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Aspie Dad, Political Scientist, Writer, Policy Analyst, News Curator, Whovian, Star Citizen & Trekker in the Bronx from Camden, NJ. Mastodon: mstdn.social/@black_intellect Spoutible: spoutible.com/Black_Intellect Substack: blackintellect.substack.com

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Black Intellect @blackintellect.bsky.social · Nov 8

Friendly reminder...
The real division in the US is between those who support a multicultural, multiracial, multilingual America that centers fair socioeconomic opportunity for all & those who want a theocratic Christian evangelical white ethnostate that centers economic elites

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 15h

i desperately want everyone involved in the destruction of USAID to have to, st the very least, answer to the american people for the suffering and misery they have caused apnews.com/article/myan...

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

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Black Intellect @blackintellect.bsky.social · 12h

I Tracked Down The Company Ruining Restaurants - www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXXQ...

I Tracked Down The Company Ruining Restaurants

YouTube video by More Perfect Union

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Black Intellect @blackintellect.bsky.social · 12h

Government shutdown starting to impact air travel - www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzQs...

Government shutdown starting to impact air travel

YouTube video by KHOU 11

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Black Intellect @blackintellect.bsky.social · 12h

Health agencies lose ‘the backbone folks who can keep things running’ to Indian Health deployments - www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Health agencies lose ‘the backbone folks who can keep things running’ to Indian Health deployments

The four-month deployments are unusually long and target a chronic issue rather than an isolated emergency.

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Black Intellect @blackintellect.bsky.social · 12h

Maryland joins 22 jurisdictions in support of Voting Rights Act provision - marylandmatters.org/briefs/maryl...

Maryland joins 22 jurisdictions in support of Voting Rights Act provision - Maryland Matters

Maryland joined 22 other jurisdictions urging the U.S. Supreme Court to take up, and reverse, a ruling that would prohibit individuals from challenging election laws and redistricting issues under the...

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 12h

Dolly Parton is speaking out after her sister prompted widespread concern for the legendary singer's health — insisting she "aint dead yet!"

Dolly Parton speaks out after sister asks for prayers over singer's health

"I ain’t dead yet!" Parton captioned a Wednesday Instagram post amid public concern after her sister posted asking for prayers for the singer.

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Black Intellect @blackintellect.bsky.social · 12h

Hundreds of US National Guard troops arrive in Chicago www.bbc.com/news/article...

Hundreds of US National Guard troops arrive in Chicago

Troops from Texas have been sent on a controversial mission to support President Trump's immigration crackdown.

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Black Intellect @blackintellect.bsky.social · 12h

Black People Knew This Would Happen: Generational experience has taught us what happens when the state builds a weapon for someone else: Sooner or later, it finds a way back to us.
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Black People Knew This Would Happen

Generational experience has taught us what happens when the state builds a weapon for someone else: Sooner or later, it finds a way back to us.

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Black Intellect @blackintellect.bsky.social · 12h

These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department. —
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These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.

Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of publ...

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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 17h

So this is funny.
The administration just issued a rule slashing foreign agricultural worker wages. And to justify it, in a public filing, Trump's Labor Department alleges that Trump's immigration enforcement has devastated the Ag workforce and caused a "risk of supply shock-induced food shortages."

Trump Labor Department Says His Immigration Raids Are Causing a Food Crisis

In a filing in the Federal Register, the Labor Department argues there are “immediate dangers to the American food supply” due to a lack of migrant agricultural workers.

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Pew Research Center @pewresearch.org · 12h

Eight-in-ten Americans say they are at least somewhat concerned about starvation among Palestinians in Gaza, Israeli military strikes killing Palestinian civilians and the remaining Israeli hostages not being returned to Israel. www.pewresearch.org/...

Chart shows Many Americans have concerns about starvation in Gaza, military strikes’ impact on Palestinian citizens and the return of Israeli hostages

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 13h

TONIGHT (and especially for followers outside of NYC who want to get involved):

Join @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social on a special phonebank at 6pm!

Sign up: volunteer.zohranfornyc.com/phonebank-fo...

A graphic with a photo of Brennan Lee Mulligan that says "Phone Bank with Zohran, Wednesday, October 8th at 6pm."

