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About “white replacement” hysteria: A new study shows that two thirds of Americans want a MORE racially/ethnically diverse nation than we have today. anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/RNVTBQ...

Some very rich people will lose their minds if Mamdani wins the mayoralty despite their opposition

Trump’s Immigrant Crackdown in New York: More Arrests, Longer Detention

New federal data shows that half the migrants arrested in the NYC area since Jan. 20 have been detained after being summoned to the federal immigration offices or courts in Manhattan. In recent months, hundreds of people have been handcuffed without notice, largely out of public view.

“Cowboy Carter” has changed the algorithm

A special good morning to Ms. Cline

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Wall Street Banks Lose Ground in Europe as Tariffs Spook Clients As US President Donald Trump has ratcheted up his rhetoric against trading partners in Europe — corporates across the continent are taking notice.

The move follows Donald Trump's ratcheting up of his rhetoric against US trading partners in Europe.

“.. We have no interest in running a lower-margin business, particularly due to tariffs,” said the CFO. “And if this is something that’s going to be a permanent increase to our cost structure, we have to find a way to cover it.”

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PS: @tressiemcphd.bsky.social - you wearin’ them rhinestone boots

A close friend of mine covered his actual bankruptcies back in his NYC days - illuminating stories all. What’s striking is how gullible followers mistook his television representations as real

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Agreed: it is clearly a business decision.

Virginia Giuffre’s brother: I think we were shocked by it—especially the use of the term “stolen.” Because she’s not an object. She’s a person. Someone who was recruited at Mar-a-Lago—his property… it just kind of makes us wonder… how much he knew

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Don’t be hatin’

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Very Southern

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The Payback At home, I woke up in the middle of the night, turned over for a while, gave up on the acrobatics, and got up. Apparently watching Richard die at work didn’t improve my sleep patterns. I did a lap …

There’s an excerpt of The Payback up at @literaryhub.bsky.social. It’s the chapter where Jada, the main character, first meets the Debt Police. lithub.com/the-payback/

Every week, a cabal of thieves steal dozens of phones, wallets and other valuables from tourists and hold the items for ransom.

The culprits? Monkeys.

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Welcome to Brooklyn: Cradle of Civilization!

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Preach

Yours truly - grandson and great grandson of Baptist preachers, including one on the maternal side who pastored a church founded by the enslaved….

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The kind of incisive, call-racism-its-rightful-name writing that one sees less and less these days

Those boulders = rightsized for a Tressie deadlift

But there’s still no buzzer, they roll on/
And I’m waiting for his car on the hill/