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On this day in 1965, an all-white jury acquitted future Georgia Governor Lester Maddox of all charges after he threatened three Black students at gunpoint for trying to eat in his segregated restaurant.
Apr. 20, 1965 | Lester Maddox Threatens Black Students; All-White Jury Acquits Him
Learn more about our history of racial injustice.
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April 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM
On this day in 1965, an all-white jury acquitted future Georgia Governor Lester Maddox of all charges after he threatened three Black students at gunpoint for trying to eat in his segregated restaurant.
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I hosted a panel in Farmington, Missouri tonight. A huge turnout.
This is Jason Smith’s district. They are not happy about those CECOT pictures he posted…
This is Jason Smith’s district. They are not happy about those CECOT pictures he posted…
April 20, 2025 at 1:51 AM
I hosted a panel in Farmington, Missouri tonight. A huge turnout.
This is Jason Smith’s district. They are not happy about those CECOT pictures he posted…
This is Jason Smith’s district. They are not happy about those CECOT pictures he posted…
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Who is watching Senator Cory Booker right now?
Approaching 20 hours of continuously speaking on behalf of the American people.
www.booker.senate.gov/live
Approaching 20 hours of continuously speaking on behalf of the American people.
www.booker.senate.gov/live
Live | U.S. Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey
The Official U.S. Senate website of Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey
www.booker.senate.gov
April 1, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Who is watching Senator Cory Booker right now?
Approaching 20 hours of continuously speaking on behalf of the American people.
www.booker.senate.gov/live
Approaching 20 hours of continuously speaking on behalf of the American people.
www.booker.senate.gov/live
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BREAKING: Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier released from prison after nearly 50 years
February 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
BREAKING: Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier released from prison after nearly 50 years
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Here's the Heart Nebula for Valentine's day ❤️. 2 Panels mosaic.
Shot taken on 2024-12-22 from home.
Telescope : William Optics Pleiades 111
Camara : ZWO ASI2600 MC OSC + L-Extreme
Total exposure time : 30 min from lower part and 55 for the top
#Astrophotography #Space #DeepSpace #Astronomy
Shot taken on 2024-12-22 from home.
Telescope : William Optics Pleiades 111
Camara : ZWO ASI2600 MC OSC + L-Extreme
Total exposure time : 30 min from lower part and 55 for the top
#Astrophotography #Space #DeepSpace #Astronomy
February 14, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Here's the Heart Nebula for Valentine's day ❤️. 2 Panels mosaic.
Shot taken on 2024-12-22 from home.
Telescope : William Optics Pleiades 111
Camara : ZWO ASI2600 MC OSC + L-Extreme
Total exposure time : 30 min from lower part and 55 for the top
#Astrophotography #Space #DeepSpace #Astronomy
Shot taken on 2024-12-22 from home.
Telescope : William Optics Pleiades 111
Camara : ZWO ASI2600 MC OSC + L-Extreme
Total exposure time : 30 min from lower part and 55 for the top
#Astrophotography #Space #DeepSpace #Astronomy
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Folks: I am NOT affiliated with the group that is using my name to support an economic boycott. Please spread this post, if you would.
February 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Folks: I am NOT affiliated with the group that is using my name to support an economic boycott. Please spread this post, if you would.
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EXCLUSIVE: As fears grow of a possible bird flu pandemic in humans, the federal government is pouring more money into the development of new vaccines, including an mRNA shot from Moderna.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
As bird flu concerns grow, scientists race to develop new vaccines
The Department of Health and Human Services on Friday awarded $590 million in funding to Moderna in part to fast-track the development of an mRNA bird flu vaccine.
www.nbcnews.com
January 17, 2025 at 9:04 PM
EXCLUSIVE: As fears grow of a possible bird flu pandemic in humans, the federal government is pouring more money into the development of new vaccines, including an mRNA shot from Moderna.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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On this day in 1834, Alabama expanded its laws prohibiting free Black people from settling in the state and authorized white enslavers to capture and sell free Black people into slavery.
