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The horrors persist, etc.

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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
This is heartbreaking. “Presten had chronic myeloid leukemia, but he had not been seen by the hospital’s oncology team in more than a year. Mooney had been caring for him at home, using alternative treatments guided by an unlicensed practitioner. She didn’t trust the hospital to help her son”
nytimes.com
Why MAHA Rallied for a Mother Seeking Alternative Treatments for Her Son’s Cancer
Dayna Mooney chose alternative remedies over the recommendations of her son’s doctors. Was that her right as a parent or a threat to his care?
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accalmie @accalmie.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Well, well.
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accalmie @accalmie.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
"Tens of thousands pay tribute to Jason Arday at Trafalgar Square vigil": www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Tens of thousands pay tribute to Jason Arday at Trafalgar Square vigil
MPs, friends and campaigners gathered to remember former Cambridge professor after his death on Friday
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M a r c u s 🏳️‍🌈🇧🇧 @marcusjdl.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Happening now: Vigil for Jason Arday outside the National Gallery
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JND @jndevereux.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
The conservative panic about their children cutting them out of their lives is a telling example of the entire conservative worldview, which says they should be able to be evil, manipulative, exploitative pricks but it’s illegal for anyone not to love and admire them for it.
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accalmie @accalmie.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
"Today we share the ways Jason Arday made a difference in our lives and in the lives of those around us." www.bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
Hundreds attend emotional Cambridge vigil for Jason Arday
Those who gathered were asked to remember how Arday made a "difference in our lives and in the lives of those around us".
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accalmie @accalmie.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Yes, Black people famously died "by suicide" when found *hanging from trees.* FFS... #Raleigh
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accalmie @accalmie.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
I *just* thought about Hayden Panettiere and her role on "Heroes" yesterday. How very sad. RIP.
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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
*looks directly at camera*
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accalmie @accalmie.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
The Black Cultural Archive's (London) statement on Jason Arday's death: blackculturalarchives.org/news/stateme...
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Statement on The Tragic Death of Professor Jason Arday — Black Cultural Archives
Saturday August 15th, 2026 BCA Statement on The Tragic Death of Professor Jason Arday “The whole community at the Black Cultural Archives sends deepest condolences to the family, friends and loved o...
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accalmie @accalmie.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
"Arday's family said in a statement that they were 'in shock to have lost this amazing father, partner, brother, uncle and son'. They added: 'The campaign of misinformation was too much for Jason, who was a gentle man and who always wanted to see the best in everyone.'" www.bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
Jason Arday: Former Cambridge university professor found dead
His family said it was "in shock to have lost this amazing father, partner, brother, uncle and son" after the academic was found dead in London on Friday.
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Ebony Elizabeth Thomas @ebonyteach.blacksky.app · 15/08/2026
tl;dr - "AI is good, actually, but those Black people are bad! See? They steal everything, even words!" All while placing DATA CENTERS in Black, Latino, and poor white neighborhoods and counties. (OK. Let me calm down. If I keep thinking about this, I'll lose my mind.)
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Ebony Elizabeth Thomas @ebonyteach.blacksky.app · 15/08/2026
What I can't deal with tonight is this: the powerful want to devalue our creative work and our professions with AI, which was literally built on stolen work... ...and, they're determined to make US the faces of ethical impropriety. IN THE AGE OF AI. (This is why I have high blood pressure, y'all.)
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accalmie @accalmie.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Jason Arday. 💔
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molly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
dumb ass cracker shit like this is why mamie till left the casket open. clicking through a powerpoint is not worse than jim crow, you whiny little bitch!!
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accalmie @accalmie.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
"The money is being used in part to fund state-run outreach programs for Latino, Black and Asian American voters. The DSCC did not respond to a question asking why Mississippi, the state with the highest percentage of Black residents in the nation, was left out of the investment."
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accalmie @accalmie.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Yeah, but then Black people would all get the same healthcare, too, and that's just nuts.
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Initiative Schwarze Menschen in Deutschland - ISD Berlin @isdberlin.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
„Wegen rechter Hetze“: Volksbühne sagt Pool-Tag für Schwarze Kinder ab. Deren Sicherheit sei nicht zu gewährleisten… so viel zur aktuellen Lage bzgl. Diverse Gesellschaftliche Verhältnisse www.berliner-zeitung.de/article/volk...
