@flozelldaniels.bsky.social
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Wanna see something cool?
At the Grammy's in 1976, Ella Fitzgerald and Mel Torme explained what jazz is.
The result? The crowd losing its mind. 🔥
At the Grammy's in 1976, Ella Fitzgerald and Mel Torme explained what jazz is.
The result? The crowd losing its mind. 🔥
May 4, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Wanna see something cool?
At the Grammy's in 1976, Ella Fitzgerald and Mel Torme explained what jazz is.
The result? The crowd losing its mind. 🔥
At the Grammy's in 1976, Ella Fitzgerald and Mel Torme explained what jazz is.
The result? The crowd losing its mind. 🔥
Fried seafood stuffed bell peppers and Crawfish Monica #JazzFestChronicles
April 26, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Fried seafood stuffed bell peppers and Crawfish Monica #JazzFestChronicles
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I’m so tired of this. WE ARE ALREADY IN A CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS THIS IS AN ACTIVE AND ONGOING COUP
All of this is teeing up what some legal experts worry could be a constitutional crisis. Or, to put it simply: what happens when the Trump administration blatantly defies the courts? www.democracydocket.com/analysis/wha...
What Happens If Trump Defies Court Orders?
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
February 19, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I’m so tired of this. WE ARE ALREADY IN A CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS THIS IS AN ACTIVE AND ONGOING COUP
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Day 28
Let me be still enough to hear my ancestors. This isn’t a new opponent. Let me set aside my fear and ego to allow them to guide me.
Let me be still enough to hear my ancestors. This isn’t a new opponent. Let me set aside my fear and ego to allow them to guide me.
Day 25
Let me walk in love (all forms) but not stupidity.
Let me walk in love (all forms) but not stupidity.
Day 16
Grant Us ™️ peace that surpasses all understanding.
Grant Us ™️ peace that surpasses all understanding.
February 17, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Day 28
Let me be still enough to hear my ancestors. This isn’t a new opponent. Let me set aside my fear and ego to allow them to guide me.
Let me be still enough to hear my ancestors. This isn’t a new opponent. Let me set aside my fear and ego to allow them to guide me.
A thread
February 17, 2025 at 11:10 PM
A thread
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I was a teenager when I found out about the MOVE bombing of 1985 and i literally lived in walking distance from the block.
February 17, 2025 at 10:55 PM
I was a teenager when I found out about the MOVE bombing of 1985 and i literally lived in walking distance from the block.
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A friend asked me about the harms of Whatsapp, leading me to this four -part reply! Starting with avoidance as a political act, then what’s wrong with Meta, on to why and how metadata really matters and finally some practical suggestions
czernie.weebly.com/blog/avoidin...
czernie.weebly.com/blog/avoidin...
February 17, 2025 at 3:13 PM
A friend asked me about the harms of Whatsapp, leading me to this four -part reply! Starting with avoidance as a political act, then what’s wrong with Meta, on to why and how metadata really matters and finally some practical suggestions
czernie.weebly.com/blog/avoidin...
czernie.weebly.com/blog/avoidin...
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"To look around the United States today is enough to make prophets and angels weep.This is not the land of the free; it is only sporadically the home of the brave."
-James Baldwin from "I Am Not Your Negro"
-James Baldwin from "I Am Not Your Negro"
Alabama and Mississippi will also honor Robert E. Lee on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
The U.S. is set to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday set aside to honor the life of the civil rights icon. But in two states, Monday is also Robert E.
apnews.com
January 20, 2025 at 3:20 AM
"To look around the United States today is enough to make prophets and angels weep.This is not the land of the free; it is only sporadically the home of the brave."
-James Baldwin from "I Am Not Your Negro"
-James Baldwin from "I Am Not Your Negro"
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Mark Zuckerberg created Facebook to rate/shame girls who weren’t into him. #NeverForget
January 8, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Mark Zuckerberg created Facebook to rate/shame girls who weren’t into him. #NeverForget
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FYI, we now have a bill number on the House GOP's priority bill to bully trans kids out of school sports: HR 28.
So you can be specific when telling your members of Congress to vote no.
So you can be specific when telling your members of Congress to vote no.
www.congress.gov
January 7, 2025 at 4:30 AM
FYI, we now have a bill number on the House GOP's priority bill to bully trans kids out of school sports: HR 28.
So you can be specific when telling your members of Congress to vote no.
So you can be specific when telling your members of Congress to vote no.
