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The manager was right — some longtime shoppers closed their accounts in protest — but Marcus stuck with his decision. At the time of the flagship's closure, the Main Street store had been open for 112 years.

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These victories were achieved through the efforts of Civil Rights activists, along with support from Neiman Marcus president Stanley Marcus, who was an early advocate for desegregation. The Neiman Marcus Dallas store manager purportedly warned Marcus that he would destroy his business this way.

A Black man protesting in front of a department store in San Diego, California. He's wearing a suit and holding a sign that says "We March Protesting the Indignity and Humility of Jim Crow." There are some people behind him.

Stanley Marcus smoking a pipe. He's wearing a striped suit.

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The downtown Neiman Marcus flagship was one of the first major Dallas businesses that broke with these practices. In 1961, the company desegregated its Zodiac Room, a swanky lunch spot frequented by Dallas elites. Later, they welcomed Black shoppers to come and buy clothes without restrictions.

The Zodiac Room restaurant on the sixth floor of Neiman Marcus in Dallas. The photo shows a bunch of tables covered in white tablecloth and leather covered seats.

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For instance, they had to try on clothes over their clothes, put on protective covers when trying on hats, or weren't allowed to make returns once they brought the clothes home. These policies stemmed from racist fears that white customers would refuse merchandise previously worn by Black shoppers.

Department Store, Mobile, Alabama, 1956

By Gordon Parks

Promised gift of The Gordon Parks FoundationJoanne Wilson, one of the Thorntons’ daughters, is shown standing with her niece in front of a department store in downtown Mobile. The pair is impeccably dressed in light, summery frocks. The jarring neon of the “Colored Entrance” sign looming above them clashes with the two young women’s elegant appearance, transforming a casual afternoon outing into an example of overt discrimination. Notice the fallen strap of Wilson’s slip. Though this detail might appear discordant with the rest of the picture, its inclusion may have been strategic: it allowed Parks to emphasize the humanity of his subjects.

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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com · 15h

Neiman Marcus closed its downtown Dallas flagship on Wednesday. The store played a notable role in the history of desegregation in Dallas. Previously, Black shoppers across the US could enter department stores, but they weren't allowed to try on clothes without adhering to certain conditions. 🧵

A notice about the Neiman Marcus store opening in downtown Dallas.

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just wanna re-up the part where I wrote that many immigrants in Maine have been sheltering in place since January for their own safety, with ICE still operating in the area. it is October.

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 15h

New Fox poll of Texas has Talarico +7 with registered voters and +2 with likely voters. This is striking: *He's winning half of working class *In mid-60s w/Latinos *Winning 22% of non-MAGA Rs (!) The kicker: Non-MAGA Rs *disapprove* of Trump New piece from me: newrepublic.com/article/2161...

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New Fox Poll—a Disaster for Trump—Rattles Fox Anchors: “Wake Up!”

They were freaking out on Fox News Friday morning over a new Texas poll. A look at the internals shows they had every reason to.

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Equal Justice Initiative @eji.org · 19h

On this day in 1930, white neighbors attacked the Colorado home of seven Black women while they were inside. The women had recently integrated the area but were forced to flee and relocate after the attack.

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Oct. 2, 1930 | Seven Black Women Attacked For Moving into White Neighborhood in Colorado

Learn more about our history of racial injustice.

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The Immigrant Legal Resource Center @the-ilrc.bsky.social · 14h

— Federal procurement records show the company had never been directly contracted by ICE for detention before. Its parent company, Montreal-based GardaWorld, is best known for armored trucks and security guards.” CC: @nwvindivisible.bsky.social

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The Immigrant Legal Resource Center @the-ilrc.bsky.social · 14h

“In March, the Department of Homeland Security awarded GardaWorld Federal Services a contract worth $313 million to renovate and operate the Surprise facility, with options that could push it past $700 million through February 2029 —

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The Immigrant Legal Resource Center @the-ilrc.bsky.social · 14h

GardaWorld, the SAME company contracted in Alligator Alcatraz, is the new private arm of immigration enforcement and detention to the tune of $313 MILLION 👇🏽 northwestvalleyindivisible.org/meet-the-com... 🔗

northwestvalleyindivisible.org

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Happy National Hamburger Day @birdrespecter.bsky.social · 16h

Do you ever want to scream. Do you ever just want to scream a little bit

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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 19h

They're holding up a major escalation in Iran and a crackdown on abortion until after the midterms to limit political damage. To the extent that the last two years have been a right-wing smash-and-grab operation, the next two will be worse.

