Shani 🫧
@blerdmommy.blacksky.app
Solo parent raising a brave autistic child, defends fare-evaders and beaters. defund the police. STFU about Chicago. Black Girls Recovering from listening to John Mayer. WESTSIIIIIIIDE!!! Go #B1GCats! She/her, M.A.
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@blerdmommy.blacksky.app
· Mar 18
Pre-trial detainment in US is torture.
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The problem with this framing is that ALL of the boat strikes are war crimes, and this suggests they are not.
www.cbsnews.com/news/venezue...
www.cbsnews.com/news/venezue...
Sen. Tim Kaine says reported second strike on alleged drug boat "rises to the level of a war crime if it's true"
Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia said a reported U.S. follow-on strike on an alleged drug boat earlier this year "rises to the level of a war crime if it's true."
www.cbsnews.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:06 PM
The problem with this framing is that ALL of the boat strikes are war crimes, and this suggests they are not.
www.cbsnews.com/news/venezue...
www.cbsnews.com/news/venezue...
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Chicago hospitals funnel patients into long-lasting guardianships. Patients pay price as “profit motive” often leaves them “out of money in no time.” Read part 2 of stellar @chicagotribune.com investigation by Emily Hoerner Christy Gutowski and Lisa Schencker
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/30/h...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/30/h...
When hospitals choose private guardians, patients pay the price
When Chicago hospitals seek guardians for patients with assets, a law firm and a private care management organization get nearly all the business.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Chicago hospitals funnel patients into long-lasting guardianships. Patients pay price as “profit motive” often leaves them “out of money in no time.” Read part 2 of stellar @chicagotribune.com investigation by Emily Hoerner Christy Gutowski and Lisa Schencker
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/30/h...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/30/h...
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Still wild to me that companies got together and lied about a mass shoplifting epidemic and fundamentally changed things in all stores so that it’s worse for everyone, and then we found out they lied, and no one fucking did anything about it, and this is just life now
November 29, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Still wild to me that companies got together and lied about a mass shoplifting epidemic and fundamentally changed things in all stores so that it’s worse for everyone, and then we found out they lied, and no one fucking did anything about it, and this is just life now
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this is quite the detail
November 30, 2025 at 12:41 PM
this is quite the detail
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You can still find property level climate risk scores on Redfin
Zillow Removes Climate Risk Scores From Home Listings
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...
Zillow Removes Climate Risk Scores From Home Listings
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...
Zillow Removes Climate Risk Scores From Home Listings
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:24 PM
You can still find property level climate risk scores on Redfin
Zillow Removes Climate Risk Scores From Home Listings
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...
Zillow Removes Climate Risk Scores From Home Listings
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...
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"surprisingly"
Three years into the generative-AI wave, demand for the technology seems surprisingly flimsy
Investors expect AI use to soar. That’s not happening
Recent surveys point to flatlining business adoption
econ.st
November 30, 2025 at 12:35 PM
"surprisingly"
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Please contribute if you're able or share the original if you're not.
Note that the most effective way to get help for people is to directly ask people you know
Note that the most effective way to get help for people is to directly ask people you know
November 30, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Please contribute if you're able or share the original if you're not.
Note that the most effective way to get help for people is to directly ask people you know
Note that the most effective way to get help for people is to directly ask people you know
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Everyone should have "Parable of the Sower" by Octavia Butler at the top of their 2026 reading list. And you can purchase it from this BLACK-owned online bookstore
#booksky #blackbooksky #blacksky #scifi #books
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shop.mrwelltravelled.com/collections/...
#booksky #blackbooksky #blacksky #scifi #books
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shop.mrwelltravelled.com/collections/...
Parable of the Sower (Paperback)
by Octavia Butler Description The acclaimed post-apocalyptic novel of hope and terror that includes a foreword by N. K. Jemisin. .When global climate change and economic crises lead to social chaos in...
shop.mrwelltravelled.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Everyone should have "Parable of the Sower" by Octavia Butler at the top of their 2026 reading list. And you can purchase it from this BLACK-owned online bookstore
#booksky #blackbooksky #blacksky #scifi #books
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shop.mrwelltravelled.com/collections/...
#booksky #blackbooksky #blacksky #scifi #books
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shop.mrwelltravelled.com/collections/...
Mood.
Toad went back into the house. He got into bed and pulled the covers over his head again.
November 30, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Mood.
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🚨 : Winter Weather Advisory in effect until 12PM CST today. Expect snow, gusty winds up to 35mph, and slippery roads. Stay safe, slow down, and check road conditions at www.gettingaroundillinois.com or https://511in.org. ❄️💨🚗
November 30, 2025 at 7:55 AM
🚨 : Winter Weather Advisory in effect until 12PM CST today. Expect snow, gusty winds up to 35mph, and slippery roads. Stay safe, slow down, and check road conditions at www.gettingaroundillinois.com or https://511in.org. ❄️💨🚗
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President Sadyr Japarov aims to shore up power, with his allies set to win polls amid clampdown on media and opposition.
Kyrgyzstan votes in snap parliamentary election with no opposition
President Sadyr Japarov aims to shore up power, with his allies set to win polls amid clampdown on media and opposition.
bit.ly
November 30, 2025 at 8:00 AM
President Sadyr Japarov aims to shore up power, with his allies set to win polls amid clampdown on media and opposition.
