PocoBrat
@pocobrat.bsky.social
"We must love one another or die"
Education: University of Oxford, U.K.; Stella Maris, Chennai.
Work: English-WGSS Professor, Guardian ad Litem, Poetry Editor (most days).
Being Human: https://www.pocobrat.net/
Education: University of Oxford, U.K.; Stella Maris, Chennai.
Work: English-WGSS Professor, Guardian ad Litem, Poetry Editor (most days).
Being Human: https://www.pocobrat.net/
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We don't have a resource problem, we have an allocation problem.
July 20, 2025 at 9:18 PM
We don't have a resource problem, we have an allocation problem.
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*gazes wistfully out a window*
Marine Le Pen Found Guilty of Embezzlement, Banned From Next Elections
Judges convicted the far-right leader of misusing EU funds and barred her from running in the 2027 French presidential elections.
www.wsj.com
March 31, 2025 at 2:56 PM
*gazes wistfully out a window*
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Breaking: ICE arrests a Palestinian student at Columbia, Mahmoud Khalil, whose wife is 8 months pregnant. They revoked his student visa and his green card.
BOYCOTT COLUMBIA. WRITE & Demand answers.
This is fucking sickening.
zeteo.com/p/breaking-d...
BOYCOTT COLUMBIA. WRITE & Demand answers.
This is fucking sickening.
zeteo.com/p/breaking-d...
BREAKING: DHS Detains Palestinian Student from Columbia Encampment, Advocates Say
Agents told him his student visa was revoked. But he had a green card. Agents then said that was revoked too.
zeteo.com
March 9, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Breaking: ICE arrests a Palestinian student at Columbia, Mahmoud Khalil, whose wife is 8 months pregnant. They revoked his student visa and his green card.
BOYCOTT COLUMBIA. WRITE & Demand answers.
This is fucking sickening.
zeteo.com/p/breaking-d...
BOYCOTT COLUMBIA. WRITE & Demand answers.
This is fucking sickening.
zeteo.com/p/breaking-d...
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All I'm saying is, if you ran a campaign on democracy being at stake and democracy lost, isn't it time to be massively freaking out instead of doing this
March 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
All I'm saying is, if you ran a campaign on democracy being at stake and democracy lost, isn't it time to be massively freaking out instead of doing this
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This is NOT what I had in mind when I voted for the man who pretended to work at McDonald's for a day and then drove around in a dump truck. I thought he would continue doing those things, thereby providing valuable services in my community
March 6, 2025 at 7:10 PM
This is NOT what I had in mind when I voted for the man who pretended to work at McDonald's for a day and then drove around in a dump truck. I thought he would continue doing those things, thereby providing valuable services in my community
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Ya-Nehisi Coates and our spineless Democratic Party!
February 21, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Ya-Nehisi Coates and our spineless Democratic Party!
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WSJ sub: “Indian Partition went smoothly enough, right? Will try to remember to check this before publishing.”
February 13, 2025 at 11:15 AM
WSJ sub: “Indian Partition went smoothly enough, right? Will try to remember to check this before publishing.”
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a good part of me thinks that in addition to everything else, the reason they are scrubbing these stories is they do not want disadvantaged kids to believe they can aspire to anything other than their designated “black” or “hispanic” or “woman” job
This profile has been scrubbed from the site. Rose Ferreira grew up without reliable electricity, immigrated to NY, then survived homelessness and cancer on her way to NASA. She was so moved by images from the Webb telescope she wept. This is what’s at stake
web.archive.org/web/20231206...
web.archive.org/web/20231206...
NASA Intern Found Hope in the Moon - NASA
Lee esta historia en español aquí
web.archive.org
February 8, 2025 at 5:16 PM
a good part of me thinks that in addition to everything else, the reason they are scrubbing these stories is they do not want disadvantaged kids to believe they can aspire to anything other than their designated “black” or “hispanic” or “woman” job
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Tesla earned $2.3 billion in the United States in 2024.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
Tesla Paid Zero Federal Income Tax in 2024, Despite $2.3 Billion in Income
This brings Tesla’s average tax rate over the past three years to 0.4 percent.
truthout.org
February 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Tesla earned $2.3 billion in the United States in 2024.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
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You can take the boy out of apartheid but can you take apartheid out of the boy?
