•Literacy: Writing was banned to stop communication.
•Culture: Drums/horns were illegal (no coded messages).
•Movement: No travel without a written pass.
The goal? Prevent another uprising by ensuring total control. (cont)
•Literacy: Writing was banned to stop communication.
•Culture: Drums/horns were illegal (no coded messages).
•Movement: No travel without a written pass.
The goal? Prevent another uprising by ensuring total control. (cont)
www.thecollector.com/black-codes/
www.thecollector.com/black-codes/
The Black Codes evolved into Jim Crow. (cont)
eji.org/news/history...
The Black Codes evolved into Jim Crow. (cont)
eji.org/news/history...
History isn't just back then—it's the foundation of now.
True story.✊🏿✊🏻✊🏾
#KeepItWoke
#DedicatedToTam✡️🕊
History isn't just back then—it's the foundation of now.
True story.✊🏿✊🏻✊🏾
#KeepItWoke
#DedicatedToTam✡️🕊
But 1) It is malpractice for someone who covered the Hunter Biden case, like @glennthrush.bsky.social, to suggest this is new and 2) MANY of these releases can backfire if journalists just do their jobs.
But 1) It is malpractice for someone who covered the Hunter Biden case, like @glennthrush.bsky.social, to suggest this is new and 2) MANY of these releases can backfire if journalists just do their jobs.
An epic market meltdown is pretty much guaranteed in the coming weeks.
If you own stocks, dump them.
An epic market meltdown is pretty much guaranteed in the coming weeks.
If you own stocks, dump them.
-Marjorie Taylor Greene, surprisingly.
-Marjorie Taylor Greene, surprisingly.
🧵 Most people don’t know this, but the first U.S. TV commercial to feature Black people in a non‑stereotypical way aired in 1948. Here's the true story of why it mattered.(cont)
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceRoots
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
www.thedrum.com/news/marketi...
🧵 Most people don’t know this, but the first U.S. TV commercial to feature Black people in a non‑stereotypical way aired in 1948. Here's the true story of why it mattered.(cont)
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceRoots
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
www.thedrum.com/news/marketi...
Trump DOJ releases a highly redacted and incomplete batch after working on them for months, citing various lame excuses for their non-compliance
This is what a coverup looks like
Trump DOJ releases a highly redacted and incomplete batch after working on them for months, citing various lame excuses for their non-compliance
This is what a coverup looks like
🚨 Newly obtained recording from late 2020: Trump is heard pressuring the Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives to convene a special legislative session to overturn his election loss.
🚨 Newly obtained recording from late 2020: Trump is heard pressuring the Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives to convene a special legislative session to overturn his election loss.
But this picture is pretty funny.
But this picture is pretty funny.
Noem: We have not deported military veterans.
Magaziner: We are joined on zoom by a gentleman who is an army combat veteran who was shot twice while serving our country. You deported him to Korea.
Noem: We have not deported military veterans.
Magaziner: We are joined on zoom by a gentleman who is an army combat veteran who was shot twice while serving our country. You deported him to Korea.
This is an insult to our troops. It won’t make our military stronger or Americans safer.
Pete Hegseth and Kristi Noem owe taxpayers answers.
This is an insult to our troops. It won’t make our military stronger or Americans safer.
Pete Hegseth and Kristi Noem owe taxpayers answers.