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Lesley Braxton @braxly.bsky.social · 2d

And I you sis.

orynthia blue. @javeauriel.blacksky.app · 2d

People talk about the 300k+ Black women who have lost their jobs as if they are statistics for their research projects and I’m here to remind yall, we are real ass people feeling the effects of it. In our homes, quality of life and well-being.

To those of you in this boat with me, I see you. 💙

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Lesley Braxton @braxly.bsky.social · 4d

Your President could neva

Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 4d

BREAKING:

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Lesley Braxton @braxly.bsky.social · 4d

I’m going to start calling them meritocratic hires and make parallels to Mediocre in the word play. At least with DEI we had to be qualified of not overqualified to get chosen since the largest benefactor of DEI was white women. I’m not mad I just understand math, logic AND DATA.

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Dr. Manhattan @thenewthinker.bsky.social · 5d

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Lesley Braxton @braxly.bsky.social · 4d

Advice I need to follow

Maybe:…… @getthebagcoach.bsky.social · 4d

Black adults who live in the United States have a 59% higher risk of premature death than other races…… if you have access to healthcare fasho go get checked… if you feel uncomfortable get a loved one to come with you ❤️

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Lesley Braxton @braxly.bsky.social · 4d

I’m in mourning 😪

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 4d

D'Angelo has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer, his former manager says. He was 51

D'Angelo Dead at 51

Grammy-winning R&B soul singer D'Angelo is dead from pancreatic cancer ... TMZ has learned.

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Dr. Allison Wiltz @allyfromnola.bsky.social · 6d

I think true unity among Black people scares White people. They worry what we’ll do with our power because of the way they’ve abused theirs.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 6d

Just voted YES on PROP 50!! Make sure to vote early! THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE!

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 6d

Chicago not letting Portland have all the fun 🐧

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Miss Aja @brat2381.bsky.social · 7d

Return those ballots California Dems!

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Lesley Braxton @braxly.bsky.social · 7d

📢📢📢📢📢📢📢📢📢📢📢📢

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 7d

👇👇

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 7d

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Michele Okoh |🖤🩶🤍💜|🔺🐘 @okohlaw.bsky.social · 8d

Thank you, @mit.edu, for taking the lead.

MIT refuses to accept White House terms for funding, other schools still mulling — Reuters

Massachusetts Institute of Technology President Sally Kornbluth on Friday said she

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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.bsky.social · 7d

The term "illegal aliens" is so profoundly dehumanizing and insulting. If you use the term, I'm just going to assume you're a bigot.

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Lesley Braxton @braxly.bsky.social · 8d

I’m a single mom who had a micro premie who was laid off (like a bunch of black female leaders in tech). I have been ghosted, rejected and undervalued. Despite that my baby scored above average on his national assessments with NO PREP. So, we are celebrating today. I’m proud of us.

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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.bsky.social · 10d

Across the country, people keep asking the same question: "What do we do now?"

And my answer is always the same: UNIONIZE.

Judah Grunstein @judah-grunstein.bsky.social · 10d

Great piece as always from @himself.bsky.social, on authoritarianism as a competitive instance of the coordination problem.

Opinion | You Beat Trumpism by Banding Together. It’s as Hard and as Simple as That.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10d

GOV. PRITZKER: “This is a convicted felon threatening to jail me? He’s an unhinged, insecure wannabe dictator. Come and get me.”

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Reverend H. Entity @reverendentity.bsky.social · 10d

#FascistAmerica
#SociopathicNarcissist
#ItGetsWorse
The Real Reason Trump Wants To Invade Chicago and Portland
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The Real Reason Trump Wants To Invade Chicago and Portland

YouTube video by Robert Reich

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CajunBlue 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 10d

🚨🚨🚨Chicago - NOW!🚨🚨🚨
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Lesley Braxton @braxly.bsky.social · 10d

I’m seeing a lot of TikTok accounts of black people claiming to be from Chicago claiming that IcE is not arresting black folks. If you actually go to their page they are proudly MAGA. No matter where I start on Chicago I and up there my feed goes straight to these clowns. Don’t go to TikTok for news

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 15d

Attn Black people, stop scrolling.

This is not a drill: Chicago

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Stonekettle @stonekettle.bsky.social · 11d

So, Trump is sending the Texas National Guard to Chicago.

A bunch of Texans. Habituated to Texas. Equipped for Texas. Deployed to CHICAGO. On the Lake. With Winter coming on...

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ItsMsD @itsmsd.bsky.social · 13d

Chicago - Oregon

#mikejohnson #war #ice

I knew he would go after Chicago and Oregon because those Governors spoke out. Abbott has sent Texas national guard to Chicago. This is pure insanity. All lies. All blue states. Black hawk helicopters...OMG!

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Biggie @biggienotsmalls.bsky.social · 12d

Chicago is understanding the assignment huh.......

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Lesley Braxton @braxly.bsky.social · 11d

🤣🤣🤣🤣🙌🏽

𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.bsky.social · 11d

Chicagoans are calling it "Operation Butterfingers."