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#BlackHistoryMonth Feb 5. "I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear." —Rosa Parks
February 5, 2026 at 5:26 PM
#BlackHistoryMonth Feb 5. "I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear." —Rosa Parks
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Name them
shame them
shame them
February 5, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Name them
shame them
shame them
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
Yes, he regrets everything that people found out about.
Bill Gates says that he "regrets every minute" he ever spent with Jeffrey Epstein, speaking out after the release of Epstein files that contained mentions of the Microsoft co-founder.
Bill Gates addresses being mentioned in Epstein files, says he was 'foolish'
In a series of emails from 2013 that Epstein sent to himself, he appeared to suggest that Gates was having an extramarital affair and seeking illicit drugs. Gates has denied all the claims.
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February 5, 2026 at 5:21 AM
Yes, he regrets everything that people found out about.
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Rep. Ted Lieu never “blanches” at truth and accountability.
February 5, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Rep. Ted Lieu never “blanches” at truth and accountability.
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Nancy Pelosi warns press freedom is under attack after the arrest of an independent journalist, and on the same day the Washington Post, which is owned by Jeff Bezos, conducted mass layoffs of its reporters and editors worldwide.
“America is in a crisis of conscience.” @pelosi.house.gov
“America is in a crisis of conscience.” @pelosi.house.gov
February 5, 2026 at 4:09 AM
Nancy Pelosi warns press freedom is under attack after the arrest of an independent journalist, and on the same day the Washington Post, which is owned by Jeff Bezos, conducted mass layoffs of its reporters and editors worldwide.
“America is in a crisis of conscience.” @pelosi.house.gov
“America is in a crisis of conscience.” @pelosi.house.gov
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The government is coming for your guns…
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The END of the SECOND Amendment
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
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February 5, 2026 at 12:22 AM
The government is coming for your guns…
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Wow: This appears to be a draft statement written by Ghislaine Maxwell in which she addresses allegations made against her and Prince Andrew by Virginia Giuffre. Maxwell appears to confirm that the photo is real and admits that Epstein committed crimes—contradicting her sworn testimony.
February 4, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Wow: This appears to be a draft statement written by Ghislaine Maxwell in which she addresses allegations made against her and Prince Andrew by Virginia Giuffre. Maxwell appears to confirm that the photo is real and admits that Epstein committed crimes—contradicting her sworn testimony.
#BlackHistoryMonth Feb 4. “Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly.” —Langston Hughes
February 4, 2026 at 7:24 PM
#BlackHistoryMonth Feb 4. “Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly.” —Langston Hughes
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NOT 👇 SURPRISED.......
February 3, 2026 at 10:48 AM
NOT 👇 SURPRISED.......
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Friends, when the history of this sordid period of America is written — assuming it’s not written by historians trying to curry favor with a future fascist regime — I hope the leaders of American business are condemned to the hellfire they deserve for helping destroy American democracy.
February 3, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Friends, when the history of this sordid period of America is written — assuming it’s not written by historians trying to curry favor with a future fascist regime — I hope the leaders of American business are condemned to the hellfire they deserve for helping destroy American democracy.
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“People have a First Amendment right to observe, document, and communicate information about law enforcement activity,” EFF’s @mariotrujillo.bsky.social told @TheVerge.com. “There is nothing about using Signal that changes that.” www.theverge.com/tech/872493...
A community organizer’s guide to Signal group chats
Key privacy settings and best practices.
www.theverge.com
February 3, 2026 at 10:00 PM
“People have a First Amendment right to observe, document, and communicate information about law enforcement activity,” EFF’s @mariotrujillo.bsky.social told @TheVerge.com. “There is nothing about using Signal that changes that.” www.theverge.com/tech/872493...
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Rep. @aoc.bsky.social to @donlemonofficial.bsky.social : “They know they can’t go after every journalist… They want to make an example out of one person to get people to self-censor. I just want to say how important it is the example you’re setting by not backing down.”
February 3, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Rep. @aoc.bsky.social to @donlemonofficial.bsky.social : “They know they can’t go after every journalist… They want to make an example out of one person to get people to self-censor. I just want to say how important it is the example you’re setting by not backing down.”
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Here’s a useful reminder of what our federal courts SHOULD be doing to uphold our constitutional traditions:
Annotating the Judge’s Decision in the Case of Liam Conejo Ramos, a 5-Year-Old Detained by ICE (Gift Article)
Our critic annotates the barbed wordplay of a decision challenging the Trump administration’s theory of executive power.
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Here’s a useful reminder of what our federal courts SHOULD be doing to uphold our constitutional traditions:
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Crockett: "Now my colleagues want to be the protectors of girls & women. I didn't hear them screaming this when Renee Good was killed in the middle of the street by the same people the vast majority of you just voted to give more money to. It was a lot of crickets, including about the Esptein files"
February 3, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Crockett: "Now my colleagues want to be the protectors of girls & women. I didn't hear them screaming this when Renee Good was killed in the middle of the street by the same people the vast majority of you just voted to give more money to. It was a lot of crickets, including about the Esptein files"
If you're near #Capitola, CA this Saturday, check out this event at 2PM at the library:
santacruzpl.libnet.info/event/15564006
santacruzpl.libnet.info/event/15564006
February 3, 2026 at 11:20 PM
If you're near #Capitola, CA this Saturday, check out this event at 2PM at the library:
santacruzpl.libnet.info/event/15564006
santacruzpl.libnet.info/event/15564006
#BlackHistoryMonth Feb 3. "The cost of liberty is less than the price of repression." —W.E.B. Du Bois
February 3, 2026 at 7:47 PM
#BlackHistoryMonth Feb 3. "The cost of liberty is less than the price of repression." —W.E.B. Du Bois
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"I am my own original sin. One someone is always willing to forgive. Until enough of you demand that I be better."
I’m Still Your America
Hey, patriot. It’s been a week. As ICE spreads terror through the streets, and Teacup Eichmann presided over the murder of yet another innocent civ...
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January 30, 2026 at 7:27 PM
"I am my own original sin. One someone is always willing to forgive. Until enough of you demand that I be better."
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Cruelty is big business
February 3, 2026 at 2:57 AM
Cruelty is big business
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Grief stood like a sentinel in public. On the steps of the Public Theater, Peter Dinklage read Amanda Gorman's poem, "For Renee Nicole Good." No spectacle. Just a voice carrying loss out loud. Renee should be here. Saying her name matters. Remembrance is resistance.
February 2, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Grief stood like a sentinel in public. On the steps of the Public Theater, Peter Dinklage read Amanda Gorman's poem, "For Renee Nicole Good." No spectacle. Just a voice carrying loss out loud. Renee should be here. Saying her name matters. Remembrance is resistance.
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AOC on ICE: It’s our task to figure out how to claw back what has essentially supercharged this agency into becoming a relentless domestic paramilitary that is also a blank check to Palantir to create facial-recognition scans on U.S. citizens.
February 3, 2026 at 1:26 AM
AOC on ICE: It’s our task to figure out how to claw back what has essentially supercharged this agency into becoming a relentless domestic paramilitary that is also a blank check to Palantir to create facial-recognition scans on U.S. citizens.
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"I am a domestic terrorist!"
January 9, 2026 at 12:17 AM
"I am a domestic terrorist!"
#BlackHistoryMonth Feb 2. “I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality…unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.” —Martin Luther King, Jr.
February 2, 2026 at 4:50 PM
#BlackHistoryMonth Feb 2. “I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality…unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.” —Martin Luther King, Jr.