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Excerpt from NYT article that reads: "'Every time they fight, they lose another $250 million,' Mr. Trump said of Harvard in the spring. 'Harvard had to understand, the last thing I want to do is hurt them,' he added. 'They're hurting themselves. They're fighting.'"

"I don't want to hurt you, stop fighting back, you're hurting yourself" is literally the language of an abuser.

One of the most banally horrifying things about this administration is that there is no subtext, no dog whistles, no need for interpretive work. It's all just explicit racism and cruelty.

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Anise M Smith (@anisemsmith) on Threads HR 1319 and HR 25. FairTax Act .. will be a direct hit to employees. WHEW.. the way they’re tearing everything down is WILD. I ask - 🗣️🎙️ ARE WE GREAT YET?? If you are a 1099 or a C2C Contractor. N...

There are two bills advancing which will strip worker’s benefits. It is called the Fair Tax Act. The two bills will eliminate pensions and benefits. Every employee will become a 1099 employee and your taxes will increase.
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This is once again a sign of the rise of censorship and I am once again FUCKING BEGGING every single one of you to STOP CALLING FOR THE CENSORSHIP, BLACKLISTING, OR SHAMING OF NSFW YOU ARE PERSONALLY UNCOMFORTABLE WITH.

Call this out in your communities. Grow the fuck up and learn to scroll past.

Midnight Mystics: An Anthology of Fantasy Comics By Black W A comic anthology featuring ten fantasy stories from Black women creators.

The Kickstarter for the Midnight Mystics anthology went live today. I’m so proud of @sarah_macklin for putting together what will be a beautiful gathering of Black women who are creating pure magic together.

I feel so honored to be part of a project like this. I hope you support us and our stories✨

When Gaza is always on your mind | Fiona Katauskas It changes your perspective

When Gaza is always on your mind | Fiona Katauskas

The purpose of education is to provide people with critical thinking skills. The impact of AI (if not the specific intention, which it probably is) is to remove that, and create people reliant on algorithmic dogma owned by those who control the message. AI is the perfect tool of the fascist.

Shaun King has the perfect grift. He knows that most white people don't know black people, so they're never going to hear that Shaun is a conman from the folks who know. As long as he pops up everytime theres a social justice issue he can keep playing activist.

U.S. reports cases of new COVID variant NB.1.8.1 behind surge in China Authorities in Hong Kong say COVID-19 levels are the worst in at least a year.

I know y’all don’t care about this but there’s a pretty fast spreading Covid variant going around and there’s gonna be a summer surge whether you like it or not. You can, of course, avoid this by getting vaccinated and wearing a mask but you won’t do that.

Okay it’s true that any attack on porn is an attack on LGBTQ+ people and sex ed but also porn is good and should not be attacked.

Remember:

NPR published a story 5 days ago about three high ranking Trump officials with clear ties to Hitler-admiring antisemites and it barely made a ripple. These are the kind of stories that used to end political careers. Now the subjects of the stories just hold up a middle finger and keep plowing ahead.

Everyone's going to have a preexisting condition according to their doctors

If you don’t want to take the booster don’t. But to prevent adults from having the choice is depraved.

The way the government has cracked down on Palestinian protestors reminds me that they could crack down on white collar crime if they wanted to.

