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Decentering my whiteness is taking a lifetime.
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60 Years Later, Republicans Weaponize the Voting Rights Act to Expand Power
The landmark civil rights law designed to protect the voting power of marginalized communities may not survive the latest assaults from the right.
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Trump’s fascist white regime is racing "desperate to ensure that whiteness, patriarchy and wealth remain the sole domains of power and privilege in this country."
As always, their way "to accomplish this . . . is by blocking Black people from voting by any means necessary”
www.contrabandcamp.com
As always, their way "to accomplish this . . . is by blocking Black people from voting by any means necessary”
www.contrabandcamp.com
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Fifty years ago today, the Montgomery Bus Boycott began...
The whitewashing would take much longer.
The whitewashing would take much longer.
Primary Sources: Everything You Know About the Montgomery Bus Boycott Is Wrong
You probably learned the kinder, gentler version of the economic protest that defined the Civil Rights Movement. Here is the real story.
dlvr.it
December 5, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Fifty years ago today, the Montgomery Bus Boycott began...
The whitewashing would take much longer.
The whitewashing would take much longer.
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Simply amazing that the Supreme Court declared an end to legal race discrimination in the affirmative action case two years ago and now allows overt racism in both immigration arrests and redistricting.
Using race to help minorities? Bad. Using it to discriminate against them? Very, very good.
Using race to help minorities? Bad. Using it to discriminate against them? Very, very good.
BREAKING: Supreme Court GRANTS Texas request to restore redistricting maps
apparent 6-3 ruling with the liberals in dissent @courthousenews.bsky.social
apparent 6-3 ruling with the liberals in dissent @courthousenews.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Simply amazing that the Supreme Court declared an end to legal race discrimination in the affirmative action case two years ago and now allows overt racism in both immigration arrests and redistricting.
Using race to help minorities? Bad. Using it to discriminate against them? Very, very good.
Using race to help minorities? Bad. Using it to discriminate against them? Very, very good.
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They’re killing people as a twitter joke. It’s depraved. Can’t let yourself lose the capacity to be appalled and disgusted and outraged by this.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announces another boat strike in response to a request/wish from Turning Point USA’s Andrew Kolvet.
December 5, 2025 at 2:28 AM
They’re killing people as a twitter joke. It’s depraved. Can’t let yourself lose the capacity to be appalled and disgusted and outraged by this.
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WELKER: Is there any hard evidence showing this particular boat was headed to the US?
TOM COTTON: That didn't come up in my briefing
WELKER: Are you comfortable having the US target a boat that you're not sure is heading to the US?
COTTON: I'm not just comfortable with it -- I want to continue it
TOM COTTON: That didn't come up in my briefing
WELKER: Are you comfortable having the US target a boat that you're not sure is heading to the US?
COTTON: I'm not just comfortable with it -- I want to continue it
December 7, 2025 at 3:19 PM
WELKER: Is there any hard evidence showing this particular boat was headed to the US?
TOM COTTON: That didn't come up in my briefing
WELKER: Are you comfortable having the US target a boat that you're not sure is heading to the US?
COTTON: I'm not just comfortable with it -- I want to continue it
TOM COTTON: That didn't come up in my briefing
WELKER: Are you comfortable having the US target a boat that you're not sure is heading to the US?
COTTON: I'm not just comfortable with it -- I want to continue it
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The American people deserve to feel protected by their president. Not attacked by him.
December 7, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The American people deserve to feel protected by their president. Not attacked by him.
Sigh.
I’ve tried with this guy. I really have.
California Governor Gavin Newsom said on Thursday that the Democratic Party needed to be “more culturally normal” and “less judgmental.”
December 8, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Sigh.
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Myesha Watkins is a pillar of our community. Her efforts to improve public safety and mitigate violence in @cuyahogacounty.bsky.social are admirable and as she receives the Capstone Achievement Award from the University of Chicago, I wanted to take the time to highlight her work across eastern Ohio.
December 7, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Myesha Watkins is a pillar of our community. Her efforts to improve public safety and mitigate violence in @cuyahogacounty.bsky.social are admirable and as she receives the Capstone Achievement Award from the University of Chicago, I wanted to take the time to highlight her work across eastern Ohio.
