Stephanie Franklin
@sannfrank.bsky.social
Stephanie/she/they
Founder/Executive Director of Masakhane Center in Newark, NJ
Founder/Executive Director of Masakhane Center in Newark, NJ
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Appreciate that folks lift up the Panthers. Black groups pre-dating the Panthers were also doing community patrols. See one example here: nmaahc.si.edu/object/nmaah...
Joshua Clark Davis's Police Against the Movement offers some other examples too.
Joshua Clark Davis's Police Against the Movement offers some other examples too.
February 6, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Appreciate that folks lift up the Panthers. Black groups pre-dating the Panthers were also doing community patrols. See one example here: nmaahc.si.edu/object/nmaah...
Joshua Clark Davis's Police Against the Movement offers some other examples too.
Joshua Clark Davis's Police Against the Movement offers some other examples too.
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Encouraging to see some members of the US Olympic team wearing masks to protect their health ahead of competition.
February 6, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Encouraging to see some members of the US Olympic team wearing masks to protect their health ahead of competition.
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Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.”
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
February 6, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.”
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
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cops: sex trafficking victims are impossible to find! most of them don’t even know they’ve been trafficked.
dozens of women over decades: here’s our sworn statements about jeff epstein
cops: …
prosecutors: …
anti-trafficking task forces: …
cops: we have no choice but to do a craigslist sting
dozens of women over decades: here’s our sworn statements about jeff epstein
cops: …
prosecutors: …
anti-trafficking task forces: …
cops: we have no choice but to do a craigslist sting
February 5, 2026 at 4:21 PM
cops: sex trafficking victims are impossible to find! most of them don’t even know they’ve been trafficked.
dozens of women over decades: here’s our sworn statements about jeff epstein
cops: …
prosecutors: …
anti-trafficking task forces: …
cops: we have no choice but to do a craigslist sting
dozens of women over decades: here’s our sworn statements about jeff epstein
cops: …
prosecutors: …
anti-trafficking task forces: …
cops: we have no choice but to do a craigslist sting
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cannot possibly convey how actually crazy-making it can feel, after spending 20 years monitoring all these orgs blaming sex workers and the internet for enabling a vast sex trafficking network, to now see Jeffery Epstein’s inbox
February 5, 2026 at 4:16 PM
cannot possibly convey how actually crazy-making it can feel, after spending 20 years monitoring all these orgs blaming sex workers and the internet for enabling a vast sex trafficking network, to now see Jeffery Epstein’s inbox
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Eric Huntley, who has died aged 96, was the co-founder with his wife, Jessica, of the radical publishing house Bogle L’Ouverture, set up in London in 1968 to showcase black writing talent.
Eric Huntley obituary
Activist and co-founder of Bogle-L’Ouverture, one of the most important black publishing houses in Britain
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Eric Huntley, who has died aged 96, was the co-founder with his wife, Jessica, of the radical publishing house Bogle L’Ouverture, set up in London in 1968 to showcase black writing talent.
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If you use the code BHM26, you can get 20% off The Payback and all the other great books in Bookshop’s Black History Month collection.
The Payback: A Novel
A Novel
bookshop.org
February 5, 2026 at 2:28 PM
If you use the code BHM26, you can get 20% off The Payback and all the other great books in Bookshop’s Black History Month collection.
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Heartbreaking
More than 80% of flying fox colony wiped out as January heatwaves kill thousands of bats
More than 80% of flying fox colony wiped out as January heatwaves kill thousands of bats
Only 180 bats survived intense heat in South Australian town, including 34 babies that carers say face months of recovery
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Heartbreaking
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With the closing of the Kennedy Center and the cuts at the Post, the Washington, DC metro area has lost its biggest arts institution and of its largest local journalism outlet.
February 4, 2026 at 3:01 PM
With the closing of the Kennedy Center and the cuts at the Post, the Washington, DC metro area has lost its biggest arts institution and of its largest local journalism outlet.
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Poor rapists are getting away with it too. Pretty much all rapists are getting away with it. Ask a survivor.
February 4, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Poor rapists are getting away with it too. Pretty much all rapists are getting away with it. Ask a survivor.
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When you are on parole, your freedom constantly feels in peril, especially when a group of men at work harass you over your incarceration.
Reentry is the journey of a lifetime & my vulnerability is both my greatest armor & biggest liability, writes columnist Derek R. Trumbo, Sr.
Reentry is the journey of a lifetime & my vulnerability is both my greatest armor & biggest liability, writes columnist Derek R. Trumbo, Sr.
