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“But the hushing of the criticism of honest opponents is a dangerous thing.”
— W.E.B. Du Bois
— W.E.B. Du Bois
“After Confederate forces surrendered to Union soldiers in Nashville in 1862, the Union forced … 2,700 [self-liberated enslaved people] and freed black people to help build Fort Negley. Men, women and children … were taken from their homes and churches and only paid $13,000 of the $85,000 promised”
Nashville caught in battle between growth, preservation
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Archaeologists are rolling high-powered radar gear through the thick outfield weeds and empty parking lots of an abandoned Nashville baseball stadium, looking for hints of unmarked…
www.blueridgenow.com
February 7, 2026 at 11:44 PM
“After Confederate forces surrendered to Union soldiers in Nashville in 1862, the Union forced … 2,700 [self-liberated enslaved people] and freed black people to help build Fort Negley. Men, women and children … were taken from their homes and churches and only paid $13,000 of the $85,000 promised”
We’re nearly at the 16th Anniversary of Democrats failing Black farmers:
“‘The president made a strong commitment to show leadership to get this done, and basically we haven't seen him show that leadership,’ said John Boyd Jr., head of the National Black Farmers Association.”
#BlackHistoryMonth
“‘The president made a strong commitment to show leadership to get this done, and basically we haven't seen him show that leadership,’ said John Boyd Jr., head of the National Black Farmers Association.”
#BlackHistoryMonth
Black farmers blame Obama for failed settlement
The Obama administration dropped the ball on a $1.25 billion deal to settle decades-old discrimination lawsuits with black farmers, an advocate for the group said on Friday after the government failed...
www.reuters.com
February 7, 2026 at 11:32 PM
We’re nearly at the 16th Anniversary of Democrats failing Black farmers:
“‘The president made a strong commitment to show leadership to get this done, and basically we haven't seen him show that leadership,’ said John Boyd Jr., head of the National Black Farmers Association.”
#BlackHistoryMonth
“‘The president made a strong commitment to show leadership to get this done, and basically we haven't seen him show that leadership,’ said John Boyd Jr., head of the National Black Farmers Association.”
#BlackHistoryMonth
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Decades, you say? It's almost like this didn't just start in 2025 and is symptomatic of a larger systemic problem that's been fostered by everyone in power, regardless of party affiliation 🤔
As ICE and Border Patrol grow more integrated, aggressive practices shaped by decades of border enforcement are showing up in US cities.
ICE’s Aggressive Urban Tactics Were Forged Along the Southern Border
The convergence of two historically distinct agencies is redefining how immigration law is enforced inside the US.
bloom.bg
February 7, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Decades, you say? It's almost like this didn't just start in 2025 and is symptomatic of a larger systemic problem that's been fostered by everyone in power, regardless of party affiliation 🤔
So, are we putting an asterisk on the name of MLB’s first Black manager?
permit me to correct this Frank R became (player-) manager of Cleveland @csschmitt.bsky.social @drjessecromwell.bsky.social
February 7, 2026 at 4:59 PM
So, are we putting an asterisk on the name of MLB’s first Black manager?
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I feel like Los Angeles is a place where people expect ICE to happen because the kidnappings have been happening to my home city for decades, so there’s less media attention to it now. and I want folks to see that in LA, Latine students are organizing major protests & the police are attacking them
LAPD Charges at Hundreds of High School Students in Peaceful Walkout Protest at MDC ~ L.A. TACO
LAPD arrested at least two teenagers protesting ICE raids in Los Angeles yesterday. They were also seen corresponding with ICE agents on Alameda Street during the demonstrations.
lataco.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:10 PM
I feel like Los Angeles is a place where people expect ICE to happen because the kidnappings have been happening to my home city for decades, so there’s less media attention to it now. and I want folks to see that in LA, Latine students are organizing major protests & the police are attacking them
“There are no choices in US politics. Just forced actions and manufactured consent.”
John (@johnzajac@dice.camp)
This is part of why I just can't with people who are like "USians *chose* this man, they *chose* him" while tearing at their hair and clothes.
There are no choices in US politics. Just forced action...
dice.camp
February 7, 2026 at 4:45 PM
“There are no choices in US politics. Just forced actions and manufactured consent.”
Time to drop some evergreen against denial.
February 7, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Time to drop some evergreen against denial.
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White people have to live in a constant present because if they learned history it would not be good for them 👻
“Certain African American cultural contributions to the region were slowly erased, or at least obscured, as part of the effort to depict Appalachia as a ‘racially pure ethnic reservoir in the mountains’”
#BlackHistoryMonth
#BlackHistoryMonth
Appalachian Whiteness: A History that Never Existed – Scalawag
“When people hold Appalachia as ‘the most American,’ they’re doing it in a racialized way. The reality is, people have always come in from the outside — and more likely than not, they’ve mixed with th...
scalawagmagazine.org
February 6, 2026 at 2:01 PM
White people have to live in a constant present because if they learned history it would not be good for them 👻
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State violence right here in the good ole USA
February 6, 2026 at 3:58 PM
State violence right here in the good ole USA
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'...But other polling suggests that, like most Americans, [black Americans] simply have little confidence or interest in national politics — and that they potentially wanted even more than Sanders or Clinton were prepared to offer'.
