some of my faves also who helped me deconstruct and rid myself of those terrible ideologies and epistemologies ... @unfitchristian.com @pastortrey05.com to name a few

Da Real Juicy J (10/13 🥳)@realjuicyjay.blacksky.app · 2y ago

I no longer identify as a Christian. I've spent the last several years deconstructing those ideologies for a variety of reasons. Are any of you in the same boat? Have you deconstructed from institutionalized religion? If yes, what made you choose another path? #blacksky

A LA-based company that owns more than a dozen hospitals in four states filed for bankruptcy Prospect Medical relied on the value of their hospital real estate to help finance massive payouts for their private equity investors, diverting funds away from direct patient care

Prospect Medical Holdings files for bankruptcy after owners took hundreds of millions in payouts

Bankruptcy comes days after scathing Senate report on private equity impact on hospitals.

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"Walmart makes the places it operates in poorer than they would be if it had never shown up at all. Sometimes consumer prices are an incomplete, even misleading, signal of economic well-being." Fascinating studies on the broader effects of Walmart: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

The Walmart Effect

New research suggests that the company makes the communities it operates in poorer—even taking into account its famous low prices.

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Gov. Hot Wheels is at it again.

Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 2y ago

Texas Governor Greg Abbott "today ordered all flags to be raised to full-staff at the Texas Capitol and all state buildings on January 20, 2025, in honor of Inauguration Day."

A convicted felon for president Great job America! Way to go. I’m so proud of you.

whine, whine; omg how do we gird our loins for four more years of this insufferable excuse for a human being…?! 🤦🏻‍♀️

This lying, convicted felon rapist is getting off scot-free –– despite the fact that his big sorry guilty ass should be in jail –– but he continues to bitch and moan.

So excited to attend a conversation with the amazing @unfitchristian.com tonight at the historic El Dorado Ballroom! #KindredStories events are always a vibe!

An Alabama mom hit by the Bourbon Street attacker's truck then shot in the attack, who still has a bullet lodged in her foot, told a @nolanews.bsky.social reporter that the Amazon warehouse where she works denied her request for a leave of absence.

Alabama mom hit by truck, then shot in Bourbon Street attack: 'It's just so disturbing'

A night of revelry was coming to a close for Alexis Scott-Windham and her friends in the early hours of New Year's Eve after they came from Mobile, Alabama to

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BREAKING: Justice Merchan orders Donald Trump be sentenced on Jan. 10, before his inauguration as President. www.nycourts.gov/LegacyPDFs/p...

LAWD JIMMY CARTER DONE WENT TO BE WITH THE LORD!! May the ancestors welcome him with joy. May his memory continue to be a blessing to us all. He lived a life of dignity, compassion, and justice. As a Georgian, I’m always proud of the man from Plains.

Rarely in life do you get 10 minutes to dunk on Vivek, Musk, and the MAGA civil war, but Christmas came two days late apparently. Was able to do just that tonight on MSNBC. Thanks to guest host Jason Johnson for the invite. www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch...

Trump tech bros spar with MAGA loyalists online

Unelected policy influencers Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy want the U.S. to continue giving visas to skilled immigrants who are crucial to the Silicon Valley workforce, causing a rift with the anti-im...

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That moment when #maga finds out their leaders and new tech bro friends actually meant that kicking out “illegals” would clear the way for low wage manual labor jobs, not high paying tech jobs, for the “native born” blue collar Americans who voted for Trump.

I’m watching “No Good Deed” on Netflix. It’s a series. I didn’t know what to expect turning it on but this shit is good. Dark comedy.

Alfa Anderson, a vocal powerhouse best known for her work with the 1970s disco band Chic on hits like “Good Times” and “Le Freak,” has died. She was 78.

Alfa Anderson, disco powerhouse and lead vocalist of the 1970s band Chic, has died

The singer was best known for working with Chic, who created notable hits like “Good Times,” “I Want Your Love,” and “Le Freak.”

