Sameer Kankali Ⓥ☮🌈✌🏼🌱💚🐮🐷📚📖♟️✊🏼
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94/400 💙📚💡📚
🎧📖: We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance by Kellie Carter Jackson
Genre: Nonfiction
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
Thoughts: Important topic
🎧📖: We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance by Kellie Carter Jackson
Genre: Nonfiction
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
Thoughts: Important topic
February 14, 2026 at 4:25 PM
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🎧📖: We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance by Kellie Carter Jackson
Genre: Nonfiction
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
Thoughts: Important topic
🎧📖: We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance by Kellie Carter Jackson
Genre: Nonfiction
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
Thoughts: Important topic
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Book 19 🌶️📚💙
This is Our Rainbow by (see alt text)
4⭐
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This one was honestly very great apart form one story. I appreciate the variety of identities and diversity in all of the stories. One of them seemed poorly put together and way too intense for a middle grade.
This is Our Rainbow by (see alt text)
4⭐
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This one was honestly very great apart form one story. I appreciate the variety of identities and diversity in all of the stories. One of them seemed poorly put together and way too intense for a middle grade.
February 12, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Book 19 🌶️📚💙
This is Our Rainbow by (see alt text)
4⭐
🎧
This one was honestly very great apart form one story. I appreciate the variety of identities and diversity in all of the stories. One of them seemed poorly put together and way too intense for a middle grade.
This is Our Rainbow by (see alt text)
4⭐
🎧
This one was honestly very great apart form one story. I appreciate the variety of identities and diversity in all of the stories. One of them seemed poorly put together and way too intense for a middle grade.
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ICYMI: In a recent NBN episode, I spoke with Sunny Dhillon about his powerful collection of epistolary essays, Hide & Sikh: Letters from a Life in Brown Skin (Wolsak & Wynn, 2025).
Tune in:
newbooksnetwork.com/hide-and-sikh
@thesunnydhillon.com @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social
#nonfiction
Tune in:
newbooksnetwork.com/hide-and-sikh
@thesunnydhillon.com @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social
#nonfiction
February 17, 2026 at 4:03 PM
ICYMI: In a recent NBN episode, I spoke with Sunny Dhillon about his powerful collection of epistolary essays, Hide & Sikh: Letters from a Life in Brown Skin (Wolsak & Wynn, 2025).
Tune in:
newbooksnetwork.com/hide-and-sikh
@thesunnydhillon.com @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social
#nonfiction
Tune in:
newbooksnetwork.com/hide-and-sikh
@thesunnydhillon.com @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social
#nonfiction
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#Kidlit #newrelease #bookreview A YEAR OF KITES is at YABC!
yabookscentral.com/kid-review-a...
#kites #cutlure #nonfiction #globalhistory #traditions #celebrations #community
yabookscentral.com/kid-review-a...
#kites #cutlure #nonfiction #globalhistory #traditions #celebrations #community
February 17, 2026 at 8:16 PM
#Kidlit #newrelease #bookreview A YEAR OF KITES is at YABC!
yabookscentral.com/kid-review-a...
#kites #cutlure #nonfiction #globalhistory #traditions #celebrations #community
yabookscentral.com/kid-review-a...
#kites #cutlure #nonfiction #globalhistory #traditions #celebrations #community
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Oh look, Reform UK-led Lincolnshire council looking to increase Councillor allowance by 14%…
Lincolnshire County Councillors could receive bump in their allowances - by £1,450 for basic rate
Lincolnshire County Councillors could receive bump in their allowances - by £1,450 for basic rate
Councillors could get £1,450 a more in their basic allowance
Lincolnshire County Councillors could receive a 13 per cent bump in their allowances from April.
www.lincsonline.co.uk
February 18, 2026 at 7:57 AM
Oh look, Reform UK-led Lincolnshire council looking to increase Councillor allowance by 14%…
Lincolnshire County Councillors could receive bump in their allowances - by £1,450 for basic rate
Lincolnshire County Councillors could receive bump in their allowances - by £1,450 for basic rate
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Individually, each post could easily be dismissed, but taken together, they seem to form something more deliberate: a stream of repurposed Nazi propaganda for the everyday person’s feed.
The US government will not stop sharing Nazi propaganda
And their supporters are loving it.
www.motherjones.com
February 17, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Individually, each post could easily be dismissed, but taken together, they seem to form something more deliberate: a stream of repurposed Nazi propaganda for the everyday person’s feed.
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Europa diskutiert über eine gemeinsame nukleare Aufrüstung. Aber wie soll man so die übrige Welt glaubwürdig von Atomsperrverträgen überzeugen? 👉 taz.de/!6155550
February 18, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Europa diskutiert über eine gemeinsame nukleare Aufrüstung. Aber wie soll man so die übrige Welt glaubwürdig von Atomsperrverträgen überzeugen? 👉 taz.de/!6155550
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A hospital in Germany received an unexpected visitor in its emergency room when an injured cormorant pecked at the glass door, prompting staff to call firefighters to remove a fishing hook from its beak.
