M.DeLong
@mldel.bsky.social
Artist 🎨 truth teller and seeker of higher knowledge
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Here is a list of books by and about slaves and slavery in the United States. They tell the true story of its inhumanity, in stark contrast to efforts by some to whitewash or suppress this part of American history.
#booksky
#slavery
#history
#booksky
#slavery
#history
“Incidents In The Life of a Slave Girl” (1861) - Harriet Jacobs
Harriet Jacobs - Wikipedia
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August 22, 2025 at 5:04 AM
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President Trump said he might impose his crime-fighting and "beautification" plans that he's implementing in D.C. in large Democratic-run cities like Chicago, New York City and Los Angeles.
August 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
President Trump said he might impose his crime-fighting and "beautification" plans that he's implementing in D.C. in large Democratic-run cities like Chicago, New York City and Los Angeles.
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Jamie Okuma is a groundbreaking Native fashion artist whose work redefines what Indigenous design looks like in the 21st century.
#JamieOkuma #IndigenousFashion #NativeDesigner #BeadworkArt #LuiseñoArt #ContemporaryNativeArt #ArtToWear #IndigenousExcellence #NativeWomenArtists
#JamieOkuma #IndigenousFashion #NativeDesigner #BeadworkArt #LuiseñoArt #ContemporaryNativeArt #ArtToWear #IndigenousExcellence #NativeWomenArtists
July 23, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Jamie Okuma is a groundbreaking Native fashion artist whose work redefines what Indigenous design looks like in the 21st century.
#JamieOkuma #IndigenousFashion #NativeDesigner #BeadworkArt #LuiseñoArt #ContemporaryNativeArt #ArtToWear #IndigenousExcellence #NativeWomenArtists
#JamieOkuma #IndigenousFashion #NativeDesigner #BeadworkArt #LuiseñoArt #ContemporaryNativeArt #ArtToWear #IndigenousExcellence #NativeWomenArtists
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Darkness doesn’t erase the light. It reveals it.
#milkyway #astrophotography #stars #space #photography
#milkyway #astrophotography #stars #space #photography
July 25, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Darkness doesn’t erase the light. It reveals it.
#milkyway #astrophotography #stars #space #photography
#milkyway #astrophotography #stars #space #photography
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A celebration of movement, memory, and identity.
In A Dancing Cape 1987, Frank Tuttle (Yuki-Wailaki/Konkow Maidu) evokes the sacred energy of regalia in motion—each feathered form painted like a memory in flight.
#FrankTuttle #NativeVoices #ArtAndIdentity
In A Dancing Cape 1987, Frank Tuttle (Yuki-Wailaki/Konkow Maidu) evokes the sacred energy of regalia in motion—each feathered form painted like a memory in flight.
#FrankTuttle #NativeVoices #ArtAndIdentity
July 24, 2025 at 6:35 AM
A celebration of movement, memory, and identity.
In A Dancing Cape 1987, Frank Tuttle (Yuki-Wailaki/Konkow Maidu) evokes the sacred energy of regalia in motion—each feathered form painted like a memory in flight.
#FrankTuttle #NativeVoices #ArtAndIdentity
In A Dancing Cape 1987, Frank Tuttle (Yuki-Wailaki/Konkow Maidu) evokes the sacred energy of regalia in motion—each feathered form painted like a memory in flight.
#FrankTuttle #NativeVoices #ArtAndIdentity
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Mourners gathered in Ozzy Osbourne’s hometown of Birmingham, England, to pay tribute to the heavy metal singer, who died at 76 on Tuesday. https://trib.al/FB4I8FQ
July 23, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Mourners gathered in Ozzy Osbourne’s hometown of Birmingham, England, to pay tribute to the heavy metal singer, who died at 76 on Tuesday. https://trib.al/FB4I8FQ
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The Trump administration plans to argue that federal law does not require agencies to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, in a move designed to derail virtually all US limits on climate pollution.
Trump’s latest plan to undo the ‘holy grail’ of climate rules: Never mind the science
The administration’s approach, led by White House and Justice Department officials, would focus on a legal rather than a scientific rationale for repealing the so-called endangerment finding.
www.politico.com
July 23, 2025 at 8:32 PM
The Trump administration plans to argue that federal law does not require agencies to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, in a move designed to derail virtually all US limits on climate pollution.
