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Max @max0123.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
An Israeli lawmaker recently promoted visiting the site as an enjoyable way of “occupying the land….Old deed documents showed the property, including both fields, the pool and the spring that feeds it were bought over a century ago. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/w...
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Israeli Tourist Trap ‘Herod’s Pool’ Is Draining Palestinians’ Land Dry
Israeli lawmakers have promoted visits to an ancient reservoir in the West Bank that was refilled this summer with water diverted from Palestinian-owned farms.
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Max @max0123.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
What Bill of Rights? connect-the-dots-101.blog/2026/09/27/w...
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What Bill of Rights?
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Max @max0123.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Barefoot and pregnant connect-the-dots-101.blog/2026/09/23/n...
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New front in the war against the working poor
Becca Williams, a stay-at-home mother, with her husband and children. “I feel like it’s important to have one parent that stays home.  Republicans are sharply divided over a new plan being dra…
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Max @max0123.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
More blood on our hands. The former official, José Serrano, is being held in a maximum-security prison in Ecuador, where he was told that video of him stripped naked would be shared with the Ecuadorean president, Daniel Noboa, according to his lawyers. connect-the-dots-101.blog/2026/09/23/b...
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Blood on our hands too.
“We said it, we did it,” Mr. Noboa boasted in Spanish on social media just 15 minutes after records show U.S. officials had placed Mr. Serrano on a small charter plane bound for Ecuador. U.S. Fast-…
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Max @max0123.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Meet the new boss; same as the old boss. Best analysis of what should the shape of the A.I. so-called debate www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/o... open.spotify.com/track/1W1Gpf...
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Opinion | New Matrix, Meet the Old Matrix
The railroads were once the octopus that A.I. is now.
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Max @max0123.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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Quotation of the day
“The museum has to be on a foundation of truth,” Bunch said. “Whatever it is.” In 2005, Dr. Bunch was appointed as the founding director of the National Museum of African American History and Cultu…
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Max @max0123.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Thousands of containers filled with food, medicine and other goods bound for Cuba have been stranded throughout the Caribbean since two shipping giants stopped deliveries to avoid tough U.S. sanctions. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/w...
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Trump’s Economic Vise Leaves Cubans Desperate for Food and Medicine
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Max @max0123.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
“Smithsonian Connects Jefferson’s Hair to Hemings’s Children” An event announcing the findings has been moved from the American history museum and closed to the news media. An online public lecture was canceled. connect-the-dots-101.blog/2026/09/21/t...
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Max @max0123.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Its subjects described factory-scale targeting, enabled by artificial intelligence, in which little effort was made to avoid enormous numbers of civilian casualties. “The goal was quantity, not quality. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/o...
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Opinion | Why Israel Fears This Searing New Documentary
It’s hard to tell whether Israelis are enraged by “NAZA” because they think it’s full of lies, or because they know or fear it’s true.
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Max @max0123.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
“I don’t want them in my office.” www.facebook.com/share/v/19H3...
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Max @max0123.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Building there would sever the northern half of the West Bank from the southern half. Most of the world considers settlement in the occupied territories to be a violation of international law and sees the West Bank as a core part of any future Palestinian state. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/w...
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What Is the E1 Project, Israel’s Disputed Settlement Plan in the West Bank?
Israel’s right-wing government is opening bidding for thousands of housing units in a patch of the West Bank, a move that would thwart efforts at Palestinian statehood.
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Max @max0123.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Willie Horton 2.0. Trump refers to Black man from racially offensive 1988 campaign ad while stumping in North Carolina- “Same thing as this, same as, same exact thing,” the president told the crowd in Gastonia. apnews.com/article/trum...
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Max @max0123.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Ms. Walker had sought an abortion…because she didn’t expect to survive the pregnancy with her diagnosis. The lawsuit claims that Mr. Paxton’s office and medical leaders in the state created a climate of fear that affected the care Ms. Walker received. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/u...
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Texas Abortion Ban Blamed in Pregnant Woman’s Death in Lawsuit
The lawsuit claims that state officials created a climate of fear that kept doctors from ending Tierra Walker’s pregnancy before she died.
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Max @max0123.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Officer Sues Capitol Police, Alleging Racial Bias www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/u... A veteran US Capitol Police officer who responded to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack..sued the agency alleging that she was passed over for a promotion as part of a push to eliminate racial and gender diversity on the force.
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Officer Sues Capitol Police, Alleging Racial Bias
It was the latest in a string of discrimination complaints against the department, which has paid out nearly $1 million since 2022 for employment claims.
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Max @max0123.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Trump Approves $2.8 Billion Arms Sale to Israel, Including 40,000 One-Ton Bombs www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/u... Human rights groups and some foreign governments have condemned Israel for dropping the giant munitions in densely populated areas.
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Trump Approves $2.8 Billion Arms Sale to Israel, Including 40,000 One-Ton Bombs
The package would be among the largest deliveries of U.S. munitions to Israel.
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Max @max0123.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Trump has read the conservative Supreme Court’s 2023 ruling in Students for Fair Admissions…far beyond what the opinion called for. It remains willfully blind about antisemitism on the right [but] is exploiting antisemitism [allegations on the left] to finish the job. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/o...
