Reposted by @otthompson.bsky.socialPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 14/09/202587-year-old Cecil Williams walked down the runway to "Neva Scared" during Actively Black and Spill's #NYFW show this weekend www.whatimreading.net/p/civil-righ... 622971753
Reposted by @otthompson.bsky.socialIda Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 10/09/2025The MSNBC commentator saying that most political violence has historically come from the left just once again showed how we suffer from failing to learn history. Lynching, pogroms, race riots, the political violence that ended Reconstruction, and against the Civil Rights Movement. Come on. 13904114410193
Reposted by @otthompson.bsky.socialPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 30/07/2025A spokesperson for the Freedom Flotilla Coalition tells me: “Chris Smalls is still in Givon Prison and despite repeated requests to meet with the U.S. Embassy has been ignored by his country after being abducted by the IOF in international waters.” 9242682006
Reposted by @otthompson.bsky.socialPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 23/07/2025It’s impossible to watch this without getting emotional 311382323
Reposted by @otthompson.bsky.socialPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 21/07/2025Malcolm-Jamal Warner has died, according to multiple reports. He was 54people.comMalcolm-Jamal Warner, Who Played Son Theo on The Cosby Show, Dies at 54Malcolm-Jamal Warner has died, PEOPLE confirms. The actor, who played Theo on 'The Cosby Show,' was 54. 32233151023
Reposted by @otthompson.bsky.socialThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 12/07/2025In April, U.S.-made bombs destroyed a detention facility that held Ethiopian migrants in Yemen, crushing bodies and shredding limbs. Few answers have emerged, and the U.S. has not claimed responsibility. Amid official silence, the survivors are left wondering why.nytimes.comThey Fled War in Ethiopia. Then American Bombs Found Them. 20041551653
Reposted by @otthompson.bsky.socialSimon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 06/07/2025The entire reason we created the ACA and Medicaid expansion is many jobs don’t offer health insurance, and certainly those who work as contractors or consultants are not employees. They all understand this and are just saying crazy shit up there all the time. Ugly bill will hurt entrepreneurship. 2243265890
otthompson.bsky.social @otthompson.bsky.social · 04/07/2025Before y’all jump on Olandria I think it’s important to note that she prob has a real friendship with Austin and doesn’t know his political views. Also keep in mind Austin was the ONLY person to vote against Taylor on the epi. Charlie left so she prolly was returning the favor. #loveislandUSA 250
Reposted by @otthompson.bsky.socialZohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 03/07/2025Trump and Republicans in Congress are trying to pull off one of the biggest heists in U.S. history. The so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” is robbery, plain and simple. And it’s being committed by the billionaire class and the politicians they put into office. 11259161196
Reposted by @otthompson.bsky.socialElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 30/06/2025In classic Republican fashion—they've found a way to make their "Big Beautiful Bill" even worse. More cuts to health care. More money added to the debt. More Americans suffer. 45840287
Reposted by @otthompson.bsky.socialPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 25/06/2025NEW YORK (AP) — Andrew Cuomo concedes New York City Democratic mayoral primary to Zohran Mamdani. 195113652142
Reposted by @otthompson.bsky.socialLive 5 News @live5news.com · 22/06/2025Lowcountry community honors black historic cemetery #chsnews live5news.comLowcountry community honors black historic cemetery The Lowcountry is home to hundreds of historic African American cemeteries, but because of a lack of documentation and records, they can often be overlooked. 0142
Reposted by @otthompson.bsky.socialPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 22/06/2025AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas governor signs bill requiring Ten Commandments to be displayed in classrooms, the largest state to do so. 8921562
Reposted by @otthompson.bsky.socialMina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 10/06/2025The disparity btwn what’s actually happening in Los Angeles and the way it’s being mischaracterized is one of the biggest stress tests of modern media in recent memory. Botted socials, AI, old clips, declining literacy—it’s like seeing a broken emergency response system hit by a storm. 9794547311123
Reposted by @otthompson.bsky.socialThe Athletic @theathletic.com · 01/06/2025The USWNT defeats China 3-0 🇺🇸 593408292
Reposted by @otthompson.bsky.socialPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 21/12/2024A huge barred owl flew down a Virginia family’s chimney, knocked over the star on top of their Christmas tree, and perched himself on top www.wusa9.com/article/life... 920237113775
Reposted by @otthompson.bsky.socialMorgan Jerkins @mjerkins.bsky.social · 10/12/2024From an interview I did with Nikki Giovanni back in 2017: 141401570
Reposted by @otthompson.bsky.socialPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 10/12/2024Virginia Tech professor and poet, Nikki Giovanni, has died at the age of 81.wdbj7.comWell-known Virginia Tech professor dies at 81Virginia Tech professor and poet, Nikki Giovanni, has died at the age of 81. 32294972502
