Val
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I wear my heart on my sleeve 🙏🏽
“There’s only one race and that’s the human race ”
“There’s only one race and that’s the human race ”
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2/ Here are the CBC announcers watching & LISTENING to the Vance booing in real-time: bsky.app/profile/jule...
Vice President JD Vance gets roundly booed at the opening ceremony of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympics. "Those are a lot of boos for him, whistling jeering," says the presenter. US athletes receive a warm welcome from fans, though.
February 6, 2026 at 11:02 PM
2/ Here are the CBC announcers watching & LISTENING to the Vance booing in real-time: bsky.app/profile/jule...
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Three-time Trump Voter: “I just want to apologize to everyone in the country for supporting this rotten man.”
February 6, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Three-time Trump Voter: “I just want to apologize to everyone in the country for supporting this rotten man.”
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WATCH— @gallego.senate.gov : “Let’s say Trump wins that lawsuit… where would that $10 BILLION come from?”
BESSENT: “Treasury.”
SEN. GALLEGO: “So, taxpayers.”
BESSENT: “Yes.”
BESSENT: “Treasury.”
SEN. GALLEGO: “So, taxpayers.”
BESSENT: “Yes.”
February 5, 2026 at 5:48 PM
WATCH— @gallego.senate.gov : “Let’s say Trump wins that lawsuit… where would that $10 BILLION come from?”
BESSENT: “Treasury.”
SEN. GALLEGO: “So, taxpayers.”
BESSENT: “Yes.”
BESSENT: “Treasury.”
SEN. GALLEGO: “So, taxpayers.”
BESSENT: “Yes.”
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My friend lives in this building and said it was truly terrifying. The whole building woke up to their building being broken into by federal agents all to grab some guy who’s posted about being anti facist.
After 6am this morning in Whittier, Minneapolis—FOUR BLOCKS from where Pretti was murdered.
18 agents with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) markings smashed an apartment window, ran in, and came out with one man.
18 agents with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) markings smashed an apartment window, ran in, and came out with one man.
February 5, 2026 at 3:10 PM
My friend lives in this building and said it was truly terrifying. The whole building woke up to their building being broken into by federal agents all to grab some guy who’s posted about being anti facist.
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You may not have heard, but it’s important. Dems are holding shadow hearings on ICE crimes. Witnesses provided harrowing and explosive accounts yesterday. I provide some highlights from the day, and I urge everyone to watch and amplify them. Link in the replies.
February 4, 2026 at 6:11 PM
You may not have heard, but it’s important. Dems are holding shadow hearings on ICE crimes. Witnesses provided harrowing and explosive accounts yesterday. I provide some highlights from the day, and I urge everyone to watch and amplify them. Link in the replies.
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If you want to FINALLY watch Scott Bessent get pinned down on specifics about the illegal money laundering operation being conducted by the Trump admin from someone who knows WTF he’s talking about, this clip is your chance. Bessent gets destroyed.
February 4, 2026 at 8:22 PM
If you want to FINALLY watch Scott Bessent get pinned down on specifics about the illegal money laundering operation being conducted by the Trump admin from someone who knows WTF he’s talking about, this clip is your chance. Bessent gets destroyed.
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Part 2 of the exchange.
February 4, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Part 2 of the exchange.
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Alex Pretti wasn't killed by rhetoric, he was killed by two masked CBP agents shooting him 10 times in the back after they had disarmed and pepper sprayed him.
Rhetoric didn't kill Renee Good either, a thug from ICE did that with a gun as she tried to avoid hurting him.
Rhetoric didn't kill Renee Good either, a thug from ICE did that with a gun as she tried to avoid hurting him.
Homan: "I said back in March of this year [sic] that if the hateful rhetoric didn't stop I was afraid there would be bloodshed. And there has been."
February 4, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Alex Pretti wasn't killed by rhetoric, he was killed by two masked CBP agents shooting him 10 times in the back after they had disarmed and pepper sprayed him.
Rhetoric didn't kill Renee Good either, a thug from ICE did that with a gun as she tried to avoid hurting him.
Rhetoric didn't kill Renee Good either, a thug from ICE did that with a gun as she tried to avoid hurting him.
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February 4, 2026 at 11:13 AM
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More on the ICE facility. 🤬
February 3, 2026 at 10:10 PM
More on the ICE facility. 🤬
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Remember her name: Aliya Rahman
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
February 3, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Remember her name: Aliya Rahman
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
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“I had 7 bullet holes in my body”
February 3, 2026 at 11:32 PM
“I had 7 bullet holes in my body”
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RENEE GOOD’S BROTHERS: “Renee believed kindness mattered, and she lived that belief — even when things were hard… She looked for the light, and if she couldn’t find it she became the light for somebody else.”