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The Republicans’ big bill would require most states to build technology systems quickly and with little funding.
The result could be major failures in state systems affecting everyone on Medicaid.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/u...
The result could be major failures in state systems affecting everyone on Medicaid.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/u...
Why a G.O.P. Medicaid Requirement Could Set States Up for Failure
www.nytimes.com
June 28, 2025 at 2:36 PM
The Republicans’ big bill would require most states to build technology systems quickly and with little funding.
The result could be major failures in state systems affecting everyone on Medicaid.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/u...
The result could be major failures in state systems affecting everyone on Medicaid.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/u...
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Former President Joe Biden and former Vice President Kamala Harris are expected to attend the funeral for Melissa and Mark Hortman. Follow our live updates here.
Live: Melissa and Mark Hortman private funeral service to be held in Minneapolis
The service comes a day after thousands paid their respects to the couple as they laid in state at the Minnesota Capitol.
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June 28, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Former President Joe Biden and former Vice President Kamala Harris are expected to attend the funeral for Melissa and Mark Hortman. Follow our live updates here.
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The Trump administration is ending temporary legal protections for Haitian migrants in the U.S., leaving hundreds of thousands of people at risk of deportation.
DHS ends deportation protections for Haitians, says Haiti is ‘safe’
The DHS said Secretary Kristi Noem ended the temporary protected status designation for Haitians because letting them stay was against the “national interest.”
www.washingtonpost.com
June 28, 2025 at 2:41 PM
The Trump administration is ending temporary legal protections for Haitian migrants in the U.S., leaving hundreds of thousands of people at risk of deportation.
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NEW: Oklahoma will expect high school students to study debunked 2020 election conspiracies this fall, embedding Trump’s lies into public school curriculum.
Teachers and parents are pushing back.
From: @yuniorarivas.bsky.social
Teachers and parents are pushing back.
From: @yuniorarivas.bsky.social
Oklahoma Set to Teach Trump’s Election Lies in Public Schools as Parents and Teachers Push Back
Read about the fight for democracy from activists, elected officials, legal experts and others.
www.democracydocket.com
June 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
NEW: Oklahoma will expect high school students to study debunked 2020 election conspiracies this fall, embedding Trump’s lies into public school curriculum.
Teachers and parents are pushing back.
From: @yuniorarivas.bsky.social
Teachers and parents are pushing back.
From: @yuniorarivas.bsky.social
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The Minnesota lawmaker was killed during a string of attacks against Democratic elected officials in the state.
Slain Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman to be laid to rest in private funeral service
The Minnesota lawmaker was killed during a string of attacks against Democratic elected officials in the state.
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June 28, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The Minnesota lawmaker was killed during a string of attacks against Democratic elected officials in the state.
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Colorado’s health department is bracing for several layoffs for workers focused on cancer and heart disease prevention, thanks to the apparent loss of nearly $2 million in federal funding.
Colorado health officials brace for layoffs amid loss of federal funding from Trump administration
Colorado’s health department is bracing for several layoffs for workers focused on cancer and heart disease prevention, thanks to the apparent loss of nearly $2 million in federal funding.
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June 28, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Colorado’s health department is bracing for several layoffs for workers focused on cancer and heart disease prevention, thanks to the apparent loss of nearly $2 million in federal funding.
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This year marks a decade since same-sex marriage was legalized nationwide. But in several Republican-led states, efforts are underway to ban Pride flags from public schools and government buildings, sparking a wave of local resistance. buff.ly/yfav4Dm
Communities fight back against states banning Pride flags on government buildings
This year marks a decade since same-sex marriage was legalized nationwide. But in several Republican-led states, efforts are underway to ban Pride flags from public schools and government buildings,…
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June 28, 2025 at 3:11 PM
This year marks a decade since same-sex marriage was legalized nationwide. But in several Republican-led states, efforts are underway to ban Pride flags from public schools and government buildings, sparking a wave of local resistance. buff.ly/yfav4Dm
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The journalist Mario Guevara was detained by ICE agents after covering the No Kings protest in Atlanta. His case highlights the particularly vulnerable position of immigrant journalists who report on immigration.
ICE Detains a Respected Immigrant Journalist
Mario Guevara became a target of the law-enforcement and immigration agencies he covered. Others may be next.
