Thandi
@thandida.bsky.social
black american, afro dominican, brujería, resistencia ✨🌱
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It has taken medical science 200 years to advance humans to the point where people are so healthy and living so long that they can deny that science and medicine is what got us here.
July 30, 2025 at 11:57 AM
It has taken medical science 200 years to advance humans to the point where people are so healthy and living so long that they can deny that science and medicine is what got us here.
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Haitian immigrant rights' activist Guerline Jozef responds to Trump's travel ban and targeting of Haitian immigrants.
June 11, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Haitian immigrant rights' activist Guerline Jozef responds to Trump's travel ban and targeting of Haitian immigrants.
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Dozens of companies who sponsored Pride marches last year have pulled out this year, including:
Dyson
Nivea
Tiffany & Co.
Capital One
UPS
Disney
DoorDash
Live Nation
Nissan
Citi
Corporate Pride was always a hoax. https://popular.info/p/pride-and-prejudice-in-corporate
Dyson
Nivea
Tiffany & Co.
Capital One
UPS
Disney
DoorDash
Live Nation
Nissan
Citi
Corporate Pride was always a hoax. https://popular.info/p/pride-and-prejudice-in-corporate
19 companies pulling back their support for Pride
For years, major corporations publicly celebrated the LGBTQ community.
popular.info
June 3, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Dozens of companies who sponsored Pride marches last year have pulled out this year, including:
Dyson
Nivea
Tiffany & Co.
Capital One
UPS
Disney
DoorDash
Live Nation
Nissan
Citi
Corporate Pride was always a hoax. https://popular.info/p/pride-and-prejudice-in-corporate
Dyson
Nivea
Tiffany & Co.
Capital One
UPS
Disney
DoorDash
Live Nation
Nissan
Citi
Corporate Pride was always a hoax. https://popular.info/p/pride-and-prejudice-in-corporate
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Good News! The National Weather Service is hiring again, after DOGE’s “brilliant” decision to lay off essential staff. Apparently, round-the-clock weather alerts don’t send themselves. Who would’ve guessed?
June 2, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Good News! The National Weather Service is hiring again, after DOGE’s “brilliant” decision to lay off essential staff. Apparently, round-the-clock weather alerts don’t send themselves. Who would’ve guessed?
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I feel safer already.
June 2, 2025 at 11:16 PM
I feel safer already.
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Trump and Musk show whose side they are on, prioritizing cost savings for banks and corporations while driving up costs for the rest of us. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/u...
How Trump’s Regulatory Rollbacks Are Increasing Costs on Americans
www.nytimes.com
May 31, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Trump and Musk show whose side they are on, prioritizing cost savings for banks and corporations while driving up costs for the rest of us. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/u...
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You’re telling me this guy was on drugs? I’m not buying it.
May 31, 2025 at 12:14 AM
You’re telling me this guy was on drugs? I’m not buying it.
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The Injustice of Justice: Keith LaMar Speaks from Ohio Death Row as Movement Grows to Save His Life
The Injustice of Justice: Keith LaMar Speaks from Ohio Death Row as Movement Grows to Save His Life
As part of our Memorial Day special, we speak with death row inmate Keith LaMar live from the Ohio State Penitentiary, after the release of The Injustice of Justice, a short film about his case that just...
www.democracynow.org
May 26, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The Injustice of Justice: Keith LaMar Speaks from Ohio Death Row as Movement Grows to Save His Life
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Musk’s team was caught using a customized version of the Grok chatbot, without approval, to sift through sensitive government data inside the Department of Homeland Security. They used a modified version in an attempt to hide the fact that they were doing it.
May 24, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Musk’s team was caught using a customized version of the Grok chatbot, without approval, to sift through sensitive government data inside the Department of Homeland Security. They used a modified version in an attempt to hide the fact that they were doing it.
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Over two dozen disability rights activists were arrested on Capitol Hill last week when they protested the Trump-backed budget bill and its cuts to Medicaid.
“I know people that are going to die without their home care services, as this budget cuts Medicaid,” says Julie Farrar.
“I know people that are going to die without their home care services, as this budget cuts Medicaid,” says Julie Farrar.
May 21, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Over two dozen disability rights activists were arrested on Capitol Hill last week when they protested the Trump-backed budget bill and its cuts to Medicaid.
“I know people that are going to die without their home care services, as this budget cuts Medicaid,” says Julie Farrar.
“I know people that are going to die without their home care services, as this budget cuts Medicaid,” says Julie Farrar.
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"Staff and volunteers who answer phone calls, online chats and texts have been told not to make referrals to organizations that help immigrants and LGBTQ+ people — who are at disproportionately higher risk of experiencing sexual violence."
www.huffpost.com/entry/sexual...
www.huffpost.com/entry/sexual...
