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Brandon Tensley @brandontensley.bsky.social · 2d

"People really forget that we're human beings."

I wrote about the deep challenges facing Black transgender youth and their families and the support network some are creating to help others navigate a moment of heightened political hostility. capitalbnews.org/black-parent...

No One Was Helping Black Transgender Youth. So These Parents Stepped In.

A new nonprofit provides resources to Black families of transgender and nonbinary youth at a moment of heightened political hostility.

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Kat Stafford @katstafford.bsky.social · 4d

Whenever someone asks me what is one media outlet I read or check everyday, it’s hands down @capitalb.bsky.social. The depth, framing and coverage choices are so good and necessary in this moment. Please follow and support the Black Press. There are many others, too.

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Damnèd Screamvens @thehighsign.bsky.social · 14d

One Battle After Another, a Thomas Pynchon adaptation that Paul Thomas Anderson has dreamed of making for decades, is his first real action movie, a raunchy, funny, pulse-pounding thriller w/ Leo DiCaprio as a burnout revolutionary in a fascist dystopia that's all too real.
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The Movie of the Year Is Here

Paul Thomas Anderson’s new movie is a masterpiece years in the making that’s somehow arrived right on time.

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Brandon Tensley @brandontensley.bsky.social · 22d

Our end-of-summer campaign goal is $6,500. Support us today: capitalbnews.fundjournalism.org/donate/?camp...

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Brandon Tensley @brandontensley.bsky.social · 22d

That's the kind of journalism we want to keep doing — with your help.

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Brandon Tensley @brandontensley.bsky.social · 22d

We've explored how residents in Mississippi are documenting Black history, how advocates in Minnesota are defending their basic right to vote as federal protections are eroded, and how women in Texas are fighting for clean air.

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Brandon Tensley @brandontensley.bsky.social · 22d

At Capital B, we believe that news can cut through confusion, point to solutions, and remind us that change is possible.

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Brandon Tensley @brandontensley.bsky.social · 22d

🧵 News can be overwhelming. It can leave us feeling powerless. At Capital B, we want our stories to inspire action and hope. A thread on how to support this work: capitalbnews.fundjournalism.org/donate/?camp...

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Brandon Tensley @brandontensley.bsky.social · 22d

Thank you so much for attending — really appreciate that!

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 27d

The Virginia Department of Health has issued a standing order so that people can get the COVID vaccine without a prescription.

You can print out the order here: www.vdh.virginia.gov/content/uplo...

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Brandon Tensley @brandontensley.bsky.social · 27d

Looking forward to being on this panel with @brigidbergin.bsky.social, @neonflag.bsky.social, and Elizabeth Estrada about democracy and journalism in 2025. If you're in NYC on Sept. 15, come join us! give.wnyc.org/event/front-...

Flyer for a Sept. 15 Democracy Day event

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Brandon Tensley @brandontensley.bsky.social · Sep 7

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Brandon Tensley @brandontensley.bsky.social · Sep 7

Those deaths were devastating (Hybrid Theory has no skips, and “Interstate Love Song” is probably one of my favorite songs ever). Also Chris Cornell 💔

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Ann Powers @annkpowers.bsky.social · Aug 30

So to say music critics have lost their edge bc fear (of fans or of direct diatribes from artists) makes no sense. Music writing was always freewheeling AND beholden to the industry. Critical writing ALWAYS existed next to fan service puff pieces! Poptimism did not make criticism weak tea

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ʜᴀᴄᴋᴀʀʏ ʙɪɴx @chaclo.blacksky.app · Aug 29

The violins was whooping Bobby V ass all over “Tell Me” 🤣🤣🔥🔥

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Capital B @capitalb.bsky.social · Aug 29

“There are all of these issues percolating around the Voting Rights Act,” said Valencia Richardson of the Campaign Legal Center. “And they raise these existential questions about the future of the greatest voting rights legislation this country has ever passed.”

Why Voting Is Becoming Harder for Black Americans in Southern States

Since a 2013 case that scaled back federal approval of voting changes, Black access to the ballot box has become increasingly uncertain, advocates say.

