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if your Bari be weiss run in fright, if your Berry be Boo, more cereal for you
October 6, 2025 at 2:07 PM
if your Bari be weiss run in fright, if your Berry be Boo, more cereal for you
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This was revealing. Worth reading. The basic demand is that Coates spend less time thinking/writing his true feelings and more time playing political strategist. Klein asks him over and over him to do Dem strategy; he says no, over and over. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/o...
Opinion | Ta-Nehisi Coates on Bridging Gaps vs. Drawing Lines
www.nytimes.com
September 28, 2025 at 1:31 PM
This was revealing. Worth reading. The basic demand is that Coates spend less time thinking/writing his true feelings and more time playing political strategist. Klein asks him over and over him to do Dem strategy; he says no, over and over. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/o...
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Just thinking about how the right made up an entirely fictional left wing character that resulted in so many bomb threats and the like and nobody will face consequences. But people on the left who accurately clocked the victim’s life work lost jobs.
September 13, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Just thinking about how the right made up an entirely fictional left wing character that resulted in so many bomb threats and the like and nobody will face consequences. But people on the left who accurately clocked the victim’s life work lost jobs.
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there's a weird feedback loop where the media's reaction to kirk's death pushes you to speak more ill of the dead than you otherwise would because it's the only reasonable response to the simpering praise they're heaping on him
September 13, 2025 at 2:19 AM
there's a weird feedback loop where the media's reaction to kirk's death pushes you to speak more ill of the dead than you otherwise would because it's the only reasonable response to the simpering praise they're heaping on him
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least surprising heel turn in history
Malcolm Gladwell Speaks Out Against Trans Athletes, Reversing Past Statements: "I'm Ashamed"
Malcolm Gladwell Speaks Out Against Trans Athletes, Reversing Past Statements: "I'm Ashamed"
The author behind 'The Tipping Point' admonished his prior actions, saying he had felt “cowed” by the public.
www.them.us
September 3, 2025 at 7:51 PM
least surprising heel turn in history
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he's right and he's right to say it
June 25, 2025 at 1:14 PM
he's right and he's right to say it
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Sinners has got to be one of the best movies I’ve seen in a while. Absolutely fantastic.
May 25, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Sinners has got to be one of the best movies I’ve seen in a while. Absolutely fantastic.
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We must all condemn the murderous violence outside of the Capital Jewish Museum. Prayers for the young couple, Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim.
May 22, 2025 at 5:23 PM
We must all condemn the murderous violence outside of the Capital Jewish Museum. Prayers for the young couple, Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim.
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I find it interesting that a lot of Canadians are mad at Donald Trump for another reason — he’s made them cheer for the Toronto Maple Leafs against Florida no matter how much they usually hate the Leafs because of life-long rivalries (I get it, I’m a Habs fan).
Tonight it’s #TeamCanada.
#GoLeafsGo
Tonight it’s #TeamCanada.
#GoLeafsGo
May 18, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I find it interesting that a lot of Canadians are mad at Donald Trump for another reason — he’s made them cheer for the Toronto Maple Leafs against Florida no matter how much they usually hate the Leafs because of life-long rivalries (I get it, I’m a Habs fan).
Tonight it’s #TeamCanada.
#GoLeafsGo
Tonight it’s #TeamCanada.
#GoLeafsGo
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I wrote "The Trial" on June 11, 2021, the day Darnell's Frazier—an 18 year old Black girl— received an honorary Pulitzer Prize for her video of George Floyd being murdered by those cops. Today, though, I share it because I’m struck by how it applies to Tyre Nichols as well.
May 7, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I wrote "The Trial" on June 11, 2021, the day Darnell's Frazier—an 18 year old Black girl— received an honorary Pulitzer Prize for her video of George Floyd being murdered by those cops. Today, though, I share it because I’m struck by how it applies to Tyre Nichols as well.
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If you haven’t already pre-ordered your copy of THE PEOPLE’S PROJECT, we’re working on copy edits and the table of contents ALONE will have you shooketh. bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
May 8, 2025 at 6:54 PM
If you haven’t already pre-ordered your copy of THE PEOPLE’S PROJECT, we’re working on copy edits and the table of contents ALONE will have you shooketh. bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
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Vibe check is my church. Every Sunday, I put in my headphones and walk the dog while the hosts set me straight for the week. This week they have my favorite senator too! Throw in a picture of Saeed petting Bailey and I will explode!
This week on VIBE CHECK, a conversation with Senator Elizabeth Warren. In particular, as one of her constituents, I asked what would she say to people here outraged and terrified about ICE kidnappings in Somerville and people being detained/deported at Logan.
A Good Sermon featuring Senator Elizabeth Warren
Vibe Check · Episode
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May 9, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Vibe check is my church. Every Sunday, I put in my headphones and walk the dog while the hosts set me straight for the week. This week they have my favorite senator too! Throw in a picture of Saeed petting Bailey and I will explode!
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Rümeysa Öztürk has been freed!!
Tufts student detained by ICE in viral video is released, thanks supporters
Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk was released from ICE detention on Friday, offering brief words of thanks to supporters gathered outside the Louisiana facility.
www.nbcboston.com
May 9, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Rümeysa Öztürk has been freed!!
