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For those interested in why Black & Caribbean people are going off about the sugar cane from last night's halftime show: sugar is a plantation commodity that fueled slavery & colonialism
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Sweetness and Power: The Place of Sugar in Modern History
The Place of Sugar in Modern History
bookshop.org
February 9, 2026 at 5:14 PM
For those interested in why Black & Caribbean people are going off about the sugar cane from last night's halftime show: sugar is a plantation commodity that fueled slavery & colonialism
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bookshop.org/p/books/swee...
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Crockett: "The US is falling apart, partially bc he's allowing for killings in the street, but also bc we have a 34 count convicted felon being shielded from any type of accountability as it relates to a child sex trafficking ring. I don't understand why we're pretending any of this is normal."
February 9, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Crockett: "The US is falling apart, partially bc he's allowing for killings in the street, but also bc we have a 34 count convicted felon being shielded from any type of accountability as it relates to a child sex trafficking ring. I don't understand why we're pretending any of this is normal."
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During freezing temperatures in Port Arthur, Texas, a 61-year-old homeless man was found dead in his wheelchair outside a convenience store.
He was wearing a hospital gown and no shoes. Authorities say he had been released from a hospital the previous day.
This is a diseased society.
He was wearing a hospital gown and no shoes. Authorities say he had been released from a hospital the previous day.
This is a diseased society.
'What's wrong with the world?' Man in wheelchair found dead outside in freezing temps
The 61-year-old man had been released from a hospital the day before.
news4sanantonio.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:09 PM
During freezing temperatures in Port Arthur, Texas, a 61-year-old homeless man was found dead in his wheelchair outside a convenience store.
He was wearing a hospital gown and no shoes. Authorities say he had been released from a hospital the previous day.
This is a diseased society.
He was wearing a hospital gown and no shoes. Authorities say he had been released from a hospital the previous day.
This is a diseased society.
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Since the pronouns labeler is gone.
February 8, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Since the pronouns labeler is gone.
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BRENNAN: Do you think the president needs to apologize for the video?
REP. TONY GONZALES: It's up to the president. There's no room in the country for racism, antisemitism, socialism -- all the isms need to go. What no one is talking about is the video was about election integrity.
REP. TONY GONZALES: It's up to the president. There's no room in the country for racism, antisemitism, socialism -- all the isms need to go. What no one is talking about is the video was about election integrity.
February 8, 2026 at 4:12 PM
BRENNAN: Do you think the president needs to apologize for the video?
REP. TONY GONZALES: It's up to the president. There's no room in the country for racism, antisemitism, socialism -- all the isms need to go. What no one is talking about is the video was about election integrity.
REP. TONY GONZALES: It's up to the president. There's no room in the country for racism, antisemitism, socialism -- all the isms need to go. What no one is talking about is the video was about election integrity.
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Massie: "I vote with the president 91% of the time. The 9% of the time my party is taking for pedophiles, bankrupting this country, or starting another war, I don't vote with them. And they want 100% compliance. That's why they're trying to take me out."
February 8, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Massie: "I vote with the president 91% of the time. The 9% of the time my party is taking for pedophiles, bankrupting this country, or starting another war, I don't vote with them. And they want 100% compliance. That's why they're trying to take me out."
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RFK Jr on what he'll eat during the Super Bowl: "I am on a carnivore diet so I just eat meat and ferments, and I'm very happy with that. So I'm probably going to have yogurt."
February 8, 2026 at 4:23 PM
RFK Jr on what he'll eat during the Super Bowl: "I am on a carnivore diet so I just eat meat and ferments, and I'm very happy with that. So I'm probably going to have yogurt."
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Massie on Howard Lutnick: "He should just resign. Three people in Great Britain resigned for less than what we've seen Howard Lutnick lie about. He clearly went to the island, if we believe what's in these files. He was in business with Jeffrey Epstein."
February 8, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Massie on Howard Lutnick: "He should just resign. Three people in Great Britain resigned for less than what we've seen Howard Lutnick lie about. He clearly went to the island, if we believe what's in these files. He was in business with Jeffrey Epstein."
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BASH: Is this measles outbreak a consequence of the administration undermining support for vaccines?
DR OZ: I don't believe so. Secretary Kennedy has been advocating for measles vaccines
BASH: Oh, come on
DR OZ: I don't believe so. Secretary Kennedy has been advocating for measles vaccines
BASH: Oh, come on
February 8, 2026 at 2:29 PM
BASH: Is this measles outbreak a consequence of the administration undermining support for vaccines?
DR OZ: I don't believe so. Secretary Kennedy has been advocating for measles vaccines
BASH: Oh, come on
DR OZ: I don't believe so. Secretary Kennedy has been advocating for measles vaccines
BASH: Oh, come on
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@briantylercohen.bsky.social: “Katie, you don't have to do this. You don't have to debase yourself for Donald Trump the way all of these Republicans debase themselves for Donald Trump, his claim that this was the fault of some staffer.”
February 7, 2026 at 11:35 PM
@briantylercohen.bsky.social: “Katie, you don't have to do this. You don't have to debase yourself for Donald Trump the way all of these Republicans debase themselves for Donald Trump, his claim that this was the fault of some staffer.”
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"What we do is we organize. DSA members and DSA electeds know that the power is on the streets with constituents who are well-organized, knocking doors if necessary to get the Governor to tax the rich.”
