Myron M Beasley

Yes please….

One day, if we are lucky, the erasure of American history will itself be remembered as a shameful chapter in American history

Trump admin removes memorial honoring people enslaved by George Washington in Philadelphia The National Parks Service removed an exhibit at the President’s House in Philadelphia honoring the nine people who were enslaved there by President George Washington.

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NYT's Bari Weiss Falsely Denies Her Years of Attacks on the Academic Freedom of Arab Scholars Who Criticize Israel The New York Times columnist and editor spent years crusading for the type of censorship she claims to loathe. Instead of acknowledging this, she denies it.

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CBS News chief Bari Weiss pulls '60 Minutes' story, sparking outcry CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss pulled a 60 Minutes segment on allegations of abuses at an El Salvador detention center where the Trump administration sent hundreds of Venezuelan migrants.

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Zohran Mamdani’s Campaign and the Radical Idea that Muslims are Human - The Rumpus It is against this background of a country that has reduced Muslims into a dark, foreign, terrorist “other,” that Mamdani ran a campaign that centers the affordability of the city for all who live wit...

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these motherfuckers

These Bay Area restaurants are offering free meals for SNAP recipients during the shutdown A growing wave of Bay Area restaurants will provide free meals to people on federal food assistance when SNAP benefits run out Nov. 1.

Please Note: As of now, the majority of SF Bay Area restaurants that plan to offer free or reduced-priced meals to families who will lose #SNAP benefits are owned by ethnic minorities. There are TONS of eateries across the SFBA: are white owners pitching in, too?🧐 www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...

So Argentina gets a $40 billion bailout from our tax dollars but devastated small towns here at home — nothing.

Carney: "We can't control the trade policy of the US. We recognize it has fundamentally changed from the policy in the 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, & it's a situation where US has tariffs against every trading partner... what we we can control is developing new partnerships, including w/econ giants of Asia"

Rand Paul was the only Republican senator not invited to Trump’s luncheon at his new Rose Garden Club today. He said he had lunch with Thomas Massie instead. bsky.app/profile/blue...

We Demand a New Board of Directors at Hamilton Wood Type and Printing Museum Key Issues with Board Actions · Cancellation of Artist Residencies: The Board canceled fully funded residencies, disregarding restricted donor and grant commitments. This breached trust with funders a...

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I guess they don’t think the images of Trump tearing apart the WH and grounds are helpful to them.

PRAYER FOR RELIEF Because there is no dispute as to Ms. Grijalva's election or qualifications, the Court should: A. Issue a declaratory judgment stating that Ms. Grijalva shall be deemed a Member of the House of Representatives once she has taken the oath prescribed by law, see 5 U.S.C. § 3331; B. Issue a declaratory judgment stating that if Speaker Johnson has not administered the oath, the oath may be administered to Ms. Grijalva by any person authorized by law to administer oaths under the law of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the State of Arizona; and C. Award other relief as the Court deems just and proper. Dated: October 21, 2025 Respectfully submitted, KRISTIN K. MAYES Attorney General for the State of Arizona By: /s/ Joshua D. Bendor Joshua D. Bendor D.D.C. Bar ID 031908 Solicitor General Joshua A. Katz Assistant Attorney General

NEW: The State of Arizona sues the House of Representatives, demanding that Speaker Mike Johnson seat Adelita Grijalva or that someone else be allowed to swear her in. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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🚨BREAKING: The State of Arizona filed a lawsuit accusing House Speaker Mike Johnson of violating the Constitution by refusing to swear in Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva. The plaintiffs argue that Johnson’s delay has deprived hundreds of thousands of Arizonans of representation.

UT Austin professor dismissed from administrative duties for 'ideological differences' Gov. Greg Abbott said Art Markman was dismissed from his role as senior vice provost for academic affairs for "ideological differences."

Academic freedom is being gutted in Texas, among other places. www.kut.org/education/20...

The WH steals people’s property constantly and never asks permission. Another example of Trump acting like a king.

More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days. The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

BREAKING from PP

We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*

The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:

Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer

More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado

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by @nicolefoy.bsky.social

Meet Janai Nelson, the attorney who just argued her first Supreme Court case to protect Black voting rights Nelson's crucial oral arguments on Wednesday sought to preserve the heart of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Many thanks to @theGrio for this wonderful profile. It was an honor to argue Louisiana v. Callais at the Supreme Court of the United States in defense of the Voting Rights Act, democracy, and fair maps for all voters. thegrio.com/2025/10/16/m...

The man @jollygoodginger.bsky.social is currently in Chicago. He's working with Pilsen defence & Access patrolling schools to try snd prevent ICE from kidnapping parents and children. Not all heros wear capes but anyone protecting kids is a hero in my book.
#VetsAgainstTrump

Oh Letitia James indicted. Check Trump's Truth Social Media to see which one of his corrupt lackeys he thought he was DM'ing to threaten them into doing this (probably that sad Pam Blondie)

How a Fatal Car Crash Tested Alabama’s Justice System A 19-year-old was arrested and charged with murder after a fatal car accident in Alabama. His lawyers have come to believe that one factor changed the course of the case, starting in the first moments...

This story by @amyyurkanin.bsky.social of @propublica.org is so beautifully written. A true masterclass in weaving details and emotion into a powerful narrative. www.propublica.org/article/jorg...

Mike Johnson, don’t listen to me. Listen to your own voters:

At least a thousand but most likely more folks marching in Chicago to protest the deployment of the National Guard and continued ICE raids. Chanting "whose city our city!"

@jacobsoboroff.bsky.social is walking on the streets of Chicago tonight with tons of people out protesting the facism that’s coming from the WH. Thanks Jacob for showing us what‘s going on.

Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91

Sept. 27, 1962: Silent Spring Published Silent Spring by Rachel Carson was published.

#tdih 1962, "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson published, exposed impact of pesticides on environment.

Carson was vilified: called a Communist, disloyal, unscientific, and hysterical.

Sound familiar? Attacks on truth tellers, with media complicity.

See⬇️🧵
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Angelo State University bans classroom discussions of transgender topics, stirring criticism and confusion Instead of a campus-wide announcement, faculty members say the restrictions have trickled down through department chairs and college meetings.

Angelo State University officials have told professors not to discuss transgender and nonbinary identities in their courses, according to interviews with faculty members and several emails a professor provided to The Texas Tribune.