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"French President Emmanuel Macron said... that historic injustice was imposed on Haiti when it was forced 2 pay a colossal indemnity 2 France in exchange for its independence 200 yrs ago...but did not directly address longstanding Haitian demands 4 reparations." www.nbcnews.com/news/world/f...
France's president says making Haiti pay for its independence was unjust
Emmanuel Macron's statement comes 200 years after King Charles X recognized Haiti’s independence and imposed a massive debt on the country to compensate France for the loss of slave labor.
www.nbcnews.com
April 22, 2025 at 2:38 AM
"French President Emmanuel Macron said... that historic injustice was imposed on Haiti when it was forced 2 pay a colossal indemnity 2 France in exchange for its independence 200 yrs ago...but did not directly address longstanding Haitian demands 4 reparations." www.nbcnews.com/news/world/f...
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“Tariff pain is not shared equally: the less money you make, the more president Trump’s proposed higher taxes on imports will hurt. Tariffs are another blow to lower-income earners already struggling with higher prices.” #tariffs #lowIncome #wealthinequality
Trump tariffs would hit lower-income Americans hardest
Tariffs are another blow to people struggling with higher prices.
www.axios.com
April 2, 2025 at 8:22 PM
“Tariff pain is not shared equally: the less money you make, the more president Trump’s proposed higher taxes on imports will hurt. Tariffs are another blow to lower-income earners already struggling with higher prices.” #tariffs #lowIncome #wealthinequality
"The Rumpus, one of the longest-running independent literary and culture magazines, will transition to new ownership under Roxane Gay and Debbie Millman, effective May 1, 2025, announced current Publisher Alyson Sinclair." therumpus.net/2025/03/28/r... @therumpus.net
Roxane Gay and Debbie Millman to lead The Rumpus as magazine’s new owners - The Rumpus
The Rumpus will transition to new ownership under Roxane Gay and Debbie Millman, effective May 1, 2025, announced current Publisher Alyson Sinclair.
therumpus.net
April 2, 2025 at 12:31 AM
"The Rumpus, one of the longest-running independent literary and culture magazines, will transition to new ownership under Roxane Gay and Debbie Millman, effective May 1, 2025, announced current Publisher Alyson Sinclair." therumpus.net/2025/03/28/r... @therumpus.net
"Howard, one of the most elite historically Black colleges and universities in the nation, is only 25 percent men — 19 percent Black men." www.nytimes.com/2025/03/30/u...
At Black Colleges, a Stubborn Gender Enrollment Gap Keeps Growing (Gift Article)
Only 19 percent of students at Howard University are Black men, whose enrollment levels at four-year colleges have plummeted across the board.
www.nytimes.com
March 31, 2025 at 11:06 PM
"Howard, one of the most elite historically Black colleges and universities in the nation, is only 25 percent men — 19 percent Black men." www.nytimes.com/2025/03/30/u...
"In the Puritan colonies of New England, witchcraft was a catchall accusation leveled agst women 4 a variety of reasons lack of a husband, personality quirks, an interest in herbal medicine or childbirth...The accusations r usually agst outsiders within the community” www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/s...
Witches Are Having a Cultural Moment. Some States Are Taking Up Their Cause. (Gift Article)
Maryland is the most recent state to introduce legislation to exonerate those convicted of witchcraft centuries ago. But why now?
www.nytimes.com
March 23, 2025 at 2:27 PM
"In the Puritan colonies of New England, witchcraft was a catchall accusation leveled agst women 4 a variety of reasons lack of a husband, personality quirks, an interest in herbal medicine or childbirth...The accusations r usually agst outsiders within the community” www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/s...
"Like Finland & the other Nordic countries on the list, ppl in Denmark r happy because the country offers a social safety net, social connections. Also, young ppl feel good abt their lives in these places." www.cnbc.com/2025/03/19/w...
Finland is the happiest country in the world for the eighth year in a row
For the eighth year in a row, Finland ranked in the top spot on the World's Happiness Report's annual ranking of the happiest countries in the world.
www.cnbc.com
March 22, 2025 at 6:20 PM
"Like Finland & the other Nordic countries on the list, ppl in Denmark r happy because the country offers a social safety net, social connections. Also, young ppl feel good abt their lives in these places." www.cnbc.com/2025/03/19/w...
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Today I lost an NIH grant training clinicians to do research about intimate partner violence with perinatal women.
More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications.
I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.
More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications.
I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.
March 22, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Today I lost an NIH grant training clinicians to do research about intimate partner violence with perinatal women.
More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications.
I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.
More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications.
I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.
"The word 'equity' is pervasive in the grants that were funded by this, but in a totally different context," Burley said, adding that in this context, equity meant planting trees in neighborhoods without them." www.npr.org/2025/03/21/g...
Is planting trees 'DEI'? Trump administration cuts nationwide tree-planting effort
The Trump administration's efforts to end DEI programs is hitting some unexpected targets, including a nationwide effort planting shade trees in neighborhoods to reduce extreme heat.
www.npr.org
March 22, 2025 at 6:04 PM
"The word 'equity' is pervasive in the grants that were funded by this, but in a totally different context," Burley said, adding that in this context, equity meant planting trees in neighborhoods without them." www.npr.org/2025/03/21/g...
"I’d ask myself, ‘Have I tried everything I can think of?’ and I hadn’t,” she said. “And I remembered that a ‘no’ won’t destroy me.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/d...
The Most Important Person (in Japanese Food) You’ve Never Heard Of (Gift Article)
From her TriBeCa shop, Saori Kawano has spent decades supplying chefs with knives and housewares, and teaching Americans about the precise pleasures of the cuisine.
www.nytimes.com
March 20, 2025 at 11:18 PM
"I’d ask myself, ‘Have I tried everything I can think of?’ and I hadn’t,” she said. “And I remembered that a ‘no’ won’t destroy me.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/d...
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Statement from the family of the late Medgar Evers.
My family issued the following after Medgar Evers was partially removed from the Arlington National Cemetery website under the direction of the Department of the Army.
“It is a spit in the face to all who have served, honored, and fought for this country,” said Myrlie Evers.
Full statement below:
“It is a spit in the face to all who have served, honored, and fought for this country,” said Myrlie Evers.
Full statement below:
March 20, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Statement from the family of the late Medgar Evers.
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The nature of a cult is that it will turn you against your own family. Your loved ones will cheer as you are led off to the camps because hurting even you is what is necessary to bring on the glorious nation. apnews.com/article/trum...
Thrust into unemployment, axed federal workers face relatives who celebrate their firing
Scrambling to replace their health insurance and to find new work, some fired federal workers are running into another unexpected unpleasantry: Relatives cheering their job loss.
apnews.com
March 8, 2025 at 11:55 AM
The nature of a cult is that it will turn you against your own family. Your loved ones will cheer as you are led off to the camps because hurting even you is what is necessary to bring on the glorious nation. apnews.com/article/trum...
"Mr. Musk is one of a number of reactionary figures with roots in Southern Africa who found an unlikely home in Silicon Valley and now wield disproportionate influence in shaping American and global right-wing politics." www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/o... [gift link]
Opinion | Elon Musk Is South African. We Shouldn’t Forget It. (Gift Article)
His worldview is inseparable from his rearing in apartheid South Africa.
www.nytimes.com
March 2, 2025 at 6:14 PM
"Mr. Musk is one of a number of reactionary figures with roots in Southern Africa who found an unlikely home in Silicon Valley and now wield disproportionate influence in shaping American and global right-wing politics." www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/o... [gift link]
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Tonight, filmmaker RaMell Ross, a former Georgetown basketball player, is up for 2 Oscars for his beautiful film Nickel Boys. This week, RaMell was a guest on SPOLITICS discussing his journey from hoopin’ to Hollywood.
March 2, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Tonight, filmmaker RaMell Ross, a former Georgetown basketball player, is up for 2 Oscars for his beautiful film Nickel Boys. This week, RaMell was a guest on SPOLITICS discussing his journey from hoopin’ to Hollywood.
"These findings suggest that social media posts on medical tests with potential for overdiagnosis or overuse may be overwhelmingly misleading and fail to mention potential harms, indicating an urgent need for effective regulation to protect the public." jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Social Media Posts About Medical Tests With Potential for Overdiagnosis
This cross-sectional study examines the tone and content of social media posts that discuss popular medical tests with potential for overdiagnosis or overuse.
jamanetwork.com
March 1, 2025 at 9:48 PM
"These findings suggest that social media posts on medical tests with potential for overdiagnosis or overuse may be overwhelmingly misleading and fail to mention potential harms, indicating an urgent need for effective regulation to protect the public." jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
" The founders of Ben & Jerry’s have expressed interest in buying back their namesake ice cream brand from Unilever Plc, according to people familiar with the matter." finance.yahoo.com/news/ben-jer...
Ben & Jerry’s Founders Discuss Buying Back Ice Cream Brand
(Bloomberg) -- The founders of Ben & Jerry’s have expressed interest in buying back their namesake ice cream brand from Unilever Plc, according to people familiar with the matter.Most Read from Bloomb...
finance.yahoo.com
February 27, 2025 at 4:22 PM
" The founders of Ben & Jerry’s have expressed interest in buying back their namesake ice cream brand from Unilever Plc, according to people familiar with the matter." finance.yahoo.com/news/ben-jer...
"I think there’s a misguided belief that self-development makes us better people. But if we want 2 b better ppl we have 2 focus on others, not ourselves. At some point, I realized this & changed tack. Rather than ask what I needed, I asked what my community needed." www.elysian.press/p/social-dev...
Social Development > Self-Development
We need one much more than the other.
www.elysian.press
February 26, 2025 at 2:42 AM
"I think there’s a misguided belief that self-development makes us better people. But if we want 2 b better ppl we have 2 focus on others, not ourselves. At some point, I realized this & changed tack. Rather than ask what I needed, I asked what my community needed." www.elysian.press/p/social-dev...
"Mr. Lester heard in Ms. Flack an “amazing ability to get further inside a song than one thought humanly possible and to bring responses from places inside you that you never knew existed.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/a...
