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Today marks 65 years since six-year-old Ruby Bridges walked through a vicious mob toward William Frantz Elementary School on November 14, 1960 -- the day Norman Rockwell would later immortalize in his iconic painting "The Problem We All Live With."
November 15, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Today marks 65 years since six-year-old Ruby Bridges walked through a vicious mob toward William Frantz Elementary School on November 14, 1960 -- the day Norman Rockwell would later immortalize in his iconic painting "The Problem We All Live With."
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Marlon Brando in, The Wild One (1953).
November 14, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Marlon Brando in, The Wild One (1953).
A win for big liquor 👎🏿👎🏿👎🏿
THC beverages banned under new federal law
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOnA...
THC beverages banned under new federal law
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOnA...
THC beverages banned under new federal law
YouTube video by FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul
www.youtube.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM
A win for big liquor 👎🏿👎🏿👎🏿
THC beverages banned under new federal law
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOnA...
THC beverages banned under new federal law
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOnA...
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British political commentator Sami Hamdi said Thursday on his arrival back in the U.K. that he was considering suing U.S. authorities for his detention in an immigration detention center over what he claims were his views on Gaza and Israel.
https://to.pbs.org/47TZDiB
https://to.pbs.org/47TZDiB
British commentator Sami Hamdi considers taking legal action against U.S. over ICE detention
British political commentator Sami Hamdi has said on his arrival back in the U.K. that he was considering suing U.S. authorities for his detention in an immigration detention center.
www.pbs.org
November 13, 2025 at 10:02 PM
British political commentator Sami Hamdi said Thursday on his arrival back in the U.K. that he was considering suing U.S. authorities for his detention in an immigration detention center over what he claims were his views on Gaza and Israel.
https://to.pbs.org/47TZDiB
https://to.pbs.org/47TZDiB
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M adopts policy requiring professors to get OK from school president to discuss certain race and gender issues.
November 13, 2025 at 11:15 PM
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M adopts policy requiring professors to get OK from school president to discuss certain race and gender issues.
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From Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday, we’re building power with our wallets.
No justice, no spending.
💥 #WeAintBuyingIt → weaintbuyingit.com
No justice, no spending.
💥 #WeAintBuyingIt → weaintbuyingit.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:22 PM
From Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday, we’re building power with our wallets.
No justice, no spending.
💥 #WeAintBuyingIt → weaintbuyingit.com
No justice, no spending.
💥 #WeAintBuyingIt → weaintbuyingit.com
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Time to go, Chuck.
Schumer reached out to leading presidential contenders to try and mute criticism of the deal, calling Josh Shapiro, Andy Beshear, JB Pritzker, and Gavin Newsom.
While Schumer voted against it, the eight Dems behind the shutdown deal said the minority leader was aware of their plan. trib.al/lcNlGik
While Schumer voted against it, the eight Dems behind the shutdown deal said the minority leader was aware of their plan. trib.al/lcNlGik
Schumer Begged 2028 Dem Contenders Not to Criticize Shutdown Deal
The Senate minority leader was well aware the shutdown deal would face backlash across the Democratic Party.
trib.al
November 13, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Time to go, Chuck.
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Anyone surprised that Republicans are fleeing the motte of "pedophile" to the bailey of "ephebophile" hasn't been paying attention. Here's @djgrothe.bsky.social, who ran the James Randi Educational Foundation, defending Epstein & his rapists in exactly that way 14 y ago skepchick.org/2011/04/lawr...
November 13, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Anyone surprised that Republicans are fleeing the motte of "pedophile" to the bailey of "ephebophile" hasn't been paying attention. Here's @djgrothe.bsky.social, who ran the James Randi Educational Foundation, defending Epstein & his rapists in exactly that way 14 y ago skepchick.org/2011/04/lawr...
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It’s not a ventricular fibrillation flare up. It’s just a fall.
November 13, 2025 at 6:22 PM
It’s not a ventricular fibrillation flare up. It’s just a fall.
Walgreens cuts paid holidays for hourly workers after Sycamore deal - Bloomberg www.investing.com/news/company...
Walgreens cuts paid holidays for hourly workers after Sycamore deal - Bloomberg By Investing.com
Walgreens cuts paid holidays for hourly workers after Sycamore deal - Bloomberg
www.investing.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Walgreens cuts paid holidays for hourly workers after Sycamore deal - Bloomberg www.investing.com/news/company...
I do miss Whole Foods but it’s still “fuck Amazon” in this household!
Amazon plans to absorb Whole Foods' entire workforce as part of 'Project Cremini'
www.businessinsider.com/amazon-whole...
Amazon plans to absorb Whole Foods' entire workforce as part of 'Project Cremini'
www.businessinsider.com/amazon-whole...
Amazon plans to absorb Whole Foods' entire workforce as part of 'Project Cremini'
The high-end grocery chain has operated separately from Amazon for years. That is about to change in dramatic ways.
www.businessinsider.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I do miss Whole Foods but it’s still “fuck Amazon” in this household!