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The Trump admin just changed which days Americans can visit national parks for free next year — removing Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth and adding Trump's birthday.
December 6, 2025 at 9:01 PM
The Trump admin just changed which days Americans can visit national parks for free next year — removing Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth and adding Trump's birthday.
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70 years ago today, the Montgomery Bus Boycott began. The largest boycott in American history, it was a key turning point in the Civil Rights Movement. Their courage is a reminder to us all to never stop fighting for racial justice and fundamental rights.
December 5, 2025 at 7:56 PM
70 years ago today, the Montgomery Bus Boycott began. The largest boycott in American history, it was a key turning point in the Civil Rights Movement. Their courage is a reminder to us all to never stop fighting for racial justice and fundamental rights.
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Ever wonder why the "too-many-immigrants" president is literally recruiting white South African refugees?
Or why Elon Musk & the MAGAminion are whining about the birth rate
Or why the US suddenly realized mass incarceration won't fix the drug problem?
Here's a theory
Or why Elon Musk & the MAGAminion are whining about the birth rate
Or why the US suddenly realized mass incarceration won't fix the drug problem?
Here's a theory
The Great Replacement Theory Is Now Our National Policy
In a series of unapologetically racist events this week, the far-right conspiracy theory reached its final boss status.
dlvr.it
December 4, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Ever wonder why the "too-many-immigrants" president is literally recruiting white South African refugees?
Or why Elon Musk & the MAGAminion are whining about the birth rate
Or why the US suddenly realized mass incarceration won't fix the drug problem?
Here's a theory
Or why Elon Musk & the MAGAminion are whining about the birth rate
Or why the US suddenly realized mass incarceration won't fix the drug problem?
Here's a theory
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What kind of sick fuck could be opposed to eliminating prison rape?
BREAKING: Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans & intersex people, memo says. A DOJ memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) do not align with Trump’s Jan. 20 anti-trans executive order, @byadamrhodes.bsky.social reports.
Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans and intersex people
A Department of Justice memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act do not align with Trump’s executive order
prismreports.org
December 5, 2025 at 4:19 AM
What kind of sick fuck could be opposed to eliminating prison rape?
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Reuters: U.S. SUPREME COURT REVIVES REDRAWN PRO-REPUBLICAN TEXAS VOTING MAP INTENDED TO HELP TRUMP'S PARTY KEEP CONTROL OF CONGRESS
December 4, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Reuters: U.S. SUPREME COURT REVIVES REDRAWN PRO-REPUBLICAN TEXAS VOTING MAP INTENDED TO HELP TRUMP'S PARTY KEEP CONTROL OF CONGRESS
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New on MS NOW: Statement from New York AG Letitia James:
"As I have said from the start, the charges against me are baseless. It is time for this unchecked weaponization of our justice system to stop."
"As I have said from the start, the charges against me are baseless. It is time for this unchecked weaponization of our justice system to stop."
December 5, 2025 at 12:20 AM
New on MS NOW: Statement from New York AG Letitia James:
"As I have said from the start, the charges against me are baseless. It is time for this unchecked weaponization of our justice system to stop."
"As I have said from the start, the charges against me are baseless. It is time for this unchecked weaponization of our justice system to stop."
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This is the story tonight. Every Dem who was in that room should be telling us what they saw.
Himes: "What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service ... any American who sees the video that I saw will see the US military attacking shipwrecked sailors."
December 4, 2025 at 10:37 PM
This is the story tonight. Every Dem who was in that room should be telling us what they saw.
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Rep. Crockett’s Statement on the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Texas’s 2026 Map
December 5, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Rep. Crockett’s Statement on the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Texas’s 2026 Map
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Ah, that old Washington classic, throwing someone under the bus by expressing support for them. (I totally stand behind him and not me ordering a war crime.)
Ladies and gentlemen: let’s all watch the chest-beating lethality macho warfighter dude trying to scurry away at the first sign of trouble.
December 2, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Ah, that old Washington classic, throwing someone under the bus by expressing support for them. (I totally stand behind him and not me ordering a war crime.)