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June 28, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The journalist Mario Guevara was detained by ICE agents after covering the No Kings protest in Atlanta. His case highlights the particularly vulnerable position of immigrant journalists who report on immigration.
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🏳️🌈 "The long-discussed and often trite ‘is Pride still a protest?’ conversation, has a clear and present answer this year — fuck yes."
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/this-pride-month-is-going-to-be-unparalleled-to-any-in-recent-years/
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/this-pride-month-is-going-to-be-unparalleled-to-any-in-recent-years/
This Pride Month is going to be unparalleled to any in recent years
Charged with a palpable anger, passion and a vigour that is unparalleled and unlike any in recent years
www.wearequeeraf.com
June 9, 2025 at 2:03 PM
🏳️🌈 "The long-discussed and often trite ‘is Pride still a protest?’ conversation, has a clear and present answer this year — fuck yes."
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/this-pride-month-is-going-to-be-unparalleled-to-any-in-recent-years/
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/this-pride-month-is-going-to-be-unparalleled-to-any-in-recent-years/
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More than 1 million people who were granted legal entry to the country under different programs are now being considered illegally here by the Trump administration.
As Trump pledges mass deportation, he’s creating more undocumented people
More than 1 million people who were granted legal entry to the country under different programs are now being considered illegally here by the Trump administration.
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June 19, 2025 at 1:40 PM
More than 1 million people who were granted legal entry to the country under different programs are now being considered illegally here by the Trump administration.
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I was Gilbert.
I was also murdered by MAGA.
My owners were Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark.
What POs THE HELL KILLS A DOG !!!!
I was also murdered by MAGA.
My owners were Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark.
What POs THE HELL KILLS A DOG !!!!
June 17, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I was Gilbert.
I was also murdered by MAGA.
My owners were Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark.
What POs THE HELL KILLS A DOG !!!!
I was also murdered by MAGA.
My owners were Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark.
What POs THE HELL KILLS A DOG !!!!
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Katie Miller instructed the head of the SSA to report that 40% of all calls placed to SSA phone lines were linked to fraudulent Social Security claims, a number Trump and Musk plucked out of thin air.
Just more proof that DOGE is not transparent or efficient.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Just more proof that DOGE is not transparent or efficient.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Stephen Miller’s wife told Social Security staff to cover up a lie from Musk: report
Former White House aide remains at Tesla chief’s side even after barrage of Epstein allegations
www.independent.co.uk
June 18, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Katie Miller instructed the head of the SSA to report that 40% of all calls placed to SSA phone lines were linked to fraudulent Social Security claims, a number Trump and Musk plucked out of thin air.
Just more proof that DOGE is not transparent or efficient.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Just more proof that DOGE is not transparent or efficient.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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"The USA today is not the USA I fought and came close to dying for," says 100-year-old Frank Hartzell, who helped liberate the Nazi concentration camp Mauthausen.
His experience offers a warning about the dangers of political extremism:
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His experience offers a warning about the dangers of political extremism:
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American liberators of Nazi camps got ‘a lifelong vaccine against extremism’ − their wartime experiences are a warning for today
A historian of the Mauthausen concentration camp says US troops and the Spanish antifascists they freed were united in a common fight against authoritarianism.
theconversation.com
June 18, 2025 at 1:48 PM
"The USA today is not the USA I fought and came close to dying for," says 100-year-old Frank Hartzell, who helped liberate the Nazi concentration camp Mauthausen.
His experience offers a warning about the dangers of political extremism:
buff.ly/J59W0jQ
His experience offers a warning about the dangers of political extremism:
buff.ly/J59W0jQ
Living in the Midwest, my second year, what can I plant at this time?
June 16, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Living in the Midwest, my second year, what can I plant at this time?
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Another MAGA Attack! A 21-year-old man allegedly accelerated his SUV into a crowd of people at a "No Kings Day" rally in Virginia, hitting at least one person, according to Culpeper police. Joseph Checklick Jr. was arrested for reckless driving and may face additional charges, police said.
June 14, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Another MAGA Attack! A 21-year-old man allegedly accelerated his SUV into a crowd of people at a "No Kings Day" rally in Virginia, hitting at least one person, according to Culpeper police. Joseph Checklick Jr. was arrested for reckless driving and may face additional charges, police said.