The Jelani
@jelanithunderstone.bsky.social
Below the courageous, there is nothing.
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January 3, 2026 at 2:36 PM
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The 35-day protest began after an officer pepper sprayed the advocate in alleged retaliation for speaking out against excessive force practices.
Prison reform advocate's hunger strike has ended after 35 days without food, ADOC says
The 35-day protest began after an officer pepper sprayed the advocate in alleged retaliation for speaking out against excessive force practices.
buff.ly
January 2, 2026 at 2:07 PM
The 35-day protest began after an officer pepper sprayed the advocate in alleged retaliation for speaking out against excessive force practices.
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Dassit......🎯
December 31, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Dassit......🎯
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Please share
December 24, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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"Black and brown communities are turned into 'sacrifice zones.'"
"It's all by design. Powered by colonialism, extractivism, and industrial-scale theft."
"If you are going to come in to my community, and you are going to harm my neighbors, fuck off."
#USA #Climate #Protest #Technology
"It's all by design. Powered by colonialism, extractivism, and industrial-scale theft."
"If you are going to come in to my community, and you are going to harm my neighbors, fuck off."
#USA #Climate #Protest #Technology
Data Centers, the Climate Crisis, and Community Defense
Sam Altman's "AI empire" alone is using as much power as New York City and San Diego, combined.
unicornriot.ninja
December 21, 2025 at 2:40 PM
"Black and brown communities are turned into 'sacrifice zones.'"
"It's all by design. Powered by colonialism, extractivism, and industrial-scale theft."
"If you are going to come in to my community, and you are going to harm my neighbors, fuck off."
#USA #Climate #Protest #Technology
"It's all by design. Powered by colonialism, extractivism, and industrial-scale theft."
"If you are going to come in to my community, and you are going to harm my neighbors, fuck off."
#USA #Climate #Protest #Technology
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Nagham has a lot of published work linked on her chuffed and this is another article of hers
December 19, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Nagham has a lot of published work linked on her chuffed and this is another article of hers
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Big fucking YIKES at Publishers Weekly.
Well if this isn't some 2025 tier bullshit I don't know what is.
December 17, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Big fucking YIKES at Publishers Weekly.
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A Philly school principal told The Inquirer they’re experiencing what they call “the season when we get charter kids.”
We dig into a practice that several administrators claim drives troubled students from charters to district institutions.
We dig into a practice that several administrators claim drives troubled students from charters to district institutions.
It’s an open secret that some charter schools push out kids with behavioral problems, Philly principals say
www.inquirer.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:51 PM
A Philly school principal told The Inquirer they’re experiencing what they call “the season when we get charter kids.”
We dig into a practice that several administrators claim drives troubled students from charters to district institutions.
We dig into a practice that several administrators claim drives troubled students from charters to district institutions.
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Must read.
“Americans are needlessly losing lives and money,” said Galvani, director of Yale’s Center for Infectious Disease Modeling and Analysis. “Medicare for All would be both an economic stimulus and life-saving transformation of our health care system.”
ysph.yale.edu/news-article...
“Americans are needlessly losing lives and money,” said Galvani, director of Yale’s Center for Infectious Disease Modeling and Analysis. “Medicare for All would be both an economic stimulus and life-saving transformation of our health care system.”
ysph.yale.edu/news-article...
Study: More Than 335,000 Lives Could Have Been Saved During Pandemic if U.S. Had Universal Health Care
If the U.S. had had a single-payer universal health care system in 2020, nearly 212,000 American lives would have been saved that year, according to a new study
ysph.yale.edu
December 14, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Must read.
“Americans are needlessly losing lives and money,” said Galvani, director of Yale’s Center for Infectious Disease Modeling and Analysis. “Medicare for All would be both an economic stimulus and life-saving transformation of our health care system.”
ysph.yale.edu/news-article...
