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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
There is a moment at the very very end of Abdul El-Sayed's podcast with Ezra Klein (book recommendation section) where he talks about the idea of "speaking truth to pain" and this will be staying with me for an extremely long time. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o...
But there’s also something about truth to pain. We talk a lot about truth to power, but I think it’s actually a lot harder to speak truth to pain. I say that as someone who went to medical school, realizing that in a lot of our politics right now, we’ve got to get a lot better at speaking truth to pain if we’re going to get through some of these challenges that we have.

What does “truth to pain” mean?

It’s one thing to look power in the eye and say: You’re wrong about this. But there’s a way in which pain is very difficult to reason with. Because when somebody is in their pain, they’re in their trauma. They see that pain, and they may not see what’s causing it.

I remember just very explicitly being in a trauma ward with a gunshot wound patient and watching this big guy with his hand on his gunshot wound. All the folks are trying to pull his hand off his pain, that point of his gunshot wound, this clear vulnerability.

And this emergency room doctor had the presence of mind to be like: Everyone, stop. And she looks him in the eyes, and she’s like: I get that really hurts, and I’m so sorry that you’re here. You don’t want to be here. We don’t want you to be here. But if you don’t let us fix this, you could die. So I’m going to take your hand, and I’m going to move it off, OK? Because I need to get there so that you can live.

