Coco Rivers
@cocorivers.bsky.social
Scribe & Poet | She/her | Bi | Harlem girl obsessed w/ politics, equality & human rights | Amazonian | Unapologetically Bougie | Sapiosexual | #LGBTQ 💍 | No DMs
I am the hope & the dream of the slave blossoming into beautiful fruition
I am the hope & the dream of the slave blossoming into beautiful fruition
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Reggie Williams was walking to a corner store when armed authorities aggressively asked him if he was from Ethiopia or Ghana, he said
He and other Black Memphis residents have been reporting harassment by Trump’s police task force: "I don't feel safe"
He and other Black Memphis residents have been reporting harassment by Trump’s police task force: "I don't feel safe"
“I Don’t Feel Safe”: Black Memphis Residents Report Harassment by Trump’s Police Task Force
A pastor was pulled over for looking lost. A 72-year-old was marched out in his bathrobe due to mistaken identity. Memphis’ mayor welcomed the federal law enforcement surge, but some residents say the...
www.propublica.org
November 3, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Reggie Williams was walking to a corner store when armed authorities aggressively asked him if he was from Ethiopia or Ghana, he said
He and other Black Memphis residents have been reporting harassment by Trump’s police task force: "I don't feel safe"
He and other Black Memphis residents have been reporting harassment by Trump’s police task force: "I don't feel safe"
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thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
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First rule of chat combat:
Anybody can get it.
Anybody can get it.
October 29, 2025 at 6:48 PM
First rule of chat combat:
Anybody can get it.
Anybody can get it.
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*10/28/2025 noncooperation thread*
Amazing. This is something I'm going to do.
"Let's be the village, together."
6/
Amazing. This is something I'm going to do.
"Let's be the village, together."
6/
I love Rebecca DOWN. Known as Dollar Tree Dinners.
Her “Meal in a Bag” is meant to provide ppl with a complete meal that is $8 or less, is shelf stable, & can be made without access to a full kitchen. I love this as a direct aid option. Good for neighbors & elders who can’t/wont go to a pantry.
Her “Meal in a Bag” is meant to provide ppl with a complete meal that is $8 or less, is shelf stable, & can be made without access to a full kitchen. I love this as a direct aid option. Good for neighbors & elders who can’t/wont go to a pantry.
October 28, 2025 at 11:13 PM
*10/28/2025 noncooperation thread*
Amazing. This is something I'm going to do.
"Let's be the village, together."
6/
Amazing. This is something I'm going to do.
"Let's be the village, together."
6/
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Amazon announced plans to lay off 14,000 employees as it looks to invest more in AI.
Wall Street cheered the news, sending Amazon stock prices higher.
This will boost Amazon's CEO pay and bolster Jeff Bezos's net worth, which is now $250 billion.
The system is rigged.
Wall Street cheered the news, sending Amazon stock prices higher.
This will boost Amazon's CEO pay and bolster Jeff Bezos's net worth, which is now $250 billion.
The system is rigged.
October 28, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Amazon announced plans to lay off 14,000 employees as it looks to invest more in AI.
Wall Street cheered the news, sending Amazon stock prices higher.
This will boost Amazon's CEO pay and bolster Jeff Bezos's net worth, which is now $250 billion.
The system is rigged.
Wall Street cheered the news, sending Amazon stock prices higher.
This will boost Amazon's CEO pay and bolster Jeff Bezos's net worth, which is now $250 billion.
The system is rigged.
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they're fairly certain americans will never actually stand up for themselves
are they right? we'll see i guess
are they right? we'll see i guess
The oligarchy game plan seems to be shaping up; "We'll cut benefits, remove all social safety nets, and automate all laborers out of their jobs. That way, there's just a huge population of disgruntled, desperate people who feel disenfranchised and discarded. That will be good for us, we think."
October 28, 2025 at 7:19 PM
they're fairly certain americans will never actually stand up for themselves
are they right? we'll see i guess
are they right? we'll see i guess
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MASSACHUSETTS
CALIFORNIA
ARIZONA
MINNESOTA
CONNECTICUT
COLORADO
DELAWARE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
HAWAI‘I
ILLINOIS
KANSAS
KENTUCKY
MAINE
MARYLAND
MICHIGAN
NEVADA
NEW JERSEY
NEW MEXICO
NEW YORK
NORTH CAROLINA
OREGON
PENNSYLVANIA
RHODE ISLAND
VERMONT
WASHINGTON
WISCONSIN
CALIFORNIA
ARIZONA
MINNESOTA
CONNECTICUT
COLORADO
DELAWARE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
HAWAI‘I
ILLINOIS
KANSAS
KENTUCKY
MAINE
MARYLAND
MICHIGAN
NEVADA
NEW JERSEY
NEW MEXICO
NEW YORK
NORTH CAROLINA
OREGON
PENNSYLVANIA
RHODE ISLAND
VERMONT
WASHINGTON
WISCONSIN
BREAKING: 25 states sue Trump admin over withholding of SNAP (Food Stamp) funds amid government shutdown. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... Earlier via @meredithllee: www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
#1 in COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS v. United States Department of Agriculture (D. Mass., 1:25-cv-13165) – CourtListener.com
COMPLAINT against Russell Vought, U.S. Office of Management and Budget, United States Department of Agriculture, Brooke Rollins, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Filing fee: $ 405, receipt number AMADC-113243...
