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Ida Bae Wells
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· Jun 27
How Trump Upended 60 Years of Civil Rights in Two Months
www.nytimes.com
I've covered race for two decades. I knew the 2nd Trump Admin would be dangerous for civil rights. Yet the collapse of the federal civil rights architecture and national will to address racial inequality and work on integration is stunning. Here's my latest. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/m...
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As the history wars heat up, we’re releasing a new book that brings together some of the nation’s leading voices—Nikole Hannah-Jones, Annette Gordon-Reed, and many others—for an urgent, energizing conversation about the origins of the United States. Preorder is now available.
November 16, 2025 at 7:05 PM
As the history wars heat up, we’re releasing a new book that brings together some of the nation’s leading voices—Nikole Hannah-Jones, Annette Gordon-Reed, and many others—for an urgent, energizing conversation about the origins of the United States. Preorder is now available.
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H. Rap Brown, one of the most vocal leaders of the Black Power movement, has died in a prison hospital while serving a life sentence for the killing of a Georgia sheriff’s deputy. He was 82. https://cnn.it/4rfElF3
November 25, 2025 at 3:31 AM
H. Rap Brown, one of the most vocal leaders of the Black Power movement, has died in a prison hospital while serving a life sentence for the killing of a Georgia sheriff’s deputy. He was 82. https://cnn.it/4rfElF3
It’s crazy to have SIX dedicated security lines at LaGuardia airport just for Clear & give them priority at the THREE general boarding lanes. This is a tax-payer funded airport that seems to be trying to force people to give their biometric info over to a private company or get squeezed & squeezed.
November 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
It’s crazy to have SIX dedicated security lines at LaGuardia airport just for Clear & give them priority at the THREE general boarding lanes. This is a tax-payer funded airport that seems to be trying to force people to give their biometric info over to a private company or get squeezed & squeezed.
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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting agreed Monday to fulfill a $35.9 million, multi-year contract with NPR that it had yanked after pressure from the Trump White House.
CPB agrees to revive a $36 million deal with NPR killed after Trump's pressure
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting agreed Monday to fulfill a $35.9 million, multi-year contract with NPR that it had yanked after pressure from the Trump White House.
n.pr
November 18, 2025 at 12:29 AM
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting agreed Monday to fulfill a $35.9 million, multi-year contract with NPR that it had yanked after pressure from the Trump White House.
ABC News just committed real journalism during this Trump press conference, questioning him about his business dealings with Saudi Arabia and the Crown Prince about the murder of the Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Trump called CBS fake news. Bin Salam called murder “painful.”
November 18, 2025 at 5:47 PM
ABC News just committed real journalism during this Trump press conference, questioning him about his business dealings with Saudi Arabia and the Crown Prince about the murder of the Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Trump called CBS fake news. Bin Salam called murder “painful.”
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These Megan Kelly clips are pretty good proof that a lot of people have gotten much much much worse over the last 10 years
November 14, 2025 at 8:49 PM
These Megan Kelly clips are pretty good proof that a lot of people have gotten much much much worse over the last 10 years
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Something absolutely perfect about Larry Summers riffing about the scourge of woke cancel culture being unfair to predatory men in a friendly email to his pal JEFFREY EPSTEIN.
November 13, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Something absolutely perfect about Larry Summers riffing about the scourge of woke cancel culture being unfair to predatory men in a friendly email to his pal JEFFREY EPSTEIN.
My daughter is 15, a child with a baby face whom I won’t even put in an Uber by herself. Just utterly disgusting from the same people who have spent years demonizing trans people as predators for daring even to exist. What are we even doing right now?
November 13, 2025 at 8:47 PM
My daughter is 15, a child with a baby face whom I won’t even put in an Uber by herself. Just utterly disgusting from the same people who have spent years demonizing trans people as predators for daring even to exist. What are we even doing right now?
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Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"
November 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"
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Black American soldiers literally dug these WWII graves. Traumatic. To acknowledge that fact at a cemetery they helped construct is something the Heritage Foundation cannot accept. As Veterans Day approaches, never forget that this country both compels and disrespects Black military service. Always.
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Black American soldiers literally dug these WWII graves. Traumatic. To acknowledge that fact at a cemetery they helped construct is something the Heritage Foundation cannot accept. As Veterans Day approaches, never forget that this country both compels and disrespects Black military service. Always.
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The Federal Aviation Administration will limit business jets and other private flights to some of the country’s largest airports to ease strains on air-traffic personnel.
FAA Limits Private Aircraft Flights at Major Airports
The restrictions will affect private jet flights at a dozen airports, including Atlanta, Dallas-Fort Worth, Denver, and Chicago’s O’Hare, according to the National Business Aviation Association trade group.
on.wsj.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:49 AM
The Federal Aviation Administration will limit business jets and other private flights to some of the country’s largest airports to ease strains on air-traffic personnel.