States rely on Federal government funds to support everything from road maintenance to public schools, health care and housing, etc. Depending on where you live, 12% to 30% of your State budget comes from the Federal government. To make up for all the funds being cut in Trump’s proposed Federal budget, states may need to raise taxes; others will reduce or eliminate programs, services, and subsidies to residents altogether. No matter what part of the country you live in, this Federal budget will impact your everyday life. A few examples of proposed cuts: Eliminates the Community Development Block Grant worth $3.3B. CDBG is used by states and cities to fund housing development, infrastructure projects, and other homelessness programs. Cuts housing rental assistance programs by $26.7B, and consolidates several programs that address homelessness into one program, at the cost of $532M. Eliminates the Community Service Block Grant worth $770M. CBSG one of the best tools that states and cities have to address poverty. It funds things like community centers, workforce programs, youth programs, food banks, and more. Eliminates Harm Reduction programs for treating substance use disorders. Eliminating HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment programs. Eliminating the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention. Eliminating the National Institute of Nursing Research. Cuts $4.5B of assistance for k-12 schools. Cuts over $15B for a variety of green energy programs that provide rebates to consumers, and fund the research and development of renewable energy sources. These cuts will likely be used to: Give giant tax breaks to the extremely rich. Increase the military budget to further surveil, arrest, detain, and otherwise harm immigrants and US citizens who speak out against the Trump administration. Add $43.8B to the Department of Homeland Security so they can, in their words, “fully implement the President’s mass removal campaign,”

Call your Senators and US Representative - find them here. Check out https://5calls.org/ for scripts on what to say! https://bit.ly/43dvUAu Protest mark you calendar for June 14 Trump wants to have a dictator’s birthday celebration. Get ready to show him there are no kings and no dictators in this country. Learn about the history of May Day. May 1st is known as May Day, or international workers day. It followed the Haymarket Riots in Chicago in 1886 and is the reason we have an 8-hour workday. https://shorturl.at/MHuio Donate start or join a giving circle with Grapevine Those of us who have the means need to step up and fill the gaps the government is creating through these cuts. Giving circles are a great way to organize with others to fund things you care about. https://shorturl.at/fvRod Here’s a very long list of so many actions you can take! http://bit.ly/4gRDlQU Created by Jenelle. I’m a policy professional living in Chicago. I care a lot about my city, and about Democracy. These fascist fuckers are trying to take us down, but I’m not going down without a fight. Join me!

🗣️ WHAT HAPPENED IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THIS WEEK - April 28 - May 4

Please share this flyer far and wide! Print and post them everywhere - hand them out at your next Tesla Takedown, at your church, at your grocery store!

We are all we’ve got! And everyone has something to give. 💜

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People are boycotting McDonald’s because of DEI practices.

For some reason, everyone thinks we are only boycotting target.

McDonald’s rolled back DEI and the NAACP included them on this list of companies to avoid.

Auntie said, “make no mistake: it’s capitalism we’re after.”

nothing but hate in my heart for the people who are stripping our creative industries for parts

Please read Bitter Root if you enjoyed Sinners. Coogler and Regina King are still adapting it and there are influences in the comic that can be seen in the film.

It’s independent bookstore day! Support your local and fave indies and spend some money with them this weekend.

THEY are actively working to destroy your right to read, access to literature, arts and humanities, credibility of expertise, and most importantly, your ability to dream.

Happy Independent Bookstore Day 📚

Not everyone can always get to their library. It’s important for kids, for people to build their home libraries. To discover books they love so much they reread them over and over and over again.

Enter one of the library’s greatest friends… the indie bookstore 💛

Thank you all for your kind words… 🥹
PBS is always going to go hard in the library, go hard in the bookstore, go hard in community! PBS will always aim to make Mister Rogers, LeVar Burton, Bob Ross, Arthur Read, Lyla in the Loop, Wishbone… and especially YOU proud to be just who you are ✨

A smiling Mychal’s photo with his celebrating completing one year at PBS

NEVER ever thought I’d be a librarian for PBS 🤯 And now I’ve had the honor of being Resident Librarian for PBS and PBS Kids for a year 💙🩵

We all need to summon our bravery and do the right thing and stand together in solidarity until we break the back of the solidifying fascism.

This is the kind of bravery we need. Truly. This is unimaginably brave to be doing this right now.

BREAKING: A new Gaza solidarity encampment is being built at Yale, one year after dozens were arrested here. They demand immediate divestment from Israeli weapons manufacturing.

Despite the Trump admin abducting activists like Mahmoud Khalil nationwide, hundreds of are here anyway.

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