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In the 1920s the DAR had a blacklist that included organizations like the National Catholic Welfare Council, the League of Jewish Women, and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
9 DAYS till Election Day, Florida! They’re fighting hard to drag us back to the worst chapters of our history. We’re fighting back with our heads held high. Vote Angie Nixon before Nov. 3rd! Find early voting site at Angie4Us.com/early. #AngieForFlorida
The Trump Family’s History With the KKK Linda Gordon on Fred Trump, plus Nancy MacLean on the roots of the right. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
The Trump Family’s History With the KKK
Linda Gordon on Fred Trump, plus Nancy MacLean on the roots of the right.
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Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 16h agoTrump: "Somalia -- 98% of the people here now from Somalia don't work. They don't have to work because they steal so much. They all have a Mercedes Benz. Low IQ and they live better than you do."
no matter how sure you are that these guys have broken a whole bunch of laws, you aren't nearly as certain as they are
Holly Brewer@earlymodjustice.bsky.social · 22h ago“Several conservative organizations …— including the Heritage Foundation and American Moment — have pressed White House counsel to either prepare pardons or put in place funding for the legal fees necessary to defend junior staffers from criminal and congressional probes or potential lawsuits.”
if you're at the top of your field and you don't even want to try anymore, then get out of the way and let someone else take the wheel for a change. jesus christ.
Rodrigo Baeza@rodrigobaeza.bsky.social · 19h agoOh, shit. www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
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Ditto with Black people being held up as both the warmongering establishment and the radical leftists out to attack Jewish people. If everyone can read their worst possible assumptions onto Black people they don’t have to do much else to be convinced.
If everyone involved has a ready understanding of criminality equating to Blackness they can all use the same euphemisms.
Anti-Blackness makes it viable and very legible for them and the Black people they’re targeting.
Matthew Downhour @matthewdownhour.bsky.social · 2d agoThe Trump Campaign pulled off a level of message differentiation I still am amazed by; somehow they convinced Latino men they were just deporting criminal immigrants while telegraphing their real intent to white supremacists, & a similar trick with Arab Americans & neocon hawks
“We estimate that there are probably about 200 people who are falsely imprisoned in the DOC-a good number of them ended up there because of Amy Klobuchar.” Michelle Gross, paralegal on wrongful conviction cases Gross questioned if the CRU shutting down provides cover for Klobuchar's run for MN gov.
Unicorn Riot@unicornriot.bsky.social · 3w agoIn Minnesota, wrongful convictions have been a focal point of political campaigns. Before she was a state rep, Amy Klobuchar was a prosecutor. From 1999-2007, Klobuchar oversaw a 600% increase of Black men being sent to prison, including wrongfully convicted Myon Burrell.
Black Politicians of Reconstruction: The History of Black Voting Rights After the Civil War youtu.be/YfgNdOCdowE?...
Black Politicians of Reconstruction: The History of Black Voting Rights After the Civil War
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I was luckier than most; my historian dad worked on Du Bois's papers when I was a small child.
As a (non-U.S. but it comes up) history professor, I can tell you that ~0 of the white college students & very few students of color know that there were 20 Black Representatives and 2 Black Senators in Congress during Reconstruction, much less their names. history.house.gov/Exhibitions-...
“The Fifteenth Amendment in Flesh and Blood:” 1870–1901 | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives
On January 20, 1870, the Mississippi state legislature elected Hiram R. Revels to the U.S. Senate. A North Carolina-born preacher who was elected as a Republican to the Mississippi state senate in 186...
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I do frequently wonder what the average citizen of the U.S. knows about Reconstruction. As Du Bois would later point out, the backlash of lost cause propaganda didn’t just create mass disinformation about the civil war itself, but about the opening for actual democracy that briefly came after it.
“Since Reconstruction, Louisiana has elected four African Americans to Congress. And you’re looking at all of them. Four.” Even though nearly a third of Louisiana’s population is Black.
