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"They were all humans, and yet they had completely different ideas about what humanity meant."
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Chain-Gang All-Stars #humanity #nanakwameadejeibrenyah #chaingangallstars #read #learn #openyourmind
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Chain-Gang All-Stars #humanity #nanakwameadejeibrenyah #chaingangallstars #read #learn #openyourmind
Random podcast from the always amazing Martine Powers at the WaPo: The Empty Grave of Comrade Bishop. Check it out. Ty to Martine for amazing reporting.
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#grenada #80s #comradebishop #martinepowers
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#grenada #80s #comradebishop #martinepowers
Podcast: The Empty Grave from The Washington Post - YouTube
Every 19th of October, Grenadians mark a somber anniversary: the 1983 execution of the country’s former prime minister and revolutionary leader, Maurice Bish...
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June 20, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Random podcast from the always amazing Martine Powers at the WaPo: The Empty Grave of Comrade Bishop. Check it out. Ty to Martine for amazing reporting.
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#grenada #80s #comradebishop #martinepowers
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#grenada #80s #comradebishop #martinepowers
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Donald Trump is not a king and not above the law.
Tonight, the court rightly rejected Trump’s claim that he can do whatever he wants with the National Guard and not have to explain himself to a court.
Tonight, the court rightly rejected Trump’s claim that he can do whatever he wants with the National Guard and not have to explain himself to a court.
June 20, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Donald Trump is not a king and not above the law.
Tonight, the court rightly rejected Trump’s claim that he can do whatever he wants with the National Guard and not have to explain himself to a court.
Tonight, the court rightly rejected Trump’s claim that he can do whatever he wants with the National Guard and not have to explain himself to a court.
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We will not let this authoritarian use of military soldiers against citizens go unchecked.
June 20, 2025 at 4:22 AM
We will not let this authoritarian use of military soldiers against citizens go unchecked.
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Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were fatally shot at their home near Minneapolis on Saturday.
Hortman was a Democratic Party leader in the Minnesota House and served as the speaker until early this year.
Here's a thread of what we know so far: 🧵
Hortman was a Democratic Party leader in the Minnesota House and served as the speaker until early this year.
Here's a thread of what we know so far: 🧵
June 14, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were fatally shot at their home near Minneapolis on Saturday.
Hortman was a Democratic Party leader in the Minnesota House and served as the speaker until early this year.
Here's a thread of what we know so far: 🧵
Hortman was a Democratic Party leader in the Minnesota House and served as the speaker until early this year.
Here's a thread of what we know so far: 🧵
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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. named eight people to the influential federal panel that recommends vaccines to Americans days after he purged the entire membership of the group.
RFK Jr. picks new members of influential vaccine committee after purge
Kennedy said the picks will demand “definitive safety and efficacy data” for vaccine recommendations. His picks include at least two critics of mRNA coronavirus vaccines.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 11, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. named eight people to the influential federal panel that recommends vaccines to Americans days after he purged the entire membership of the group.
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No, RFK Jr., sacking the best public health experts in America won’t ensure “the safest possible vaccines.” It will only make America sicker.
RFK Jr. boots all members of the CDC's vaccine advisory committee
Health Secretary RFK Jr. has removed all 17 members of the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. He says replacing them with new members will help restore 'public trust' in vaccines.
www.npr.org
June 11, 2025 at 12:42 AM
No, RFK Jr., sacking the best public health experts in America won’t ensure “the safest possible vaccines.” It will only make America sicker.
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I will be damned if I allow a bunch of Confederate-waving January 6th apologists give the American people a lecture on flag waving.
There is ZERO reason to enter an argument about patriotism with people who still worship traitors to America 150+ years later.
They. Are. Breaking. The. Law.
There is ZERO reason to enter an argument about patriotism with people who still worship traitors to America 150+ years later.
They. Are. Breaking. The. Law.
June 11, 2025 at 1:21 AM
I will be damned if I allow a bunch of Confederate-waving January 6th apologists give the American people a lecture on flag waving.
There is ZERO reason to enter an argument about patriotism with people who still worship traitors to America 150+ years later.
They. Are. Breaking. The. Law.
There is ZERO reason to enter an argument about patriotism with people who still worship traitors to America 150+ years later.
They. Are. Breaking. The. Law.
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Donald Trump deployed more than 700 active U.S. Marines — men and women trained in foreign combat, not domestic law enforcement.
We honor their service and bravery. But we do not want our streets militarized by our own Armed Forces. Not in L.A. Not in California. Not anywhere.
We honor their service and bravery. But we do not want our streets militarized by our own Armed Forces. Not in L.A. Not in California. Not anywhere.
June 11, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Donald Trump deployed more than 700 active U.S. Marines — men and women trained in foreign combat, not domestic law enforcement.
We honor their service and bravery. But we do not want our streets militarized by our own Armed Forces. Not in L.A. Not in California. Not anywhere.
We honor their service and bravery. But we do not want our streets militarized by our own Armed Forces. Not in L.A. Not in California. Not anywhere.