February 3, 2026 at 11:31 PM
RENEE GOOD’S BROTHERS: “Renee believed kindness mattered, and she lived that belief — even when things were hard… She looked for the light, and if she couldn’t find it she became the light for somebody else.”
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A fanatical child rapist supporter decided to hurl racists insults and attack a teenage girl after she insulted his dear leader Donald Trump, he was then immediately beaten by a crowd of children and teens.
February 3, 2026 at 11:56 PM
A fanatical child rapist supporter decided to hurl racists insults and attack a teenage girl after she insulted his dear leader Donald Trump, he was then immediately beaten by a crowd of children and teens.
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Three rules in FBI firearm training:
1. Always point your weapon downrange
2. Do not point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot
3. Don’t put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to shoot
Guns are not for threatening compliance for unarmed people doing things you don’t like
1. Always point your weapon downrange
2. Do not point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot
3. Don’t put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to shoot
Guns are not for threatening compliance for unarmed people doing things you don’t like
happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
February 3, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Three rules in FBI firearm training:
1. Always point your weapon downrange
2. Do not point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot
3. Don’t put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to shoot
Guns are not for threatening compliance for unarmed people doing things you don’t like
1. Always point your weapon downrange
2. Do not point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot
3. Don’t put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to shoot
Guns are not for threatening compliance for unarmed people doing things you don’t like
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Sarah's the reason I subscribed to The Verge, and this piece is excellent
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ICE tear gassed a bunch of children on Saturday. This was a massive escalation of force. They were shooting tear gas at the back of the crowd, it took these unmasked people maybe 3-5 minutes in the cloud of tear gas to escape in without trampling. www.theverge.com/policy/87278...
ICE is afraid of children protesting
“Next time, I’ll be back with a gas mask.”
www.theverge.com
February 3, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Sarah's the reason I subscribed to The Verge, and this piece is excellent
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On this day in 1948, an all-white jury sentenced a Black woman and two of her teenage sons to death for killing an armed white man in self-defense.
Feb. 3, 1948 | Black Woman and Her Children Sentenced to Die for Defending Themselves
Learn more about our history of racial injustice.
calendar.eji.org
February 3, 2026 at 2:00 PM
On this day in 1948, an all-white jury sentenced a Black woman and two of her teenage sons to death for killing an armed white man in self-defense.
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These people should be absolutely ashamed, like what in the fuck are they even saying??? Do they believe this slop that spills out of their mouths?
Markwayne Mullin: "I agree with what Lindsey is saying on defunding these sanctuary cities. We should pull our TSA agents out of their airports and not allow their airpot to be classified as international or even a regional hub. We should pull all of our aid."
February 3, 2026 at 3:47 AM
These people should be absolutely ashamed, like what in the fuck are they even saying??? Do they believe this slop that spills out of their mouths?
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San Francisco has risen in open defiance of the regime and its paramilitary arm, ICE. From their barricades comes a single demand:
“From Minneapolis to the Bay, ICE ICE go away.”
#3E #GoodVsEvil #NationalStrike #ICEOut
“From Minneapolis to the Bay, ICE ICE go away.”
#3E #GoodVsEvil #NationalStrike #ICEOut
January 31, 2026 at 6:28 AM
San Francisco has risen in open defiance of the regime and its paramilitary arm, ICE. From their barricades comes a single demand:
“From Minneapolis to the Bay, ICE ICE go away.”
#3E #GoodVsEvil #NationalStrike #ICEOut
“From Minneapolis to the Bay, ICE ICE go away.”
#3E #GoodVsEvil #NationalStrike #ICEOut
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On cusp of widespread layoffs, 'Washington Post' staffers to Bezos: don't gut our newsroom
My story for NPR
www.npr.org/2026/01/30/n...
My story for NPR
www.npr.org/2026/01/30/n...
'Washington Post' journalists plea to Bezos: Don't gut our newsroom
Members of the newspaper's union say they have been warned the company could cut as many as 300 jobs, although no announcement has been made.
www.npr.org
January 30, 2026 at 5:17 PM
On cusp of widespread layoffs, 'Washington Post' staffers to Bezos: don't gut our newsroom
My story for NPR
www.npr.org/2026/01/30/n...
My story for NPR
www.npr.org/2026/01/30/n...
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Fascism is here 🇺🇸
January 30, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Fascism is here 🇺🇸