February 18, 2026 at 12:24 AM
A hospital in Germany received an unexpected visitor in its emergency room when an injured cormorant pecked at the glass door, prompting staff to call firefighters to remove a fishing hook from its beak.
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Ten states — all led by Democrats — now have statewide policies prohibiting law enforcement officers from cooperating in one of the primary programs President Trump is using to carry out his agenda of mass deportations. https://to.pbs.org/4rUlxKP
Some states push back on Trump recruiting local officers to aid immigration enforcement
Ten states — all led by Democrats — now have statewide policies prohibiting law enforcement officers from cooperating in one of the primary programs Trump is using to carry out his agenda of mass depo...
www.pbs.org
February 18, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Ten states — all led by Democrats — now have statewide policies prohibiting law enforcement officers from cooperating in one of the primary programs President Trump is using to carry out his agenda of mass deportations. https://to.pbs.org/4rUlxKP
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement cannot re-detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia because a 90-day detention period has expired and the government has no viable plan for deporting him, a federal judge ruled. https://cnn.it/4kHhwqR
February 17, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Immigration and Customs Enforcement cannot re-detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia because a 90-day detention period has expired and the government has no viable plan for deporting him, a federal judge ruled. https://cnn.it/4kHhwqR
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“Whenever we go past that school, Ty's like: ‘Am I going back to jail, Mom? Are you taking me back over there?,’” Ty’s mother said. “I felt like nobody at that school was really fighting for him. They were too busy trying to justify what they did.”
(Pub. Nov. 2024)
(Pub. Nov. 2024)
A 13-Year-Old With Autism Got Arrested After His Backpack Sparked Fear. Only His Stuffed Bunny Was Inside.
Disability rights advocates said kids like Ty should not be getting arrested under Tennessee’s school threats law. And they tried to push for a broader exception for kids with other kinds of disabilit...
www.propublica.org
February 18, 2026 at 12:00 AM
“Whenever we go past that school, Ty's like: ‘Am I going back to jail, Mom? Are you taking me back over there?,’” Ty’s mother said. “I felt like nobody at that school was really fighting for him. They were too busy trying to justify what they did.”
(Pub. Nov. 2024)
(Pub. Nov. 2024)
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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed legislation that bans local law enforcement agencies from formally facilitating immigration arrests. At least eight other states have banned or set restrictions on 287(g) partnerships involving ICE and local police offices.
Maryland bans partnerships with ICE, citing ‘unaccountable agents’
Gov. Wes Moore signed legislation ending 287(g) agreements between the state’s law enforcement agencies and the federal immigration enforcement agency.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed legislation that bans local law enforcement agencies from formally facilitating immigration arrests. At least eight other states have banned or set restrictions on 287(g) partnerships involving ICE and local police offices.
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The Boss is bringing his resistance to D.C.
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s 20-date protest tour begins in Minneapolis with a final concert at Nationals Park, three miles from the White House, on May 27.
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s 20-date protest tour begins in Minneapolis with a final concert at Nationals Park, three miles from the White House, on May 27.
Bruce Springsteen brings his political message to Nationals Park in May
The D.C. concert is the final date of the North American leg of Springsteen’s newly announced “Land of Hope and Dreams” tour.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 17, 2026 at 8:45 PM
The Boss is bringing his resistance to D.C.
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s 20-date protest tour begins in Minneapolis with a final concert at Nationals Park, three miles from the White House, on May 27.
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s 20-date protest tour begins in Minneapolis with a final concert at Nationals Park, three miles from the White House, on May 27.
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Tests found barium, which can cause heart and blood pressure problems, at 3x the EPA’s limit in the Boarmans’ drinking water.
But the state did not inform the family of the results for over a month — until @readfrontier.bsky.social and ProPublica requested them.
But the state did not inform the family of the results for over a month — until @readfrontier.bsky.social and ProPublica requested them.
Salty, Oily Drinking Water Left Sores in Their Mouths. Oklahoma Refused to Find Out Why.
State regulators discovered strong signs of oil pollution, including high levels of salt and toxic metals, in one family’s drinking water. But for two years, they repeatedly delayed basic tests to fin...
www.propublica.org
February 18, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Tests found barium, which can cause heart and blood pressure problems, at 3x the EPA’s limit in the Boarmans’ drinking water.
But the state did not inform the family of the results for over a month — until @readfrontier.bsky.social and ProPublica requested them.
But the state did not inform the family of the results for over a month — until @readfrontier.bsky.social and ProPublica requested them.
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“Let’s just call this what it is,” Colbrt said on air Monday, “Donald Trump’s administration wants to silence anyone who says anything bad about Trump on TV, because all Trump does is watch TV.”
CBS didn't want Colbert to talk to this candidate. He did it anyway.
"This is the party that ran against cancel culture," Texas state Rep. James Talarico said about the Trump administration
www.motherjones.com
February 17, 2026 at 11:15 PM
“Let’s just call this what it is,” Colbrt said on air Monday, “Donald Trump’s administration wants to silence anyone who says anything bad about Trump on TV, because all Trump does is watch TV.”