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In 1964-65 humans created Medicare, Medicaid, food stamps, and Head Start. If you want to 'make America great again,' maybe revisit the era when you actually acted like you cared.
December 26, 2024 at 6:42 PM
In 1964-65 humans created Medicare, Medicaid, food stamps, and Head Start. If you want to 'make America great again,' maybe revisit the era when you actually acted like you cared.
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For nearly eight years we have been warning about “autocratic capture,” the phenomenon by which aspiring autocrats threaten to wield the state against business leaders to coerce their loyalty. And here we are. More from @anneapplebaum.bsky.social here: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/how...
December 14, 2024 at 6:12 PM
For nearly eight years we have been warning about “autocratic capture,” the phenomenon by which aspiring autocrats threaten to wield the state against business leaders to coerce their loyalty. And here we are. More from @anneapplebaum.bsky.social here: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/how...
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NEW
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries on President Biden’s decision to grant a pardon to his son.
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries on President Biden’s decision to grant a pardon to his son.
December 3, 2024 at 11:32 PM
NEW
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries on President Biden’s decision to grant a pardon to his son.
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries on President Biden’s decision to grant a pardon to his son.
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I'm with @aoc.bsky.social.
Joe Biden promised to end the federal death penalty, and there are 40 men currently on federal death row - some of whom are almost certainly going to be executed with Trump in office.
Tell Biden to use his pardon power for them, too.
Joe Biden promised to end the federal death penalty, and there are 40 men currently on federal death row - some of whom are almost certainly going to be executed with Trump in office.
Tell Biden to use his pardon power for them, too.
December 4, 2024 at 3:23 AM
I'm with @aoc.bsky.social.
Joe Biden promised to end the federal death penalty, and there are 40 men currently on federal death row - some of whom are almost certainly going to be executed with Trump in office.
Tell Biden to use his pardon power for them, too.
Joe Biden promised to end the federal death penalty, and there are 40 men currently on federal death row - some of whom are almost certainly going to be executed with Trump in office.
Tell Biden to use his pardon power for them, too.
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No surprise, the new North Carolina ID law disproportionately disenfranchised Democratic and Black voters.
November 26, 2024 at 10:11 PM
No surprise, the new North Carolina ID law disproportionately disenfranchised Democratic and Black voters.
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This morning Democracy Docket sent out my tip-sheet with the five things we need to do now to build an effective opposition.
1. Prioritize Elections
2. Fresh Policies
3. Pro-Democracy Groups
4. New Communicators
5. The Courts
Become a DD member now to receive. www.democracydocket.com/member-me/
1. Prioritize Elections
2. Fresh Policies
3. Pro-Democracy Groups
4. New Communicators
5. The Courts
Become a DD member now to receive. www.democracydocket.com/member-me/
November 26, 2024 at 12:31 PM
This morning Democracy Docket sent out my tip-sheet with the five things we need to do now to build an effective opposition.
1. Prioritize Elections
2. Fresh Policies
3. Pro-Democracy Groups
4. New Communicators
5. The Courts
Become a DD member now to receive. www.democracydocket.com/member-me/
1. Prioritize Elections
2. Fresh Policies
3. Pro-Democracy Groups
4. New Communicators
5. The Courts
Become a DD member now to receive. www.democracydocket.com/member-me/
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Let’s run the government like a business, drive the car like a bicycle, and play the guitar like a piano
November 25, 2024 at 11:41 AM
Let’s run the government like a business, drive the car like a bicycle, and play the guitar like a piano
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NEWS
Eric Hovde, the Republican Wisconsin businessman who ran against Senator Tammy Baldwin, has conceded.
Eric Hovde, the Republican Wisconsin businessman who ran against Senator Tammy Baldwin, has conceded.
November 18, 2024 at 5:35 PM
NEWS
Eric Hovde, the Republican Wisconsin businessman who ran against Senator Tammy Baldwin, has conceded.
Eric Hovde, the Republican Wisconsin businessman who ran against Senator Tammy Baldwin, has conceded.
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"What we did agree on was to restart communications" -- Morning Joe hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski announced this morning that they traveled to Mar-a-Lago over the weekend to meet with Trump
November 18, 2024 at 5:34 PM
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This is the rallying call that I've needed to hear since November 6th. From Roxane Gay in today's New York Times www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/o...
November 17, 2024 at 7:43 PM
This is the rallying call that I've needed to hear since November 6th. From Roxane Gay in today's New York Times www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/o...