February 3, 2025 at 9:16 PM
You can take the boy out of apartheid but can you take apartheid out of the boy?
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Let me emphasize: Elon Musk has not been confirmed by Congress. His “department” was never actually enacted. No one other than Trump has given him any authority.
Democrats and any Republicans with a spine need to step in and stop this madness.
Call your rep now (202) 224-3121
Democrats and any Republicans with a spine need to step in and stop this madness.
Call your rep now (202) 224-3121
February 3, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Let me emphasize: Elon Musk has not been confirmed by Congress. His “department” was never actually enacted. No one other than Trump has given him any authority.
Democrats and any Republicans with a spine need to step in and stop this madness.
Call your rep now (202) 224-3121
Democrats and any Republicans with a spine need to step in and stop this madness.
Call your rep now (202) 224-3121
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Happy Black History Month! Here is my favorite story about a Black American you may not know about: Robert Smalls. He commandeered a confederate ship and sailed himself, his family, and the other enslaved crew and their families to freedom. THROUGH waters controlled by the Confederacy.
February 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Happy Black History Month! Here is my favorite story about a Black American you may not know about: Robert Smalls. He commandeered a confederate ship and sailed himself, his family, and the other enslaved crew and their families to freedom. THROUGH waters controlled by the Confederacy.
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Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet:
www.404media.co/declassified...
www.404media.co/declassified...
Declassified CIA Guide to Sabotaging Fascism Is Suddenly Viral
The World War II-era "Simple Sabotage Field Manual" is full of steps that office workers can take to resist leadership.
www.404media.co
January 29, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet:
www.404media.co/declassified...
www.404media.co/declassified...
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I will be continuing to call it the Gulf of Mexico because I don't cater to the whims of a ridiculous felon
www.reuters.com/world/us/goo...
www.reuters.com/world/us/goo...
Google Maps to rename 'Gulf of Mexico' to 'Gulf of America' for US users
Google Maps will change the name of "Gulf of Mexico" to "Gulf of America" once it is officially updated in the U.S. Geographic Names System, it said in an X post on Monday.
www.reuters.com
January 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I will be continuing to call it the Gulf of Mexico because I don't cater to the whims of a ridiculous felon
www.reuters.com/world/us/goo...
www.reuters.com/world/us/goo...
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Do you know why a president would do all the most evil and heinous shit via Executive Order? Because his party can't easily make it law. And if they can't make it law, they can't make it last.
Don't let anyone make you feel like this is The End. Do not let them demoralize you. Live to see them die.
Don't let anyone make you feel like this is The End. Do not let them demoralize you. Live to see them die.
January 29, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Do you know why a president would do all the most evil and heinous shit via Executive Order? Because his party can't easily make it law. And if they can't make it law, they can't make it last.
Don't let anyone make you feel like this is The End. Do not let them demoralize you. Live to see them die.
Don't let anyone make you feel like this is The End. Do not let them demoralize you. Live to see them die.
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This is my favorite picture of Stonewall.
They knew they were getting arrested just for being LGBTQ+.
Yet... they're still here, standing outside of the boarded up Stonewall Inn, smiling as the world was at a fever pitch of hatred against them.
I think about it a lot in moments like this.
They knew they were getting arrested just for being LGBTQ+.
Yet... they're still here, standing outside of the boarded up Stonewall Inn, smiling as the world was at a fever pitch of hatred against them.
I think about it a lot in moments like this.
January 29, 2025 at 3:18 AM
This is my favorite picture of Stonewall.
They knew they were getting arrested just for being LGBTQ+.
Yet... they're still here, standing outside of the boarded up Stonewall Inn, smiling as the world was at a fever pitch of hatred against them.
