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Aspie Dad, Political Scientist, Writer, Policy Analyst, News Curator, Whovian, Star Citizen & Trekker in the Bronx from Camden, NJ. Mastodon: mstdn.social/@black_intellect Spoutible: spoutible.com/Black_Intellect Substack: blackintellect.substack.com

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Black Intellect @blackintellect.bsky.social · Nov 8

Friendly reminder...
The real division in the US is between those who support a multicultural, multiracial, multilingual America that centers fair socioeconomic opportunity for all & those who want a theocratic Christian evangelical white ethnostate that centers economic elites

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Black Intellect @blackintellect.bsky.social · 1h

Young Republicans demand racist chat leaders resign, Kansas GOP group disbands www.axios.com/2025/10/15/y...

Young Republicans demand leaders involved in "vile" racist chat resign

"Such behavior is disgraceful, unbecoming of any Republican," the Young Republicans said.

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Black Intellect @blackintellect.bsky.social · 1h

Republican state senator faces calls to resign after posting racist messages in group chat | Vermont Public www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2...

Republican state senator faces calls to resign after posting racist messages in group chat

A first-term Republican state senator from Orleans County is facing pressure from members of his own party to resign after a story published by Politico Tuesday detailed his involvement in a racist te...

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Black Intellect @blackintellect.bsky.social · 2h

Kansas Young Republicans shut down after Politico report on racist, violent encrypted chat • kansasreflector.com/2025/10/14/k...

Kansas Young Republicans shut down after Politico report on racist, violent encrypted chat • Kansas Reflector

Politico reports the chairman and vice chairman of Kansas Young Republicans participated in racist, antisemitic encrypted chats with GOP political peers.

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Black Intellect @blackintellect.bsky.social · 4h

Infinite Horizons: STANTON - #starcitizen www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKGc...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Tim Walz: "It's almost unimaginable that he's got Milei in there, giving him $20 billion, so that they can undercut us and China can buy their soybeans from them. And now China has learned they can replace our markets."

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Adelita for Congress @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social · 7h

Speaker Johnson, you ready to swear me in?

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Black Intellect @blackintellect.bsky.social · 6h

So-Called ‘Nuclear Option’ for Ending the Government Shutdown | Explainer - YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6hV...

So-Called ‘Nuclear Option’ for Ending the Government Shutdown | Explainer

YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 13h

If men with guns and masks tried to pull me out of my car, I'd fight back. Courts should reject any claims by the government that this is aggression by the person being detained, resisting arrest, or that they're a flight risk.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

FOX: You said last week that you would swear in Grijalva whenever she wants. She has written a letter to your office. You have not sworn her in. Doesn't your resistance add fuel to the fire that this is about Epstein?

MIKE JOHNSON: No. This is another partisan manufactured thing

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29 U.S.C. § 157 @organizingpower.bsky.social · 1d

Wait, are ICE agents complying with this order? I’m sure the answer is “no” but my follow-up is “where is the contempt motion”?
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ICE Agents In Chicago Area Who Aren't Undercover Must Wear Badges Or IDs, Federal Judge Rules

Agents have been concealing their identities by wearing masks and hats without badges or name tags. Advocates say the ruling is a step toward accountability.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 12h

The three major airports near New York City have joined Los Angeles, Phoenix, Seattle, Portland, Charlotte, Cleveland, and Buffalo.

Newark, JFK, LaGuardia will decline to play Kristi Noem’s politicized TSA video - New Jersey Globe

Three major airports in the New York City area – Newark Liberty International Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport, and LaGuardia Airport –

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 1d

Go on then Nigel Farage, keep telling us you know nothing about Russian influence…

The Farage staffer, the Russian embassy and a smear campaign against a Kremlin critic

www.theguardian.com/politics/201...

The Farage staffer, the Russian embassy and a smear campaign against a Kremlin critic

Worker for Farage’s group in EU parliament was ‘frequent visitor to embassy’ and accused of role in propaganda stunt

www.theguardian.com

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Black Intellect @blackintellect.bsky.social · 11h

Why Trump Has Less Leverage Over China Than He Thinks - YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UEc...

Why Trump Has Less Leverage Over China Than He Thinks

YouTube video by TLDR News Global

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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 15h

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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Black Intellect @blackintellect.bsky.social · 12h

“For People Who Want To Pretend That They Are ‘No Tread On Me, Don't Tread On Me...'" - YouTube www.youtube.com/shorts/8fzJQ...

“For People Who Want To Pretend That They Are ‘No Tread On Me, Don't Tread On Me...'"

YouTube video by TYT Investigates

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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.bsky.social · Aug 29

This story has it all: aquaculture, Black Flag, Bernie Sanders, Star Trek as policy, John Hodgman, male tears, and a candidate citing Luthen’s monologue from Andor.

Meet Graham Platner, the Maine oysterman trying to crack the senate. @grahamformaine.bsky.social

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The Political Awakening of the Oyster Farmer Gunning for Susan Collins

Graham Platner’s campaign launch has been a sudden sensation. But what he’s building now is rooted in the work of a lifetime.

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Black Intellect @blackintellect.bsky.social · 13h

ICE uses full-body restraints on deportees despite safety concerns | apnews.com/article/immi...

ICE's use of full-body restraints during deportations raises concerns over inhumane treatment

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have been using a full-body restraint device called the WRAP during deportations.

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David Sirota @davidsirota.com · 1d

More details at these links

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The Corporate Power Reset That Makes Citizens United Irrelevant

By using their authority to define what corporations are—and what powers they hold—states can end the era of corporate and dark money in U.S. politics.

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 15h

California, this November 4th, the whole country is counting on you.

Prop 50 puts our elections back on a level playing field, preserves independent redistricting over the long term, and lets the people decide.

So return your ballot today. Vote yes on 50.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 13h

The spotlight may have been on the Carolinas and Texas for the past few decades, but the most influential barbecue town may still be Kansas City. nyti.ms/4n6Gi3k

Headline over a photo of gloved hands holding a slab of brisket: Is Kansas City Still the Barbecue Capital of America?

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Black Intellect @blackintellect.bsky.social · 13h

North Carolina Republicans plan vote on new House map amid nationwide redistricting battle | apnews.com/article/nort...

North Carolina GOP announce plans to vote on new House map amid nationwide redistricting battle

North Carolina Republican legislative leaders say they will vote next week on redrawing the state’s U.S. House district map.

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Black Intellect @blackintellect.bsky.social · 13h

"When Luke Mosiman, the chair of the Arizona Young Republicans, asked if the New Yorkers in the chat were watching an NBA playoff game, Giunta responded, 'I’d go to the zoo if I wanted to watch monkey play ball.' Giunta elsewhere refers to Black people as 'the watermelon people.'"

Black Intellect @blackintellect.bsky.social · 14h

US and UK put sanctions on alleged Cambodia cyber-scammers and seize $15bn in bitcoin | www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

US and UK put sanctions on alleged Cambodia cyber-scammers and seize $15bn in bitcoin

People trafficking among allegations against six people who face measures including property freezes and travel bans

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Black Intellect @blackintellect.bsky.social · 14h

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat: Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Black Intellect @blackintellect.bsky.social · 14h

A Majority of Lost Federal Funding Has Been Restored, Harvard Says | www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

A Majority of Lost Federal Funding Has Been Restored, Harvard Says | News | The Harvard Crimson

Harvard has now received payments on the majority of funding that it lost since the Trump administration froze its access to federal grants this spring, the University notified faculty this month.

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