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Janice @OCG

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OUR COMMON GROUND - Live Black Truth Broadcaster 38 yrs " . . nothing to fall back on: not maleness, not whiteness, not ladyhood, not anything. And out of the profound desolation of her reality, she may very well have invented herself." - Toni Morrison

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Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 4h
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From THEY KNEW, published in 2022:
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The Democratic Coalition @thedemcoalition.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
They can lose your plan and sit on the files. Demand the release. The letter’s already written. #GOPWarOnHealthcare
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Tell Congress: Demand AG Blanche release ALL of the Epstein files now
Contact Congress today!
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Marcia on Maui @alohahana.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Release the Epstein Files‼️ He’s a traitor😡
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Rep. James Walkinshaw @repwalkinshaw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Friendly reminder: The Epstein files were legally required to be released by December 19, 2025. Nine months later, the Trump administration still hasn’t fully released them. Why? Survivors deserve justice. Release the files.
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Mona Burns @monaburns.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith's opening statement before SJC: “I stand by my decisions as Special Counsel, including my decision to bring charges against Trump. .. Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt .. I will not be silenced by the continued threats of prosecution" thehill.com/homenews/sen...
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Jack Smith stresses strength of Trump cases, says he will not be ‘silenced’ by threats
Former special counsel Jack Smith stressed in prepared remarks that it was the evidence tied to President Trump’s own actions that prompted him to bring charges against Trump. The opening statement…
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 29/09/2026
The ICE agent who shot Araujo in a Houston is named GREGORY FEATHERS. Make sure everyone knows.
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Janice @OCG @ourcommonground.com · 29/09/2026
These vermin KNOW what they want and they don't care that we don't want it too.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Before the week begins, I have a specific request: Spread the word about the threats to democracy and how we can fight back. Tell everyone to subscribe to Democracy Docket and share its content. demdock.com/4w6emld
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Citizens United Decision Faces Challenge From Montana #PolitiZoom
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Citizens United Decision Faces Challenge From Montana
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morbius @jazzpomegranate.com · 28/09/2026
i also recommend!!
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 27/09/2026
Journalist Molly Jong-Fast claimed to have gotten an early look at an upcoming documentary about Tesla CEO and Trump ally Elon Musk, and after watching the first two hours, said she realized why the billionaire "doesn't want" Americans to watch it.
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Upcoming doc Elon Musk ‘doesn’t want you to see’ exposes him as a ‘fraud’: journalist
Journalist Molly Jong-Fast claimed to have gotten an early look at an upcoming documentary about Tesla CEO and Trump ally Elon Musk, and after watching the first two hours, said she realized why the billionaire “doesn’t want” Americans to watch it.“I saw two hours of the documentary and I know why E...
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Citizen Portal News North Carolina @citizenptnewsnc.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A heated debate erupted as a public commenter warned that mandating Section 8 acceptance for city-subsidized projects could impose costly burdens on multifamily partners. Learn more here #GreensboroCityGuilfordCounty #NC #CitizenPortal #AffordableHousing #HousingPolicy #GreensboroCityInvestment
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Public commenter warns Section 8 requirement could burden multifamily partners; panelists call it a 'price of admission' for city-subsidized projects
A public commenter argued that requiring Section 8 acceptance for city-supported projects creates administrative and financial hurdles; panelists clarified the proposal applies to projects that accept city investment and acknowledged federal- and management-level difficulties.
