a good part of me thinks that in addition to everything else, the reason they are scrubbing these stories is they do not want disadvantaged kids to believe they can aspire to anything other than their designated “black” or “hispanic” or “woman” job

Nailed it!

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Demonized and marginalized the activists and wonder why there’s no mass mobilization.

Demonized and marginalized the elected progressives and wonder why there’s no fighters in Congress.

All the “fuck around and find out” people are starting to do a lot of navel gazing.

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On today's episode of #thistheghetto - I got myself suited up to resume riding my Peloton after exactly 1yr & discovered that the touchscreen has gone completely belly up...
Y'all, I can't even get logged on😑

For Abuse Survivors, a New Path to Release from New Jersey Prisons Governor Phil Murphy commuted the sentences of three women convicted for killing abusers. Now advocates also want a legislative fix, and point to reforms in New York and Oklahoma.

NJ Gov. Phil Murphy did a big thing: He used the clemency power to free 3 incarcerated survivors of domestic violence; they'd been locked up for crimes against their attackers. Now there's a push in other states to rethink the treatment of incarcerated abuse survivors. boltsmag.org/new-jersey-c...

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if American class ascension was merit-based in any way, Black women would be running all this shit.

I'm less concerned with who is at fault for getting us here. I'm far more concerned about what we are planning to do moving forward..

Bookshop.org enters the e-book arena, giving indie stores a new way to compete with Amazon "Everything Amazon can do, we want to do as well or better," says CEO Andy Hunter on boosting indie sales digitally.

This is AMAZING news!
Fuck Amazon

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A tweet from the official Minecraft X account celebrating Black History Month. The tweet reads: 'We celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth and invite you to join us in highlighting the work of Black creators, ensuring their contributions are celebrated and showcased to a global audience this and every month: aka.ms/XboxWireBHM.' Below the text is an image with a colorful border featuring red, yellow, green, and black patterns. In the center of the image, bold text reads 'BLACK HISTORY MONTH' in red, yellow, and green letters on a black background." (alt text generated using Microsoft Copilot and checked for accuracy)

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For 500 years people have been coming up with technology after technology to replace, alter or disrupt books and they have all failed because business geniuses are somehow incapable of understanding that people really like reading

It’s slave trading.

I am grateful in this time that I have meaningful work moving forward with grassroots organizations that understand the landscape we are dealing with. I think I would be in a puddle if not for that TBH.

Find people doing impactful work, roll your sleeves up, and get started.

Queued up "If It's Magic" "As" & "Another Star" to play on repeat today🎶

#MusicSky #SongsInTheKeyOfLife

Am I the only person who is quite irritated by the lack of a 28 Months Later film. We had Days and Weeks, now we'll have Years. It's disproportionately annoying that we never got Months.

Disabled people more than ANYBODY suffer with the elimination of the Department of Education. Making Black people the face of “DEI” was a distraction.

IEP plans, funding to ensure special education programs are available AND HAVE FEDERAL OVERSIGHT so kids aren’t abused, etc.

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MAGA: We need to stop giving foreign aid and withdraw from the world. Get out of the Middle East. America first.

Trump: We need to take Gaza, spend billions in the Middle East where our soldiers will be target practice. And let's go to war with Panama and take Greenland.

MAGA: Great idea!

Since we're renaming things. Sorry Colorado and New Mexico.

The funniest part about They Not Like Us winning 5 Grammys is that it's not even the best song Kendrick wrote about how much he hates Drake last year lol

Moreover, ICE must be destroyed

Why are y'all like this? So fucking eager to excuse racists, transphobes, etc. for doing what they always fucking do: voting with their bigotry.

"They didn't vote for what's happening now..."

We're two weeks into exactly what they fucking voted for. Shut up.

list of banned keywords

🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.

know - Have a Plan SHARE Basic Preparations SAVE THIS SATURDAY • Stash cash • 90 day prescriptions • Minimum 30 days of shelf stable food and water • Start researching and outlining your plans in detail • Staying put • Planned exit • Emergency exit • Determine red lines • Paper maps • 6-9 month emergency fund • TSA pre-check • High limit credit card

Early Warning Signs SHARE SAYS SATURDAY SAVE THIS • Bank Policy Changes • Supply chain disruptions • Rising food/fuel costs • Job market instability • Insurance policy changes • Local policy shifts • Changes in police presence Action Signals • Media control/censorship • Travel restrictions • Border procedure changes • Emergency declarations • Internet/communication disruption • Rapid currency devaluation • Martial law discussions

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Instagram is preparing for the worst.

Doechii joins Cardi B and Lauryn Hill as the only women in #GRAMMYs  history to win Best Rap Album.