Orlando Hawkins
@blacknihilist21.bsky.social
Philosophy Nerd (Ph.D Candidate in Philosophy— Phil of Race, Black Existentialism, Black Pessimism/Nihilism, Black Marxism, Black Feminism).
“If the slave cannot be taken from Africa, slavery can be taken to Africa”- W.E.B. Du Bois
“If the slave cannot be taken from Africa, slavery can be taken to Africa”- W.E.B. Du Bois
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Love old churches . . . St Mary and St Finnan's Catholic Church, Glenfinnan, Highlands, Scotland. It's situated near the site where Bonnie Prince Charlie raised his standard in 1745.
Photo credit to Johnny Stills
Photo credit to Johnny Stills
November 27, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Love old churches . . . St Mary and St Finnan's Catholic Church, Glenfinnan, Highlands, Scotland. It's situated near the site where Bonnie Prince Charlie raised his standard in 1745.
Photo credit to Johnny Stills
Photo credit to Johnny Stills
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Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old.
www.whatimreading.net
November 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
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this is a huge [citation needed]
This is a straightforward Republican attack line, what the fuck is he doing
November 15, 2025 at 6:01 PM
this is a huge [citation needed]
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Today is the day that I am compelled to migrate my pinned from the Old Site to this site because oh my gosh did you
November 13, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Today is the day that I am compelled to migrate my pinned from the Old Site to this site because oh my gosh did you
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Autumn in Edinburgh is a true introvert's paradise. As the crowd disperses, the castle returns to its former tranquility..
#travels #edinburgh #autumn #scenery
#travels #edinburgh #autumn #scenery
November 7, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Autumn in Edinburgh is a true introvert's paradise. As the crowd disperses, the castle returns to its former tranquility..
#travels #edinburgh #autumn #scenery
#travels #edinburgh #autumn #scenery
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November 7, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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Stamford, Lincolnshire, St Mary
November 3, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Stamford, Lincolnshire, St Mary
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more the Norwich I was expecting
October 31, 2025 at 3:27 PM
more the Norwich I was expecting
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October 28, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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Picture of the East Wing demolition of the White House taken on my flight out of DCA.
October 23, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Picture of the East Wing demolition of the White House taken on my flight out of DCA.
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Seattle in the Fall
📸Susan Kapp
📸Susan Kapp
October 22, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Seattle in the Fall
📸Susan Kapp
📸Susan Kapp
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The reason for this is that this class of people has internalized the idea of conservatives as the American Volk, an idea downstream of the senate and EC giving them more power than their numbers that has somehow become a quasi spiritual belief about the nature of the country
October 19, 2025 at 9:43 AM
The reason for this is that this class of people has internalized the idea of conservatives as the American Volk, an idea downstream of the senate and EC giving them more power than their numbers that has somehow become a quasi spiritual belief about the nature of the country
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Louvre closed after robbery, French culture minister says
Louvre closed after robbery, French culture minister says
Rachida Dati announces robbery had taken place at world’s most-visited museum
The Louvre in Paris, the world’s most-visited museum, has suddenly closed for the day after the French culture minister said there had a been a robbery.
“A robbery took place this morning at the opening of the Louvre Museum,” Rachida Dati wrote on social media. She used the French word braquage, which can mean robbery or hold-up. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 19, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Louvre closed after robbery, French culture minister says
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The Gothic Cloisters at the University of Glasgow
October 18, 2025 at 7:15 AM
The Gothic Cloisters at the University of Glasgow
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October 15, 2025 at 10:08 PM
The only thing I dislike about this kind of take is that it never acknowledges that even though the GOP wants permanent power, that doesn’t mean they’ll automatically be successful in hanging onto it.
I dont think enough Americans realize Republicans are gearing up for permanent rule. I dont know if we will get to midterm elections. Even if we do, with gerrymandering, the gutting of the Voting Rights Act, and violent intimidation, they'll rig the elections for minority rule.
All hands on deck.
All hands on deck.
October 17, 2025 at 12:06 AM
The only thing I dislike about this kind of take is that it never acknowledges that even though the GOP wants permanent power, that doesn’t mean they’ll automatically be successful in hanging onto it.
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roberts’s constitution allows for racial discrimination as long as you don’t say you’re racially discriminating, because in a classic bit of racecraft, roberts’s constitution forbids acknowledging race but has no particular issue with racism.
October 16, 2025 at 12:12 PM
roberts’s constitution allows for racial discrimination as long as you don’t say you’re racially discriminating, because in a classic bit of racecraft, roberts’s constitution forbids acknowledging race but has no particular issue with racism.
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my main takeaways from listening to the Supreme Court oral argument today are
-the writing is on the wall for the Voting Rights Act
-the Republican justices are now throwing racist spaghetti at that wall; they'll pass of whatever sticks as the opinion's rationale
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/calla...
-the writing is on the wall for the Voting Rights Act
-the Republican justices are now throwing racist spaghetti at that wall; they'll pass of whatever sticks as the opinion's rationale
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/calla...
The Conservative Justices Have So Many Ideas For How to Kill the Voting Rights Act
The Republican justices already know where they’re going. They just have to figure out which route they’re going to take to get there.
ballsandstrikes.org
October 15, 2025 at 10:31 PM
my main takeaways from listening to the Supreme Court oral argument today are
-the writing is on the wall for the Voting Rights Act
-the Republican justices are now throwing racist spaghetti at that wall; they'll pass of whatever sticks as the opinion's rationale
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/calla...
-the writing is on the wall for the Voting Rights Act
-the Republican justices are now throwing racist spaghetti at that wall; they'll pass of whatever sticks as the opinion's rationale
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/calla...
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Hi Sally. When Weiss published a supposed expose on the death of George Floyd, a veteran criminal justice reporter showed in deep detail that the piece was not just wrong but filled with falsehoods and misrepresentations. Weiss did not retract the piece. What do you think of that?
This is really smart. Amazed at the hysteria over the ascendance of a woman entrepreneur who clearly knows how to cover and sell news and who's not afraid to take on a mob. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Don’t Bet Against Bari Weiss
The new editor in chief of CBS News triumphs over her critics.
www.theatlantic.com
October 12, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Hi Sally. When Weiss published a supposed expose on the death of George Floyd, a veteran criminal justice reporter showed in deep detail that the piece was not just wrong but filled with falsehoods and misrepresentations. Weiss did not retract the piece. What do you think of that?
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WATCH: ‘Portland Frog’ pepper balled by ICE agents
October 6, 2025 at 5:39 AM
WATCH: ‘Portland Frog’ pepper balled by ICE agents
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lol gentle reminder that DEI is not illegal. Supporting marginalized groups is not illegal. Anyone reneging on support is making a CHOICE to do so.
October 11, 2025 at 3:27 PM
lol gentle reminder that DEI is not illegal. Supporting marginalized groups is not illegal. Anyone reneging on support is making a CHOICE to do so.
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Lawyers have been publicizing a new term to describe ICE's racially targeted detainments: a “Kavanaugh stop.”
Mother Jones reporter Pema Levy explains in this new video:
Mother Jones reporter Pema Levy explains in this new video:
October 10, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Lawyers have been publicizing a new term to describe ICE's racially targeted detainments: a “Kavanaugh stop.”
Mother Jones reporter Pema Levy explains in this new video:
Mother Jones reporter Pema Levy explains in this new video: