βI am somebodyβ shaped how millions of us saw ourselves as kids, including me. That message mattered. It still does.
Rest in power, Jesse Jackson
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An environmental philosopher and historical fencer. Born in Texas, living in the Blue Ridge Mountains of NC. π¦βοΈβοΈ (he/him)
βI am somebodyβ shaped how millions of us saw ourselves as kids, including me. That message mattered. It still does.
Rest in power, Jesse Jackson
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Recent CBS News news:
1. Anderson Cooper leaves 60 Minutes after two decades
2. Stephen Colbert reveals network wonβt let him air interview with Dem
3. Producer says politics dictating what airs
4. Ownerβs bid for CNN parent back on the table.
5. Not firing Epstein pal.
Heaven forbid anyone in that building takes an interest in astronomy. No kids with telescopes allowed here
12.02.2026 16:58 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Me with a sticker that reads βI voted earlyβ
Itβs voting time
12.02.2026 14:04 β π 12 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0The Declaration of Independence was written over lesser failures of government than this
10.02.2026 17:27 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0When did federal vs state employment become a protected discrimination category?
10.02.2026 15:35 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0We should require immigration detention to be at least a 3 star hotel with full communication access and support. Itβs not prison, and should rarely be required or used
10.02.2026 15:09 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not βmove onβ from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
08.02.2026 17:07 β π 44539 π 16967 π¬ 971 π 966I use βkicking puppiesβ as a throw away example of wrong behavior in my ethics classes, but I guess thatβs partisan now?
06.02.2026 18:23 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0I think we are doing more than shrugging, but still
06.02.2026 18:15 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0FBI Election Executive?!
06.02.2026 17:08 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I think this current moment is ripe for it
05.02.2026 18:31 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Iβm sharing Aliyaβs entire opening statement. We owe it to her, and those who no longer have a voice, to watch. youtu.be/zrcW8SZtYpI?...
04.02.2026 03:44 β π 19505 π 8834 π¬ 697 π 718I think itβs time for a domestic tear gas ban
03.02.2026 03:27 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0π¨BREAKING: President Donald Trump urged Republicans to seize control of elections and place voting under national authority Monday β one of his most explicit signals yet that he plans to interfere with the workings of democracy. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
02.02.2026 19:29 β π 3030 π 1622 π¬ 244 π 221Epsteinβs economic power among academics was made possible by a capitalist system that makes higher education dependent on the charity economy rather than a public good supported by taxing the rich
01.02.2026 14:33 β π 11516 π 2973 π¬ 42 π 177Lady Gaga has put out a gorgeous anthem for Minneapolis.
youtu.be/e3o5FIXoK84?...
A lawless regime.
reason.com/2026/01/29/f...
This is heartbreaking cruelty. They killed Wael
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28.01.2026 17:53 β π 10020 π 2415 π¬ 287 π 71Maybe the training needs to include a six week unit on critical race theory and another month on human rights law. Maybe a prerequisite stint in the Peace Corp?
28.01.2026 03:55 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Liberdad para los niΓ±os
27.01.2026 14:02 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Most powerful analysis
(cw: killing)
www.instagram.com/reel/DT9I-w3...
Could there be a bill to offer amnesty to any ICE agent that has not committed assault and that agrees to quit by the end of February as well as to testify about ICE activity in any future criminal investigations? Who would sponsor that? I donβt want to shirk accountability, just encourage quitting
26.01.2026 19:55 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0New Noem impeachment co-sponsors today: AOC, Neguse, DelBene, Garcia, Scott (Va.), Horsford, Hayes, Landsman, Peters, Norton, Auchincloss, Latimer, Crow, Soto, Walkinshaw, Meng, Ruiz, Castor, Ross, Levin, Cisneros
It's at 140 β nearly 2/3 of the caucus @axios.com www.axios.com/2026/01/26/k...
On both the Renee Good and Alex Pretti situations: If the federal agents ever had to go under oath in front of jury questioned by a real lawyers about what they did they would get absolutely destroyed. They are only getting away with this because the govt wonβt allow that.
25.01.2026 16:51 β π 6005 π 1556 π¬ 247 π 51Torture. Refoulement. Degrading and inhuman treatment. Failure to recognize some as a person before the law on the basis of nationality or race.
All crimes daily committed by ICE. #AbolishICE
Also sentence them all to handwrite one hundred copies of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Todayβs front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune. π
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