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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 1d

Very jarring how the media treats some lives as inherently and others not.

I am happy for hostages and their families to be reunited, but it’s shocking how little media attention is given to “how do Gazans grapple with the utter destruction of their homes, vast loss of lives, and ongoing famine.”

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Tasha Williams @riseupwoman.bsky.social · 18h

Nearly all the glowing reviews I saw were from men, most (at least visibly) were white.
I've only seen 2 Black women/WOC takes (incl. this one), both of which basically said the film didn't merit the hype it's getting as best FOTY and also called out hyper-sexualization of BW and other racist tropes

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Tasha Williams @riseupwoman.bsky.social · 19h

Some of the papers refusing to sign have literally just been dictation services/apologists for Trump's regime and GOP during the last 9 months.
I wonder what prompted the change of course.

Tasha Williams @riseupwoman.bsky.social · 22h

Also the part seeming almost aghast the Aztecs and Mayans weren't "subjugating" South America.

Historians of colonizer descent really have worked soooo hard to frame colonizing other people as a hallmark of a great civilization.

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Sarah Tuttle @niais.bsky.social · 1d

Immigration is a disability justice issue.

Ruth Delgado @heylookitsruth.bsky.social · 1d

A mom in Houston reported her 15-year-old son with autism missing. She spent 6 days terrified, searching for him. The whole time, Houston police knew exactly where he was since they helped ICE place him in a refugee facility.

This is beyond cruel.
www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

Missing teen with autism transferred to refugee facility by HPD

He is currently being held at an Office for Refugee Resettlement facility.

www.houstonchronicle.com

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Tasha Williams @riseupwoman.bsky.social · 1d

It's an old, time-tested strategy from the racism playbook.

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Tasha Williams @riseupwoman.bsky.social · 1d

This is a MAJOR kink of MAGA acolytes.

We see it everyday in how they support Trump no matter what he does, and, more recently, in how they behaved after Charlie Kirk death.

Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 1d

I used to think people just didn’t understand what Columbus did but now I think some are really attached to him (as opposed to other worthy italians to celebrate) because their whole thing is not only getting away with doing horrible things but forcing everyone to praise them for being horrible

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Tasha Williams @riseupwoman.bsky.social · 1d

Who's going to tell the young'uns that not only did we memorize numbers of close family+ friends, but
we had a small personal book for other frequently dialed numbers
AND
when we didn't know someone, we consulted an ancient grimoire that had (almost) everyone's number.

bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 1d

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
2? Questions
I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

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Tasha Williams @riseupwoman.bsky.social · 1d

I want to know exactly who is saying this so I can ask them what does "even more pro-Israel" actually look vs Biden bypassing Congress to fund genocide?!?

Is Israel more amenable to Trump because he wants to help them fund a tourist resort on top of Gaza's ruins?

I really wanna...need to know...

Tasha Williams @riseupwoman.bsky.social · 1d

not just the law firms.
He gathered a lotta folk:
He says, "...it was easy, I think, to say, ‘Well, yeah, I’m a progressive.’ But it didn’t really cost us anything. We could take positions on things we thought were correct, but they were never really tested...Well, here’s the test.”

Sue Stone @knittingknots.bsky.social · 1d

Barack Obama Trashes Firms Bending the Knee to Stephen Miller’s Demands www.thedailybeast.com/barack-obama...

Obama Trashes Firms Bending the Knee to Stephen Miller’s Demands

The former president was speaking to Marc Maron on the final episode of the “WTF” podcast.

www.thedailybeast.com

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Tasha Williams @riseupwoman.bsky.social · 1d

for example,

the USDA’s research division banned more than 100 words from their publications, including “indigenous,” “black,” and “safe drinking water.”

Discuss amongst yourselves.

Oni Blackstock, MD MHS @oniblackstock.bsky.social · 1d

No surprises here - removed or altered data sets include health data, and other data related to climate change, air pollution, etc., which enable threats to health and wellbeing and health inequities to be tracked and intervened upon.

A Shortlist of Federal Data the Trump Administration Has Tampered With or Destroyed

The scale and scope of federal data and statistics that have been...

talkingpointsmemo.com

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Tasha Williams @riseupwoman.bsky.social · 1d

In honor of #IndigenousPeoplesDay, please take a moment to reflect that, according to research, at least 150 different pre-colonial Native American tribes acknowledged third (or more) genders in their communities.

Susan Kaye Quinn is Writing Solarpunk 🌞🌱 @susankayequinn.bsky.social · 1d

My periodic shout into the void:

The only reason why anyone cares about anyone's gender is cuz the whole of society is based around assigning human rights based on gender (&societal privileges to the "better" genders)*

*terms and conditions apply,worse in some societies than others,but all do this

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Tasha Williams @riseupwoman.bsky.social · 1d

As we celebrate #IndigenousPeoplesDay, please keep in your hearts the #Indigenous people in Alaska whom the colonizers forced onto areas at high risk of flooding.

