Dan Freeman 2025
@dpayne1911.bsky.social
Public intellectual reporting from the front lines of the struggle. My Interests? truth, justice, righteousness, order, balance, harmony, reciprocity. ΩΨΦ /G\ Howard University (BA&BS) and Southern University (MA) Alumnus
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The speed at which universities and institutions are abandoning diversity, equity, inclusion and anti-racism initiatives merely confirms one thing:
they were never serious to begin with - it was all performative!
they were never serious to begin with - it was all performative!
June 4, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The speed at which universities and institutions are abandoning diversity, equity, inclusion and anti-racism initiatives merely confirms one thing:
they were never serious to begin with - it was all performative!
they were never serious to begin with - it was all performative!
Praying for North St Louis
May 20, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Praying for North St Louis
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Caught another writer using AI & they were promptly let go.
I can not stress this enough: Any editor worth anything can AND WILL catch you if you're using AI to write. It's not slick, it's not subtle, & so many behavioral patterns beyond the writing are dead giveaways.
Do the work or get out.
I can not stress this enough: Any editor worth anything can AND WILL catch you if you're using AI to write. It's not slick, it's not subtle, & so many behavioral patterns beyond the writing are dead giveaways.
Do the work or get out.
May 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Caught another writer using AI & they were promptly let go.
I can not stress this enough: Any editor worth anything can AND WILL catch you if you're using AI to write. It's not slick, it's not subtle, & so many behavioral patterns beyond the writing are dead giveaways.
Do the work or get out.
I can not stress this enough: Any editor worth anything can AND WILL catch you if you're using AI to write. It's not slick, it's not subtle, & so many behavioral patterns beyond the writing are dead giveaways.
Do the work or get out.
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Adolf Hitler's “Mein Kampf” is still on U.S. Naval Academy shelves. “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” and “Memorializing the Holocaust” are not.
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office led to a purge of books that are critical of racism — but preserved volumes defending white power.
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office led to a purge of books that are critical of racism — but preserved volumes defending white power.
Who’s In and Who’s Out at the Naval Academy’s Library?
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office resulted in a purge of books critical of racism but preserved volumes defending white power.
www.nytimes.com
April 11, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Adolf Hitler's “Mein Kampf” is still on U.S. Naval Academy shelves. “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” and “Memorializing the Holocaust” are not.
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office led to a purge of books that are critical of racism — but preserved volumes defending white power.
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office led to a purge of books that are critical of racism — but preserved volumes defending white power.
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No one warns you about the grief in cleaning out a loved one’s home. The photos you forgot, the cards still smelling like them, the quiet weight of decades in your hands. It’s not just stuff. It’s their life and familial history echoing through yours, one drawer, one letter, one memory at a time.
April 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM
No one warns you about the grief in cleaning out a loved one’s home. The photos you forgot, the cards still smelling like them, the quiet weight of decades in your hands. It’s not just stuff. It’s their life and familial history echoing through yours, one drawer, one letter, one memory at a time.
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Because the less you know, the easier you are to control
The Administration is taking aim at #libraries. A new executive order dropped mandating the elimination of the Institute for Museum and Library Service #IMLS.
This is the funding body that provides national support for libraries and museums across the country
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
This is the funding body that provides national support for libraries and museums across the country
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Continuing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose.
www.whitehouse.gov
March 15, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Because the less you know, the easier you are to control
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Google has just removed Pride Month and Black History Month from the calendar app.
This comes as they obeyed Trump by changing the Gulf of Mexico’s name to “Gulf of America.”
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This comes as they obeyed Trump by changing the Gulf of Mexico’s name to “Gulf of America.”
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Google Calendar removed events like Pride and BHM because its holiday list wasn’t ‘sustainable’
Some users are angry that some events have been removed.
www.theverge.com
February 10, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Google has just removed Pride Month and Black History Month from the calendar app.
This comes as they obeyed Trump by changing the Gulf of Mexico’s name to “Gulf of America.”
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This comes as they obeyed Trump by changing the Gulf of Mexico’s name to “Gulf of America.”
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This is what the government did with 120K+ Japanese Americans in 1942.
I know. I was there in those camps.
I know. I was there in those camps.
January 31, 2025 at 7:11 PM
This is what the government did with 120K+ Japanese Americans in 1942.
I know. I was there in those camps.
I know. I was there in those camps.
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Kiah was set to join our faculty at Howard Law School in the Fall. She was a dedicated, brilliant civil rights lawyer poised to make a powerful difference in our world.
Our hearts are broken & we pray for her family & friends.
www.kwch.com/2025/01/30/c...
Our hearts are broken & we pray for her family & friends.
www.kwch.com/2025/01/30/c...
Civil rights attorney, former Miss Kansas contestant killed in plane crash near DC airport
As families and communities identify victims in Wednesday night’s plane crash near Washington, D.C., we’re learning that a well-known civil rights attorney and former Miss Kansas contestant is among t...
www.kwch.com
January 31, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Kiah was set to join our faculty at Howard Law School in the Fall. She was a dedicated, brilliant civil rights lawyer poised to make a powerful difference in our world.
Our hearts are broken & we pray for her family & friends.
www.kwch.com/2025/01/30/c...
Our hearts are broken & we pray for her family & friends.
www.kwch.com/2025/01/30/c...
