Estella Reads
@estellareads.bsky.social
Bookish Homeschool Mom Who loves the World and the people in it. Writer. Afrocentric homeschooler 🌍 Children’s books, global African history 📚 and learning as a way of life.
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December 19, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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If you’re still on TikTok now’s a good time to delete it
As of tonight, the Ellisons also own TikTok. So now our media is almost fully controlled by fascists.
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TikTok signs deal to give U.S. operations to Oracle-led investor group
The agreement aims to resolve a yearslong standoff between the popular social media platform and the U.S. government over national security concerns tied to China's parent company, ByteDance.
www.npr.org
December 19, 2025 at 7:27 AM
If you’re still on TikTok now’s a good time to delete it
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"TikTok has signed an agreement to create a US joint venture under a deal brokered by President Donald Trump that leaves the app’s Chinese owner ByteDance with direct control of its core business operations in America."
TikTok says Chinese owner will retain core US business
Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX to invest in new data security joint venture as part of Trump-brokered deal
www.ft.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:52 AM
"TikTok has signed an agreement to create a US joint venture under a deal brokered by President Donald Trump that leaves the app’s Chinese owner ByteDance with direct control of its core business operations in America."
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ICYMI: “TikTok signs deal to spin-off U.S. operations to a group controlled by mostly 🇺🇸 investors, including software giant Oracle — run by billionaire Trump ally Larry Ellison.”
The Ellisons/Trump allies gobbling up everything, to control what we see. www.npr.org/2025/12/18/n...
The Ellisons/Trump allies gobbling up everything, to control what we see. www.npr.org/2025/12/18/n...
December 19, 2025 at 12:26 PM
ICYMI: “TikTok signs deal to spin-off U.S. operations to a group controlled by mostly 🇺🇸 investors, including software giant Oracle — run by billionaire Trump ally Larry Ellison.”
The Ellisons/Trump allies gobbling up everything, to control what we see. www.npr.org/2025/12/18/n...
The Ellisons/Trump allies gobbling up everything, to control what we see. www.npr.org/2025/12/18/n...
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SCOTUS maybe can't be blamed for not predicting exactly this, but the First Amendment was intended to prevent this outcome by heading off its beginning. Its decision upholding the TikTok ban looks worse today than ever -- as @jameeljaffer.bsky.social & I wrote:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
December 19, 2025 at 2:19 PM
SCOTUS maybe can't be blamed for not predicting exactly this, but the First Amendment was intended to prevent this outcome by heading off its beginning. Its decision upholding the TikTok ban looks worse today than ever -- as @jameeljaffer.bsky.social & I wrote:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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I wrote about the cronyistic TikTok deal, and how it once again shows the U.S. is too corrupt to function in the public interest, despite a whole lot of pretense to the contrary
TikTok Deal Done And It’s Somehow The Shittiest Possible Outcome, Making Everything Worse
There were rumblings about this for a while, but it looks like the Trump TikTok deal is done, and it’s somehow the worst of all possible outcomes, amazingly making all of the biggest criticis…
www.techdirt.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I wrote about the cronyistic TikTok deal, and how it once again shows the U.S. is too corrupt to function in the public interest, despite a whole lot of pretense to the contrary
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“Internal department data obtained by ProPublica shows that more than 1,000 racial harassment investigations initiated in previous administrations still are open. Most of those complaints involve harassment of Black students.”
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Monkey Sounds, “White Power” and the N-Word: Racial Harassment Against Black Students Ignored Under Trump
Since Trump returned to office, the Education Department’s civil rights office has not resolved a single racial harassment investigation. It sends a message that “people impacted by racial discriminat...
www.propublica.org
December 19, 2025 at 12:54 PM
“Internal department data obtained by ProPublica shows that more than 1,000 racial harassment investigations initiated in previous administrations still are open. Most of those complaints involve harassment of Black students.”
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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China, US seek Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire ahead of ASEAN meeting reut.rs/4pSOo1I
China, US seek Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire ahead of ASEAN meeting
China and the U.S. are renewing their separate efforts to reach a ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia, days ahead of a special meeting of Southeast Asian ministers on the border conflict, the worst fighting between the two in recent history.
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December 19, 2025 at 1:05 PM
China, US seek Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire ahead of ASEAN meeting reut.rs/4pSOo1I
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You’ll never guess who else experienced ‘racism’ on the job market despite their unimpeachable academic credentials.
December 18, 2025 at 11:21 PM
You’ll never guess who else experienced ‘racism’ on the job market despite their unimpeachable academic credentials.
December 19, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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PITTSBURGH — Trump’s racist ice goons repeatedly punch a man in the face on camera
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December 19, 2025 at 1:20 PM
PITTSBURGH — Trump’s racist ice goons repeatedly punch a man in the face on camera
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December 19, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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ZOHRAN: “We have monetized the dysfunction.” 🎯
December 19, 2025 at 2:25 PM
ZOHRAN: “We have monetized the dysfunction.” 🎯
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South African rand slips but analysts see more gains ahead reut.rs/4qCz9dh
South African rand slips but analysts see more gains ahead
The South African rand slipped against a stronger dollar in holiday-thinned trade on Friday, but analysts said it could soon resume its rally.
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December 19, 2025 at 12:50 PM
South African rand slips but analysts see more gains ahead reut.rs/4qCz9dh
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The Trump administration is weakening worker protections and attacking union rights.
op: @jesscraven101.bsky.social
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December 19, 2025 at 12:49 PM
The Trump administration is weakening worker protections and attacking union rights.
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Lolololo dude is giving this ICE goon the business
December 19, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Lolololo dude is giving this ICE goon the business
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📄🇺🇸 Le gouvernement Trump est censé publier dans la journée les documents en sa possession concernant le dossier Epstein, une promesse de campagne du président républicain ⤵️
#Epstein #Trump #ÉtatsUnis
#Epstein #Trump #ÉtatsUnis
December 19, 2025 at 12:30 PM
📄🇺🇸 Le gouvernement Trump est censé publier dans la journée les documents en sa possession concernant le dossier Epstein, une promesse de campagne du président républicain ⤵️
#Epstein #Trump #ÉtatsUnis
#Epstein #Trump #ÉtatsUnis
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The suspect in the mass shooting at Brown University last weekend is dead, U.S. Attorney for the district of Massachusetts, Leah Foley, said, as investigators said he also killed a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor two days after the rampage at Brown.
December 19, 2025 at 8:51 AM
The suspect in the mass shooting at Brown University last weekend is dead, U.S. Attorney for the district of Massachusetts, Leah Foley, said, as investigators said he also killed a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor two days after the rampage at Brown.
December 19, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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While in Chicago, I took a tour around the Obama Presidential Center. I can’t wait for you all to visit in June 2026. Here’s a sneak peek:
December 18, 2025 at 4:50 PM
While in Chicago, I took a tour around the Obama Presidential Center. I can’t wait for you all to visit in June 2026. Here’s a sneak peek: