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One thing that I'm increasingly coming to believe is that stories are going to be central to what comes next. Stories of the harm done. Stories of the great things achieved by government in the past. Stories of valor kindness and quotidian simple resistance.
February 14, 2025 at 1:08 AM
One thing that I'm increasingly coming to believe is that stories are going to be central to what comes next. Stories of the harm done. Stories of the great things achieved by government in the past. Stories of valor kindness and quotidian simple resistance.
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They definitely know. 🤨
donald trump sitting at a desk with a bald eagle on top of it
ALT: donald trump sitting at a desk with a bald eagle on top of it
media.tenor.com
December 12, 2024 at 3:08 AM
They definitely know. 🤨
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Most of my family and loved ones have attended, worked for, and/or received medical care at one or more of these institutions or do so currently — particularly those who work in any part of healthcare. This is a huge strike on American education, science, AND medicine, not to mention employment
Here are the 25 institutions that receive the most NIH funding (98% of HHS is NIH). Basically, they're large schools with large hospitals. They receive 50% of all NIH funding.
Source: ncses.nsf.gov/surveys/fede... (table 26)
(Not going to do a whole thread but thought folks might be interested.)
Source: ncses.nsf.gov/surveys/fede... (table 26)
(Not going to do a whole thread but thought folks might be interested.)
February 9, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Most of my family and loved ones have attended, worked for, and/or received medical care at one or more of these institutions or do so currently — particularly those who work in any part of healthcare. This is a huge strike on American education, science, AND medicine, not to mention employment
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The egg price crowd has been awfully quiet since the price of eggs nearly doubled on Trump's watch-- and the price of just about everything else is set to rise in the coming days and weeks.
February 2, 2025 at 4:38 AM
The egg price crowd has been awfully quiet since the price of eggs nearly doubled on Trump's watch-- and the price of just about everything else is set to rise in the coming days and weeks.
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JUST IN: British Columbia says it will no longer buy American liquor from red states in response to U.S. tariffs
February 2, 2025 at 1:18 AM
JUST IN: British Columbia says it will no longer buy American liquor from red states in response to U.S. tariffs
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Trump just launched a trade war against Canada over fentanyl. The US seized - wait for it - 43 pounds at the US-Canada border last year.
43 pounds.
43 pounds.
February 2, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Trump just launched a trade war against Canada over fentanyl. The US seized - wait for it - 43 pounds at the US-Canada border last year.
43 pounds.
43 pounds.
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I’m going to put my rich guy hat on and say I hope that Mexico and Canada issue equal, retaliatory tariffs and stick to them for an extended period.
I apologize to all the people it will cost money and the businesses it will hurt.
But it’s the only way for tariffs to be seen for what they are
I apologize to all the people it will cost money and the businesses it will hurt.
But it’s the only way for tariffs to be seen for what they are
February 2, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I’m going to put my rich guy hat on and say I hope that Mexico and Canada issue equal, retaliatory tariffs and stick to them for an extended period.
I apologize to all the people it will cost money and the businesses it will hurt.
But it’s the only way for tariffs to be seen for what they are
I apologize to all the people it will cost money and the businesses it will hurt.
But it’s the only way for tariffs to be seen for what they are
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Dear Canada and Mexico,
We’re so, so sorry.
— Sane America
We’re so, so sorry.
— Sane America
February 2, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Dear Canada and Mexico,
We’re so, so sorry.
— Sane America
We’re so, so sorry.
— Sane America
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This is a reminder that no one can convince Trump voters to no longer support Trump, better than Trump can.
January 31, 2025 at 5:07 AM
This is a reminder that no one can convince Trump voters to no longer support Trump, better than Trump can.
Our national loss.
Kiah was set to join our faculty at Howard Law School in the Fall. She was a dedicated, brilliant civil rights lawyer poised to make a powerful difference in our world.
Our hearts are broken & we pray for her family & friends.
www.kwch.com/2025/01/30/c...
Our hearts are broken & we pray for her family & friends.
www.kwch.com/2025/01/30/c...