I think about it a lot in moments like this.
They knew they were getting arrested just for being LGBTQ+.
Yet... they're still here, standing outside of the boarded up Stonewall Inn, smiling as the world was at a fever pitch of hatred against them.
I think about it a lot in moments like this.
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At 100 years old, legendary saxophonist and Sun Ra leader Marshall Allen is releasing his debut solo album
Legendary saxophonist Marshall Allen announces debut solo album at age 100
Marshall Allen, the legendary saxophonist, composer, and Sun Ra Arkestra member, is set to share his debut solo album, New Dawn, on February 14th.
cons.lv
January 16, 2025 at 5:22 PM
At 100 years old, legendary saxophonist and Sun Ra leader Marshall Allen is releasing his debut solo album
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Straight from the horse's mouth
January 5, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Straight from the horse's mouth
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Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias.
He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends. The one person he told was ProPublica reporter @josh-kaplan.bsky.social.
propub.li/3DGXECO
He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends. The one person he told was ProPublica reporter @josh-kaplan.bsky.social.
propub.li/3DGXECO
The Militia and the Mole
Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias. He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends. The one person he told was a ProPublica reporter.
propub.li
January 4, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias.
He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends. The one person he told was ProPublica reporter @josh-kaplan.bsky.social.
propub.li/3DGXECO
He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends. The one person he told was ProPublica reporter @josh-kaplan.bsky.social.
propub.li/3DGXECO
Translating Falasteen (Palestine)
@translatingpal
⚠️IMPORTANT: Save Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya and the medical staff of Kamal Adwan Hospital:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
@translatingpal
⚠️IMPORTANT: Save Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya and the medical staff of Kamal Adwan Hospital:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Save Dr. Hussam Email
To Whom It May Concern I'm writing to you concerning the deeply troubling abduction and abuse of a medical doctor and director of Kamal Adwan Hospital, Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, in North Gaza by the Isra...
docs.google.com
December 30, 2024 at 3:56 PM
Translating Falasteen (Palestine)
@translatingpal
⚠️IMPORTANT: Save Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya and the medical staff of Kamal Adwan Hospital:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
@translatingpal
⚠️IMPORTANT: Save Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya and the medical staff of Kamal Adwan Hospital:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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A group of retired Black women in Philly gather weekly to sew period pads for girls in Africa. Along the way, they've also built a community here
"We believe in each other and have faith in ourselves, and we have faith others are going to support us”
"We believe in each other and have faith in ourselves, and we have faith others are going to support us”
Dozens of Black women in Philly gather weekly to sew reusable period pads for girls in Africa and beyond
A group of retired Black women in Philly, many already skilled quilters and artists, gather weekly to sew period pads for girls in Africa. Along the way, they've also built a community here.
www.inquirer.com
December 30, 2024 at 12:40 AM
A group of retired Black women in Philly gather weekly to sew period pads for girls in Africa. Along the way, they've also built a community here
"We believe in each other and have faith in ourselves, and we have faith others are going to support us”
"We believe in each other and have faith in ourselves, and we have faith others are going to support us”
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I would love to see a bunch of musical artists and celebrities put on a nationally televised tribute concert for Pres. Jimmy Carter on inauguration day with all proceeds going to Habitat for Humanity.
December 30, 2024 at 12:19 AM
I would love to see a bunch of musical artists and celebrities put on a nationally televised tribute concert for Pres. Jimmy Carter on inauguration day with all proceeds going to Habitat for Humanity.
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December 29, 2024 at 8:09 AM
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It’s weird how scrolling on this app you wouldn’t know that Israel burned down a hospital yesterday in Northern Gaza, or it murdered 103 Palestinians, or that that 4 children froze to death…
December 28, 2024 at 11:44 AM
It’s weird how scrolling on this app you wouldn’t know that Israel burned down a hospital yesterday in Northern Gaza, or it murdered 103 Palestinians, or that that 4 children froze to death…