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Opinion | For Trump, Jews Are Proving to Be a Very Useful Tool
Debates about Jews are never just about Jews.
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Max @max0123.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
“Pentagon Inspector General Details U.S. Losses and Challenges in Iran War” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/u...
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Max @max0123.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
National Park Service officials agree that the arch would adversely affect the cemetery, the Lincoln Memorial and several dozen other historic sites. [They] would mitigate the arch’s impact [by] creating new signs and webpages to explain the project to the public. 🤔
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Trump’s arch will harm historic sites but must proceed, federal officials say
National Park Service officials acknowledge that President Donald Trump’s planned arch would harm dozens of historic sites but say it must move forward anyway.
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Max @max0123.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Whistle-Blower: Federal Agents May Have Broken State Laws in Search for Voter Fraud www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...
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Whistle-Blower: Federal Agents May Have Broken State Laws in Search for Voter Fraud
Agents expressed concern about being directed by top Homeland Security leaders to use private information to look up voter records in state databases.
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Max @max0123.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Elections have consequences. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/w...
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Rising Fuel Prices Set Off Anger and Protests Around the World
From Indonesia to Guatemala to Syria, shortages and price increases are leading to protests and blackouts.
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Max @max0123.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
“Trump is preparing temporary signs that will accuse the National Museum of American History of ideological bias.His executive order calling for the displays also ordered the Park Service to direct visitors to White House–approved resources on history.” www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 15/09/2026
enjoyed making this one youtu.be/zGYmIwM4T90
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Smart Answers to Stupid Comments About Slavery
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
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Max @max0123.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
“There have been purges of senior military officers on a scale unlike anything in the modern history of the department. There have been new restrictions on where officers can study and what thoughts they can express in academic papers.”
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In Hegseth’s Pentagon, Top Leaders Battle Turmoil
Persistent distractions are feeding a climate of mistrust as the U.S. military faces a series of wartime issues, including shortfalls of missile interceptors.
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Max @max0123.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The Elimination Project: Israel’s Systematic Dismantling of Palestinian Collective Life in the West Bank www.btselem.org/the_eliminat...
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Max @max0123.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
This offensive ad has run for months on MSNOW. It was recently edited to sharpen the racist effect. This buffoonery has no place on the public airways. @maddow.msnbc.com,@velshi.sky.social, @chrislhayes.bsky.social, @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc,@elienyc.bsky.social, @symonedsanders.bsky.social
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Max @max0123.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
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Max @max0123.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
@velshi.sky.social, @chrislhayes.bsky.social, @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com, @mehdirhasan.bsky.social, @maddow.msnbc.com #SignalBoost, #addtoBlackSky, #resistance @staceyabrams.com, @jasmineforus.bsky.social
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No Kings in America
Trumbull, CT
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Max @max0123.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
On this day in history. #SignalBoost, #addtoBlackSky, #resistance,
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Traffickers Bring First Enslaved Africans to Jamestown, Virginia
On this day in history… The stage was set for slavery in the U.S. as early as the 14th century, when Spain and Portugal began to capture Africans for enslavement in Europe. Slavery eventually expan…
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Max @max0123.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Remember this when Trump deploys troops to big cities in swing states in the run-up to the 2016 midterms and ICE is snatching people out of lines at polling stations and we're reminiscing about life in pre-fascist America. #SignalBoost, #addtoBlackSky, #resistance @chrislhayes.bsky.social,
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White governors send troops to support occupation of Black city in support of authoritarian ambitions of openly racist president.
That’s a headline you’ll never see. 10 bucks for every reference to racism in this article in our national newspaper of record.  Remember this when Trump deploys troops to big cities in …
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Max @max0123.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Lady Liberty, 2016 #SignalBoost, #addtoBlackSky, #resistance,
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Lady Liberty, 2016
“Ferguson, Baltimore… This time, enough was enough. I had to do something. When the armored officers rushed at me, I had no fear. I wasn’t afraid. I was just wondering: ‘How do these people sleep a…
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Max @max0123.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Killing the messengers #SignalBoost, #addtoBlackSky, #resistance, #SaveGaza, #stopTheGenocide
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Killing the messengers
An Israeli airstrike kills a prominent Al Jazeera journalist and colleagues in Gaza
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Max @max0123.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
"Our capital city has been overtaken by violent gangs and bloodthirsty criminals, roving mobs of wild youth, drugged-out maniacs and homeless people” #SignalBoost, #addtoBlackSky, #resistance,
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Trump puts Washington, DC, police under federal control, deploys National Guard
Trump puts Washington, DC, police under federal control, deploys National Guard.
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Max @max0123.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Back the blue…into a corner and kill them. #SignalBoost, #addtoBlackSky, #resistance,
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Back the blue…into a corner and kill them.
NPR has obtained police bodycam footage from multiple angles of the former defendant and current administration official, Jared Wise, berating officers and calling them “Nazi” and &#822…
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Max @max0123.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
The Empire Strikes Back #SignalBoost, #addtoBlackSky, #resistance,
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Striking (yet another) blow for White Supremacy.
