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These people have voted for Trump three times. THREE. And he still has like a 38% approval rating. Give up. Stop trying to change their minds and focus on people who actually want to make this country better
February 9, 2026 at 5:32 PM
These people have voted for Trump three times. THREE. And he still has like a 38% approval rating. Give up. Stop trying to change their minds and focus on people who actually want to make this country better
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This is on PBS here right now and it's about the not-so-ancient history of redlining of neighborhoods in the American North through racial covenants.
Minnesota Experience: Jim Crow of the North. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWQf...
Minnesota Experience: Jim Crow of the North. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWQf...
Jim Crow of the North | Redlining and Racism in Minnesota | Full Documentary
YouTube video by Twin Cities PBS
www.youtube.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:06 PM
This is on PBS here right now and it's about the not-so-ancient history of redlining of neighborhoods in the American North through racial covenants.
Minnesota Experience: Jim Crow of the North. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWQf...
Minnesota Experience: Jim Crow of the North. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWQf...
Loving this look from Maria Taylor and these leopard gloves
February 9, 2026 at 3:53 AM
Loving this look from Maria Taylor and these leopard gloves
Seattle should be proud!!!
February 9, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Seattle should be proud!!!
Yasss Seattle!!!
February 9, 2026 at 3:01 AM
Yasss Seattle!!!
Cmon Seattle defense
February 9, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Cmon Seattle defense
Walker is a little tank! I’m hoping for another touchdown to close this thing out
February 9, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Walker is a little tank! I’m hoping for another touchdown to close this thing out
Sheesh!!!
February 9, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Sheesh!!!
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Yes, it would be a shame if everyone reposted this. 🤷♀️
February 7, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Yes, it would be a shame if everyone reposted this. 🤷♀️
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RESULT: Democrat Chasity Martinez wins a special election for a legislative seat in Louisiana, 62% to 38%.
This was a district that Trump carried by 13% last year, so a big overperformance by Dems, but the seat was already Dem-held.
This was a district that Trump carried by 13% last year, so a big overperformance by Dems, but the seat was already Dem-held.
February 8, 2026 at 3:14 AM
RESULT: Democrat Chasity Martinez wins a special election for a legislative seat in Louisiana, 62% to 38%.
This was a district that Trump carried by 13% last year, so a big overperformance by Dems, but the seat was already Dem-held.
This was a district that Trump carried by 13% last year, so a big overperformance by Dems, but the seat was already Dem-held.
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February 6, 2026 at 11:35 PM
I guess the administration didn’t let the pedophilia get in the way of their racism smh
February 6, 2026 at 11:35 PM
I guess the administration didn’t let the pedophilia get in the way of their racism smh
Turn this up!
Big Tech sees over $1 trillion wiped from stocks as fears of AI bubble ignite sell-off
Big Tech sees over $1 trillion wiped from stocks as fears of AI bubble ignite sell-off
Fears over AI spending have sparked a sell-off among tech stocks.
cnb.cx
February 6, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Turn this up!
Though alot of the recent commentary to his time in office relates to specific policy disagreements or fond memories, people forget how odious the daily racism was at the time in reaction to his election. Forgetting that part misses the connection to today’s political reality
I want people to understand this.
For many of them, democracy ended when Obama was elected twice and Black Lives Matter rose to prominence.
This is them “fixing” a system that felt broken and newly unsafe to them.
For many of them, democracy ended when Obama was elected twice and Black Lives Matter rose to prominence.
This is them “fixing” a system that felt broken and newly unsafe to them.
What we all seemingly failed to understand is just how many of our "countrymen" were perfectly willing to resort to treason to end democracy. And all in service of a convicted felon and lifelong conman who wasn't even very good at it.
February 6, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Though alot of the recent commentary to his time in office relates to specific policy disagreements or fond memories, people forget how odious the daily racism was at the time in reaction to his election. Forgetting that part misses the connection to today’s political reality
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That is why I will never forgive Orange man voters.. no matter how you feel about the Obamas.. this is nasty fucking behavior…
Last night, Trump posted a video to his social media platform that contained a racist clip showing Barack and Michelle Obama as monkeys. It's still up:
February 6, 2026 at 3:07 PM
That is why I will never forgive Orange man voters.. no matter how you feel about the Obamas.. this is nasty fucking behavior…
Underreported reason why you won’t find Obama in the e-files
Last night, Trump posted a video to his social media platform that contained a racist clip showing Barack and Michelle Obama as monkeys. It's still up:
February 6, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Underreported reason why you won’t find Obama in the e-files
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The Wright Museums Instagram page is HILARIOUS. Think The Office but it's the staff at a Museum for Black History. Better believe this is on my list of places to visit.
