I just want to say that tonight has renewed my hope for the future of this country, for the future my kids will inherit as they grow up, in a way that seemed impossible just two years ago. It feels really good.
Marc Lapointe
@mlapointe.bsky.social
NYC Educator and Administrator // Civics For All https://sites.google.com/schools.nyc.gov/social-studies-and-civics/home?authuser=0 up the reds !
OMG -- Bret Baier on a hot mic is heard saying "can we do a spin on the races that?-- oh, I'm sorry. I guess we're on TV."
Galileo Galilei is such a cool name no wonder he did all that
Fela Kuti & Africa ’70 :: Live in Berlin (Berliner Jazztage, 1978) aquariumdrunkard.com/2026/10/19/f... Filmed at the Berliner Jazztage on November 4, 1978, with Tony Allen still at the kit, this 87-minute document captures Fela Kuti and Africa ’70 at the end of their Herculean run.
ABSOLUTE SCENES Lula mocks the Bolsonaro sons pleading with trump “Oh Trump, please free my dad... Oh Trump, grant me asylum so I don’t get arrested... IMBECILE” x.com/ZAMENZA/stat...
Beating fascists in the digital age "Brazilian activism against far-right in english. Simple version now. Better version coming in the future." x.com/kennystrikes...
Albert Pinto@70sbachchan.bsky.social · last wk.Brazilian Spring is incredibly inspiring. Here is Lula's improbable comeback architect Janones sharing Brazilian lessons for a new spring rising across the world "If the global left unites, we'll sweep the far right off the face of the earth, I GUARANTEE YOU THAT!"
21/ "Amazing achievement. In 2024, Serbian students issued this letter to "Students Around the world" “The world is on the brink of collapse,representative democracy is failing & our future is at risk..There are countless reasons for a blockade,& you know best what yours is" x.com/AsimAli6/sta...
Pauli Murray was a visionary lawyer, activist, poet, and Episcopal priest who spent their life breaking boundaries and fighting for justice. Our history podcast, Let the Record Show, dives into their work to fight racism and sexism in jury selection during the civil rights era.
How a Queer Black Attorney Redefined Racial and Gender Justice
Pauli Murray's visionary legal theories contributed to key civil rights moments and continues to inform advocacy today.
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Yesterday, Brazil showed the world that the will of the people is stronger than the authoritarians who try to suppress it. Congratulations President Lula and congratulations Brazil.
A RED STAR SHINES OVER BRAZIL! Lula is reelected! Brazilians managed to mobilize and beat Bolsonaro, Trump, Meta, Google, Netanyahu, media oligarchs, corrupt judges, fascism, imperialism, apathy and hatred! May this victory bring hope to all our comrades fighting across the world! We can beat them
AOC: "As AI begins to encroach in our society, their goal is to take your cognition away from you. AI's goal is to take your thoughts away from you, your ability to think away from you, so that you become dependent on a machine ... reading books is active resistance"
This is Tommy. Tommy had a question about my allegiances. Listen to the end to hear about his.
El-Sayed: JD Vance called me a little weasel today. No, what you’re talking about is a fucking wolverine.
After the ICE shooting of Oscar Belgal, immigrants in Marble Hill say their normally tranquil community is now plagued by paranoia, anger and fear. (Via @DocumentedNY)
ICE Shooting Sparks Fear, Outrage in Marble Hill’s Immigrant Community
After the ICE shooting of Oscar Belgal, immigrants in Marble Hill say their normally tranquil community is now plagued by paranoia, anger and fear.
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50 years ago today, the grateful dead & the who at oakland coliseum stadium, their 2nd of 2, with the dead up first. among the who's last shows with keith moon. tight ’76 dead, now on “dick’s picks 33.” tapes of both bands, photos, notes, scene reports: heads.social/@bourgwick/1... #deadfreaksunite
“'Shhhhh,' [Joan Baez] said, and pulled me into a changing cubicle. 'We’ll hide here, and I’ll grab you John Lennon’s shirt for a keepsake.' And damn if she didn’t snag it from his dressing cubicle. I had it for years." missionlocal.org/2026/10/it-w...
It was 60 years ago! My night at Candlestick with the Beatles
Joan swooped up her sisters and me, and circled the room, introducing us to each member of the band. My eyes were two pinwheels.
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In this episode of Against the Grain, author of FIGHTING FOR NEW YORK, Nicholas Freudenberg discusses the lessons he’s gleaned from fifty years of activism, including the need to start with people’s daily living conditions. buff.ly/s0aM0eC
Updated Video: In 2024, Donald Trump's reelection was credited to a surge in support from voting blocs previously central to the Democratic Party. This question of shifting alliances is the latest chapter of a transformation that took decades. Learn more: retroreport.org/video/midter...
The Midterm Election That Helped Reshape America’s Political Parties - Retro Report
Retro Report is an independent, nonprofit newsroom creating trusted documentary videos and classroom resources.
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The NBA in a year has investigated and adjudicated an off book payment allegation and issued sanctions against the key figures at the Clippers. The Premier League’s case against Man City remains unresolved having started 8 years ago.
Very grateful & very proud to be a part of 𝐁𝐄𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐇𝐄𝐔𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐍, Siân Heder’s new film about Judy Heumann & her fellow disability activists. Select cinemas Nov 6.
Students who nod and smile during lecture when we try to make a point? Heroes
Today in @thenation.com: a harrowing piece written from inside the Dilley ICE detention center by Maryam Tahmasebi, a green card holder who's been locked up along with her husband and son for months despite none of them committing any crime. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
One Woman’s Message From the Hell of ICE Detention
My husband, son, and I have been locked up for months—despite being permanent residents with no criminal record. It is an unendurable, unending nightmare.
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