Every YES vote tomorrow is a stand for free and fair elections. The redistricting amendment gives Virginians the temporary fix we need to level the playing field before it’s too late. Neighbors, family, friends — get to the polls on April 21!
#VoteYesVirginia
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Side note:
Here is the 1959 footage of Holiday singing “Strange Fruit.” The raw emotion is palpable.
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Billie Holiday at a recording session in 1939. The film “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” chronicles the government’s efforts to suppress the song “Strange Fruit.” She never stopped performing it despite the relentless harassment. Photo Credit: Charles Peterson / Hulton Archive / Getty Images.
“Strange Fruit” was one of the first musical assaults on racism. It served as a declaration of war on injustice and a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement. The recording was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1978 and selected for preservation in the Library of Congress in 2002. /end
Billie Holiday singing "Strange Fruit."
Holiday re-recorded the track for her album Lady Sings the Blues. Haunting live footage exists from 1959, the year of her death. Her performances were intentionally harrowing. She would often sing it in darkness, with one spotlight on her, and no encore, leaving audiences shocked into silence. /6
Billie Holiday singing "Strange Fruit" in 1947. The song became one of her biggest hits. Photo credit: Library of Congress.
#ResistanceRoots
Today in history, 1939: Billie Holiday first records “Strange Fruit” for the independent label Commodore Records. The song, which protests the lynching of Black Americans, became her biggest-selling record and a definitive anthem of the Civil Rights Movement. /1
#ResistanceEarth
Forget Cocaine Bear. Salmon affected by cocaine don’t go on a rampage — they swim faster and disperse more widely. Scientists are studying how cocaine-contaminated water affects fish in the wild because changes in their movement alters ecosystems.
www.cbs19news.com/cocaine-cont...
“It’s amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.”
- Harry Truman
As Trump proves often, the reverse of this is also true.
It’s amazing how much you can fuck things up when the only thing you care about is getting the credit.
#ResistanceUnited #ProudBLUE #ONEV1
#DV1
🗣Midterm: U.S.Senate
@sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social IS OHIO. His life's devotion is to the dignity & well-being of Ohio workers.
Ohioans have witnessed his work as a U.S. senator: let’s send him there again! sherrodbrown.com
www.cnbc.com/2026/04/20/c...
Amazon pressured major brands like Levi Strauss & Co and Hanes to inflate prices of listings on rival online marketplaces as part of wide-ranging price-fixing scheme, according to California Attorney General Rob Bonta.
Sherrod Brown is going up against a Repub incumbent who thinks people struggling to make ends meet are irresponsible. The Repub money machine is pouring millions into this campaign, so Brown needs everyone's support. Visit his website and make a donation if you can.
www.sherrodbrown.com
Graphic supporting Sherrod Brown for U.S. Senate, Ohio.
From the first time I heard Sherrod Brown speak, I knew he was a man of the people. Let's get him back in the U.S. Senate, where he will fight for worker dignity, access to quality healthcare, and a stronger economy that works for everyday Ohioans.
Elect Sherrod Brown
U.S. Senate, Ohio
I'm not defending the Iranian regime anymore than the American regime. Both are monstrous & brutal, neither honest.
All that said, invading the Iranians, as our home grown idiots have done, was not the way to go about it. There are no sane minds on either side.
Anyone who needs proof that the mainstream media is completely bought and controlled by billionaires - look at how many articles mention Jared Kushner’s receiving billions from the Saudi’s despite him playing a “diplomatic role” with Iran. SHAMEFUL!!
Israel didn't talk him into conducting a war...from the guy who lies as easily as breathing.
He's has a lot of life long beliefs. He believes in being king, that Obama is a Muslim & wasn't born in this country. That white men are superior to women & anyone not white.
Screw him & his beliefs.
Oh, it's getting to him alright!
When he stays addressing the criticism about himself, you just KNOW it's getting to him!
#StopTrump #Iran #Israel #25thAmendmentNow
It's not just his book, it's many, many books. This is what Republicans have handed us, an eviserated Constitution and a fascist government.
I had no idea there were so many sick people among us. I can't fathom someone doing this to another person let alone their spouse. Unbelievable betrayal, I feel so horrible for the victims.
This reporter captured the background on the sites that have had tens of millions of men joining to rape their drugged wives & partners. I’m both disgusted & saddened that our society is not punishing these acts more & for longer. A sentence of 7-10 years for ruining a woman’s life is not enough. /1
Who are we?! Can we continue to pretend we are a civilized country, while allowing the Epstein crimes to go unanswered?? Release the Un-redacted Epstein Files!! Prosecute all involved!! #TrumpEpsteinCoverUp
How many times do we need to see examples of Billionaire grift and cheating before Congress takes action. They are benefiting off the war. They are benefiting off of people dying. This is criminal!!
A reminder from a reading of two files from the #EpsteinFiles
Thanks so much FilesWatch of IG for reading these daily!
The Epstein Class Still Walks Free Among Us Your daily reminder to keep talking about the Epstein Files Photo of Trump with Epstein
Billionaires Tread On All of Us With the Don’t Tread on Me Snake Symbol and many people walking in the background
My Monday reminders:
1. Keep talking about the #EpsteinFiles & the #RpsteinClass. They walk freely among us. They must face the consequences of their actions
2. We are in the middle of a class war. Billionaires are to blame! Keep talking about it - it will sink in, as more people feel it.
#pinks
Sarah Bagley.
#ResistanceRoots
Sarah Bagley was born on this day in 1806 in Candia, N.H. She was a labor leader and social reformer who spearheaded the first major union for working women in the U.S. She is best known for her activism on behalf of female mill workers in Lowell, Mass. /1
#ResistanceUnited #ProudBlue #DV1 #ONEV1
Isn’t diplomacy about building trust among the parties?
None exists between the US & Iran.
Irate, on-and-off, & demand-only “diplomacy” achieves nothing but another (irresistibly funny) Lego video.
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Everyone always seems to forget what a piece of garbage Elise Stefanik is
And I’m not even talking about the lies and hypocrisy
In 2022 she endorsed a candidate who praised Hitler and made racist comments about Michelle Obama
And in 2025 accepted an award from a GOP group that ALSO lauded Hitler
Sarah Fitzpatrick, who wrote the article on Patel’s excessive drinking, works for The Atlantic. They had been threatened with lawsuits if the story went to print. Her response was basically, bring it on, because she had no intention of stopping the story.
This is 100% accurate. Billionaires want to keep it all, but the reality, there shouldn't be a thing called a billionaire.
