Aisha K. Staggers
@akstaggers.bsky.social
Prince fan and Writer featured in NY Review of Books, HuffPost, Paper Magazine, MTV News, etc. Author of the upcoming book, "The Infallibe Fannie Freeman." Co-host Primetime Saturday w/Aisha & LaLa! Find my work on Medium. No DMs unless I know you.
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Aisha K. Staggers
@akstaggers.bsky.social
· Aug 11
We Are a Country of Assholes
The wealthiest asshole in America, Elon Musk.
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"We scream about freedom while we vote for fascists. We call ourselves 'pro-life' while cheering on the death penalty, forced birth, and militarized police. We are a country of contradictions, yes—but mostly, we are a country of assholes."
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Ilhan Omar is being targeted, again. I hope our members of Congress stand by her. She has been vilified for her skin color. She’s tougher than anyone in this regime.
‘She fled the Somali Civil War as a child and spent four years in a Kenyan refugee camp before moving to the U.S. with her family.’
‘She fled the Somali Civil War as a child and spent four years in a Kenyan refugee camp before moving to the U.S. with her family.’
November 29, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Ilhan Omar is being targeted, again. I hope our members of Congress stand by her. She has been vilified for her skin color. She’s tougher than anyone in this regime.
‘She fled the Somali Civil War as a child and spent four years in a Kenyan refugee camp before moving to the U.S. with her family.’
‘She fled the Somali Civil War as a child and spent four years in a Kenyan refugee camp before moving to the U.S. with her family.’
He actually produced my favorite @tevincampbelll.bsky.social songs...
Coming up in the late 80s and 90s, I had friend who thought #KyleWest was the most awesomest New Jack Swing producer. More tha 30 years back, looking at the scenario....she wasn't lying. She was pretty on point there. He gave Teddy a run for his money. IJS #BlackGenXer
November 29, 2025 at 8:19 PM
He actually produced my favorite @tevincampbelll.bsky.social songs...
Holiday music #Reframed
Coming up in the late 80s and 90s, I had friend who thought #KyleWest was the most awesomest New Jack Swing producer. More tha 30 years back, looking at the scenario....she wasn't lying. She was pretty on point there. He gave Teddy a run for his money. IJS #BlackGenXer
November 29, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Holiday music #Reframed
Coming up in the late 80s and 90s, I had friend who thought #KyleWest was the most awesomest New Jack Swing producer. More tha 30 years back, looking at the scenario....she wasn't lying. She was pretty on point there. He gave Teddy a run for his money. IJS #BlackGenXer
November 29, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Coming up in the late 80s and 90s, I had friend who thought #KyleWest was the most awesomest New Jack Swing producer. More tha 30 years back, looking at the scenario....she wasn't lying. She was pretty on point there. He gave Teddy a run for his money. IJS #BlackGenXer
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good thread about a bad thing
An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
November 29, 2025 at 1:43 PM
good thread about a bad thing
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Someone should tell Pete that drunk tweets can still be used as evidence
November 29, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Someone should tell Pete that drunk tweets can still be used as evidence
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This incredibly irresponsible alcoholic idiot is calling for 500 additional troops in Washington. Because that won't incite more violence.
Everything about this silly "Secretary of War" is about saber rattling and pretending he is so strong. He really must have been picked on in school.
Everything about this silly "Secretary of War" is about saber rattling and pretending he is so strong. He really must have been picked on in school.
November 27, 2025 at 12:21 AM
This incredibly irresponsible alcoholic idiot is calling for 500 additional troops in Washington. Because that won't incite more violence.
Everything about this silly "Secretary of War" is about saber rattling and pretending he is so strong. He really must have been picked on in school.
Everything about this silly "Secretary of War" is about saber rattling and pretending he is so strong. He really must have been picked on in school.
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And still, there are those who say that Americans can’t do irony.
November 28, 2025 at 7:24 AM
And still, there are those who say that Americans can’t do irony.
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Good luck, America.
You're gonna need it.
Immigrants from "third world countries" do all the jobs that Americans can't and/or won't do.
Seriously, the country will be further f'd for good, but white supremacy remains undefeated in self-destruction.
www.axios.com/2025/11/28/t...
You're gonna need it.
Immigrants from "third world countries" do all the jobs that Americans can't and/or won't do.
Seriously, the country will be further f'd for good, but white supremacy remains undefeated in self-destruction.
www.axios.com/2025/11/28/t...
Trump says he'll "permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries"
He's stepped up his hardline immigration crackdown since an Afghan national was named the suspect in this week's deadly D.C. attack.
www.axios.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Good luck, America.
You're gonna need it.
Immigrants from "third world countries" do all the jobs that Americans can't and/or won't do.
Seriously, the country will be further f'd for good, but white supremacy remains undefeated in self-destruction.
www.axios.com/2025/11/28/t...
You're gonna need it.
Immigrants from "third world countries" do all the jobs that Americans can't and/or won't do.
Seriously, the country will be further f'd for good, but white supremacy remains undefeated in self-destruction.
www.axios.com/2025/11/28/t...
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Look at all these beautiful nerds! Y’all living in abundance!
June 4, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Look at all these beautiful nerds! Y’all living in abundance!
