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Friends, Claudette Colvin—the 15-year-old who refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus in March 1955 & joined the federal case against bus segregation that went to the Supreme Court — died today at age 86. But there are lots of myths and mis-impressions about her. A short corrective thread:
January 14, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Friends, Claudette Colvin—the 15-year-old who refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus in March 1955 & joined the federal case against bus segregation that went to the Supreme Court — died today at age 86. But there are lots of myths and mis-impressions about her. A short corrective thread:
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Civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin has died. She was 86. Her 1955 arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus helped spark the modern civil rights movement. n.pr/4bhqaK7
Claudette Colvin, who refused to move seats on a bus at start of civil rights movement, dies
Civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin has died. She was 86. Her 1955 arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus helped spark the modern civil rights movement.
n.pr
January 14, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin has died. She was 86. Her 1955 arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus helped spark the modern civil rights movement. n.pr/4bhqaK7
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When Charlie Hicks, 78, a regular at the Shrimp Basket, stopped showing up, the chef went looking for him.
He ended up saving his life. https://wapo.st/4qbkSUp
He ended up saving his life. https://wapo.st/4qbkSUp
December 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM
When Charlie Hicks, 78, a regular at the Shrimp Basket, stopped showing up, the chef went looking for him.
He ended up saving his life. https://wapo.st/4qbkSUp
He ended up saving his life. https://wapo.st/4qbkSUp
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This is college in the United States. Video from inside a Brown University building shows the moment that police found a group of students who were sheltering after the shooting on campus. This isn't freedom.
December 14, 2025 at 4:24 AM
This is college in the United States. Video from inside a Brown University building shows the moment that police found a group of students who were sheltering after the shooting on campus. This isn't freedom.
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A US-funded nutrition program was helping to keep this woman’s baby alive. Days after the program was cut, he died. https://cnn.it/4ndDYbl
A US-funded nutrition program was helping to keep this woman’s baby alive. Days after the program was cut, he died | CNN
Weeds cover the grave of Yagana Usman’s baby – a painful reminder of the months that have passed since she lost her infant twin to malnutrition. Her surviving twin’s fate now hinges in part on decisio...
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September 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
A US-funded nutrition program was helping to keep this woman’s baby alive. Days after the program was cut, he died. https://cnn.it/4ndDYbl
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As promised, in light of the WaPo report of Everglades camp detainees being swarmed by mosquitoes in the shower and unable to sleep at night due to being bitten, I want to briefly address concentration camp history and mosquitoes. I won't be comprehensive but will give a few examples. [1/17]
July 17, 2025 at 9:42 PM
As promised, in light of the WaPo report of Everglades camp detainees being swarmed by mosquitoes in the shower and unable to sleep at night due to being bitten, I want to briefly address concentration camp history and mosquitoes. I won't be comprehensive but will give a few examples. [1/17]
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There is currently an NWS flash flood warning in effect for all five boroughs of NYC.
But no City agency has posted it on this platform.
Please help spread the word.
“If you live in a basement apartment or low-lying area, be ready to move to higher ground.”
But no City agency has posted it on this platform.
Please help spread the word.
“If you live in a basement apartment or low-lying area, be ready to move to higher ground.”
July 14, 2025 at 11:33 PM
There is currently an NWS flash flood warning in effect for all five boroughs of NYC.
But no City agency has posted it on this platform.
Please help spread the word.
“If you live in a basement apartment or low-lying area, be ready to move to higher ground.”
But no City agency has posted it on this platform.
Please help spread the word.
“If you live in a basement apartment or low-lying area, be ready to move to higher ground.”
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Farm workers are harvesting strawberries on CAs Central Coast. They share harvesting this fruit is hard on their backs as they have to be bent over moving fast all day long. #WeFeedYou
July 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Farm workers are harvesting strawberries on CAs Central Coast. They share harvesting this fruit is hard on their backs as they have to be bent over moving fast all day long. #WeFeedYou
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Just a year ago, the U.S. was better at predicting storms’ tracks than it had ever been. But now, @zoeschlanger.bsky.social reports, the country is rapidly losing state-of-the-art forecasting, just in time for hurricane season’s busiest months:
Hurricane Science Was Great While It Lasted
The U.S. is hacking away at support for state-of-the-art forecasting.
bit.ly
July 6, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Just a year ago, the U.S. was better at predicting storms’ tracks than it had ever been. But now, @zoeschlanger.bsky.social reports, the country is rapidly losing state-of-the-art forecasting, just in time for hurricane season’s busiest months:
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Girls who play rugby in Utah have a new hero, their coaches say: Ilona Maher, the star of the U.S. women's rugby sevens team, who shows the girls that any body type can be beautiful.
