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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 11h

Where we stand, in long arc of history:

-Story on left, adding race as a factor when that favors white people.

-Story on right, banning race as a factor when that favors non-whites.

I often complain about NYT headlines and story-play. But these are strong. Including "If Court Guts 1965 Law."

Two headlines on front page of NYT.

First is "Trump Weighs Transforming Refugee Policy. White People Would be Given Preference."

Second is "Justices May Ban Race as a Factor in District Maps. Nation's Political Balance Could Shift If Court Guts 1964 Law."

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 13h

roberts’s constitution allows for racial discrimination as long as you don’t say you’re racially discriminating, because in a classic bit of racecraft, roberts’s constitution forbids acknowledging race but has no particular issue with racism.

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 14h

Roberts has always felt that the suggestion that white people might discriminate on the basis of race is a profound moral injustice, much greater than black people being denied the right to vote bsky.app/profile/jayw...

Jay Willis @jaywillis.net · 1d

Everything about John Roberts's approach to the Voting Rights Act makes sense when you remember that John Roberts has has always been hostile to the Voting Rights Act, never believed it was appropriate, and has spent most of his 45-year legal career working to hollow it out.

One of the Biggest Cases of the Supreme Court’s Term Is John Roberts’ Decadeslong Pet Project

If there’s one thing the Roberts court has been consistent on, it’s this.

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MathIsLife @damianmolinari.bsky.social · 21h

Sweet moment today when my 9th graders decided they needed to sing happy birthday to their classmate, and everyone stayed after class was over to join in singing.

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Jemele Hill @jemelehill.bsky.social · 1d

I had some thoughts of D’Angelo’s passing and how his music represented a time where we weren’t arguing about 50/50 dates, who’s alpha or who’s beta and we were actually looking to fall in love www.youtube.com/live/lPjW888...

How Does It Feel: Why Losing D'Angelo Cuts Deep

YouTube video by Jemele Hill

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MathIsLife @damianmolinari.bsky.social · 2d

Damn. Music world lost a genius.

Joseph H. Johnson, Jr. @blackneto.bsky.social · 2d

😔😔😔

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D'Angelo, Grammy-winning R&B singer who became an icon with 'Untitled (How Does It Feel),' dies

D'Angelo, the Grammy-winning R&B singer who became an icon with the 'Untitled (How Does It Feel)' music video, has died. He was 51.

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Ebony Elizabeth Thomas @ebonyteach.blacksky.app · 2d

Shocking & heartbreaking beyond measure. 💔 #DAngelo

Pop Base @popbase.tv · 2d

D’Angelo has passed away at the age of 51 following battle with pancreatic cancer.

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Annie Abrams @annieabrams.bsky.social · 2d

a thing about human teachers—it’s not just about having someone around who’s “nice” or “encouraging,” there’s no substitute for a teacher who likes ideas and enjoys being in a room full of thinking students

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 2d

There is simply no equivalent, not even close, of this anywhere on the center or far left. There is no ‘both sides’ here, media.

Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 2d

"Together, the messages reveal a culture where racist, antisemitic and violent rhetoric circulate freely — and where the Trump-era loosening of political norms has made such talk feel less taboo among those positioning themselves as the party’s next leaders."

Can't call them fascists?

‘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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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 3d

yearly reminder to people insisting that we view Christopher Columbus as "a man of his time" that *the people responsible for the Spanish Inquisition* thought Columbus was out of pocket

Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 3d

Christopher Columbus was dragged back to Spain in chains by a crusading knight, convicted of tyranny and immeasurable cruelty, pardoned by Isabella but banned from returning to Hispaniola.

Fuck Columbus.

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Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 3d

Between this and If Books Could Kill, this is a great time for the burgeoning Bari Weiss Takedown Industrial Complex

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 3d

Absolutely brutal.

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

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight

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vijay iyer @vijayiyer.bsky.social · 4d

In case you’re hearing about the “protest that turned violent” in Boston last week, here’s the “violence” in question, per the police report

Following the protest, four officers were taken to the hospital for treatment of injuries. One officer had a broken nose and had his glasses broken, another was treated for pepper spray exposure, one sustained a finger injury while handcuffing and another sustained a lower back injury attempting to make an arrest.

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Howie Hua @howiehua.bsky.social · 4d

I highly recommend introducing solving linear equations with bar models and here's why.

