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Bryan Epps

@ivnames.bsky.social

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Movement builder rooted in love. Crafting futures with organizers, storytellers & seed planters. linktr.ee/iv_names

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Bryan Epps @ivnames.bsky.social · Sep 9

I carry Newark, my faith, and my community into every space. My latest piece for the Kettering Foundation reflects on how we can live into a vision of #democracy even amid deep division. I hope it encourages you, as it has me, to stay committed to building.

Kettering Foundation @kettering.org · Sep 5

New in #FromManyWe: Bryan Epps examines the dangers of White nationalism and reminds us that America’s roots have always been multiracial, multilingual, and spiritually diverse. bit.ly/4lZpHO8

Our National Mosaic: Weaving a Multiracial Democracy

The fight over immigration is not just a policy debate; it is a battle over belonging and power. White nationalists are trying to enforce a traditional ideal of America where Whiteness equals unfetter...

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Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 6d

This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.

Community action works.

Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...

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Bryan Epps @ivnames.bsky.social · 8d

Be joyful even though you've considered all the facts

Bryan Epps @ivnames.bsky.social · 10d

Republicans have failed to negotiate a funding bill causing a government shutdown **

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Government headed to a shutdown after last-ditch vote fails in Senate

Senate Democrats have voted down a Republican bill to keep funding the government, putting it on a path to a shutdown after midnight Wednesday.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 16d

NEW: The U.S. has long lagged behind other wealthy countries in reducing its stillbirth rate.

Now a new five-year, $37 million NIH consortium will prioritize this public health issue. “There’s no question that the ProPublica reporting was intimately tied to this,” one expert said.

NIH Launches New Multimillion-Dollar Initiative to Reduce U.S. Stillbirth Rate

Clinical teams across the country are forming a five-year, $37 million consortium to research stillbirth, a long-neglected public health concern. “There’s no question that the ProPublica reporting was...

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Bryan Epps @ivnames.bsky.social · 18d

“Tylenol” is a clear distraction

Bryan Epps @ivnames.bsky.social · 18d

Black face?!

Bryan Epps @ivnames.bsky.social · 18d

What you do and don't do is more potent than anything 47 can do.

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Jimmy Kimmel is returning to ABC on Tuesday, Disney says

"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" will return to ABC on Tuesday after the late-night host's comments on Charlie Kirk's death caused the network to pull the show.

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Bryan Epps @ivnames.bsky.social · 19d

Do ya’ll remember how hard Coretta and dem had to work to get a holiday for Dr. King?

Bryan Epps @ivnames.bsky.social · 20d

Even strength has to bow to wisdom sometimes

Bryan Epps @ivnames.bsky.social · 22d

Some problems can be fixed.

Bryan Epps @ivnames.bsky.social · 22d

What happened to stray dogs?

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josh @joshjenks.bsky.social · 25d

I could listen to Keke Palmer talk about ANYTHING.

Rob Milton @therobmilton.com · 26d

- please get her! 😭😭😭

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Bryan Epps @ivnames.bsky.social · 26d

“I have learned that a man who makes trouble for others makes trouble for himself” - Things Fall Apart

Bryan Epps @ivnames.bsky.social · 28d

All this has happened before. All this need not happen again.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 29d

New Mexico's economy is a fraction of the size of New York City's.

If they can enact universal childcare — and relieve working families of a crushing cost burden — surely we can too.

It's just a question of political will.

New Mexico will be the first state to make child care free

The program, which is expected to save families $12,000 per child annually, is available to all residents regardless of income.

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Bryan Epps @ivnames.bsky.social · 29d

This is called a surrender

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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 29d

Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s former president, has been convicted of plotting a coup.

The historic ruling is the first time a former president was tried for an attempted coup in Brazil, showing nobody should be above the law.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · Sep 11

SOUTH KOREAN MINISTRY SPOKESPERSON: “.. economic activities of our companies investing in the US and the rights and interests of our nationals must not be unfairly violated.”

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Bryan Epps @ivnames.bsky.social · 29d

Kash Patel did not find Tyler Robinson. Tyler Robinson surrendered.

Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 29d

I can’t believe this guy runs the FBI.

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Bryan Epps @ivnames.bsky.social · 29d

Will those who made threats against HBCU’s be investigated and called to justice?

Bryan Epps @ivnames.bsky.social · Sep 11

Racism is not a political view

Bryan Epps @ivnames.bsky.social · Sep 10

Charlie Kirk was killed, blaming gang members of color for America’s violence. Instead of death and the lie of white supremacy, I wish he had known life—and in life, the tremendous blessings that all people are.

May we all know this.

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SojoAction @sojoaction.bsky.social · Sep 9

At SojoAction, we stand with those who are resilient. Together, we carry this work forward, and the impact is collective. Visit sojo.net/donate to help us keep this work alive.

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Bryan Epps @ivnames.bsky.social · Sep 9

Kettering Foundation @kettering.org · Sep 5

New in #FromManyWe: Bryan Epps examines the dangers of White nationalism and reminds us that America’s roots have always been multiracial, multilingual, and spiritually diverse. bit.ly/4lZpHO8

Our National Mosaic: Weaving a Multiracial Democracy

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sharonfisher68.bsky.social @sharonfisher68.bsky.social · Sep 9

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