“Americans are needlessly losing lives and money,” said Galvani, director of Yale’s Center for Infectious Disease Modeling and Analysis. “Medicare for All would be both an economic stimulus and life-saving transformation of our health care system.”
ysph.yale.edu/news-article...
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😮 A university without a library ceases to be a university. Full stop. I’m flabbergasted that a “determination” about a library’s future — besides FUND IT AND STAFF IT — needs to be made by an institute of higher learning.
"...the eventual plan is to close the library" #depaul #Chicao (Illinois) 📚📜
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depauliaonline.com/80758/news/d...
DePaul lays off over 100 staff members amid budget cuts
Joining universities nationwide, DePaul makes sweeping budget cuts amid enrollment decline and federal uncertainty.
depauliaonline.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:59 PM
😮 A university without a library ceases to be a university. Full stop. I’m flabbergasted that a “determination” about a library’s future — besides FUND IT AND STAFF IT — needs to be made by an institute of higher learning.
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People are going to die
BREAKING: Mike Johnson just said he won't call a vote this year to extend enhanced subsidies under the Affordable Care Act — effectively guaranteeing they will expire at the end of this month.
December 16, 2025 at 6:03 PM
People are going to die
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The country’s biggest magnesium producer went bankrupt. Who’s going to clean up the $100M mess?
The country’s biggest magnesium producer went bankrupt. Who’s going to clean up the $100M mess?
US Magnesium, on the shores of Utah’s Great Salt Lake, left a legacy of environmental problems.
dlvr.it
December 16, 2025 at 6:03 PM
The country’s biggest magnesium producer went bankrupt. Who’s going to clean up the $100M mess?
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People who use “female” as a noun :
December 14, 2025 at 3:38 PM
People who use “female” as a noun :
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This is your occasional reminder that, if you like Neil Gaiman's stuff, but can't bring yourself to like it anymore for justifiable reasons, Tanith Lee is the author he is credibly accused of extensively cribbing from, and her work is on Audible, and AMAZING.
December 5, 2025 at 9:49 PM
This is your occasional reminder that, if you like Neil Gaiman's stuff, but can't bring yourself to like it anymore for justifiable reasons, Tanith Lee is the author he is credibly accused of extensively cribbing from, and her work is on Audible, and AMAZING.
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i’m at the brooklyn training. amazing energy.
@handsoffnyc.bsky.social is training thousands of New Yorkers on how to protect their neighbors from ICE. Today, they are currently running two trainings in Brooklyn and the Bronx, both of which hit capacity because interest was so high.
This is the way, y’all—we protect each other, and we know it.
This is the way, y’all—we protect each other, and we know it.
December 6, 2025 at 7:24 PM
i’m at the brooklyn training. amazing energy.
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The Asian and Black unity happening right now in TikTok over HMart discussion
December 6, 2025 at 7:12 PM
The Asian and Black unity happening right now in TikTok over HMart discussion
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Medicare’s New AI Experiment Sparks Alarm Among Doctors, Lawmakers | A new model will test AI prior authorizations in 6 states, including neighboring New Jersey and Ohio; physicians fear more denials and delays for older adults, reports @stateline.org.
Medicare’s New AI Experiment Sparks Alarm Among Doctors, Lawmakers - Bucks County Beacon
A new model will test AI prior authorizations in 6 states, including neighboring New Jersey and Ohio; physicians fear more denials and delays for older adults.
buckscountybeacon.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Medicare’s New AI Experiment Sparks Alarm Among Doctors, Lawmakers | A new model will test AI prior authorizations in 6 states, including neighboring New Jersey and Ohio; physicians fear more denials and delays for older adults, reports @stateline.org.
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My message to Trump: Your message of bigotry won’t work. Somali Americans are here to stay. 💅🏾
December 3, 2025 at 7:37 PM
My message to Trump: Your message of bigotry won’t work. Somali Americans are here to stay. 💅🏾
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It's been a *hard* year.
