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Alvin Tillery

@alvintilleryjr.bsky.social

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joanc03.bsky.social @joanc03.bsky.social · Aug 25

Trump is using the military national guard ICE against all of us citizens snd non citizens. I don’t want to live where we are snatched off the street by masked persons in unmarked cars or subject to stop and searches & detained for no reason. Vote republicans out!

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J.J. @thetellurian.bsky.social · Jun 29

Maybe kamala should have made housing affordability the center of her campaign.

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JorgeJones @jorgejones2024.bsky.social · Jun 29

And national Dems are going out of their way to caveat their support and bring attention to the most controversial thing the guy said while leaving out the larger context that made said thing not nearly as bad as it sounds. Ace team of politicians

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Chris Jones @jonesforar.bsky.social · Mar 12

Trump and Musk cut $1 billion in funds that schools + food banks use to buy food from local producers.

These cuts hurt Arkansas farmers, our kids, and the poorest among us.

Why isn't Sarah using her close personal relationship with the president to protect Arkansas farmers, children, and families?

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Alvin Tillery @alvintilleryjr.bsky.social · Mar 5

The stock price for #Depend adult diapers should be through the roof right now: helluva long “speech” 😂😂😂.

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Mgrosa101 @mgrosa101.bsky.social · Mar 5

Wow. Even Ronald Regan never compared himself to a messiah. And he was shot for real. #SOTU

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Renée @reneestephen.bsky.social · Feb 27

They deleted ALL the CDC datasets. I have a 160GB archive bittorrenting on my laptop right now compliments of the Datahoarder subreddit who managed to get copies of most of them. We're at the "citizens circulating censored facts using arcane internet protocols" stage of dystopia and it's only Wk6.

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · Feb 12

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triviachick.bsky.social @triviachick.bsky.social · Feb 11

This article is everything. www.refinery29.com/en-us/2025/0...
By Brea Baker. Telling it like it is: Susan Taylor Batten of ABFE, @alvintilleryjr.bsky.social, and @geauxgabrielle.bsky.social

In War On DEI, Law Is Being Used As A Weapon — These Leaders Are Fighting Back

The latest DEI attacks by the Trump administration are a continued war on Black America. Three leaders share how we fight back

www.refinery29.com

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Lala 🐆 @lalarchvs.bsky.social · Feb 10

A second ex just hit the stage for Kendrick’s performance

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Amira “Xmiramira” Virgil 💕 @xmiramira.com · Feb 10

Drake got cooked by an adorable ass nigga & I cant get over it

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Alvin Tillery @alvintilleryjr.bsky.social · Feb 8

www.eventcreate.com/e/defending-...

Please join the #AllianceForBlackEquality as we discuss ways to defend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and #DEI programs.

Defending Civil Rights from Trump's Attacks: Alliance for Black Equality National Strategy Call | February 11, 2025

Join us on February 11

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · Feb 5

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.

Drucati @bananarepublicans.bsky.social · Feb 5

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.

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Alvin Tillery @alvintilleryjr.bsky.social · Feb 3

I bet the orange menace saw the stock market drop and backed down. How could a @whartonschool.bsky.social valedictorian not foresee the market reaction?!? 😂🤷🏽‍♂️

The New York Times @nytimes.com · Feb 3

Breaking News: Mexico’s president and the Trump administration agreed to a one-month delay of stiff tariffs that were set to take effect on Tuesday.

Trump Tariffs Live Updates: Mexico Says It Reached Deal to Delay Tariffs

President Trump said he would pause tariffs on Mexico for a month, but levies on Canada and China were still set to take effect on Tuesday. U.S. shares fell at the opening bell, following drops in Asi...

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Feb 3

Breaking News: Mexico’s president and the Trump administration agreed to a one-month delay of stiff tariffs that were set to take effect on Tuesday.

Trump Tariffs Live Updates: Mexico Says It Reached Deal to Delay Tariffs

www.nytimes.com

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Alvin Tillery @alvintilleryjr.bsky.social · Jan 31

I’ve been screaming this in every interview. Wonder how many of my quotes will make it past the Boomer editorial leads in the legacy media. 🤷🏽‍♂️😳

Alvin Tillery @alvintilleryjr.bsky.social · Jan 31

The fact that they participated in J6 was background check enough to leave them in jail. 🤷🏽‍♂️

Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · Jan 31

Guess they didn't background check any of the j6 pardons.

