Happy birthday to the talented Miles Morales from ‘Spider-Verse.’
Sandy Darity
@sandydarity.bsky.social
Visiting Professor of Economics, Howard University Emeritus Professor, Duke University Coauthor with A. Kirsten Mullen of From Here to Equality: Reparations for Black Americans in the Twenty-First Century
This is not one of the two far-right linked NZ First members reported on recently, but a third individual
The Press@thepress.co.nz · 3d agoA senior figure in New Zealand First’s youth wing has links to neo-Nazi groups and online accounts praising Adolf Hitler, an investigation by The Press has found.
✨ H a p p y B o g a r t D a y ! ✨ One of the biggest, most iconic movie stars ever–and talented to match... But also, often one of the first classic stars you become familiar with and love. Many of us have been Bogie fans longer than most of all the stars we love now. Cheers to Bogie! 🥃 #SUTS
RFK Jr.: “You probably don’t understand this as you’re not a scientist.” Dana Bash: “You’re not a scientist either.”
💥 This is South Lebanon right now. Israel is blowing up civilian homes in Majdal Zoun in the middle of the night. Not military sites. Not battlefields. Homes. Civilian homes. And this is happening under a so-called ceasefire. @sarahabdallah.bsky.social
Possibly the greatest single male athletic performance of all time Original post
Peru’s newly elected President Keiko Fujimori exploits killing of Shining Path commander as pretext for military rule - World Socialist Web Site #politics #military
Peru’s newly elected President Keiko Fujimori exploits killing of Shining Path commander as pretext for military rule
The VRAEM operation was carried out for maximum political impact, while international delegations were still on Peruvian soil for the inauguration.
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One of my favorite things recently is James Carville FaceTiming into centrist festivals from his death bed with no recline to complain about any Democrat under the age of 60. Invariably his corpse winds up on Fox News. Master of communications right here.
Reparations for Black Americans w/ @sandydarity.bsky.social
Reparations for Black Americans w/ William A. Darity
We’re joined this month by William A. (“Sandy”) Darity to discuss reparations for Black Americans. Sandy Darity is Samuel DuBois Cook Professor of Public Policy, African and African American Studie…
moneyontheleft.org
Contrary to tech hype that plays up the idea of a grand historical rupture, you don’t get tech imaginaries without a prior social order that people have adapted to in all kinds of asymmetric ways.
I want more AI psychosis analysis like that that locates its constituent parts in gendered and racialized reproductive labors that don’t immediately read as technological
Tressie McMillan Cottom@tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 4d agoI sincerely believe that men cannot handle this. women may be falling in love with their chat bots, too. But I don't think they are categorically attached to its flattery to the same degree.
"Notes from the Sex Worker Left" by @drheatherberg.bsky.social highlights the unruly thinkers who are at the vanguard of radical theorizing on family, work, the state, and community care, drawing on interviews with sex workers and their writings. Check out the intro for free: buff.ly/fKIQIDz
"There are no sex scenes, and all the food looks horrible." www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Emily Wilson · An Uncomplicated Man
As they say at the awards shows, I was humbled to learn that Christopher Nolan has read at least the first line of my...
lrb.co.uk
In the Loop: Revolutionizing Public Finance, Ep. 1 moneyontheleft.org/2026/06/13/i...
The latest manifestation of Lost Cause ideology and the current administration: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The US agency that fights workplace discrimination just voted to stop measuring it | Jamil Smith
Republicans have moved to dismantle a 60-year-old demographic reporting system. Now the agency wants to choose what it sees
theguardian.com
"Palestinian officials said Israeli forces imposed tight restrictions at the mosque’s gates, barred large numbers of Palestinian worshippers and students from entering, and assaulted several worshippers.”
Far-right Israelis occupy plaza around Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem. “More than 4,200 Israeli settlers and members of far-right groups have stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem in one of the largest incursions this year..." www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/...
More than 4,200 Israelis storm Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem
National Security Minister Ben-Gvir joins settlers and far-right groups at holy site under heavy police protection.
aljazeera.com
"They cook, wash dishes, fix plumbing and clean buildings. They are paid pennies an hour. And their wages are often garnished by the state. In seven southern states – Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina and Texas – almost all work by prisoners remains unpaid.”
More than 70% of Black Americans die w/o a will or trust, leaving loved ones vulnerable to lengthy probate disputes. The biggest obstacle is often simply putting off a conversation that feels uncomfortable until it’s too late. | Kay Wicker thegrio.com/2026/07/24/h... #BlackskyNews
How the Malcolm-Jamal Warner and Chadwick Boseman estate disputes spotlight a crisis affecting Black families nationwide
More than 70% of Black Americans die without a will or trust, leaving loved ones vulnerable to lengthy probate disputes, attorneys say.
thegrio.com
Bring back postal banks. Established in 1910 under Taft, they operated from 1911 until 1966. The collapse of 2008 was a golden opportunity blown. www.campaignforpostalbanking.org/weve-done-it...
We’ve Done it Before – Campaign for Postal Banking
campaignforpostalbanking.org
We need public banking to become more independent from the feds 💯
Money on the Left@moneyontheleft.bsky.social · 2w agoWashington State Senator Bob Hasegawa articulates why public banks are vital tools for democratizing money, keeping public revenues working for local communities, and serving as a countercyclical buffer during market downturns.
Yes, absolutely need to have public banks and Internet
Cascadia(PNW)@cascadiarevolting.bsky.social · 2w agoWe need public banking to become more independent from the feds 💯
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White Rights: What Apartheid South Africa Learned from the United States | Barnard Center for Research on Women
Though widely regarded as the most racist regime on earth, the apartheid government in South Africa learned from policies and practices long extant in the United States.
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A hospital pediatrician who has treated children severely ill with measles says: “The child is hunched over, mouth open, drooling, crying, maybe not even producing tears, because they’re so dehydrated." kffhealthnews.org/public-healt...
‘The Child Is Terrified’: Doctors on the Front Lines of a Measles Comeback Speak Out - KFF Health News
Hear from six pediatricians in measles hot spot Utah as the U.S. faces infection levels not seen in over three decades and prepares to lose its status as a country that eliminated the dangerous diseas...
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July 30 Medicare for All National Day of Action - NYC Kick-Off Rally & Press Conference 10am across from Bellevue Hospital: RSVP for rally: bit.ly/M4A26 Organizations cosponsor: bit.ly/M4A26Orgs Join a speakout at a Rep’s office near you- across NYC, NYS & USA: act.medicare4all.org/event/doa
