Today’s Democrats, more than past iterations of the party, are defending an ideology and worldview—multicultural social democracy. Equal rights and economic opportunity for all; power in the hands of the people, not billionaires and corporations.

Yes, it can be done trib.al/psrL7Wy

Yes it’s Valentine’s Day. But it’s also the chosen birthday of Frederick Douglass who was born in 1818 on a plantation in Talbot County, Maryland. He escaped from slavery & rose to become the most eloquent and forceful voice for the abolition of slavery & for Black voting rights in the U.S.

Terrified Conservatives Lose Ability To Speak English After Exposure To Bad Bunny Performance

Terrified Conservatives Lose Ability To Speak English After Exposure To Bad Bunny Performance https://theonion.com/terrified-conservatives-lose-ability-to-speak-english-after-exposure-to-bad-bunny-performance-dios-mio-cry-millions-of-panicking-republicans/

Mike Tyson in a MAHA commercial 🤢🤢🤢

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Opinion | This Is Just Who Trump Is

"For years, a cottage industry of political observers has contorted itself to obscure and occlude the obvious. That regardless of what others see in him, Trump’s entire political career...cannot be understood outside the context of his bitter, deep-seated racism." (gift link)

Indie Ink: Dr. Mark Joseph - Changing The Narrative YouTube video by ThirdSpace Action Lab

Indie Ink Author Talk featuring Prof. Mark Joseph at ThirdSpace Reading Room LIVE NOW! youtube.com/live/Ev65SZ9...

YouTube video by William “Bill” Holmes Zora Is My Name - recorded July 1990

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BANNON: As God is my witness, if we lose the midterms and we lose 2028, some in this room are going to prison, myself included. They're not going to stop. They're getting more and more radical, and we have to counter that. And what do we have to counter it with? We have to counter it with more action, more intense action, more urgency. We're burning daylight.  we have to codify what President Trump has done by Executive Order

This is a threat.

While most will joke about it, I would take it seriously.

Cornered dogs are dangerous

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241 Nu Goteh, Designer

New episode up! On Spotify! Nu Goteh! open.spotify.com/episode/43NP...

Community Engagement Misconceptions, with Nu Goteh What if we're doing community engagement … wrong? How long should the...

🎙️ Just published a new episode of Making the Museum: Community Engagement Misconceptions, with Nu Goteh. Have a listen:

01_Introduction to Future Feelings with Radha Mistry + Nu Goteh Podcast Episode · Deem Audio | Future Feelings with Radha Mistry · 10/21/2024 · 37m

Not really good at this thing. But here’s a podcast I did in collaboration with Deem Journal that I’ve really loved working on.

I’d beg to differ! This series was fire + mad illuminating. Thank you 🙏🏾

EP 01 | Sara Zewde on Landscape Psychology and The Craft of Construction Podcast Episode · Deem Audio | The Sweet Flypaper · 10/18/2022 · 37m

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The Artist Who Paints Her Roots The Seattle-based artist is known for her blooming artwork, painted images of women that evoke emotions of stretch and resilience, often inspired by those around her.

The Seattle-based artist is known for her blooming artwork, painted images of women that evoke emotions of stretch and resilience, often inspired by those around her.

Publisher's Note: Calling now for multi-racial unity against the militarization of America • The TRiiBE We’ve already seen what Trump’s military occupation looks like in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.

“We must understand that the unchecked expansion of ICE has given rise to further abuses of power, including the use of military personnel as a way to police American cities led by Black Democrats.”

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Donald Trump no longer has an issue with being associated with Project 2025. trib.al/TZdjPEv

The president is now openly bragging about meeting with Russell Vought—co-author of the Christian nationalist agenda—to discuss which “Democrat agencies” would be getting the ax in the coming days.

The Trump Administration Is Coming for Nonprofits. They're Getting Ready As the Trump administration threatens them, liberal nonprofits have been quietly preparing to do everything from surrendering 501(c)(3) status to relocating outside the US.

As the Trump administration threatens them, liberal nonprofits have been quietly preparing to do everything from surrendering 501(c)(3) status to relocating outside the US.

The Root returns to Black ownership | CNN Business Ashley Allison, a Democratic political strategist and CNN commentator, said Thursday that she is acquiring The Root from G/O Media.

This is such great news. @ashleyallison.bsky.social is the truth! www.cnn.com/2025/10/02/m...

State Of The People TV Launches Flagship TV Show: ‘The Signal Live” - Black Star News

And still more great news in Black-owned media: blackstarnews.com/state-of-the...

Black Scholars, Trans Ancestors, and Video Games: 'I Promise to Burn Forever' Challenges Visitors to Remember - Racket Public Functionary's latest is a spirited exhibition that implicates, but doesn't alienate, its visitors.

Journey through a singular, sprawling, collage-like video game world of Black trans existence, created by artist Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley. racketmn.com/i-promise-to...

18 Well-Read People on How, Exactly, They Find the Time Book Gossip talks to book critics, authors, Substackers, New York staffers, and more about how they make the time for so many books.

Book Gossip talks to book critics, authors, Substackers, New York staffers, and more about how they make the time for so many books.

One year of publishing The 51st And what a year it's been!

Guys @51st.news is one year old 🥲 What a bright thing during a dark time.
"Being an independent news source, able to cover this historic moment — free from billionaire owner meddling — has been vital. We’re only beholden to readers like you." @christurdisani.bsky.social 51st.news/one-year-of-...

Gov. Moore: Trump's executive actions are either ineffective, performative, or illegal. And many of the actions when it comes to the employment of our federal workers are illegal. And it's the people who are doing these jobs that are now being used as pawns in this really devious political game

Hundreds of societies have been in crises like ours. An expert explains how they got out. An analysis of historical crises over the past 2,000 years offers lessons for avoiding the end times.

Our current predicament is not unprecedented. We can learn from how past societies survived through, and ended, their crisis periods.

City-Building with Culture at the Core

This is dope. Very informative as usual @nextcity.org

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The Art of the Impersonal Essay, by Zadie Smith In my experience, every kind of writing requires some kind of self-soothing Jedi mind trick, and, when it comes to essay composition, the rectangle is mine.

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