Joel.
@joelscribes.bsky.social
he/they. “Who all’s gonna be there?” - Ancient Black Proverb | PhD student, Linguistics @ IU - Alum: @ucdavis
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As Homeland Security’s siege on Minneapolis enters its third week, locals are volunteering for patrol shifts, protesting in the streets, and keeping one another up to date in group texts.
Read more from @scottmeslow.bsky.social in Minneapolis:
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It’s worse than it looks in Minneapolis
But locals are organizing to keep each other safe from ICE agents.
www.theverge.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:01 PM
As Homeland Security’s siege on Minneapolis enters its third week, locals are volunteering for patrol shifts, protesting in the streets, and keeping one another up to date in group texts.
Read more from @scottmeslow.bsky.social in Minneapolis:
Read more from @scottmeslow.bsky.social in Minneapolis:
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Can we get something Black and gay?
Hollywood:
Hollywood:
January 20, 2026 at 3:57 AM
Can we get something Black and gay?
Hollywood:
Hollywood:
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Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
Dr. Gladys West, Mathematician Whose Work Made GPS Possible, Dies at 95
ALEXANDRIA, VA — Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She passed away
thezebra.org
January 19, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
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Man detained in Minneapolis dies in ICE custody in Texas www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Man detained in Minneapolis dies in ICE custody in Texas
A man arrested by immigration officials in Minneapolis died in federal detention in Texas.
www.mprnews.org
January 19, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Man detained in Minneapolis dies in ICE custody in Texas www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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oh it's going to be a Recession recession
January 18, 2026 at 10:56 PM
oh it's going to be a Recession recession
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Inside the detention center, Gibson said officers put him in a bare, metal holding cell about the size of a small conference room with around 40 other detainees. Their legs were shackled. Gibson said one person in the cell appeared to have scabies.
Minneapolis man says ICE agents took 'trophy' photos, locked him in overcrowded cell
Garrison Gibson, a Minneapolis man from Liberia, shared details of his experience with federal immigration enforcement this week at a press conference Saturday.
www.mprnews.org
January 18, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Inside the detention center, Gibson said officers put him in a bare, metal holding cell about the size of a small conference room with around 40 other detainees. Their legs were shackled. Gibson said one person in the cell appeared to have scabies.
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People in Minnesota are now using their key fobs to trigger their car alarms from the safety of their homes when they see ICE walking around.
January 17, 2026 at 9:08 PM
People in Minnesota are now using their key fobs to trigger their car alarms from the safety of their homes when they see ICE walking around.
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Talked to a Somali man today who said his mosque last night was surrounded by neighbors ready to protect them against ICE if needed. Made me feel proud to live in this city.
January 17, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Talked to a Somali man today who said his mosque last night was surrounded by neighbors ready to protect them against ICE if needed. Made me feel proud to live in this city.
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Hey y’all. So. We are in an urgent and difficult situation. We have a storage locker for our belongings, but we can no longer keep up with the payments and have fallen behind. If we’re unable to cover the full $750 balance, everything in it will be lost in 2 days.
cash.app/$ClarkishaKent
cash.app/$ClarkishaKent
January 17, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Hey y’all. So. We are in an urgent and difficult situation. We have a storage locker for our belongings, but we can no longer keep up with the payments and have fallen behind. If we’re unable to cover the full $750 balance, everything in it will be lost in 2 days.
cash.app/$ClarkishaKent
cash.app/$ClarkishaKent
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Hit me wit' yo' lovin'! Boooooyy I know you wanna!
January 18, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Hit me wit' yo' lovin'! Boooooyy I know you wanna!
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All else aside, invading Minnesota in January is not a brilliant tactical play.
January 17, 2026 at 6:18 PM
All else aside, invading Minnesota in January is not a brilliant tactical play.
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Do we need to say it louder? Here. Louder.
" Federal courts in Alabama are using a law last applied during the U.S. internment [incarceration] of people of Japanese descent during World War II to charge immigrants who don’t register themselves..."
www.al.com/news/2026/01...
" Federal courts in Alabama are using a law last applied during the U.S. internment [incarceration] of people of Japanese descent during World War II to charge immigrants who don’t register themselves..."
www.al.com/news/2026/01...
Alabama uses Japanese American Internment era law to charge immigrants who don’t self-register
Alabama is finding new ways to criminally charge undocumented immigrants
www.al.com
January 18, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Do we need to say it louder? Here. Louder.
" Federal courts in Alabama are using a law last applied during the U.S. internment [incarceration] of people of Japanese descent during World War II to charge immigrants who don’t register themselves..."
www.al.com/news/2026/01...
" Federal courts in Alabama are using a law last applied during the U.S. internment [incarceration] of people of Japanese descent during World War II to charge immigrants who don’t register themselves..."
www.al.com/news/2026/01...
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Season two is out now!!
The first 6 episodes are available!!
I’m so excited about this !!
#TheBoyfriend
The first 6 episodes are available!!
I’m so excited about this !!
#TheBoyfriend
January 13, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Season two is out now!!
