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Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 19h

Belatedly reading about this and as always really important to remind people in *every breath* that when the right talks about “woke” and “DEI” they are talking about the cultural and political wins of the civil rights movement. This arrangement existed for 52 years because of historical activism.

Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 1d

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UNC ends Black Student Movement's 52-year 'co-ownership' of Upendo Lounge

BSM President Adam Sherif said administrators cited new federal guidelines that instruct all federally funded entities to ensure they are not engaging in "discriminatory practices, including those lab...

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Patsy “Resistance Kitty” Evans Ph.D. @drharmony.net · 1d

kidnapping

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Arike Ogunbowale Enthusiast @clearlyheadless.blacksky.app · 1d

😂😂😂

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Arike Ogunbowale Enthusiast @clearlyheadless.blacksky.app · 1d

THE BOOING oh my goddddddddd

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Arike Ogunbowale Enthusiast @clearlyheadless.blacksky.app · 1d

NaLyssa Smith is the commencement speaker for #DallasWings University this season #WNBA

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Arike Ogunbowale Enthusiast @clearlyheadless.blacksky.app · 1d

I did not expect a sweep. This is bananas. #WNBA

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Arike Ogunbowale Enthusiast @clearlyheadless.blacksky.app · 1d

Oh, she’d be great there

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 1d

Seen in Maywood, Illinois

Handwritten sign on parked car dash that reads ZIP TYING CHILDREN IS FUCKING WRONG

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Arike Ogunbowale Enthusiast @clearlyheadless.blacksky.app · 1d

I’ve secretly been hoping they land her in Dallas

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Meghan L. Hall @itsmeghanlhall.bsky.social · 2d

Here’s your 2025 All-WNBA Teams:

FIRST:
A’ja Wilson
Napheesa collier
Alyssa Thomas
Allisha Gray
Kelsey Mitchell

SECOND:
Nneka Ogwumike
Jackie Young
Sabrina Ionescu
Aliyah Boston
Paige Bueckers

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Shawn's Socialist Slipstreaming（宇祥）- he/him/他/dia @shawnybantzy.bsky.social · 2d

Apparently our newest Nobel Peace Prize winner wrote to fucking Netanyahu for help in overthrowing the government of her own country dawg

The population of Venezuela needs international protection against the widespread and systematic attack to which the Venezuelan regime subjects it. This is demonstrated by the report dated May 29, 2018, submitted by the Organisation of American States to the International Criminal Court. This has served as the basis for nine states, including Argentina, to file complaints against the regime before that international body. We deeply appreciate this effort, which is decisive for the outcome of the Venezuelan tragedy.

I am convinced that the international community, in accordance with the responsibility to protect doctrine, is called upon to provide Venezuelans with the necessary support to bring about the regime change that is urgently needed to restore national and international security. Therefore, I have recently sent letters to several of the world’s leading figures to promote before the United Nations Security Council the adoption of effective protection measures for Venezuela by fostering regime change, a step that necessarily entails strengthening international security. Today I want to ask Israel and Argentina to contribute their expertise and influence to advance a sound and urgent decision-making process in the Security Council.

Such measures are imperative in the face of a hemispheric security hotspot like the one currently posed by the regime oppressing Venezuela. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the International Organisation for Migration have certified that the current refugee crisis of people fleeing Venezuela is the largest in the history of the Americas. Argentina is an example of this crisis, having welcomed hundreds of thousands of our compatriots—a gesture for which Venezuelans will always be grateful. However, we must be aware that without a change of regime in our country, hemispheric and global security will be at risk.

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Dan Sinykin @dan-sinnamon.bsky.social · 2d

And who is the author of this op-ed? The billionaire CEO of an asset management firm who helped author the compact.

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Ordinary Notes @hystericalblkns.bsky.social · 2d

Love after Love. Derek Walcott.

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Frankie de la Cretaz @thefrankiedlc.news · 3d

Holly Rowe calling B’am A’ja’s “mentor” when they are working out together to help them each improve their games, & B’am himself has even said A’ja is better than him??? He’s her boyfriend & training partner, not her mentor??

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Arike Ogunbowale Enthusiast @clearlyheadless.blacksky.app · 3d

Dang, Jewell! #WNBA

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Nanjala @nanjala.bsky.social · 3d

Instead of supporting women basketball players and investing in the initiatives they started on their own like AU Pro Hoops, Unrivaled and others, LeBron James and Maverick Carter have decided to start their own league. #wnba

Mike Vorkunov @mikevorkunov.bsky.social · 3d

The Maverick Carter-backed basketball league doesn't have Carter associated now but it has still raised eyebrows around the NBA.

The league plans to start with women's basketball, attract WNBA players. And then...

With @samamick.bsky.social + @joevardon.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/669...

What is Project B? The latest on a new global league recruiting basketball stars

Speculation has bubbled for months about an international league that could pose a threat to both the NBA and WNBA.

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Meghan L. Hall @itsmeghanlhall.bsky.social · 4d

Here’s the 2025 WNBA All-Defensive Teams.

FIRST:
Napheesa Collier
Alanna Smith
Alyssa Thomas
Gabby Williams
A’ja Wilson

SECOND:
Aliyah Boston
Veronica Burton
Rhyne Howard
Ezi Magbegor
Breanna Stewart

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 4d

twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross

photo of Google News search results for Amazon Prime Day (the second this year)

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Jessica Pishko @jesspish.bsky.social · 4d

In a fight between Pritzker and and police, who is going to win? This is what happens when both parties allowed law enforcement to become one of the most powerful political actors in the country -- a taxpayer-funded political movement that wants to kill people.

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Jonathan W. Gray @elmcitytree.blacksky.app · 5d

Somehow, in the midst of all of this, there are several hires in Black Diaspora Studies being made across CUNY. This is one of them:

cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...

Jobs | City University of New York

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 5d

Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE

Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in

Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle

Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired

Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 5d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Frankie de la Cretaz @thefrankiedlc.news · 5d

“It’s become too personal…” Sounds sexist to meeeeee

Gary Washburn @gwashburnglobe.bsky.social · 6d

I asked NBA Commissioner Adam Silver about the current dispute between WNBA players, including Napheesa Collier, and Commissioner Cathy Engelbert and called the situation “unfortunate” and “personal.” #NBA #WNBA

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Ahmed Baba @ahmedbaba.bsky.social · 6d

Black people in Chicago had their apartment building raided in the middle of the night, were detained for hours, and had their Fourth Amendment rights violated during an ICE operation that had nothing to do with them. Nah, they are not thrilled.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6d

Stephen Miller: "The Black people in Chicago are thrilled that we're getting the illegal aliens out of their communities who are stealing their housing, jobs, and resources."

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The Conversation Canada @ca.theconversation.com · 6d

Ontario’s colleges were founded to serve local and regional needs — have we forgotten that?

A look at the 1960s founding vision for Ontario’s college system should inspire calling on leaders to support a truly public system of higher education, accessible in all regions.

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Capital B @capitalb.bsky.social · 6d

A new nonprofit provides resources to Black families of transgender and nonbinary youth at a moment of heightened political hostility.

No One Was Helping Black Transgender Youth. So These Parents Stepped In.

A new nonprofit provides resources to Black families of transgender and nonbinary youth at a moment of heightened political hostility.

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