“[Primaries] are structured in a way that reduces turnout. Black Americans also report that they have little faith in the primary process — a majority (53 percent) think that ‘the outcome of the primary would have been very different if the [Democratic National Committee] had been more even-handed’”
The Democratic Mandate That Wasn’t
The overwhelming majority of black Americans have not voted for Hillary Clinton.
jacobin.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:40 PM
'...But other polling suggests that, like most Americans, [black Americans] simply have little confidence or interest in national politics — and that they potentially wanted even more than Sanders or Clinton were prepared to offer'.
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Oftentimes Jack is gone.
February 7, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Oftentimes Jack is gone.
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“the entire corner of … Beacon Street and … Union Street was used by multiple police agencies to begin staging …. more than 20 vehicles were parked on the streets, including 3 unmarked vans, an MPD Special Weapons and Tactics bearcat, and more than 10 … Sheriff’s Department vehicles”
State and Local Police Make Mass Arrest Again at Fourth Graduate Noise Demo - UNICORN RIOT
A mixture of state and local police arrested at least a dozen protesters on Thursday night after a noise demo outside of the Graduate Hotel in Minneapolis.
unicornriot.ninja
February 6, 2026 at 7:52 PM
“the entire corner of … Beacon Street and … Union Street was used by multiple police agencies to begin staging …. more than 20 vehicles were parked on the streets, including 3 unmarked vans, an MPD Special Weapons and Tactics bearcat, and more than 10 … Sheriff’s Department vehicles”
“The senator added the deportees were reportedly flown across the world in shackles and left in an active conflict zone, arguing that this raised serious human rights and international law questions for the State.”
www.thejournal.ie/shannon-airp...
www.thejournal.ie/shannon-airp...
Shannon Airport used for refuelling by US deportation flights carrying Palestinians to Israel
Two ICE-chartered flights carrying shackled deportees stopped in Co Clare en route from the US to Israel, The Guardian has reported.
www.thejournal.ie
February 7, 2026 at 4:21 PM
“The senator added the deportees were reportedly flown across the world in shackles and left in an active conflict zone, arguing that this raised serious human rights and international law questions for the State.”
www.thejournal.ie/shannon-airp...
www.thejournal.ie/shannon-airp...
I voted against genocide. Stop explaining my motives to me.
If you're going to be myopic, nothing will change. People don't vote for or against genocide, they vote for what matters to them, which at the moment is trying to stop Trump from destroying the US.
Not voting for the Dems now means nothing will change for the better, including your pet issue.
Not voting for the Dems now means nothing will change for the better, including your pet issue.
February 7, 2026 at 4:01 PM
I voted against genocide. Stop explaining my motives to me.
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The liberal version of "America First" is when they selfishly argue that everyone should have voted for Kamala Harris, despite her material support for genocide, because the lives of people in the US need to be prioritized over stopping the war crimes we're committing around the world.
February 6, 2026 at 1:19 PM
The liberal version of "America First" is when they selfishly argue that everyone should have voted for Kamala Harris, despite her material support for genocide, because the lives of people in the US need to be prioritized over stopping the war crimes we're committing around the world.
“US Marshals, acting on behalf of the DOJ in Memphis, TN, kicked a dog during an arrest, leaving it with a broken rib.”
February 7, 2026 at 3:57 PM
“US Marshals, acting on behalf of the DOJ in Memphis, TN, kicked a dog during an arrest, leaving it with a broken rib.”
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Does everyone know that Bard is known for programs that let kids go to college after 10th grade? 15 years old.
BREAKING: Bard College President Leon Botstein’s name appears in the Epstein files more than 2,500 times, including arranging travel to Epstein’s island and hosting a visit with “girls” on campus…
As a Bard student parent, I demand Leon Botstein’s immediate removal.
As a Bard student parent, I demand Leon Botstein’s immediate removal.
February 7, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Does everyone know that Bard is known for programs that let kids go to college after 10th grade? 15 years old.
Pitchers and catchers start reporting to Spring Training next week, so it is worth noting that US Major League Baseball did not hire its first Black manager until 1975 (Frank Robinson, Baltimore Orioles). There are currently only 2 Black MLB managers.
February 7, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Pitchers and catchers start reporting to Spring Training next week, so it is worth noting that US Major League Baseball did not hire its first Black manager until 1975 (Frank Robinson, Baltimore Orioles). There are currently only 2 Black MLB managers.
