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Happy #BlackHistoryMonth !
Feb 25:
Q: Why does it seem like Black folk don't contribute much to society or science or history? Most inventions seem to be from Europeans? Don't cancel me!
A: Racism. Non-white accomplishments are plentiful, but are often invisible.
Read the whole linked thread.
Feb 25:
Q: Why does it seem like Black folk don't contribute much to society or science or history? Most inventions seem to be from Europeans? Don't cancel me!
A: Racism. Non-white accomplishments are plentiful, but are often invisible.
Read the whole linked thread.
mekka okereke :verified: (@mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io)
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Happy #BlackHistoryMonth !
I still haven't made it to Black history. I'm close! But I'm still on white US history. It's everywhere!
Q: Why does it seem like Black folk don't contr...
hachyderm.io
February 25, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Happy #BlackHistoryMonth !
Feb 25:
Q: Why does it seem like Black folk don't contribute much to society or science or history? Most inventions seem to be from Europeans? Don't cancel me!
A: Racism. Non-white accomplishments are plentiful, but are often invisible.
Read the whole linked thread.
Feb 25:
Q: Why does it seem like Black folk don't contribute much to society or science or history? Most inventions seem to be from Europeans? Don't cancel me!
A: Racism. Non-white accomplishments are plentiful, but are often invisible.
Read the whole linked thread.
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The thing is, when we had high marginal tax rates on the rich, the rich still had yachts and second and third houses and fancy vacations and really good schools for their kids, so, yes, I think most people who are really very rich would do just fine, and the rest of the US would do better than now.
You are a beneficiary of Republican tax cuts then?
How would you feel about bringing the 94% tax rates on the rich, back again?
I understand in today's dollars, the 94% will kick in above $3 million a year. Could you maintain your lifestyle on $3 million a year? Could Musk?
How would you feel about bringing the 94% tax rates on the rich, back again?
I understand in today's dollars, the 94% will kick in above $3 million a year. Could you maintain your lifestyle on $3 million a year? Could Musk?
February 24, 2025 at 12:56 AM
The thing is, when we had high marginal tax rates on the rich, the rich still had yachts and second and third houses and fancy vacations and really good schools for their kids, so, yes, I think most people who are really very rich would do just fine, and the rest of the US would do better than now.
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The bipartisan efforts to demonize and criminalize pro-Palestinian protestors have also contributed to the lack of mobilization of civil society against Trump, and this was EXACTLY what the right wanted when they cynically exploited Democrats' racism/desires to suppress any dissent.
It’s very difficult to see how this assault on the constitutional order and democratic self-government can be defeated without a broad-scale mobilization of civil society.
But I’m also aware the Trumpists have been entirely clear they want to take radical measures to suppress protests.
But I’m also aware the Trumpists have been entirely clear they want to take radical measures to suppress protests.
February 22, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The bipartisan efforts to demonize and criminalize pro-Palestinian protestors have also contributed to the lack of mobilization of civil society against Trump, and this was EXACTLY what the right wanted when they cynically exploited Democrats' racism/desires to suppress any dissent.
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the way to stop people doing nazi shit is to create an environment where doing nazi shit immediately gets you jumped by six guys, do not pass go, ass kicking first and ask questions later. every goth & punk bar on god's gay earth already figured this out in the 90s
February 21, 2025 at 8:53 PM
the way to stop people doing nazi shit is to create an environment where doing nazi shit immediately gets you jumped by six guys, do not pass go, ass kicking first and ask questions later. every goth & punk bar on god's gay earth already figured this out in the 90s
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Okay, so I’m finally putting a thread together: what is the deep-blue Delaware legislature proposing to do and why is it the most evil thing not directly involving Donald Trump happening in America today?
legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail/1...
legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail/1...
Bill Detail - Delaware General Assembly
legis.delaware.gov
February 20, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Okay, so I’m finally putting a thread together: what is the deep-blue Delaware legislature proposing to do and why is it the most evil thing not directly involving Donald Trump happening in America today?
legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail/1...
legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail/1...
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This is interesting. Continuing to think about the Temple of the White Rat, Bishop Beartongue (who is sort of my template for a Practical Good Person who can see the big picture) is not at all a centrist, but she might be considered an incrementalist.
Conversely, why have 'good guys' become so cringe, so unrelatable, so one-note? Bc 'good guys' are historically portrayed as rule-followers. Law-abiders. Both-sides-ers. For the last few decades, that means that the 'good guys' end up defending the same broken system *that produces the villains.*
February 20, 2025 at 6:02 PM
This is interesting. Continuing to think about the Temple of the White Rat, Bishop Beartongue (who is sort of my template for a Practical Good Person who can see the big picture) is not at all a centrist, but she might be considered an incrementalist.