Roberta Flack, Virtuoso Singer-Pianist Behind ‘Killing Me Softly,’ Dies at 88
With majestic anthems like “Killing Me Softly” and “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,” Ms. Flack, a former schoolteacher, became one of the most widely heard artists of the 1970s.
www.nytimes.com
February 26, 2025 at 2:39 AM
"Mr. Lester heard in Ms. Flack an “amazing ability to get further inside a song than one thought humanly possible and to bring responses from places inside you that you never knew existed.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/a...
"The sexual assault survivor knew that entering public office would put the spotlight on her once again, & that she would be tasked w/ making difficult decisions on behalf of those who voted 4 her. She just had no idea just how personal it would get." sfstandard.com/2025/02/11/s...
She survived Harvey Weinstein. Can she survive the Palo Alto school board?
Rowena Chiu helped ignite the MeToo movement with her revelations of sexual assault. Now she’s become a lightning rod in an explosive debate over ethnic studies.
sfstandard.com
February 17, 2025 at 3:32 AM
"The sexual assault survivor knew that entering public office would put the spotlight on her once again, & that she would be tasked w/ making difficult decisions on behalf of those who voted 4 her. She just had no idea just how personal it would get." sfstandard.com/2025/02/11/s...
"Afrikaners, an ethnic group that descended from European — primarily Dutch — colonizers, have found a champion of their cause in President Trump, and it has led to a moment that few of them could have imagined." www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/w...
Some Afrikaners Cheer as Trump Amplifies Claims of Persecution (Gift Article)
An executive order from President Trump on Friday put the weight of U.S. influence behind a hotly disputed claim in South Africa that Afrikaners were the “victims of unjust racial discrimination.”
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"Afrikaners, an ethnic group that descended from European — primarily Dutch — colonizers, have found a champion of their cause in President Trump, and it has led to a moment that few of them could have imagined." www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/w...
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Something you won’t find on Twitter.
February 10, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Something you won’t find on Twitter.
"“It makes me feel good. Beyond people hanging out there. It really serves a function for older people,” he said. “I really like to put them on hills. If you’re going to hike up that hill, you need a place to rest.” missionlocal.org/2025/02/publ...
For years, a Sunset roller-skating engineer has built free benches
Since 2012, Chris Duderstadt has built about 210 public benches, mostly in Inner Sunset and across the city.
missionlocal.org
February 7, 2025 at 10:35 PM
"“It makes me feel good. Beyond people hanging out there. It really serves a function for older people,” he said. “I really like to put them on hills. If you’re going to hike up that hill, you need a place to rest.” missionlocal.org/2025/02/publ...
"Kingsolver decided to use her royalties from “Demon Copperhead” to fund a recovery program for people battling addiction. In a social media post this week, Kingsolver announced that she has founded a recovery house for women in Lee County, where the novel is set." www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/b...
Barbara Kingsolver Uses ‘Demon Copperhead’ Royalties to Build Rehab Center
Barbara Kingsolver has put royalties from her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel to work in the region it portrayed, starting a home for women in recovery.
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2025 at 10:32 PM
"Kingsolver decided to use her royalties from “Demon Copperhead” to fund a recovery program for people battling addiction. In a social media post this week, Kingsolver announced that she has founded a recovery house for women in Lee County, where the novel is set." www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/b...
"...Proud Boys chapters across the country can no longer legally use their own name or the group’s traditional symbols without the permission of the church that was attacked, the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church." www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...
Proud Boys Lose Control of Their Name to a Black Church They Vandalized
A judge awarded the trademarked name and symbols to a Washington church to help satisfy a $2.8 million judgment against the far-right group.
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2025 at 3:05 PM
"...Proud Boys chapters across the country can no longer legally use their own name or the group’s traditional symbols without the permission of the church that was attacked, the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church." www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...
"In the alignment of stars that helped make Wiesel the international icon he became, his marriage to Marion was among the most significant,” Joseph Berger wrote in “Elie Wiesel: Confronting the Silence” (2023), a biography." www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...
Marion Wiesel, Translator, Strategist and Wife of Elie Wiesel, Dies at 94
A fellow survivor, she was a literary and political adviser who helped her husband gain recognition as a singular moral authority on the Holocaust.
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM
"In the alignment of stars that helped make Wiesel the international icon he became, his marriage to Marion was among the most significant,” Joseph Berger wrote in “Elie Wiesel: Confronting the Silence” (2023), a biography." www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...
"...safety improvements are best achieved when an honest mistake is treated as such, regardless of the consequences. This principle underpins what is known in several advanced industries as the “just culture” concept. " asteriskmag.com/issues/05/wh...
Why You’ve Never Been In A Plane Crash—Asterisk
The United States leads the world in airline safety. That’s because of the way we assign blame when accidents do happen.
asteriskmag.com
February 4, 2025 at 2:50 AM
"...safety improvements are best achieved when an honest mistake is treated as such, regardless of the consequences. This principle underpins what is known in several advanced industries as the “just culture” concept. " asteriskmag.com/issues/05/wh...