Shocking

2paragraphs News @2paragraphs.com · Jan 30

Pardoned Jan6er Convicted Again, “What I Did Was Ungodly” 2paragraphs.com/2025/01/pard...

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · Jan 31

The head of the FAA was fired because he held Elon Musk accountable for SpaceX safety omissions.

Donald and Elon don't care about regular Americans dying in plane crashes, they only care about themselves getting richer.

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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · Jan 31

Guess they didn't background check any of the j6 pardons.

Shocking

2paragraphs News @2paragraphs.com · Jan 30

Pardoned Jan6er Convicted Again, “What I Did Was Ungodly” 2paragraphs.com/2025/01/pard...

Pardoned Jan6er Convicted Again, “What I Did Was Ungodly”

Emily Hernandez, 25, breached the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 and was photographed holding a stolen, broken nameplate from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · Jan 29

PLEASE NOTE: Bribes are now called "settlements."

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Jim Acosta @jimacosta.bsky.social · Jan 28

Today’s show was my last at CNN. My closing message: It’s never a good time to bow down to a tyrant… don’t give in to the lies. Don’t give in to fear. Hold on to the truth… and hope.

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Andrew Rudalevige @rudalev.bsky.social · Jan 27

This is the paper I'm thinking of - co-written with the great Hanes Walton:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Presidential greatness in the black press: ranking the modern presidents on civil rights policy and race relations, 1900–2016

Rankings of presidential leadership based on retrospective surveys of experts are a staple of the literature on American politics. We develop an alternative method – the editorial opinion score (EO...

www.tandfonline.com

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Pat Sobkowski @patsobkowski.com · Jan 27

Ohh have not read Alvin’s work. Is there a specific paper you’d recommend?

Also: hard to move Wilson up the rankings. Has there been a 20c prez whose reputation has tanked like his?

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Alvin Tillery @alvintilleryjr.bsky.social · Jan 27

All we ever needed to know about #ElonMusk is that he is an unrepentant #Boer from #SouthAfrica. His politics is rooted in #whitesupremacy and that makes him a danger to people of color everywhere! 🤷🏽‍♂️

Beth @bethpdx.bsky.social · Jan 27

I remember a misleading @nytimes.com article saying “we just don’t know his politics “

Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · Jan 25

All the people who were shrugging and equivocating over Elon and whether he was aligning with Nazi, far-right forces should be launched into the sun.

May they never be taken seriously again.

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Beth @bethpdx.bsky.social · Jan 27

I remember a misleading @nytimes.com article saying “we just don’t know his politics “

Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · Jan 25

All the people who were shrugging and equivocating over Elon and whether he was aligning with Nazi, far-right forces should be launched into the sun.

May they never be taken seriously again.

Jan-Werner Mueller @jwmueller-pu.bsky.social · Jan 25

Musk joins German far right's opening rally remotely, instructs Germans to stop feeling guilty and reminds them how impressed Caesar had been with German tribes' ability to fight.

Could not make this up.

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · Jan 26

Signing up for Costco immediately

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Alvin Tillery @alvintilleryjr.bsky.social · Jan 26

Too bad we live in a country where the ruling elite has rigged the “rule of law” in such a way that running for abs being president can actually facilitate your criminality! #Brazil and #SouthKorea put us to shame. 🤷🏽‍♂️

The New York Times @nytimes.com · Jan 26

South Korea’s president was formally indicted on Sunday on charges of leading an insurrection last month when he briefly imposed martial law, prosecutors said.

South Korea’s President Yoon Is Indicted

President Yoon Suk Yeol will stand trial along with his former defense minister and others who participated in his short-lived imposition of martial law.

www.nytimes.com

Alvin Tillery @alvintilleryjr.bsky.social · Jan 26

@msmarvel.bsky.social @karenattiah.bsky.social This is super helpful! Thanks! 🙏🏽

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Jan 26

South Korea’s president was formally indicted on Sunday on charges of leading an insurrection last month when he briefly imposed martial law, prosecutors said.

South Korea’s President Yoon Is Indicted

President Yoon Suk Yeol will stand trial along with his former defense minister and others who participated in his short-lived imposition of martial law.

www.nytimes.com

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