Top Sexual Assault Hotline Bans Referrals To Resources For Marginalized Groups
RAINN's decision to stop referring callers to resources for immigrants and LGBTQ+ people reportedly comes in response to Trump's DEI-related threats.
www.huffpost.com
May 15, 2025 at 11:23 PM
"Staff and volunteers who answer phone calls, online chats and texts have been told not to make referrals to organizations that help immigrants and LGBTQ+ people — who are at disproportionately higher risk of experiencing sexual violence."
www.huffpost.com/entry/sexual...
www.huffpost.com/entry/sexual...
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Sony’s Japanese Minidisc ads with Jamiroquai are straight up iconic
May 13, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Sony’s Japanese Minidisc ads with Jamiroquai are straight up iconic
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Aaaand there it is.
May 12, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Aaaand there it is.
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BILL GATES: “The picture of the world’s richest man killing the world’s poorest children is not a pretty one.”
@financialtimes.com
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May 8, 2025 at 12:27 PM
BILL GATES: “The picture of the world’s richest man killing the world’s poorest children is not a pretty one.”
@financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/bdd9...
@financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/bdd9...
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Priest Sexual Abuse Survivors Demand Accountability from New Pope: "Open Up Those Archives"
Priest Sexual Abuse Survivors Demand Accountability from New Pope: “Open Up Those
Survivors of sexual abuse by Catholic priests are calling for Pope Leo XIV to institute a zero-tolerance policy and for the church to investige his handling of prior sexual abuse allegations. “He needs...
www.democracynow.org
May 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Priest Sexual Abuse Survivors Demand Accountability from New Pope: "Open Up Those Archives"
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Sesame Street had him pegged back in 1988.
May 6, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Sesame Street had him pegged back in 1988.
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March 28, 2025 at 4:24 AM
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May 1, 2025 at 6:19 AM
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"They were apparently looking for another person and they grabbed my son."
Wilmer Gutiérrez recounts how his 19-year-old son Merwil was snatched by U.S. agents outside his New York home in February before being sent to the brutal CECOT mega-prison in El Salvador. Merwil had an open asylum case.
Wilmer Gutiérrez recounts how his 19-year-old son Merwil was snatched by U.S. agents outside his New York home in February before being sent to the brutal CECOT mega-prison in El Salvador. Merwil had an open asylum case.
May 1, 2025 at 12:53 PM
"They were apparently looking for another person and they grabbed my son."
Wilmer Gutiérrez recounts how his 19-year-old son Merwil was snatched by U.S. agents outside his New York home in February before being sent to the brutal CECOT mega-prison in El Salvador. Merwil had an open asylum case.
Wilmer Gutiérrez recounts how his 19-year-old son Merwil was snatched by U.S. agents outside his New York home in February before being sent to the brutal CECOT mega-prison in El Salvador. Merwil had an open asylum case.
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"Be strong."
Wilmer Gutiérrez sends a message to his son Merwil, held in El Salvador's CECOT prison without due process after being sent there by the Trump administration along with hundreds of other immigrants.
Wilmer Gutiérrez sends a message to his son Merwil, held in El Salvador's CECOT prison without due process after being sent there by the Trump administration along with hundreds of other immigrants.
May 1, 2025 at 12:59 PM
"Be strong."
Wilmer Gutiérrez sends a message to his son Merwil, held in El Salvador's CECOT prison without due process after being sent there by the Trump administration along with hundreds of other immigrants.
Wilmer Gutiérrez sends a message to his son Merwil, held in El Salvador's CECOT prison without due process after being sent there by the Trump administration along with hundreds of other immigrants.
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The US used to have free to low tuition until schools couldn't discriminate based on race
Countries with free tuition: Germany, France, Denmark, Czech Rep, Sweden, Uruguay, Turkey, Taiwan, Iceland, Austria, Finland, Greece, Egypt, India, Norway, Brazil, Argentina, Kenya, Luxemb., Slovenia, Mexico.
Something about the next generation being the future of the country, I guess.
Something about the next generation being the future of the country, I guess.
I was a first-gen, working-class Black student who took on student loans to get here.
This GOP budget would've slammed that door shut on me—and now it will for future generations.
We should be expanding access to college, not widening the achievement and racial wealth gap.
This GOP budget would've slammed that door shut on me—and now it will for future generations.
We should be expanding access to college, not widening the achievement and racial wealth gap.
April 30, 2025 at 2:52 AM
The US used to have free to low tuition until schools couldn't discriminate based on race