Reposted by Southern Fried DiplomatCleo👠✨ @ozgib.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Jeanne Gibson, known worldwide as Rosie the Riveter, passed away on 29th July 2026 at the remarkable age of 100. Thank you Jeanne for giving women a symbol of strength when we were told we had none. 💋💪🏻💘 2882803232
Reposted by Southern Fried DiplomatJeff Rudd 🇮🇪 🇨🇦 🇵🇸 @jeffrudd.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Japan has perfected a revolutionary process to extract lithium from dead batteries with 90% recovery rate. This brilliant technological leap guarantees Japan's absolute economic security. 19493122189
Reposted by Southern Fried DiplomatKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 18/06/2026"So ... so I said ... why not sign your treaty here, at Versailles?" 468320826924
Reposted by Southern Fried DiplomatBarack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 18/06/2026To George and Laura, Bill and Hillary — we're grateful for your friendship, counsel, and devotion to this country. And to Joe and Jill, thank you for being on this journey with us. 1704475619681
Reposted by Southern Fried DiplomatAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/06/2026Michelle Obama: "No one has the right to sit in judgment of who is American enough. And that's why, folks, we simply don't have the luxury or time to be cynical or complacent." 291134013667
Reposted by Southern Fried DiplomatPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 18/06/2026After spending $14 million in taxpayer funds, Trump's renovations to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool are peeling off and floating to the surfacehuffpost.comTrump's $14M Reflecting Pool Paint Job Is Now Peeling Off And Floating To The SurfaceJust in time for America's birthday. 2353021900
Southern Fried Diplomat @uniquelysouthern.bsky.social · 01/06/2026😆😆 happy pride bitches! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ 071
Reposted by Southern Fried DiplomatOut of Context Simpsons Treehouse of Horror 🎃 @ooccouchgags.bsky.social · 01/06/2026WHY DON’t STraiGht PeoPLe hAVe a MOntHstatic.klipy.comALT: 0719
Reposted by Southern Fried DiplomatKatharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 30/05/2026I’m a climate scientist. Let me fix this headline. “Nearly a century ago, scientists showed that burning fossil fuels warms the planet. Today, we know human emissions account for over 100% of the warming. Yet dark money and disinformation still work to keep Americans addicted to fossil fuels.” 379153175988
Southern Fried Diplomat @uniquelysouthern.bsky.social · 26/05/2026It’s been a hell of a weekend in DC… had a chance to welcome my besties and said au revoir to someone who has become like a little brother to me. So many great photos taken, but these are going on the wall tomorrow! #dclife 020
Reposted by Southern Fried DiplomatSherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Black people are giving it these Confederates raw and uncut. This is how it’s gonna be now. You wonder what we’re thinking? It’s this. I believe this is activist Gary Chambers again in Louisiana. 596183466301
Reposted by Southern Fried DiplomatRico, hausfatha of WAWG & short king CEO 🧞✨ @epereza22.blacksky.app · 12/04/2026Look to your neighbor and say: “NEIGHBOR! Do you need to be taken thru dere???”media.tenor.coma man is speaking into a microphone in front of a sign that says " th all your and with all r strength "ALT: a man is speaking into a microphone in front of a sign that says " th all your and with all r strength " 7244
Reposted by Southern Fried DiplomatACLU @aclu.org · 12/04/2026The state of Tennessee is planning to execute Tony Carruthers for a crime he didn’t commit, all because they refuse to carry out DNA and fingerprint testing from the scene of the crime. 12493234
Reposted by Southern Fried DiplomatAmanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 13/04/2026TFW your mom went to the moon, but she came back 292094327
Reposted by Southern Fried DiplomatPhysicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 04/04/2026www.npr.org/2026/04/03/n...npr.orgICE detention deaths are on a record pace. One Texas facility bears the bruntICE inspectors in February found 49 violations to detention standards at Camp East Montana, including failure from staff to"accurately document required checks to prevent significant self-harm and sui... 25640
Southern Fried Diplomat @uniquelysouthern.bsky.social · 23/02/2026This is my former Air Force colleague Kenyatta “Deacon” Ruffin. And trust, he’s just as brilliant as he appears. So glad to see him and his family thriving! 000
Reposted by Southern Fried DiplomatBen Phillips @benphillips76.bsky.social · 17/02/2026I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is 303216727672
Reposted by Southern Fried DiplomatPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 15/02/2026A judge ruled that groups representing residents of Louisiana’s Cancer Alley can proceed with their landmark lawsuit seeking a pause on toxic industrial plants in two majority‑Black districtscapitalbnews.orgBlack Residents Win Key Ruling in ‘Cancer Alley’ Environmental Racism CaseThe lawsuit could force a jury to decide if turning Black communities into sacrifice zones is a legacy of slavery. 2731221062
Reposted by Southern Fried DiplomatAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/02/2026Sen. Bill Hagerty says Republicans are looking at weakening the filibuster to ram the SAVE America Act through the Senate (Trump, who has called for "nationalizing" elections, has been pushing hard for the bill ahead of the midterms) 128814294
Reposted by Southern Fried DiplomatPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 14/02/2026Jill Scott’s long awaited NPR Tiny Desk concert will premiere Monday at noon EST: 151349305