storage.courtlistener.com
October 28, 2025 at 6:40 PM
MASSACHUSETTS
CALIFORNIA
ARIZONA
MINNESOTA
CONNECTICUT
COLORADO
DELAWARE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
HAWAI‘I
ILLINOIS
KANSAS
KENTUCKY
MAINE
MARYLAND
MICHIGAN
NEVADA
NEW JERSEY
NEW MEXICO
NEW YORK
NORTH CAROLINA
OREGON
PENNSYLVANIA
RHODE ISLAND
VERMONT
WASHINGTON
WISCONSIN
CALIFORNIA
ARIZONA
MINNESOTA
CONNECTICUT
COLORADO
DELAWARE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
HAWAI‘I
ILLINOIS
KANSAS
KENTUCKY
MAINE
MARYLAND
MICHIGAN
NEVADA
NEW JERSEY
NEW MEXICO
NEW YORK
NORTH CAROLINA
OREGON
PENNSYLVANIA
RHODE ISLAND
VERMONT
WASHINGTON
WISCONSIN
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Mutual aid groups, food banks, etc are about to be under even more pressure in the US.
Post your local one's donation link here, and if you're seeing this, and you can spare a few bucks, pick one two to give to.
Post your local one's donation link here, and if you're seeing this, and you can spare a few bucks, pick one two to give to.
October 28, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Mutual aid groups, food banks, etc are about to be under even more pressure in the US.
Post your local one's donation link here, and if you're seeing this, and you can spare a few bucks, pick one two to give to.
Post your local one's donation link here, and if you're seeing this, and you can spare a few bucks, pick one two to give to.
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Josh Gerstein
JUST IN: 25-state lawsuit seeking to preserve SNAP funding amid shutdown is assigned to Judge Indira Talwani, an Obama appointee in Boston. Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
JUST IN: 25-state lawsuit seeking to preserve SNAP funding amid shutdown is assigned to Judge Indira Talwani, an Obama appointee in Boston. Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
25 states sue Trump admin over withholding food aid funding
Nearly 42 million low-income Americans will lose their food aid benefits on Saturday barring any federal intervention or funding patch.
www.politico.com
October 28, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Josh Gerstein
JUST IN: 25-state lawsuit seeking to preserve SNAP funding amid shutdown is assigned to Judge Indira Talwani, an Obama appointee in Boston. Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
JUST IN: 25-state lawsuit seeking to preserve SNAP funding amid shutdown is assigned to Judge Indira Talwani, an Obama appointee in Boston. Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
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Records obtained by ProPublica indicate that food banks across the country were expecting more than 27 million pounds of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk, 10 million pounds of dried fruit and 60 million eggs that never arrived.
Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...
projects.propublica.org
October 23, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Records obtained by ProPublica indicate that food banks across the country were expecting more than 27 million pounds of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk, 10 million pounds of dried fruit and 60 million eggs that never arrived.
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“As Christians, we cannot look away. We must act to stop this evil and witness to the goodness and dignity of all God’s children. For us, the stakes couldn’t be higher. As Matt 25:46 clarifies, those who refuse hospitality to the stranger … stand condemned.”
NEW: 200+ Chicago-area clergy — Protestants, Catholics, and evangelicals — have signed a letter decrying ICE's efforts and voicing a willingness to put their "bodies on the line" for migrants.
"What Kristi Noem and her ICE agents are doing is immoral," they write. religionnews.com/2025/10/21/a...
"What Kristi Noem and her ICE agents are doing is immoral," they write. religionnews.com/2025/10/21/a...
October 21, 2025 at 8:10 PM
“As Christians, we cannot look away. We must act to stop this evil and witness to the goodness and dignity of all God’s children. For us, the stakes couldn’t be higher. As Matt 25:46 clarifies, those who refuse hospitality to the stranger … stand condemned.”
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BREAKING: Federal judge extends the order blocking the deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago.
Follow live updates.
Follow live updates.
Federal judge extends order blocking National Guard from Chicago
The Trump administration has been given the green light by the appeals court to send the Oregon National Guard into Portland. Follow for the latest
cnn.it
October 22, 2025 at 8:46 PM
BREAKING: Federal judge extends the order blocking the deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago.
Follow live updates.
Follow live updates.
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Exactly. People losing food stamps affects all of us. It affects the children who get free lunch at school. It affects those who are already in hardship of making ends meet while the prices of groceries have gone up.