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Volksbühne sagt Pool-Tag für Schwarze Kinder ab
Nach rassistischer Hetze und Drohungen sagen die Volksbühne und der Verein EOTO den für Freitag geplanten Pool-Nachmittag für Schwarze Kinder und Jugendliche ab. Deren  Sicherheit sei nicht zu gewährl...
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rom comrade @savasavasava.myatproto.social · 13/08/2026
this guy goes free and people who protests outside an ICE facility and carried some zines got 50 years
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Charlotte Lydia Riley @lottelydia.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Quite weird to hear BBC News describe Jason Arday as “the black professor accused of plagiarism”. Is every story about a white professor going to include the relevant adjective?
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accalmie @accalmie.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
apnews.com/article/ice-... Exclusive: ICE plans to give officers gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks
apnews.com
AP Exclusive: ICE plans to give officers gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers may soon be outfitted with gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks that are intended to gain compliance from combative individuals.
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accalmie @accalmie.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Hiding in a catering cart is one thing (and yes, it's funny, because these fascists are obsessed with projecting toxic masculinity, which they mistake as strength). But using dozens of unsuspecting people as a decoy to escape a personal death threat is... quite the choice to make.
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PortiaMcGonagal @portiamcgonagal.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
4/4 No war but class war, right? Because it's the great equalizer and race isn't relevant? Oh, and: "...white Americans under the age of 25 hold 16 times the wealth of their Black peers..." As white leftists of even greater means, shit on us.
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accalmie @accalmie.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Minimum.
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accalmie @accalmie.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
#MondaySoundtrack #Classics youtu.be/GuJ7Po-IyjU?...
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Schützen wir
YouTube video by Georg Kreisler - Topic
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accalmie @accalmie.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
My my... White folks sure are never as rabidly invested in academic integrity and the reputation of the humanities than when there's a Black academic to pile on. Fascinating.
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Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
I hate that everything has to be done the hard way now for no other reason than to keep somebody's tech bro failson afloat.
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accalmie @accalmie.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
I'm scared (complimentary).
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Norm Charlatan @normcharlatan.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Feel like a lot of folks are sharing the Ross Douthat opinion piece and saying “this is so bad” but leaving out in your post that it’s written by Ross Douthat. This is akin to taking the paper bag labeled “dead bird” out of the fridge and putting it in our face and saying “look, a dead bird.”
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accalmie @accalmie.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Wait - 100%? Bananas.
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accalmie @accalmie.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Absolute clown shit.
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Initiative Schwarze Menschen in Deutschland - ISD Bund e.V. @isdbund.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Am 9. August gedenken wir May Ayim – einer bedeutenden Stimme der Schwarzen Bewegung in Deutschland. Als Dichterin, Wissenschaftlerin und Aktivistin schuf sie Räume für Schwarze Perspektiven, benannte Rassismus und Ausgrenzung und setzte sich für Selbstbestimmung, Sichtbarkeit und Zugehörigkeit ein
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SpecialKimtamine™ 🚩🏴‍☠️🇮🇹🇺🇸🦈 @lorazekim.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
This is Moo. He just had a spa day and wants everyone to see how gorgeous he is….
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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
*looks directly at camera*
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𝕯𝖆𝖓🍂🎃🕸️ @arepublic86.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Cheryl Reeve today with the Lynx vs Fever game ❤️🏳️‍⚧️
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The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
“Would my wife offer to cook me dinner if she was afraid that if she didn’t I might kill her?”
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Chad Loder @chadloder.dev · 02/08/2026
The diarrhea lettuce company, Taylor Farms, uses slave labor contracted from the Arizona Dept. of Corrections. The backbreaking labor is often performed by imprisoned Mexican nationals who would be otherwise ineligble to work in the US. They are paid $1.50 an hour.
futurism.com
The Diarrhea Lettuce Company Has Been Linked to Forced Labor
The lettuce-producing Taylor Farms was linked to the widespread use of prison labor before its involvement in a cyclospora outbreak.
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accalmie @accalmie.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Hey, DC 💜.
A poster on a public side walk that says, “Nat’l Guard Out Now! All you fascist bound to lose.”
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accalmie @accalmie.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
static.klipy.com
Ocean Park Roy Surrenders with White Flag
Alt: Ocean Park Roy Surrenders with White Flag
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accalmie @accalmie.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
That part.
Photo of the blue ocean with a sailboat in the back.