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People are about to learn just how many programs, departments, events, roles, etc for Black and brown folks were federally funded (and in some cases federally protected). All the Black ppl who always ask "what have the dems even done for us" are about to get the most dramatic answer possible.
January 24, 2025 at 2:39 PM
People are about to learn just how many programs, departments, events, roles, etc for Black and brown folks were federally funded (and in some cases federally protected). All the Black ppl who always ask "what have the dems even done for us" are about to get the most dramatic answer possible.
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On Thursdays we call our Grandmother! 🤗✨
Been trying to get in more of a habit. The first week I was like wtf we gon talk about, lmaoooo homegirl can TALK! We were on the phone for Three hours!!! Lol she walked me through her vacation step by step 😂😂😂💚💚
Been trying to get in more of a habit. The first week I was like wtf we gon talk about, lmaoooo homegirl can TALK! We were on the phone for Three hours!!! Lol she walked me through her vacation step by step 😂😂😂💚💚
January 9, 2025 at 8:24 PM
On Thursdays we call our Grandmother! 🤗✨
Been trying to get in more of a habit. The first week I was like wtf we gon talk about, lmaoooo homegirl can TALK! We were on the phone for Three hours!!! Lol she walked me through her vacation step by step 😂😂😂💚💚
Been trying to get in more of a habit. The first week I was like wtf we gon talk about, lmaoooo homegirl can TALK! We were on the phone for Three hours!!! Lol she walked me through her vacation step by step 😂😂😂💚💚
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To never attempt is a failure in and of itself.
2. Is it worse to fail at something or never attempt it?
December 30, 2024 at 4:53 PM
To never attempt is a failure in and of itself.
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I let a bad experience ruin my confidence and self-esteem, so I never think that who I am and what I do is ever enough.
12. In what way are you your own worst enemy?
December 30, 2024 at 5:27 PM
I let a bad experience ruin my confidence and self-esteem, so I never think that who I am and what I do is ever enough.
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A healthy mixture of both
14. Being understanding or being genuine?
December 30, 2024 at 5:30 PM
A healthy mixture of both
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What a fool believes….
December 31, 2024 at 6:45 AM
What a fool believes….
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My Happy New Year playlist comes right out of August Greene & Brandy's "Optimistic" into Sy Smith & DominiqueXavier's "Feeling Good." My feels are sparkling right now. ☀️🎉❤️
January 1, 2025 at 9:25 AM
My Happy New Year playlist comes right out of August Greene & Brandy's "Optimistic" into Sy Smith & DominiqueXavier's "Feeling Good." My feels are sparkling right now. ☀️🎉❤️
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“They had no choice.”
Trump said that rioters on January 6 had "no choice" but to assault police officers
If any Democrat in the country publicly justified the assault of a police officer it is all you would ever hear about for years
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
If any Democrat in the country publicly justified the assault of a police officer it is all you would ever hear about for years
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
December 9, 2024 at 2:15 AM
“They had no choice.”
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Boy oh boy did the MAGA cult shut up about stolen elections after they succeeded at stealing this one.
December 5, 2024 at 7:43 AM
Boy oh boy did the MAGA cult shut up about stolen elections after they succeeded at stealing this one.
SSSSSSSSSSUUUUUU!
December 1, 2024 at 12:11 AM
SSSSSSSSSSUUUUUU!
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Oh snap. I'm about to dive into this documentary on Bilal. He's the very first person I ever interviewed as a brand new freelancer, and he's also one of the most GIFTED voices of the last 3 decades.
The whole thing is on YT.
The whole thing is on YT.
Bilal: Live at Glasshaus | Full Film 4K | feat. Questlove, Common, Robert Glasper, Burniss Travis
YouTube video by Glasshaus
www.youtube.com
November 30, 2024 at 6:42 AM
Oh snap. I'm about to dive into this documentary on Bilal. He's the very first person I ever interviewed as a brand new freelancer, and he's also one of the most GIFTED voices of the last 3 decades.
The whole thing is on YT.
The whole thing is on YT.
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So a reminder:
It’s not ‘liberals’ saying Hegseth abuses women. It’s his mom.
It’s not ‘liberals’ comparing Trump to Hitler. It’s his vice-president.
It’s not ‘liberals’ calling Musk a liar and a racist. It’s his own child.
For the record.
It’s not ‘liberals’ saying Hegseth abuses women. It’s his mom.
It’s not ‘liberals’ comparing Trump to Hitler. It’s his vice-president.
It’s not ‘liberals’ calling Musk a liar and a racist. It’s his own child.
For the record.
November 30, 2024 at 2:35 AM
So a reminder:
It’s not ‘liberals’ saying Hegseth abuses women. It’s his mom.
It’s not ‘liberals’ comparing Trump to Hitler. It’s his vice-president.
It’s not ‘liberals’ calling Musk a liar and a racist. It’s his own child.
For the record.
It’s not ‘liberals’ saying Hegseth abuses women. It’s his mom.
It’s not ‘liberals’ comparing Trump to Hitler. It’s his vice-president.
It’s not ‘liberals’ calling Musk a liar and a racist. It’s his own child.
For the record.
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And early pioneers of intellectual property via the music industry
Ashford & Simpson really one of the best songwriting duos ever.
November 30, 2024 at 4:35 AM
And early pioneers of intellectual property via the music industry