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Because you TOTALLY asked for this… and MapQuest has NOTHING better to do…
We’ve granted you exclusive access to a place very dear to our heart: gulfof.mapquest.com
Think of it as the Upside Down but more... minimalist. Pls share so we can behold your genius (or judge you, lovingly) 😘
We’ve granted you exclusive access to a place very dear to our heart: gulfof.mapquest.com
Think of it as the Upside Down but more... minimalist. Pls share so we can behold your genius (or judge you, lovingly) 😘
Gulf Map Generator - MapQuest
Explore and customize your own Gulf region map with our interactive map tool.
gulfof.mapquest.com
February 13, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Because you TOTALLY asked for this… and MapQuest has NOTHING better to do…
We’ve granted you exclusive access to a place very dear to our heart: gulfof.mapquest.com
Think of it as the Upside Down but more... minimalist. Pls share so we can behold your genius (or judge you, lovingly) 😘
We’ve granted you exclusive access to a place very dear to our heart: gulfof.mapquest.com
Think of it as the Upside Down but more... minimalist. Pls share so we can behold your genius (or judge you, lovingly) 😘
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Journalists should report the truth the way this judge laid it out.
Trump's lawyers are absolutely flailing in the courts right now
February 19, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Journalists should report the truth the way this judge laid it out.
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This is very cool!
And yes, saying "Not everyone can afford to leave the country!" is a valid initial reaction.
After that initial reaction, please consider sharing a link to mutual aid requests for folk that you have personally verified, but do this *on your own timeline*.
And yes, saying "Not everyone can afford to leave the country!" is a valid initial reaction.
After that initial reaction, please consider sharing a link to mutual aid requests for folk that you have personally verified, but do this *on your own timeline*.
TransWorldExpress (@transworldexpress@milliways.social)
-= We hoped we never had to do this but here we are and we now have to do this. =-
American trans humans are under threat and like in 1930s Germany, they now have to GTFO of their home country.
We ...
milliways.social
February 19, 2025 at 12:56 PM
This is very cool!
And yes, saying "Not everyone can afford to leave the country!" is a valid initial reaction.
After that initial reaction, please consider sharing a link to mutual aid requests for folk that you have personally verified, but do this *on your own timeline*.
And yes, saying "Not everyone can afford to leave the country!" is a valid initial reaction.
After that initial reaction, please consider sharing a link to mutual aid requests for folk that you have personally verified, but do this *on your own timeline*.
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If the US blocks access to HRT, ADHD drugs, and SSRIs, I cannot begin to describe to you how much all of the tech sector will screech to a halt. The internet is built and maintained by trans people, people with chronic depression, and the neurodivergent.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
RFK Jr. is already taking aim at antidepressants
The new HHS secretary has made baseless claims that the drugs are addictive and cause violent behavior.
www.motherjones.com
February 16, 2025 at 2:39 AM
If the US blocks access to HRT, ADHD drugs, and SSRIs, I cannot begin to describe to you how much all of the tech sector will screech to a halt. The internet is built and maintained by trans people, people with chronic depression, and the neurodivergent.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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" In short, RFK Jr. doesn’t believe in the germ theory. He believes in something called the miasma theory."
Oh my God
Oh my God
open.substack.com/pub/pauloffi...
Why does RFK Jr. believe so many weird things? One reason.
Why does RFK Jr. believe so many weird things? One reason.
Understanding RFK Jr.
If you want to know why RFK Jr. believes so many weird things, just read his book, The Real Anthony Fauci. Four pages explain everything.
open.substack.com
February 11, 2025 at 1:09 PM
" In short, RFK Jr. doesn’t believe in the germ theory. He believes in something called the miasma theory."
Oh my God
Oh my God
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“The price tag is also equivalent to a year’s rent for a one-bedroom apartment for 1,177 people, which would constitute roughly 80% of New Orleans’ unhoused population.”
In preparation for today’s Super Bowl in New Orleans, state police forced over 100 homeless men and women onto buses under threat of arrest, dumping them in an unheated warehouse. Tents destroyed, belongings lost. Press are barred from the warehouse.
The price tag for this cruelty? $17.5 million
The price tag for this cruelty? $17.5 million
Louisiana coerced unhoused people into an unheated warehouse – and paid $17.5m for it
Dozens of New Orleanians were bused to a site with insufficient heating and blankets days before the city is to host the Super Bowl
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2025 at 3:25 PM
“The price tag is also equivalent to a year’s rent for a one-bedroom apartment for 1,177 people, which would constitute roughly 80% of New Orleans’ unhoused population.”
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I realized today that Trump, Musk, DOGE, Vance, Miller, Vought and their many collaborators have broken so many laws already that they know they have to destroy our government and entire way of life to stay out of jail. This is all or nothing. We should respond accordingly.