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Everything was fine until Trump decided to unleash violent raids w/o grounds in elementary schools, shopping areas, & peaceful public spaces.
ICE then illegally blocked Members of Congress entry into the facilities they are disappearing people into, escalating the situation.
Let’s start there.
ICE then illegally blocked Members of Congress entry into the facilities they are disappearing people into, escalating the situation.
Let’s start there.
June 11, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Everything was fine until Trump decided to unleash violent raids w/o grounds in elementary schools, shopping areas, & peaceful public spaces.
ICE then illegally blocked Members of Congress entry into the facilities they are disappearing people into, escalating the situation.
Let’s start there.
ICE then illegally blocked Members of Congress entry into the facilities they are disappearing people into, escalating the situation.
Let’s start there.
Some updates! We have dates scheduled for Stan's surgery, Joy's iodine treatment, and Mister Peak's endoscopy. We appreciate everyone's support (emotional, financial, sharing our GoFundMe, etc.). gofund.me/7f12ab77
#gofundme #cats
#gofundme #cats
May 24, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Some updates! We have dates scheduled for Stan's surgery, Joy's iodine treatment, and Mister Peak's endoscopy. We appreciate everyone's support (emotional, financial, sharing our GoFundMe, etc.). gofund.me/7f12ab77
#gofundme #cats
#gofundme #cats
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The “big, beautiful” bill ain’t beautiful—it’s bullshit.
House Republicans just voted for the largest cut to SNAP & Medicaid in U.S. history—turning their backs on their own damn constituents: the working people they were sent here to represent.
They don’t serve the people. They serve the rich.
House Republicans just voted for the largest cut to SNAP & Medicaid in U.S. history—turning their backs on their own damn constituents: the working people they were sent here to represent.
They don’t serve the people. They serve the rich.
May 22, 2025 at 11:32 AM
The “big, beautiful” bill ain’t beautiful—it’s bullshit.
House Republicans just voted for the largest cut to SNAP & Medicaid in U.S. history—turning their backs on their own damn constituents: the working people they were sent here to represent.
They don’t serve the people. They serve the rich.
House Republicans just voted for the largest cut to SNAP & Medicaid in U.S. history—turning their backs on their own damn constituents: the working people they were sent here to represent.
They don’t serve the people. They serve the rich.
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The House passed a sweeping budget proposal, dubbed the One Big Beautiful Bill, in a 215-214-1 vote on Thursday morning.
See how your representative voted here:
See how your representative voted here:
How every House member voted on Trump’s big budget bill
The One Big Beautiful Bill contains many parts of President Donald Trump’s tax and immigration agenda. See how your lawmaker voted.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 22, 2025 at 1:20 PM
The House passed a sweeping budget proposal, dubbed the One Big Beautiful Bill, in a 215-214-1 vote on Thursday morning.
See how your representative voted here:
See how your representative voted here:
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With only eight justices voting, the Supreme Court’s 4-4 tie leaves in place an Oklahoma State Supreme Court ruling that the school violates the Constitution’s separation of church and state.
Read more:
Read more:
Supreme Court deadlocks, blocking creation of first religious public school
With only eight justices voting, the 4-4 tie leaves in place an Oklahoma State Supreme Court ruling that the school violates the separation of church and state.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 22, 2025 at 2:26 PM
With only eight justices voting, the Supreme Court’s 4-4 tie leaves in place an Oklahoma State Supreme Court ruling that the school violates the Constitution’s separation of church and state.
Read more:
Read more:
"Remember that just because something is, doesn’t mean it can’t change, and just because you haven’t seen something before, that doesn’t mean it’s impossible."--
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Chain-Gang All-Stars
#readlistenlearn #amazingauthor #amazingbook #change
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Chain-Gang All-Stars
#readlistenlearn #amazingauthor #amazingbook #change
May 20, 2025 at 1:30 PM
"Remember that just because something is, doesn’t mean it can’t change, and just because you haven’t seen something before, that doesn’t mean it’s impossible."--
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Chain-Gang All-Stars
#readlistenlearn #amazingauthor #amazingbook #change
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Chain-Gang All-Stars
#readlistenlearn #amazingauthor #amazingbook #change
"The very act of trying to look ahead to discern possibilities and offer warnings is an act of hope."
-Octavia E. Butler
#octaviabutler #read #learn #hope
-Octavia E. Butler
#octaviabutler #read #learn #hope
May 20, 2025 at 1:16 PM
"The very act of trying to look ahead to discern possibilities and offer warnings is an act of hope."
-Octavia E. Butler
#octaviabutler #read #learn #hope
-Octavia E. Butler
#octaviabutler #read #learn #hope
"They were all humans, and yet they had completely different ideas about what humanity meant."
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Chain-Gang All-Stars #humanity #nanakwameadejeibrenyah #chaingangallstars #read #learn #openyourmind
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Chain-Gang All-Stars #humanity #nanakwameadejeibrenyah #chaingangallstars #read #learn #openyourmind
May 9, 2025 at 12:48 PM
"They were all humans, and yet they had completely different ideas about what humanity meant."
