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Mariposa Fernández
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A Butterfly on Bluesky
"Yo soy la vida, la fuerza, la mujer." - Julia de Burgos
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The narrative being taken up by all sides identifying immigrants as "undocumented" needs to freaking stop at least on our side.
A government paper acknowledging:
You're allowed to enter the US
You can work
You have a meeting
All are effing documents.

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They are NOT undocumented! Stop saying it!
Someone who has crossed a border and whom border patrol has let out into the US, is documented, they have a document from the government to prove border patrol let them through. Someone getting a payc...
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February 4, 2026 at 8:56 PM
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Happy Black History Month!! Thank you @Deoliver47 for this week's Black Music Sunday!
February 1, 2026 at 8:58 PM
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Love the attention that Dialika Sall is getting here!
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10 African scholars to watch in 2026
Spanning governance, security, economics, science and artificial intelligence, The Africa Report profiles 10 academics shaping conversations in Africa and far beyond this year.
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February 1, 2026 at 5:50 PM
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Pre-built container homes procured following Hurricane Melissa to start arriving next month
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Pre-built container homes procured following Hurricane Melissa to start arriving next month - IRIE FM
The category 5 hurricane, passed over Jamaica on October 28, 2025, leaving a trail of devastation.
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January 30, 2026 at 9:14 AM
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murielvieux.bsky.social
The shame of the US, isn’t Trump's alone, it's every American who voted for him. every American who remains silent. It is the house, senate, heads of the military, of institutions, it is every person in a position of power who enables it.

#ThePoet

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There's hope amid Despair
The Shame of the US, isn’t Trump The shame of the US, isn’t Trump, it is every single American who voted for him. It is every single American who remains silent, in the face of his actions. It is the ...
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January 24, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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murielvieux.bsky.social
Hour after hour, day after day
The horror unfolds taking no holiday
I put my fear on paper using tears for ink
But it doesn’t matter too much horror to think
The videos are streaming the sound of children crying
The videos are streaming the tears of children weeping
#ThePoet
January 25, 2026 at 12:07 AM
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@bmeiselas.bsky.social
Enough is Enough!
CNN said it "according to the DHS", stop adopting the methods of the lunatics on the right of twisting facts.
None of you out there are giving straight facts!
NONE you included and it's infuriating
Stick to truth
January 25, 2026 at 12:54 AM
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murielvieux.bsky.social
So many who knew them have told us
Of their kindness and their sweetness
We’ve heard of the simplicity of their lives
And the generosity of their hearts
They lived their lives helping others
Trying to do good wherever they could
And that is what I choose to remember
#ThePoet
January 25, 2026 at 3:06 AM
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murielvieux.bsky.social
It is not the Chaos you should fear, it’s the calm
Many US citizens,can not begin to imagine what real fascism feels like. It is not what you see in movies.
Fear when things get quiet and calm, that’s when you’ll know defeat is upon us.
#ThePoet
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It is not the Chaos you should fear, it’s the calm
Many US citizens, if not most, do not fully understand what is happening, nor can they begin to imagine what real fascism looks like. It is not what you see in movies. It is not what you hear on the n...
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January 25, 2026 at 2:37 PM
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deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social
Medicine River: A Story of Survival and the Legacy of Indian Boarding Schools
By Mary Annette Pember
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January 25, 2026 at 9:06 AM
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Thx @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social
Black Music Sunday by Denise Oliver-Velez
listen wkly, this week dedicated to Alicia Keys
music therapy for these insane times
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Black Music Sunday: Happy birthday, Alicia Keys
� Black Music Sunday is a weekly series highlighting all things Black music, with over 295 stories covering performers, genres, history, and more, each featuring its own vibrant soundtrack. I hope ...
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January 25, 2026 at 2:19 PM
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5 Obvious Ways Everyone Knows You’re Using ChatGPT by @jproco in @entrehandbook ehandbook.com/5-obvious-wa...
5 Obvious Ways Everyone Knows You’re Using ChatGPT
This is what everyone says is a dead giveaway for spotting ChatGPT generated content
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January 23, 2026 at 11:12 AM
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Vital question.

