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A photo of Reginald F Lewis sitting in a green space while holding a drink and puffing a cigar

Have you ever heard of Reginald F Lewis? Probably not, and I believe that's by design, as Black erasure is endemic in America.

Reginald F Lewis was the first Black person to build a billion dollar company, TLC Beatrice. It was also the first Black owned company to crack the fortune 500.

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Nicole Foy ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.

Hey folks 👋 I'm the reporter who revealed immigration agents detained 170+ citizens this year

My fellowship w/ProPublica has been incredible, but it wraps January. I'm looking for my next gig. Please reach out to share leads & opportunities! nicolemfoy@gmail.com
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ICE Has a New Foe: Miscarrying Women in Trump DHS Custody What the letter reported is chilling.

Women described being shackled and placed in solitary confinement. slate.trib.al/IDlnzh3

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More than 100 Ohio school districts add LifeWise Academy in 2025 after religious release law passed • Ohio Capital Journal LifeWise Academy, a controversial Hilliard-based religious instruction program, is currently operating in more than 260 Ohio school districts.

LifeWise Academy, a controversial religious instruction program, expanded to more than 100 Ohio school districts this year, bringing its total to more than 260 of the state's 607 districts, with plans for 300 more by the end of the school year. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/08/m...

@straightwhitejc.bsky.social did a great episode with @nataliehastings.bsky.social on LifeWise Academy & it's approaches to spread extended release time for Bible classes in public schools across the US.
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A poster on 8.5 x 11 inch paper saga Fishtown fish facts: red lipped catfish or of ocephalus Darwini. Then a pic of that freaky fish with 4 limbs it rests on the ground and then the words “stg this fish real red-lipped batfish walk ocean floor with they flippers RLBF have RBF, not they fault RLBF have a bioluminescent lure that glows to attract dinner RLBF lipgloss is popping, RLBF lipgloss is cool, all the fish keep jockin, they chase RLBF after school RLBF got scales like armor and shine bright like a diamond Red-lipped batfish will teach you how to dougie, I can promise u that. @yaboyni Take a moment And and realize the moment You took has already passed Thank you See you next time

One of my neighbors has been putting up these fish facts posters. All kinds of different fish, marine, freshwater, deep, shallow, all kinds. This is a good one. “Stg this real fish” took me out. Good work, neighbor.

American Science, Shattered An eight-decade partnership between universities and the federal government made U.S. science preeminent. It took Trump less than a year to shred that

Science is what America did best for 8 decades, causing the US economy to dominate world markets and utterly transform the world’s understanding of itself. All that has come to a senseless and “shattering” end. www.statnews.com/american-sci...

I'm not exaggerating when I say following @boltsmag.org rn will unlock money for our journalism.

A generous reader, @russ41.bsky.social, has offered to donate $1 for every 1-person increase to our follower count.

If you're not following @boltsmag.org yet, it'll directly help fund our reporting!

She Persisted: Rachel Levine Check out She Persisted: Rachel Levine - <b>Inspired by the #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestseller <i>She Persisted</i> by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger comes a chapter book series about women who...

Admiral Dr Rachel Levine is a public health hero & deserves to be honored, respected, and celebrated.
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I have no cats to offer, but wanted to thank you. This Caturday was desperately needed.
Videos with purrs, general cuteness, and feline mischief or tomfoolery also welcome, folks!

Where my health economists interested in incentives and quality targets?
I think there's some interesting research to be done here with incentivizing quality care and standardizing metrics and targets across payers. May also support the sustainability of these valuable neighborhood programs.

Journalists! If you’re covering the #ACIP meeting this week, this report is super helpful, with tons of info and stats on the birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine

omg. It flashes a "POOPING" sign while doing it. I'm both pretty sure I'm going to have nightmares of this AND cannot stop laughing.

My employer, Dartmouth College, today boasts it's 1st Ivy "to launch AI at an institutional scale." It is doing this by partnering--"more than a collaboration"--with Anthropic, a company that stole the books of many faculty, me included, which many of us are suing.

Trump Renames Institute of Peace for Himself

hey @nytimes.com i had the scoop on this story hours ago. add a reference in your story to my name and outlet. thanks.

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/u...

Trump announces ‘conscience objection’ rule for medical care is finalized | CNN Politics The Trump administration announced a new rule on religious conscience protections for the medical field on Thursday, aimed at protecting religious and moral objectors from participating in or paying f...

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The New US “Conscience and Religious Freedom Division”: Imposing Religious Beliefs on Others An official website of the United States government

As with much in 2.0, we saw this coming in 1.0. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

are you all about Tennessee tonight?

here are three other elections you should keep an eye on:

1️⃣ a flip opportunity for Dems in Georgia:

Its helpful to know when they're back up to run comparisons for those of us currently using the data sets.

yep. noticed that with the CDC data sets and the NIH pages that disappeared in February.

appears to be back this morning.

DOGE Isn’t Dead. Here’s What Its Operatives Are Doing Now Contrary to popular reports, DOGE has “burrowed into the agencies like ticks,” government sources tell WIRED.

NEW: Reports of DOGE’s death aren’t highly exaggerated, they’re wrong. Follow @makenakelly.bsky.social and @telliotter.bsky.social on a voyage into the federal agencies where all your favorite young engineers are burrowed in ”like ticks.”

I had the same thought! That series captured the surreal feeling of living through 1.0 so well.

There's an episode of The Good Fight where a character wakes up in world where Trump was never president. I'd welcome Robert and Michelle King to take a crack at this.

Interactive AIDS Quilt The National AIDS Memorial, through a partnership with the AIDS Quilt Touch team, presents all 48,000 panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in an interactive experience People around the world can experie...

“The National AIDS Memorial, through a partnership with the AIDS Quilt Touch team, presents all 50,000 panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in an interactive experience so people around the world can experience the beauty of the Quilt and witness the love and stories stitched into each panel.”

Ending soon!

On my wish list for audio!