This may explain why there’s an aggressive response to people who merely post Kirk’s own words. It threatens the existence of the alternate Kirk - the motivational speaker that had been marketed to young kids and white Christian groups through selective quotation & clips.
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BTS has been on a break since June 2022 to focus on solo projects and serve in the South Korean military. All of the group's members are scheduled to finish mandatory enlistment by the end of June.
"They're fighting like girls!"
No. They're fighting like who they are: unevolved, emotionally disregulated, petulant, entitled, willfully ignorant, men who are unqualified to hold their positions.
@billshaner.bsky.social reports from the scene of a brutal ICE arrest in Worcester, Massachusetts: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
as a lapsed Catholic, I don't understand why US conservatives are calling the new Pope "woke" like it's an insult, when Catholic values include stuff like "put the needs of the poor and vulnerable first" and "the economy must serve people, not the other way around": www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-...
Faint rainbow aura around where the sun is barely poking through a mixture of white and stormy clouds shining down onto a golden field stretching to the horizon. A few barb wire fence posts in the foreground.
Sunday afternoon clouds.
If yes, then let's start with defining terms so you know where I'm coming from. This is a good article by the American Psychological Association on color-blind racial perspective.
www.apa.org/pubs/books/T...
You would like me to explain why I said color-blind is equal to white supremacy?
I just want to make sure I'm addressing your question correctly.
This woman is a hero.
"Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity." — Simone Weil
I have an entire website filled with books written by autistic people, including poetry books, many by non-speaking Autistics.
But an Autistic persons ability to write poetry, or pay taxes, or be independent is not even what is important.
Autistic people are important because they exist. Period.
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Promotional poster for Black Maternal Health Week, from April 11th to 17th, organized by CDPH. Features an illustrated profile of a pregnant individual with text emphasizing Birth Justice, Health Equity, Black Liberation, and Healthy Babies.
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Excellent explanation of Judge Xinis' ruling and orders during today's hearing.
#KilmarAbregoGarcia
I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.
Make it make sense.
Link to Cory Booker's filibuster speech live!
20.5+ hours and going!
Go take a listen!
youtu.be/lkNxleeUOUE?...
This, by @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social, is very informative
Hummingbirds Hiding From the Rain 🕊️🌧️
FINAL
No. 2 @UCLAWBB 72
No. 1 USC 67
UCLA IS YOUR BIG TEN TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS!!!!
THIS IS THE FIRST HARDWARE FOR CORI CLOSE!!!
UCLA also has 30 wins on the season!!!
How to Watch USC vs UCLA: Live Stream Women's College Basketball, TV Channel: The Big Ten regular season title is up for grabs on Saturday night as No. 2 UCLA and No. 4 USC meet in a huge women's college basketball game.
J-hope 💜 Airplane ✈️🎶🎵
youtu.be/8O_MwlZ2dEg?...
The #UCLA WBB team remains the No. 1 overall team in the latest NCAA Tournament top 16 reveal.
“This was a coordinated operation intended to sweep up as many people as possible... based on their apparent race, ethnicity or occupation; arrest them and expel as many of them from the country as possible, regardless of whether they knew their rights or the consequences." @aclu-norcal.bsky.social
know that color-blind is the same thing as white supremacy.