Artist credit @liberaljane.bsky.social
Digital illustration by LiberalJane of a brown young woman wearing a brown trenchcoat and boots. She's holding a sign that reads, 'who do you call when the unaliver wears a badge?"
January 8, 2026 at 7:40 PM
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The Children are Watching, The Children are Terrified
by Muriel Vieux @murielvieux.bsky.social

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The Children are watching, the children are terrified
Right now a child in the US or should I say many children in the US, are asking their parents if they can sleep with them, they are telling their parents they are scared. Some might be crying, some mi...
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January 15, 2026 at 1:13 PM
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Thank you Denise for this #BlackMusicSunday celebration of the winter solstice and December!
December 28, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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In deep sadness, I'm sharing news of the loss of Mimi Carrion-Loucks, a dear friend. My condolences to her husband Doug Loucks, her daughter Maya & all her loved ones & friends. We are doing a fundraiser to support her family in this time of sorrow, see below. www.gofundme.com/f/support-do...
Donate to In Memory of Mimi: Support Her Family, organized by Nidia Pena-Atristain
This gofundme is in memory of Edwina "Mimi" Carrion-Loucks, daughter, siste… Nidia Pena-Atristain needs your support for In Memory of Mimi: Support Her Family
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May 25, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Black Music Sunday: Musical tributes to our fallen soldiers
Black Music Sunday is a weekly series highlighting all things Black music, with over 260 stories covering performers, genres, history, and more, each featuring its own vibrant soundtrack. I hope you��
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May 25, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social
Don't forget to read the comments section and listen to the tunes folks are posting - and if you have an account, post the songs that you remember
May 25, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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#CaribbeanMatters: Commemorating Indian Arrival Days.
Explore Indo-Caribbean history and contemporary communities
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Caribbean Matters: Commemorating Indian Arrival Days
Caribbean Matters is a weekly series from Daily Kos. Hope you’ll join us here every Saturday. If you are unfamiliar with the region, check out Caribbean Matters: Getting to know the countries of ...
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May 24, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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May 25, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Given the Trump cabal’s denialist stance on climate change, this battle has never been more critical. We need to deal with environmental issues here at home but we also need to be cognizant & supportive of organizations, initiatives, & leaders in our neighboring Caribbean region
April 12, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Myrna Pagan is a member of The National Coucil of Elders & a resident of Vieques. She's going on this journey to learn how the people of Vietnam have coped w/ the environmental damage of the war. Vieques continues to be impacted by military waste & contamination. Please read more below.
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Support Myrna Pagan's trip to Vietnam to rep the children of Vieques. The National Council of Elders' intergenerational trip Viêt Nam to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the reunification of Viêt Nam / End of the War in Viêt Nam. Please repost, donate what you can.

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From Vieques to Vietnam: Support Myrna in Building Global Solidarity
Support the National Council of Elders inter-generational delegation to Viet Nam in observation of the 50th Anniversary of the Reunification of Viet Nam/end of the U.S. war on Viet Nam!
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April 12, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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Sunday morning thought:

“You must never stop being whimsical.

And you must not, ever, give anyone else the responsibility for your life."

― Mary Oliver, Upstream: Selected Essays.

Image: © Rachel Giese Brown from www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/mary-o...
Image: © Rachel Giese Brown from https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/mary-oliver Mary Oliver with an open book, and a dog looking at each other in black and white.
March 9, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Support Myrna Pagan's trip to Vietnam to rep the children of Vieques. The National Council of Elders' intergenerational trip Viêt Nam to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the reunification of Viêt Nam / End of the War in Viêt Nam. Please repost, donate what you can.

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From Vieques to Vietnam: Support Myrna in Building Global Solidarity
Support the National Council of Elders inter-generational delegation to Viet Nam in observation of the 50th Anniversary of the Reunification of Viet Nam/end of the U.S. war on Viet Nam!
fundrazr.com
April 4, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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Love the theme of this week's Black Music Sunday! @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social @dailykos.com
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Black Music Sunday: Some tunes about time as the times are a-changin’
It’s that time again, when most of the United States begins to observe daylight saving time , in which we “spring forward;” setting our clocks ahead for an hour, with exceptions : Arizona ...
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March 9, 2025 at 4:34 PM