Thank you, Bobby Cuza and @spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social's Inside City Hall, for having me on!
Thank you, Bobby Cuza and @spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social's Inside City Hall, for having me on!
February 7, 2026 at 3:24 PM
"What we do is we organize. DSA members and DSA electeds know that the power is on the streets with constituents who are well-organized, knocking doors if necessary to get the Governor to tax the rich.”
Thank you, Bobby Cuza and @spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social's Inside City Hall, for having me on!
Thank you, Bobby Cuza and @spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social's Inside City Hall, for having me on!
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Schiff on Gabbard's involvement in Georgia: "All of this is intended to send a message and the message is, 'We will not tolerate or accept an election that we lose.' That's why in these budget discussions we need to make sure, among other things, that we don't have ICE agents at polling places."
February 8, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Schiff on Gabbard's involvement in Georgia: "All of this is intended to send a message and the message is, 'We will not tolerate or accept an election that we lose.' That's why in these budget discussions we need to make sure, among other things, that we don't have ICE agents at polling places."
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Mom taught me not to say 'please' because then you have to say 'thank you', and we don't say 'thank you', we say 'fuck you'
Imagine begging Bluesky for features, having your PRs sitting unmerged and ignored for months, and then turning around and saying that EYEEE am the centralizing influence around here.
February 8, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Mom taught me not to say 'please' because then you have to say 'thank you', and we don't say 'thank you', we say 'fuck you'
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Noooooo 😭😭😭😭
Now the days of swiping the blue and yellow plastic cards are numbered. Come January 1, the Metropolitan Transit Authority will no longer sell MetroCards, and riders will be required to use OMNY, a contactless fare payment system.
https://cnn.it/498PKOr
https://cnn.it/498PKOr
December 28, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Noooooo 😭😭😭😭
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This is one of my most anticipated movies of the year, and I’m honestly shocked at how little marketing I’ve seen for it. Stacked cast, legendary director, and a great premise
Denzel Washington stars in the upcoming Spike Lee movie “Highest 2 Lowest,” a reimagining of the 1963 Akira Kurosawa film “High and Low.” The film confronts how virality, streaming, and AI are impacting the music industry and making it harder to maintain artistic integrity.
August 13, 2025 at 4:51 PM
This is one of my most anticipated movies of the year, and I’m honestly shocked at how little marketing I’ve seen for it. Stacked cast, legendary director, and a great premise
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What has this got to do with the cost of living in the country?
BREAKING: Trump names George Strait, Sylvester Stallone, Michael Crawford, KISS and Gloria Gaynor for Kennedy Center Honors in his new role as chair.
Trump names Strait, Stallone and KISS for Kennedy Center Honors and says he'll host the awards show
President Donald Trump has announced country music start George Strait and “Rocky” actor Sylvester Stallone among the first batch of Kennedy Center Honors nominees in his new role as chairman.
bit.ly
August 13, 2025 at 4:51 PM
What has this got to do with the cost of living in the country?
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An apology without a change of behavior is manipulation.
a man wearing headphones and a beanie says the jig is up in front of a microphone
ALT: a man wearing headphones and a beanie says the jig is up in front of a microphone
media.tenor.com
August 13, 2025 at 4:52 PM
An apology without a change of behavior is manipulation.
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from Booker’s comms director Jeff Giertz:
“The point isn’t obstruction. It’s education. It’s uplift […] it’s one of the longest speeches in the Senate as of now and it clearly accomplished what he wanted it to, which is calling attention to how Trump is harming the country.”
“The point isn’t obstruction. It’s education. It’s uplift […] it’s one of the longest speeches in the Senate as of now and it clearly accomplished what he wanted it to, which is calling attention to how Trump is harming the country.”
There are lots of new details about Cory Booker's speech in our TPM writeup about his record.
He set out to do this about a week ago. He brought on a former staffer who led a team that helped him fill over a dozen binders with 1,164 pages of material. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/cory-bo...
He set out to do this about a week ago. He brought on a former staffer who led a team that helped him fill over a dozen binders with 1,164 pages of material. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/cory-bo...
Cory Booker Just Gave The Longest Speech In The History of The US Senate
Only two men have spoken on the floor of the U.S. Senate...
talkingpointsmemo.com
April 2, 2025 at 12:54 AM
from Booker’s comms director Jeff Giertz:
“The point isn’t obstruction. It’s education. It’s uplift […] it’s one of the longest speeches in the Senate as of now and it clearly accomplished what he wanted it to, which is calling attention to how Trump is harming the country.”
“The point isn’t obstruction. It’s education. It’s uplift […] it’s one of the longest speeches in the Senate as of now and it clearly accomplished what he wanted it to, which is calling attention to how Trump is harming the country.”
December 5, 2024 at 11:11 PM
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Opinion - The backlash against Australia’s ban on social media for children is misguided: While balancing regulation against free speech will be tricky, something needs to be done about the serious problems that social media wreaks on our youth
The backlash against Australia’s ban on social media for children is misguided
While balancing regulation against free speech will be tricky, something needs to be done about the serious problems that social media wreaks on our youth
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 26, 2024 at 12:08 PM
Opinion - The backlash against Australia’s ban on social media for children is misguided: While balancing regulation against free speech will be tricky, something needs to be done about the serious problems that social media wreaks on our youth