Jan. 17, 1834 | Alabama Legislature Bans Free Black People from Living in the State
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January 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
On this day in 1834, Alabama expanded its laws prohibiting free Black people from settling in the state and authorized white enslavers to capture and sell free Black people into slavery.
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On this day in 1991, the Supreme Court held that formerly segregated schools could be released from prior integration orders, despite evidence schools were resegregating.
Jan. 15, 1991 | SCOTUS Lifts Desegregation Decree, Authorizing One-Race Schools in OK
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January 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
On this day in 1991, the Supreme Court held that formerly segregated schools could be released from prior integration orders, despite evidence schools were resegregating.
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120+ Indigenous tribal leaders have sent a letter asking for Executive Clemency for Leonard Peltier
“A survivor of the federally funded boarding school system where he endured years of physical, emotional, and spiritual abuse”
ndncollective.org/120-tribal-l...
@ndncollective.bsky.social
“A survivor of the federally funded boarding school system where he endured years of physical, emotional, and spiritual abuse”
ndncollective.org/120-tribal-l...
@ndncollective.bsky.social
January 15, 2025 at 2:47 PM
120+ Indigenous tribal leaders have sent a letter asking for Executive Clemency for Leonard Peltier
“A survivor of the federally funded boarding school system where he endured years of physical, emotional, and spiritual abuse”
ndncollective.org/120-tribal-l...
@ndncollective.bsky.social
“A survivor of the federally funded boarding school system where he endured years of physical, emotional, and spiritual abuse”
ndncollective.org/120-tribal-l...
@ndncollective.bsky.social
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Under Biden, thousands of workers who experienced wage theft and other abuses have been granted protection from deportation and authorization to work so they can participate in labor investigations.
Immigrant workers are helping investigate labor abuses. Will Trump let them stay?
Under Biden, thousands of workers who experienced wage theft and other abuses have been granted protection from deportation and authorization to work so they can participate in labor investigations.
www.npr.org
January 15, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Under Biden, thousands of workers who experienced wage theft and other abuses have been granted protection from deportation and authorization to work so they can participate in labor investigations.
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“What do we do when Herod is on the throne? Be like the magi, those ancient wise men.
“Do not obey in advance. Discern deceit; trust the truth.” @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social #Epiphany #Despots #Autocrats
open.substack.com/pub/dianabut...
“Do not obey in advance. Discern deceit; trust the truth.” @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social #Epiphany #Despots #Autocrats
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Sunday Musings
The following story is biblical and does not depict an actual person or event. Any similarity to persons, living, dead, or recently elected president, is purely a matter of divine intervention.
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January 5, 2025 at 12:33 PM
“What do we do when Herod is on the throne? Be like the magi, those ancient wise men.
“Do not obey in advance. Discern deceit; trust the truth.” @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social #Epiphany #Despots #Autocrats
open.substack.com/pub/dianabut...
“Do not obey in advance. Discern deceit; trust the truth.” @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social #Epiphany #Despots #Autocrats
open.substack.com/pub/dianabut...
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Sometimes you need your Second Cup of Coffee to go! That's why I created the audio version of my YouTube podcast for easy listening on the go. You can find My Second Cup of Coffee audio episodes here and everywhere else you get your podcasts.
https://buff.ly/4a6WQ65
https://buff.ly/4a6WQ65
January 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Sometimes you need your Second Cup of Coffee to go! That's why I created the audio version of my YouTube podcast for easy listening on the go. You can find My Second Cup of Coffee audio episodes here and everywhere else you get your podcasts.
https://buff.ly/4a6WQ65
https://buff.ly/4a6WQ65
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A shy rescue dog named Scrim has been on the run after jumping from a second floor window. It was his second escape and the jump was caught on surveillance camera. People have been posting sightings of the dog running around various neighborhoods of New Orleans ever since.
