@blkbutterfly1619.bsky.social
Just me. Part of the 92%. Trying to survive and thrive this crazy world.
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Healthcare should be guaranteed as a human right #MedicareForAll @salaambhattiva.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Healthcare should be guaranteed as a human right #MedicareForAll @salaambhattiva.bsky.social
Don’t forget he sold drugs to and created the crack epidemic in the Black community!
Ronald Reagan was a horrible president who demonized marginalized communities, gutted the welfare state, enriched cronies, and committed a laundry list of impeachable crimes. I long for a Democratic Party that rightly understands that a comparison to him should be an insult.
Elissa Slotkin in her “Democratic” response is glorifying … checks notes … Ronald ****ing Reagan.
GTFOH lady.
GTFOH lady.
March 5, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Don’t forget he sold drugs to and created the crack epidemic in the Black community!
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Al Green after he was THROWN out of chambers:
“I was making it clear to the President that he has no mandate to cut Medicaid”
"It is the best way to get it across to a person who uses his incivility, who uses his incivility against our civility. "
#SOTU
“I was making it clear to the President that he has no mandate to cut Medicaid”
"It is the best way to get it across to a person who uses his incivility, who uses his incivility against our civility. "
#SOTU
March 5, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Al Green after he was THROWN out of chambers:
“I was making it clear to the President that he has no mandate to cut Medicaid”
"It is the best way to get it across to a person who uses his incivility, who uses his incivility against our civility. "
#SOTU
“I was making it clear to the President that he has no mandate to cut Medicaid”
"It is the best way to get it across to a person who uses his incivility, who uses his incivility against our civility. "
#SOTU
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Kentucky Republican 👇🏽
As we’ve been saying, they don’t care about the debt and never did. They want their tax cuts for the rich. (Again)
As we’ve been saying, they don’t care about the debt and never did. They want their tax cuts for the rich. (Again)
February 25, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Kentucky Republican 👇🏽
As we’ve been saying, they don’t care about the debt and never did. They want their tax cuts for the rich. (Again)
As we’ve been saying, they don’t care about the debt and never did. They want their tax cuts for the rich. (Again)
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This is extraordinarily dangerous. Tomorrow, the legacy media will ask Republican officials about this. Those officials will lie and obfuscate. And the legacy media will move on.
That is part of the crisis we face.
That is part of the crisis we face.
February 16, 2025 at 1:42 AM
This is extraordinarily dangerous. Tomorrow, the legacy media will ask Republican officials about this. Those officials will lie and obfuscate. And the legacy media will move on.
That is part of the crisis we face.
That is part of the crisis we face.
The federal workforce is the backbone of this country & have been unfairly maligned. They make sure food is safe, protect our health & environment, care for vets, the old, the sick & the young & keep us safe. They do it bc they love this country & not for the $$$. We FO & now we’re FO.
Reddit has scores of comment from federal workers grappling with the chaos of the last few weeks. So many of these people are earnest, hardworking, and just want to do good work to help others.
r/fednews and r/usajobs are the subreddits I've been reading.
r/fednews and r/usajobs are the subreddits I've been reading.
This comment on r/fednews really stood out to me. Trump and Musk want people to think they're firing do-nothing "bureaucrats," but they're really getting rid of people dedicated to serving this country and keeping it operational. I hope these stories get told.
February 16, 2025 at 1:39 AM
The federal workforce is the backbone of this country & have been unfairly maligned. They make sure food is safe, protect our health & environment, care for vets, the old, the sick & the young & keep us safe. They do it bc they love this country & not for the $$$. We FO & now we’re FO.
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There is nothing misogynistic or sexist about criticizing a woman who was old enough to know better. Some of you out here defending this woman are the same people that said Breonna Taylor’s murder was her fault. Some of you aren’t ready for that conversation.
.@monicalewinsky.bsky.social X The Rolling Stone Interview: “I Managed to Survive Somehow, So It’s Possible”
The White House intern turned advocate opens up about her new podcast, survival, and charting a new course.
Read: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
The White House intern turned advocate opens up about her new podcast, survival, and charting a new course.
Read: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
February 16, 2025 at 12:56 AM
There is nothing misogynistic or sexist about criticizing a woman who was old enough to know better. Some of you out here defending this woman are the same people that said Breonna Taylor’s murder was her fault. Some of you aren’t ready for that conversation.
@michaelsteele.bsky.social @theweekendmsnbc.bsky.social I disagree that there are no dem leaders passionate about what’s happening & fighting. @jasmineforus.bsky.social @repjasmine.bsky.social is out here fighting for us & calling out the repubs for their complicity. Bring her & others like her on.
