Smart Brown Girl
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I track power, name names, and keep the receipts.
History, policy, and spiritual clarity for the ones who feel it all and won’t look away.
History, policy, and spiritual clarity for the ones who feel it all and won’t look away.
Linda McMahon’s tenure is a case study in how political actors reshape a nation by reshaping its classrooms. She doesn't manage education, she weaponizes it. And the consequences will outlive her. #TheArchitects #LindaMcMahon #DepartmentOfEducation #EducationJustice #BookBans #CurriculumWars
December 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Linda McMahon’s tenure is a case study in how political actors reshape a nation by reshaping its classrooms. She doesn't manage education, she weaponizes it. And the consequences will outlive her. #TheArchitects #LindaMcMahon #DepartmentOfEducation #EducationJustice #BookBans #CurriculumWars
In 1781 the Zong slave ship murdered more than one hundred and thirty Africans, then tried to collect insurance money for their lives. A British court debated reimbursement instead of justice. Remember the Zong. #ZongMassacre #BlackHistory #TransatlanticSlaveTrade #AbolitionHistory #HumanRights
December 8, 2025 at 8:01 PM
In 1781 the Zong slave ship murdered more than one hundred and thirty Africans, then tried to collect insurance money for their lives. A British court debated reimbursement instead of justice. Remember the Zong. #ZongMassacre #BlackHistory #TransatlanticSlaveTrade #AbolitionHistory #HumanRights
Across agencies and institutions, power shifted quietly. Language narrowed. Oversight thinned. The pattern was alignment, not confusion.
This week’s wrap-up traces how small technical moves reshape the ground beneath us. Read closely. Share deliberately. #WeeklyWrapup #InstitutionalErosion
This week’s wrap-up traces how small technical moves reshape the ground beneath us. Read closely. Share deliberately. #WeeklyWrapup #InstitutionalErosion
December 8, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Across agencies and institutions, power shifted quietly. Language narrowed. Oversight thinned. The pattern was alignment, not confusion.
This week’s wrap-up traces how small technical moves reshape the ground beneath us. Read closely. Share deliberately. #WeeklyWrapup #InstitutionalErosion
This week’s wrap-up traces how small technical moves reshape the ground beneath us. Read closely. Share deliberately. #WeeklyWrapup #InstitutionalErosion
It really does blow my mind how simple this could be. A country where people live comfortably, pursue joy, and have a government that supports them is not a fantasy. We have the resources. We just refuse to confront the racism baked into every decision. Imagine the country we could be if we did.
December 7, 2025 at 1:01 PM
It really does blow my mind how simple this could be. A country where people live comfortably, pursue joy, and have a government that supports them is not a fantasy. We have the resources. We just refuse to confront the racism baked into every decision. Imagine the country we could be if we did.
The U.N. approved the U.S. Gaza plan. An international force will govern Gaza through 2027. A Trump-chaired “Board of Peace” has sweeping oversight with no defined structure. And there’s still no commitment to Palestinian statehood. Movement isn’t the same as justice. #GazaCeasefire
December 6, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The U.N. approved the U.S. Gaza plan. An international force will govern Gaza through 2027. A Trump-chaired “Board of Peace” has sweeping oversight with no defined structure. And there’s still no commitment to Palestinian statehood. Movement isn’t the same as justice. #GazaCeasefire
Chicago turned ICE raids into a citywide act of resistance, from whistle alerts to vendor protection to students walking out in solidarity.
If you or your community needs to be ready, my bilingual Know Your Rights guide in English and Spanish is now available on Etsy. #ChicagoResists #KnowYourRights
If you or your community needs to be ready, my bilingual Know Your Rights guide in English and Spanish is now available on Etsy. #ChicagoResists #KnowYourRights
December 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Chicago turned ICE raids into a citywide act of resistance, from whistle alerts to vendor protection to students walking out in solidarity.