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Brandon Tensley @brandontensley.bsky.social · Aug 29

Loveee her! "Love Me Different" is my favorite on the album, I think (probably because it sounds the most like a Paramore song).

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Brandon Tensley @brandontensley.bsky.social · Aug 28

This week marks 70 years since the lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till. I spoke with family and supporters about their efforts to preserve his memory as attempts to whitewash history escalate. capitalbnews.org/emmett-till-...

The Long Journey to Preserve Emmett Till’s Story, 70 Years After His Lynching

As attempts to whitewash history escalate, family and supporters traveled by train to mirror the 14-year-old’s path to Mississippi to keep his memory alive.

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Capital B @capitalb.bsky.social · Aug 28

As attempts to whitewash history escalate, family and supporters traveled by train to mirror the 14-year-old’s path to Mississippi to keep his memory alive. capitalbnews.org/emmett-till-...

The Long Journey to Preserve Emmett Till’s Story, 70 Years After His Lynching

As attempts to whitewash history escalate, family and supporters traveled by train to mirror the 14-year-old’s path to Mississippi to keep his memory alive.

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Capital B @capitalb.bsky.social · Aug 26

Since a 2013 case that scaled back federal approval of voting changes, Black access to the ballot box has become increasingly uncertain, advocates say.

Why Voting Is Becoming Harder for Black Americans in Southern States

Since a 2013 case that scaled back federal approval of voting changes, Black access to the ballot box has become increasingly uncertain, advocates say.

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Brandon Tensley @brandontensley.bsky.social · Aug 26

"Everybody deserves responsive and accountable leadership. Because it has a ripple effect: It can help to increase health-care access. It can help to remedy disparities in education."

I wrote about some of the biggest present-day threats to Black voting rights. capitalbnews.org/black-voting...

Why Voting Is Becoming Harder for Black Americans in Southern States

Since a 2013 case that scaled back federal approval of voting changes, Black access to the ballot box has become increasingly uncertain, advocates say.

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · Aug 24

BREAKING: National Guard troops in D.C. to begin carrying weapons tonight, including rifles, a Defense Department official said.

National Guard troops in DC to begin carrying firearms

A majority of the National Guard troops deployed to DC as part of President Trump's crime crackdown will now carry M17 pistols.

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · Aug 23

NEW: Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s defense team says that the government is attempting to coerce him to plead guilty to his criminal charges.

Per filing, the government promised to deport him to Costa Rica if he pleads guilty — and is now threatening to remove him to Uganda if he doesn’t accept the deal.

The only thing that happened between Thursday-Costa Rica-and Friday-Uganda-
was Mr. Abrego's exercise of his legal entitlement to release under the Bail Reform Act and the
Fifth Amendment. See United States v. Salerno, 481 U.S. 739, 755 (1987). Indeed, the government has done more than just offer these two options in isolation. On Friday evening, the government informed Mr. Abrego that he has until first thing Monday morning precisely when he must report
to ICE's Baltimore Field Office-to accept a plea in exchange for deportation to Costa Rica, or
else that offer will be off the table forever. There can be only one interpretation of these events:
the DOJ, DHS, and ICE are using their collective powers to force Mr. Abrego to choose between a guilty plea followed by relative safety, or rendition to Uganda, where his safety and liberty would
be under threat.
Mr. Abrego has previously explained that this case was part of a larger strategy to retaliate
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · Aug 22

Fox 17 Nashville reports that Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been released from criminal detention in Tennessee and is on his way home to Maryland.

“Today, Kilmar Abrego Garcia is free,” his attorney, @sean-hecker.bsky.social, said in a statement.

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Kilmar Abrego Garcia free from Tennessee jail and returning home to Maryland, lawyer says

Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been freed from Putnam County Jail and is on his way to reunite with his family in Maryland, his lawyer confirms to FOX 17 News.

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Capital B @capitalb.bsky.social · Aug 22

Visitors have felt drawn to the National Museum of African American History and Culture recently, angered by the president’s actions. capitalbnews.org/trump-smiths...

Black Tourists Defend History as Trump Targets the Smithsonian

Visitors have felt drawn to the National Museum of African American History and Culture recently, angered by the president’s actions.

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