Mother Jones@motherjones.com · 3w agoJohn Roberts has spent his entire career trying to kill the Voting Rights Act. Now his Republican-appointed majority is dusting off arguments once used to destroy Reconstruction to roll back the gains made during the civil rights era.
#BLM OTD 1907 Rep. George H. White incorporated People’s Savings Bank in Philly. He was forced out of Congress as Jim Crow laws disenfranchised Black voters after Reconstruction. His bank focused on Black economic advancement & helped thousands buy homes. #BlackAmericanHistoryIsAmericanHistory
America hit the point in Reconstruction where we were either going to have to let Black people have full equality and get elected to Congress and vote and actually run parts of the country, or we were going to let the Confederacy slide back into their old ways, and we chose the Confederacy.
Who needs traditional red-lining when you can just send a text
BlackskyNews 🗞️@blackskynews.blacksky.app · 2d agoA Black couple about to tour a Queens, NY apartment got a message from the real estate agent as they approached: "Ugh. They are black." "She mistakenly sent it to us. But it was supposed to go to the owner," Olaso said. They are suing. | Greg Cergol www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/d... #BlackskyNews
Kushner also failed to disclose himself as an agent of a foreign government, having been paid nearly $2 billion in total by foreign leaders. trib.al/B01ZZV7
Kushner Phone Hack Reveals How Middle East Dictators Bought Him Off
Middle East dictators created a massive slush fund for Jared Kushner.
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trying to think of a use of preemptive pardons that don't indicate deep failure of a political system. coming up short
Psyche Delhi-san, the mascot for the shopping district in hip and alternative Koenji, Tokyo, is a mysterious psychedelic creature with glowing eyes and a protruding tongue.
A fascist opened fire on people of colour in Trappes and Verriere near Paris, killing one person and injuring 5 more incl a 12 yo girl who was shot 8 times. He opened fire at a children's playground and a hijabi woman. He also shot dead a young black man. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
Macron condemns racism after one killed in ‘terrorist’ shooting near Paris
Gunman opens fire from car in Trappes and Verrière, killing one and injuring five others, including a 12-year-old girl
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This racist and Islamophobic terror attack can be laid directly at the feet of Marine Le Pen, Jordan Bardella, Éric Zemmour, and their ilk who have been competing to see who can say the most vile things about Trappes.
elia ayoub@ayoub.bsky.social · 2d agoA fascist opened fire on people of colour in Trappes and Verriere near Paris, killing one person and injuring 5 more incl a 12 yo girl who was shot 8 times. He opened fire at a children's playground and a hijabi woman. He also shot dead a young black man. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
We are in an absolute golden age of e-ink devices and ebooks generally. Hardware is becoming more responsive to customer demands. Software is low effort open source. And if you're willing to tinker, ebooks are as accessible as MP3s were in the early '00s.
Michael Druker 🇨🇦@mdruker.app · 2d agoSocial media loves talking about how everything is getting worse. But what’s something that you’ve seen get _better_ in your lifetime?
Alarming Connection This section of @mainebeacon.bsky.social's article below is leading some parents to dig further to see if their kid's teacher is aware of the connection. It includes this link to Andy O'Brien's article from July about this: andyobrien.substack.com/p/why-are-ma... #MEpolitics
Maine Beacon@mainebeacon.bsky.social · 2d agoEarly voting is in full swing—as have been efforts to undermine voting for citizens of color by the far-right Maine Policy Institute's media arm, the Maine Wire. Ben Chin writes that the KKK's growth during Reconstruction gives evidence for why the Wire's voter harassment must be stopped.
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Early voting is in full swing—as have been efforts to undermine voting for citizens of color by the far-right Maine Policy Institute's media arm, the Maine Wire. Ben Chin writes that the KKK's growth during Reconstruction gives evidence for why the Wire's voter harassment must be stopped.
Maine Wire’s voter harassment and intimidation must be immediately investigated. And it must be stopped. - Maine Beacon
Recently, we’ve been receiving reports from people in Lewiston that the Maine Wire has been targeting citizens of color attempting to peacefully cast their ballots. This is part of a broader pattern o...
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