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It's not just about taking opportunities away from Latino, Black, Asian, & Indigenous people. It's about changing the one place where White identity superiority and history are challenged in America. There is something happening to White people in college that is very scary to system.

The whole purpose of the maga right at this point is to rewrite the history of Donald Trump from one of failure to one of greatness.

I can never place trust in a country that planned and carried out an execution on its own citizen. Fred Hampton should still be alive.

a black and white photo of a man with the words they have black people and white poor people and red poor people

ALT: a black and white photo of a man with the words they have black people and white poor people and red poor people

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hello bluesky! far be it from me to weigh in on the etiquette of this platform, but as one of the authors of the story in question I think it's prob best to just link to the work: wapo.st/3ZYklLx

Elon Musk put $277 million into the election. He’s $200 billion richer this year.

The tech billionaire was the largest donor in the 2024 election cycle. The value of his companies, Tesla and SpaceX, has soared since Donald Trump’s victory.

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Judd Legum@juddlegum.bsky.social · 2y ago

It is poor form to steal someone else's Bluesky posts, down to copying my screenshot, without any credit Left (8:55 AM); Right (9:06 AM) This is engagement farming and it results in people following folks who engage in this kind of unethical practice, rather than people putting in the work

BREAKING: Starbucks Workers United has authorized a strike. The corporate giant hasn't moved on economic issues in negotiations, and now 98% of @SBWorkersUnited has voted to call a work stoppage “if necessary.” The union has 10,000 workers at 500 stores. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Starbucks Union Authorizes Strike Ahead of Final Bargaining

The union representing Starbucks Corp. baristas voted to authorize a strike ahead of the final stages of bargaining over contract terms.

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I NEVER want to hear anyone say the GOP cares about working people or the cost of living! FACTS: The GOP don’t care about you, will raise your taxes, take away your healthcare, gouge prices, lower wages, outsource USA jobs, give away your hard earned Social Security as a handout to billionaires!!!

I thought this is who fueled the crack epidemic

Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 2y ago

Rayful Edmond, the former drug kingpin accused of fueling the crack epidemic in DC, has died. He was 60

Megan Thee Stallion has filed for a civil restraining order against Tory Lanez. “Mr Peterson was sentenced to ten years in state prison, but continues his campaign of harassment from behind bars.” A hearing is scheduled for January 9.

Yep this again. Affirmative action was never about admitting unqualified Black kids. It was always about ensuring qualified Black kids could also get accepted despite a world of systemic racism. The “unqualified admission” we don't hear of, are legacy students—like how Kavanaugh got into Yale.

Harvard Law enrolled 19 first-year Black students this fall, the lowest number since the 1960s, following last year's SCOTUS decision banning affirmative action

Black student enrollment at Harvard Law drops by more than half

The number of Black students entering Harvard Law School dropped sharply this fall after last year's Supreme Court decision banning affirmative action in college admissions, according to enrollment da...

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White people are being weird in the comments everywhere, but that’s to be expected. I’m sharing because me, my editor, & my comrade @jennmjacksonphd.bsky.social are all included in this knockout list: www.huffpost.com/entry/empowe...

Critical Race Theory Will Continue To Be Attacked — So Read These 8 Empowering Books By Black Authors

Here are my favorite books by Black authors that dropped in 2024.

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The Wisconsin man who faked his death and left his wife & kids to live in Eastern Europe has returned to the U.S. and is now in custody Ryan Borgwardt “came back on his own” because of his family, a sheriff said

Wisconsin kayaker who faked his death and fled to Eastern Europe has willingly returned to the US

Authorities say a Wisconsin man who faked his own drowning and left his wife and three children and was believed to have been in Eastern Europe has willingly returned to

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They’ll say “if you took out a loan, you should pay it back instead of asking me to pay for it in taxes” in their hyper individualistic smugness, completely ignoring that the corporations who owns the boot on the necks has been leveraging their very lives as collateral for generations.

Qasim Rashid, Esq.@qasimrashid.com · 2y ago

Cancelling $4T in taxes for 815 billionaires but not $1.7T in student debt for 40M Americans is the modern version of let them eat cake.