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Chain-Gang All-Stars #humanity #nanakwameadejeibrenyah #chaingangallstars #read #learn #openyourmind
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Chain-Gang All-Stars #humanity #nanakwameadejeibrenyah #chaingangallstars #read #learn #openyourmind
“A home is an origin story. A home is a thing to carry. A home is a wild field of energy that floods floods floods. Call me. Call me home.” - Nana Kwame Adjel-Brenyan
#nanakwameadjelbrenyan #home #read #readchaingangallstars #whatisyourfavoritebook
#nanakwameadjelbrenyan #home #read #readchaingangallstars #whatisyourfavoritebook
April 23, 2025 at 5:11 PM
“A home is an origin story. A home is a thing to carry. A home is a wild field of energy that floods floods floods. Call me. Call me home.” - Nana Kwame Adjel-Brenyan
#nanakwameadjelbrenyan #home #read #readchaingangallstars #whatisyourfavoritebook
#nanakwameadjelbrenyan #home #read #readchaingangallstars #whatisyourfavoritebook
“If you knew a man was out of his mind, you restrained him. You didn’t give him power.”
Octavia E. Butler
#octaviabutler #powet #think
Octavia E. Butler
#octaviabutler #powet #think
February 27, 2025 at 6:32 PM
“If you knew a man was out of his mind, you restrained him. You didn’t give him power.”
Octavia E. Butler
#octaviabutler #powet #think
Octavia E. Butler
#octaviabutler #powet #think
"All that you touch, You Change. All that you Change, Changes you. The only lasting truth Is Change".
-Octavia E. Butler
#parableofthesower #change #octaviabutler #read
-Octavia E. Butler
#parableofthesower #change #octaviabutler #read
February 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
"All that you touch, You Change. All that you Change, Changes you. The only lasting truth Is Change".
-Octavia E. Butler
#parableofthesower #change #octaviabutler #read
-Octavia E. Butler
#parableofthesower #change #octaviabutler #read
"Beware:
At war
Or at peace,
More people die
Of unenlightened self-interest
Than of any other disease." -Octavia E. Butler
#octaviabutler #warandpeace #getenlightened
At war
Or at peace,
More people die
Of unenlightened self-interest
Than of any other disease." -Octavia E. Butler
#octaviabutler #warandpeace #getenlightened
February 23, 2025 at 3:07 PM
"Beware:
At war
Or at peace,
More people die
Of unenlightened self-interest
Than of any other disease." -Octavia E. Butler
#octaviabutler #warandpeace #getenlightened
At war
Or at peace,
More people die
Of unenlightened self-interest
Than of any other disease." -Octavia E. Butler
#octaviabutler #warandpeace #getenlightened
"I wasn't trying to work out my own ancestry. I was trying to get people to feel slavery. I was trying to get across the kind of emotional and psychological stones that slavery threw at people."
-Octavia E. Butler
She succeeded with me. #octaviabutler #read #learn #listen
-Octavia E. Butler
She succeeded with me. #octaviabutler #read #learn #listen
February 20, 2025 at 6:18 PM
"I wasn't trying to work out my own ancestry. I was trying to get people to feel slavery. I was trying to get across the kind of emotional and psychological stones that slavery threw at people."
-Octavia E. Butler
She succeeded with me. #octaviabutler #read #learn #listen
-Octavia E. Butler
She succeeded with me. #octaviabutler #read #learn #listen
"... The Parable series serve as cautionary tales. I wrote the Parable books because of the direction of the country. You can call it save the world fiction, but it clearly doesn't save anything."
-Octavia Butler
(books written between 1993-1998; she died 2/24/2006.)
#octaviabutler #patterns
-Octavia Butler
(books written between 1993-1998; she died 2/24/2006.)
#octaviabutler #patterns
February 19, 2025 at 5:45 AM
"... The Parable series serve as cautionary tales. I wrote the Parable books because of the direction of the country. You can call it save the world fiction, but it clearly doesn't save anything."
-Octavia Butler
(books written between 1993-1998; she died 2/24/2006.)
#octaviabutler #patterns
-Octavia Butler
(books written between 1993-1998; she died 2/24/2006.)
#octaviabutler #patterns
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We wrote about how Musk is using X as a propaganda tool to demonize each of the agencies and programs that DOGE targets for cuts, providing air cover for his engineers' incursions — with the truth as collateral damage.
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2... w/ @drewharwell.com
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2... w/ @drewharwell.com
Analysis | Musk accused Reuters of ‘social deception.’ The deception was his.
Trump’s DOGE chief sees government corruption everywhere but in the mirror.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 15, 2025 at 3:30 PM
We wrote about how Musk is using X as a propaganda tool to demonize each of the agencies and programs that DOGE targets for cuts, providing air cover for his engineers' incursions — with the truth as collateral damage.
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2... w/ @drewharwell.com
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2... w/ @drewharwell.com