PurpleSoul
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BREAKING: The House of Representatives just passed a bill that would subject immigrant children to invasive bodily searches and keep them in detention instead of releasing them to their families.
The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
December 16, 2025 at 10:05 PM
BREAKING: The House of Representatives just passed a bill that would subject immigrant children to invasive bodily searches and keep them in detention instead of releasing them to their families.
The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
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I'll have more to say but the Black unemployment rate for November was 8.3%.
a man in a suit and tie says yikes
ALT: a man in a suit and tie says yikes
media.tenor.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:39 PM
I'll have more to say but the Black unemployment rate for November was 8.3%.
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Getting rid of this disparate impact potentially opens the gate for "neutral" hiring and admissions procedures that are designed to discriminate. Which is why the segregationists running the Trump "justice department" are getting rid of the rule. theemancipator.org/2025/01/28/t...
Eliminating DEI isn't just racist — it's segregationist
New segregationists’ need to use euphemisms shows the weakness of their intellectual position and the Civil Rights Movement’s moral clarity.
theemancipator.org
December 9, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Getting rid of this disparate impact potentially opens the gate for "neutral" hiring and admissions procedures that are designed to discriminate. Which is why the segregationists running the Trump "justice department" are getting rid of the rule. theemancipator.org/2025/01/28/t...
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Of course they did
Republicans in the Michigan House voted to cancel $8.3 million of funding for programs aimed at supporting Flint water crisis victims
The cuts affect support services for Flint students, including psychologists, nurses, social workers, and counselors
The cuts affect support services for Flint students, including psychologists, nurses, social workers, and counselors
Michigan House blocks funding for Flint water crisis programs
Republicans in the Michigan House voted to cancel $8.3 million of funding for programs aimed at supporting Flint water crisis victims and potentially the RxKids expansion.
www.abc12.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Of course they did
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My newsletter is out. I explained how a chimpanzee throwing feces would be doing a better job of communicating than Democrats on the Senate Judicary Committee, and why the World Cup will be Trumpist slop (shoutout to @theoldzealand.bsky.social)
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
The Supreme Court Has a Serial Killer Problem
In this week's Elie v. U.S., The Nation’s justice correspondent recaps a major death penalty case that came before the high court as well as the shenanigans of a man who’s angling to be the next SCOTU...
www.thenation.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:46 PM
My newsletter is out. I explained how a chimpanzee throwing feces would be doing a better job of communicating than Democrats on the Senate Judicary Committee, and why the World Cup will be Trumpist slop (shoutout to @theoldzealand.bsky.social)
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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If there was any question why so many in Tarrant County can’t wait to vote for a new County Judge in 2026, Tim O’Hare reminded everyone with his performance at the 12/9/25 Commissioners Court.
Tim O’Hare has got to go. (And Manny too!)
#seeitnameitfightit #wakeup #tarrantcounty
Tim O’Hare has got to go. (And Manny too!)
#seeitnameitfightit #wakeup #tarrantcounty
December 11, 2025 at 1:57 PM
If there was any question why so many in Tarrant County can’t wait to vote for a new County Judge in 2026, Tim O’Hare reminded everyone with his performance at the 12/9/25 Commissioners Court.
Tim O’Hare has got to go. (And Manny too!)
#seeitnameitfightit #wakeup #tarrantcounty
Tim O’Hare has got to go. (And Manny too!)
#seeitnameitfightit #wakeup #tarrantcounty
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My phone is blowing up. I'm going LIVE later on this & why folx who can, should be gearing up to sue. Cause this is straight out of the Project 2025 playbook. More Black women leaders being disappeared & scapegoated and no (once again) being an MD isn't protective
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Harvard Dismisses Director of FXB Center for Health and Human Rights | News | The Harvard Crimson
Harvard forced out the director of the François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights — another shakeup at a center whose programming on the Israel-Palestine conflict has been a flashpoint...
www.thecrimson.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:54 PM
My phone is blowing up. I'm going LIVE later on this & why folx who can, should be gearing up to sue. Cause this is straight out of the Project 2025 playbook. More Black women leaders being disappeared & scapegoated and no (once again) being an MD isn't protective
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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We can't afford these people
Saw this video of Tristan Harris on Diary of a CEO sharing what AI-tech bros have shared regarding their motivations pursuing this technology. It’s horrifying.
These tech ghouls have us all on a suicide mission because of their EGOS. 🫠
These tech ghouls have us all on a suicide mission because of their EGOS. 🫠
December 11, 2025 at 6:06 AM
We can't afford these people
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So, I just wanna put this in the ethos.
There will be a historic first: seven Black women running for US Senate seats.
I'm not as much concerned about MAGA trolls as I am the Regressives doing the work of MAGA trolls.
Attacking Black women in politics is their M.O.
There will be a historic first: seven Black women running for US Senate seats.
I'm not as much concerned about MAGA trolls as I am the Regressives doing the work of MAGA trolls.
Attacking Black women in politics is their M.O.
December 10, 2025 at 9:38 PM
So, I just wanna put this in the ethos.
There will be a historic first: seven Black women running for US Senate seats.
I'm not as much concerned about MAGA trolls as I am the Regressives doing the work of MAGA trolls.
Attacking Black women in politics is their M.O.
There will be a historic first: seven Black women running for US Senate seats.
I'm not as much concerned about MAGA trolls as I am the Regressives doing the work of MAGA trolls.
Attacking Black women in politics is their M.O.
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The Hamas Left is at it again.
December 11, 2025 at 12:19 AM
The Hamas Left is at it again.
