenter.org
February 11, 2026 at 11:46 PM
🚨The SAVE Act has passed the House, 218-213🚨
Time to call your senators
Time to call your senators
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people are so hyper focused on the end result of dating (acquiring a significant other) that they forget to have fun in the process.
February 12, 2026 at 12:49 PM
people are so hyper focused on the end result of dating (acquiring a significant other) that they forget to have fun in the process.
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February 12, 2026 at 1:14 PM
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#MorningVibe
The only thing stronger than hate is love. ♥️ Bad Bunny
Without love, where would we be now? ♥️ The Doobie Brothers
Don’t just say it. BE it.
🔊🔊🔊🆙
The only thing stronger than hate is love. ♥️ Bad Bunny
Without love, where would we be now? ♥️ The Doobie Brothers
Don’t just say it. BE it.
🔊🔊🔊🆙
February 12, 2026 at 12:42 PM
#MorningVibe
The only thing stronger than hate is love. ♥️ Bad Bunny
Without love, where would we be now? ♥️ The Doobie Brothers
Don’t just say it. BE it.
🔊🔊🔊🆙
The only thing stronger than hate is love. ♥️ Bad Bunny
Without love, where would we be now? ♥️ The Doobie Brothers
Don’t just say it. BE it.
🔊🔊🔊🆙
When all of this is over, real investigations into these folks like Bondi and Patel, Bovino, Miller, et. al MUST happen! MUST!
Trump's Attorney General could have answered questions about the delayed and incomplete release of the Epstein files. Instead, she went on the attack
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February 12, 2026 at 1:15 PM
When all of this is over, real investigations into these folks like Bondi and Patel, Bovino, Miller, et. al MUST happen! MUST!
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Seems like it was a bad idea to give these incompetent jokers tens of billions of dollars to buy all the military equipment and weaponry they can get their hands on
February 12, 2026 at 12:21 PM
Seems like it was a bad idea to give these incompetent jokers tens of billions of dollars to buy all the military equipment and weaponry they can get their hands on
This is child separation 2.0. They never abandoned that policy. They just renamed it, broadened it, rebranded and repackaged it. But this is the 2018 policy, nonetheless, on a "lame duck" steroid.
We are now a country that puts children in concentration camps. Here are their words about life in that hell. I don’t know how we’ll ever heal them.
#AbolishICE
#ImpeachConvictRemove
apple.news/A-Uc3UmSFSo2...
#AbolishICE
#ImpeachConvictRemove
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The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center — ProPublica
ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of...
apple.news
February 12, 2026 at 1:10 PM
This is child separation 2.0. They never abandoned that policy. They just renamed it, broadened it, rebranded and repackaged it. But this is the 2018 policy, nonetheless, on a "lame duck" steroid.