Parole, harassment, and the daily fight to stay free
My vulnerability is both my greatest armor and biggest liability. I offer it to those who might believe in second chances
prismreports.org
February 4, 2026 at 4:52 PM
When you are on parole, your freedom constantly feels in peril, especially when a group of men at work harass you over your incarceration.
Reentry is the journey of a lifetime & my vulnerability is both my greatest armor & biggest liability, writes columnist Derek R. Trumbo, Sr.
Reentry is the journey of a lifetime & my vulnerability is both my greatest armor & biggest liability, writes columnist Derek R. Trumbo, Sr.
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And please advocate for resources for the victims. Federal funding is dwindling for a lot of DV organizations. Housing, financial assistance will all be gone unless people continue to advocate for funding policies.
Please don't abandon your friends that are in abusive relationships. It will take them even longer to get out if you do. The cycle is real.
February 3, 2026 at 11:40 PM
And please advocate for resources for the victims. Federal funding is dwindling for a lot of DV organizations. Housing, financial assistance will all be gone unless people continue to advocate for funding policies.
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my Disability Support was almost cut off this month due to human error of the worker managing my file.
I don't think people understand the stress of your whole lifeline of income being mismanaged by people who a) aren't disabled and b) do not care about what it means.
I don't think people understand the stress of your whole lifeline of income being mismanaged by people who a) aren't disabled and b) do not care about what it means.
February 4, 2026 at 2:46 AM
my Disability Support was almost cut off this month due to human error of the worker managing my file.
I don't think people understand the stress of your whole lifeline of income being mismanaged by people who a) aren't disabled and b) do not care about what it means.
I don't think people understand the stress of your whole lifeline of income being mismanaged by people who a) aren't disabled and b) do not care about what it means.
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In late 2025, the FDA warned companies that make and sell chest binders that their products could be seized and their sales could be halted if they continued to market them as a treatment for gender dysphoria. Read @hallielieberman.bsky.social on what that means for trans customers:
FDA Targets Gender-Affirming Garments, Warning Companies that Serve Trans Customers
At least 12 companies received letters from the agency stating that the gender-affirming compression garments are medical devices and require compliance with strict federal regulations.
rewirenewsgroup.com
February 2, 2026 at 7:12 PM
In late 2025, the FDA warned companies that make and sell chest binders that their products could be seized and their sales could be halted if they continued to market them as a treatment for gender dysphoria. Read @hallielieberman.bsky.social on what that means for trans customers:
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The 2026 edition of @blackfilmarchive.bsky.social's 28 Films for the 28 Days of Black History Month is out. A good number of these are available online for free. Thank you @mayascade.bsky.social 🖤
#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM2026
#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM2026
28 Films for the 28 Days of Black History Month
28 Films to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Black History Month
blackfilmarchive.substack.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:01 AM
The 2026 edition of @blackfilmarchive.bsky.social's 28 Films for the 28 Days of Black History Month is out. A good number of these are available online for free. Thank you @mayascade.bsky.social 🖤
#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM2026
#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM2026
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Remember when I said I think our sense of time is being f’d with by these platforms - here is a great example from @imanibarbarin.bsky.social educating us on asynchronous communication www.instagram.com/reel/DUIyx7N...
Imani Barbarin on Instagram: "We’re here because we have one side that wants you 💀 and another that will build the infrastructure to do it. None of this has to be happening."
5,456 likes, 74 comments - crutches_and_spice on January 30, 2026: "We’re here because we have one side that wants you 💀 and another that will build the infrastructure to do it. None of this has to be...
www.instagram.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Remember when I said I think our sense of time is being f’d with by these platforms - here is a great example from @imanibarbarin.bsky.social educating us on asynchronous communication www.instagram.com/reel/DUIyx7N...
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I do not debate sexual assault allegations with strangers on the internet; I block.
Take your devil’s advocate bullshit back to hell where it belongs.
As for me and my house, we shall believe survivors.
Take your devil’s advocate bullshit back to hell where it belongs.
As for me and my house, we shall believe survivors.
February 2, 2026 at 5:35 AM
I do not debate sexual assault allegations with strangers on the internet; I block.
Take your devil’s advocate bullshit back to hell where it belongs.
As for me and my house, we shall believe survivors.
Take your devil’s advocate bullshit back to hell where it belongs.
As for me and my house, we shall believe survivors.
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Men aren’t born with a propensity to commit acts of sexual violence. It is socialized behavior, often learned through abuse itself. Take fraternities and hazing as one example. The slightly older students beat the younger ones and the cycle continues year after year. Sports teams, armies, the same.
