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"It is better to conquer yourself, than to win a thousand battles"
-Budda
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"Nearby, a six-year-old wondered if the unicorn she saw marching earlier was ok. "
New — I spoke to eight people who were present at the ICE protest on Saturday in Portland, Oregon when federal agents deployed tear gas and rubber bullets into a crowd of families, children, elderly and disabled people, and their pets.

These are their stories:
What it's like to see ICE tear gas kids
Attendees at a Portland, OR protest describe a vicious, unprovoked and sudden attack
www.thehandbasket.co
February 3, 2026 at 3:23 AM
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jesus christ
February 2, 2026 at 2:37 AM
"Yet, for the generations of folk who did not grow up at a time when Simone was a public presence and her music was no longer in vogue on Black radio, “Young, Gifted and Black” was a lifeline to her genius."
medium.com/p/f734ba830dd2
Nina’s Anthem: “Young, Gifted and Black” by Mark Anthony Neal
For many, Tryon, NC native Nina Simone was the voice of the Civil Rights Movement. A playlist of the most significant songs of the 1960s…
medium.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:34 PM
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February 2, 2026 at 8:16 PM
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Happy Groundhog Day to people who reject climate science, but do believe in weather predictions from captive rodents.
February 2, 2026 at 8:20 PM
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Incredible contrast between this and Keir Starmer running a delivery driver over
Mamdani Forces Delivery Apps to Pay Back $4.6 Million Cheated From Drivers
New York City's new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, has already scored a major win for deliveristas working for three delivery giants.
futurism.com
February 2, 2026 at 10:13 AM
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Black History Month is a time to recognize the lived, shared experience of all Black folks who have fundamentally shaped, challenged, and ultimately strengthened America. It’s about taking an unvarnished look at the past so that we can create a better future.
February 1, 2026 at 5:09 PM
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Happy Black History Month everyone #blacksky
February 1, 2026 at 11:52 AM
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I was listening to Bad Bunny’s acceptance speech but I was mesmerized by sis
#BlackSky #Grammys2026
February 2, 2026 at 2:21 AM
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#BlackHistoryMonth is in a few days, and I want to boost #Blacksky bookish creators!

First things first, I want you to go to the starter pack I linked below and follow ALL.

Next, if you identify as a Black person & you post about books, please comment or DM me (more below)
go.bsky.app/DzUqvPt
January 26, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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Stella Dadzie is a trailblazing historian and educator whose work has empowered generations by amplifying the voices of Black women in history. Her groundbreaking book The Heart of the Race challenges historical erasure and inspires us to reclaim our narratives. #BlackHistoryMonth #StellaDadzie
February 6, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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Don Lemon speaks outside of the courtroom after release: "I have spent my entire life covering the news. I will not stop now ... I will not be silenced."
January 31, 2026 at 1:22 AM
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I guess that means God wanted the Democrat to win. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Rep. Pete Sessions on Republicans losing a special election in a red part of Texas: "The success of a rain dance has a lot to do with timing. What happened is there was a huge snow storm, ice storm really that hit north Texas and central Texas."
February 2, 2026 at 1:34 PM
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The reporter here knows this, but reporter in LA and California in general *are* exempt from dispersal orders. But LA cops routinely lie and say they aren't. They routinely beat and arrest reporters. So much so that there's a court injunction against it -- and LA city is fighting the injunction.
1/31: Narrowly avoided being arrested when LAPD officers kettled a small group of protesters, legal observers, and press. I ID'd myself as a journalist & tried to leave but an officer claimed I wasn't exempt from dispersal orders & said I would be detained. Luckily another officer let me leave.
February 2, 2026 at 6:38 AM
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Sight in San Francisco (from a friend)
February 1, 2026 at 7:26 PM
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“You did good playing my dad, man!”

Bobby Portis meeting Earl Lloyd‘s son, who he played in the 2023 film Sweetwater!
February 1, 2026 at 8:35 PM
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NEW: This isn't about "training." The two agents who murdered Alex Pretti - Jesus Ochoa and Raymundo Gutierrez - have been with Border Patrol for 8 and 12 years respectively. You can't reform CBP. Abolish ICE/CBP. www.propublica.org/article/alex...
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
www.propublica.org
February 1, 2026 at 9:26 PM
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Better than it had any right to be
January 31, 2026 at 11:10 PM
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My first remarks since being arrested last night.
January 30, 2026 at 11:30 PM
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I didn’t see anything about this in the Dems list of demands
A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:09 PM
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CNN in Minneapolis: We are seeing thousands and thousands of people, we've been standing on the corner here for the past ten minutes. This this crowd has not let up. It's just continuous.
January 30, 2026 at 9:19 PM
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Murdering 2 white people will do that
New Reuters/Ipsos poll

U.S. approval on Trump's handling of immigration has slid from +7 to -14 in one year.

www.reuters.com/data/trumps-...

(conducted Jan. 23-25)
January 27, 2026 at 3:20 PM
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A nurse. A researcher. A helper.
January 24, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Bro
All this nightmare shit on the timeline being inflicted by the federal government on their own people and the only moment of levity I got today was finding out the Steelers hired Mike McCarthy for some reason
January 24, 2026 at 9:28 PM