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CounsellorNYC @counsellornyc.bsky.social · 5h

I stand with Ms. Crockett 10000000000000000% !!!
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CounsellorNYC @counsellornyc.bsky.social · 5h

How apropos that the Supreme Court is in session today to further advance segregation and diluting the Black vote !!!
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💫⭐️N. Jules⭐️💫 @northjules.bsky.social · 11h

Gavin Newsom continues to sound the alarm. Trump is waging a war on an enemy that does not exist‼️

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CounsellorNYC @counsellornyc.bsky.social · 9h

So that you know …. The international community is slowly turning their backs on the United States and rightly so, given the isolationist regime currently burning everything down in rapid succession !!!

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U.S. falls out of top 10 on list of the world’s most powerful passports — The Washington Post

The U.S. is now in the 12th spot — it was first a decade ago. The index ranks how many destinations a passport holder can visit without needing a visa.

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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 14h

OBAMA: “What if I sent the National Guard into Texas and said I don’t care what Governor Abbott says… and just kind of took over?”

Imagine that.

Fox News would’ve held a 96-hour emergency broadcast with 18 split screens and a countdown to “Tyranny Day.”

But when it’s Trump doing it? Crickets.

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CounsellorNYC @counsellornyc.bsky.social · 18h

THIS is the energy that defines NYC !!! BRAVA … BRAVA. !!! ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾
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CounsellorNYC @counsellornyc.bsky.social · 18h

Tell it brother !!! 🤣🤣🤣
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CounsellorNYC @counsellornyc.bsky.social · 19h

Isn’t that the “American” way ???

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CounsellorNYC @counsellornyc.bsky.social · 19h

Not sure if Time was bending at the knee with the title or trolling him with that extremely unflattering, but extremely accurate photo of”Dear Leader” 🤣🤣🤣

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CounsellorNYC @counsellornyc.bsky.social · 23h

ALWAYS !!! That dumbass, bubba, inbred, beer swilling, gun toting, NASCAR loving, Ted Nugent listening, F-150 pickup truck driving look !!! (No offense to the F-150) 🤣🤣🤣

CounsellorNYC @counsellornyc.bsky.social · 23h

ALWAYS !!!

CounsellorNYC @counsellornyc.bsky.social · 1d

And you KNOW those poor, racist Whites as well as their equally poor but delusional Latinos, Blacks and “others” that voted (or didn’t vote at all) for this bullshit are being impacted !!! Can you say “farmers” ???

CounsellorNYC @counsellornyc.bsky.social · 1d

So many of us impacted, yet it seems so few seem to care !!! This issue should be front and center, but I guess those that are fortunate or privileged enough to not be impacted are remaining silent/complicit !!!

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Authoritarianism Has A Cost: How Trump’s Abuses Of Power Are Harming The Economy

Trump's tariffs are raising prices. His federal purges are surging Black unemployment. And his immigration raids are damaging local economies. Trump's authoritarianism is a kitchen table issue.

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ii glocks ii heaven @leatherette.bsky.social · 1d

This is exactly where she belongs. 🤍

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 1d

The USC Thornton School of Music has appointed Solange as the school’s first scholar in residence

She will she will teach a course on music curation, host student-focused workshops and more

Solange to build programming and teach course at USC Thornton School of Music

Grammy winner Solange Knowles is bringing her expertise to the USC Thornton School of Music, where she has been named the school's first all-school scholar in residence.

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Coffee and Fingernails @coffeenfingernails.bsky.social · 1d

I feel like a trove like this gets "revealed" at least once a year.

Maggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social · 1d

"They referred to Black people as monkeys and 'the watermelon people' and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies and driving them to suicide and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery."

‘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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Louisiana Hashira @jes55.bsky.social · 1d

They always have a certain look

Jeff Yang @originalsp.in · 1d

Thousands of posts from a private Young Republican Telegram chat reveal a culture of casual racism/antisemitism, rape jokes and celebration of Hitler/Nazism.

Some of the ringleaders are below: We live in a world where 4chan types now occupy positions of real power.
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Peter Giunta, chair of the New York State Young Republicans

Bobby Walker, vice chair of the New York State Young Republicans

William Hendrix, communications assistant for Kansas’ Republican Attorney General Kris Kobach

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CounsellorNYC @counsellornyc.bsky.social · 1d

To quell the nonsense that many have falsely stated as to why the Biden administration “did nothing” to end this war … Such short memories, but extremely long on ignorance and misinformation !!!

CounsellorNYC @counsellornyc.bsky.social · 1d

I’ve always stated that it wouldn’t shock or surprise me to find there has been back room talks to resurrect slavery and given the makeup of the “majority” on the Supreme Court, it’s not at all unimaginable !!!

CounsellorNYC @counsellornyc.bsky.social · 1d

So basically what they’ve been saying and trying to do for centuries ??? This comes as no shock or surprise to those of us that have long been the targets of racism, hatred, bigotry and vitriol… ALL condoned and accepted by our government and by far too many elected officials to even count !!!

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CounsellorNYC @counsellornyc.bsky.social · 1d

If you know … you know …
#DAngelo
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CounsellorNYC @counsellornyc.bsky.social · 1d

I’m in complete shock right now !!!
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D’Angelo, Neo-Soul Pioneer and ‘Untitled (How Does It Feel)’ Singer, Dies at 51

Legendary R&B singer D'Angelo, who released three albums throughout his career, has died. He was 51.

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CounsellorNYC @counsellornyc.bsky.social · 1d

So that you know… and you NEED to know !!!

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In a World of Gangsters and Thugs...

Trump is still Trump.

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CounsellorNYC @counsellornyc.bsky.social · 1d

So … who’s gonna tell those ignorant, myopic, historically challenged bitches that Christopher Columbus did NOT discover America … AND, that he was Italian !!! I repeat … ITALIAN !!! Bad Bunny is more American than a huge majority of his (White: read European) detractors 🤣🤣🤣
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CounsellorNYC @counsellornyc.bsky.social · 1d

More of this !!! We need to see far more of this to the point it’s not an exception, but instead it’s the rule !!!

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CounsellorNYC @counsellornyc.bsky.social · 1d

#BlackSky