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Qiana
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Gen X’s favorite Auntie.
Who brought pumpkin pie??. 🤨
November 25, 2025 at 11:14 AM
I’m sleepwalking..y’all don’t dream enough
November 25, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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Congressional redistricting is monumentally important. But for Black people in places like Fayette County, TN, it is the County Commn where the stakes are highest.

What SCOTUS does in Louisiana v Calláis may threaten Black representation across the rural South.

boltsmag.org/voting-right...
Black Residents in West Tennessee Just Won Fairer Districts. Now Comes SCOTUS. - Bolts
The Supreme Court may further erode the Voting Rights Act in an upcoming decision. Beyond affecting Congress, that would reverberate across local governments nationwide.
boltsmag.org
November 24, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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As we all wait for Callais to come down, our piece showing that Shelby County increased the racial turnout gap in most of the covered parts of the country has cleared the replication check and is incoming at JOP.

Gutting the VRA was bad, actually.
November 24, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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Our new collaboration with @mlk50.com reports that an upcoming Supreme Court ruling could weaken the Voting Rights Act and upend power in West Tennessee.

“If there were not those legal consequences to make the county do right, we wouldn’t stand a chance.”
Black Residents in West Tennessee Just Won Fairer Districts. Now Comes SCOTUS.
The Supreme Court may further erode the Voting Rights Act in an upcoming decision. Beyond affecting Congress, that would reverberate across local governments nationwide.
boltsmag.org
November 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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MacKenzie Scott expands giving spree to tribal colleges
MacKenzie Scott Expands Giving Spree to Tribal Colleges
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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A loud reminder that in about two decades or less, 1 in 4 people in the world will be of African descent.
World population: Quarter of Earth will be African in 2050
The Earth will be quite a bit more crowded in 2050—with nearly 2.5 billion more people than now.
www.cnbc.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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“FBI Director Kash Patel granted waivers to Deputy Director Dan Bongino and two other newly hired senior FBI staff members, exempting them from passing polygraph exams normally required to gain access to America’s most sensitive classified information…”

www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
FBI Director Kash Patel Waived Polygraph Security Screening for Dan Bongino, Two Other Senior Staff
As the FBI’s deputy director, Bongino receives some of the country’s most sensitive secrets, including the President’s Daily Brief. His ascent to that position without passing a standard bureau backgr...
www.propublica.org
November 16, 2025 at 4:58 AM
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Shoutout to Veterans. May your healthcare, housing, and benefits be in abundance this holiday season.
November 11, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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So POTUS makes all the decisions and SCOTUS administers now. Did I get that right?
Supreme Court extends its order blocking full SNAP payments, with shutdown potentially near an end
The Supreme Court has extended an order blocking full SNAP payments. The high court’s decision Tuesday came amid signals that the government shutdown could soon end and food aid payments resume.
apnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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A Singapore shipping mogul has carved a route to one of the world's richest iron ore deposits, unlocking Africa's largest mining and infrastructure project after years in suspended animation. bloom.bg/4nZJiPu

📷: Gavin Foo/SPHOL/AP Photo
November 11, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.

The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.

People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.

And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Opinion | Sudan Is in Free Fall
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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🚨 CNBC: "Announced corporate job cuts surging past 1 million so far this year, with 153,000 new layoffs just in October according to Challenger. That is the worst October since 2003."
November 6, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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CNN: "A brand new report is out showing layoff announcements hit their highest level for October in over 20 years. It's painting a picture of a job market that is really hurting. US-based employers announced 150,074 job cuts in October, more than any October since 2003."
November 6, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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Hell is not hot enough
ICE deported him anyways.

They literally put a man who was at death’s door on a plane to Costa Rica.

Doctors there found he had encephalopathy, rhabdomyolysis and the inability to eat on his own.

What happened to him in ICE custody to cause this?

He died a few weeks after deportation:
Family speaks out after death of man deported by ICE in vegetative state
Randall Alberto Gamboa Esquivel’s family alleges negligence and inhumane treatment
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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Democrat Johnny DuPree has won a Republican-held Mississippi Senate seat, helping break the Republican Party’s supermajority for the first time in 13 years
Democrat Johnny DuPree Flips Republican-Held Mississippi Senate District in Pine Belt
Johnny DuPree, a Democrat who served as the mayor of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, for 16 years, has flipped a Republican-held Mississippi Senate seat.
www.mississippifreepress.org
November 5, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Justin Crosby just flipped this seat blue.
#Mississippi HD-22
November 5, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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Vernon's brother #BeyondTheGates #btg
BREAKING: Democrat Johnny DuPree has flipped a Republican-held Mississippi Senate district in a special election.

DuPree was previously the mayor of Hattiesburg.

His win imperils the Mississippi Senate GOP's narrow supermajority.
www.mississippifreepress.org/democrat-joh...
Democrat Johnny DuPree Flips Republican-Held Mississippi Senate District in Forrest County
Johnny DuPree, a Democrat who served as the mayor of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, for 16 years, has flipped a Republican-held Mississippi Senate seat.
www.mississippifreepress.org
November 5, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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Congratulations to Mary Sheffield on her historic win to become Detroit’s next mayor, and the FIRST woman to ever lead the city. Mary’s leadership in Detroit and commitment to our community is inspiring.

So proud to celebrate this moment for Detroit, for women, and for the future of Michigan.
November 5, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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BIG BREAKING: Democrat Zohran Mamdani is elected Mayor of New York City, in the largest turnout vote since 1969. He becomes the first Muslim and immigrant mayor of New York City, and the first Muslim to be elected of a major U.S. city.
November 5, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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Starving people while building a massive ballroom isn't wise.
The USDA is the fail safe for SNAP.

They have a contingency fund to ensure it’s covered in the event of a shutdown.

They’re refusing.

Grocery stores stepped up to try and help by offering discounts to any SNAP recipients and the USDA told them they had to stop.

Starvation as a policy choice.
November 3, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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Media outlets who refuse to describe in plain terms what the president did because they find it objectionable are lying to their audiences and running cover for the president. It's as simple as that.
The president of the United States posted a video of him defecating on the American people. Many in my profession normalized it. This is a big reason why we are where we are.
October 20, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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In 2011, Petronas was warned its South Sudan oil wells may be causing congenital disease. Over a decade later, babies are still being born with serious deformities. Read more: https://bloom.bg/4quhd5g

📷: Diana Zeyneb Alhindawi
October 17, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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*Alexa what's the statue of limitations on extrajudicial war crimes*

Bubba said let me get tf on!

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u...
Head of the U.S. Military’s Southern Command Is Stepping Down, Officials Say
www.nytimes.com
October 16, 2025 at 8:45 PM