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Mark Kelly Blasts Hegseth As A Twelve-Year-Old Playing Army While Trump Panics Over His Cratering Polls and The Federal Courts Humiliate Him By Disqualifying Alina Habba
Mark Kelly Blasts Hegseth As A Twelve-Year-Old Playing Army While Trump Panics Over His Cratering Polls and The Federal Courts Humiliate Him By Disqualifying Alina Habba
Adults have entered the room
www.dworkinsubstack.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Mark Kelly Blasts Hegseth As A Twelve-Year-Old Playing Army While Trump Panics Over His Cratering Polls and The Federal Courts Humiliate Him By Disqualifying Alina Habba
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When you tweet every 2 minutes for 2 hours last night... 😴 🥱
December 2, 2025 at 6:45 PM
When you tweet every 2 minutes for 2 hours last night... 😴 🥱
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A Colombian family just filed the first formal complaint over a Trump-ordered boat strike saying Alejandro Carranza Medina was illegally killed on Sept. 15th. Victims have names, families, and rights! Remember when they called it a clean operation?
#USDemocracy
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#USDemocracy
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Family of victim in Trump drug boat killings files first formal complaint — Guardian US
Exclusive: Petition says Colombia citizen Alejandro Carranza Medina was illegally killed in US airstrike on 15 September
apple.news
December 2, 2025 at 10:10 PM
A Colombian family just filed the first formal complaint over a Trump-ordered boat strike saying Alejandro Carranza Medina was illegally killed on Sept. 15th. Victims have names, families, and rights! Remember when they called it a clean operation?
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
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#USDemocracy
#Pinks
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America can't afford Trump's cruel health care cuts and greedy tax giveaways for the rich
thehill.com/opinion/heal...
thehill.com/opinion/heal...
thehill.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:40 PM
America can't afford Trump's cruel health care cuts and greedy tax giveaways for the rich
thehill.com/opinion/heal...
thehill.com/opinion/heal...
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So two people exposed as working for their interests, neither with expertise in the region, are gonna do this.
Steve Witkoff, a special envoy for President Trump, and Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, are expected to meet with President Vladimir Putin of Russia in Moscow on Tuesday, as the White House pushes for an end to the war in Ukraine. Follow live.
Trump Administration Live Updates: U.S. Envoy to Meet With Putin in Moscow
nyti.ms
December 2, 2025 at 2:06 PM
So two people exposed as working for their interests, neither with expertise in the region, are gonna do this.
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Today Secretary Hegseth lectured the press about the "fog of war." But that ain't nothing compared to the fog--moral as well as intellectual--of being Pete. My latest.
www.thedailybeast.com/pete-hegseth...
www.thedailybeast.com/pete-hegseth...
www.thedailybeast.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Today Secretary Hegseth lectured the press about the "fog of war." But that ain't nothing compared to the fog--moral as well as intellectual--of being Pete. My latest.
www.thedailybeast.com/pete-hegseth...
www.thedailybeast.com/pete-hegseth...
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“Trish Carter-Goodheart, a Democratic candidate and citizen of the Nez Perce Tribe, spoke plainly: Racism and discrimination remain real and persistent …
When the conversation hit a nerve, [the GOP senator] abruptly stormed out, shouting: ‘Why don’t you go back to where you came from?’”
When the conversation hit a nerve, [the GOP senator] abruptly stormed out, shouting: ‘Why don’t you go back to where you came from?’”
Tribal IDs Are Federally Recognized. ICE Agents Are Ignoring Them.
Opinion. During last year’s Idaho election, a Republican state senator lost his composure when a candidate forum turned to the topic of racism.
nativenewsonline.net
December 1, 2025 at 11:53 AM
“Trish Carter-Goodheart, a Democratic candidate and citizen of the Nez Perce Tribe, spoke plainly: Racism and discrimination remain real and persistent …
When the conversation hit a nerve, [the GOP senator] abruptly stormed out, shouting: ‘Why don’t you go back to where you came from?’”
When the conversation hit a nerve, [the GOP senator] abruptly stormed out, shouting: ‘Why don’t you go back to where you came from?’”