Reposted by Tia OsoMedia 2070 @media2070.bsky.social · 28/02/2026We are wrapping up Black History Month by defining Black Narrative Power mediareparations.org/defining-bla...mediareparations.orgDefining Black Narrative Power - Media 2070 111
Reposted by Tia OsoGabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 01/02/2026“About 500 seniors live at Sinai Residences in Boca Raton, Florida, including many Holocaust survivors. Recently, some of them asked if they could hide the building’s Haitian staff in their apartments.” www.jta.org/2026/01/30/u...jta.org'Reminds me of Anne Frank': Jewish seniors are offering to hide their Haitian caregivers as Trump's TPS end looms - Jewish Telegraphic AgencyThe end of Temporary Protected Status has Holocaust survivors offering to hide Haitian staffers, according to the CEO of a senior-living center in Florida. 241209421
Reposted by Tia OsoIlhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 30/01/2026The arrests of Don Lemon, Georgia Fort, and Jamael Lundy are unacceptable and a clear violation of the Constitution. This is a dangerous abuse of power that threatens the rights of every single American. They must be released immediately. 251150203918
Reposted by Tia Ososteven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 30/01/2026Turns out that you can simply chose not to sell your warehouse and prevent it from becoming a detention center www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...cbc.caJim Pattison won't sell U.S. warehouse proposed as new ICE facility | CBC NewsJim Pattison Developments has announced it will not sell an industrial building in Ashland, Va., that was set to be turned into an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) processing facility. 10179031933
Reposted by Tia OsoSolomon @solomonrmissouri.com · 30/01/20264 Black journalists have been kidnapped by the federal government 200150268199
Reposted by Tia OsoPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 30/01/2026Georgia Fort, an independent journalist and vice president of the Minnesota NABJ chapter, was also arrested by federal agents this morning I was sent this video of agents at her door: 646133367098
Reposted by Tia Osojamelle @jamellebouie.net · 30/01/2026the arrest of journalists in minneapolis, including don lemon, is more evidence that the only move the administration knows how to make is to use force, and does not know how to respond when that force is met with defiance and indifference. 228236025495
Reposted by Tia OsoPBS News @pbsnews.org · 29/01/2026One of the country’s highest-ranking Catholic leaders, and a top ally of Pope Leo, is sharply criticizing the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement, calling ICE a “lawless organization." to.pbs.org/3LRVzZd to.pbs.orgU.S. cardinal urges defunding of ICE: 'We need to see what's happening in front of us'One of the country’s highest-ranking Catholic leaders, and a top ally of Pope Leo, is sharply criticizing the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement, calling ICE a “lawless organization." Card... 281886588
Reposted by Tia OsoKristen Radtke @kristenradtke.bsky.social · 27/01/2026I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.comtheverge.comI grew up with Alex PrettiThe kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend. 496171886828
Reposted by Tia OsoPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 18/01/2026Nasra Ahmed was shoved to the ground and detained by ICE agents, suffering cuts and bruises to her face and legs Ahmed, a U.S. citizen born in Minnesota, spent two days in jail before being released without chargesyahoo.comSt. Paul woman, a U.S. citizen, recounts her two days in detentionDuring her two days in immigration detention, a St. Paul woman who was born in Minnesota said she “put her faith in God” and prayed after suffering what appeared to be a stress-induced seizure and bei... 411314702
Reposted by Tia OsoUltraViolet @ultraviolet.bsky.social · 13/10/2025Today, Indigenous Peoples' Day, is a holiday that celebrates and honors the histories, cultures, and contributions of Indigenous peoples. 12114
Reposted by Tia OsoRobert Cruickshank @robertcruickshank.com · 12/10/2025The problem is Macron isn't actually respecting democracy. He called an election, the left-wing NUPES alliance won the most seats, but rather than work with them in a coalition to keep the far right out, he tries keeping NUPES out. Those actions erode support for liberal democracy.theguardian.comFrance is not alone in its political crisis – belief in a democratic world is vanishing | Simon TisdallThe populist right offers a solution in the form of turning back the clock. Macron and his counterparts need to find a different answer fast, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall 45617