February 16, 2025 at 1:23 AM
@michaelsteele.bsky.social @theweekendmsnbc.bsky.social I disagree that there are no dem leaders passionate about what’s happening & fighting. @jasmineforus.bsky.social @repjasmine.bsky.social is out here fighting for us & calling out the repubs for their complicity. Bring her & others like her on.
Are you prepared for the next pandemic? Measles + TB + H5N1 + severe flu…….
As the Trump administration is firing thousands of NIH workers — including 10% of the CDC team, the measles outbreak in Gaines County, Texas has suddenly doubled to at least 48 cases. The outbreak has grown from 24 to 48 cases within the last three days.
All cases are in unvaccinated people or…
All cases are in unvaccinated people or…
February 15, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Are you prepared for the next pandemic? Measles + TB + H5N1 + severe flu…….
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Ignoring outbreaks of bird flu, measles, TB, *and* stifling communications from CDC and NIH, *and* firing healthcare workers, *and* making RFK Jr. Secretary of HHS!
It's as if this administration is TRYING to make us sick!
Putin loves it.
It's as if this administration is TRYING to make us sick!
Putin loves it.
February 15, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Ignoring outbreaks of bird flu, measles, TB, *and* stifling communications from CDC and NIH, *and* firing healthcare workers, *and* making RFK Jr. Secretary of HHS!
It's as if this administration is TRYING to make us sick!
Putin loves it.
It's as if this administration is TRYING to make us sick!
Putin loves it.
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The termination of 850 Indian Health Service physicians, nurses, and dentists will have a grave impact on access to care for millions of Native Americans.
Upholding our treaty obligations is not optional.
Upholding our treaty obligations is not optional.
February 14, 2025 at 11:25 PM
The termination of 850 Indian Health Service physicians, nurses, and dentists will have a grave impact on access to care for millions of Native Americans.
Upholding our treaty obligations is not optional.
Upholding our treaty obligations is not optional.
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Racism is expensive bsky.app/profile/crys...
February 15, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Racism is expensive bsky.app/profile/crys...
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This is what allies do.
Not bracelets
Not banners
Not t-shirts
Not petitions
This is what #GoodTrouble means
Not bracelets
Not banners
Not t-shirts
Not petitions
This is what #GoodTrouble means
February 15, 2025 at 1:55 PM
This is what allies do.
Not bracelets
Not banners
Not t-shirts
Not petitions
This is what #GoodTrouble means
Not bracelets
Not banners
Not t-shirts
Not petitions
This is what #GoodTrouble means
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A Trump-Musk memo telling US government employees to hide what’s happening from the public is a sign that:
1) Public legitimacy is a constraint for them, they know it, and will at times alter their behavior accordingly
2) Reporters should focus on it, revealing more of what they’re trying to hide
1) Public legitimacy is a constraint for them, they know it, and will at times alter their behavior accordingly
2) Reporters should focus on it, revealing more of what they’re trying to hide
Awful: Internal USAID memo instructs employees to refrain from talking to the media about cuts in assistance to the most vulnerable or they may get fired, WaPo reports.
Trumpworld knows this is a big political problem for them. Keep the focus on it.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/1915...
Trumpworld knows this is a big political problem for them. Keep the focus on it.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/1915...
Trump-Musk Scandal at USAID Takes Unnerving Turn With Vile Leaked Memo
Can Trump and his top advisers really just act with total impunity? Or is there, just maybe, a price to be paid for starving poor people and un-indicting a corrupt mayor?
newrepublic.com
February 15, 2025 at 1:41 PM
A Trump-Musk memo telling US government employees to hide what’s happening from the public is a sign that:
1) Public legitimacy is a constraint for them, they know it, and will at times alter their behavior accordingly
2) Reporters should focus on it, revealing more of what they’re trying to hide
1) Public legitimacy is a constraint for them, they know it, and will at times alter their behavior accordingly
2) Reporters should focus on it, revealing more of what they’re trying to hide
Remember he said this is the last you’ll have to vote and he meant it like everything else he said. WTFU👇🏾
Last night, we broke the news that the top US election security watchdog has frozen all of its election security work and is reviewing everything it has done to help state and local officials secure their elections for the past eight years. https://wrd.cm/3QkfGh3
Top US Election Security Watchdog Forced to Stop Election Security Work
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has frozen efforts to aid states in securing elections, according to an internal memo viewed by WIRED.
wrd.cm
February 15, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Remember he said this is the last you’ll have to vote and he meant it like everything else he said. WTFU👇🏾
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this is straight up McCarthyism
SCOOP: Naval Academy leaders sent an email to faculty this week that teaching about “divisive concepts” such as systemic racism + sexism is no longer permitted. Faculty also can’t talk about environmental justice or gender ideology. Our exclusive:
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/hi...
