Melanoid Markus
@melanoidmarkus.bsky.social
A Foundational Black American and descendant of American Freedmen whose lineage traces back to at least the early 1800s. Updates to follow as more lineage info is discovered.
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🙄 miss me with that "some FBA nonsense" line because Black ppl who are descendants of US slavery should be able to come up with a name for ourselves and use it without other Black ppl calling it "nonsense"... but yes Du Sable is 100% a Haitian man and that person is talkin out they ass
So there are Black people from Chicago that don't believe Dusable was Haitian. This must be some FBA nonsense.
September 8, 2025 at 1:54 PM
🙄 miss me with that "some FBA nonsense" line because Black ppl who are descendants of US slavery should be able to come up with a name for ourselves and use it without other Black ppl calling it "nonsense"... but yes Du Sable is 100% a Haitian man and that person is talkin out they ass
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The richest Americans are causing 65% of global warming, but it’s Black neighborhoods that are losing homes, livelihoods, and lives.
Why Are Black Neighborhoods Underwater? Science Points to the Wealthy.
The richest Americans are causing 65% of global warming, but it’s Black neighborhoods that are losing homes, livelihoods, and lives.
capitalbnews.org
June 1, 2025 at 11:01 AM
The richest Americans are causing 65% of global warming, but it’s Black neighborhoods that are losing homes, livelihoods, and lives.
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Maryland is suing RealPage, a software company that makes algorithms landlords allegedly use to illegally collude and profit.
The state AG is also suing eight major landlords, who own over 100,000 apartments that were reportedly affected by this scheme.
The state AG is also suing eight major landlords, who own over 100,000 apartments that were reportedly affected by this scheme.
January 16, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Maryland is suing RealPage, a software company that makes algorithms landlords allegedly use to illegally collude and profit.
The state AG is also suing eight major landlords, who own over 100,000 apartments that were reportedly affected by this scheme.
The state AG is also suing eight major landlords, who own over 100,000 apartments that were reportedly affected by this scheme.
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one thing i’m stuck on is this idea that “masculine” energy means license to act like a chud in public, as opposed to more traditional notions of public masculinity, such as those that put a premium on the performance of integrity, honesty, honor and generosity.
January 16, 2025 at 8:21 PM
one thing i’m stuck on is this idea that “masculine” energy means license to act like a chud in public, as opposed to more traditional notions of public masculinity, such as those that put a premium on the performance of integrity, honesty, honor and generosity.
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Washington state lawmakers have introduced a bill to cap rent increases at 7 percent statewide and require a six month notice for hikes of 3 percent or more.
Rents across the state have increased by more than 70 percent since 2014.
Rents across the state have increased by more than 70 percent since 2014.
January 13, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Washington state lawmakers have introduced a bill to cap rent increases at 7 percent statewide and require a six month notice for hikes of 3 percent or more.
Rents across the state have increased by more than 70 percent since 2014.
Rents across the state have increased by more than 70 percent since 2014.
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sometimes i despair at the cadre of chuds, liars and degenerates who are about to take power in washington and then i remember that even 160 years ago this was a country where people would shake off accusations of serial child rape and elect a guy to the senate en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_H...
James H. Hammond - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 14, 2025 at 1:52 PM
sometimes i despair at the cadre of chuds, liars and degenerates who are about to take power in washington and then i remember that even 160 years ago this was a country where people would shake off accusations of serial child rape and elect a guy to the senate en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_H...
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Disaster relief for Florida after hurricanes should be conditioned on that state no longer allowing new homes to be constructed on or near the coastline.
January 14, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Disaster relief for Florida after hurricanes should be conditioned on that state no longer allowing new homes to be constructed on or near the coastline.
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sometimes a picture (or magazine cover) is all you need
January 13, 2025 at 10:16 PM
sometimes a picture (or magazine cover) is all you need
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Stephen Lawrence’s father says he can accept release of son’s killer if he shows remorse
Stephen Lawrence’s father says he can accept release of son’s killer if he shows remorse
Neville Lawrence says he is not satisfied with David Norris getting parole but could accept it if he has changed
The father of Stephen Lawrence has said he would accept one of the teenager’s killers being released if he can show remorse.