Utah girls rugby players find inspiration from an Olympian’s self-love movement
Girls who play rugby in Utah have a new hero, their coaches say: Ilona Maher, the star of the U.S. women's rugby sevens team, who shows the girls that any body type can be beautiful.
www.sltrib.com
June 23, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Girls who play rugby in Utah have a new hero, their coaches say: Ilona Maher, the star of the U.S. women's rugby sevens team, who shows the girls that any body type can be beautiful.
Someone please save Thrifty ice cream
Thrifty Ice Cream faces uncertain future as Rite Aid closes 500 stores
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
Thrifty Ice Cream faces uncertain future as Rite Aid closes 500 stores
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
Thrifty Ice Cream faces uncertain future as Rite Aid closes 500 stores
Thrifty Ice Cream, a popular West Coast brand, will close 500 of its counters inside Rite Aid stores as part of the pharmacy chain's ongoing bankruptcy.
www.sfchronicle.com
May 30, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Someone please save Thrifty ice cream
Thrifty Ice Cream faces uncertain future as Rite Aid closes 500 stores
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
Thrifty Ice Cream faces uncertain future as Rite Aid closes 500 stores
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
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1/ 80 years ago yesterday, US forces liberated #Dachau concentration camp. My maternal grandfather #DavidMaxEichhorn, a Jewish Chaplain, was there. I will spend next week documenting from contemporaneous reports what he saw & did.
#NeverForget #NeverAgain
www.history.com/this-day-in-...
#NeverForget #NeverAgain
www.history.com/this-day-in-...
U.S. Army liberates Dachau concentration camp | April 29, 1945 | HISTORY
On April 29, 1945, the U.S. Seventh Army’s 45th Infantry Division liberates Dachau, the first concentration camp established by Germany’s Nazi regime. A major Dachau subcamp was liberated the same day...
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April 30, 2025 at 1:43 PM
1/ 80 years ago yesterday, US forces liberated #Dachau concentration camp. My maternal grandfather #DavidMaxEichhorn, a Jewish Chaplain, was there. I will spend next week documenting from contemporaneous reports what he saw & did.
#NeverForget #NeverAgain
www.history.com/this-day-in-...
#NeverForget #NeverAgain
www.history.com/this-day-in-...
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The Trump administration has quietly doubled down on its decision to stop sending emergency food to children starving in Bangladesh, Somalia, and other countries. Without urgent intervention, these children might die within months, @hana-kiros.bsky.social reports.
Emergency Food for 3 Million Children Is Stuck in DOGE Limbo
Elon Musk said he would preserve lifesaving aid to foreign children. Then the Trump administration quietly canceled it.
bit.ly
April 17, 2025 at 11:45 AM
The Trump administration has quietly doubled down on its decision to stop sending emergency food to children starving in Bangladesh, Somalia, and other countries. Without urgent intervention, these children might die within months, @hana-kiros.bsky.social reports.
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Take a moment today to read about a few of the young children whom Trump and Musk killed by shutting down USAID. The blame for these deaths falls on them.
There will be hundreds of thousands more dead kids before their lethal crusade against foreign aid ends. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
There will be hundreds of thousands more dead kids before their lethal crusade against foreign aid ends. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
March 15, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Take a moment today to read about a few of the young children whom Trump and Musk killed by shutting down USAID. The blame for these deaths falls on them.
There will be hundreds of thousands more dead kids before their lethal crusade against foreign aid ends. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
There will be hundreds of thousands more dead kids before their lethal crusade against foreign aid ends. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Just thinking about what the US looked like before the EPA existed
March 13, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Just thinking about what the US looked like before the EPA existed