She was speaking truth to pain. He understands he’s at the hospital, he needs care, but he also doesn’t want anybody to touch the wound. Which is a natural thing. And I think it is a really great metaphor for how we think about a lot of these challenges we talked about today.
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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"Scholars of colour described overpreparing for presentations, ruthlessly analysing their own results before exposing them to scrutiny, softening their conclusions or avoiding research on race altogether." The level of checks I go through often astounds some colleagues
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Political campaigns are very good at taking from communities. They take our money, our time, our data, our attention. Then Election Day comes, and most of what they built disappears. We think campaigns should leave something bigger and better behind:
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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 01/10/2026
#OtD 1 Oct 1946 police in Daegu attacked Koreans demonstrating against US and Japanese domination following World War II, killing 3 and injuring many. Protesters responded with a mass counter-attack, killing 38 officers stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8151...
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The Phantom Judge You Harshly 🎃💀🦇🧛‍♂️ @judgeyouharshly.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A reminder that if you see someone stealing baby supplies in a grocery store YOU DIDN’T SEE A DAMN THING.
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Dan M 🇬🇧 @moodydaniel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A reminder if you see someone stealing baby supplies in a grocery store you live in a broken society.
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JTony 🏳️‍🌈 @jtony.com · 30/09/2026
It doesn’t have to be baby supplies. No matter what you think you saw, what you think they stole, who you think they are, you didn’t see anything. Mind ya biz.
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Jeremy @ansur9x.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
At this point, I didn't see anything if they ran out with a full brisket.
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kristofarian @kristofarian.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Neil Lewis, Jr. @neillewisjr.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"For many Black scholars, academia is a burning house. If we cannot extinguish that fire, Black scholars will always bear a greater risk of being burned–& therefore have to insulate themselves against the risk more than others." @cydneydupree.bsky.social www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/blac...
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Black academics face extra scrutiny. Our research shows its consequences
Scholars of colour told us they engage in strategies to make it harder for them to be dismissed as biased or lacking rigour, says Cydney Hurston Dupree
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BeshearStan @beshearstan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
God I love Angie Nixon. I hope she wins
Now @AshleyMoodyFL. Why would I want to abolish the police when I want you arrested and in jail for stealing $10 million from sick kids? BFFR
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reesehuffman.bsky.social @reesehuffman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
🚨 👉🏾 What: How to be antiracist in the authoritarian age: a conversation with Ibram X Kendi 👉🏾 When: Monday, September 28, 2026 👉🏾 Time: 8-9 PM EST 👉🏾 Sign up to attend: www.mobilize.us/surj/event/1...
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reesehuffman.bsky.social @reesehuffman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
More info on this virtual event: www.mobilize.us/surj/event/1...
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How to be antiracist in the authoritarian age: a conversation with Ibram X Kendi · Showing Up for Racial Justice
How are authoritarians able to win over so many white people? And convince them that they’re better off with fewer rights and economic instability? And what will it take to beat them at their own game...
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Evan Urquhart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Many professional class whites seem to have decided that the moral of Nikole Hannah-Jones' NYT piece is that she was wrong to care about the education of disadvantaged Black kids in the first place and nothing can be done.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"RKF took money earmarked to provide health care for Black infants and spent it on his personal security detail" is a ludicrous headline. Comic book villainy.
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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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mimimoore1285.bsky.social @mimimoore1285.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
NAACP @NAACP Armed agents at the polls? Not on our watch. We're suing the Trump administration to stop the intimidation of Black, Latino, Asian, and immigrant voters in this election .. We will continue to clear a path to #midterms, because fear tactics won't have the final say. The voters will.
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Vote for Democracy and Freedom
Get ready for the 2024 election season by registering to vote, requesting your absentee ballot, or verifying your registration.
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Ariana @minasmoods.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Civil rights groups suing to keep armed federal agents away from polling places is essential. Intimidation at the ballot box undermines the multiracial democracy so many fought for. Every eligible voter deserves to cast a ballot without fear. www.democracynow.org/2026/9/21/he... #SocialJustice
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NAACP Sues to Block Armed Federal Agents at Polling Places
Several civil rights groups are suing the Trump administration to block it from sending armed federal agents to polling places ahead of the midterm elections. The lawsuit by the NAACP and others cites...
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Jonathan Ladd @jonathanmladd.com · 21/09/2026
The government moving or hiding jailed people to avoid review by courts isn't some loophole in our habeas corpus rights. This government behavior has been considered a violation of the people's habeas corpus rights since at least the Habeas Corpus Act of 1679. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habeas_...
Jailors were forbidden to move prisoners from one prison to another or out of the country to evade the writ. In case of disobedience jailers would be punished with severe fines which had to be paid to the prisoner.[5][6]
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
No words, except for Go Vote.
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The NAACP is suing to stop the orange felon from illegally sending armed agents to intimidate people of color at election polls. Thank you NAACP.
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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 20/09/2026
Americans: oh, look, a systemic issue. I will solve it individually
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Jennifer Graham @jennrgraham.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Every intro to sociology class I teach gets this image.
A small digger trying its hardest to dig out the Ever Given ship that has run aground. It says, “Structural Problem” on the giant Ever Given and, “Making different personal choices” on the tiny digger.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
And if you think this is wrong and needs to be addressed they call you a communist
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Xero now with 100% more 🎃 @artificer-ind.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Still patiently waiting to be "left behind" by AI rather than it chasing me across every damn space like a slasher in a low budget flick.
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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
A Strasbourg Sunday reading about the end times, drinking Vietnamese coffee while sitting across the street from the Academy of Beer, listening to a busker play twelve bar blues, with a view of a 13th century cathedral.
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MickSS @mickss.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Beautiful! Love this post, i know that area, it brings back a lot of lovely memories to dust off and enjoy.🙏🏻 Enjoy!!!!
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Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans @astroroyalscot.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
