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Lee Evans raises a fist while standing on the podium as the gold medal winner in the 400-meter in the 1968 Olympics. Photo source: New Amsterdam News.

#ResistanceRoots
#BlackHistoryMonth

Lee Evans was born on this day in 1947 in Madera, Calif. A legendary sprinter who became the first person to break the 44-second barrier in the 400-meter dash, Evans was also a founding member of the Olympic Project for Human Rights. /1

As literacy rates lag, a U.S. pediatric hospital is screening for reading ability For some young children in Columbus, Ohio, reading assessments don’t start in the kindergarten classroom — they happen first in the doctor’s office.

With concerns rising about lagging childhood literacy rates across the country, the Children’s Hospital has begun screening children’s literacy skills starting at age three. The idea is to catch reading struggles early on and to guide parents to help.
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This is a great idea.

Financial Times exclusive: Tens of thousands of internal emails and documents released by the US Department of Justice as part of the Epstein files paint for the first time a vivid picture of how Deutsche Bank rolled out the red carpet for the serial sexual abuser.
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A number of unusual deaths are associated with Deutsche Bank, including Val Broeksmit, who leaked secret files to the FBI related to the bank’s ties to money laundering, Trump, and Russia.

Val was the stepson of William Broeksmit, a Deutsche Bank executive found hanged in his home years earlier.

The Electricity Crisis with Costa Samaras Podcast Episode · Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast · September 23, 2025 · 56m

The Administration is blocking new sources of clean energy from being built, & canceling grid resilience investments, all while AI is spiking energy demand. Because supply is restricted & demand is going up, prices are going up. It's a crisis, as I said on #WITHPod podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

How climate change is impacting drinking water in the US Climate change is making access to drinkable water more difficult in the United States.

I had a great time talking with @zialyle.bsky.social &
@costasamaras.com about their new study on how climate change poses risks to U.S. drinking water.

Water utilities for roughly a fifth of the U.S. population are at high risk from climate hazards.

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Scum.

Thank you.

I'm heading to the Senate floor in a few moments to lay out the detailed story of ICE abuse - teargassing schools, murdering American citizens with impunity, disappearing legal immigrants. And why we should not fund ICE until they stop terrorizing our communities.

All are welcome here. Minneapolis fosters inclusivity, respect and safety.

The president once again attacked our city, targeting our Somali community members during the State of the Union address.

The invasion of federal immigration agents will have lasting effects on our refugee and immigrant community and we stand by our neighbors.

“Is [Trump] working for you? We all know the answer is no. Who benefits from his rhetoric, his policies, his actions? … He’s enriching himself, his family, his friends … The scale of the corruption is unprecedented. There’s the cover up of the Epstein files, the crypto scams…”
@abigailspanberger.com

Agreed. Vote. And keep resisting.

Join ICE Out Benefit Concert Join the List!

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Concert invite with Kat as the Morton Salt girl, sprinkling salt on a frozen Chicago skyline. Graphic says: ALL PROCEEDS GO TO NATIONAL IMMIGRANT JUSTICE CENTER! ICE OUT! EVENT MARCH 6 @ 8PM THE MEE-OW BAND INERTIA DJ FAT DOG SLIM AT DOUBLE CLUTCH BREWING COMPANY 2125 ASHLAND AVE EVANSTON, IL 60201 GET TICKETS HERE: https://doorlist.app/e/0Lf7qfQ?s=LxxR4axN6J

Local Mojo, Kat for Illinois, and Allianza are teaming up to ICE a benefit concert supporting immigrants, asylum seekers, and refugees right here in Chicago.

ALL proceeds go to the National Immigrant Justice Center.

Live music by Inertia, The Mee-ow Band, and DJ Fat Dog Slim.

"We are witnessing a White House cover-up of serious allegations against the President by a survivor. We demand AG Bondi come clean…and tell the American people if their President is under investigation for allegations of sexual assault,” said Ranking Member @robertgarcia.house.gov

Whaaat??!!! They want us all to be miserable and die.

Thank you for this specific information. Congressional Republicans are abdicating their responsibility for oversight. We must vote them all out!

The Constitution clearly gives Congress the power to spend taxpayer funds, and no law allows the president to halt if he feels some US states aren’t being “good stewards” of the money.

In case there’s any confusion on this, the Impoundment Control Act forbids it.

Taxation without representation.

Blatantly unconstitutional. Also, reminds me that Trump has stolen $10+ billion from US and is credibly accused of sexual trafficking & assault of girls.

Please read this article to the end. Even before ICE got involved, this started because this *blind man who speaks no English and uses a curtain rod as a walking stick* got lost on a walk and some Karen called the police on him and they tasered and beat him bc he didn’t drop the rod. WTF

Finally w the strlink block! 🙏🏼

democrats should internalize that this is what their colleagues think of them and act accordingly

Trump 2026 State of the Union Fact Check Debunking Trump's disinformation speech with all the receipts

I watched Trump’s 2026 State of the Union so you don’t have to.

As a human rights lawyer, I debunk his 10 most dangerous false claims—with receipts.

Read my full fact check.

Join our movement against the rise of fascism under this regime: www.qasimrashid.com/subscribe

"He led 47 other people out at the cost of his own life. It was very heroic, but I miss him so much."

The family of Ukrainian soldier Valerii Piven, who died in 2024 defending his homeland, tearfully honored his memory on the anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

📹: Radio Liberty

4 reasons why Trump is the worst possible president to declare a ‘war on fraud’ As one Democratic senator summarized, “Trump announcing a war on fraud is like a criminal announcing a war on crime.”

The president who announced a new “war on fraud” is the same president who
- ran a fraudulent charity
- ran a fraudulent “university”
- oversaw a business that was found to have engaged in systemic fraud
- pardoned a bunch of people convicted of fraud
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Letz go even bigger and better,,, ALL Female US Olympians and Paralympian medalists are invited out to celebrate in Viva Las Vegas for the SHE GOT GAME Weekend ,,,

Hit a guy up and LETZ GOOO

A White House Staffer Appears to Run Massive Pro-Trump X Account A popular right-wing account that called a video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes "a masterpiece" appears to be run by a White House staffer, according to records reviewed by WIRED.

While the Trump admin works with right-wing creators, a White House staffer moonlighting as an anonymous MAGA influencer makes it nearly impossible to distinguish official government messaging from 'organic' online support.

More here:
www.wired.com/story/a-whit...

Please let it be so.

America needs a Surgeon General who follows the science, not trending conspiracies and pseudoscience. Tell your Senator to vote against Casey Means as our nation’s doctor!