R. A. Mills
@abaykamau.bsky.social
📚 Educator 👨🏾🎓 DocCandidate 📓 Adjunct 💰 Financial Coach 🗽 Tax Professional 🗣 Speaker 🥝🍇 Vegetarian 🇧🇧🇬🇶🇺🇸 Pedigree 🤙🏾 1906 📣 Views are mine.
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The @karenhunter.bsky.social show welcomes Author of PLUNDERED: How Racist Policies Undermine Black Homeownership in America – Available Now, Bernadette Atuahene!
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#MotivationalMonday #KarenRebels
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#MotivationalMonday #KarenRebels
The Coalition for Property Tax Justice
Join the fight for property tax justice!
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December 8, 2025 at 9:46 PM
The @karenhunter.bsky.social show welcomes Author of PLUNDERED: How Racist Policies Undermine Black Homeownership in America – Available Now, Bernadette Atuahene!
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#MotivationalMonday #KarenRebels
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#MotivationalMonday #KarenRebels
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The Supreme Court, Presidency, Senate and two party system are all quite anti-democratic institutions as presently constructed.
Our institutions are not only incapable of preventing tyranny—they’re currently enabling it.
When democracy returns, we need to reform our political system.
Our institutions are not only incapable of preventing tyranny—they’re currently enabling it.
When democracy returns, we need to reform our political system.
December 8, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The Supreme Court, Presidency, Senate and two party system are all quite anti-democratic institutions as presently constructed.
Our institutions are not only incapable of preventing tyranny—they’re currently enabling it.
When democracy returns, we need to reform our political system.
Our institutions are not only incapable of preventing tyranny—they’re currently enabling it.
When democracy returns, we need to reform our political system.
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📚🎁 Reminders for everyone looking for specific books to purchase online as gifts:
1. If you haven't called your local independently-owned book shop, try there first. (If you don't have one, try Bookshop.org)
2. Don't put it off - shipping time for Media Mail can be 12 days. Priority is 5 📦
1. If you haven't called your local independently-owned book shop, try there first. (If you don't have one, try Bookshop.org)
2. Don't put it off - shipping time for Media Mail can be 12 days. Priority is 5 📦
Bookshop.org: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.
A better way to buy books online. Every purchase financially supports local independent bookstores.
Bookshop.org
December 5, 2025 at 8:22 PM
📚🎁 Reminders for everyone looking for specific books to purchase online as gifts:
1. If you haven't called your local independently-owned book shop, try there first. (If you don't have one, try Bookshop.org)
2. Don't put it off - shipping time for Media Mail can be 12 days. Priority is 5 📦
1. If you haven't called your local independently-owned book shop, try there first. (If you don't have one, try Bookshop.org)
2. Don't put it off - shipping time for Media Mail can be 12 days. Priority is 5 📦
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If the large portions of Trump's base do turn against him bc of Epstein, they'll be looking to explain his betrayal and how they were fooled.
This will be (is) a moment of great potential for stories that direct their rage at the billionaire class rather than at BIPOC and queer/trans ppl
This will be (is) a moment of great potential for stories that direct their rage at the billionaire class rather than at BIPOC and queer/trans ppl
November 13, 2025 at 11:31 PM
If the large portions of Trump's base do turn against him bc of Epstein, they'll be looking to explain his betrayal and how they were fooled.
This will be (is) a moment of great potential for stories that direct their rage at the billionaire class rather than at BIPOC and queer/trans ppl
This will be (is) a moment of great potential for stories that direct their rage at the billionaire class rather than at BIPOC and queer/trans ppl
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A 20th strike on a boat in Latin America, killing 4 people, per CBS News (waiting to link to another source)
November 13, 2025 at 11:44 PM
A 20th strike on a boat in Latin America, killing 4 people, per CBS News (waiting to link to another source)
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you could fact check this — there aren’t 30 million illegal immigrants and there is no evidence that the presence of an immigrant in say houston has any impact on housing in madison, wisconsin — or you could note straightforwardly that this is just nazi rhetoric
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 13, 2025 at 10:12 PM
you could fact check this — there aren’t 30 million illegal immigrants and there is no evidence that the presence of an immigrant in say houston has any impact on housing in madison, wisconsin — or you could note straightforwardly that this is just nazi rhetoric
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If you have to get permission to teach in your area of expertise from people who are definitionally not qualified to adjudicate your expertise then you are no longer working at a university.
You’re working at a state propaganda factory.
