jamelle (@jamellebouie.net) reposted
oh this is straightforward white nationalist agitprop
Black women lead voting rights fight over 100 years after 19th Amendment
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view profile on Bluesky jamelle (@jamellebouie.net) reposted
oh this is straightforward white nationalist agitprop
PurpleSoul (@purplesoullotus.bsky.social) reply parent
While using their own money, working for free before and after school, and NOW holding church/prayer services. Education fails because the school systems operates on employees doing EVERYTHING other than just teaching. www.keranews.org/texas-news/2...
Sherrilyn Ifill (@sifill.bsky.social) reposted
Watching how Mayor Jacobs and Gov. Pritzker are having to explain why they oppose Trump’s military occupation is infuriating. Those of us who live in Baltimore, Chicago, and other cities cited by Trump are not a backdrop for a strongman’s show of power. open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
The 92% 🤎Trust Black Women🤎 (@ongawdimtired.bsky.social) reposted
The more you know…no surprise “Big Balls” (who was beaten up by a girl) has Russian ties
PurpleSoul (@purplesoullotus.bsky.social) reply parent
I think red state governors will try to strong-arm their black mayors. Claiming the same crap as trump. I fear all mostly black cities across the country are under threat of a militarized takeover, federal and state-wide.
PurpleSoul (@purplesoullotus.bsky.social) reply parent
Red state Black mayors, especially! They are ready coming.
Kayla B (@queenofthesouth.bsky.social) reposted
If your city has a Black mayor prepare to face an invasion from the military before the end of the year
𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 (@sundaedivine.bsky.social) reposted
If you're 60, 69.1% of all job growth since your birth occurred under Democratic administrations. If you're 45, that number is 74.7%. If you're under 28, the number is 100%. Happy Labor Day.
✪ Jonathan H. Gray: “Almost Ready to Start Teaching” ✪ (@jongraywb.bsky.social) reposted
Stick this picture in a museum
PurpleSoul (@purplesoullotus.bsky.social) reply parent
I blame TLC for glorifying this nonsense with 19 and Counting.
PurpleSoul (@purplesoullotus.bsky.social) reply parent
This is someone who had no friends growing up. A grown ass man walking around in a boy's scout uniform. He checks so many boxes.....smh.
PurpleSoul (@purplesoullotus.bsky.social) reply parent
I wish our elected officials would push back on these manufactured talking points. It is wrong to deploy troops on American cities....like stop with the dumb shit. Get your points across to people. Don't let this controlled media run the narrative. They asked you to be there, you run it.
Clint Smith (@clintsmithiii.bsky.social) reposted
Today marks 20 years since Hurricane Katrina made landfall. One last thing I wanted to share is this video we did as part of Crash Course Black American History that examines the storm and its aftermath. Thinking about all my New Orleans people today. And always. youtu.be/VmqZvlj07-w
Zinn Education Project (@zinnedproject.bsky.social) reposted
#tdih 1786 Shays' Rebellion -- armed insurrection in Mass. by indebted farmers & vets. A catalyst for 1787 Constitution was Framers’ fear of another “Shays’ Rebellion.” (& to take Native land & maintain slavery.) Listen to @sceneonradio.bsky.social & more ⬇️ www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/sh....
adam mahoney (he/him) (@adamlmahoney.bsky.social) reposted
NEW: Last week, oil literally rained down on a Black town in rural Louisiana where 60% of folks live in poverty. The company isn’t taking responsibility & the federal + state governments are saying residents have to clean it up themselves. capitalbnews.org/louisiana-oi...
Marisa Kabas (@marisakabas.bsky.social) reposted
The current regional EPA head in charge of cleanup is Scott Mason, a former Oklahoma energy official who "was also an author of the Project 2025 plan that called for ending certain pollution regulations, toxic chemical clean-up programs, and research on the impact of pollution on human health."
Ms Kitty (@handbastet.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
What price are THEY willing to pay? They will sacrifice their own children to the Second Amendment. For now, organize neighborhood watches to alert possible victims to safe spaces. Video everything. Let the kidnappers know we see them. Large crowds intimidate them. Call your reps nonstop.
Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) reposted
THIS 👉🏾 What price are you willing to pay? “You’re letting masked men snatch girls’ parents off the streets.”
Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) reposted
I’m not sharing this to scare people—though it’s fucking terrifying. I’m sharing it because we all need to be on guard. We won’t be getting reliable data from the CDC anymore. Worse, the guidance could be harmful. RFK Jr. has no medical training, no scientific background…
MSNBC (@msnbc.com) reposted
ICE swoops in on firefighters IN THE MIDDLE of battling wildfire Trump’s Border Patrol raided a Washington wildfire camp, forcing firefighters to pause their work for hours before agents made two arrests. @allinwithchris.bsky.social reports.
WPUR - PUSLE INT'L RADIO (@phazesii.bsky.social) reposted
For your Thursday night vibes, The Listening Experience with DJ Niceness. This week’s soulful journey showcases tastemakers, edgy Neo-Soul flavors, and powerful female artists, while introducing exciting new discoveries from across the globe at 8 PM EST | 1 AM UK on pulseintlradio.com/
Anna Gifty (@itsafronomics.bsky.social) reposted
Folks if NYC doesn't sell at least 125 tickets, the event is getting cancelled. I wish I was lying, but wanted to make this uber clear. We're at 80/125. Get your tickets!!!! www.92ny.org/event/anna-g...
PurpleSoul (@purplesoullotus.bsky.social) reply parent
They tied his hand down so that he won't accidently use the hand.
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
TW ⚠️ NBC shows another angle of the 2nd strike on Nasser hospital, which targeted rescue workers responding after the first strike killed journalists International volunteers say they were suspiciously required to leave for a training. Bibi calls it a “tragic mishap”
PurpleSoul (@purplesoullotus.bsky.social) reply parent
This BS and we are in trouble-trouble. OMG!
PurpleSoul (@purplesoullotus.bsky.social) reply parent
He should've said, put that on yo life, with your lying ass!
MSNBC (@msnbc.com) reposted
OPINION by @jordan-s-rubin.bsky.social: “Abrego was taken into immigration custody Monday morning. His lawyers filed a new lawsuit Monday to challenge his latest detention and potential deportation.” READ MORE: www.msnbc.com/deadline-whi...
Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones.bsky.social) reposted
Again:Journalists are not stenographers. We are to get information, report and verify the facts, and then report the reality not the talking point. What Trump is doing in DC and threatening in cities is NOT a crime crack down because he says it is. Don’t regurgitate. Report the truth not propaganda.
PurpleSoul (@purplesoullotus.bsky.social) reply parent
We need you on a media network every night to tell the truth. If only there was a network that was built just for real journalists. None of this both sides circus crap. We need canaries, intellectuals with integrity on prime-time, every night.
Cornell William Brooks (@cornellwmbrooks.bsky.social) reposted
#Chicago
icookfood2023.bsky.social (@icookfood2023.bsky.social) reposted
Always remember folks, when you see posts in support of “free Palestine” against Hakeem Jeffries or in support Zohran Mamdani there’s a 1 in 3 chance you’re seeing a paid bot farm in action. The owner needs you to believe in their illusion to continue their argument.
ProPublica (@propublica.org) reposted
After DOGE outed Halimi, Taliban intelligence agents blindfolded and took three of his family members to a remote prison. They were repeatedly beaten and questioned about Halimi and his recently publicized work for the United States.
Mother Jones (@motherjones.com) reposted
Cutting funding to PBS. Partnering with PragerU, a program that denies the existence of racism in policing. Accusing the Smithsonian of being "too woke" and overemphasizing slavery. Trump is waging a battle on public education, and he's following a playbook that's centuries in the making.
Teen Vogue (@teenvogue.com) reposted
"At home and abroad, the U.S. government is participating in starving people, particularly children, and calling it policy. It’s more than policy, though. It’s woven into the fabric of this country since its inception." Read our latest op-ed from @thetattooedjew.com ⤵️
PurpleSoul (@purplesoullotus.bsky.social) reply parent
They are deputized citizens, who are terrorizing the public for the president and his supports.
