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Whewww watching this Olay and Friends earlier today, then finally getting around to watching a video I had open on my tabs for the last two weeks, AND THE PARALLELS! From a video four years ago, as it relates to racism, capitalism (&some nice nods to abolition work)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CS6...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CS6...
March 4, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Whewww watching this Olay and Friends earlier today, then finally getting around to watching a video I had open on my tabs for the last two weeks, AND THE PARALLELS! From a video four years ago, as it relates to racism, capitalism (&some nice nods to abolition work)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CS6...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CS6...
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The officers smashed in the front door, deployed a flashbang grenade, and held Karen and James Jimerson and their three children at gunpoint before realizing their mistake. The Supreme Court says the team can't be sued.
(via @keranews.org)
(via @keranews.org)
An armed SWAT team burst in the wrong door — but this North Texas family can't sue
James and Karen Jimerson's home was wrongfully raided in March 2019. Courts say they can't sue the officer who led the raid because of qualified immunity.
www.keranews.org
February 25, 2025 at 8:52 PM
The officers smashed in the front door, deployed a flashbang grenade, and held Karen and James Jimerson and their three children at gunpoint before realizing their mistake. The Supreme Court says the team can't be sued.
(via @keranews.org)
(via @keranews.org)
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They're re-airing "40 Acres and a Lie," this month, so if you ever want to hear some of the details of how one of the promises of reconstruction in the form of Special Field Order Number 15 wasn't just broken, but was actually partially fulfilled and then *Reneged Upon,* check out this reportage.
Reminder that if you haven't been following "40 Acres and a Lie," I really really recommend you get in on it:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
40 Acres and a Lie
40ACRES AND A LIE A government program gave formerly enslaved people land after the Civil War, only to take nearly all of it back a year and a half later. We used artificial intelligence to track down...
www.motherjones.com
February 17, 2025 at 5:37 PM
They're re-airing "40 Acres and a Lie," this month, so if you ever want to hear some of the details of how one of the promises of reconstruction in the form of Special Field Order Number 15 wasn't just broken, but was actually partially fulfilled and then *Reneged Upon,* check out this reportage.
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I know this may come as a shock to some people, but majority voted for trump because he’s white.
So when policies change, egg prices soar, jobs decline, they will be unwaveringly loyal to his whiteness.
Yes it’s really that simple. Yes it’s really that deep.
So when policies change, egg prices soar, jobs decline, they will be unwaveringly loyal to his whiteness.
Yes it’s really that simple. Yes it’s really that deep.
February 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I know this may come as a shock to some people, but majority voted for trump because he’s white.
So when policies change, egg prices soar, jobs decline, they will be unwaveringly loyal to his whiteness.
Yes it’s really that simple. Yes it’s really that deep.
So when policies change, egg prices soar, jobs decline, they will be unwaveringly loyal to his whiteness.
Yes it’s really that simple. Yes it’s really that deep.
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This. And holding as @profblmkelley.bsky.social noted, the federal workforce has a large amount of Black folks, one can see how the idea that "federal workforce is doing nothing and getting paid well to do so" is built on anti-blackness. Using racial capitalism allows our analysis to become sharper
People highlighting all the critical positions being cut are, of course, correct but I think it's missing the larger issue.
The idea that there is a large part of the federal workforce doing nothing and getting paid well to do so is a lie. It has always been a lie.
The idea that there is a large part of the federal workforce doing nothing and getting paid well to do so is a lie. It has always been a lie.
February 17, 2025 at 4:38 PM
This. And holding as @profblmkelley.bsky.social noted, the federal workforce has a large amount of Black folks, one can see how the idea that "federal workforce is doing nothing and getting paid well to do so" is built on anti-blackness. Using racial capitalism allows our analysis to become sharper
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Happy Presidents’ Day.
I’m reminded that there were presidents during lynching, when we were being eaten, during segregation and Jim Crow, and that most were evil enslavers.
I’m reminded that there were presidents during lynching, when we were being eaten, during segregation and Jim Crow, and that most were evil enslavers.
February 17, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Happy Presidents’ Day.
I’m reminded that there were presidents during lynching, when we were being eaten, during segregation and Jim Crow, and that most were evil enslavers.
I’m reminded that there were presidents during lynching, when we were being eaten, during segregation and Jim Crow, and that most were evil enslavers.
