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One of the points Joshua Davis makes in *Police Against the Movement* is that COINTELPRO was started by the police and all the FBI did was federalize it.
And SNCC and CORE did a ton of organizing around police brutality specifically.
#BookSky
And SNCC and CORE did a ton of organizing around police brutality specifically.
#BookSky
Police Against the Movement
A bold retelling of the 1960s civil rights struggle through its work against police violence—and a prehistory of both the Black Lives Matter and Blue Lives Matter movements that emerged half a century...
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November 27, 2025 at 4:09 PM
One of the points Joshua Davis makes in *Police Against the Movement* is that COINTELPRO was started by the police and all the FBI did was federalize it.
And SNCC and CORE did a ton of organizing around police brutality specifically.
#BookSky
And SNCC and CORE did a ton of organizing around police brutality specifically.
#BookSky
Trump vows to 'permanently pause' migration from poor nations in anti-immigrant social media screed
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Trump vows to 'permanently pause' migration from poor nations in anti-immigrant social media screed
President Donald Trump has vowed to “permanently pause migration” from poorer nations in a blistering anti-immigrant screed posted to social media.
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November 28, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Trump vows to 'permanently pause' migration from poor nations in anti-immigrant social media screed
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The Québécois are always fucking wildin out with this shit about how they’re being oppressed in their homeland — that they stole from Indigenous folks who they been oppressing the whole time
Like W I L D how loud they are about it
Like W I L D how loud they are about it
Bill 1 is a provincial constitution Quebec is looking to pass that focuses on French culture and states Quebec people form a nation.
However, the bill is being challenged due to the question of where Indigenous sovereignty fits into the new bill.
However, the bill is being challenged due to the question of where Indigenous sovereignty fits into the new bill.
Quebec looks to pass bill that challenges Indigenous sovereignty within the province | APTN News
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November 26, 2025 at 11:47 PM
The Québécois are always fucking wildin out with this shit about how they’re being oppressed in their homeland — that they stole from Indigenous folks who they been oppressing the whole time
Like W I L D how loud they are about it
Like W I L D how loud they are about it
D.C. Shooting Suspect ‘Could Not Tolerate’ the Violence of His C.I.A.-Backed Unit in Afghanistan, a Childhood Friend Said www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/u...
D.C. Shooting Suspect ‘Could Not Tolerate’ the Violence of His C.I.A.-Backed Unit in Afghanistan, a Childhood Friend Said
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November 27, 2025 at 8:08 PM
D.C. Shooting Suspect ‘Could Not Tolerate’ the Violence of His C.I.A.-Backed Unit in Afghanistan, a Childhood Friend Said www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/u...
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Got emotional reading a passage about a little Black girl who wants to grow up to be a Dodger just like Jackie Robinson and thinks that Harriet Tubman looks like she had a good throwing arm
I want Black kids to live in a world where those are the connections they are invited to make
I want Black kids to live in a world where those are the connections they are invited to make
November 26, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Got emotional reading a passage about a little Black girl who wants to grow up to be a Dodger just like Jackie Robinson and thinks that Harriet Tubman looks like she had a good throwing arm
I want Black kids to live in a world where those are the connections they are invited to make
I want Black kids to live in a world where those are the connections they are invited to make
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November 27, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Senators push Rubio to investigate Israel’s alleged violations in Gaza
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Senators push Rubio to investigate Israel’s alleged violations in Gaza
Classified findings by the State Department’s inspector general say hundreds of potential human rights violations are awaiting the U.S. government’s review.
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November 27, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Senators push Rubio to investigate Israel’s alleged violations in Gaza
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LIBRARIES MAKE BOOKS ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE, she shouts, apparently inaudibly
WHY DO THESE "YOU'RE A CLASS TRAITOR" PEOPLE KEEP PRETENDING LIBRARIES DON'T EXIST?
ARE THEY CLASS TRAITORS WHO DON'T BELIEVE IN LIBRARIES?
WHY DO THESE "YOU'RE A CLASS TRAITOR" PEOPLE KEEP PRETENDING LIBRARIES DON'T EXIST?
ARE THEY CLASS TRAITORS WHO DON'T BELIEVE IN LIBRARIES?
Just saw someone claim that authors who want to be paid for their work are "class traitors" because we "only let the wealthy" read our books, and I think I need to go into the woods to scream into the night for a bit.
It's $5, not your first-born child! I need that $5 for health insurance!
It's $5, not your first-born child! I need that $5 for health insurance!
November 26, 2025 at 3:51 PM
LIBRARIES MAKE BOOKS ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE, she shouts, apparently inaudibly
WHY DO THESE "YOU'RE A CLASS TRAITOR" PEOPLE KEEP PRETENDING LIBRARIES DON'T EXIST?
ARE THEY CLASS TRAITORS WHO DON'T BELIEVE IN LIBRARIES?
WHY DO THESE "YOU'RE A CLASS TRAITOR" PEOPLE KEEP PRETENDING LIBRARIES DON'T EXIST?
ARE THEY CLASS TRAITORS WHO DON'T BELIEVE IN LIBRARIES?
F.D.A. Withdraws Rule to Require Testing Cosmetics Made With Talc for Asbestos www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
F.D.A. Withdraws Rule to Require Testing Cosmetics Made With Talc for Asbestos
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November 27, 2025 at 4:35 AM
F.D.A. Withdraws Rule to Require Testing Cosmetics Made With Talc for Asbestos www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
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Ok NYT wut does the second sentence have to do w/ the first
“The shooting of two National Guard members on Wednesday was not the first time there was violence near the White House.