Reposted by Tia OsoMarco Rogers @polotek.bsky.social · 12/10/2025The agreement Republicans have is "I'm gonna break a bunch of stuff that benefits other people we don't like. It'll be painful for a bit, but don't worry, I'll take care of you in a different way." This is all about creating selective policy that only benefits in-groups. 15717
Reposted by Tia OsoTim Steller @timsteller.bsky.social · 12/10/202580 of the University of Arizona's most elite faculty, all Regents professors, are calling for rejection of the Trump administration's proposed compact. They make a key point I hadn't really focused on: The compact's benefits are completely nebulous. tucson.com/news/local/s...tucson.comAbout 80 top U of A professors urge rejection of Trump compactThere's no assurance the University of Arizona would actually get funding benefits for complying, the Regents professors warn. 2168
Reposted by Tia OsoBird Man @percivalpenman.bsky.social · 12/10/2025That’s so adorable and full circle. Also, we gonna be IN DAT TING. Black Christmas movies back 😍🙌🏽 152
Reposted by Tia OsoSDixon @bpanther1.bsky.social · 10/10/2025www.nbcnews.com/news/educati...nbcnews.comMIT is first school to reject Trump administration's agenda in exchange for funding benefits"With respect, we cannot support the proposed approach to addressing the issues facing higher education,” the Massachusetts Institute of Technology president wrote in a letter. 011
Reposted by Tia OsoUnfriendly Black Hottie! 🇧🇧 @nikilatoya.blacksky.app · 10/10/2025There needs to be a documentary on the Real Housewives franchise to Prison pipeline at this point…. 062
Reposted by Tia OsoOliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 10/10/2025News: Bari Weiss just sent a memo to staffers at CBS News asking them to produce a memo explaining "how you spend your working hours—and ideally, what you've made (or are making) that you're most proud of." One CBS News staffer puts it like this to me: "We just got Elon Musked." 33484731945
Tia Oso @fanniebluehamer.bsky.social · 10/10/2025He got the award because he broke the color line on the highest office. Which sounds old timey, because that’s how backwards the United States is. 110
Reposted by Tia Oso🎃 Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 08/10/2025"Black people are tired. Not metaphorically tired—actually tired. The kind of tired that turns every group chat into a mix of gallows humor and emotional triage." I write about white ignorance and how exhausting it is to hear white ppl insist "this isn't who we are, when it's ALWAYS who we've been.rewirenewsgroup.comWhite People’s Performative Ignorance Is Exhausting—OpinionDisbelief over authoritarianism in America isn’t a cutesy personality trait. It’s a confession: You haven’t been paying attention. 682043736
Reposted by Tia OsoPerry Bacon @perrybaconjr.bsky.social · 07/10/2025Bill Maher says he still votes for Democratic candidates. But Weiss has helped provide language for Maher, Bezos and other coastal, non-evangelical people to express their views and resentments. It's a new version of "moderate" conservatism. newrepublic.com/article/2014...newrepublic.comMAGA Lite: What “Bari Weiss Conservatism” Is, and Why It’s DangerousThe new CBS executive isn’t exactly MAGA. But her polite Trumpism will still help destroy America as we know it. 26014
Reposted by Tia OsoBlac Eve @eveshabazz.bsky.social · 05/10/2025The police funding discussion was laughed at… “what do you mean DEFUND the police?”. Funding levels have skyrocketed to support the activities we see right now. Now it’s “…but nobody knew it would be this bad…” Yeah, WE knew! 635166
Reposted by Tia OsoChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 06/10/2025I don’t really understand the people who think we shouldn’t situate the current moment in context of the last 25 years in American politics, including the actions of the three Democrats who were president during that time 311310280
Reposted by Tia OsoKD @kadeeja.blacksky.app · 06/10/2025I can’t believe I’m still in the streets having to protest the same shit 231
Reposted by Tia OsoKD @kadeeja.blacksky.app · 06/10/2025I’ve been spending my time warning anyone who will listen about the scale and secrecy of data center deals. Check me and my troublemaking friends out 01921
Reposted by Tia Osoryéder. rider. writer. @theanyarye.blacksky.app · 06/10/2025oh? you said something? yeah, yeah, okay. 0119
Reposted by Tia Oso🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · 03/10/2025I mean she has a name … but we ain’t gonna say it but hey . Props to Eamon for marrying and being willing to stay with a woman who dares do things . 15813
Reposted by Tia OsoSusan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 03/10/2025people who would sacrifice the human rights of others will get people already in the tent killed 312911
Reposted by Tia OsoSusan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 03/10/2025“we heard tale of expanding the tent” 181872374
