Reposted by Sam in the CitySameer Ashar @sameer-ashar.bsky.social · 04/10/2026This is my nephew, please forward to your networks, esp any University of Maryland students. 1915201481
Reposted by Sam in the CityI Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 23/09/2026“The Department of Health and Human Services informed congressional appropriators earlier this year that it was moving about $12 million from its Office of Minority Health to help cover the ballooning cost of security for Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.” www.wsj.com/politics/pol...wsj.comExclusive | RFK Jr.’s Enhanced Security Was Funded With Money From Minority Health OfficeThe cost of the health secretary’s security grew from roughly $10 million in fiscal year 2025 to $17 million in fiscal year 2026. 431140603
Reposted by Sam in the CityBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Bluesky should go back to invites, continue aggressive bot bans, create a Craigslist-style marketplace (since you’re more likely to buy/get services from a educated or good person on here than any other social network), and market this place like a walled garden protected from enshittification. 609191042373
Reposted by Sam in the CityLisa Snowden @lisasnowden.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Have you read the new issue of @baltimorebeat.bsky.social yet??? 13215
Reposted by Sam in the City4WheelMe @4wheelworkout.blacksky.app · 19/07/2026Ok this the first I heard about how the bikini got its name. Probably heard an origin story before but it was definitely sanitized bc wtf?! 28652
Reposted by Sam in the CityTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 15/07/2026I’ve heard enough. Shut this whole country down until we deserve better. 331931
Reposted by Sam in the CityPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Peabo Bryson, the iconic singer-songwriter behind the Oscar-winning Disney songs "Beauty and the Beast" and "A Whole New World," has died at 75 www.tmz.com/2026/06/02/p... 28341071223
Reposted by Sam in the CityAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 17/04/2026Heartbreaking description of the pointless, thoughtless damage being done to the Kennedy Center. It was such an important part of life in Washington, and is now being destroyed for no reason www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...theatlantic.comWhat I Saw Inside the Kennedy CenterI spent 10 months working at the institution because I thought I could help protect it. What I observed there is far worse than the public knows. 26454982155
Reposted by Sam in the CityLisa Snowden @lisasnowden.bsky.social · 10/03/2026Over the weekend, we lost @loganhullinger.bsky.social baltimorebeat.com/in-memory-of...baltimorebeat.comIn memory of Logan HullingerLogan Hullinger, founder of news blog Mobtown Redux and one of Baltimore Beat’s most dedicated contributors, passed away unexpectedly on March 6. He would have turned 30 on March 10, 2026. Logan was ... 23715
Reposted by Sam in the CityRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 05/08/2025Today I learned that when sugarcane farmers burn their fields, a “black snow” falls for months on communities downwind. Under FL law, burns are prohibited when the wind is blowing into wealthy, white neighborhoods. They’re only allowed when it’s blowing into poor, majority black areas.motherjones.comSugarcane burning is a plague on these Black Floridians“I like to call it 'structured' racism.” 421835803
Reposted by Sam in the CityBaltimore Beat @baltimorebeat.bsky.social · 04/08/2025The goal is to unite to raise $2 million for a variety of organizations all over the city in 24 hours. baltimorebeat.com/baltimore-be... 099
Reposted by Sam in the CityPhil 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 Sam in the CityTwiggy Pucci Garçon @simplytwiggy.bsky.social · 23/06/2025My sister Jonovia and mother Dominique produced this pivotal and important documentary, I’m Your Venus, directed by Kim Reed. Get that ass on Netflix and watch TEW DAY! Run it up! Please please share/RS! 312469
Reposted by Sam in the CityCapital B @capitalb.bsky.social · 04/06/2025The former LSU standout’s death is part of a troubling rise in suicides among young Black men.capitalbnews.orgKyren Lacy’s Death at 24 Sheds Light on Black Male Suicide CrisisThe former LSU standout's death is part of a troubling rise in suicides among young Black men. 266
Reposted by Sam in the CityNPR @npr.org · 19/05/2025It's the latest big company to back away from its diversity pledges to keep the U.S. government happy.npr.orgVerizon ends DEI policies to get FCC's blessing for its $20 billion Frontier dealIt's the latest big company to back away from its diversity pledges to keep the U.S. government happy. 114748012439
Reposted by Sam in the CityCapital B @capitalb.bsky.social · 28/04/2025As federal funding dries up, thousands risk losing their homes, safety, and community support. capitalbnews.org/section-8-ho...capitalbnews.orgBlack Renters Could Be Displaced by Historic Affordable Housing CutsAs federal funding dries up, thousands risk losing their homes, safety, and community support. 28958
Reposted by Sam in the CityJack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 28/04/2025Can confirm: Just spoke to him, and Barber and two others were, in fact, arrested. Story coming. 7421851005
Reposted by Sam in the CityWolf & Wyld's Queer Bookstore @wolfwyld.bsky.social · 24/04/2025📌🌈♥️ Trevor Project has a 24/7 Suicide Hotline for LGBTQ+ Youth www.trevorproject.org/get-help/ Please share.trevorproject.orgGet HelpGet immediate help 24/7/365. The Trevor Project's crisis counselors are just a text, chat, or phone call away. Completely confidential and free LGBTQ hotline. 142