You’re working at a state propaganda factory.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M adopts policy requiring professors to get OK from school president to discuss certain race and gender issues.
November 13, 2025 at 11:48 PM
If you have to get permission to teach in your area of expertise from people who are definitionally not qualified to adjudicate your expertise then you are no longer working at a university.
You’re working at a state propaganda factory.
You’re working at a state propaganda factory.
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Omg, this detail from CNN about the ICE hiring snafu is wild. This seems like an HR 101 level thing to get right.
They turned a hiring bonus into something much closer to an application bonus.
Seems like a great way to burn a ton of cash. Also? Here’s some waste for sure!
They turned a hiring bonus into something much closer to an application bonus.
Seems like a great way to burn a ton of cash. Also? Here’s some waste for sure!
October 24, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Omg, this detail from CNN about the ICE hiring snafu is wild. This seems like an HR 101 level thing to get right.
They turned a hiring bonus into something much closer to an application bonus.
Seems like a great way to burn a ton of cash. Also? Here’s some waste for sure!
They turned a hiring bonus into something much closer to an application bonus.
Seems like a great way to burn a ton of cash. Also? Here’s some waste for sure!
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Justice Sotomayor with a graphic dissent as the Supreme Court allows Alabama to move forward with the execution of Anthony Boyd by lethal gas:
October 23, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Justice Sotomayor with a graphic dissent as the Supreme Court allows Alabama to move forward with the execution of Anthony Boyd by lethal gas:
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This 4-year-old's heart is failing. A federal grant that might help him was canceled
@luriedanielfavors.bsky.social #LDFShow
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@luriedanielfavors.bsky.social #LDFShow
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This 4-year-old's heart is failing. A federal grant that might help him was canceled
A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down.
www.npr.org
October 13, 2025 at 2:41 PM
This 4-year-old's heart is failing. A federal grant that might help him was canceled
@luriedanielfavors.bsky.social #LDFShow
www.npr.org/2025/10/09/n...
@luriedanielfavors.bsky.social #LDFShow
www.npr.org/2025/10/09/n...
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ASL isn’t the same as English. Black Baltimorean ASL is a language unto itself.
ASL isn’t the same as English. Black Baltimorean ASL is a language unto itself.
American Sign Language is distinct and separate from English. In Baltimore, Black ASL has its own vernacular.
buff.ly
September 30, 2025 at 10:00 AM
ASL isn’t the same as English. Black Baltimorean ASL is a language unto itself.
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People missing an important point about folks getting fired for whatever they said about Charlie Kirk: Americans are being conditioned to be snitches on their fellow citizens who don’t toe a party line on what is “allowed” to be expressed. And employers are going along. It’s the new secret police
September 14, 2025 at 3:32 AM
People missing an important point about folks getting fired for whatever they said about Charlie Kirk: Americans are being conditioned to be snitches on their fellow citizens who don’t toe a party line on what is “allowed” to be expressed. And employers are going along. It’s the new secret police
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Every time @thenation.com publishes the writing of Lujayn, a teen in the Gaza Strip, I hold my breath while reading. If you read one thing today, make it this: "Don’t you dare preach “child protection” to our children while they are bombed and starved in front of the whole world."
I’m a Teenager In Gaza. And I Am Starving.
What hits you first is the exhaustion carved into every face. The sickly pallor. The terrifying weight loss ravaging everyone—yes, including me.
www.thenation.com
August 14, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Every time @thenation.com publishes the writing of Lujayn, a teen in the Gaza Strip, I hold my breath while reading. If you read one thing today, make it this: "Don’t you dare preach “child protection” to our children while they are bombed and starved in front of the whole world."
I'm always pleased when a dragonfly pulls up on me ✊🏾 IYKYK
June 14, 2025 at 8:08 PM
I'm always pleased when a dragonfly pulls up on me ✊🏾 IYKYK
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Melissa Hortman, who was assassinated last night, was the Speaker of the Minnesota House in the 2023-2024 session, when Democrats ran the state government.
That means she had a leading role in shepherding the many landmark reforms that Dems adopted in that period—an important legacy. Brief 🧵.
That means she had a leading role in shepherding the many landmark reforms that Dems adopted in that period—an important legacy. Brief 🧵.
June 14, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Melissa Hortman, who was assassinated last night, was the Speaker of the Minnesota House in the 2023-2024 session, when Democrats ran the state government.
That means she had a leading role in shepherding the many landmark reforms that Dems adopted in that period—an important legacy. Brief 🧵.