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I read the ending and I wanted to koolaid man through a wall!!

Screenshot of article which reads: To restore a functioning and
pluralistic democracy in the United States, reversing over a decade of
democratic backsliding in the world’s oldest democracy, the thing to
“fix” is not polarization. Polarization is the country’s immune response
to an unpopular, antidemocratic, and intentionally divisive faction grabbing for disproportionate power to the detriment of national success,
reputation, and democratic self-government. Tamping down that immune response only allows this minority faction to have greater control.

Screenshot of article which reads: But the fury of the argument shows the importance of the outcome.
When we focus on polarization as the problem, the solution is for ev-
eryone to quiet down and be “civil”—an outcome that benefits those
who are willing to grab as much power as they can without concern
for legality or civility. When we see the problem for what it is, the
solution is to defend the most robust social progress in American his-
tory—progress that has already been codified into law and enjoyed
by everyone alike. U.S. democracy needs leaders who are willing to
defend those rights and voters who are willing to hold accountable the
leaders who will not defend them. It does not need everyone simply to calm down.

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One more time for the cheap seats in the back!

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and Republicans in the 1950s could agree on many things, as long as
they also agreed that Jim Crow oppression in the American South was
acceptable and that women belonged in the home. Once they started
disagreeing about these things, and especially once they were no longer
the only people allowed in the room, U.S. politics became significantly
more contentious. Not everyone wanted to peacefully extend power to
previously marginalized groups.

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Oh, was there conflict when people previously wanted civil rights extended to include them?

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to include men of color, women, and the poor, it has become more plural-
istic. Contemporary America, for all its flaws, has grown to be a diverse
democracy that continually manages a vast array of opinions, identities,
and cultures. That pluralism is a central reason for the vibrancy and in-
novation of American cultural, intellectual, and political power.
But each of these steps was the result of political and cultural con-
flict. As every new group of Americans was enfranchised, a powerful
political movement opposed it. This opposition was often violent, com-
ing both from the state and from individual citizens who believed that
the ascendant group needed to be put back in its place. Much of this vio-
lence endures today. When marginalized groups have spoken out (often
in a nonviolent manner) against the violence perpetrated against them,
they have often incurred further anger and violence.

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"The current level of political animosity is exactly what one would expect to see if an extremist faction attempted to rescind the hard-earned rights of the vast majority of the country’s citizens." There are not enough exclamation points to convey how I felt reading this paragraph

Screenshot of article which reads: From this perspective, the “both sides” frame falls apart. The prob-
lem is not that the parties are divided. The problem is the existential
threat that a reempowered ethnonationalist strain poses to pluralistic
U.S. democracy writ large. The current level of political animosity is
exactly what one would expect to see if an extremist faction attempted
to rescind the hard-earned rights of the vast majority of the country’s
citizens. The only way to re-oppress most of a country is to use anti-
democratic and authoritarian tactics. And the only way to oppose those
tactics is to push back as a population and clearly reject them. This is
the argument happening in the United States, and its pathology is not
anger—it is the movement to undermine a generation of rights.

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"In other words, the people who are the most 'polarized' in the U.S. electorate are those who are racist and sexist, and those who oppose racists and sexists."