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Being endorsed by the Service Employees International Union of Florida (SEIU FL) is personal and an honor for me. SEIU FL is part of how I got my start as an organizer in the state that I love. Thank you! #AngieForFlorida #SEIUFL
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Janice @OCG @ourcommonground.com · 26/09/2026
BLACK HISTORY IS EVIDENCE ::: Erasure Is the Point "Black history does not sit alongside American history as an elective chapter that can be removed when it makes somebody uncomfortable. Black history is evidence." #BlackHistory @blackysky.bsky.social @ersjournal.com #RacialJustice #NMAAH
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BLACK HISTORY IS EVIDENCE ::: Janice Off the Mic
BLACK HISTORY IS EVIDENCE Erasure Is the Point: What America Loses When It Removes Black History from the National Story IN RESPONSE This commentary is written in response to The Guardian’s S…
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Janice @OCG @ourcommonground.com · 26/09/2026
#FL #AngieforFL #HopeFlorida DeSantis is dumber than Donald Trump and the FL division of the Trump Global Criminal Cartel knows it. Ashley Moody and Bryron Donalds have been acting operative directors. Want to fix FL - calculate the corruption into the formula of the fix.
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Janice @OCG @ourcommonground.com · 26/09/2026
Someone understands that the point is not just the revision of Black history, but the erasure of it. What these vermin are doing is erasing white history (the slave trade/system in America) and erasing Black history (Black survival of American chattel slavery.
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
‘Let’s tell the truth’: Smithsonian head given standing ovation as he hits back at Trump attacks #TheGuardian
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‘Let’s tell the truth’: Smithsonian head given standing ovation as he hits back at Trump attacks
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Family, we have big business to handle! Join me and my special guest @bookersquared.bsky.social for a special zoom call with Black leaders from across Florida. We need everybody so bring your people and join us! 🗓️ Sunday, Sep 27 @ 7:00PM EST 🔗https://angie4us.com/BlackFamilyBiz #AngieForFlorida
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Russ @pappyparki.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
While Trump sits on 100s of millions of dollars of donor money, he makes clear that its his money now, American taxpayers are funding his self-love propaganda spots for Fox & right wing outlets. Celebrating "culture," patriotism, & "golden age of America." BS www.washingtonsun.com/whitehouse/w...
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White House Releases Second ‘Paid for By the U.S. Government’ Ad
The administration maintains that the advertisements are “public service announcements.”
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Janice @OCG @ourcommonground.com · 26/09/2026
One of the many "we knew that's" . How long do we abide his criminality ? If the Dems are coming with jackhammers, they might as well not come at all. Some of them are morons, some of them are just plain greedy but all of them are asking for a blue vote. What are we asking for? Alexa is AI. 😜
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 25/09/2026
Crystal Mason was acquitted this week after a yearslong illegal-voting case in Texas. Vann R. Newkirk II spoke with her in 2021 about how her life was upended in order to support the Republican myth that U.S. elections are rife with fraud.
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When the Myth of Voter Fraud Comes for You
To support the Republican narrative that our elections are rife with misconduct, someone needs to take the fall.
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Janice @OCG @ourcommonground.com · 25/09/2026
"Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson calls Supreme Court’s frequent use of emergency docket “problematic,” urges restraint . . . Jackson said the court has used the docket too often to issue decisions that have allowed the Trump administration to move forward while challenges play out in lower court."
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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson criticizes Supreme Court’s use of emergency docket
In a public appearance, Jackson said the high court’s use of the emergency docket was “problematic” and called for more restraint from her colleagues when using it.
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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Hi folks: Tomorrow on my weekly livestream "History Matters:" Banning the Press: A Bridge Too Far? IS THERE A Bridge Too Far?? Join us Friday 10AM ET www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxN4...
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Banning the Press: A Bridge Too Far? IS THERE a Bridge Too Far??
YouTube video by Dr. Joanne Freeman
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Janice @OCG @ourcommonground.com · 25/09/2026
"What happens when we discuss the condition of American democracy without examining what is happening to Black citizenship, Black political power, Black institutional presence, and Black historical memory?" #RacialJustice #Democracy BLACK STRUGGLE SINGULARLY MADE AMERICA CONFRONT DEMOCRACY
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BLACK STRUGGLE SINGULARLY MADE AMERICA CONFRONT DEMOCRACY ::: Part 1/4
BLACK STRUGGLE SINGULARLY MADE AMERICA CONFRONT DEMOCRACY Black struggle did not simply expand democracy to include Black people. It repeatedly forced America to confront the difference between its…
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Effective 2025 federal tax rates paid by these corporations: Alphabet: 8.01% AT&T: 4.6% Meta: 3.57% General Motors: 3.09% Amazon: 1.37% Exxon Mobil: 1.31% Disney: -1.57% CVS Health: -3.88% Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5% This is what a rigged system looks like.
