Auntie Cisa
cisalee.bsky.social
Auntie Cisa
@cisalee.bsky.social
Wife, Mom, Book Lover
Today marks 70 years since the lynching of Emmitt Till. May we #neverforget his life.
August 28, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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I can't stop watching this exchange between Donald Trump and Jerome Powell. My God!
July 24, 2025 at 9:44 PM
With kids like this, we’ll be ok. Keep on sciencing!!

@learningwithseanthesciencekid (IG)
Here’s a little timeline cleanse, featuring this delightful and brilliant young man.

“Keep on science-ing, y’all!” ❤️
June 21, 2025 at 6:48 PM
As my mama used to say “He’s going to hell with gasoline drawls”
This is real
May 3, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Morally repugnant, revisionist, all the things. The 3/5ths compromise was meant to dehumanize and no amount of lipstick will cleanup that pig.

apple.news/AkS1a3TprRuK...
Indiana lieutenant governor calls Three-Fifths Compromise ‘a great move’ — The Washington Post
Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith (R) said the compromise ultimately helped end slavery, while historians generally agree it reinforced the power of slave states.
apple.news
April 27, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Box of rocks
A force not to be reckoned with? Indeed.
April 18, 2025 at 10:55 PM
So true, they can & will come for you ( or me).
As you watch the Trump regime defend the imprisonment of Mr. Garcia in a massive concentration camp in El Salvador by spewing non-stop lies, please understand they would do the same to justify the imprisonment of you and your family. This is what fascist regimes do.
April 18, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Vintage clip that rings so true today.

youtube.com/shorts/NNIVi...
🔥 "If We Were White..." – A Timely Revisit of James Baldwin’s Analysis 🔥
YouTube video by Historical Wisdom
youtube.com
April 17, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Oh, so we gone whitewash THEE Underground Railroad? My, my, my.
Here's the latest JFC story about the Trump regime.

The Natl Park Service has edited a page on its website that describes the Underground Railroad to reduce the emphasis on Harriet Tubman, instead highlighting “Black/White cooperation.”

PASS THIS ON IRL!!

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www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Trump's National Park Service Brings Its Revisionist History to the Underground Railroad
The National Park Service edited a page on its website that describes the Underground Railroad to reduce the emphasis on Harriet Tubman.
www.rollingstone.com
April 7, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Senator Booker is LEADING! I admit, I thought this was going to be performative, but nope. This is leadership, democracy & action.
Holy shit.

“I confess that I’ve been inadequate. That the Democrats have been responsible for allowing the rise of this demagogue.”

Gives an impassioned apology and points to this as a moment of personal vow to action.
April 1, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I skipped eggs last week. Today my 18 count extra large were $9.55. No end in sight to price hikes.
March 6, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Shameful day in America, shame
EU foreign policy chief:

“.. Today, it became clear that the free world needs a new leader.”

@kajakallas.bsky.social
February 28, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I’ve been slacking on my egg tracker. This week, my 18 count extra large are a whopping $9.23 (51 cents per).
February 15, 2025 at 4:38 PM
“But it was never going to be me.” RESPECT!
“I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me.”

Recipient of two bronze stars and a Chief Justice Roberts clerk.
February 14, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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February 8, 2025 at 1:50 AM
This is what democracy looks like!
I wish all Democrats had the same level of fight in them like badass Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett.
February 5, 2025 at 5:26 AM
The current environment reminded me of this quote attributed to Voltaire.
February 4, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Khristina Hunter is a firefighter. Her mom is Shelia Hunter, one of the first woman firefighters for the San Francisco Fire Department. The FIRST Black woman! Together, they’re the first mother/daughter duo with the department ✨

HERstory. They just so happen to be my neighbors 🧡
#BlackHistoryMonth
February 2, 2025 at 9:39 PM
It’s not helpful, but Kamala told us all this would happen. But some just couldn’t vote for the black lady.
February 1, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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Colombia President Gustavo Petro says he will impose a reciprocal 50% tariffs on US goods: “I resisted torture, and I resist you”
January 26, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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I'm not teaching my grad course 'Civil Resistance: How It Works' this semester. But here is an abridged version of the course schedule, readings, and films I used the last time I taught it (in 2022). Just in case it's useful. drive.google.com/file/d/14RRJ...
Readings - Civil Resistance How It Works Fall 2022.pdf
drive.google.com
January 26, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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In case you don’t know, right now on Tik Tok, a bunch of Black professors and professionals are posting video content to educate viewers that has now morphed into “HillmanTok.”

It’s not only free education that others pay for (from history, to organic chemistry, to software engineering),but through
January 25, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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The artist, David Cohen is an Asheville-based artist/musician and resident of over forty years. His cartoon work spans various subjects ranging from local issues based in Asheville to more national political events and even to one-off, word-play-oriented jokes. ❤️ Give credit to artists when you can.
January 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM