Mark Anslem
@epluribusmarcus.bsky.social
Human | Openly Black | “I greet you with the love of God that don't make us friends.” —Malice | “I'm dipped in God's black complexion.” —Black Thought
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Rep. Angie Craig: "The attacks on Black and brown people in Minnesota have been egregious. At the end of the day, what they wanted out of Minnesota was for us to riot. I think this will go down in American history as one of the greatest examples of peaceful resistance from an entire community."
February 15, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Rep. Angie Craig: "The attacks on Black and brown people in Minnesota have been egregious. At the end of the day, what they wanted out of Minnesota was for us to riot. I think this will go down in American history as one of the greatest examples of peaceful resistance from an entire community."
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"Previous estimates showed the US economy generated 584,000 jobs in 2025, the first year of Trump’s second term, which was deeply discouraging.
Now, the picture is far worse: The newly revised, final data shows that the U.S. economy actually added only 181,000 jobs..."
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Now, the picture is far worse: The newly revised, final data shows that the U.S. economy actually added only 181,000 jobs..."
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February 13, 2026 at 1:47 AM
"Previous estimates showed the US economy generated 584,000 jobs in 2025, the first year of Trump’s second term, which was deeply discouraging.
Now, the picture is far worse: The newly revised, final data shows that the U.S. economy actually added only 181,000 jobs..."
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
Now, the picture is far worse: The newly revised, final data shows that the U.S. economy actually added only 181,000 jobs..."
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
“The answer to injustice is not to silence the critic, but to end the injustice.”
—Paul Robeson
—Paul Robeson
January 21, 2026 at 4:22 PM
“The answer to injustice is not to silence the critic, but to end the injustice.”
—Paul Robeson
—Paul Robeson
"When the murderers of humanity seize control of the public meaning of the Christian faith, it is time to seek new ways of expressing the truth of the gospel.”
—James Cone
—James Cone
January 8, 2026 at 9:51 PM
"When the murderers of humanity seize control of the public meaning of the Christian faith, it is time to seek new ways of expressing the truth of the gospel.”
—James Cone
—James Cone
“The wicked plot against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them,
but the LORD laughs at the wicked,
for he sees that their day is coming.”
—Psalms 37:12-15 NRSVUE
but the LORD laughs at the wicked,
for he sees that their day is coming.”
—Psalms 37:12-15 NRSVUE
January 7, 2026 at 10:54 PM
“The wicked plot against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them,
but the LORD laughs at the wicked,
for he sees that their day is coming.”
—Psalms 37:12-15 NRSVUE
but the LORD laughs at the wicked,
for he sees that their day is coming.”
—Psalms 37:12-15 NRSVUE
It is quite interesting that there are so many U.S. political figures and pundits (rightly) condemning Tr*mp and his administration—citing violations of international law—for their actions taken against Maduro and Venezuela.
January 6, 2026 at 4:52 AM
It is quite interesting that there are so many U.S. political figures and pundits (rightly) condemning Tr*mp and his administration—citing violations of international law—for their actions taken against Maduro and Venezuela.
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In 2026 I want all of the decent people to remember one thing.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
January 1, 2026 at 10:30 PM
In 2026 I want all of the decent people to remember one thing.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
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I was wondering what Mamdani's first executive order would be, and I'm not disappointed by this.
He has wiped off the books EVERY Eric Adams executive order issued on or after September 26, 2024, the day Adams was indicted on federal bribery charges.
He has wiped off the books EVERY Eric Adams executive order issued on or after September 26, 2024, the day Adams was indicted on federal bribery charges.
January 1, 2026 at 11:07 PM
I was wondering what Mamdani's first executive order would be, and I'm not disappointed by this.
He has wiped off the books EVERY Eric Adams executive order issued on or after September 26, 2024, the day Adams was indicted on federal bribery charges.
He has wiped off the books EVERY Eric Adams executive order issued on or after September 26, 2024, the day Adams was indicted on federal bribery charges.
After tomorrow, 12/31, commuters will no longer be able to buy or refill MetroCards.
OMNY launched in 2019, with a full rollout in 2020.
So, why isn’t there an OMNY app yet?
OMNY launched in 2019, with a full rollout in 2020.
So, why isn’t there an OMNY app yet?
December 31, 2025 at 2:39 AM
After tomorrow, 12/31, commuters will no longer be able to buy or refill MetroCards.
OMNY launched in 2019, with a full rollout in 2020.
So, why isn’t there an OMNY app yet?
OMNY launched in 2019, with a full rollout in 2020.
So, why isn’t there an OMNY app yet?
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Two weeks ago I spent the whole day at the Museum of the Moving Image to listen to New Yorkers. This is what Liam shared with me.
December 28, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Two weeks ago I spent the whole day at the Museum of the Moving Image to listen to New Yorkers. This is what Liam shared with me.
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Not just the rich and that's also something to sit with.
COVID really opened my eyes.
We had two paths ahead of us, and as soon as we took a single step towards THINKING about an equitable world, the rich put their full force into stopping it.
They loath humanity.
We had two paths ahead of us, and as soon as we took a single step towards THINKING about an equitable world, the rich put their full force into stopping it.
They loath humanity.
December 29, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Not just the rich and that's also something to sit with.
Given the abject cruelty, outright violence, and unashamed white supremacy from this regime over the last 11 months—particularly targeting communities to which I either belong or with which I stand in solidarity—the fact that I have not crashed out is nothing short of a miracle.
December 18, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Given the abject cruelty, outright violence, and unashamed white supremacy from this regime over the last 11 months—particularly targeting communities to which I either belong or with which I stand in solidarity—the fact that I have not crashed out is nothing short of a miracle.
“I am one of those who think the best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy, who, under the specious and popular garb of patriotism, seeks to excuse, palliate, and defend them.”
—Frederick Douglass
—Frederick Douglass
December 12, 2025 at 7:49 PM
“I am one of those who think the best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy, who, under the specious and popular garb of patriotism, seeks to excuse, palliate, and defend them.”
—Frederick Douglass
—Frederick Douglass
“When morality comes up against profit, it is seldom that profit loses.”
—Shirley Chisholm
—Shirley Chisholm
December 3, 2025 at 4:39 PM
“When morality comes up against profit, it is seldom that profit loses.”
—Shirley Chisholm
—Shirley Chisholm
TW: Gun Violence
Watching the HBO original documentary, Thoughts & Prayers: How To Survive an Active Shooter in America. And the following quote from James Baldwin quote keeps coming to my mind:
Watching the HBO original documentary, Thoughts & Prayers: How To Survive an Active Shooter in America. And the following quote from James Baldwin quote keeps coming to my mind:
November 30, 2025 at 10:40 PM
TW: Gun Violence
Watching the HBO original documentary, Thoughts & Prayers: How To Survive an Active Shooter in America. And the following quote from James Baldwin quote keeps coming to my mind:
Watching the HBO original documentary, Thoughts & Prayers: How To Survive an Active Shooter in America. And the following quote from James Baldwin quote keeps coming to my mind:
There is NO SUCH THING as “underage women.”
Just stop already.
Just stop already.
November 14, 2025 at 5:56 PM
There is NO SUCH THING as “underage women.”
Just stop already.
Just stop already.
“It is beyond hypocritical to cajole and to implore people to send shoeboxes filled with relatively cheap Christmas gifts to children around the world, while uncritically and unabashedly supporting a regime that sadistically cuts off humanitarian aid . . .”
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November 10, 2025 at 10:31 PM
“It is beyond hypocritical to cajole and to implore people to send shoeboxes filled with relatively cheap Christmas gifts to children around the world, while uncritically and unabashedly supporting a regime that sadistically cuts off humanitarian aid . . .”
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If he ever went to sleep, I hope Zohran Mamdani woke up listening to Kendrick Lamar’s “wacced out murals.”
That’s the type of time I’m on.
That’s the type of time I’m on.
November 5, 2025 at 1:08 PM
If he ever went to sleep, I hope Zohran Mamdani woke up listening to Kendrick Lamar’s “wacced out murals.”
That’s the type of time I’m on.
That’s the type of time I’m on.
re: Christian Nationalism
@marclamonthill.bsky.social interviews antheabutler.bsky.social, distinguished professor of religion, chair of the department of Religious Studies at UPenn, and author of White Evangelical Racism: The Politics of Morality in America.