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Progress Florida @progressflorida.org · 24/09/2026
Hope Florida has hollowed out Florida’s safety net. Floridians are paying the price. floridatrib.org/2026/09/23/h...
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How Hope Florida quietly hollowed out Florida’s safety net
State records show the controversial initiative shifted priorities away from DCF’s eligibility division that has since failed federal standards and left Floridians cut off
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The Nation Magazine @thenation.com · 22/09/2026
Last night on the eve of the of the United Nations General Assembly, @sanders.senate.gov delivered a foreign policy address at the historic Riverside Church. Read his full remarks here:
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Bernie Sanders: “People Are Sick and Tired of the Status Quo. People Want Change”
Exclusive: Read the text of a major foreign-policy address delivered by the independent senator at Riverside Church.
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Sassy0210 @sassy0210.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Mississippi Goddam. "Those who commit the murders write the reports." --Ida B. Wells Justice for Nolan Xavier Wells 🕊️ abcnews.com/US/criminal-...
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No criminal charges in the death of Nolan Wells: Grand jury report
The grand jury reviewing the death of Nolan Wells has found that, based on all the evidence they reviewed, no criminal charges are warranted at this point.
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Janice @OCG @ourcommonground.com · 22/09/2026
I am not surprised by Fox but why in hell is @ms.now airing this lying scum. You were banned from the WH but give him air time? His propaganda and criminal public affairs machine has enough space. Shame on you. Yeah, corporate media are you fake face?
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Janice @OCG @ourcommonground.com · 21/09/2026
A psychopath, indecently vile, is still the President, operating a global criminal cartel in the White House. How much is his criminality & mental unfitness costing the American people? How are his GOP Congressional & Cabinet getting for their participation & empowerment of the criminal operations?
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How Much Longer, Henry Singleton?
ALT: How Much Longer, Henry Singleton?
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Todd Kolod💙 @toddkolod.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Donald Trump tore up a perfectly good treaty with Iran in 2018. Trump just signed a new treaty with Denmark and Greenland which is just like the old one. Trump is pandering for votes with his theater. Don't buy it. Vote Republicans out in November.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 19/09/2026
The Kennedy Center was financially stable until Trump took over: "In the fiscal year ending in 2024, when the center was led by President Deborah Rutter and a bipartisan board of trustees, it brought in about $40 million more than it spent" www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
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What the Kennedy Center’s Tax Return Reveals
A previously unseen filing captures the state of the institution seven months after Donald Trump’s takeover.
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Janice @OCG @ourcommonground.com · 19/09/2026
We need to ask why other outlets are not boycotting the WH, leaving and providing no coverage in response. In other countries we would be describing this as a widening of a coup and strategically planning a response. He has already banned the power of Congress in a sense.
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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 18/09/2026
“Don’t vote for yourself: Vote for your aunties and your uncles and your grandparents who couldn’t vote, who couldn’t read, who couldn’t write because they would not allow in this state them to attend school,” Flonzie Brown-Wright said during the press conference.
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Flonzie Brown-Wright Voter Registration Day Honors Pioneering Voting Rights Activist
Mississippi is recognizing Flonzie Brown-Wright with a voter registration day named in her honor on Sept. 15.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/09/2026
Ossoff: "We are witnessing people drunk with power who are utterly reckless, utterly corrupt, and obviously believe that they live with impunity. They believe they're untouchable. They believe they're invincible. Let's prove them wrong."
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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
#Florida grocery shoppers pay more than shoppers in most other states, report shows -- and as diesel prices continue to go up, so do grocery prices because that's how they're transported. www.theledger.com/story/grocer...
