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I’m choosing to remember Charlie Kirk’s contribution to American civic life in his own words.
September 11, 2025 at 2:15 PM
I’m choosing to remember Charlie Kirk’s contribution to American civic life in his own words.
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From aviation world, I followed his views on piloting skills
"If I see a Black pilot, I'm gonna be like 'boy, I hope he is qualified."
This is a world I know something about. (Like most pilots, I'm a white man. Have had Black/female flight instructors.) Would have liked to try to change his mind
"If I see a Black pilot, I'm gonna be like 'boy, I hope he is qualified."
This is a world I know something about. (Like most pilots, I'm a white man. Have had Black/female flight instructors.) Would have liked to try to change his mind
September 11, 2025 at 3:40 PM
From aviation world, I followed his views on piloting skills
"If I see a Black pilot, I'm gonna be like 'boy, I hope he is qualified."
This is a world I know something about. (Like most pilots, I'm a white man. Have had Black/female flight instructors.) Would have liked to try to change his mind
"If I see a Black pilot, I'm gonna be like 'boy, I hope he is qualified."
This is a world I know something about. (Like most pilots, I'm a white man. Have had Black/female flight instructors.) Would have liked to try to change his mind
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“Black women do not have the brain processing power to be taken seriously. You have to go steal a white person’s slot”.
-Charlie Kirk
-Charlie Kirk
September 11, 2025 at 1:40 AM
“Black women do not have the brain processing power to be taken seriously. You have to go steal a white person’s slot”.
-Charlie Kirk
-Charlie Kirk
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New C.D.C. Director Resists Ouster as Other Officials Resign
www.nytimes.com
August 28, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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Back in 2020, YouTube suspended OAN's channel, demonetized it, and noted it was not an "authoritative" source.
Now, five years later, the Google-owned platform has inked a deal to put the MAGA propaganda network in millions of living rooms.
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/youtube-oa...
Now, five years later, the Google-owned platform has inked a deal to put the MAGA propaganda network in millions of living rooms.
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/youtube-oa...
YouTube’s Deal With the Devil
Google once declared OAN too toxic for its platform—now Sundar Pichai and Neal Mohan are breathing new life into the conspiracy network as they negotiate a high-stakes agreement with Rupert Murdoch's ...
www.status.news
August 28, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Back in 2020, YouTube suspended OAN's channel, demonetized it, and noted it was not an "authoritative" source.
Now, five years later, the Google-owned platform has inked a deal to put the MAGA propaganda network in millions of living rooms.
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/youtube-oa...
Now, five years later, the Google-owned platform has inked a deal to put the MAGA propaganda network in millions of living rooms.
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/youtube-oa...
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Protesting the forced resignation of UVA President Jim Ryan and implications for our democracy. FRIDAY, JULY 4, 1 pm at the Rotunda.
July 2, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Protesting the forced resignation of UVA President Jim Ryan and implications for our democracy. FRIDAY, JULY 4, 1 pm at the Rotunda.
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Rep. Dean: "The senators voted on this not knowing exactly what was in the bill. I bet they loved the part about no sales tax on silencers. Really, folks? We want to make silencers more plentiful in this country at the behest of the representative who owns gun stores? Conflicts of interest abound."
July 2, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Rep. Dean: "The senators voted on this not knowing exactly what was in the bill. I bet they loved the part about no sales tax on silencers. Really, folks? We want to make silencers more plentiful in this country at the behest of the representative who owns gun stores? Conflicts of interest abound."
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If you or anyone you know is still considering ranking Andrew Cuomo for mayor, please read this piece from @rtraister.bsky.social - the NY Mag journalist who covered the sexual harassment allegations against him
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This Fucking Guy
I lived in New York City for twenty-five years and I don’t live there anymore.
substack.com
June 21, 2025 at 2:39 PM
If you or anyone you know is still considering ranking Andrew Cuomo for mayor, please read this piece from @rtraister.bsky.social - the NY Mag journalist who covered the sexual harassment allegations against him
substack.com/home/post/p-...
substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Governor @GavinNewsom’s social media team is ready for @JDVance
June 20, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Governor @GavinNewsom’s social media team is ready for @JDVance
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If you think it can’t happen here, remember that it already did. In 1942 soldiers came with rifles to our home and ordered us out. They put us in internment camps. Most of us were citizens.
June 20, 2025 at 8:10 PM
If you think it can’t happen here, remember that it already did. In 1942 soldiers came with rifles to our home and ordered us out. They put us in internment camps. Most of us were citizens.
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When you discover a year-old potato in the back of the pantry cupboard:
June 20, 2025 at 1:32 PM
When you discover a year-old potato in the back of the pantry cupboard:
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“They broke the treaty, they never gave citizenship to their Freedmen. So up until statehood, Chickasaw Freedmen had no country; they were never citizens of any nation," Walton-Raji, co-founder of the Choctaw and Chickasaw Freedmen Association, said.
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June 21, 2025 at 2:45 PM
“They broke the treaty, they never gave citizenship to their Freedmen. So up until statehood, Chickasaw Freedmen had no country; they were never citizens of any nation," Walton-Raji, co-founder of the Choctaw and Chickasaw Freedmen Association, said.
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Michael Pham fled Vietnam at the age of 13. He was named bishop of San Diego a month ago.
Today, he stood watch at a courthouse: ICE agents were “standing there covered with masks as we walked toward the courtroom. Eventually the agents scattered and went away”
timesofsandiego.com/life/2025/06...