That means she had a leading role in shepherding the many landmark reforms that Dems adopted in that period—an important legacy. Brief 🧵.
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Happy International Jazz Day.
Today, we celebrate Black genius.
The peak of Black musicianship.
Today, we celebrate Black genius.
The peak of Black musicianship.
April 30, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Happy International Jazz Day.
Today, we celebrate Black genius.
The peak of Black musicianship.
Today, we celebrate Black genius.
The peak of Black musicianship.
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Who is the Greatest Oppressor of All Time?
On day two of our quest to find the G.O.A.T. of racism, we focus on the "influencers" bracket.
Cast your vote in our tournament before it's too late!
On day two of our quest to find the G.O.A.T. of racism, we focus on the "influencers" bracket.
Cast your vote in our tournament before it's too late!
G.O.A.T Tournament Day 2: The Influencers
It's day two of the tournament to crown the Greatest Oppressor of All Time.
dlvr.it
March 20, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Who is the Greatest Oppressor of All Time?
On day two of our quest to find the G.O.A.T. of racism, we focus on the "influencers" bracket.
Cast your vote in our tournament before it's too late!
On day two of our quest to find the G.O.A.T. of racism, we focus on the "influencers" bracket.
Cast your vote in our tournament before it's too late!
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Segregation was never just separate facilities
It was paying more & getting less in your neighborhood
It was getting the Phd, but still not getting hired
It was needing police for the police
It was building up a newspaper & having it burned (Wells)
It was building a school & having it shot up (JSU)
It was paying more & getting less in your neighborhood
It was getting the Phd, but still not getting hired
It was needing police for the police
It was building up a newspaper & having it burned (Wells)
It was building a school & having it shot up (JSU)
March 20, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Segregation was never just separate facilities
It was paying more & getting less in your neighborhood
It was getting the Phd, but still not getting hired
It was needing police for the police
It was building up a newspaper & having it burned (Wells)
It was building a school & having it shot up (JSU)
It was paying more & getting less in your neighborhood
It was getting the Phd, but still not getting hired
It was needing police for the police
It was building up a newspaper & having it burned (Wells)
It was building a school & having it shot up (JSU)
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I can’t believe this has to be said, but: You cannot tell the story of Jackie Robinson—as a ballplayer, serviceman, or human—without discussing our country’s history of racism.
From Around the Horn:
From Around the Horn:
March 19, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I can’t believe this has to be said, but: You cannot tell the story of Jackie Robinson—as a ballplayer, serviceman, or human—without discussing our country’s history of racism.
From Around the Horn:
From Around the Horn:
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The nature of a cult is that it will turn you against your own family. Your loved ones will cheer as you are led off to the camps because hurting even you is what is necessary to bring on the glorious nation. apnews.com/article/trum...
Thrust into unemployment, axed federal workers face relatives who celebrate their firing
Scrambling to replace their health insurance and to find new work, some fired federal workers are running into another unexpected unpleasantry: Relatives cheering their job loss.
apnews.com
March 8, 2025 at 11:55 AM
The nature of a cult is that it will turn you against your own family. Your loved ones will cheer as you are led off to the camps because hurting even you is what is necessary to bring on the glorious nation. apnews.com/article/trum...
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Angie Stone, singer and member of the iconic hip hop trio The Sequence, has died at 63
Singer-Songwriter Angie Stone Dead at 63
Angie Stone -- a singer and member of the iconic hip hop trio The Sequence -- has died ... TMZ has confirmed.
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March 1, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Angie Stone, singer and member of the iconic hip hop trio The Sequence, has died at 63
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NEW: A searing editorial in the The Kyiv Independent.
“It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.
“A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky.”
@kyivindependent.com
“It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.
“A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky.”
@kyivindependent.com
Editorial: A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky
It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.
In the past several weeks, the U.S. leadership has demonstrate...
kyivindependent.com
February 28, 2025 at 10:45 PM
NEW: A searing editorial in the The Kyiv Independent.
“It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.
“A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky.”
@kyivindependent.com
“It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.
“A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky.”
@kyivindependent.com
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Reporter: If you could speak directly to Elon Musk, what would you say?
Rep. Jasmine Crockett: Fuck off.
Rep. Jasmine Crockett: Fuck off.
February 25, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Reporter: If you could speak directly to Elon Musk, what would you say?
Rep. Jasmine Crockett: Fuck off.
Rep. Jasmine Crockett: Fuck off.