Manny Frank-Lampon
@mflampon.bsky.social
Formerly Justicewarrior on Twitter. I wanted to divest from what was contributing to the fall of democracy. I’m a long time political organizer and habitual canvasser / door knocker who is about to finish w/ BA in Poli Sci from Temple U. I give a shit.
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“I find no comfort in the Trump administration’s embrace of my people, on college campuses or elsewhere," the first Jewish president of Wesleyan, Michael Roth, writes. "Jew hatred is real, but today’s anti-antisemitism isn’t a legitimate effort to fight it.”
“I find no comfort in the Trump administration’s embrace of my people, on college campuses or elsewhere," the first Jewish president of Wesleyan, Michael Roth, writes. "Jew hatred is real, but today’s anti-antisemitism isn’t a legitimate effort to fight it.”
Opinion | Trump’s Crusade Against Antisemitism Is Extremely Bad for the Jews
Antisemitism is real. But the enemy of our enemy is not necessarily our friend.
www.nytimes.com
April 7, 2025 at 6:03 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“I find no comfort in the Trump administration’s embrace of my people, on college campuses or elsewhere," the first Jewish president of Wesleyan, Michael Roth, writes. "Jew hatred is real, but today’s anti-antisemitism isn’t a legitimate effort to fight it.”
“I find no comfort in the Trump administration’s embrace of my people, on college campuses or elsewhere," the first Jewish president of Wesleyan, Michael Roth, writes. "Jew hatred is real, but today’s anti-antisemitism isn’t a legitimate effort to fight it.”
Seriously, this is a model for the whole country!
“To ensure alignment with our values and mission, Cincinnati Pride prioritizes financial support from organizations that share our commitment to supporting the LGBTQ+ community." via @thebuckeyeflame.com
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Cincinnati Pride drops corporate sponsors that have rolled back DEI programs, moves to community-funding model
Organizers are crowdfunding to make up the 50k difference.
thebuckeyeflame.com
April 2, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Seriously, this is a model for the whole country!
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We deserved some good news!
April 2, 2025 at 1:46 AM
We deserved some good news!
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Elbows up, Canada!
March 22, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Elbows up, Canada!
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That is exactly true.
March 8, 2025 at 4:34 PM
That is exactly true.
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News Analysis: In the first month since he returned to power, President Trump has demonstrated once again a brazen willingness to advance distortions, conspiracy theories and outright lies to justify major policy decisions.
Trump Uses Lies to Lay the Groundwork for Radical Change
Condoms for Gaza? Ukraine started the war with Russia? The president’s manipulations of the truth lay the groundwork for radical change.
www.nytimes.com
February 23, 2025 at 8:37 PM
News Analysis: In the first month since he returned to power, President Trump has demonstrated once again a brazen willingness to advance distortions, conspiracy theories and outright lies to justify major policy decisions.
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We need Pete Buttigieg as a clear messenger, more than ever.
February 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
We need Pete Buttigieg as a clear messenger, more than ever.
And of course history is repeating itself. As more of my friends move over to this platform, I will interact with it more often. I hope I can use this as a tool for change, other social media. Trans people have always existed and will continue to exist.
A Black transgender woman's testimony helped ratify the 14th Amendment. Then her identity was attacked. Some see parallels to today's climate.
She was the first transgender woman to testify before Congress. Then conservatives began attacking her identity | CNN
Frances Thompson’s testimony in 1866 came at a critical time, as the nation weighed whether to expand equal constitutional protections to newly freed Black Americans. But it also came at a great perso...
www.cnn.com
February 17, 2025 at 3:13 AM
And of course history is repeating itself. As more of my friends move over to this platform, I will interact with it more often. I hope I can use this as a tool for change, other social media. Trans people have always existed and will continue to exist.
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This has all the hallmarks of a hostile takeover.
Entire departments getting axed, with little thought given to critical functions, public safety or national security.
Musk did it to Twitter. It glitched often. It was survivable.
Glitches to the FAA, DOJ, FBI, CIA?
Less survivable. Much less.
Entire departments getting axed, with little thought given to critical functions, public safety or national security.
Musk did it to Twitter. It glitched often. It was survivable.
Glitches to the FAA, DOJ, FBI, CIA?
Less survivable. Much less.
February 5, 2025 at 8:37 PM
This has all the hallmarks of a hostile takeover.
Entire departments getting axed, with little thought given to critical functions, public safety or national security.
Musk did it to Twitter. It glitched often. It was survivable.
Glitches to the FAA, DOJ, FBI, CIA?
Less survivable. Much less.
Entire departments getting axed, with little thought given to critical functions, public safety or national security.
Musk did it to Twitter. It glitched often. It was survivable.
Glitches to the FAA, DOJ, FBI, CIA?
Less survivable. Much less.
I know so many people in real time that are doing this. I think a social media evolution is happening and Zuck is really going to regret his “what does Elon do that I can do better?” Routine.
Americans flocking to Xiaohongshu, also called “Red Note,” as a TikTok alternative said that they wanted to show they do not share Washington’s concerns about TikTok’s ties to China. The Chinese app is used by over 300 million people.
‘Red Note,’ a Chinese app, is dominating downloads, thanks to TikTok users.
The law that took aim at TikTok over national security concerns has prompted Americans looking for alternatives to download Xiaohongshu, a social media app that is popular in China.
www.nytimes.com
January 17, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I know so many people in real time that are doing this. I think a social media evolution is happening and Zuck is really going to regret his “what does Elon do that I can do better?” Routine.