The first 6 episodes are available!!
I’m so excited about this !!
#TheBoyfriend
The first 6 episodes are available!!
I’m so excited about this !!
#TheBoyfriend
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I have two gay cousins. Both in Costa Rica.
One is a pageant gay and won Mr. Costa Rica
The other one got outed…at church…during service.
Him and his friends were all messing around one night but they excluded one of the friends. He felt a way, recorded them, and played the video — AT CHURCH
One is a pageant gay and won Mr. Costa Rica
The other one got outed…at church…during service.
Him and his friends were all messing around one night but they excluded one of the friends. He felt a way, recorded them, and played the video — AT CHURCH
Are you the only gay person in your family???...I'm sitting here randomly thinking like I can't be
Suspicious Rayshon GIF
ALT: Suspicious Rayshon GIF
media.tenor.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:44 PM
I have two gay cousins. Both in Costa Rica.
One is a pageant gay and won Mr. Costa Rica
The other one got outed…at church…during service.
Him and his friends were all messing around one night but they excluded one of the friends. He felt a way, recorded them, and played the video — AT CHURCH
One is a pageant gay and won Mr. Costa Rica
The other one got outed…at church…during service.
Him and his friends were all messing around one night but they excluded one of the friends. He felt a way, recorded them, and played the video — AT CHURCH
!!!
Uncle Nearesf has a Master Blend… I had to partake.
January 16, 2026 at 11:50 PM
!!!
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NEW: 16-year-old Corey Stingley died from asphyxiation after being pinned down by customers in a convenience store.
After 13 years, the family of the teen finally feels that “truth, understanding and a measure of healing” has taken place.
After 13 years, the family of the teen finally feels that “truth, understanding and a measure of healing” has taken place.
A Black Teen Died Over a $12 Shoplifting Attempt. 13 Years Later, Two Men Plead Guilty in His Killing.
16-year-old Corey Stingley died from asphyxiation after being pinned down by customers in a convenience store. Under a special agreement, the family of the teen finally feels that “truth, understandin...
www.propublica.org
January 16, 2026 at 2:11 AM
NEW: 16-year-old Corey Stingley died from asphyxiation after being pinned down by customers in a convenience store.
After 13 years, the family of the teen finally feels that “truth, understanding and a measure of healing” has taken place.
After 13 years, the family of the teen finally feels that “truth, understanding and a measure of healing” has taken place.
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"They were a very narcissistic people"
- A white woman talking about the Egyptians
- A white woman talking about the Egyptians
January 15, 2026 at 8:14 PM
"They were a very narcissistic people"
- A white woman talking about the Egyptians
- A white woman talking about the Egyptians
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Harris County, Texas, is the deadliest place in the United States for Black mothers to give birth
This Texas County Is the Deadliest Place in the U.S. for Black Mothers to Give Birth
Health care advocates struggle to figure out why this Texas county has some of the nation’s highest rates of maternal and infant mortality.
capitalbnews.org
January 16, 2026 at 3:39 AM
Harris County, Texas, is the deadliest place in the United States for Black mothers to give birth
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None of Mamdani’s Deputy Mayors Are Black. It Has Become a Problem.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/n...
This was an interesting read. Not my state, not my vote, but it's certainly interesting.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/n...
This was an interesting read. Not my state, not my vote, but it's certainly interesting.
None of Mamdani’s Deputy Mayors Are Black. It Has Become a Problem.
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:56 PM
None of Mamdani’s Deputy Mayors Are Black. It Has Become a Problem.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/n...
This was an interesting read. Not my state, not my vote, but it's certainly interesting.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/n...
This was an interesting read. Not my state, not my vote, but it's certainly interesting.
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Slumlord update: Sale set to be finalized today. Thanks to tenant organizing "the bank financing the deal offered to extend a $3M line of credit to fund repairs." Buyer negotiated w city, tenants "around a binding timeline and specific cash commitment to address thousands of housing code violations"
NYC landlord clashes with Mamdani administration in 9-hour bankruptcy hearing
Attorneys for City Hall and Pinnacle tenants argued for legally binding financial commitments that would compel a new buyer to address housing violations.
gothamist.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Slumlord update: Sale set to be finalized today. Thanks to tenant organizing "the bank financing the deal offered to extend a $3M line of credit to fund repairs." Buyer negotiated w city, tenants "around a binding timeline and specific cash commitment to address thousands of housing code violations"
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Alice Smith Performs at the 2013 BGR! Awards | BLACK GIRLS ROCK!
YouTube video by BLACK GIRLS ROCK!
youtu.be
January 16, 2026 at 8:02 PM
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When you randomly remember it’s a 3-day weekend >>>>>
a woman is screaming with her hands in the air in a crowd .
ALT: a woman is screaming with her hands in the air in a crowd .
media.tenor.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:22 PM
When you randomly remember it’s a 3-day weekend >>>>>
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- this Jill Scott rollout >>>>>
January 15, 2026 at 5:25 PM
- this Jill Scott rollout >>>>>