Reposted by Southern Fried DiplomatRebel with a Cause @rebelwithacause2.bsky.social · 04/02/2026Gestapos opened fire, striking Martinez 5 times in the arm, chest & both legs 1 gestapo had body cam ... Martinez has said in court that it shows an officer shouting "do something b--" The gestapo who shot her, in a group text: "I fired 5 rounds & she had 7 holes. Put that in your book, boys."yahoo.com'My own government attempted to execute me,' Chicago woman shot by Border Patrol testifiesMarimar Martinez said she believes that she survived her encounter with Border Patrol agents so she could share her story. 417138645872
Reposted by Southern Fried DiplomatPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 02/02/2026The trailer for "The Devil Wears Prada 2" is out: 13593125
Reposted by Southern Fried DiplomatKent Lundberg @kentlundberg.bsky.social · 01/02/2026Moving more electricity use off-peak could save the country up to $3 billion and transform the energy system in the process. The study found New Zealand could, through fully exploiting modern technologies, lower electricity use at the busiest times by up to 25%. www.eeca.govt.nz/about/news-a...eeca.govt.nzEECA flexible electricity reportMoving more electricity use off-peak could save the country up to $3 billion and transform the energy system in the process, according to new research from EECA (Energy Efficiency and Conservation Aut... 722249542
Southern Fried Diplomat @uniquelysouthern.bsky.social · 10/01/2026She really is that girl. This is a smooth, sexy rendition of Cherish the Day that’s almost as good as the original 021
Reposted by Southern Fried DiplomatChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 03/01/2026Kidnapping an asshole is still kidnapping 654873
Reposted by Southern Fried DiplomatPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 03/01/2026Venezuela’s vice president Delcy Rodríguez said the whereabouts of President Nicolás Maduro are unknown and demanded 'proof of life' 18992295
Reposted by Southern Fried DiplomatFinancial Times @financialtimes.com · 01/01/2026Breaking news: Iran is offering to sell advanced weapons systems including ballistic missiles, drones and warships to foreign governments for cryptocurrency, in a bid to use digital assets to bypass western financial controls ft.trib.al/DVCp51D 57222
Reposted by Southern Fried DiplomatForbes @forbes.com · 29/12/2025A bold pivot to country music led to the most successful concert tour in the genre’s history and helped Cowboy Carter lasso a 10-figure fortune—becoming just the fifth musician to do so. www.forbes.com/sites/mattcr... (Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) 3101792259
Reposted by Southern Fried DiplomatSherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 30/12/2025Richard Smallwood has passed. They will call him a gospel music artist. He was that. But Smallwood was also one of the greatest composers - period of any modern music form. My heart is heavy. A great musical legend has left us. www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...washingtonpost.comRichard Smallwood, a soaring voice in gospel music, dies at 77He became one of the country’s biggest names in gospel, with songs that were covered by Destiny’s Child, Whitney Houston and Stevie Wonder. 15534147
Reposted by Southern Fried Diplomatislalola.bsky.social @islalola.bsky.social · 29/12/2025How to Get Rid of “Citizens United” open.substack.com/pub/robertre...open.substack.comHow to Get Rid of "Citizens United"We can do away with it without a new Supreme Court. Nor do we need a constitutional amendment. There’s a far simpler way. 6024381036
Reposted by Southern Fried DiplomatJan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 28/12/2025Grid investment is set to rise from about USD 300bn in 2020 to nearly USD 580bn by 2027 as renewables and electrification expand. The US and China dominate spending. But grids are not the only answer: flexibility, energy efficiency and storage can reduce and defer upgrades. 55727180
Reposted by Southern Fried DiplomatCharles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 27/12/2025cleanenergyforum.yale.edu/2025/11/12/d...cleanenergyforum.yale.eduData Center Energy Consumption: How Much Energy Did/Do/Will They Eat?Article 1 of 9 in the Decoding The Nexus of Climate, Data, and Energy collection. 87334
Southern Fried Diplomat @uniquelysouthern.bsky.social · 28/12/2025Because my play sister and friends certifiably “aint shit” for making this while I was in Paris and then posting it on my Facebook page this week 😭🤣🤣😭 010
Reposted by Southern Fried DiplomatThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 27/12/2025Our journalists are joining nearly 40 scientists on a two-month expedition to Antarctica’s fastest-melting glaciers. Learn more about the trip: trib.al/m5FCPom Follow along with their dispatches and send us your questions: trib.al/hmpnb4J 48582140
Reposted by Southern Fried DiplomatScare-E @pocalypsecow.bsky.social · 28/12/2025I like that some football players wear comically large helmets, it’s like they put in the Big Head code on NBA Jam. 352134
Southern Fried Diplomat @uniquelysouthern.bsky.social · 28/12/2025This man got me trying to figure out how to change my entire life to be closer to him - whew, I’m in love 😭 020
Southern Fried Diplomat @uniquelysouthern.bsky.social · 28/12/2025No matching Christmas pajamas but we definitely enjoyed kicking off our holiday season together! 6 months with French bae 🥰 0321
Reposted by Southern Fried DiplomatI Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 16/12/2025Dropping this the same day as the sad white guy essay is diabolical work from Reuters and I salute it. 81197301
Reposted by Southern Fried DiplomatKevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · 16/12/2025I really enjoyed this book. Congratulations to Justene Hill Edwards. macmillan.yale.edu/stories/yale...macmillan.yale.eduYale Announces 2025 Frederick Douglass Book Prize WinnerYale University’s Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition has announced the winner of the twenty-seventh annual Frederick Douglass Book Prize. 7470105
