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brothadirt
@upfromsumdirt.bsky.social
poet & nyeusiphile.

poetry collections: Deifying A Total Darkness; To Emit Teal; The Second Stop Is Jupiter; & The Shoes of the Fisherman's Wife
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Post a favorite version of “People Make the World Go Round”

youtu.be/RbP1R2Bq9po
February 13, 2026 at 2:29 PM
bob kaufman
GRANDFATHER WAS QUEER, TOO
February 13, 2026 at 2:32 PM
countee cullen
A BROWN GIRL DEAD
February 13, 2026 at 2:21 PM
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yes, that's my second favorite version... this one's my absolute fave:

the pharaohs
PEOPLE MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND

youtu.be/D7xUyxZC40E?...
People Make The World Go Round-The Pharaohs-1972
YouTube video by Dustyologist II
youtu.be
February 13, 2026 at 2:16 PM
*snorts lisinopril off a copy of beloved*
February 13, 2026 at 12:21 PM
good morning, fam...

mikt jackson
WHAT ARE YOU DOING THE REST OF YOUR LIFE

youtu.be/5OZMqf43fNk?...
Milt Jackson - What are you doing the rest of your life
YouTube video by TheCosmiCInterlude
youtu.be
February 13, 2026 at 11:41 AM
thirst trap poem for my Pillow... @crystalwilki.bsky.social
February 13, 2026 at 11:25 AM
"i think i come from a very strong history"

- assata shakur

youtube.com/shorts/p2qEr...
The incomparable Assata Shakur #assatashakur #revolution
YouTube video by Art Tribe NY
youtube.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:17 AM
my granddaughter is a living, breathing rube goldberg machine...
a granddaughter will be 10 soon and she has been the clumsiest child since birth — she's the only person i know who can sit still and still knock over a bottle of water, salt & pepper shakers, & table ornament all in one small motion.

her gracelessness is a wonder to behold... a true work of art. ❤️
February 13, 2026 at 11:02 AM
a granddaughter will be 10 soon and she has been the clumsiest child since birth — she's the only person i know who can sit still and still knock over a bottle of water, salt & pepper shakers, & table ornament all in one small motion.

her gracelessness is a wonder to behold... a true work of art. ❤️
February 13, 2026 at 11:00 AM
i dated a bi sista yrs ago & she asked if i would mind if she had a girlfriend & i was like "cool, i'll get an extra one too!" & she got so mad: "you knew i was bi!"; i said "im not denying that, but i did think you were monogamous. but if you want 2 partners then so do i." she was not amused.
“She got divorced and started dating women”

She was never straight… just loyal
February 13, 2026 at 1:48 AM
eartha s̶n̶a̶c̶k̶ ̶ kitt
February 13, 2026 at 1:10 AM
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#OTD in 1960, the Greensboro Four began sit-ins at a segregated lunch counter in North Carolina. Their actions sparked a nationwide student movement that helped dismantle segregation. #TheMarchContinues
February 1, 2026 at 3:00 PM
only 2 eps in but how to get to heaven from belfast is a delight...
February 12, 2026 at 9:49 PM
February 12, 2026 at 8:43 PM
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Imma try and keep this short, but this is what i think is importantly historically. The 1960s civil rights laws and decisions were not technically "new legislation." it was a restoration of what already was.

For example
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February 12, 2026 at 1:04 AM
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One of the reasons for condoning slavery and jim crow was that Black people had no history or cultural contributions to the world. Ever.

That's why people like Arturo Schomburg, Alain Locke, Zora Neale Hurston, and Carter G Woodson are so important.

They spent their lives disproving that lie
Kendrick Lamar's Superbowl performance is why funding arts and humanities matters. We have Kendrick because his teacher introduced him to poetry and writing.
February 10, 2025 at 3:32 PM
"is a blue colored collard
worker / is a black hollerer / a barking hyacinth and because my butterflies are prone to bite my fabulism warrants a fine print"

- when all is ready, i throw this switch
February 12, 2026 at 8:07 PM
ha! apple music think they slick, but here it is...
February 12, 2026 at 4:39 PM
dj cam
MAD BLUNTED JAZZ disc 2

youtu.be/eOV5A-8SEJE?...
February 12, 2026 at 2:57 PM
dorothy dandridge
COW-COW BOOGIE

youtu.be/Mq3lCOIY9I8?...
Dorothy Dandridge (Cow Cow Boogie) restored & uncut 1942 film
YouTube video by Chris Clem
youtu.be
February 12, 2026 at 2:18 PM
THIS is the dystopian film i wanna see... sentient ai is less a threat to me than the billionaires sacrificing our children to preserve it.
My doomer-worry about AI is not that the LLMs become omnipotent and take over the world but that the wealthy and powerful use it as a means to consolidate power and marginalize or lay off skilled workers and also everything about our technological and political and social life gets worse
February 12, 2026 at 2:04 PM
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The courtesans at Sheri’s Ranch are the first group of legally licensed sex workers to unionize in U.S. history (!!!). Their new union website states their demands as “safety on the job, better working conditions, and control over their own futures.” unitedbworkers.com
United B Workers
United B Workers
unitedbworkers.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:35 AM
i need chris berman to narrate this...

"whoop! whoop! ...he could ...go ...all ...the ...way!"
Everybody knows that Pupper just won Downhill Gold
February 12, 2026 at 1:55 PM