PurpleSoul (@purplesoullotus.bsky.social) reply parent
It is time that the Democratic partly clean house. When they were winning, they had no problems with these words and the people voting because they are impacted by these issues. Now these closeted racist want to abandon ship when shit gets tough. Your fickleness is the reason support is wavering.
PurpleSoul (@purplesoullotus.bsky.social) reply parent
Heard you on @nativelandpod.bsky.social and couldn't get out the car. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us. You gave us hope and encouragement to fight.
PurpleSoul (@purplesoullotus.bsky.social) reply parent
😂🤣😆
PurpleSoul (@purplesoullotus.bsky.social) reply parent
Minority ICE officers are the ABSOLUTE worse. There is special place for these f'ing bastards. I hope their community shun them and they never no peace. Trust and believe, without the badge and vest, they are just another ---------.
Zinn Education Project (@zinnedproject.bsky.social) reposted
DC area friends: Don't miss in-person workshop led by SNCC vet/Eyes on the Prize assoc. producer Judy Richardson (facing camera, sit-in photo, still looks the same!) about SNCC organizing. Saturday, Social Justice Curriculum Fair, register: www.dcareaeducators4socialjustice.org/news/2025-so... 🧵
PurpleSoul (@purplesoullotus.bsky.social) reply parent
Byron is a waste of time. He needs to chime to keep his "I am an exception to the Blacks" image so that he has a chance of being governor. I hope with all his ass kissing, boot licking, Trump won't remember his name. Just like he did after the election.
PurpleSoul (@purplesoullotus.bsky.social) reply parent
And one particular school board member should take a ethics class, sex addiction awareness class, and participate in a lie detector about watching porn during school board meetings.
PurpleSoul (@purplesoullotus.bsky.social) reply parent
With his Mara ag Lago makeover, please stop. It is pathetic that GOPs live in the gutters, but have the audacity to lecture Dems about fighting those guttersnipes in the gutter. Like be serious. Can we bring back real journalist, please!!!!
PurpleSoul (@purplesoullotus.bsky.social) reply parent
The fact she is trying to play the naïve immigrant card is disgusting. She has been in the country for years, she is an embarrassment. For the record, Adams and his staff are some of the dumbest and sloppiest. Or maybe they are just brazen crooks. SMH.
Kai Ryssdal (@kairyssdal.bsky.social) reposted
You guys. The Lisa Cook story isn’t about her mortgages. Please please please stop being so credulous.
Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted
Trump attacked the Smithsonian for depicting "how bad slavery was." Meanwhile, he's pushing schools to partner with PragerU, which tells children the evils of slavery are exaggerated. I've been sounding the alarm on them for years.
PurpleSoul (@purplesoullotus.bsky.social) reply parent
Couldn't have happened to a better person. I hope he loses every dollar he ever earned even before Oprah made him relevant.
Mother Jones (@motherjones.com) reposted
An American doctor who has volunteered in Gaza told @reveal and Mother Jones that after speaking out about what she witnessed over the past two years—including children shot by Israeli forces—the government of Israel has stopped her from re-entering Gaza.
PurpleSoul (@purplesoullotus.bsky.social) reply parent
The way they are pitting Blacks and Hispanics against each other is shameful. I sincerely hope that this gamble blows up in their faces. I hope the Hispanic and Black populations show the hell up and vote like never before. The moment is now more than ever.
PurpleSoul (@purplesoullotus.bsky.social) reply parent
Real-time fact checking, this is how you stop the lies and bs. More journalists and networks need real-time fact checking. Let them look stupid and incompetent in real-time.
Justin Wolfers (@justinwolfers.bsky.social) reposted
"we are now in the early stages of crony capitalism... The most important business asset right now is being friends with the White House." ...and lemme explain the Knowledge Problem, and Hayek, and markets and humility, and what Reagan stood for. All on MSNBC.
NPR (@npr.org) reposted
The home-improvement chain is now one of the companies most caught up in Trump's immigration crackdown. The retailer's history with day laborers is long. So far, it's choosing to keep its distance.
PurpleSoul (@purplesoullotus.bsky.social)
Local elections have significant consequences. With the lowest turnouts, local and state elections directly impact citizens the most.
PurpleSoul (@purplesoullotus.bsky.social) reply parent
Oh really......so let's just move on from this? It wasn't so bad, huh?
