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xxroexx.bsky.social @xxroexx.bsky.social · 8d

AIPAC Shakur at it again I see...

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Sep 8

Next year, Americans will see the biggest jump in health insurance costs in 15 years.

Meanwhile, the six largest health insurers raked in more than $31 billion in net income last year.

Still not sure if we need Medicare for All?

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xxroexx.bsky.social @xxroexx.bsky.social · Jul 27

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Angel @tiapuffalot.bsky.social · Jul 22

This happens all the time to us. It’s happened to me twice at the same job. You ask to go to the bathroom and they say oh it’s broken.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Jul 21

JACKSONVILLE — TW ⚠️: Unarmed Black driver has his window smashed + face punched by a sheriff’s deputy after being pulled over for not having his headlights on… during the day. 🤔

Sheriff TK Waters says they’ve launched an “internal investigation”: www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news...

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Dr. Tiffany A. Flowers @drtiffanyaflowers.bsky.social · Jul 10

Framing Contemporary Social Inequities as “Civil Rights” Issues Decreases Public Support
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Framing Contemporary Social Inequities as "Civil Rights" Issues Decreases Public Suport | The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education

When modern social justice issues are framed as attacks on civil rights, Americans of all backgrounds are less likely to support government action. The authors theorize this language evokes memories o...

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · Jun 13

You have to add up all the red bars and stack them on top of each other to pay for the green bar.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · Jun 3

Love this.
Good people stepping up when the system fails our kids.

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L-Matic @lbrothersmedia.bsky.social · Jun 3

#Sinners

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Watch Sinners - (Bonus X-Ray Edition) | Prime Video

Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers (Jordan) return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back. “You keep dancing with the devil, one day he’s gonna follow you home.”

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xxroexx.bsky.social @xxroexx.bsky.social · May 21

Hell naww...

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xxroexx.bsky.social @xxroexx.bsky.social · May 19

#moviesky #filmsky

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xxroexx.bsky.social @xxroexx.bsky.social · May 18

#moviesky #filmsky

Movie poster for Night Catches Us. Two actors in the silhouette of a raised fist.

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Barchart @barchart.com · May 16

U.S. Housing Market has reached its most unaffordable level in history 🚨🚨

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General Strike US @generalstrikeus.bsky.social · May 16

Calls for General Strikes in the past decade have been known to stem from outside of unions, with little unity among the working class, therefore failing to come to fruition. But right now, there is nothing more important than solidarity. For both non-unionized and unionized workers.

They Are Going to Take Everything If We Don't Stop Them

The government is going to destroy unions if we don't fight now.

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xxroexx.bsky.social @xxroexx.bsky.social · May 11

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Pope Leo XIV calls for peace in Ukraine and Gaza, saying 'Never again war'

Pope Leo XIV has called for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza with the release of hostages and delivery of humanitarian aid in his first Sunday noon blessing as po...

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Solomon @solomonmissouri.bsky.social · Apr 23

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'Reconsider': Tom Cotton begs Trump for disaster relief — after opposing it for Dem states

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) pleaded with President Donald Trump to "reconsider" his denial of disaster relief after tornadoes hit Arkansas.Cotton, who has opposed similar aid for blue states, joined the Ar...

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Veronica McDonald @veronicamcdonald.bsky.social · Apr 21

The purpose of Hegseth, RFK Jr and others is to let Americans know, particularly non-white/Black Americans, that the most mediocre and incompetent white man is still miles better than them.

That’s it. That’s all.

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Genie Lauren @moreandagain.social · Apr 11

This is wonderful but I'm side-eyeing all the black billionaires who haven't stepped forward to save the museum.

Most of whom are featured in said museum.

Jack Tripper @chadstanton.blacksky.app · Apr 11

"Last Sunday, Moss came to the rescue of NMAAHC by announcing that Trinity “is placing the museum in our annual budget.” He then asked parishioners to join him by donating $25 to the museum, the price of a basic membership, to show their faith."

Can This Chicago Preacher Save 'The Blacksonian'?

When Trump came for the Smithsonian's Black history museum, Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III came up with a plan to push back.

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xxroexx.bsky.social @xxroexx.bsky.social · Apr 10

How is 1984 the first election 18 to 24 year old Gen X could vote in? Gen X goes from 65 to 80...

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xxroexx.bsky.social @xxroexx.bsky.social · Apr 1

a group of men are watching a chicago bulls vs. miami heat game

ALT: a group of men are watching a chicago bulls vs. miami heat game

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Velly @velvetrosecrush.bsky.social · Mar 27

YALL!! LOOK AT THIS!!

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Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing.bsky.social · Mar 22

Major League Baseball has quietly removed diversity references on its website.

MLB quietly removes Diversity Pipeline Program references from website

MLB has quietly removed references to its Diversity Pipeline Program from its website, per Craig Calcaterra’s Cup of Coffee newsletter.

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Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · Mar 20

Every American has the right to know what DOGE is doing with their personal information. I submitted a Privacy Act request to DOGE, demanding they tell me why they have my Social Security number and direct deposit information.

DOGE and the Privacy Act

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · Feb 23

Local news deserves high marks for coverage of the doge fallout

Reporters are telling gripping human stories, connecting the dots from DC to main street, going beyond acronyms to explain what government agencies do & giving voice to concerns of regular people

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · Feb 12

it is genuinely incredible that all you have to do is scratch the surface and it becomes clear that each of these guys is a huge piece of shit

Mark Follman @markfollman.bsky.social · Feb 12

Incredible: Russ Vought’s daughter has cystic fibrosis and benefits from a “miracle drug” made possible by the National Institutes of Health—an agency Vought now aims to gut as part of the Project 2025 attack www.motherjones.com/politics/202... Scoop from @motherjones.com’s @metrauxjulia.bsky.social

Project 2025 is gutting medical funding that helped Russell Vought's own kid

Its architect's daughter has cystic fibrosis—and benefits from a "miracle drug" backed by an agency he's attacking.

www.motherjones.com

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