Today, he stood watch at a courthouse: ICE agents were “standing there covered with masks as we walked toward the courtroom. Eventually the agents scattered and went away”
timesofsandiego.com/life/2025/06...
ICE agents scatter as SD Bishop Pham, other clergy visit immigration court
"Our presence made a difference," one priest said, quoting an immigration lawyer saying their client was given more time to prepare for another hearing.
timesofsandiego.com
June 20, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Michael Pham fled Vietnam at the age of 13. He was named bishop of San Diego a month ago.
Today, he stood watch at a courthouse: ICE agents were “standing there covered with masks as we walked toward the courtroom. Eventually the agents scattered and went away”
timesofsandiego.com/life/2025/06...
Today, he stood watch at a courthouse: ICE agents were “standing there covered with masks as we walked toward the courtroom. Eventually the agents scattered and went away”
timesofsandiego.com/life/2025/06...
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If you’ve got a badge and a gun but think your actions are shameful enough to need a mask, you should quit.
June 20, 2025 at 9:49 PM
If you’ve got a badge and a gun but think your actions are shameful enough to need a mask, you should quit.
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"This case highlights the significant threat posed to U.S. citizens by frequent ICE errors, which are exacerbated when local law enforcement agencies participate in immigration enforcement...”
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www.bet.com/article/6rdn...
He Was Born in Philly and They Tried to Deport Him to Jamaica
A Florida sheriff ignored proof of Peter Sean Brown’s U.S. citizenship and held him for ICE anyway. A federal court just ruled it was a blatant violation of his Fourth Amendment rights.
www.bet.com
June 20, 2025 at 7:18 PM
"This case highlights the significant threat posed to U.S. citizens by frequent ICE errors, which are exacerbated when local law enforcement agencies participate in immigration enforcement...”
www.bet.com/article/6rdn...
www.bet.com/article/6rdn...
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The federal government is moving to take over the California National Guard and deploy 2,000 soldiers.
That move is purposefully inflammatory and will only escalate tensions.
That move is purposefully inflammatory and will only escalate tensions.
June 8, 2025 at 12:14 AM
The federal government is moving to take over the California National Guard and deploy 2,000 soldiers.
That move is purposefully inflammatory and will only escalate tensions.
That move is purposefully inflammatory and will only escalate tensions.
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June 7, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Former Obama official Gina Ortiz Jones beat the Abbott flunkie they put up for mayor of San Antonio.
www.expressnews.com/opinion/edit...
www.expressnews.com/opinion/edit...
After cruising to victory, Jones will lead city at critical juncture
Jones is smart, dynamic and a quick study. Although she has never held elected office, she is more than capable of navigating whatever challenges lie ahead.
www.expressnews.com
June 8, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Former Obama official Gina Ortiz Jones beat the Abbott flunkie they put up for mayor of San Antonio.
www.expressnews.com/opinion/edit...
www.expressnews.com/opinion/edit...
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June 8, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Where are people supposed to go?!?! This is slow motion extermination.
Israel warns Palestinians against travel on roads to Gaza aid hubs, labelling them ‘combat zones’
Israel warns Palestinians against travel on roads to Gaza aid hubs, labelling them ‘combat zones’
An IDF spokesperson said roads to the distribution centres set up by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation were ‘prohibited’ for Palestinians
Israel’s military has warned residents of Gaza against travel in areas leading to aid distribution centres, after at least 27 Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire as they waited for food at the points set up by the US-backed foundation.
An Israeli military spokesperson on Tuesday said roads leading to the distribution centres set up by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) were considered “combat zones”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
June 4, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Where are people supposed to go?!?! This is slow motion extermination.
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Here’s the full website for Season 2 of “Ultra,” including transcripts, tons of supporting information, pictures, and a bonus episode.
(You can listen for free right from this page, or from any podcast app):
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
(You can listen for free right from this page, or from any podcast app):
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra | an MSNBC original podcast
Sitting members of Congress aiding and abetting a plot to overthrow the government. Insurrectionists criminally charged with plotting to end American democracy for good. Justice Department prosecutors...
www.msnbc.com
June 4, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Here’s the full website for Season 2 of “Ultra,” including transcripts, tons of supporting information, pictures, and a bonus episode.
(You can listen for free right from this page, or from any podcast app):
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
(You can listen for free right from this page, or from any podcast app):
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
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San Diego. Minneapolis. The urgency is showing and I’ve never been this confident that the people will win. I’ve never been this proud to be an American. From the bottom-up is how we fix this. We walk in fear but we walk together. Thank you. We have a role to play where we can. We all get to choose.
June 4, 2025 at 2:29 AM
San Diego. Minneapolis. The urgency is showing and I’ve never been this confident that the people will win. I’ve never been this proud to be an American. From the bottom-up is how we fix this. We walk in fear but we walk together. Thank you. We have a role to play where we can. We all get to choose.
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NEW: Judge Ali has dismissed a Democratic Party lawsuit claiming the FEC was at risk of being politicized by Donald Trump to swing upcoming elections. He said the allegations were too speculative.
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
Judge tosses Democratic Party challenge to Trump order’s impact on FEC
District Judge Amir Ali said the Democratic Party groups’ case was simply too speculative.
www.politico.com
June 4, 2025 at 3:39 AM
NEW: Judge Ali has dismissed a Democratic Party lawsuit claiming the FEC was at risk of being politicized by Donald Trump to swing upcoming elections. He said the allegations were too speculative.
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...