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November 28, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Lawrence O’Donnell is a national treasure and should be protected at all costs.
November 27, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Lawrence O’Donnell is a national treasure and should be protected at all costs.
Love this!
Threats to arrest elected lawmakers. A White House urging states to silence voters. Attempts to undermine our rights.
This is what we’re up against. We’re ready to fight back—join our movement with President @barackobama.bsky.social & AG @ericholder.bsky.social: bit.ly/3HJ1ayW
This is what we’re up against. We’re ready to fight back—join our movement with President @barackobama.bsky.social & AG @ericholder.bsky.social: bit.ly/3HJ1ayW
November 27, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Love this!
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A J6er pardoned by Trump just got arrested for crimes against two kids. One victim, only 11, says 44-year-old Andrew Paul Johnson abused him 3 times.
Kids pay the price for Trump's soft-on-crime policies.
#Jan6 #TrumpPardons
Kids pay the price for Trump's soft-on-crime policies.
#Jan6 #TrumpPardons
November 27, 2025 at 12:13 PM
A J6er pardoned by Trump just got arrested for crimes against two kids. One victim, only 11, says 44-year-old Andrew Paul Johnson abused him 3 times.
Kids pay the price for Trump's soft-on-crime policies.
#Jan6 #TrumpPardons
Kids pay the price for Trump's soft-on-crime policies.
#Jan6 #TrumpPardons
ICE raids aren't playing well publicly, so of course the MAGA spin machine was going to take advantage of a very tragic situation and make it work for them. Any other POTUS would be on a message of unity and anti-hate but Trump? Well, MAGA is mad about his mtg w/ Mamdani so it's Islamophobia.
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RW feeds exploded after two National Guardsmen were shot in DC. For weeks they have hammered fear about migrants & Muslims and tonight they are treating this shooting as confirmation. Influencers blame Dems, activists, & the so called Seditious Six. #Voices4Victory #ProudBlue #DV1 #USDemocracy
RW feeds exploded after two National Guardsmen were shot in DC. For weeks they have hammered fear about migrants & Muslims and tonight they are treating this shooting as confirmation. Influencers blame Dems, activists, & the so called Seditious Six. #Voices4Victory #ProudBlue #DV1 #USDemocracy
November 27, 2025 at 12:20 PM
ICE raids aren't playing well publicly, so of course the MAGA spin machine was going to take advantage of a very tragic situation and make it work for them. Any other POTUS would be on a message of unity and anti-hate but Trump? Well, MAGA is mad about his mtg w/ Mamdani so it's Islamophobia.
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At a moment when the nation is begging begging for more nurses, more public-health professionals, more people willing to step into the chaos and keep the rest of us alive, the Trump administration has decided the real crisis in America is… that nurses and health-care students have it too easy.
Trump administration plan to reduce access to some student loans angers nurses, health care groups
A coalition of nursing and other health care organizations are pushing back against a Trump administration plan that could limit access to student loans in some cases.
apnews.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:49 AM
At a moment when the nation is begging begging for more nurses, more public-health professionals, more people willing to step into the chaos and keep the rest of us alive, the Trump administration has decided the real crisis in America is… that nurses and health-care students have it too easy.
We aren't just "a country of assholes," as I said in a piece I penned earlier (see link below), we are also a very petty country. And we wonder why people don't think we're as great as we think we are?!
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November 26, 2025 at 8:20 PM
We aren't just "a country of assholes," as I said in a piece I penned earlier (see link below), we are also a very petty country. And we wonder why people don't think we're as great as we think we are?!
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Facts. Brexit was yet another FUCKING IDIOTIC decision of bigots spurred by emotion, rather than logic.
Racism makes people STUPID.
This is true all over the world, and especially here.
My prayer is that real economic pain teaches lessons to the mean spirited that basic empathy would have
Racism makes people STUPID.
This is true all over the world, and especially here.
My prayer is that real economic pain teaches lessons to the mean spirited that basic empathy would have
The Irish News: Brian Feeney: Forget the Budget, Britain’s problems are all about Brexit
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Brian Feeney: Forget the Budget, Britain’s problems are all about Brexit
Report after report from think tanks and academics have all laid bare the terrible damage Brexit did, and still does, to the British economy
www.irishnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Facts. Brexit was yet another FUCKING IDIOTIC decision of bigots spurred by emotion, rather than logic.
Racism makes people STUPID.
This is true all over the world, and especially here.
My prayer is that real economic pain teaches lessons to the mean spirited that basic empathy would have
Racism makes people STUPID.
This is true all over the world, and especially here.
My prayer is that real economic pain teaches lessons to the mean spirited that basic empathy would have
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Three free things that are always abundant:
1. Shutting the fuck up
2. Minding the fuck outta ya own business
3.Scrolling past things that don’t apply to you/you disagree with
1. Shutting the fuck up
2. Minding the fuck outta ya own business
3.Scrolling past things that don’t apply to you/you disagree with
November 26, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Three free things that are always abundant:
1. Shutting the fuck up
2. Minding the fuck outta ya own business
3.Scrolling past things that don’t apply to you/you disagree with
1. Shutting the fuck up
2. Minding the fuck outta ya own business
3.Scrolling past things that don’t apply to you/you disagree with