PurpleSoul (@purplesoullotus.bsky.social) reply parent
These were young men, children. They will never erased the horrible mistreatment of Black People. Is this postcard from slavery or Jim Crow?
Cornell William Brooks (@cornellwmbrooks.bsky.social) reposted
OUR SMITHSONIAN The SAME propaganda that said slavery wasn’t so bad allowed people to feel so good about lynchings they mailed 1000s of postcards like this. Don’t turn our #Smithsonian into a feel good propaganda postcard. Please share & repost #HowBadSlaveryWas
PurpleSoul (@purplesoullotus.bsky.social) reply parent
Oh how I wished it would become the norm to fact check these people in real time, on air. Let them see the fact checking right alone with us, forcing them to address it right there on air. Maybe then they will stop going on TV lying to our faces.
Chris Tackett (@cjtackett.bsky.social) reposted
🔥 @montalvoftw.bsky.social let it rip tonight at Fort Worth City Council. District 3 Councilman Michael Crain lost his cool during the honest critical feedback. Thin skin isn’t a good look on a “leader” Crain wasn’t the only one who got it. Give it a listen! 🔥 #wakeup #fortworth #seeitnameitfightit
PurpleSoul (@purplesoullotus.bsky.social)
We can't just vote in national elections. Local elections are more important-see here. Local municipalities are eagerly following this federal administration. This area was purple the last election. As a result, FW is one of the 5 seats Trump is gifted from the racist gerrymandering map.
mosababutoha (@mosababutoha.bsky.social) reposted
ICU beds have been rejected for the 4th time. And some people wonder why it’s called a genocide.
Gabe Ortíz (@tusk81.bsky.social) reposted
“‘I refuse to sign away my dignity as a duly elected representative just so Republicans can control my movements and monitor me with police escorts,’ Collier said in a statement that called her a ‘political prisoner’ for refusing Republican ‘surveillance protocol.’” www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
Cheryl Lynn Eaton (@cheryllynneaton.bsky.social) reposted
Gavin, you still feel like grandstanding? Or is it not as fun when you have to throw your weight behind protecting a black woman?
PurpleSoul (@purplesoullotus.bsky.social) reply parent
Democratic Governors: WA, OR, AZ, NM, CO, KS, MN, WI, IL, KY, MI, NC, DE, MD, NJ, PA, NY, MA, ME,.....your turn.
PurpleSoul (@purplesoullotus.bsky.social) reply parent
Tag, your turn Democratic Governors: WA, OR, AZ, NM, CO, KS, MN, WI, IL, KY, MI, NC, DE, MD, NJ, PA, NY, MA, ME. Citizen of the blue governors: Call and ask about their plans to fight. All citizens: Register to vote now. Spread the word, start a trend, tik tok challenge, something. Fight.
PurpleSoul (@purplesoullotus.bsky.social) reply parent
CNN continues to search the gutters for Abby's show. The most unhinged creatures are always on speed dial.
Janai Nelson (@janainelson.bsky.social) reposted
If you live in DC or the DMV area, please attend this virtual training on Tuesday, August 19 @ 6PM and pass on the knowledge.
Marisa Kabas (@marisakabas.bsky.social) reposted
New— Nazis with giant swastika flags marched in downtown Indianapolis on Saturday with two police escorts. They shouted “white power” and said to the woman who took this video (reshared here with her permission) “fuck you, n***** bitch.” Police did not intervene. I cannot find local news coverage.
PurpleSoul (@purplesoullotus.bsky.social)
Let's not wait until elections to promote voter registration. Register people at family gatherings and any social events. Especially if you are hosting. Have the computer ready and let guests check their registrations or register right there. Also, encourage them to vote in EVERY election!
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
“This is insane. This is what erasing history looks like.”
Winifred "Goody" Burton (@authorwinifred.blacksky.app) reposted
Oh look an ideal spokesperson saying what most people oriented to our current reality are well aware of. No time like the present to listen to him.
PurpleSoul (@purplesoullotus.bsky.social)
People: " I don't like Newsom, but." or "Why is everyone cheering for Gavin, he is ..?" Same People: The Dems ain't doing shit, ain't shit, don't care about shit." or "Why aren't the Dems doing something, fighting?" The fucking house is on fire and we debating drapes and wall paper-SHIT!!