Gentle Spades
"I'm a veteran"
Gentle Spades
"I'm a veteran"
February 6, 2026 at 8:23 AM
The Wright Museums Instagram page is HILARIOUS. Think The Office but it's the staff at a Museum for Black History. Better believe this is on my list of places to visit.
Gentle Spades
"I'm a veteran"
Gentle Spades
"I'm a veteran"
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Breaking, from me: An executive order from Oklahoma's governor directs most of the state's public colleges to "phase out tenure." #AcademicSky #HigherEd @chronicle.com
www.chronicle.com/article/tenu...
www.chronicle.com/article/tenu...
Tenure Will Be Eliminated at Most of Oklahoma’s Public Colleges, Governor Says
Gov. Kevin Stitt, a Republican, directed the state’s two-dozen regional universities and community colleges to phase out the practice. Existing faculty members will be grandfathered in.
www.chronicle.com
February 5, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Breaking, from me: An executive order from Oklahoma's governor directs most of the state's public colleges to "phase out tenure." #AcademicSky #HigherEd @chronicle.com
www.chronicle.com/article/tenu...
www.chronicle.com/article/tenu...
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I’m on the scene at Franklin and 1st. A convoy of about a couple dozen ICE/HSI agents broke the entryway into an apartment building at 6am. No warrant presented. Less than 24 hours ago, Tom Homan announced the end of large convoys in Minnesota… Bullshit.
February 5, 2026 at 12:49 PM
I’m on the scene at Franklin and 1st. A convoy of about a couple dozen ICE/HSI agents broke the entryway into an apartment building at 6am. No warrant presented. Less than 24 hours ago, Tom Homan announced the end of large convoys in Minnesota… Bullshit.
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Backed by a band and choir, Pastor John P. Kee transforms the Tiny Desk into an old, wood-floored country church. n.pr/4qm3Liq
John P. Kee & New Life: Tiny Desk Concert
Backed by a band and choir, Pastor John P. Kee transforms the Tiny Desk into an old, wood-floored country church.
n.pr
February 5, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Backed by a band and choir, Pastor John P. Kee transforms the Tiny Desk into an old, wood-floored country church. n.pr/4qm3Liq
Many will have to reckon with the fact that the only reason a lot of this worked is because they wanted to believe this stuff and used it as an excuse for ppl they didn’t like anyway
ADOS, Gaza, Her Emails, They are Both the Same, Sleepy Joe, Joe has dementia, ALL THAT SHIT IS OPPS!!!
February 5, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Many will have to reckon with the fact that the only reason a lot of this worked is because they wanted to believe this stuff and used it as an excuse for ppl they didn’t like anyway
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The war on empathy and the war on the arts are part of the same project.
www.liberalcurrents.com/none-more-wo...
www.liberalcurrents.com/none-more-wo...
February 5, 2026 at 3:00 PM
The war on empathy and the war on the arts are part of the same project.
www.liberalcurrents.com/none-more-wo...
www.liberalcurrents.com/none-more-wo...
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Civil rights activist Medgar Evers was shot in the back by a Klansman in 1963.
The National Park Service has removed visitor brochures from Evers' museum and reportedly plans to remove references that call his murderer a “racist"
The National Park Service has removed visitor brochures from Evers' museum and reportedly plans to remove references that call his murderer a “racist"
Medgar Evers’ killer was a Klansman, but Trump administration says stop calling him a racist - Mississippi Today
Among anticipated changes to a new visitor brochure for the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument is no longer using "racist" to describe the killer of the civil rights leader.
mississippitoday.org
February 5, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Civil rights activist Medgar Evers was shot in the back by a Klansman in 1963.
The National Park Service has removed visitor brochures from Evers' museum and reportedly plans to remove references that call his murderer a “racist"
The National Park Service has removed visitor brochures from Evers' museum and reportedly plans to remove references that call his murderer a “racist"
Monopolies and unchecked capitalism strike again
Big Oil "purchased solar and EV patents to ensure others couldn’t use them, solicited control of renewable markets and then abandoned them, and funded powerful institutions to promote false solutions, all while using trade groups to downplay the harms of fossil fuels, according to the complaint." 😠
A Secret Oil Cartel Might Have Killed Our Clean-Energy Future
In a landmark antitrust case, Michigan alleges oil companies colluded to “capture and kill” clean-energy and electric-vehicle efforts.
www.levernews.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:17 AM
Monopolies and unchecked capitalism strike again