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@mjfromla.bsky.social

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Afropunk 1.0 Refugee "Jahluv" @michael_fromla on IG Jazz, Bicycles, Motorcycles (mostly choppers), Old Cars, 🦅🌎⚓veteran "Mejor solo que mal acompañado"

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Michael @mjfromla.bsky.social · Sep 10

My man did everything he's supposed to do... heartbreaking story.

This single father's struggle for housing pushed him out of Boston, Massachusetts

YouTube video by GBH News

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Michael @mjfromla.bsky.social · 10h

WKCR honors the life and music of Jack DeJohnette, who passed away on October 27, 2025 at the age of 83, with a 16-hour memorial broadcast...

#WKCR #JazzSky #JazzMusic

Michael @mjfromla.bsky.social · 10h

In '91 my then girlfriend worked for "A Current Affair," so we'd have watched that we me asking a bunch of behind the scenes questions.

Michael @mjfromla.bsky.social · 13h

Last time I went to there and just asked for "coffee," the young lady at the counter said the same thing...

Michael @mjfromla.bsky.social · 14h

Parker Edmondson (pman817 on IG) taking his friend for a ride in his Model T. The kids are alright...

Michael @mjfromla.bsky.social · 15h

I was at MOCA Sunday... if you're in LA, check out "Monuments."

Michael @mjfromla.bsky.social · 15h

Meanwhile at the Lowrider Supershow in Vegas this weekend...
#Lowrider #Vegas #Hittheswitch

Michael @mjfromla.bsky.social · 18h

Good Monday morning from the left coast... It's Zadie Smith's birthday! One of my favorite writers... her last book "The Fraud" was an excellent piece of historical fiction. 📖💖✍🏾

The Seduction of Lies. A morning with Zadie Smith

YouTube video by Critical Theory

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Michael @mjfromla.bsky.social · 1d

Things I learned today...

Opinion | When White Women Wanted a Monument to Black ‘Mammies’ (Published 2020)

www.nytimes.com

Michael @mjfromla.bsky.social · 1d

60 Minutes sneaking out some good content under the watch keepers gaze...

Artist Amy Sherald: The 60 Minutes Interview

Amy Sherald spent years painting in obscurity, and almost died from a rare heart condition. Now 52, the artist behind Michelle Obama's official portrait is one of America's most celebrated painters.

www.cbsnews.com

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 1d

Just when I thought I couldn’t like Zohran anymore, here’s a clip of him saying “I think of Toni Morrison often…” Like?????? A MAN!!!!

As Toni Morrison said, “the very serious function of racism is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work.” But she also reminded us never to lose our capacity to be shocked.

TikTok video by Zohran Mamdani

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Michael @mjfromla.bsky.social · 1d

Model Pat Evans was rocking a shaved head in the 60s. Grace Jones in the 80s, then Badu in the 2000s.

www.sighswhispers.com/episodes/epi...

Michael @mjfromla.bsky.social · 1d

Me too, then boxing at 4pm...

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mysterybutter.bsky.social @mysterybutter.bsky.social · 3d

In 2025, in the 1860s, in the 1930s, in the 1960s and 70s... it's as if Black folks have a long tradition of antifascism

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YN7...

The Black Antifascist Tradition

YouTube video by Haymarket Books

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 1d

Speaking of grandsons of awful men, such as Timothy Mellon, last night I learned that Louis Mosley is the head of Peter Thiel’s Palantir in the UK.

Mosley’s grandpa was the founder of the British Union of Fascists who married his wife Diana Mitford at Joseph Goebbels’ house. Hitler was a guest.

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Michael @mjfromla.bsky.social · 3d

Prince Harry wanna be...

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 3d

There are photos on Reddit of him getting arrested, presumably for hitting that person at the end of the video: www.reddit.com/r/Athens/com...

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SEIU_ORG @seiu.org · 3d

Think about the last time you went to work knowing your pay might not materialize. That’s what federal workers are facing now that the Senate rejected a plan to pay them during a shutdown. seiu.co/4o8Xp5O

Senate blocks bills to pay federal workers during shutdown

As the government shutdown stretches into a fourth week, lawmakers are no closer to ending it.

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Michael @mjfromla.bsky.social · 3d

You didn't see a damn thing...

#happydog #notathief #ANTIFA

Oregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 3d

Time to make out like a bandit and get breakfast

Michael @mjfromla.bsky.social · 3d

Culinary Institute of America?

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Michael @mjfromla.bsky.social · 3d

Public Service Announcement signal boost...

#BoycottSpotify

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 4d

Spotify customer service is immediately ending conversations if you ask about them airing ICE advertisements on the platform.

Cancel your Spotify subscription.
#BoycottSpotify

Spotify Support
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Spotify at 10:04 PM, Oct 21
Jake R. is now connected and reviewing your question.

They'll message you shortly.

Hi there!
Jake R. at 10:04 PM, Oct 21

Hi - I have read that Spotify is advertising ICE commercials. Is this true? If so, I would like to cancel my subscription.
You at 10:05 PM, Oct 21

End of conversation. You can close the messaging window now.

Michael @mjfromla.bsky.social · 3d

I remember when the Sunday LA Times was thick as the phone book - it looks like a pamphlet these days. Growing up we had three "alternative" papers, The LA Weekly, The Reader, New Times LA - music, politics, and culture that the mainstream papers ignored....

Michael @mjfromla.bsky.social · 4d

Noted - I scrambled the gasses!

Michael @mjfromla.bsky.social · 4d

D'Sousa coming to grips with the racism he has said is no big deal...

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 4d

I don’t want to give the answer away, but his initials are DJT.

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250 Years Ago News @250yearsagonews.bsky.social · 4d

Oct. 23, 1775: After his ongoing meeting with representatives from Congress and the New England colonies, Gen. Washington records his decision that all Black Americans, free and slave, would "be rejected altogether." He will incorporate this racial ban into a formal order next month.

Black and white soldiers in a 1781 sketch

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Michael @mjfromla.bsky.social · 4d

Pro cyclists have been using/abusing CO2 for performance gains for a minute. The UCI (cycling governing body) banned it...

Road cycling: how a legitimate blood test became the focus of performance abuse claims

Carbon monoxide rebreathing, which may give riders an edge, caused controversy at this year’s Tour de France

www.theguardian.com

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Dr. Damien P. Williams Wants A Better Sociotechnical Paradigm @wolvendamien.bsky.social · 4d

Okay, no, seriously: who's got the device that disrupts all "smart glasses"— and only the smart glasses— in a 300 foot radius?

Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 4d

New: a $60 mod to Meta's Ray-Ban glasses disables the privacy LED light. This is supposed to light when people are filming with the glasses. We bought the mod, verified it works. Now you can never be sure whether someone wearing Meta Ray-Bans is filming you or not
www.404media.co/how-to-disab...

A $60 Mod to Meta’s Ray-Bans Disables Its Privacy-Protecting Recording Light

Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses usually include an LED that lights up when the user is recording other people. One hobbyist is charging a small fee to disable that light, and has a growing list of customers ar...

www.404media.co

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