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licans, which often leads political pundits to claim this is more evidence
of “polarization,” and that both sides are equally to blame. However,
a closer look tells a more interesting story. The people who are most
likely to vilify and dehumanize their partisan opponents are Republicans
who are high in racism and sexism and Democrats who oppose racism
and sexism. The people who are least likely to vilify and dehumanize
their political opponents are Republicans who are low in racism and sex-
ism. One explanation for these patterns is that those Republicans who
are racist and sexist vilify and dehumanize Democrats because they see
the Democratic Party as a party of racial minorities and women; and
Democrats who score low in racism and sexism will vilify and dehu-
manize Republicans because they consider Republicans to be racist and
sexist. In other words, the people who are the most “polarized” in the
U.S. electorate are those who are racist and sexist, and those who op-
pose racists and sexists.

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Frances: Meh and Loving It @francesmeh.reviews · 15h

You have to accurately assess the problem to create proper solutions

Screenshot of article which reads: Partisan polarization is not the greatest threat to American democracy.
It is a vivid and identifiable symptom of the real threat. And it is a popu-
lar frame because it blames no one. But because political polarization is
a symptom, and not the root of the problem that ails us, “fixing” polar-
ization will not restore American democratic health.

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progressive movements are judged by their shrillest, most extreme members. regressive movements are judged by their calmest, most mainstream members. this is simple journalistic balance.

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Kieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social · 15h

"Damn! Are you the danger room? Because I'm not sure I would last very long inside you, but I think I could improve with practise."

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Dustin A. Chacón @lingdustin.bsky.social · 16h

I've heard people make claims that AI would lead to a new Renaissance, but I didn't imagine it'd happen like this:

Screenshot of a Tweet from Pope Leo XIV. It reads:

"In this era of artificial intelligence, it is becoming urgen to distinguish human art from what machines produce. There is an ontological difference, even before an aesthetic one, between art and what a machine can generate through statistical calculation based on millions of images created by others. Algorithms lack the spark of humanity. For this reason, the Church wishes to renew an alliance with artists and cultural institutions to safeguard our humanity."

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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 12h

Sort of insane fact about how broken US urban planning is—America now spends more building *just the lights for roads and highways* than on all subways & ground mass transit combined Spending on roadway *pavement* is 18x transit spending

a graph of roadway and mass transit lights

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Technology Connections @techconnectify.bsky.social · 16h

I love when YouTube recommends videos of extremely quaint Japanese roller coasters www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqAB...

youtube.com

一周470m 昭和レトロなジェットコースター | 別府ラクテンチ

YouTube video by itopronet【ITO PRODUCTIONS】

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drewtoothpaste @drewtoothpaste.bsky.social · 16h

Math teacher: You won't always have a calculator when you're an adult Gym teacher: You must build crab soccer skills now for use in adulthood

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Frances: Meh and Loving It @francesmeh.reviews · 16h

[nobel peace prize committee meeting] judge 1: *waves hand generally at everything* judge 2: yeah ok let's just skip this year

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evan dahm @evandahm.bsky.social · 16h

i dislike the whole project but his paintings have always overwhelmingly struck me as NAIVE in a way that he doesnt seem to intend-- he's treating the illo as lowbrow and authorless and making a joke of putting it into Fine Art, but all i can see is man this fucker had no grasp of drawing at all lol

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K. Thor Jensen @kthorjensen.bsky.social · 11h

things that are important to note here: - this post was attached to a quote tweet of a report that elon had unfollowed her on twitter - this comes right when the right wing that elon financially supports to an enormous degree has launched another wave of virulent anti-Indian racism

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Even Cattelan supposedly gave the street vendor he bought the banana from a taste of the near-quarter-million he got for the sale of the two editions of "Comedian." Lichtenstein was a looter.

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I genuinely have more respect, a LOT more, for the notorious "Comedian" (the banana duct-taped to the wall) by Maurizio Cattelan, than anything by Lichtenstein. "Comedian" is smart and controversial and mocks fine art and the fine art market. None of Lichtenstein's copies are remotely as good.

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One or two of these copies would have been enough to make the point, if this were actually ABOUT what it claims to be about, but he cranked them out factory-style because they were easy, just tracing, and didn't even have to be good. Scam-tier.

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