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Florida ranks in top 10 for most expensive groceries in new report
Floridians could face even higher prices for groceries in the coming months as the average price of diesel fuel rose to a new record high.
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Janice @OCG @ourcommonground.com · 14/09/2026
“If they come for me in the morning, they will come for you in the night.” For the unfamiliar . . . "
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
10,900 letters just made the Yosemite deal toxic. When constituent mail crosses 10k, junior staffers stop archiving it and senior aides start warning members about re-election blowback. Push it past 11,000 before lunch: 👇 actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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Tell Congress: Stop Trump’s Yosemite Giveaway
Contact Congress today!
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NPR @npr.org · 14/09/2026
Evanston, Ill., became the first U.S. city to compensate Black people for historical discrimination. The Justice Department is trying to kill its program before other cities follow suit. n.pr/4hqselp
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This city led the way on reparations for Black people. Trump is trying to stop it
Evanston, Ill., became the first U.S. city to compensate Black people for historical discrimination. The Justice Department is trying to kill its program before other cities follow suit.
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Janice @OCG @ourcommonground.com · 14/09/2026
#FL
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💠𝑺𝒄𝒉𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒛𝒊𝒆𝑷𝒊𝒆💠 @schultziepie.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Christian nationalism isn’t a Black problem, a Muslim problem, a queer problem, an Atheist problem, a Jewish problem, or an immigrant problem. Christian nationalism is a White-Christians-in-America-who-give-a-damn-about-the-teachings-of-Jesus problem. johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/white-chri...
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White Christians Must Destroy White Christian Nationalism
I didn’t want to be doing this.
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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Since it can be hard to believe that political and corporate elites would actively give up on our shared future on this singular planet, we made a short film so folks can hear from the end timers and judge for themselves. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor: the future according to end times fascism
In a new video, Klein and Taylor outline a ominous evolution taking shape on the far right – and how to stay loyal to this planet and each other
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MS NOW @ms.now · 12/09/2026
WATCH: CITIES UNDER SIEGE | MS NOW’s Antonia Hylton, host of “The Assignment,” travels to Texas, where some landowners risk losing their land to Trump’s border wall — turning some longtime conservatives against a president they supported.

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Trump promised a border wall... here's why these Texans could LOSE their land | CITIES UNDER SIEGE
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The Assignment with Antonia Hylton @theassignmentmsnow.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
"We need a big tent Democratic party and right now we have a fake big tent where there is room for you as long you are not going to question those in power... but if you start jeopardizing those things, suddenly there's no room for you in our party." Gen-Z activist Morris Katz's advice for Dems.
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Jules⚖️📨 @northjules.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Forbes says more than $11.6 trillion in U.S. debt was added under Trump, while crypto and foreign deals poured over $1 billion into his pockets. You pay the interest. Trump pays off his mortgages. That is corruption hitting your wallet. #CorruptTrumpRegime
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Janice @OCG @ourcommonground.com · 11/09/2026
Rice at the Pentagon today. Forever a deep and abiding embarrassment. She says she understands what 9/11 victims gave. Perhaps she does. She has yet to understand or honor what those who came before her sacrificed. Another lost Negro child.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
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Janice @OCG @ourcommonground.com · 11/09/2026
Anthony brings the past forward into the present by explaining the long restorative struggle of the Confederacy through anti-Black political movements and cultural signaling. We should not be surprised that the rollback of rights . . . unvarnished truth of white supremacy in American life & history.
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Strange Fruit: Live with Anthony Milian
A recording from Steward Beckham's live video
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Janice @OCG @ourcommonground.com · 11/09/2026
Interesting . . . such military success after the breaking news that Bibi ignored the direct warning of something was up days before the Oct. 7th attack on Israel. Is this a bit of interesting? I think so. Bibi is a war criminal and has orchestrated genocide and is highlighting a strike now.
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