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 20h

Russia is waging a campaign to "unsettle" citizens by flying drones into European airspace, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen warned today.

Von der Leyen warns of Russian ‘hybrid warfare’

Europe has to change its mindset to tackle the threat from Moscow, Commission president says.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

Soybean Farmer: So now I've got a tariff war that's killing my market. I don't have any money from grain we're sending to other countries for USAID. I mean, I've got a compound problem. I don't know how you plan for next year because we don't know where we're at.

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Black Intellect @blackintellect.bsky.social · 15h

Does Scotland's population growth hinge on more immigration? www.bbc.com/news/article...

Does Scotland's population growth hinge on more immigration?

Deaths have outnumbered births in Scotland for a decade but record levels of immigration mean the population is still rising.

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Black Intellect @blackintellect.bsky.social · 15h

For older Americans, the cost of poverty is 9 years of life, study finds - www.cbsnews.com/news/low-inc...

For older Americans, the cost of poverty is 9 years of life, study finds

Low-income older Americans on average die nearly a decade earlier than wealthier people, a new analysis finds.

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Black Intellect @blackintellect.bsky.social · 15h

Country superstar Zach Bryan criticised by US Homeland Security over Ice lyrics | www.theguardian.com/music/2025/o...

Country superstar Zach Bryan criticised by US Homeland Security over Ice lyrics

Government department taunts chart-topping artist who sang of scared children and Ice raids on unreleased new song

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Black Intellect @blackintellect.bsky.social · 1d

Memphis crime stats from local and federal agencies tell different stories. Which is accurate? - www.cbsnews.com/news/memphis...

Memphis crime stats from local and federal agencies tell different stories. Which is accurate?

The Trump administration said violent crime rose in Memphis in 2024, but the city's police department data shows it went down.

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Black Intellect @blackintellect.bsky.social · 1d

Florida removes Miami Beach's rainbow crosswalk | apnews.com/article/rain...

Florida removes Miami Beach rainbow crosswalk after city loses appeal

A rainbow-colored crosswalk celebrating the contributions of Miami Beach's LGBTQ+ community has been removed from the city’s iconic Ocean Drive.

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Black Intellect @blackintellect.bsky.social · 1d

Foreclosures are surging as U.S. homeowners grapple with rising costs - www.cbsnews.com/news/housing...

Foreclosures are surging as U.S. homeowners grapple with rising costs

A growing number of Americans, squeezed by inflation and elevated interest rates, face the risk of losing their home in foreclosure.

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Black Intellect @blackintellect.bsky.social · 1d

California Just Banned The Most Annoying Thing About Streaming - www.slashfilm.com/1989718/cali...

California Just Banned The Most Annoying Thing About Streaming - SlashFilm

California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a bill that will finally address one of the most common complaints people have about streaming in general.

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Black Intellect @blackintellect.bsky.social · 1d

Defendant's DNA was found on a gasoline can in a failed news vehicle arson, prosecutors allege | apnews.com/article/fox-...

Defendant's DNA was found on gas can in failed arson of news vehicle in Utah, prosecutors say

Authorities say a man's DNA was found on a gasoline can that was placed under a news vehicle in a failed arson attempt in Salt Lake City.

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truebleu.bsky.social @truebleu.bsky.social · 1d

And let’s not forget Hegseth’s pastor Doug Wilson. And it looks like he’s coming into some big money lately. Hmmm?
Buying up other Christian media .

The odd story of Doug Wilson attempting to buy Christianity Today

In one of the most bizarre stories of the week, Julie Roys reported Doug Wilson’s Canon Press attempted to buy Christianity Today.

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Alex Burness @burness.bsky.social · 7d

A little-known part of Jane Goodall’s legacy is that she helped place Roots + Shoots chapters inside jails in the U.S. and Italy. Some of the participants went on post-incarceration to careers in environmental protection. I met her in 2015 at the Boulder jail—still my all-time favorite assignment.

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Black Intellect @blackintellect.bsky.social · 1d

As Money Rushed In, ICE’s Rapid Expansion Stalled Out www.yahoo.com/news/article...

As Money Rushed In, ICE’s Rapid Expansion Stalled Out

Immigration arrests have declined and jail overcrowding is worse despite billions in new funds.

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