The Scholar 💙📚

“Everything you are, everything you will be in this cruel world, depends on your word. A man who cannot keep his word, Guido said, is worthless.” - James McBride (Deacon King Kong)

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#BlackHistoryMonth

A picture of bad bunny with the word love

Bad Bunny understood the assignment…

Just gonna drop this photo of January 6 insurrectionist Jake Lang destroying a "Prosecute ICE" sculpture in Minneapolis. He's been arrested for this, btw.

I used to check these books out of my library back in high school. Good times 😌

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'My own government attempted to execute me,' Chicago woman shot by Border Patrol testifies Marimar Martinez said she believes that she survived her encounter with Border Patrol agents so she could share her story.

Gestapos opened fire, striking Martinez 5 times in the arm, chest & both legs

1 gestapo had body cam ... Martinez has said in court that it shows an officer shouting "do something b--"

The gestapo who shot her, in a group text: "I fired 5 rounds & she had 7 holes. Put that in your book, boys."

History is watching. And it never forgets.
#history #minneapolis #kindness #inspiration

Every time MAGA Man attacks he tries to punch the smallest teenage girl in his line of sight. Even if a teenage boy is punching him, still goes after the tiniest girl. Quits when he realizes he can't have a one-on-one assault against a lone girl.

This email between Epstein and JD Vance’s tech oligarch benefactor Peter Thiel where they plan to “collapse” society to create investment opportunities for themselves seems… not great

(They also met with the UN ambassador to Russia together)

Billie Eilish: "No one is illegal on stolen land"

@normeisen.bsky.social: Trump has lost over 200 times in court so far. We’ve never seen anything like it.

I know Don Lemon well. He’s a fighter for the First Amendment, and he’s going to win.

Congratulations to my friend and our newest State Senator from Tarrant County, Taylor Rehmet! I met Taylor years ago through labor organizing.

Don’t tell us what can’t be done in Texas. When we show up #TexasTough, we change the game. Today we proved what we’ve known all along: Texas is in play.

Democrat Christian Menefee wins election for US House, narrowing GOP's slim majority Democrat Christian Menefee has won a Texas U.S. House seat in a special election that will narrow Republicans’ already-slim majority.

BREAKING: Democrat Christian Menefee wins special election for Texas U.S. House seat, narrowing GOP's slim majority.

@briantylercohen.bsky.social: This Melania movie is basically a $40 million bribe from Jeff Bezos. For a movie no one wants to see.

Tommy Vietor: But it gets worse. Amazon is spending $35 million on marketing. This is a $75 million documentary.

Children raped and killed. American citizens shot in the street. Immigrants illegally shackled, tortured, killed. Journalists arrested.
While a $300 million ballroom is constructed and a trash documentary released.

Thank you @democrats.senate.gov for voting unanimously for Senator Sanders’ Amendment to strip ICE of BBB funding. Can you please demand the Sanders Amendment as a condition to fund DHS now that you’ve successfully separated it from the larger spending package?

👀 Judge Schlitz, the chief federal judge in Minnesota, has ordered the head of ICE, Todd Lyons, to appeal personally in court Friday and threatened him with contempt for the agency’s repeated violation of court orders.

“The court’s patience is at an end.” storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

If you haven’t read Arsène Lupin yet, I highly recommend it! 💙

#BookSky 💙📚

The Civil Rights Division is going to charge a Black Man under the Ku Klux Klan Act on MLK day.

Do I have that right?

No. We don’t need to “modify ICE training.” We need to close DHS. Dismantle it. It’s an outdated expensive bureaucracy that’s been usurped by violent white supremacists. Shut it down.

Judge orders federal agents to stop pepper spraying, retaliating against peaceful Minnesota protesters A federal judge on Friday ordered federal law enforcement participating in the Minnesota immigration crackdown to stop pepper spraying, detaining and pulling over peaceful protesters

This is a huge win.

The First Amendment is clear: We the people have the right to speak without fear, document federal agents' activity in public, and hold those in power accountable.

Talked to a Somali man today who said his mosque last night was surrounded by neighbors ready to protect them against ICE if needed. Made me feel proud to live in this city.

“Nostalgia is possibly the greatest of the lies that we all tell ourselves. It is the glossing of the past to fit the sensibilities of the present.” - R.A. Salvatore (Streams of Silver)

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#ForgottenRealms

“Never in my life have I ever heard one begging so desperately for someone to prove him wrong.” - R.A. Salvatore (Streams of Silver)

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#ForgottenRealms

“The meekest of animals will fight bravely when it is backed against a wall, for it has nothing left to lose. A poor man is more deadly than a rich man because he puts less value on his own life.” - R.A. Salvatore (The Crystal Shard)

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#DnD

What the KENNEDY Center used to be…

Remember that time Aretha Franklin performed at the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors, paying tribute to Carole King, who co-wrote “You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman,” and it brought a tear to Obama’s eye and everyone to their feet? And Carole King’s reaction. Wow.

Panel of the Crimson Behelit from Berserk Volume 5

Found this under our tree this morning, are we cooked? 🫣

“The strength of any ranger is wisdom, Drizzt. A ranger understands himself, his enemies, and his friends.” - R.A. Salvatore (Sojourn)

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#ForgottenRealms