Today in History : Aug. 5, 1962 South African anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela was arrested on charges of leaving the country without a valid passport and inciting workers to strike; it was the beginning of 27 years of imprisonment.
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DianneSpiritlight@dpfrazier22.bsky.social · 15h agoSo Bluesky just did an update and so I thought perhaps that was why we were having problems sharing our packs. One person was able to figure it out, but it did not work for me. Please give me your feedback. We’ll figure this out together.💙😇
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“The grass is not, in fact, always greener on the other side of the fence. No, not at all. Fences have nothing to do with it. The grass is greenest where it is watered. When crossing over fences, carry water with you and tend the grass wherever you may be.” — Robert Fulghum
“When will we realize that the fact that we can become accustomed to anything, however disgusting at first, makes it necessary to examine carefully everything we have become accustomed to.” — George Bernard Shaw
Trump administration revokes visa of Brazil’s ambassador to US in spat with Lula 🔷 Feelings are hurt again . . . apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump administration revokes visa of Brazil’s ambassador to US in spat with Lula
The Trump administration has revoked the visa of Brazil’s ambassador to the United States in retaliation for Brazil’s denial of visas last month for two American diplomats who sought to visit the coun...
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“Did you know that?. . . Not many people know this. . . Grass is like humans, it has life.” 😳😵💫
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d agoTrump's new daily talking point is "grass is like humans -- it has a life"
“The cost of liberty is less than the price of repression.” — W. E. B. Du Bois (1868–1963)
“Our society, however, has lost this conception of wisdom and knowledge. It holds an instrumental view of knowledge, according to which technological change constantly renders knowledge obsolete and therefore nontransferable...” — Christopher Lasch
Bank accounts held by President Donald Trump were closed by Capital One in 2021 after it flagged financial activity that had characteristics of money laundering, the bank disclosed in a court filing over the weekend. apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump accounts were closed in 2021 due to concerns over possible money laundering, Capital One says
Capital One closed President Donald Trump’s accounts in mid-2021 after flagging financial activity that resembled money laundering.
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Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is seeking reelection. Lula’s rival, Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, has enjoyed open support from members of U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration, Argentina’s President Javier Milei and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. apnews.com/article/braz...
Brazil's Lula launches reelection bid as concerns rise over foreign interference
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has confirmed his candidacy for what is likely his last reelection bid.
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A suicide bomber targeted protesters at an antimilitant rally in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing at least 14 people, mostly civilians and police officers, and wounding more than two dozen others. apnews.com/article/paki...
A suicide bomber strikes an antimilitant rally in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 14
Officials say a suicide bomber targeted protesters at an antimilitant rally in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 14 people, including police officers, and wounding more than two dozen others.
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Today in History : August 2, 1790 The first United States Census began under the supervision of Thomas Jefferson; a total of 3,929,214 people were counted in the census, nearly 700,000 of whom were enslaved.
These are the people that howling about “Law and order” and “family values”! See their preferences 👇
Hoodlum 🇺🇸@nothoodlum.bsky.social · 3d agoIt’s not a cult. They just keep finding new domestic abusers to cheer for. www.politico.com/news/2026/07...
Just imagine these people managing the next pandemic… Dear God!!! 😳🤯
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3d ago😳 RFK Jr's epic CNN crashout 😳 Dana Bash pressed RFK Jr on Trump's culpability for mishandling covid and the misinformation he pushes about vaccines, and the segment wound down with him getting mad and barking at her like a rabid dog Here's the full thing:
“Totalitarianism demands, in fact, the continuous alteration of the past, and in the long run probably demands a disbelief in the very existence of objective truth.” — George Orwell
“Love is the cure. For your pain will keep giving birth to more pain until your eyes constantly exhale love as effortlessly as your body yield its scent.” — RUMI 💙
Trump says Mideast allies have reached outlines of deal to end Iran war, says US to stop new strikes! Oh . . . Another deal! Okay then. . . 🤷🏻♂️😵💫 apnews.com/article/iran...
Trump says Mideast allies have reached outlines of deal to end Iran war, says US to stop new strikes
President Donald Trump is claiming that Mideast allies have reached the parameters of a deal to end the Iran war and says that he would hold off on ordering new strikes in the five-month old conflict ...
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Two competing stories on American identity: One hinges on a national identity as a state-centered project; a competing narrative claims that “American” is a term that cuts across national differences and refers to the entire Western Hemisphere. Gift article 👇 foreignpolicy.com/2026/07/31/t...
Resurrecting the Real Monroe Doctrine
Hidden behind two centuries of aggressive presidential corollaries is an enduring appeal to hemispheric solidarity.
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Trump’s Truth Social media posts are going on sale Saturday, offering sneak peeks of them to Wall Street traders willing to pay up. It raises the prospect of big profits for Trump and big questions about insider trading and using public office for private gain. 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯 apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump stands to profit off US policy announcements by selling fast access to his social media posts
Investors looking to get a jump on White House announcements will be able to buy sneak peeks starting Saturday as a Trump family company starts selling special, fast access to the president's posts on...
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Trump’s Truth Social media posts are going on sale Saturday, offering sneak peeks of them to Wall Street traders willing to pay up. It raises the prospect of big profits for Trump and big questions about insider trading and using public office for private gain. 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯 apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump stands to profit off US policy announcements by selling fast access to his social media posts
Investors looking to get a jump on White House announcements will be able to buy sneak peeks starting Saturday as a Trump family company starts selling special, fast access to the president's posts on...
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