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A new poll found that a plurality of U.S. voters see President Donald Trump as "corrupt," "racist," and "cruel.
New poll includes damning warning for Trump as Americans find him 'racist' and 'cruel'
A new poll found that a plurality of U.S. voters see President Donald Trump as "corrupt," "racist," and "cruel."The Economist/YouGov poll asked more than 1,600 registered voters about Trump's job performance. About 56% of respondents said they "strongly or somewhat" disapprove of the president, Axio...
bit.ly
February 18, 2026 at 5:00 AM
A new poll found that a plurality of U.S. voters see President Donald Trump as "corrupt," "racist," and "cruel.
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Bayer, the German pharmaceutical and biotech giant, said Tuesday that it had reached an agreement that would pay plaintiffs $7.25 billion to settle tens of thousands of lawsuits that claimed the weedkiller Roundup caused non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
Bayer Agrees to Pay $7.25 Billion to Settle Roundup Lawsuits
The agreement, which still faces legal hurdles, would cover current and future claims that the weedkiller caused non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
nyti.ms
February 18, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Bayer, the German pharmaceutical and biotech giant, said Tuesday that it had reached an agreement that would pay plaintiffs $7.25 billion to settle tens of thousands of lawsuits that claimed the weedkiller Roundup caused non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
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Millions of files related to Jeffrey Epstein suggest the existence of a 'global criminal enterprise' that carried out acts meeting the legal threshold of crimes against humanity, a panel of independent experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council says reut.rs/4rpxDfl
Allegations in Epstein files may amount to 'crimes against humanity,' UN experts say
Millions of files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein suggest the existence of a "global criminal enterprise" that carried out acts meeting the legal threshold of crimes against humanity,...
reut.rs
February 17, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Millions of files related to Jeffrey Epstein suggest the existence of a 'global criminal enterprise' that carried out acts meeting the legal threshold of crimes against humanity, a panel of independent experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council says reut.rs/4rpxDfl
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“Roberts will go down in history as the most destructive chief justice.”
Taking stock of the Roberts court at 20—and the shadowy forces that built it
"Roberts will go down in history as the most destructive chief justice."
www.motherjones.com
February 18, 2026 at 3:00 AM
“Roberts will go down in history as the most destructive chief justice.”
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EPSTEIN FILES: WHO IS LEX WEXNER?
After Rep. Massie viewed the unredacted files and pushed for transparency, the DOJ has now unredacted billionaire Les Wexner's name. He appears as a co-conspirator.
After Rep. Massie viewed the unredacted files and pushed for transparency, the DOJ has now unredacted billionaire Les Wexner's name. He appears as a co-conspirator.
February 10, 2026 at 1:03 PM
EPSTEIN FILES: WHO IS LEX WEXNER?
After Rep. Massie viewed the unredacted files and pushed for transparency, the DOJ has now unredacted billionaire Les Wexner's name. He appears as a co-conspirator.
After Rep. Massie viewed the unredacted files and pushed for transparency, the DOJ has now unredacted billionaire Les Wexner's name. He appears as a co-conspirator.
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Declines in the ranks of Black teachers is one big reason why: www.motherjones.com/politics/201...
February 18, 2026 at 4:53 AM
Declines in the ranks of Black teachers is one big reason why: www.motherjones.com/politics/201...
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Our design team is growing by 100%. Join us!
we're hiring a senior product designer at Bluesky.
you'd be designer #2. no design-by-committee, no six-month review cycles. just ship great stuff to millions of people.
come level up this app with us! apply here: jobs.gem.com/bluesky/am9i...
you'd be designer #2. no design-by-committee, no six-month review cycles. just ship great stuff to millions of people.
come level up this app with us! apply here: jobs.gem.com/bluesky/am9i...
Bluesky Jobs
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February 17, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Our design team is growing by 100%. Join us!
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We've been hard at work on a new website with new guides, better docs, more translations, even our very own blog. We think it looks pretty sharp, too. It's now easier than ever to just build things with AT Protocol.
atproto.com
atproto.com
February 17, 2026 at 4:24 PM
We've been hard at work on a new website with new guides, better docs, more translations, even our very own blog. We think it looks pretty sharp, too. It's now easier than ever to just build things with AT Protocol.
atproto.com
atproto.com
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Always always take these people down to specifics. That's where they consistently fall apart.
"So will it be the same act but with a different label?"
Victoria Derbyshire humiliates Zia Yusuf on Reform UK's plan to scrap the Equalities Act, because, as she reads each of the things from the Equalities act he confirms they'll still be protected 🤷♂️
Victoria Derbyshire humiliates Zia Yusuf on Reform UK's plan to scrap the Equalities Act, because, as she reads each of the things from the Equalities act he confirms they'll still be protected 🤷♂️
February 18, 2026 at 7:15 AM
Always always take these people down to specifics. That's where they consistently fall apart.