Nelson Black - Tampa, FL
@nwblack3.bsky.social
Nonprofit banker. Yes. Really. (https://fclf.org/about-us) // Views are my own.
“Whole sight or all is lost.”
Interested in music? Check out my posts as DJNoir on Tourtles: https://www.tourtle.com/author/66f2db0b0fb0496b80ab2b7a/dj-no
“Whole sight or all is lost.”
Interested in music? Check out my posts as DJNoir on Tourtles: https://www.tourtle.com/author/66f2db0b0fb0496b80ab2b7a/dj-no
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@stephruhle.bsky.social breaks down Trump's 50-year mortgage plan
November 11, 2025 at 5:20 AM
@stephruhle.bsky.social breaks down Trump's 50-year mortgage plan
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AOC: “We have a future to plan for, we have a future to fight for, and we’re either gonna do that together or you’re going to be left behind… This is about: do you understand the assignment of fighting fascism right now, and the assignment is to come together across difference no matter what.”
November 5, 2025 at 3:23 AM
AOC: “We have a future to plan for, we have a future to fight for, and we’re either gonna do that together or you’re going to be left behind… This is about: do you understand the assignment of fighting fascism right now, and the assignment is to come together across difference no matter what.”
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Tonight was a good night for Democrats.
Tonight was a good night for democracy.
Tonight was a good night for the United States.
And I'm out...
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Tonight was a good night for democracy.
Tonight was a good night for the United States.
And I'm out...
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Crowded House - Don't Dream It's Over (Glastonbury 2022)
YouTube video by BBC Music
youtu.be
November 5, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Tonight was a good night for Democrats.
Tonight was a good night for democracy.
Tonight was a good night for the United States.
And I'm out...
🇺🇸
Tonight was a good night for democracy.
Tonight was a good night for the United States.
And I'm out...
🇺🇸
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“We were ordinary people plunged into extraordinary circumstances.”
What a life Selma van de Perre lived for 103 years...
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What a life Selma van de Perre lived for 103 years...
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Selma van de Perre, Dutch Jew Who Resisted Nazis, Dies at 103
www.nytimes.com
November 2, 2025 at 1:51 PM
“We were ordinary people plunged into extraordinary circumstances.”
What a life Selma van de Perre lived for 103 years...
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What a life Selma van de Perre lived for 103 years...
🎁🔗
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Yes this is great. But after FL, MO and other R states redistrict and SCOTUS kills the VRA, Republicans will have the technical means to make the baseline House balance +5 R on the national popular vote.
And it will all be perfectly legal.
And it will all be perfectly legal.
October 19, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Yes this is great. But after FL, MO and other R states redistrict and SCOTUS kills the VRA, Republicans will have the technical means to make the baseline House balance +5 R on the national popular vote.
And it will all be perfectly legal.
And it will all be perfectly legal.
October 19, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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Inflatables Yes.
ICE No.
ICE No.
Chicago not letting Portland have all the fun 🐧
October 12, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Inflatables Yes.
ICE No.
ICE No.
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"Hundreds of Catholic priests, nuns and lay people led a march from a Catholic church in Maywood to the ICE detention center in Broadview..."
www.fox32chicago.com/news/faith-l...
www.fox32chicago.com/news/faith-l...
Faith leaders blocked from sharing Communion with detainees at Broadview ICE center
A large group of Chicago area Catholics marched to the ICE detention center in Broadview Saturday, hoping to share Communion with detainees.
www.fox32chicago.com
October 12, 2025 at 11:29 PM
"Hundreds of Catholic priests, nuns and lay people led a march from a Catholic church in Maywood to the ICE detention center in Broadview..."
www.fox32chicago.com/news/faith-l...
www.fox32chicago.com/news/faith-l...
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Florida families are struggling to afford a place to live. Rent for multifamily units has climbed 39% from 2019-2023. We must work on actionable solutions to the affordability crisis and make Florida a place welcoming to all.
https://bit.ly/4pUO6aG
https://bit.ly/4pUO6aG
Nearly 1 million renters across Florida are just one ‘curveball’ away from losing their housing, study finds
Homelessness among Florida families has surged in the last three years as soaring rents and a shortage of affordable housing push more residents into shelters, motels and the streets, a new University...
bit.ly
October 3, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Florida families are struggling to afford a place to live. Rent for multifamily units has climbed 39% from 2019-2023. We must work on actionable solutions to the affordability crisis and make Florida a place welcoming to all.
https://bit.ly/4pUO6aG
https://bit.ly/4pUO6aG
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NEW: ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the Trump administration’s cuts to an aid program.
Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...
projects.propublica.org
October 3, 2025 at 12:15 PM
NEW: ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the Trump administration’s cuts to an aid program.
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My thoughts on the passing of Jane.
October 2, 2025 at 10:00 PM
My thoughts on the passing of Jane.
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my latest is expanding on the observation that your view of the politics of opposition to the administration depend largely on your view of the election (gift link)
Opinion | Trump Has No Mandate to Destroy America
www.nytimes.com
October 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
my latest is expanding on the observation that your view of the politics of opposition to the administration depend largely on your view of the election (gift link)