‘We all see ourselves in him’: How Scrim went from shy stray to New Orleans’ favorite outlaw
“Scrim, it turns out, had a whole life before New Orleans,” said Doug McCash, arts and culture writer for The Times-Picayune.
www.wwno.org
December 26, 2024 at 8:44 PM
A shy rescue dog named Scrim has been on the run after jumping from a second floor window. It was his second escape and the jump was caught on surveillance camera. People have been posting sightings of the dog running around various neighborhoods of New Orleans ever since.
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Seems like the perfect day to write about Elon Musk and the Virgin Mary.
Because on this final sabbath of Advent, Christians celebrate Throw the Billionaires Out/Send the Rich Away Bankrupt Sunday.
Sunday Musings: Advent 4 open.substack.com/pub/dianabut...
Because on this final sabbath of Advent, Christians celebrate Throw the Billionaires Out/Send the Rich Away Bankrupt Sunday.
Sunday Musings: Advent 4 open.substack.com/pub/dianabut...
Sunday Musings: Advent 4
Cast down the mighty
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December 22, 2024 at 3:25 PM
Seems like the perfect day to write about Elon Musk and the Virgin Mary.
Because on this final sabbath of Advent, Christians celebrate Throw the Billionaires Out/Send the Rich Away Bankrupt Sunday.
Sunday Musings: Advent 4 open.substack.com/pub/dianabut...
Because on this final sabbath of Advent, Christians celebrate Throw the Billionaires Out/Send the Rich Away Bankrupt Sunday.
Sunday Musings: Advent 4 open.substack.com/pub/dianabut...
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But he’s claiming a mandate to pursue his ugly agenda. “If media is too credulous about Trump’s claims of a mandate, he’ll feel more emboldened to pursue authoritarian extremes,” said @gregsargent.bsky.social. “Media has a real responsibility to get this right.” americasvoice.org/polls/pollin...
Polling Roundup: Donald Trump Doesn't Have a Mandate for Mass Deportation, Mass Cruelty and Mass Family Separation - America's Voice
Washington, DC – Donald Trump and his allies are claiming a mandate to pursue their agenda – an assertion to which The New Republic’s Greg Sargent noted, “If media is too credulous about Trump’s claim...
americasvoice.org
December 22, 2024 at 12:44 AM
But he’s claiming a mandate to pursue his ugly agenda. “If media is too credulous about Trump’s claims of a mandate, he’ll feel more emboldened to pursue authoritarian extremes,” said @gregsargent.bsky.social. “Media has a real responsibility to get this right.” americasvoice.org/polls/pollin...
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This is my islamophobic congresswoman and I have seen absolutely nothing in the local news.
A U.S. Congresswoman disappeared for the last six months of her term. Nobody noticed.
Turns out she's in a memory care unit, & her staff (and apparently other people?) covered it up (though she was somehow propped up for an event a month ago?)
WILD story
Turns out she's in a memory care unit, & her staff (and apparently other people?) covered it up (though she was somehow propped up for an event a month ago?)
WILD story
‘Missing’ GOP Congresswoman Not Seen For Six Months Finally Found Living at Dementia Care Home - WCBM TALKRADIO AM 680
In a startling revelation, Rep. Kay Granger, missing for six months, has been found living in a dementia care home. Discover the details behind her sudden disappearance and the implications for her political legacy. The post ‘Missing’ GOP Congresswoman Not Seen For Six Months Finally Found Living at Dementia Care Home appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
wcbm.com
December 22, 2024 at 12:29 AM
This is my islamophobic congresswoman and I have seen absolutely nothing in the local news.
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World Central Kitchen workers killed yet again in an Israeli bombing in Gaza.
November 30, 2024 at 2:03 PM
World Central Kitchen workers killed yet again in an Israeli bombing in Gaza.
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The majority of Democrats (79%), independents (68%) and Republicans (59%) all believe that tariffs will increase the prices of the goods they pay for in the US.
Two-thirds of Americans think Trump tariffs will lead to higher prices, poll says
Exclusive: Harris poll raises questions about the popularity of one of Trump’s key economic policy platforms
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2024 at 12:13 PM
The majority of Democrats (79%), independents (68%) and Republicans (59%) all believe that tariffs will increase the prices of the goods they pay for in the US.