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Smart Brown Girl @smartbrowngirl.bsky.social · 1h

The Supreme Court is considering gutting Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, the last real protection for Black voters.
They call it “colorblindness.” History calls it regression.
Follow for breakdowns, visuals, and The Receipts. #TheReceipts #VotingRightsAct #VRA #SupremeCourt #CivilRights

Smart Brown Girl @smartbrowngirl.bsky.social · 1d

Let’s clear this up once and for all. ANTIFA isn’t an organization, it’s a movement. The name literally means anti-fascist. It’s a loose, decentralized network of people who oppose fascism, white supremacy, and authoritarianism. #AntifaExplained #AntiFascist #HistoryMatters #CivicLiteracy

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Smart Brown Girl @smartbrowngirl.bsky.social · 8d

Stephen Miller said “plenary authority” and froze. That phrase means total power, and it’s rooted in laws that justified exclusion, detention, and empire. #TheArchitects #Project2025 #CivilRights #HistoryRepeats

Smart Brown Girl @smartbrowngirl.bsky.social · 8d

Taylor’s “Opalite” isn’t just bad writing, it’s an example of how white feminism weaponizes innocence and how microaggressions get dressed up as art. Let’s talk about it. #TheArchitects #CulturalAnalysis #Microaggressions #WhiteFeminism

Smart Brown Girl @smartbrowngirl.bsky.social · 9d

Stephen Miller called judicial review “illegal insurrection.”
That’s not commentary, it’s a blueprint for erasing checks and balances.
Full breakdown and historical context on Substack.
#ReceiptsDontLie #ArchitectureOfPower #PatternRecognition #JudicialIndependence #CivicCourage

Smart Brown Girl @smartbrowngirl.bsky.social · 9d

W. E. B. Du Bois wrote one of the most devastating essays on Robert E. Lee ever penned, and America still hasn’t learned from it. #TheArchitects #HistoryMatters #CivilWarTruth

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Smart Brown Girl @smartbrowngirl.bsky.social · 9d

Pam Bondi’s hearing showed how power rewrites justice in real time. The DOJ isn’t supposed to serve the powerful, it’s supposed to protect the people. #TheArchitects #RuleOfLaw #JusticeMatters

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Smart Brown Girl @smartbrowngirl.bsky.social · 10d

The government shutdown didn’t stop ICE—it stopped the people watching ICE. #TheReceipts #DetentionOversight #ImmigrationJustice #SmartBrownGirl

Smart Brown Girl @smartbrowngirl.bsky.social · 11d

Celebrate #BannedBooksWeek by reading what they fear most, the truth.
📚 20% off select banned & challenged titles with code BBW25
🖤 Support diverse authors, indie bookstores & creators.
🔗 Book list in bio.
#BannedBooksWeek #WeNeedDiverseBooks #ReadBannedBooks #BookshopOrg #FreedomToRead

Smart Brown Girl @smartbrowngirl.bsky.social · 11d

What happens when the very centers tracking climate risks are forced to shut down?
Three of America’s Climate Adaptation Science Centers are on the brink of closure, the South Central, Northeast, and Pacific Islands hubs. #ClimateCrisis #ClimateScience #EnvironmentalJustice #ScienceMatters

Smart Brown Girl @smartbrowngirl.bsky.social · 11d

The Supreme Court is debating Ghislaine Maxwell’s appeal, while Congress pushes for the release of the Epstein files. When secret deals and powerful names collide with justice, the question is clear: who gets protected, and who gets silenced? Read more on Substack, link in bio.

Smart Brown Girl @smartbrowngirl.bsky.social · 12d

A gunman drove a truck into a Michigan church, opened fire, and set it ablaze, killing four people and injuring eight others during worship. The FBI says it was targeted violence. Explosives were found. Across the country, security is tightening at synagogues, mosques, and churches alike.

Smart Brown Girl @smartbrowngirl.bsky.social · 12d

Shutdowns aren’t dysfunction, they’re design. Project 2025 counts on chaos to force cuts. #Project2025 #GovernmentShutdown #PatternRecognition #PublicServices #StayWoke

Smart Brown Girl @smartbrowngirl.bsky.social · 12d

Two hundred National Guard troops have been sent into Portland under federal orders, told to use “full force.” That’s not a drill, it’s a constitutional red flag. The Posse Comitatus Act was meant to keep the military out of civilian life, except in rare emergencies under the Insurrection Act.

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Smart Brown Girl @smartbrowngirl.bsky.social · 13d

Loyalty oaths weren’t just paperwork. They were a tool of fear and control. History is telling us to pay attention. 📜 #Receipts #HistoryMatters #PatternRecognition

Smart Brown Girl @smartbrowngirl.bsky.social · 13d

The FBI just cut ties with the ADL after decades of partnership on hate crime training. History shows what happens when law enforcement ignores extremism. #Project2025 #CivilRights #ADL #HateCrimes #PatternRecognition

Smart Brown Girl @smartbrowngirl.bsky.social · 13d

The Global Sumud Flotilla carried food, medicine, and hope. It was met with force. Over 200 detained. Critics say this blockade enforces starvation, not security. #Gaza #GlobalSolidarity #Flotilla #GretaThunberg #HumanRights

Smart Brown Girl @smartbrowngirl.bsky.social · 14d

Jared Kushner’s business ties to the UAE raise serious questions. When foreign policy overlaps with private deals, the public always loses. #ForeignPolicy #ConflictOfInterest #Corruption #MiddleEast #DemocracyWatch

Smart Brown Girl @smartbrowngirl.bsky.social · 14d

From cartel label to missile strikes—here’s how the groundwork for conflict with Venezuela was built. History warns us to pay attention. #ForeignPolicy #Venezuela #WarPowers #LegalFiction #NeverAgainIsNow

Smart Brown Girl @smartbrowngirl.bsky.social · 14d

Russell Vought isn’t just OMB director. He’s Project 2025’s budget enforcer. The receipts are in the cuts.
#TheArchitects #RussellVought #Project2025 #ReceiptsDontLie #FederalBudget #PowerAndPolicy

Smart Brown Girl @smartbrowngirl.bsky.social · 14d

$7.5B in clean energy funding canceled. 223 projects gone. The receipts show who loses and who wins. #CleanEnergy #ClimateJustice #Renewables #JobsLost #EnergyFuture

Smart Brown Girl @smartbrowngirl.bsky.social · 15d

Prosecutors fired. Cases reshaped by politics. National security jeopardized. The architects are dismantling justice. #TheArchitects #JusticeOnTrial #ReceiptsDontLie #DOJ #RuleOfLaw

Smart Brown Girl @smartbrowngirl.bsky.social · 15d

Cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, Social Security. IRS multilingual services gone. Homelessness criminalized. The receipts are clear. #TheReceipts #SafetyNet #Medicaid #SNAP #SocialSecurity

Smart Brown Girl @smartbrowngirl.bsky.social · 15d

The second autopsy confirms what we’ve been saying, Trey Reed did not lynch himself. #JusticeForTreyReed ✊🏾 We remember, we resist, and we demand the truth. #SayHisName #StopLynching #BlackLivesMatter #ReceiptsDontLie

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Smart Brown Girl @smartbrowngirl.bsky.social · 16d

Jared Kushner’s business ties to the UAE raise serious questions. When foreign policy overlaps with private deals, the public always loses. #ForeignPolicy #ConflictOfInterest #Corruption #MiddleEast #DemocracyWatch