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"Don't follow illegal orders" would be more meaningful if Democrats had prosecuted literally any of the prominent war criminals of the last 30 years instead of, you know, fucking campaigning with them
November 30, 2025 at 3:21 AM
"Don't follow illegal orders" would be more meaningful if Democrats had prosecuted literally any of the prominent war criminals of the last 30 years instead of, you know, fucking campaigning with them
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"A Winchester rifle should have a place of honor in every Black home, and it should be used for that protection which the law refuses to give."
- Ida B Wells-Barnett
- Ida B Wells-Barnett
November 30, 2025 at 3:13 AM
"A Winchester rifle should have a place of honor in every Black home, and it should be used for that protection which the law refuses to give."
- Ida B Wells-Barnett
- Ida B Wells-Barnett
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No children were killed by the mRNA shots.
But the anti-vax leadership at FDA, NIH, and HHS will kill kids.
But the anti-vax leadership at FDA, NIH, and HHS will kill kids.
November 29, 2025 at 7:11 PM
No children were killed by the mRNA shots.
But the anti-vax leadership at FDA, NIH, and HHS will kill kids.
But the anti-vax leadership at FDA, NIH, and HHS will kill kids.
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My child’s condition is breaking me His wounds are spreading and his tiny body can’t fight anymore.He falls asleep crying in pain, with no proper food or treatment Even medicine is out of reach now Please don’t let my child fade away Your help can save him
@mommunism.bsky.social
gofund.me/75cc299d3
@mommunism.bsky.social
gofund.me/75cc299d3
November 29, 2025 at 6:59 PM
My child’s condition is breaking me His wounds are spreading and his tiny body can’t fight anymore.He falls asleep crying in pain, with no proper food or treatment Even medicine is out of reach now Please don’t let my child fade away Your help can save him
@mommunism.bsky.social
gofund.me/75cc299d3
@mommunism.bsky.social
gofund.me/75cc299d3
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What were the CIA-backed "Zero Units" in Afghanistan?
For a deep dive, read reporter Lynzy Billing's award-winning piece from 2022:
For a deep dive, read reporter Lynzy Billing's award-winning piece from 2022:
The Night Raids
CIA-backed operations killed countless Afghan civilians, and the U.S. hasn't been held accountable. A reporter returns to investigate her past and unravel the legacy of the secretive Zero Units.
www.propublica.org
November 30, 2025 at 2:35 AM
What were the CIA-backed "Zero Units" in Afghanistan?
For a deep dive, read reporter Lynzy Billing's award-winning piece from 2022:
For a deep dive, read reporter Lynzy Billing's award-winning piece from 2022:
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“Long before Hoover denounced King as a liar, the NYPD issued a surveillance report on the civil rights leader’s visit to Harlem in 1958, with other memos to follow in the early 1960s. Rank-and-file organizers supporting King received unwanted attention as well.“
November 29, 2025 at 2:34 PM
“Long before Hoover denounced King as a liar, the NYPD issued a surveillance report on the civil rights leader’s visit to Harlem in 1958, with other memos to follow in the early 1960s. Rank-and-file organizers supporting King received unwanted attention as well.“
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In 1938, a New York Times reporter warned:
“When and if fascism comes to America it will not be labeled ‘made in Germany’; it will not be marked with a swastika; it will not even be called fascism; it will be called, of course, ‘Americanism’.”
87 years later.....
“When and if fascism comes to America it will not be labeled ‘made in Germany’; it will not be marked with a swastika; it will not even be called fascism; it will be called, of course, ‘Americanism’.”
87 years later.....
November 29, 2025 at 10:44 PM
In 1938, a New York Times reporter warned:
“When and if fascism comes to America it will not be labeled ‘made in Germany’; it will not be marked with a swastika; it will not even be called fascism; it will be called, of course, ‘Americanism’.”
87 years later.....
“When and if fascism comes to America it will not be labeled ‘made in Germany’; it will not be marked with a swastika; it will not even be called fascism; it will be called, of course, ‘Americanism’.”
87 years later.....
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So Chicago.
This cool. You don’t think twice about these old signs. It’s just part of the building/street. Lol
November 30, 2025 at 12:06 AM
So Chicago.
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"U.S. surveillance firms have found their way into the White House's post-war designs for" Gaza.
"Palantir and Dataminr."
"AI-powered surveillance and weapons systems at the center of post-war security architecture."
#Gaza #Palestine #Israel #USA #Surveillance #Technology #Genocide #Military
"Palantir and Dataminr."
"AI-powered surveillance and weapons systems at the center of post-war security architecture."
#Gaza #Palestine #Israel #USA #Surveillance #Technology #Genocide #Military
AI-powered surveillance firms are gunning for a share of Gaza spoils
The presence of Palantir and Dataminr at the new U.S. military compound in Israel offers a glimpse of how tech companies are cashing in on the genocide.
www.972mag.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:50 PM
"U.S. surveillance firms have found their way into the White House's post-war designs for" Gaza.
"Palantir and Dataminr."
"AI-powered surveillance and weapons systems at the center of post-war security architecture."
#Gaza #Palestine #Israel #USA #Surveillance #Technology #Genocide #Military
"Palantir and Dataminr."
"AI-powered surveillance and weapons systems at the center of post-war security architecture."
#Gaza #Palestine #Israel #USA #Surveillance #Technology #Genocide #Military
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You’re trying to make a false equivalence and you’re being racist af
You’re trying to make a false equivalence and you’re being racist af
Islam isn’t a race. It’s a highly colonial religion.
November 29, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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You’re trying to make a false equivalence and you’re being racist af
You’re trying to make a false equivalence and you’re being racist af
I thought it was 10 pm. 🫠
November 29, 2025 at 11:50 PM
I thought it was 10 pm. 🫠