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NPR @npr.org · 6d

Macario Martínez, the street sweeper who became a Mexican pop star, brings his evocative music and longing lyricism to the Tiny Desk. n.pr/48pIa3k

Macario Martínez: Tiny Desk Concert

Macario Martínez, the street sweeper who became a Mexican pop star, brings his evocative music and longing lyricism to the Tiny Desk.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 9d

very cool that if you are working on behalf of right-wing culture warriors, you no longer need standing to have your claim adjudicated by the supreme court

Tom Scocca @tomscocca.bsky.social · 9d

It's not just that they're going to strike down a law against conversion therapy, it's that they're going to do it on behalf of made-up claims from a straw plaintiff who can't honestly show the law affected her at all

Tom Scocca @tomscocca.bsky.social · 9d

One thing about American's widespread distrust and disapproval of the Supreme Court is that mainstream news coverage mostly doesn't dwell on stuff like standing, so people don't even begin to grasp how rigged the Court truly is www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

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Philip Eil @phileil.bsky.social · 10d

We really need to retire "contrarian" as a descriptor for Weiss immediately.

The reason she is getting this job right now is because of her *non-contrarian* sensibilities.

She espouses views that the US's current power structure likes.

NPR @npr.org · 10d

CBS' parent company will buy The Free Press and install Bari Weiss, its contrarian founder, as editor in chief of CBS News. n.pr/4o634cr

CBS' next top editor to be Bari Weiss of The Free Press

CBS' parent company will buy The Free Press and install Bari Weiss, its contrarian founder, as editor in chief of CBS News.

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 12d

Weaponized gratitude is a key tool in the abuser's toolkit. The goal is to convince the victim that they owe the abuser so much, they should feel guilty for wanting to complain.

Tweet from the VP:
Joy Reid has had such a good life in this country. It's been
overwhelmingly kind and gracious to her. She is far wealthier than most.
Yet she oozes with contempt.
My honest, non-trolling advice to Joy Reid is that you'd be a much
happier person if you showed a little gratitude

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 12d

“This is not law. It is a spell, announced by a phantom. It is an empty decision, but coming as it does on behalf of a majority of the Supreme Court, it will have unfathomably cruel effects as it stands up Noem’s actions.”

Read it at Law Dork now:

Supreme Court lets Noem end legal status for many Venezuelans in the U.S.

The majority gave virtually no reasoning. The Democratic appointees objected, but only Justice Jackson wrote: "[Y]et another grave misuse of our emergency docket."

www.lawdork.com

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MathIsLife @damianmolinari.bsky.social · 14d

🎯 Newsrooms lacking representation frequently results in media shortcomings. It is definitely malpractice, and editors choose not to see it because journalists are "unbiased" reporters.

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wakandangriot.bsky.social @wakandangriot.bsky.social · 14d

This is actually journalistic malpractice. It’s also the result of overwhelmingly white newsrooms. Not only need you look at Prince, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, James Brown…
Not exactly musical obscurities. I wasn’t around for the civil war, but I know a thing or 2 about it.

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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 14d

We are losing something by having newsrooms where everyone who has more than a few years’ experience has gotten fired. I don’t fault a young writer for not knowing about things that happened before she was born. But now there are no editors to help give context to these stories, either.

Prince with “Slave” written on his face, in protest of his unfair recording contract, including lack of ownership of his master recordings.

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John Raimo @johnraimo.bsky.social · 15d

Gift link: essential and sadly brave writing for dark times from Tressie McMillan Cottom (@tressiemcphd.bsky.social). www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...

Opinion | Mourn, or Else

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MathIsLife @damianmolinari.bsky.social · 15d

We had a district math initiative on complex instruction, and one of the practices we engaged in regularly was watching video of Ss working in groups to identify the gems and practice responding to them in ways that assigned competence and encouraged Ss to engage with the idea to deepen learning.

MathIsLife @damianmolinari.bsky.social · 15d

I like the metaphor. We should be looking for smart ways of thinking about math that can be used to build understanding, as opposed to just looking to see an answer. As a teacher, observing and asking questions that uncover those gems and is a skill that requires practice.

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NPR @npr.org · 15d

The death toll was expected to rise from the Tuesday magnitude-6.9 earthquake that trapped an unspecified number of residents in the hard-hit city of Bogo and outlying rural towns in Cebu province.

Dozens killed in a powerful earthquake that hit the Philippines

The death toll was expected to rise from the Tuesday magnitude-6.9 earthquake that trapped an unspecified number of residents in the hard-hit city of Bogo and outlying rural towns in Cebu province.

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