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The woman in the viral video complaining about a trans woman running in the Boston Marathon finished nearly an hour & a half ahead of the woman she claimed had an unfair advantage. She ran a sub-3 hour marathon & is complaining about a masters athlete! Natalie! Babe! How are you not embarrassed??
the boston marathon: a case study in an anti-trans media hysteria
or: how one group controlled an entire discourse
www.thefrankiedlc.news
April 22, 2025 at 9:41 PM
The woman in the viral video complaining about a trans woman running in the Boston Marathon finished nearly an hour & a half ahead of the woman she claimed had an unfair advantage. She ran a sub-3 hour marathon & is complaining about a masters athlete! Natalie! Babe! How are you not embarrassed??
RIP Pop Francis. Even though I am definitely no longer a Catholic, I remember the hope when he was selected to take over. Not a perfect man, but did a lot to push Catholicism in a more progressive direction.
April 21, 2025 at 5:51 PM
RIP Pop Francis. Even though I am definitely no longer a Catholic, I remember the hope when he was selected to take over. Not a perfect man, but did a lot to push Catholicism in a more progressive direction.
This was actually highly refreshing. Canucks have a long road ahead of them this off-season, but the Swedish Chef Allvin and Rutherford sound like they have a plan (Jack and Luke Hughes to Vancouver 🙂↕️)
Canucks management meets the media:
https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/watch-live-canucks-allvin-rutherford-speak-with-media-to-wrap-up-season/
https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/watch-live-canucks-allvin-rutherford-speak-with-media-to-wrap-up-season/
Watch Live: Canucks' Allvin, Rutherford speak with media to wrap up season
Vancouver Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin and president of hockey operations Jim Rutherford are scheduled to meet with reporters on Monday following a disappointing season.
www.sportsnet.ca
April 21, 2025 at 5:47 PM
This was actually highly refreshing. Canucks have a long road ahead of them this off-season, but the Swedish Chef Allvin and Rutherford sound like they have a plan (Jack and Luke Hughes to Vancouver 🙂↕️)
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BREAKING: The country of Norway just entered a bill to give transgender Americans asylum in the country of Norway…
LGBTQ+ STRONG! 🌈✨
LGBTQ+ STRONG! 🌈✨
April 10, 2025 at 11:45 PM
BREAKING: The country of Norway just entered a bill to give transgender Americans asylum in the country of Norway…
LGBTQ+ STRONG! 🌈✨
LGBTQ+ STRONG! 🌈✨
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I’m not going to tell people how to feel about protests… at least not today.
Instead, I’ll recommend Sarah Schulman’s book about ACT UP. It’s not just a history of the organization; she also talks strategy in a very practical way, especially regard coalitions.
Instead, I’ll recommend Sarah Schulman’s book about ACT UP. It’s not just a history of the organization; she also talks strategy in a very practical way, especially regard coalitions.
Let the Record Show: A Political History of ACT UP New York, 1987-1993
A Political History of ACT UP New York, 1987-1993
bookshop.org
April 6, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I’m not going to tell people how to feel about protests… at least not today.
Instead, I’ll recommend Sarah Schulman’s book about ACT UP. It’s not just a history of the organization; she also talks strategy in a very practical way, especially regard coalitions.
Instead, I’ll recommend Sarah Schulman’s book about ACT UP. It’s not just a history of the organization; she also talks strategy in a very practical way, especially regard coalitions.
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I'm not sure which video to post--the fifteen paramedics in their last moments as one of them prays amid gunfire, the journalist being burned alive, the man holding a headless toddler, the people blown into the air, or the young man quietly rocking the shrouded body of a child.
It's a genocide.
It's a genocide.
April 7, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I'm not sure which video to post--the fifteen paramedics in their last moments as one of them prays amid gunfire, the journalist being burned alive, the man holding a headless toddler, the people blown into the air, or the young man quietly rocking the shrouded body of a child.
It's a genocide.
It's a genocide.
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Can we stop calling these atrocities "deportations." These people sold to El Salvadorian prisons were not deported. Deportation is a process that did not take place. They were rounded up and removed with no process. They were kidnapped, not deported.
April 7, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Can we stop calling these atrocities "deportations." These people sold to El Salvadorian prisons were not deported. Deportation is a process that did not take place. They were rounded up and removed with no process. They were kidnapped, not deported.
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🎯 “Empathy is dangerous to fascism.” - Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social
Horns Are Made to Be Tooted
Vibe Check · Episode
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April 2, 2025 at 3:38 PM
🎯 “Empathy is dangerous to fascism.” - Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social
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Y’all gotta go read books. There’s no way around it.
Read books.
Form your own opinions.
LEARN THINGS.
READ BOOKS WHILE LIBRARIES ARE STILL AROUND
Read books.
Form your own opinions.
LEARN THINGS.
READ BOOKS WHILE LIBRARIES ARE STILL AROUND
April 5, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Y’all gotta go read books. There’s no way around it.
Read books.
Form your own opinions.
LEARN THINGS.
READ BOOKS WHILE LIBRARIES ARE STILL AROUND
Read books.
Form your own opinions.
LEARN THINGS.
READ BOOKS WHILE LIBRARIES ARE STILL AROUND
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periodically tuning into the Booker live feed between work projects today is honestly giving me a level of emotional fulfillment and rage relief i did not know i needed
April 1, 2025 at 8:39 PM
periodically tuning into the Booker live feed between work projects today is honestly giving me a level of emotional fulfillment and rage relief i did not know i needed