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Americans flocking to Xiaohongshu, also called “Red Note,” as a TikTok alternative said that they wanted to show they do not share Washington’s concerns about TikTok’s ties to China. The Chinese app is used by over 300 million people.
‘Red Note,’ a Chinese app, is dominating downloads, thanks to TikTok users.
The law that took aim at TikTok over national security concerns has prompted Americans looking for alternatives to download Xiaohongshu, a social media app that is popular in China.
www.nytimes.com
January 17, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Americans flocking to Xiaohongshu, also called “Red Note,” as a TikTok alternative said that they wanted to show they do not share Washington’s concerns about TikTok’s ties to China. The Chinese app is used by over 300 million people.
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Exclusive — A luxury jet, a secret cargo, and the gold rush propelling Africa's biggest war.
How a gold trade that Sudanese once hoped would lift their country is turning out to be its downfall.
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/w...
How a gold trade that Sudanese once hoped would lift their country is turning out to be its downfall.
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/w...
The Gold Rush at the Heart of a Civil War (Gift Article)
Famine and ethnic cleansing stalk Sudan. Yet the gold trade is booming, enriching generals and propelling the fight.
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2024 at 3:15 PM
Exclusive — A luxury jet, a secret cargo, and the gold rush propelling Africa's biggest war.
How a gold trade that Sudanese once hoped would lift their country is turning out to be its downfall.
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/w...
How a gold trade that Sudanese once hoped would lift their country is turning out to be its downfall.
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/w...
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Police are questioning a man in Pennsylvania in connection with the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, law enforcement officials say
Police questioning a man in Pennsylvania in connection with killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO, law enforcement officials say | CNN
Police are questioning a man in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in connection with the shooting and killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, two law enforcement officials familiar with the matter tell C...
www.cnn.com
December 9, 2024 at 4:38 PM
Police are questioning a man in Pennsylvania in connection with the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, law enforcement officials say
Clyburn force fed us Biden, when we had better candidates running back in 2020, & Biden only won because white people had the survival instinct to vote Biden to get past COVID. Prime example of out of date leadership and why Trump won despite being convicted felon, a convicted rapist.
get every single one of these people out of leadership and put them on a farm somewhere i don’t give a shit www.msnbc.com/jonathan-cap...
Clyburn urges Biden to pardon Trump 'so we can clean the slate'
After convincing President Biden to pardon his son Hunter, South Carolina Rep. Jim Clyburn is now calling for clemency for Donald Trump. "If we keep digging at things in the past, I'm not too sure the...
www.msnbc.com
December 9, 2024 at 12:09 PM
Clyburn force fed us Biden, when we had better candidates running back in 2020, & Biden only won because white people had the survival instinct to vote Biden to get past COVID. Prime example of out of date leadership and why Trump won despite being convicted felon, a convicted rapist.
Makes me think deeper and longer about my Dad calling me Charlie Brown. Did he recognize that i feel that i always get the shortest end of the stick.
It’s so funny that Charlie Brown’s theme song isn’t even named after him, it’s named after Linus and Lucy. I remember getting the sheet music when I was taking piano lessons as a kid and being like “Man, that boy doesn’t have anything”
December 9, 2024 at 4:22 AM
Makes me think deeper and longer about my Dad calling me Charlie Brown. Did he recognize that i feel that i always get the shortest end of the stick.
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Happy 45th anniversary to the premiere of Star Trek: The Motion Picture today. It was and still is an inspirational glimpse of a future for me.
December 8, 2024 at 12:05 AM
Happy 45th anniversary to the premiere of Star Trek: The Motion Picture today. It was and still is an inspirational glimpse of a future for me.
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Star Trek: The Motion Picture was released 45 years ago today.
Rarely has a sci-fi movie been so horny.
Rarely has a sci-fi movie been so horny.
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979): Making the Drydock scene, or Kirk in love
Back to the creation of a long scene that highlights the importance of the USS Enterprise.
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December 7, 2024 at 12:21 PM
Star Trek: The Motion Picture was released 45 years ago today.
Rarely has a sci-fi movie been so horny.
Rarely has a sci-fi movie been so horny.
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Victims of child sexual abuse are suing Apple, arguing that the company abandoned a 2021 system it developed to find abusive material, forcing them to relive the trauma that has shaped their lives.
Apple Faces Lawsuit Over Child Sexual Abuse Material on iCloud
Victims of abuse are seeking more than $1.2 billion in damages, arguing that the company abandoned a 2021 system it developed to find abusive material.
www.nytimes.com
December 8, 2024 at 7:06 PM
Victims of child sexual abuse are suing Apple, arguing that the company abandoned a 2021 system it developed to find abusive material, forcing them to relive the trauma that has shaped their lives.
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I used to think I didn’t like musicals.
Then the pandemic happened and I watched Singin’ in the Rain.
Then I watched so many musicals.
Turns out I was a fool.
Anyway I really loved Wicked.
Then the pandemic happened and I watched Singin’ in the Rain.
Then I watched so many musicals.
Turns out I was a fool.
Anyway I really loved Wicked.
December 8, 2024 at 5:36 PM
I used to think I didn’t like musicals.
Then the pandemic happened and I watched Singin’ in the Rain.
Then I watched so many musicals.
Turns out I was a fool.
Anyway I really loved Wicked.
Then the pandemic happened and I watched Singin’ in the Rain.
Then I watched so many musicals.
Turns out I was a fool.
Anyway I really loved Wicked.