Please take the time to go to findhelp.org to find food pantries in your area.
Please take the time to go to findhelp.org to find food pantries in your area.
October 22, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Exactly. People losing food stamps affects all of us. It affects the children who get free lunch at school. It affects those who are already in hardship of making ends meet while the prices of groceries have gone up.
Please take the time to go to findhelp.org to find food pantries in your area.
Please take the time to go to findhelp.org to find food pantries in your area.
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I want more people to care that SNAP benefits are being cut off on November 1. 40% of SNAP beneficiaries are children. This is callous and vile.
October 22, 2025 at 12:33 AM
I want more people to care that SNAP benefits are being cut off on November 1. 40% of SNAP beneficiaries are children. This is callous and vile.
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I lived with my dad when I was very young and he didn’t apply for food stamps or free school lunches, though we qualified.
So, I went hungry. It was awful. I begged neighbors for saltine crackers. I can say it was the worst time of my life.
Children shouldn’t go hungry. Restore SNAP benefits.
So, I went hungry. It was awful. I begged neighbors for saltine crackers. I can say it was the worst time of my life.
Children shouldn’t go hungry. Restore SNAP benefits.
October 22, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I lived with my dad when I was very young and he didn’t apply for food stamps or free school lunches, though we qualified.
So, I went hungry. It was awful. I begged neighbors for saltine crackers. I can say it was the worst time of my life.
Children shouldn’t go hungry. Restore SNAP benefits.
So, I went hungry. It was awful. I begged neighbors for saltine crackers. I can say it was the worst time of my life.
Children shouldn’t go hungry. Restore SNAP benefits.
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3 classic albums. No skips. Love songs. Liberation songs. Sensual songs. Fun songs. Black ass music. 51 is too young. D'Angelo can't be gone.
October 14, 2025 at 4:34 PM
3 classic albums. No skips. Love songs. Liberation songs. Sensual songs. Fun songs. Black ass music. 51 is too young. D'Angelo can't be gone.
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brother d covering perhaps my favorite song of all time with roy hargrove - another artist we lost way too soon.
the rh factor feat. d'angelo
I'LL STAY
youtu.be/7GOB0McTIHE?...
the rh factor feat. d'angelo
I'LL STAY
youtu.be/7GOB0McTIHE?...
I'll Stay feat. D'Angelo - The RH Factor
YouTube video by rippersk8er
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October 14, 2025 at 5:22 PM
brother d covering perhaps my favorite song of all time with roy hargrove - another artist we lost way too soon.
the rh factor feat. d'angelo
I'LL STAY
youtu.be/7GOB0McTIHE?...
the rh factor feat. d'angelo
I'LL STAY
youtu.be/7GOB0McTIHE?...
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And though he may be gone, his spirit remains in every harmony, in every bassline, in every heart he touched. Artists like D’Angelo don’t just make music; they make memories.
We will miss him.
We will miss him.
October 14, 2025 at 5:25 PM
And though he may be gone, his spirit remains in every harmony, in every bassline, in every heart he touched. Artists like D’Angelo don’t just make music; they make memories.
We will miss him.
We will miss him.
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The world lost a giant.
D’Angelo was more than a musician, he was a vessel of soul, a conjurer of feeling, a truth-teller in melody and rhythm. He bared his soul with every note and we felt it.
1/2
D’Angelo was more than a musician, he was a vessel of soul, a conjurer of feeling, a truth-teller in melody and rhythm. He bared his soul with every note and we felt it.
1/2
October 14, 2025 at 5:25 PM
The world lost a giant.
D’Angelo was more than a musician, he was a vessel of soul, a conjurer of feeling, a truth-teller in melody and rhythm. He bared his soul with every note and we felt it.
1/2
D’Angelo was more than a musician, he was a vessel of soul, a conjurer of feeling, a truth-teller in melody and rhythm. He bared his soul with every note and we felt it.
1/2
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Black men, we love you and we want you to grow old. Please go get checked out regularly!
October 14, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Black men, we love you and we want you to grow old. Please go get checked out regularly!
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May he be surrounded with love and strength through this pain. Rest in paradise, Michael “D’Angelo” Archer 🤍🕊️ Thank you for the music and the soul you left behind. 👑
October 14, 2025 at 4:48 PM
May he be surrounded with love and strength through this pain. Rest in paradise, Michael “D’Angelo” Archer 🤍🕊️ Thank you for the music and the soul you left behind. 👑
Heartbroken #RIP
D’Angelo, the neo-soul trailblazer and modern visionary whose three albums were all heralded as classic works of art, has died at age 51.
Access the free article here: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Access the free article here: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
October 14, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Heartbroken #RIP
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League of Their Own
Without saying Earth Girls Are Easy, fav Geena Davis Film?
September 5, 2025 at 9:12 PM
League of Their Own