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Writer / Academic Library Worker (UCW-LA) / Pacifist Troublemaker
"The effect of a cultural bomb is to annihilate a people's belief in their names, in their languages, in their environment, in their heritage of struggle, in their unity in their capacities and ultimately in themselves" -Ngungi Wa Thiongo #RIP (1938-2025), " #Decolonizing the Mind"
June 3, 2025 at 8:01 PM
"The effect of a cultural bomb is to annihilate a people's belief in their names, in their languages, in their environment, in their heritage of struggle, in their unity in their capacities and ultimately in themselves" -Ngungi Wa Thiongo #RIP (1938-2025), " #Decolonizing the Mind"
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The head of FEMA reportedly said during a briefing that he wasn't aware the U.S. had a hurricane season, leaving staffers "baffled" and "confused"
FEMA Head Said He Was Unaware Of U.S. Hurricane Season, Sources Say
It was not clear to agency staff whether he meant it literally, as a joke, or in some other context.
www.huffpost.com
June 2, 2025 at 9:36 PM
The head of FEMA reportedly said during a briefing that he wasn't aware the U.S. had a hurricane season, leaving staffers "baffled" and "confused"
Guy in charge of FEMA unaware that US has a hurricane season...the only possible explanation (besides being an unqualified moron) is he is actually Vigo the Carpathian. The Trump administration owes us an explanation for their appointment of a 16th century magician
June 3, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Guy in charge of FEMA unaware that US has a hurricane season...the only possible explanation (besides being an unqualified moron) is he is actually Vigo the Carpathian. The Trump administration owes us an explanation for their appointment of a 16th century magician
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i'd also like to draw attention to the pronouns at play here; "we", "our" etc. this is a clear dividing line between acceptable and unacceptable groups.
the FBI doesn't have children, does not represent parents or even americans.
this is 14 words shit
the FBI doesn't have children, does not represent parents or even americans.
this is 14 words shit
i will not quote this with anything actionable
i will not quote this with anything actionable
i will not quote this with anything actionable
i will not quote this with anything actionable
i will not quote this with anything actionable
i will not quote this with anything actionable
i will not quote this with anything actionable
June 2, 2025 at 7:31 PM
i'd also like to draw attention to the pronouns at play here; "we", "our" etc. this is a clear dividing line between acceptable and unacceptable groups.
the FBI doesn't have children, does not represent parents or even americans.
this is 14 words shit
the FBI doesn't have children, does not represent parents or even americans.
this is 14 words shit
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it’s insane that having empathy is becoming a political liability for so many americans
June 2, 2025 at 7:35 PM
it’s insane that having empathy is becoming a political liability for so many americans
"[The colonized] see for themselves that any number of speeches on human equality cannot mask the absurdity whereby 7 Frenchmen killed or wounded in an ambush sparks the indignation of civilized consciences, whereas...the massacre of the population behind the ambush count for none" -Franz Fanon
May 26, 2025 at 6:55 PM
"[The colonized] see for themselves that any number of speeches on human equality cannot mask the absurdity whereby 7 Frenchmen killed or wounded in an ambush sparks the indignation of civilized consciences, whereas...the massacre of the population behind the ambush count for none" -Franz Fanon
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one of the most insane normalized aspects of our political climate is politicians going after their own constituents in the name of anti-wokeness. what are we doing here
May 22, 2025 at 5:22 PM
one of the most insane normalized aspects of our political climate is politicians going after their own constituents in the name of anti-wokeness. what are we doing here
The Autobiography of Malcolm X & Decolonizing the Mind by Ngungi Wa Thiong'o
What non fiction book has influenced your worldview the most?
May 22, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The Autobiography of Malcolm X & Decolonizing the Mind by Ngungi Wa Thiong'o
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they’re going to try to take away as much 1st amendment free speech as possible because of this shooting aren’t they
May 22, 2025 at 6:07 AM
they’re going to try to take away as much 1st amendment free speech as possible because of this shooting aren’t they
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‘Fetterman went on to make statements that shocked people. In opposing a cease-fire, he said, “Let’s get back to killing.” A person who heard the conversation told me, “He said, ‘Kill them all.’”’