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In the wake of the Eaton and Palisades fires, Army Corps officials are saying that excavating six inches of topsoil is enough to rid fire-devastated properties of contamination.
Feds won't test soil after L.A. wildfire cleanup, potentially leaving contamination behind
In the wake of the Eaton and Palisades fires, Army Corps officials are saying that excavating six inches of topsoil is enough to rid fire-devastated properties of contamination.
www.latimes.com
February 12, 2025 at 11:00 PM
In the wake of the Eaton and Palisades fires, Army Corps officials are saying that excavating six inches of topsoil is enough to rid fire-devastated properties of contamination.
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Of course
And, of course: The Justice Department has told prosecutors in the Southern District of New York to drop its case against New York Mayor Eric Adams: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
DOJ Tells Prosecutors to Drop Mayor Eric Adams Corruption Case
The Justice Department has told prosecutors in the Southern District of New York to drop the case against Mayor Eric Adams, according to a memo obtained by Bloomberg Law.
www.bloomberg.com
February 11, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Of course
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Yall read @victorerikray.bsky.social’s OpEd. “Behind MAGA movement’s assault on DEI is a push to resegregate America.” This moment is dizzying. theemancipator.org/2025/01/28/t...
Eliminating DEI isn't just racist — it's segregationist
New segregationists’ need to use euphemisms shows the weakness of their intellectual position and the Civil Rights Movement’s moral clarity.
theemancipator.org
January 29, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Yall read @victorerikray.bsky.social’s OpEd. “Behind MAGA movement’s assault on DEI is a push to resegregate America.” This moment is dizzying. theemancipator.org/2025/01/28/t...
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KNOW THIS: Altadena is a predominantly African-American community community where Black families were redlined into. It’s not the Palisades, but losing homes, livelihoods & generational wealth is equally devastating.
Communities targeted by redlining have historic reasons to distrust government.
Communities targeted by redlining have historic reasons to distrust government.
January 12, 2025 at 12:12 AM
KNOW THIS: Altadena is a predominantly African-American community community where Black families were redlined into. It’s not the Palisades, but losing homes, livelihoods & generational wealth is equally devastating.
Communities targeted by redlining have historic reasons to distrust government.
Communities targeted by redlining have historic reasons to distrust government.
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More than 100 years after its initial review that blamed Black men, the Dept. of Justice just released its report on the 1921 Tulsa race massacre
The report says the attack “was so systematic and coordinated that it transcended mere mob violence”
The report says the attack “was so systematic and coordinated that it transcended mere mob violence”
DoJ releases its Tulsa race massacre report over 100 years after initial review
DoJ report acknowledges attack ‘was so systematic and coordinated that it transcended mere mob violence’
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2025 at 11:30 PM
More than 100 years after its initial review that blamed Black men, the Dept. of Justice just released its report on the 1921 Tulsa race massacre
The report says the attack “was so systematic and coordinated that it transcended mere mob violence”
The report says the attack “was so systematic and coordinated that it transcended mere mob violence”
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This list of journalists to watch is great
My weekly newsletter is out! As it approaches its second year, I want to say thank you to everyone who reads it every Friday
Journalists to watch in 2025, Denzel Washington baptism, revisiting ‘Gullah Gullah Island’
The second anniversary of this newsletter is January 1! Thank you to everyone who has supported this newsletter.
www.whatimreading.net
December 27, 2024 at 5:41 PM
This list of journalists to watch is great
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‼️ People don’t lie to you because they don’t wanna hurt your feelings. They lie to you because the truth might provoke you to make decisions that don’t serve their interests. ‼️
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media.tenor.com
December 22, 2024 at 2:02 AM
‼️ People don’t lie to you because they don’t wanna hurt your feelings. They lie to you because the truth might provoke you to make decisions that don’t serve their interests. ‼️
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This sums it up, yes.
December 22, 2024 at 12:40 AM
This sums it up, yes.
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December 22, 2024 at 12:59 AM
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"One of the great tragedies of mankind is that morality has been hijacked by religion. So now people assume that religion and morality have a necessary connection. But the basis of morality is really very simple and doesn't require religion at all."
Arthur C. Clarke
Arthur C. Clarke
December 17, 2024 at 11:55 AM
"One of the great tragedies of mankind is that morality has been hijacked by religion. So now people assume that religion and morality have a necessary connection. But the basis of morality is really very simple and doesn't require religion at all."
Arthur C. Clarke
Arthur C. Clarke
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