Typhoon Halong has swept away whole ass houses and many people are still missing.

apnews.com/article/alas...

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Tasha Williams @riseupwoman.bsky.social · 2d

Said this for years.
All of the left loved her tough, interrogative approach as Senator.
The "cop" label only materialized during 2020 primaries. It was started by Bernie worshipers who conveniently overlook how he (and Biden) supported that infamous '90s crime bill.

THEE NWMagpie - #KHive - Fuck ICE, Free Chicago! @thenwmagpie.bsky.social · 2d

Then-Senator Harris was MAGNIFICENT. I watched her light Sessions on fire and knew I was seeing someone phenomenal. She was just as outstanding with Kavanaugh. People who started in on her being "a cop" likely had no problem with her prosecutorial skills in either of those hearings.

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Tasha Williams @riseupwoman.bsky.social · 2d

Even if they care, they will ever see it as THEIR FAULT.
The "burn it all down bc both sides are the same" people are equally complicit and most of them are still saying that and/or throwing blame on Harris "for losing".
I've seen no remorse from them either over the ICE raids or any Trump atrocity.

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Planned Parenthood @ppfa.org · 5d

Abortion rights are not only crucial to our physical health, but also key to our mental well-being. No one should have to live in fear and worry over not having control over their own bodies.

On #WorldMentalHealthDay, let's advocate for the right to abortion care.

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Tasha Williams @riseupwoman.bsky.social · 4d

somehow "excited delirium" COD almost always involve a victim who is
- a BIPOC or other marginalized person
- in law enforcement control (the only cases outside of police involvement are linked to a serial killer)
- killed via tactics that hamper breathing (hoods, tasers, choke holds, etc)
CW: image

The American Horror of Hooding

“Spit hoods” are torture, and Daniel Prude is only the latest victim.

newrepublic.com

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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 5d

Keep your corrupt, grubby, abusive hands off Tish James, Donald Trump.

Your cowardice is showing — weak men seek revenge on powerful women who hold them to account.

But NY’rs don’t play. Our AG has been a fierce warrior for our rights, time & again. You better believe we’ll be there for hers.

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 5d

The Attorney General of New York was just indicted by our tinpot dictator

Letitia James criminally charged in Trump’s latest effort to punish rivals

Prosecutor who sought charges was installed amid Trump frustrations with pace of investigations against rivals

www.theguardian.com

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Katie Prout @katieprout.bsky.social · 6d

At least 6 unhoused Chicagoans have been abducted by federal agents since September: 2 have been released, while the status of the remaining 4 is unknown. But the Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness is investigating reports of an additional 19 people disappeared.

chicagoreader.com/news/make-it...

Make It Make Sense: ICE targets Chicago’s homeless community

Plus: state and local leaders crack down on anti-ICE protesters and advocates ask the chief judge to keep ICE out of county courthouses.

chicagoreader.com

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Tasha Williams @riseupwoman.bsky.social · 6d

Our comfort w/interruption can be shaped by our experiences and neuro-profile. Interruptions can cause anxiety for some. Some interrupters are being rude, controlling, inconsiderate, not listening, etc.
I read something about how conv pace, pause, interruptions, etc. can also depend on culture norms

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Tasha Williams @riseupwoman.bsky.social · 6d

Horribly, it wasn't just Haiti.
Several African countries, upon declaring independence, were forced to pay a colonial tax to France, with least 10 still paying an amount that collectively equals 85% of these countries' current combined GDP.
Reportedly, when any refuse, suddenly experience a coup.

Tasha Williams @riseupwoman.bsky.social · 6d

Not that we need their approval but it's rare for RS, Billboard, et. al to recognize Black women at the top of these mainstream "best" lists even when these artists merit it by leaps and bounds.

Tasha Williams @riseupwoman.bsky.social · 6d

love!
"these books are medicinaaal!"

NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 7d

doomscroll break

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Tasha Williams @riseupwoman.bsky.social · 7d

100%.
or, if they MUST go abroad, no need to go 90+ years back.
We can discuss South Africa under apartheid.
The left's intent on disregarding the lived experiences of Black people is why were here now.

Mikki Kendall @karnythia.bsky.social · 7d

You could just talk about Jim Crow. I promise you, there's no need to leave America's shores to talk about life in a fascist state

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 7d

Under the Third Reich, most Germans generally lived in the law-bound normative state, while Jews and other disfavored people were victims of the arbitrary and violent prerogative state.

The dual state is characterized by the facade of normalcy obscuring the fact of an authoritarian state.

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Tasha Williams @riseupwoman.bsky.social · 7d

a man wearing glasses and a suit says that 's it netflix

Alt: a man (middle-aged leonardo dicaprio) wearing glasses and a suit says that's it.

media.tenor.com