Amazon plans to absorb Whole Foods' entire workforce as part of 'Project Cremini'
www.businessinsider.com/amazon-whole...
Amazon plans to absorb Whole Foods' entire workforce as part of 'Project Cremini'
www.businessinsider.com/amazon-whole...
A Pennsylvania sheriff struck a deal with ICE. Months later, he was voted out.
“The agreement allowed some Bucks County deputies to perform immigration duties.”
abcnews.go.com/US/pennsylva...
“The agreement allowed some Bucks County deputies to perform immigration duties.”
abcnews.go.com/US/pennsylva...
A Pennsylvania sheriff struck a deal with ICE. Months later, he was voted out.
A Philadelphia-area sheriff was ousted last week after facing criticism over a partnership he forged with federal immigration authorities.
abcnews.go.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:09 PM
A Pennsylvania sheriff struck a deal with ICE. Months later, he was voted out.
“The agreement allowed some Bucks County deputies to perform immigration duties.”
abcnews.go.com/US/pennsylva...
“The agreement allowed some Bucks County deputies to perform immigration duties.”
abcnews.go.com/US/pennsylva...
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A new survey suggests that nearly 64% of South Africa’s dollar millionaires support a 2% wealth tax.
Majority of SA’s dollar millionaires back a 2% wealth tax - survey
www.dailymaverick.co.za
November 12, 2025 at 11:08 PM
A new survey suggests that nearly 64% of South Africa’s dollar millionaires support a 2% wealth tax.
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To get NYS to tax the rich, Zohran and we, the many, have the same objective but two distinct tasks:
Zohran's task is to play nice with the governor right up until the moment that becomes a dead-end.
Our task, as @nychange.bsky.social shows by example, is to push Hochul relentlessly, starting now.
Zohran's task is to play nice with the governor right up until the moment that becomes a dead-end.
Our task, as @nychange.bsky.social shows by example, is to push Hochul relentlessly, starting now.
🚨BREAKING: We’re ready for Round 2! Today, we came to Wall Street to endorse @delgadoforny.bsky.social for Governor.
While bankers rake in record profits, working people are being crushed. The choice is clear: corporate politics under Kathy Hochul or people power with Antonio Delgado.
While bankers rake in record profits, working people are being crushed. The choice is clear: corporate politics under Kathy Hochul or people power with Antonio Delgado.
November 12, 2025 at 8:55 PM
To get NYS to tax the rich, Zohran and we, the many, have the same objective but two distinct tasks:
Zohran's task is to play nice with the governor right up until the moment that becomes a dead-end.
Our task, as @nychange.bsky.social shows by example, is to push Hochul relentlessly, starting now.
Zohran's task is to play nice with the governor right up until the moment that becomes a dead-end.
Our task, as @nychange.bsky.social shows by example, is to push Hochul relentlessly, starting now.
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![Screenshot of Substack post:
I was suspended from BlueSky for defending the honor of Johnny Cash.
I wish I were joking.
In early October, I referenced the “I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die” lyric of “Folsom Prison Blues” in response to a terrible Wall Street Journal article saying that Johnny Cash was uncool. I quote-tweeted the article and everyone understood the reference. There was no outcry.
I stand by my assessment that Johnny Cash is cool.
I do not like being the subject of so much attention, especially when I cannot see the discussion. But the BlueSky admins are now claiming that I wrote a post saying, out of nowhere, “I want to shoot the author of this article just to watch him die”. They are not posting a screenshot of the actual tweet, which shows that I am quote-tweeting an article about Johnny Cash, and that my post is obviously not a threat but a play on “Folsom Prison Blues.”
BlueSky is lying and saying I posted this line on November 10. I did not. I posted it in early October, when the WSJ article came out. You can see that they are lying about the date from this page showing my last BlueSky tweets:
I was not given any explanation for my suspension the first two times I inquired. Later I was told it was for the “Folsom Prison Blues” reference, and I asked for clarification but did not receive it. I thought it might be a prank until a reporter reached out this morning and confirmed it.
BlueSky’s behavior is bizarre and unwarranted. I have lost access to friends and all my posts and photos. I am incredibly grateful for the outpouring of support here on Substack and also on BlueSky — though I cannot see it, because I am suspended.
To quote another Johnny Cash song: "I ain’t never done nothin' to nobody/ I ain’t never got nothin’ from nobody, no time/ And until I get somethin' from somebody, sometime, I don't intend to do nothin' for nobody, no time."