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accalmie @accalmie.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
So, another POS. Got it.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
TPS for Haitians officially expires tomorrow. ICE is planning big operations, with Springfield, Ohio among the targets www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-hai...
cbsnews.com
ICE plans to target Haitians as Temporary Protected Status is set to end, sources say
The plans include arresting migrants in Ohio and quickly putting them on deportation flights to crisis-stricken Haiti, the internal documents indicate.
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Kaitlin Is Just Getting Started @gothamgirlblue.com · 27/07/2026
Adding to my giant stack of receipts of Bernie’s ain’t shitness and my other pile of receipts for white cishet-led progressivism being another problem instead of a solution
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accalmie @accalmie.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
static.klipy.com
But Did You Die?! - Ken Jeong
Alt: But Did You Die?! - Ken Jeong
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
As good as many of you said. I really appreciate the unambiguous point that this primarily a racist moral panic before unpacking the nuanced second-order explanations. dannykatch.substack.com/p/we-used-to...
dannykatch.substack.com
We used to be able to buy things in this country
Locking up toothpaste was a warning sign that our executive class was crazy
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Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Being so racist against and jealous of Black people that you can't appreciate Stevie Wonder has to be a curse from God.
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analyse & kritik @analysekritik.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Auf den Berliner CSD wurde gestern Abend ein Anschlag verübt, eine Frau starb, mindestens 15 Menschen wurden verletzt. Kommt, wenn ihr könnt, zur Trauerkundgebung um 14 Uhr am Pariser Platz.
Eine Tote und mehr als ein Dutzend Verletzte nach Anschlag auf CSD in Berlin

Queeres Leben ist von allen Seiten bedrohtAm späten Samstagabend verübte eine Person einen Anschlag mit einem Auto auf Teilnehmer*innen des CSD im Berliner Tiergarten. Nach derzeitigem Stand starb eine Frau, mindestens 15 Menschen wurden teils lebensgefährlich verletzt. 

Die Polizei fahndet nach einem 21-jährigen Islamisten, dem mutmaßlichen Täter.Der Anschlag zeigt, wie bedroht queeres Leben und queere Sichtbarkeit immer noch sind.

Vor dem mutmaßlich islamistisch motivierten Angriff versuchten Rechte, den Umzug zu stören – dieselben Leute gießen nun in den Kommentarspalten Häme über die Opfer aus. Andernorts müssen CSD-Umzüge vor Nazis geschützt werden. CDU & Co. wiederum attackieren Drag-Lesungen und kürzen Mittel für queere Projekte.Solidarität mit den Opfern und Überlebenden heißt, für queere Rechte, queere Sichtbarkeit und gegen jeden Faschismus zu kämpfen, jetzt und in Zukunft.
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Despite the whining about “ historical accuracy,” the racist backlash to the casting in Nolan’s Odyssey is about the right wanting to justify racial hierarchy by projecting it into a past where it did not actually exist. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
When some on the right speak of reverence for “civilization,” what they’re doing is trying to anachronistically justify the hierarchy of race they would like to see enacted today by rooting it in antiquity. You cannot cast Black people in The Odyssey, because The Odyssey is a pillar of “Western civilization,” which they consider to be white. This faction of the far right imagines antiquity as a kind of idyllic Jim Crow universe of utterly separate civilizations, one in which the integration they despise could not possibly exist.But Greece is not as far from Africa as the North American continent is, and the modern construct of race, a pseudoscientific product of the Atlantic slave trade, would not be invented until thousands of years after Homer. Black people are depicted in Greek art. Egypt, Libya, and “Aethiopia” are frequently referenced in ancient writings. As the Black classics scholar Frank Snowden Jr. wrote in the 1970s, at least one of the characters in The Odyssey, Eurybates, is specifically described as “black-skinned and woolly-haired.” As the Stanford classics professor Sarah Derbew notes in her book Untangling Blackness in Greek Antiquity, Black people are referenced in plays by Euripides, Sophocles, and Aeschylus. They also appear in the writings of Hesiod and Herodotus. One of the lost epic poems is The Aethiopis, in which Memnon, the Aethiopian king and an ally to Troy, plays a major role.
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Jesspooka Kant 🎃 @jessdkant.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
I don’t have the highest self-esteem in the world, but at least it’s not “attending the White House correspondents’ dinner” low. If you’re ever down on yourself, remember there are people out there who have shaped their entire lives around getting into that room on purpose. You’re doing fine.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 24/07/2026
this, for rfk jr, is a job well done
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