February 2, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Men aren’t born with a propensity to commit acts of sexual violence. It is socialized behavior, often learned through abuse itself. Take fraternities and hazing as one example. The slightly older students beat the younger ones and the cycle continues year after year. Sports teams, armies, the same.
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I’ve seen a lot of reactionary viral content in recent years along the lines of “men should be born in prison and prove their way out” and while I get where that’s coming from, I also think gender essentialism and viewing abusiveness as innate is a huge problem + deflection from how prevention works
February 2, 2026 at 2:34 AM
I’ve seen a lot of reactionary viral content in recent years along the lines of “men should be born in prison and prove their way out” and while I get where that’s coming from, I also think gender essentialism and viewing abusiveness as innate is a huge problem + deflection from how prevention works
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Chicago has 3 regional libraries and the South side one is named after Dr. Woodson. The library is home to the Vivian G Harsh Research collection which is the largest collection of African American history and literature in the Midwest.
February 1, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Chicago has 3 regional libraries and the South side one is named after Dr. Woodson. The library is home to the Vivian G Harsh Research collection which is the largest collection of African American history and literature in the Midwest.
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“Never be limited by other people’s limited imaginations.”
— Mae Jemison ✨️✨️✨️
100 years of Black History Month ❤️🖤💚
— Mae Jemison ✨️✨️✨️
100 years of Black History Month ❤️🖤💚
"The difference between science and the arts is not that they are different sides of the same coin, even, or even different parts of the same continuum, but rather, they’re manifestations of the same thing."
– Mae Jemison 🌙🌙🌙
Happy Black History Month ❤️🖤💚
– Mae Jemison 🌙🌙🌙
Happy Black History Month ❤️🖤💚
February 1, 2026 at 3:04 PM
“Never be limited by other people’s limited imaginations.”
— Mae Jemison ✨️✨️✨️
100 years of Black History Month ❤️🖤💚
— Mae Jemison ✨️✨️✨️
100 years of Black History Month ❤️🖤💚
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Abolishing ICE is not enough, says Illinois Congressmember Delia Ramirez. "The entire agency of DHS needs to be dismantled."
Abolish ICE: Rep. Delia Ramirez Calls for Defunding DHS & Defends Rep. Ilhan Omar After Attack
We speak with Congressmember Delia Ramirez following an attack on her colleague, Congressmember Ilhan Omar, who was sprayed with an unknown foul-smelling liquid while speaking at a town hall event in ...
www.democracynow.org
February 1, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Abolishing ICE is not enough, says Illinois Congressmember Delia Ramirez. "The entire agency of DHS needs to be dismantled."
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Epstein’s economic power among academics was made possible by a capitalist system that makes higher education dependent on the charity economy rather than a public good supported by taxing the rich
February 1, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Epstein’s economic power among academics was made possible by a capitalist system that makes higher education dependent on the charity economy rather than a public good supported by taxing the rich
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An entire political movement founded on uncovering hidden messages in documents to discover the powerful secret pedophiles and meanwhile the powerful pedophiles out here sending gmails saying "Hi fellow pedophile when are we meeting to do pedophilia again"
Disgusting.
In an email on Sept. 11, 2013, Mr. Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, wrote to Mr. Epstein, “It was really nice seeing you yesterday.” He added: “Any time you’re in the area would love to see you. As long as you bring your harem!”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
In an email on Sept. 11, 2013, Mr. Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, wrote to Mr. Epstein, “It was really nice seeing you yesterday.” He added: “Any time you’re in the area would love to see you. As long as you bring your harem!”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Live Updates: Millions of Pages of Epstein Documents Released
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 11:47 AM
An entire political movement founded on uncovering hidden messages in documents to discover the powerful secret pedophiles and meanwhile the powerful pedophiles out here sending gmails saying "Hi fellow pedophile when are we meeting to do pedophilia again"
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US authorities reportedly investigate claims that Meta can read encrypted WhatsApp messages
US authorities reportedly investigate claims that Meta can read encrypted WhatsApp messages
A lawsuit filed last week alleges tech firm ‘can access virtually all’ private communications, a claim the company has denied
US authorities have reportedly investigated claims that Meta can read users’ encrypted chats on the WhatsApp messaging platform, which it owns.
The reports follow a lawsuit filed last week, which claimed Meta “can access virtually all of WhatsApp users’ purportedly ‘private’ communications”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:08 PM
US authorities reportedly investigate claims that Meta can read encrypted WhatsApp messages