Reposted by Tia OsoThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 03/10/2025Sen. @ossoff.senate.gov on rural hospital closures: “We’re the wealthiest country in the world. Every community—rural, suburban, urban, Black, white, rich, poor—deserves world-class healthcare. That’s the bare minimum.” 16065032088
Reposted by Tia OsoThe Associated Press @apnews.com · 03/10/2025Fire crews are battling massive flames at a Chevron refinery just outside of Los Angeles. California Gov.bit.lyMassive fire erupts at Chevron refinery near Los AngelesFire crews are battling massive flames at a Chevron refinery just outside of Los Angeles. California Gov. 1212649
Reposted by Tia OsoPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 03/10/2025"Armed federal agents in military fatigues busted down their doors overnight, pulling men, women and children from their apartments, some of them naked, residents and witnesses said." www.wbez.org/immigration/... 751413680
Reposted by Tia OsoNPR @npr.org · 03/10/2025NPR looked into malfunctions on lines that power individual homes in one of the communities hardest hit by the LA fires in January. Here's what we found.n.pr5 takeaways from NPR's investigation into the role of distribution lines in LA firesNPR looked into malfunctions on lines that power individual homes in one of the communities hardest hit by the LA fires in January. Here's what we found. 321851
Reposted by Tia OsoJason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 03/10/2025so the US government just forced a tech company to delete an app it doesn’t like, which is totally normal stuff www.404media.co/iceblock-own...404media.coICEBlock Owner After Apple Removes App: ‘We Are Determined to Fight This’Apple removed ICEBlock reportedly after direct pressure from Department of Justice officials. “I am incredibly disappointed by Apple's actions today. Capitulating to an authoritarian regime is never t... 731163766931
Reposted by Tia OsoSDixon @bpanther1.bsky.social · 03/10/2025apnews.com/article/gull...apnews.comGeorgia's highest court sides with slave descendants fighting to protect threatened island communityGeorgia's highest court is siding with Black landowners in a zoning dispute affecting a historic Gullah-Geechee community. 031
Reposted by Tia OsoGovernor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 03/10/2025ICE is running around Chicago harassing people for not being white. Just a year ago, that was illegal in the United States and now it’s commonplace. That’s not making America great again.blockclubchicago.orgSouth Shore Residents Return To Ransacked Apartments After ICE Raid: 'It Looks Like Hell'A "now renting" sign outside touts granite countertops. Inside, residents are trying to make sense of the raid that made their already neglected building even worse. 1329281729989
Reposted by Tia OsoRoxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 03/10/2025I really need all of us to abandon any impostor syndrome. It’s time. 13575741487
Reposted by Tia OsoAnil Dash @anildash.com · 02/10/2025Yes, Olivia Rodrigo was inspired by Taylor to get control of her masters, and that’s great! But Prince helped Hendrix’s estate get back control of his recordings. And pushed everyone from Madonna to Nas to DMX to Mariah Carey to Jay Z on owning their masters *decades* earlier. That opened the door. 121562229
Reposted by Tia OsoSolomon @solomonrmissouri.com · 01/10/2025Guys evangelical Christians have poor politics… it’s a whole thing 211223
Reposted by Tia OsoSoufcak @soufcak.bsky.social · 02/10/2025So they plan to arrest some wealthy brown folks?media.tenor.comtwo men are sitting at a table in front of a crowd and one of them is saying that 's a bold strategy cottonALT: two men are sitting at a table in front of a crowd and one of them is saying that 's a bold strategy cotton 1651
Reposted by Tia OsoKyle Fett @b0ndz.bsky.social · 01/10/2025There is NO SUCH THING as "unconstitutional DEI principles". The constitution says NOTHING about DEI. They are just LYING to do whatever they want. 2716
Reposted by Tia OsoAlex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 02/10/2025This comment nails it. Frankly it’s none of anyone’s business who else is in a public lavatory, even if they consider someone is in the “wrong” one. If you’re upset by the mere presence of somebody else for reasons of your own beliefs, that’s your problem. 17917246
Reposted by Tia OsoJoseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 01/10/2025New: 404 Media and Freedom of the Press Foundation are suing DHS. We're seeking a copy of a data agreement that is giving ICE the personal data of nearly 80 million Medicaid patients. This is on top of our other lawsuit seeking ICE's $2 million spyware contract www.404media.co/404-media-an...404media.co404 Media and Freedom of the Press Foundation Sue DHSBoth organizations are seeking a copy of a data sharing agreement that is giving the personal data of nearly 80 million Medicaid patients to ICE. 211442
