Kevin Kretsch (DrKev)
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Professional Guitar Nerd, ex-Physicist, Long-Covid Disabled. He/Him. Call me Kev, never Kevin. Black Lives STILL Matter. GO BILLS!
Ireland/US/France
“In a racist society it is not enough to be non-racist, we must be anti-racist.” – Angela Davis
Ireland/US/France
“In a racist society it is not enough to be non-racist, we must be anti-racist.” – Angela Davis
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pulling this reflection on white silence/fear over here, too:
If you didn't watch this when it came out, you should now.
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This honestly has not steered me wrong this year!
February 17, 2026 at 7:24 PM
This honestly has not steered me wrong this year!
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The difference between a judicial warrant and an administrative warrant is the difference between a $20 bill and a napkin that a fascist wrote "twenty dollars" on.
February 17, 2026 at 6:56 PM
The difference between a judicial warrant and an administrative warrant is the difference between a $20 bill and a napkin that a fascist wrote "twenty dollars" on.
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The map for No Kings Day just went live with nearly 600 peaceful protests planned across all 50 states (including our flagship event in the Twin Cities).
Find your local protest or start a new No Kings event if there’s currently nothing planned near you: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
Find your local protest or start a new No Kings event if there’s currently nothing planned near you: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
February 17, 2026 at 6:12 PM
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So considering that Jesse Jackson was also protesting a democratic president targeting and detaining immigrants in concentration camps OVER 30 YEARS AGO, is it still just a talking point for “white leftists” or…….?
February 17, 2026 at 1:45 PM
So considering that Jesse Jackson was also protesting a democratic president targeting and detaining immigrants in concentration camps OVER 30 YEARS AGO, is it still just a talking point for “white leftists” or…….?
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"Most importantly, there is no AI without massive financial and ideological backing. It is therefore pointless to discuss its techniques or capabilities without asking who controls it, who benefits from it, who builds and deploys it, and what it is doing in the world"
I appeared as an expert witness before the Joint Committee on AI at the Houses of Oireachtas (parliament of Ireland) to discuss "AI: truth and democracy" this morning. You can read my opening statement here: www.oireachtas.ie/en/publicati...
February 17, 2026 at 3:40 PM
"Most importantly, there is no AI without massive financial and ideological backing. It is therefore pointless to discuss its techniques or capabilities without asking who controls it, who benefits from it, who builds and deploys it, and what it is doing in the world"
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A confidential document shows that Trump’s DOJ plans to analyze states’ voter files and then instruct the states to remove specific voters. But the federal government has neither the legal authority nor expertise to correctly add and remove voters from the rolls. bit.ly/46tX4nd
“Confidential” Agreements Show Trump Administration’s Plans for States’ Voter Data
At least 10 states have handed over their full voter files to the Justice Department.
www.brennancenter.org
February 17, 2026 at 4:04 PM
A confidential document shows that Trump’s DOJ plans to analyze states’ voter files and then instruct the states to remove specific voters. But the federal government has neither the legal authority nor expertise to correctly add and remove voters from the rolls. bit.ly/46tX4nd
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Jesse Jackson aint got no business being taken from us during Black History Month 😭💔. Rest In Power ✊🏾
February 17, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Jesse Jackson aint got no business being taken from us during Black History Month 😭💔. Rest In Power ✊🏾
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Reverend Jesse Jackson is an ancestor now. The titans we studied in our history books are gone and we’re all we have left. We’re called to fight, but we’re also called to hope.
We’re our only hope.
Rest well, Reverend Jackson, and we’ll see you in the morning.
We’re our only hope.
Rest well, Reverend Jackson, and we’ll see you in the morning.
February 17, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Reverend Jesse Jackson is an ancestor now. The titans we studied in our history books are gone and we’re all we have left. We’re called to fight, but we’re also called to hope.
We’re our only hope.
Rest well, Reverend Jackson, and we’ll see you in the morning.
We’re our only hope.
Rest well, Reverend Jackson, and we’ll see you in the morning.