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Remember when they said the reason they caved in March was so they could get a better deal in September lmao
November 10, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Remember when they said the reason they caved in March was so they could get a better deal in September lmao
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The proposal is “not a deal," says Democratic U.S. House Rep. Ritchie Torres.
"It’s an unconditional surrender that abandons the 24 million Americans whose health care premiums are about to double.”
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"It’s an unconditional surrender that abandons the 24 million Americans whose health care premiums are about to double.”
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Democrats Consider GOP Deal to Reopen Government, With Promise of Later Vote on ACA Subsidies
Democrats are considering a Republican offer to reopen the government with a promise of a later vote on extending ACA health-care tax credits.
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November 9, 2025 at 11:45 PM
The proposal is “not a deal," says Democratic U.S. House Rep. Ritchie Torres.
"It’s an unconditional surrender that abandons the 24 million Americans whose health care premiums are about to double.”
buff.ly/9aW3zLz
"It’s an unconditional surrender that abandons the 24 million Americans whose health care premiums are about to double.”
buff.ly/9aW3zLz
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
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A generic blood pressure drug called prazosin is being recalled due to cancer-causing nitrosamine contamination. A 2025 study found generics made in India carry 54% higher risk of serious adverse events compared to U.S.-made versions. buff.ly/yDUnmZo
FDA recall of blood pressure pills due to cancer-causing contaminant may point to higher safety risks in older generic drugs
As the generics market for a particular drug gets crowded, competition on price might be driving quality issues that could harm patients.
buff.ly
November 9, 2025 at 6:33 PM
A generic blood pressure drug called prazosin is being recalled due to cancer-causing nitrosamine contamination. A 2025 study found generics made in India carry 54% higher risk of serious adverse events compared to U.S.-made versions. buff.ly/yDUnmZo
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lol she got his ass and he knows it
November 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
lol she got his ass and he knows it
In the midst of all that we are facing, I want us to think about who we are being told to look to for understanding in this moment, who is being propped up as the voice of wisdom, and ask how right were they in predicting this, a year ago, 5, 8 years ago, and then ask why they are being centered now
November 9, 2025 at 5:08 PM
In the midst of all that we are facing, I want us to think about who we are being told to look to for understanding in this moment, who is being propped up as the voice of wisdom, and ask how right were they in predicting this, a year ago, 5, 8 years ago, and then ask why they are being centered now
Imagine actually believing that too much empathy is a core Western value.
I helped make a film, out this week, called “Rovina’s Choice,” about the deaths this man without conscience or accountability has caused — already 600,000, ⅔ of them children.
November 7, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Imagine actually believing that too much empathy is a core Western value.
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Should women have rights? We go through the pros and cons bsky.app/profile/jess...
the question nobody with a soul is asking, answered by people nobody wants to hear from
November 6, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Should women have rights? We go through the pros and cons bsky.app/profile/jess...
We must note that all the condemnation of Tucker Carlson platforming Nick Fuentes has been about anti-Semitism and there has been an alarming and revealing silence around his anti-Black racism and white supremacy. When the head of the Heritage Foundation apologized, he only cited anti-Semitism.
November 6, 2025 at 5:50 PM
We must note that all the condemnation of Tucker Carlson platforming Nick Fuentes has been about anti-Semitism and there has been an alarming and revealing silence around his anti-Black racism and white supremacy. When the head of the Heritage Foundation apologized, he only cited anti-Semitism.
Why does Van Jones speak? Is CNN trolling us? So because Mamdani mentioned Nelson Mandela in the summer and didn’t mention it last night, he’s changed and made a mistake. 1) Do you know when Nelson Mandela came off the US terrorist list? 2) You’re pretending class warfare isn’t already happening.
November 5, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Why does Van Jones speak? Is CNN trolling us? So because Mamdani mentioned Nelson Mandela in the summer and didn’t mention it last night, he’s changed and made a mistake. 1) Do you know when Nelson Mandela came off the US terrorist list? 2) You’re pretending class warfare isn’t already happening.
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Zohran Mamdani says on NY1 he didn't get a congratulatory call from either Andrew Cuomo or Eric Adams last night.
He says he got a congratulatory call from Curtis Sliwa, though.
He says he got a congratulatory call from Curtis Sliwa, though.
November 5, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Zohran Mamdani says on NY1 he didn't get a congratulatory call from either Andrew Cuomo or Eric Adams last night.
He says he got a congratulatory call from Curtis Sliwa, though.
He says he got a congratulatory call from Curtis Sliwa, though.
Waiting for all the breathless coverage about the all the people of color shifting blue in this election, since the shift to Trump a year ago was treated like a colossal re-ordering of the electorate that signaled the end of wokeness and progressive politics.
November 5, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Waiting for all the breathless coverage about the all the people of color shifting blue in this election, since the shift to Trump a year ago was treated like a colossal re-ordering of the electorate that signaled the end of wokeness and progressive politics.
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People who are leaving NYC, please post pix of your U-Hauls!
November 5, 2025 at 2:34 AM
People who are leaving NYC, please post pix of your U-Hauls!