If you or your community needs to be ready, my bilingual Know Your Rights guide in English and Spanish is now available on Etsy. #ChicagoResists #KnowYourRights
If you or your community needs to be ready, my bilingual Know Your Rights guide in English and Spanish is now available on Etsy. #ChicagoResists #KnowYourRights
People are dying in ICE custody because they’re denied basic medical treatment. The basic elements of survival: insulin, antibiotics, and emergency medical care. When the government takes custody of a person, it assumes responsibility for their life. #ICEDetention #HumanRights #StateViolence
December 3, 2025 at 6:03 PM
People are dying in ICE custody because they’re denied basic medical treatment. The basic elements of survival: insulin, antibiotics, and emergency medical care. When the government takes custody of a person, it assumes responsibility for their life. #ICEDetention #HumanRights #StateViolence
The most dangerous shifts don’t make front-page news. They happen in memos, pilot programs, and “temporary” powers. This week’s Dispatch breaks down how bureaucracy gets weaponized. If you want the context and the pattern behind the noise, the new briefing is up on Substack. #PolicyAnalysis
December 2, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The most dangerous shifts don’t make front-page news. They happen in memos, pilot programs, and “temporary” powers. This week’s Dispatch breaks down how bureaucracy gets weaponized. If you want the context and the pattern behind the noise, the new briefing is up on Substack. #PolicyAnalysis
The Dunning Kruger Effect is running the country. High confidence and low competence. People who know the least are shouting the loudest, and the consequences reach all of us. Full article on Substack. #DunningKruger #CriticalThinking #CivicEducation #KnowYourHistory #PublicReason
December 1, 2025 at 9:02 PM
The Dunning Kruger Effect is running the country. High confidence and low competence. People who know the least are shouting the loudest, and the consequences reach all of us. Full article on Substack. #DunningKruger #CriticalThinking #CivicEducation #KnowYourHistory #PublicReason
They said COINTELPRO targeted “dangerous radicals.”
They left out the part where those “radicals” were teenagers running breakfast programs, tutoring kids, and organizing for basic dignity. Read the full breakdown on Substack. #HiddenHistories #BlackHistoryMatters #COINTELPRO
They left out the part where those “radicals” were teenagers running breakfast programs, tutoring kids, and organizing for basic dignity. Read the full breakdown on Substack. #HiddenHistories #BlackHistoryMatters #COINTELPRO
December 1, 2025 at 7:02 PM
They said COINTELPRO targeted “dangerous radicals.”
They left out the part where those “radicals” were teenagers running breakfast programs, tutoring kids, and organizing for basic dignity. Read the full breakdown on Substack. #HiddenHistories #BlackHistoryMatters #COINTELPRO
They left out the part where those “radicals” were teenagers running breakfast programs, tutoring kids, and organizing for basic dignity. Read the full breakdown on Substack. #HiddenHistories #BlackHistoryMatters #COINTELPRO
Enslaved Africans in the Americas were architects, artisans, agricultural scientists, and engineers. Their knowledge built industries that shaped the modern world, yet the credit was stolen and renamed. Full article on Substack. #BlackHistory #TheArchitectsSeries #AfricanDiaspora #HiddenHistory
December 1, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Enslaved Africans in the Americas were architects, artisans, agricultural scientists, and engineers. Their knowledge built industries that shaped the modern world, yet the credit was stolen and renamed. Full article on Substack. #BlackHistory #TheArchitectsSeries #AfricanDiaspora #HiddenHistory
A federal judge just tossed the cases against James Comey and Letitia James, ruling that Trump’s handpicked prosecutor was unlawfully appointed. This is what weaponizing justice looks like. Accountability matters. #ruleoflaw #JudicialRuling #WeaponizedJustice #Accountability #SeparationOfPowers
November 30, 2025 at 9:02 PM
A federal judge just tossed the cases against James Comey and Letitia James, ruling that Trump’s handpicked prosecutor was unlawfully appointed. This is what weaponizing justice looks like. Accountability matters. #ruleoflaw #JudicialRuling #WeaponizedJustice #Accountability #SeparationOfPowers
They challenged Homegoing because it traced trauma across generations. Gyasi showed that history leaves fingerprints on the present. Curriculum bans today repeat the same strategy, protecting comfort by erasing continuity. Support local bookstores by using the link in my bio. #BannedBooks
November 30, 2025 at 6:32 PM
They challenged Homegoing because it traced trauma across generations. Gyasi showed that history leaves fingerprints on the present. Curriculum bans today repeat the same strategy, protecting comfort by erasing continuity. Support local bookstores by using the link in my bio. #BannedBooks
The Department of Government Efficiency launched with chainsaws and billionaires. Now it’s vanished with no receipts, no transparency, and major cuts hitting ordinary Americans. Let’s talk about what that means. #PublicServices #PolicyMatters #CivicEducation #FederalCuts #TransparencyNow
November 30, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The Department of Government Efficiency launched with chainsaws and billionaires. Now it’s vanished with no receipts, no transparency, and major cuts hitting ordinary Americans. Let’s talk about what that means. #PublicServices #PolicyMatters #CivicEducation #FederalCuts #TransparencyNow
If you’re scared for your children’s future, you’re paying attention.
Policy shapes opportunity.
We refuse to hand our kids a world designed for a chosen few. #FutureOfOurKids #PolicyMatters #ProtectOurChildren #EquityInAction #HistoryRepeats
Policy shapes opportunity.
We refuse to hand our kids a world designed for a chosen few. #FutureOfOurKids #PolicyMatters #ProtectOurChildren #EquityInAction #HistoryRepeats
November 30, 2025 at 2:04 PM
If you’re scared for your children’s future, you’re paying attention.
Policy shapes opportunity.
We refuse to hand our kids a world designed for a chosen few. #FutureOfOurKids #PolicyMatters #ProtectOurChildren #EquityInAction #HistoryRepeats
Policy shapes opportunity.
We refuse to hand our kids a world designed for a chosen few. #FutureOfOurKids #PolicyMatters #ProtectOurChildren #EquityInAction #HistoryRepeats
The U.S. left its seat at the G-20 completely empty for the first time in history. While the world confronts inequality, hunger, and climate crisis, Trump is undermining the summit and pushing policies that make things worse. The global order is shifting without us. #GlobalEconomy #G20Summit
November 30, 2025 at 1:03 PM
The U.S. left its seat at the G-20 completely empty for the first time in history. While the world confronts inequality, hunger, and climate crisis, Trump is undermining the summit and pushing policies that make things worse. The global order is shifting without us. #GlobalEconomy #G20Summit
A clear look at America’s hidden homelessness crisis, who is being erased, and why the numbers are far worse than officials admit. This matters for every family trying to stay afloat. Follow for more breakdowns. #HousingCrisis #EconomicJustice #CostOfLivingCrisis #ReceiptsSeries #HumanDignity
November 29, 2025 at 11:03 PM
A clear look at America’s hidden homelessness crisis, who is being erased, and why the numbers are far worse than officials admit. This matters for every family trying to stay afloat. Follow for more breakdowns. #HousingCrisis #EconomicJustice #CostOfLivingCrisis #ReceiptsSeries #HumanDignity
A breakdown of the lawsuit challenging USDA’s attempt to cut refugees, asylees, and lawful immigrants from SNAP. What the memo says, why it is illegal, and what it means for millions of families nationwide. #SNAP #FoodSecurity #ImmigrantRights #PolicyBreakdown #ReceiptsSeries
November 29, 2025 at 10:03 PM
A breakdown of the lawsuit challenging USDA’s attempt to cut refugees, asylees, and lawful immigrants from SNAP. What the memo says, why it is illegal, and what it means for millions of families nationwide. #SNAP #FoodSecurity #ImmigrantRights #PolicyBreakdown #ReceiptsSeries
