If there ever was a true queen of Voodoo, it was Marie Laveau. Her life and the mythos surrounding it had a big influence on the adoption and popularization of Voodoo, at least as depicted in film and TV.

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Illinois deputy found guilty of murder in the shooting of Sonya Massey, a Black woman who called 911 asking for help.

THIS IS HUGE! The FIRST 100% effective HIV PrEP drug, Lenacapavir, is APPROVED AND GOING GLOBAL. The makers are providing AFFORDABLE access to the drug in the United States AND beyond, signing ROYALTY-FREE licensing agreements with SIX generic manufacturers to produce AND supply it.
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Jazmine Sullivan and LL Cool J have both pulled out of performing at the Wawa Welcome America Fourth of July Concert in Philly in a show of solidarity with striking workers

I really struck a nerve here. I stand by what I said.

The White House has replaced the federal COVID-19 site with one dedicated to “lab leak” theories and sweeping allegations of cover-ups of the virus

26 million is wild 😒

Now streaming on Hulu, Questlove’s New Documentary on the infamous Sly Stone, SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)

New: We spoke to government IT employees/contractors about DOGE. Their warnings were dire. The people who maintain the systems that keep the country working are terrified. "This is the largest data breach and the largest IT security breach in our country’s history—at least that’s publicly known."

This !! 👇

A federal appeals court has struck down the FCC’s net neutrality rules that prevented internet service providers from throttling or blocking content or charging more to deliver it

The @51st.news is already doing the kind of journalism DC needs more of, just a few months after launching.

the feds: stop trying to turn this guy into some cool antihero with a badass public image

also the feds: *treat him like they’ve captured the joker*