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Lauren-Ashley Arts @laurenashley087.bsky.social · 4h

White people need to talk to other white people. It is entirely up to the whites to move the needle on their end.

Let me be clear: racism and antisemitism are rampant on *both* sides of the aisle.

Your twentysomething niece has fallen for the okie doke just as easily as your Boomer uncle.

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Walter IV @walteriv.bsky.social · 6h

Nah, they’re just liars.

Walter IV @walteriv.bsky.social · 6h

Judicial insurrection!

Walter IV @walteriv.bsky.social · 7h

“Locker room talk” - 2025 version

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Walter IV @walteriv.bsky.social · 7h

She’s right

Walter IV @walteriv.bsky.social · 9h

Ain’t no such things as halfway crooks. - Mobb Deep

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Walter IV @walteriv.bsky.social · 10h

It’s a feature, not a bug.

Walter IV @walteriv.bsky.social · 10h

Barz

Walter IV @walteriv.bsky.social · 15h

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Annette Gordon-Reed @agordonreed.bsky.social · 16h

1)You may remember the articles criticizing liberal students for their hesitancy to make friends with conservative students—alleging that they were less open-minded than their conservative counterparts.

Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 1d

Here are the little darlings they’ve created. Horrifying.

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Walter IV @walteriv.bsky.social · 1d

The Lobster guy is the true threat

Walter IV @walteriv.bsky.social · 1d

Because she’s gonna run for Congress

Walter IV @walteriv.bsky.social · 1d

Knights in White Hoods. #Selftitled

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Maxine Joselow @maxinejoselow.bsky.social · 1d

Before catastrophic floods swept through the Alaska Native village of Kipnuk on Sunday, the EPA canceled a $20 million grant intended to protect the community from extreme flooding. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/c...

Before Alaska Flooding, E.P.A. Canceled $20 Million Flood Protection Grant

www.nytimes.com

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Walter IV @walteriv.bsky.social · 1d

Gilibrand

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Walter IV @walteriv.bsky.social · 1d

Barbershops are talking about Cunningham getting to Luka-level dominance this season.

Walter IV @walteriv.bsky.social · 1d

Intentionally conflating

Walter IV @walteriv.bsky.social · 1d

“Here's what they think about you.” - Ice Cube

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Walter IV @walteriv.bsky.social · 1d

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Walter IV @walteriv.bsky.social · 1d

It’s the foundation of everything the party stands for. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

"Taxpayer dollars": The origins of austerity's racist catchphrase

How the myth of the overburdened white taxpayer was made.

www.motherjones.com

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Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 1d

This John Oliver segment on the disaster that is Bari Weiss does a great job of explaining why this particular grift is so bad/dangerous.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=gieT...

Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight

www.youtube.com

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Walter IV @walteriv.bsky.social · 1d

Deep Loyalty

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Farmers are being squeezed - it's testing their loyalty to Trump - BBC News

Why so many corn belt Americans continue to back Trump, even while feeling economic pressure driven partly by his trade policy

www.bbc.com

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Andy Grabia @agrabia.bsky.social · 1d

CBC reporting that seven Palestinians in Gaza have been killed. Israel says they were killed for approaching ceasefire line. An independent journalist who works with CBC says they were nowhere near the line when killed, and that Israel isn’t abiding by the ceasefire agreement.

7 Palestinians killed by Israeli gunfire in Gaza

Seven people have been killed after Israeli forces opened fire on several people they say approached soldiers near the agreed-upon ceasefire ‘yellow line’ in northern Gaza on Tuesday. The Israeli mili...

www.cbc.ca

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Walter IV @walteriv.bsky.social · 1d

#edusky

Christopher Dick @chrisdick.bsky.social · 1d

We are hiring a full time plant mounter to join our U-M herbarium team. The person will mount specimens from around the world and train students in the plant mounting process. Cool botanical job! careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...

PLANT MOUNTER II | U-M Careers

careers.umich.edu

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Walter IV @walteriv.bsky.social · 1d

#edusky

Anthony Vecchiarelli @cellforganized.bsky.social · 1d

MCDB Assistant Professor Faculty Search. Please Repost!

Applications Due Oct 15th (TOMORROW!)

We welcome applications from all areas of physiology and neuroscience - spanning molecular, cellular, systems, and organismal levels.

More information can be found HERE:
lsa.umich.edu/mcdb/news-ev...

MCDB Opens Search for Faculty | U-M LSA Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology (MCDB)

MCDB welcomes applications at the Assistant Professor level from outstanding biological scientists in all areas of physiology and neuroscience, spanning molecular, cellular, systems, and organismal le...

lsa.umich.edu

Walter IV @walteriv.bsky.social · 1d

Familiar
The myth that welfare recipients are “couch potatoes” or “welfare queens”, a stereotype of aid recipients as poor, unmarried Black mothers who live lavishly on undeserved financial assistance has long hindered funding for the poor. Reagan popularized it in the 70s.

time.com/6697055/welf...

time.com

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