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Jesse Jackson is gonna get slandered a lot today by "the others."
Please dont help them.
The problem with getting old is that you dont get to die young in all your glory and best days.
People get to see your full humanity and imperfections.
Like normal
Please dont help them.
The problem with getting old is that you dont get to die young in all your glory and best days.
People get to see your full humanity and imperfections.
Like normal
February 17, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Jesse Jackson is gonna get slandered a lot today by "the others."
Please dont help them.
The problem with getting old is that you dont get to die young in all your glory and best days.
People get to see your full humanity and imperfections.
Like normal
Please dont help them.
The problem with getting old is that you dont get to die young in all your glory and best days.
People get to see your full humanity and imperfections.
Like normal
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As of this morning, only one of the men who was standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel that fateful evening is still living.
Since Brother Jesse passed at 84 this morning.
Since Brother Jesse passed at 84 this morning.
February 17, 2026 at 12:11 PM
As of this morning, only one of the men who was standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel that fateful evening is still living.
Since Brother Jesse passed at 84 this morning.
Since Brother Jesse passed at 84 this morning.
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“We’re not a perfect people. Yet, we are called to a perfect mission. Our mission to feed the hungry, to clothe the naked, to house the homeless, to teach the illiterate, to provide jobs for the jobless, and to choose the human race over the nuclear race.”
Jessie Jackson
REST IN PEACE
Jessie Jackson
REST IN PEACE
February 17, 2026 at 10:44 AM
“We’re not a perfect people. Yet, we are called to a perfect mission. Our mission to feed the hungry, to clothe the naked, to house the homeless, to teach the illiterate, to provide jobs for the jobless, and to choose the human race over the nuclear race.”
Jessie Jackson
REST IN PEACE
Jessie Jackson
REST IN PEACE
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Even as Rev. Jesse Jackson has died, his afterlife has begun through us. Through our undying struggle against racism. Through our eternal organizing of rainbow coalitions against resurgent ethnostates. Through our everlasting striving to “Keep Hope Alive!” Rest peacefully, Rev. Jackson. 🕊️💔
February 17, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Even as Rev. Jesse Jackson has died, his afterlife has begun through us. Through our undying struggle against racism. Through our eternal organizing of rainbow coalitions against resurgent ethnostates. Through our everlasting striving to “Keep Hope Alive!” Rest peacefully, Rev. Jackson. 🕊️💔
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i think jesse jackson was one of the most important american political figures of the post-war era and i think that his 1984 and 1988 campaigns for the democratic nomination still have a great deal to teach about forging a path to a more egalitarian world. RIP.
February 17, 2026 at 1:36 PM
i think jesse jackson was one of the most important american political figures of the post-war era and i think that his 1984 and 1988 campaigns for the democratic nomination still have a great deal to teach about forging a path to a more egalitarian world. RIP.
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Folks, with the death of Jesse Jackson, let's not fill up the timeline with eulogies of Jesse Jackson from people (us, white folks) who never really knew him. Let's (us, white folks) instead fill the timeline by reposting our Black neighbors' words and memories of him.
February 17, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Folks, with the death of Jesse Jackson, let's not fill up the timeline with eulogies of Jesse Jackson from people (us, white folks) who never really knew him. Let's (us, white folks) instead fill the timeline by reposting our Black neighbors' words and memories of him.
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I met Jesse Jackson when I was a kid. He taught me to say “I am somebody. I’m black and I’m proud.” RIP to a real one
February 17, 2026 at 12:30 PM
I met Jesse Jackson when I was a kid. He taught me to say “I am somebody. I’m black and I’m proud.” RIP to a real one
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Rev. Jesse Jackson was a trailblazer and a leader in our fight for civil rights in this nation, and his work will live on.
My heart is with his family and loved ones today. May he rest in power.
My heart is with his family and loved ones today. May he rest in power.
Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights Leader Who Sought the Presidency, Dies at 84
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Rev. Jesse Jackson was a trailblazer and a leader in our fight for civil rights in this nation, and his work will live on.
