Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: Just wondering…why Islamabad? Your guess is as good as mine as to whether there will be any talks at all between the U.S. and Iran but I have been wondering: why are the talks being held in Islamabad, Pakistan? Saeed Shah/

Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: Just wondering...why Islamabad? From ChitownKev www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

When Live Sports Go Behind a Paywall, Who Gets Left Out? The real threat is not cable or broadband. It is the migration of live sports rights to Big Tech streaming platforms that operate outside any public interest framework. Amazon Prime, Google/YouTube, A...

The April 20 edition of The Latino Newsletter is new opinion by Amy Hinojosa and Félix Sánchez

When Live Sports Go Behind a Paywall, Who Gets Left Out?

And why it has become an equity issue

The 20 greatest jazz musicians in history
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LBJ is undefeated in describing US Conservative Politics. Wilhoit’s Law is #2

“If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you.”

Lyndon B. Johnson

Be really interesting to see what his IQ is. And even more interesting if he had to take the test in Somali. (Or even Spanish - that being more prevalent in this country than Somali.)

They just pull numbers out of asses and hold them up like they are factual evidence, while at the same time ignoring any and all real science that disagrees with them. It's shameless and ugly and just pathetic.

"The average IQ in Somalia hovers around 70, and that's the threshold for mentally handicapped ... they're a net drain on the society" -- even by MAGA standards, the unvarnished racism of this interview of Rep. Brandon Gill by Benny Johnson is breathtaking

Anti-Islam influencer Valentina Gomez blocked from entering UK for far-right rally Exclusive: Home secretary understood to have withdrawn authorisation for speaker at Unite the Kingdom rally in May

"Gomez, 26, attended the first Unite the Kingdom rally in September last year alongside Yaxley-Lennon, and warned from the stage that “rapist Muslims” were “taking over” the UK."
#fascism #racism #Islamophobia

#democracy #usa #gop #fascists

👉 Vote 'em Out!

#PuertoRico #Vieques (small island off the big island of Puerto Rico used by US Navy as target practice for decades. Populace has much higher than normal cancer/other disease rates.)

3,134 days & counting since #HurricaneMaria Still no hospital but US reopened the base in 2025.

#PuertoRico #Sovereignty it's going to happen. If #Congress listens to Puerto Ricans a partnership can happen too. If not, not.

Puerto Rico is moving toward sovereignty — Congress should listen A sovereign Puerto Rico can become a stable, democratic, and economically sustainable partner to the U.S.

Puerto Rico is moving toward sovereignty — Congress should listen
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#PuertoRico #PuertoRicans on the mainland. #GhostCitizenship #DualIdentity

Puerto Ricans on mainland navigate a 'ghost citizenship' & dual identity | opinion Rafael Torres of Tech Centro Lebanon: "As a Puerto Rican in the U.S., I wasn’t entirely 'American' and not quite 'Puerto Rican' enough, either."

Puerto Ricans on mainland navigate a 'ghost citizenship' & dual identity | opinion
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#PuertoRico Supreme Court says OK to require state press credentials. (So the state gets to decide who actually gets press credentials.)

Puerto Rico Supreme Court Lets La Fortaleza Require State Press Credentials In a majority decision that none of the justices who joined it explained, the Puerto Rico Supreme Court ruled that journalists may be required to present an official Department of State credential to ...

Puerto Rico Supreme Court Lets La Fortaleza Require State Press Credentials
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#PuertoRico #Vieques The harder a place is to get "grid" power (& keep it working) the more important - and life saving - #microgrid systems are.

On storm-ravaged Vieques, a microgrid builds resilience | Cornell Chronicle A small Puerto Rican island still lacks reliable power nine years after Hurricane Maria - a new collaboration with Cornell is bringing relief.

#PuertoRico On storm-ravaged Vieques, a microgrid builds resilience
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#PuertoRico #PuertoRicans #PedroAlbizuCampos statue proposed for #HumboldtPark

Statue Of Pedro Albizu Campos, Puerto Rican Liberation Activist, Proposed For Humboldt Park The Albizu Campos statue is one of four proposals from the Park District program, which is aiming to diversify monuments in the city.

Statue Of Pedro Albizu Campos, Puerto Rican Liberation Activist, Proposed For Humboldt Park

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"Unfurl"
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You're not "spamming" - you're trying to save/prolong your mom's life. Holding you in The Light.

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