John Fetterman’s Struggle
The senator insists he is in good health. But staffers past and present say they no longer recognize the man they once knew.
nymag.com
May 2, 2025 at 11:35 AM
‘Fetterman went on to make statements that shocked people. In opposing a cease-fire, he said, “Let’s get back to killing.” A person who heard the conversation told me, “He said, ‘Kill them all.’”’
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remembering when democrats elected him house oversight chair over AOC 2 months ago talking about him like this
April 28, 2025 at 3:37 PM
remembering when democrats elected him house oversight chair over AOC 2 months ago talking about him like this
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don’t tread on me until it might satisfy our infallible leader. what, do you have anything to hide?
April 28, 2025 at 2:46 AM
don’t tread on me until it might satisfy our infallible leader. what, do you have anything to hide?
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Given the literal definition of deportation is removing a foreigner or noncitizen from the country, we - journalists, media orgs - should probably all stop referring to the ‘deportation’ of a 2 year old US citizen. It’s NOT a deportation.
I’m not sure what it is. A kidnapping?
I’m not sure what it is. A kidnapping?
April 27, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Given the literal definition of deportation is removing a foreigner or noncitizen from the country, we - journalists, media orgs - should probably all stop referring to the ‘deportation’ of a 2 year old US citizen. It’s NOT a deportation.
I’m not sure what it is. A kidnapping?
I’m not sure what it is. A kidnapping?
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voters just want to be taken seriously and treated like adults
April 27, 2025 at 7:49 PM
voters just want to be taken seriously and treated like adults
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Kinda insane and shows how afraid the networks are of upsetting this administration that a guy who killed 7 people and wounded 48 with “47” literally tattooed on his face has all but been forgotten like there’s still not a very serious threat emanating from every pore of this pathetic cult
April 24, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Kinda insane and shows how afraid the networks are of upsetting this administration that a guy who killed 7 people and wounded 48 with “47” literally tattooed on his face has all but been forgotten like there’s still not a very serious threat emanating from every pore of this pathetic cult
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Punch a bully in the nose and see what happens
April 19, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Punch a bully in the nose and see what happens
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I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
April 18, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
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To understand what is happening today in America is to understand what America was founded on and how we overcame that.
Black liberation must be centered and understood by the masses if we plan on protecting our freedoms.
Black liberation must be centered and understood by the masses if we plan on protecting our freedoms.
April 16, 2025 at 11:45 PM
To understand what is happening today in America is to understand what America was founded on and how we overcame that.
Black liberation must be centered and understood by the masses if we plan on protecting our freedoms.
Black liberation must be centered and understood by the masses if we plan on protecting our freedoms.
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April 17, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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been noticing this weird shift rightwingers have made recently where they call everything they don’t like is “terrorism” now
April 17, 2025 at 5:22 AM
been noticing this weird shift rightwingers have made recently where they call everything they don’t like is “terrorism” now
"Yes, the long memory is the most radical idea in this country. It is the loss of that long memory which deprives our people of that connective flow of thoughts and events that clarifies our vision, not of where we're going, but where we want to go." Utah Philips
April 15, 2025 at 7:43 PM
"Yes, the long memory is the most radical idea in this country. It is the loss of that long memory which deprives our people of that connective flow of thoughts and events that clarifies our vision, not of where we're going, but where we want to go." Utah Philips
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it causes me such pain to see snooty liberals respond to a story about a horrific, incurable, fatal occupational disease like black lung with “but how did they vote????” as if that fucking matters
April 14, 2025 at 10:45 PM
it causes me such pain to see snooty liberals respond to a story about a horrific, incurable, fatal occupational disease like black lung with “but how did they vote????” as if that fucking matters
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COLLINS: Can President Bukele weigh in on this? Do you plan to return Garcia?
BUKELE: How can I smuggle a terrorist into the United States? Of course I'm not going to do it. The question is preposterous
TRUMP: These are sick people
BUKELE: How can I smuggle a terrorist into the United States? Of course I'm not going to do it. The question is preposterous
TRUMP: These are sick people
April 14, 2025 at 4:02 PM
COLLINS: Can President Bukele weigh in on this? Do you plan to return Garcia?
BUKELE: How can I smuggle a terrorist into the United States? Of course I'm not going to do it. The question is preposterous
TRUMP: These are sick people
BUKELE: How can I smuggle a terrorist into the United States? Of course I'm not going to do it. The question is preposterous
TRUMP: These are sick people