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ICE detain U.S. citizen for looking Somali—use illegal chokehold to tackle him to ground.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
December 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
ICE detain U.S. citizen for looking Somali—use illegal chokehold to tackle him to ground.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
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As a constituent, I am asking that @governorwalz.mn.gov and @keithellison.bsky.social arrest these men and prosecute them before they kidnap someone and intentionally freeze them to death
ICE detain U.S. citizen for looking Somali—use illegal chokehold to tackle him to ground.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
December 10, 2025 at 10:06 PM
As a constituent, I am asking that @governorwalz.mn.gov and @keithellison.bsky.social arrest these men and prosecute them before they kidnap someone and intentionally freeze them to death
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WOW. So this is obviously a huge violation of this man's rights, and it illustrates a few things we're seeing broadly:
- DHS officers are ignoring peoples' IDs and instead requiring screening through their own systems
- Confirms @404media.co's reports of use of DHS's facial recognition app.
- DHS officers are ignoring peoples' IDs and instead requiring screening through their own systems
- Confirms @404media.co's reports of use of DHS's facial recognition app.
December 11, 2025 at 12:35 AM
WOW. So this is obviously a huge violation of this man's rights, and it illustrates a few things we're seeing broadly:
- DHS officers are ignoring peoples' IDs and instead requiring screening through their own systems
- Confirms @404media.co's reports of use of DHS's facial recognition app.
- DHS officers are ignoring peoples' IDs and instead requiring screening through their own systems
- Confirms @404media.co's reports of use of DHS's facial recognition app.
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The political discourse in this country has been compromised by Russian interference. That was proven in 2016 and it has been continuing in every major election since then.. any criticism of Jasmine Crockett has to be viewed under that lens.
www.motherjones.com/media/2022/0...
www.motherjones.com/media/2022/0...
Black or bot? The long, sordid history of co-opting Blackness online
Trolls and foreign agents love to exploit African-American culture for political gain.
www.motherjones.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:14 PM
The political discourse in this country has been compromised by Russian interference. That was proven in 2016 and it has been continuing in every major election since then.. any criticism of Jasmine Crockett has to be viewed under that lens.
www.motherjones.com/media/2022/0...
www.motherjones.com/media/2022/0...
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In collaboration w/ @groundwork.bsky.social & @moreperfectunion.bsky.social, we convened hundreds of volunteers from across the country to investigate Instacart’s AI-assisted pricing experiments at popular grocery stores like Target & Kroger. Read our full investigation below:
Instacart’s AI-Enabled Pricing Experiments May Be Inflating Your Grocery Bill, CR and Groundwork Collaborative Investigation Finds - Consumer Reports
Exclusive: Instacart’s AI pricing may be inflating your grocery bill.
www.consumerreports.org
December 9, 2025 at 3:43 PM
In collaboration w/ @groundwork.bsky.social & @moreperfectunion.bsky.social, we convened hundreds of volunteers from across the country to investigate Instacart’s AI-assisted pricing experiments at popular grocery stores like Target & Kroger. Read our full investigation below:
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I had fun reading to some Burke Elementary students at the Chicago Public Library today. When the Obama Presidential Center opens next year, we’ll have a new branch of the library for the community to enjoy.
December 10, 2025 at 12:37 AM
I had fun reading to some Burke Elementary students at the Chicago Public Library today. When the Obama Presidential Center opens next year, we’ll have a new branch of the library for the community to enjoy.
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WATCH: Advocates for political violence among those welcomed to conference at Tennessee state park www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...
Advocates for political violence among those welcomed to conference at Tennessee state park
For years, the guest list for an annual white nationalist gathering at Tennessee’s Montgomery Bell State Park has been a closely guarded secret.
www.newschannel5.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:18 AM
WATCH: Advocates for political violence among those welcomed to conference at Tennessee state park www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...
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Lord heal the land.
December 9, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Lord heal the land.
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📽️ WATCH: Photographer @annie-flanagan.bsky.social went to Clairton, PA, where residents live in the shadow of the country’s largest coke plant. Coke is a product used to manufacture steel.
This is what Annie saw — and inhaled — while on assignment in Clairton.
Link to our story below ⤵️
This is what Annie saw — and inhaled — while on assignment in Clairton.
Link to our story below ⤵️
December 8, 2025 at 12:01 AM
📽️ WATCH: Photographer @annie-flanagan.bsky.social went to Clairton, PA, where residents live in the shadow of the country’s largest coke plant. Coke is a product used to manufacture steel.
This is what Annie saw — and inhaled — while on assignment in Clairton.
Link to our story below ⤵️
This is what Annie saw — and inhaled — while on assignment in Clairton.
Link to our story below ⤵️
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@jbf1755.bsky.social and Allen C. Guelzo reaffirm the country’s identity as a nation built on ideals.
December 5, 2025 at 2:55 PM
@jbf1755.bsky.social and Allen C. Guelzo reaffirm the country’s identity as a nation built on ideals.
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This remains one of the most disturbing stories of the year. A 1st trimester fetus incubated in a dead woman's body against the will of her family until a very early term birth when the corpse could no longer sustain life.
www.cbsnews.com/atlanta/news...
www.cbsnews.com/atlanta/news...
Baby boy born to brain-dead Georgia mother remains hospitalized nearly 6 months later, family says
Adriana Smith's pregnancy made national headlines when she was declared brain dead but placed on life support to let her fetus grow. Now her family is sharing an update on the condition of her infant ...
www.cbsnews.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:01 AM
This remains one of the most disturbing stories of the year. A 1st trimester fetus incubated in a dead woman's body against the will of her family until a very early term birth when the corpse could no longer sustain life.
www.cbsnews.com/atlanta/news...
www.cbsnews.com/atlanta/news...