Mark Laporta

oblivioni.org/2023/11/18/n... Infinity Afterglow at Oblivioni.org Book 3 of “Against the Glare of Darkness” heartofesrthsxifi.com

Charleston remains the ONLY North American city to run a uniform, stamped-metal badge system for urban slave labor. These copper badges reveal a larger truth: Charleston licensed, numbered, monitored, and taxed Black labor. Again I ask: Who knew?🤔 I didn't. #KeepItWoke #DedicatedToTam✡️🕊

Many of Charleston's roads, buildings, docks, and infrastructure were built or maintained by enslaved artisans and laborers. Their work shaped the city, yet their names were forgotten—omitted, or never known. The badge system remained in force until slavery ended in 1865. (cont)

badge—or wearing an outdated/forged one—the physical price was paid by the enslaved person. They were arrested on the spot, taken to the infamous Charleston Workhouse (below), and subjected to public whippings and imprisonment until fines were paid by the enslaver or slaves themselves. (cont)

by the 1800s. Surveillance insured the immediate identification of permitted laborers vs. runaways. Annual license fees funded city operations. Labor Control meant managing competition with white artisans. The penalty for Black people were severe. If caught without a (cont)

Each badge contained four details: 1. "Charleston" 2. The Year 3. A registration number 4. The trade—e.g., Mechanic, Porter, Servant, Fisher, or Free. The purpose? It was all about surveillance, revenue, and labor control. Thousands were issued(cont) nmaahc.si.edu/about/news/n...

municipal laws forcing enslavers to buy annual copper registration badges for any enslaved worker laboring in public. Every year starting in 1800, the City Treasurer issued new stamped copper tags. The badges were square, diamond, or round shaped. (cont) www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/s...

in 1783, the city required many free Black residents to register and wear "Free" badges identifying their legal status. In urban centers, enslavers often "hired out" skilled laborers (blacksmiths, porters, carpenters) into the city. By 1786, Charleston codified(cont)

⚠️WOKE CONTENT⚠️™️ 🧵 In 19th-century Charleston, SC, urban slavery gave rise to a unique and chilling tool of control: Charleston Slave Badges. Who knew? 🤔 Pull up a seat🪑, my friends. #ProudBlue #ResistanceRoots #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory relicrecord.com/blog/charles...

Big Oil profits have skyrocketed since Trump launched his Iran War. Meanwhile, Trump himself owns up to $81 million in oil and gas stocks — which have increased in value by 43% since the end of 2025. When Trump says "we're making a freaking fortune," understand who he is really talking about.

I’ll tell you why. It’s because big tech and AI data center executives are funding AI Ashley’s campaign. Unlike her, I’ll stand up to Big Tech because communities deserve a say about how their water and resources are used. #AngieforFlorida #WheresAshley

If you haven’t yet had a chance to see or read Barack Obama’s speech in Cleveland Saturday night, please do both. And then share it as widely as you can. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/wise-and-important-words

Sorry to respond to a meme, but this is in part a local news issue. Nobody's covering zoning board and city council meetings until it's way too late. Obviously, government capture by rich guys and corrupt local officials is the main reason, but the prophylactic is local news.

You MUST read this brilliant essay by Judge J. Michael Luttig: newrepublic.com/article/2151...

NEW: A federal judge has now ruled that former SDNY prosecutor, Maurene Comey, was UNLAWFULLY fired by the Trump DOJ. He orders her retroactive reinstatement and back pay. Comey alleged in her lawsuit that she was fired for politically motivated reasons. www.cnbc.com/2026/10/26/m...

Yes Trump Screwed up the Whole World @proscot.bsky.social

House Judiciary Democrats have just released a 50-page report that pulls together years of assault allegations against Trump and his reported connections to Jeffrey Epstein. The report calls for a special counsel to investigate Trump's ties to Epstein.

My Republican mother early voted for Independents…. A win is a win.

Something is happening behind the scenes that Trump and Netanyahu may not have anticipated. Signs of resistance are mounting in unexpected places.

From Zelenskyy. Patriot interceptors that could save innocent lives are sitting in European countries for weeks, which they paid for, unable to be transferred to Ukraine because Hegseth refuses to sign off.

That this is in THE WASHINGTON POST is almost too much irony to bear.

I believe in government of the people, by the people, and for the people. Mike Rogers believes in government of the billionaires, by the corporations, and for the special interests.

As a former teacher, I never scrubbed in for a gender reassignment surgery, but I did instruct the kids on how to get the window screens off in case of an active shooter…

Robert's Right ✅️.......

Serbia and Brazil just proved it: no regime is untouchable. Power belongs to the people, not the politicians. When the public stands up together, tyrants fall and real change begins. No leader is bigger than the movement. When we unite, we win.

Today, young people are BLOCKADING Apollo Global Management, a reported billionaire donor to Governor Hochul, over its financing of the massive STAMP AI data center threatening the land and livelihoods of the Tonawanda Seneca Nation.

If Brazil can reject Trump, the Broligarchs and right-wing authoritarianism, so can we.

Sounds like a great idea…..

None of us should forget this. Meta should be subjected to corporate death penalty and permanently broken up into small pieces.

Nobody's shocked that Jason Miller is the one posting Bolsonaro's refusal to concede. Trumpworld isn't just watching Brazil, they're coordinating. Same playbook, same people, different country. The authoritarian network is global, and it's poison.

I’m in California. I have a car.

In one day, two politicians - Bolsonaro in Brazil and Vucic in Serbia - with ties to Trump have lost surprise elections thanks to high turnout. The rise of the international far-right is not inevitable.

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Abdul punches back and doesn't take shit. He isn't a weak centrist nothing. People want fighters.

Trump admin arrests Colorado priest. Incarcerates him for over a year. Judge orders him released without charges. They release him without the wheelchair he needs -- other prisoners have to bodily carry him out. He's now being tested for latent TB: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/colo...

Just to be clear... Prop 40 is a ONE-TIME retroactive tax. It applies ONLY to billionaires and would tax just 5% of their wealth — which grew 30% in 2025. California's billionaires would still be worth $2T+ AFTER the tax. The revenue will fund healthcare for millions of Californians. Vote YES.

Kansas Dem Sen. nominee Adam Hamilton on trans rights: “I don’t think we should take a small group of people and bully them, pick on them, and hurt them. I understand one thing really clearly when it comes to transgender people, and that is Jesus told me I was to love my neighbor as I love myself”

West Bank…

It's time for a change. Vote for leaders like @abdulelsayed.bsky.social and @jocelynbenson.bsky.social who will work every day to make this country better.

BRENNAN: The DOJ lawsuit demands the Alaska result not be certified if voters are confused. The confusion is defined as Sen. Sullivan not winning. BLANCHE: That's not what it says BRENNAN: I'm quoting from it. You are telling them not to certify it. What right does the federal govt have?

CONGRESS APPROVED THE MONEY — SO WHY ARE OUR TROOPS STILL LIVING LIKE THIS? Pete Hegseth owes our troops & their families an explanation. #SupportTheTroops 🧵

Power To The Students

Amy Acton and Ohio, the whole country is rooting for you. Make history! 🔥

Ready for something new. Hungry for something better. Change is in the air.

standing ovation for Peggy Flanagan when she endorses "ripping ICE apart"

Bernie Sanders: "If you believe as I do that Donald Trump is the most dangerous president in the history of the United States, we need to get rid of that rubber stamp Republican leadership in the House and Senate."