One hopes the AP will clarify this. What is “recent” is Trump’s successful campaign to whitewash American history.
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Max @max0123.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Live (8:40 EST, 8/4/25) from Columbus Circle NYC outsideTrump’s International Hotel. “Jews say no more.” “Not another nickel, not another dime, no more money for Israel’s crime.” There were arrests. #SignalBoost, #addtoBlackSky, #resistance
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Max @max0123.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Live (8:40 EST, 8/4/25) from Columbus Circle NYC outsideTrump’s International Hotel. “Jews say no more.” “Not another nickel, not another dime, no more money for Israel’s crime.” There were arrests. #SignalBoost, #addtoBlackSky, #resistance
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Max @max0123.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Please stop talking about Elmo. The vacuum will be filled by Fox, Sinclair Broadcast Group and the cowards at CBS. #SignalBoost, #addtoBlackSky, #resistance
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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting said Friday that it would shut down next year, effectively ending its half-century role as a backer of NPR, PBS, and local radio and TV stations across the Unit...
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting said Friday that it would shut down next year, effectively ending its half-century role as a backer of NPR, PBS, and local radio and TV stations across the U…
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Max @max0123.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Be empathetic. #SignalBoost, #addtoBlackSky, #resistance
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“What I wouldn’t give…”
Immigration. Empathy.
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Max @max0123.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
#SignalBoost, #addtoBlackSky, #resistance
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No Fishing, No Bathing, No Distraction from Starvation—Israel bans beach access in Gaza
Once a rare refuge in war-torn Gaza, the beach offered relief and a glimpse of freedom. Now, even the sea is off-limits
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Max @max0123.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
Central Park, NYC
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Max @max0123.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
MAGA. Like in 1946? #SignalBoost, #addtoBlackSky, #resistance
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In this day in history— Black Veteran Maceo Snipes Fatally Shot After Voting in Georgia Primary
On July 18, 1946, a white mob shot a 37-year-old Black veteran named Maceo Snipes at his home in Butler, Georgia. A day earlier, Mr. Snipes had exercised his constitutional right to vote in the Geo…
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Max @max0123.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
#SignalBoost, #addtoBlackSky, #resistance
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I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It.
My inescapable conclusion has become that Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinian people. Having grown up in a Zionist home, lived the first half of my life in Israel, served in the I…
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Max @max0123.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
#SignalBoost, #addtoBlackSky, #resistance
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Sotomayor: Supreme Court Expedites Trump ‘Lawlessness’ With Education Department Decision
Sotomayor: Supreme Court Expedites Trump ‘Lawlessness’ With Education Department Decision 
”Only Congress has the power to abolish the department…When the executive publicly annou…
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Max @max0123.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
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On this day…
“Integration represents darkness, regimentation, totalitarianism, communism and destruction,” Robert Patterson wrote in 1956. “Segregation represents the freedom to choose one’s associates, America…
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Max @max0123.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Resist
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Trump Threatens to Arrest NYC Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani
President Donald Trump threatened to have New York City’s Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani arrested if he prevents federal law enforcement from carrying out immigration-related arrests i…
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Max @max0123.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
Question— What’s with the masks? Does HR 6395 require federal agents to identify themselves? @wagnertonight.msnbc.com, @velshi.sky.social, @chrislhayes.bsky.social, @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com, @mehdirhasan.bsky.social, @maddow.msnbc.com #SignalBoost, #addtoBlackSky, #resistance @staceyabrams.com,
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New Law Requires Federal Agents to Identify Themselves to Protesters | ACLU
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Max @max0123.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
On the streets. @wagnertonight.msnbc.com, @velshi.sky.social, @chrislhayes.bsky.social, @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com, @mehdirhasan.bsky.social, @maddow.msnbc.com #SignalBoost, #addtoBlackSky, #resistance @jasmineforus.bsky.social, @wagnertonight.msnbc.com
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on the streets
No Kings Day, 2025. Trumbull, CT 13 Practice Corporeal Politics Power wants your body softening in your chair and your emotions dissipating on the screen. Get outside. Put your body in unfamiliar p…
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Max @max0123.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Close but no cigar. Let’s put an asterisk on Juneteenth. #SignalBoost, #addtoBlackSky, #resistance @wagnertonight.msnbc.com, @velshi.sky.social, @chrislhayes.bsky.social, @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com, @mehdirhasan.bsky.social, @wagnertonight.msnbc.com
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Let’s put an asterisk on Juneteenth
In 1863 President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation which did not end slavery in the nation since it only applied to areas of the Confederacy currently in a state of rebellion (and not e…
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Max @max0123.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Resistance has a history. #SignalBoost, #addtoBlackSky, #resistance
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Resistance Has a History
“On June 18, 1963, law enforcement arrested 200 protesters during a sit-in at a downtown store, and another 250 were arrested for lying down in front of the nearby county courthouse. The protesters…
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Shellraiser B Woke - Living Saint of Purity🏳️‍⚧️🖤💜🤍 💛 @shelleybwoke.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
oh, the sick irony.
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