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Kamala Harris

@kamalaharris.com

Fear has a way of being contagious.

But courage is also contagious.

April 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM

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Brandon Friedman

@brandonfriedman.bsky.social

This is blood-boiling. Charles Rogers was awarded the Medal of Honor in Vietnam after being wounded three times leading the defense of a position.

Google his name and the entry below comes up. When you click, you'll see the page has been deleted and the URL changed to include "DEI medal."

Wikipedia image of Major General (Ret.) Charles C. Rogers

Defense.gov google return: Medal of Honor Monday: Army Maj. Gen. Charles Calvin Rogers

https://www.defense.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/2824721/deimedal-of-honor-monday-army-maj-gen-charles-calvin-rogers/

March 16, 2025 at 2:25 AM

Shervonne 🍒

@shervonne.bsky.social

If you didn’t like it…
If you’re complaining…
If you didn’t understand it…
If you have to Dial-a-Melanin friend…

It wasn’t for you.

Do not ask your melanated friends, family or coworkers to explain Kendrick Lamar’s #SuperBowl Halftime Show.

It’s not our job.

Google it.

February 10, 2025 at 12:52 PM

Shervonne 🍒

@shervonne.bsky.social

If you didn’t like it…
If you’re complaining…
If you didn’t understand it…
If you have to Dial-a-Melanin friend…

It wasn’t for you.

Do not ask your melanated friends, family or coworkers to explain Kendrick Lamar’s #SuperBowlLVIII Halftime Show.

It’s not our job.

Google it.

February 10, 2025 at 6:03 AM

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Alt National Park Service

@altnps.bsky.social

Elon Musk now has access to your Social Security number. The world’s richest man has gained access to the confidential personal information of every taxpayer in the United States.

February 3, 2025 at 2:29 AM

Shervonne 🍒

@shervonne.bsky.social

Happy Tariff Eve!

Y’all really be cutting off your nose to spite your face. 🤦🏾‍♀️

February 2, 2025 at 9:04 PM

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Harvey Ward

@hlward.bsky.social

Hospitals use federal grants.

Schools use federal grants.

Police use federal grants.

Fire departments use federal grants.

Jails use federal grants.

Homeless shelters use federal grants.

Libraries use federal grants.

Bus systems use federal grants.
Call Congress. Tell everybody.

January 28, 2025 at 1:35 PM

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Marisa Kabas

@marisakabas.bsky.social

NEW — OMB temporarily pauses all agency grants and loans programs.

Per copy of memo: "The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve."

SUBJECT:
Temporary Pause of Agency Grant, Loan, and Other Financial Assistance Programs
'The American people elected Donald J. Trump to be President of the United States and gave him a mandate to increase the impact of every federal taxpayer dollar. In Fiscal Year 2024. of the nearly $10 trillion that the Federal Government spent, more than $3 trillion was Federal financial assistance, such as grants and loans. Career and political appointees in the Executive Branch have a duty to align Federal spending and action with the will of the American people as expressed through Presidential priorities. Financial assistance should be dedicated to advancing Administration priorities, focusing taxpayer dollars to advance a stronger and safer America, eliminating the financial burden of inflation for citizens, unleashing American energy and manufacturing, ending wokeness" and the weaponization of government, promoting efficiency in government, and Making America Healthy Again. The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve.
This memorandum requires Federal agencies to identify and review all Federal financial assistance programs and supporting activities consistent with the President's policies and requirements. For example, during the initial days of his Administration, President Donald J Trump issued a series of executive orders to protect the American people and safeguard valuable taxpayer resources, including Protecting the American People Against Invasion (Jan. 20, 2025).
Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid (Jan 20, 2025), Putting America First in International Environmental Agreements (Jan. 20, 2025). Unleashing American Energy (Jan. 20.
2025). Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing (Jan. 20.

ent these orders, each agency must complete a comprehensive analysis of all jal assistance programs to identify programs, projects, and activities that any of the President's executive orders. In the interian, to the extent applicable law, Federal agencies must temporarily pause all activities related disbursement of all Federal financial assistance, and other relevant agency nay be implicated by the executive orders, including, but not limited to, financial
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pause will provide the Administration time to review agency programs of the funding for those programs consistent with the law and the he temporary pause will become effective on January 28, 2025, at 5:00
rehensive analysis. Federal agencies must immediately deadlines for assistance programs arising while the les must report this information to OMB along with an directs Federal agencies to pause all activities associated
conducting merit review panels
No later than Febrar
- 10. 2025, agencies shail submit to OMB detailed information on
any programs projects or activities subject to this pause. Each agency must pause. (i) issuance of disbursement of Federal funds under all open awards, and (il) other relevant
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To the extent required by law, Federal agencies may continue nistrative actions. such as closeout of Federal awards (2 CFR 200.344), or expressly required by law

January 27, 2025 at 11:04 PM

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Whitney Alese

@thereclaimed.bsky.social

Do not, I repeat, DO NOT CRASH OUT.
Folks are relying on you to be overstimulated, overwhelmed, & overcome so you won't resist.
Take breaks,
Take a breath,
Be intentional with how you spend your time.
Be effective with how you spend your energy.
Support each other
Rest, live, & fight another day.

January 28, 2025 at 12:40 AM

Shervonne 🍒

@shervonne.bsky.social

🙏🏾 Marked safe from ever owning Skims. 🙏🏾

January 23, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Shervonne 🍒

@shervonne.bsky.social

Literally minding my own black business today on MLK Day…To discover Facebook automatically started following Trump from MY account without me opting in.

Make sure you check your Meta accounts to see who you are “following” - Fascism here we come! 🤬

January 21, 2025 at 3:47 AM

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Brian Tyler Cohen

@briantylercohen.bsky.social

This is the GOP’s long con on full display.

January 19, 2025 at 4:33 PM

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JER (They/Them)

@skatunenetwork.bsky.social

Basically

January 19, 2025 at 6:29 PM

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Libby

@libbystigaard.bsky.social

My phone just auto corrected "trauma dumping" to "trauma dumpling," so I painted this in case anyone would like a visual of my mental state.

How's everyone else doing?

A small watercolor painting of a horrified looking cartoon dumpling.

November 7, 2024 at 6:06 PM

Shervonne 🍒

@shervonne.bsky.social

Has FAFO officially started or are we waiting for January 20th, 2025?

Asking for an unfriended friend.

November 25, 2024 at 4:53 PM

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Anonymous

@youranoncentral.bsky.social

#Bluesky traffic up by 500%, absolutely crushing Threads and X (twitter).

Millions are choosing the good place.

www.npr.org/2024/11/19/g...

Traffic on Bluesky, an X competitor, is up 500% since the election. How will they handle the surge?

Unlike other social media sites, Bluesky allows users to create their own algorithm. The site does not have ads, nor harvest data for artificial intelligence training. But it is still very small and has an unproven business record.

www.npr.org

November 20, 2024 at 4:39 AM

Shervonne 🍒

@shervonne.bsky.social

Anyone else recovering from the Black Joy that was #AfroTech 2024? Y’all showed up & out in Houston!

November 19, 2024 at 5:30 PM

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LeVar Burton

@levarburton.bsky.social

Okay, y’all… I have finally decided that retreat is the better part of valor. Bringing some rainbow energy over to these blue skies.
#bydhttmwdi

a pixel art of a man standing under a rainbow on a blue background

Alt: a pixel art of Levar standing under a rainbow on a blue background

media.tenor.com

November 18, 2024 at 7:43 PM

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Shervonne 🍒

@shervonne.bsky.social

June 6, 2023 at 4:21 AM

Shervonne 🍒

@shervonne.bsky.social

“Girl Bye!” -Sincerely the 92% of Black Women who warn you. 💁🏾‍♀️

November 19, 2024 at 12:47 AM

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Seth Abramson

@sethabramson.bsky.social

I learned some stuff about Bluesky I did not know by reading this.

Maybe worth passing it on to others so we can all start getting the full benefit of the 🦋.