I'm guessing that most of the people in your life don't need another scarf?
Could be that they (and you, too, maybe?) could use some liberatory nourishment and fortification for this next chapter, though?
1/x
I'm guessing that most of the people in your life don't need another scarf?
Could be that they (and you, too, maybe?) could use some liberatory nourishment and fortification for this next chapter, though?
1/x
December 4, 2025 at 12:57 AM
It's been a *hard* year.
I'm guessing that most of the people in your life don't need another scarf?
Could be that they (and you, too, maybe?) could use some liberatory nourishment and fortification for this next chapter, though?
1/x
I'm guessing that most of the people in your life don't need another scarf?
Could be that they (and you, too, maybe?) could use some liberatory nourishment and fortification for this next chapter, though?
1/x
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Senator Mark Kelly has seen the Trump admin's classified justification for the boat strikes and said they should be released to the public. Kelly can release the info himself due legislative immunity; but when asked if he would, did not respond to multiple requests for comment.
Why Hegseth's Alleged War Crime Will Never Be Revealed
Lethal strike on alleged drug boat in Caribbean is shrouded in an above-top secret world
www.kenklippenstein.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Senator Mark Kelly has seen the Trump admin's classified justification for the boat strikes and said they should be released to the public. Kelly can release the info himself due legislative immunity; but when asked if he would, did not respond to multiple requests for comment.
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🗣️Take action for Yari before it's too late. Yari has chronic lymphocytic leukemia, a serious illness. Since being detained at Eloy Detention Center, a notorious ICE facility known for horrific conditions, she has lost over 55 pounds & her health is deteriorating.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/fr...
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Free Yari! Stop ICE’s Injustice Against LGBTQ+ Migrants
Sign this petition to demand the immediate release of Arbella “Yari” Rodríguez Márquez Yari must be freed before it's too late. Arbella Rodríguez Márquez—known as Yari—is a lesbian woman with legal ...
actionnetwork.org
December 3, 2025 at 11:12 PM
🗣️Take action for Yari before it's too late. Yari has chronic lymphocytic leukemia, a serious illness. Since being detained at Eloy Detention Center, a notorious ICE facility known for horrific conditions, she has lost over 55 pounds & her health is deteriorating.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/fr...
actionnetwork.org/petitions/fr...
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AT&T commits to ending diversity, equity, and inclusion programs as it seeks approval from the Trump admin to buy wireless spectrum assets
AT&T commits to ending DEI programs | CNN Business
US wireless carrier AT&T said in a letter to the US telecoms regulator that it had committed to ending diversity, equity and inclusion programs, a move that comes as it seeks approval from the Trump a...
www.cnn.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:17 PM
AT&T commits to ending diversity, equity, and inclusion programs as it seeks approval from the Trump admin to buy wireless spectrum assets
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No-strings-attached, zero-means-testing, no-questions-asked cash payouts have been proven, over and over again, to be the most effective form of charity/aid going.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
www.streetroots.org
December 3, 2025 at 7:12 AM
No-strings-attached, zero-means-testing, no-questions-asked cash payouts have been proven, over and over again, to be the most effective form of charity/aid going.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
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Like I’ve now hit a point with certain people and places .. where I hate the racists less than ten enablers and glad handlers
The racists/ xénophobes/ and snobs aren’t even that bad in terms of allowing my marginalization
They just know you’ll coddle them because of your bias
The racists/ xénophobes/ and snobs aren’t even that bad in terms of allowing my marginalization
They just know you’ll coddle them because of your bias
December 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Like I’ve now hit a point with certain people and places .. where I hate the racists less than ten enablers and glad handlers
The racists/ xénophobes/ and snobs aren’t even that bad in terms of allowing my marginalization
They just know you’ll coddle them because of your bias
The racists/ xénophobes/ and snobs aren’t even that bad in terms of allowing my marginalization
They just know you’ll coddle them because of your bias