A parole…
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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A Spy in Your Pocket? Ronan Farrow Exposes Secrets of High-Tech Spyware in New Film "Surveilled"
A Spy in Your Pocket? Ronan Farrow Exposes Secrets of High-Tech Spyware in New Film “Surveilled”
Is that a spy in your pocket? In a holiday special we speak to Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ronan Farrow and filmmaker Matthew O’Neill about Surveilled, their new HBO documentary looking at how...
www.democracynow.org
January 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM
A Spy in Your Pocket? Ronan Farrow Exposes Secrets of High-Tech Spyware in New Film "Surveilled"
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Landscapes of Iceland 🇮🇸
January 1, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Landscapes of Iceland 🇮🇸
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December 31, 2024 at 7:32 PM
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I took a few more frames for my Pleiades mosaic a few nights ago, and this is the current state of that project. In this version, I have a bit more context around the Pleiades, in addition to the stars and their dust nebula themselves. 1/ 🧪🔭
December 29, 2024 at 6:38 PM
I took a few more frames for my Pleiades mosaic a few nights ago, and this is the current state of that project. In this version, I have a bit more context around the Pleiades, in addition to the stars and their dust nebula themselves. 1/ 🧪🔭
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M81 is a grand design spiral galaxy located 12 million light-years away. It contains over 250 billion stars.
This alluring galaxy spans roughly 90,000 light-years across, and if it was bright enough in our night sky, it would be as large as the full moon.
📸 Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
This alluring galaxy spans roughly 90,000 light-years across, and if it was bright enough in our night sky, it would be as large as the full moon.
📸 Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
December 30, 2024 at 12:32 PM
M81 is a grand design spiral galaxy located 12 million light-years away. It contains over 250 billion stars.
This alluring galaxy spans roughly 90,000 light-years across, and if it was bright enough in our night sky, it would be as large as the full moon.
📸 Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
This alluring galaxy spans roughly 90,000 light-years across, and if it was bright enough in our night sky, it would be as large as the full moon.
📸 Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
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i think this is pretty much right. not a shock that the political economy of apartheid south africa produced a bunch of reactionaries who hope to replicate that political economy for the 21st century www.ft.com/content/cfbf...
Musk, Thiel and the shadow of apartheid South Africa
The parallels between South Africa then and the US today are striking
www.ft.com
December 29, 2024 at 10:03 PM
i think this is pretty much right. not a shock that the political economy of apartheid south africa produced a bunch of reactionaries who hope to replicate that political economy for the 21st century www.ft.com/content/cfbf...
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Positively spectacular sight….Globular cluster Liller 1 behind piercingly blue stars 💫😲💫💙💫✨💫
December 29, 2024 at 3:01 AM
Positively spectacular sight….Globular cluster Liller 1 behind piercingly blue stars 💫😲💫💙💫✨💫
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"But the ways guns were culturally held in the Black South were different, the covert protection kept for when white supremacists reared their heads at you, that you pull out when needed." -- @chantalalive.bsky.social | @newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/article/1893...
newrepublic.com/article/1893...
My Gun Culture Is Not Your Gun Culture
In Black Southern life, guns have been a sign of readiness against constant threats.
newrepublic.com
December 30, 2024 at 12:01 AM
"But the ways guns were culturally held in the Black South were different, the covert protection kept for when white supremacists reared their heads at you, that you pull out when needed." -- @chantalalive.bsky.social | @newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/article/1893...
newrepublic.com/article/1893...
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A tiny portion of the deep universe.
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December 29, 2024 at 7:38 PM
A tiny portion of the deep universe.
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Swiftcurrent Lake and Mount Gould, Glacier National Park, Montana, USA
Website: Website: i.redd.it/5l7fvta3ir73...
#Travel #Wallpaper #Photo #Daily
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#Travel #Wallpaper #Photo #Daily
December 30, 2024 at 12:22 AM
Swiftcurrent Lake and Mount Gould, Glacier National Park, Montana, USA
Website: Website: i.redd.it/5l7fvta3ir73...
#Travel #Wallpaper #Photo #Daily
Website: Website: i.redd.it/5l7fvta3ir73...
#Travel #Wallpaper #Photo #Daily
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Torres del Paine, Chile 🇨🇱
December 29, 2024 at 3:29 PM
Torres del Paine, Chile 🇨🇱
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The least self-aware person on the planet.
December 29, 2024 at 8:40 PM
The least self-aware person on the planet.
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Stunning …..Mountain in Lake Clark National Park, Alaska 🇺🇲 ✨💙✨🩵✨💙✨
December 26, 2024 at 9:48 PM
Stunning …..Mountain in Lake Clark National Park, Alaska 🇺🇲 ✨💙✨🩵✨💙✨
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A MAGA civil war between Trump’s billionaire tech bros who need immigrant labor and the anti-immigrant plebes demanding mass deportations. Who would have guessed? 🤔
two men are standing next to each other in front of a building with soldiers standing in the background .
ALT: two men are standing next to each other in front of a building with soldiers standing in the background .
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December 27, 2024 at 1:04 PM
A MAGA civil war between Trump’s billionaire tech bros who need immigrant labor and the anti-immigrant plebes demanding mass deportations. Who would have guessed? 🤔