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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13h
The arguments you've heard against California's billionaire tax are utter BS. Here to debunk them — and explain why you should vote YES on Prop 40 — is renowned economist @gabrielzucman.bsky.social
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 13h
A judge has ordered the release of Douglas Stewart Carter, a 71-year-old Black man who has spent decades on death row for a 1985 killing he did not commit. He spent 41 years in prison.
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migas7.bsky.social @migas7.bsky.social · 19h
The Real Stories - not the GOP's.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
MacFarlane: The Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio has got the same issue. Last year, they paid $50,000 for diesel to transport their food. Now, they’re paying $150,000 for the diesel to transport their food.
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JanFromTheBruce 🍁 @janfromthebruce.bsky.social · 15h
Every day I am going to post this (permission from Del Schilling). Will you join me? Over 5700+ Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls #MMIWG #cdnpoli
A group of Indigenous women holding signs to raise awareness for MMIWG. There are large poster boards of pictures of the missing women. They are on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, the location of Canada's federal government.
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Msl237 @msl237.bsky.social · 13h
To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. (@eji.org) calendar.eji.org/racial-injus...
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Sep. 29, 1915 | Alabama Forbids White Nurses to Treat Black Men
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
IMPORTANT: There are 15 states that require in-person registration 28–30 days before an election, meaning this maybe your last week to register. Check your registration at Vote.gov.
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Register to vote in your state | Vote.gov
Find the information you need to make registration and voting easy. Official voter registration website of the United States government.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 28/09/2026
NEW: ProPublica’s reporting reveals for the first time the extent of the White House’s role in trying to dictate how mail-in ballots are processed, spurring behind-the-scenes drama that played out for nearly a year.
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The Untold Origins of Trump’s Plan to Sharply Restrict Mail-In Voting
ProPublica’s reporting reveals for the first time the extent of the White House’s role in trying to dictate how mail-in ballots are processed, spurring behind-the-scenes drama that played out for near...
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Uniongrl ☮️ 🌍🎵🌻🦋 @uniongrl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🚨 Attn: Texans Please verify that your name is on the voter rolls. If you are supposed to be on the voter rolls but aren't, please request a provisional ballot. If you are having any issues, contact your County Auditor's Office. This is unacceptable. www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
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Error leads to backlog of tens of thousands of voter registration applications in Texas
County election officials are rushing to deal with the pile of delayed records before early voting begins in the state next month.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The rich would prefer you to believe that the "free market" is subject to the immutable law of supply and demand. But for years, the wealthy and powerful have manipulated the market for their own gain. There is nothing “free” about it. Watch.
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Msl237 @msl237.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. (@eji.org) calendar.eji.org/racial-injus...
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Sep. 28, 1868 | White Mobs Massacre Black Community in Opelousas, Louisiana
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 28/09/2026
NEW: Food banks across America are being overwhelmed by surging demand. Scott MacFarlane went inside to see the crisis firsthand. Here’s what he found:
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“They don’t understand the scale of the hunger!”- An unfolding crisis at the nation’s food banks
Weeks before the midterm elections, the cost crisis is hammering food pantries in red and blue states
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EveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Rather than ban books, consider strategies that support your child’s needs while allowing others the freedom to read. Here are three steps you can take to give you peace of mind while still ensuring that your child gets the benefits of reading... buff.ly/SxnxJgl #library #libraries #read
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A 3-Step Approach to Protecting Your Child without Banning Books
Communicating with your child about what they're reading can be a better approach than banning books at the library.
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Equal Justice Initiative @eji.org · 27/09/2026
On this day in 1958, after violent resistance to integrating Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, white residents voted to close local public schools rather than comply with federal desegregation orders.
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Sep. 27, 1958 | White Little Rock Voters Choose to Close Public Schools Rather Than Integrate
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The English Oak Project @thekentacorn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Nature is not a place to visit. It is our home
Winnie the Pooh & Christopher Robin inspect a hollow oak
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026
NEW: ProPublica’s Jake Pearson lost $10,000 mimicking the betting patterns of a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company’s “responsible gaming” safeguards. One week in, he was invited to become a VIP — and faced little pushback as he spiraled.
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I Deliberately Bet Like a Problem Gambler. DraftKings Made Me a VIP.
Amid growing public health concerns, operators like DraftKings have touted “responsible gaming” tools and prompts. But as I went off the deep end, I found they were no match for the incentives and pro...
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Politics and Health 🗳️ 🩺 @politicshealth.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
So fuc*ing infuriating and sad. The CDC used to be the crown jewel of the world's scientific firmament. Other countries came to us for help fighting deadly diseases. Its disease detectives learned what caused illness and helped change practices to prevent them. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/h...
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‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission (Gift Article)
The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control.
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Msl237 @msl237.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. (@eji.org) calendar.eji.org/racial-injus...
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Sep. 26, 1963 | Alabama Supreme Court Approves White Prosecutor's Insult of Black Woman
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 25/09/2026
When the Trump administration took a wrecking ball to the Department of Education last year, a little-known agency called the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) was among the hardest hit, losing more than 95% of its workforce. 🧵
A bar chart showing a dramatic reduction in employees at the NCES, dropping from 100 in 2024 to 4 in 2025, and then rising slightly to 12 in 2026.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 25/09/2026
With no government enforcement, many southern school districts, along with others across the country, will soon be able to discriminate openly. trib.al/AaSCbXP
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Trump’s Justice Department Gives Up on Desegregation
The DOJ is no longer bothering to enforce racial desegregation of schools..
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Joe Katz @joekatz45.bsky.social · 22/08/2024
Ruby Bridges mention, meaning it's time for our obligatory reminder that school desegregation pioneer Ruby Bridges is not yet 70 years old
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 02/05/2025
"When [DOJ] lifted a school desegregation order in Louisiana this week, officials called its continued existence a 'historical wrong' and suggested that others dating to the Civil Rights Movement should be reconsidered." They said desegregation was a "historical wrong." www.cnn.com/2025/05/02/u...
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Justice Department ends Civil Rights-era school desegregation order in Louisiana | CNN
The Justice Department is lifting a school desegregation order in Louisiana dating to the Civil Rights Movement, calling its continued existence a “historical wrong” and suggesting that others across ...
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 01/05/2025
they are literal segregationists apnews.com/article/scho...
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The Justice Department ended a decades-old school desegregation order. Others are expected to fall
The Justice Department is lifting a school desegregation order in Louisiana dating to the Civil Rights Movement, calling its continued existence a “historical wrong” and suggesting that others across ...
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The nearly decade-long case of Crystal Mason, who was sentenced to 5 yrs in prison over a voting error, will end with an acquittal The wife of the current district attorney, who fought to keep her conviction in place, asked Crystal if she would consider voting for him
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Texas woman triumphs as court upholds acquittal in voting error case
Crystal Mason has spent nearly a decade fighting conviction for casting provisional ballot that ultimately wasn’t counted
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 25/09/2026
Apparently $12M was moved from HHS's Office of Minority Health to help fund RFK Jr's security, while grants supporting preventive care for low income communities were canceled. Waste, fraud, abuse, and a spectacularly bad use of public health dollars 😒
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Exclusive | RFK Jr.’s Enhanced Security Was Funded With Money From Minority Health Office
The cost of the health secretary’s security grew from roughly $10 million in fiscal year 2025 to $17 million in fiscal year 2026.
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Msl237 @msl237.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. (@eji.org) calendar.eji.org/racial-injus...
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Sep. 24, 1964 | Over 7,500 People Protest Racial Integration of New York City Schools
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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
100% #BookSky #WritingCommunity
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Ms. Magazine @msmagazine.com · 23/09/2026
In 2024, nearly 2,400 women were killed by men, according to the Violence Policy Center. Of these, 86.9 percent knew their killer—nearly nine out of 10.
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A Restraining Order Is Not Enough When an Abuser Has a Gun
Nearly 2,400 women were killed by men in 2024, according to a recent Violence Policy Center report. Nearly nine out of 10 knew their killer, and firearms were used in 63.4 percent of these homicides. ...
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Msl237 @msl237.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. (@eji.org) calendar.eji.org/racial-injus...
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Sep. 23, 1955 | All-White Jury Acquits White Men Who Murdered 14-Year-Old Emmett Till
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Helen @helenmaryme.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Absolutely
Reasons why I'm polite to waiters - Because I realize they're human beings, trying to make a living, not my servants.
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Msl237 @msl237.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. (@eji.org) calendar.eji.org/racial-injus...
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Sep. 22, 1906 | White Mobs Terrorize African Americans in Atlanta, Killing Dozens
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Everything the pro-Trump billionaire Ellison family will now own: Paramount+ CBS CNN Showtime HBO Warner Bros TNT TBS MTV DC Studios Nickelodeon Comedy Central And more... With this comes the power to decide which stories get told, but more importantly, which stories DON'T get told. Shameful.
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Msl237 @msl237.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
day lily #summer
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it's Candy Love @candylovely.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Basketball player detained by ICE #Kentucky www.thestate.com/sports/colle...
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ICE detained-HBCU basketball player reportedly needs treatment
An HBCU basketball player at Kentucky State University has spent more than a month in immigration custody after being detained by ICE while traveling with her team.
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Equal Justice Initiative @eji.org · 21/09/2026
On this day in 2011, Georgia executed Troy Davis despite new evidence of his innocence. The evidence was so compelling that three of his jurors urged the government to stop the execution.
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Sep. 21, 2011 | Troy Davis Executed in Georgia Despite Evidence of Innocence
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Msl237 @msl237.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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Msl237 @msl237.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. (@eji.org) calendar.eji.org/racial-injus...
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Sep. 19, 1868 | White Mobs Ambush Black People in Georgia in Mass Lynching
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SEIU_ORG @seiu.org · 17/09/2026
Remember when Chipotle blamed menu price increases on wage increases while making tens of millions a year?? …that same Chipotle that shamelessly tries to silence folks who are uniting for a voice at work. Surprise surprise, looks like they’re now teaming up with Palantir to track employee illnesses…
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We Regret to Inform You Chipotle Is Now Working With Palantir
Guacamole is extra, but a side of Palantir is free.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 16/09/2026
We found a 1980 police report labeled “NO PRESS.” A former city detective testified this designation was not unusual. It meant Syracuse University had “put their foot down and said no press for any kind of rape, robbery, burglary” near the school. (Published June)
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The Wrong Man: The Bestselling Author, the Exoneration and the Rape Crisis the Police Ignored
Five years after Anthony Broadwater was belatedly cleared for the sexual assault of Alice Sebold, the questions of how he came to be wrongly convicted and how one or more serial rapists operated for y...
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 17/09/2026
🧵 1/ Women should not be dying from ectopic pregnancies. With timely diagnosis and treatment, these deaths should be extraordinarily rare. Yet a new ProPublica analysis found nearly 200 deaths from 2020–2025 almost double the previous six years. www.propublica.org/article/ecto...
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Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.
With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, raises questions about the role of abortion bans.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 17/09/2026
Colin Kaepernick says MAGA Republicans have turned to his Autopsy Initiative and told him afterward: “This is just not what I expected from you.” Kaepernick: “It doesn’t matter if you’re a MAGA Republican. To me, you should get justice.”
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Msl237 @msl237.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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From Dixie to DOGE: Gutting the federal workforce is a direct attack on the Black middle class
Remarks by the president of the federal employees union at the Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference.
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Joe "Radical Left Scum" Fink 🇸🇮 🇺🇦 🇨🇦🇬🇱 🇺🇳🌈🇯🇴 @joefink53.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
American Exceptionalism! On this day in 1849 Harriet Tubman escaped slavery in Maryland with two of her brothers... Tubman devoted her life to helping others, helped free thousands thru the underground railroad, serving as a cook/nurse/scout/spy for the Union during the War, women suffrage...
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Msl237 @msl237.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. (@eji.org) calendar.eji.org/racial-injus...
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Sep. 17, 1630 | White Man Whipped for Interracial Relations in Colonial Virginia
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SiriusXM Urban View @urbanviewradio.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Claude Albert Barnett, founder of the Associated Negro Press, was born on this day in 1899. #UrbanViewMornings
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Msl237 @msl237.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. (@eji.org) calendar.eji.org/racial-injus...
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Sep. 16, 1928 | Hundreds of Black Victims of Hurricane Denied Proper Burial in Florida
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Msl237 @msl237.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. (@eji.org) calendar.eji.org/racial-injus...
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Sep. 15, 1963 | Four Black Girls Killed in Church Bombing in Birmingham, Alabama
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Msl237 @msl237.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. (@eji.org) calendar.eji.org/racial-injus...
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Sep. 14, 1874 | White Militia Wages Coup Against Integrated Louisiana Government
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Msl237 @msl237.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. (@eji.org) calendar.eji.org/racial-injus...
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Sep. 13, 1907 | White Methodists Exclude Black Clergy in Michigan
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Msl237 @msl237.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. (@eji.org) calendar.eji.org/racial-injus...
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Sep. 12, 1966 | White Mob Attacks Black Students for Integrating Schools in Grenada, MS
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