Gina Brown

Gina Brown

@mzgee41.bsky.social

Superhero with Locs! Advocating for People Living with HIV and the LGBTQ Community. Social Worker through education, Activist by birth! No DMs PLEASE. DMs will get you BLOCKED.

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trumps feels comfortable interfering in states' elections again because he got away with it the last time.

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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...

cnbc.comTrump DOJ unlawfully fired Epstein prosecutor Maurene Comey, judge rulesThe judge ordered that Comey, the daughter of ex-FBI director James Comey, be retroactively reinstated to her job as an assistant United States attorney.

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Some of the most meaningful moments on the campaign trail have been spending time up in the Sault with the Bay Mills and Sault tribes. We must protect tribal sovereignty, protect our Great Lakes, and ensure everyone can get a good job and know that our basic rights and dignities are preserved.

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The master of distraction has media discussing other things besides the expose written about his corrupt azz son in law in “Vanity Fair” “The Art of the Deal: Jared Kushner’s Hacked Phone Revealed His Secret Negotiations—Including More Than $700 Million in Transfers” #theView Crew

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Replying to @schiff.senate.gov

This ruling presents another obstacle to a potential misuse the National Guard around our elections.

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Donald Trump's deployment of California's National Guard in Los Angeles was an unlawful and unconstitutional abuse of power. It was done over California’s objection — all in an effort to intimidate peaceful protestors advocating for immigrant rights.

nytimes.comCourt Says Trump Violated Law in Los Angeles National Guard DeploymentThe ruling, which comes as the midterm election nears, could make it more difficult for President Trump to seize control of the National Guard.

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Abdul El-Sayed is a Rhodes Scholar, with degrees from the University of Michigan, Oxford, and Columbia. 84% of Rhodes Scholars are Democrats or Independents, compared with just 14% Republicans. It’ll be great having Abdul in the Senate.

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My heart is heavy. Walter Koenig, our Ensign Pavel Chekov, passed away early today. Walter and I met on the bridge of the Enterprise in the 1960s, and we stayed friends for nearly six decades. When Brad and I married in 2008, Walter stood beside us as our best man.

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It's no surprise that Elon Musk has spent millions to keep his puppet Mike Lawler in office. Musk is the operator of the largest data center in the world, and Mike cast the deciding vote to give data center operators $80 billion in tax breaks,

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Replying to @eddsmitty.bsky.social

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✡️🕊

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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...

nmaahc.si.eduNational Museum of African American History and Culture Acquires Largest Collection of Charleston Slave BadgesThe Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture recently acquired what is thought to be the largest and most complete set of historic Charleston Slave Badges.