“If they [Democrats] will continue to proscribe us, if they will continue to cultivate prejudice against us; if they will continue to decry the Negro and crush him under foot, then you cannot expect the Negro to rise while the Democrats are trampling upon him and his rights”
— Joseph H. Rainey
— Joseph H. Rainey
Dec. 12, 1870: Joseph H. Rainey First African American in U.S. House of Reps
Joseph H. Rainey, from South Carolina, was the first African American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives.
www.zinnedproject.org
February 7, 2026 at 3:21 PM
“If they [Democrats] will continue to proscribe us, if they will continue to cultivate prejudice against us; if they will continue to decry the Negro and crush him under foot, then you cannot expect the Negro to rise while the Democrats are trampling upon him and his rights”
— Joseph H. Rainey
— Joseph H. Rainey
The incremental Nashville Plan:
“To further soften the impact of these gradual changes, a liberal transfer policy would be introduced, allowing students whose race was in the minority in their newly assigned schools to opt for a majority-status alternative—that is, choose to remain in segregation.”
“To further soften the impact of these gradual changes, a liberal transfer policy would be introduced, allowing students whose race was in the minority in their newly assigned schools to opt for a majority-status alternative—that is, choose to remain in segregation.”
Walking into History: The Beginning of School Desegregation in Nashville
Grace McKinley takes Rita Buchanan and Linda McKinley to school among protesters, Nashville, TN, September 1957. © Nashville Public Library.
In September 1957, three years after the US Supreme Court d...
southernspaces.org
February 7, 2026 at 2:27 PM
The incremental Nashville Plan:
“To further soften the impact of these gradual changes, a liberal transfer policy would be introduced, allowing students whose race was in the minority in their newly assigned schools to opt for a majority-status alternative—that is, choose to remain in segregation.”
“To further soften the impact of these gradual changes, a liberal transfer policy would be introduced, allowing students whose race was in the minority in their newly assigned schools to opt for a majority-status alternative—that is, choose to remain in segregation.”
“[Primaries] are structured in a way that reduces turnout. Black Americans also report that they have little faith in the primary process — a majority (53 percent) think that ‘the outcome of the primary would have been very different if the [Democratic National Committee] had been more even-handed’”
The Democratic Mandate That Wasn’t
The overwhelming majority of black Americans have not voted for Hillary Clinton.
jacobin.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:09 PM
“[Primaries] are structured in a way that reduces turnout. Black Americans also report that they have little faith in the primary process — a majority (53 percent) think that ‘the outcome of the primary would have been very different if the [Democratic National Committee] had been more even-handed’”
“Peaceful” and “protest” are oxymorons.
“We would go to Washington and demand to be heard, and we would stay until America responded. If this meant forcible repression of our movement, we would confront it, for we have done this before …. If it meant jail, we accepted it willingly”
— MLK, Jr.
“We would go to Washington and demand to be heard, and we would stay until America responded. If this meant forcible repression of our movement, we would confront it, for we have done this before …. If it meant jail, we accepted it willingly”
— MLK, Jr.
Every city has noise ordinances. Peacefully protest…follow the law.
February 7, 2026 at 1:59 PM
“Peaceful” and “protest” are oxymorons.
“We would go to Washington and demand to be heard, and we would stay until America responded. If this meant forcible repression of our movement, we would confront it, for we have done this before …. If it meant jail, we accepted it willingly”
— MLK, Jr.
“We would go to Washington and demand to be heard, and we would stay until America responded. If this meant forcible repression of our movement, we would confront it, for we have done this before …. If it meant jail, we accepted it willingly”
— MLK, Jr.
“Seeger, Carawan, and Frank Hamilton copyrighted the song to protect it from becoming a commercialized pop song. All royalties go to the nonprofit We Shall Overcome Fund, which provides grants to assist African American musicians in the South.”
#BlackHistoryMonth
#BlackHistoryMonth
Voices of Struggle: The Civil Rights movement, 1945 to 1965 | Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
We honor African-American history and music with a look at the profound cultural contribution of the Civil Rights Movement, called by Guy Carawan
folkways.si.edu
February 7, 2026 at 1:55 PM
“Seeger, Carawan, and Frank Hamilton copyrighted the song to protect it from becoming a commercialized pop song. All royalties go to the nonprofit We Shall Overcome Fund, which provides grants to assist African American musicians in the South.”
#BlackHistoryMonth
#BlackHistoryMonth
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The rare occasion you see legislators vote to *lower* the minimum wage. Obscene. www.1011now.com/2026/02/05/n...
Nebraska lawmakers approve bill to wind back voter-approved minimum wage growth
After failing in a previous session, a bill to dilute a voter-approved measure that brought Nebraska’s minimum wage to $15 per hour in 2026 has passed.
www.1011now.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:58 AM
The rare occasion you see legislators vote to *lower* the minimum wage. Obscene. www.1011now.com/2026/02/05/n...