My heart is with his family and loved ones today. May he rest in power.
My heart is with his family and loved ones today. May he rest in power.
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Rest in Power Jesse Jackson
“What is the American dream? The American dream is one big tent. One big tent. And on that big tent you have four basic promises: equal protection under the law, equal opportunity, equal access, and fair share.”—
Jesse Jackson
“What is the American dream? The American dream is one big tent. One big tent. And on that big tent you have four basic promises: equal protection under the law, equal opportunity, equal access, and fair share.”—
Jesse Jackson
February 17, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Rest in Power Jesse Jackson
“What is the American dream? The American dream is one big tent. One big tent. And on that big tent you have four basic promises: equal protection under the law, equal opportunity, equal access, and fair share.”—
Jesse Jackson
“What is the American dream? The American dream is one big tent. One big tent. And on that big tent you have four basic promises: equal protection under the law, equal opportunity, equal access, and fair share.”—
Jesse Jackson
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I met Jesse Jackson in 2007 at the unveiling of the statue of Nelson Mandela in Parliament Square and thought what a great President he would have made. He paved the way for Barack Obama. May he rest in peace 🙏🏾🙏🏾
February 17, 2026 at 12:06 PM
I met Jesse Jackson in 2007 at the unveiling of the statue of Nelson Mandela in Parliament Square and thought what a great President he would have made. He paved the way for Barack Obama. May he rest in peace 🙏🏾🙏🏾
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Today we lost a giant.
My first real political memory was watching Rev. Jesse Jackson speak at the 1988 Democratic Convention with my grandfather in Orangeburg, South Carolina.
My first real political memory was watching Rev. Jesse Jackson speak at the 1988 Democratic Convention with my grandfather in Orangeburg, South Carolina.
February 17, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Today we lost a giant.
My first real political memory was watching Rev. Jesse Jackson speak at the 1988 Democratic Convention with my grandfather in Orangeburg, South Carolina.
My first real political memory was watching Rev. Jesse Jackson speak at the 1988 Democratic Convention with my grandfather in Orangeburg, South Carolina.
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Jesse a Jackson interviewed me once and I could not believe that the man standing next to MLK at the moment of his death found a reason to speak to me. I was and remained stunned I was so honored.
Rest easy Reverend.
Rest easy Reverend.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, the longtime civil rights activist, Baptist minister and two-time presidential candidate, has died aged 84.
Read more: www.lbc.co.uk/article/civi...
Read more: www.lbc.co.uk/article/civi...
February 17, 2026 at 11:19 AM
Jesse a Jackson interviewed me once and I could not believe that the man standing next to MLK at the moment of his death found a reason to speak to me. I was and remained stunned I was so honored.
Rest easy Reverend.
Rest easy Reverend.
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‘He helped change civil rights’: Rev. Al honors Rev. Jesse Jackson www.ms.now/morning-joe/...
‘He helped change civil rights’: Rev. Al honors Rev. Jesse Jackson
The Rev. Al Sharpton honors the life and legacy of Rev. Jesse Jackson, who has died at the age of 84.
www.ms.now
February 17, 2026 at 11:19 AM
‘He helped change civil rights’: Rev. Al honors Rev. Jesse Jackson www.ms.now/morning-joe/...
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I am somebody! This is one of Jesse Jackson's greatest gifts to me.
I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is
February 17, 2026 at 12:47 PM
I am somebody! This is one of Jesse Jackson's greatest gifts to me.
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One of my most sobering memories of Jesse Jackson was going to my civil rights veteran uncle's funeral, looking to my right and seeing Jesse Jackson sitting next to me, damn near inconsolable and in tears.
February 17, 2026 at 12:12 PM
One of my most sobering memories of Jesse Jackson was going to my civil rights veteran uncle's funeral, looking to my right and seeing Jesse Jackson sitting next to me, damn near inconsolable and in tears.
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Jesse Jackson’s - Wattstax Music Festival Opening Speech (1972)
YouTube video by Nightloop
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February 17, 2026 at 12:33 PM