The DOE partnered with Turning Point USA, Heritage Foundation, and Moms for Liberty on a national “patriotic civics” initiative. Curriculum is changing. This is the moment to supplement at home. My educational guides and workbooks are in my Etsy shop. #PatrioticCurriculum #CivicLiteracy
November 29, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The DOE partnered with Turning Point USA, Heritage Foundation, and Moms for Liberty on a national “patriotic civics” initiative. Curriculum is changing. This is the moment to supplement at home. My educational guides and workbooks are in my Etsy shop. #PatrioticCurriculum #CivicLiteracy
A U.S. strike hits a suspected drug boat, survivors cling to the wreck, and instead of rescue, a second missile kills them, allegedly to fulfill the order to “kill everybody”. If that doesn’t alarm you, read it again. Full article on Substack. Link in the bio. #WarCrimesRisk #OversightNow
November 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM
A U.S. strike hits a suspected drug boat, survivors cling to the wreck, and instead of rescue, a second missile kills them, allegedly to fulfill the order to “kill everybody”. If that doesn’t alarm you, read it again. Full article on Substack. Link in the bio. #WarCrimesRisk #OversightNow
A breakdown of the lawsuit challenging USDA’s attempt to cut refugees, asylees, and lawful immigrants from SNAP. What the memo says, why it is illegal, and what it means for millions of families nationwide. #SNAP #FoodSecurity #ImmigrantRights #PolicyBreakdown #ReceiptsSeries
November 29, 2025 at 5:04 PM
A breakdown of the lawsuit challenging USDA’s attempt to cut refugees, asylees, and lawful immigrants from SNAP. What the memo says, why it is illegal, and what it means for millions of families nationwide. #SNAP #FoodSecurity #ImmigrantRights #PolicyBreakdown #ReceiptsSeries
A Campbell’s executive is on leave after a lawsuit revealed recordings where he mocked Indian coworkers and called Campbell’s products “food for poor people.” The employee who reported him says he was fired. #CorporateAccountability #WorkplaceJustice #AntiRacism #FoodIndustry #ReceiptsSeries
November 29, 2025 at 2:03 PM
A Campbell’s executive is on leave after a lawsuit revealed recordings where he mocked Indian coworkers and called Campbell’s products “food for poor people.” The employee who reported him says he was fired. #CorporateAccountability #WorkplaceJustice #AntiRacism #FoodIndustry #ReceiptsSeries
The ACA wasn’t perfect, but it changed the entire landscape of healthcare. And the attacks on it today will hit every family, not just the uninsured. #ACA #AffordableCareAct #HealthcareAccess #Medicaid #HealthEquity
November 29, 2025 at 1:03 PM
The ACA wasn’t perfect, but it changed the entire landscape of healthcare. And the attacks on it today will hit every family, not just the uninsured. #ACA #AffordableCareAct #HealthcareAccess #Medicaid #HealthEquity
The American worker is being gaslit into believing structural collapse is personal failure. Lose a job and suddenly you should have predicted the economy, saved more, picked a different field, or never had a child. This culture protects the powerful while shaming the public. #GaslightingCulture
November 28, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The American worker is being gaslit into believing structural collapse is personal failure. Lose a job and suddenly you should have predicted the economy, saved more, picked a different field, or never had a child. This culture protects the powerful while shaming the public. #GaslightingCulture
Whiteness in America comes with the choice to not know, not care, and not face the consequences. Ignorance becomes a luxury, while Black people live the reality every day. #RacialTruths #SocialInequality #WhiteFragility #BlackPerspective #RaceAndPower #WhitePrivilege #TheReceipts
November 27, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Whiteness in America comes with the choice to not know, not care, and not face the consequences. Ignorance becomes a luxury, while Black people live the reality every day. #RacialTruths #SocialInequality #WhiteFragility #BlackPerspective #RaceAndPower #WhitePrivilege #TheReceipts