NASA picture of the day today is a real 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿beauty! This is a composite image of the ~5000yo Callanish Stones on the Isle of Lewis. The amazing Giuseppe Petricca has only gone and photographed the Sun at noon there, every few days, for a whole year. #Dedication 🔭🧪👌 ℹ️: science.nasa.gov/image-articl...
The imposing Callanish Stones stand talk with their shadows spanning out across the glass.  It's a super clear sky, but looks cold. Above the central stone is a strange figure-of-8 shape of dots.  This is the location of the Sun, at noon, on various different days across the year.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Lesson learned from building the ballroom: Just say it’s for the military
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Prof. Anthea Butler @antheabutler.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
You do understand that everything he's doing to Washington DC is about fortifying the city when he decides he's not leaving office
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Dr. Todd Arrington @btarrington.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
A million thanks to @hcrichardson.bsky.social for writing about the 350th anniversary of the burning of Jamestown and helping a larger audience understand this still very relevant history. I say this as Executive Director of the Jamestown Rediscovery Foundation but also as a historian & a citizen.
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NPR @npr.org · 20/09/2026
In the Lower Ninth Ward, an old Family Dollar stands covered in graffiti. It looks abandoned. But inside, it's a treasure trove — clothing, home goods, toys and books. And everything is free. n.pr/4cVSOAj
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In New Orleans, an empty building becomes a free store — and roller skating rink
In the Lower Ninth Ward, an old Family Dollar stands covered in graffiti. It looks abandoned. But inside, it's a treasure trove — clothing, home goods, toys and books. And everything is free.
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
“When the federal government puts fear between people and the ballot box, that is voter intimidation—plain and simple.” www.commondreams.org/news/naacp-l...
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NAACP Sues to Stop Trump From Sending Armed Agents to 'Intimidate' Minority Voters at Polls | Common Dreams
"When the federal government puts fear between people and the ballot box, that is voter intimidation—plain and simple."
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Anyway, panic is a psy-op. Stay furious. Stay serious. Organize.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The law is that “Although the WH is not required to open its doors to the news media, once it establishes press facilities for credentialed journalists, it cannot deny access based on the content of a journalist’s coverage.” That's exactly what Trump is doing. joycevance.substack.com/p/its-a-nice...
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It’s a Nice First Amendment You’ve Got There…
Mea culpa for the long post on a Saturday night, but read on and see if you don’t agree that it’s essential.
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Jen McGowan @iamjenmcg.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
People should be concerned if their favorite news source DIDN’T get kicked out of the White House
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reesehuffman.bsky.social @reesehuffman.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
#USpol
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Maybe the most important political story of our time. People just want the bullshit to stop.
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71% of Americans Say They're Completely Exhausted
A CDC report shows that people are not feeling relaxed and restful in the United States.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 17/09/2026
Late last year, the U.S. began paying Equatorial Guinea to accept deportees from third countries despite its documented history of human rights abuses. The conditions the deportees are being held under amount to "deliberate cruelty," writes Tutu Alicante.
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America Sent Them Into a Dictatorship's Torture Chambers, Then Looked Away
The United States is deporting third-country nationals to Equatorial Guinea despite its documented pattern of human rights abuses.
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LawrieBhoy 🍀 @lawriebhoy.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
You can tell a lot about someone’s character by how they feel about the government providing free school breakfasts for children.
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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 09/09/2026
You know who actually did show up at Ground Zero? Canadian emergency rescue crews.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
There have been so many impeachable offenses, but lying about how you were a hero on a day that 2,753 people died in NYC in the 9/11 disaster—when you were on the other side of town, safely calling local media to brag about how you now had the tallest downtown building—is such a despicable one
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GamerDad @gamerdad8six.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
There’s nothing unconstitutional about expanding the court, however it is unconstitutional to go to war without congressional approval, cause an insurrection on the US Capitol, to target/prosecute someone for free speech, and for the president to accept gifts from a foreign nation, to name a few
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leftylady.bsky.social @leftylady.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Children can't learn when they're hungry. Said me, a retired teacher.
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As millions of kids lose SNAP food benefits, free school meals are also at risk
Food stamps have a direct link to other critical resources, such as free breakfast and lunch at school. Now, experts say they're starting to see that link break.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 03/09/2026
In recent years, there has been attention and worries about how reading has changed among kids. Those concerns include the nature of what kids are reading and how many fewer books are part of their education diet. to.pbs.org/4yqeHRe
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'Post-literate age': Why fewer Americans are reading for pleasure
In recent years, there has been attention and worries about how reading has changed among kids. Those concerns include the nature of what kids are reading and how many fewer books are part of their education diet. A new cover story in The Atlantic is ca...
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Cynthia Rose @stillcham.blacksky.app · 03/09/2026
Might be a bad idea to outsource all your thinking to machines that can just stop working at any time.
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Druski Shrug
Alt: Druski shrugs and says "JUST SAYING"
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reesehuffman.bsky.social @reesehuffman.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Whew. “…a [B]lack woman can’t not cite her work…” – Tressie McMillan Cottom, Ph.D.
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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I have been doing panicked read throughs of stuff over and over again to try and find the littlest things that "need" shoring up
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Teresa @teresamfc.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
My dissertation got bogged down for months bc the committee told me I needed to cut down citations & footnotes. I cut them—but when I sent chapters out as articles I got a LOT of feedback that my work wasn’t well documented. I took it back to my committee, who were baffled until I explained racism…
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Then reviewers will ding us for using technical language, footnotes, and laborious explanations in prose. I fought for endnotes. it finally took me making the case on the basis of race and gender — a black woman can’t not cite her work, I explained. Made it sound like a legal threat.
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Kathy Byrne @kab-fair.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Biden formed a committee to look at the Supreme Court which recommended adding justices & he rejected it saying if he added more the next repub would make the number 17, that it was a precedent he didn’t want to start, Biden being such a traditionalist hurt in a lot of ways
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