FULL: youtu.be/nM8bXD2FpQ4?...
@marclamonthill.bsky.social interviews antheabutler.bsky.social, distinguished professor of religion, chair of the department of Religious Studies at UPenn, and author of White Evangelical Racism: The Politics of Morality in America.
FULL: youtu.be/nM8bXD2FpQ4?...
October 29, 2025 at 8:37 PM
re: Christian Nationalism
@marclamonthill.bsky.social interviews antheabutler.bsky.social, distinguished professor of religion, chair of the department of Religious Studies at UPenn, and author of White Evangelical Racism: The Politics of Morality in America.
FULL: youtu.be/nM8bXD2FpQ4?...
@marclamonthill.bsky.social interviews antheabutler.bsky.social, distinguished professor of religion, chair of the department of Religious Studies at UPenn, and author of White Evangelical Racism: The Politics of Morality in America.
FULL: youtu.be/nM8bXD2FpQ4?...
“The time has come, God knows, for us to examine ourselves, but we can only do this if we are willing to free ourselves of the myth of America and try to find out what is really happening here.”
—James Baldwin
—James Baldwin
October 25, 2025 at 3:31 PM
“The time has come, God knows, for us to examine ourselves, but we can only do this if we are willing to free ourselves of the myth of America and try to find out what is really happening here.”
—James Baldwin
—James Baldwin
This is such a good conversation between @jamellebouie.net, @tressiemcphd.bsky.social, and @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social.
FULL EPISODE: ‘The Opinions’ Podcast: There Is No Trump Without the South: youtu.be/dqpJKPCY64Y?...
🎥: @nytimesoped.bsky.social
FULL EPISODE: ‘The Opinions’ Podcast: There Is No Trump Without the South: youtu.be/dqpJKPCY64Y?...
🎥: @nytimesoped.bsky.social
October 19, 2025 at 7:07 PM
This is such a good conversation between @jamellebouie.net, @tressiemcphd.bsky.social, and @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social.
FULL EPISODE: ‘The Opinions’ Podcast: There Is No Trump Without the South: youtu.be/dqpJKPCY64Y?...
🎥: @nytimesoped.bsky.social
FULL EPISODE: ‘The Opinions’ Podcast: There Is No Trump Without the South: youtu.be/dqpJKPCY64Y?...
🎥: @nytimesoped.bsky.social
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What used to be a place of joy or simple routine check-ins has become a horror house of fear and separation under this federal government.
As someone who would be the first immigrant Mayor in generations, I refuse to stand for it.
As someone who would be the first immigrant Mayor in generations, I refuse to stand for it.
October 17, 2025 at 1:07 AM
What used to be a place of joy or simple routine check-ins has become a horror house of fear and separation under this federal government.
As someone who would be the first immigrant Mayor in generations, I refuse to stand for it.
As someone who would be the first immigrant Mayor in generations, I refuse to stand for it.
“If a society permits one portion of its citizenry to be menaced or destroyed, then, very soon, no one in that society is safe.”
—James Baldwin
—James Baldwin
October 17, 2025 at 2:32 PM
“If a society permits one portion of its citizenry to be menaced or destroyed, then, very soon, no one in that society is safe.”
—James Baldwin
—James Baldwin
In other news . . . HBO’s Task. Such good performances by the entire cast. Mark Ruffalo and Tom Pelphrey in this week’s penultimate episode: 👌🏾
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October 13, 2025 at 5:13 AM
In other news . . . HBO’s Task. Such good performances by the entire cast. Mark Ruffalo and Tom Pelphrey in this week’s penultimate episode: 👌🏾
“Men who speak endlessly on authority only prove they have none. And kings who make speeches about submission only betray twin fears in their hearts: they are not certain they are really true leaders, sent of God. And they live in mortal fear of a rebellion.”
—Gene Edwards, A Tale of Three Kings
—Gene Edwards, A Tale of Three Kings
October 8, 2025 at 4:59 PM
“Men who speak endlessly on authority only prove they have none. And kings who make speeches about submission only betray twin fears in their hearts: they are not certain they are really true leaders, sent of God. And they live in mortal fear of a rebellion.”
—Gene Edwards, A Tale of Three Kings
—Gene Edwards, A Tale of Three Kings