I sharpen pencils several times a week and not even for art purposes 🤷♀️
David Ho@davidho.bsky.social · 3h agoI just sharpened a pencil, maybe for the first time since the 1980s.
Loglady Marmalade (Coleen)
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Zine maker, booty shaker, nap whisperer, camp director, dog freak, gen X geek, patriarchy hexer, shrimper’s daughter, mother of metal, organizer of organizers. New Orleans. UU. Unschooler. She/her.
David Ho@davidho.bsky.social · 3h ago
BLACK PEOPLE DO NOT HANG THEMSELVES FROM TREES
Mississippi Free Press@mississippifreepress.org · 22h agoJackson police are investigating the death of an unidentified Black woman who was found hanging in a tree behind a vacant home in Mississippi’s capital city on Monday night. www.mississippifreepress.org/black-woman-...
What’s the solution to the “loneliness epidemic”? What’s the solution for a deeply ableist carceral society? What’s the solution to the neoliberal late capitalism hellscapes? Human connection and overthrowing the status quo together.
I’ve been screening our documentary with organizing communities in the South. So far, the organizers mention data centers first at every single event. From racial justice orgs to old school activists who don’t usually think about tech policy. This has legs.
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Danny Cherry Jr (twitter/Insta/tiktok: @Deecherrywriter)@deecherrywriter.bsky.social · 2mo agoDon't mind me just randomly plugging my crime novel which can be purchased at one of the stores listed in the link below in either paperback, audiobook, or ebook. K thanks. books2read.com/thepikeboys
Apparently it’s unprofessional to have a murdered son
Mississippi Free Press@mississippifreepress.org · 4h agoChristine Wells Wonsley, the mother of Nolan Wells, has learned that the Mississippi Board of Nursing opened a professional misconduct investigation against her following an anonymous complaint, the family’s lawyer said. www.mississippifreepress.org/nolan-wells-...
RETWEET: August is National Black Philanthropy Month or #BlackAugust. We really need help. We can’t reach this goal without you and we raise majority of our money online. Help us do the most good for women at tpfwoman2woman2026.funraise.org
I came across an arrangement of words describing a movie as “The Purge but as a romcom” and made the mistake of googling the movie in question. One night a year people are allowed to have premarital sex???? Straight people are never beating the allegations. ANY of the allegations.
Happy Anniversary. It's a day on the dock, not a day off! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montgom...
Montgomery Riverfront brawl - Wikipedia
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Research from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health released this week has confirmed what many in the Appalachian coalfields knew to be true: black lung rates are higher than they have been in 50 years. www.npr.org/2026/08/05/n...
Black lung rates in Appalachia are high as the 1970s, with thousands of miners sick
Rates are now the highest they've been in nearly 50 years among veteran coal miners. Mining experts blame toxic silica dust, now more common in mines.
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I’ve been reporting on the black lung crisis for years now and it just keeps getting worse inthesetimes.com/article/coal...
The Young Miners Dying of “An Old Man’s Disease”
Black lung is completely preventable. And it's on the rise again.
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White parents telling children that "race doesn't matter" might sound inclusive—but it can leave the kids unprepared to understand how racism continues to shape other people's lives. Here’s why honest, age-appropriate conversations about race matter. theconversation.com/white-parent...
Tomorrow, at 6:30pm, Angie will be joined by writer and activist adrienne maree brown for a phone bank to talk to voters across the state. Sign up to join us! www.mobilize.us/angieforflor...
I thought they’d somehow made the Frederic character weirdly hotter but then I realized it was that the Nicolas character has grown a mustache. Anyway, I’m enjoying Astrid.
Here’s what you can do: - Follow The National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers (NATHPO) + @savingplaces.bsky.social for action alerts - Call your members of Congress - Be ready to submit a public comment the moment the window opens - Share this thread
The Trump administration is trying to gut one of the strongest laws protecting tribal sacred sites, burial grounds, and ancestral lands. Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act has worked since 1966. Now a handpicked Council voted to rewrite it..in one week. Here's what at stake.👇
Library friends: I'm planning a blog post about negotiating during a job offer. Will you share with me what you negotiated? Or what you wish you would've negotiated? I'd like to give people a sense of the range of things they can ask for. 📚
wizard people dear reader is the only acceptable way to engage with harry potter on.soundcloud.com/LIkHo3jG3nzK...
ORIGINAL WIZARD PEOPLE, DEAR READER
I Recorded this in 2002 or 2003. It took 2 weeks to write and record. I used a four track and a dvd copy of the movie, which I played as I recorded. This was meant to be played simultaneously with the
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Chuck Tingle@chucktingle.bsky.social · 4h agotaking a moment to say @bradneely.bsky.social is a genius and his work has always been so incredible. i was very excited to learn theres finally a collection of his comics for buckaroos to enjoy. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/808224...
Obviously nothing more than a politically-motivated attempt to smear the name of the House of Bourbon, and a personal attack on Louis Alphonse de Bourbon, the rightful King of France as appointed by the Lord our God.
JJ in DC@jjindc.bsky.social · 4d agoOh great. An untreatable, possibly fatal virus passed by ticks is spreading in the USA. Good thing we have the CDC looking out for us, am I right?
We were devastated to learn that Your Choice, an indie clinic in Columbus, will close August 13th due to rising costs. We're forever grateful to have had their compassion, knowledge, and care in Central Ohio over the years. Let this be your sign to support your local indie clinic today & always.
A reading of Making a Fist by the glorious Palestinian-American poet #NaomiShihabNye youtu.be/cx6Z0mfg7k0 #EverUnfolding #StillLiving
Poem Share from Ever Unfolding: Making a Fist by Naomi Shihab Nye
YouTube video by Ever Unfolding
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Join us for an Introduction to WEAV webinar! Discover how WEAV helps Unitarian Universalist congregations build spiritual community and engage in counter-oppressive, faith-rooted social change. 📅 August 6, 2026 ⏰ 9–10:15 a.m. PT / 12–1:15 p.m. ET 💻 Online Register today: bit.ly/4h7C63S
White parents who tell their kids that race doesn’t matter are ignoring the long shadow of racism. Analysis by Prof. @insurgentprof.bsky.social theconversation.com/white-parent...
White parents who tell their kids that race doesn’t matter are ignoring the long shadow of racism
18-year old Nolan Wells’ death in Mississippi has raised again the importance of ‘the talk’ that Black parents have with their children. But what do white parents tell their kids about race?
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Are you an antiracist teacher? Seeking community with like-minded peers and tired of being the only one in your school? On Tuesday, August 11, learn how to form a “Teaching for Black Lives” study group in your school community. Register & more: www.teachingforblacklives.org/info-session/
Informational Session: Teaching for Black Lives Study Groups - Teaching for Black Lives
On Tuesday, August 11, Jesse Hagopian, Teaching for Black Lives co-editor and Rethinking Schools editor, will facilitate a 50-minute informational session for educators interested in forming a Teachin...
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I recently reported that Bossier Parish, Louisiana, voted for one of the most severe anti-trans bathroom rules I'd ever seen. It begged the question: Why? Enter Aurora + Shae, who were allegedly attacked by an anti-trans mob near a Parish bathroom in May. www.erininthemorning.com/p/trans-coup...
Trans Couple Brutalized At Louisiana Park Bathroom, Then Charged By Police
An angry mob allegedly beat them. The police charged them. The municipality voted for one of the most severe anti-trans bathroom ordinances in the country.
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