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Black Intellect
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Aspie Dad, Political Scientist, Writer, Policy Analyst, News Curator, Whovian, Star Citizen & Trekker in the Bronx from Camden, NJ.
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The real division in the US is between those who support a multicultural, multiracial, multilingual America that centers fair socioeconomic opportunity for all & those who want a theocratic Christian evangelical white ethnostate that centers economic elites
The Dehumanization of Hillbillies, White Trash, and Waste People: A Black man recognizes the truth about poor white folks.
www.levelman.com/the-dehumani...
The Dehumanization of Hillbillies, White Trash, and Waste People
A Black man recognizes the truth about poor white folks.
www.levelman.com
December 30, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Who gets to be born? Dr. Oz just revealed Trump's strategy. www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
Who gets to be born? Dr. Oz just revealed Trump's strategy. | Opinion
Dr. Oz's remarks may get written off as a joke, but there is nothing funny about the undercurrent of what his words actually mean.
www.usatoday.com
December 30, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Why White Men Claim They’re the Real Victims of Discrimination www.levelman.com/why-white-me...
Why White Men Claim They’re the Real Victims of Discrimination
The rhetoric of white male victimhood is gaining traction, but what lies beneath this assertion?
www.levelman.com
December 30, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Bodycam footage shows CBP agents detaining American citizen in Key Largo – www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/b...
Bodycam footage shows CBP agents detaining American citizen in Key Largo
Body camera footage from a deputy in Key Largo captured the moments when federal agents briefly detained an American citizen during an immigration enforcement operation.
www.nbcmiami.com
December 30, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Zohran Mamdani’s Inner Circle and Appointed Power Brokers nymag.com/intelligence...
The New Mayor’s Power Brokers
Even as Zohran Mamdani expands his circle, a tight-knit group has his ear.
nymag.com
December 30, 2025 at 5:43 PM
How a viral video prompted investigations into alleged fraud at day care centers in Minnesota - CBS News www.cbsnews.com/news/minneso...
How a viral video prompted investigations into alleged fraud at day care centers in Minnesota
While many of the Minnesota day care centers in the video were cited and fined for safety violations, investigators previously found no evidence of fraud.
www.cbsnews.com
December 30, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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December 30, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Duty free shops say they're still losing sales as cross-border travel plummets | www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Duty free shops say they're still losing sales as cross-border travel plummets | CBC News (FAST)
Owners of duty free shops in Windsor and Sarnia say they continue to suffer the fall-out from the U.S. trade war, seeing drops in business in the 30 per cent range year over year.
www.cbc.ca
December 30, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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"...try not to think about the dead people and have a nice trip"

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Only Cowards Believe in Peace #nyc #subway #folk
YouTube video by Jesse Welles
youtube.com
December 30, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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More artists have canceled scheduled performances at the Kennedy Center following the addition of President Trump’s name to the facility, with jazz supergroup The Cookers pulling out of a planned New Year’s Eve concert.
Kennedy Center renaming prompts new round of cancellations from artists
More artists have canceled performances at the Kennedy Center after President Donald Trump's name was added to the facility.
bit.ly
December 30, 2025 at 5:24 PM
U.S. removal of panels honoring Black soldiers at WWII cemetery in the Netherlands draws backlash www.nbcnews.com/world/europe...
U.S. removal of panels honoring Black soldiers at WWII cemetery in the Netherlands draws backlash
The panels’ removal at the Netherlands American Cemetery comes after President Donald Trump issued a series of executive orders ending diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
www.nbcnews.com
December 30, 2025 at 5:25 PM
She’s Written Bestsellers About Appalachian Struggles. She’s Running for Office. But Don’t Compare Her to JD Vance. - www.politico.com/news/magazin...
She’s Written Bestsellers About Appalachian Struggles. She’s Running for Office. But Don’t Compare Her to JD Vance.
“Dopesick” author Beth Macy’s unlikely bid for Congress.
www.politico.com
December 30, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Big Tech blocks California data center rules, leaving only a study requirement calmatters.org/environment/...
California will examine whether data centers are increasing electric bills
A new law orders regulators to study the cost impacts of fast-growing, energy-hungry AI data centers.
calmatters.org
December 29, 2025 at 11:57 PM
The ‘sacred’ pledge that will power the relaunch of far-right militia Oath Keepers theconversation.com/the-sacred-p...
The ‘sacred’ pledge that will power the relaunch of far-right militia Oath Keepers
Founder Stewart Rhodes says he will relaunch the group, serving as an important outlet for thousands of members who have felt lost since his imprisonment, a scholar writes.
theconversation.com
December 29, 2025 at 11:52 PM
How GOP Lawmakers’ Power Transfers Are Reshaping Everything From Utilities to Environmental Regulation in North Carolina

www.propublica.org/article/nort...
How GOP Lawmakers’ Power Transfers Are Reshaping Everything From Utilities to Environmental Regulation in North Carolina
The GOP-led North Carolina legislature spent nearly 10 years trying to control the elections board. But it’s also taken aim at other commissions in the state by shifting who has power to appoint membe...
www.propublica.org
December 29, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Harlem civil rights museum highlights the North's forgotten history www.axios.com/2025/12/27/h...
Harlem civil rights museum highlights the North's forgotten history
The Urban Civil Rights Museum will be New York City's first museum dedicated to the civil rights movement and focused on the North.
www.axios.com
December 29, 2025 at 2:49 AM
In Complaining About Gag Order, DHS Violates Gag Order – www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
In complaining about gag order, DHS violates gag order
The DHS boosted a post that called Kilmar Abrego Garcia a terrorist to justify his illegal deportation.
www.motherjones.com
December 29, 2025 at 1:47 AM
K-Pop is ACTUALLY Black music - YouTube www.youtube.com/shorts/6Tgxl...
K-Pop is ACTUALLY Black music
YouTube video by Without History
www.youtube.com
December 28, 2025 at 6:06 PM
‘Of course he abused pupils’: ex-Dulwich teacher speaks out about Nigel Farage racism claims | www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
‘Of course he abused pupils’: ex-Dulwich teacher speaks out about Farage racism claims
Exclusive: Chloë Deakin tells how she wrote to Dulwich college master to argue against Farage’s nomination as prefect
www.theguardian.com
December 28, 2025 at 5:54 PM
According to Elon Musk ( Not a NYer), A FDNY Veteran for 31 yrs, worked 9/11, and Covid is a 'DEI hire' who Isn’t Qualified to Lead the Department – www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Elon Musk: The FDNY veteran who worked 9/11 and Covid isn’t qualified to lead the department
“People will die because of this,” he said, implying that Mamdani’s pick was a DEI hire.
www.motherjones.com
December 28, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Maryland universities saw international student enrollment decline over past year
wtop.com/maryland/202...
Maryland universities saw international student enrollment decline over past year - WTOP News
New data is indicating Maryland public universities saw sharp declines in international student enrollment for 2025. Out of 11 schools, eight reported the loss of 569 enrollees, when compared against ...
wtop.com
December 27, 2025 at 6:16 PM