Civil rights attorney, former Miss Kansas contestant killed in plane crash near DC airport
As families and communities identify victims in Wednesday night’s plane crash near Washington, D.C., we’re learning that a well-known civil rights attorney and former Miss Kansas contestant is among t...
www.kwch.com
January 31, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Our national loss.
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Round one goes to Team America.
We remain in the ring until far right extremism has been completely and totally knocked out.
We remain in the ring until far right extremism has been completely and totally knocked out.
January 29, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Round one goes to Team America.
We remain in the ring until far right extremism has been completely and totally knocked out.
We remain in the ring until far right extremism has been completely and totally knocked out.
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“You have to act as if it were possible to radically transform the world. And you have to do it all the time.”
-Angela Davis
Happy 81st birthday, Angela Davis.
"If you live long enough a defeat will turn into a victory."
--Angela Davis
-Angela Davis
Happy 81st birthday, Angela Davis.
"If you live long enough a defeat will turn into a victory."
--Angela Davis
January 26, 2025 at 8:49 PM
“You have to act as if it were possible to radically transform the world. And you have to do it all the time.”
-Angela Davis
Happy 81st birthday, Angela Davis.
"If you live long enough a defeat will turn into a victory."
--Angela Davis
-Angela Davis
Happy 81st birthday, Angela Davis.
"If you live long enough a defeat will turn into a victory."
--Angela Davis
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Feeling overwhelmed by Trump’s first week? A little piece of advice: skip the doomscrolling and go straight to the facts. This read is a great place to start.
Making Sense Out of the Chaos
A helpful guide to some of the worst of Trump's Day One actions
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
January 24, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Feeling overwhelmed by Trump’s first week? A little piece of advice: skip the doomscrolling and go straight to the facts. This read is a great place to start.
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If she can do it, we can all do it.
January 22, 2025 at 10:43 AM
If she can do it, we can all do it.
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I see the Democratic weather machine is doing great work again, forcing that inauguration inside. Well done, climate controllers.
January 18, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I see the Democratic weather machine is doing great work again, forcing that inauguration inside. Well done, climate controllers.
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GOP members complaining about reduction of military standards while using a chart that misspells the word military!
January 14, 2025 at 6:53 PM
GOP members complaining about reduction of military standards while using a chart that misspells the word military!
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Very sad to learn of the death of Nikki Giovanni. An extraordinary poet, she was a guest on our radio show and spoke about writing her healing poem “We are Virginia Tech” in response to the 2007 massacre there. Her body of work is immense and her impact is immeasurable.
December 10, 2024 at 2:59 AM
Very sad to learn of the death of Nikki Giovanni. An extraordinary poet, she was a guest on our radio show and spoke about writing her healing poem “We are Virginia Tech” in response to the 2007 massacre there. Her body of work is immense and her impact is immeasurable.
‘He transformed his mind’: how did Malcolm Little become Malcolm X?
December 7, 2024 at 8:02 PM
‘He transformed his mind’: how did Malcolm Little become Malcolm X?
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![There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all of time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and it will be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is nor how valuable nor how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open. You do not even have to believe in yourself or your work. You have to keep yourself open and aware to the urges that motivate you. Keep the channel open. ... No artist is pleased. [There is] no satisfaction whatever at any time. There is only a queer divine dissatisfaction, a blessed unrest that keeps us marching and makes us more alive than the others
Martha Graham](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:kfdiz4ohpkjfceecgiiideek/bafkreidorkit4szkaoimk5r7qjonimlcxlvywcmxu757rgv6rrrpq6rjwe@jpeg)
December 6, 2024 at 8:31 PM
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Congrats to Adam GRAY, our final house flip! We are entering the house with 1 more dem than we had in the 118th & this was after NC stole 3 seats 🙌🏾.
December 4, 2024 at 3:29 PM
Congrats to Adam GRAY, our final house flip! We are entering the house with 1 more dem than we had in the 118th & this was after NC stole 3 seats 🙌🏾.