Reposted by Sam in the CityMicah @rincewind.run · 22/04/2025Trans Lifeline is a good place to direct resources if you’re looking to help here fuck everyone involved with this decisiontranslifeline.orgHome - Trans LifelineRadicalcommunity care Trans Lifeline provides trans peer support for our community that’s been divested from police since day one. We’re run by and for 5542732656
Reposted by Sam in the CityWIRED @wired.com · 09/04/2025SCOOP: An unsigned agreement between the US DOGE Service (USDS) and the Department of Labor (DOL), obtained by WIRED, calls for the DOL to reimburse the USDS up to $1.3 million for work done by four DOGE affiliates, or “a slightly different number,” over an 18-month period.wired.comUS DOGE Service Agreement With Department of Labor Shows $1.3 Million Fee—and Details Its MissionThe unsigned agreement between the US DOGE Service and the Department of Labor provides significant insight into DOGE's work with federal agencies. 571075556
Reposted by Sam in the CityIda Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 05/04/2025Mark my words and please understand: They erase your history so that they can erase your rights. 6754371441
Reposted by Sam in the CityWIRED @wired.com · 01/04/2025NEW: Thousands of CDC employees who worked on things like preventing HIV and lead poisoning have been told they were subject to a reduction in force. Experts say people will die.wired.comThe CDC Has Been GuttedThousands of CDC employees who worked on things like preventing HIV and lead poisoning have been told they were subject to a reduction in force. Experts say people will die. 24652352577
Reposted by Sam in the CityOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 17/03/2025local to me (DC / DMV): @washinformer.bsky.social @51st.news @wcp.bsky.social @thebaltimorebanner.com @baltimorebeat.bsky.social 36310
Reposted by Sam in the CityKatie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 15/03/2025ICYMI: “Arlington National Cemetery has scrubbed information about prominent Black, Hispanic and female service members and topics such as the Civil War from its website”…in order “to remove all references to diversity, equity and inclusion from its online presence.”washingtonpost.comArlington Cemetery website scrubs links about Black and female veteransPentagon leaders have ordered that their websites and social media pages remove articles and images that “promote” DEI. 1764130576619
Reposted by Sam in the CityIda Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 11/03/2025Please, please, if you report on this: the mandate to affirmatively further fair housing is literally codified in the Fair Housing Act of 1968 and neither Trump nor HUD can “repeal” this law. The rule defined how to enforce the law, but the law and obligation remain. www.yahoo.com/news/hud-sec... 7542194
Reposted by Sam in the CityRoxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 11/03/2025I don’t understand why the president is allowed to spout nonsense about colonizing another country and the 25th amendment isn’t being invoked in addition to all the other horrors this is insane. It’s absolutely insane. It isn’t funny or even weird. 285103181853
Reposted by Sam in the CityWIRED @wired.com · 08/03/2025“Medical staff along the Uganda–DRC border have been terminated. Soldiers are everywhere. The laboratory built to deal with zoonotic diseases with US funding is empty,” says Tim Allen, a tropical-disease-control expert on the ground.wrd.cmA Lethal Mystery Illness Spread in Congo. USAID Cuts Have Slowed the ResponseGutting USAID is already having a devastating impact around the world. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, teams that would normally be racing to identify a fatal sickness are gone. 36917445
Reposted by Sam in the CityDontpanic07042 @dogpaws42.bsky.social · 06/03/2025Primary the Democrats who voted to censure Al Green (Congressional district provided): Bera, CA, 6th Case, HI, 1st Costa, CA, 21st Gillen, NY, 4th Himes, CT, 4th Houlahan, PA, 6th Kaptur, OH, 9th Moskowitz, FL, 23rd Perez, WA, 3rd Suozzi, NY, 3rd 22280102
Reposted by Sam in the CityWIRED @wired.com · 06/03/2025New internet restrictions at the embattled SSA have cut off access to WIRED, along with other “general news” websites like The Washington Post and The New York Times.wrd.cmSocial Security Workers Aren't Allowed to Read This StoryNew internet restrictions at the embattled SSA have cut off access to WIRED, along with other “general news” websites like The Washington Post and The New York Times. 921426689
Reposted by Sam in the CityMichael Harriot @michaelharriot.bsky.social · 04/03/2025A 24-hour livestream of the truth.stateofthepeople.mediaState of the People | 24 Hour MarathonThe State of the People is a 24-hour livestream where we will center the truth for the people instead of letting disinformation go unchecked. 523768
Reposted by Sam in the CityPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 01/03/2025Angie Stone, singer and member of the iconic hip hop trio The Sequence, has died at 63tmz.comSinger-Songwriter Angie Stone Dead at 63Angie Stone -- a singer and member of the iconic hip hop trio The Sequence -- has died ... TMZ has confirmed. 34659911354
Reposted by Sam in the CityPete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 25/02/2025Looks like tomorrow will bring votes on a Republican plan to fund tax cuts for the rich by slashing Medicaid. So this is a great time to contact your Member of Congress. 745272316987
Reposted by Sam in the CityElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 22/02/2025Fantastic piece by @adamserwer.bsky.social of the resegregation of America under Trump.theatlantic.comThe Great ResegregationThe Trump administration’s attacks on DEI are aimed at reversing the civil-rights movement. 25805308