During World War II, a stranger slipped into the White House to watch a movie with President Franklin D. Roosevelt.”
“The shooting of two National Guard members on Wednesday was not the first time there was violence near the White House.
During World War II, a stranger slipped into the White House to watch a movie with President Franklin D. Roosevelt.”
November 26, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Ok NYT wut does the second sentence have to do w/ the first
“The shooting of two National Guard members on Wednesday was not the first time there was violence near the White House.
During World War II, a stranger slipped into the White House to watch a movie with President Franklin D. Roosevelt.”
“The shooting of two National Guard members on Wednesday was not the first time there was violence near the White House.
During World War II, a stranger slipped into the White House to watch a movie with President Franklin D. Roosevelt.”
Trump Administration Will No Longer Commemorate World AIDS Day www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
Trump Administration Will No Longer Commemorate World AIDS Day
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November 27, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Trump Administration Will No Longer Commemorate World AIDS Day www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
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November 27, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
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Doing your best to literally destroy life-sustaining ecosystems while also sanctioning the torture of people is hard on the spirit, wow who knew
Speaker 'barely holding it together' and 'crushed by his workload': NYT
Speaker 'barely holding it together' and 'crushed by his workload': NYT
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) made several revealing admissions about the stressful and chaotic nature of his job, according to a recent New York Times report.The Times' Annie Karni wrote in a Wednesday article that Johnson turned what was meant to be an easy interview with a friendly podcast h...
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November 27, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Doing your best to literally destroy life-sustaining ecosystems while also sanctioning the torture of people is hard on the spirit, wow who knew
Trump Vows Crackdown on Immigration and Orders More Troops to D.C. After Shooting www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Trump Vows Crackdown on Immigration and Orders More Troops to D.C. After Shooting
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November 27, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Trump Vows Crackdown on Immigration and Orders More Troops to D.C. After Shooting www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
‘Gramma,’ a tortoise who lived through 20 presidencies, dies at 141
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‘Gramma,’ a tortoise who lived through 20 presidencies, dies at 141
Her life spanned a tumultuous period of U.S. and world history, from Chester Arthur to Donald Trump. To San Diegans, she was a beloved local celebrity.
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November 27, 2025 at 4:17 AM
‘Gramma,’ a tortoise who lived through 20 presidencies, dies at 141
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nightmare scenario
A heating oil delivery truck that went to the wrong address pumped nearly 400 gallons of heating oil into a Medford home, flooding its basement, a city official said. trib.al/xgoW561
November 25, 2025 at 7:04 PM
nightmare scenario
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Man I remember watching this unfold in real time
⚡️ In a new Drop Site investigation, Ryan Grim and Murtaza Hussain reveal that Jeffrey Epstein quietly helped Alan Dershowitz orchestrate the smear campaign against John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt’s 2006 paper “The Israel Lobby,” newly obtained emails show.
The scholars had argued in the paper...
The scholars had argued in the paper...
November 25, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Man I remember watching this unfold in real time
EPA to abandon air pollution rule that would prevent thousands of U.S. deaths
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EPA to abandon air pollution rule that would prevent thousands of U.S. deaths
The Environmental Protection Agency will no longer defend Biden-era limits on fine-particle pollution, which causes heart and lung disease.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:38 AM
EPA to abandon air pollution rule that would prevent thousands of U.S. deaths
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Top E.U. court rules same-sex marriages must be recognized throughout bloc
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Top E.U. court rules same-sex marriages must be recognized throughout bloc
The ruling does not force member states to legalize same-sex marriages, but it says they must honor those granted elsewhere.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Top E.U. court rules same-sex marriages must be recognized throughout bloc
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Over the next week (what thanksgiving break? lol) I have to read my book again and finalize it before it goes to *print* and I’m literally paying attention to details like colon vs comma and I’m sure most authors are like this and that’s one reason why you should buy our books. We really care.
The Edge of Space-Time by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein: 9780593701683 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
A fresh, charming, socially conscious tour of the mysteries of space-time, from the award-winning author of The Disordered Cosmos In her highly acclaimed debut, distinguished cosmologist and particle...
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November 26, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Over the next week (what thanksgiving break? lol) I have to read my book again and finalize it before it goes to *print* and I’m literally paying attention to details like colon vs comma and I’m sure most authors are like this and that’s one reason why you should buy our books. We really care.
Jamil Al-Amin, Black Power activist known as H. Rap Brown, dies at 82
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Jamil Al-Amin, Black Power activist known as H. Rap Brown, dies at 82
The civil rights organizer was a fiery voice for Black empowerment. He died in prison, serving a life sentence for the murder of a sheriff’s deputy in 2000.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Jamil Al-Amin, Black Power activist known as H. Rap Brown, dies at 82
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Houseplants Can Make You Healthier www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/w...
Houseplants Can Make You Healthier
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November 26, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Houseplants Can Make You Healthier www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/w...
Is It Cold, Flu or Covid? What to Know About Symptoms and Testing. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/w...
Is It Cold, Flu or Covid? What to Know About Symptoms and Testing.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Is It Cold, Flu or Covid? What to Know About Symptoms and Testing. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/w...