LorennaCleary.bsky.social (@lorennacleary.bsky.social) reposted
Gavin Newsom urges America to wake up.
Harry Dunn (@libradunn1.bsky.social) reposted
Wtf man...
PurpleSoul (@purplesoullotus.bsky.social) reply parent
The DC invasions are the wet dreams of all white nationalists and racists coming true. The Immigration raids were the lead-ups to the ultimate happy endings-Fucking up Chocolate (Nigger) Cities.
The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast.bsky.social) reposted
Russian state media and Kremlin officials are gloating about the warm reception Vladimir Putin received in Alaska.
PurpleSoul (@purplesoullotus.bsky.social) reply parent
Because of racial gerrymandering, we get elected officials like this. Texas' racial gerrymandering will be catastrophic for the country, freedom, and democracy.
PurpleSoul (@purplesoullotus.bsky.social) reply parent
These are people are not trained police. Anyone in law enforcement can see this. The way they are dressed so sloppy, pants falling down, the Dick's Sporting Goods survival tackle gear shit. They are trump supports, fulfilling their fantasies of assulting and killing people.
PurpleSoul (@purplesoullotus.bsky.social) reply parent
NPR: So you want to defunded us, hold my drink! Let's go NPR, release the receipts.
Phil Lewis (@phillewis.bsky.social) reposted
Guests found papers with potentially sensitive details about the meetings between Trump and Putin left behind in an Alaska hotel's public printer
Attorney Ben Crump (@attorneybencrump.bsky.social) reposted
The man who killed 10 Black people in a mass shooting at Tops supermarket wants his federal charges dropped — claiming the grand jury wasn’t diverse enough. He is serving a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole — justice demands nothing less.
Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta (@malcolmkenyatta.bsky.social) reposted
Republicans are DEFUNDING mass transit in the fifth largest state in the country. Thanks for nothing PA Republicans 😒
PurpleSoul (@purplesoullotus.bsky.social)
voting.naacpldf.org/voting-right...
PurpleSoul (@purplesoullotus.bsky.social)
Texas Black Democrats, stay gone! Stand on business, this is racist gerrymandering.
Roland S. Martin (@rolandsmartin.bsky.social) reposted
#RolandMartinUnfiltered Roland rips Texas House Dems for ending racist gerrymandering walkout youtu.be/SPa9kFY-pyw?... #BlackOwnedMediaMatters
PurpleSoul (@purplesoullotus.bsky.social) reply parent
www.yahoo.com/news/article...?
PurpleSoul (@purplesoullotus.bsky.social) reply parent
www.yahoo.com/news/videos/...?
PurpleSoul (@purplesoullotus.bsky.social)
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Joshua Erlich (@joshuaerlich.bsky.social) reposted
this person should get a lawyer, and, if they don't have a lawyer, my number is easy to find
Sherrilyn Ifill (@sifill.bsky.social) reposted
This is unconscionable. And illegal.
Roland S. Martin (@rolandsmartin.bsky.social) reposted
If Texas Dems go home, force Gov. Abbott to send state troopers to arrest them. Don’t walk in willingly! Create the spectacle. Do what MLK did: make Abbott the antagonist like Jim Clark and Bull Connor. when the troopers come, have all the cameras there, kneel on the ground and make em put cuffs on
Black Information Network (@blackinfonet.bsky.social) reposted
According to federal authorities, 23 arrests were made on day one of their deployment to #WashingtonDC.
Texas Observer (@texasobserver.org) reposted
Our top story, from @michellepitcher.bsky.social: Advocates for police transparency say a new bill would supercharge cops' ability to shield misconduct from the public. www.texasobserver.org/secrecy-g-fi...
PurpleSoul (@purplesoullotus.bsky.social) reply parent
Criticizing people watching TV, from a person that made millions from people watching TV.....sounds about maga.
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
This should be a major story and it Isn’t even a blip. newrepublic.com/post/199027/...
PurpleSoul (@purplesoullotus.bsky.social) reply parent
I'M LOVING ITTTTTTTT!!!!!