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/hi...
Naval Academy faculty to stop teaching on racism, sexism
After President Trump's recent DEI-focused executive order, Naval Academy faculty were told to stop teaching about systematic racism and sexism.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com
February 15, 2025 at 12:06 PM
this is straight up McCarthyism
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usa no longer seen as or actually reliable www.bbc.com/news/article...
Volodymyr Zelensky calls for creation of 'army of Europe' to face Russian threats
The Ukraine president suggests Europe can no longer rely on the US to come to its defence.
www.bbc.com
February 15, 2025 at 2:24 PM
usa no longer seen as or actually reliable www.bbc.com/news/article...
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So appreciated this take. @karenattiah.bsky.social is one of the most thoughtful people writing today.
I wrote about Kendrick Lamar Superbowl performance-- its subversive messaging about America being a rigged, deadly game of survival-- especially for Black people.
But we need to stop pretending revolution is going to come from celebrities. It'll come from us.
Gift link here: wapo.st/42JVBs6
But we need to stop pretending revolution is going to come from celebrities. It'll come from us.
Gift link here: wapo.st/42JVBs6
Opinion | Kendrick Lamar’s performance was as Black and subversive as all get-out
His message at the Super Bowl was a warning and a threat.
wapo.st
February 11, 2025 at 11:23 PM
So appreciated this take. @karenattiah.bsky.social is one of the most thoughtful people writing today.
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❗️2/17 NATIONAL DAY OF PROTEST❗️REPOST - SHARE❗️
February 12, 2025 at 4:32 AM
❗️2/17 NATIONAL DAY OF PROTEST❗️REPOST - SHARE❗️
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Like if you don’t know about PlayStation controllers, Squid Game, American flags, long white tees and doo-rags… or Django unchained..
It’s okay to just admit you’re not in touch with pop culture !
It’s okay to just admit you’re not in touch with pop culture !
February 11, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Like if you don’t know about PlayStation controllers, Squid Game, American flags, long white tees and doo-rags… or Django unchained..
It’s okay to just admit you’re not in touch with pop culture !
It’s okay to just admit you’re not in touch with pop culture !
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I wrote about Kendrick Lamar Superbowl performance-- its subversive messaging about America being a rigged, deadly game of survival-- especially for Black people.
But we need to stop pretending revolution is going to come from celebrities. It'll come from us.
Gift link here: wapo.st/42JVBs6
But we need to stop pretending revolution is going to come from celebrities. It'll come from us.
Gift link here: wapo.st/42JVBs6
Opinion | Kendrick Lamar’s performance was as Black and subversive as all get-out
His message at the Super Bowl was a warning and a threat.
wapo.st
February 11, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I wrote about Kendrick Lamar Superbowl performance-- its subversive messaging about America being a rigged, deadly game of survival-- especially for Black people.
But we need to stop pretending revolution is going to come from celebrities. It'll come from us.
Gift link here: wapo.st/42JVBs6
But we need to stop pretending revolution is going to come from celebrities. It'll come from us.
Gift link here: wapo.st/42JVBs6
Don’t fall for the okie doke. We should all be outraged at the destruction of our democracy, violation of our privacy, theft of our personal & financial data, destruction of our healthcare system, taking from the poor & middle class and giving to the rich is a crisis. Don’t let them tell u it’s not
Reminder: Downplaying everything is the strategy.
February 15, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Don’t fall for the okie doke. We should all be outraged at the destruction of our democracy, violation of our privacy, theft of our personal & financial data, destruction of our healthcare system, taking from the poor & middle class and giving to the rich is a crisis. Don’t let them tell u it’s not
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What these nihilistic vandals are doing to dismantle science & medicine—generations of expertise & public service & life improving benefits—is cultural revolution level national self harm. No foreign foe could inflict such brutal damage & senseless suffering on US so fast & effectively & unresisted.
February 15, 2025 at 4:10 AM
What these nihilistic vandals are doing to dismantle science & medicine—generations of expertise & public service & life improving benefits—is cultural revolution level national self harm. No foreign foe could inflict such brutal damage & senseless suffering on US so fast & effectively & unresisted.