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In Africa, Jesse Jackson Was Esteemed for His Fight Against Apartheid

In Africa, Jesse Jackson Was Esteemed for His Fight Against Apartheid. Here at home, beloved for his "I am somebody" movement of self-worth and identity. #JesseJackson
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Santa Rosa Press Democrat Sold to Nation’s Largest Private Newspaper Group | KQED The sale of the Sonoma County papers to the owner of the San José Mercury News and East Bay Times was a surprise twist in a plan to initially sell to SF Chronicle-owner Hearst.

Another great local, Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper sold to investors who will no doubt gut the newsroom for corporate gain.

Cartoon by @andertoon.bsky.social.

Born a Sin: Monique Finds a Brother The third goal of the Peace Corps is about bringing home what you learned — carrying the culture and customs of a foreign land and sharing…

Born a Sin: Monique Finds a Brother. The latest leg of my #Congo journey. This remarkable story becomes the last chapter in my memoir. medium.com/it-takes-a-v...

Just sayin

Trapping Ukrainian Children: Evolving Russian Strategies Putin's objective is to secure more children to bolster his war effort, and his tactics are continually adapting to achieve this.

Trapping Ukrainian Children: Evolving Russian Strategies.
My friend and colleague Dr. Ruth Gibson writes: Putin's objective is to secure more children to bolster his war effort, and his tactics are continually adapting to achieve this. open.substack.com/pub/drruthgi...

I think Washington, DC is about to become the largest city in the Western world without a newspaper with local news and sports coverage.

To kill a civic institution of this importance, in the Capital of the world's most important democracy, is just staggering, irremediable malevolence from Bezos.

A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."

The Murder of The Washington Post Today’s layoffs are the latest attempt to kill what makes the paper special.

"We’re witnessing a murder," writes @ashleyrparker.bsky.social. "Jeff Bezos ... and Will Lewis, the publisher he appointed at the end of 2023, are embarking on the latest step of their plan to kill everything that makes the paper special." www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

Love how The NYT stuck it to Bezos in their coverage of The WashPost layoffs today.

Bezos isn't destroying the Washington Post because it isn't profitable. He's destroying the Washington Post because he's calculated that a robust free press threatens the ability of his class to warp society around their interests

I just cannot believe the cruelty and inhumanity of the Trump regime. How the GOP and MAGA can sleep at night after listening to how this brave woman was treated is beyond me. Oh wait, they’ll either never watch it—or they’ll just laugh it off. #shame

I am so happy that Liam is home!!!

@comixaction.com put out the call and @ethansacks.bsky.social gave me inspiration and the words — a good community is everything 💫 #Comics4Liam / comics4liam.com

FREE ALL THE CHILDREN caged in these horrifying detention centers… ABOLISH ICE!

Homan's message: When we kill you, you have to be especially nice to us. Or else we will keep killing you.

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“Ms. Blondi, have you arrested anyone from the Epstein files?”

“No, but we got Don Lemon.”

This isn’t about convicting Don Lemon. It’s unlikely that will happen. It’s about intimidating journalists & making them censure themselves out of fear of consequences. It’s about eroding the free press because the administration can’t afford the criticism.

The Tennessee Holler on Instagram: "“Agents are at my door right now” In addition to Don Lemon the Trump regime also Arrested @bygeorgiafort 👇🏽 for covering the church protest (where an ICE field di... 4,903 likes, 173 comments - thetnholler on January 30, 2026: "“Agents are at my door right now” In addition to Don Lemon the Trump regime also Arrested @bygeorgiafort 👇🏽 for covering the church prot...

Now they’re coming for the journalists; straight out of the Nazi playbook. www.instagram.com/reel/DUIzX8l...

And so it begins …

Family of Alex Pretti retains lawyers who helped prosecute the George Floyd case The parents of Alex Pretti have retained a former federal prosecutor who helped Minnesota’s attorney general convict the police officer who kneeled on George Floyd’s neck of murder.

The parents of Alex Pretti have retained a former federal prosecutor who helped Minnesota's attorney general convict the police officer who kneeled on George Floyd's neck of murder. https://to.pbs.org/3ZA2HfU

If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.

A historic video, and not in a good way. Shocking that this had to be said.

We have to be clear about what the Trump Administration is doing: They are taking basic American virtues and freedoms — the ability to speak truth to power and freely — and turning them into crimes. We must see through this.

A Little Good News on a Saturday Night Saturday night, a federal judge prevented the Trump administration from revoking “parole” as many as 15,000 people who don’t have legal immigration status but have been permitted to remain in the U.S.

A federal judge in Boston interrupted the administration’s efforts to force 15,000 people with legal status in the US to leave by revoking their parole just days before Christmas. Learn who these people are & ask yourself how this makes us any safer. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

BREAKING: Here’s the 60 Minutes Segment Trump and CBS News Executives Don’t Want You to See Hours before it was set to air last night, CBS News executives pulled the segment, but Canada’s Global TV app received it prior to broadcast.

Here’s the 60 Minutes segment on Venezuela that the new coward in chief of CBS News, Bari Weiss, didn’t want Americans to see.

O Canada, well played.

It's really probably impossible to overstate the risk this poses to world civilization, given the importance of their climate change research

‼️BREAKING: Our discharge petition has enough signatures. Speaker Johnson is now FORCED to bring a vote to the House floor to extend ACA tax credits.

This can’t wait. Call your Member of Congress. We must vote NOW to protect healthcare.