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Erin @ginhouseblues.bsky.social · 23h

Blessed to see D’Angelo in Detroit back in 2015.

D’Angelo onstage in Detroit during the Black Messiah tour. He’s wearing all black and the stage is bathed in reddish pink light. His arm is stretched upwards and he has a bemused look on his face.

Picture of D’Angelo onstage in Detroit during the Black Messiah tour. He’s wearing a black poncho and hat. Most of the stage in the photo is in black and white, but the part where he stands is in vibrantly colored red.

Erin @ginhouseblues.bsky.social · 23h

Losing Assata, Miss Major and D’Angelo is quick succession has been jarring. Thankful for and buoyed by the work of all three. What gifts they all were to this world.

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 14d

Middle schoolers walked out
www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/l...

Des Moines Public Schools students walk out in protest of Ian Roberts' arrest by ICE

Hundreds of students from Iowa's largest school district left their classrooms Sept. 30 in protest of Superintendent Dr. Ian Roberts' arrest by ICE.

www.desmoinesregister.com

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Clarkisha Kent @clarkishakent.blacksky.app · Aug 26

Hey y’all!

We are OFFICIALLY set to face off with our ex-landlord in CIRCUIT COURT in December.

In the meantime, it would mean the world to me if you would continue to donate and/or repost this fund.

Our current goal is $500 - $1000.

Donate to I'm Suing My Negligent Landlord, organized by Clarkisha Kent

If you’ve been following me on Twitter for the last two years in particular, then you k… Clarkisha Kent needs your support for I'm Suing My Negligent Landlord

www.gofundme.com

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Andrea Ritchie @dreanyc123.bsky.social · 25d

People have been outside all day and night so far.

Sending care & protection.

Chicago forever.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 25d

At the Broadview ICE "processing facility" outside Chicago.

Earlier today, federal agents unleashed chemical weapons on protesters, elected officials, a local congressional candidate, and a local mayor.

Defiant anti deportation activists remain. Another protest is planned for 7pm.

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Winifred Tylenol Spice Burton @authorwinifred.blacksky.app · 29d

Cory Zukatis being unhoused, not Black should do little to ease your mind about yesterday's events.

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · Sep 15

Grateful to independent journalists outside of Chicago who are talking about what's happening here. God knows we can't rely on the legacy media to report on or even amplify the truth. Also grateful for our local folks who've been running themselves ragged on the ground. I know people are exhausted.

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · Sep 14

Forever grateful social media didn't exist when I was young and knew everything.

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · Sep 14

"Free speech advocates are sounding the alarm about a bill in the US House of Representatives that they fear could allow Secretary of State Marco Rubio to strip US citizens of their passports based purely on political speech."

New Bill Would Allow Rubio to Strip US Citizens’ Passports Over Political Speech

The legislation would allow the Secretary of State to strip anyone’s US passport with no legal due process.

truthout.org

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Erin @ginhouseblues.bsky.social · Sep 15

I love the annual ritual of clocking what Ryan Ken is wearing to The Emmys. They did not disappoint and they always wear a coordinating KN95 mask!

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · Sep 13

The Israeli offensive on Gaza City is displacing thousands of starving Palestinians.

School sheltering displaced Palestinians hit by Israeli strike

The Israeli offensive on Gaza City is displacing thousands of starving Palestinians.

bit.ly

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · Sep 13

DHS's story doesn't add up at all. The agent was on the driver's side of the vehicle. How was the driver trying to drive into him? It sounds more like he grabbed onto the driver or the vehicle as the man tried to drive away, and then shot him.

ICE agent shoots, kills man in Franklin Park, Illinois, after suspect tries to drive into agents, DHS says

An ICE agent shot and killed a man in Franklin Park, Illinois Friday morning after authorities say he attempted to drive into agents as they tried to make an arrest.

www.cbsnews.com

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It's Going Down @igd.bsky.social · Sep 13

Political violence.

Ayman Makarem @aymanmak.bsky.social · Sep 12

i cannot comprehend what this means

picture of gazans gathering for food aid. text superimposed written: 680,000 Dead. Based on all the data collected, the death toll in gaza is at least 680,000 and 380,000 are infants under five years of age. on september 3, 2025, Dr. Gideon Polya and Professor richard Hill calculated the total death toll for gaza since october 7.

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gamera obscura @ohrobin.bsky.social · Aug 31

“Nothing is more important than stopping fascism, because fascism will stop us all.”

- Fred Hampton

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · Aug 31

New Mexico is overriding the federal government on the topic of COVID19 vaccines to ensure their residents can access them.

States hold a tremendous amount of public health power. They should use it.

State steps in to ensure access to COVID-19 vaccine

Public health order counters potential limitations set by the USFDA

www.koat.com

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · Aug 27

It's official: Updated COVID vaccines have been approved by the FDA, but with restrictions.

Moderna: 6 months and up if high risk

Pfizer: 5 years and up if high risk

Novavax: 12 years and up if high risk

Anyone 65 years and up is eligible for updated COVID vaccines regardless of risk status.

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · Aug 24

Sex workers and transgender people are among South Africa's most vulnerable populations after the Trump administration slashed U.S. foreign aid and U.S.-funded health clinics dispensing HIV medication shut down.

South Africa's most vulnerable struggle to find HIV medication after US aid cuts

Sex workers and transgender people are among South Africa's most vulnerable populations after the Trump administration slashed U.S. foreign aid and U.S.

bit.ly

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · Aug 21

"No, you cannot hide from fascism, and unfortunately for many of us, our very lives are a threat. It doesn’t matter if you’re minding your business, fighting back, or hiding somewhere quietly—tyranny comes for everyone." prismreports.org/2025/08/21/o...

Another way out: Hiding and obedience won't stop fascism

By being obedient to the point of giving up all self-determination, we’re poised to return to what many before us fought to overturn

prismreports.org

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · Aug 20

US Chattel Slavery cannot be *overemphasized* That's the thing about world historical violence.

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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · Sep 4

You gotta actively suck at something before you master it, and this is pretty much the whole reason AI evangelists are so viscerally repellent.

They're the logical end result of totally refusing to do something they suck at, expensively.

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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · Sep 4

Everyone who actually got good at something, started out shitty at it, with whatever they could scrounge up for it.

And then there's the miserable assholes who refuse to suck at something or start without having won the lottery yet

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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · Sep 4

Getting comfortable doing it even if things aren't perfectly set up and you don't have all the right stuff, etc.

When *no one* who ever got good at something, got good by fucking around like this.

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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · Sep 4

Getting comfortable being bad at something, at doing something you're not yet good at, is just as much a skill as whatever it is you're trying to do.

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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · Sep 4

A thing that fucks people up is the refusal to take babysteps in doing something they suck at.

Instead of starting where they can, and gradually improving, they just get frustrated that they're not already good at it and never even start.

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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · Aug 9

So apparently we are within the last 60 days of dial-up AOL being a thing.

help.aol.com/articles/dia...

ht @mat.tl

Dial-up Internet to be discontinued
AOL routinely evaluates its products and services and has decided to discontinue Dial-up Internet. This service will no longer be available in AOL plans. As a result, on September 30, 2025 this service and the associated software, the AOL Dialer software and AOL Shield browser, which are optimized for older operating systems and dial-up internet connections, will be discontinued.

This change will not affect any other benefits in your AOL plan, which you can access any time on your AOL plan dashboard. To manage or cancel your account, visit MyAccount.

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