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Sparrow J

@summergirl505.bsky.social

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I like finding ways to blame McKinsey, private equity and/or Robert Moses for most things. Black American woman living in the EU, mom of a Long Covid kid, AuDHD, social worker, teacher. I want love, peace, leisure and rest for all. Young hearts, run free❤️

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Sparrow J @summergirl505.bsky.social · Jul 1

Trump "GRIFTS" not gifts

Sparrow J @summergirl505.bsky.social · Mar 4

In which I start my catalogue of Trump gifts, just so I remember them. Should have started years ago. There are so many, I've probably missed hundreds. But I'll find the hundreds going forward.

WIRED @wired.com · Mar 4

Business leaders are paying as much as $5,000,000 to meet one-on-one with the president at his Florida compound, sources tell WIRED, while others are paying $1,000,000 apiece to dine with him in a group setting.

Sparrow J @summergirl505.bsky.social · 4h

Yes, because they are all racists.

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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 5h

"Open carry" at Publix supermarket: The perfect scenario for a verbal dispute over the last bag of Oreos to turn into a shootout.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 5h

Preach!

Chicago Man Goes Viral With Blistering And NSFW Takedown Of Trump And His MAGA Cronies

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 5h

Interestingly, the guy on the left, Blake Neff, was fired by Tucker Carlson in 2020 because he was revealed to be gut bucket misogynist and white supremacist. www.cnn.com/2020/07/10/m...

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Sparrow J @summergirl505.bsky.social · 4h

Here it is

Sparrow J @summergirl505.bsky.social · 4h

I saw a TikTok that tracked hus use of this number. He just makes it up. It's his go-to. Let me find it.....

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Ruth Malone, RN, PhD @remalone.bsky.social · 1d

Wow. This is why I subscribe to Mother Jones and this is what journalism should be doing

Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 1d

1/Stop everything and read/watch/bookmark this massive investigation between @motherjones.com @lighthousereports.com Le Monde, Der Spiegel, Paper Trail Media a vast global surveillance empire used to target politicians, journalists, tech CEOs, and... Jared Leto.
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The surveillance empire that tracked world leaders, a Vatican enemy, and maybe you

We uncovered a massive data trove. It revealed the hidden world of First Wap, whose untraceable tech has targeted politicians, journalists, celebrities, and activists around the globe.

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Sparrow J @summergirl505.bsky.social · 4h

I blame MTV for stupid Sean and Rachel Duffy and Theo Von. They were all problematic way back then.

Brilliance Proper @brillianceproper.blackskycomra.de · 10h

Gonna do an essay about how MTV made white Gen X-ers think racism evaporated in the 90s.

Sparrow J @summergirl505.bsky.social · 4h

I don't know what to say. It's just awful. Also FCK ICE!

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Lily Mason @lilymasonphd.bsky.social · 13h

Unfortunately, reality is only apparent *after* elections.

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 23h

Hey. Hi. Tom Homan is on camera taking a $50k bribe and no one knows where the money went. If this was any other administration, this would be non-stop on the news. Why are we normalizing this stuff?

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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 11h

Federal agents chased and arrested people on the Southeast Side in at least four separate incidents. One chaotic scene resulted in a car crash and protesters were also tear gassed. blockclubchi.co/4nO2Jex

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Sparrow J @summergirl505.bsky.social · 11h

They are literally obsessed with blue hair. It's such a weird thing to ALWAYS mention.

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Sparrow J @summergirl505.bsky.social · 13h

Using up all the water for AI slop. Ugh

Sparrow J @summergirl505.bsky.social · 20h

Thank you! I just posted something similar.

Sparrow J @summergirl505.bsky.social · 1d

Who asked for AI in art and sx work? Our lives are being corralled by billionaires with the minds of 8th grade boys. 😒

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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 1d

“We are in the fight of our lives and the fight for our history. We have to fight back in a time where erasure is very real,” said Dr. Daphne Chamberlain.

Emmett Till Center to Honor His Legacy With Events Across State

The Emmett Till Interpretative Center will continue its “Remembering Emmett” series with events across Mississippi in October and November.

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Jared Holt @jaredlholt.bsky.social · 1d

One of the craziest stories I've seen in a long time. If you think Trump and his administration are extreme and depraved, just wait until you learn about the young guns who are positioning themselves to take over the reigns in the next few decades

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Sparrow J @summergirl505.bsky.social · 1d

TAKE THAT BACK!

Sparrow J @summergirl505.bsky.social · 1d

NOOOOO! Don't do it! And it's a million pages long 😭

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nutshell @nutshell.bsky.social · 1d

„Was in deutschen Klassenzimmern sichtbar wird, beginnt weit entfernt: in den Slums der Slowakei, in segregierten Schulen Bulgariens, in diskriminierenden Systemen Ungarns und Tschechiens.“

Ein ausführlicher Artikel.

#Antiziganismus

Warum neu zugewanderte Roma-Kinder so schwer in deutsche Schulen zu integrieren sind - die Hintergründe - News4teachers

DUISBURG. Vor zehn Tagen berichtete News4teachers über neu zugewanderte Roma-Familien, die Schulen in deutschen Brennpunkt-Vierteln zunehmend vor

www.news4teachers.de

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Sparrow J @summergirl505.bsky.social · 1d

To this day I don't know why I finished that book. I kept thinking it must turn around but it kept getting worse.

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Sparrow J @summergirl505.bsky.social · 1d

I think they ignore us purposely, and it's for the same reason I think Farage and Robinson get so many headlines in the UK, and why the AfD and their voters take up so much space in Germany. I don't think the media outlets are ignorant to what this does.

@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 1d

“there are a lot of people in this country …who are disgusted, appalled & frightened”by the Trump admin.
@sulliview.bsky.social is right: where’s the news coverage on these folks & the No Kings march? There are countless stories to be told…
open.substack.com/pub/margaret...

The media is largely ignoring the trauma of millions. Here's why.

Plus: Watch George Stephanopolous pushes JD Vance with follow-up questions, cringe at Bari Weiss's pep talk to CBS journalists; and more

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Sparrow J @summergirl505.bsky.social · 1d

In the end, not believing in climate change changes nothing about the fact it will come for us all in this lifetime.

Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 1d

Towns may have to be abandoned due to floods with millions more homes in Great Britain at risk

- Every constituency projected to be at greater risk, with many areas likely to be uninsurable, Guardian investigation finds

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Towns may have to be abandoned due to floods with millions more homes in Great Britain at risk

Every constituency projected to be at greater risk, with many areas likely to be uninsurable, Guardian investigation finds

www.theguardian.com

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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 1d

Almost all external insulation fitted under Tory scheme needs repair or replacing, report finds

- Homeowners who took advantage of government programmes left with cladding likely to cause damp

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Almost all external insulation fitted under Tory scheme needs repair or replacing, report finds

Homeowners who took advantage of government programmes left with cladding likely to cause damp

www.theguardian.com

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