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This week, we testified before the UN Human Rights Council about the alarming number of Black people who have been found dead, hanging, or drowned in the U.S. over the past decade. We urged UN human rights experts to investigate these deaths properly as our government continues to fail the public.

Gloria Steinem was a feminist icon and democracy defender who spent her life fighting for human rights. Her memory should inspire us all to do a little, or a lot, each day. Rest in Peace, Gloria Steinem. 💔

The squirrels/bunnies have attacked the few sunflowers I have left. I planted 4 packs. They chewed all the leaves off as they grew. Had 3 surviving and growing. Not anymore. I am destined to not have sunflowers. Planting 6x as many next yr. Surely I’ll get one.

Justice for All! Join us on July 25th at one of the hundreds of ICE Out Vigil Demonstrations nationwide to demand justice for Lorenzo, Johan & every other victim of ICE. Find a demonstration near you: www.mobilize.us/disappearedi...

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Lisa Riordan Seville, senior video producer at @propublica.org: “We're asking for wages that allow people to take care of their families, pay the rising costs of housing and food ... so they can continue to do the kind of work that wins Pulitzers and holds power to account.”

@darbylynn.bsky.social @alexisbevels.bsky.social the podcast episode with @junobirch.bsky.social was so enjoyable. I'm honestly thinking about just going to watch the youtube version too so I can see what all was going on physically. Thanks for the laughs.

@blackcat1111.bsky.social Thank you, I couldn’t think of the word when I was writing it out. Assertiveness is seen as aggression.

Nobody likes a “things could be worse” politician. It ignores the struggles of the current reality with no promise for improvement.

We’re on strike today! Support our fight for a fair contract by NOT visiting the @propublica.org website or engaging with ProPublica stories today. Tell ProPublica’s management you won’t cross the picket line: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

Iran Imposes New ‘Cash, Grass, Or Ass’ Fee For Strait Of Hormuz

BE THERE FOR TRANS DAY OF VISIBILITY RALLY SATURDAY 💯 12 pm - 2 pm 🔥🔥🔥 #SPRINGFIELDIL #TRANSLIVESMATTER #TRANSLIVESAREHUMANLIVES #protest #fiftyfiftyone #trans #tdov

Happy Trans Day of Visibility! ✨🏳️‍⚧️✨

NEW: After ICE came to Minneapolis, ProPublica journalist @peterdicampo.bsky.social saw his community step up to patrol the streets, drive strangers to work and provide aid to families in hiding. These are his neighbors, in their city, in their own words.

Researchers celebrate early results of a drug that may become the first treatment for a serious complication of pregnancy called preeclampsia. It's got the potential to save many lives. n.pr/4tw3Kex

Donald Trump is a racist.

I took an oath to protect the Constitution and the laws of this state. Since day one of the Trump Administration, my office has been fighting unlawful executive actions. With more than 50 cases filed, we have secured many victories for Illinois residents, for democracy, and for the rule of law.

I just want to know if we have a perfect enough victim yet to get more ppl to push back.

Forensic analysis of objective video evidence. This is how you serve readers searching for clarity.

Yeesh I hate being repetitive, and yet... It's time once again to remind my fellow Americans that there is no mechanism whereby state run elections can be suspended or canceled by the federal government. None. So don't go along with any garbage you hear to that effect. Laugh, and get ready to vote.

1/ After two years of bargaining, @propublica.org management has resisted our proposals to bring transparency and accountability to our disciplinary process. You can support our union by sharing this post and signing our petition for a fair contract! actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

Victim-blaming rhetoric works against victims of sexual assault by imagining that they were really at fault for the offender’s violence. It works against victims of food insecurity by imagining they are at fault for the wealthy’s refusal to distribute resources fairly.

People experiencing miscarriages in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves. We created this guide for anyone who finds themselves in the same position 👇 (Published Dec. 2024)

after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US. 𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕. 𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.

I don’t know who needs to hear this but the American police system was literally built on the policing of Brown and Black bodies. This is nothing new. We’ve always known that our very existence was a threat to the system.

Checked in on the local news. Not going good here.

Feel like I’m going insane with the revisionist history that Charlie Kirk fostered open debate. He chilled speech and his targeting of professors for wrongthink led to threats, harassment, and being forced out of their jobs. His legacy is chilling speech right now, about him

Since Charlie Kirk was fatally shot, people on the left have been censored, punished, and targeted with more violence for telling the truth about Kirk's legacy. The cycle continues: mainstream whitewashing of violence begets more violence and the victims are blamed. spitfirenews.com/p/the-nation...

This point from Sotomayor: what Kavanaugh is proposing to shift administrative burdens from the state to the individual, with the widely-agreed upon expectation that the burdens will fall heavier on some groups more than others.

Talking Biotech Podcast #487 covers the recent controversial Veritasium video and corrects the egregious mistakes. Please listen and share. We need to fix this, as this "educational" video just made it harder for us to teach science. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Nobody is “grooming” your kids to be gay or trans but people ARE grooming them to be Nazis.

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I'm sorry, but I need you to see this rock that looks like a sandwich that I just found on Instagram.

When Trump doesn’t like the message, he shoots the messenger and replaces the messenger with someone who will come up with messages that he approves. So we’re left without credible sources of information about what is really occurring. [Cartoon by Nick Anderson]

When you strip away humanity

We shouldn't need a Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, but here we are. Still underpaid. Still undervalued. 66 cents on the dollar means we lose thousands every year, for doing the same job. Over a lifetime? That’s hundreds of thousands gone. Pay Black women. Period.

I was in the CBP facilities in Texas in 2019. People freaked out when I called them concentration camps (they were). The new camps, ex: Alligator Auschwitz, are death camps. Catch up, folks.