February 8, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I realized today that Trump, Musk, DOGE, Vance, Miller, Vought and their many collaborators have broken so many laws already that they know they have to destroy our government and entire way of life to stay out of jail. This is all or nothing. We should respond accordingly.
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Funny how a little bit of complicity doesn’t save your ass … as we’ve been saying because Germany already ran this experiment
University leaders have not been especially vocal about the new administration *because* they were so worried about Trump just gutting the research infrastructure. And now they have done so anyway.
February 8, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Funny how a little bit of complicity doesn’t save your ass … as we’ve been saying because Germany already ran this experiment
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i mean, dems are saying the things we want them to say. warren's saying it. jefferies is saying it. wyden's saying it. omar's saying it. AOC is saying it. it's not landing on the front page of any major news website, but they're saying in plain language what's happening here.
"I just want to be clear about what's going on here."
- @warren.senate.gov
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIHN...
- @warren.senate.gov
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIHN...
February 4, 2025 at 8:56 PM
i mean, dems are saying the things we want them to say. warren's saying it. jefferies is saying it. wyden's saying it. omar's saying it. AOC is saying it. it's not landing on the front page of any major news website, but they're saying in plain language what's happening here.
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i’m beginning to think putting the billionaires in charge of the news media was the wrong idea
i mean, dems are saying the things we want them to say. warren's saying it. jefferies is saying it. wyden's saying it. omar's saying it. AOC is saying it. it's not landing on the front page of any major news website, but they're saying in plain language what's happening here.
"I just want to be clear about what's going on here."
- @warren.senate.gov
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIHN...
- @warren.senate.gov
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIHN...
February 4, 2025 at 10:12 PM
i’m beginning to think putting the billionaires in charge of the news media was the wrong idea
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The people who think they are good at everything because they are good at coding are also bad at coding.
February 4, 2025 at 7:34 PM
The people who think they are good at everything because they are good at coding are also bad at coding.
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Any countries whose scientific research funding bodies are NOT currently under siege by their own national leadership would do very well announcing investments in bringing in foreign research talent right now
February 3, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Any countries whose scientific research funding bodies are NOT currently under siege by their own national leadership would do very well announcing investments in bringing in foreign research talent right now
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You say: they shutdown USAID.
You mean: they illegally broke in to a secure facility over a weekend, hijacked sensitive data on vulnerable people and US businesses, destroyed property Americans paid for, cut off resources for sick and hungry families, and fired Americans across the country.
You mean: they illegally broke in to a secure facility over a weekend, hijacked sensitive data on vulnerable people and US businesses, destroyed property Americans paid for, cut off resources for sick and hungry families, and fired Americans across the country.
February 3, 2025 at 12:46 PM
You say: they shutdown USAID.
You mean: they illegally broke in to a secure facility over a weekend, hijacked sensitive data on vulnerable people and US businesses, destroyed property Americans paid for, cut off resources for sick and hungry families, and fired Americans across the country.
You mean: they illegally broke in to a secure facility over a weekend, hijacked sensitive data on vulnerable people and US businesses, destroyed property Americans paid for, cut off resources for sick and hungry families, and fired Americans across the country.
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I think Americans, blessed with relatively stable government for a long time, assume there is someone, some adult, who will step in and make things right before the President does anything REALLY bad.
There’s not.
There’s not.
February 2, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I think Americans, blessed with relatively stable government for a long time, assume there is someone, some adult, who will step in and make things right before the President does anything REALLY bad.
There’s not.
There’s not.
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American citizens should not have to enter into a contract with a private company (that’s an X account signup!) to receive government communications
The NTSB says it will no longer email news outlets or reporters with notifications of upcoming press conferences, including those on plane crashes in Washington and Philadelphia.
Instead, all notifications will be made on X.
We're filing a FOIA to find out more about the change in policy.
Instead, all notifications will be made on X.
We're filing a FOIA to find out more about the change in policy.
February 1, 2025 at 9:14 PM
American citizens should not have to enter into a contract with a private company (that’s an X account signup!) to receive government communications
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Everyone seems to be framing Trump's freeze on federal grants as a Constitutional fight over powers of the purse & whether presidents can disregard Congressional appropriations. It is that. But also at stake is the fundamental validity of government contracts! I see much less discussion on this... 🧵
January 31, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Everyone seems to be framing Trump's freeze on federal grants as a Constitutional fight over powers of the purse & whether presidents can disregard Congressional appropriations. It is that. But also at stake is the fundamental validity of government contracts! I see much less discussion on this... 🧵
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Democracy doesn’t mean whoever wins a slight plurality in the national vote gets to rewrite every American institution to satisfy their own whims. The president is not an elected king. If we let him become one, the project of American democracy is over.
January 31, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Democracy doesn’t mean whoever wins a slight plurality in the national vote gets to rewrite every American institution to satisfy their own whims. The president is not an elected king. If we let him become one, the project of American democracy is over.