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@mailmansr.bsky.social · 1h ago

The televised violence of Bloody Sunday on March 7, 1965 directly pressured Congress into passing the Voting Rights Act just five months later. What do you think it says that it took nationally broadcast violence to finally move that legislation forward?

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@mailmansr.bsky.social · 2d ago

I am running for US Senate. This fight is personal for me. I’ve spent my life standing up for working people, and that’s exactly what I’ll do in the United States Senate. Change can’t wait, and I won’t either. Join the fight at angienixon.com

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Common Dreams@commondreams.org · 2d ago

Pro-Palestine rapper Macklemore says he was kicked off a tour with Ed Sheeran following pressure from the pro-Israel donor Robert Kraft and other NFL owners. One writer called it a "terrifying example of the power of concentrated wealth to censor speech."

Rapper Macklemore Says NFL Owners Got Him Kicked Off Concert Tour For Criticizing Israel

​One writer told Common Dreams it was "a really terrifying example of the power of concentrated wealth to censor speech."

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@mailmansr.bsky.social · 2d ago

As of 2024, 286,737 West Virginians, or 16.7% of the population, lived in poverty, including over 73,000 children, making the state’s child poverty rate 21.6%, the fifth highest in the nation (U.S. Census Bureau) wvpolicy.org wvpolicy.org

West Virginia Center on Budget & Policy

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@mailmansr.bsky.social · 2d ago

Ole Joe & West VA West Virginia has one of the highest poverty rates in the U.S., with 16.7% of residents living below the federal poverty line in 2024.

@mailmansr.bsky.social · 2d ago

Ole Joe & West VA West Virginia has one of the highest poverty rates in the U.S., with 16.7% of residents living below the federal poverty line in 2024.

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@mailmansr.bsky.social · 2d ago

“Reign of Terror: How the 9/11 Era Destabilized America and Produced Trump”: Spencer Ackerman www.democracynow.org/2026/9/10/sp... via @democracynow

“Reign of Terror: How the 9/11 Era Destabilized America and Produced Trump”: Spencer Ackerman

“The 'war on terror' was always a construct to be waged, never quite to be ended.” We discuss the origins and impacts of the global “war on terror,” launched by the U.S. government in the aftermath of...

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@mailmansr.bsky.social · 2d ago

4.7 Million Dead, $8 Trillion: Counting the Devastating Human & Economic Costs of the Post‑9/11 Wars www.democracynow.org/2026/9/10/9_... via @democracynow

4.7 Million Dead, $8 Trillion: Counting the Devastating Human & Economic Costs of the Post‑9/11 Wars

As part of our weeklong coverage marking the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks and the launch of the United States’ so-called war on terror, we take a look at the human, financial and envir...

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