As for BlueSky…
[photo: possibly the most famous photo of Johnny Cash ever taken]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:igrrppysqek6ootkqdscphy5/bafkreic2dymf4w5qkye3ge3iyqy75n7c5sikim3jhk6q2t6ga6lmx2pvku@jpeg)
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For perspective, the distance between the IBX and the G is greater than the width of Manhattan (2.3 miles)
As some NIMBY opposition to NYC’s IBX project heats up, some are claiming it just duplicates the G train. As @shabazzstuart.bsky.social notes, it’s not really the same thing, at all…
November 12, 2025 at 4:11 PM
For perspective, the distance between the IBX and the G is greater than the width of Manhattan (2.3 miles)
It's time to turn the page on failed Democratic leadership www.indivisible2026.org
Democratic leaders have failed us again. It's time to get new leaders.
After yet another capitulation by Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats, it's clear we need new leadership capable of mounting a serious opposition to Trump's authoritarian regime. We're launching our la...
www.indivisible2026.org
November 12, 2025 at 5:02 PM
It's time to turn the page on failed Democratic leadership www.indivisible2026.org
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The email that’s most newsworthy in my mind is the one that Epstein sent to Ghislaine Maxwell in 2011.
1. This was years before Trump ran for office.
2. It appears that Ghislaine Maxwell lied to DOJ officials during her meeting with them a couple months ago.
1. This was years before Trump ran for office.
2. It appears that Ghislaine Maxwell lied to DOJ officials during her meeting with them a couple months ago.
November 12, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The email that’s most newsworthy in my mind is the one that Epstein sent to Ghislaine Maxwell in 2011.
1. This was years before Trump ran for office.
2. It appears that Ghislaine Maxwell lied to DOJ officials during her meeting with them a couple months ago.
1. This was years before Trump ran for office.
2. It appears that Ghislaine Maxwell lied to DOJ officials during her meeting with them a couple months ago.
600 Paramount Skydance employees quit instead of returning to the office, and it cost the company $185 million, filings show finance.yahoo.com/news/600-par...
600 Paramount Skydance employees quit instead of returning to the office, and it cost the company $185 million, filings show
CEO David Ellison offered workers an ultimatum in September: Come back to work or find a new job.
finance.yahoo.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:05 PM
600 Paramount Skydance employees quit instead of returning to the office, and it cost the company $185 million, filings show finance.yahoo.com/news/600-par...
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Relevant still….
"If you stick a knife in my back 9 inches and pull it out 6 inches, that's not progress. If you pull it all the way out, that's not progress. Progress is healing the wound that the blow made. They haven't pulled the knife out; they won't even admit that it's there." —Malcolm X
"If you stick a knife in my back 9 inches and pull it out 6 inches, that's not progress. If you pull it all the way out, that's not progress. Progress is healing the wound that the blow made. They haven't pulled the knife out; they won't even admit that it's there." —Malcolm X
November 12, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Relevant still….
"If you stick a knife in my back 9 inches and pull it out 6 inches, that's not progress. If you pull it all the way out, that's not progress. Progress is healing the wound that the blow made. They haven't pulled the knife out; they won't even admit that it's there." —Malcolm X
"If you stick a knife in my back 9 inches and pull it out 6 inches, that's not progress. If you pull it all the way out, that's not progress. Progress is healing the wound that the blow made. They haven't pulled the knife out; they won't even admit that it's there." —Malcolm X
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And I’m gonna tweak everyone’s nose a bit….. but
For all the talk of the “progressiveness”
Some of the most consistently voting progressive legislators are the old Black people from the south
Like Al Green
The man who got censured while he stood up ALONE
For all the talk of the “progressiveness”
Some of the most consistently voting progressive legislators are the old Black people from the south
Like Al Green
The man who got censured while he stood up ALONE
November 12, 2025 at 12:28 AM
And I’m gonna tweak everyone’s nose a bit….. but
For all the talk of the “progressiveness”
Some of the most consistently voting progressive legislators are the old Black people from the south
Like Al Green
The man who got censured while he stood up ALONE
For all the talk of the “progressiveness”
Some of the most consistently voting progressive legislators are the old Black people from the south
Like Al Green
The man who got censured while he stood up ALONE
Andre Easton is a teacher, socialist, and father of three running for Congress to represent NY-15 to defeat Richie Torres www.youtube.com/watch?v=eETP...
Bronx: Vote Socialist 2026!
YouTube video by PSL National
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Andre Easton is a teacher, socialist, and father of three running for Congress to represent NY-15 to defeat Richie Torres www.youtube.com/watch?v=eETP...
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I'm not being hyperbolic when I say that we're dealing with a very dangerous organized crime syndicate that's using unregulated AI videos, bot farms, algorithms, mass surveillance, data collection, etc. as weapons to turn us against each other while they pillage and plunder us
November 11, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I'm not being hyperbolic when I say that we're dealing with a very dangerous organized crime syndicate that's using unregulated AI videos, bot farms, algorithms, mass surveillance, data collection, etc. as weapons to turn us against each other while they pillage and plunder us
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White House officials say the boss is really stupid and you have to watch what you say to him
November 11, 2025 at 1:46 PM
White House officials say the boss is really stupid and you have to watch what you say to him